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1. requisite necessary requirement; something requireood; ADJ: required; necessary

2. anneal reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
3. exhort

urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
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A friend of Irving's, Mrs Basil Montague, wrote to Miss Welsh, to exhort her to suppress her love for Irving, who had
married Miss Martin in 1823.
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The like holds of Polycarp, who, in explaining that he writes to exhort the Philippians only at their own request, adds, "for
neither am I, nor is any other like me, able to follow the wisdom of the blessed and glorious Paul
4. suitor

man who is courting a woman

5. renovate

restore to good condition; renew

6. enervate

weaken; take away energy from

7. sectarian

of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person

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Of the propositions of sectarian theologians he said that confidence was the first, and the second, and the third part.
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8. sundry

miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items

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9. Captious

(Of a person) tending to find fault or raise pretty objection

10. Ominous

Feelin that something bad is going to happen,inauspicious

11. Itenerate

Traveling from place to place

12. Decimate Kill,destroy(Plague decimated an entire population)
13. Ethereal Too delicate and light in a sense that is too perfect for this word
14. Actuate

cause (a machine or device) to operate

15. Stolid

calm,dependable and showing no emotion(of a person)

16. Resound

Fill a place with a sound(echo)

17. Raucuos Produce a hard and disturbing sound
18. Forfeiture A penalty for a fault or mistake that involves loosing or giving up something(The penalty included forfeiture if the work
was not done in time)
19. prevaricate Speake or act in an evasive way
20. Obstinate

stubbornly refusing to change ones's opinion or choosen course of action despite of attempts to persuade one to do
so
21. castigate

Reprimand severly
22. Evade Escape or avoid esp by cleverness or tickery
23. Garrulous Excessively talkative esp on trivial matters
24. Repress Subdue( something or someone) by force
25. copious Abundant in supply or quantity
26. Inevitable Certain to happen,unavoidable
27. Disdain Look down on with contempt
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He disdained the people he has to work for.
He picked up a magazine to show his disdain for our childishness.
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Ginger, coiffed and styled by the best, was ready for a fashion photographer's lens while continually rolling her
eyes with disdain toward her sister-in-law.
Refuse with contempt
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He disdained her advice
28. Fallacious Based on a mistake or mistaken belief
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It rested on a mass of legal assumptions and subtleties, fallacious indeed, but ingenious, and, as the result proved,
effective.
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The securing of riches is a fallacious achievement, for often wealth perishes by some accident
29. Motility Ability to move spontaneously and independently
30. Embellish Make something attractive by adding decorative detaills
31. Quorum A gathering of minimal number of people in an committe or organization to make the decision taken in that meeting
to be valid
32. Pedagogue A teacher esp a strict teacher
33. Apprise Inform or tell(Someone)
34. Commensurate Corresponding to size,degree or extent
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(pay should be commensurated with the time worked)
35. Mutable Liable to change(Mutable property)
36. Coda A concluding passage of a piece or movement,typically forming an addition to basic structure(A conclusion)
37. Pallid (of a person's face)pale typically because of poor health
38. Malleable (Of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permantly without breaking or cracking
39. Affected Influenced or touched by external factor
40. Tortuous Full of turn and twists
41. Epistemology The theory of Knowledge,esp with regard to its method ,validity and scope,epistemology is the investigation of
what distinguishes Knowledge from opinion
42. Heterodoxy Any opinions or doctrined that is contrast with official or orthodox position
43. Somatic Of or related to body esp as distinct from mind
44. Paucity Scarcity
45. Volition The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
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(the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt)
46. Cornucopia A symbol of Plentifulness
47. Hubris Excessive pride or self-confidence
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After their years of arrogant hubris, the guardian swine have been brought low
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Greek hubris is a concept playing a role in the history of civilizations, and goes back to Herodotus.
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That is your own hubris to which I alluded just now.
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The sheer hubris of fiddling with such a popular, long-lasting story is astounding.
48. Eclectic Deriving ideas,style,or taste from a diverse and broad range of source
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Three views were held: that the Auctor copied from Cicero; that they were independent of each other, parallelisms
being due to their having been taught by the same rhetorician at Rome; that Cicero made extracts from the
Rhetorica, as well as from other authorities, in his usual eclectic fashion.
49. Amend/Emend make correction and improvement(a text)
50. Glutton Excessively greedy eater
51. Implacable Unable to be placated
52. Sentinel A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated events(A sentinel stayed in his box to avoid cold)
53. Sentient Consciously perceiving
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( a boy so sentient to surroundings)
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Jessi wasn't just prey; she was sentient prey, someone for him to win her mind in addition to overpowering.
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The real world thus arising consists only of diverse combinations of atoms, having the properties of magnitude,
figure, weight and hardness, all other qualities being relative only to the sentient organism.
54. Irascible (of a person)easily made angry(root iratus->to be angry
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It is a very quick and highly irascible beast and even known to turn on its pursuer.
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55. Discord Disagree with people
56. Predicament A difficult and unpleasant situation
57. Permeate Spread throughtout something,pervade
58. Tenuous Very weak or slight.
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I knew it would be suborning a lie and allowing a relationship I felt strongly was tenuous at best to move forward
into a life commitment.
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I had little doubt Quinn would tell Howie, disrupting his tenuous relationship with Julie.
59. candid Truthful and straightforward,frank
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I don't know how candid you can be with Julie
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Don't get alarmed but I've taken the liberty to be a tad candid with him.
60. Essence The intrinsic nature or indispensable quantity of something esp something abstract
61. Incessant (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.(night and day we live with
incessant sonund)
62. Abscond Leave hurridly and secretly esp to avoid arrest for unlawful action such as theft
63. Superficial Excisting or occuring at or on the surface
64. Consecrate Make or declare (something typecally church ) for a special purpose( a life consecrated for science)
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Archbishop Ralph of Canterbury refused to consecrate him unless he made a profession of obedience to the
southern see; this Thurstan refused and asked the king for permission to go to Rome to consult Pope Paschal II.
65. Voluminous Large in volume
66. Voluptuous Having a strong sexual appeal(a voluptuous woman)
67. Antipathy A deep-seated feeling of dislike ,aversion.
68. Recondite(adj) (of a subject or knowledge) little known,abstruse
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Difficult and complex mathematical subjects are anexample of something that would be described as recondite
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Like all casuists, he took for granted that morality was a recondite science, beyond the reach of all but the learned.
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From a linguistic point of view, these treatises with their appendages, the more mystic and recondite Aranyakas and
the speculative Upanishads, have to be considered as forming the connecting link between the Vedic and the
classical Sanskrit.
69. Tactile(adj) Of or relating to sense of touch(a tactile touch)(root->tactum->to touch
70. Meticulous(adj) Showing a great attention to detail,very careful and precise
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Russell Cade was a meticulous driver.
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The trip involved meticulous planning.
71. Murmur(n) A soft ,indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance
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Aside from the infrequent sound of a passing car on the avenue, only the murmur of unseen waves lapping at the
sand broke the stillness.
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The crowd began to murmur and presently to fling stones and cry "murderer !"
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It remained overcast and I could hear the rain pelting the roof and a murmur of voices below.
72. Vindicate(verb) to clear someone of blame or suspicion.
73. Salubrious(adj) Healthy(root->salus->health,safety)
74. Mellifluous (mellifer->honey) sweet or musical ;pleasant to hear(Mellifluous song)
75. Odious(adj) Extremely unpleasant ,unpleasant(root odium->hatred
Consequencees odious to those you govern
76. Deter(Verb) Discourage someone from doing something typically by instilling doubt or fear of consquences(root terrere-
L>frighten)
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He might deter the muggers and rapists, but he attracts people like Michael.
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77. Encomium A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly(root enkomiun->hymn to a victor
78. Extricate

To Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.(Extricate Illiteracy from the country).
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His grand aim was to extricate the Church from the fetters of the state and of secular interests.
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Having annihilated at Poltava the army of Charles XII., Peter was not at all indisposed to renew the struggle with Turkey,
and began the campaign in the confident hope of making extensive conquests; but he had only got as far as the Pruth
when he found himself surrounded by a great Turkish army, and, in order to extricate himself from his critical position,
he had to sign a humiliating treaty by which Azov and other conquests were restored to the sultan
79. Sanguine Cheerfully optimistic(root sanguin->blood(cheerful))
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a fresh and sanguine complexionicomplexionii
80. Sullen(adj) Bad-tempered and sulky;
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gloomy(root SOL-> to make lonely) a sullen face
81. Substantive Having a firm basis in reality and therefore important,meaningful ,or considerable(eg.substantive equivalent)
82. Expound Present and explain(a theory or idea) systematically and in detail
83. Perorate To speak in length,Deliver an oration in a grandiloquent way(root peroratus->to pray,speak ,orate)
84. Neophyte A person who is new to a subject,skill,or belief
85. Arid (of land or climate) Having little or no rain;too dry or barren to support vegetation
86. Stratagem An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.
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His testimonial was just a stratagem to throw us of the track.
87. Delirious In an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by
restlessness,illusions,and incoherence of thought and speech.
88. Obdurate Obstinate
89. Deliberate Done consciously and intentionally
90. Armada A fleet of warship
91. Coerce Persuade(a unwilling person ) to do something by using forces or threats
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He coerced her for information
92. Discourse Written or spoken communication or debate
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A hot discourse between them
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Martha said nothing during my discourse, not helping my confidence.
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I finished my discourse with a request for words of wisdom.
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He reluctantly obeyed, and concluded his last discourse with the tenderest and most touching farewell.
93. Servitude The state of being a slave or completely subjected to someone more powerful
94. Pompous Affectedly and irritatingly grand,solemn or self-important
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Pompous actor
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Of these, the monk Robert was more popular in the middle ages than either the pompous abbot Guibert or the
quiet garden-loving archbishop of Dol.
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The pompous ceremonials of the civilized tribes of Mexico and the Cordilleras in South America, when analysed,
reveal only a higher grade of the prevailing idea.
95. Inimical(adj) Tending to obstruct or harm(root inimicus->hostile)
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habits inimical to good health
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a cold, inimical voice
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Hitherto they had been merely an insignificant religious sect; now, stimulated by persecution, they became a
militant and political power, inimical to the Mahommedan rulers of the country.
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This immunity is apparently not due to the absence of favourable conditions, but rather to the presence of some
inimical factor which prevents the development of the parasite.
96. Inadvartent(adj) Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
97. Tentative(adj) Not certain or fixed,provisional
98. Complaisant(adj) Willing to please others,obliging ,agreeble
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Why did the generals who have been so ready to term me a complaisant and incompetent yes-man fail to secure
my removal? Was that all that difficult? No, that wasn't it; the truth was that nobody would have been ready to
replace me, because each one knew that he would end up just as much a wreck as I
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Concerning his second marriage, it suffices to say that the Baroness Imhoff was nearly forty years of age, with a
family of grown-up children, when the complaisant law of her native land allowed her to become Mrs Hastings.
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It would certainly be unwise to draw a sharp boundary line between the two districts; kings of Judah could be
tempted to restore the kingdom of their traditional founder, or Assyria might be complaisant towards a faithful
Judaean vassal
99. Lament(Noun) A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
100. Predecessor A person who held a job or office before the current holder
101. Frivolous(Adj) Not having serious purpose or value
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Nor shall they sit with frivolous and joking women, if they can help it, for they are sanctified to God, and their
food and drink have been hallowed by the prayers and holy words used over them
102. Vague(Adj) Of uncertain,indefinite or unclear character or meaning
103. Tardy(adj) late(root tardus->to make slow) eg.always tardy in making decesion
104. Feign(verb) Pretend to be affected by( a feeling, state or injury)
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He feigned that he is ill to fiddle his duty
105. Alacrity(noun) Brisk and cheerful readiness.
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He accepted with alacrity
106. Exuberant(adj) Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
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The roaring crowd in full stadium before the world series might be said to be exuberant(highly spirited)
107. Discernment The ability to judge well(root cern ->distinguish)
108. Heresy(adj) Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (esp christian) doctrine
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Charge of heresy, especially in connexion with the Impossibilia,, where the existence of God is discussed.
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They began to be alarmed by the severity with which the edicts against heresy were being carried out, and by the
rising indignation among the populace.
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An investigation was begun in March 1559, and as the result of a conviction for heresy the exhumed body of Jorisz
was burned, together with his portrait, on the 13th of May 1559.
109. Squalid(adj) extremely dirty and unpleasant esp as a result of poverty or neglect
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squalid mess
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The modern er-Riha is a poor squalid village of, it is estimated, about 300 inhabitants.
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For all his Wagnerian impatience, his progress was no struggle from out of a squalid environment; on the contrary,
one of his latest discoveries was the greatness of his master Haydn
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Many squalid districts, however, have been improved away to make room for new thoroughfares and handsome
buildings.
110. Cogitate(verb) Think deeply about something;meditate or reflect
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111. Polemic(noun) A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something(root polemikos->war)
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This theological deduction from his doctrine drew upon Roscellinus the polemic of his most celebrated opponent,
Anselm of Canterbury
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His polemic skill earned for him the title of the "Column of the Portico."
112. Accolade An award or previledge granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit(root accollare->to
(noun) embrace)
113. Prosaic(adj) Not fanciful or imaginative
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an prosaic essay
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On his return to France, a sadder and practically a wiser man, he settled down to very prosaic work
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For instance, he employs rhyme in dealing with the most prosaic subjects, and thus produces the disagreeable
effect of incongruity between style and matter
114. Seminary(noun) A college that prepares student to be priests,ministers,or rabbis
115. Inept(adj) Having or showing no skill;clumsy
116. Lament(Noun) ...
117. Macabre

Gruesome,cruel
118. Quirk Caprice
119. Stoke Stir up a fire,plentiful
120. Mollify Sooth
121. Actuarial Calculating,pertaining with statistical insurance
122. Execrable Very Bad
123. Trenchant Keen
124. Harangue a long ,vehement,passionate speech
125. Hoary white with age
126. Molt Cast off hair or skin.Dog molted in every skin
127. Renegade Traitor,deserter
128. Physiognomy Face
129. Ovation Enthusiastic recognization especially one accompanied with loud appalause.
Standing Ovation
130. Escapade Wild and Excited undertaking(not necessarily lawfull)
131. Desolate Unpopulated,
Rob of Joy
Foresake
132. Impeach charge with crime in office,indict
133. Contend Struggle
134. Devious not straightforward,roundabout
135. Indenture Bind as a servent or apprentice to master
136. Avocation A minor or secondary occupation
137. Blighted Suffering from disease,destroyed.
Blighted Urban district
138. Gadfly animal biting insect;an irritating person
139. Blithe Joyous
140. Equipoise

Equilibrium
141. Veneer A thin layer
142. Splice Fasten together.They fastened various nickname to each other.
143. Vanguard Forerunner,Advance force
144. Sheaf Any bundle of thing tied together
145. Supine lying on back,Showing no resistance
146. Morbid given unwholesum thought
147. Quack charlton,imposter
148. Scoff Mock
149. Larceny Theft,The larceny in kennedy international airport
150. Sedentary requiring a sitting or little activity.
Accident force him to lead a sedentary life
151. Hypochondriac Too much worried about health which is not necessary
152. Dulcet Euphony
153. Citadel Fortess
154. Humdrum Monotonious
155. Comity A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respecet
156. Tout a person who publicizes his customer in a brazen way.
157. Sustenance Means of support ,food,nourishment.
They applied to state for sustenance
158. Rococo Oranet,highly decorated
159. Hone Sharpen
160. Hypercritical Excessively exacting
161. Gale Windstrom.It was completely destroyed by strength of gale.
162. Beak a sharp projection of mouth in animal.pen point
163. Lucre Money
164. Slew Scads
165. Artifice Deception,Trickery
166. Regale Provide with choice or abundant food or drink
167. Temporize Draw a discussion in order to gain times.The speaker temporized in order to delay vote.
168. Primogeniture seniority by birth
169. Usurp Seize another's power
170. Windfall Fallen fruit;unexpected lucky event
171. Ganteel Elegant
172. Encumber 1.Restrain,weigh down,
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When a heavy load makes it hard for a wagon to move, this is an example of encumber.
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a hiker encumbered with a heavy pack
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a student encumbered with responsibilities.
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an estate that is encumbered with debts
2.obstruct.
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restrictions that encumber police work
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173. Gavel Hammer like tool
174. Ogle Look at amorously
175. Contention Assertion,claim,thesis
176. Retribution Vengeance
177. Orgy Unrestrained indulgence
178. Flay Strip off skin
179. Flaunt Ostentatiously
180. Dissuade Persuade not to do something
181. Tremulous Shivering
182. Scads Great quantity
183. Grouse Complain,fuss
184. Transgression Sin
185. Ragamuffin A person wearing a tattered clothes
186. Valedictory Pertaining to farewell
187. Reparable Repairable
188. Gloss over Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing properly
189. Dutiful Being obedient out of sense of responsibility and duty
190. Poseur A person who pretends to be sophisticated in order to impress others
191. Divulge Reveal
192. Aerie

Nest of bird of prey

193. Prosody A pattern of stress and intonation in language ;inflection
194. Gargantuan Hude,enormous
195. Mishap Accident
196. Puny Insignificant ,tiny or weak
A puny physique
197. Cloister Monastery or convent
198. Wrest Take by force.Wrest power from old governmetn
199. Inordinate Unrestrained
200. Sacrosanct Most sacred,inviolable
201. Debacle

Disastrous or embarrassing failure

202. Purveyor caterer
203. Din clamour;Make a resonate sound.
His sound dinned through the hall
204. Avow Declare openly
205. Flaccid Flabby
206. Supererogatory

superfluous
207. Precis

Make a summary of
208. Gingerly very carefully
209. Solstic the point at which the sun is furthest from the equator
210. Limpid Clear
211. Natty nitty and smartly dressed
212. Adjuration Solemn urging
213. Benison blessing
214. Exchequer Treasury
215. Quiver tremor
216. Genuflect Bent down or knee in order to worship
217. Forensic used in determining the fact.A forensic photograph
218. Qualms Uneasiness about fitness of an action
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On his planet, he'd have no qualms about following through with his threat to lock her in the bathroom if he found out
what she was doing.
219. Syllogism Deducting reasoning in which conclusion is made from two premises
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He says at the end of the Sophistical Elenchi on the syllogism, he had no predecessor, but took pains and laboured a
long time in investigating it.
220. Eminent Lofty,high
221. Loll 1.To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner
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lolled his head on the armrest.
2.To hang or droop laxly
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a pennant lolling from the mast.
222. Resent to feel hurt or offended by something or someone
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She resents being paid less than her co-worker
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An example of resent is the feeling an older brother feels about the amount of attention paid to a younger sibling.
223. Jaundice Showing or affected by prejudice,envoy,distaste.
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.Looking with a jaundiced eye at the growth of society
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There is no cure for ossification of the heart. Oh, that miserable state, when to the jaundiced eye all good transforms
itself into evil, and the very instruments of health become the poison of disease.
224. Neologism Neologism is defined as a new word or a new use for an old word, or the act of making up new words.
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An example of a neologism is the word webinar, for a seminar on the web or the Internet.
225. Reciprocate Act,feel,give mutually.
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We every time invited our neighbour but they never reciprocate.
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He will reciprocate in kind.
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It was reciprocated by all others.
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And, despite my feelings for you all those years ago, you won't reciprocate, so where to?
226. Beholden Indebted;The definition of beholden is you owe someone, or are under some moral obligation to repay a favor or
kindness.
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When your in-laws give you the money to buy a house and keep bringing it up every time they ask if they can come
over, this is an example of a time when you might feel beholden.
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I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech, the sea which receives tributaries from every region
under heaven. I should as soon think of swimming across the Charles river when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading
all my books in originals, when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.
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The Congo Free State is unique in its kind. It has nothing to hide and no secrets and is not beholden to anyone
except its founder.
227. Aviary Enclosed for birds
228. Misadventure A mishap,bad luck
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He survived the reign of Henry VIII., that perilous age for the Howards, with no worse misadventure than the
conviction of himself and his wife of misprision of treason in concealing the offences of his niece, Queen Catherine.
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She could not afford to sleep long after her misadventure in Corcoran so she let herself doze for a short time before
seeking out Hilden with questions she should have asked long ago.
229. Enjoin 1.Give instruction to do something
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2.to urge or impose with authority; order;
enforce:
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to enjoin silence on a class
3.to prohibit, esp. by legal injunction
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the company was enjoined from using false advertising
4.to order (someone) authoritatively to do something
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They impose a duty upon man, and enjoin on him a positive line of actiona definite activity in the world.
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230. Creed Any system of principle
231. Condign Commensurate
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One of the objects of the expedition sent by Governor Thomas Gage to Lexington and Concord on April 18-19, 1775,
was the capture of Adams and John Hancock, temporarily staying in Lexington, and when Gage issued his
proclamation of pardon on June 12 he excepted these two, whose offences, he said, were "of too flagitious a Nature
to admit of any other Consideration than that of condign Punishment."
232. Sodden Soaked,dull as if from drink.
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An example of sodden is a cake that hasn't been baked long enough
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An example of sodden is a dripping wet sponge
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n the Deuteronomist the lamb is to be sodden or boiled, whereas in the Priestly Code this is expressly forbidden.
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The heavy rain, which had delayed the commencement of the action, had swollen the Bistritz so as to check their
advance and thus postpone the decision, whilst the mist and driving rain hid the approaching troops from the
Austrian gunners, whose shells burst almost harmlessly on the sodden groun
233. Interloper he definition of an interloper is an intruder or someone who butts in where he isn't wanted.
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An unwanted house guest who invites himself to stay in your home is an example of an interloper
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They sprinted, only to find the interloper faster.
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I'm the interloper and a single.
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234. Rant The definition of a rant is a complaint that is often lengthy and filled with anger and emotion.
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An example of a rant is a long, emotional letter of complaint to a company.
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One driver rants at another.
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He probably heard her mini-rant, but she didn't care.
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She listened to his rant, peppered with language no kid Toby's age should hear.
235. Litotes Understatement for rhetorical effect(esp when expressing affirmative by negating the contrary) i am not little upset
to express i am very much upset is a example of litotes.
236. Codicil Supplement to the body of will
237. Recriminate Return accusation against someone engaging in mutual accusation.counter charge.
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Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
238. Gustatory Relating to taste
239. Momentum Impetus.
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Her momentum carried them through to the other side.
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Sulpicius Galba and others, and along with it the development of prose composition, went on with increased
momentum till the age of Cicero.
240. Magniloquent 1.Boastful,Pompous
2.Lofty, pompous, or grandiose in speech or style of expression
Syn: Aureate,Declamatory,Flowery
241. Concession Getting the opportunities asked for.
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hen you are negotiating and you give in to something that the other side wants, this is an example of a concession.
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If the government gives tax credits to special interest groups, the tax credits are an example of a concession.
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If a high school gives the sports booster club the right to sell snacks at a football game, this is an example of a
concession.
242. Dialectic Reasoning through argument.
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A philosophical, logical discussion using questions and answers on ethics or social problems is an example of
dialectic.
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Machiavelli is the complete contrary of a machiavellian, since he describes the tricks of power and "gives the whole
show away." The seducer and the politician, who live in the dialectic and have a feeling and instinct for it, try their
best to keep it hidden.
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Used by Kant sceptically of the limitations of reason, dialectic in Hegel becomes constructive; and scepticism itself
becomes a stage in knowledge.
243. Repartee Adroitness and cleverness in answering
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Their repartee set the tone for the evening.
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In this comment section I attempted repartee, and failed without notice.
244. Germane Pertinent.
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Though not in all respects of his highest order of execution, this counts among the most obviously beautiful and
attractive of Mantegna's works - from which the qualities of beauty and attraction are often excluded, in the
stringent pursuit of those other excellences more germane to his severe genius, tense energy passing into haggard
passion.
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More germane to our present subject are the Osteographische Beitrage zur Naturgeschichte der Vogel of C. L.
245. Reprobate A person without moral scruples.
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Who is such a reprobate as I! And yet it seems that even I be in Somebody's hand!
246. Clique A small exclusive group
247. Rubric 1.a protocol

