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annul a make void -- 2 q elope a run away secretly with the intention of getting married -- 3 q anodyne a drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement -- 4 q anoint a consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) -- 5 q anomalous a abnormal; irregular -- 6...

annul a make void -- 2 q elope a run away secretly with the intention of getting married -- 3 q anodyne a drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement -- 4 q anoint a consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) -- 5 q anomalous a abnormal; irregular -- 6 q anomaly a irregularity -- 7 q anonymity a state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous -- 8 q antagonism a hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist -- 9 q antecede a precede -- 10 q antecedents a preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background -- 11 q antediluvian a antiquated; extremely ancient -- 12 q anthem a song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem -- 13 q anthology a book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus -- 14 q anthropoid a manlike; resembling a human being; N. -- 15 q anthropologist a student of the history and science of humankind -- 16 q anthropomorphic a having human form or characteristics -- 17 q anticlimax a letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting -- 18 q antidote a remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles -- 19 q antipathy a aversion; dislike or opposition -- 20 q antiquated a obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated -- 21 q antiseptic a substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. -- 22 q antithesis a contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical -- 23 q anvil a iron block used in hammering out metals -- 24 q apathy a lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic -- 25 q ape a imitate or mimic (a person’s behavior or manner) -- 26 q aperture a opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light -- 27 q apex a tip; summit; climax; highest point -- 28 q aphasia a loss of speech due to injury or illness -- 29 q aphorism a pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic -- 30 q apiary a a place where bees are kept -- 31 q hive a box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive -- 32 q apiculture a bee-keeping -- 33 q apiarist a person who keeps bees -- 34 q aplomb a poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence -- 35 q poise a good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position -- 36 q apocalyptic a prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse -- 37 q apocryphal a (of a story) widely believed but untrue -- 38 q apogee a highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee -- 39 q apolitical a having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs -- 40 q apologist a one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia -- 41 q apoplexy a stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain -- 42 q apostate a one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy -- 43 q apothecary a druggist; pharmacist -- 44 q apothegm(apophthegm) a pithy, compact saying -- 45 q apotheosis a elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something -- 46 q appall a dismay; shock deeply -- 47 q apparition a ghost; phantom -- 48 q appease a pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement -- 49 q appellation a name; title -- 50 q append a attach -- 51 q application a diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself -- 52 q apposite a appropriate; fitting -- 53 q appraise a estimate value of; N. appraisal -- 54 q appreciate a be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference -- 55 q apprehend a arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension -- 56 q apprehensive a fearful; discerning -- 57 q apprise a inform -- 58 q approbation a approval -- 59 q appropriate a acquire; take possession of for one’s own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate -- 60 q appurtenances a subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing -- 61 q apropos a with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. -- 62 q aptitude a fitness; talent -- 63 q aquiline a curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose -- 64 q arable a fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land -- 65 q arbiter a person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware -- 66 q arbitrary a unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler -- 67 q arbitrate a act as judge (at the request of both sides) -- 68 q arboretum a place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited -- 69 q arboreal a of or living in trees -- 70 q arcade a a covered passageway usually lined with shops -- 71 q arcane a esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener -- 72 q archaeology a study of artifacts and relics of early mankind -- 73 q archaic a antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. -- 74 q archetype a prototype; primitive pattern -- 75 q arch- a chief; first; Ex. archbishop -- 76 q archipelago a group of closely located islands -- 77 q archives a public records; place where public records are kept -- 78 q ardor a heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent -- 79 q arduous a hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work -- 80 q argot a slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people -- 81 q aria a operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio -- 82 q arid a (of land) dry; barren; unproductive -- 83 q aristocracy a hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat -- 84 q armada a fleet of warships -- 85 q aromatic a fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell -- 86 q arraign a charge in court; indict -- 87 q array a marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array -- 88 q arrears a being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done -- 89 q arrhythmic a lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia -- 90 q arrogance a pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one’s own importance and a lack of respect for other people) -- 91 q arroyo a gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater -- 92 q artery a blood-vessel; CF. vein -- 93 q articulate a effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints -- 94 q arsenal a storage place for military equipment -- 95 q artifacts a object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced -- 96 q artifice a deception; trickery -- 97 q artisan a a manually skilled worker -- 98 q artless a without guile; open