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1. Abase to humiliate 37. Acrid harsh

2. Abash to embarrass 38. Acrimonious Bitter

3. Abate to reduce 39. Acronym a word made up of the initials of other words

4. Abdicate to step down from a position of power or 40. Acumen mental sharpness
responsibility
41. Acute sharp
5. Aberration something not typical
42. Ad-lib to improvise
6. Abet to support or encourage someone, especially
43. Adage a proverb
someone who has done something wrong
7. Abeyance suspension 44. Adamant stubborn

8. Abhor to hate 45. Address to direct one's attention to

9. Abject hopeless 46. Adduce to bring forward as an example or as proof

10. Abjure to refrain from 47. Adherent supporter

11. Abnegate to reject 48. Adjourn to postpone

12. Abomination extreme hatred 49. Adjunct something added to or connected with
something else
13. Aboriginal native
50. Admonish to warn
14. Abortive unsuccessful
51. Adroit skillful
15. Abound to be very numerous
52. Advent arrival
16. Abridge to shorten
53. Adventitious accidental
17. Abrogate to nullify
54. Advocate a person who argues in favor of a position
18. Absolute total
55. Affidavit a sworn written statement made before an
19. Absolve to free from blame official
20. Abstinent voluntarily not doing something 56. Affiliate to become closely associated with

21. Abstract theoretical 57. Affliction misery

22. Abstruse difficult to understand 58. Afford to supply

23. Abysmal Extremely hopeless;bottomless 59. Affront a deliberate act of disrespect

24. Accede to give in 60. Aftermath consequence

25. Accentuate to emphasize 61. Aggrandize to exaggerate

26. Access the right or ability to approach, enter or use 62. Aggrieve to mistreat

27. Acclaim to praise publicly and enthusiastically 63. Aghast terrified

28. Accolade an honor 64. Alacrity cheerful promptness

29. Accord to agree 65. Alchemy a seemingly magical process of

transformation
30. Accost to approach and speak to someone
66. Alienate to estrange
31. Accouterments personal clothing, accessories or equipment
67. Allege to assert without proof
32. Accrue to accumulate over time
68. Allegiance loyalty
33. Acerbic bitter;sour;severe
69. Allegory a story in which the characters are symbols
34. Acquiesce to comply passively
with moral or spiritual meanings
35. Acquisitive greedy 70. Alleviate to relieve
36. Acquit to find not guilty 71. Allocate to distribute
72. Alloy a combination, usually of metals 107. Appropriate to take without permission; to set aside for a
particular use
73. Allusion an indirect reference
108. Aptitude capacity for learning
74. Aloof uninvolved
109. Arbiter a judge
75. Altruism devotion to the interest of others
110. Arbitrary random
76. Ambience atmosphere
111. Arcane known only to a select few
77. Ambiguous unclear in meaning
112. Archaic ancient
78. Ambivalent undecided
113. Archetype an original model or pattern
79. Ameliorate to make better
114. Ardent passionate
80. Amenable obedient
115. Arduous difficult
81. Amenity attractive or comfortable feature
116. Aristocratic noble birth; snobbish
82. Amiable friendly
117. Artful dishonest;crafty
83. Amnesty an official pardon for a group of people who
have violated a law or policy 118. Artifice a clever trick

84. Amoral lacking a sense of right and wrong 119. Ascendancy domination

85. Amorous in love in a sexual way 120. Ascetic practicing self-denial

86. Amorphous shapeless 121. Assiduous hardworking

87. Anachronism something out of place in time or history 122. Assimilate to absorb

88. Analogy a comparison 123. Assuage to soothe

89. Anarchy disorder 124. Astute keen in judgement

90. Anecdote a short account of a humorous or revealing 125. Attrition gradual wearing away, weakening or loss
incident
126. Audacity boldness
91. Anguish agonizing physical or mental pain
127. Augment to increase
92. Animosity ill will
128. Auspicious favorable
93. Anomaly irregularity
129. Austere unadorned
94. Antecedent something that provides a model for
130. Autocratic extremely bossy
something that came after it
95. Antipathy dislike 131. Autonomous acting independently