2.An explanation of obscure terms.gloss

4.any heading, title, etc., as of a chapter or section
3.Category name:
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This will found under rubric of fictional obesity
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Landmark Education, as it's formally known, is hardly alone. There are any number of groups that foster change in an
intense, supportive environment. Formally, they are gathered under the rubric 'large group awareness training.'
248. Tonsure Shaving of head .especially by person entering in religious order.
249. Mollycoddle Treat with excessive indulgence,cosset.
250. Haven Place for safety or refuge.
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Your home is your haven
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For the moment, the soft couch was a haven to her exhausted and aching body.
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I think the era of us having a safe haven is over.
251. Upshot outcome
252. Seine net for fishing
253. Livid showing extreme anger.willful stupidity makes him livid
Anemia looking from illness
254. Saturine Gloomy
255. Foolhardy Marked by defiant disregard about consequence
Foolhardy to snatch gun from hijacker
256. Taut Tight,tense;His nerve is taut as string in bow
257. Disburse Pay out;disburse the check
258. Oratorio Cantata
259. Forswear Renounce
260. Supersede Replace
261. Imperturable stolid
262. Deference A courteous expression to other's decession.His Deference to her wish is very flattering
263. Boorish Rude,Insensitive
264. Desultory Aimless
265. Austere Lacking any luxury.very stern
266. Dupe Easily fooled
267. Fawning Psychophat
268. Inane Stupid
269. Recondite Abstruse
270. Polemic strong verbal attack
271. Prolix using too much word
272. Estrange Alienate
273. Protract prolong
274. Reproach expressing criticism,President reproached the general for his irresponsible behaviour
275. Probity Having strong moral principle.In a world like this finance probity is not widespread
276. Incidental A part of something not the major one
277. Tendentious Promote a particular view
278. Predilection Predisposition
279. Fortitude Courage in pain or adversity
280. Turpitude Wickedness
281. Panegyric Encomium
282. Repletion The state of being statisfactorily full and in a condition of unable to taking no more
283. Diatribe A forceful and bitter verbal attack on somebody
284. Reprove Reprimand or censure
285. Impugn Attack as false or wrong.u may impugn the thesis directly by providing its contrary
286. Litigate Constitute a legal proceeding against.suite a file against
287. Culpable Deserving blame
288. Verge Broder
289. Heckle 1.to question harshly in attempt to find or reveal weakness
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2.to insult or to tease
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Promise me you will not heckle me after my performance
290. Opalescent Having a play of lustrous colour.opalescent cloud looks like pearl of neckless
291. Disparate Basically different,unrelated
292. Deplore 1.expressing strong disapproval
We deplored the activities of government
2.expressing regret strongly
We Deplore this hostile action
293. Hap An accidental happening
He recorded all little gaps in his life
294. Coquette Flirt
295. Cower Huddle or crouch or curl up.
They cowered outside in the rain
2.Show submission or fear
296. Subliminal Below the threshold
They took a poll on public's view on subliminal advertising
297. Demur Take exception to
He demurred on my suggestion to work on sunday
298. Demure Shy or modest affectedly especially in playful and provocative way
299. Disparate Not of same kind
300. Annals Record or history
301. Extraneous Not essential,superergetory
302. Husbandry The practice of cultivating or raising stock
303. Figment Imaginative,invention. Fantasy,daydrea***
a figment of imagin
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It is false to suggest that consequence is fact and
304. Swill Drink Greedely
305. Pedantic Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially it's trivial aspects.
All his life he went on making pedantic jokes
306. Roster List
307. Tutelage Instruction or training provided by teacher or tutor
Guardianship,care
He is in the tutelage of a bodyguard
308. Cadence Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds)
309. Pillory 1.Expose to ridicule
2.Criticize harshly
The newspapers pilloried the new president
310. Moribund

Drying
311. Insularity Narrow minded
312. Halcyon Marked by peace and prosperity(adj).
The halcyon days of clipper trade
313. Precocious Advance in development.
Precocious boy
314. Finicky

Fastidious,fussy
315. Ratiocination Reasoning;Drawing conclusion from premises
316. Guffaw

A burst of deep loud hearty laughter

Belly laugh
317. Choreography Art of representing dances in written symbols
318. Malingerer

Person who feign illness to escape duty

319. Rout Cause to flee.
rout out the soldiers from their caves(expel)
Defeat disastrously(spreadeagle)
320. Dire Disastrous
321. Sophomoric Immature
322. Complacency Self-satisfaction,sumgness
323. Allegiance Loyalty
The act of binding oneself (intelectualy or emotionally) to a course of action.
His long allegiance to public service
324. Awry

1.Twisted
youth with a necktie all awry
Refers to something that go into a direction that was not supposed to go
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Last minute changes in our plan make our plan to go awry
325. Delude

Deceive.syn Cozen
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They delude themselves with vain hopes and wishes
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When make someone To believe the lie you told, you delude him to your lie.
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We should delude ourselves by entertaining the hope that matters can be mend by
326. Don wear
The princess donned a long blue dress
327. Foist To force onto another
He foisted his job on me
Insert surreptitiously
328. wax Increase in phase
The moon is waxing
329. Controvert Attempt to oppose with argument,Contradict
330. Indigent

Poor,Destitute
331. Guise Appearance
332. Disgorge

flow the substance(solid)

Disgorge the beans all over the table
Eject the content of the stomach through the mouth
333. Shamble To walk by dragging one's feet
the old man shambled out of the room
334. Shambles

A condition of great disaster

335. Chaff Worthless products of an endeavor
To be silly or tease one another
After we relaxed we begun to chaff
336. Commiserate

Feel or express pity or sympathy for

337. Flotsam Drifting wreckage of a ship
338. Subjective Taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias.
Subjective judgement
339. Cavalcade Parade,Procession
340. Modish Fashionable
341. Pitfall Hidden danger,concealed trap
342. Throttle Restrain
Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
He tried to throttled his opponent
343. Refurbish

Renovate;make brighter by polishing

We refurbished the guest wing
344. Excoriate

Scold with biting harshness

We excoriate the racism in south africa
Tear off the skin or make sore by abrading
This leash excoriated the dog's neck.
345. Accost Go and get acquainted with a person
346. Importunate

Expressing ernest demand

Importunate job application
347. Covenant V/n Enter into a formal agreement
The nation covenanted to fight against terrorism
348. Entreat Ask earnestly
349. Forte Special talent or strong point
Cooking is his forte
350. Gambit Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
351. Rivulet

Small stream
352. Espouse Adopt
The candidates espoused republican ideas
353. Brooch

Ornamental clas
354. Docket List of thing scheduled for the day
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An example of docket is the appointment list a secretary gives her boss at the beginning of the day
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list of contents
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An example of docket is the packing list in a box.
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A crowded police docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty
355. Abet Assist in doing something wrong
356. Aclove Nuke,recess
357. Milieu Surroundings
358. Reparation

Compensation for an Injury or Insult

The act for there is reparation
359. Frolicsome

Prankish,gay
360. Gargoyle

An spout that terminates in a grotesquely curved animal or person

361. Suave Polite
362. Unctuous

Excessively Suave which means ingratiating

363. Deposition Testimony under oath
364. Muddle

Confuse,mixup
365. Anoint Smear or rub with oil
366. Waive

Give up temporarily
367. Sluggard

Lazy person
368. Crone Hag
369. Suavity Urbanity,polish
370. Untenable Incapable of being defended or justifiable
One can put oneself into false position ultimately into an untenable position
371. Dingy

Dull,not fresh ,cheerles

372. Nondescript Ordinary,dull and uninteresting
A nondescript novel
373. Retrench

Economize,cut down
374. Rapport

Emotional closeness or harmony.

375. Verisimilitude

Quality of seeming to be truth

376. Anticlimax A unexpected decline after previous rise`
Anticlimax of a brilliant career
377. Deign

Condescent,stoop
378. Atavism Resemblance to remote ancestor rather than to parents;reversion to earlier type
379. Disconsolate

Sad
380. Kindle Inspire
381. Reiterate Repeat
382. Buffoonery Clowniing
383. Menial Suitable for servents,lowly,mean
384. Ramshackle Something in very bad condition and likely to be fallen apart
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Ramshackle old building
385. Portend Foretell
386. Venial Trivial
387. Bait Harass
388. Torrent Rushing stream,flood
389. Ascribe Attribute
390. Seamy

Sordid,Uwholesome
391. Winch Shrink back
392. Piscatorial Pertaining to fishing
393. Inexorable

Relentless
394. Hue and cry

Clamor
He ignored the hue and cry of the crowd
395. Condole Express sympathetic sorrow
396. Caucus Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
397. Factotum

A person who does all kinds of work

398. Ensconce

Settle Comfortably
He ensconced himself in the chair
399. Bugaboo Object of Baseless terror
400. Incumbent Obligatory
401. Soliloquy Talking to oneself
402. Stultify Cause to appear fool
He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
403. Pariah

Social outcast
404. Asteroid Small planet
405. Personable Attractive
406. Oblivion Forgetfulness
407. Burgeon Grow and flourish
Burgeoning population
408. Encroachment Gradual intrusion
409. Defection Renunciation
410. Foray Raid,initial attempt(especially outside of expertise)
Scientist's foray into politics
411. Laud Praise
412. Hubbub

Confused uproar
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An example of hubbub is the noise made by students in a high school auditorium after hearing an important
announcement.
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Cynthia accepted the news well, first on the phone amid post wedding hubbub, and the next day when he met her
stepping off the plane.
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While darkness had descended the town was now a hubbub of activity.
413. Enunciate Speak in a certain way
He enunciates french word in a funny way
Speak clearly
414. Septic Putrid
Septic action occurred in bottom of septic tank
415. Terrestrial On or relating to earth
416. Connotation Suggested or implied meaning of an expression
417. Dregs

Worthless residue,sediments
418. Obsequious Servile;scychophantic
419. Founder Fail completely
420. Levee Dam
421. Turgid Swellen,distended
422. Ordain Decree or order:grant holy order:predestine
423. Disquisition

A formal discussion especially written one

You may start a disquisition if i permit you to do so.
424. Anodyne Drugs that relieve pain
425. Incorrigible Uncorrectable
426. Mawkish

Having a bit sticky smell

The smell of all-most rotten milk is an example of mawkish

Overly sentimental
A cheesy greeting card poem which makes you groan is an example of Mawkish
427. Paean Song of praise or joy
428. Heckler

person who verbally harasses others

429. Quaint

Outdated
430. Antecede Precede
431. Canvass Determine or seek opinions,advice
432. Tepid something that is lukewarm, not hot. It also is someone or something that indicates very little warmth or enthusiasm.

An example of tepid is a description for bathwater that has been sitting for a while and begun to cool.
An example of tepid is a description for the applause an audience gives for a bad performance when they are clapping
only to be polite.
433. Yokel

A man living in countryside,rustic,used in contemptuous way

434. Glaring Staring in a fierce, angry look
This is an example when mother looks at her child when he does something that was not supposed to be done
Shining with a bright dazzling light
An example of glaring is the light coming through a car windshield just before sunset; a glaring reflection
Plainly or unpleasantly conspicuous
glaring errors
glaring inaccuracies
435. Disgruntle Make discontented
436. Cleft an opening made by a fault line
437. Limber

Flexible
438. Limber Flexible
439. Divest

Deprive of
He was divested of his right and title
Strip
He divested his outdoor clothes
440. Verdigris

Green coating on copper which was expose in weather

441. Plenary

Complete;full
Plenary power
An example of plenary is a PTA meeting where all parents are there.
Origin:plenus->full
442. Pylon a gateway
any slender, towering structure flanking an entranceway, supporting electric lines, marking a course for aircraft, etc.
443. Tether Tie with a rope
444. Prim Very precise and formal
445. Sunder Break apart
446. Menagerie Collection of woods
447. Sylvan Pertaining to woods ;rustic
448. Denizen Inhibitants
449. Ravenous Extremely hungry
450. Trivia Unimportant matters
451. Premonitory Serving to warn
452. Prerogative Privilege;Unquestionable right
453. Transcendent Exceeding ordinary limit;superior
454. Revile Attack with abusive word;revile
455. Consummate

Complete or very skillful

456. Brocade

Rich figured fabric

457. Gape

Look with amazement

He was gaping at me

Open widely
458. Camaraderie Good fellowship
459. Insinuate Hint;imply
460. Filibuster

Person who use long speech to stop legislative assembly to proceeding.

When senators give very, very long speeches to try to prevent a vote on a bill they do not want, this is an
example of a filibuster.
461. Parley Conference
462. Cataract Great waterfall;eye abnormality
463. Orthography Correct spelling
464. Deadpan Impassive
465. Cherubic Angelic;innocent-looking
466. Foppish Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner.
The most despicable foolish practice is smoking cigar
467. Debauch Corrupt morally
Debauch the young men with wine and women
468. Imbroglio

A difficult or complicated situation;entanglement

He directed the peace negotiations with Spain after the war of 1898, and not only secured American
interests in the imbroglio caused by the Boxers in China
469. Voyeur Person who likes to watch sexual activity
An example of a voyeur is a person who watches his neighbors engage in sexual intercourse through a
window.
470. Thawrt To stood hinder something from happening
471. Aggressor Attacker
472. Ferment A state of agitation
473. Mulct 1.Deprive a person by decit.
474. He mulcted me of my ...
inheritance.
475. 2.Impos a fine ...
476. Quisling Traitor who aid invaders
477. Naivete Quality of being candid.
478. Grimace Distortion of face to show feeling such as pain ,disgust.
479. Pulsate Throb
480. Ineluctable Irresistable,not to escaped
481. Infernal Pertaining to hell,devilish
482. Gruff Rough-mannered
483. Travesty Comical parody;treatment aimed at making something ridicule
484. Refactory Stubborn,unmanageable
485. Prologue Introduction (to a poem or a play)
486. Libidinous Lustful
487. Proclivity Propensity
488. Dyspeptic Suffering from indigestion
489. Immure Imprison,Shut up in a confinement
490. Anvil Iron block used in hammering out metal
491. Ruddy Reddish,healthy looking
492. Reconnaissance Survey of enemy by soldiers
493. Threadbare Worn through threads show;shabby and poor
494. Clairvoyant Fortuneteller
495. Remission Temporary moderation of Disease symptomps;cacellation of debt;forgiveness or pardon.
496. Unweildy Awakward ,cumbersome,unmanageable
497. Corpulent Very fat
498. Flippant Lacking proper seriousness
499. Gusty Windy
500. Domineer Rule over tyrannically
501. Rectitude Uprightness,moral virtue
502. Eddy Swelling current of water,air.
503. Windfall Fallen fruit,unexpected lucky event
504. Oaf Stupid,awakward person
505. Balm Something that relieve pain
506. Propound Put forth for analysis
507. Askew Slanted;at an angle
508. Revile Attack with abusive language,vilify
509. Outmoded No longer stylish
510. Dolorous Sorrowful
511. Reverie Daydream
512. Connubial Of relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband.Connubial bliss
513. Tender 1.Given to sympathy,gentleness or sentimentality.
514. A tender smile ...
515. 2.Hurting. a tender spot on jaw ...
516. 3.Young and immature.tender age ...
517. 4.Easy to cut or chew.tender beef ...
518. 5.Physically untoughened.tender feet ...
519. Tautological Repetition of same sense in different words.prolix
520. Endearment Act of showing affection
521. Quietude Tranquility
522. Ruffian Bully,scroundrel
523. Bode Foreshadow,portend
524. Pert Impertinent,forward
525. Disheveled Untidy
526. Panache Flair,flamboyant.He wooed her with confident panache of
cavalry officer.
527. Hirsute Hairy
528. Profusion Overabundance,lavish expenditure,excess
529. Perspicuous Plainly explained
530. Innate Inborn
531. Carousal A merry drinking party
532. Revel Take delight in.he revels in his granddaughter
533. Balmy Mild,fragrant
534. Yore Time long past
535. Aplomb Great coolness and composure under strain
536. Glaze Cover with a thin and shiny surface.
537. Glaze the bread with eggwhite. ...
538. Become glassy or glass like appearance.Her eyes glaze over when ...
she is bored.
539. Protuberance Protrusion,buldge
540. Whiff Puff of or gust or air on smoke,hint
541. Dowdy Lacking smartness .A dowdy outfit
542. Virtuoso A highly skilled artist
543. Jaunty Light hearted,animated,carefree
544. Augury An event that is experiencing that something will
happen.omen,sign
545. Zany Ludicrous,foolish
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I can watch max brother's zany for hours
546. Ludicrous Broadly or extravagantly humerous resembling
farce.ludicrous green hair
547. Incongrous inviting ridicule.it is ludicrous to call ...
548. a cottage a mension. ...
549. Verietable Actual
550. Unsavory Distastefull,morally offensive
551. Trident Three pronged spear
552. Harping Tiresome working in a subject
553. Odesysse An eventful journey
554. Bacchanalian Drunken
555. Ferment Agitation
556. Salient Prominent
557. Yoke Join together
558. Baroque Highly ornate
559. Sunder ...
560. Impetuous Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation.An impetuous display of
spending and gambling
561. Marked by violent ...
force.Impetuous heaving waves
562. Sunder Break apart or in two using violence
563. Arrears Being in debt
564. Artifact Object made by human
565. Wont Custom,habitual procedure
566. Venal Capable of being bribed
567. Refulgent Brightly shining,gleaming
568. Imperious Domineering,haughty
569. Sanctimonious Excessive pious
570. Vaunted Bragge,boasted,highly publicized
571. Glower An expression of dislike or displeasure
572. Rivald relating to sexual matter in bawdy or humorous way
The Florence streets rang with Lorenzo's ribald songs
573. Winsome The definition of winsome is someone or something that is attractive either physically or in
actions and character, or charming in a childlike way.
Charming
574. Ravel Fall apart into tangles
575. Herpetologist One who studies reptiles
576. Verbiage excess of word to express something
Dickens was master of verbiage
An example of verbiage is the language Shakespeare used in his written work.
577. Monastic Related to monks or monasteries;removed from worldly concern
578. Faction Clique
Faction is defined as a state of internal conflict within an organization,
or to a small sect of a group that has broken off from or separated itself from a larger one
579. Desperado Reckless outlaw
580. Misgivings Doubt
581. Unassalable That cannot be successfully attacked
That cannot be denied
582. Precept Guiding rule to control,influence,regulate conduct,
this separation of intellect from sense, imagination and memory is the cardinal precept of the
Cartesian logic
583. Neigh Long ,high-pitched sound made by horse
584. Whinny Neigh like horse
585. Stymie Obstacle
586. Maladroit Clumsy
587. Cadavar Corpse
588. Rebate Discount
589. Glower to stare at some angrily
590. Equestrain Rider on a horseback
591. Callous Hardened;unfeeling
592. Fathom Investigate,comprehend
593. Apropos in connection with; with regard to
The definition of apropos is something that is connected to a certain situation.
If a lawyer refers to a previous court ruling in a similar case, that referral would be apropos to the current case.

at the right time(adverb)

Apropos is defined as doing something when it is a good time to do it.
A check arriving in the mail the day before your rent is due is an example of the check arriving apropos.
594. Simian Monkeylike
595. Asunder Sunder
596. Epaulet

Ornament worn on the shoulder(of a uniform)

597. Ignominy Deep disgrace,shame,dishonor
598. Slither

Slip or slide
To slither is to move smoothly and unobtrusively along a surface, often with a twisting motion.
When a snake glides smoothly along the ground, twisting back and forth, this is an example of a time when the snake
slithers.
599. Exonerate Acquit;exculpate
600. Sacrilegious Desecrating
The definition of sacrilegious is an act that destroys, hurts or ruins something sacred.
An example of a sacrilegious act is the burning of a Mosque
601. Bard Poet
602. Canker Any ulcerous sore;any evil
603. Addle

Spoiled;putrid
Addle is defined as something that becomes spoiled.
Milk that has gone bad without refrigeration is an example of addle.
Confused;muddle
Addle means someone who is confused or not thinking right
An example of addle is a person who has amnesia and who isn't sure where he is.
His brain is a bit addled by whiskey
604. Pharisaical Sanctimonious;self-righteous
605. Supercilious Haughty
The definition of supercilious is someone who feels or acts like they are better than everyone else.
An example of supercilious is a person saying nothing on the menu of a nice restaurant is good enough for them.
606. Totter

Stagger,move unsteadily,sway,as if about to fall

607. Liaison Liaison is defined as someone who links people.
An example of a liaison is an ambassador who communicates between two countries politically.

