1000 High frequency words extracted from DAWN newspaper for advanced English language learners, highly recommended for competitive exams aspirants.
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- Aberration: deviation; abnormality
- Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
- Acumen: sharpness of mind
- Adroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy)
- Adulation: worship; great praise
- Advocate: support
- Affability: friendliness; cordiality
- Affinity: kinship
- Affluence: wealth; Opulence
- Agnostic: unsure of the existence of god
- Alacrity: speed & eagerness; promptness
- Alleviate: make less serve; reduce
- Altruism: self-sacrifice
- Amalgam: mixture
- Amassed: accumulated
- Ambiguous: vague; doubtful; equivocal
- Ameliorate: make better; improve
- Amiable: friendly; lovable
- Anachronistic: out of normal time range
- Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-will
- Apathetic: lacking energy or interest; indifference
- Arable: can be cultivated; fit for pillowing (example: arable land)
- Arbitration: mediating between disputing sides
- Arboreal: living in trees (Root — Arbor always relates to trees)
- Arcane: esoteric; obscure; known only to few people
- Archaic: old-fashioned
- Articulation: joining; speaking clearly; distinct
- Ascertain: find out; make sure
- Astute: wise; mentally sharp
- Augment: increase in size or number
- Aural: through the sense of hearing
- Autocrat: absolute ruler;
- Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); continuous attack
- Belabor: over-emphasizing
- Belied: contradicted
- Belittlers: People who criticize/disparage
- Benevolent: kindly; charitable
- Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
- Bountiful: generous
- Brevity: briefness
- Bypass: avoid; find a way around
- Byzantine: excessive; decadent
- Cacophony: noise; din
- Callous: cruel & unfeeling
- Candid: truthful; straight forward; free from prejudice
- Capricious: whimsical; changeable
- Censure: criticize; blame
- Cerebral: concerned with thinking
- Circumstantial: accidental; indirect
- Insightful: perceptive; can be understood
- Insipid: flavorless; bland
- Insolence: lack of respect; rudeness; impudence
- Insolvent: bankrupt
- Insufferable: can not be tolerated
- Insular: narrow-minded
- Insurrectionist: rebel; combative
- Integrity: honor; honesty
- Intemperate: not moderate; excessive
- Intermittent: on & off; not continuous;
- spasmodic Intonation: tone of voice
- intrigued: interested and curious
- Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling
- Invocation: prayer
- Irony: something unexpected; words to convey opposite meaning
- Irreproachable: can not be criticized; blameless (Reproach = critize)
- Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
- Irreverence: lack of respect
- Jaded: tired; bored
- Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
- Judicious: fair; wise
- Juxtaposition: placing two things next to each other
- Knack: trick; skill
- Lackadaisical: lazy; careless; lax
- Lamentable: regrettable
- Languid: Lacking energy; weak
- Lavish: to spend freely(v); costing alot; opulent(adj)
- Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to
- Libelous: open to prosecution for libel (libel = written slander)
- Lithe: flexible; supple
- Litigious: seeking legal remedies
- Lobby: to try to persuade; entrance hall
- Lucid: clear; explained
- Magnanimous: generous minded; big-hearted
- Mandate: permission
- Mandatory: compulsory
- Manifesto: statement of values
- Manipulative: deceptive; skill-ful at handling people
- Marred: spoiled; ruined
- Meager: small; scanty; unimportant
- Mercenary: seeking money above all else; interested in money and gain
- Meticulous: thorough; taking care of details
- Miffed: annoyed; vex
- Mitigate: moderate; reduce intensity
- Modicum: tiny amount
- Momentous: of great importance
- Monotonous: dull; repetitive
- Morbidity: concern with death and disease
- Motley: varied; miscellaneous
- Circumvent: avoid; outwit; baffle
- Coalition: a union of two parts
- Coerce: compel; force
- Cognitions: mental knowledge
- Compendious: containing a lot in a small space/few words
- Conciliatory: bringing together; ending a dispute; soothing
- Concord: agreement
- Condone: tolerate
- Conflagration: great fire
- Congenial: friendly; sociable; suitable
- Connoisseur: expert with good taste/ judgement
- Consecrate: dedicate; make holy
- Consummate: supremely good
- Contagious: passed on through touch; infectious
- Convergence: coming together
- Convivial: sociable
- Copious: in large amount
- Corollary: consequence; inference
