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aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm

2. abhor
find repugnant

3. acquiesce
agree or express agreement

4. alacrity
liveliness and eagerness

5. amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness

6. appease
make peace with

7. arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

8. avarice
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
9. brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety

10. brusque
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

11. cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

12. callous
emotionally hardened

13. candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward

14. chide
scold or reprimand severely or angrily

15. circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

16. coerce
cause to do through pressure or necessity
17. coherent
marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts

18. complacency
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

19. confidant
someone to whom private matters are told

20. connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

21. cumulative
increasing by successive addition

22. debase
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

23. decry
express strong disapproval of

24. deferential
showing courteous regard for people's feelings
25. demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

26. deride
treat or speak of with contempt

27. despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator

28. diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

29. elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

30. eloquent
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

31. embezzle
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

This time, the amount of money allegedly embezzled was raised more than ten-fold and the
charges made much more severe.
32. empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings

33. enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will

34. erudite
having or showing profound knowledge

35. extol
praise, glorify, or honor

36. fabricate
make up something artificial or untrue

37. flabbergasted
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

38. forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

39. furtive
secret and sly
40. gluttony
habitual eating to excess

41. gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted

42. haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority

43. hypocrisy
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have

44. impeccable
without fault or error

45. impertinent
improperly forward or bold

46. impudent
improperly forward or bold

47. indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
48. inept
generally incompetent and ineffectual