The definition of liaison is a meeting in secret.

An example of liaison is a couple secretly meeting at a hotel.
608. Visceral Felt in one's inner organ
Visceral pain
609. Edict

Official command
610. Animadversion

Critical or censorious remarks

611. Venturesome Bold
612. Innuendo Insinuation,hint
613. Amphitheater Oval building with tiers of seats
614. Piquant Stimulating curiosity especially in a pleasant manner

An existing debate that get u thinking is an example of piquant

Stimulating to taste buds
Delicious meal is piquant
615. Ellipsis Ommision of word
616. Churlish Boorish,rude
617. Uncanny something odd, mysterious or unexpected that makes you feel uneasy.
An example of uncanny is when someone looks almost exactly like your spouse.
It was uncanny that he anticipated the troubles
618. Compendium

Short summary with all the necessary information

619. Sinecure A person who is paid more money but has little responsibility
In compliance with this request he produced the able Memoire justificatif, composed in French, and delivered to the
courts of Europe; and shortly afterwards he received a seat at the Board of Trade and Plantations - little more than a
sinecure in itself, but with a very substantial salary of nearly Boo per annum.
620. Doldrums Gloomy feelings,low spirits, time of inactivity.

An example of doldrums is being stuck in the house during a week long snow storm.

Innovative locals, resting in the doldrums of off-season winter, noticed that when the large, ancient pipe leaked,
escaping water coated the high walls of the gorge in spectacular ice.
621. Strut

walk in a stiff, swaggering way.

An example of to strut is for a person to walk into a room in such a way as to appear that he is better than everyone
else there.
She told him not to strut around because it made him look silly.
They strut about on the stage of the play like they were very famous actors.
622. Posthumous A book published after the death of his author
623. Bourgeois A member of middle class
624. Oleograph The pattern formed by drop of oil spreading on water
625. Epilogue Concluding part of literary work
626. Fratricide A person who kills their brothers or sister
627. Homicide Unlawful killing of one person by another
628. Congregation A group of people assembled for religious worship
629. Squeamish 1. Having a digestive system that is easily upset,easily nauseated ,queasy
An example of squeamish is someone who feels like he is going to faint or vomit every time he sees a drop of blood.
Yet of my part i am not squeamish , i can

2.easily shocked or offended; prudish

3. excessively fastidious; oversensitive
630. Miscellany A miscellaneous collection esp of literal works.
such a collection of writings, as in a book

he Tea-Table Miscellany is "A Collection of Choice Songs Scots and English," containing some of Ramsay's own, some
by his friends, several well-known ballads and songs, and some Caroline verse.
631. Scribble 1.To write carelessly or illegibly
2.to make or cover with meaningless or illegible marks.

Philosophers are often like little children, who first scribble random lines on a piece of paper with their pencils, and
now ask an adult "What is that?"
3. to compose hastily, without regard to style
Another damned, thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr Gibbon?
I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as
nothing but carte blanche , upon which he may scribble whatever he pleases.
632. Silhouette

Black-shadow like picture on a white background

633. debtor The definition of a debtor is someone who owes money or an obligation to a creditor.
If you owe money on your credit cards, this is an example of a time when you are a debtor.
634. Payee The definition of a payee is the person to whom money is being paid.
An example of payee is the name of the grocery store written on the check.
635. Middleman 1.a trader who buys commodities from the producer and sells them to the retailer or, sometimes, directly to the
consumer.
The tendency to eliminate the middleman has not only brought a good many manufacturers into direct relation with
the shopkeeper, but in some exceptional cases the manufacturer, adopting some system of broadcast advertisement
and postal delivery, has dealt with the consumer.
Squarcione, whose original vocation was tailoring, appears to have had a remarkable enthusiasm for ancient art, and a
proportionate faculty for acting, with profit to himself and others, as a sort of artistic middleman; his own
performances as a painter were merely mediocre.

2.a go-between; intermediary

636. vocational the definition of vocational is something related to employment or work.
Skills needed to get a job are examples of vocational skills.
Classes tailored at teaching specific work-skills are examples of vocational classes.
637. steadfast The definition of steadfast is fixed, firm and staying strong.

An example of steadfast is always remaining faithful to one's religious beliefs.

But except for this single instance of oversight or perversity her defence was throughout a masterpiece of
indomitable ingenuity, of delicate and steadfast courage, of womanly dignity and genius.
Hooper was sent down to suffer at Gloucester, where he was burnt on the 9th of February, meeting his fate with
steadfast courage and unshaken conviction.
638. conviction 1.Declaration of being guilty.
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An example of conviction is a person being found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
2.Having a strong belief in something.
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An example of conviction is someone completely believing they are right about something.
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Hooper was sent down to suffer at Gloucester, where he was burnt on the 9th of February, meeting his fate with
steadfast courage and unshaken conviction.
639. Polyglot A person who speaks several language fluently
640. Condominium

1.
A building or complex in which units of property, such as apartments, are owned by individuals and common parts
of the property, such as the grounds and building structure, are owned jointly by the unit owners.
2.
Joint sovereignty, especially joint rule of territory by two or more nations
***
he allies would fear that they were pawns in a superpower condominium
3.A politically dependent territory
641. Suite

1.Suite is a group of things that go together

***
An example of suite is bundled computer software like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint that are sold together
***
An example of suite is a group of matching couches and chairs
2. a large room or collection of rooms.
***
An example of suite is a large hotel room with a bedroom and a living room
642. villa

1.a country house or estate, esp. when large or luxurious

2.a small suburban house
643. Claustrophobia

Fear of being enclose in a small closed space

644. Acrophobia

fear of being far from the ground.

Someone who is terrified to go to the top floor is an example of someone with acrophobia.
645. Astraphobia

An abnormal fear of lightning and thunder.

@Greek astrap, lightning
646. Dungeon

Prison cell prison area specially in basement

647. Ornithology

The definition of ornithology is the scientific study of birds.

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An example of ornithology is the field of zoology that studies migration patterns of birds.
648. Translucent

1.letting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished; partially
transparent, as frosted glass
2.easily perceived; lucid; clear
649. transparent

The definition of transparent is something clear, see through or obvious.

650. Opaque The definition of opaque is not capable of having light pass through or hard to understand.
651. imbecile

Foolish;not smart
***
An example of an imbecile is someone who treats people badly and does stupid things that don't make any sense.
Biennial appropriations are made for the support of the deaf and dumb, the blind and imbecile children at various
institutions in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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The order of succession, was almost an imbecile, the third son, Peter, born of the second marriage, was proclaimed
tsar, and his maternal relations became the dominant faction, but their triumph was of very short duration.
***
After Raghoji II.'s death in 1816 his imbecile son Parsaji was deposed and murdered by Mudhoji, known as Appa Sahib.
652. Senile

1.Memory loss or confusion due to old age.

***
When an old person is no longer able to remember things, this can be an example of someone who is senile.
***
His senile spite vented itself on his son Ferdinand, whose opposition to the all-powerful favourite procured for him hatred at
the palace and esteem everywhere else.
***
This physiological wasting is termed senile atrophy
***
These changes are found in senile wasting, in metaplasia of cartilage, in many tumours, especially mixed growths of the
parotid gland and testicle, and in various inflammatory granulation ulcers.
653. Spite

1.An mean or angry feeling that make someone want to hurt another.
***
An example of spite is what someone feels when they are betrayed.
***
He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.
***
They did it just for spite.
2.Treat someone in a mean manner or be hurtful to another
***
An example of to spite is to spread gossip about someone you don't like.
***
Maybe she became engaged to him in order to spite another man
654. Dotage 1.Feeble and childish behavior due to old age
Extreme old age when man behaves like a fool.
***
M Blot, with a view of showing that his theological writings were the productions of his dotage, has fixed their
date between 1712 and 1719.
***
The contemptuously respectful attitude of the younger men to the old man in his dotage was expressed in the
highest degree by the behavior of Chichagov, who knew of the accusations that were being directed against
Kutuzov.
2.Foolish or excessive affection
655. Superannuation

Monthly payment that was given to a retired person

656. Ethology

Characteristic behavior pattern of animal

657. snob

1.a person who attaches great importance to wealth, social position, etc., having contempt for those whom he
considers his inferiors, and admiring and seeking to associate with those whom he considers his superiors.
2.a person who feels and acts smugly superior about his particular tastes or interests.
***
an intellectual snob
***
She acted graciously with all the guests, yet he could pick up subtle nuances that affirmed whether she was speaking
to someone who genuinely understood art, or a snob who merely bought it to be in vogue
***
A person who says he only drinks $1000 bottles of wine is an example of someone who would be described as a wine
snob.
658. Stickler

The definition of a stickler is someone who adheres tightly to a set of rules or principles
***
A teacher who gives you detention if you are even a minute late is an example of someone who is a stickler for
tardiness.
***
Dusty's a stickler for titles.
***
Dusty was a stickler for formality from his men, while Jule's hemisphere was far more relaxed.
659. Plutocracy A government system where wealthy govern
660. autocracy The definition of autocracy means a country, city, or other area is ruled over by one person who has total control.
***
A monarchy is an example of an autocracy.
661. Homogamy Marriage between people who are similar to each other, especially in their sociocultural backgrounds
662. Outrider Policemen riding on motorcycles as guards to a VIP
663. Polygyn A plant of the order
664. Polygyny Having more than one wife at a time
665. polyphony Multiplicity of sound
a combining of a number of independent but harmonizing melodies, as in a fugue or canon
666. Evangelist A person who preaches to large group of people often on television or revival
667. Disciple A person who believe and help to spread doctrine of another;adherent
668. Theocracy

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of god

669. Samaritan

a person who comes to the aid of another

670. Misologist A person who hate learning and knowledge
671. Adonis good looking young man.
672. Peroration 1.The final part of speech where there is a summary and emphatic recapitulation
673. Somnambulist A person who walk in the sleep
674. Somniloquist a person who speaks in the sleep
675. Transmigration Departure from one's homeland to live in another
2.The passage of soul from a body to another after death
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Clemens accuses Basilides of a deification of the Devil (Oast etv Ten) 8c&f30Xov), and regards as his two dogmas
that of the Devil and that of the transmigration of souls
676. Transmutation Conversion of one material from another

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Transmutation of atom in radioactive process
677. Philistine One who does not support art and literature
678. Apostate One who deserts his religion or principle
679. Proselytize Convert from one religion to another
680. Agnostic The definition of agnostic is believing that ultimate truth, particularly in terms of the existence of God, is
unknowable.
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Charles Darwin is an example of an agnostic person.
681. apostle The definition of an apostle is one of the specific twelve individuals who Jesus called upon to help spread his word.
682. Pedestal

a foot or base of support for a column or pillar or lamp

683. Pulpit A raised platform from where speech or summons are given
684. Rostrum

any platform, stage, etc. for public speaking

685. Rosary

A string of beads used for counting prayers

686. Felicity

1.Great happiness
***
Human duty under its various aspects; the responsibilities of office and position; the claims of mercy and philanthropy,
justice and integrity; indignation against the oppression of the weak and the unprotected; ideals of a blissful future, when
the troubles of the present will be over, and men will bask in the enjoyment of righteousness and felicity, - these, and such
as these, are the themes which are ever in the prophets' mouths, and on which they enlarge with unwearying eloquence
and power.
2.Ability to express efficiently thoughts or emotion
***
while his description of the notes of the nightingale is an elaborate example of his occasional felicity of phrase
***
It is also charged with a robust and manly eloquence and a rare and unsought felicity of language that make it a
masterpiece of style.
***
687. Quaint

Something small,old fashioned or charming in good way

***
An example of quaint is a little old cottage in the country.
****
He continued at his quick pace into the town, glancing over the quaint downtown strip lined with small cars and pubs.
***
The quaint streets of Pacific Grove were quiet during the weekday, with a small group of women lingering in the mid
morning sun at the cafe on the corner.
688. unweary Not tired or fatigued
689. Weary

The definition of weary is feeling very tired or fatigued.

***
An example of weary is how a worker will feel after working for 12 hours straight on his feet.
***
Finally he looked down at his lap and let out a long weary sigh.
****
Then again, maybe she was simply weary of listening to it.
***
The memory was achingly beautiful, and he remembered seeing his war-weary father approach from the house.
690. Mortician

Undertaker
691. Fresco

Painting on plaster(Usually fresh)

692. Jettison

Cast something aside,abandon or throw away

***
Example of Jettison is when you cast aside your interest in
music,and throw away your old instrument ,this jettison of music
***
jettisoned the whole marketing plan
***
(n)a throwing overboard of goods to lighten a ship, airplane, etc. in an emergency
***
a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel
693. Beseech

Plead with;beg
694. Egotistical Conceited
695. Aptitude Fitness
696. Touchstone 1.Stone used to test the fitness of gold alloy
2.Criterion
***
An example of a criterion is the set of guidelines for a thesis which is used to determine whether your thesis was good
or bad.
***
But the appeal to the verbally inspired Bible was stronger than that to a church hopelessly divided; the Bible, and not
the consent of the universal church, became the touchstone of the reformed orthodoxy; in the nomenclature of the
time, " evangelical " arose in contradistinction to " Catholic," while, in popular parlance, the " protest " of the Reformers
against the " corruptions of Rome " led to the invention of the term " Protestant," which, though nowhere assumed in
the official titles of the older reformed churches, was early used as a generic term to include them all.
697. Wreak Inflict damage,harm,revenge
***
That which goes northward is charged to wreak His anger on the north country.
***
The more he considered the devastation this would wreak on this woman he cared for, the more apprehension he felt
about finding the man.
***
698. Enterprising

Full of initiativeness
699. Inscrutable

Someone or something that is hard to understand,figure out,interpret

***
a math problem for which solution is not found quickly is an inscrutable mathematical problem
***
They were met by the criticism that possibly such a development had taken place; but, as no one could show as a
simple fact of observation that it had taken place, nor as a result of legitimate inference that it must have taken place,
it was quite as likely that the past and present species of animals and plants had been separately created or
individually brought into existence by unknown and inscrutable way, and (it was held) the truly scientific man would
refuse to occupy himself with such fancies, whilst ever continuing to concern himself with the observation and record
of indisputable facts.
700. Grotto

Small cavern
701. Loiter

Hang around,linger,dawdle
702. Cavern

A large cave
703. Maim

Mutilate,injure
704. Commonplace Wellknown
705. Truism Self-evident truth,a statement of an obvious truth
***
An example of a truism is the statement: "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."
706. Vitreous

Glassy
707. Igneous

Produced by Fire;volcanic
708. Slothful

Lazy
709. Recourse Resorting to help when in trouble
***
When you call the police after your car has been stolen and turn to the police for help, this is an example of a
situation where the police were your recourse.
***
When you are able to sue to be compensated or paid for a loss, this is an example of a situation where you have
legal recourse.
***
He had no recourse against them yet.
***
have recourse to the courts
***
The result was a great disaster, and Alexander had recourse to the old quibble of the Delphic oracle to Croesus
for an explanation.
710. Disapprovation

Disapproval,Condemnation
***
The magisterial views seem to have prevailed in the professoriate, which formally in March 1642 expressed its
disapprobation of the new philosophy as well as of its expositors.
***
In a perfect legal system, says Beccaria, pardons should be excluded, for the clemency of the prince seems a tacit
disapprobation of the laws (Dei Delitti e delle gene, ch.
711. Felon

Person convicted of a grave crime

712. Labile Like to change,unstable
713. Cession Giving up rights,property ,territory to others.
***
In 1790 when Virginia and Maryland gave up land to create the District of Columbia is an example of cession.
***
Indignation at the cession of Nice to France and at the neglect of his followers by the Italian government induced
him to return to political life.
***
She had been made a daughter of the republic at the time of her marriage to the king of Cyprus; and on the death
of her child the republic first acted as guardian for its daughter, and then, in 1489, obtained from her the cession of
the island.
714. Manifestation Outward demonstration,Indication
***
Its visible and religious forms then give way to abstract formulae, which in their turn are slowly replaced by the
rational manifestation of the philosophic principles of law that gains the victory in the final stage of development,
designated by Vico as that of civil and human law.
***
The human and civil philosophic law of the third period is assuredly very different in form from the primitive law; but
in substance it is merely the abstract, scientific and philosophic manifestation of the same sentiment of justice and the
same principles which were vaguely felt in primitive times.
715. Congeal Freeze,coagulate
***
Fat congealed in globs on the surface of the soup.
2.To come together so as to form a whole or produce a result.
***
The colliding ideologies and personalities congealed into an acute electoral and constitutional crisis
***
The conversation congealed his thoughts into a theory
***
By the middle of September snow flurries have announced the imminence of winter, the smaller streams congeal, the
earth freezes, the miner perforce abandons his diggings, and navigation ceases even on the Yukon in October.
716. Perforce by or through necessity; necessarily(adverb)
***
By the middle of September snow flurries have announced the imminence of winter, the smaller streams congeal, the
earth freezes, the miner perforce abandons his diggings, and navigation ceases even on the Yukon in October.
***
Proposing to seek his fortune abroad, he went on foot to Nantes, but was there prostrated by an illness so severe
that all thoughts of emigration were perforce abandoned.
***
It is the exposition of a relation governed by artificial and arbitrary rules, to which the principal actors in the drama
must perforce conform.
***
Thus, especially during the last two years, urgent extraordinary expenses have been perforce partially covered by
the proceeds of the ordinary revenues, the revenues of 1303 (1887) were already considerably anticipated in the
course of 1302 (1886).
717. Pauper

Very poor person

718. Lumber

1.Move heavily or clumsily(verb)

***
An example of lumber is when big trucks must climb up a steep incline.
***
2.wood sawed into beams and boards of convenient sizes
***
It was the lumber yard saying they had rescheduled and would be delivering the supplies at ten in the morning.
719. Officious Meddlesome;Excessively pushy in offering one's service
or
The definition of officious is offering unwanted advice or services, often in an overbearing way.
***
An example of something that would be described as officious behavior is a neighbor who wants to meddle in your life
and constantly brings you food and gifts.
***
On this extreme concentration of the Christian power was employed throughout Europe an army of official agents or
officious adherents of the Holy See, who were animated by an irrepressible zeal for the aggrandizement of the papacy.
***
As Hamilton was somewhat officious and very combative, and Jefferson, although uncontentious, very suspicious and
quite independent, both men holding inflexibly to opinions, cabinet harmony became impossible when the two
secretaries had formed parties about them and their differences were carried into the 1 It was at this period of his life that
Jefferson gave expression to some of the opinions for which he has been most severely criticized and ridiculed.
720. Amenity 1.good sense of Enrique
***
An example of person who possess amenity is one who sends tanks letter for gift you send him
2.something that makes something more pleasant comfortable
***
An amenity of a home is screened porch
721. Dystopia

imaginary place where the state of being is very bad or oppressive, the opposite of a utopia.
***
An example of a dystopia is the world imagined in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
722. Stardom stars of films
723. Overweening The definition of overweening is someone who is arrogant or has excessive pride and confidence.
***
Someone who brags that he is the best tennis player in the world and claims he can beat all rivals when that's
unlikely to be true is an example of someone who would be described as overweening.
***
Nor is it unjust to infer that the sense of opposition provoked some of the Cynics to an overweening display of
superiority.
***
Mysticism, on the other hand, is marked on its speculative side by even an overweening confidence in human reason.
***
The prestige which the First Consul had gained by the Concordat was now lost by the overweening emperor.
724. gallivant The definition of gallivant is to go from place to place for fun or pleasure.
***
A rich heiress who travels around the world shopping and looking for cool parties is an example of someone who
gallivants.
***
725. hiatus

The definition of hiatus is a gap, break or interruption.

***
An example of hiatus is the time between a television show's seasons.
***
In style they are not quite the same: now they are brief and now diffuse: sometimes they are carelessly written,
sometimes so carefully as to avoid hiatus,
726. Bequeath To bequeath is to leave assets for others after your death or to give someone something that you own, especially
something of value.
***
An example of bequeath is writing a will that leaves your home to your child.
***
I hereby bequeath to you my shopping cart and all its contents.
***
A man might make his wife a settlement by deed of gift, which gave her a life interest in part of his property, and he
might reserve to her the right to bequeath it to a favourite child, but she could in no case leave it to her family.
727. Grandiose 1.The definition of grandiose is something that is grand
***
The driven woman was different than Xander remembered; this Eden had no vamp-army or grandiose plan of
destroying a world.

