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Abrasive

Rough;causing irritation;harsh

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Appropriate

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Abreast

Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge ex:\"kept abreast of the latest developments\"

Take for one\'s own use ex: Principal appropriated Flood relief fund for personal use

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Arbiter

The practice of pursuing political or other goals

Judge ex;Professional mediator arbitrate disputes

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Arcane

secret;hidden

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Ascetic

Person who leads austere life

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Asperity

harshness;rough Ex:Asperity of cheap sweater/asperity of principal for not attending college

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Assail

Attack Ex:Assail the enemy

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Assiduous

Persevering;diligent;sedulous;consistent efforts Ex:\"her assiduous attempts to learn French\";

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attuned

Adjusted; Ex:Attuned to the new environment

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Augury

Foreboding;presage;divination;omen;prophecy; Ex:\"I hoped the augury was a true one, but there were times when I doubted.\"

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August

Majestic;grand;venerable;revered Ex:\"august holy men\"

32.

Autism

Syndrome to consider others as people

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Avid

Enthusiastic;Desirous of power

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Axiom

Self evident truth Ex; Its axiomatic that brain is dependent upon body

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Balk

Refuse to proceed

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Balk

Refuse to proceed or to do something

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Balloon

Swell Ex: Junk shares ballooned during dotcom boom

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Bane

Something cursing Ex:Mosquitoes are baneful to my life

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Activism Adumbrate

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of ex:\"I adumbrated that I did not like his wife\"

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Aerie

The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

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Affected

Fake acting;have effect

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Affluenza

An extreme form of materialism resulting from the excessive desire for material goods ex:\" Neologism for american\'s desire for electronic goods is Affluenza\"

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Albeit

Although ex:The village head is illiterate albeit very intelligent

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Alienate

Causing hostility;

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Amortize

Gradually paying off debt Ex:\"Amortize your mortgage over a loan period based on your input\"

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Amulet

Talisman

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Anachronism

something wrong happened in the past Ex:Did you catch the anachronisms set in the latest blockbuster set in the Ancient Greece?

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Analgesia

Pain relief ex:Natural birth advocates reject Analgesia in child birth

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Anoint

Treat as divine;apply oil or ointment

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Antagonize

Hostility;unfriendly

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Antedate

Be earlier in time; go back further Ex:\"Stone tools antedate bronze tools\"

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Baying

Howling like wolf Ex:The lonely dog bayed all night

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Antithetical

Directly opposed Ex:Partying hard is antithetical to one\'s performance in exams

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Benediction

Opp:Malediction

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Beneficent

Philanthropic;doing good;benevolent Ex: Salmankhan is a beneficent guy

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Benign

Innocuous;harmless;kindly;not cancerous

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Besiege

Attack;surrounded Ex:The regiment was besieged by the enemies

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Bevy

Group of birds;large group of people EX:The bar owner cringed after watching bevy of women

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Bickering

Quibble;nibble;spat;squabble;fuss

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Apocryphal

Of questionable authenticity

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Apostate

Person who deserts Party or religion or cause Ex: Some people consider freedom fighters as Apostate

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Apostle

Pioneer of a reform moment Ex:Rubens is the Apostle of Mediterrian diet

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Approbation

Formal praise or approval Ex:She won approbation from er peers

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Blight

Destroy;ruin;killing plants EX:Violence had blighted our town Blight killing their farms

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Bonhomie

Friendliness Ex:Everest base trip had developed bonhomie with so many people

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Brandish

Shake;wave Ex:After drinking Brandi, drunken guy had brandished sword in ladies tent

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Brook

Suffer Ex:Brook shields had to brook a lot of wicked remarks from MI guy

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Cloying

Distasteful Ex;Cloying sweets

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Coda

Epilogue;end Ex:The coda of the day was amazing

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Coffer

Place of storing financial documents;treasury Ex:\"He was arrested for dipping into coffer\" \"I use my drawer as coffer for storing priceless old coins

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Collude

Connivance;secret agreement;collusion Ex:Two companies colluded for increasing the prices

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Burlesque

Travesty;lampoon;humorous comedy

Burnish

Polish;smooth Ex;I have replaced all rustic door knobs with burnished knobs

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Compendium

Brief summary Ex:Movie review is a compendium of entire movie

Bygone

Former or past

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52.

compendium

A publishing containing different works

Cadaver

Corpse;clay;dead body

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Complaisant

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Calumny

canard;slander;aspersion;malign;false rumor Ex:I hate your wicked(morally bad) calumnious accusations

