#Default word list for gretools
#Adapted from http://pllab.kaist.ac.kr/~gladius/gre/
{ "abase", "lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make  lose self-respect", "verb" },
{ "abash", "embarrass", "verb" },
{ "abate", "subside or moderate", "verb" },
{ "abbreviate", "shorten", "verb" },
{ "abdicate", "renounce; give up ", "verb" },
{ "aberrant", "abnormal or deviant", "adjective" },
{ "aberration", "deviation from the normal; mental disorder", "noun" },
{ "abet", "assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage", "verb" },
{ "abeyance", "suspended action", "noun" },
{ "abhor", "detest; hate", "verb" },
{ "abject", "wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology", "adjective" },
{ "abjure", "renounce upon oath", "verb" },
{ "ablution", "washing", "noun" },
{ "abnegation", "renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation", "noun" },
{ "abolish", "cancel; put an end to", "verb" },
{ "abominable", "detestable; extremely unpleasant", "adjective" },
{ "abominate", "loathe; hate", "verb" },
{ "aboriginal", "being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine", "adjective" },
{ "abortive", "unsuccessful; fruitless", "adjective" },
{ "abrasive", "rubbing away; tending to grind down", "noun" },
{ "abridge", "condense or shorten", "verb" },
{ "abrogate", "abolish", "verb" },
{ "abscission", "cutting off; separation", "noun" },
{ "abscond", "depart secretly and hide", "verb" },
{ "absolute", "complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism", "adjective" },
{ "absolve", "pardon ", "verb" },
{ "abstain", "refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote;", "verb" },
{ "abstemious", "sparing in eating and drinking; temperate", "adjective" },
{ "abstinence", "restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote", "noun" },
{ "abstract", "theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational", "adjective" },
{ "abstruse", "obscure; profound; difficult to understand", "adjective" },
{ "abusive", "coarsely insulting; physically harmful", "adjective" },
{ "abut", "border upon; adjoin", "verb" },
{ "abysmal", "bottomless", "adjective" },
{ "abyss", "enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit", "noun" },
{ "academic", "related to a school; not practical or directly useful", "adjective" },
{ "accede", "agree", "verb" },
{ "accelerate", "move faster", "verb" },
{ "accessible", "easy to approach; obtainable", "adjective" },
{ "accessory", "additional object; useful but not essential thing", "adjective" },
{ "acclaim", "applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drug has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise", "verb" },
{ "acclimate", "adjust to climate or environment; adapt", "verb" },
{ "acclivity", "sharp up slope of a hill; OP. declivity", "noun" },
{ "accolade", "award of merit; strong praise and approval", "noun" },
{ "accommodate", "oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging", "verb" },
{ "accomplice", "partner in crime", "noun" },
{ "accord", "agreement", "noun" },
{ "accost", "approach and speak first to a person", "verb" },
{ "accoutre", "equip; N. accoutrement", "verb" },
{ "accretion", "growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete", "noun" },
{ "accrue", "come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual", "verb" },
{ "acerbity", "bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid ", "noun" },
{ "acetic", "vinegary", "adjective" },
{ "acidulous", "slightly sour ; sharp; caustic", "adjective" },
{ "acknowledge", "recognize; admit", "verb" },
{ "acme", "peak; pinnacle; highest point", "noun" },
{ "acoustics", "science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in", "noun" },
{ "acquiesce", "assent; agree passively; comply without protest", "verb" },
{ "acquittal", "deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct  in a specified manner", "noun" },
{ "acrid", "bitter ; sharp; bitterly pungent ", "adjective" },
{ "acrimonious", "stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior", "adjective" },
{ "acrophobia", "fear of heights", "noun" },
{ "actuarial", "calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics", "adjective" },
{ "actuary", "someone who advises insurance companies", "noun" },
{ "actuate", "motivate; activate; cause to act", "verb" },
{ "acuity", "sharpness ", "noun" },
{ "acumen", "mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen ", "noun" },
{ "acute", "sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain", "adjective" },
{ "adage", "wise saying; proverb", "noun" },
{ "adamant", "hard; inflexible", "adjective" },
{ "adapt", "make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.", "verb" },
{ "addendum", "addition; appendix to book; something that is added ", "noun" },
{ "addiction", "compulsive habitual need", "noun" },
{ "addle", "make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten ", "verb" },
{ "address", "direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech", "verb" },
{ "adept", "expert at; very skilled", "adjective" },
{ "adhere", "stick fast; be a devoted follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyalty", "verb" },
