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LATENT
potential that is not readily apparent
NEOPHYTE
novice; beginner
ENCOMIUM
warm praise
HERMETIC
tightly sealed
LEVITY
an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual
WRAITH
a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death
INTRACTABLE
not easily managed or manipulated
PROPRIETY
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
ABASE
to humble; disgrace
GAMBOL
to dance or skip around playfully
NETTLE
to irritate
PROPITIATE
to conciliate; to appease
LEGERDEMAIN
trickery
HOMOGENEOUS
of a similar kind
CALUMNY
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
PEREGRINATE
to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
FRUGALITY
tending to be thrifty or cheap
AMORTIZE
to diminish by installment payments
VERNAL
related to spring; fresh
SYBARITE
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
JETTISON
to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
TIRADE
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
CHAUVINIST
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
LUCID
clear and easily understood
ABJURE
to reject; abandon formally
ANTIPATHY
extreme dislike
PALLID
lacking color or liveliness
LETHARGIC
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
FATUOUS
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
GULLIBLE
easily deceived
PHALANX
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
JOCULAR
playful; humorous
SUBLIME
lofty or grand
PANACHE
flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
LAPIDARY
relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
LIONIZE
to treat as a celebrity
SCINTILLA
trace amount
LAUD
to give praise; to glorify
FORD
to cross a body of water by wading
IMPASSE
blocked path; dilemma with no solution
APATHY
lack of interest or emotion
EXONERATE
to clear of blame
RIBALD
humorous in a vulgar way
ROCOCO
very highly ornamented
KINETIC
relating to motion; characterized by movement
FETID
foul-smelling; putrid
MOLT
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
MANNERED
artificial or stilted in character
HYPERBOLE
purposeful exaggeration for effect
CANARD
a lie
PLETHORA
excess
CONNOISSEUR
a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
PROFLIGATE
corrupt; degenerate
PITHY
profound or substantial yet concise succinct, and to the point
VITUPERATE
to abuse verbally; berate
SARDONIC
cynical; scornfully mocking
APOCRYPHAL
of questionable authority or authenticity
WIZENED
shriveled; withered; wrinkled
ARROGATE
to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
CANDID
impartial and honest in speech
INVECTIVE
abusive language
EFFIGY
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
DILETTANTE
someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic
LIMPID
clear; transparent
MIRTH
frivolity; gaiety; laughter
UPBRAID
to scold sharply
POTENTATE
monarch or ruler with great power
MORES
fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
LIBERTINE
a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
EFFICACY
effectiveness
EMBELLISH
to add ornamental or fictitious details
OBSTINATE
stubborn; unyielding
AFFECTED
phony; artificial
PRODIGAL
lavish; wasteful
VISCOUS
thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
RAREFY
to make thinner or sparser
SATIATE
to satisfy fully or overindulge
FOMENT
to arouse or incite
POSIT
to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation
SPARTAN
highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
PROLIFERATE
to increase in number quickly
REDRESS
relief from wrong or injury
PRUDENCE
wisdom, caution, restraint
ABSCOND
to leave secretly
LARGESS
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
GARRULOUS
tending to talk a lot
INCARNADINE
blood-red in color
PROCLIVITY
a natural inclination or predisposition
SYNCOPATION
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
ITINERANT
wandering from place to place; unsettled
TOME
book, usually large and academic
PLASTIC
able to be molded, altered, or bent
LAMPOON
to ridicule with satire
KNELL
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
CARTOGRAPHY
science or art of making maps
AUGUST
dignified; grandiose
EFFRONTERY
impudent boldness; audacity
PHILISTINE
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
DECORUM
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
OPPROBRIUM
public disgrace
LACHRYMOSE
tearful
KUDOS
fame, glory, or honor
LAVISH
extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
SINECURE
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
AUSTERE
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
SULLY
to tarnish; taint
DELETERIOUS
subtly or unexpectedly harmful
PERVADE
to be present throughout; to permeate
LOQUACIOUS
talkative
DITHER
to act confusedly or without clear purpose
DISTEND
to swell, inflate, or bloat
INSIPID
lacking interest or flavor
DIATRIBE
an abusive, condemnatory speech
OBVIATE
to prevent; to make unnecessary
EPICURE
person with refined taste in food and wine
MITIGATE
to soften; to lessen
INGRATIATE
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
FANATICAL
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion
DEMAGOGUE
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
CONTRITE
deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong
XENOPHOBIA
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
EUPHONY
