Vocabulary Quiz on Advanced Terms

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What does the term 'slope' refer to in the context of roads or tracks?

cant (correct)

cadge

censure

caprice

Which term describes a person who entraps and holds another person?

censor

cajole

captor (correct)

cogent

What is a common characteristic of someone described as 'chary'?

cautiously selective (correct)

highly talkative

overly aggressive

quick to act

What does the term 'abeyance' refer to?

A temporary cessation or suspension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines 'abstruse'?

Difficult to understand Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'coerce' mean?

to cause through pressure Signup and view all the answers

What does 'brood' imply in a figurative sense?

to hang over ominously Signup and view all the answers

What does 'admonish' mean?

Scold or reprimand Signup and view all the answers

Which term best signifies achieving something through deceit?

chicanery Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase best describes 'aberrant'?

Markedly different from an accepted norm Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction?

catalyst Signup and view all the answers

What does 'acquiesce' imply in a discussion?

To agree or express agreement Signup and view all the answers

What does 'coherent' mean in terms of structure or relation?

consistent and orderly Signup and view all the answers

What does 'loll' mean?

To be lazy or idle Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the term 'g.limerick'?

A humorous rhymed verse form of five lines Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'mendacious' imply?

Given to lying Signup and view all the answers

The term 'nadir' is defined as which of the following?

The lowest point of anything Signup and view all the answers

What does 'malevolent' mean?

Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes someone who is full of trivial conversation?

Loquacious Signup and view all the answers

What does 'meticulous' indicate?

Marked by precise adherence to details Signup and view all the answers

What does 'obfuscate' mean?

To make obscure or unclear Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a synonym for 'lucrative'?

Profitable Signup and view all the answers

What does 'malingerer' refer to?

Someone shirking duty by feigning illness Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'affable' describe?

A friendly and warm individual Signup and view all the answers

Which word means to combine two or more things into one?

Amalgamate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ambiguous' refer to?

Having more than one possible meaning Signup and view all the answers

Which word signifies a feeling of intense dislike?

Antipathy Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ameliorate' mean?

To make something better Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes someone who avoids risks?

Averse Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'benign'?

Kind and gentle Signup and view all the answers

What does 'atone' imply?

To make amends for wrongdoing Signup and view all the answers

Which word indicates a decrease in size due to disuse?

Atrophy Signup and view all the answers

What adjective describes a situation marked by careful consideration?

Attentive Signup and view all the answers

Which term means to support or strengthen something?

Bolster Signup and view all the answers

What does 'capable of relieving pain' refer to?

Analgesic Signup and view all the answers

What does 'audacious' mean?

Willing to take risks Signup and view all the answers

Which term means to provide flattery intended to persuade?

Blandishment Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a treacherous agreement made in secret?

Conspire Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'ebullient'?

Joyously unrestrained Signup and view all the answers

What does 'diligent' imply about someone's character?

They are persistently meticulous Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for 'an insufficient quantity or number'?

Dearth Signup and view all the answers

What does 'craven' describe?

Markedly fearful Signup and view all the answers

What is a synonym for 'dissent'?

Disagreement Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'to express strong disapproval of'?

Denounce Signup and view all the answers

What does 'effrontery' refer to?

Audacious behavior without right Signup and view all the answers

The term 'conducive' refers to what?

Being supportive and helpful Signup and view all the answers

Which option describes a situation that creates confusion or shock?

Consternation Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dichotomy' mean?

A classification into two opposed parts Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'elucidate'?

To clear up and make understandable Signup and view all the answers

Which term indicates behaving in a patronizing manner?

Condescend Signup and view all the answers

What does 'encomium' refer to?

A formal expression of praise Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines 'encroach'?

To advance beyond the usual limit Signup and view all the answers

What does 'exigency' imply?

A state of crisis that demands immediate attention Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes something that is 'short-lived'?

Ephemeral Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'enervate'?

To weaken physically, mentally, or morally Signup and view all the answers

Which word signifies an intentional ambiguity?

Equivocate Signup and view all the answers

To 'exemplify' means to:

Demonstrate an idea or quality through an example Signup and view all the answers

What does 'frivolous' imply about content or behavior?

Not serious and lacking depth Signup and view all the answers

Which term represents a minor weakness in character?

Foible Signup and view all the answers

What does 'equivocation' involve?