Complying cheerfully;Oblige;pleasing Ex:Complaisant workers in the new country

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Concede

Give in;admit;accept

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Concur

Approve;agree;avow;concede;affirm;

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canoe

small light boat

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Confection

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Caravan

A procession going with mules;elephants;sheep etc Ex:Caravan of animals

The act of creating by mixing few things Ex:confection of sweets

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confection

The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

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Confound

Frustrate Ex: I was confounded with the questions Baffle;conundrum;puzzle;riddle

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connotation

Suggestion;implied;literal meaning Ex:Titanic means \"Large\", but it was sunk, so it had negative connotation

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Constrict

Squeeze;restrict the freedom of

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Construe

Interpret;translate

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Contextualize

place in context

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Converge

Unite;move towards a point

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Conversely

Opposite

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convoke

Call together Ex:The dean has convoked this meeting for discussion about new rules

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Coroner

medical examiner

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Cosset

Pamper; Ex\"The cosseted toddler

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Couch

formulate particular style or language Ex:Couch pillows twice a day

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Counterintuitive

against intutively

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Catholic

Universal;broadminded

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Cellulite

Excessive fat in thighs

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Chicanery

wile;deception;bilk;trick Ex:I have had enough of your chicanery young man :)

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Chronological

Arranging in time order

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Circumscribe

To be constructed around so as to touch all points Ex:A square circumscribed inside a circle by touching all points 2)To limit;restrict;skittish(limited)

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Circumspect

Clamber

clandestine

Cliquish

cautious;wile x:my brother was circumspect about my future hubby climb awkwardly Ex:with excitement to reach the top of summit she clambered even the steepest points Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods Ex:\"clandestine intelligence operations\" Snobbish;social exclusiveness

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Counterpoint

Antithetical;opposite

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Dilate

make wider; ex;Doctor given eye drops for dilating my pupil Talk at length;elaborate Ex:Poet dilated for an hour about his new poem

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Covert

Esoteric;veiled;hidden

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Credulous

Gullible;dupe;easily believing

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Crescendo

Reaching climax;steadily increasing force

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Dilatory

Draw back with fear or pain;recoiled Ex:Girl cringed after finding her mother when she was with her BF

Come late ex:He\'s a dilatory fellow

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Cringed

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Dilettante

person who learns art for fun Ex:He is a Dilettante fellow

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Culmination

Highest point

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Din

Loud and confusing noise

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Cupidity

Greed;Avarice Ex:Doctor had lost his licence due to his cupidity

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Dirge

Elegy;Eulogy\'Encomium;coda;compendium;Paean;Panegyric Ex:His Dirge for Linocoln was so boring

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Discomfit

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Dalliance

Flirting

Frustrating;confusion(baffle) Ex:Your acts are discomfiting

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Daunt

Dishearten;discourage

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Discordant

Dissonant;inharmonious;disharmonious Ex:Discordant speech

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Debase

degrade;lower Ex:Don't debase yourself by accepting bribery

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Discriminate

Discern;showing good judgement

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Disjointed

disconnected;jerky;having joints separated

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Disparage

belittle;shame Ex:your acts bring disparage to us

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Disparate

Discrete;distinct;different Ex:Use quotations to disparate from others

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Declaim

Speak in pompous manner;Formal speech x:After drinks Gabby declaim about her policy whole night

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Declivity

Downward slope

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Deem

Judge;consider

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Deface

Mar the appearance;vandalize;wanton

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Dispassionate

detached;disinterested;Calm;not passionate

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Default

Failure to act

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Disquieting

Disturbing

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Deference

Reverence;submission;yielding to authority

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Dissemble

Pretend Ex:Dissembling as an inexperienced guy

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Deflect

turn aside

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Distaff

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deleterious

Harmful

relatives from maternal side;woman staff Ex:Doctor had asked whether any distaff has cancer?

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Delimit

Fix;limit Ex:The role of an executive coach was delimited by our behavior

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Distend

Swell;balloon Ex:Distended tummy

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Distill

Purify;extract the important elements

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Dither

Act indecisively; Ex:Stop dithering, select one shirt first. Trembling or state of fear Ex;Children came out of dither state

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Diurnal

Going off track;going off topic Ex:You are preparing for GRE in a most desultory way

Occurring every day; Happens in the morning Ex:Taking lunch is a diurnal affair

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Doctrinaire

Rigid;impractical Ex:Don\'t be doctrinaire and consider other feelings also

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Doff

Take off shirts:remove hats as state of gesture Ex:Doff your shirt and kiss me

137.

