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29. AMALGAMATE TO COMBINE INTO A UNIFIED WHOLE 30. AMBIGUOUS UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING 31. AMBIVALENCE THE STATE OF HAVING CONFLICTING EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES 32. AMBROSIA SOMETHING DELICIOUS; THE FOOD OF THE GODS 33. AMELIORATE TO IMPROVE 34. AMENABLE AGREEABLE; COOPERATIVE; SUITED 35. AMENITY SOMETHING THAT INCREASES COMFORT 36. AMULET ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL SPIRITS 37. ANACHRONISM SOMETHING OUT OF THE PROPER TIME 38. ANALGESIC MEDICATION THAT REDUCES OR ELIMATES PAIN 39. ANALOGOUS ADJ. COMPARABLE, N. A SIMILARITY IN SOME WAYS BETWEEN THINGS THAT ARE OTHERWISE DISSIMILAR (ANALOGY) 40. ANARCHY N. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT; STATE OF DISORDER, ADJ. LACKING ORDER OR CONTROL (ANARCHIC) 41. ANODYNE N. SOMETHING THAT CALMS OR SOOTHES PAIN, ADJ. RELAXING, OR CAPABLE OF SOOTHING PAIN 42. ANOMALOUS IRREGULAR; DEVIATING FROM THE NORM 43. ANOMIE A SOCIAL CONDITION MARKED BY A BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL NORMS 44. ANTECEDENT SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE 45. ANTEDILUVIAN PREHISTORIC 46. ANTIPATHY DISLIKE; HOSTILITY 47. APATHY INDIFFERENCE 48. APEX THE HIGHEST POINT 49. APOGEE THE POINT IN AN ORBIT MOST DISTANT FROM THE BODY BEING ORBITED; THE HIGHEST POINT 50. APOTHEGM A TERSE, WITTY SAYING 51. APPEASE TO CALM; PACIFY; PLACATE 52. APPELLATION NAME 53. APPOSITE STRINKINGLY APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT 1. ABATE TO DECREASE; REDUCE 2. ABDICATE TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, OR POWER 3. ABERRANT DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL 4. ABEYANCE TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION OR SUSPENSION 5. ABJECT MISERABLE; PITIFUL 6. ABJURE TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY 7. ABSCISSION N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURAL SEPARATION OF A LEAF OR OTHER PART OF A PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF OR AWAY (ABSCISE) 8. ABSCOND TO DEPART SECRETLY 9. ABSTEMIOUS MODERATE IN APPETITE 10. ABSTINENCE THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES 11. ABYSMAL VERY BAD 12. ACCRETION GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT 13. ACCRUE TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS 14. ADAMANT UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING 15. ADJUNCT SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, OR JOINED 16. ADMONISH TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND 17. ADULTERATE TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE 18. AESTHETIC ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N. A CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL 19. AFFECTED PRETENTIOUS, PHONY 20. AFFINITY FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY 21. AGGRANDIZE TO MAKE LARGER OR GREATER 22. AGGREGATE ADJ. AMOUNTING TO A WHOLE; TOTAL, V. TO COLLECT INTO A MASS, N. COLLECTIVE MASS OR SUM 23. ALACRITY CHEERFUL WILLINGNESS; EAGERNESS; SPEED 24. ALCHEMY MEDIEVAL CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY BASED ON CHANGING METAL INTO GOLD; A SEEMINGLY MAGICAL POWER OR PROCESS OF TRANSMUTATION 25. ALLAY TO LESSEN; EASE; SOOTHE 26. ALLEVIATE TO RELIEVE; IMPROVE PARTIALLY 27. ALLOY A COMBINATION; A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS 28. ALLURE THE POWER TO ENTICE BY CHARM Barron's 800 High-Frequency GRE Word List Study online at quizlet.com/_43drn

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29. AMALGAMATE TO COMBINE INTO A UNIFIEDWHOLE

30. AMBIGUOUS UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL INMEANING

31. AMBIVALENCE THE STATE OF HAVING CONFLICTINGEMOTIONAL ATTITUDES

32. AMBROSIA SOMETHING DELICIOUS; THE FOODOF THE GODS

33. AMELIORATE TO IMPROVE

34. AMENABLE AGREEABLE; COOPERATIVE; SUITED

35. AMENITY SOMETHING THAT INCREASESCOMFORT

36. AMULET ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARMAGAINST EVIL SPIRITS

37. ANACHRONISM SOMETHING OUT OF THE PROPERTIME

38. ANALGESIC MEDICATION THAT REDUCES ORELIMATES PAIN

39. ANALOGOUS ADJ. COMPARABLE, N. A SIMILARITYIN SOME WAYS BETWEEN THINGSTHAT ARE OTHERWISE DISSIMILAR(ANALOGY)

40. ANARCHY N. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT; STATEOF DISORDER, ADJ. LACKING ORDEROR CONTROL (ANARCHIC)

41. ANODYNE N. SOMETHING THAT CALMS ORSOOTHES PAIN, ADJ. RELAXING, ORCAPABLE OF SOOTHING PAIN

42. ANOMALOUS IRREGULAR; DEVIATING FROM THENORM

43. ANOMIE A SOCIAL CONDITION MARKED BY ABREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL NORMS

44. ANTECEDENT SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE

45. ANTEDILUVIAN PREHISTORIC

46. ANTIPATHY DISLIKE; HOSTILITY

47. APATHY INDIFFERENCE

48. APEX THE HIGHEST POINT

49. APOGEE THE POINT IN AN ORBIT MOSTDISTANT FROM THE BODY BEINGORBITED; THE HIGHEST POINT

50. APOTHEGM A TERSE, WITTY SAYING

51. APPEASE TO CALM; PACIFY; PLACATE

52. APPELLATION NAME

53. APPOSITE STRINKINGLY APPROPRIATE ANDRELEVANT

1. ABATE TO DECREASE; REDUCE

2. ABDICATE TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, ORPOWER

3. ABERRANT DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL

4. ABEYANCE TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION ORSUSPENSION

5. ABJECT MISERABLE; PITIFUL

6. ABJURE TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY

7. ABSCISSION N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURALSEPARATION OF A LEAF OR OTHERPART OF A PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF ORAWAY (ABSCISE)

8. ABSCOND TO DEPART SECRETLY

9. ABSTEMIOUS MODERATE IN APPETITE

10. ABSTINENCE THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES

11. ABYSMAL VERY BAD

12. ACCRETION GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE INAMOUNT

13. ACCRUE TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS

14. ADAMANT UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING

15. ADJUNCT SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, ORJOINED

16. ADMONISH TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND

17. ADULTERATE TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE

18. AESTHETIC ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N.A CONCEPTION OF WHAT ISARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL

19. AFFECTED PRETENTIOUS, PHONY

20. AFFINITY FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY

21. AGGRANDIZE TO MAKE LARGER OR GREATER

22. AGGREGATE ADJ. AMOUNTING TO A WHOLE; TOTAL,V. TO COLLECT INTO A MASS, N.COLLECTIVE MASS OR SUM

23. ALACRITY CHEERFUL WILLINGNESS; EAGERNESS;SPEED

24. ALCHEMY MEDIEVAL CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHYBASED ON CHANGING METAL INTOGOLD; A SEEMINGLY MAGICAL POWEROR PROCESS OF TRANSMUTATION

25. ALLAY TO LESSEN; EASE; SOOTHE

26. ALLEVIATE TO RELIEVE; IMPROVE PARTIALLY

27. ALLOY A COMBINATION; A MIXTURE OF TWOOR MORE METALS

28. ALLURE THE POWER TO ENTICE BY CHARM

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54. APPRISE TO INFORM

55. APPROBATION PRAISE; APPROVAL

56. APPROPRIATE TO TAKE POSSESSION FOR ONE'S OWNUSE; CONFISCATE

57. APROPOS RELEVANT

58. ARABESQUE ORNATE DESIGN FEATURINGINTERTWINED CURVES; A BALLETPOSITION IN WHICH ONE LEG ISEXTENDED IN BACK WHILE THEOTHER SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OFTHE BODY