96. Antithesis the direct opposite 132. Avarice excessive love of riches

97. Apartheid the abhorrent policy of racial segregation 133. Avow to declare boldly
and oppression in South Africa 134. Avuncular like a nice uncle
98. Apathy lack of interest 135. Awry off course;twisted to one side
99. Aphorism proverb 136. Axiom a widely accepted saying
100. Apocalypse revelation 137. Banal unoriginal
101. Apocryphal of dubious authenticity 138. Bane cause of harm;poison
102. Apotheosis the perfect example of something 139. Bastion fortified place
103. Appease to pacify by giving in to 140. Beget to lead to
104. Appreciate to increase in value 141. Belabor to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
105. Apprehensive anxious 142. Beleaguer to harass;crowd
106. Approbation approval;praise 143. Belie to contradict

144. Belittle to make seem little

145. Belligerent quarrelsome 177. Catholic embracing everything

146. Bemused confused;bewildered 178. Caustic corrosive

147. Benefactor one who provides help in the form of a gift or 179. Celibacy abstinence from sex
donation
180. Censure to condemn severely for doing something
148. Benevolent generous bad
149. Benign not harmful 181. Cerebral brainy

150. Bequest something left to someone in a will 182. Chagrin humiliation

151. Bereaved left desolate, through death 183. Charisma a magical-seeming ability to attract
followers or inspire loyalty
152. Beset to harass;to surround
184. Charlatan fraud
153. Blasphemy an insult to something held sacred
185. Chasm a deep, gaping hole
154. Blatant Offensively noisy; glaring
186. Chastise to discipline
155. Blithe carefree;cheerful
187. Chicanery deceitfulness, especially legal or political
156. Bourgeois middle class;conventional
188. Chimera a foolish fancy
157. Bovine cowlike
189. Choleric hot-tempered
158. Brevity briefness
190. Chronic lasting a long time
159. Broach to open up a delicate subject for discussion
191. Chronicle a record of events in order of time
160. Bucolic countrylike
192. Circuitous roundabout
161. Bureaucracy a system of government administration
consisting many offices, especially one run 193. Circumlocution an indirect expression
according to inflexible and inefficient rules
194. Circumscribe to restrict
162. Burgeon to expand;to flourish
195. Circumspect cautious
163. Burlesque a ludicrous, mocking or exaggerated
196. Circumvent to frustrate as though by surrounding
imitation
197. Civil polite
164. Cacophony harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices or
sounds 198. Clemency forgiveness;mildness
165. Cadence the rise and fall of sounds 199. Cliche an overused saying or idea
166. Cajole to persuade someone to do something he or 200. Clique an exclusive group bound together by
she doesn't want to do some shared quality or interest
167. Callow immature 201. Coalesce to unite
168. Candor sincere honesty 202. Coerce to force someone to do or not to do
169. Capitalism an economic system in which businesses are something
owned by private citizens 203. Cogent powerfully convincing
170. Capitulate to surrender 204. Cognitive dealing with how we know the world
171. Capricious fickle around us through our senses
205. Cognizant aware; conscious
172. Caricature a portrait or description that is purposely
distorted or exaggerated to prove some about 206. Coherent holding together; making sense
its subject
207. Colloquial informal in language
173. Castigate to criticize severely
208. Collusion secret cooperation
174. Catalyst anyone or anything that makes something
happen without being directly in it 209. Commensurate proportionate;equal

175. Categorical unconditional 210. Compelling forceful

176. Catharsis purification that brings emotional relief or 211. Compendium a summary
renewal
212. Complacent overly pleased with oneself 247. Coup a brilliant victory or accomplishment

213. Complement to be the perfect counterpart 248. Covenant a solemn agreement

214. Complicity participation in wrongdoing 249. Covert hidden

215. Comprehensive including everything 250. Covet to wish for enviously

216. Comprise to consist of 251. Credulous gullible

217. Conciliatory attempting to resolve a dispute through 252. Criterion basis for judgment
goodwill
253. Cryptic mysterious
218. Concise succinct
254. Culinary relating to cooking or the kitchen
219. Concord agreement
255. Culminate to reach full effect
220. Concurrent happening at the same time
256. Culpable guilty
221. Condescend to stoop down to someone's level
257. Cursory superficial
222. Condone to permit to happen
258. Curtail to shorten
223. Conducive promoting
259. Cynic one who believes humans are motivated only
224. Confluence the place where the river begin to flow by selfishness
together
260. Daunt to intimidate
225. Congenial pleasant
261. Dearth scarcity
226. Congenital a trait or condition acquired at birth by
262. Debacle overwhelming defeat
nature
227. Conjecture to guess 263. Debauchery excessive intemperance