2.or magnificent or something that is trying to be impressive but is much too large, making it seem pretentious or
overdone.
***
The grandiose project was at once vaguely outlined in three formal documents, to the intense satisfaction of both
parties, and on both sides there was much rejoicing at the conclusion of such an auspicious alliance; but the diplomatic
honeymoon was not of long duration.
728. concoct The definition of concoct is to plan or make something using many parts.
***
n example of concoct is making soup using whatever is in the refrigerator
729. indispose to make unwilling or disinclined
***
She was indisposed
730. Abjure to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce
731. puerile

The definition of puerile is something characteristic of or related to a child, especially silly, trivial or childish behavior.
***
Silly and foolish jokes that would cater to juvenile humor are examples of puerile jokes
***
He animadverted strongly upon the puerile nature of the defence, and in answer to a remark by Essex, that if he had
wished to stir up a rebellion he would have had a larger company with him, pointed out that his dependence was upon
the people of London, and compared his attempt to that of the duke of Guise at Paris.
732. Atribute 1.The definition of attribute is to explain something by telling the cause or origin,ascribe,explain
***
An example of attribute is to explain a person's constant coughing as a result of chain smoking.
***
"Don't attribute good intentions to someone whose agenda is far more ... complex," he advised.
***
Landolt was disposed to attribute these losses in weight to the containing vessel, which was of glass or quartz, not
being absolutely impervious, but in 1908 he showed that, by making allowance for the moisture adsorbed on the
vessel, the errors were both positive and negative, and were less than one in ten million.
733. Tempestuous

Something very stormy,

***
he coast in the direction of the Euxine also was greatly feared by lyllullll.ll
Llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllsailors, as the harbours were few and the sea proverbially tempestuous; but the southern
shore was more attractive to navigators, and here we find the Greek colonies of Abdera and Mesambria on the
Aegean, Perinthus on the Propontis, and, the most famous of all, Byzantium, at the meeting-point of that sea and the
Bosporus.
***
But when at the very last extremity through famine, a tempestuous flood enabled the vessels of Orange to reach
Leiden, and the investing force was driven to retreat
***
2.something characterized by great conflict;violent
***
The tempestuous politics of the war and reconstruction period suited his aggressive nature and constructive talent.
***
In tempestuous times like these, after everything above and aloft has been secured, nothing more can be done but
passively to await the issue of the gale.
***
When a couple argues all the time, their relationship is an example of a tempestuous relationship.
734. Commandeer 1.To commandeer is to take possession or control of something
***
When you take over the kitchen at someone else's house without permission because you think you are a better
cook, this is an example of when you commandeer the kitchen.
2.to take control of something for a military or law-enforcement purpose
***
When the police are chasing a suspect and they take your vehicle to do so, this is an example of when they
commandeer your vehicle.
***
You can commandeer any safe house or Guardians or anything you want.
***
Special liabilities lay upon riparian owners to repair canals, bridges, quays, &c. The state claimed certain proportions
of all crops, stock, &c. The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt.
3.to make someone help you
***
When you convince someone to help you plan a wedding even if he doesn't want to, this is an example of when you
commandeer his help.
735. Tirade

A Bitter long speech.harangue

***
An example of tirade is an outburst against an illegal practice.
***
An example of tirade is a speech filled with condemnations.
***
The idea brought her tirade up short.
***
His tirade ended as abruptly as it began and he blinked, staring down at her.
736. Uxorious Excessively devoted to one's wife
737. Sleazy 1.Lacking firmness.shabby
***
sleazy rayon fabric
2.A morally low person
***
a sleazy person is someone who is constantly drunk and hitting on women.
738. Accretion Growth;increase
***
The opening of railway communication with London in 1906 resulted in a considerable accretion of residential
population.
***
The Prussian and Dutch governments annually expend large sums for the protection of the islands, and in some
cases the erosion on the seaward side is counterbalanced by the accretion of land on the inner side, fine sandy
beaches being formed well suited for sea-bathing, which attracts many visitors in summer.
739. Fiddle To do something without a goal
2.Avoid one's duty
***
The derelict soldier fiddled his duties
740. Flagitious Very wicked;vile and scandalousd.
***
That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project.
***
Moawiya, disregarding his son Yazid's advice that he should exact condign punishment for Zobair's disrespect,
replied in flattering terms, regretting the trespass and resigning both slaves and estate to Zobair.
741. Incarnate Endowed with flesh;personified
742. Bulwark Strong defence or man who defends
743. Repertoire All the skills or remembered qulalification of a person.
***
By cycle will be the new addition to my repertoire
744. Lope Run easily,
A slow pace of running
***
She kicked her horse into lope and ran beside him
745. Archetype Prototype,primitive pattern
746. Countermand A contrary command cancelling or revising previous
Command.
***
He countermanded the ban on wearing hijab
747. Ramble Wander aimlessly(mentally or physically)
***
To ramble is talking for hours about nothing

***
She took a timorous step and split their plight in ramble barely stopping for breath
748. Spatial Relating to space
749. Ferret Drive out from hunting
***
An example of ferret is investigating the hidden details of historical mystery
***
She would face the fear-ferret it out and destroy it.
750. Commonplace Completely ordinary and unremarkable
***
Traveling in Airbus become nowadays a commonplace
751. Hackneyed Something cliche that has been used over and over again
***
Hackneyed writing
***
He pour hackneyed scorn on common herd
752. Maudlin Overly sentimental,mawkish
***
An example of maudlin person is one who drank a few glass of alcohol and now tearfully weepy about her lost
wife
***
You did not invite me here to listen my maudlin ramble.
753. Cistern Reservoir or water tank
754. Moratorium A legal delay in an activity or obligation
***
Moratorium is Leal deferment in paying home loan
755. Laity Person not connected with clergyman
756. Cajole To try to make someone to do something through flattery or kindly tone or gentle prodding,coax,wheedle
***
Example of cajole is when you try to co a your friend to make your favourite dinner by saying that how good cook she
is or how much you love that food
***
He likes to win men by his all arts of cajole.
757. Tome Very large academic book
758. Whittle

1.To cut a small bit from something especially wood.

2.make something in this
fashion.
Whittle a toy boat
3.To reduce oreliminate gradually
Whittling the debt by small payment
759. Aegis Shield or defence
***
Example foster child being in care of child warfare society.
The child is under the aegis of child walfare society.
***
Marathon is organized under the aegis of big company
760. Allure Entice,attract,to tempt someone with something desirable or through flattery. ***
A woman alluring in bar
761. Yield Give up,surrender

***
You will yield to me
762. Transmute Convert,change into different things
***
The spirit can for the time pervades and control every member and function of body and transform what in the form
grossest sensuality into purity
763. Sloth Slow moving tree dwelling mamals
764. Vantage Position superior than others
***
Crowed gathered at every vantage point to see what happens
***
The vantage from there would let her seer anyone coming through driveway or forest though pines are thick there
765. Inkling Hint
766. Runic Mysterious
***
It is curved with figure of soldiers ,priest, slaughtered men and captives on one side and a runic ornamentation on other.
767. Episodic Loosely connected
***
Episodic novel
768. Ape Imitate or mimic
769. Sarcasm Scorning remaks or stinging rebuke
770. Balk 1.stop short as if obstacled and refuge to continue
2.Foil
771. Raze Destroy completely
772. Bohemian Unconventional (in artistic way)
773. Rue Repent,remorse,lament
774. Sluggard Lazy person
775. Psyche Soul;mind
776. Dolt Stupid person
777. Decoy Lure or bait
778. Derelict

Abandoned
***
Derelict house
779. Aristocracy Hereditary nobility or privileged class
780. Wither 1.shrink as with loss of moisture
***
The fruit dried and withered
2.loose vitality,vigor
***
Her blooming was withering
781. Simian Monkey like
782. Scrupulous Conscientious;extremely thorough
783. Patois Local or provincial dialect
784. Lackadaisical 1.lacking spirit
***
A lackadaisical attempt
2.idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
***
He is annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical.
785. Unassuaged Not satisfied
786. Leaven Cause to rise or grow lighter;enliven
787. Fatuous Brainless,inane ,foolish yet smugful
788. Impertinent Insolent,rude
789. Mesmerize Hypnotize
790. Construe Explain,interpret
791. Pretext 1.an artful or simulated semblance
***
In the pretext of friendshiphe betrayed us
792. Filing Particle removed by file
793. Respite Interval of relief,time for rest,delay in punishment
794. Mausoleum Monumental tomb
795. Reprieve Respite
796. Apotheosis An ideal example of something
797. Buffet Strike against
***
Winds buffeted the tent
798. Perjury False testament under oath
799. Arboretum Place where research about trees are done
800. Buxom Jolly
801. Brook Endure,tolerate
802. Scotch Thwart,hinder
803. Funfare Showy display
804. Chivalrous Courteous;faithful;brave
805. Cipher Nonentity,worthless person,code
806. Suborn 1.Incite to commit a crime
***
He suborn his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
2. Induce to give perjury
***
The president tried to suborn false witness
807. Hitherto Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.so
far,yet
***
hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm
808. Hallow Render holy by means of religious rites
***
Nor shall they sit with frivolous and joking women, if they can help it, for they are sanctified to God, and their food
and drink have been hallowed by the prayers and holy words used over them
809. Thoroughfares

A public road from one place to another

810. Welt 1.A mark from beating or whipping
2.Beat severly
811. Awry Not going in planned or right condition
812. Rife Abundant
813. Theocracy Government run by religious leader
814. Ovation Enthusiastic appalause
815. Adulation Adulation,flattery
816. Relish Savour,enjoy
***
As a student I relish lifelong learning
817. Niggle Spending too much time in minor things
818. Furor

Great excitement,frenzy
819. Subterfuge Deception,act to hide plan
By minute your propagandist subterfuge will be revealed and your credibility will be undermined
820. Malediction Curse
821. Placid Peaceful,calm
822. Horticulture Pertaing to cultivation of garden
823. Hypothetical Based on assumption
824. Contraband Illegal trade,smuggling
825. Sybarite Lover of luxury
826. Contravene Oppose
827. Sham Pretend
828. Attenuate Make less
829. Barefaced Shameless
830. Satire Form of literature in which sarcasm,ridicule are employed to attack volley
831. Debauch Corrupt,seduce from sin
832. Virtuoso Highly skilled artist
833. Obsequy Funeral ceremony
834. Prefatory Introductory
835. Contrite Repentant ,penitent
836. Pied Variegated,multicolored
***
Pied piper
837. Carping

Petty criticism,fault finding

838. Conclusive Decisive,ending all debate
839. Slake Satisfy thirst,quench
***
The cold water slacked his thirst
840. Dismember Cut into pieces
***
Had plan to dismember the Turkish empire
841. Lassitude

Languid,weariness
842. Exorcise Drive out the evil spirit
843. Insubordination Disobedience
844. Exegesis Explanation of biblical passage
845. Glimmer Shine erratically,twinkle
846. Gainsay Deny
847. Diurnal Daily
848. Covetous Avaricious
849. Demean Humiliate
850. Egress Exit
851. Snivel 1.to have mucous tuning from nose
2.to complain in a whinning manner.
***it is worthless to Sanibel about it
852. Forgo Give up
853. Subsume Include,encompass
854. Despot Authoritative ruler
855. Imponderable Weightless
856. Labyrinth Maze
857. Skullduggery Dishonest behaviour
858. Asinine Stupid

859. Fissure Crevice

860. Dabble Work at in a non serious manner
***
He dabbled in astronomy
861. Subversive Tending to overthrow,destructive
862. Waggish Mischeivous
863. Eerie Weired
864. Pinion To confine or restrain
865. Brazen Insolent
866. Litany Any long and tedious address or recital
***
Litany of failure
The patient recited a litany of complaints
867. Kernel Most vital part of an idea or experiment
868. Epithet A word to characterize something or somebody
***
Luis the fair is example of epithet
869. Forlorn Sad and lonely
***
I remembered it like yesterday he said in a forlorn tone
870. Billow 1.rise up like a wave
***
Smoke billowed up in sky
2.move with great difficulty
***
The soldiers bilowed through the muddy land
871. Nefarious Very wicked
872. Barb Openly cutting remark
873. Titular Having the title of an office without obligation
874. Regress Go back to previous state
***
We regress to our los rule
2.GO Back to previous bad behaviour,relapse,retrogress
875. Interminable Endless,or that feels to be endless
***
After interminable wait a human voice interrupted
876. Cardinal Chief
877. Rouse 1.to get some one up from sleep
***
I roused him
2.cause someone to feel something
***
He was quiet long enough to rouse his interest,she glanced up to determine the cause of his silence.
878. Avid Greedy,eager
879. Disembark Go to adore,unload something from ship
880. Besmirch Defile,soil
To besmirch is to make something dirty or damage someone's reputation
***
He besmirched the floor with dirt
***
He tried to besmirch my reputations
881. Emolument Salary
882. Inebriated Habitually toxicated,drunk
883. Forthright Direct,frank,straightforward
***
Forthright comment
884. Presage Fortell
885. Cynosure Object of general attention or to which everyone looks
**
I never see anything of this kind in the market,it will be cynosure to all there.
886. Intermittent Periodic
887. Peripatetic Something always moving or travelling
***
Peripatetic person
888. Lurk Stealthily lie in waiting,exist unperceively
***
The lion lurking in the dark for his prey to come
889. Integral It refers to something that is necessary to complete or fulfil something
***
Dress code is integral part of motto of this school.
890. Ascribe Assign
891. Scurvy Despicable,contemptible
892. Flinch Hesitate,shrink
893. Momentous Very important
894. Mnemonic Pertaining to memory
***
Mnemonic
practice
895. Fickle Changeabl,faithless
***
Fickle minded boy
896. Knave Untrustworthy personn,scroundrel,rouge
897. Cajole Coax,wheedle
898. Totter Move unsteadily,sway,as if about to felll
899. Deify Turn to God,idolize
900. Treatise Article describing a subject systematically and thoroughly
901. Nemesis Someone seeking revenge
902. Kleptomaniac Someone who has a impulsive desire to steal
903. Amazon Female warrior
904. Sere

Parched,dry
905. Sojourn Temporary stay
***
He took a sojourn in a hotel in village
***
Our conversation slipped into our life in new York with sojourn in Hampshire.
906. Minion A unimportant person who is dependent serve someone importantt
907. Badinage Fun lighthearted teasing
908. Wizadry Sorcery
909. Prude Too much proper
910. Prudent Careful
911. Lout Clamsy person
912. Grill Question severly
913. Tribulation Distress,suffering
914. Commemorative Something intended as an act of memorial or as an expression of official honour to someone
***
When somebody dies and his relatives raised a fund in name of him and grant scholarship ,this is commemorative
scholarship fund
915. Lecturn Reading desk
916. Heyday Time of great success
917. Wry A mocking ,biting,sarcastic sort of humour
2.facial expression to indicatecunpleasant something
918. Bravado Behaviour of a scared person that shows courage
***
Example of bravado is false confidence of person while facing interview for the post for whom he is not eligible
***
Most of brattos bravado has disappeared
919. Invidious Something that cause anger
***

2.Something UN fair
***
Invidious treaty
920. Sumptuous Something costly,magnificent,high expense
***
Example of sumptuous is a beautiful house with 50 room in it
***
Antioch adorned with most sumptuous building in the Asia become third city in asia
921. Hagle Argue about prices

922. Rote Repetition

923. Slapdash Impetuous
***
Slapdash work
924. Behemoth Something of huge size or power
925. Chronic Long established as a disease
926. Pique Irritation,resentment,anmoy
927. Remiss Negligent or careless
***
Example of remiss is doing same error but not take action to
Correct it
***
I will always regret that I was remiss
928. Listless Lacking spirit or energy
929. Erotic Pertaining to passionate love
930. Dilapidated Ruined because of neglect
931. Gaffe Social blunder
932. Kindred Similar in nature
***
The people who have lot of similarity in nature are kindred persons
933. Wrath Anger,furry
934. Portly Person who is stout or has large or heavy body
935. Reneg Deny
***
When you make promise but did not keep it,you reneged on your promise
936. quotidian Commonplace,daily
937. Sardonic Disdainful, sarcastic ,cynical
***
Sardonic remarks
938. Vaunted Boasted
***
The politician vaunted when he talks about his accomplishment
***
The upper class was anti-foreign,
they vaunted their superiority to rest of the mankind
939. Emancipate Set free
940. Pugilist Boxer
941. Dint Effort
942. Ascendency A position from which one can exerts influence
***
In his period of ascendancy ,he practiced power very thoroughly
943. Reticent Reserved
944. Occlude Shut or cloase
945. Founder Fail completely,sink
946. Conceit Vanity or self love
947. Exceptionable Objectionable

948. Coddle Treat gently,pamper

949. Lank Long and thin
950. Breadth Width,extent
951. Cryptic Hidden,mysterious,secret
952. Pummel Beat or pound with fist
953. Clamber Climb by crawling
954. Rejoin Retort,reply
955. Seethe Be disturbed,boil
956. Depravity Extreme corruption,wickedness
957. Doddering Infirm from old age,shaky
958. Obsidian Black volcanic rock
959. Befuddle Confuse throughly
960. Platonic Purely spiritual,without sensual desire
961. Killjoy Someone who spoil the pleasure of others
962. Drivel Nonsense,foolishness
963. Checkered Marked by changeable fortune
***
A checkers business career
964. Contusion Bruise
965. Retaliation Repayment in kind (usually for bad things)
966. Subjugate Conquer, bring under control
967. Perspiquity Clearness of expression
968. Confabulation 1.chat
2.fabricated memory that believed to be true
969. Raft 1.large quantity
970. Foible 1.A small character flaw
971. Ruminate Chew the cuds
***
Cows ruminates

Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time

***
The scientist must stop to observe and start to ruminate
972. Swindle

Mulct
Goldbrick
***
He goldbricked me of my Inheritance
973. Brisk Energetic,lively,fast paced
***
She watched him as he answered it and then headed toward her at a brisk pace
***
His brisk walk was stiff.
***
We scampered over the rocks, inhaling the brisk sea air and later, we drove to Swampscott, to the north, and ate a
pleasant sea food lunch.
***
In spite of the wound, he hobbled away at a brisk pace to the nearby woods at the edge of the property.
2.Chilly weather
974. Scramper Quick and light run
***
975. scrim Something that conceals or obscures something else
***
It might be difficult to identify the precise desire that these images are intended to stoke or satisfythe thrill of
peeking through the regimented scrim of celebrity to glimpse something genuine, maybe, or simply the reassurance
that despite their exalted state, these stars' quotidian concerns are not wholly different from our own. But the rush is
clearly widespread, if not universal.
976. Evocative something arouse strong feelings
***
a structure evocative of biblical citation
977. vicariously The definition of vicarious is living as if through someone else or acting for someone else.
***
An example of vicarious is when a mother who always wanted to be a dancer continually pushes her children to do
balle

On the great day of atonement the high priest appears in a vicarious and representative capacity, and offers on
behalf of the whole nation which he was considered to embody in his sacred person.
978. Fumble ...
979. preposterous The definition of preposterous is something that is absurd or ridiculous
***
An example of a preposterous idea is that the world is flat.
***
Yet as the brain preservation research that was just starting as Kim's life was ending begins to bear fruit, the
questions the couple faced may ultimately confront more of us with implications that could be preposterously
profound.
980. Cronyism favoritism shown to close friends, esp. in political appointments to office
***
But the reality is that the former Communist states have proved sluggish in actually absorbing many of these values
and practicing them. Oligarchs, cronyism and endemic corruption remain a part of daily life in many of the countries,
freedom of the press is in decline
981. virulent 1. something very dangerous or harmful.
***
Such drainage as had at one time existed was allowed to get choked up, giving rise to typhoid fever of a virulent
type
2.bitter, ardent and hostile.
***
countries that have very little diversity are some of the most virulently against refugees
982. Traction ...
983. Renege ...

984. Probation ...

985. Subversion Being overtaken or thrown

***
He warned of enemy subversion
986. Faux Not real
987. Muck Mud,wet manure or black dirt made of rotten gre leaves
988. Despise Look upon with scorn,regard as worthless or distasteful
989. Blare Harsh loud sound
***
Time has no division to mark beging of a month or even a century with blare of triump,it is we the mortals who bells
and fire of pistols to do that.
990. Misconstrue Interpre in wrong way
***
The politician never trusted journalist as he thought they would miscostrue his speech and present it in wrong way
991. Contrition Repentness
992. Specious Deceptively pleasing
2.plausible but not true
993. Truncate Reduce the length of something
994. Mendacity Tendency to be untruthful
***
I can forgive her of his mendacity because he is a child
995. Nonplussed Unsure how to act
***
She was totally nonplussed when angry motorist cut her off and pressing his window sgains window of her car
996. Maverick Some one who exhibit great indipendece in thought or act
997. Reproach Criticize severly
***
At first Sarah wanted to yell at the boy but she did not reproach him for telling her of the situation
998. Ignominious Of character or act ,bringing shame
999. Craven pathetically coward
***
Though the man could atleast alert the police,he crouched cravenly at the corner as the woman was miffed
1000. Efficacious Producing intended result
***
Since the cough syrup expired five years back,it was no longer efficacious
1001. Nuance Subtle difference in attitude,meaning or opinior
***
Because the nuance involved in this case,i hired an outside consultant to advise us and help
1002. Edifying Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intelectual or moral improvement
***
I recently read an article in the times about whether good literature is edifying or not.
1003. Harried Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyance
***
With team of new hires to train,Martha was consistently harried with little questions and could not focus on new
project
1004. Deleterious Harmful to leaving things
1005. Bolster Support and strengthen
1006. Furtive marked by quiet and caution and secrecy ;taking pain to avoid being observed
***
Furtive look
1007. Esoteric Confined to and understable by only an enlightened inner circle
1008. Askanace with a look of suspicion or disapproval
***
The old couple looked askance on a teenager sitting next to them
1009. Arduous Demanding considerable mental effort and skill;testing power of endurance
***
In order to deal with arduous cross-country journey,truck drivers often survive on string of caffeinated
drinks,staying awake for up to 30 hours at a time.
1010. Appease pacify by acceding to the demands of
***
Nevile Chamberlain,the british primeminister during world war II ,tried to appease Hitler and in doing so he sent a
clear message:you can walk all over us.
1011. posit Assume as fact
***
initially Einestine posited a repulsive force to balance gravity but then he rejected that idea as a blunder
1012. Duress Compulsory force or threat
***
The witness said he signed the contract under duress and argued that the court should cancel the agreement
1013. Indecorous Not in keeping with accepted standard of what is right or proper in polite society
***
Eating with elbows on table is considered indecorous in refined circle
1014. Dilatory Wasting time
***
Lawyers use dilatory tactics so that it takes years before the case is actually decided.
1015. Timorous timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness
***
Since this was her first time debating on stage and before audience, her voice was timorous and quiet for the 10
minutes
1016. Flux Not sure what to do(after an event)
1017. Thrifty Enomical,wise in spending money
1018. Spendthrift Extravagent in spending money
1019. Summit Zenith
1020. Pinnacol Zenith
1021. Zenith Highest point
1022. Diabolical Extremely wicked(like devil)
1023. Throughgoing Complete,very thorogh
1024. Mesmerizer to spellbind or enthrall
1025. Voracious Very hungry
***
Steven was a voracious reader,sometimes finishing two novels in the same day
1026. Screed An abusive rant(often tedious)
***
He spent the time in screed against big business
1027. Dog To pursue relentlessly,to hound
***
Throughout his life he was dogged by insecurities that inhibited personal growth
1028. Demean To insult;
***
The players started to demean each other
1029. Erratic Unpredicatble,strange and unconventional
1030. Inundate To flood or overwhelm
***
The newsroom was inundated with false reports that only made it more difficult for newscaster to provide an
objective account of bank robbery
1031. Affluent Wealthy
***
The center of city had sadly become a pit of penury;while only five miles away multi-millinon dollar homes speaks
of affluence
1032. Indignant Feeling anger over a perceived injustice
***
when the cyclist swerved into traffic,it forced the driver to break and elicited a indignant shout .
1033. Unnerve To make nervous or upset
***
At one time he was unnerved by math problems,he began exercising avidly ,now he is able to solve permutation
and combination problems
1034. Insolvent Unable to pay one's bill,bankrupt
***
With credit cards bill skyrocketing,a shockingly large number of american become insolvent
1035. Pine To yearn for
***
Standing forlornly by the window,she pined for her lost love
1036. Underwrite To support financially
***
The broadcast of symphony was possible due to underwriting by carneigi
1037. Acme Zenith
1038. Slapdash Carelessly and hastily put together
***
The building was constructed in a slapdash manner ,so it did not surprise officials that during small earthquake,a
large crack emerged in the facade of building
1039. celibacy 1.the state of being unmarried, esp. that of a person under a vow not to marry
2.complete sexual abstinence
1040. Uproar violent disturbance or a loud noise
***The tremendous uproar raised by Swift about Wood's halfpence was heightened by the fact that Wood shared
his profits with the duchess of Kendal, the mistress of George I
***
Anti-abortion politicians are in an uproar over videos that supposedly show Planned Parenthood representatives
negotiating on prices for tissue from aborted fetuses
1041. reimbursement Compensation paid (to someone) for damages, losses or money already spent etc.
***
Planned Parenthood gets about $500 million a year from the federal government, mainly in reimbursements for
treating Medicaid patients
1042. tad ittle amount of something, or a little boy
1043. Imponderable Impossible to estimate or figure out
***
According to many lawmakers,the huge variety of factors affecting society makes devising an efficient healthcare
system an imponderable task
1044. Cadaverous Emaciated,gaunt
***
For necessity as part of a role some actors loose their weight so much that they looks cadaverous.
1045. Unconscionable Unscrupulous
***
The lawyer was demanding so unconsionably that the defendant change the law here.
1046. Pittance Small amount( of mone)
1047. Cogent Clear and persuasive
A cogent conversation can even change the most sceptical mind.
1048. Preemptive Done before some one could do it
***
As Martha was the one to take the last piece of cake in the table,Sun this preemptively grabbed it
1049. Stem To limit or hold back the growth or flow of something
***
To stem the tide of applicant the prestigious Ivy requires that every applicant scores at least 330 in gre
1050. Beatific Blissfully happy
***
He had a beatific smile at the news of the birth of his first daughter
1051. Powwow Informal meeting
***
The coach always call for a powwow before starting a game to boostup mentally every player
1052. Pugnacious Eager to fight or argue,verbally combative
***
The comedian told a flat joke after another,as audience started booming,the c ommedian pugnaciuosly spat back
at them"hey,you think this is easy-why don't you buffoons give it a shot?"
1053. Hodgepodge A confusing mixture or jumbled
***

The attendees the meeting represent a hodgepodge of city's denizens.chimney sweeper were sitting elbow to
elbow with stokebroker
1054. Immaterial Not relevant
***
The Hodge found the defendent's comment immaterial to the trial of the court and summarily dismissed him from
the witness list.
1055. Amok In a freinzed or uncontrolled state
***
Whenever the bowl teenager idol went through the street ,hi legions ofscreaming fans ran smoke in the street
hoping a glace at his boyish face.
1056. Aboveboard Open and honest
***
The mayor was not above board at all.
1057. Cardinal Of primary importance
***
Gambling is considered cardinal sin in all cultures
1058. Flush To be in abundant
***
The exam passage is flushed with hard words
1059. Fleece Decieve
***
Many people were fleeced by internet scams and never get their money back
1060. Virago I'll tempered woman
***
He was the victim of Virago's invectives
1061. Extenuate Making less forgivable
***
The jury was less hardened by the plea of accused person that his loneliness was extenuating factor for his crime
1062. Becoming Appropriate,matches nicely
***
Her dress was becoming and even made her more beautiful
1063. Melee Wild,confusing fight or struggle
***
After enduring taunts about my name,finally I plummeted bully and his sycophantic friend in brutal melee
1064. Momentt Significant and important value
***
Despite initial hullabaloo ,the plea was not of great moment and after several years people forgot about his foray
into theatre art.
1065. Corroborate To confirm or lend support (usually idea or claim)
***
Her claim that frogs were falling precipitously was corroborated by locals who reported that some species of frogs
were vanishing overnight
1066. Upheavel A state of violent disturbance and disorder(especially in politics or social condition)
***
The industrial revolution was a time of great upheavel
1067. Coronate Enthrone
***
Don't coronate her just yet
1068. Lure Provoke someone to do something through(often false or exaggerated ) promise or persuation,entice,bait
***
He lured me into temptation
1069. Veritable used for intensification,actual
***
It is veritable hell for living things
1070. Hindsight Understanding the nature of an event after it has occured
***
Hindsight is better than foresight
1071. Spoof Burlesque
***
'Scream queen' spoofs horro spoofs
1072. Stout dependable
***
Stout heart
2.Euphemism for 'fat'
***
Men are polite and women are stout
3.Having rugged physical appearance ,inured to hardship or fatigue
***
stout seamen
1073. Ricochet Bounce
***
The ball recocheted
1074. Divisive Dessenting (esp with major opinion)
***
Do we let the divisive talk about Muslims?
1075. Cavalier 1.given to haughty disregard of others
2.lacking of thinking,consideration,forethought,not careful
1076. Rebut Overthrow through argument,refute
1077. Pander Given satisfaction to ,gratify
1078. Bumble 1.fumble;slamber,stammer,falter,strut
1079. Vainglorious Proud
***
Too vainglorious for his britches
1080. Intrepid Audacious
1081. Tarry Loiter,linger
***
High school students like to tarry in central square
1082. Trundle Move heavily
***
The streetcar t rundled through the street
1083. Careen Walk as if unable control one's movement,stagger,sway
***
The drunken man care ends into the room
1084. Providential Miraculous
***
Providential recovery
1085. Parlous Fraught with danger,perilous,precarious
***
Parlour journey on stormy sea
1086. Berserk Freinzed,out of control,amok
***
Freinzed worker smashing the windows
1087. Metastasize Spread throughout the body
***
The cancer metastasized and patient could not be saved
1088. Aphorism short pithy instructive saying
1089. Overture Something that serv es as preceding event or introduce what follow
***
Oju is overture to namaz
***
A tentative suggestion designed to elict the reaction of others
***
He rejected his overture
1090. Inform Give character or essence to
***
The principle that inform modern teaching
1091. Stasis An abnormal state in which the normal flow of liquid is stopped
***
Inactivity result from a static balance of opposing forces
1092. Dissipate Cause to separate and go in different direction;s
pend frivolously and unwisely;live a life of pleasure esp with respect to alcoholic consumption
1093. Lacuna A blank gap or missing part
1094. Unstrung Emotionally upset
***
The incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort
1095. Quixotic Not sensible about practical matters;idealistic and unrealistic,impractical
***
as quixotic as restoration of medieval knighthood
1096. Pulchritude Physical beauty(esp of a woman)
1097. Obloquy Verbal abuse
***
Terrified by the storm of obloquy which he aroused, he fled from office
***
For many years she had much obloquy to endure.
1098. Garland

wreath
1099. Spar Fight verbally
***
They were fighting all the night
1100. Rescind Cancel officially,annul,countermand,overturn,revoke
***
He rescinded the ban on smoking
1101. Disingenuous Not straightforward or candid;giving false appearance or frankness;
***
Disingenuous excuse
1102. Facetious Cleverly amusing in tone
***
Facetious remarks
1103. Variegate Motley,sundry,mixed,heterogenuos
1104. Convivial Sociable
***
a man of convivial nature
1105. Facile Arrived without due care or effort;lacking depth;perform adroitly;speaking clearly,readily,effectively
***
too facile solution for so complex problem
***
a facile hande
***
able to dazzle with his facile tongue
1106. Depose Force to leave(an office)
***
He was unable to check the disaffection of the feudal aristocracy, who combined with an officer named Isaac
Comnenus to depose him.
1107. Verdant Abundant
1108. Risible Arousing or provoking laughter,humorous
***
risible courtroom antics
1109. Peccadillo a petty misdeed,indiscretion
1110. High- Given to haughty disregard to others,cavalier
handed
1111. Puissance Power to influence or coerce
***
Puissance of labor vote
1112. Desuetude a state of inactivity or disuse
1113. Vermin An irritating or obnoxious person;pest
***
1114. Forebear a person from whom you are descended
1115. Chary characterized by great caution and wariness
***
chary investor
1116. Unbeknown occuring or existing without knowledge of
***
a crisis unbeknown to me
1117. Utilitarian able to function properly,practicable,useful,functional
***
utilitarian table spoon
1118. Recidivate To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal conduct.
1119. Depredate To plunder
1120. Autodidact A person who has taught himself
1121. Quagmire Wet land,difficult situation from which it is difficult to get out
1122. Syncopate Omit a sound or a letter in a w
word
1123. Simpatico Congenial,easy to like
***
Sympatico married couple
***
A young and simpatico man
1124. Homily A sermon on a moral or religious topic
1125. Hype Blatant or sensational promotion;publicize in exaggerated and often in a misleading manner
1126. Vanquish Beat
1127. Brusque Discourteous
1128. Avuncular Resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence
1129. Lackey A male servant,a person who tries to please someone in order to get some favour,sycophant
1130. Abreast Informed,upto date
**(
Kept abreast of knowledge
1131. Vicissitude Variation in fortune at different times of your life or in development of something
***
The project was subjected to vicissitude of exploratory research
1132. Addle Mix up or confused,become rotten
1133. Tangential Of superficial relevance if any
***
tangential remarks
1134. Morose I'll tempered and not inclined to talk,gloomy
1135. Muted Softened,subdued
1136. Fete To celebrate a person
***
Aftr world war II,war heroes were feted but quickly forgotten
1137. Flounder Behave awkwardly,have difficultie
***
She is excellent in calculus but when tax rate come she floundered
1138. Inclement Of weather not pleasant,of person showing no mercy
1139. Disenfranchise Deprive of voting rights
1140. Snide Deregatory or mocking in an indirect way;expression of contempt
***
Snide remarks
1141. Appreciable Large enough to be noticed(refers to an amount)
***
There is an appreciable difference between those who say they can get the job done and those who actually get
the job done
1142. Meander Wander aimlessly
***
a casual observer might have thought that peter was meandering throughout the city,but that day he was actually
seeking out those
1143. Endemic native
1144. Respite A pause from doing something(as work)
1145. guffaw laugh boisterously
1146. Fledgling Young and inexperienced,any new person in some activity
***
Murray has years of experience in family practice,but he is just a fledgling in surgery
1147. Plodding (of movement)slow and laborious
***
Charlie may seem to run at a plodding pace,but he is an ultra marathoner,meaning he runs distances of up to 100 miles
and can run for ten hours at a stretch
1148. Raffish Marked by a carefree unconventionality or unreputableness
***
Men found him raffish but women adored his smart and casual attitude
1149. Malady a disease or sickness
1150. Boon a desirable state,very close and convivial
***
Modern technology has been a boon to the travel
***
He is boon companion to many,and will be sadly missed
1151. Dearth Lack or shortage
1152. Moot subject that is not worthy of discussion because it has been resolved.
***
It was a moot question whether Peixoto, after the revolt was crushed, would not declare himself dictator
1153. Ingenuity quality of being clever, creative or imaginative
***
irian's sharpness and ingenuity in battle had kept Tiyan safe for years
***
The ingenuity of the race is mostly exhibited in the manufacture of their weapons of warfare and the chase
1154. immersion covering or submerging in something
***
An example of immersion is when you become completely absorbed in a book and don't look up from reading or pay
attention to anything else
***
Xi Jinping had his first immersion in politics on the streets of Beijing when Mao Zedong exhorted students "to bombard
the headquarters" of order.
1155. Nag Bother persistently with trivial complaints,Worry persistently,Remind or urge constantly
***
She nags her husband all day long
***
nagging concerns and doubts
***
Remind or urge constantly
1156. Surly Inclined to anger or bad feeling with overtone of menace
***
Every morning ,Bhavin is surly ,unhappy person,but once he ate breakfast ,he became loving ,laughing and a joy to be
around
1157. Perpetuate Cause to continue
1158. Pristine Unspoiled ,untouched(usu. of nature),Immaculately clean and unused
***
The glacial lake was pristine and we filled our canteen to drink deeply
***
Pristine cabinate
1159. Tawdry Tastelessly showy,cheap and shoddy
1160. Grovel Show submission or fear
***
Every time Susan comes to office,Frank groves as if she is about to fire
1161. Contemptuoue Scornful,looking at others with sneering attitude
1162. Unruly (of a person)noisy and lacking any discipline
***
Walk into a preschool and I am sure u will find an unruly and chaotic scene unless it is nap time
1163. Genial Aggreable;conducive to comfort
***
Betty is genial young woman,everyone she meets is put in ease by her elegance and grace
1164. Buck Resist
***
The profit at our firm bucked the general downturn that real state industry faced.
1165. Rankle Gnaw into,make resentful or angry
***
His constant whistling rankles her and sometimes causing her to leave in a huff
1166. Jargon A characteristic language of a particular group
1167. Precedent An example that is used to justify similar occurance at latter time
***
The principle explained that though one student performed modelling work outside of the school,it does not
constitutes a precedent of what to wear in dance in school
1168. Assail Attack verbally or in speech
***
Some editors assailed the government for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in public project that quickly
failed
1169. Spurn Reject with contempt
***
She spurned all his flattery and proposals so he walked off embarrassed and sadly
1170. Irresolute Uncertain how to act
***
He stood irresolute at the split of roads,could not decide which one to follow
1171. Hamstrung Made ineffective or powerless
***
FBI put so much restrictions on local police department that they are absolutely hamstrung,unable to accomplish
anything
1172. Glib (of a person)speak at ease but without sincerelity
***
I found the more glib salesman the more worse the product
1173. Tumult State of chaos,noise and confusion
***
Riots broke just in front of my apartment and the tumult continue for that night.
1174. Derisive Abusing vocally,expressing contempt
***
I was surprised by his derisive tone usually he is sweet,soft tone,congenial
1175. Vacuous Devoid of intelligence,matter,significance
***
To the jurnalist's pointed question,senator gave a vacuous response,mixing some of his campaign slogan with
platitude and completely avoiding controversial subject of this question
1176. Smattering A slight or superficial understanding of a subject,a small amount of something
***
I know smattering of Germany but she can read newspaper and can speak to natives
1177. Commendable Worthy of high praise
***
The effort of fire fighters to run into the burning building is surely commendable
1178. Empathetic ...
1179. Malevolent Wishing or appearing to wish ill to others
***
Villains are known for their malevolent nature,oftentimes inflicting cruelty on others just for enjoyment
1180. Derogative ...
1181. Examplify ...
1182. Leery Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
***
Without checking the reference and talking to his previous employeers,i am leery to hire the candidate
1183. Impregnable Immune to attack,incapable of being tempered with
***
As a child am my would build a castle with pillo and thought it is impregnable fortess
1184. Serene Calm and peaceful
1185. Enmity State of deep seated ill will
****
The rude remarks made by him towards her was out of his illness,not from enmity
1186. Retract Pull inwards To outward ;formally Reject or disavow a previously held belief usually under pressure
****
E-mail i
1187. Ploy A clever plan to turn a situation to one's advantage
***
He arranged a elaborate ploy,involving 14 different people lying for him to make her believe that their meeting is
purely bychance
1188. Elude Escape understanding
****
Even the most basic understanding of physics can elude most high school students
1189. Eke Live off by Meagher resources,to scrap by
***
Stranded in cabin in winter he was able to eke out on canned food
1190. Rile Cause annoyance;
***
Dan is usually calm boy but it takes only glare from Susan to rile him
1191. Evenhanded Without partiality
***
It is often a problem for teacher to be evenhanded to all students
1192. Begrudge To envy someone for for processing something
1193. Wanton How no moral restriction of anger,desire or apetite
1194. Deride Speak or treat with contempt
***
The teacher derided the students for sneaking insects in classroom
1195. Incense Furious
1196. Lethargic Lacking energy
***
Nothing can make man more lethargic than a Turkey dinner
1197. Fawn Try to gain favour by extreme flattery
1198. Intermittent Starting and stopping at irregular fashion
***
Intermittent thunder continued and the night was punctuated by cracks of lightning-a surreal sleepless night
1199. Emulate Strive to match or equal;specially by imitating
***
To be really fluent in a new language ,try to emulate The pattern of speaking of people of that language
1200. Preempt Take place of ,have precedence over
***
A governmental warning of an imminent terrorist attack wou preempt ordinary network program on television
1201. Forthright Characterized by directness in speech or behaviour
***
I did Not expect an insurance company to give us straight answer but I was pleasantly surprised by how forthright he
was
1202. Buttress Make stronger or defensible
***
China's economy was buttressed by global demand of electronic parts the country manufactured
1203. Antedate Precede in time
***
Pharaohs antedatef america
1204. Cerabral Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instincts
***
A cerebral analysis of most pop music found it very simple and childish but it ignore one point-the effect of it on
listners
1205. Conundrum Difficult problem
***
Computer has helped to solve mathematical conundrum which puzzled man for centuries
1206. Eccentric Highly unusual or unconventional (of a person)
1207. Foolhardy Rash
1208. Behoove To be one's duty or responsibility
***
The teacher looked down at teacher and said " it behoove you to be present in class just time"
1209. Belittle Lessen the import
Ance,dignity or reputation
***
A good teacher will never belittle his student but will empower them
1210. Docile Easy To be handled
***
Barnyard animals are considered to be more docile than wild animals
1211. Prevail Be widespread at certain location at a time;prove superior
***
Before the cricket match Australia was heavilybfavoured but India prevailed
1212. Insipid Dull and uninteresting
***
Movie director was known for hiring beautiful actors in order to deflect attention from insipid script he usually writes
1213. Redress The act of making something write
***
Dany's redress of forgetting his wife's birthday for two years in a row was surprising her with a trip in tahiti
1214. Besmirch Damage one's good name and reputation of someone's
***
The prince's distasteful choice of words not only besmirch his own name but also reputation of his royal family
1215. Finagle Achieve something by means of trickery or devious method
***
Steven was able to fun able a seat in train by convincing the conductor that his torn stub was a valid ticket
1216. Glean Collect information bit by bit
***
Herb did not give us any formal information about his background but from various hint I have gleaned information
that he grew up in a difficult circumstances
1217. Avert Turn away;prevent or ward off
***
Afraid of seeing the aftermath of car accident I averted my eyes as I drove away
***
The struggling video games company put all of its finance in a last project to avert bankeruptcy
1218. Rakish Raffish
1219. Implicate Convey a meaning,imply;indicate in a wrongdoing esp a crime
***
By saying that some of the guests were uncomfortable the manager implicated that the staff should be more diligent
***
The boss of crime was implicated in various charges ranging from murders to disturbing peace
1220. Amply More than abundant
***
The boat was amply supplied for its year in sea-no man will suffer from food or drinking water
1221. Paradoxical Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless true
***
Light can behave both like a particle or wave seem paradoxical but true
1222. Abysmal Extremely bad
***
The coach took off her newest player from the ground after watching her abysmal performance for few painful
minutes
1223. Compound Make more intense,stronger or more marked
***
Her headache was compounded by construction crews who had six hammers going down at same time
1224. Perquisite A right reserved by a particular person or a group (esp a hereditary or official right)
***
Even as a dishwasher Evan quickly learned that he has perquisite to have terrific dinner at half price diners would pay
1225. Obliging Showing a cheerful tendency to do favour to others
***
Even after all his success, I found him accommodating and obliging,sharing how to make wealth and make friends
1226. Sordid Involving ignoble action and motives,arousing moral distaste and contempt,foul rundown and repulsive
***
The nightly news simply announced that the senator has an affair but the tabloid publish a sordid detail accounts of
intersection
1227. Beseige Harrass as with
Questions or request;cause to feel distressed or worried
***
After discovering A rare artefact in her dockyeared,she was besized by phone calls ,email and reporters,all want to
buy or grab or see the rare piece of history
1228. Relgate Assign to a lower position
***
When Dexter failed to fulfill his basic duty,his boss relegated him to kitchen clean-up instead of firing
1229. Debunk Expose as false ideas and claim,especially while ridiculing
***
Richard Dexter tried to debunk religious beliefs,but his ridicules repulsed people instead of attracting.
1230. Antiquated Old fashioned
1231. Boorish I'll mannered and coarse or contemptible in behaviour or appearance
***
Bukowski was known for his boorish manner
1232. Chivalrous Being attentive to women like ideal knight
1233. Creditable Deserving praise but not amazing
***
Some critics agreed that the movie was creditable but many gave it more than three out of five
1234. Carping Persistently petty and unjustifiable criticism
1235. Evasive Escaping from difficulties or danger;deliberately vogue or unclear
***
His response was evasive;clearly he did not wanted to take any new responsibility
***
Everytime I asked the bank about our mortgage I find an evasive answer
1236. Cosmopolitan Comprising of many nations
1237. Deliberate Think over carefully;weigh pros and cons of an issue
***
Emergency situation like this demand immediate action leaving no room for deliberate over options
1238. Futile Producingvno result or effect
1239. Champion Fight for a cause
***
Martin Luther king championed civil rights fiercely throughout his short life
1240. Enumerate Specify one by one
***
I sat and listened to her enumerating thing she did not like in last three months
1241. Excruciating Extremely painfull
1242. Staid Characterized by dignity and propriety
***
Frank came from a staid family so he was shocked to know that his room mate sold narcotics
1243. Inkling Slight suggestion or vague understanding
1244. Morph To undergo dramatic change in seamless and barely noticeable manner
1245. Snub Refuse to acknowledge ;reject outright and bluntly
***
Wheeler was completely qualified but board snubbed him
1246. Vie Compete for something
1247. Resignation The acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be avoided
***
Since Jack has not find a convincing reason of why he should not miss the seminar,he joined it with a sense of
resignation
1248. Dilapidated Extremely bad condition
***
The main house is stored but the gazebo is still dilapidated and unusable
1249. Malodorous Having an unpleasant smell
1250. Discrete Careful to protect one's action or speech in order to avoid offense or draw attention
***
The professor thought he was discrete in wiping out stain in his shirt,but as he stepped from the odium a heckler burst
out"you missed a spot"
1251. Colossal So great in size or power or extent that illicit awe
1252. Balk Refuse
1253. Defray To help to pay the cost either part or full
***
I n order to admit in pregtigious school his uncle defrayed the excessive tuition fee in form of monthly donation
1254. Zeitgeist Spirit of time
***
Each decade has it its zeitgeist-the 1990's was a prosperous time when American dream never seemed more palpable
1255. Lascivious Lecherous,sexually perverted
***
Lolita was challenging novel for many,not because of elevated pros style but because of depravity of main
character,humbart,humbart,as an old man was lascivious ,falling love with a girl
1256. Churlish Lacking manner or refinement
***
The manager was unnecessarily churlish ,never deign to say hello but was quick with a sartorial Jab if some one
happened to be wearing something that even slightly mismatching
1257. Feckless Lazy and irresponsible
***
Two years after graduation Charlie is still with his parents doing nothing ,becoming more feckless with each passing
days
1258. Saturnine Morose or gloomy
***
Deprively of sunlight men become saturnine-that's why in very northerly region people are encouraged to sit under
Extremely powerful lamp lest they become morose
1259. Cow To intimidate
***
Don't be cowed by 3000 word list,turn it out into deck of flashcards
1260. Equivocate To speak vaguely in order to mislead or deceive
***
After Sharon brought the car home an hour after her curfew she equivocated when her parents pointedly asked
where was she
1261. Arrant Complete and wholly in negative sense
***
An arrant fool,Lawrence surprised nobody when he lost his all money in a pyramid scheme that was in every bit as
transparent as it was corrupt
1262. Sedulous Done diligently and carefully
***
An avid numismatist,Harold seriously amassed coins from over 100 counties -an Endeavour that took fifteen years
across five continent
1263. Malfeasance Misconduct or wrongdoing (especially by public officials)