59. ARCHEOLOGY THE STUDY OF MATERIAL EVIDENCEOF PAST HUMAN LIFE

60. ARDOR GREAT EMOTION OR PASSION

61. ARDUOUS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT; LABORIOUS

62. ARGOT A SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY USED BYA GROUP

63. ARREST TO STOP; TO SEIZE

64. ARTIFACT ITEM MADE BY HUMAN CRAFT

65. ARTLESS GUILELESS; NATURAL

66. ASCETIC N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING ORAUSTERE

67. ASPERITY SEVERITY; HARSHNESS; IRRITABILITY

68. ASPERSION SLANDER; FALSE RUMOR

69. ASSIDUOUS DILIGENT; HARD-WORKING

70. ASSUAGE TO MAKE LESS SEVERE

71. ASTRINGENT HARSH; SEVERE

72. ASYLUM PLACE OF REFUGE OR SHELTER

73. ATAVISM IN BIOLOGY, THE REAPPEARANCE OFA CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ORGANISMAFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OFABSENCE; INDIVIDUAL OR A PARTTHAT EXHIBITS ATAVISM; RETURN OFA TRAIT AFTER A PERIOD OF ABSENCE

74. ATTENUATE TO WEAKEN

75. AUDACIOUS BOLD; DARING

76. AUSTERE STERN; UNADORNED

77. AUTONOMOUS SELF-GOVERNING; INDEPENDENT

78. AVARICE GREED

79. AVER TO AFFIRM; DECLARE TO BE TRUE

80. AVOCATION SECONDARY OCCUPATION

81. AVUNCULAR LIKE AN UNCLE, BENEVOLENT ANDTOLERANT

82. AXIOMATIC TAKEN FOR GRANTED

83. BACCHANALIAN PERTAINING TO RIOTOUS ORDRUNKEN FESTIVITY; PERTAININGTO REVELRY

84. BANAL COMMONPLACE; TRITE

85. BANTER PLAYFUL CONVERSATION

86. BARD POET

87. BAWDY OBSCENE

88. BEATIFY TO SANCTIFY; TO BLESS; TOASCRIBE A VIRTUE TO

89. BEDIZEN TO DRESS IN A VULGAR; SHOWYMANNER

90. BEHEMOTH HUGE CREATURE; ANYTHING VERYLARGE AND POWERFUL

91. BELIE TO CONTRADICT; MISREPRESENT;GIVE A FALSE IMPRESSION

92. BENEFICENT KINDLY; DOING GOOD

93. BIFURCATE TO DIVIDE INTO TWO PARTS

94. BIONICS THE APPLICATION OF BIOLOGICALPRINCIPLES TO THE THE DESIGNOF ELECTRICAL OR ENGINEERINGSYSTEMS

95. BLANDISHMENT N. FLATTERY, V. TO COAX WITHFLATTERY (BLANDISH)

96. BLASE BORED BECAUSE OF FREQUENTINDULGENCE; UNCONCERNED

97. BOLSTER TO GIVE A BOOST TO; PROP UP;SUPPORT

98. BOMBASTIC POMPOUS; USING INFLATEDLANGUAGE

99. BOORISH RUDE; INSENSITIVE

100. BOVINE COWLIKE

101. BRAZEN BOLD; SHAMELESS

102. BROACH TO MENTION FOR THE FIRST TIME

103. BUCOLIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THECOUNTRYSIDE; RUSTIC; PASTORAL

104. BURGEON TO FLOURISH

105. BURNISH TO POLISH

106. BUTTRESS TO REINFORCE; SUPPORT

107. CACOPHONOUS UNPLEASANT OR HARSH-SOUNDING

108. CADGE TO BEG; SPONGE

109. CALLOUS THICK-SKINNED; INSENSITIVE

110. CALUMNY FALSE AND MALICIOUSACCUSATION; SLANDER

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111. CANARD FALSE, DELIBERATELYMISLEADING STORY

112. CANON AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE; ABASIS OR STANDARD FORJUDGMENT; A GROUP OF LITERARYWORKS

113. CANT INSINCERE TALK; LANGUAGE OF APARTICULAR GROUP

114. CANTANKEROUS IRRITABLE; ILL-HUMORED

115. CAPRICIOUS ADJ. FICKLE, N. INCLINATION TOCHANGE ONE'S MINDCOMPULSIVELY

116. CAPTIOUS FAULTFINDING; INTENDED TOENTRAP, AS IN AN ARGUMENT

117. CARDINAL OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE

118. CARNAL OF THE FLESH OR BODY; RELATEDTO PHYSICAL APPETITES

119. CARPING TO FIND FAULT; COMPLAIN

120. CARTOGRAPHY SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS

121. CASTE ANY OF THE HEREDITARY SOCIALCLASSES OF HINDU SOCIETY;SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

122. CASTIGATION PUNISHMENT; CHASTISEMENT;CRITICISM

123. CATACLYSM A VIOLENT UPHEAVAL THATCAUSES GREAT DESTRUCTION ANDCHANGE

124. CATALYST SOMETHING CAUSING CHANGE

125. CATEGORICAL ABSOLUTE; WITHOUT EXCEPTION

126. CAUCUS SMALLER GROUP WITHIN ANORGANIZATION

127. CAUSAL INVOLVING A CAUSE

128. CAUSTIC SARCASTICALLY BITING; BURNING

129. CELESTIAL CONCERNING THE SKY ORHEAVENS; SUBLIME

130. CENTRIFUGAL MOVING AWAY FROM A CENTER

131. CENTRIPETAL MOVING OR DIRECTED TOWARD ACENTER

132. CHAMPION TO DEFEND OR SUPPORT

133. CHASTEN TO CORRECT BY PUNISHMENT ORREPROOF; TO RESTRAIN ORSUBDUE

134. CHICANERY TRICKERY; FRAUD

135. CHIVALRY THE QUALITIES IDEALIZED BYKNIGHTHOOD SUCH AS BRAVERYAND GALLANTRY TOWARD WOMEN

136. CHURLISH RUDE; BOORISH

137. CIRCUITOUS ROUNDABOUT

138. CLAIRVOYANT ONE WHO CAN PREDICT THEFUTURE; PSYCHIC

139. CLAMOR NOISY OUTCRY

140. CLIQUE A SMALL, EXCLUSIVE GROUP

141. CLOISTER V. TO CONFINE; SECLUDE, N.MONASTERY OR CONVENT, ADJ.SHUT AWAY FROM THE WORLD(CLOISTERED)

142. COAGULATE THICKEN; CONGEAL

143. COALESCE TO CAUSE TO BEOME ONE

144. CODA CONCLUDING PART OF A LITERARYOR MUSICAL COMPOSITION;SOMETHING THAT SUMMARIZESOR CONCLUDES

145. CODIFY SYSTEMATIZE

146. COGNIZANT INFORMED; CONSCIOUS; AWARE

147. COLLAGE ARTISTIC COMPOSITION OFMATERIALS PASTED OVER ASURFACE; AN ASSEMBLAGE OFDIVERSE ELEMENTS

148. COMMENSURATE PROPORTIONAL

149. COMPENDIUM BRIEF, COMPREHENSIVESUMMARY

150. COMPLACENT SELF-SATISFIED

151. COMPLAISANT OVERLY POLITE; WILLING TOPLEASE; OBLIGING

152. COMPLEMENT SOMETHING THAT COMPLETES ORMAKES UP A WHOLE

153. COMPLIANT YIELDING

154. COMPUNCTION UNEASINESS CAUSED BY GUILT

155. CONCAVE CURVING INWARD

156. CONCILIATORY OVERCOMING DISTRUST ORHOSTILITY

157. CONCOCT INVENT

158. CONCOMITANT EXISTING CONCURRENTLY

159. CONDONE TO OVERLOOK VOLUTARILY;FORGIVE

160. CONFOUND TO BAFFLE; PERPLEX; MIX UP

161. CONGENIAL SIMILAR IN TASTES AND HABITS;FRIENDLY; SUITED TO

162. CONJUGAL PERTAINING TO MARRIAGEAGREEMENT

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163. CONNOISSEUR A PERSON POSSESSING EXPERTKNOWLEDGE OR TRAINING; APERSON OF INFORMED ANDDISCRIMINATING TASTE

164. CONSCRIPT N. PERSON COMPULSORILYENROLLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE,V. TO ENROLL A PERSON FORMILITARY SERVICE

165. CONSECRATE TO DECLARE SACRED

166. CONTEND V. TO ASSERT, N. AN ASSERTION(CONTENTION)

167. CONTENTIOUS QUARRELSOME; CAUSINGQUARRELS

168. CONTIGUOUS TOUCHING, NEIGHBORING;CONNECTING WITHOUT A BREAK

169. CONTINENCE SELF-CONTROL; ABSTENTIONFROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY

170. CONTRITE VERY SORROWFUL FOR A WRONG

171. CONTUMACIOUS DISOBEDIENT; REBELLIOUS

172. CONUNDRUM RIDDLE; PUZZLE WITH NOSOLUTION

173. CONVENTION N. PRACTICE WIDELY OBSERVED INA GROUP; CUSTOM; ACCEPTEDTECHNIQUE OR DEVICE, ADJ.CUSTOMARY OR COMMONPLACE(CONVENTIONAL)