228. Conjure to summon or bring into being as if by 264. Debilitate to weaken

magic 265. Decadent decaying in morals
229. Connoisseur an expert, particularly in matters of art or 266. Decimate to kill or destroy a large part of
taste
267. Decorous orderly
230. Consecrate to make or declare sacred
268. Deduce to conclude from the evidence
231. Consensus general agreement
269. Defame to ruin the good name of
232. Consonant in agreement
270. Deference submission to another's will
233. Construe to interpret
271. Definitive conclusive
234. Consummate to complete; supremely skillful
272. Degenerate to deteriorate
235. Contentious quarrelsome
273. Deleterious harmful
236. Contiguous side by side
274. Delineate to describe accurately
237. Contingent dependent; possible
275. Delude to deceive
238. Contrite admitting guilts
276. Deluge a flood
239. Contrived artificial
277. Demagogue a leader of the people who manipulates the
240. Conventional common
public
241. Convivial festive 278. Denizen inhabitant
242. Copious abundant 279. Depravity extreme wickedness or corruption
243. Corollary a natural consequence 280. Deprecate to express disapproval of
244. Corroborate to back up with evidence 281. Deride to make fun of
245. Cosmopolitan at home in many places or situations 282. Derogatory degrading
246. Countenance facial expression 283. Desiccate to dry out
284. Despondent extremely depressed 320. Egalitarian believing in the social and economic equality
of people
285. Despot an absolute ruler
321. Egocentric selfish
286. Destitute utterly lacking
322. Egregious extremely bad
287. Desultory without a plan or purpose
323. Elicit to call forth
288. Dialectical approaching truth through discussions
324. Elliptical obscure
289. Dictum a proverb
325. Elusive hard to pin down
290. Didactic morally instructive
326. Emigrate to move to a new country
291. Diffident lacking in self-confidence
327. Eminent outstanding
292. Digress to stray from the main subject
328. Empirical relying on experience or observation
293. Dilettante someone with superficial knowledge of the
arts 329. Emulate to strive to equal or excel, usually through
imitation
294. Discern to perceive clearly
330. Encroach to make gradual inroads into
295. Discreet judiciously reserved
331. Endemic native
296. Discrete distinct
332. Enervate to weaken gradually
297. Discriminate to differentiate
333. Enfranchise to grant the privileges of citizenship,
298. Disdain arrogant scorn
especially the right to vote
299. Disinterested unbiased 334. Engender to cause
300. Disparage to belittle 335. Enigma a mystery
301. Disparate different 336. Enormity extreme evil
302. Disseminate to scatter 337. Ephemeral lasting a very short time
303. Dissipate to thin out, drift away, or dissolve 338. Epigram a brief and usually witty or satirical saying
304. Dissolution the breaking up or dissolving of something 339. Epitome a brief summary that captures the meaning of
into parts the whole
305. Distend to extend greatly 340. Equanimity calm
306. Distinguish to tell apart 341. Equitable fair
307. Docile easily taught 342. Equivocal capable of being interpreted in more than one
308. Doctrinaire dogmatic way

309. Dogmatic arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas 343. Erudite scholarly

310. Domestic having to do with the household or family 344. Esoteric hard to understand

311. Dormant inactive 345. Espouse to support

312. Dubious uncertain 346. Ethereal heavenly

313. Duplicity the act of being two-faced 347. Euphemism a pleasant expression used in place of an
unpleasant one
314. Ebullient bubbling with excitement
348. Evanescent happening for only a brief period
315. Eccentric not conventional
349. Exacerbate to make worse
316. Eclectic drawn from many sources
350. Exacting extremely demanding
317. Edify to instruct, especially in moral or religious
351. Exalt to glorify
matters
318. Efface to rub away the features of 352. Exasperate to annoy

