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1. Abasement humiliation, degradation
2. Abate reduce in intensity
3. Aberration deviation from the normal
4. Abeyance state of inactivity; disuse
5. Abhor hate
6. Abjure renounce; swear to refrain from something
7. Abraded worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)]
8. Abrasion 1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2.
process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]
9. Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh
10. Abrogate cancel, deny, repeal
11. Abscission cutting; process causing leaves to fall off
12. Absolution washing, forgiveness, pardon, release
13. Abstain desist, go without, withdraw
14. Abstemious self denying, refraining from indulging
15. Abstruse difficult to understand, obscure
16. Abut to adjoin
17. Abysmal very deep; very bad
18. Accolade tribute, honor, praise
19. Accretion accumulation of matter; growth produced by
adding from the outside
20. Acolyte disciple; follower or attendant
21. Acquiesce to agree to, give in to
22. Acrid sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
23. Acrophobia fear of heights
24. Acuity sharpness (mental or visual)
25. Adamant forceful, inflexible
26. Admonitory scolding [admonition (n)]
27. Adroit skillful
28. Adulation strong admiration, worship
29. Adumbrate outline; indicate
30. Adversity hardship
31. Advocate support
32. Aesthetic concerning art or beauty and able to appreciate
it
33. Affable friendly, social, easygoing
34. Agog amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm
35. Aisle corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of
seats)
36. Alacrity eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness
37. Alchemy medieval chemistry
38. Alibi an excuse that shows someone was not at a
crime scene
39. Allay to lessen
40. Alleviate make less severe
41. Alleviated made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate
(v)]
42. Allure 1. a ttraction (n); 2. to attract (v)
43. Aloof distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved,
cold
44. Altruism putting others first, being self- sacrificing
45. Amalgamate join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]
46. Amass accumulate
47. Ambidextrous able to use both left and right hands equally
well
48. Ambiguity uncertainty, vagueness
49. Ambiguous unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in
different ways
50. Ambivalence lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided
51. Ambulatory able to walk around (used of hospital
patients)
52. Ameliorate make better
53. Amelioration improvement
54. Amiable friendly
55. Amity friendship
56. Amorphous lacking in shape
57. Amortize pay off a debt in installments
58. Anachronistic occurring in the wrong time period
[anachronism (n)]
59. Analgesic medicine to combat pain
60. Analogous comparable
61. Analogue 1. something similar; 2. output proportional
to input (engineering)
62. Anarchy chaos, lack of government
63. Anecdote a brief amusing story
64. Animosity hatred, antagonism
65. Annex take possession of, seize, capture
66. Annex a building which is an addition to an
existing building
67. Anodized electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
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68. Anomaly something does not fit into a pattern,
irregularity
69. Antagonism hostility, strong opposition
70. Antagonistic opposed, hostile, aggressive
71. Antediluvian outdated, prehistoric, very old
fashioned
72. Anthology a book which is a collection of booksand poems
73. Anthropocentrism putting man at the center of one's
philosophy
74. Antipathy hatred
75. Antiquated outdated; old fashioned
76. Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
77. Apathy lack of interest or emotion
78. Aphoristic expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short
statement; maxim]
79. Apocryphal of doubtful origin
80. Apostrophe 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to
someone not present (a figure of
speech)
81. Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace
with
82. Apposite fitting; suitable
83. Apprehension slight fear; sense of something
unfavorable
84. Apprehensive worried; fearful
85. Approbation approval [opp. disapprobation]
86. Arable can be cultivated
87. Arbitrary random; for no definite reason
88. Arbitrator mediator; person appointed to judge a
dispute [arbitrate (v)]
89. Arboreal living in trees; concerned with trees
90. Arcane obscure; known only to a few people
91. Archaic ancient; outdated; old fashioned
92. Archetype classic example of
93. Archives collections of old records; place of
storage of old documents
94. Arduous hard
95. Armada fleet of ships
96. Arresting (a) attracting attention; striking
97. Arson deliberate, criminal starting of fires
98. Articulate clear; lucid; eloquent
99. Artifice deception; trickery
100. Artisan craftsman
101. Artless without effort; without trickery; simple
102. Ascetic without luxuries; severely simple
103. Asperity using harsh or critical tone
104. Assay 1. try; 2. assess purity
105. Assiduous thorough; diligent
106. Assuage to calm
107. Astute perceptive; sharp-witted
108. Asylum place of refuge or safety
109. Atavism reappearance of ancestral traits; regression
[atavistic (a)]
110. Atheist person who does not believe in God
111. Atonement making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)]
112. Atrophy waste away from lack of use
113. Attenuate weaken
114. Augment increase; make bigger
115. Augury prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]
116. Auspicious favorable; promising to turn out well
117. Austere severely plain
118. Avaricious greedy for money
119. Aver affirm
120. Aversion a dislike of
121. Baleful evil
122. Balk hinder and prevent; hesitate over
123. Balm soothing ointment or anything soothing
[balmy (a)]
124. Banal common; dull
125. Banality ordinariness; dullness
126. Bane troublesome influence
127. Bard poet
128. Barrage extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across
river; deluge or information etc.129. Bastion fortress; stronghold
130. Befuddle confuse
131. Begrudge resent
132. Beguile mislead; lure
133. Belabor explain in unnecessary detail
134. Beleaguer besiege; attack
135. Belie contradict
136. Belittle to demean
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137. Bellicose war-like; aggressive
138. Belligerent aggressive; ready to fight
139. Bemoan complain about
140. Benevolent kindly
141. Benign kindly; harmless
142. Benignity compassion; gentleness; fondness
143. Bent (n) inclination; aptitude
144. Bequeath leave something in one's will to be given
after one's death
145. Berate scold; criticize
146. Beret type of cap
147. Bestial behaving like a beast; brutal
148. Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person
149. Bilk cheat; defraud
150. Billowing Swelling; fluttering; waving
151. Blandishment words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]
152. Blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments
153. Blatant obvious
154. Blighted damaged, destroyed, and ruined
155. Blithe free spirited, carefree
156. Blowhard boastful person
157. Blunderbuss 1. ancient weapon (type of gun) 2. a clumsy
person
158. Bolster support, prop up
159. Bombast arrogant, pompous language
160. Boor ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]
161. Boorish ill-mannered
162. Bourgeois middle class
163. Boycott refuse to have dealings with
164. Braggart someone who boasts
165. Brawny muscular
166. Brevity being brief
167. Bristle to show irritation
168. Broach start to discuss or approach
169. Brook 1. small stream; 2. tolerate
170. Brusque blunt, abrupt
171. Bulwark fortification, barricade, wall
172. Bureaucracy official
173. Burgeon grow, flourish, put forward new shoots
174. Burlesque 1. comic play; 2. lampoon
175. Burnish polish
176. Buttress (v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a
supporting structure
177. Byline the line that tells you who wrote an article
178. Cacophony discordant loud noise
179. Cadge get by begging
180. Cajole coax
181. Caldron huge cooking pot
182. Calibrate mark an accurate scale on a device
183. Callow immature
184. Candid frank, honest
185. Candor frankness, openness
186. Canonical orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted
works]
187. Cant insincere talk
188. Cantankerous bad tempered, quarrelsome
189. Capacious spacious
190. Capitulate surrender, give in to
191. Caprices whimsies; fancies
192. Cardinal 1. high ranking church official; 2. major,
important
193. Caret punctuation mark signifying omission
194. Carping constant criticism
195. Carrion dead flesh; carcasses
196. Cartographer person who makes maps
197. Castigate scold strongly
198. Cataclysmic violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)]
199. Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions
200. Caucus type of private political meeting
201. Caulk treat with substance such as tar to make
water-tight
202. Caustic burning
203. Cavalcade possession of vehicles
204. Celerity speed
205. Censorious disapproving and critical
206. Censure blame
207. Centrifuge device to separate substances by spinning
them at high speed
208. Centurion roman soldier (commander of a company of
100 soldiers)
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209. Cerebral intellectual
210. Certitude certainty
211. Chantey type of song sung by sailors
212. Charlatan trickster who claims he has knowledge he
doesn't have
213. Chary wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give
214. Chastises punishes
215. Chauvinist someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism
(n)]
216. Chicanery trickery
217. Chimerical changeable, unstable
218. Choleric easily angered
219. Chorales simple hymns
220. Chronic long lasting (often used for diseases in
which case the opposite is acute)
221. Chronicler person who records historical information
222. Churlishness rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
223. Circuitous indirect
224. Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness
225. Circumscribe limit
226. Circumspect cautious; considering all sides
227. Circumvent avoid
228. Clairvoyant psychic; mystic
229. Clamor shout; scream
230. Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy
231. Clemency mercy
232. Clich overused expression; something
unoriginal
233. Clientele customers
234. Cloistered isolated
235. Cloture closure; terminating a debate by voting
236. Coalesce come together; merge
237. Coda piece of music a t the end of a musical
work; finale; final part of document
238. Coddle pamper; fuss over; indulge
239. Coerce force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]
240. Coercion force
241. Cogent lucid; well argued
242. Cogitate think over something; ponder
243. Cognitive concerned with thinking or perceiving
[cognition (n)]
244. Colander bowl with holes used to drain vegetables
etc.
245. Collage picture made from fragments of other
pictures
246. Collate arrange in order
247. Colloquial local and informal (used of language)
248. Collusion plotting and planning
249. Comeliness beauty; prettiness [comely (a)]
250. Commandeer take possession of
251. Commensurate equal in significance
252. Commingle mix
253. Complacent self-satisfied; smug
254. Complaisance flexibility; willingness to please
[complaisant (a)]
255. Compliant easy to control; submissive
256. Compromised 1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of
reputation); 2. reached an agreement by
giving up part of a claim
257. Concatenate link together
258. Concatenation linking into chains
259. Conciliate to bring together; end a dispute
260. Concise stated in few words
261. Condescend talk down to
262. Condescension talking down to someone [condescending
(a)]
263. Condone tacitly support; overlook
264. Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring
265. Conflagration big fire
266. Confound confuse
267. Congeal to solidify
268. Congenital present from birth
269. Congruent matching [congruency (n)]
270. Conniving cunning; scheming [connive (v)]
271. Connoisseur person with refined taste and good
judgment
272. Conscript 1. person enlisted compulsorily into the
armed forces; 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily
273. Consecrate dedicate
274. Consensus general agreement
275. Conspicuous easily seen; prominent
276. Consternation worry and concern
277. Consummate complete; total; supremely good
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278. Contemporary living or happening at the same time
279. Contentious causing argument [contention (n); contend
(v)]
280. Contiguous adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity
(n)]
281. Contrite sorry
282. Contrition sorrow and repentance
283. Contumacious stubborn
284. Contusion a bruise
285. Conundrum a puzzle
286. Conventional usual; customary; common
287. Cornucopia symbol (horn fil led with fruit etc.) denoting
natural abundance
288. Corpulent fat
289. Corroborate give supporting evidence [corroboration
(n)]
290. Corrugated highly folded
291. Coterie clique; small group with common interests
292. Counterfeit fake; false
293. Covert hidden; undercover
294. Cower recoil of fear or servility, shrink away from
295. Credible believable
296. Creditable praiseworthy
297. Credulous gullible, ready to believe anything
298. Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk
299. Cringe recoil, flinch, shy away
300. Cryptic puzzling, enigmatic
301. Culpability guilt [culpable = blameworthy]
302. Cumbersome bulky; difficult to carry [encumber = to
burden]
303. Curmudgeon grumpy person
304. Curtail cut short
305. Cynical believing that people only act out of selfishmotives
306. Daguerreotype forerunner of the photograph
307. Dally waste time; flirt
308. Damp (used of vibration) reduce in extent
309. Dawdler slow person who falls behind others
[dawdle (v)]
310. Debacle disaster
311. Debilitating weakening [debilitate (v)]
312. Debility weakness, incapacity
313. Debunking exposing false claims or myths
314. Decathlon an athletic competition with ten events
315. Decimated kill or destroy a large part of (originally one
tenth)
316. Decorum dignified, correct behavior
317. Decoy lure, trap, trick
318. Deference respect
319. Deferential showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]
320. Defoliate causes leaves to fall off
321. Defunct no longer in existence
322. Degradation deprivation, poverty, debasement
323. Deign condescend
324. Deleterious harmful
325. Deliberate to think over deeply
326. Deliberate 1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose
(a)
327. Delineation demarcation, explanation, definition,
outlining
328. Demagogue mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
[demagogy/demagoguery (n)]
329. Demur object; hesitate to accept
330. Demur hesitate or refuse
331. Denigrate decry; criticize; belittle
332. Denounce condemn, speak out against
333. Deplete use up, lessen
334. Deplore regret
335. Depravity moral corruption
336. Deprecate criticize, denounce
337. Deride ridicule, make fun of, mock
338. Derision mockery [deride (v)]
339. Derogatory uncomplimentary
340. Descry to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of
341. Desecrate to pollute or damage a holy place
342. Desecration spoiling something holy
343. Desist stop, discontinue, cease
344. Despondent having no hope, miserable
345. Destitution hardship, poverty, misery
346. Desultory aimless; inconsistent in effort
347. Deter put off, prevent
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348. Deteriorate worsen, decline
349. Detrimental harmful
350. Devoured greedily eaten/consumed
351. Dexterity skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)]
352. Dexterous skillful with hands
353. Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate
354. Diatribe tirade; violent denunciation; stream of
criticism
355. Dichotomy a division into two parts
356. Didactic intended to teach, instructive
357. Diffident lacking confidence
358. Digress wander off the subject
359. Dike dam, enbankment
360. Dilatory slow, falling behind with one's work
361. Dilemma puzzling situation
362. Dilettante people who dabbles in a subject without
serious s tudy
363. Dilettantism dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) =
person who dabbles]
364. Diligent hard-working
365. Diorama model of a scene
366. Dirge mournful song
367. Disabuse make someone aware of an error in
thinking
368. Disapprobation disapproval
369. Disarm 1. take away weapons; 2. win over to
one's side [disarming (a)]
370. Discern to distinguish one thing from another
371. Discernment judgment; perceptiveness
372. Discord disagreement
373. Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring
374. Discountenance disallow
375. Discrepancy something which does not match up;inconsistency
376. Discrete separate; discontinuous (not to be
confused with discreet - prudent;
diplomatic]
377. Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the
difference
378. Discursiveness long windedness; indirectness
379. Disdain contempt; strong dislike
380. Disingenuous crafty
381. Disinter dig up [opposite inter = bury]
382. Disinterested unbiased
383. Disparage criticize; belittle
384. Disparity an inequality
385. Dispassionate neutral; objective
386. Dispatch 1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)
387. Dissemble avoid the truth
388. Disseminating circulating; broadcasting; spreading
(information)
389. Dissident person who disagrees [dissidence (n)]
390. Dissonance discord; disagreement
391. Diurnal active in daytime
392. Divert 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
393. Divest remove; take off
394. Docile gentle and easily lead
395. Doff take off (esp. of a hat)
396. Dogmatic having stubbornly held opinions
397. Dolt stupid person
398. Don put on (esp. of clothes)
399. Dormancy state of inactivity
400. Dotard foolish old man
401. Dote be excessively fond of [doting (a)]
402. Drabness dullness
403. Drawl speak slowly with words running together
404. Drivel nonsense
405. Droll dryly amusing
406. Drone 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with
no emotion (v); 3.male bee
407. Dross something worthless; impurities left after
refining
408. Dubious doubtful
409.