***
Even the mayor's trademark pesky toothed grin cannot save him from charge of malfeasance:during his pier he ran a
illegal gambling rink behind his office room
1264. Apostate A person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause
1265. Fractious Irritable and likely to cause disruption
***
We rarely invited our fractious uncle who always complains about foods and usually launches a tirade on some
touchy subject
1266. Supercillious Haughty and disdainful,looking down at others
1267. Exegesis Critical analysis or explanation especially of a text
1268. Indigent Poor
1269. Alacrity An eagerness to do something
1270. Anathema A detested person
1271. Expunge To eliminate completely
***
When I turned 18 all charges of shoplifting and jaywalking was expunged from my criminal records
1272. Ontoward Unfavourable,inconvenient
***
Some professor thinks teaching is untoward as having prepared for lectures and conducting office hours prevent
them from focusing on their research
1273. Contentious Likely to argue
**
He become contentious
1274. Base The lowest;without any morality
1275. Ponderous Weighed down,move slowly
1276. Precipitate Hasty or rash;turned into
***
After the city hall break-in,the mayor precipitated toward staffs saying they were aiding and abetting the criminals
1277. Truculent Having a fierce savage nature
***
Standing in line for six hours she became progressively truculent ,yelling at employees and elbowing to others in the
line
1278. Choleric Outburst of temper;easily angered
***
While a brilliant lecturer,he came across as a chronic and unapproachable-students rarely came to his office time
1279. Kowtow To bow or act in a subservient way
***
He kowtowed to his boss so often that she became nauseated at his sycophancy
1280. Conciliate To make peace with
***
His opponents believed that his gesture was conciliatory but as soon as they laid down their weapon he unseathed
hidden sword
1281. Beg Assume To be true
***
By assuming Charles went to college which e is not-she begged the question when she asked him which school he
was headed in fall
1282. Hector Cow
1283. Apogee Zenith
1284. Catholic Of broad spectrum ,universal
1285. Nadir The lowest point
1286. Expansive Communicative and prone to talk in a sociable manner
***
He was still expansive rather than irascible in his octogenarian age
1287. Jingoist A person who think that their country is always right and in favour of aggressive act against other countris
1288. Byzantine Intricate and complex
***
The procedure is so Byzantine that many thought they in mercy of motor vehicle department
1289. Sybarite A person who indulgence in luxury
1290. Blinkered To have a limited out look or understanding
***
In gambling the addict is easily blinkered by previous success or failure,forgetting that every game is independent of
another
1291. Vituperate To criticize harshly,to berate
1292. Gamut A complete extent or range
1293. Martinent A strict disciplinarian
1294. Pollyannish Extremely optimistic
***
Even in the midst of lousy sales period she remained polluannish with her shrill voice and wide smile even when
prospective customers hung up on her
1295. Tendentious Likely to lean towards a controversial view
***
Because political mudslinging become so staple of 24 hours media cycle,most of us ,despite protestation to the
contrary,are tendentious on many of today's pressing issues
1296. Fell Terribly evil
1297. Parvenu A person who has suddenly become wealthier but has not been yet accepted as part of higher class
***
The theatre was full of parvenus who each thought surrounded by aristocrats
1298. Arch To be deliberately teasing
***
The baroness was arch,making playful aside of townmens;yet because they did not pick up her dry humour;they
thought her supercilious
1299. Expurgate Remove objectionable materials
***
The censor expurgated every reference to sex and drugs,converting rapper's raunchy flow into a series of bleep
1300. Malapropism Confusion of a word with another that sound similar
1301. Impecunious Lacking money;poor
***
In extreme trying times;even moderate wealthy after a few turns of ill-fortune became impecunious
1302. Juggarnaut A force that cannot be stopped
1303. Remonstrate To make objection while pleading
***
The mother's of kidnapped victims demonstrated to the rouge government to release their children claiming
that the detention violate the human rights
1304. Pyrrhic Describing a victory that cost so much that it is worthwhile
***
Booshes win in 2000 was a pyrrhic victory;the circumstances of his win alienate half of the americans
1305. Sartorial Relating to fashions or clothes
1306. Execrate To curse and puss at
1307. Disabuse To persuade somebody that his or her belief is not valid
1308. Largees A gift
1309. Mettlesome Filled with courage or valor
1310. Propitiate To placate or appease
1311. Cupidity Greed for money
1312. Protean Readily taking on different roles,versatile
1313. Phantasmagorical Unreal,illusive
1314. Peremptory Bossy and domineering
1315. Apotheosis Exaltation to divine state;highest point of development
***
As difficult to imagine,the apotheosis of mark jukerburg's career has yet to come.
1316. Jaundiced To be biased against due to envy or prejudice
1317. Picayune Trifling or petty (of person)
1318. Hedge To limit or qualify a statement;avoid making direct statement
***
When asked why he had decided to buy million shares oat the very moment when Tec company's share price
soared,the CEO hedged,mentioning something vague about gut instinct
1319. Jejune Lacking flavour;childish
1320. Factitious Artificial,not natural
1321. Invective Abusive or denunciatory language
1322. Histrionic To be overly sentimental
1323. Palimpset Something that has changed a numerous time but on which traces of former iteration can still be seen
***
The downtown is palimpset of city's C heckered past.
1324. Curmudgeon A groucy surly person
1325. Bilious Irascible;always angry
1326. Sententious To be moralizing in a pompous sense
***
The old man lifted up his nose in air at the group of adolescence and intoned sententiously "youth is wasted on
youth"
1327. Schadenfreude Joy of watching suffering of others
***
From his warm apartment window he revealed in schadenfreude as he laughed at figures bellow,huddling
together in arctic chill
1328. Gerrymander To manipulate a voting district to brin the result in favour of a particular party
1329. Benighted Fallen into state of ignorance
***
Far from being an era of arratic benighted,the medieval age produced some great theological speculation
1330. Arriviste Person who recently has reached a position of power
1331. Maunder Meander;to speak about unnecessary thing rapidly and incessantly
1332. Epiphany A sudden revelation or moment of insight
***
He one day had an epiphany that he is people person,he quit the factory job and become a sales man
1333. Mordant Biting or caustic in thought,manner or style
***
Although Phil make frequently mordant remarks about company's policy,he is always gentler when he was
discussing about particular person
1334. Vitriolic Harsh or corrosive in tone
***
While the teacher was moderate in her criticism of other student's people ,she was vitriolic towards peter's
paper,casting every flaw in harshest light
1335. Recapitualtion Summary
1336. Unforthcoming Not willing to give in information,uncooperative
***
The teacher wanted to know who had broken the glass while he was out of the class ,but the students were
understably unforthcomming
1337. Quail Draw back as with fear or pain
***
He always claim that he is the bravest outdoorsman,but when thunderstorm engulfed the valley,he quailed at the
thoughtcofvleaving the safety of his room.
1338. Hail Enthusiastically acclaim someone or something
***
Many college superstar athletes were hailed as next big thing;but ultimately flop at professional level.
1339. Importune Beg persistently and urnestly
1340. Litany Any long and tedious account of something
***
Mr.Roger spoke to Senate committee and did Not give litany of reason of keep funding the programs,instead he
appealed to the basic human decency of all present
1341. Plucky Marked by courage and determination
***
The scouts initially doubted fedora because of his short stature,but he is plucky player with endless energy and
fierce determinatio
1342. Duplicity Deceitfulness,pretendingvto want one thing while actually interested in another thing
***
The life of espionage agent is full of duplicity;an agent must pretend to be totally different person than actually
what he or she is
1343. Provident Care full about own interest;providing carefully of future
1344. Reconture A person skilled in telling anecdotes
***
Jude is entertaing,but by no means a reconture,besides some memorized stories he has no ability of spontaneous
story telling
1345. Redoubtable Inspiring awe or fear
***
On television the basketball players don't look so tall but if face one seven feet tall NBA player,he is trully
redoubtable

1346. Perspicacious Actually insightful and wise

***
Manyvthough Eisenhour as persipicacious as in his prediction of future miitary growth
1347. Lampoon Ridicule with satire
***
Mr.Mark twain understood that lampooning a bad idea with humour is best way of criticism
1348. Effrontary Audacious (Even arrogant) in behaviour of which you have no right to do
1349. Umbrage Feeling anger caused by being offended
***
Since he was so love with her he took umbrage at her comments though she only meant to tease her
1350. Pecuniary Relating to money
***
The defandant was found guilty and had to serve a period of community service and pay a pecuniary damage to
the client
1351. Gaffe A tactles or awkward social act
1352. Lugubrious Excessively mournful
***
At the funeral the church was filled with lugubrious songs
1353. Enthrall Hold spelbound
1354. Approbatory Expressing praise or approval
***
Though it his not her best work,her novel received a general approbatory reviews
1355. Insouciance Lack of concern
***
Surprisingly mark became a high powered CEO while his school friends called him hanky panky receiving each
failed class with insouciance
1356. Hagiographic Excessively flattering towards someone's life or work
***
Many accounts on tiger woods were hagiographic until recently
1357. Anaemic Lacking energy or vigour
***
After three straight show the lead actor give an anaemia performance on fourth night,barely speaking loudly for
those who seats in back rows to hear
1358. Flummox To be mystery or bewildering to
***
Mary's behaviour flummoxed me.I never had any idea of her motives
1359. Punctilious Marked by precise accordance with details
***
The colonel was so punctilious about regulation that men were compelled to polish even soles of their shoes
1360. Semblance Outward or token or from that is deliberately misleading
***
Though the manager maintained semblance of respectability publicly but those who knew him well we're aware of
his involvement with many crimes
1361. Solecism Gaffe
1362. Primacy The state of being first in importance
***
The primacy of Apple computer is not guaranteed as seen in recent lawsuit and weak growth
1363. Ilustrious Widely known or esteemed;having or conferring glory
***
Einstein was probably most illustrious scientist of recent time

1364. Portentious Ominously prophetic

1365. Temerity Fearless daring
***
No child has temerity of going to rundown house at the end of street to see if it is haunted
1366. Sagacious Having good judgement and insight
1367. Impute Attribute
1368. Bowdlerize To edit by modifying or omitting parts considered indelicate
***
To receive R rating the movie was bowdlerrized because it contains so much violence and grotesque subject
matter
1369. Cede Relinquish possession or control over
1370. Derelict (Of a person) not doing one's duty; (of a building)abandoned
1371. Prognostication Any statement made about future
***
When senator asked to comment on the issue he replied that whatever prognostication he would make will be
unreliable
1372. Unflappable Sangfroid
1373. Patent Glaringly obvious
***
Since the book has been through no fewer than six runs,the staff was shocked to see patent spelling mistake,right
in front of book cover
1374. Machinate To engage in plotting or enter into conspiracy,swear together
***
The rebellions met at night at abandoned barn to machinate
1375. Invidious Likely to cause resentment
***
At times when many of the officers were about to be laid off many considered his wearing fine clothes an
invidious display
1376. Ribald Humorously vulgar
***
The speaker was famous for his ribald humour;the principal asked him to keep his talk to G rated when he talk to
student body
1377. Incontrovertible Impossible to deny or disprove
1378. Nonchalant Unconcerened or uninterested;overly casual
***
1379. Stalwart Dependable ;inured to fatigue or hardworking
***
Stalwart supporter
1380. Cosset Mollycoddle
1381. Intimation Indirect suggestion
1382. Ossify Make rigid or set into a conventional pattern
***
Even as a young an he was biased against poor man but during his service in social his bad ideas were ossified
into unshiftable views
1383. Flippant Inappropriate levity
***
While he was trying to show respect to mark's sense of humour,but many found it quite flippant that he wore a
comic nose and glass mask in mark's funeral
1384. Equitable Fair to all parties as dictated by reason or conscience
***
The equitable distribution of icecream among group of 5 years old is enough to not to rise any fightinh-at least until
the ice cream is gone
1385. Subterfuge Something intended to misinterpret the true nature of something
***
After finally deciding to abandons all his subterfuge ,Arthur revealed Cynthia everything about his affairs in last two
years
1386. Inviolate Must be kept sacred
1387. Lacerate Deeply hurt the feelings of
***
The teacher was fired because of laceratingva student for his poor assay
1388. Unpropitious (Of a circumstances) with little chance of success
1389. Collorary A practical consequence that follows naturally
1390. Dispensation An exemption from rule or obligation
***
As his father is billion air ,he is given dispensation from many policies of school
1391. Denouement The final resolution of many strands of a literary or art work;the outcome of complexe sequence or event
***
At the denouement of the movie,all the answers were found and identity of the robber was revealed
1392. Magisterial Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative;Sedately dignified in appearance or
manner;Dogmatic; overbearing;
Offensively self assured or given to practicing unwarranted powers
***
a magisterial account of the history of the English language.
***
She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty
***
expounded on official protocol in magisterial tones
1393. Rarefied Make more subtle or refined
***
Nack's vulgar jokes were not so successful in rarefied environment of college professors
1394. Crestfallen Brought low in spirit
***
After failing for straight three years,he was crestfallen
1395. Obstreperous Noisily and stubbornly defiant
1396. Firebrand Someone who deliberately create trouble
1397. Presentiment A feeling of evil to come
1398. Dovetail Fit together very well,as if connected by very tight interlocking
1399. Celerity Sped,rapidity
1400. Hobble To hold back the progress of something
***
Bad weather hobbled the rescue operation making it difficult to find body in wreckage
1401. Apposit Remarkably appropriate
1402. Crystalize To take definite form or shape
***
Only fifteen minutes brainstorm did samantha's idea to crystalize
1403. Spartan Unsparing and uncompromizing in discipline or judgement;pracrtising great self denial
***
After fire burning everything timmothy had,he decided to lead a Spartan life ,sleeping in floor and owing
furniture as less as possible
1404. Asperity Harshness of manner
1405. Untrammeled Not confined or limited
***
The whole idea of living untrammeled inspired American revolution and was enshrined in the declaration of
indipendece
1406. Rapporchement Reestablishment of cordial relationship
***
Although she hoped a rapprochement between her mother and aunt,but bitter accusation against each other
make the reconciliation unlikely
1407. Nettlesome Causing irritation or annoyance
1408. Arrogate Seize and control without authority
***
Arriving at the small town,the outlaws arrogated the privileges of lord and asked the frightened citizens to bring
food ,drink and entertainment
1409. Solicitude Feeling of excessive concern
***
I went to his home to make sure that he had enough food to eat but it seemed that he did not appreciate my
solicitude
1410. Recrudence To break out or happen again
***
After years of glambers anonymous ,Tony thought he had broken his compulsive slot machine playing,but it took
only one trip in Atlanta city for full recrudence-he lost five thousand on one armed bandit
1411. Phlegmatic Showing little emotion
1412. Bristle React in an offended or angry way
***
As we discussed the painting,i noticed that artist's wife bristling at our criticism,ready to defend her husband's
work
1413. Baleful Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic development
***
Movies often uses storms or rain clouds as baleful omen of evil events that will soon befall the main character
1414. Inanity total lack of meaning or ideas
***
Bill's poem was nothing more than a list of impressive sounding words,so there is no point in trying to take a
meaning from the inanity
1415. Percipient Highly perceptive
***
Even the most percipient editor will make an error when proofrading
1416. Broadside A strong verbal attack
1417. Ersatz Not real or genuine,phony
1418. Antic Ludicrously odd
***
The clown's antic act was too extreme for the youngest child who left the room in tears
1419. Debonair Having sophisticated charm
***
James bond is known for his good looks,high tech gadgets and debonair manner

1420. Exemplar Something to be imitated

***
Lena's homework is on the wall because it is an exemplar of clean,neat and thoughtful work
1421. Bemoan Express strong discontent or a strong regret
***
While the CEO carefully explained all the reason for cuts in benefits,after the meeting employees bemoaned
the cuts as further evidence that management was against them
1422. Chagrin Strong feelings of embarrassment;cause to feel shame,hurt the pride of
***
Much to timid writer's chagrin,the audience chanted his name until he came back on stage
***
She never cared what others said about her appearance but was chagrined by smallest comment from her
mother
1423. Unprepossessing Creating an unfavorable or neutral firs impression
***
People coming to meet the scientist would expect a touring sage,but often surprised by the unprepossessing
simple clothing of him
1424. Browbeat Be bossy toward,discourage or frighten with threat or domineering manner
***
During the interrogation,the suspect was browbeaten to sign a false confession
1425. Pith the most essential part of something
1426. Appurtenant accessory
***
In hiking Mt.Everest,sherpas are appurtenant,helping climbers both carry gear and navigate the treacherous
paths
1427. Brook endure,to put up with
***
While she was at the chalkboard,the teacher did not brook any form of talking--even a tiny peep resulted in
afternoon detention
1428. Unstinting Very generous
***
Helen is unstinting with her time ,often spending hours at the house of a sick friend
1429. Objurgate Express strong disapproval of
***
The manager spent an hour objurgating the employee in the hope that he will not make these mistake again
1430. Chimera Something desired or wished for but is only a illusion and impossible to achieve
***
Many believe that a world free of war is a chimera-a dream that ignore humanity's violent tendencies
1431. Effervescent Marked by high spirit or excitement
***
After the sales report,the manager was is effervescent mood,letting several employees leave work early that
day.
1432. Squelch Suppress or crush completely
***
After the dictator consolidated his power,he took steps to squelch all criticism,often arresting any journalist who
said anything that can be interpreted as negative to his regime
1433. Ineffable That cannot be expressed
***
An example of ineffable is overwhelming sadness that one does not know how to show.
***
An example of ineffable is the name of a deity that cannot be said out of respect