319. Effusion a pouring of 353. Exemplify to serve as an example

354. Exhaustive thorough

355. Exhort to urge strongly 390. Forbear to refrain from

356. Exigency an emergency 391. Forgo to do without

357. Existential the thought that human beings are responsible 392. Forsake to abandon
for their own actions but is otherwise too
393. Fortuitous accidental
complicated to summarize
394. Founder to collapse
358. Exonerate to free from blame
395. Fraternal like brothers
359. Expatriate to move away from one's native land
396. Frenetic fast and energetic in a rather wild and
360. Expedient practical
uncontrolled way
361. Expedite to speed up or ease the progress of
397. Frugal economical
362. Explicit clearly and directly expressed
398. Furtive secretive
363. Extol to praise
399. Futile useless;hopeless
364. Extraneous unnecessary
400. Garrulous talkative
365. Extrapolate to project or deduce from something known
401. Genre a type, especially of art or writing
366. Extricate to free from difficulty
402. Genteel refined
367. Extrovert an open, outgoing person
403. Gesticulate to make gestures, especially when speaking
368. Exult to rejoice or in place of speaking

369. Fabrication a lie 404. Glut surplus

370. Facetious humorous 405. Grandiloquent using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt
to sound impressive
371. Facile superficial;fluent
406. Grandiose absurdly exaggerated
372. Faction a small group within a larger group, united
around some cause 407. Gratuitous uncalled for

373. Farcical absurd 408. Gravity seriousness

374. Fastidious meticulous 409. Gregarious sociable

375. Fatalist someone who believes that future events are 410. Guile duplicity
already determined and that humans are
411. Hackneyed overused
powerless to change them
412. Hapless unlucky
376. Fatuous foolish
413. Harbinger a signal of
377. Fauna animals
414. Hedonism to chase after pleasure as a way of life
378. Fecund productive
415. Hegemony leadership, especially of one nation over
379. Felicity happiness
another
380. Fervor ardor
416. Heresy any belief that is strongly opposed to
381. Fetter to restrain established beliefs

382. Fidelity loyalty 417. Hermetic unable to be affected by external influence

383. Figurative metaphorical 418. Heyday golden age

384. Finesse subtlety 419. Hiatus a break or interruption, often from work

385. Flagrant scandalous, obvious 420. Hierarchy an organization based on rank or degree

386. Flaunt to brag 421. Histrionic overly dramatic

387. Flout to disregard something out of disrespect 422. Homily a sermon

388. Foible a minor character flaw 423. Homogeneous made entirely of one thing

389. Foment to stir up 424. Husbandry thrifty management of resources

425. Hyperbole exaggeration 462. Inert inactive

426. Hypothetical uncertain 463. Inexorable inevitable

427. Iconoclast one who attacks popular beliefs or 464. Infamous having an extremely bad reputation
institutions
465. Infatuated foolishly passionate or attracted
428. Ideology a system of social or political ideas
466. Infer to conclude
429. Idiosyncrasy an eccentricity
467. Infinitesimal very very small
430. Idyllic charming in a rustic way
468. Ingenuous charmingly naive
431. Ignominy deep disgrace
469. Inherent part of the essential nature of something
432. Illicit illegal
470. Injunction a command or order, especially a court order
433. Imminent just about to happen
471. Innate existing since birth
434. Immutable unchangeable
472. Innocuous harmless;banal
435. Impartial unbiased
473. Inordinate excessive;unreasonable
436. Impeccable flawless
474. Insatiable impossible to satisfy
437. Imperial like an emperor or an empire
475. Insidious sneaky
438. Impervious impenetrable
476. Insinuate to hint
439. Impetuous extremely impatient
477. Insipid dull
440. Implement to carry out
478. Insolent arrogant
441. Impotent powerless
479. Instigate to provoke
442. Impugn to attack, especially to attack the truth or
480. Insular isolated
integrity of something
443. Inane silly 481. Insurgent a rebel against a government

444. Inaugurate to induct formally into office 482. Integral essential

445. Incandescent brilliant 483. Intractable disobedient

446. Incantation a chant 484. Intransigent stubborn

447. Incense to make very angry 485. Intrinsic inherent

448. Incessant unceasing 486. Introspective tending to think about oneself

449. Incipient emerging 487. Inundate to flood

450. Incisive cutting right to the heart of the matter 488. Invective insulting or abusive speech

451. Incongruous not consistent 489. Inveterate habitual

452. Incorrigible incapable of being reformed 490. Irascible easily angered or provoked

453. Increment one in a series of increases 491. Ironic meaning the opposite of what you seem to
say
454. Indifferent not caring one way or the other
492. Irrevocable irreversible
455. Indigenous native
493. Itinerant moving from place to place
456. Indigent poor
494. Judicious exercising sound judgment
457. Indignant angry, especially as a result of something
495. Juxtapose to place side by side
unjust or unworthy
458. Indolent lazy 496. Kinetic having to do with motion