Dupe to fool someone410. Duplicity cunning; deception; double dealing
411. Dynamic lively; vibrant; energetic
412. Ebullient very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
413. Eccentric unusual; quirky; odd
414. Eclectic taking things from different sources
415. Eddy circular current
416. Edifice building; structure; construction
417. Efface wipe out; remove all trace of
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418. Efficacy effectiveness
419. Effigy a model of a person
420. Effrontery daring; audacity (has a negative
connotation)
421. Effusive gushing; demonstrative
422. Egalitarianism belief in equality
423. Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad
424. Egress exit
425. Elaborate 1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand
on (v)
426. Elegy poem concerned with death; praise of a
dead person
427. Ellipsis omission of essential words
428. Eloquent fluent and persuasive in speech
429. Elucidate make clear
430. Elusive hard to pin down
431. Emaciated very thin; withered
432. Emancipate set free
433. Embezzle defraud; steal
434. Emboss decorate with a raised design
435. Embroil involve in hostility or argument
436. Emerge come out; appear
437. Emollient softening (a); something which softens (n)
438. Empirical found by experiment or practice
439. Emulate to imitate something admired
440. Encomium praise
441. Endorse give support or approval to
442. Endow give gift; provide with money etc.
443. Endurance staying power; patience; stamina
444. Enduring lasting
445. Enervate weaken
446.
Enfranchise give voting rights447. Engender cause
448. Engendering causing; bringing into being [engender (v)]
449. Enhance improve, make better or clearer
450. Enigma puzzle, mystery
451. Enigmatic puzzling [enigma (n)]
452. Enlist 1. s ign up for the army; 2. obtain
453. Ensconce establish firmly in a position
454. Enshroud cover
455. Enunciation clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
456. Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling
457. Epaulet shoulder decoration
458. Ephemeral short-lived
459. Epicure someone who appreciates good food and
drink
460. Epigram short, witty saying
461. Epistemology theory of knowledge
462. Epistle a letter (form of communication)
463. Epistolary concerned with letters, through
correspondence
464. Epithet phrase used as a label or to express the
essential nature of
465. Epitomized typified, characterized, personified
466. Equivocal ambiguous; open to interpretation
[equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]
467. Equivocate speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth
468. Equivocation speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v),
equivocal (a)]
469. Err make a mistake
470. Errant 1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from
accepted standards
471. Erratic wandering, irregular
472. Erudition learning; scholarly knowledge [erudite (a)]
473. Eschew shun; avoid474. Esoteric obscure and difficult to understand
475. Esoterica obscure details
476. Espouse promote, take up, support
477. Etymology the study of word origins
478. Eulogy praise
479. Euphemism a polite phrase to cover something
unpleasant
480. Euphony pleasant sounds
481. Evacuate vacate, empty or abandon
482. Evanescent short-lived [evanescence (n)]
483. Exacerbate make worse
484. Exacerbated made worse [exacerbate (v); exacerbation
(n)]
485. Exact (v) to demand; extort
486. Exasperated frustrated, annoyed
487. Exceptionable very bad (something which we should object
to)
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488. Exculpate free someone from blame, pardon, acquit
489. Execrable very, very bad
490. Exegesis scholarly interpretation or explanation
491. Exemplar model type [exemplary (a)]
492. Exemplary outstandingly good, setting a fine example
493. Exemplify to serve as a good example
494. Exhaustive complete and thorough
495. Exigency urgent matter; pressing need
496. Exonerates acquits, absolves, removes blame
497. Exorcism getting free/rid of, elimination (especially
demons)
498. Expatiate speak or write at great length
499. Expatriate refugee, emigrant, someone living away from
his own country
500. Expedient convenient, practical
501. Expedite make faster
502. Expiate atone; make amends for
503. Exposition clear explanation
504. Expostulate offer strong objections; remonstrate
505. Extant still in existence (opposite of extinct)
506. Extemporize speak without preparation or rehearsal
[extemporaneous (a)]
507. Extirpate wipe out totally
508. Extirpation wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate(v)]
509. Extol praise
510. Extradite deport from one country back to the home
country
511. Extraneous irrelevant
512. Extrapolate extend, predict on the basis of known data
513. Extrinsic irrelevant, on the outside
514. Fabricated made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v);
fabrication(n)]
515. Faade 1. front elevation of building, 2. false
appearance or demeanor
516. Facetious not intended to be taken seriously
517. Faddish whimsical; following a fashion
518. Fallacious false
519. Fallacy wrong idea [fallacious (a)]
520. Fallible capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]
521. Fallow uncultivated
522. Falter hesitate, waver
523. Falters hesitates
524. Fanatical obsessive, fixated
525. Fanaticism passion, excessive devotion
526. Fastidious overly particular, finicky
527. Fatuous silly, foolish
528. Fawn behave in a sycophantic way; grovel [fawning
(a)]
529. Feasible possible and practical
530. Feckless feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
531. Fecund fertile
532. Feint pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
533. Felicitous apt
534. Ferrous concerned with iron or its compounds
535. Fervent passionate
536. Fervid passionate
537. Fervor passion; enthusiasm
538. Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
539. Figurehead symbol of power; nominal leader
540. Filibuster delaying tactics
541. Finesse skill
542. Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting
543. Flag (v) 1. to lose energy; 2. to signal
544. Flagrant clearly wrong
545. Flail 1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh
(separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms
about wildly
546. Flamboyant showy; ornate
547. Flaunt show off; display in a showy manner
548. Fledge 1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) =
an inexperienced person or a baby bird]
549. Flippant making jokes about serious matters
550. Flout defy; reject
551. Flustered worked-up; not calm
552. Fly-by-
night
unreliable; disreputable
553. Foible quirk; minor weakness
554. Foment 1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)
555. Foolhardy reckless [foolhardiness (n)]
556. Foppish behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively
concerned with fashion
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557. Forage search for food
558. Forbearing tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]
559. Forensic concerned with argument or debate (esp.
for legal evidence)
560. Foreshadowed indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)]
561. Fortitude bravery
562. Fortuitous happening by chance
563. Fracas fight; disturbance
564. Fractious irritable; difficult to control
565. Fraudulent fake; false
566. Frieze decorative border
567. Fringe 1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to
form an edge (v)
568. Frivolous not serious
569. Froward stubborn; wayward; disobedient
570. Frugal economical; not wasting anything
571. Fulminate 1. attack loudly in words; denounce
thunderously; 2. explode noisily
572. Furrow groove
573. Furtive hidden and secret
574. Fusillade long burst of gunfire
575. Futile useless; hopeless
576. Gaffe blunder; social mistake
577. Gainsay contradict
578. Gall 1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3.
abnormal growth on a plant
579. Galleon ancient type of sailing ship
580. Gambit opening move; transaction
581. Gambol frolic; leap; bound
582. Garble distort; confuse; muddle
583. Garish gaudy
584. Garner gather; collect
585. Garrulous talkative
586. Gaucherie awkwardness [gauche (a)]
587. Gaunt emaciated; bony and angular
588. Gavel judge's hammer
589. Genre a category; type
590. Germane relevant
591. Germinal just growing; not developed; immature
592. Gerontocracy government by the aged
593. Gibbering making meaningless noises
594. Gist essence; main point
595. Glacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
596. Glib slick; superficial esp. in speech
597. Goad prod; urge
598. Gossamer delicate; filmy; like gauze
599. Gouge cut or dig out
600. Grate (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred
601. Gratis free of charge; without payment
602. Gratuitous unwarranted
603. Gravity seriousness
604. Gregarious extroverted; sociable; outgoing
605. Gregariousness sociability; liking for crowds [gregarious
(a)]
606. Gritty coarse; granular
607. Guffaw sudden loud laughter
608. Guile cunning; craftiness
609. Guileless frank; straightforward; honest
610. Gullibility unwariness; trustfulness; being easily
fooled
611. Gullible easily fooled
612. Gustatory concerned with the sense of taste
613. Hack 1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to
earn money, 3. hired horse
614. Hackneyed common and over-used
615. Halcyon peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer
weather)
616. Hallow respect; worship
617. Hallowed worshipped; consecrated
618. Hamper hinder; obstruct
619. Hangar storage area (like a garage) for a plane
620. Hapless unlucky
621. Harangue noisy, attacking speech
622. Harbingers indicators, bringers of warning
623. Hasten hurry, accelerate, rush
624. Haughtiness arrogance, pride
625. Hawser thick rope or cable
626. Headstrong stubborn, willful
627. Hedonism self indulgence and pleasure seeking
628. Hedonist a pleasure seeker
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629. Heed listen to
630. Hegemony political domination; complete authority
631. Heresy against orthodox opinion
632. Heterodox unorthodox
633. Hiatus interruption, pause
634. Hidebound rigid in opinions
635. Hieroglyphics 1. picture writing 2. writing which is
difficult to read or enigmatic
636. Hinder obstruct
637. Histrionic theatrical, exaggerated
638. Hoary old
639. Homiletics art of preaching and giving sermons
640. Homogeneity evenness; uniformity
641. Hone sharpen, increase, whet
642. Hortatory encouraging; exhorting
643. Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech
644. Hyperbole exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)]
645. Hypochondriac a person obsessed with health, having
imaginary illness
646. Hypocritical insincere
647. Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy
648. Idiosyncrasy a person peculiarity, something unique
to an individual
649. Idyll story or incident in peaceful or idealsetting [idyllic (a)]
650. Ignominious shameful
651. Ignominy shame
652. Illuminate to light up or make clear
653. Illusory deceptive, false, misleading
654. Immoderate excessive, extreme
655. Immutable unchanging or permanent
656. Impartial unbiased, neutral
657. Impecunious having no money
658. Impeding hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]
659. Imperative must be obeyed
660. Imperturbability quality of being calm and not easily
disturbed [imperturbable (a)]
661. Impious wicked, profane
662. Importune beg; solicit [importunate (a)]
663. Impoverished destitute, poor
664. Improbity lack of honesty or integrity
665. Impromptu unrehearsed, spontaneous
666. Impropriety inappropriate behavior
667. Impugn challenge; question someone's honor etc.
668. Impugned challenged; called into question
669. Inadvertent not intentional
670. Incantation chant, invocation, prayer
671. Incarceration putting in prison
672. Incessant without stopping
673. Inchoate undeveloped; nascent
674. Incipient just beginning
675. Incise cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]
676. Inclination tendency, a leaning toward
677. Incoherent not clear
678. Incongruous not fitting in, out of place
679. Inconsequential unimportant, insignificant, negligible
680. Inconspicuous not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable
681. Incubus encumbrance; nightmarish thing
682. Incumbents occupiers of a job or position
683. Indecorous unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)
684. Indelible cannot be wiped out
685. Indicted accused (of crime)
686. Indifferent 1. neutral, 2. not outstanding
687. Indigence poverty
688. Indigenous native to a particular area
689. Indigent poor; needy [indigence (n)]
690. Indolence laziness
691. Inductee novice, beginner
692. Indulgent pampering, satisfying desires
693. Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication
694. Ineffable cannot be expressed in words
695. Inefficacious ineffective
696. Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless
697. Inerrancy infallibility; inability to make mistakes
[inerrant (a)]
698. Inertia inactivity; lethargy
699. Inevitable cannot be avoided
700. Inexorable relentless
701. Inexpedient not advisable
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702. Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes
703. Infamous famous for something bad
704. Infer deduce; conclude
705. Ingnue nave, unsophisticated person
706. Ingrate ungrateful person
707. Inimical hostile
708. Iniquitous evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]
709. Innate inherited; inborn
710. Innocuous harmless; inoffensive
711. Innovate create; introduce something new
712. Inscrutability quality of being difficult to comprehend
[inscrutable (a)]
713. Inscrutable mysterious; impenetrable
714. Insentient unfeeling
715. Insipid dull; bland; boring
716. Instigate to start; provoke
717. Instigator troublemaker; person who entices others to
do something
718. Insurgent a rebel
719. Intangible cannot be touched; abstract [intangibility
(n)]
720. Intelligible can be understood
721. Intemperate excessive; immoderate [intemperance (n)]
722. Interminable never-ending
723. Intermittent sporadic; irregular
724. Interregnum interval between reigns or governments
725. Intractability stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)]
726. Intransigence stubbornness
727. Intransigent stubborn; unyielding
728. Intrepid brave
729. Inured hardened; habituated
730.
Inveigle coax; cajole; wheedle; entice731. Inveterate habitual
732. Invidious arousing envy
733. Inviolable cannot be invaded
734. Irascible easily angered
735. Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]
736. Irksome annoying; infuriating
737. Ironclad cannot be altered; firm
738. Ironic satiric; unexpected
739. Irrational unreasonable; absurd
740. Irreproachable cannot be criticized; perfect
741. Irrevocable cannot be cancelled; unchangeable
742. Itinerant nomadic; wandering from place to place
743. Jaded tired; bored; worn out
744. Jamb door post
745. Jargon specialized language used by experts
746. Jaundiced cynical; pessimistic
747. Jaunt short pleasure trip
748. Jeopardize put at risk; endanger
749. Jibe agree with; complement; match up with (in
British usage jibe means mock)
750. Jingoistic extremely patriotic; national istic
751. Jockeying maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of
others [jockey (v)]
752. Jocular in a joking manner
753. Jollity gaiety; happiness
754. Jubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
755. Judicious correct in judgment; wise
756. Jurisprudence science or study of law
757. Juxtapose place next to
758. Kindle to start a fire
759. Knotty complex, difficult to solve
760. Labile changing rapidly; unstable
761. Labyrinth a maze
762. Labyrinthine complicated, highly convoluted
763. Laceration a cut
764. Lachrymose tearful, sad
765. Lackluster dull, monotonous, bland
766. Laconic using few words, brief, to the point
767. Lacuna gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]
768. Lambaste attack verbally
769. Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow
770. Lampoon ridicule, spoof
771. Lance spear, spike, javelin
772. Languid tired, slow
773. Languish decay, fade away, get weaker
774. Larceny theft, robbery, stealing
775. Largess generosity
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776. Lassitude lack of energy; weariness
777. Latent hidden; real but undeveloped
778. Laud praise
779. Lavish on a grand scale, wasteful
780. Lax careless, not strict
781. Leaven to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using
yeast etc.
782. Legend 1. key to a map, 2. myth or story
783. Legion in large numbers
784. Lethargic tired, without energy
785. Levee 1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception
held by a monarch
786. Levity flippancy, joking about serious matters
787. Libertarian someone who opposes tyranny
788. Libertine dissolute person; prodigal
789. Lien right to sell property held as a security; legal
hold on job etc.
790. Limerick short amusing poem
791. Limpid transparently clear
792. Liniment soothing lotion
793. Lint fluff; soft material used to cover wounds
794. List (v) 1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order
795. Lithe flexible, supple
796. Liturgy form of worship
797. Livid make angry
798. Lobbyist person who tries to persuade someone to
support a particular cause
799. Lofty snooty, arrogant, haughty
800. Loll laze around; hang out (when used of the
tongue)
801. Longevity long life
802. Lope run with long strides
803. Loquacious talkative
804. Lucid clear
805. Ludicrous ridiculous, silly
806. Lugubrious sad; gloomy
807. Lukewarm 1. unenthusiastic, 2. neither hot nor cold
808. Lumber 1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. timber (wood)
809. Luminary eminent person
810. Lummox clumsy person
811. Luscious juicy, moist, succulent
812. Lynch assassinate, kill, illegal hanging
813. Macerate soften or break up by soaking; weaken
814. Machinations pots and plans
815. Maculated spotted
816. Maelstrom whirlpool, storm in the ocean
817. Magnanimous generous, big-hearted
818. Magnate powerful businessman
819. Maladroit clumsy, unskillful
820. Malady illness
821. Malapropism use of similar sounding but incorrect word
822. Malediction a curse
823. Malefactor a wrong- doer
824. Malevolent having evil intentions [malevolence(n)]
825. Malign slander
826. Malinger deliberately avoid work, sh irk
827. Malingerer person who deliberately tries to avoid work
828. Malleable flexible can be shaped
829. Mallet 1. wooden hammer, 2. stick used for polo
830. Manipulatable influence able, controllable
831. Manipulative scheming
832. Mannered stylized; pretentious
833. Marred damaged, spoiled
834. Marshal to gather together
835. Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
836. Martinet person who believes in strict discipline
837. Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on
himself
838. Matriarchy society governed by women
839. Maudlin sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
840. Maverick a loner
841. Meager in short supply
842. Meander wander from side to side
843. Mellow soft; melodious; ripe
844. Menagerie collection of animals
845. Mendacious given to lying
846. Mercenary concerned only with money
847. Mercurial volatile; changeable
848. Meretricious falsely attractive; tawdry
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849. Merge come together
850. Metaphorically symbolically; figuratively
851. Meticulous very careful; painstaking
852. Mettle courage; bravery; valor
853. Mettlesome spirited [mettle (n)]
854. Milieu environment
855. Milk to squeeze; obtain by application of
pressure
856. Millinery hats and hat-making
857. Minatory threatening
858. Mince 1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with
tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected
manner
859. Minion underling; servant
860. Minutiae small details
861. Mire swamp; muddy ground
862. Misanthrope hater of the rest of mankind
863. Misconstrue put a wrong interpretation on
something
864. Misnomer wrong name
865. Misogynist hater of women
866. Misrepresentation deliberately deceiving
867. Mitigate lessen; make less severe
868. Mitigation making less severe [mitigate (v)]
869. Modest 1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not
excessive
870. Modicum small amount
871. Momentous very important
872. Monolithic united in purpose; forming a single
unit
873. Monotonous dull; unvarying
874. Moralistic concerned with morals [moralize (v)]
875. Moratorium temporary prohibition or halt to
activity
876. Moribund on the point of death
877. Morose gloomy; bad tempered
878. Mundane ordinary; worldly
879. Munificent generous; charitable
880. Muse 1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of
inspiration (n) [in mythology, a
goddess who gives inspiration]
881. Mutinous very rebellious
882. Myriad in large numbers
883. Nadir lowest point
884. Nascent emerging; newly formed
885. Natty neat; dapper; smart
886. Navigable suitable for sailing
887. Nebulous vague
888. Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable
889. Negate cancel; deny
890. Negligence carelessness
891. Neologism newly coined word
892. Neophyte new convert; tyro
893. Nettle annoy
894. Nexus connection
895. Niggardly miserly; stingy
896. Noisome disgusting
897. Nomadic wandering from place to place
898. Nonchalance an appearance of indifference; calm and
composed
899. Nondescript having no special features; dull and ordinary
900. Nonentity a person of no importance; not famous
901. Nonplussed confused
902. Nostalgia longing for the past
903. Nostrum remedy
904. Notoriety infamy; known for wrong doing
905. Novel new; unusual
906. Novice a beginner; tyro
907. Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal
908. Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meanin
909. Nugatory of minor significance; futile
910. Nullify to counter or make unimportant
911. Nuzzle cuddle, snuggle
912. Obdurate stubborn
913. Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to
understand
914. Objective unbiased and not subjective
915. Obligate compulsory
916. Oblique indirect, slanting
917. Obliterate destroy, demolish, eradicate
918. Oblivious totally unaware
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919. Obscure difficult to understand, partially hidden
920. Obscured hidden, covered, buried
921. Obsequious servile, submissive
922. Obsession a dominating concern
923. Obsolete no longer valid
924. Obstreperous noisy and boisterous
925. Obtuse mentally dull
926. Obviate avoid, make unnecessary
927. Occluded obscured; blocked
928. Odious hateful
929. Odometer instrument to measure distance covered
930. Officious domineering, intrusive, meddlesome
931. Ogle stare at, observe in an obvious matter
932. Olfactory concerned with the sense of smell
933. Ominous threatening
934. Omnipotent all-powerful
935. Omniscient all-knowing
936. Onerous burdensome, hard to undertake
937. Onus burden
938. Opaque does not let light through
939. Opprobrious expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]
940. Opulent wealthy, rich, magnificent
941. Orate speak in a pompous manner
942. Ordain 1. destine, 2. confer holy orders on a priest
943. Ornate highly decorated
944. Orthodox conventional
945. Ossified turned to bone; become rigid [ossification
(n)]
946. Ossify 1. turn to bone, 2. become fixed and rigid
947. Ostentatious showy
948. Ostracism shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]
949. Oust push out of position
950. Overt obvious, not hidden
951. Overwrought worked up in an emotional state
952. Paean praise; tribute (esp. in song)
953. Palatable good to eat, agreeable
954. Palisade fence made of posts
955. Palliative a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
956. Pallid pale
957. Palpable easily felt, easily perceived
958. Palpate medical term meaning to examine with the
hands
959. Panacea remedy for all ill s
960. Panegyric speech praising someone; laudatory words
961. Papyrus material used for writing on before paper
was invented
962. Paradigm 1. example, 2. mode, 3. way of looking at
things
963. Paradox apparently contradictory statement
964. Paragon a perfect example
965. Paramount of supreme importance
966. Paranoia mental state characterized by delusions or
excessive fear
967. Parasite 1. scrounger, 2. animal which takes
digested food from another
968. Parched dried up
969. Parenthesis remarks deviating from the main point
[parentheses are round brackets in
punctuation]
970. Pariah an outcast from society
971. Parity equality
972. Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local
matters
973. Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof
974. Parry ward off; avoid
975. Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty
976. Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
977. Partiality bias
978. Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group
979. Pastiche work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is
composed of parts taken from varied sources
980. Pathos evoking sadness or pity
981. Patron one who give support (usually financial)
982. Patronize 1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a
customer of
983. Patronize condescend to; behave in an arrogant
manner towards
984. Paucity shortage
985. Peccadillo minor weakness; trivial offence
986. Pedagogy science of education; teaching
987. Pedant person who insists on strict adherence to
rules or narrow learning
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988. Pedantic over-insistent on matters of book-
learning [pedant (n)]
989. Pedestrian common; mundane; banal
990. Peer 1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. nobleman
991. Peerless without equal
992. Pejorative derogatory
993. Pellucid transparently clear
994. Penchant inclination; leaning; tendency;
predilection
995. Pensive in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
996. Penury poverty
997. Perceptive observant
998. Percipient perceptive; insightful
999. Perdition damnation
1000. Peremptory in a commanding manner
1001. Perennial long-lasting
1002. Perfidy treachery
1003. Perfunctory superficial; cursory
1004. Peripatetic nomadic; moving from place to place
1005. Peripheral on the edge; not important
1006. Perjury telling l ies under oath
1007. Pernicious destructive; harmful
1008. Perpetuated caused to continue
1009. Perpetuity eternity
1010. Persnickety fastidious; fussy
1011. Personable attractive
1012. Personification 1. represent something as a person; 2. a
concrete example of
1013. Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise
1014. Perspicacity insight
1015. Pertain be relevant to [pertinent (a)]
1016.
Pertinent relevant1017. Peruse read carefully
1018. Pervasive spreading everywhere
1019. Petrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone
1020. Petulant sulky; peevish
1021. Phenomenology branch of science concerned with things
as they are perceived; not directly derived
from theory
1022. Phenomenon an event or happening (plural:
phenomena)
1023. Philanthropy charity; love of mankind
1024. Philistine uncultured person
1025. Phlegmatic calm; imperturbable
1026. Picayune insignificant; of little value
1027. Pied multicolored
1028. Pillage plunder
1029. Pine 1. type of evergreen tree; 2. grieve
1030. Pinnacle topmost point
1031. Pious very religious
1032. Pique 1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to
annoy (v)
1033. Pith center; soft part of stem; essence
1034. Pivotal of central importance
1035. Placate pacify; soothe; calm
1036. Placebo harmless medicine with no effect; dummymedicine
1037. Placid calm, peaceful
1038. Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's ideas or
writings
1039. Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law)
