1b) abstruse )adj) difficult to understand



1b) abstruse )adj) difficult to understand

2b) accolade (noun) an award, or praise

3b) acrimony (noun) words or behavior filled with harshness, anger, or bitterness

4b) adroit (adj) skillful in the use of the hands, or in handling difficult situations

5b) affable (adj) friendly; easygoing

6b) alienate (verb) to push someone away, or cause him to separate from people

7b) altruistic (adj) unselfish; caring

8b) ambiguous (adj) unclear: vague: having several possible interpretations

9b) ameliorate (verb) to make an unpleasant situation better: to improve

10b) amorphous (adj) without form or shape

11b) anarchy (noun) a lack of order; chaos

12b) antagonistic (adj) in hostile competition: opposing

13b) antithesis (noun) opposite

14b) apex (noun) top; highest pint; summit

15b) arbitrary (adj) selected by random choice and without solid reason

16b) archaic (adj) old; antiquated

17b) articulate (adj) able to speak clearly and effectively

18b) ascetic (noun) person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline

19b) assail (verb) attack with words or force

20b) assuage (verb) relieve; ease; pacify

21b) atrophy (verb) waste away; wither

22b) augment (verb) make larger; increase

23b) austere (adj) stern; plain; without luxuries

24b) banal (adj) boring; trite; insipid

25b) belie (verb) to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent

26b) benediction (noun) good wishes; a blessing

27b) benign (adj) gentle; kind-hearted; mild

28b) blight (noun) decay; disease; widespread death

29b) bombast (noun) speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous

30b) bumptious (adj) pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive

31b) cajole (verb) to fool with flattery of false promises; coax; deceive

32b) capitulate (verb) surrender; yield

33b) castigate (verb) scold; punish

34b) celerity (noun) speed

35b) chasten (verb) punish; discipline; castigate

36b) choler (noun) anger

37b) circumspect ( adj) cautious

38b) cloister (noun) secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion

39b) coerce (verb) to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him

40b) compliant (adj) to change you behavior at someone else’s request; conforming; obeying; yielding

41b) concede (verb) admit reluctantly; yield

42b) concur (verb) agree

43b) confound (verb) to mix up (in your mind); or, to confuse someone else

44b) consummate (verb) to complete or make whole

45b) contingent (adj) dependent upon other circumstances; conditional

46b) contrite (adj) sorry; penitent

47b) converge (verb) move together to meet at a common point

48b) convivial (adj) fond of parties; sociable

49b) cordial (adj) friendly; welcoming; gracious

50b) corroborate (verb) support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm

51b) cryptic (adj) hidden; secret; mysterious

52b) cupidity (noun) greed, especially for money

53b) daunted (dismayed; disheartened; discouraged (made less courageous)

54b) defame (verb) to say things harmful to a person’s reputation; malign; vilify

55b) denounce (verb) criticize; condemn

56b) deplore (verb) to express regret or disapproval; complain; criticize

57b) deride (verb) make fun of; ridicule

58b) despot (noun) tyrant

59b) desultory (adj) lacking a plan; aimless

60b) diatribe (noun) a bitterly critical speech

61b) dilatory (adj) causing lateness; stalling

62b) disclose (verb) provide information; reveal

63b) discourse (noun) exchange of ideas; conversation

64b) disparage (verb) say negative things; belittle

65b) disperse (verb) spread around; scatter

66b) dissolution (noun) separation into parts; the process of dissolving

67b) divergence (noun) the act of splitting off into different directions

68b) dogmatic (adj) sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded

69b) eccentric (adj) different from most, especially in personality or behavior

70b) efface (verb) erase

71b) efficacy (noun) the ability to produce desired results

72b) eloquence (noun) powerfully effective speech

73b) emulate (verb) imitate

74b) endorse (verb) promote; recommend

75b) enhance (verb) intensify; improve

76b) enmity (noun) mutual hatred

77b) eradicate (verb) remove completely and permanently; exterminate

78b) erudition (noun) the knowledge acquired through many years of study

79b) ethereal (adj) heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful

80b) euphemism (noun) a word or phrase that’s used to make an unpleasant idea sound better