{ "adherent", "supporter; follower", "noun, person" },
{ "adjacent", "adjoining; neighboring; close by", "adjective" },
{ "adjunct", "something attached to but holding an inferior position", "noun" },
{ "adjuration", "solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly", "noun" },
{ "adjutant", "staff officer assisting the commander; assistant", "noun" },
{ "admonish", "warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove", "verb" },
{ "adorn", "decorate", "verb" },
{ "adroit", "skillful ", "adjective" },
{ "adulation", "flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved", "noun" },
{ "adulterate", "make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted substances", "verb" },
{ "advent", "arrival", "noun" },
{ "adventitious", "accidental; casual; happening by chance", "adjective" },
{ "adversary", "opponent; enemy", "noun" },
{ "adverse", "going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile", "adjective" },
{ "adversity", "great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event", "noun" },
{ "advert", "refer", "verb" },
{ "advocacy", "support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something", "noun" },
{ "advocate", "speak in favor of; support ; urge; plead for", "verb" },
{ "aegis", "shield; protection; defense", "noun" },
{ "aerie", "nest of a large bird of prey", "noun" },
{ "aesthetic", "artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful ; CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics", "adjective" },
{ "affable", "easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly", "adjective" },
{ "affected", "artificial; pretended", "adjective" },
{ "affidavit", "written statement made under oath ", "noun" },
{ "affiliation", "joining; associating with", "noun" },
{ "affinity", "feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages", "noun" },
{ "affirmation", "positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination", "noun" },
{ "affliction", "state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on", "noun" },
{ "affluence", "abundance; wealth", "noun" },
{ "affront", "insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally", "verb" },
{ "agape", "open mouthed", "adjective" },
{ "agenda", "items of business at a meeting", "noun" },
{ "agglomeration", "collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. agglomerate: jumbled mass; heap", "noun" },
{ "aggrandize", "make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement", "verb" },
{ "aggregate", "sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars", "noun" },
{ "aghast", "filled with great surprise or fear; horrified", "adjective" },
{ "agility", "nimbleness; ability to move quickly", "noun" },
{ "agitate", "stir up; disturb", "verb" },
{ "agnostic", "one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality", "noun" },
{ "agog", "highly excited; intensely curious", "adjective" },
{ "agrarian", "pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform", "adjective" },
{ "alacrity", "cheerful promptness without reluctance", "noun" },
{ "alchemy", "medieval chemistry", "noun" },
{ "alcove", "nook; recess", "noun" },
{ "alias", "an assumed name esp. by a criminal ; ADV. alias", "noun" },
{ "alienate", "make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of", "verb" },
{ "alimentary", "supplying nourishment", "adjective" },
{ "alimony", "payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce", "noun" },
{ "allay", "calm; pacify", "verb" },
{ "allege", "state without proof", "verb" },
{ "allegiance", "loyalty", "noun" },
{ "allegory", "story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable", "noun" },
{ "alleviate", "relieve ", "verb" },
{ "alliteration", "repetition of beginning sound in poetry", "noun" },
{ "allocate", "assign; set apart for a particular purpose", "verb" },
{ "alloy", "mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other metals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness", "noun" },
{ "allude", "refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference", "verb" },
{ "allure", "entice; attract; tempt", "verb" },
{ "alluvial", "pertaining to soil deposits left by running water", "adjective" },
{ "aloof", "apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.", "adjective" },
{ "aloft", "upward; high up in the air", "noun" },
{ "altercation", "noisy quarrel", "noun" },
{ "altruistic", "unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism", "adjective" },
{ "amalgamate", "combine; unite in one body", "verb" },
{ "amalgam", "combination of different things; mixture of metals  used for filling holes in teeth", "noun" },
{ "amass", "collect ", "verb" },
{ "amazon", "female warrior", "noun" },
{ "ambidextrous", "capable of using either hand with equal ease", "adjective" },
{ "ambience", "environment; atmosphere; Ex. restaurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature", "noun" },
{ "ambiguous", "unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation", "adjective" },
{ "ambivalence", "the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions", "noun" },
{ "amble", "walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly", "adjective" },