Deliberate ambiguity or vagueness Signup and view all the answers

What does 'exuberant' describe?

Exhibiting unrestrained joy Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the act of expressing congratulations?

Felicitate Signup and view all the answers

What term describes a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning?

Pedant Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a formal request submitted to an authority?

Petition Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'perfunctory' mean?

Hasty and lacking detail Signup and view all the answers

Which word means a state of extreme poverty?

Penury Signup and view all the answers

What does 'philanthropist' denote?

A person who makes charitable donations Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes 'garrulous'?

Excessively talkative Signup and view all the answers

What does 'heretic' refer to?

A person whose beliefs conflict with church dogma Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a verbal or written attack, particularly against a belief?

Polemic Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the term 'quandary'?

A state of dilemma or uncertainty Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hyperbole' mean?

Extravagant exaggeration Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words means to make impossible?

Preclude Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'innocent and free of deceit'?

Guileless Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'quibble'?

To avoid addressing the main issue Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'impasse'?

A situation where no progress can be made Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes someone who is easily irritated or annoyed?

Petulant Signup and view all the answers

What does 'indigenous' mean?

Relating to a native or original place Signup and view all the answers

What does 'inexorable' mean?

Relentless and unyielding Signup and view all the answers

What does 'truculence' refer to?

Stubborn aggression Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes a tendency or natural inclination?

Propensity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following means 'to fill with a certain quality'?

Infuse Signup and view all the answers

What does 'intrepid' mean?

Showing courage or bravery Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'zealot' refer to?

A fervent advocate or supporter Signup and view all the answers

What is 'judicious' characterized by?

Common sense and practicality Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vituperative' mean?

Characterized by harsh criticism Signup and view all the answers

Which word refers to 'having many complexly arranged elements'?

Intricate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'improvise' mean?

Manage in a makeshift way Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes 'languid'?

Lacking vigor or vitality Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'obloquy' refer to?

A state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Signup and view all the answers

Which word best describes someone who is overly eager to please influential people through flattery?

Obsequious Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'obliterate' mean?

To remove completely from recognition or memory Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes 'oblivion'?

The state of being disregarded or forgotten Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'opulent' describe?

Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes an 'onomatopoeia'?

A literary device where words imitate sounds Signup and view all the answers

What does 'obtuse' refer to in geometry?

An angle between 90 and 180 degrees Signup and view all the answers

What is an 'ornithologist'?

A zoologist who studies birds Signup and view all the answers

Which term signifies a burdensome concern?

Onus Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ostentatious' suggest about a person's behavior or style?

Excessively showy and designed to impress Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by 'ossified' behavior?

Set in a rigid pattern of behavior or beliefs Signup and view all the answers

Which word refers to a physician specializing in childbirth?

Obstetrician Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Word Definitions and Examples

