Barrons Vocabulary List333 Words Total Word abate aberrant abeyance abscond abstemious admonish adulterate aesthetic aggregate

alacrity alleviate amalgamate ambiguous ambivalence ameliorate anachronism analogous anarchy anomalous antipathy apathy Definition Subside or moderate abnormal or deviant suspended action depart secretly and hide sparing in eating and drinking; temperate warn; reprove make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful gather; accumulate cheerful promptness; eagerness relieve combine; unite in one body unclear or doubtful in meaning the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes improve something or someone misplaced in time comparable absence of governing body; state of disorder abnormal; irregular aversion; dislike lack of
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appease apprise approbation appropriate arduous artless ascetic assiduous assuage attenuate audacious austere autonomous

aver banal belie beneficent bolster bombastic boorish burgeon burnish buttress capricious

caring; indifference pacify or soothe; relieve inform approval v. acquire; take possession of for ones own use hard; strenuous without guile; open and honest practicing self-denial; austere diligent v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) make thinner daring; bold forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented self-governing; independent Assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality contradict; give a false impression kindly; doing good support; reinforce pompous; using inflated language rude; insensitive grow forth; send out buds make shiny by rubbing; polish v. support; prop up unpredictable; fickle
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castigation catalyst caustic chicanery coagulate

coda cogent

punishment; severe criticism agent that increases the pace of a chemical action burning; sarcastically biting trickery; deception thicken; congeal; clot concluding section of a musical or literary composition; summarizes or concludes convincing

commensurate adj. corresponding in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate compendium brief, comprehensive summary complaisant trying to please; overly polite; obliging compliant yielding; conforming to requirements conciliatory reconciling; soothing condone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse confound confuse; puzzle connoisseur person competent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art contention claim; thesis contentious quarrelsome penitent contrite - Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence conundrum riddle; difficult problem converge approach; tend to meet; come together
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convoluted craven daunt decorum default deference delineate denigrate deride derivative desiccate desultory deterrent diatribe dichotomy diffidence diffuse digression dirge disabuse discerning discordant discredit discrepancy discrete disingenuous

coiled around; involved; intricate cowardly intimidate;frighten propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners failureto act courteous regard for anothers wishes portray;depict; sketch blacken ridicule;make fun of unoriginal;obtained from another source dry up aimless; haphazard; digressing at random something that discourages; hindrance n. bitter scolding; invective split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) shyness adj. wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas) Wandering away from the subject Lament with music correct a false impression; undeceive mentally quick and observant; having insight notharmonious; conflicting defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve lack of consistency; difference adj. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts lacking genuine candor; insincere
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disinterested disjointed dismiss disparage disparate dissemble disseminate dissolution dissonance distend distill diverge divest document dogmatic dormant dupe ebullient eclectic efficacy effrontery elegy elicit embellish empirical

unprejudiced lacking coherence; separated at the joints eliminate from consideration; reject belittle adj. basically different; unrelated v. disguise; pretend distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) disintegration; looseness in morals discord; opposite of harmony expand; swell out purify; refine; concentrate vary; go in different directions from the same point strip; deprive Provide written evidence opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal sleeping; lethargic; latent Someone easily fooled showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources power to produce desired effect impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness poem or song expressing lamentation draw out by discussion adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story based on
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emulate endemic enervate engender enhance ephemeral equanimity equivocate erudite esoteric eulogy euphemism exacerbate exculpate exigency extrapolation facetious facilitate fallacious fatuous fawning felicitous

experience imitate; rival Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country weaken cause; produce increase; improve short-lived; fleeting calmness of temperament; composure lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth learned; scholarly hard to understand; known only to the chosen few expression of praise, often on the occasion of someones death mild expression in place of an unpleasant one worsen; embitter clear from blame Urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention projection; conjecture joking (often inappropriately); humorous help bring about; make less difficult false; misleading brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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fervor