- Corpulence: very fat-ness
- Corroborated: supported; given
- Credulity: belief on slight evidence
- Cumulative: building up
- Cursory: superficial
- Curtail: cut short
- Dalliance: non-serious involvement; toying or playing
- Dearth: shortage; lacking
- Debacle: disaster
- Debilitate: weaken
- Debunk: throw out old indeas
- Deferment: putting off
- Deleterious: harmful
- Deliberation: careful thought
- Delineate: outline
- Demagogue: mob leader; agitator
- Demonstrative: expressing emotions freely
- Denuded: stripped
- Depreciatory: devaluing; criticizing
- Derelict: rundown; abandoned
- Derided: mocked
- Despoiled: plunder; rob; deprive
- Devious: cunning
- Didactic: intending to preach or teach; an act of teaching
- Dilatory: slow; sluggish
- Disarming: charming; unthreatening
- Discernment: judgement
- Discrepancy: inconsistency
- Disillusioned: freed from wrong ideas
- Disingenuous: crafy; double dealing
- Disparaging: critical
- Distension: swelling; distend; expand
- Multifarious: having many aspects
- Myopic: short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
- Naivete: innocence; lack of wordliness
- Nefarious: infamous; very wicked
- Negate: wipe out; nullify
- Nemesis: fate; doom
- Nihilism: belief in nothing; anarchy
- Nondescript: having no special qualities; ordinary
- Notoriety: infamy
- Obsequious: slavish; fawning
- Occlusion: shutting out
- Officious: interfering
- Onerous: burdensome
- Opacity: lack of transparency; being opaque
- Opportunism: grabbing opportunities
- Opting: choosing
- Opulence: lavish display of wealth
- Ornate: extremely decorated
- Overhaul: renovate; examine
- Palliative: sth that makes better but doesn’t cure; easy pain
- Pathos:sadness; stirring the emotions; gloomy
- Paucity: scarcity; shortage
- Peer: An equal; to look closely at
- Peevishness: childish sullenness; irritability
- Penchant: tendency; leaning toward; liking
- Penurious: miserly
- Perquisites: perks; sth you recieve for your job
- Petulant: touchy; sulky; peevish
- Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
- Phobic: fearful (Root phobia always implies fear)
- Pilfer: steal; filch; rustle
- Placid: peaceful; calm; serene
- Plaudits: praise
- Pliant: flexible
- Polarized: divided into two extremes
- Pragmatism: practicality
- Preclude: prevent; make impossible
- Precursor: forerunner; sth comes before
- Predilection: liking for; penchant
- Presumption: assuming too much
- Profundity: depth (of ideas/thoughts)
- Propensity: tendency; leaning predilection
- Proponent: supporter
- Prosaic: ordinary; dull
- Prospectus: brochure
- Prudent: wise; cautious
- Punctilious: meticulous
- Purportedly: apparently claiming
- Quell: suppress; to stop sth such as protests
- Quixotic: idealistic; impractical
- Radical: revolutionary
- Docile: obedient; subservient
- Dubious: doubtful
- Eclectic: taking things from different sources; selective
- Effacement: wiping out; rub out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)
- Egotistical: selfish
- Elitist: favoring top group; snob
- Elusive: difficult to pin down
- Emancipators: those who set others free
- Embellished: adorned; decorated
- Embittered: full of bitter feelings
- Embodiment: living example of
- Empathetic: exhibiting deep emotional understanding
- Empiric: found by experiment/practice
- Encompassed: included; surrounded
- Encroach: trespass; violate
- Endorsed: supported
- Entourage: group of followers; retinue; cortege
- Envisioning: imagining; predicting
- Epitome: essence; typical example or symbol of
- Equanimity: peace of mind; balance; calm
- Equitable: fair and equal
- Eradicate: wipe out; remove
- Erudition: learning; scholarly knowledge
- Esoteric: obscure; arcane; known to few
- Estrangement: separation
- Eulogy: praise
- Exacerbate: make worse
- Exasperation: frustration and annoyance
- Excise: cut out
- Exemplar: excellent example of
- Exonerated: proved not guilty; acquit
- Exorbitant: excessive
- Exotic: strange; foreign
- Expeditious: speedy; hasten
- Extant: still in existence; opposite of extinct
- Extirpation: destruction
- Extol: praise; glorify
- Extrapolate: predict on the basis of existing data; extended
- Facile: over simplified
- Faction: section; group with common interests
- Fastidious: very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
- Fawning: groveling; slavish; obsequious
- Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty
- Finagle: wheedle; wangle; trick
- Finesse: skill
- Fitful: intermittent; on and off; not continous
- Flabbergast: shock; make speechless
- Flag: to lose energy; to signal