and honest -- 99 q ascendancy a controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant -- 100 q ascertain a find out for certain; make certain -- 101 q ascetic a practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism -- 102 q ascribe a refer; attribute; assign -- 103 q aseptic a preventing infection; having a cleansing effect -- 104 q ashen a ash-colored; deadly pale -- 105 q asinine a stupid; Ex. asinine remarks -- 106 q askance a with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at -- 107 q askew a crookedly; slanted; at an angle -- 108 q asperity a sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter -- 109 q aspersion a slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on -- 110 q aspirant a seeker after position or status -- 111 q aspire a seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership -- 112 q assail a assault -- 113 q assay a analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) -- 114 q assent a agree; accept; N. assessment -- 115 q assert a state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one’s independence -- 116 q assiduous a diligent -- 117 q assimilate a absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking) -- 118 q assuage a mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) -- 119 q assumption a something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume -- 120 q regent a a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent -- 121 q assurance a firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one’s own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one’s own ability; showing certainty -- 122 q asteroid a small planet -- 123 q astigmatism a eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism -- 124 q astral a relating to the stars -- 125 q astringent a binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism -- 126 q astronomical a enormously large or extensive -- 127 q astute a wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one’s advantage -- 128 q asunder a into parts; apart; V. sunder -- 129 q asylum a place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political) -- 130 q asymmetric a not identical on both sides of a dividing central line -- 131 q atavism a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic -- 132 q atheistic a denying the existence of God; N. atheism -- 133 q atone a make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for -- 134 q atrocity a brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious -- 135 q atrophy a wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) -- 136 q attentive a alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration -- 137 q attenuate a make thin; weaken -- 138 q attest a testify; bear witness -- 139 q attribute a essential quality; V: ascribe; explain -- 140 q attrition a rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition -- 141 q atypical a not normal; not typical -- 142 q audacious a daring; bold; N. audacity -- 143 q audit a examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. -- 144 q augment a increase; add to -- 145 q augury a omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) -- 146 q august a impressive; majestic -- 147 q aureole a sun’s corona; halo; bright circle of light -- 148 q auroral a pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis -- 149 q auspicious a favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices -- 150 q austere a forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk’s austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity -- 151 q authenticate a prove genuine -- 152 q authoritarian a subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father -- 153 q authoritative a having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive -- 154 q autocratic a having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy -- 155 q automaton a mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself -- 156 q autonomous a self-governing; N. autonomy -- 157 q autopsy a examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. -- 158 q auxiliary a offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant -- 159 q avalanche a great mass of falling snow and ice -- 160 q avarice a greediness for wealth -- 161 q avenge a take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy. -- 162 q aver a state confidently; declare as true -- 163 q averse a reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work -- 164 q aversion a firm dislike -- 165 q avert a prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. -- 166 q aviary a enclosure for birds; large cage -- 167 q avid a greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity -- 168 q avocation a secondary or minor occupation -- 169 q avow a declare openly; N. avowal -- 170 q avuncular a of or like an uncle -- 171 q awe a solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome -- 172 q awful a terrible; very bad -- 173 q awl a pointed tool used for piercing -- 174 q awry a distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. -- 175 q axiom a self-evident truth requiring no proof -- 176 q azure a sky blue -- 177 q babble a chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. -- 178 q bacchanalian a drunken -- 179 q bacchanal a noisy party with a lot of drinking -- 180 q Bacchanalia a the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus -- 181 q badger a pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal -- 182 q badinage a teasing conversation; banter; joking talk -- 183 q baffle a frustrate; perplex -- 184 q bait a harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals -- 185 q baleful a evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look -- 186 q balk a stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate -- 187 q ballast a heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast -- 188 q balm a something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees -- 189 q pang a sudden sharp feeling of pain -- 190 q balmy a soft and mild (of air); fragrant -- 191 q banal a hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed -- 192 q bandy a discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with -- 193 q bane a posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous -- 194 q bantering a joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter -- 195 q barb a sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark -- 196 q bard a poet -- 197 q barefaced a shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie -- 198 q unregenerate a making no attempt to change one’s bad practices -- 199 q baroque a highly ornate -- 200 q barrage a barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism