|
WORD |
DEFINITION |
GROUPING |
1 |
abstemious |
eating and drinking in moderation |
the senses |
2 |
accede |
give in, agree |
war and peace |
3 |
acquisitive |
eager to gain material possessions |
money |
4 |
acrid |
pungent, bitter |
the senses |
5 |
agnostic |
one who believes it's impossible to know whether or not god exists |
politics and tradition |
6 |
allay |
relieve |
war and peace |
7 |
allusion, allude |
indirect reference, refer indirectly |
argument and language |
8 |
amorphous |
shapeless, unstructured |
the senses |
9 |
anarchist |
rebel, one who opposes the idea of government |
politics and tradition |
10 |
annotate |
make notes on, explain |
argument and language |
11 |
antipodal |
opposite |
argument and language |
12 |
apocryphal |
dubious, erroneous |
truth |
13 |
apropos |
appropriate |
argument and language |
14 |
arid |
dry |
science |
15 |
aspersion |
disparaging remark, slander |
praise and criticism |
16 |
aural |
relating to the ear, hearing |
the senses |
17 |
avocation |
hobby |
money |
18 |
bane |
curse |
give up? |
19 |
beguile |
trick, bewitch |
emotions |
20 |
belabor |
discuss repeatedly, attack physically or verbally |
argument and language |
21 |
bent (noun) |
inclination |
emotions |
22 |
bereavement |
grief, sorrow |
emotions |
23 |
boon |
blessing |
give up? |
24 |
bravado |
swagger, outward display of self-confidence |
pride |
25 |
brusque |
blunt, curt |
argument and language |
26 |
bungler |
someone clumsy |
knowledge and skill |
27 |
calumniate |
belittle |
praise and criticism |
28 |
capitulate |
surrender under agreed conditions |
war and peace |
29 |
carping |
nagging, critical |
praise and criticism |
30 |
catharsis |
purging or cleansing of the body or spirit |
war and peace |
31 |
chary |
careful |
knowledge and skill |
32 |
circumlocution |
indirect way of saying something |
argument and language |
33 |
circumspect |
careful |
knowledge and skill |
34 |
complaisant |
willing to please or oblige |
give up? |
35 |
complicity |
participation in a crime |
law and order |
36 |
comportment |
dignified manner or conduct |
knowledge and skill |
37 |
conducive |
contributive, tending to bring about |
science |
38 |
conflate |
combine, fuse |
science |
39 |
consecrated, consecration |
sacred, holy |
politics and tradition |
40 |
consonance |
harmony, agreement |
friends and enemies |
41 |
conspicuous |
clearly visible, obvious |
truth |
42 |
consummate |
bring to completion |
law and order |
43 |
contiguous |
sharing a border |
size, amount, location |
44 |
contingency |
possibility, future emergency |
law and order |
45 |
contraband |
illegal trade, smuggling |
law and order |
46 |
contrite |
penitent, apologetic |
emotions |
47 |
corollary |
natural consequence |
science |
48 |
corpulence |
obesity |
the senses |
49 |
craven |
cowardly, fearful |
give up? |
50 |
decry, decried |
condemn |
praise and criticism |
51 |
demagogue |
a leader who manipulates emotions |
truth |
52 |
denuded |
stripped, bare |
the senses |
53 |
desiccate |
dry out |
science |
54 |
diatribe |
critical speech |
praise and criticism |
55 |
disarming |
winning favor, charming |
emotions |
56 |
disenfranchise |
revoke the right to vote |
law and order |
57 |
dissembler |
liar |
truth |
58 |
dissolute |
lacking moral restraint |
law and order |
59 |
distend, distension |
swell |
size, amount, location |
60 |
draconian |
strict |
law and order |
61 |
drought |
prolonged period of time with no rainfall |
science |
62 |
effrontery |
excessively bold behavior, presumptuousness |
pride |
63 |
elegy |
mournful poem or song |
war and peace |
64 |
emaciated |
very thin |
size, amount, location |
65 |
emancipate |
free from bondage or oppression |
law and order |
66 |
endemic |
native to a region |
size, amount, location |
67 |
enfranchise |
grant the right to vote |
law and order |
68 |
engender |
produce |
science |
69 |
epidemic |
spread of disease in an area |
size, amount, location |
70 |
eschew |
avoid, shun |
praise and criticism |
71 |
evanescent |
tending to vanish, not permanent |
time |
72 |
eventuality |
possibility |
truth |
73 |
excise |