{ "ambrosia", "food of the gods", "noun" },
{ "ambulatory", "able to walk", "adjective" },
{ "ameliorate", "improve", "verb" },
{ "amenable", "obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests", "adjective" },
{ "amend", "correct; change ; generally for the better", "verb" },
{ "amenities", "convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies", "noun" },
{ "amiable", "agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly", "adjective" },
{ "amicable", "peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement", "adjective" },
{ "amiss", "wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.", "noun" },
{ "amity", "friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations", "noun" },
{ "amnesia", "loss of memory", "noun" },
{ "amnesty", "pardon ", "noun" },
{ "amoral", "nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong", "adjective" },
{ "amorous", "moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances", "adjective" },
{ "amorphous", "formless; lacking shape or definition", "adjective" },
{ "amphibian", "able to live both on land and in water; N.", "noun" },
{ "amphitheater", "oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena", "noun" },
{ "ample", "enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space", "adjective" },
{ "amplify", "increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph", "verb" },
{ "amputate", "cut off part of body; prune ", "verb" },
{ "amok", "in a state of rage; Ex. run amok", "noun" },
{ "amulet", "charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck", "noun" },
{ "anachronism", "an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic", "noun" },
{ "analgesic", "causing insensitivity to pain; N.", "verb" },
{ "analogous", "comparable; similar", "adjective" },
{ "analogy", "similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things", "noun" },
{ "anarchist", "person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority", "noun, person" },
{ "anarchy", "absence of governing body; state of disorder", "noun" },
{ "anathema", "solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize", "noun" },
{ "ancestry", "family descent; ADJ. ancestral", "noun" },
{ "anchor", "secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage", "noun" },
{ "ancillary", "serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.", "noun" },
{ "anecdote", "short story of an amusing or interesting event", "noun" },
{ "anemia", "condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic", "noun" },
{ "anesthetic", "substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia", "noun" },
{ "anguish", "acute pain; extreme suffering", "noun" },
{ "angular", "sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded ; bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner", "adjective" },
{ "animadversion", "critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval", "noun" },
{ "animated", "lively; spirited", "adjective" },
{ "animosity", "active enmity", "noun" },
{ "animus", "hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition", "noun" },
{ "annals", "records arranged in yearly parts; history", "noun" },
{ "anneal", "reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling ", "verb" },
{ "annex", "attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate  into a larger existing political unit ; N: building added to a large one", "verb" },
{ "annihilate", "destroy", "verb" },
{ "annotate", "comment; make explanatory notes", "verb" },
{ "annuity", "yearly allowance", "noun" },
{ "annul", "make void", "verb" },
{ "anodyne", "drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement", "noun" },
{ "anoint", "consecrate; put oil on ", "verb" },
{ "anomalous", "abnormal; irregular", "adjective" },
{ "anomaly", "irregularity", "noun" },
{ "anonymity", "state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous", "noun" },
{ "antagonism", "hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in opposition to the protagonist", "noun" },
{ "antecede", "precede", "verb" },
{ "antecedents", "preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background", "noun" },
{ "antediluvian", "antiquated; extremely ancient", "adjective" },
{ "anthem", "song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem", "noun" },
{ "anthology", "book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus", "noun" },
{ "anthropoid", "manlike; resembling a human being; N.", "adjective" },
{ "anthropologist", "student of the history and science of humankind", "noun, person" },
{ "anthropomorphic", "having human form or characteristics", "adjective" },
{ "anticlimax", "letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting", "noun" },
{ "antidote", "remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles", "noun" },
{ "antipathy", "aversion; dislike or opposition", "noun" },
{ "antiquated", "obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated", "adjective" },
{ "antiseptic", "substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "antithesis", "contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical", "noun" },
{ "anvil", "iron block used in hammering out metals", "noun" },