1040. Plaintive sad; mournful
1041. Plaque 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2.
decorative plate or sign
1042. Platitude unoriginal, obvious saying
1043. Plaudit statement giving strong praise
1044. Plausibility believability [plausible (a)]
1045. Plausible can be reasonable, believable
1046. Plethora an excess
1047. Pliable flexible not stubborn
1048. Plodding walking slowly and heavily; uninspired
1049. Pluck (n) courage
1050. Plumage feathers of a bird
1051. Plumb measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)
1052. Plummet fall suddenly and steeply
1053. Podium raised platform
1054. Poignant deeply moving, strongly affecting the
emotions
1055. Poised calm, collected, self-possessed
1056. Polemical causing debate or argument
1057. Ponderous weighty, slow and heavy
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1058. Pontificate speak pompously or dogmatic
1059. Portend foretell
1060. Portent a warning sign, omen
1061. Poseur someone who puts on an act
1062. Posterity future generations
1063. Posthumous after death
1064. Postulate hypothesis, propose
1065. Posture (v) to put on an act
1066. Potable suitable for drinking
1067. Potent powerful, compelling, and strong
1068. Pragmatic practical
1069. Pragmatist practical person, one who is concerned
with usefulness
1070. Prattle mindless talk
1071. Preamble introductory material
1072. Precarious unstable, risky
1073. Precedent a previous occurrence used as a guide
1074. Precept guiding principle
1075. Precinct district of a city
1076. Precipice steep slope
1077. Precipitate 1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a
reaction in chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or
speed up an action (v)
1078. Precipitous done in a hurry
1079. Preclude prevent or make impossible
1080. Precocious developing early
1081. Predecessor one who came before
1082. Predicament dilemma, difficult situation
1083. Predilection leaning; interest; talent
1084. Preeminent famous, outstanding
1085. Prerogative right to privilege
1086. Presage forewarn of; indicate
1087. Prescience foreknowledge
1088. Prescient having fore-knowledge
1089. Presentiment a feeling that something might happen
1090. Presumptuous assuming too much, arrogant
1091. Pretension assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance
1092. Pretentious pompous, self-important
1093. Preternatural unnatural; abnormal
1094. Prevaricate speak misleadingly and evasively
1095. Primordial present from the beginning of time
1096. Pristine unspoiled
1097. Probity uprightness; honesty
1098. Proclivity tendency towards
1099. Procrastinate delay, put off
1100. Prodigal wasteful, extravagant
1101. Prodigious very large
1102. Profane unholy
1103. Profanity swearing, cursing
1104. Profound having deep meaning
1105. Profundity depth
1106. Prohibitive 1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensive
1107. Proletarian member of the working class
1108. Proliferate grow and spread [proliferation (n)]
1109. Prolific producing a lot
1110. Prolixity wordiness [prolix (a)]
1111. Prominent 1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious
1112. Prone 1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal
1113. Propensity tendency; inclination
1114. Propitiate appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]
1115. Proponents promoters; supporters
1116. Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary
1117. Proscribe forbid
1118. Prosody study of versification
1119. Prostration 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with
extreme weakness
1120. Protagonist main character in film, book, play etc.
1121. Protean changeable
1122. Protg person under protection of, or guided by
another
1123. Protocol procedure; code of behavior
1124. Provincial unsophisticated; narrow-minded
1125. Proximate immediate; nearest
1126. Prudence caution; wisdom
1127. Prudent cautious; wise
1128. Prudish narrow-minded; excessively concerned with
morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]
1129. Prune 1. to trim; 2. a dried plum
1130. Psychosis severe mental disturbance
1131. Puerile childish
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1132. Pugnacious aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]
1133. Puissance power
1134. Punctilious paying attention to small details
1135. Pundit expert
1136. Purchase 1. grip; 2. buy
1137. Purist conservative; one who insists on correct
forms of language etc.
1138. Purloin steal
1139. Pusillanimous cowardly
1140. Pyre ceremonial fire
1141. Pyromania compulsion to start fires
1142. Quack charlatan; fake
1143. Quaff drink down quickly
1144. Quagmire marsh; bog
1145. Quaint picturesque
1146. Qualm hesitation or fear
1147. Quandary dilemma; puzzle
1148. Quarantine isolation to prevent the spread of disease
1149. Quarry 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for
stone
1150. Quell suppress
1151. Querulous always complaining
1152. Quibble 1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play
on words when finding fault; 2. (n) aminor verbal point in an argument
1153. Quintessential most typical; the perfect example of
[quintessence (n)]
1154. Quirk oddity
1155. Quisling traitor
1156. Quixotic impractically idealistic
1157. Quotidian daily; routine
1158. Raconteur person who relates a story
1159. Ramble wander aimlessly
1160. Ramifications branches; subdivisions of a complex
system; outcomes
1161. Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling
1162. Rant use bombastic language
1163. Rarefy make less dense [rarefaction (n)]
1164. Ratify approve; consent
1165. Raucous rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
1166. Raze destroy; demolish; tear down
1167. Ready (used of wit) quick
1168. Rebus puzzle in which pictures give clues
1169. Rebuttal denial
1170. Recant disclaim; retract statement
1171. Recapitulate summarize
1172. Receptacle container; vessel; holder
1173. Recluse someone who cuts himself off from life
1174. Recondite obscure
1175. Reconnaissance examination or survey conducted in
advance [reconnoiter (v)]
1176. Recumbent reclining; lying down
1177. Recuperate get better after illness
1178. Red tape formalities; paperwork; official
procedure
1179. Redolent smelling of; giving off odors
1180. Redress put right something that was wrong
1181. Redundant unnecessary; superfluous
1182. Referendum public vote
1183. Refulgent glowing; radiant
1184. Refute disprove
1185. Regale entertain
1186. Rekindle relight; revive
1187. Relegate dismiss to a lower position
1188. Remorse regret; sorrow; contrition
1189. Remuneration payment for work done
1190. Renege go back on promise or retract statement
1191. Renown fame
1192. Rent torn (past participle of the verb to rend)
1193. Repine fret; be discontented
1194. Replete full
1195. Reprehensible shameful, very bad
1196. Reprieve a respite, postponement of a sentence
1197. Reproof scolding; criticism [reprove (v)]
1198. Repudiate shun, eschew
1199. Rescind Retract, repeal
1200. Resignation acceptance of fate
1201. Resilience resistance; ability to spring back
[resilience (a)]
1202. Resolution determination
1203. Resolve firmness (n)
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1204. Resonant echoing
1205. Respite a break, intermission
1206. Resplendent shining, glowing
1207. Restorative a tonic
1208. Resuscitation revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate
(v)]
1209. Retention preservation, withholding
1210. Reticent restrained, holding something back,
uncommunicative
1211. Retraction withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
1212. Revere worship
1213. Riddled full of (usually full of holes)
1214. Rife common, prevalent, widespread,
happening often; full, abounding;
plentiful, abundant, replete
1215. Rigor thoroughness
1216. Riveting fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix
metal plates using metal pins]
1217. Robust strong, healthy, tough
1218. Roster list of names
1219. Rotund round
1220. Rue regret [rueful (a)]
1221. Ruminate think over something, ponder
1222. Runic mysterious; magical
1223. Ruse trick, stratagem
1224. Saccharin falsely sweet
1225. Sacrosanct very holy, inviolable
1226. Sagacious wise
1227. Sage a wise person
1228. Salacious lecherous, erotic
1229. Sallow yellowish
1230. Salubrious health-giving
1231. Salutary something which teaches you a lesson,beneficial
1232. Sanctimonious hypocritically holy
1233. Sanction give approval to
1234. Sanguinary bloodthirsty, bloody
1235. Sanguine optimistic, cheerful
1236. Sap 1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to
undermine (v); 3. a fool (n)
1237. Sardonic mocking
1238. Sate satisfy
1239. Satiate satisfy; fill completely [satiable (a); satiation
(n)]
1240. Savant person with knowledge
1241. Savor enjoy
1242. Saw 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying
1243. Scabbard cover for a sword
1244. Scale to climb
1245. Scapegoat a person of whom blame is placed for faults of
others
1246. Score (n) written form of music
1247. Scotch (v) to prevent; stop; disable
1248. Scrupulous careful, diligent, painstaking
1249. Scrutinize examine carefully
1250. Scurvy 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2.
contemptible; rascally
1251. Scuttle sink
1252. Secure (v) 1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain
1253. Sedulity thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]
1254. Sedulous persevering; eager and thorough
1255. Seemly appropriate (of behavior); decorous
1256. Seine type of fishing net
1257. Seminal essential; formative
1258. Seminary an institution in which priest are trained
1259. Sensuous appealing to the senses
1260. Sentinel guard, sentry
1261. Sequester isolate
1262. Sere withered; old
1263. Serendipity fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery
1264. Serene calm, peaceful
1265. Serrated jagged, saw-like
1266.