Dogma

Gospel;sermon;gospel;doctrine;tenet;code of beliefs

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Domicile

Abode;dwelling place;habitat;Shack Ex:You should have a domicile near to a place where you work

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Dovetail

join or fit together Ex:Their careers dovetailed nicely

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Drivel

Saliva dropping out from mouth

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Delineate

limn(draw);describe;draw a outline

109.

Demagouge

Leader who claims power by spreading false information

110.

Demure

Diffident;Shy;coy;Diffident Ex:Demure fellow

111.

Desultory

112.

Detached

Disinterested;unbiased

113.

Diaphanous

Transparent;translucent;pellucid Ex:Diaphanous silk

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Dictum

Proverb;Formal order Ex:The old dictum was \"A stitch in time saves nine\"

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Didactic

Instructive;teaching

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Droll

Goof;Funny in an odd way Ex:It was a droll production, funny in a odd way

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Ethos

Characteristic or attribute of person, group (culture) or time period ex:Ethos of hard work and athletic competition

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Dupe

Person who became fool Ex:I was a dupe;many people duped me before also

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Euphemism

Use inoffensive words in case of offensive Ex:Instead of saying he "Died of cancer", using euphemism as :"Finally is troubles are over"

167.

Euphony

Sweet sound Ex;You miss poet's euphony if you translate

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Euphoria

reveler;Merrymaker;very happy;blithe;elated

169.

Exhume

disinter;place body outside

170.

Exigent

Enlighten spiritually Ex:read book which can edify you

Emergency Ex:due to Exigent matters i didnt come for lunch

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Exonerate

Audacious;presumptuous Ex:I hate my daughter's BF effrontery proposal

Exculpated;clear from blame Ex:he was exonerated from crime

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Expedience

Opportunism

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Duplicity

Deceitful Ex:We came to know his duplicity after few days

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Dyspeptic

Irritating;suffering from indigestion Ex:Dyspeptic professor

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Ebullient

enthusiastic Ex:Ebullient kid

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Ebullient

Unrestrained joyous

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Echelon

Higher ran executives;a level Ex:You can't meet echelons directly;I can't thrust echelon further

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Edify Effrontery

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Egalitarian

belief in the equality of all people (economic;social;political)

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Expedient

Proper;formal Ex:It is expedient to send gift

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Egress

emerge out of Ex:You should not block a primary or secondary egress doors

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Expurgate

Censor; Ex;Expurgated Novel due to lewd content

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extemporaneous

152.

Elicit

Call forth;bring out;evoke

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Emaciate

Became thin Ex:Family surprised to see emaciated guy who was in Sea

Done without rehearsal Ex: It was extemporaneous to act in front of MY Mom when she cam suddenly

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Exuberant

Joyfully unrestrained;excessive

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Facsimile

Fax;duplicate copy

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Faction

Small group EX: Small factions's caucus had terminated abnormally with argots and cants

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Fashioned

Forged Ex:Fashioned house in the forest

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Fathom

Come to understand;measure the depth of Ex: Its hard to fathom the mind of my neighbors

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Embellish

Ornate;decorate;adorn

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Emulate

copy

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Engender

Produce;procreate;multiply Ex: Demagouge was responsible for engendering hatred and divisiveness

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Enigma

Puzzle;confound;conundrum;

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Enumerate

Specify individually

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Enumerate

specify one-by-one;count

Enumerate

Specify individually;count

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Fathomless

fathom;sound;Come to understand

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Epicure

Gastronomist;person who has good taste in food and drinks Ex:He is a great epicure(Dad)

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Fecund

fertile Ex:Fecund land

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Felicitous

Marked by happiness;appropriate Ex:Felicitous ocassion

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Fervid

Fervent;Torrid;perfervid;ardent Ex:Fervid fan of football

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Fiat

Order

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Figurative

Having many forms

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Equanimity

Composure Ex:Doctor's Equanimity was unparalleled

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Equitable

Fair;equal;just

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Ersatz

Inferior;substitute Ex:Ersatz quality

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Finesse

Extreme delicacy

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Fledgling

Bird which got new feathers Ex:Nice to see fledglings to come out of aeries for the first time

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Fleeting

Passing quickly;temporarily(transitory)

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Foment

Instigate;stir up;provoke

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Forage

Search for a food Ex: Raccoon's forage in your garden,if you leave food

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Gouge

Digging tool like chisel

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Gradation

Progression

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Graft

embezzlement;inserting one plant into another where it continues to grow EX:I hate his graft and like him when he grafts one plant into an another plant