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling droop; flag grow feeble fledgling inexperienced flout reject; mock; show contempt for foment stir up; instigate forestall Prevent by taking action in advance frugality thrift; economy gainsay deny futile useless; hopeless; ineffectual garrulous loquacious; talkative; wordy goad urge on gouge overcharge grandiloquent pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language gregarious sociable guileless Without deceit gullible easily deceived harangue long, passionate, and vehement speech homogeneous of the same kind hyperbole exaggeration; overstatement iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions idolatry worship of idols; excessive admiration immutable unchangeable impair impassive impede impermeable imperturbable impervious injure; hurt without feeling; imperturbable; stoical hinder; block impervious; not permitting passage through its substance calm; placid impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable

incapable of being pacified implicit understood but not stated implode burst inward inadvertently unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly inchoate adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary incongruity lack of harmony; absurdity inconsequential insignificant; unimportant incorporate introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite indeterminate uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite indigence poverty indolent lazy inactive; inert lacking power to move ingenuous naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated inherent firmly established by nature or habit innocuous harmless insensible unconscious; unresponsive insinuate hint; imply; creep in insipid lacking in flavor; dull insularity narrow-mindedness; isolation intractable unruly; stubborn; unyielding intransigence n.
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inundate inured invective irascible irresolute itinerary laconic lassitude latent

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness overwhelm; flood; submerge adj. accustomed; hardened n. abuse irritable; easily angered uncertain how to act; weak plan of a trip brief and to the point languor; weariness potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden v. praise drowsy; dull stone embankment to prevent flooding lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities talkative easily understood; clear; intelligible shining; issuing light generosity one who feigns illness to escape duty capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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laud lethargic

levee levity

log loquacious

lucid luminous magnanimity malingerer malleable

maverick

rebel; nonconformist mendacious lying; habitually dishonest metamorphosis change of form meticulous excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous misanthrope one who hates mankind mitigate appease; moderate mollify soothe morose ill-humored; sullen; melancholy mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday negate cancel out; nullify; deny neophyte recent convert; beginner obdurate adj. stubborn obsequious slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic obviate make unnecessary; get rid of occlude shut; close officious meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering ones services onerous burdensome opprobrium oscillate ostentatious paragon infamy; vilification vibrate; waver showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention model of
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partisan pathological paucity pedantic penchant penury perennial perfidious perfunctory permeable pervasive phlegmatic

perfection one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party pertaining to disease scarcity showing off learning; bookish strong inclination; liking severe poverty; stinginess something long-lasting treacherous; disloyal superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through spread throughout calm; not easily disturbed devoutness; reverence for God pacify; conciliate ability to be molded n. trite remark; commonplace statement excess; overabundance fall sharply full of pores; like a sieve practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical
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piety placate plasticity platitude plethora plummet porous pragmatic

preamble precarious

precipitate precursor

worth or impact of something introductory statement uncertain; risky adj. rash, premature, hasty, sudden forerunner

presumptuous arrogant; taking liberties prevaricate lie pristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled probity uprightness; incorruptibility problematic doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing prodigal wasteful; reckless with money profound deep; not superficial; complete tending prohibitive to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid proliferate grow rapidly; spread; multiply propensity natural inclination propitiate appease propriety fitness; correct conduct proscribe ostracize; banish; outlaw pungent stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic qualified limited; restricted
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quibble quiescent rarefied recalcitrant

recant recluse recondite refractory refute relegate reproach reprobate repudiate rescind resolution resolve reticent reverent

minor objection or complaint at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive made less dense (of a gas) obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error hermit; loner abstruse; profound; secret stubborn; unmanageable disprove banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign express disapproval or disappointment person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency disown; disavow cancel determination determination; firmness of purpose reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence respectful; worshipful person celebrated for wisdom healthful
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sage salubrious

sanction satiate saturate

savor secrete

shard

skeptic solicitous soporific specious

spectrum sporadic stigma

stint stipulate stolid striated

strut strut

approve; ratify satisfy fully soak thoroughly enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism fragment, generally of pottery doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined evidence supporting a point of view worried; concerned sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally) colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism occurring irregularly token of disgrace; brand v. be thrifty; set limits make express conditions; specify dull; impassive marked with parallel bands; grooved pompous walk supporting
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subpoena subside substantiate supersede supposition

tacit tangential tenuous tirade torpor tortuous tractable transgression truculence vacillate venerate

bar writ summoning a witness to appear settle down; descend; grow quiet establish by evidence; verify; support cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete hypothesis; surmise understood; not put into words peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing thin; rare; slim extended scolding; denunciation; harangue lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy winding; full of curves docile; easily managed violation of a law; sin aggressiveness; ferocity waver; fluctuate revere

veracious truthful verbose wordy viable Practical or workable viscous sticky, gluey
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vituperative adj. abusive; scolding volatile changeable; explosive; evaporation rapidly warranted wary welter whimsical capricious; fanciful zealot fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal justified; authorized Very cautious turmoil; bewildering jumble

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