Serration jagged edge1267. Servile overly submissive; groveling
1268. Shard fragment of pottery
1269. Shirk avoid (esp. work)
1270. Sibyl prophetess
1271. Sidereal of or related to stars
1272. Sinecure job which pays salary but requiring little effort
1273. Sinewy vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a
sinew is a tendon]
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1346. Symphony type of musical composition
1347. Synapse junction between two nerve cells
1348. Syncopation type of musical rhythm with missed beats
1349. Table (v) put down for future discussion
1350. Taciturn quiet; saying little
1351. Tactile concerned with the sense of touch
1352. Talisman lucky charm
1353. Talon long pointed nail or claw
1354. Tamp to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g.
pack explosives into a hole)
1355. Tangent going off the main subject
1356. Tangible can be touched
1357. Tardy slow, la te, overdue, delayed
1358. Tare 1. weed; 2. allowance made for container
when weighing
1359. Tarnished made dull; spoil (reputation)
1360. Taunt mock; tease
1361. Tawdry of little value, gaudy
1362. Tedium boredom
1363. Teetotalism total abstinence from alcohol
1364. Temper to moderate, soften
1365. Temperate moderate
1366. Tempers moderates
1367. Tenacious stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
1368. Tendentious dogmatic; biased
1369. Tender to offer
1370. Tentative not certain
1371. Tenuous flimsy, not solid
1372. Terse concise to the point
1373. Testiness irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]
1374. Therapeutic medicinal, curative
1375. Throwback exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits
1376. Thwart Prevent, fustrate
1377. Timorous cowardly, fearful
1378. Tirade stream of verbal abuse
1379. Titter giggle quietly
1380. Toady sycophant; flatterer
1381. Tome large book
1382. Torpid inactive, lazy, stagnant
1383. Torpor dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
1384. Torrid hot and steamy
1385. Tortuous indirect; winding
1386. Totter walk unsteadily
1387. Touting advertising; supporting [tout (v)]
1388. Toy (v) to play with
1389. Tractable obedient, dutiful, polite
1390. Tranquil peaceful
1391. Transcendental supernatural; going beyond normal
experience [transcendent (a)]
1392. Transcribe copy
1393. Transgress go astray, disobey, commit a sin
1394. Transient short-liver, ephemeral
1395. Traverse to move across
1396. Travesty parody; ridiculous error
1397. Trepidation fear
1398. Trilogy set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy
= set of four
1399. Trinket something of little value, knick-knack
1400. Trite unoriginal, dull
1401. Trivial unimportant
1402. Truant shirker, someone absent without
permission
1403. Truncate cut short
1404. Tumult uproar, noise
1405. Turpitude depravity
1406. Tutelary serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]
1407. Tyro novice, beginner
1408. Ubiquitous found everywhere, omnipresent
1409. Umbrage 1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury
1410. Unalloyed undiluted, total
1411.
Unctuous oily, using excessive flattery1412. Undercutting offering a lower price; undermining
1413. Undergird support; strengthen
1414. Undermine subvert; attempt to overthrow
1415. Undermined damaged, attacked
1416. Underscore emphasize
1417. Underwrite give guarantee, insure
1418. Unequivocal clear, obvious
1419. Unfetter set free
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1420. Unfrock to remove a priest from his position
1421. Unprecedented never having happened before
1422. Unprepossessing unattractive
1423. Unscathed unharmed, intact, without a scratch
1424. Untoward unexpected
1425. Unwitting not deliberate, unconscious
1426. Upbraid scold, tell off, reprimand
1427. Uproarious hilarious, hysterical, very funny
1428. Upshot outcome
1429. Urbane sophisticated, suave
1430. Usurp take someone's position (usually by
force)
1431. Usury lending money at high interest rates
1432. Utilitarian useful
1433. Utopian a believer in an ideal world
1434. Vacillate waver; hesitate
1435. Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless
1436. Vagary something unaccountable; freak
1437. Vagrant person wandering without a home
1438. Vapid dull; uninspiring
1439. Variegated multicolored; speckled
1440. Vehemence violence; fervor; forcefulness
1441. Vehement forceful
1442. Venal corrupt; can be bribed
1443. Veneer surface coating
1444. Venerate revere; worship
1445. Veneration worship; respect [venerable (a),
venerate (v)]
1446. Venial minor; unimportant
1447. Venturing 1. hazarding; risking; putting forward;
2. going somewhere [venturesome
means courageous or willing to take
risks]
1448. Veracious true [veracity (n)]
1449. Veracity truthfulness
1450. Verbiage excessive or meaningless wordiness
1451. Verbose talkative; long-winded; rambling
1452. Verbosity using too many words
1453. Verisimilar true to life; giving the appearance of
reality
1454. Veritable true; genuine [verity (n)]
1455. Vertigo dizziness
1456. Vestigial not developed
1457. Vicissitude unexpected change in fortune or
circumstances
1458. Vignette small sketch
1459. Vilification blackening someone's name
1460. Vindicate prove right; remove blame
1461. Virtuosity skill , expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]
1462. Virtuoso an accomplished musician
1463. Virulent dangerous; harmful
1464. Vital essential; alive; important
1465. Vitiate weaken; sap energy
1466. Vitriolic corrosive; strongly attacking
1467. Vituperate attack bitterly
1468. Vivacity liveliness; animation
1469. Vivify enliven
1470. Vociferous noisy; loud in speech
1471. Volatile dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
1472. Volubility excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]
1473. Voluble talkative
1474. Voluminous very large; spacious
1475. Voracious ravenous
1476. Vulpine like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like);porcine (pig-like), etc.]
1477. Waffle talk nonsense
1478. Waft drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)
1479. Wag (n) a witty person
1480. Waive surrender; give up
1481. Wane grow less
1482. Wary hesitant; cautious
1483. Wax to increase; to grow
1484. Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder
1485. Weighty serious
1486. Whelp young dog
1487. Whet sharpen
1488. Whimsical capricious; changeable
1489. Whittle 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step
1490. Willful stubborn
1491. Wily cunning
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1492. Wispy flimsy; frail; delicate
1493. Wistful melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
1494. Wry 1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous
1495. Xenophobe person a fraid of foreigners
1496. Zany crazy; wacky
1497. Zeal enthusiasm
1498. Zealot fanatic
1499. Zenith summit