- Rambunctious: boisterous;
- Rancor: bitterness and bad feeling
- Ratify: give approval to (official)
- Raze: known down, destroy
- Reclusive: Avoid other people; solitary
- Recrimination: blame
- Rectitude: uprightness
- Redolent: smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
- Regressive: moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
- Rehash: revamp hurriedly/carelessly;
- Remiss: neglectful
- Repertoire: range; set of skills
- Reprehensible: very bad; culpable; blame worthy
- Reprieve: let off (atleast temporarily); delay; cancel
- Reprimanded: scolded
- Resilience: strength; ability to withstand
- Resolute: firm of purpose
- Retraction: removal; taking back
- Rhetoric: persuasive language
- Robust: strong and sturdy
- Rousing: stirring; full of enthusiasm
- Rudimentary: elementary; basic;
- Salvageable: can be saved
- Sanctity: holiness
- Sarcasm: sneering; bitter remarks; ironic or taunting
- Scouring: cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching; comb
- Scrutinize: examine carefully
- Scuttled: sunk; foil
- Secluded: lonely; isolated
- Sedate: calm; placid
- Seditious: causing division or rebellion
- Sedulous: thorough; eager
- Serene: peaceful
- Sermonize: give moral lecture
- Shroud: a cover for dead body; to cover
- Slipshod: careless; untidy
- Solace: comfort
- Solicitous: expressing care and concern
- Somber: gloomy
- Sophistry: devious logic
- Soporific: sleep inducing; sleep producer
- Sporadic: intermittent; not continous; short stayed
- Spurned: shunned; rejected
- Squander: waste
- Squelch: suppress; crush
- Steadfastness: loyalty; firmness of purpose
- Stifling: suppressing
- Stipulated: insisted
- Substantiate: give supporting evidence
- Floridity: floweriness in language;
- Foil: frustrate; battle; defeat
- Formidable: inspiring awe; impressive and powerful difficulty
- Foster: support; encourage
- Foundered: sank; failed; stumbled
- Fraudulent: crooked; intending to cheat
- Frugal: economical; parsimony
- Furtive: secretive
- Futile: useless; waste of time and effort
- Gestures: signals
- Glacial: icy; unfriendly
- Glutton: greedy; spearing in eating and drinking
- Grating: harsh; rasping; irritating
- Gratuitous: free; unwarranted
- Grimy: dirty
- Hackneyed: commonplace; banal; over-used
- Heterogeneity: variety; non-uniformity
- Hilarity: great laughter
- Histronic: melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
- Holistic: whole; entire
- Hubris: excessive pride; haughtiness
- Husbandry: careful management of resources
- Idiosyncratic: quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
- Ignominy: shame
- Imperious: in a commanding manner
- Impetuosity: impulsiveness; rash
- Impudent: cheeky; irrespectful
- Inane: silly
- Incoherence: lack of clarity
- Inconsequential: unimportant
- Inconspicuous: not easily seen; indiscernible
- Indiscriminate: without thought; random; careless
- Indomitable: unshakeable; fearless
- Indulgent: kindly; pampering
- Ineffable: cant be expressed in words
- Ineptitude: lack of ability
- Infelicity: unsuitabilility; inappropriateness
- Infusion: influx; addition
- Ingenuous: naive
- Indigenous: native to a locality
- Indictment: charge; legal accusation
- Innocuous: harmless
- Inscrutable: not easy to comprehend
- Subversive: intending to overthrow; seditious; split
- Succulent: juicy
- Supplant: replace; usurp
- Supple: flexible; pliant; lithe
- Surfeit: excess
- Sustain: support; experience
- Sycophant: toady; servile flatterer
- Tactile: through the sense of touch
- Tangential: off the point; irrelevant
- Temper: moderate
- Temperamental: volatile; changeable
- Temporize: put off; procrastinate; delay
- Tenacious: holding firmly to idea or purpose
- Therapeutic: medicinal
- Thwarted: prevented
- Transitory: short-lived; not continous
- Teacly: too sweet; over sentimental
- Tremulous: hesitant
- Tribulation: trouble
- Truculence: stubbornness
- Undermine: weaken
- Unequivocal: certain; undoubtful
- Unwitting: not deliberated
- Unyielding: not giving up
- Vacillate: waver; hesitate
- Validated: proved right
- Valor: bravery
- Venality: corruption
- Versatility: ability to do many things
- Vex: annoy
- Vicarious: experience indirectly; at secondhand
- Vigilant: wary; watchful
- Vindication: proving right; acquittal
- Vindictive: seeking revenge
- Viscous: thick and sticky
- Volatile: evaporates easily; mercurial; easily angered; emotional
- Voluminous: large; bulky; extensive
- Vulnerable: open to attack; susceptible
- Waning: declining
- Warped: twisted; distorted
- Wary: cautious
- Wannow: sift; separate good from bad