pleasant, harmonious sound
SOLECISM
grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
IMPLACABLE
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
INQUEST
an investigation; an inquiry
PUSILLANIMOUS
cowardly; without courage
PRAGMATIC
practical, as opposed to idealistic
ACME
highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
ACIDULOUS
sour in taste or manner
CONTUMACIOUS
rebellious
INTRANSIGENT
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
NASCENT
starting to develop; coming into existence
MAGNATE
powerful or influential person
OBSEQUIOUS
overly submissive and eager to please
STIGMA
a mark of shame or discredit
VERACITY
filled with truth and accuracy
WHIMSICAL
lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
AUGURY
prophecy; prediction of events
IMPRECATION
a curse
ESCHEW
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
AMULET
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
DESICCATE
to dry out thoroughly
SALIENT
prominent; of notable significance
IMPECUNIOUS
poor; having no money
ADULTERATE
to make impure
CATALYST
something that brings about a change in something else
DYSPEPTIC
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
COSSET
to pamper; treat with great care
BOOR
crude person, one lacking manners or taste
LASSITUDE
a state of diminished energy
ASSUAGE
to make something unpleasant less severe
METAPHOR
figure of speech comparing two different things
RUSTIC
rural
ARDOR
intense and passionate feeling
UMBRAGE
offense; resentment
BOMBASTIC
pompous in speech and manner
PRECIS
short summary of facts
PUGILISM
boxing
EBULLIENT
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
PERSPICACIOUS
shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
CLOYING
sickly sweet; excessive
POLITIC
shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
VACILLATE
to physically sway or be indecisive
CUPIDITY
greed; strong desire
PLACATE
to soothe or pacify
IMPERVIOUS
impossible to penetrate
BILK
to cheat; defraud
POLYGLOT
a speaker of many languages
REQUITE
to return or repay
COTERIE
an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
PLUCKY
courageous; spunky
INGRATE
ungrateful person
DECOROUS
proper; tasteful; socially correct
FORESTALL
to prevent or delay; anticipate
SURFEIT
excessive amount
PRISTINE
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
LIVID
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
CATHOLIC
universal; broad and comprehensive
MONOTONY
no variation; tediously the same
MARTINET
strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
CONVOLUTED
intricate and complicated
TURGID
swollen as from a fluid; bloated
COGENT
convincing and well-reasoned
ADVOCATE
to speak in favor of
FURTIVE
secret, stealthy
TRANSITORY
temporary; lasting a brief time
AXIOM
premise; postulate; self-evident truth
IMPUGN
to call into question; to attack verbally
CAUSTIC
biting in wit
ANTAGONIZE
to annoy or provoke to anger
ASSAIL
to attack; assault
HUSBAND
to manage economically; to use sparingly
ALACRITY
speed or quickness
COFFER
strongbox; large chest for money
OBLIQUE
indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
PRATTLE
meaningless; foolish talk
BIFURCATE
to divide into two parts
DEMUR
to express doubts or objection
EXIGENT
urgent; requiring immediate action
GLOWER
to glare or stare angrily and intensely
ENDEMIC
belonging to a particular area; inherent
QUIESCENT
motionless
DOCTRINAIRE
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
KINDLE
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
SPECIOUS
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
SALUBRIOUS
healthful
WAN
sickly pale
PARADOX
a contradiction or dilemma
PHLEGMATIC
calm and unemotional in temperament
BOLSTER
to support; prop up
STRATAGEM
trick designed to deceive an enemy
HETEROGENEOUS
composed of unlike parts; different; diverse
MULTIFARIOUS
diverse
POLEMIC
controversy; argument; verbal attack
FLAG
to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
CRAVEN
lacking courage
CAPRICIOUS
changing one's mind quickly and often
CORROBORATE
to support with evidence
MAELSTROM
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
CABAL
a secret group seeking to overturn something
HEGEMONY
the domination of one state or group over its allies
METICULOUS
extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
TYRO
beginner; novice
USURY
the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
TAWDRY
gaudy, cheap, or showy
BELFRY
bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
ELEGY
a sorrowful poem or speech
VENERATE
to respect deeply
VICISSITUDE
a change or variation; ups and downs
INCULCATE
to teach; impress in the mind
REPAST
meal or mealtime
MALLEABLE
capable of being shaped
PLEBEIAN
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
PRESCIENT
having foresight
DILATORY
intended to delay
DISSONANCE
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
JARGON
nonsensical talk; specialized language
ENERVATE
to reduce in strength
PRECIPITATE
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
PHILANTHROPY
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
INIQUITY
sin; evil act
TORPOR
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
PARIAH
an outcast
OFFICIOUS
too helpful; meddlesome
DIFFIDENT
lacking self-confidence
ZENITH
the point of culmination; peak
GUILE
deceit; trickery
INTER
to bury
ANACHRONISM