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Graft

Inserting plant into another plant

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Grandstand

Perform showily to impress others

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Grating

Irritating;harsh or discordant

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Grievous

causing grief;

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Grovel

creep or crawl by keeping one's face on the ground

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Foray

Sudden attack

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Forbearance

Patience

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Ford

A place water is small enough to cross or ride

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Foreshadow

Presage

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Guile

Clever deceit;cunning;mulct(impose a fine)

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Forfeit

Surrender or loose as a part of error;cancel

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Gussy

Adorn;clothe;decorate

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Fortify

strengthen

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Hackneyed

common place;banal

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Fortuitous

Happen by chance

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Grasping or squeezing due to nervousness

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Frenetic

Frantic;Wildly excited Ex:He was such a frenetic,he used to sex while brushing his teeth :)

Handwringing

226.

Hapless

Unlucky;unfortunate

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Harangue

Vehement speech; Ex:Coach's harangue for failure

228.

Hardy

Hard;Brave

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Harrow

Farming tool that breaks soil;Painfully disturb or distress

230.

Hearken

Pay attention;listen

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Hedge

Fraud;putting bets on both sides;

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Fringe

Periphery;on the margin

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Frisky

Playful like a lively kitten(young domestic cat) Ex:Frisky child

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Fulminate

Rail;Explode;attack against Ex: My father fulminate against gun powder

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Furtive

Secret;hiding Ex:Quite furtive about junk food

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Gabby

Trivial conversation

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Hedonism

pursuit of pleasure as highest(ethic)

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Garner

collect;amass Ex:He garnered so many copies of classic novels for GRE

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Hedonist

Person devoted to pleasure

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Hegemony

Domination;authority

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Hew

Strike;chop or hawk

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Hoary

Very old or gray

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Homage

Honor or respect

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Hoodwink

Deceive

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Hostile

Inimical;Enmity or ill-will;unfriendly

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Hotly

Fiery and intense

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Idyllic

Pastoral;bucolic;rustic;mean;base

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Ignoble

Not noble

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Illiberality

Bigotry;narrow mindedness;

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Imbue

Saturate or dye;soak cloth throughly

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Imminent

Impending;ready to happen

246.

Impair

damage

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Impasse

Deadlock

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Gauche

Tactless;lacking social grace;awkward;crude

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Gawky

Physically awkward

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Gestation

Pregnancy period Ex:Elephant's gestation period is 22 months

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Glacial

Cold;unsympathetic EX:Judge's glacial looks had scared me

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Glower

Frown;sullen;Looking angry or sullen and wrinkle one's forehead as a symbol of disapproval Ex:GF glowered at me as I had missed her birthday

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Gory

Slaughterous;sanguinary;butchery Ex:I hate gory movies where people eyes are gouged out

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Goth

Barbarian

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Gothic

Medieval;(literature)grotesque(ludicrous)

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Impecunious

penury;wretched;

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Lachrymose

Mournful

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Impede

Obstruct

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Languid

sluggish;slow

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Imperious

Commanding

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Larceny

Theft

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Impious

not religious;Lacking reverence

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Largess

Magnanimous;generosity

252.

Implode

Burst inward

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Lassitude

Tiredness;weariness

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Imponderous

can't think

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Latent

Potential but hidden

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Imprecation

curse

291.

Lax

Slack

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Impugn

Attack the truth

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Leap

Pass from one state to another

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Impute

Ascribe;credit

293.

Leery

Suspicious or circumspect

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Inasmuch

Considering;In like manner

294.

Legerdemain

Trickery or magic with hands

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Incarnadine

Blood red or flesh-colored

295.

Lest

259.

Inchoate

incipient;beginning state

For fear that, in order to prevent Ex:\"she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her\"

260.

Incipient

Inchoate

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licentious

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Inconstancy

Fickleness;Unreliability

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Inculcate

Teach persistently;plant in brain

Sexually unrestrained;lewd;prurient;wanton;sordid; lascivious;salacious;

Indefatigable

Untiring

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limpid

lucid;vivid;clear;

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Indeterminate

Vague

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lionize

treat like celebrity

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Ineffable

sacred;sacrosanct;inviolable Ex:Ineffable beauty;sacrosanct

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lissome

flexible;supple;plasticity;lithe;svelte

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listless

spiritless;

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Inept

efficient

301.

livid

angry

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Inert

impassive

302.

Lofty

268.