459. Indulgent yielding to desire 497. Labyrinth a maze

460. Ineffable incapable of being expressed or described 498. Laconic using few words, especially to the points of
seeming rude
461. Inept clumsy
499. Lament to mourn 534. Mendicant a beggar

500. Lampoon to mock 535. Mentor a teacher, tutor, counselor or coach

501. Languish to become weak or depressed 536. Mercenary someone who will do anything for money

502. Largess generosity 537. Mercurial rapidly changing in mood

503. Latent present but not visible 538. Metamorphosis a magical change in form

504. Laud to praise 539. Microcosm the world in miniature

505. Legacy something handed down from the past 540. Milieu environment

506. Lethargy sluggishness 541. Minuscule tiny

507. Levity lightness 542. Misanthropic hating mankind

508. Libel a written or published falsehood that 543. Mitigate to moderate the effect of something
injures the reputation of someone
544. Mollify to soothe
509. Litigate to try in court
545. Monolithic massive, solid, uniform and unyielding
510. Loquacious talking a lot or too much
546. Moribund dying
511. Lucid clear
547. Morose gloomy
512. Lugubrious exaggeratedly mournful
548. Mortify to humiliate
513. Luminous glowing
549. Mundane ordinary
514. Machination scheming activity for an evil purpose
550. Munificent lavish
515. Magnanimous forgiving
551. Myopia nearsightedness
516. Magnate a rich, powerful, or very successful business
552. Myriad a huge number
person
517. Malaise a feeling of depression, uneasiness 553. Narcissism excessive love of one's body or
oneself
518. Malfeasance an illegal act, especially by a public official
554. Nebulous vague
519. Malinger to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
555. Nefarious evil
520. Malleable easy to shape or bend
556. Neologism a new usage of a word
521. Mandate a command or authorization to do
557. Nepotism showing favoritism to friends or family in
something
business or politics
522. Manifest evident
558. Nihilism the belief that there are no values or
523. Manifesto a public declaration of beliefs or principles, morals in the universe
usually political ones
559. Nominal insignificant
524. Marshal to arrange in order for the purpose of doing
560. Nostalgia sentimental longing for the past
something
525. Martial warlike 561. Notorious famous for something bad

526. Martyr one who makes a show of suffering in order 562. Novel new
to arouse sympathy 563. Noxious harmful
527. Matriculate to enroll, especially at a college 564. Nuance a subtle difference or distinction
528. Maudlin silly and overly sentimental 565. Obdurate stubborn and insensitive
529. Maverick a rebel 566. Obfuscate to confuse
530. Maxim an old saying 567. Oblique indirect
531. Mediate to help settle differences 568. Oblivion total forgetfulness
532. Mellifluous sweetly flowing 569. Obscure hard to understand
533. Mendacious dishonest 570. Obsequious sucking up to
571. Obtuse insensitive 607. Perfidy treachery

572. Officious annoyingly eager to help or advise 608. Perfunctory unenthusiastic;careless

573. Onerous burdensome 609. Peripatetic traveling continually

574. Opaque impossible to see through or to understand 610. Periphery the outside edge of something

575. Opulent luxurious 611. Perjury lying under oath

576. Orthodox conventional, adhering to established 612. Permeate to penetrate

principles,especially in religion
613. Pernicious deadly
577. Ostensible apparent but misleading
614. Perquisite a privilege that goes along with a job
578. Ostentatious showing off
615. Pertinent relevant
579. Pacify to calm someone down
616. Perturb to disturb greatly
580. Painstaking extremely careful
617. Peruse to read carefully
581. Palliate to relieve or alleviate something without
618. Pervade to spread throughout
getting rid of the problem
582. Palpable obvious;tangible 619. Petulant cranky

583. Paltry insignificant 620. Philanthropy love of mankind, expressed by doing good
deeds
584. Panacea something that cures everything
621. Philistine a smugly ignorant person with no
585. Paradigm a model or example appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
586. Paradox a true statement or phenomenon that 622. Pious hypocritical
nonetheless seems to contradict itself
623. Pivotal crucial
587. Parochial narrow or confined in point of view
624. Placate to pacify
588. Parody a satirical imitation
625. Plaintive expressing sadness or sorrow
589. Parsimonious stingy
626. Platitude a dull or trite remark
590. Partisan one who supports a particular person,
627. Plebeian low class
cause, or idea
591. Patent obvious 628. Plethora an excess