81b) exacerbate (verb) to make a bad situation worse

82b) expunge (verb) erase

83b) extemporaneous (adj) done without planning; improvised

84b) extraneous (adj) unnecessary; irrelevant

85b) exuberant (adj) uncontrollably joyous

86b) fastidious (adj) difficult to please

87b) fickle (adj) lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; erratic

88b) flagrant (adj) openly and obviously evil; glaring; conspicuous

89b) flippancy (noun) treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect

90b) foresight (noun) the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict

91b) fulminate (verb) to explode, either with sound or anger

92b) futile (adj) hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain

93b) garish (adj) flashy; gaudy

94b) garrulous (adj) very talkative; loquacious

95b) germane (adj) relevant; fitting

96b) glutton (noun) a person who consumes huge quantities of food or drink; someone with great endurance

97b) gregarious (adj) sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship

98b) hackneyed (adj) unoriginal; trite

99b) haphazard (adj) without plan or direction

100b) harbor (verb) to provide shelter or refuge; hide

101b) hedge (veb) to avoid giving a definite or clear answer, thereby escaping responsibility or blame

102b) heinous (adj) shockingly evil

103b) hiatus (noun) gap; interruption; a break in the continuity of a process; a pause

104b) homage (noun) respect paid to someone or something; tribute; honor

105b) hyperbole (noun) extreme exaggeration

106b) idolatry (noun) the worship of objects or people as gods

107b) imminent (verb) to fill, as with a strong dye or a strong feeling

108b) impair (verb) weaken in strength or value

109b) impassive (adj) without feeling; expressionless

110b) impetuous (adj) making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive

111b) impudence (noun) rudness; insolence

112b) inane (adj) silly; insignificant

113b) incessant (adj) continuous; endless

114b) incite (verb) arouse to action; stir up; foment

115b) incongruous (adj) out of place

116b) incredulous (adj) unwilling or unable to believe

117b) indigent (adj) very poor

118b) induce (verb) cause to happen; bring about

119b) infallible (adj) incapable of making a mistake

120b) infer (verb) to figure out, based on given information; conclude; deduce

121b) ingenuous (adj) naïve; unsophisticated; inexperienced

122b) innocuous (adj) harmless; inoffensive

123b) inscrutable (adj) mysterious

124b) insolent (adj) rude; haughty

125b) intermittent (adj) occurring at intervals; periodic; not constant or continual

126b) intrinsic (adj) located within the very nature of an object or person; inherent

127b) irascible (adj) easily angered

128b) irresolute (adj) indecisive; unsure

129b) jargon (noun) specialized language used by a particular group

130b) jaunty (adj) lively; perky; sprightly

131b) jettison (verb) to throw overboard; to discard

132b) jubilant (adj) filled with joy

133b) juncture (noun) point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection

134b) lionize (verb) to put someone onto a pedestal; to treat with great respect

135b) loath (adj) reluctant; unwilling

136b) lofty (adj) at a great height; elevated; noble

137b) lucid (adj) easy to understand; transparent; clear-thinking

138b) lugubrious (adj) mournful

139b) magnate (noun) a person of great power

140b) malefactor (noun) person who tries to hurt others; criminal

141b) malign (verb) to say evil or harmful things about someone; defame; vilify

142b) marred (adj) spoiled, scratched, blemished

143b) meander (verb) wander in a carefree manner; follow a winding course; ramble

144b) mendacity (noun) a lie; a false statement

145b) minute (adj) very small in size

146b) mitigate (verb) make less severe; mollify

147b) monologue (noun) a long, uninterrupted

148b) mundane (adj) ordinary; earthly (not spiritual); practical; temporary

149b) nefarious (adj) extremely evil

150b) neophyte (noun) beginner

151b) nostalgic (adj) wishing for a return to the way things used to be; longing for the past; homesick