Infallible

Incapable of error;certain

Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style ex:\"a noble and lofty concept\"

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Ingrained

deep routed

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Lofty

High moral or intellectual value

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Ingrate

Ungrateful person;person showing no gratitude

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Ludicrous

Preposterous;incongruous

Ingratiate

Make an effort to gain favor

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lugubrious

lachrymose;mournful;

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inimical

hostile

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Lull

Make or cause to fall asleep

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Inordinate

Excessive

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Lumber

walk heavily;ponderous

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Inquest

Judicial inquiry

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luminous

shining

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Insinuate

Adumbrate

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lurid

gruesome

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Insinuate

Adumbrate;give to understand;insert in a subtle manner

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Machiavellian

Follower

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machination

scheme

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Insularity

Detached;standing alone

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maelstrom

whirlpool

278.

Insurrection

Rebel against a government

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Magnanimous

Largess;benefact

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Inter

Bury a dead body in a place

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Magnate

wealthy person

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Interplay

Interaction or reciprocal relationship

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Magnate

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Intrepid

Brave;fearless

Powerful businessman:mogul Ex:Business magnate

Juncture

critical point of time

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maim

injure;wound

282.

Kindle

Ignite;burning

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Makeshift

Fleeting;temporary;

283.

Knell

The sound made by bell before funeral

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Malediction

Imprecation

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Malinger

Pretended to be sick

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Noisome

Disgusting;offensive;harmful

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Manifest

Excessively sentiment;crying for some purpose

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Nontrivial

Important or huge

321.

Manifest

clear picture;image;

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Normative

Implying or establishing a norm;tell what to do

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Mannered

Having particular manner

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Notoriety

Ill-fame;criminal ways

323.

Martinet

Fastidious

358.

Obdurate

Stubborn;obstinance;abstruse

324.

Maxim

general principle expressed in proverb

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Objective

Unbiased;factual;

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Memoir

An account of the author\'s personal experiences

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oblique

slanting or slope

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Obviate

Forestall;prevent

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Mendacious

dishonest 362.

Occlude

Impede;Obstruct;block;jam

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Mendicant

Beggar;impecunious;impoverished 363.

occlude

block

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Meretricious

Gaudy;tawdry;showy;cheap 364.

Occult

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Metaphorical

Expressing one thing and representing another

Arcane;hide;occlude;preternatural Ex:Moon occults the Sun

365.

Offhand

Casual;brusque(rude)

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Metaphysical

Study of nature 366.

Officious

Meddlesome

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Milieu

environment;atmosphere 367.

Offset

Counteract

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Militate

act upon;work against 368.

Ogre

Fiend;demon;devil

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Mired

Struck;entangled 369.

Ominous

baleful;indicating tragic events

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Mirth

merriment;happiness;jollity 370.

Omnivorous

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Missive

Letters

Eat both plants and animals Ex:Man is omnivorous

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Modicum

Less quantity

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opine

express opinion

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Modish

Stylish;contemporary

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opprobrium

disgrace

338.

Molt

Shedding skin

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Opulent

Rich and superior in quality

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Monastic

Abstinence;reclusive;seclude;hermit;

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orotund

340.

Moreover

Besides

rich;full; ex:orotund voice

Mores

Conventions that embody the particular group

375.

ossify

341.

become bone;become hard;become inflexible in attitude

Morgue

Mortuary

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Ostensible

Outward appearance

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Morose

compunction;saturnine;gloomy;remorse;deep regret

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Ostentatious

Pompous

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Outstrip

Surpass

344.

Munificent

Lavish;over generous

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Oven

An enclosed in which heat is produced

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Mutilate

Mar;blemish;destroy severely

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Overshadow

Dominate

346.

Myopic

Short sighted Ex:Increasing price is myopic

381.

Overwrought

Overly nervous;agitated

382.

Palatial

palace;magnificent

347.

Nadir

Lowest point 383.

Palliate

Mitigate;sooth;assuage;alleviate

348.

Nascent

Inchoate;incipient;given birth;juvenile; 384.

Pallor

Pallidness;lividness;luridness

349.

Neologism

New word 385.

Panache

Style;Flair;swagger

350.

Neologism

Newly invented phrase 386.

Panegyric

flattery;servile;

351.

Neophyte

Novice 387.

Panoply

Splendid;wide ranging of array

352.

Nettle

Irritate;sting;discomfort 388.

Paradox

Contradiction

353.

Nocturnal

Active in night time

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Paragon

Model of excellence

424.

Platitude

banal;commonplace;cliche;shallow or overused statement

390.

Paraphernalia

Appurtenance

391.

Parching

very hot

425.

Plausibility

apparent validity

392.