- Wistful: sad; yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
- Wrath: anger
- Abhor: hate
- Bigot: narrow-minded, prejudiced person
- Counterfeit: fake; false
- Enfranchise: give voting rights
- Hamper: hinder; obstruct
- Kindle: to start a fire
- Noxious: harmful; poisonous; lethal
- Placid: calm; peaceful
- Remuneration: payment for work done
- Talisman: lucky charm
- Abasement: humiliation; degradation
- Billowing: swelling; fluttering; waving
- Cower: recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
- Enhance: improve; make better or clearer
- Harangue: noisy, attacking speech
- Labyrinth: a maze
- Nullify: to counter; make unimportant
- Plaintiff: petitioner (in court of law)
- Replete: full
- Tangible: can be touched
- Plagiarism: taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas
- Knotty: complex; difficult to solve
- Engender: cause
- Covert: hidden; undercover
- Abrogate: cancel; deny; repeal
- Blasphemy: speech which offends religious sentiments
- Credible: believable
- Enigma: puzzle; mystery
- Harbingers: indicators; bringers of warnings
- Labyrinthine: complicated; highly convoluted
- Plaudit: statement giving strong praise
- Reprehensible: shameful; very bad
- Tardy: slow; late; overdue; delayed
- Creditable: praiseworthy
- Hasten: hurry; accelerate; rush
- Laceration: a cut
- Obdurate: stubborn
- Plausible: can be believed; reasonable
- Reprieve: a respite; postponement of a sentence
- Tawdry: of little value; gaudy
- Abstain: desist; go without; withdraw
- Blighted: damaged; destroyed; ruined
- Credulous: gullible; ready to believe anything
- Enshroud: cover
- Haughtiness: arrogance; pride
- Lachrymose: tearful; sad
- Obfuscate: deliberately make something difficult to understand
- Plethora: an excess
- Repudiate: shun; eschew; back from statement
- Tedium: boredom
- Abstemious: self denying; refraining from indulging
- Enunciation: clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
- Headstrong: stubborn; willful
- Lackluster: dull; monotonous; bland
- Objective: unbiased; not subjective
- Pliable: flexible; not stubborn
- Rescind: retract; repeal
- Temper: to moderate; soften
- Abstruse: difficult to understand; obscure
- Cringe: recoil; flinch; shy away
- Envenom: to cause bitterness and bad feeling
- Hedonism: self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
- Laconic: using few words; brief; to the point
- Oblique: indirect; slanting
- Tenacious: stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
- Accolade: tribute; honor; praise
- Bolster: support; prop up
- Cryptic: puzzling; enigmatic
- Ephemeral: short-lived
- Lamentation: expression of regret or sorrow
- Obliterate: destroy; demolish; eradicate
- Plummet: fall suddenly and steeply
- Resolution: determination
- Tentative: not certain
- Acquiesce: to agree to; give in to
- Bombast: arrogant, pompous language
- Curtail: cut short
- Heed: listen to
- Lampoon: ridicule; spoof
- Oblivious: totally unaware
- Podium: raised platform
- Resonant: echoing
- Tenuous: flimsy; not solid
- Debility weakness; incapacity
- Hiatus interruption; pause
- Languid tired; slow
- Obscured: hidden; covered; buried
- Poised: calm; collected; self-possessed
- Resplendent: shining; glowing
- Therapeutic: medicinal; curative
- Acuity: sharpness (mental or visual)
- Braggart: someone who boasts
- Debunking: exposing false claims or myths
- Hidebound: rigid in opinions
- Languish: decay; fade away; get weaker
- Obsequious: servile; submissive
- Polemical: causing debate or argument
- Restorative: a tonic
- Thwart: prevent; frustrate
- Adamant: forceful; inflexible
- Brawny: muscular
- Equivocate: speak ambiguously;
- Hieroglyphics: 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read
- Larceny: theft; robbery; stealing
- Ponderous: weighty; slow and heavy
- Retention: preservation; withholding
- Timorous: cowardly; fearful
- Adroit: skilful Brevity being brief
- Decorum: dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
- Err: make a mistake
- Hinder: obstruct
- Largess: generosity
- Obsolete: no longer valid
- Reticent: restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
- Tirade: stream of verbal abuse
- Adulation: strong admiration; worship
- Bristle: to show irritation
- Erratic: wandering; irregular
- Histrionic: theatrical; exaggerated
- Laud: praise
- Portend: foretell
- Retraction: withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
- Titter: giggle quietly
- Adversity: hardship
- Broach: start to discuss; approach
- Deference: respect
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- Esoteric: obscure and difficult to understand