1434. Besotted Strongly affectionate with;very drunk

***
Even though her father did not approve,juliet became besotted with young romeo
1435. Doleful filled with or evoking sadness
1436. Truculent Defiant aggressiveness`
1437. Epigram a witty saying
1438. Meteoric Like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
***
The early spectacular success propelled the pitcher to meteoric stardom,but a terrible injury tragically cut short his
career
1439. Artifice Cunning tricks to deceive others
1440. Gumption Resourcefulness and determination
***
Wallace stegner lamented the lack gumption in U.S.A during the sixties,claiming that no youth person knew how to
work
1441. Obtuse Slow to learn or understand,lacking intellectual acuity,lacking in insight or discernment
1442. Recluse One who lives in solitude,Keeping away from society; seeking solitude,hermit
***
lived an unsocial recluse life
1443. Reprisal retaliation for doing some bad deeds
***
1444. bungalow A small house with a single story
***
she liked the old bungalow; its quaintness was appealing
1445. sitcom A humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
***
The 1990s sitcom is suddenly popular with high school students, who are drawn by a stress-free portrayal of post-
collegiate life.
1446. Miffed Aroused to impatience or anger
***
Ms. Hughes was miffed. "She just didn't understand how this possibly could be on this particular day," John says.
1447. ombudsman A government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
1448. Imperviuos Not admitting passage or capable of affected
***
I am not impervious to your insult,they cause great pain to me.
1449. Callow Young and inexperienced
1450. Complicit Associated or participating in an activity especially one of questionable manner
***
Though grand jury acquitted the senator from all crime charge,still in public mind he is complicit in corruption
1451. Inequity Injustice by virtue of not conforming with standard rules
***
After decades of racial injustice the "separate but equal" doctrine was finally overturned
1452. Proscribe Command against
***
My doctor proscribed my habit of eating chocolate at breakfast
1453. Desideratum Something considered necessary or highly desirable.
***
The desideratum of environmental group is that motorist should rely on carpooling
***
If saving human lives is the great desideratum, then there is more to be gained by the prevention of drowning, and
auto wrecks than by the abolition of war
1454. Enormity The act of extreme wickedness
***
The enormity of poll of regime is hard to known-within months hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives
1455. Unimpeachable Free of guilt;not subject to blame;beyond doubt or reproach
***
After years of unimpeachable service in company,he felt that a gold watch is a slap in the face than an honor
1456. Conflagration Very intense and uncontrolled fire
1457. Coterminous things or areas that share boundaries
***
The border of the state is coterminous geological limit for travel:the south and east is surrounded by uncrossable
rivers and north with a dessert
***
An example of coterminous is the forty eight states within mainland United States
1458. Tyro Someone new to the field or activity
1459. Bridle To restrain power or access ;react with anger
***
The curfew law have bridged people's ability move freely
***
The hostess were bridled with tactless dinner guests who insisted on eating before everybody get foods
1460. Discursive (Of esp speech or writinh)departing from main point
***
Many find it hard to read mobi sick because the author is discursive
1461. Hauteur Overbearing pride evidenced by superior manner towards inferior
1462. Internecine (Of conflict)within a group or company
***
The guerrilla group which has became so powerful that had the ability to defeat the police at last destroyed by
internecin
1463. Turgid Pompous and tedious (of language)
1464. Noisome Having extremely bad smell
***
1465. Pontificate Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
***
The C.E.O often pontificated about economic.
1466. Elegiac Expressing sorrow
***
Elegiac poem
1467. Appropriate To give or take by force;to allocate
***
The government has appropriated lands from squatters leaving them to scurry in another lands
***
The fund was appropriated among members
1468. Medicant a pauper who live by begging
***
Tolstoy was an aristocrate but to understand the christianity of russian peasant he wander among them as
medicant
1469. Abjure renounce
1470. Complaisant showing a cheerful wilingness to do favor to others
1471. Bromide a trite or obvious remarks
1472. Conflate mix together different elements or concepts
***
In her recent book,the author conflated various geners-the detective story,the teen thriller,vampire romance-to
create a memorable read
1473. Doughty Brave;bold;courageous
1474. Desiccated uninteresting,lacking vitality
***
Few novelist over 80 are able to produce anything more than desiccated works--boring shadows of former books
1475. Surfeit an excessive amount of something
***
There is no such thing as a surfeit of shopping for nancy-she could stay at a outlet from opening to closing time
1476. Row an angry dispute
***
The prime minister looked very foolish after his row with the foreign dignitary .
1477. Raillery light teasing
***
The new recruit was not bothered by raillery,finding it light hearted and good-natured
1478. Canard a deliberately misleading fabrication
***
public will always be fooled by media's canard
1479. Flag Droop,sink or settle as if from pressure or lack of tautness;make less intense
***
After three crushing defeat in a row ,the team's enthusiasm began to flag
1480. Befall Happen to
***
He promised that no hard would befall on her
1481. Reel Unable to control one's movement,fumble,bumble;Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
***
The drunken man reeled across the street
***
The dervishes reel around and around without getting dizzy
1482. Graft Corruption,usually through bribery
***
In countries with rampant graft,getting a driver license can require nothing more than paying a official
1483. Enamored Strongly attracted to or in love with
1484. Demonstrative marked by open expression of emotion
***
When sally told james that she wanted a breakup with him she expected jame to react demonstratively,but he just
nodded his head and left without saying a word
1485. Trenchant akin,percipicious

1486. Ebullient Joyously unrestrained

***
Ebullient mood
1487. Diminutive To indicate smallness,very small
***
He prefers to be called by diminutive of his name "bill" instead of John williams
***
When he put on his father's suit and shoes,his apperance was that of a diminutive youth
1488. Simulacrum a representation of a person(esp in form of sculpture)
***
The shanghai urban planning exhibition center showcases a simulacrum of present and approved buliding in the city
1489. Eponym the name derived from a person
***
Alexandria,Egypt is an eponym because it is named after Alexander
1490. Estimable respectable
1491. Sardonic Disdainfully or ironically humorous;scornful and mocking
***
Sardonic Remarks
1492. Infelicitous Not appropriate
***
During the executive meeting the marketing manager continued on making infelicitous remarks about CEO's
gambling habit.
1493. Palavar Speak(about unimportant thing)constantly and rapidly
1494. Splenetic Very irritable
1495. Adjudicate to serve as a judge in a competition,to arrive a conclusion or judgement
1496. Lachrymose showing sorrow
***
Alexi being lachrymose and depressed ,walked in rain for two miles,knowing his wife had an affair
1497. Loath Unwilling to do something that is contrary to your custom
***
I was loath to stay in the room while everybody is gossiping about showbeze
1498. Bereft Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
***
bereft family of deceased
1499. Dissemble conceal one's true motives usually through decit
***
To get closer to senator the assassin dissembled his intentions,convincing people that he is a reporter for a
newspaper
1500. Hoodwink to deceive or trick someone
1501. Ineluctable impossible to avoid or evade
***
For those who smoke cigerettes for years ,a major health crisis brought on by smoking is ineluctable
1502. Capitulate To surrender(usually under agreed conditions)
***
Paul,losing 19-0 in a ping-pong match against his nimble friend,basically capitulated when he played last two point
with closed eyes
1503. Exeguity the quality of being meager
***
After two months at sea,the exiguity of the ship's supplies forced them to search for fresh water and foods

1504. Cataclysm an event that result in great loss and misfortuen

***
The introduction of smallpox was a cataclysm for native americans,killing off more than half or their population
1505. Obtain applicable
***
The custom of waiting your turn in lines does not obtain in some countries, in which many people try to rush to front
of the line at same time
1506. Dissipate squander or spend money frivolously
***
The recent graduates dissipated their money in trip to las vegas and cruise in mexico
1507. Involved complicated and difficult to comprehend
1508. Chastise reprimand harshly
1509. wanting lacking
1510. Belie to give false representation to
1511. Vindicate to clear of accusation,blame,suspicion
1512. Enervate to sap energy from
1513. Mercurial (of a person)prone to unexpected and unpredictable change in mood
1514. Maintain to assert
1515. Ingenous to be naive and innocent
1516. Innocuous Harmless
1517. Egregious Shockingly bad
1518. Extant Still exist
1519. Venerate Respect deeply
1520. Intimate To refer something indirectly
1521. Acrimony Bitterness
1522. Qualify To make less sever
***Chris qualified his love for san francisco ,adding that he did not like the weather as much as he liked it in los
angles
1523. Impertinent being disrectful
1524. Upbraid to reproach,to scold
1525. Galvanize to excite or inspire
1526. Castigate to reprimand harshy
1527. Caulmny making a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation
1528. Parsimonious extremely frugal,miserly
1529. Prodigal rashly or wastefully extravagant
1530. Veracious Truthful
1531. Undermine to weaken
1532. Chastize Castigate
1533. Demur to object or show reluctance
1534. Restive Restless
1535. Iconoclast Somebody who attacks the established beliefs
1536. Prescience The power to foresees the future
1537. Gossamar Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

1538. Perfidy betrayal

1539. Entrenched Fixed firmly or securely
***
By the time we reached 60 our habits are so entrenched that it is difficult to change
1540. Platitude An obvious remarks
1541. Preclude Keep from happening or arising
1542. Decorous Characterized by good nature or taste in manners and conduct
1543. Culpability A state of guilty
1544. Audacious willing to take risk in social situation
1545. Lambast To criticize harshly
1546. Standoff the finish of a contest whose result is draw
1547. Gall the trait of being rude and impertinent;feeling of deep ill and bitter anger
***
Even though he is hired recently but he showed the gall to question his boss's judgement in front of the office
***
Out of gall,she sent compromising photos of her ex husband
1548. Chortle To chuckle,laugh merrily often in a breathy,muffed way
1549. Ghoulish Suggesting death and decay,morbid
***
ghoulish details
1550. Showmanship the ability to represent something
***
In a particularly ghoulish twist, uncomfortably reminiscent of the sadistic showmanship of Islamic State, the head of
the Roman commander was cut off and used by the enemy as a makeshift prop in a performance of Euripides' play
The Bacchae - in which the head of King Pentheus, horribly decapitated by his mother, takes a macabre starring
role.
1551. Prop Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
1552. Conurbation An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
***
Urban living in a capital city with a million inhabitants, the biggest conurbation in the west before the 19th century,
raised all the usual questions: from traffic congestion (one law tried to keep heavy vehicles out of the city during
the day, with the knock-on effect of appalling noise at night) to rudimentary planning problems (exactly how high
were high-rise blocks allowed to be, and in what materials to make them safe from fire?)
1553. Scrounger Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
1554. Masquerades A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party;Pretend to be someone or something that you are not
***
he is masquerading as an expert on the internet.
***
This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty.
1555. Volubility The quality of talking or writing easily and continuously
1556. Impudent Gall
1557. Incisive perspicacious
1558. Bucolic Relating to pleasant aspects of country
1559. Culminate reach to the highest point of something
1560. Diffident Showing modest reserve,lacking self-confident
1561. Dictatorial expecting unquestioning obedience;characteristics of an absolute ruler
1562. Querulous Habitually complaining

1563. Fortuituos Occurring by happy chance

1564. Torpor Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of energy or vigor
1565. Rustic characteristic of rural life ;awkwardly simple and provincial
1566. Engender Given rise to
1567. Vociferous Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
1568. Concede acknowledge defeat;give over,surrender or relinquish to physical control of another
1569. Glut an excessive supply
1570. Guileless free of deceit
1571. Heretic A person who holds unorthodox belief
1572. Refractory Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
1573. Spurious Plausible but false
1574. Delineate Describe in detail
1575. Insidious working in a subtle but destructive way
1576. Ameliorate Make something bad better
1577. Magnanimous Noble and generous in spirit
1578. Avericious Excessively greedy
1579. Quotidin Found in the ordinary course of event
1580. Immutable Not able to be changed
1581. Belligerant Characteristic of one egar to fight
1582. Disaffected Discontented as toward authority
1583. Apathy An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
1584. Unequivocal Having no doubt,sure
1585. Circumvent Cleverly Find a way out of one's duties or obligation
1586. Jubilant Full of high spirited delight because of triumph or success
1587. Languid Not inclined to physical exertion or effort;slow and relaxed
1588. Subsume

contain or include
***
When a new company takes over the old company so that the old company becomes one with the new, this is an
example of where the new company subsumes the old.
***
The rogue waive subsumed all the things in its path
1589. Contrive

To plan,fabricate,manage,to scheme for evil purposes

***
contrive a way to help
***
He contrived to get in
1590. Villify spread negative information about
1591. Tentamount Being essentially equal to something
***
In many situations,remaining silent is tantamount to admitting guilt,so speak to prove your innocence
1592. Juxtapose Place side by side for contrast
***
The appeal of her painting comes from a classical style which is juxtaposed with a modern theme
1593. Supplant to take place of something
1594. Staunch firm and dependable especially in loyality
1595. Admonitory Serving to warn;expressing a reproach as a corrective
1596. Forthcoming At ease in talking to others
***
As a husband,Lary was not forthcoming,if jill did not demand to know details,he never share them with her
1597. Exacting Requiring and demanding accuracy
1598. Implausible something that is not true
1599. Largess Extreme generosity and giving
1600. Apocryphal Being of questionable authenticity
***
Apocryphal stories
1601. Contingent A gathering of persons representative of some larger group;dependent on
***
A small contingent of those loyal to king have gathered around the castle to defend it
***
Whether the former world champion can win again this year contingent upon none of it's star player get injured
1602. Abstuse Recondite
1603. Indifference The trait of seeming not to care
***
In an effort to fight indifference,the president of college introduced a stricter grading system
1604. Intrasigent Unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action
1605. Loudable worthy of high praise
1606. Ghoulish Suggesting death and decay,morbid
***
1607. Temperance Trait of avoiding excess

1608. Denigrate Charge falsely with malicious intent;attack good name and reputation of someone
1609. Provincial of limited perspective;not fashionable or sophisticated
1610. Petulent Easily irritated or annoyed
1611. Ingratiate Gain favor of someone by deliberate effort
1612. Myopic Lacking imagination or foresight
1613. Ignoble Dishonorable
1614. Underscore Giving extra weight
***
While hiking instructor agreed that carrying a first aid kit in good ,he underscored the importance of carrying
enough water
1615. Soporic Sleep inducing
1616. Copious In abundant supply
1617. Acerbic Harsh in tone
1618. Confound To confuse,mistake one thing for another
1619. Insolent Rude and arrogant
1620. Hegemony Dominance over a certain area
1621. Trite Repeated too often,Overfamiliar with through use
1622. Propitous Presenting favorable circumstances
1623. Tempered Moderated in effect
***
Her wide eyed optimism for youth was now tempered since she worked many years in justice department
1624. Prolific Intellectually productive
1625. Resurgent Rising again as to new life
***
The team sank to fourth place in june,but is now resurgent and about to win the division
1626. Inveterate Habitual
***
Inveterate smoker
1627. Antithetical Sharply contrasted in character or purpose
***
Misery is antithetical with sanctimonicity
1628. Circumscribe Confine or restrict
1629. Lionize Assign great social importance to
***
We have to lionize the sanctimonious people
1630. Pedestrian lacking imagination
***
While she was always engaged in philosophical speculation,her brother was always busy in pedestrian
concerns;how to earn salary and run a householdT
1631. Tractable Easily manageable
1632. Ostracize Exclude from a community or group
1633. Reverent Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
1634. Munificent Very generous
1635. Vacilate be undecided about something;waver between conflicting position or courses of action
1636. Irrevocable Incapable of being retracted or revoked

1637. Precipitous Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
***
Instead of calling his financial adviser,he acted precipitously ,buying 4000 shares of latest hot stock,only to find that
that company had a history of inflating its year end numbers
1638. Brazen Shamelessly unrestrained
***
Large donation to the local police department gave the drug cartel the brazen confidence to do their business out
in the open
1639. Foment Try to stir up public opinion
***
After having his pay cut,Phil spread vicious rumors about his boss,hoping to foment a general feeling of discontent
1640. Poignant Emotionally touching
***
Poignant reunion of lost members of family
1641. Gauche Lacking social polish
***
gauche remarks
1642. Sanction give authority or permission to;legal penalty for a forbidden action
***
Government imposed a sanction on the company
1643. Indict Formally charge or accuse
1644. Retiring To be shy,and to be inclined to retract from company
1645. Bellicose Warlike,inclined to quarrel
1646. Archaic So old as to appear in different age
1647. Forbearance Patience
1648. Cipher Worthless person ,code
1649. Slur Slander;speak indistinctively
There was a slight slur to her words
1650. Ferment Agitation,commotion
1651. Phobia Morbid fear
1652. Rent Spit
1653. Expunge Cancel
1654. Delve Investigate
1655. Retinue Attendents
1656. Lacerate To tear up or wound
***
To laureate is to make somebody bleed with a whip
1657. Mire Entangle;stick in swampy ground
1658. Farce Mockery
1659. Nonchalance Lacking of interest
1660. Flail Thresh grain by hand;slap or strike
1661. Infraction Breach
1662. Depricate Decry
1663. Talon Claw of a bird
1664. Swerve Turn aside sharply

1665. Florid Flowery,ruddy,reddish

1666. Musty Stale,spoiled by age
1667. Philanderer Faithless lover
1668. Wispy Barely discernible
1669. Remonstrance Objection
***
His demonstration against not paying him enough attention was so vociferous that his mother immediately took him
in her lap.
1670. Nattation Swimming
1671. Blase Bored with pleasure or dissipation
1672. Partician Noble
1673. Acclaim Applaud
***
The sportscasters acclaimed every american victory and decry any defeat
1674. Ceremonious Formal
***
Ordinary dress would be inappropriate in such a ceremonious occasion
1675. Wangle Achieve something by means of trickery or deception
***
She tried to wiggle out an invitation in the party
1676. Wrench pull,strain,twist
***
She wrenched free of her attacker and landed a kick on his knee
1677. Hibernal Wintry
1678. Rancid Having door of stale fat
1679. Lackluster Dull
1680. Buxom Full blossomed
1681. Yen Longing
1682. Clangor Loud resounding sound
***
The blacksmith was accustomed to clangor of hammer on steel
1683. Contagion Infection
***
Fearing contagion,they took drastic steps to spread of disease
1684. Bilk Swindle,cheat
***
The man was specialized in bilking insurance company
1685. Beset Harass
***
Many problems have beset the school system in america
1686. Quash Subdue,quell
***
The authority acted quickly to quash the student rebellion ,sending tank to cow them
1687. Ramify Divide into branches
***
When the plant begins to ramify,it is advisable to nip off
most of the branch

1688. Gait Manner of walking or running

***
The lame man walked with an uneven gait
1689. Stock Typical,standard
***
Victorian melodrama portrayed stock characters-the rich but depraved, the sweet young ingenue,the poor but
honest young man-in an exaggerated way
1690. Stupefy Make numb
***
Disapproving of drugs in general,she refused to take sleeping pills or any others that make her stupefied.
1691. Wizened Withered
***
the wizened old man in home was still active and energetic
1692. Unkempt Disheveled
***
Jeremy hated his neighbor's unkempt lawn:he thought its neglected appearance had a detrimental effect on
neighborhood property value
1693. Mimetic Representational,imitative
1694. Baneful Very harmful
1695. Nugatory Worthless
***
Nugatory law
1696. Solipsism The philosophical theory that state that only oneself need to exist
1697. Uncouth Lacking refinement,taste
***
Untutored and uncouth human being
1698. Fleeting Lasting for remarkably short time;move rapidly and lightly
1699. Flabbergasted Stuck as if dumb from surprise or astonishment
1700. Aggravate Make worse
1701. Partisan Devoted to cause or party
1702. Puritanical Exaggeratedly proper;morally rigorous
1703. Prurient Lustful
1704. Puckish Naughtily or annoyingly playful
1705. Inchoate Rudimentary,recently begun
***
Before the construction,the plan was in inchoate thing
1706. Inerrancy Infallibility
***
Jan refused to accept inerrancy of pope
1707. Infallible Inerrancy
1708. Languish Loss of animation or energy
1709. Opprobrium Infame,Villify
***
He refused to react against the slander and opprobrium hurled against him ,he relied on his record
1710. Priggish Puritanical
1711. Punctilious Meticulous
1712. Melange A motly assortment of things

1713. Olio Melange

1714. Hale Coerce,exhibiting vigorous health
1715. Lissome Limber
1716. Flagging Weak from exhaustion
1717. Torpid Slow and apathetic
***
A mind grown torrid in old age
1718. Gore Wound by piercing with a sharp projected instrument
1719. Carnage Mass murder
1720. Hetertofore Hitherto
1721. Vitiate Corrupt morally by intemperance or sensuality
1722. Bedizen Dress grandly and tastelessly
1723. Plaudits Enthusiastic approval
***
He approved plaudits of public
1724. Mores Conventions of fundamental values of a group
1725. Stopgap Something contrived to meet an emergency
1726. Rectitude Righteousness
1727. Oligarchy A government system run by few people
1728. Appose Place side by side or in close proximity
1729. Harrump Clear food or mucus from throst
1730. Microcosom A miniature model of something
1731. Vet Examine carefully
1732. Supple Lissome
1733. Grit Grumption,clench together
***
Grit one's teeth
1734. Demotic Pertaining to people
***
He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a demotic society will lower the standard of
nation's standard
1735. Derange Make insane
***
Hamlet's cruel rejection deranged the Ophela,in her madness she drowned herself
1736. Genialilty Cheerfulness,kindness,sympathy
***
This restaurant is popular for geniality of it's proprieter,he tries to make every one happy
1737. Gambol Skip about,leap playfully
***
Watching children gambol in the park,betty marveled at their youthful energy and zest
1738. Defeatist Accepting defeat as natural outcome
1739. Appall Dismay,shock
***
We were appalled at the horrifying situation of the city
1740. Arbitrary Unreasonable or capricious