592. Paternal fatherly 629. Poignant painfully emotional

593. Pathology the science of diseases 630. Polarize to break up into opposing factions or
groupings
594. Patriarch the male head of a family or tribe
631. Polemic a powerful argument often made to attack or
595. Patrician an aristocrat refute
596. Patronize to treat as an inferior 632. Ponderous so large as to be clumsy

597. Paucity scarcity 633. Portent an omen

598. Peccadillo a minor offense 634. Postulate something accepted as true without proof

599. Pedantic boringly scholarly or academic 635. Pragmatic practical

600. Pedestrian banal 636. Precedent an earlier example or model of something

601. Pejorative negative 637. Precept a rule to live by

602. Penchant a strong taste or liking for something 638. Precipitate to cause to happen abruptly

603. Penitent repentant 639. Precipitous steep

604. Pensive thoughtful and sad 640. Preclude to prevent something from ever happening

605. Peremptory dictatorial 641. Precursor something that goes before and anticipates
or paves the way for whatever it is that
606. Perennial happening again and again
follows
642. Predilection a natural preference for something 677. Prudent careful;having foresight

643. Preeminent better than everyone;outstanding 678. Purported rumored;claimed

644. Preempt to seize something by prior right 679. Putative commonly accepted

645. Premise an assumption 680. Qualify to modify or restrict

646. Prepossess to make a good impression on beforehand 681. Qualitative having to do with the quality or something

647. Prerogative a right or privilege connected exclusively with 682. Querulous complaining
a position, a person, a class, a nation, or some
683. Quixotic romantic or idealistic to a foolish degree
other group of classification
684. Ramification a consequence
648. Prevail to triumph
685. Rancor bitter,long-lasting resentment
649. Pristine unspoiled
686. Rapacious greedy
650. Prodigal wastefully extravagant
687. Rebuke to criticize sharply
651. Prodigious extraordinary;enormous
688. Rebut to argue in opposition to
652. Prodigy an extraordinary accomplishment or
occurrence 689. Recalcitrant disobedient
653. Profane not having to do with religion 690. Recant to openly confess error
654. Profess to declare falsely or pretend 691. Reciprocal interchangeable
655. Proficient skillful 692. Reclusive withdrawn from society
656. Profligate extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly 693. Recondite hard to understand
immoral
694. Recrimination a bitter counter-accusation
657. Profound deep
695. Redolent fragrant
658. Profuse flowing;extravagant
696. Redundant unnecessarily repetitive
659. Proletariat the industrial working class
697. Refute to disprove
660. Proliferate to spread or grow rapidly
698. Reiterate to repeat
661. Prolific abundantly productive
699. Relegate to banish
662. Promulgate to publicly or formally declare something
700. Relentless unstoppable
663. Propensity a natural inclination or tendency
701. Relinquish to surrender
664. Propitious marked by favorable signs or conditions
702. Remonstrate to argue against
665. Proponent an advocate
703. Renaissance a rebirth or revival
666. Proprietary characteristic of an owner of property
704. Renounce to give up formally or resign
667. Propriety good manners
705. Reparation compensation
668. Prosaic unimaginative
706. Repercussion an indirect effect
669. Proscribe to prohibit
707. Replenish to fill again
670. Proselytize to convert from one religion or doctrine to
another 708. Replete completely filled

671. Protagonist the leading character in a novel,play or other 709. Reprehensible worthy of blame or censure
work
710. Reprisal a military action undertaken in revenge for
672. Protract to prolong another
673. Provident preparing for the future 711. Reproach to scold, usually in disappointment