152b) nuance (noun) slight degree; shade of difference

153b) nurture (verb) provide care and support; nourish: train or educate

154b) objurgate (verb) scold; castigate; denounce

155b) obscure (adj) hazy; unfamiliar; difficult to understand

156b) obsolete (adj) no longer usable; outdated

157b) obtuse (adj) dull; blunt; unintelligent; lacking sharpness

158b) onerous (adj) burdensome; oppressive

159b) opportunist (noun) someone who takes advantage of the situation

160b) opulence (noun) luxury; wealth; riches

161b) paltry (adj) worthless; insignificant; petty

162b) parity (noun) equality or equivalence; balance among a group of rivals

163b) partisan (adj) blindly devoted to a cause or organization

164b) pecuniary (noun) a strong liking; attraction

165b) perfunctory (adj) without enthusiasm or thoroughness; routine; “going through the motions”

166b) perspicacity (noun) mental sharpness; keen insight; shrewdness

167b) pervade (verb) to spread to every part

168b) phlegmatic (adj) calm; unemotional

169b) pithy (adj) to the point; concise

170b) platitude (noun) dull, trite statement

171b) pompous (adj) filled with self-importance; arrogant; obnoxiously proud

172b) portent (noun) warning sign; omen; indication

173b) precarious (adj) risky; uncertain

174b) precocious (adj) mature at a young age

175b) predilection (noun) a preference for something

176b) prevalent (adj) widely-accepted; common; prevailing

177b) prodigal (adj) wasteful, especially of money; extravagant

178b) profound (adj) penetrating beyond the superficial; filled with wisdom and insight; deep

179b) protract (verb) extend in time or space

180b) proximity (noun) nearness; closeness

181b) puerile (adj) childish

182b) quandary (noun) a state of confusion of doubt; dilemma

183b) quell (verb) to calm; pacify

184b) rampant (adj) unrestrained; widespread

185b) rebuff (verb) to ignore or reject strongly; snub

186b) recant (verb) take back something you’ve said; withdraw a statement or belief

187b) recondite (adj) hidden; difficult to understand; profound

188b) redundant (adj) more than what is necessary; repetition of words or ideas of speech or writing

189b) relevancy (noun) having a clear relationship to the matter at hand

190b) reprimands (verb) scold; criticize

191b) repudiate (verb) disown; reject

192b) resolve (noun) determination; strong will

193b) revere (verb) greatly respect

194b) rudimentary (adj) undeveloped; fundamental; elementary

195b) salutary (adj) promoting health, or having some beneficial effect

196b) sanguine (adj) optimistic; cheerful

197b) scanty (adj) small in quantity; insufficient

198b) scrutinize (verb) examine closely; inspect carefully

199b) sectarian (adj) limited to the beliefs of a small group, such as a religious sect; narrow scope

200b) sententious (adj) short and to the point; terse

201b) servile (adj) like a slave; subservient; submissive

202b) slander (noun) negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue

203b) solemn (adj) serious; somber; grave

204b) sonorous (adj) loud, full in sound; booming

205b) sporadic (adj) occurring infrequently and without predictability; occasional

206b) stagnant (adj) motionless; unchanging; dull

207b) stealth (noun) secretive behavior

208b) stymie (verb) block; get in the way of; hamper

209b) sublime (adj) of very special quality; noble

210b) succinct (adj) short and to the point; concise

211b) sumptuous ( adj) rich; magnificent

212b) surreptitious (adj) secret

213b) sycophant (noun) someone who flatters in order to gain favor; wimpy follower

214b) taciturn (adj) quiet

215b) tantamount (adj) equal; comparable

216b) tenacious (adj) strong; persistent; determined to hold on

217b) tenuous (adj) thin; flimsy

218b) thrifty (adj) careful about managing money

219b) tirade (noun) a long and bitter speech; diatribe

220b) translucent (adj) permitting light to pass through

221b) trite (adj) overused; common; stale

222b) turbulence (noun) violent disturbance

223b) ubiquitous (adj) existing everywhere at the same time

224b) undermine (verb) to weaken by wearing away the foundation; to sabotage

225b) unerring (adj) without making a mistake

226b) unkempt (adj) messy; sloppy

227b) upbraid (verb) criticize severely; scold

228b) usury (noun) the practice of charging a very high rate of interest on loans

229b) vacuous (adj) empty; stupid; purposeless

230b) valedictory (noun) a farewell speech

231b) vapid (adj) dull; boring; lacking flavor or spark

232b) verbose (adj) very talkative; loquacious

233b) vestige (noun) something left behind; a visible trace or evidence of something that has vanished