Pare

To cut down;to trim

426.

Plausible

Believable;

393.

Parish

Local church community

427.

Plebian

of common people

394.

Parley

Meeting;

428.

Plethora

Excess

395.

Parry

skillfully avoid;Equivocate

429.

Plucky

Brave;spirited

396.

Pastiche

Potpourri;medley;mix of incongruous parts

430.

Plutocracy

Society ruled by rich

397.

Patent

Obvious

431.

Polarized

Divided into sharply opposing groups;conflicting situation

398.

Pathogenic

Disease causing

399.

432.

Polarized

conflicting or contrasting situation

Pathological

Relating to caused by disease

433.

Polemic

Controversial argument;attack specific idea

400.

Patronizing

Deign;condescend;feel superior than others;Sanctimonious

434.

Politic

diplomatic;practical;

Pedant

Knowledgeable in books

435.

Polyglot

Speaking several languages

401.

Peddle

1)selling illegally;selling by wandering; 2)disseminate or spread

436.

Ponder

Contemplate;think deeply

402.

437.

Ponderous

Walk heavily;lumbering;

403.

Pejorative

disparaging;belittle;

438.

Posit

Suggest;put forward

404.

Penitent

Regretful;remorse;

439.

Potentate

Dictator;ruler

405.

Penumbra

Shaded region of Eclipse;outer part;periphery;

440.

Prattle

Chat idly;babble

441.

Precarious

Unstable

406.

Penury

Extreme poverty 442.

Precipitate

Hasten;fling;plunge;fell down

407.

Per se

Intrinsically;by itself; 443.

precis

Concise;summary

408.

Peregrinate

Wander 444.

Predilection

Favorability

409.

Perennial

Perseverance; 445.

Predisposed

Biased;tendentious;proclivity

410.

Perfunctory

Mundane;banal;quotidian 446.

Prefatory

Preamble;introduction;preface

411.

Peripatetic

Wandering by foot 447.

Preposterous

Absurd

412.

Permeate

Disseminate;spread 448.

Prescient

Foreseeing the future;foresight

413.

Pernicious

Dangerous; 449.

Presumptive

Based on assumption

414.

Perspicacious

Sagacious;sage;wise 450.

Presumptuous

Arrogant

415.

Perspicacious

Having good discernment;keen insight 451.

Presumptuous

Assumption;bold;arrogant

416.

perspicacity

astuteness;perspicacious;intelligent Ex:His perspicacity is amazing

452.

Preternatural

Supernatural

417.

Phalanx

Formation of soldiers in groups

453.

Prevaricate

Parry;equivocate

418.

Philistine

person in deficient or hostile to culture

454.

Primacy

The state of being foremost importance

419.

Phlegmatic

Sluggish

455.

Probity

Honesty or integrity

420.

Phony

Glib;mulct;deceive;cozen;delude;

456.

Proclivity

Inclination;natural tendency

421.

Pith

Cardinal;core;essence

457.

Prodigious

422.

Placebo

An innocuous(harmless) or inert medication

Colossal;stupendous;So great in size, force or extent as to elicit awe Ex:Prodigious enemy

458.

Plagiarism

Copied from someone else

Prodigious

colossal;exuberant;profuse;abundant;luxurious;riotous

423.

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Profligate

Wasteful;completely and shamelessly immoral(wanton;sordid)

460.

Profound

Deep insight;intense;pervasive

461.

Prolix

Prolonged conversation

462.

Prolix

Tautological;excessively prolonged;verbose

463.

Pronounced

Distinct;strong

464.

Propagate

Spread;disseminate

465.

Propensity

Like

466.

Prophetic

Ominous;presage;

467.

Propitiate

Appease;sooth

468.

Propitious

Favorable;auspicious

469.

Proselytize

Convert to another faith or religion Ex:\"Christian efforts to proselytize Jews began to be made on nationalistic lines\"

493.

Reactant

something that reacts

494.

Reap

harvest

495.

Recalcitrant

Not obedient;rebel

496.

Recant

Publicly retract

497.

Recapitulate

Summarize

498.

Recondite

Abstruse

499.

Recrudescent

Revival;reappear again

500.

Redound

To have good or bad effect as a result of person's efforts or actions Ex:Studying vocabulary little every day will redound to success

501.

Redress

Provide relief

502.

Refractory

Stubborn

503.

Refulgent

Shine

470.

Protruding

jutting;Extending out

504.

Rejoinder

riposte;Witty response or reply;

471.

Providential

Lucky;charm;or relating to divine care

505.