- Hoary: old; white with old age
- Lavish: on a grand scale; wasteful
- Obtuse: mentally dull
- Portent: a warning sign; omen
- Revere: worship
- Advocate: support
- Brusque: blunt; abrupt
- Espouse: promote; take up; support
- Hone: sharpen; increase; whet
- Lax: careless; not strict
- Obviate: avoid; make unnecessary
- Poseur: someone who puts on an act
- Riddled: full of (usually full of holes)
- Torpid: inactive; lazy; stagnant
- Defunct: no longer in existence
- Etymology: the study of word origins
- Legend: 1. key to map; 2. myth or story
- Odious: hateful Posterity future generations
- Rife: common
- Torpor: dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
- Affable: friendly; social; easygoing
- Bureaucracy: officialdom
- Degradation: deprivation; poverty; debasement
- Eulogy: praise
- Hypochondriac: a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
- Legion: in large numbers
- Officious: domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
- Posthumous: after death
- Rigor: thoroughness
- Totter: walk unsteadily
- Alacrity: eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
- Deleterious: harmful
- Euphemism: a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
- Hypocritical: insincere
- Lethargic: tired; without energy
- Ogle: stare at; observe in an obvious manner
- Robust: strong; healthy; tough
- Tractable: obedient; dutiful; polite
- Deliberate: to think over deeply
- Euphony: pleasant sounds
- Iconoclast: person who opposes orthodoxy
- Levity: flippancy; joking about serious matters; lightness
- Olfactory: concerned with the sense of smell
- Alibi: an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
- Buttress: strengthen; support
- Delineation: demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
- Evacuate: vacate; empty; abandon
- Idiosyncrasy: a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
- Libertarian: someone who opposes tyranny
- Ominous: threatening
- Potent: powerful; compelling; strong
- Ruminate: think over something; ponder
- Transcribe: copy
- Allay: to lessen
- Byline: the line that tells you who wrote an article
- Demur: hesitate; refuse
- Exacerbate: make worse
- Ignominious: shameful
- Omnipotent: all-powerful
- Pragmatic: practical Ruse trick; stratagem
- Transgress: go astray; disobey; commit a sin
- Alleviate: make less severe
- Cacophony: discordant loud noises
- Denounce: condemn; speak out against
- Exasperated: frustrated; annoyed
- Ignominy: shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
- Lithe: flexible; supple
- Omniscient: all-knowing
- Pragmatist: practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
- Saccharin: falsely sweet
- Transient: short-lived; ephemeral
- Aloof: distant; detached; cold
- Cajole: coax; wheedle; decieve by flattery
- Deplete: use up; lessen
- Exceptionable: very bad (something which we should object to)
- Illuminate: to light up or make clear
- Livid: very angry
- Onerous: burdensome; hard to undertake
- Preamble: introductory material
- Sacrosanct: very holy; inviolable
- Traverse: to move across
- Altruism: putting others first; being self-sacrificing
- Deplore: regret
- Exculpate: free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
- Illusory: deceptive; false; misleading
- Onus: burden
- Precarious: unstable; risky
- Sagacious: wise
- Trepidation: fear
- Amass: accumulate
- Callow: immature
- Depravity: moral corruption
- Execrable: very, very bad
- Immoderate: excessive; extreme
- Lofty: snooty; arrogant; haughty
- Opaque: does not let light through
- Precedent: a previous occurrence used as a guide
- Sage: a wise person; person celebrated for wisdom
- Trinket: something of little value; knick-knack
- Ambiguity: uncertainty; vagueness
- Candid: frank; honest
- Deprecate: criticize; denounce
- Immutable: unchanging; permanent
- Longevity: long life
- Opulent: wealthy; rich; magnificent
- Precept: guiding principle
- Salacious: lecherous; erotic
- Trite: unoriginal; dull
- Ambiguous: unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
- Candor: frankness; openness
- Deride: ridicule; make fun of; mock
- Exemplary: outstandingly good; setting a fine example
- Impartial: unbiased; neutral
- Loquacious: talkative
- Sallow: yellowish
- Trivial: unimportant
- Ambivalence: lack of clarity; wavering;
- Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome
- Exemplify: to serve as a good example
- Impecunious: having no money
- Lucid: clear
- Ornate: highly decorated
- Salubrious: health-giving
- Truant: shirker; someone absent without permission
- Ambulatory: able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