remove |
size, amount, location |
74 |
excoriate |
belittle |
praise and criticism |
75 |
exculpate |
free from blame |
law and order |
76 |
exonerate |
free from blame |
law and order |
77 |
expedite |
speed up, accelerate |
time |
78 |
extemporize |
impromptu, spoken or performed without preparation |
time |
79 |
facetious |
humorous, playful |
friends and enemies |
80 |
fallible |
capable of making mistakes, imperfect |
knowledge and skill |
81 |
feign |
give a false appearance of |
truth |
82 |
finagle |
achieve something by means of trickery |
truth |
83 |
flag |
weaken or lessen |
size, amount, location |
84 |
flank (verb) |
protect, support |
war and peace |
85 |
foil (verb) |
baffle or frustrate |
give up? |
86 |
forbearance |
patience |
knowledge and skill |
87 |
galvanize |
stimulate, excite |
energy |
88 |
garrulous |
excessively talkative, loquacious |
argument and language |
89 |
gingerly |
carefully |
knowledge and skill |
90 |
glib |
insincere |
truth |
91 |
goad |
urge on, incite |
give up? |
92 |
grandiloquent |
pompous, using pretentious language |
pride |
93 |
gratify, gratification |
please, satisfy |
emotions |
94 |
gratuitous |
without cause or cost |
money |
95 |
gregarious |
friendly |
friends and enemies |
96 |
guile |
deceit |
truth |
97 |
guileless |
honest |
truth |
98 |
haranguing |
ranting |
praise and criticism |
99 |
harbor (verb) |
maintain, hold |
war and peace |
100 |
hedonist |
someone driven by pleasure |
the senses |
101 |
heedful |
careful |
knowledge and skill |
102 |
hyperbole |
exaggeration |
argument and language |
103 |
iconoclast(ic) |
someone who attacks traditional beliefs |
politics and tradition |
104 |
idealogue |
one who theorizes and speculates |
truth |
105 |
illusory |
deceptive |
truth |
106 |
imbue |
permeate, soak |
the senses |
107 |
impecunious |
poor |
money |
108 |
impede, impediment |
hinder, restrict progress |
give up? |
109 |
impertinent |
haughty |
pride |
110 |
impetus |
stimulus |
give up? |
111 |
implacable |
insatiable |
give up? |
112 |
impregnable |
strong, invulnerable |
give up? |
113 |
impugn |
attack as false or questionable |
truth |
114 |
incarnate |
posessing a concrete form, be representative of |
argument and language |
115 |
incense |
infuriate, make angry |
emotions |
116 |
incontrovertible |
indisputable |
truth |
117 |
incorrigible |
incapable of being corrected or reformed |
knowledge and skill |
118 |
indefatigable |
energetic, tireless |
give up? |
119 |
indisposed |
ill, unwilling |
give up? |
120 |
induction |
formal entry, initiation |
politics and tradition |
121 |
inexorable |
unstoppable, relentless |
give up? |
122 |
infelicity, infelicitous |
unhappiness, unhappy |
emotions |
123 |
insidious |
treacherous |
truth |
124 |
insolvent |
bankrupt |
money |
125 |
insuperable |
impossible to conquer |
give up? |
126 |
insurgent |
rebel |
politics and tradition |
127 |
insurrection |
rebellion against established authority |
politics and tradition |
128 |
intonation |
tone |
argument and language |
129 |
intractable |
stubborn, difficult to influence |
pride |
130 |
intransigent, intransigence |
not yielding, uncompromising |
give up? |
131 |
irascible |
easily angered |
emotions |
132 |
ireful |
irate, angry |
emotions |
133 |
irresolute |
undecided |
knowledge and skill |
134 |
itinerant |
traveling |
size, amount, location |
135 |
juxtaposition |
the act of positioning things close together |
size, amount, location |
136 |
laborious |
involving hard work |
give up? |
137 |
labyrinth |
complicated maze |
give up? |
138 |
lampoon |
parody, satire |
friends and enemies |
139 |
lethargic |
sluggish |
energy |
140 |
levity |
playfulness, lightheartedness |
emotions |
141 |
libelous |
slanderous, defamatory |
law and order |
142 |
licentious |
lacking moral restraint |
law and order |
143 |
litigious |
argumentative, disputatious |
argument and language |
144 |
localize |
restrict to a particular place |
size, amount, location |
145 |
loquacious |
talkative |
argument and language |
146 |
lugubrious |
mournful, gloomy |
emotions |
147 |
machination |
plotting, scheming |