Rend

Tear one's clothe

472.

Prudent

Wise;savage;judicious

506.

Render

473.

Psoriasis

skin disease

translate;declare formally;submit or surrender

Puddle

Mix of water

507.

474.

Repast

meals

Puerile

Juvenile;childish

508.

475.

Repertorial

Number of theatrical performances

476.

Pugilism

Boxing

509.

Replete

Abundant;profuse

Pugnacious

Bellicose;belligerent;truculent;jingoist;war like

510.

477.

Repose

Tranquility

511.

Reprobate

Unscrupulous person;morally not restricted

478.

Puissance

Power;might

512.

Requite

Reciprocate;repay;revengeful

479.

Pulchritude

Beauty;comely;piquant

513.

Resurgent

Recrudescent;revival

480.

Pungent

Sharp taste or smell;bitter;stimulating;biting

514.

Revamp

Renovate;redo;revise

515.

Pusillanimous

Cowardice;timid

Revile

Rail;vituperate;spread negative information

481.

516.

Putative

Acknowledged;purported

Revile

482.

rail;vilify;Vituperate;spread negative information about

483.

Querulous

Complaining;

517.

Rhetoric

Voluble;fluent

484.

Quiescent

Calm

518.

Rhetoric

485.

Quixotic

Ideally optimistic

1)Pleasant language;Using language effectively to please or persuade 2)confused language

486.

Quotidian

Ordinary;found in every day course of events

519.

Ribald

Obscene

487.

Quotidian

Every day;mundane;cliche

520.

Ridden

Burden

488.

Raccoon

Ex:Omnivorous, nocturnal mammal

521.

Rife

replete;abundant

489.

Raconteur

Narrator

522.

Rift

A gap;fissure(rock);fight

490.

Ramp

Any inclined surface

523.

Rococo

Ostentatious decoration

491.

Ranks

people;among groups of people

524.

Rue

Regret;remorse

492.

Rarefied

Lofty;very high up or elevated;exclusive Ex:rarefied ranks of attendees

525.

Ruminate

Brood;think

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Rummage

Thorough search Ex:Please do rummage for rum

561.

Squabble

Quibble;spat;bickering;To argue over petty things Ex:Don't squabble over a silly girl

527.

Sacrosanct

Inviolable;Reverent

528.

Sardonic

cynically derisive

562.

Squalid

Wretch;filthy;sordid conditions;bad

529.

Savage

Pugnacious;bellicose;belligerent;truculent;war like;jingoist

563.

Squelch

Crush(quench);suppress;walk in mud land

564.

standing

rank;exist infinitely

530.

Savant

Scholar;learned person

565.

stark

complete;plain

531.

Savor

Appreciate;enjoy

566.

Stasis

Equilibrium

532.

Scant

scarcity

567.

Status quo

Existing condition

533.

scant

Limit in quantity

568.

Steeped

Engulfed;engrossed;immersed

534.

Scathing

Vituperative;harsh criticism;coruscating

569.

Stentorian

Loud and powerful voice

535.

scathing

injurious;bitterly harsh(remark)

570.

Stigma

Social disgrace or mark on face

536.

Scintilla

Tiny part

571.

sting

pain

537.

Scram

Leave immediately

572.

Stingy

Mean;

538.

scurrilous

expressing reproach

573.

Stint

539.

Scurvy

Mean;Contemptible

Period of time;less amount of work;less amount of food

Searchingly

In a searching or protruding manner

574.

540.

Stipulate

Specify

Secrete

Produce a substance from cell

575.

541.

Stolid

Stoic;unemotional

542.

Semantic

Relating to different meanings of words or other symbols

576.

Stomp

Stamp;to bring down forcibly;to walk heavily Ex:He was stomped out of class

543.

Sentient

Conscious

577.

Stratagem

544.

Seraphic

Angel

Machination;intrigue;Army maneuver to deceive or surprise;scheme contrived to deceive

545.

Shard

sharp fragment of Pottery

578.

Stratum

Layer(strata)

546.

Sift

Check and sort carefully

579.

Strut

Supporting structure

547.

Sinecure

Paying for less or no work

580.

Stymie;stymy

Block;hinder

548.

Skittish

Restive;nervousness;shy;fickle;uncertain

581.

Subjective

549.

Slack

Negligent;lazy;loose

Exist only in mind or relating to one's own thoughts;not in reality

Slake

Quench(Satisfy);slack(lazy);not active

582.

Sublime

Awe

550.

Slew

A large number of quantity;turn sharply

583.