234b) virulent (adj) poisonous or destructive; filled with hate or anger; harsh

235b) volatile (adj) capable of evaporating, exploding, or changing moods very quickly

236b) waive (verb) to voluntarily abandon a legal right or priviledge; relinquish; postpone

237b) wanton (adj) excessive; uncontrolled; lustful

238b) wastrel (noun) person who wastes his money

239b) wither (verb) dry out; shrivel up; lose life or energy

240b) xenophobia (noun) the fear or hatred of anything foreign

241b) yoke (verb) to link, or join together; marry

242b) zenith (noun) the highest point; apex

243b) adversary (noun) opponent; enemy

244b) animosity (noun) a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity

245b) authoritarian (adj) having complete control over many people

246b) blasphemy (noun) disrespect toward God or something sacred

247b) comprehensive (adj) covering completely: having brad scope

248b) debilitate (verb) to weaken

249b) depravity (noun) corruption; perversion; evil

250b) deterrent (noun) something that prevents or discourages an act

251b) didactic (adj) intended to teach; informative; instructional

252b) diminution (noun) the act of decreasing

253b) disinclination (noun) tending to avoid; aversion

254b) disputatious (adj) tending to argue; or, controversial

255b) dissonance (noun) clashing sounds; lack of agreement

256b) dubious (adj) doubtful; questionable

257b) elaborate (verb) expand and explanation to include more details

258b) emaciated (adj) extremely thin; wasted away

259b) engender (verb) cause to exist; produce

260b) equanimity (noun) calmness; composure

261b) erroneous (adj) in error; false; mistaken

262b) exemplary (adj) deserving imitation; serving as an example

263b) exhaustive (adj) complete; thorough

264b) expedient (adj) useful for reaching a desired end

265b) facilitate (verb) make easier

266b) fluctuate (verb) to go up and down or back and fourth

267b) gesticulate (verb) to gesture dramatically when speaking

268b) grandiose (adj) large; grand; filled with splendor

269b) haughty (adj) proud to the point of being arrogant

270b) hypothetical (adj) not necessarily real; based upon supposition

271b) implication (noun) necessary result of an action; connection

272b) impugn (verb) to attack with words; to accuse of being false

273b) incidental (adj) happening by chance or luck; accidental

274b) inclusive (adj) covering or including everything

275b) indefatigable (adj) having endless energy; tireless

276b) indiscriminate (adj) without careful consideration; haphazard

277b) inherent (adj) having a certain quality by nature; intrinsic

278b) instigate (verb) to cause; to act; urge; incite

279b) intangible (adj) not capable or being touched or perceived

280b) interlocutor (noun) someone who participates in conversation

281b) methodical (adj) step-by-step; sequential; systematic

282b) nascent (adj) recently born or created

283b) notoriety (noun) fame, usually obtained by doing something bad

284b) oblivion (noun) the state of being forgotten

285b) obtrusive (adj) sticking out; or, pushy

286b) opalescent (adj) reflecting a rainbow or color; dazzling

287b) parochial (adj) having a narrow view; restricted; local

288b) perturbation (noun) disturbance

289b) plethora (noun) over-abundance; excess

290b) pragmatic (adj) practical

291b) prevarication (noun) a lie; mendacity

292b) prolific (adj) productive; fertile

293b) quiescent (adj) calm; inactive; latent

294b) quixotic (adj) idealistic; impractical (from Don Quixote)

295b) rectify (verb) to fix; to correct

296b) renounce (verb) to reject past beliers or actions; repudiate

297b) rescind (verb) take back; remove; void

298b) sagacity (noun) wisdom; shrewdness

299b) saturate (verb) fully satisfy; fill to capacity; soak

300b) sedulous (adj) hard-working and careful of details; diligent

301b) stalwart (adj) strong; unwavering

302b) staunch (adj) standing firm; solidly loyal

303b) strident (adj) harsh sounding

304b) submissive (adj) tame; subservient; obsequious

305b) tedious (adj) long and drawn-out; tiresome; boring

306b) vehement (adj) strongly expressed; powerful

307b) viable (adj) capable of living or functioning

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