{ "apathy", "lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic", "noun" },
{ "ape", "imitate or mimic ", "verb" },
{ "aperture", "opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light", "noun" },
{ "apex", "tip; summit; climax; highest point", "noun" },
{ "aphasia", "loss of speech due to injury or illness", "noun" },
{ "aphorism", "pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic", "noun" },
{ "apiary", "a place where bees are kept", "noun" },
{ "aplomb", "poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence", "noun" },
{ "apocalyptic", "prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse", "adjective" },
{ "apocryphal", "widely believed but untrue", "adjective" },
{ "apogee", "highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee", "noun" },
{ "apolitical", "having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs", "adjective" },
{ "apologist", "one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia", "noun, person" },
{ "apoplexy", "stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain", "noun" },
{ "apostate", "one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy", "noun" },
{ "apothecary", "druggist; pharmacist", "noun" },
{ "apothegm", "pithy, compact saying", "noun" },
{ "apotheosis", "elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something", "noun" },
{ "appall", "dismay; shock deeply", "verb" },
{ "apparition", "ghost; phantom", "noun" },
{ "appease", "pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement", "verb" },
{ "appellation", "name; title", "noun" },
{ "append", "attach", "verb" },
{ "application", "diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself", "noun" },
{ "apposite", "appropriate; fitting", "adjective" },
{ "appraise", "estimate value of; N. appraisal", "verb" },
{ "appreciate", "be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference", "verb" },
{ "apprehend", "arrest ; dread; perceive; N. apprehension", "verb" },
{ "apprehensive", "fearful; discerning", "adjective" },
{ "apprise", "inform", "verb" },
{ "approbation", "approval", "noun" },
{ "appropriate", "acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate", "verb" },
{ "appurtenances", "subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing", "noun" },
{ "apropos", "with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos  the present situation; ADJ. ADV.", "adjective" },
{ "aptitude", "fitness; talent", "noun" },
{ "aquiline", "curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose", "adjective" },
{ "arable", "fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land", "noun" },
{ "arbiter", "person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position to make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware", "noun, person" },
{ "arbitrary", "unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler", "adjective" },
{ "arbitrate", "act as judge ", "verb" },
{ "arboretum", "place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited", "noun" },
{ "arcade", "a covered passageway usually lined with shops", "noun" },
{ "arcane", "esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener", "adjective" },
{ "archaeology", "study of artifacts and relics of early mankind", "noun" },
{ "archaic", "antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.", "adjective" },
{ "arch-", "chief; first; Ex. archbishop", "adjective" },
{ "archetype", "prototype; primitive pattern", "noun" },
{ "archipelago", "group of closely located islands", "noun" },
{ "archives", "public records; place where public records are kept", "noun" },
{ "ardor", "heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent", "noun" },
{ "arduous", "hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work", "adjective" },
{ "argot", "slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people", "noun" },
{ "aria", "operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio", "noun" },
{ "arid", "dry; barren; unproductive", "adjective" },
{ "aristocracy", "hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat", "noun" },
{ "armada", "fleet of warships", "noun" },
{ "aromatic", "fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell", "adjective" },
{ "arraign", "charge in court; indict", "verb" },
{ "array", "marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array", "verb" },
{ "arrears", "being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done", "noun" },
{ "arrhythmic", "lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia", "adjective" },
{ "arrogance", "pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important ", "noun" },
{ "arroyo", "gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater", "noun" },
{ "arsenal", "storage place for military equipment", "noun" },
{ "articulate", "effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints", "adjective" },
{ "artifacts", "object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced", "noun" },
{ "artifice", "deception; trickery", "noun" },
{ "artisan", "a manually skilled worker", "noun" },
{ "artless", "without guile; open and honest", "adjective" },
{ "ascendancy", "controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant", "noun" },