674. Provincial narrow 712. Reprove to criticize mildly

675. Provisional conditional 713. Repudiate to reject

676. Proximity nearness 714. Requisite required

715. Resolute determined 753. Spawn to bring forth;to produce a big number

716. Respite a period of rest or relief 754. Specious deceptively plausible or attractive

717. Reticent reluctant to speak, especially about oneself 755. Sporadic occurring in bursts every once in a while

718. Revere to respect highly 756. Spurious fake

719. Rhetoric the art of formal speaking or writing 757. Squalor filth

720. Rigorous severe 758. Squander to waste

721. Robust strong and healthy 759. Stagnation motionlessness

722. Rogue someone who can't be trusted 760. Static not changing or moving

723. Rudimentary basic;undeveloped 761. Staunch firmly committed

724. Ruminate to ponder 762. Steadfast loyal

725. Rustic primitive 763. Stigmatize to set a mark of disgrace upon

726. Saccharine excessively or disgustingly sweet 764. Stipulate to require something as part of an agreement

727. Sacrilege blasphemy 765. Stoic emotionless

728. Sacrosanct sacred 766. Stratum a level

729. Sagacious wise 767. Stricture a limitation

730. Salient standing out 768. Strife a struggle or clash

731. Salutary curative;healthful 769. Stringent restrictive

732. Sanctimonious affecting religious feeling 770. Stymie to get in the way of

733. Sanguine optimistic 771. Subjugate to enslave

734. Sardonic mocking 772. Sublime awesome

735. Scintillate to sparkle, either literally or figuratively 773. Subordinate inferior

736. Scrupulous hesitant for ethical reasons 774. Substantive essential;solid

737. Scrutinize to examine very carefully 775. Subtle not obvious

738. Secular having nothing to do with religion or 776. Subversive insurgent

spiritual concerns
777. Succinct brief and to the point
739. Sedition promoting public disorder or rebellion
778. Succumb to yield or submit
740. Sensory having to do with the senses or sensation
779. Supercilious haughty
741. Sentient conscious
780. Superficial not thorough
742. Sequester to set or keep apart
781. Superfluous unncessary
743. Serendipity accidental good fortune
782. Surfeit excess or overindulgence in eating or
744. Servile like a servant drinking
745. Singular unique 783. Surreptitious sneaky

746. Slander to speak badly about someone publicly 784. Surrogate substitute

747. Sloth laziness 785. Sycophant one who sucks up to others

748. Sobriety the state of being sober;seriousness 786. Synthesis the combining of parts to form a whole

749. Solicitous anxiously caring or attentive 787. Tacit implied

750. Solvent not broke or bankrupt 788. Taciturn untalkative by nature

751. Soporific extremely boring 789. Tangenital only superficially related to the matter at
hand
752. Sordid filthy
790. Tangible touchable 828. Verisimilitude the appearance of truth

791. Tantamount equivalent to 829. Vernacular slang;idiom

792. Tautological redundant 830. Vestige remainder; a last trace

793. Temerity boldness 831. Vex to annoy

794. Temperate mild 832. Viable capable of living

795. Tenable valid 833. Vicarious living through the experiences of another
as though they were one's own
796. Tenacious not letting go
experiences
797. Tenet a shared principle or belief
834. Vicissitude natural change;change in fortune
798. Tentative temporary;uncertain
835. Vilify to defame
799. Tenuous flimsy
836. Vindicate to clear from all blame or suspicion
800. Terse succinct
837. Vindictive seeking revenge
801. Theology the study of God or religion
838. Virtuoso a masterful musician
802. Tirade a prolonged bitter speech
839. Virulent full of hate;extremely poisonous
803. Torpor inactivity;sluggishness
840. Visionary someone with impractical goals or ideals
804. Touchstone a test of authenticity or quality about the future

805. Tout to brag publicly about 841. Vitiate to pollute

806. Transcend to surpass 842. Vitriolic caustic

807. Transgress to sin 843. Vocation a job

808. Transient temporary 844. Vociferous noisy

809. Trepidation apprehension 845. Volatile explosive;highly unstable

810. Turpitude shameful wickedness 846. Volition conscious choice

811. Ubiquitous being everywhere at the same time 847. Wanton malicious

812. Unconscionable not controlled by conscience 848. Willful deliberate

813. Unctuous oily;insincere 849. Wistful sadly longing

814. Uniform the same for everyone 850. Zealous enthusiastically devoted to something

815. Unremitting unceasing

816. Unwitting ignorant;not aware

817. Urbane sophisticated

818. Usurp to seize wrongfully

819. Utilitarian pragmatic

820. Utopia an ideal society

821. Vacillate to be indecisive

822. Vapid spiritless

823. Vehement violent;forceful;intense

824. Venal capable of being bribed

825. Venerate to treat as something holy, especially

because of great age
826. Veracity truthfulness

827. Verbose using too many words