something out of place in time
RESTIVE
impatient, uneasy, or restless
MILITATE
to operate against; work against
SYCOPHANT
a self-serving flatterer; yes-man
PEJORATIVE
having bad connotations; disparaging
PERFIDIOUS
willing to betray one's trust
ABSTEMIOUS
moderate in appetite
EDIFY
to instruct morally and spiritually
LISSOME
easily flexed; limber; agile
SENTIENT
aware; conscious; able to perceive
FALLOW
dormant; unused
IRASCIBLE
easily made angry
HOARY
very old; whitish or gray from age
OVERWROUGHT
agitated; overdone
NEOLOGISM
new word or expression
YOKE
to join together
PERMEATE
to penetrate
GESTATION
growth process from conception to birth
DISABUSE
to set right; free from error
PALLIATE
to make less serious; ease
APOSTATE
one who renounces a religious faith
COLLUSION
collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
INURE
to harden; accustom become used to
DISPARATE
fundamentally different; entirely unalike
MALINGER
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
APPROBATION
approval and praise
BLIGHT
to afflict; destroy
FECUND
fertile; fruitful; productive
DEBUTANTE
young woman making debut in high society
VESTIGE
a trace; remnant
LANGUID
lacking energy; indifferent; slow
ESTIMABLE
admirable
INDOLENT
habitually lazy or idle
EXACERBATE
to make worse
PUERILE
childish, immature, or silly
MALEDICTION
a curse; a wish of evil upon another
PALATIAL
relating to a palace; magnificent
PASTICHE
piece of literature or music imitating other works
ABEYANCE
temporary suppression or suspension
EQUIVOCATE
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
DUPE
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
PATHOGENIC
causing disease
DERIDE
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
CREDULOUS
too trusting; gullible
AESTHETIC
concerning the appreciation of beauty
SEDITION
behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
VIM
vitality and energy
CHICANERY
deception by means of craft or guile
AMALGAMATE
to combine; to mix together
VOLUBLE
talkative; speaking easily; glib
GRADATION
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
ABATE
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
ONEROUS
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
ZEPHYR
a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial
LIBERAL
tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish
VERDANT
green with vegetation; inexperienced
DROLL
amusing in a wry, subtle way
PARAGON
model of excellence or perfection
AUDACIOUS
fearless and daring
RETICENT
silent; reserved
ZEALOT
someone passionately devoted to a cause
IMPIOUS
not devout in religion
INNOCUOUS
harmless
WAVER
to fluctuate b/w choices
BLITHE
joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
UNCONSCIONABLE
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
PARRY
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
ECLECTIC
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
LISTLESS
lacking energy and enthusiasm
ETHOS
beliefs or character of a group
NOISOME
stinking; putrid
ARBITRARY
determined by chance or impulse
FAWN
to grovel
DICTUM
authoritative statement
BURNISH
to polish
EXPONENT
one who champions or advocates
ANODYNE
something that calms or soothes pain
OCCLUDE
to stop up; prevent the passage of
DIURNAL
existing during the day
LEERY
suspicious
EXPLICIT
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
GREGARIOUS
outgoing; sociable
INTERREGNUM
period between reigns
SOPORIFIC
causing sleep or lethargy
PULCHRITUDE
beauty
REPLETE
abundantly supplied; complete
MISSIVE
a written note or letter
ICONOCLAST
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
ANALOGOUS
similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
HAPLESS
unfortunate; having bad luck
CACOPHONY
harsh, jarring noise
ABERRANT
deviating from what is normal or expected
KEEN
having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive
TRENCHANT
acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective
SURLY
rude and bad-tempered
AGGRANDIZE
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
AMBIGUOUS
doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
FRACTIOUS
unruly; rebellious
ENIGMA
a puzzle; a mystery
WANTON
undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
VOLATILE
easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive
REPOSE
relaxation; leisure
OROTUND
pompous
QUOTIDIAN
occurring daily; commonplace
FERVID
intensely emotional; feverish
DOGMATIC
dictatorial in one's opinions
INIMICAL
hostile; unfriendly
ABSTAIN
to choose not to do something
COALESCE
to grow together to form a single whole
WILY
clever; deceptive
VARIEGATED
varied; marked with different colors
JINGOISM
belligerent support of one's country
SACROSANCT
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
MAR
to damage or deface; spoil
EXCULPATE
to clear from blame; prove innocent
INVIDIOUS
envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will
PARE
to trim off excess; reduce
PERIPATETIC
wandering from place to place, especially on foot
DESULTORY
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
MERCURIAL
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
ABYSS
an extremely deep hole
QUERULOUS
inclined to complain; irritable
PUNGENT
sharp and irritating to the senses
DISCERN
to perceive or recognize
PERFUNCTORY
done in a routine way; indifferent
SLAKE
to calm down or moderate
ANALGESIA