49. infamy
a state of extreme dishonor

50. inhibit
limit the range or extent of

51. innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

52. insatiable
impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify

53. insular
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

54. intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Abasement
humiliation; degradation
Abate
reduce in intensity
Aberration
deviation from the normal
Abeyance
Temporary cessation or suspension
abhor
hate
Abjure
renounce; swear to refrain from something
Abraded
worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)]
Abrasion
1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]
Abrasive
rough; coarse; harsh
Abrogate
abolish
Abscission
cutting; process causing leaves to fall off
Absolution
Forgiveness; pardon; release
Abstain
desist; go without; withdraw
Abstemious
self denying; refraining from indulging
Abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
abut
adjoin; border
Abysmal
very deep; very bad
Accolade
tribute; honor; praise
Accretion
accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
Acolyte
disciple; follower or attendant
Acquiesce
to agree to; give in to
Acrid
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
Acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
Adamant
Hard; inflexible
Admonitory
scolding [admonition (n)]
Adroit
skilful
Adulation
strong admiration; worship
Adumbrate
outline; indicate
Adversity
hardship
Advocate
support
Aesthetic
concerning art of beauty
Affable
friendly; social; easygoing
Agog
Highly excited
Aisle
corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats)
Alacrity
quickness; enthusiasm; eagerness
Alchemy
Medieval chemistry
Alibi
an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
Allay
to lessen
Alleviate
make less severe
Alleviated
made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]
Allure
1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v)
Aloof
distant; detached; cold
Altruism
putting others first; being self-sacrificing
Amalgamate
join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]
Amass
accumulate
Ambidextrous
able to use both left and right hands equally well
Ambiguity
uncertainty; vagueness
ambiguous
unclear in meaning
Ambivalence
lack of clarity; wavering; the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
Ambulatory
able to walk around
Ameliorate
make better
Amelioration
improvement
Amiable
friendly
Amity
friendship
Amorphous
lacking in shape
Amortize
pay off a debt in installments
Anachronistic
occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)]
Analgesic
medicine to combat pain
Analogous
comparable
Analogue
1. something similar; 2. output proportional to input (engineering)
Anarchy
chaos; lack of government
Anecdote
a brief amusing story
Animosity
hatred; antagonism
Annex (v)
take possession of; seize; capture
Annex
a building which is an addition to an existing building
Anodized
electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
Anomaly
something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
Antagonism
hostility; strong opposition
Antagonistic
opposed; hostile; aggressive
Antediluvian
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
Anthology
a book which is a collection of poems or stories
Anthropocentrism
putting man at the center of one's philosophy
Antipathy
hatred
Antiquated
outdated; old fashioned
Apathetic
indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
Apathy
lack of interest or emotion
Aphoristic
expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short statement; maxim]
Apocryphal
untrue; made up
Apostrophe
1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)
Appease
pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
Apposite
fitting; suitable
Apprehension
slight fear; sense of something unfavorable
Apprehensive
worried; fearful
Approbation
approval [opp. disapprobation]
Arable
can be cultivated
Arbitrary
random; for no definite reason
Arbitrator
mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]
Arboreal
living in trees; concerned with trees
Arcane
obscure; known only to a few people
Archaic
ancient; outdated; old fashioned
Archetype
prototype; primitive pattern; classic example of
Archives
collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
arduous
hard
Armada
fleet of ships
Arresting
attracting attention; striking
Arson
deliberate, criminal starting of fires
Articulate
clear; lucid; eloquent
Artifice
deception; trickery
Artisan
craftsman
Artless
without effort; without trickery; simple
Ascetic
without luxuries; severely simple
Asperity
using harsh or critical tone [Aspertion]
Assay
1. try; 2. assess purity
Assiduous
thorough; diligent
Assuage
to calm
Astute
perceptive; sharp-witted
Asylum
place of refuge or safety
Atavism
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Atheist
person who does not believe in God
Atonement
making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)]
Atrophy
waste away from lack of use
Attenuate
Make thin; weaken
Augment
increase; make bigger
Augury
prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]
Auspicious
favorable; promising to turn out well
Austere
severely plain
avaricious
greedy for money
Aver
affirm; verify
Aversion
Firm dislike
Baleful
evil
Balk
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Balm
soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy (a)]
Banal
common; dull
Banality
ordinariness; dullness
Bane
troublesome influence; curse
bard
poet
Barrage
extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge of information etc.
Bastion
fortress; stronghold
Befuddle
confuse
Begrudge
resent
Beguile
mislead; lure
Belabor
explain in unnecessary detail; To work at or to absurd length
Beleaguer
besiege; attack
Belie
contradict; give a false impression
Belittle
to demean
Bellicose
war-like; aggressive
Belligerent
aggressive; ready to fight
Bemoan
lament; Regret strongly
Benevolent
kindly
Benign
kindly; harmless
Benignity
compassion; gentleness; fondness
Bent (n)
inclination; aptitude
Bequeath
leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
Berate
scold; criticize
Beret
type of cap
Bestial
behaving like a beast; brutal
bigot
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Bilk
cheat; defraud
Billowing
Swelling; fluttering; waving
Blandishment
words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]
Blasphemy
speech which offends religious sentiments
Blatant
obvious
Blighted
damaged; destroyed; ruined
Blithe
free-spirited; carefree
Blowhard
boastful person
Blunderbuss
ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person
Bolster
support; prop up; reinforce
Bombast
arrogant, pompous language
Boor
ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]
Boorish
ill-mannered
bourgeois
middle class
Boycott
refuse to have dealings with
Braggart
someone who boasts
Brawny
muscular
Brevity
being brief
Bristle
to show irritation; React in an offended or angry manner
Broach
start to discuss; approach
Brook
1. small stream; 2. tolerate
Brusque
blunt; abrupt
Bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
Bureaucracy
officialdom
Burgeon
grow; flourish
Burlesque
1. comic play; 2. lampoon
burnish
polish
Buttress
strengthen; support
Byline
the line that tells your who wrote an article
Cacophony
discordant loud noises
Cadge
get by begging
Cajole
coax
Caldron
huge cooking pot
Calibrate
mark an accurate scale on a device
callow
immature
Candid
frank; honest
Candor
frankness; openness
Canonical
orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted works]
Cant
insincere talk
Cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Capacious
spacious
Capitulate
surrender; give in to
Caprices
whimsies; fancies
Cardinal
1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important
Caret
punctuation mark signifying omission
Caricature
ridicule (v); cartoon intended to ridicule (n)
Carping
constant criticism; fault-finding
Carrion
dead flesh; carcasses
Cartographer
person who makes maps
Castigate
scold strongly
Cataclysmic
Severely destructive
Catharsis
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
Caucus
type of private political meeting
Caulk
treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight
Caustic
burning
Cavalcade
procession of vehicles
Celerity
speed
Censorious
disapproving; critical
Censure
blame
Centrifuge
device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed
Centurion
roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)
cerebral
intellectual
Certitude
Certainty
Chantey
type of song sung by sailors
Charlatan
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
Chary
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
Chastises
punishes; castigates
Chauvinist
someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]
Chicanery
trickery
Chimerical
changeable; unstable
Choleric
irascible; easily angered
Chorales
simple hymns
Chronic
long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)
Chronicler
person who records historical information
Churlishness
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Circuitous
indirect
Circumlocution
using too many words; long-windedness
Circumscribe
limit
Circumspect
cautious; considering all sides
Circumvent
avoid
Clairvoyant
psychic; mystic
Clamor
shout; scream
Clandestine
secret; covert; stealthy
clemency
mercy
Cliché
overused expression; something unoriginal
Clientele
customers
Cloistered
isolated
Cloture
closure; terminating a debate by voting
Coalesce
come together; merge
Coda
piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document
Coddle
pamper; fuss over; indulge
Coerce
force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]
Coercion
force
Cogent
convincing; well argued
Cogitate
ponder
Cognitive
concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]
Colander
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
Collage
picture made from fragments of other pictures
Collate
arrange in order
Colloquial
local and informal (used of language)
Collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme; plotting and planning
Comeliness
beauty; prettiness [comely (a)]
Commandeer
to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
Commensurate
equal in significance
Commingle
mix
Complacent
self-satisfied; smug
Complaisance
compliancy; flexibility; willingness to please [complaisant (a)]
Compliant
easy to control; submissive
Compromised
1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up
part of a claim
Concatenate
ling together
Concatenation
linking into chains
Conciliate
to bring together; end a dispute
Concise
stated in few words
Condescend
talk down to
Condescension
talking down to someone [condescending (a)]
Condone
tacitly support; overlook; forgive
Condoning
overlooking; disregarding; ignoring
Conflagration
big fire
Confound
confuse
Congeal
to solidify
Congenital
present from birth
Congruent
matching [congruency (n)]