Subliminal

Imperceptible

551.

Sobriquet

A nick name

584.

Subpoena

Court order

552.

Solecism

Nonstandard use of grammar or words;esp in etiquette

585.

Succinct

brevity;gist;Adumbrate;

553.

586.

Sully

make dirty

587.

Supplant

Supersede;Replace especially with sneaky tactics

588.

Supposition

Assumption;hypothesis

589.

Surfeit

Excessive

590.

Surly

Rude;ugly;hostile;churlish;peevish;

591.

Surmise

Extrapolate;infer;hypothesis;conjecture

592.

Surrogate

Substitute

593.

Swindle

deceive

554.

Solicitous

request;conscious or anxious;taking care

555.

Solidarity

Fellowship in interests or responsibilities

556.

Somatic

Related to body

557.

Sound

Fathom;fathomless;wise;measure the depth of

558.

Spartan

Austere;frugal

559.

Spate

deluge;inundate;sudden rush of

560.

Spearhead

vanguard;leader

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Sybarite

Excessively involved in pleasures

629.

Unconscionable

with out conscience;Morally unjustifiable

595.

Symbiosis

Inter dependent relationship between two groups or people

630.

Unseemly

Improper

596.

Synoptic

Synopsis

631.

Unsparing

Generous;lavish;ruthless(unsparing criticism)

597.

Syntax

Grammar rules

632.

Untempered

Not slowed down

598.

Tacit

Implied

633.

Upbraid

Irritate;reproach;captious;find faults

599.

Taciturn

reticent;reserved

634.

Usury

lending money at high rates of interest

600.

Tawdry

Gaudy;cheap

635.

Vacillate

waver in one's mind

601.

Temerity

Courageous

636.

Vandalize

Destroy wantonly;

602.

Tendentious

Biased;strong feelings

637.

Vanguard

603.

Tenuous

Long and thin

Leaders in any activity;soldiers in front side

Terrestrial

Earth

638.

Variegated

Motley;different colors

604.

Terse

Sententious;pithy(often in rude manner)

639.

Verdant

Green;Juvenile;

605.

Timorous

Craven;coward;fearful

640.

Verisimilar

Truth;probably

606.

Tiptoed

walk on toes

641.

Vernal

Spring

607.

Titan

Colossus;heavy weight;giant;behemoth;a person of great importance

642.

Vestige

Sign of something that existed

608.

643.

Vex

Annoy;bother

609.

Toady

Fawning;servile;inveigle

644.

Vicissitude

Change of fortunes

610.

Toddler

young child

645.

Vim

Enthusiastic

611.

Token

Symbol;representing entire group;only few people

646.

Virulent

Poisonous;extremely infectious

Tome

Scholar book

Viscid or Viscous

Gluey;Sticky

612. 613.

Topping

A flavor addition

648.

Vitriol

Vituperative;invective

614.

Torpor

Torpid;lethargic

649.

Vociferous

615.

Torrid

Passionate;very hot;

Vehement outcry;strident;clamorous;Strident;

Tortuous

Twisting;winding;not straight forward

650.

Voluble

Fluent in speech

616.

Transgression

Violating law

651.

Wan

Pale;dull

617.

Travesty

Lampoon;Burlesque

652.

Wanton

618. 619.

Treacherous

Deceptive;betray;Quisling;mercenary

Destroy without any reason;Promiscous;sordid(unrestrained in sexual behavior)

620.

Trenchant

Caustic;sharp;essential

653.

Welter

Pile;wallow(roll);

621.

Truculent

Bellicose;belligerent;Savage;fierce;war like;cruel;jingoist

654.

Whet

Stimulate;Make keen or more accurate Ex:Whet my appetite

622.

Tumultuous

Riotous;violently agitate;noisy;chaotic

655.

Whitewash

623.

Turbid

Mucky

Deception;covering up Ex:Govt whitewashed all details of scam

656.

Wimpy

Weak and ineffectual

624.

Turgid

Pompous 657.

Winnow

To analyze carefully

625.

Turgid

Pompous; 658.

Winsome

Charming

626.

Turpitude

Opprobrium;disgrace;a corrupt or disgrace activity;

659.

Wizened

Withered;shriveled;shrink due to illness

647.

627.

Tyro

Beginner;Novice;Juvenile;fledgling

660.

Xenophobia

Fear of foreign places or things

628.

Umbrage

Annoy;irritate

661.

Yelp

Bark in a high pitched sound

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Yoke

A burden or something that oppresses;A frame for attaching animals

663.

Zeitgeist

Based on particular time