a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness
IMBUE
to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
INCHOATE
not fully formed; disorganized
MENDICANT
beggar
MONASTIC
extremely plain or secluded
DILATE
to make larger; expand
TERRESTRIAL
earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace
EMULATE
to copy; to try to equal or excel
CASTIGATE
to punish or criticize harshly
GRIEVOUS
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
ZEAL
passion; excitement
LICENTIOUS
immoral; unrestrained by society
RHETORIC
effective writing or speaking
MERETRICIOUS
gaudy; falsely attractive
LAMENT
to express sorrow; to grieve
NADIR
lowest point
BURGEON
to grow and flourish
MAUDLIN
overly sentimental
FLORID
excessively decorated or embellished
SPORTIVE
frolicsome; playful
DEFACE
to mar the appearance of; vandalize
ARBITRATE
to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties
OPAQUE
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
ERUDITE
learned; scholarly; bookish
LUMINOUS
bright; brilliant; glowing
MOLLIFY
to calm or make less severe
DIAPHANOUS
allowing light to show through; delicate
TACITURN
silent; not talkative
INTREPID
fearless; resolutely courageous
PANEGYRIC
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
OSTENSIBLE
apparent
PENURY
an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty
SAGACIOUS
shrewd; wise
JUDICIOUS
sensible; showing good judgement
GARNER
to gather and store
VEX
to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse
SYMBIOSIS
cooperation; mutual helpfulness
ALLEVIATE
to make more bearable
LARCENY
theft of property
STASIS
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
CURMUDGEON
cranky person, usually old
EXPURGATE
to censor
ANOMALY
deviation from what is normal
UNEQUIVOCAL
absolute; certain
ENUMERATE
to count, list, or itemize
ERRATIC
wandering and unpredictable
AERIE
a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
IMPERTURBABLE
not capable of being disturbed
ESOTERIC
known or understood only by a few
REJOINDER
response
SERAPHIC
angelic; sweet
JUNCTURE
point of time, especially where two things are joined
NOMINAL
existing in name only; negligible
RACONTEUR
witty, skillful storyteller
VENERABLE
respected because of age
TOADY
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
PANOPLY
impressive array
REPUDIATE
to reject the validity of
INGENUOUS
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
ACCRETION
a growth in size; an increase in amount
TANGENTIAL
digressing; diverting
DIVINE
to foretell or know by inspiration
NUANCE
a subtle expression of meaning or quality
TALON
claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
IDIOSYNCRASY
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
BANAL
predictable; cliched; boring
WINSOME
charming; happily engaging
ARCHAIC
ancient; old-fashioned
ABDICATE
to give up a position, right, or power
DEFERENCE
respect; courtesy
MYOPIC
lacking foresight; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective
LACONIC
using few words
IGNOBLE
having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
EUPHEMISM
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
ERSATZ
fake
INVESTITURE
ceremony conferring authority
OSTENTATION
excessive showiness
CHAOS
great disorder or confused situation
DISTAFF
the female branch of a family
INEXORABLE
inflexible; unyielding
PECCADILLO
minor sin or offense
OBDURATE
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
EPHEMERAL
lasting a short time
ATTENUATE
to reduce in force or degree; weaken
PREVARICATE
to lie or deviate from the truth
MISANTHROPE
a person who dislikes others
TACIT
done without using words
SUPPLANT
to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
LUGUBRIOUS
sorrowful; mournful; dismal
ARTICULATE
able to speak clearly and expressively
STENTORIAN
extremely loud
ELOQUENT
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
INUNDATE
to overwhelm; to cover with water
NUMISMATICS
coin collecting
EULOGY
speech in praise of someone
VERBOSE
wordy
NAIVE
lacking sophistication or experience
OSSIFY
to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
QUIXOTIC
overly idealistic; impractical
BONHOMIE
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
IMPETUOUS
quick to act without thinking
DECLIVITY
downward slope
SOBRIQUET
nickname
ENGENDER
to produce, cause, or bring about
DIRGE
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
MENDACIOUS
dishonest
SANGUINE
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
CONDONE
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
AMELIORATE
to make better; to improve
CIRCUMSPECT
cautious; aware of potential consequences
PROBITY
complete honesty and integriity
GROVEL
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
BEVY
group
PARLEY
discussion, usually b/w enemies
DISSEMBLE
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
GLIB
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
INSURRECTION
rebellion
DOGMA
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
FORTUITOUS
happening by chance; fortunate
FRENETIC
frantic; frenzied
LUMBER
to move slowly and awkwardly
STOLID
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
CRESCENDO
steadily increasing in volume or force
OPINE
to express an opinion
PEDANT
someone who shows off learning
MACHINATION
plot or scheme
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