{ "ascertain", "find out for certain; make certain", "verb" },
{ "ascetic", "practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism", "verb" },
{ "ascribe", "refer; attribute; assign", "verb" },
{ "aseptic", "preventing infection; having a cleansing effect", "adjective" },
{ "ashen", "ash-colored; deadly pale", "adjective" },
{ "asinine", "stupid; Ex. asinine remarks", "adjective" },
{ "askance", "with a sideways or indirect look ; Ex. look askance at", "adjective" },
{ "askew", "crookedly; slanted; at an angle", "adjective" },
{ "asperity", "sharpness; roughness; severity ; Ex. asperities of a Russian winter", "noun" },
{ "aspersion", "slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on", "noun" },
{ "aspirant", "seeker after position or status", "noun" },
{ "aspire", "seek to attain ; long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership", "verb" },
{ "assail", "assault", "verb" },
{ "assay", "analyze ; evaluate ", "verb" },
{ "assent", "agree; accept; N. assessment", "verb" },
{ "assert", "state strongly or positively; demand recognition of ; make a claim to ; Ex. assert one's independence", "verb" },
{ "assiduous", "diligent", "adjective" },
{ "assimilate", "absorb; take  into the body and digest it; understand  completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous ", "verb" },
{ "assuage", "make less severe; ease or lessen ; satisfy ; soothe ", "verb" },
{ "assumption", "something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume", "noun" },
{ "assurance", "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 front of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make  certain to happen; make  feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty", "noun" },
{ "asteroid", "small planet", "noun" },
{ "astigmatism", "eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism", "noun" },
{ "astral", "relating to the stars", "adjective" },
{ "astringent", "binding; causing contraction ; harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism", "adjective" },
{ "astronomical", "enormously large or extensive", "adjective" },
{ "astute", "wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage", "adjective" },
{ "asunder", "into parts; apart; V. sunder", "adjective" },
{ "asylum", "place of refuge or shelter; protection ", "noun" },
{ "asymmetric", "not identical on both sides of a dividing central line", "adjective" },
{ "atavism", "resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic", "noun" },
{ "atheistic", "denying the existence of God; N. atheism", "adjective" },
{ "atone", "make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for", "verb" },
{ "atrocity", "brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious", "noun" },
{ "atrophy", "wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle ", "noun" },
{ "attentive", "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", "adjective" },
{ "attenuate", "make thin; weaken", "verb" },
{ "attest", "testify; bear witness", "verb" },
{ "attribute", "essential quality; V: ascribe; explain", "verb" },
{ "attrition", "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", "noun" },
{ "atypical", "not normal; not typical", "adjective" },
{ "audacious", "daring; bold; N. audacity", "adjective" },
{ "audit", "examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.", "noun" },
{ "augment", "increase; add to", "verb" },
{ "augury", "omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of ", "noun" },
{ "august", "impressive; majestic", "adjective" },
{ "aureole", "sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light", "noun" },
{ "auroral", "pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis", "adjective" },
{ "auspicious", "favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices", "adjective" },
{ "austere", "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", "adjective" },
{ "authenticate", "prove genuine", "verb" },
{ "authoritarian", "subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father", "adjective" },
{ "authoritative", "having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive", "adjective" },
{ "autocratic", "having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy", "adjective" },
{ "automaton", "mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself", "noun" },
{ "autonomous", "self-governing; N. autonomy", "adjective" },
{ "autopsy", "examination of a dead body; postmortem; V.", "noun" },
{ "auxiliary", "offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant", "noun" },
{ "avalanche", "great mass of falling snow and ice", "noun" },
{ "avarice", "greediness for wealth", "noun" },
{ "avenge", "take vengeance 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.", "verb" },
{ "aver", "state confidently; declare as true", "verb" },
{ "averse", "reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work", "adjective" },
{ "aversion", "firm dislike", "noun" },
{ "avert", "prevent; avoid; turn away ; Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.", "verb" },
{ "aviary", "enclosure for birds; large cage", "noun" },
{ "avid", "greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity", "adjective" },
{ "avocation", "secondary or minor occupation", "noun" },