1741. Affiliation Joining,association with

***
His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues
1742. Agog Amok
1743. Gamely in a spirited manner,courageously
***
As he fought gamely with a superior boxer,the crowed gave him a standing ovation when he step down from the
arena
1744. Gestate Evolve,as in prenatal growth
***
When this scheme was gestating,the conspirator maintained a complete silence about their intentions
1745. Gory Bloody
***
The audience shuddered as they listened to the gory detail of the massacar
1746. Caricature Burlesque
1747. Carnal Fleshy
***
Is the public more interested in fleshy pleasure than spiritual one?compare the number of people reading playboy to
the people reading religious book
1748. Descry Catch sight of
***
We could barely descry the enemy vessel
1749. Diorama Life size,three dimensional scene from nature or history
1750. Astral Relating to the stars
***
He was amazed at the number of astral body the new telescope revealed
1751. August Impressive,majestic
***
Visiting the palace he was impressed by the august surrounding in which he found himself
1752. Aver state formally as a fact
***
The self proclaimed psychic averred that because he had extrasensory power,he needed not no seismographic
instrument to foretell about earthquake
1753. Balk Foil
1754. Bane Curse
***
Lucy's younger brother was a bane for her existence,scribbling her lipstick in the wall,pouring her shampoo in basin
1755. Bandy Discuss lightly or glibly,exchange word heatedly
***
While the president was happy to bandy patriotic generalization with anyone who would listen to him ,he refused to
bandy words with unfriendly reporters in conference
1756. Euphemism Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
***
The expression "he passed away" is a euphemism for he died
1757. Explicate Explain
***
Harry levin explicated Jame's novel with such clarity that even Finnegan's wake was comprehensible to his student
1758. Evoke Call forth
***
He evoked much criticism by hostile manner

1759. Dirge Lament with music

***
The funeral dirge stirred us to tear
1760. Automation Mechanism that imitates action of human
1761. Detterent Something that discourage
1762. Disarray A disorderly or untidy state
1763. Expatiate Talk in length
***
At this time please give us a brief resume of your work,we shall let you expatiate latter
1764. Averse Disinclined
***
The reporter was averse to to disclose the source of his information
1765. Precipice Cliff,dangerous position
1766. Precipitate Hasten
1767. Preen make oneself tidy in appearance;feel satisfaction
***
While she was preening before the mirror,carefully smoothing her hair she could not help preening herself on her
good looking
1768. Axiom Self evident truth requiring no proof
1769. Awl Pointed tool for piercing
1770. Aversion Strong dislike
1771. Despoil Rob
***
Seeking plunder,the raiders despoiled the village,carrying off any valuable thing they find
1772. Dichotomy Branching into two parts
1773. Diadem Crown
***
The king's diadem was on display at museum
1774. Diaphanous Transparent
1775. Expository Serving to explain,explanatory
***
The manual that come with my VCR was no masterpiece of expository prose,the explanation was so garbled that i
cannot figure out how to arewind the tape
1776. Exempt Not subjected to a duty or obligation
***
Because of his flat fleet,Foster was exempted from serving in army
1777. Exertion effort,expenditure of much physical strength
***
The exertion in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted
1778. Prehensile Capable of grasping or holding
***
The monkeys not only use hand and legs but also prehensile tail to travel from one tree to another
1779. Resentment Indignation
1780. Resplendent Dazzling,Glorious,brilliant
***
When all the adults were commenting how glorious the emperor looked in his resplendent dress,one little boy
told"But he is naked"

1781. Subpoenia Writ summoning a witness to appear

***
The prosecutor office was ready to serve a subpoenia on reluctant witness
1782. Tantalize Tease;torture with disappointment
***
Tom loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy
1783. Ulterior Situated behind;unstated and often questionable
***
You must have an ulterior motive for your behavior because there is no obvious reason for it
1784. Vendetta Blood feud
***
The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta
1785. Wake Trail of ship or other object through water,path of something that has gone before
1786. Zealot Fanatic;one who show excessive zeal
***
Though glenn was devout,he was never zealot,never force his religious belief on others
1787. Incommodious Not spacious,inconvenient
***
In their incommodious quarters,they had to improvise for closet space
1788. Improvise Perform without preparation;Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
***
"he improvised a speech at the wedding
***
after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
1789. Infantile Childish
1790. Indite Write or Compose
***
Cyrano indited many letters for christian
1791. Swagger Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
***
a more swaggering mood than usual
1792. Vent Express,utter
***
He vented his wrath on his class
1793. Vouchsafe Guarantee
***
I can safely vouchsafe your fair return on our investment
1794. Waffle Speak equivocally about an issue
***
When asked about government involvement in the saving and loan scandal,the press secretary waffled,talking all
around the issue
1795. Venture Dare
***
Fearing distressing the actor,the timorous reviewer never ventured to criticize his performance in a harsh manner
1796. Despondent Sad,gloomy
1797. Discredit Defame,destroy confidence
***
The campaign was highly negative in tone,each candidate tried to discredit others

1798. Discount Disregard

***
Prepare to discount what he say about his ex wife
1799. Amiss Wrong,faulty
***
Seeing her frown,i wondered if anything were amisss
1800. Decollete Having a low cut neckline
1801. Preeminent Outstanding,superior
***
The king traveled to Boston because he wanted the preeminent surgeon to perform the operation on him
1802. Quay Dock,landing space
**e
Because of captain's carelessness the ship crushed into the quay
1803. Rampart Defensive mound of earth
***
From the safe place of rampart we watched as the fighting continued
1804. Quiescent At rest,dormant,temporarily inactive
***
After the eruption of mount Elena,people did not return to cultivate the rich hillside until the the volcano had been
quiescent for two years
1805. Sadistic Inclined to cruelty
1806. Saga Any legend
1807. Decrepitude State of collapse caused by illness or old age
***
I was unprepared for the state of decrepitude in which i had found my old friend,he seemed to aged twenty years in
six months
1808. Quisine Style of cooking
***
French quisine
1809. Dally Procrastinate
1810. Fallow Uncultivated
***
Farmers learned that it is advisable to permit land to lie fallow for every few year
1811. Falter Hesitate
***
When told to dive off the high board he did not falter but proceeded at once
1812. Hieroglyphic Picture writing
***
The discovery of Rosetta stone enabled researchers to read the ancient Egyptian's hieroglypics
1813. Agrarian Pertaining to land
1814. Canny Shrewd
***
The canny scotsman was more than a match for a swindler
1815. Bungle Mismanage,Blunder
***
If you bungle the job,you will be fired
1816. Hilarity Boisterous mirth
***
The hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning

1817. Illimitable Infinite

1818. Improvident Thriftless
***
He was constantly warned about his improvident way
1819. Satiate Satisfy fully
***
Having stuffed themselves with goodies util they were satiated,the guests were ready to take a nap
1820. Unravel Disentangle,solve
***
With equal ease he unraveled the ball from yarn and baffling murder mysteries
1821. Warble Sing,babble
1822. Ken Range of knowledge
***
I cannot answer to your question because it beyond my ken
1823. Languor Lassitude
***
His friends tried to overcome languor in which he had by taking him to party and theater
1824. Lull Moment of calm
1825. Luminary Celebrity,Dignitary
1826. Mortify Humiliate
***
He was so mortified by her blunder that she ran to her room in tears
1827. Nether Tradition locates hell in nether region
1828. Obeisance Bow
***
She made a obeisance as the king and queen entered the hall
1829. Opus Work
***
Although many critics hailed his fifth symphony,he didnot consider it as his major opus
1830. Pellucid Limpid
1831. Peruse Read carefully
1832. Rancor Bitterness
***
Thirty years after the war she could not let go the past,still consumed with rancor against the foe
1833. Recumbent Reclining,Lying down completely or partially
***
The command 'AT EASE' does not permit you to recumbent
1834. Rebus Puzzle in which pictures stands for words
1835. Redolent Fragrant,odorous
***
Even though it is February,the air is redolent of spring
1836. Reprobation Strong disapprobation
***
Students showed their reprobation against his act by not talking to him
1837. Incontinent Lacking self restrain,licentious
***
His incontinent behavior off stage shocked so many people that they refused to attend the party or movies he
appeared

1838. Inflated Pompous,exaggerated

***
His claims about the new product was inflated,it did not work as well as he promised
1839. Indolent Lazy
1840. Ingenious Clever,resourceful
1841. Ingrate Ungrateful person
1842. Intervene Come between
***
When two friends get into a fight be careful if you try to intervene,they may join together and gang up on you
1843. abase lower; degrade; humiliate
Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before
him, however she refused to abase herself.
1844. composure mental calmness
Even the latest work crisis failed to shake her composure.
1845. Drudgery menial work
Cinderella's fairy godmother rescued her from a life of drudgery.
1846. Earthy unrefined; coarse
His earthy remarks often embarrassed the women in the audience.
1847. fabricate build; lie
Because of the child's tendency to fabricate, we had trouble believing her.
1848. garbled mixed up; jumbled; distorted
A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another; by the time it
reaches the last player, the message has become totally garbled.
1849. halting hesitant; faltering
Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a halting fashion as they grope for the right words.
1850. ichthyology study of fish
Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ichthyology
1851. coalesce combine; fuse; N. coalescence
1852. Abash Embarrass
***
He was not abashed at all by her overt admiration
1853. Abate Subside or moderate
***
Rather than leaving immediately,they waited while for storm to abate
1854. Abominate Hate
1855. Absolve pardon (an offense)
The father confessor absolved him of his sins.
1856. Accord pardon (an offense)
The father confessor absolved him of his sins.
1857. Adorn Decorate
Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple.
1858. Allusion indirect reference
the allusions to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
1859. Bane Cause of ruin
Lack of transportation is the bane of urban life
1860. Baffle Addle
The new code baffled the enemy agent

1861. Bask Luxuriate,take pleasure in warmth

Basking in beach she
1862. Bombast Pompous,inflated language
Filled with bombast the orator speech left the audience with impression of his pomposity rather than logic of his
speech
1863. Bountiful Gracious,generous
She distributed the gifts in a bountiful manner
1864. Complement Complete,consummate,make perfect
The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese
1865. Complicity Participation,involvement
You can not hide your complicity in the secret affair very long,you should be wise to admit your involvement
immediately
1866. Comport Bear one's self;behave
He comported himself with great dignity
1867. Concentric Having a common center
The target was made up concentric cicles
1868. Conclusive Ending all debate
when the stolen books were found in jhons locker,finally we have a conclusive evidence about the mysterious theif
1869. Concomitant That accompany with
Culture is not always concomitant with money
1870. Deluge Flood,rush
We we publish the advertisement for the post we received a deluge of applicantion
1871. Delusion False impression
The scheme is a snare and delusion
1872. Delusive Deceptive,raising vain hope
Do not raise your hope on the basis of his delusive promise
1873. Demagogue person who appeals to the people's prejudice
He was accused of being a demagogue because he made promised that raise futile hope among his listners
1874. Demeanor Bear one's self;behave
His sober demeanor quieted the noisy reveler
1875. Demoniac Fiendish
The spanish inquisition devised many demoniac means of torture
1876. Disabuse Correct a false impression,undeceive
I will disabuse you of your impression of my client's guilty,i know he in innocent
1877. Dissent Disagree
In a landmark supreme court decision,Justice dissented from the majority opinion
1878. Domicile

Homely
1879. Dormant Sleeping,lethargic,torpid
Sometimes dormant talents of our friends surprised us who never realized how gifted our acquaintances are

1880. Dossier A file of document of a subject

Ordered by J Edgar to investigate senator ,FBI completed a dossier
1881. Ebb Recede;lessen
His fortune began to ebb during recession
1882. Eclipse

Darken,extinguish,surpass
The new share market high eclipsed the previous one set in 1975
1883. Effectual Efficient
If we a success we must seek a effectual means of securing our goal
1884. Effeminate Having womanly trait
His voice is high pitched and effeminate
1885. Ejaculation Exclamation
He cannot suppress a ejaculation when he heard the news
1886. Fathom Comprehend,investigate
I find his motives impossible to fathom.
1887. Fauna animals of a period or region
The scientist could visualize the fauna of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
1888. Feint Trick,sham
The boxer was duped by his opponent's feint and loose his guard
1889. Felicitious Apt,suitably expressed,well chosen
He was known for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as a master of ceremonies in many banquet
1890. Fervent Ardent
He felt the fervent praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved
1891. Fervid Ardent
His fervid enthusiasm inspired all of us to take dangerous undertakings
1892. Figurative Not real but metaphorical
1893. Figurine small ornamental statuettes
In the Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade was hired to trace the missing figurine of a black bird.
1894. Filch

Steal
The boy filched apples from fruit standsq

1895. Filial pertaining to son or daughter

Many children forget their filial obligation and disregard their parent's wishes
1896. Fester

Rankle,produce irritation,fret.grate
Joe's insult festered in Anne's mind for days, and made her too angry to speak to him.
1897. Fetid Malodorous
The neglected wound become fetid
1898. Fetter

Shackle
The prisoner was fettered to the wall
1899. Fiat

A decree,command
Subsequently very important reforms were introduced, not by the vote of an assembly, but by the fiat of the autocratic
power.
1900. Filigree

Delicate,lacelike metal
1901. Finale Conclusion
It is not until we reach the finale,we can understand the message of author
1902. Finesse

delicate skill
The finesse and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
1903. Fitful

Spasmodic,intermittent
After several fitful attempt,he finally decided not to start the project until he feel more energetic
1904. Garner

Gather,collect
She hoped to garner world's literacy in one library
1905. Garnish

Decorate
Pasley was used to garnish the potato
1906. Gastronomy science of preparing and serving good food
One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in gastronomy; he enjoyed preparing and
serving foreign dishes to his friends.
1907. Gaunt Lean and angular
His once round face looked gaunt after he lost some weight
1908. Gawk Stare foolishly;look in a open mouthed awe
The country boy gawked at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.
1909. gazette official publication
He read the gazettes regularly for announcement of his promotion.
1910. Genealogy record of descent; lineage
He was proud of his genealogy and constantly referred to the achievements of his ancestors.
1911. Generality Vogue statement
The new is full of generalities you must be more specific`
1912. Genesis Beginning
Chasing the genesis of a family is the theme of "Roots"
1913. Haggard Wasted away,lean
After his long illness, he was pale and haggard.
1914. Hapless Unfortunate
This hapless incident was the inception of his interminable woe
1915. Harbor Provide a refugee,hide
The church harbored illegal aliens who were political refugees.
1916. Hardy Sturdy,inured to inclement weather

We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly hardy plants that could withstand our harsh
New England winters.
1917. Harrow Break up the soil after plowing,torture
I dont want to harrow you at this time by asking you the detail of mishap
1918. Idiosyncratic Private,pertaining to individual
Such behavior is idiosyncratic,it can be easily considered as a signature
1919. Idolatry Worship of idle,excessive admiration
Such idolatry of singer of country song is common with overly enthusiastic young followers
1920. Imbue Saturated
1921. Immaculate Spotless,pure
The West Point cadets were immaculate as they lined up for inspection
1922. Imminent Near at hand ,impending
Rosa was such a last minute worker that she could not start to writing a thesis until the deadline is imminent
1923. Immolate Offer as a Sacrifice
The tribal kind offered to immolate his daughter to quiet the angry gods.

1924. Impair Diminish in value,worsen

The arrest will impair her reputation
1925. Jaded Fatigued
He looked for exotic food to stimulate his jaded appetite
1926. Jaunt Quick trip
He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.
1927. Jeopardy Danger or risk
Highway robbery was general, the lives and property of traders were in continual jeopardy, and the machinery for
the enforcement of the laws was almost at a standstill.
1928. Jocose Given to joking
The salesman was so jocose that many customer told that he became stand-up comic
1929. Jocular Done or said in jest
Do not take my jocular remarks seriously
1930. Jocund Merry
He is always vivacious and jocund
1931. Kismet Fate
1932. Knavery Rascality
We can not condone such knavery in public officals
1933. Knead Mix
Her hands grew strong from kneading bread.
1934. Knell tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell
"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day."
1935. Knit Contract into wrinkles
Whenever he is angry his eyebrow knitted in a frown
1936. Knoll little, round hill
Robert Louis Stevenson's grave is on a knoll in Samoa; to reach the grave site, you must climb uphill and
walk a short distance along a marked path.
1937. Knotty Difficult,tangled,intricate
What to watson had been a knotty problem to sharlock homes it was simplicity itself
1938. Larder Pantry
1939. Laudatory expressing praise
The critics' laudatory comments helped to make her a star.
1940. Lavish Liberal,wasteful
The actor's lavish gift pleased her
1941. Lax Careless
We hate those restaurants where serving is lax and inattentive
1942. Leachery Gross lewdness,lustfulness
In his youth he led a life of lechery and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age.
1943. Machiavellian Crafty,double-dealing,cunning
I don't think he is fit for post of ambassador as he is not accustomed to machiavellian maneuvering of foreign
diplomates
1944. Malaise Uneasiness;vague feeling of ill health
She felt a malaise when she heard a footstep at the door
1945. Malcontent Person dissatisfied with current existing state.
He was one of the few malcontents in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential
program.
1946. Malefactor Criminal;evil doer
we must bring this malefactor under law

1947. Malevolent Wishing evil

We must thwart his malevolent scheme
1948. Mandate Command
In his inaugural ceremony the president stated that he had a mandate from people to seek an end to social evil like
proverty
1949. Narcissist Conceited person
A narcissist is his best friend
1950. Nebulous Vogue,hazy,cloudy,not clear
She had only nebulous memory of her grandmother's face
1951. Nettle Vex
Don't let him nettle you with his sarcastic remarks
1952. Nihilism Denial of traditional values;total skepticism
Nihilism holds that existence has no meaning
1953. Nip

Stop something's development

Nip it in its inchoate state
1954. Obfuscate

Muddle,confuse
Don't obfuscate the issue by dragging immaterial issues
1955. Obliterate

Destroy completely
The tidal has obliterated many village
1956. Oblivion Forgetfulness
From hero to oblivion
Her novel had fallen into state of oblivion,no one bothered to read them
1957. Oblivious

Inattentive,unmindful
1958. Obnoxious Offensive
I find your behavior obnoxious,please mend your way
1959. Pall Grow tiresome,become less interesting or attractive
The study of word list eventually can pall and put one into asleep
1960. Paltry Insignificant,trivial,inconsequential
This is paltry pay to such a masterpiece
1961. Pandemonium

Hubbub
1962. Panaromic Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
1963. Parable Short ,simple story teaching moral
Let us apply to our behavior the lesson this parable teaches
1964. Quary Victim,object of prey
The police are near to their quarry
1965. Quell To suppress ,put down
Police used tear gas and rubber bullet to quell the rioters
1966. Quench

Douse or extinguish;assuage or satisfy

1967. Quibble

Small argument or fight

1968. Quintessence

Highest and pure embodiment,perfect example of something

Noel showed quintessence of wit
1969. Rail Scold,rant
You may rail at him all you want but you can never change him
1970. Rampant

Growing in profusion way,unrestrained

The rampant weeds in the garden killed all the flowers that had been planted in the spring.
1971. Rapacious

Excessively grasping,greedy
Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on variety of small animals.
eg-Landlord
1972. Rapt

Absorbed,enchanted
1973. Reactionary Opposing progress;politically ultraconservative
His program was reactionary since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the
previous administration.
1974. Rebuff

Snub,reject
She rebuffed his invitation so smoothly that he did not realize he had been snubbed.
1975. Recalcitrant

Obdurate
Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant of animals.
1976. Taint

contaminated; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something dad

Health authorities are always trying to prevent the sale and use of tainted food.
1977. Tantrum

fit of anger or frustration

The child learned that he could have almost anything if he went into tantrums.
1978. Tarry

delay; dawdle
We can't tarry if we want to get to the airport on time.
1979. Tedium

Boredness,weariness
We hope this radio will help overcome the tedium of your stay in the hospital.
1980. Tenet Doctrine
The agnostic did not accept the tenets of their faith.
1981. Thematic relating to a unifying motif or idea
He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them
1982. Thespian

pertaining to drama; actor

Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a thespian career.
1983. Thores Violent anguish,painful struggle
The throes of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
1984. Throng

Crowed
Throngs of shoppers jammed the aisles.
eg-shopping
1985. Tightwad

excessively frugal person; miser; one who avoids spending money

Jill called Jack a tightwad because he never picked up the check.
1986. Waylay

ambush(sneak attack); lie in wait.

They agreed to waylay their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.
eg-sniper
1987. Abdicate Renounce
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
1988. Abeyance Suspense
The deal was in abeyance until he arrived
1989. Abject Wretched,lacking pride
In newyork poor people live in abject condition,huddling in doorstep to find shelter from window
1990. Abjure Renounce upon oath
He abjured his allegiance to the king.
1991. Abnegation Self-sacrifice,Renouncement
Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act
of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
1992. abrogate abolish
He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
1993. abut border upon; adjoin
Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.