- Capacious: spacious
- Desecrate: to damage or pollute a holy place
- Exhaustive: complete and thorough Impious wicked; profane
- Ludicrous: ridiculous; silly
- Orthodox: conventional
- Precipitous: done in a hurry
- Salutary: something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
- Truncate: cut short
- Ameliorate: make better
- Capitulate: surrender; give in to
- Exonerates: acquits; absolves; removes blame
- Impoverished: destitute; poor
- Ossify: 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
- Preclude: prevent or make impossible
- Sanctimonious: hypocritically holy
- Tumult: uproar; noise
- Amelioration: improvement
- Carping: constant criticism; finding faults
- Desist: stop; discontinue; cease
- Exorcism: getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
- Impromptu: unrehearsed; spontaneous
- Lummox: clumsy person
- Ostentatious: showy
- Precocious: developing early
- Sanction: give approval to
- Turpitude: depravity
- Amiable: friendly; lovable
- Cartographer: person who makes maps
- Despondent: having no hope; miserable
- Expatriate: refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
- Inadvertent: not intentional
- Luscious: juicy; moist; succulent
- Oust: push out of a position
- Predecessor: one who came before
- Sanguinary: bloodthirsty; bloody
- Tyro: novice; beginner
- Amity: friendship
- Castigate: scold strongly
- Destitution: hardship; poverty; misery
- Expedient: convenient; practical
- Lynch: assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
- Overt: obvious; not hidden
- Predicament: dilemma; difficult situation
- Sanguine: optimistic; cheerful
- Ubiquitous: found everywhere; omnipresent
- Amorphous: lacking in shape
- Deter: put off; prevent
- Expedite: make faster
- Incarceration: putting in prison
- Machinations: plots and plans
- Preeminent: famous; outstanding
- Sardonic: mocking
- Unalloyed: undiluted; total
- Analgesic: medicine to combat pain
- Caucus: type of private political meeting
- Deteriorate: worsen; decline
- Exposition: clear explanation
- Incessant: without stopping
- Maelstrom: whirlpool; storm in the ocean
- Prerogative: right or privilege
- Savant: person with knowledge
- Unctuous: oily; using excessive flattery
- Analogous: comparable
- Caustic: burning
- Detrimental: harmful
- Extol: praise
- Incipient: just beginning
- Magnanimous: generous; big-hearted
- Prescient: having fore-knowledge
- Scale: to climb
- Undermined: damaged; attacked
- Anarchy: chaos; lack of government
- Devoured: greedily eaten/consumed
- Extradite: deport from one country back to the home country
- Inclination: tendency; a leaning toward
- Palliative: a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
- Presentiment: a feeling that something might happen
- Scapegoat: person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
- Underscore: emphasize
- Dexterous: skilful with hands
- Extraneous: irrelevant
- Incoherent: not clear
- Maladroit: clumsy; unskillful
- Pallid: pale
- Presumptuous: assuming too much; arrogant
- Scrupulous: careful; diligent; painstaking
- Unequivocal: clear; obvious
- Animosity: hatred; antagonism
- Censorious: disapproving; critical
- Dichotomy: a division into two parts
- Extrapolate: extend; predict on the basis of known data
- Incongruous: not fitting in; out of place
- Malady: illness
- Palpable: easily felt; easily perceived
- Pretentious: pompous; self-important
- Scrutinize: examine carefully
- Unfetter: set free
- Censure: blame; criticize
- Extrinsic: irrelevant; on the outside
- Inconsequential: unimportant; insignificant; negligible
- Malediction: a curse Panacea remedy for all ills
- Prevaricate: speak misleadingly and evasively
- Cerebral: intellectual
- Diffident: lacking confidence
- Fallacious: false
- Inconspicuous: not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
- Malefactor: a wrong-doer
- Paradigm: 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
- Pristine unspoiled
- Unprecedented: never having happened before
- Anomaly: something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
- Certitude: certainty
- Digress: wander off the subject
- Falter: hesitate; waver
- Indelible: cannot be wiped out
- Malinger: deliberately avoid work; shirk
- Paradox: apparently contradictory statement
- Sensuous: appealing to the senses
- Unscathed: unharmed; intact; without a scratch
- Antagonism: hostility; strong opposition
- Charlatan: trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have
- Indifferent: 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