Aberrant: Markedly different from an accepted norm. Example: Hitler's personality profile suggested schizophrenic tendencies and aberrant thinking.
Abeyance: Temporary cessation or suspension. Example: Final disposition was held in abeyance.
Abscond: Run away, often taking something or someone along. Example: Police sought a prisoner who absconded from a hospital.
Abstemious: Marked by temperance in indulgence. Example: Garnishes were simple, abstemious, and effective.
Abstruse: Difficult to understand. Example: Some artists create abstruse drawings.
Absurd: Inconsistent with reason or logic, or common sense
Abyss: A bottomless gulf or pit
Acquiesce: Agree or express agreement. Example: American officials eventually acquiesced to President Karzai's moves.
Adamant: Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem.
Adept: Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Admonish: Scold or reprimand; take to task
Adulate: Flatter in an obsequious manner. Example: David Childs, a prominent architect, wasn't as adulated as some more famous stars.
Adulation: Exaggerated flattery or praise.
Adulterate: Make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance.
Adumbrate: Describe roughly or give the main points or summary of. Example: He adumbrated what she came from.
Adverse: In an opposing direction.
Aesthete: One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art.
Affable: Diffusing warmth and friendliness.
Affliction: A cause of great suffering and distress.
Affluent: Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value.
Aggrandize: Embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of. Example: Bizarre, exaggerated movements, like abrupt stops or aggrandized sidesteps, sometimes accompany disapproval.
Agitate: Move or cause to move back and forth.
A-gog: Highly excited.
Alacrity: Liveliness and eagerness. Example: Lacking alacrity of persecution.
Allegation: A formal accusation against somebody
Allegiance: The act of binding yourself to a course of action
Ally: A friendly nation
Amalgamate: Bring or combine together/something else
Ambiguous: Having more than one possible meaning.
Ambivalent: Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow.
Ambrosial: Worthy of the gods.
Ameliorate: Make better.
Amenable: Disposed or willing to comply
Anachronism: Locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed.
Analgesic: Capable of relieving pain
Annex: Attach to. Example: Opponents say Ma's moves will allow for Beijing to eventually annex Taiwan
Annotate: Add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.
Annul: Cancel officially.
Anomalous: Deviating from the general or common order or type.
Antediluvian: Of or relating to the period before the biblical flood.
Antipathy: A feeling of intense dislike.
Antiseptic: Thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms.
Aphoristic: Terse and witty and like a maxim. Example: Best writing has a quality.
Apocryphal: Being of questionable authenticity.
Apparition: A ghostly appearing figure.
Appraise: Consider in a comprehensive way.
Apprehension: Fearful expectation or anticipation.
Apprise: Inform somebody of something.
Approbation: Official acceptance or agreement. Example: Painting of an individual was one way of eliciting more love and approbation.
Aptitude: Inherent ability.
Aqueous: Similar to or containing or dissolved in water. Example: Aqueous solution affects colored plants.
Arable: Capable of being farmed productively.
Arbitrate: Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
Arduous: Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion.
Articulate: Express or state clearly.
Ascetic: Someone who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline.
Ascribe: Attribute or credit to.
Asperity: Harshness of manner. Example: Old Man's asperity.
Aspersion: A disparaging remark.
Aspiration: A cherished desire.
Assess: Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of.
Assuage: Provide physical relief, as from pain.
Astringent: Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue.
Astute: Marked by practical hard-headed intelligence.
Atone: Turn away from sin or do penitence. Example: Regulators atone for laxity.
Atrophy: A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.
Attentive: Taking heed.
Attenuate: Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude.
Audacious: Disposed to venture or take risks.
Augment: Enlarge or increase.
Auspicious: Indicating favorable circumstances and good luck. Example: Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is abuzz again, but less auspiciously.
Austere: Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor.
Avarice: Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth.
Aver: Declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
Averse: Strongly opposed.
Avert: Turn away or aside.
Avid: Marked by active interest and enthusiasm.
Baleful: Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
Balk: Refuse to proceed or comply.
Banal: Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Example: Sticking to relatively banal subjects.
Baneful: Evil or sinister.
Banter: Light teasing repartee.
Barefaced: With no effort to conceal.
Bask: Expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation.
Belie: Be in contradiction with.
Bellicose: Having or showing a ready disposition to fight.
Benevolent: Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding.
Benign: Kind in disposition or manner.
Bilk: Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money. Example: Boiler rooms bilked investors by manipulating stocks.
Bizarre: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
Blandishment: Flattery intended to persuade.
Bleak: Unpleasantly cold and damp.
Blithe: Carefree and happy and lighthearted.
Blunder: An embarrassing mistake.
Board: A stout length of sawn timber.
Bog: Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
Bogus: Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
Bolster: Support and strengthen.
Bombast: Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. Example: Coproducer lost nerve going for stadium bombast.
Boor: A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement.
Breach: An opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification.
Brisk: Quick and energetic.
Brittle: Having little elasticity.
Brood: Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.
Burgeon: Grow and flourish.
Burlesque: A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor.
Buttress: A support usually of stone or brick.
Cadge: Obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling.
Cajole: Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
Calisthenics: Light exercises designed to promote general fitness.
Cant: A slope in the turn of a road or track.
Caprice: A sudden desire. Example: Humored companion's caprices.
Captor: A person who entraps and holds someone else.
Castigate: Inflict severe punishment on.
Catalyst: Substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction.
Caustic: Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.
Cavern: A large cave or a large chamber in a cave.
Censor: A person authorized to suppress unacceptable material.
Censure: Harsh criticism or disapproval.
Cessation: A stopping.
Charter: A document creating an institution and specifying its rights.
Chary: Characterized by great caution. Example: Chary of misspelling bell.
Chicanery: The use of tricks to deceive someone.
Circumlocution: An indirect way of expressing something.
Circumspect: Careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk.
Claim: Assert or affirm strongly.
Clot: A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid.
Clumsy: Lacking grace in movement or posture.
Coagulant: An agent that produces coagulation. Example: Suitable coagulants used in quantity/discovered acidity.
Coerce: Cause to do through pressure or necessity.
Cogent: Powerfully persuasive.
Cognizance: The state or act of having knowledge of.
Coherent: Marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts.
Collusion: Secret agreement.
Commensurate: Corresponding in size or degree or extent. Example: Operating commensurate with political influence.
Commentator: An expert who observes and remarks on something.
Complacent: Contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.
Complaisant: Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others.
Composure: Steadiness of mind under stress.
Concede: Give over.
Conceit: The trait of being unduly vain.
Concession: The act of yielding.
Conciliatory: Making or willing to make concessions.
Concoct: Make something by mixing. Example: Daughter concocts confections.
Concur: Happen simultaneously.
Condescend: Behave in a patronizing manner.
Conducive: Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
Confidential: Given in secret.
Confine: Place limits on.
Conflagration: A very intense and uncontrolled fire. Example: Conflict could cause regional conflagration.
Conflate: Mix together different elements.
Confound: Be confusing or perplexing to.
Confrontation: Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions.
Congruent: Corresponding in character or kind.
Conifer: A type of tree or shrub bearing cones.
Conjecture: Believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
Conjure: Summon into action or bring into existence.
Conscript: Enroll into service compulsorily.
Consensus: Agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole.
Consign: Give over to another for care or safekeeping.
Console: Give moral or emotional strength to.
Conspicuous: Obvious to the eye or mind.
Conspire: Act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose.
Consternation: Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion.
Contend: Compete for something.
Contentious: Showing an inclination to disagree.
Contingent: Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow.
Contrite: Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow.
Controversial: Marked by or capable of causing disagreement.
Convoke: Call together.
Convoluted: Highly complex or intricate.
Corporal: Affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit.
Corroborate: Give evidence for.
Covert: Secret or hidden.
Covet: Wish, long, or crave for.
Cower: Crouch or curl up.
Coy: Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
Crave: Have an appetite or great desire for.
Craven: Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Crease: An angular indentation made by folding.
Credulity: Tendency to believe readily.
Crockery: Ceramic dishes used for serving food.
Culpable: Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious.
Curb: The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
Dabble: Bob under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water.
Dampen: Lessen in force or effect.
Dangle: Hang freely.
Dazzle: Cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light.
Dearth: An insufficient quantity or number.
Debacle: A sudden and complete disaster.
Debilitate: Make weak.
Decorous: Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste.
Decorum: Propriety in manners and conduct.
Decree: A legally binding command or decision.
Decry: Express strong disapproval of.
Dedication: Complete and wholehearted fidelity.
Defer: Yield to another's wish or opinion.
Deference: Courteous regard for people's feelings.
Defiance: A hostile challenge.
Defiant: Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force.
Deft: Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. Example: Deft takes on banal subjects
Delineate: Represented accurately or precisely.
Deluge: A heavy rain.
Demote: Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.
Demur: Politely refuse or take exception to.
Denounce: Speak out against.
Denunciation: A public act of condemnation.
Deposition: The act of putting something somewhere.
Deprivation: The disadvantage that results from losing something.
Deprive: Take away.
Descry: Catch sight of.
Desiccate: Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.