knowledge and skill |
148 |
magisterial |
commanding, authoritative |
pride |
149 |
malady |
disease, ailment |
war and peace |
150 |
malign |
belittle |
praise and criticism |
151 |
manifesto |
public statement of opinion |
argument and language |
152 |
maverick |
independent rebel |
politics and tradition |
153 |
meander |
wander |
knowledge and skill |
154 |
melodrama |
exaggerated emotions |
emotions |
155 |
membranous |
thin and flexible, like a membrane |
the senses |
156 |
metamorphose |
transform |
science |
157 |
misanthrope |
one who hates or mistrusts other humans |
friends and enemies |
158 |
miscreant |
villain, offender |
law and order |
159 |
misnomer |
incorrect or unsuitable name |
argument and language |
160 |
mollify |
appease, soothe |
war and peace |
161 |
munificent |
generous |
money |
162 |
myriad |
vast number, innumerable |
size, amount, location |
163 |
nadir |
lowest point |
war and peace |
164 |
narcissist |
conceited persion |
pride |
165 |
nettle |
make worse |
war and peace |
166 |
nonpartisan |
not biased |
argument and language |
167 |
nullify |
render legally void |
law and order |
168 |
obfuscate |
make obscure or unclear |
knowledge and skill |
169 |
oblivion |
obscurity, forgetfulness |
knowledge and skill |
170 |
obsequious |
suck-up |
friends and enemies |
171 |
odious |
offensive, hateful |
friends and enemies |
172 |
onus |
burden, responsibility |
give up? |
173 |
openhanded |
generous |
money |
174 |
opportune |
timely, advantageous |
give up? |
175 |
osmosis |
gradual absorption |
science |
176 |
ossify |
harden, become rigid |
science |
177 |
ostentatious |
showy, pretentious |
pride |
178 |
ostracize |
exile |
politics and tradition |
179 |
pall |
grow tiresome |
give up? |
180 |
pallid |
pale, wan |
the senses |
181 |
paltry |
insignificant, meager |
size, amount, location |
182 |
pandemic |
widespread disease |
size, amount, location |
183 |
paragon |
perfect example |
argument and language |
184 |
pariah |
social outcast |
politics and tradition |
185 |
parsimonious, parsimony |
cheap, stingy |
money |
186 |
particularity |
attentiveness to detail, individuality |
knowledge and skill |
187 |
pathos |
poignancy, sympathy |
emotions |
188 |
pecunious |
abundant, rich |
money |
189 |
pedagogy |
related to teaching and education |
knowledge and skill |
190 |
penury |
poverty |
money |
191 |
perennial |
long-lasting, continual |
time |
192 |
pernicious |
wicked, harmful |
war and peace |
193 |
perspicacious |
wise, insightful |
knowledge and skill |
194 |
pestilence |
fatal infectious disease |
war and peace |
195 |
phlegmatic |
sluggish, unemotional |
emotions |
196 |
pithy |
concise and full of meaning |
argument and language |
197 |
platitude |
common saying |
argument and language |
198 |
platitudinous |
common |
politics and tradition |
199 |
plaudit |
enthusiastic praise |
praise and criticism |
200 |
plebian |
common citizen |
politics and tradition |
201 |
polarize |
create conflict |
war and peace |
202 |
ponderous |
serious, heavy, clumsy |
war and peace |
203 |
populace |
the general public |
politics and tradition |
204 |
populous |
having a large population |
size, amount, location |
205 |
predilection |
preference, partiality |
emotions |
206 |
premonition |
a feeling of evil to come, foreboding |
time |
207 |
prescient |
psychic |
time |
208 |
presumption |
assumption |
argument and language |
209 |
presumptive |
probable, likely |
truth |
210 |
pretense, pretension |
doubtful claim |
truth |
211 |
prodigal |
recklessly wasteful or extravagant |
money |
212 |
profane |
irreverent, showing disrespect for religion |
politics and tradition |
213 |
profligate |
recklessly wasteful or extravagant |
money |
214 |
propitiate |
appease, make peace with |
war and peace |
215 |
prostrate |
lying face downwards, exhausted |
energy |
216 |
pugnacious |
aggressive, beliigerent |
war and peace |
217 |
quandary |
a state of doubt or uncertainty |
give up? |
218 |
quiescent |
quiet, inactive |
energy |
219 |
rarefy |
make thin or less compact |
size, amount, location |
220 |
rebuff |
reject |
war and peace |