- Malingerer: person who deliberately tries to avoid work
- Paragon: a perfect example
- Procrastinate: delay; put off
- Unwitting: not deliberate; unconscious
- Antagonistic: opposed; hostile; aggressive
- Chary: watchful; wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
- Dilatory: slow; falling behind with one’s work
- Fanaticism: passion; excessive devotion
- Indigenous: native to a particular area
- Malleable: flexible; can be shaped
- Paramount: of supreme importance
- Prodigal: wasteful; extravagant
- Sequester: isolate
- Upbraid: scold; tell off; reprimand
- Antediluvian: outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
- Dilemma: puzzling situation
- Fastidious: overly particular; finicky
- Indolence: laziness
- Prodigious: very large
- Serendipity: fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
- Uproarious: hilarious; hysterical; very funny
- Dilettante: person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
- Inductee: novice; beginner
- Manipulatable: influencable; controllable
- Profane: unholy
- Serene: calm; peaceful
- Upshot: outcome
- Diligent: hard-working
- Feasible: possible and practicable
- Indulgent: pampering; satisfying desires
- Marred: damaged; spoiled
- Pariah: an outcast from society
- Urbane: sophisticated; suave; refined
- Antiquated: outdated; old fashioned
- Choleric: easily angered
- Diorama: model of a scene
- Fecund: fertile Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication
- Marshal: to gather together
- Parity: equality
- Profound: having deep meaning
- Servile: overly submissive; groveling
- Usurp: take someone’s position (usually by force)
- Apathetic: indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
- Chronicler: person who records historical information
- Dirge: mournful song
- Felicitous: apt
- Ineffable: cannot be expressed in words
- Marsupial: pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
- Parochial: narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
- Skeptical: doubting; not gullible
- Utilitarian: useful
- Apathy: lack of interest or emotion
- Circuitous: indirect; roundabout (circuitous statement)
- Disapprobation: disapproval
- Fervor: passion; enthusiasm; zeal
- Inept: incompetent; unskilled; useless
- Martinet: person who believes in strict discipline
- Parody: a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof
- Proletarian: member of the working class
- Skirmish: minor battle
- Utopian: a believer in an ideal world
- Apocryphal: of doubtful origin; not original
- Circumlocution: using too many words; long-windedness
- Discern: to distinguish one thing from another
- Fickle: unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
- Inertia: inactivity; lethargy
- Masochist: person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
- Parry: ward off; avoid
- Prolific: producing a lot
- Sluggard: slow-moving; lethargic person
- Vacillate: waver; hesitate
- Appease: pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
- Circumscribe: limit
- Discord: disagreement
- Finesse: skill
- Inevitable: cannot be avoided
- Matriarchy: society governed by women
- Parsimonious: economical; frugal; thrifty
- Proponents: promoters; supporters
- Vacuous: empty; silly; meaningless
- Apprehensive: worried; fearful
- Circumspect: cautious; considering all sides
- Discordancy: cacophony; harshness; jarring
- Fitful: not continuous; stopping and starting
- Inexorable: relentless
- Maverick: a loner
- Parsimony: stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
- Prosaic: dull; boring; ordinary
- Vagrant: person wandering without a home
- Arable: can be cultivated
- Circumvent: avoid
- Discrepancy: something which does not match up; inconsistency
- Flagrant: clearly wrong
- Inexpedient: not advisable
- Meager: in short supply
- Partisan: biased; one-sided; committed to one group
- Proscribe: forbid
- Solace: comfort for grief
- Vapid: dull; uninspiring
- Arbitrary: random; for no definite reason
- Clairvoyant: psychic; mystic
- Discriminate: to make a clear distinction; see the difference
- Flamboyant: showy; ornate Infallible perfect; flawless;
- Meander: wander from side to side
- Pathos: evoking sadness or pity
- Prosody: study of versification
- Solicit: to ask for; seek
- Variegated: multicolored; speckled
- Arcane: obscure; known only to a few people
- Clamor: shout; scream
- Discursiveness: long windedness; indirectness
- Flaunt: show off; display in a showy manner
- Infamous: famous for something bad
- Mellow: soft; melodious; ripe
- Patron: one who give support (usually financial)
- Prostration: 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness
- Somnambulist: sleepwalker
- Vehemence: violence; fervor; forcefulness
- Archaic: ancient; outdated; old fashioned
- Clandestine: secret; covert; stealthy
- Disdain: contempt; strong dislike
- Flippant: making jokes about serious matters Infer deduce; conclude
- Menagerie: collection of animals
- Patronize: condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards
- Protagonist: main character in film, book,
- Soothsayer: fortuneteller
- Vehement: forceful
- Archetype: classic example of
- Clemency: mercy
- Disinterested: unbiased
- Flout: defy; reject
- Ingenue: naive, unsophisticated person
- Mendacious: given to lying
- Paucity: shortage
- Protean: changeable
- Sophomoric: juvenile; immature
- Venal: corrupt; can be bribed
- Archives: collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
- Cliche: overused expression; something unoriginal
- Disparage: criticize; belittle
- Flustered: worked-up; not calm Ingrate ungrateful person
- Mercenary: concerned only with money
- Peccadillo: minor weakness; trivial offence
- Protege: person under protection of, or guided by another
- Soporific: inducing sleep; sleep producer
- Veneer: surface coating
- Articulate: clear; lucid; eloquent
- Clientele: customers
- Disparity: an inequality
- Fly-by-night: unreliable; disreputable
- Inimical: hostile
- Mercurial: volatile; changeable
- Pedant: person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
- Protocol: procedure; code of behavior
- Sparse: spare; bare; meager Venerate revere; worship
- Artifice: deception; trickery
- Coalesce: come together; merge
- Dispassionate: neutral; objective
- Forensic: concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
- Innate: inherited; inborn
- Merge: come together
- Pedestrian: common; mundane; banal
- Provincial: unsophisticated; narrow-minded
- Specious: false
- Venial: minor; unimportant
- Artisan: craftsman
- Coddle: pamper; fuss over; indulge
- Disseminating: circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
- Fortitude: bravery Innocuous harmless; inoffensive
- Metaphorically: symbolically; figuratively Peerless without equal
- Prudent: cautious; wise
- Speckled: spotted; freckled; dotted
- Veracity: truthfulness
- Ascetic: without luxuries; severely simple
- Coercion: force
- Diurnal: active in daytime
- Fortuitous: happening by chance
- Innovate: create; introduce something new
- Meticulous: very careful; painstaking
- Pejorative: derogatory
- Puerile: childish
- Sporadic: not continuous; intermittent
- Verbose: talkative; long-winded; rambling
- Assiduous: thorough; diligent
- Cogent: lucid; well argued
- Divert: 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
- Fractious: irritable; difficult to control
- Inscrutable: mysterious; impenetrable
- Mettle: courage; bravery; valor
- Pellucid: transparently clear
- Punctilious: paying attention to small details
- Spurious: false
- Assuage: to calm
- Cogitate: think over something; ponder
- Docile: gentle and easily lead
- Fraudulent: fake; false
- Insentient: unfeeling
- Milieu: environment
- Pensive: in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
- Purloin: steal
- Stagnant: still; not moving
- Vertigo: dizziness
- Astute: perceptive; sharp-witted
- Collage: picture made from fragments of other pictures
- Dogmatic: having stubbornly held opinions
- Frivolous: not serious Insipid dull; bland; boring
- Mire: swamp; muddy ground
- Penury: poverty
- Pusillanimous: cowardly
- Staid: dull; sober; serious
- Vestigial: not developed
- Asylum: place of refuge or safety
- Collate: arrange in order
- Dolt: stupid person
- Frugal: economical; not wasting anything
- Instigate: to start; provoke
- Misanthrope: hater of the rest of mankind
- Perceptive: observant
- Pyromania: compulsion to start fires
- Stanza: section of a poem
- Vignette: small sketch
- Atheist: person who does not believe in God
- Colloquial: local and informal (used of language)
- Dotard: foolish old man
- Furrow: groove
- Instigator: troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
- Misnomer: wrong name
- Percipient: perceptive; insightful
- Quaff: drink down quickly
- Staunch: loyal; faithful; dependable
- Vilification: blackening someone’s name
- Atrophy: waste away from lack of use
- Collusion: plotting and planning
- Drawl: speak slowly with words running together
- Furtive: hidden and secret
- Insurgent: a rebel
- Misogynist: hater of women
- Perdition: damnation
- Quagmire: marsh; bog
- Stereotype: fixed image
- Vindicate: prove right; remove blame
- Attenuate: weaken
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