Desperate: A person who is frightened and in need of help.
Despicable: Morally reprehensible.
Detached: No longer connected or joined.
Deter: Turn away from as by fear or persuasion.
Devoid: Completely wanting or lacking.
Diatribe: Thunderous verbal attack.
Dichotomy: A classification into two opposed parts or subclasses.
Diffident: Showing modest reserve.
Digress: Wander from a direct or straight course.
Dilettante: An amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention.
Diligent: Quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
Din: A loud, harsh, or strident noise.
Dirge: A song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person.
Disabuse: Free somebody from an erroneous belief.
Disassemble: Take apart.
Disburse: Expend, as from a fund.
Discomfit: Cause to lose one's composure.
Discourse: An extended communication dealing with some particular topic.
Discreet: Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint.
Discrete: Constituting a separate entity or part.
Disdain: Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
Disguise: Any attire that conceals the wearer's identity.
Disinterested: Unaffected by concern for one's own welfare.
Dislodge: Remove or force from a position previously occupied.
Disparate: Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind.
Disparity: Inequality or difference in some respect.
Dispassionate: Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice.
Dispell: Cause to separate and go in different directions.
Disprove: Show to be false.
Disrobe: Get undressed.
Dissemble: Behave unnaturally or affectedly.
Dissent: A difference of opinion.
Distend: Cause to expand as if by internal pressure.
Distract: Draw someone's attention away from something.
Distraught: Deeply agitated especially from emotion.
Divest: Take away possessions from someone.
Divulge: Make known to the public information previously kept secret.
Docile: Easily handled or managed.
Dogmatic: Pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative.
Doleful: Filled with or evoking sadness.
Dormant: Inactive but capable of becoming active.
Drab: A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown.
Drawl: A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
Droll: Comical in an odd or whimsical manner.
Drone: Make a monotonous low dull sound
Drought: A shortage of rainfall
Dubious: Fraught with uncertainty or doubt.
Dumbfound: Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Dupe: Fool or hoax.
Dwarf: A person who is markedly small.
Dwindle: Become smaller or lose substance.
Ebullient: Joyously unrestrained.
Eclectic: Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas.
Efface: Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.
Efficacious: Giving the power to produce an intended result.
Effrontery: Audacious behavior that you have no right to.
Egalitarian: Favoring social equality.
Egregious: Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
Elicit: Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response. Example: Painting him was one way of trying to elicit more love and approbation.
Eloquence: Powerful and effective language.
Elucidate: Make clear and comprehensible.
Elusive: Skillful at evading capture.
Embellish: Make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color.
Embrace: Squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.
Emissary: Someone sent to represent another's interests.
Emollient: A substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin. Example: Walsh, has an uncompromising, confrontational style in contrast to his emollient predecessor.
Enchant: Cast a spell over someone or something.
Encomium: A formal expression of praise.
Encroach: Advance beyond the usual limit
Encumber: Hold back, impede, or weigh down.
Endeavor: Attempt by employing effort.
Endorse: Approve of.
Enervate: Weaken physically, mentally, or morally.
Engender: Call forth
Engrossed: Giving or marked by complete attention to.
Enigma: Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
Enlist: Join the military.
Ensign: A person who holds a commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy.
Enthral: Hold spellbound.
Entrenched: Dug in.
Ephemeral: Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day.
Epistemology: The philosophical theory of knowledge.
Epistle: A specially long, formal letter.
Epithet: Descriptive word or phrase.
Epitome: A standard or typical example.
Equivocate: Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear.
Equivocation: Intentional vagueness or ambiguity.
Eradicate: Destroy completely.
Erratic: Liable to sudden unpredictable change.
Erudite: Having or showing profound knowledge.
Eschew: Avoid and stay away from deliberately.
Esoteric: Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle.
Espouse: Choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
Espy: Catch sight of.
Ethos: The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era.
Euphemism: An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one.
Euphoria: A feeling of great elation.
Evanescent: Short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear.
Evict: Expel or eject without recourse to legal process.
Evoke: Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response.
Exacerbate: Make worse.
Exculpate: Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
Exemplary: Worthy of imitation.
Exemplify: Be characteristic of.
Exhort: Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.
Exigent: Demanding immediate attention.
Exonerate: Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
Exorbitant: Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
Expend: Use up or consume fully.
Expiate: Make amends for.
Explicit: Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable.
Exploit: Use or manipulate to one's advantage.
Extant: Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost.
Extempore: With little or no preparation or forethought.
Extensive: Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity. Extent: The point or degree to which something extends.