174. CONVERGE TO APPROACH; COME TOGETHER;TEND TO MEET

175. CONVEX CURVED OUTWARD

176. CONVIVIAL SOCIABLE

177. CONVOLUTED TWISTED; COMPLICATED

178. COPIOUS ABUNDANT; PLENTIFUL

179. COQUETTE WOMAN WHO FLIRTS

180. CORNUCOPIA HORN OVERFLOWING WITH FRUITAND GRAIN; STATE OF ABUNDANCE

181. COSMOLOGY STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE AS ATOTALITY;THEORY OF THE ORIGINAND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE

182. COVERT HIDDEN; SECRET

183. COVETOUS DESIRING SOMETHING OWNED BYANOTHER

184. COZEN TO MISLEAD BY TRICK OR FRAUD;DECEIVE

185. CRAVEN COWARDLY

186. CREDENCE ACCEPTANCE OF SOMETHING ASTRUE

187. CREDO STATEMENT OF BELIEF ORPRINCIPLE; CREED

188. DAUNT TO DISCOURAGE; INTIMIDATE;DISHEARTEN

189. DE FACTO IN FACT, WHETHER BY RIGHT ORNOT; EXERCISING POWER WITHOUTBEING LEGALLY ESTABLISHED

190. DEARTH SCARCITY

191. DEBAUCHERY CORRUPTION

192. DECORUM PROPER BEHAVIOR

193. DEFAME TO MALIGN; HARM SOMEONE'SREPUTATION

194. DEFAULT TO FAIL TO ACT

195. DEFER TO SUBMIT TO THE WISHES OFANOTHER DUE TO RESPECT ORRECOGNITION OF THE PERSON'SAUTHORITY OR KNOWLEDGE

196. DEFERENCE RESPECT; REGARD FOR ANOTHER'SWISH

197. DEFUNCT NO LONGER EXISTING

198. DELINEATE TO REPRESENT OR DEPICT

199. DEMOGRAPHIC RELATED TO POPULATION BALANCE

200. DEMOTIC PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

201. DEMUR TO EXPRESS DOUBT

202. DENIGRATE TO SLUR SOMEONE'S REPUTATION

203. DENIZEN AN INHABITANT; A REGULARVISITOR

204. DENOUEMENT OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THEPLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OFLITERATURE

205. DERIDE TO MOCK

206. DERIVATIVE SOMETHING DERIVED; UNORIGINAL

207. DESICCATE TO DRY COMPLETELY

208. DESUETUDE STATE OF DISUSE

209. DESULTORY RANDOM; DISCONNECTED;RAMBLING

210. DETERRENT SOMETHING THAT DISCOURAGES ORHINDERS

211. DETRACTION THE ACT OF TAKING AWAY;DEROGATORY COMMENT ON APERSON'S CHARACTER

212. DEVIANT A PERSON WHOSE BEHAVIORDIFFERS FROM THE ACCEPTEDSTANDARDS OF SOCIETY

213. DIAPHANOUS TRANSPARENT; FINE-TEXTURED;INSUBSTANTIAL; VAGUE

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214. DIATRIBE BITTER VERBAL ATTACK

215. DICHOTOMY DIVISION INTO TWO USUALLYCONTRADICTORY PARTS

216. DIFFIDENCE SHYNESS; LACK OF CONFIDENCE

217. DIFFUSE V. TO SPREAD OUT, ADJ. WORDY;RAMBLING; SPREAD OUT

218. DIGRESSION ACT OF STRAYING FROM THE MAINPOINT

219. DIRGE FUNERAL HYMN

220. DISABUSE TO FREE FROM MISCONCEPTION

221. DISCERN TO PERCEIVE SOMETHING OBSCURE

222. DISCERNING PERCEPTIVE; EXHIBITING KEENINSIGHT AND GOOD JUDGMENT

223. DISCOMFIT TO MAKE UNEASY; DISCONCERT

224. DISCORDANT NOT IN TUNE

225. DISCREDIT TO DISHONOR; DISGRACE; CAUSETO BE DOUBTED

226. DISCREPANCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

227. DISCRETE CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE THING;DISTINCT

228. DISCRETION QUALITY OF SHOWING SELF-RESTRAINT IN SPEECH OR ACTIONS;CIRCUMSPECTION; FREEDOM TOACT ON ONE'S OWN

229. DISINGENUOUS NOT CANDID; CRAFTY

230. DISINTERESTED UNPREJUDICED; OBJECTION

231. DISJOINTED LACKING ORDER OR COHERENCE;DISLOCATED

232. DISMISS PUT AWAY FROM CONSIDERATION;REJECT

233. DISPARAGE TO BELITTLE

234. DISPARATE DISSIMILAR

235. DISSEMBLE TO PRETEND; DISGUISE ONE'SMOTINVES

236. DISSEMINATE TO SPREAD; SCATTER; DISPERSE

237. DISSIDENT PERSON WHO DISAGREES ABOUTBELIEF, ETC.

238. DISSOLUTION DISINTEGRATION; DEBAUCHERY

239. DISSONANCE DISCORD; LACK OF HARMONY

240. DISTEND TO EXPAND; SWELL OUT

241. DISTILL EXTRACT THE ESSENTIALELEMENTS

242. DISTRAIT INATTENTIVE; PREOCCUPIED

243. DIVERGE TO VARY; GO IN DIFFERENTDIRECTIONS FROM THE SAMEPOINT

244. DIVEST TO STRIP; DEPRIVE; RID

245. DIVULGE TO MAKE KNOWN SOMETHINGTHAT IS SECRET

246. DOCTRINAIRE RELATING TO A PERSON WHOCANNOT COMPROMISE ABOUTPOINTS OF A THEORY ORDOCTRINE; DOGMATIC;UNYIELDING

247. DOCUMENT TO PROVIDE WITH WRITTENEVIDENCE TO SUPPORT

248. DOGGEREL POOR VERSE

249. DOGMATIC STATING OPINIONS WITHOUTPROOF

250. DORMANT INACTIVE

251. DROSS WASTE; WORTHLESS MATTER;TRIVIAL MATTER

252. DUPE TO DECEIVE; TRICK

253. EBULLIENT EXHILARATED; ENTHUSIASTIC

254. ECLECTIC SELECTING FROM VARIOUSSOURCES

255. EFFERVESCENCE STATE OF HIGH SPIRITS ORLIVELINESS; THE PROCESS OFBUBBLING AS GAS ESCAPES

256. EFFETE DEPLETED OF VITALITY;OVERREFINED; DECADENT

257. EFFICACY EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVENESS

258. EFFRONTERY SHAMELESS BOLDNESS;PRESUMPTUOUSNESS

259. EGOISM THE TENDENCY TO SEE THING INRELATION TO ONESELF; SELF-CENTERED

260. EGOTISTICAL EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED;CONCEITED

261. ELEGY POEM OR SONG EXPRESSINGLAMENTATION

262. ELICIT TO PROVOKE; DRAW OUT

263. ELIXIR A SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO HAVETHE POWER TO CURE ILLS

264. ELYSIAN BLISSFUL; DELIGHTFUL

265. EMACIATED THIN AND WASTED

266. EMBELLISH TO ADORN; DECORATE; ENHANCE;MAKE MORE ATTRACTIVE BYADDING DETAILS

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267. EMOLLIENT ADJ. SOOTHING; MOLLIFYING, N.AN AGENT THAT SOOTHES ORMAKES MORE ACCEPTABLE

268. EMPIRICAL DERIVED OBSERVATION ANDEXPERIMENT

269. EMULATE TO IMITATE; COPY

270. ENCOMIUM A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF PRAISE

271. ENDEMIC INHERENT; BELONGING TO ANAREA

272. ENERVATE TO WEAKEN

273. ENGENDER TO CAUSE; PRODUCE

274. ENHANCE TO INCREASE; IMPROVE

275. ENTOMOLOGY THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INSECTS

276. ENUCIATE TO PRONOUNCE CLEARLY

277. EPHEMERAL SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING

278. EPISTEMOLOGY BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THATEXAMINES THE NATURE OFKNOWLEDGE

279. EQUABLE STEADY; UNVARYING; SERENE

280. EQUANIMITY COMPOSURE; CALMNESS

281. EQUITABLE FAIR; JUST; IMPARTIAL

282. EQUIVOCATION TO INTENTIONALLY USE VAGUELANGUAGE

283. ERRANT MISTAKEN; STRAYING FROM THEPROPER COURSE

284. ERUDITE LEARNED; SCHOLARLY

285. ESOTERIC HARD TO UNDERSTAND; KNOWNONLY TO A FEW

286. ESSAY TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT; SUBJECT TOA TEST

287. ESTIMABLE ADMIRABLE; POSSIBLE TOESTIMATE

288. ETHNOCENTRIC BASED ON THE ATTITUDE THATONE'S GROUP IS SUPERIOR

289. ETIOLOGY CAUSES OR ORIGINS

290. ETYMOLOGY ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF A WORD

291. EUGENICS STUDY OF FACTORS THATINFLUENCE THE HEREDITARYQUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACEAND WAYS TO IMPROVE THESEQUALITIES

292. EULOGY HIGH PRAISE, ESPECIALLY OF APERSON WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED

293. EUPHEMISM USE OF AGREEABLE ORINOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE INPLACE OF UNPLEASANT OROFFENSIVE LANGUAGE

294. EUPHORIA A FEELING OF EXTREMEHAPPINESS

295. EUTHANASIA MERCY KILLING

296. EVINCE TO SHOW PLAINLY; BE ANINDICATION OF

297. EVOCATIVE TENDING TO CALL TO MIND ORPRODUCE A REACTION

298. EXACERBATE TO AGGRAVATE; MAKE WORSE

299. EXACT V. TO FORCE THE PAYMENT OF;DEMAND AND OBTAIN BYAUTHORITY, ADJ. EXTREMELYDEMANDING (EXACTING)

300. EXCULPATE TO CLEAR OF BLAME;VINDICATE

301. EXECRABLE DETESTABLE; ABHORRENT

302. EXHORT TO URGE BY STRONG APPEALS

303. EXIGENCY CRISIS; URGENTREQUIREMENTS

304. EXISTENTIAL HAVING TO DO WITHEXISTENCE; BASED ONEXPERIENCE; HAVING TO DOWITH THE PHILOSOPHY OFEXISTENTIALISM

305. EXORCISE TO EXPEL EVIL SPIRITS; FREEFROM BAD INFLUENCES

306. EXPATIATE TO SPEAK OR WRITE AT LENGTH

307. EXPATRIATE TO SEND INTO EXILE

308. EXPIATE TO ATONE FOR

309. EXPLICATE TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET;CLARIFY

310. EXPOSITORY EXPLANATORY

311. EXTANT IN EXISTENCE; NOT LOST

312. EXTEMPORANEOUS UNREHEARSED

313. EXTIRPATE TO ROOT UP; TO DESTROY

314. EXTRANEOUS NOT ESSENTIAL

315. EXTRAPOLATION THE ACT OF ESTIMATION BYPROJECTING KNOWNINFORMATION

316. EXTRINSIC NOT INHERENT OR ESSENTIAL

317. FACETIOUS HUMOROUS

318. FACILITATE TO MAKE LESS DIFFICULT

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319. FACTOTUM A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OFWORK; A HANDYMAN

320. FALLACIOUS BASED ON A FALSE IDEA OR FACT;MISLEADING

321. FALLOW PLOWED BUT NOT SOWED;UNCULTIVATED

322. FATUOUS FOOLISHLY SELF-SATISFIED

323. FAUNA ANIMALS OF A PERIOD OR REGION

324. FAWNING SEEKING FAVOR BY FLATTERY

325. FELICITOUS SUITABLY EXPRESSED;APPROPRIATE; WELL-CHOSEN

326. FERAL EXISTING IN A WILD OR UNTAMEDSTATE

327. FERVOR N. WARMTH AND INTENSITY OFEMOTION, ADJ. FULL OF STRONGEMOTION OR IMPASSIONED(FERVENT)

328. FETID HAVING A BAD SMELL

329. FETTER V. TO BIND; CONFINE, N. SOMETHINGTHAT RESTRICTS OR RESTRAINS

330. FIAT ARBITRARY ORDER;AUTHORIZATION

331. FIDELITY LOYALTY; EXACT CORRESPONDENCE

332. FILIBUSTER USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN ALEGISLATURE TO BLOCK PASSAGE OFA LAW

333. FINESSE TO HANDLE WITH A DECEPTIVE OREVASIVE STRATEGY; TO USE FINESSE,THAT IS, REFINEMENT INPERFORMANCE

334. FISSURE CREVICE

335. FLAG TO DROOP; GROW WEAK

336. FLEDGLING BEGINNER; NOVICE

337. FLORA PLANTS OF A REGION OR ERA

338. FLORID RUDDY; REDDISH; FLOWERY

339. FLOURISH N. AN EMBELLISHMENT ORORNAMENTATION, V. MEANING TOGROW VIGOROUSLY, OR TO THRIVE

340. FLOUT TO TREAT SCORNFULLY

341. FLUX FLOWING; A CONTINUOUS MOVING

342. FOMENT TO INCITE; AROUSE

343. FORBEARANCE PATIENCE

344. FORESTALL TO PREVENT; DELAY

345. FORMIDABLE MENACING; THREATENING

346. FORSWEAR RENOUNCE; REPUDIATE

347. FOUNDER TO SINK; FAIL; COLLAPSE

348. FRACAS A LOUD QUARREL; BRAWL

349. FRACTIOUS QUARRELSOME; UNRULY;REBELLIOUS

350. FRESCO A PAINTING DONE ON PLASTER

351. FRIEZE ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL

352. FROWARD STUBBORNLY CONTRARY;OBSTINATELY DISOBEDIENT

353. FRUGALITY THRIFT

354. FULMINATE TO ATTACK LOUDLY; DENOUNCE

355. FULSOME SO EXCESSIVE AS TO BEDISGUSTING

356. FUSION UNION; SYNTHESIS

357. FUTILE INEFFECTIVE; USELESS;FRUITLESS

358. GAINSAY TO DENY; DISPUTE; OPPOSE

359. GAMBOL TO FROLIC; LEAP PLAYFULLY

360. GARRULOUS VERY TALKATIVE; WORDY

361. GAUCHE COARSE AND UNCOUTH; CLUMSY

362. GENIALITY CHEERFULNESS; KINDLINESS;SOCIABILITY

363. GERRYMANDER TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTINGDISTRICTS IN A WAY THATFAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY

364. GLIB FLUENT IN AN INSINCERE WAY;OFFHAND

365. GOAD TO PROD; URGE ON

366. GOSSAMER SHEER; LIGHT AND DELICATE,LIKE COBWEBS

367. GOUGE TO TEAR OUT; SCOOP OUT;OVERCHARGE

368. GRANDILOQUENT POMPOUS; BOMBASTIC

369. GREGARIOUS SOCIABLE

370. GROUSE TO COMPLAIN

371. GUILE DECEPTION OR TRICKERY

372. GUILELESS FREE OF CUNNING OR DECEIT;ARTLESS

373. GUISE OUTWARD APPEARANCE; FALSEAPPEARANCE; PRETENSE

374. GULLIBLE EASILY DECEIVED

375. GUSTATORY AFFECTING THE SENSE OF TASTE

376. HALCYON CALM AND PEACEFUL; HAPPY;GOLDEN; PROSPEROUS

377. HALLOWED HOLY; SACRED

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378. HARANGUE LONG, POMPOUS SPEECH; TIRADE

379. HARROWING EXTREMELY DISTRESSING;TERRIFYING

380. HERBIVOROUS RELATING TO A HERBIVORE, ANANIMAL THAT FEEDS MAINLY ONPLANTS

381. HERMETIC TIGHTLY SEALED; MAGICAL

382. HETERODOX UNORTHODOX; NOT WIDELYACCEPTED

383. HEURISTIC RELATING TO A SPECULATIVEFORMULATION GUIDING THEINVESTIGATION OR SOLUTION OFA PROBLEM; EDUCATIONALMETHOD IN WHICH STUDENTSLEARN FROM THEIR OWNINVESTIGATIONS

384. HIEROGLYPHICS A SYSTEM OF WRITING IN WHICHPICTORIAL SYMBOLS REPRESENTMEANING OR SOUNDS; WRITINGOR SYMBOLS THAT ARE DIFFICULTTO DECIPHER; THE SYMBOLS USEDIN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS

385. HIRSUTE COVERED WITH HAIR

386. HISTRIONIC RELATING TO EXAGGERATEDEMOTIONAL BEHAVIORCALCULATED FOR EFFECT;THEATRICAL ARTS ORPERFORMANCES

387. HOMEOSTASIS AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE BY ANORGANISM OF NORMALTEMPERATURE, CHEMICALBALANCE, ETC. WITHIN ITSELF

388. HOMILY SERMON; TEDIOUS MORALIZINGLECTURE; PLATITUDE

389. HOMOGENEOUS COMPOSED OF IDENTICAL PARTS;UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION

390. HYPERBOLE PURPOSEFUL EXAGGERATION FOREFFECT

391. ICONOCLASTIC ATTACKING CHERISHEDTRADITION

392. IDOLATRY IDOL WORSHIP; BLIND OREXCESSIVE DEVOTION

393. IGNEOUS PRODUCED BY FIRE; VOLCANIC

394. IMBROGLIO COMPLICATED SITUATION; ANENTANGLEMENT

395. IMMUTABLE UNCHANGEABLE

396. IMPAIR TO DAMAGE; INJURE

397. IMPASSIVE SHOWING NO EMOTION

398. IMPECUNIOUS POOR; HAVING NO MONEY

399. IMPEDE TO HINDER; BLOCK

400. IMPERMEABLE IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE

401. IMPERTURBABLE NOT EASILY DISTURBED

402. IMPERVIOUS IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE;INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED

403. IMPINGE TO STRIKE; ENCROACH

404. IMPLACABLE INFLEXIBLE; INCAPABLE OFBEING PLEASED

405. IMPLAUSIBLE UNLIKELY; UNBELIEVABLE

406. IMPLICIT IMPLIED; UNDERSTOOD BUTNOT STATED

407. IMPLODE COLLAPSE INWARD VIOLENTLY

408. IMPRECATION CURSE

409. IMPUTE TO RELATE TO A PARTICULARCAUSE OR SOURCE; ATTRIBUTETHE FAULT TO; ASSIGN AS ACHARACTERISTIC

410. INADVERTENTLY CARELESSLY;UNINTENTIONALLY

411. INCARNATE HAVING BODILY FORM

412. INCHOATE IMPERFECTLY FORMED ORFORMULATED

413. INCONGRUITY STATE OF NOT FITTING

414. INCONSEQUENTIAL INSIGNIFICANT; UNIMPORTANT

415. INCORPORATE INTRODUCE SOMETHING INTOANOTHER THING ALREADY INEXISTENCE; COMBINE

416. INCURSION SUDDEN INVASION

417. INDETERMINATE UNCERTAIN; INDEFINITE

418. INDIGENCE POVERTY

419. INDOLENT HABITUALLY LAZY; IDLE

420. INELUCTABLE NOT TO BE AVOIDED ORESCAPED; INEVITABLE

421. INERT UNABLE TO MOVE; SLUGGISH

422. INERTIA DISINCLINATION TO ACTION ORCHANGE

423. INGENUOUS NAIVE AND TRUSTING; LACKINGSOPHISTICATION

424. INHERENT FIRMLY ESTABLISHED BYNATURE OR HABIT

425. INNOCUOUS HARMLESS

426. INSENSIBLE UNCONSCIOUS; UNRESPONSIVE

427. INSINUATE TO SUGGEST; SAY INDIRECTLY;IMPLY

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428. INSIPID LACKING IN FLAVOR; DULL

429. INSOUCIANT INDIFFERENT; LACKING CONCERNOR CARE

430. INSULARITY NARROW-MINDEDNESS;ISOLATION

431. INSUPERABLE INSURMOUNTABLE;UNCONQUERABLE

432. INTANGIBLE NOT MATERIAL

433. INTERDICT TO FORBID; PROHIBIT; TOCONFRONT AND HALT THEACTIVITIES, ADVANCE, OR ENTRYOF

434. INTERNECINE DEADLY TO BOTH SIDES

435. INTERPOLATE TO INSERT; CHANGE BY ADDINGNEW WORDS OR MATERIAL

436. INTERREGNUM INTERVAL BETWEEN REIGNS; GAPIN CONTINUITY

437. INTIMATE MARKED BY CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE

438. INTRACTABLE NOT EASILY MANAGED

439. INTRANSIGENCE STUBBORNNESS; REFUSAL TOCOMPROMISE

440. INTROSPECTIVE CONTEMPLATING ONE'S OWNTHOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

441. INUNDATE TO COVER WITH WATER;OVERWHELM

442. INURED HARDENED; ACCUSTOMED; USEDTO

443. INVECTIVE VERBAL ABUSE

444. INVEIGH TO DISAPPROVE; PROTESTVEHEMENTLY

445. INVEIGLE TO WIN OVER BY FLATTERY ORCOAXING

446. INVETERATE CONFIRMED; LONG-STANDING;DEEPLY ROOTED

447. INVIDIOUS LIKELY TO PROVOKE ILL WILL;OFFENSIVE

448. IRASCIBLE EASILY ANGERED

449. IRRESOLUTE UNSURE OF HOW TO ACT; WEAK

450. ITINERANT WANDERING FROM PLACE TOPLACE; UNSETTLED

451. ITINERARY ROUTE OF A TRAVELER'S JOURNEY

452. JAUNDICED HAVING A YELLOWISHDISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN;AFFECTED BY ENVY, RESENTMENT,OR HOSTILITY

453. JIBE TO BE IN AGREEMENT

454. JOCOSE FOND OF JOKING; JOCULAR;PLAYFUL

455. JUGGERNAUT HUGE FORCE DESTROYINGEVERYTHING IN ITS PATH

456. JUNTA GROUP OF PEOPLE UNITED INPOLITIC INTRIGUE

457. JUXTAPOSE PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

458. KUDOS FAME; GLORY; GONOR

459. LABILE LIKELY TO CHANGE

460. LACONIC USING FEW WORDS

461. LAMBASTE TO THRASH VERBALLY ORPHYSICALLY

462. LASCIVIOUS LUSTFUL

463. LASSITUDE LETHARGY; SLUGGISHNESS

464. LATENT PRESENT BUT HIDDEN;POTENTIAL

465. LAUD TO PRAISE

466. LETHARGIC INACTIVE

467. LEVEE AN EMBANKMENT THATPREVENTS A RIVER FROMOVERFLOWING

468. LEVITY LIGHT MANNER OR ATTITUDE

469. LIBERAL TOLERANT; BROAD-MINDED;GENEROUS; LAVISH

470. LIBERTINE ONE WITHOUT MORAL RESTRAINT

471. LIBIDO SEXUAL DESIRE

472. LILLIPUTIAN EXTREMELY SMALL

473. LIMN TO DRAW; DESCRIBE

474. LIMPID CLEAR; TRANSPARENT

475. LINGUISTIC PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE

476. LITANY LENGTHY RECITATION;REPETITIVE CHANT

477. LITERATI SCHOLARLY OR LEARNEDPERSONS

478. LITIGATION LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

479. LOG RECORD OF A VOYAGE; RECORDOF DAILY ACTIVITIES

480. LOQUACIOUS TALKATIVE

481. LUCID BRIGHT; CLEAR; INTELLIGIBLE

482. LUCRE MONEY OR PROFITS

483. LUMINOUS BRIGHT; BRILLIANT; GLOWING

484. LUSTROUS SHINING

485. MACHIAVELLIAN CRAFTY; DOUBLE-DEALING

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486. MACHINATIONS PLOTS OR SCHEMES

487. MAELSTROM WHIRLPOOL; TURMOIL

488. MAGNANIMITY GENEROSITY; NOBILITY

489. MALIGN TO SPEAK EVIL OF

490. MALINGER TO FEIGN ILLNESS TO ESCAPEDUTY

491. MALLEABLE CAPABLE OF BEING SHAPED BYPOUNDING; IMPRESSIONABLE

492. MAVERICK DISSENTER

493. MEGALOMANIA DELUSIONS OF POWER ORIMPORTANCE

494. MENAGERIE A VARIETY OF ANIMALS KEPTTOGETHER

495. MENDACIOUS DISHONEST

496. MENDICANT BEGGAR

497. MERETRICIOUS GAUDY; PLAUSIBLE BUT FALSE;SPECIOUS

498. MESMERIZE TO HYPNOTIZE

499. METAMORPHOSIS CHANGE; TRANSFORMATION

500. METAPHYSICS A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHYTHAT INVESTIGATES THEULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY

501. METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNED WITH THEWEATHER

502. METICULOUS VERY CAREFUL; FASTIDIOUS

503. METTLE COURAGE; ENDURANCE

504. METTLESOME FULL OF COURAGE ANDFORTITUDE; SPIRITED

505. MICROCOSM A SMALL SYSTEM HAVINGANALOGIES TO A LARGERSYSTEM; SMALL WORLD

506. MILITATE TO WORK AGAINST

507. MINATORY THREATENING; MENACING

508. MINUSCULE VERY SMALL

509. MINUTIA PETTY DETAILS

510. MISANTHROPE ONE WHO HATES HUMANITY

511. MISCELLANY MIXTURE OF WRITINGS ONVARIOUS SUBJECTS

512. MISCREANT VILLAIN; CRIMINAL

513. MISOGYNIST ONE WHO HATES WOMEN

514. MITIGATE TO CAUSE TO BECOME LESSHARSH; SEVERE, OR PAINFUL;ALLEVIATE

515. MNEMONIC ADJ. RELATED TO MEMORY;ASSISTING MEMORY, N. A SYSTEMTHAT DEVELOPS AND IMPROVESTHE MEMORY

516. MODICUM LIMITED QUANTITY

517. MOLLIFY SOOTHE

518. MONOLITHIC SOLID AND UNIFORM;CONSTITUTING A SINGLE, UNIFIEDWHOLE

519. MOROSE ILL-HUMORED; SULLEN

520. MOTLEY MANY COLORED; MADE UP OF MANYPARTS

521. MULTIFARIOUS DIVERSE

522. MUNDANE WORLDLY AS OPPOSED TOSPIRITUAL; CONCERNED WITH THEORDINARY

523. NECROMANCY BLACK MAGIC

524. NEGATE TO CANCEL OUT; NULLIFY

525. NEOLOGISM NEW WORD OR EXPRESSION

526. NEOPHYTE NOVICE; BEGINNER

527. NEXUS A MEANS OF CONNECTION; ACONNECTED GROUP OR SERIES; ACENTER

528. NONPLUSSED BEWILDERED

529. NOSTALGIA SENTIMENTAL LONGING FOR A PASTTIME

530. NOSTRUM MEDICINE OR REMEDY OFDOUBTFUL EFFECTIVENESS;SUPPOSED CURE

531. NUGATORY TRIFLING; INVALID

532. OBDURATE STUBBORN

533. OBSEQUIOUS OVERLY SUBMISSIVE

534. OBSEQUY FUNERAL CEREMONY (OFTEN USEDIN THE PLURAL, OBSEQUIES)

535. OBVIATE TO MAKE UNNECESSARY; TOANTICIPATE AND PREVENT

536. OCCLUDE TO SHUT; BLOCK

537. OCCULT RELATING TO PRACTICESCONNECTED WITH SUPERNATURALPHENOMENA

538. ODYSSEY A LONG ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE; AQUEST

539. OFFICIOUS TOO HELPFUL; MEDDLESOME

540. OLFACTORY CONCERNING THE SENSE OF SMELL

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541. OLIGARCHY FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICHPOWER BELONGS TO ONLY A FEWLEADERS

542. ONEROUS BURDENSOME

543. ONOMATOPOEIA FORMATION OR USE OF WORDSTHAT IMITATE SOUNDS OF THEACTIONS THEY REFER TO

544. OPPROBRIUM DISGRACE; CONTEMPT

545. ORNITHOLOGIST SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES BIRDS

546. OSCILLATE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH

547. OSTENTATIOUS SHOWY; TRYING TO ATTRACTATTENTION; PRETENTIOUS

548. OVERWEENING PRESUMPTUOUS; ARROGANT;OVERBEARING

549. PAEAN SONG OF JOY OR TRIUMPH; AFERVENT EXPRESSION OF JOY

550. PALEONTOLOGY STUDY OF PAST GEOLOGICAL ERASTHROUGH FOSSIL REMAINS

551. PALLID LACKING COLOR OR LIVELINESS

552. PANEGYRIC ELABORATE PRAISE; FORMALHYMN OF PRAISE

553. PARAGON MODEL OF EXCELLENCE ORPERFECTION

554. PARTISAN ONE-SIDED; COMMITTED TO APARTY, GROUP. OR CAUSE;PREJUDICED

555. PATHOLOGICAL DEPARTING FROM NORMALCONDITION

556. PATHOS A QUALITY THAT CAUSES AFEELING OF PITY OR SORROW

557. PATOIS A REGIONAL DIALECT;NONSTANDARD SPEECH; JARGON

558. PAUCITY SCARCITY

559. PEDANT UNINSPIRED, BORING ACADEMIC

560. PEDANTIC SHOWING OFF LEARNING

561. PELLUCID TRANSPARENT; TRANSLUCENT;EASILY UNDERSTOOD

562. PENCHANT INCLINATION

563. PENURTY EXTREME POVERTY

564. PEREGRINATION A WANDERING FROM PLACE TOPLACE

565. PEREMPTORY IMPERATIVE; LEAVING NO CHOICE

566. PERENNIAL PRESENT THROUGHOUT THEYEARS; PERSISTENT

567. PERFIDIOUS FAITHLESS; DISLOYAL;UNTRUSTWORTHY

568. PERFUNCTORY SUPERFICIAL; NOT THOROUGH;PERFORMED REALLY AS A DUTY

569. PERIGEE POINT IN AN ORBIT THAT IS CLOSESTTO THE EARTH

570. PERMEABLE PENETRABLE

571. PERTURB TO DISTURB GREATLY; MAKEUNEASY OR ANXIOUS; CAUSE A BODYTO DEVIATE FROM ITS REGULARORBIT

572. PERVASIVE SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERY PART

573. PETULANT RUDE; PEEVISH

574. PHLEGMATIC CALM IN TEMPERAMENT; SLUGGISH

575. PHOENIX MYTHICAL, IMMORTAL BIRD THATLIVES FOR 500 YEARS, BURNS ITSELFTO DEATH, AND RISES FROM THEASHES; ANYTHING THAT ISRESTORED AFTER SUFFERING GREATDESTRUCTION

576. PHYSIOGNOMY FACIAL FEATURES

577. PIETY DEVOUTNESS

578. PIQUANT APPEALINGLY STIMULATING;PLEASANTLY PUNGENT; ATTRATIVE

579. PIQUE N. FLEETING FEELING OF HURTPRIDE, V. TO PROVOKE OR AROUSE

580. PLACATE TO LESSEN ANOTHER'S ANGER; TOPACIFY

581. PLACID CALM

582. PLAINTIVE MELANCHOLY; MOURNFUL

583. PLASTICITY CONDITION OF BEING ABLE TO BESHAPED OR FORMED; PLIABILITY

584. PLATITUDE STALE, OVERUSED EXPRESSION

585. PLATONIC SPIRITUAL, WITHOUT SENSUALDESIRE, OR THEORETICAL

586. PLATONIC SPIRITUAL; WITHOUT SENSUALDESIRE; THEORETICAL

587. PLETHORA EXCESS; OVERABUNDANCE

588. PLUMB TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH; TOEXAMINE DEEPLY

589. PLUME TO CONGRATULATE ONESELF IN ASELF-SATISFIED WAY

590. PLUMMET TO FALL; PLUNGE

591. PLUTOCRACY SOCIETY RULED BY THE WEALTHY

592. POROUS FULL OF HOLES; PERMEABLE TOLIQUIDS

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593. POSEUR PERSON WHO AFFECTS ANATTITUDE OR IDENTITY TOIMPRESS OTHERS

594. PRAGMATIC PRACTICAL

595. PRATE TO TALK IDLY; CHATTER

596. PRATTLE MEANINGLESS, FOOLISH TALK

597. PREAMBLE PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

598. PRECARIOUS UNCERTAIN

599. PRECEPT PRINCIPLE; LAW

600. PRECIPITATE V. TO CAUSE TO HAPPEN; THROWDOWN FROM A HEIGHT, ADJ.RASH; HASTY SUDDEN

601. PRECURSOR FORERUNNER; PREDECESSOR

602. PREEMPT TO SUPERSEDE; APPROPRIATEFOR ONESELF

603. PREHENSILE CAPABLE OF GRASPING

604. PREMONITION FOREWARNING; PRESENTIMENT

605. PRESAGE TO FORETELL; INDICATE INADVANCE

606. PRESUMPTUOUS RUDE; IMPROPERLY BOLD

607. PRETERNATURAL BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OFNATURE; SUPERNATURAL

608. PREVARICATE TO QUIBBLE; EVADE THE TRUTH

609. PRIMORDIAL ORIGINAL; EXISTING FROM THEBEGINNING

610. PRISTINE UNTOUCHED; UNCORRUPTED

611. PROBITY HONESTY; HIGH-MINDEDNESS

612. PROBLEMATIC POSING A PROBLEM; DOUBTFUL;UNSETTLED

613. PRODIGAL WASTEFUL; EXTRAVAGANT;LAVISH

614. PROFOUND DEEP; NOT SUPERFICIAL

615. PROHIBITIVE SO HIGH AS TO PREVENT THEPURCHASE OR USE OF;PREVENTING; FORBIDDING

616. PROLIFERATE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY

617. PROPENSITY INCLINATION; TENDENCY

618. PROPITIATE TO WIN OVER; APPEASE

619. PROPRIETY CORRECT CONDUCT; FITNESS

620. PROSCRIBE V. TO CONDEMN; FORBIDOUTLAW, ADJ. RELATING TOPROHIBITION

621. PROVIDENT PROVIDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS;FRUGAL

622. PUISSANT POWERFUL

623. PUNCTILIOUS CAREFUL IN OBSERVING RULES OFBEHAVIOR OR CEREMONY

624. PUNGENT STRONG OR SHARP IN SMELL ORTASTE; PENETRATING; CAUSTIC;TO THE POINT

625. PURPORT V. TO PROFESS; SUPPOSE; CLAIM,N. MEANING INTENDED ORIMPLIED

626. PUSILLANIMOUS COWARDLY

627. QUAGMIRE MARSH; DIFFICULT SITUATION

628. QUAIL TO COWER; LOSE HEART

629. QUALIFIED LIMITED; RESTRICTED

630. QUALM SUDDEN FEELING OF FAINTNESSOR NAUSEA; UNEASY FEELINGABOUT THE RIGHTNESS OFACTIONS

631. QUERY TO QUESTION

632. QUIBBLE TO ARGUE OVER INSIGNIFICANTAND IRRELEVANT DETAILS

633. QUIESCENT INACTIVE; STILL

634. QUORUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS NECESSARYTO CONDUCT A MEETING

635. RACONTEUR WITTY, SKILLFUL STORYTELLER

636. RAIL TO SCOLD WITH BITTER ORABUSIVE LANGUAGE

637. RAIMENT CLOTHING

638. RAMIFICATION IMPLICATION; OUTGROWTH;CONSEQUENCE

639. RAREFIED REFINED

640. RATIONALE FUNDAMENTAL REASON

641. REBUS PUZZLE IN WHICH PICTURES ORSYMBOLS REPRESENT WORDS

642. RECALCITRANT RESISTING AUTHORITY ORCONTROL

643. RECANT TO RETRACT A STATEMENT OROPINION

644. RECLUSE PERSON WHO LIVES IN SECLUSIONAND OFTEN IN SOLITUDE

645. RECONDITE ABSTRUSE; PROFOUND

646. REDOUBTABLE FORMIDABLE; AROUSING FEAR;WORTHY OF RESPECT

647. REDUCTIONISTIC ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAINCOMPLEX PHENOMENA BY SIMPLEPRINCIPLES

648. REFRACT DEFLECT LIGHT OR SOUND

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649. REFRACTORY STUBBORN; UNMANAGEABLE;RESISTING ORDINARY METHODS OFTREATMENT

650. REFULGENT BRIGHTLY SHINING; RESPLENDENT

651. REFUTE TO CONTRADICT; DISAPPROVE

652. REGALE ENTERTAIN

653. RELEGATE TO CONSIGN TO AN INFERIORPOSITION

654. REMONSTRATE TO OBJECT OR PROTEST

655. RENEGE TO GO BACK ON ONE'S WORD

656. REPARATION AMENDS; COMPENSATION

657. REPINE FRET; COMPLAIN

658. REPRISE REPETITION, ESPECIALLY OF A PIECEOF MUSIC

659. REPROACH TO FIND FAULT WITH; BLAME

660. REPROBATE MORALLY UNPRINCIPLED PERSON

661. REPUDIATE TO REJECT AS HAVING NOAUTHORITY

662. RESCIND TO CANCEL

663. RESOLUTION DETERMINATION; RESOLVE

664. RESOLVE DETERMINATION; FIRMNESS OFPURPOSE

665. RETICENT NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED;RELUCTANT

666. REVERENT EXPRESSING DEEP RESPECT;WORSHIPFUL

667. RIPOSTE RETALIATORY ACTION OR RETORT

668. ROCOCO EXCESSIVELY ORNATE; HIGHLYDECORATED; STYLE OFARCHITECTURE IN EIGHTEENTHCENTURY EUROPE

669. RUBRIC TITLE OR HEADING; CATEGORY;ESTABLISHED MODE OF PROCEDUREOR CONDUCT; PROTOCOL

670. RUE TO REGRET

671. RUSE TRICK; CRAFTY STRATAGEM;SUBTERFUGE

672. SAGE WISE

673. SALACIOUS LASCIVIOUS; LUSTFUL

674. SALUBRIOUS HEALTHFUL

675. SALUTARY EXPECTING AN IMPROVEMENT;FAVORABLE TO HEALTH

676. SANCTION V. TO APPROVE; RATIFY; PERMIT, N.APPROVAL; RATIFICATION;PERMISSION; PENALIZE

677. SARDONIC CYNICAL; SCORNFULLY MOCKING

678. SARTORIAL PERTAINING TO TAILORS

679. SATIATE TO SATISFY

680. SATURATE TO SOAK THOROUGHLY; IMBUETHROUGHOUT

681. SATURNINE GLOOMY

682. SATYR A CREATURE THAT IS HALF-MAN, HALF-BEAST WITH THE HORNS AND LEGS OF AGOAT; IT IS A FOLLOWER OF DIONYSOS;A LECHER

683. SAVOR TO ENJOY; HAVE A DISTINCTIVEFLAVOR OR SMELL

684. SCHEMATIC RELATING TO OR IN THE FORM OF ANOUTLINE OR DIAGRAM

685. SECRETE PRODUCE AND RELEASE SUBSTANCEINTO AN ORGANISM

686. SEDITION BEHAVIOR PROMPTING REBELLION

687. SEDULOUS DILIGENT

688. SEISMIC RELATING TO EARTHQUAKES;EARTHSHAKING

689. SENSUAL RELATING TO THE SENSES; GRATIFYINGTHE PHYSICAL SENSES, ESPECIALLYSEXUAL APPETITES

690. SENSUOUS RELATING TO THE SENSES; OPERATINGTHROUGH THE SENSES

691. SENTIENT AWARE; CONSCIOUS; ABLE TO PERCEIVE

692. SERVILE SUBMISSIVE; OBEDIENT

693. SEXTANT NAVIGATION TOOL THAT DETERMINESLATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

694. SHARD A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS OR POTTERY

695. SIDEREAL RELATING TO THE STARS

696. SIMIAN APELIKE; RELATING TO APES

697. SIMILE COMPARISON OF ONE THING WITHANOTHER USING "LIKE" OR "AS"

698. SINECURE WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THATREQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK

699. SINGULAR UNIQUE; EXTRAORDINARY; ODD

700. SINUOUS WINDING; INTRICATE; COMPLEX

701. SKEPTIC ONE WHO DOUBTS

702. SOBRIETY SERIOUSNESS

703. SODDEN THOROUGHLY SOAKED; SATURATED

704. SOLICITOUS CONCERNED; ATTENTIVE; EAGER

705. SOLILOQUY LITERARY OR DRAMATIC SPEECH BYONE CHARACTER, NOT ADDRESSED TOOTHERS

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706. SOLVENT ABLE TO MEET FINANCIALOBLIGATION

707. SOMATIC RELATING TO OR AFFECTING THEBODY; CORPOREAL

708. SOPORIFIC SLEEP PRODUCING

709. SORDID FILTHY; CONTEMPTIBLE ANDCORRUPT

710. SPECIOUS SEEMING TO BE LOGICAL AND SOUND,BUT NOT REALLY SO

711. SPECTRUM BAND OF COLORS PRODUCED WHENSUNLIGHT PASSES THROUGH APRISM; A BROAD RANGE OF RELATEDIDEAS OR OBJECTS

712. SPENDTHRIFT N. PERSON WHO SPENDS MONEYRECKLESSLY, ADJ. WASTEFUL ANDEXTRAVAGANT

713. SPORADIC IRREGULAR

714. SQUALOR FILTHY, WRETCHED CONDITION

715. STACCATO MARKED BY ABRUPT, CLEAR-CUTSOUNDS

716. STANCH TO STOP OR CHECK THE FLOW OF

717. STENTORIAN EXTREMELY LOUD

718. STIGMA MARK OF DISGRACE OR INFERIORITY

719. STINT V. TO BE SPARING, N. A PERIOD OFTIME SPENT DOING SOMETHING

720. STIPULATE TO SPECIFY AS AN ESSENTIALCONDITION

721. STOLID HAVING OR SHOWING LITTLEEMOTION

722. STRATIFIED ARRANGED IN LAYERS

723. STRIATED MARKED WITH THIN, NARROWGROOVES OR CHANNELS

724. STRICTURE SOMETHING THAT RESTRAINS;NEGATIVE CRITICISM

725. STRIDENT LOUD; HARSH; UNPLEASANTLY NOISY

726. STRUT TO SWAGGER; DISPLAY TO IMPRESSOTHERS

727. STULTIFY TO IMPAIR OR REDUCE TOUSELESSNESS

728. STUPEFY TO DULL THE SENSES OF; STUN;ASTONISH

729. STYGIAN DARK AND GLOOMY; HELLISH

730. SUBPOENA NOTICE ORDERING SOMEONE TOAPPEAR IN COURT

731. SUBSIDE TO SETTLE DOWN; GROW QUIET

732. SUBSTANTIATE TO SUPPORT WITH PROOF OREVIDENCE

733. SUBSTANTIVE ESSENTIAL; PERTAINING TO THESUBSTANCE

734. SUBSUME TO INCLUDE; INCORPORATE

735. SUBVERSIVE INTENDED TO UNDERMINE OROVERTHROW, ESPECIALLY ANESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT

736. SUCCOR RELIEF; HELP IN TIME OF DISTRESSOR WANT

737. SUFFRAGE THE RIGHT TO VOTE

738. SUNDRY VARIOUS

739. SUPERSEDE TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY TODISPLACE AS INFERIOR ORANTIQUATED

740. SUPINE LYING ON THE BACK; MARKED BYLETHARGY

741. SUPPLANT TO REPLACE; SUBSTITUTE

742. SUPPLIANT BESEECHING

743. SUPPLICANT ONE WHO ASKS HUMBLY ANDEARNESTLY

744. SUPPOSITION THE ACT OF ASSUMING TO BE TRUEOR REAL

745. SYLLOGISM A FORM OF DEDUCTIVE REASONINGTHAT HAS A MAJOR PREMISE, AMINOR PREMISE, AND ACONCLUSION

746. SYLVAN RELATED TO THE WOODS ORFOREST

747. TACIT SILENTLY UNDERSTOOD; IMPLIED

748. TALISMAN CHARM TO BRING GOOD LUCK ANDAVERT MISFORTUNE

749. TANGENTIAL PERIPHERAL; DIGRESSING

750. TAUTOLOGY UNNECESSARY REPETITION

751. TAXONOMY SCIENCE OF CLASSIFICATION; INBIOLOGY, THE PROCESS OFCLASSIFYING ORGANSIMS INCATEGORIES

752. TENET BELIEF; DOCTRINE

753. TENUOUS WEAK; INSUBSTANTIAL

754. TERRESTRIAL EARTHLY; COMMONPLACE

755. THEOCRACY GOVERNMENT BY PRIESTSREPRESENTING A GOD

756. THESPIAN AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS

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757. TIMBRE THE CHARACTERISTIC QUALITY OFSOUND PRODUCED BY APARTICULAR INSTRUMENT ORVOICE; TONE COLOR

758. TIRADE LONG, VIOLENT SPEECH; VERBALASSAULT

759. TOADY FLATTERER; HANGER-ON; YES-MAN

760. TOME BOOK, USUALLY LARGE ANDACADEMIC

761. TORPOR LETHARGY; DORMANCY;SLUGGISHNESS

762. TORQUE A TURNING OR TWISTING FORCE;THE MOMENT OF A FORCE; THEMEASURE OF A FORCE'S TENDENCYTO PRODUCE TWISTING ORTURNING AND ROTATION AROUNDAN AXIS

763. TORTUOUS HAVING MANY TWISTS ANDTURNS; HIGHLY COMPLEX

764. TOUT TO PROMOTE OR PRAISEENERGETICALLY

765. TRACTABLE OBEDIENT; YIELDING

766. TRANSGRESSION ACT OF TRESPASSING ORVIOLATING A LAW OR RULE

767. TRANSIENT TEMPORARY; SHORT-LIVED;FLEETING

768. TRANSLUCENT PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT

769. TRAVAIL N. WORK, ESPECIALLY ARDUOUSWORK; TRIBULATION; ANGUISH, V.TO WORK STRENUOUSLY

770. TRAVESTY PARODY; EXAGGERATEDIMITATION; CARICATURE

771. TREATISE ARTICLE TREATING A SUBJECTSYSTEMATICALLY ANDTHOROUGHLY

772. TREMULOUS TREMBLING; QUIVERING; FRUGAL;TIMID

773. TREPIDATION FEAR AND ANXIETY

774. TRUCULENCE AGGRESSIVENESS; FEROCITY

775. TRYST AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOVERS TOMEET; RENDEZVOUS

776. TUMID SWOLLEN; DISTENDED

777. TURBID MUDDY; OPAQUE; IN A STATE OFGREAT CONFUSION

778. TURGID SWOLLEN; BLOATED; POMPOUS

779. TUTELARY SERVING AS A GUARDIAN ORPROTECTOR

780. UNCANNY MYSTERIOUS; STRANGE

781. UNDULATING MOVING IN WAVES

782. UNFEIGNED NOT FALSE; NOT MADE UP; GENUINE

783. UNTENABLE INDEFENSIBLE

784. UNTOWARD NOT FAVORABLE; TROUBLESOME;ADVERSE; UNRULY

785. USURY PRACTICE OF LENDING MONEY ATEXORBITANT RATES

786. VACILLATE TO WAVER; OSCILLATE

787. VACUOUS EMPTY; VOID; LACKINGINTELLIGENCE; PURPOSELESS

788. VALEDICTORY PERTAINING TO A FAREWELL

789. VAPID TASTELESS; DULL

790. VARIEGATED VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENTCOLORS

791. VAUNT TO BOAST; BRAG

792. VENAL BRIBABLE; MERCENARY;CORRUPTIBLE

793. VENDETTA PROLONGED FEUD MARKED BYBITTER HOSTILITY

794. VENERATE V. TO ADORE; HONOR; RESPECT, ADJ.RESPECTED BECAUSE OF AGE,CHARACTER, OR POSITION

795. VERACIOUS TRUTHFUL; ACCURATE

796. VERBOSE WORDY

797. VERTIGO DIZZINESS

798. VEXATION IRRITATION; ANNOYANCE;CONFUSION; PUZZLEMENT

799. VIABLE PRACTICABLE; CAPABLE OFDEVELOPING

800. VINDICTIVE SPITEFUL; VENGEFUL; UNFORGIVING

801. VIRTUOSO SOMEONE WITH MASTERLY SKILLS;EXPERT MUSICIAN

802. VISAGE COUNTENANCE; APPEARANCE;ASPECT

803. VISCOUS THICK, SYRUPY, AND STICKY

804. VITIATE TO IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF;CORRUPT MORALLY; MAKEINOPERATIVE

805. VITUPERATIVE USING OR CONTAINING HARSH,ABUSIVE CENSURE

806. VIVISECTION DISSECTION; SURGERY; OR PAINFULEXPERIMENTS PERFORMED ON ALIVING ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSEOF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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807. VOGUE PREVAILING FASHION OR PRACTICE

808. VOLATILE TENDING TO VARY FREQUENTLY; FICKLE

809. VORTEX WHIRLPOOL; WHIRLWIND; CENTER OF TURBULENCE

810. WARRANTED ADJ. JUSTIFIED, V. TO ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OR QUALITY; JUSTIFY; GRANT AUTHORIZATION

811. WARY CAREFUL; CAUTIOUS

812. WELTER TO WALLOW OR ROLL; TOSS ABOUT; BE IN TURMOIL

813. WHIMSICAL FANCIFUL; UNPREDICTABLE

814. WHIMSY PLAYFUL OR FANCIFUL IDEA

815. WISTFUL VAGUELY LONGING; SADLY THOUGHTFUL

816. ZEALOT ONE WHO IS FANATICALLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE

817. ZEALOTRY FANATICISM