221 |
recourse |
the act of turning to someone/something for assistance |
friends and enemies |
222 |
recrimination |
to accuse in return |
law and order |
223 |
remission |
reduction, pardon |
law and order |
224 |
renegade |
someone who deserts a cause |
politics and tradition |
225 |
replete |
abundantly supplied |
size, amount, location |
226 |
reprieve |
relief, pardon |
law and order |
227 |
reprove |
criticize, admonish |
praise and criticism |
228 |
respite |
short interval or rest or relief |
energy |
229 |
resplendent |
splendid, dazzling |
emotions |
230 |
resurgent |
rise again |
energy |
231 |
rhapsodize |
narrate or say with great enthusiasm |
argument and language |
232 |
saccharine |
overly sweet |
emotions |
233 |
sacrilegious |
disrespecting something sacred |
politics and tradition |
234 |
sacrosanct |
sacred |
politics and tradition |
235 |
salutary |
favorable to heath, beneficial |
science |
236 |
sardonic |
scornfully mocking |
praise and criticism |
237 |
scour |
clean by scrubbing vigorously |
give up? |
238 |
seclusion |
privacy, isolation |
size, amount, location |
239 |
seditious |
provoking rebellion against established authority |
politics and tradition |
240 |
sedulous |
diligent, assiduous |
give up? |
241 |
sermonize |
preach, express moral judgment |
knowledge and skill |
242 |
skinflinty |
cheap |
money |
243 |
skirt (verb) |
evade |
give up? |
244 |
sleight |
dexterity |
knowledge and skill |
245 |
slovenly |
untidy, careless |
knowledge and skill |
246 |
solemnize |
perform a formal ceremony, make serious or grave |
politics and tradition |
247 |
sovereign |
self-governing, independent |
politics and tradition |
248 |
spareness |
the state of being sparse or scanty |
size, amount, location |
249 |
specious |
seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
argument and language |
250 |
sportive |
playful |
energy |
251 |
stalwart |
courageous |
give up? |
252 |
stipulate |
specify as a condition of an agreement |
law and order |
253 |
stoic |
someone indifferent to pain or pleasure |
emotions |
254 |
stolid |
showing no emotion or interest |
emotions |
255 |
stratified |
layered, hierarchical |
size, amount, location |
256 |
stymie |
obstruct |
give up? |
257 |
subjugate |
conquer |
war and peace |
258 |
supposition |
hypothesis |
argument and language |
259 |
surreptitious |
secretive |
truth |
260 |
swoon |
faint |
emotions |
261 |
synchrony |
coincidence in time |
time |
262 |
synergy, synergistic |
cooperative action that produces an enhanced result |
friends and enemies |
263 |
tacit |
implied, not spoken |
argument and language |
264 |
taciturn |
silent, uncommunicative |
argument and language |
265 |
tandem |
conjunction, cooperation |
friends and enemies |
266 |
tantamount |
equivalent |
argument and language |
267 |
tawdry |
cheap, gaudy |
money |
268 |
tempestuous |
stormy |
emotions |
269 |
tight-fisted |
cheap |
money |
270 |
timorous |
apprehensive, timid |
emotions |
271 |
titillating |
exciting |
energy |
272 |
treacly |
overly sweet or sentimental |
emotions |
273 |
tremulous |
timid, fearful |
emotions |
274 |
trenchant |
scathing, clear, effective |
argument and language |
275 |
trove |
a collection of valuable items |
money |
276 |
unassuming |
modest, not arrogant |
pride |
277 |
undefiled |
immaculate, pure |
the senses |
278 |
unsightly |
ugly |
the senses |
279 |
upbraid |
belittle |
praise and criticism |
280 |
valorous |
courageous |
give up? |
281 |
venerate |
to view with great respect |
knowledge and skill |
282 |
verity |
truth |
truth |
283 |
verve |
flamboyant style |
the senses |
284 |
vignette |
sketch, description |
argument and language |
285 |
vilify |
spread negative information about, defame |
praise and criticism |
286 |
vitriolic |
bitter, destructive |
war and peace |
287 |
vituperative |
bitterly abusive |
war and peace |
288 |
voluble |
talking easily and at length |
argument and language |
289 |
winnow |
sorting, filtering |
size, amount, location |
290 |
witticism |
witty remark |
argument and language |
291 |
zenith |
highest point |
size, amount, location |