Extol: Praise, glorify, or honor.
Extravagant: Recklessly wasteful.
Exuberant: Joyously unrestrained.
Facetious: Cleverly amusing in tone.
Faddish: Intensely fashionable or popular for a short time. Example: Wine investment is faddish diversification.
Fallacious: Containing or based on incorrect reasoning.
Fallacy: A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
Falter: Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way.
Fanatical: Marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea.
Fathom: A linear unit of measurement for water depth.
Fawn: A young deer.
Feckless: Generally incompetent and ineffectual.
Feign: Make believe with the intent to deceive.
Felicitate: Express congratulations.
Felon: Someone who has been legally convicted of a crime.
Fervent: Characterized by intense emotion.
Fervid: Characterized by intense emotion.
Fervor: Feelings of great warmth and intensity.
Feud: A bitter quarrel between two parties.
Fickle: Liable to sudden unpredictable change.
Fidget: Move restlessly.
Finicky: Fussy, especially about details.
Flamboyant: Tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display.
Flatter: Praise somewhat dishonestly.
Flaunt: Display proudly.
Fledgling: Young bird that has just become capable of flying.
Flimsy: A thin strong lightweight translucent paper.
Flinch: Draw back, as with fear or pain.
Flippant: Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness.
Flirting: Talking or behaving amorously, without serious intentions.
Flop: Fall loosely.
Florid: Elaborately or excessively ornamented.
Flounder: Move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water.
Flout: Treat with contemptuous disregard.
Fluffy: Like down or as soft as down.
Fluke: A stroke of luck.
Flustered: Thrown into a state of agitated confusion.
Foible: A minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character.
Foment: Try to stir up.
Foolhardy: Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences.
Foppish: Overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner.
Foreclosure: Proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan.
Forestall: Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
Forge: Create by hammering.
Forgery: Criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument.
Formidable: Extremely impressive in strength or excellence.
Forthright: Directly and without evasion; not roundabout.
Fortuitous: Lucky; occurring by happy chance.
Foster: Providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties.
Fracas: A noisy quarrel.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
Frenzy: State of violent mental agitation.
Fret: Be agitated or irritated.
Frivolous: Not serious in content, attitude, or behavior.
Frown: A facial expression of dislike or displeasure.
Fulminate: Cause to explode violently and with loud noise.
Furtive: Secret and sly.
Gaffe: A socially awkward or tactless act.
Gainsay: Take exception to.
Garner: Assemble or get together.
Garrulous: Full of trivial conversation.
Gauche: Lacking social poise or refinement. Example: Gauche and uncoordinated appearance.
Gaudy: Tastelessly showy.
Gavel: A small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge.
Ghastly: Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.
Gird: Bind with something round or circular.
Gist: The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.
Glib: Artfully persuasive in speech.
Gloat: Dwell on with satisfaction.
Goad: Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick.
Gorge: A deep ravine, usually with a river running through it.
Gossamer: A gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture.
Gouge: An impression in a surface, as made by a blow.
Gravel: Rock fragments and pebbles.
Gravity: The force of attraction between all masses in the universe.
Grazing: The act of grazing.
Gregarious: Temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others.
Grill: A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate.
Grovel: Show submission or fear.
Grudging: Petty or reluctant in giving or spending.
Grumble: Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.
Guarded: Cautious and reserved.
Guile: Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
Guileless: Innocent and free of deceit.
Gullible: Naive and easily deceived or tricked.
Hackneyed: Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Hallucinate: Have illusions; perceive what is not actually there.
Hamper: Prevent the progress or free movement of.
Hapless: Unfortunate and deserving pity.
Harangue: A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
Harbor: A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
Herbaceous: Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part.
Heretic: A person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma.
Heretical: Departing from accepted beliefs or standards.
Heterodox: Characterized by departure from accepted standards.
Hoax: Something intended to deceive.
Holster: A sheath for carrying a handgun.
Homeopathy: A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated.
Hyperbole: Extravagant exaggeration
Hypocritical: Professing feelings or virtues one does not have.
Iconoclast: Someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions.
Idiosyncrasy: A behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual.
Idolatrous: Relating to or practicing idolatry.
Illicit: Contrary to accepted morality or convention.
Imbibe: Take in liquids.
Imbue: Spread or diffuse through.
Immutable: Not subject or susceptible to change or variation.
Impair: Make worse or less effective.
Impassive: Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
Impecunious: Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Imped: Be a hindrance or obstacle to.
Impediment: Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress.
Imperative: Requiring attention or action.
Imperious: Having or showing arrogant superiority.
Impervious: Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected.
Impetuous: Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought.
Implacable: Incapable of being appeased or pacified.
Imposture: Pretending to be another person.
Impregnable: Incapable of being attacked or tampered with.
Impromptu: With little or no preparation or forethought.
Improv.: Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.
Imprudent: Improperly forward or bold.
Impugn: Attack as false or wrong.
Impunity: Exemption from punishment or loss.
Inadvertent: Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally.
Inauspicious: Boding ill
Inchoate: Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
Incidence: The relative frequency of occurrence of something.
Incipient: Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
Incongruous: Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.
Incorrigible: Impervious to correction by punishment.
Incursion: The act of entering some territory or domain.
Indelible: Not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased.
Indict: Accuse formally of a crime.
Indigenous: Originating where it is found.
Indignant: Angry at something unjust or wrong.
Induce: Cause to act in a specified manner.
Indulge: Yield to; give satisfaction to.
Ineffable: Defying expression or description.
Inept: Generally incompetent and ineffectual.
Inequitable: Not fair or impartial.
Inextricable: Incapable of being disentangled or untied.
Infiltrate: Pass through an enemy line in a military conflict.
Inflammable: Easily ignited.
Infuse: Fill, as with a certain quality.
Ingenious: Showing inventiveness and skill.
Ingenuous: Lacking in sophistication or worldliness.
Ingrained: Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
Inimical: Tending to obstruct or cause harm.
Iniquitous: Characterized by injustice or wickedness.
Innocuous: Not injurious to physical or mental health.
Inappropriate: Not suitable; wrong.
Inopportune: Not suitable for a purpose.
Inquisitive: Given to questioning.
Insatiate: Impossible to satisfy.
Insensible: Barely able to be perceived.
Insignia: A badge worn to show official position.
Insinuate: Suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand.
Insipid: Lacking interest or significance or impact.
Insular: Relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island.
Intact: Undamaged in any way.
Interregnum: The time between two reigns or governments.
Intransigent: Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason.
Intrepid: Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
Intricate: Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate.
Intrigue: A crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends.
Inundate: Fill or cover completely, usually with water.
Inured: Made tough by habitual exposure.
Invective: Abusive language used to express blame or censure.
Invert: Turn inside out or upside down.
Invigorate: Give life or energy to.
Invoke: Request earnestly; ask for aid or protection.
Irascible: Quickly aroused to anger.
Irate: Feeling or showing extreme anger.
Jamb: A vertical side piece of a door or window frame.
Jeer: Laugh at with contempt and derision.
Jeopardy: A source of danger.
Jest: Activity characterized by good humor.
Jocular: Characterized by jokes and good humor.
Jovial: Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
Judicious: Marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters.
Lackluster: Not having brilliance or vitality.
Laconic: Brief and to the point.
Lasso: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
Latitude: An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.
Laudible: Worthy of high praise.
Lavish: Very generous.
Leash: Restraint consisting of a rope used to restrain an animal.
Leaven: A substance used to produce fermentation in dough.
Lethargic: Deficient in alertness or activity.
Lethargy: Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy.
Levee: An embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing.
Leviathan: The largest or most massive thing of its kind.
Levy: Impose and collect.
Libertine: Unrestrained by convention or morality.
Ligneous: Consisting of or resembling wood. Example: Powder ligneous filaments mixed with spores under a compound microscope.
Limerick: A humorous rhymed verse form of five lines. Example: Limericks written on iPad daily.
Limp: Walk impeded by some physical injury.
Linen: A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.
Literal: Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.
Lizard: Relatively long-bodied reptile with legs and a tapering tail.
Loafer: A person who is idle and does no work.
Loll: Be lazy or idle.
Loom: A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile.
Lope: Run easily.
Loquacious: Full of trivial conversation.
Lucid: Transparently clear; easily understandable.
Lucrative: Producing a sizeable profit.
Ludicrous: Inviting ridicule.
Lugubrious: Excessively mournful.
Lull: Make calm or still.
Lumber: The wood of trees prepared for use as building material.
Luminous: Softly bright or radiant.
Lustrous: Reflecting light.
Mace: A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office.
Macerate: Soften and cause to disintegrate as a result.
Magnanimity: Nobility and generosity of spirit.
Malapropism: Misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.
Malevolent: Wishing or appearing to wish evil on others.
Malign: Speak unfavorably about.
Malingerer: Someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity. Example: Stanford failed tests designed to expose malingerers.
Manifest: Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.
Martial: Suggesting war or military life.
Martinet: Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms.
Maverick: Someone who exhibits independence in thought and action.
Meager: Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
Meddle: Intrude in other people's affairs or business.
Mediocre: Moderate to inferior in quality.
Mend: Restore by putting together what is torn or broken.
Mendacious: Given to lying.

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