{ "avow", "declare openly; N. avowal", "verb" },
{ "avuncular", "of or like an uncle", "adjective" },
{ "awe", "solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome", "adjective" },
{ "awl", "pointed tool used for piercing", "noun" },
{ "awry", "distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.", "adjective" },
{ "axiom", "self-evident truth requiring no proof", "noun" },
{ "azure", "sky blue", "adjective" },
{ "babble", "chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.", "verb" },
{ "bacchanalian", "drunken", "adjective" },
{ "badger", "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", "verb" },
{ "badinage", "teasing conversation; banter; joking talk", "noun" },
{ "baffle", "frustrate; perplex", "verb" },
{ "bait", "harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals", "verb" },
{ "baleful", "evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look", "adjective" },
{ "balk", "stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate", "verb" },
{ "ballast", "heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast", "noun" },
{ "balm", "something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees", "noun" },
{ "balmy", "soft and mild ; fragrant", "adjective" },
{ "banal", "hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched", "adjective" },
{ "bandy", "discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange  heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with", "verb" },
{ "bane", "poison; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous", "noun" },
{ "bantering", "joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter", "noun" },
{ "barb", "sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark", "noun" },
{ "bard", "poet", "noun" },
{ "barefaced", "shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie", "adjective" },
{ "baroque", "highly ornate", "adjective" },
{ "barrage", "barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism", "noun" },
{ "barrister", "counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar", "noun" },
{ "barterer", "trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money", "noun, person" },
{ "bask", "luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth", "verb" },
{ "bastion", "stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism", "noun" },
{ "bate", "let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate", "verb" },
{ "bauble", "trinket; cheap jewel; trifle", "noun" },
{ "bawdy", "indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd", "adjective" },
{ "beatific", "giving or showing bliss; blissful", "adjective" },
{ "beatitude", "blessedness; state of great happiness", "noun" },
{ "bedizen", "dress with vulgar finery", "verb" },
{ "bedraggle", "wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled", "verb" },
{ "beeline", "direct quick route", "noun" },
{ "befuddle", "confuse thoroughly", "verb" },
{ "beget", "father; become the father of; produce; give rise to", "verb" },
{ "begrudge", "envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.", "verb" },
{ "beguile", "deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile", "verb" },
{ "behemoth", "huge creature; something of monstrous size or power", "noun" },
{ "beholden", "obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude", "adjective" },
{ "behoove", "be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.", "verb" },
{ "belabor", "harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically", "verb" },
{ "belated", "delayed", "adjective" },
{ "beleaguer", "besiege or attack ; harass; beset", "verb" },
{ "belie", "contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.", "verb" },
{ "belittle", "disparage; depreciate", "verb" },
{ "bellicose", "warlike", "adjective" },
{ "belligerent", "quarrelsome", "adjective" },
{ "bemoan", "lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of", "verb" },
{ "bemused", "confused; lost in thought; preoccupied", "adjective" },
{ "benediction", "blessing", "noun" },
{ "benefactor", "gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose", "noun, person" },
{ "beneficent", "kindly; doing good", "adjective" },
{ "beneficial", "helpful; useful; advantageous", "adjective" },
{ "beneficiary", "person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will", "noun, person" },
{ "benefit", "advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits", "noun" },
{ "benevolent", "generous; charitable; having a wish to do good", "adjective" },
{ "benign", "kindly; favorable; not malignant ; Ex. benign tumor", "adjective" },
{ "benison", "blessing", "noun" },
{ "bent", "determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination", "adjective" },
{ "bequeath", "leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest", "verb" },
{ "berate", "scold strongly", "verb" },
{ "bereaved", "deprived of ", "verb" },
{ "bereavement", "state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft", "noun" },
{ "bereft", "deprived of ; lacking", "adjective" },
{ "berserk", "mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited", "adjective" },
{ "beseech", "beg; plead with", "verb" },
{ "beset", "harass or trouble from all directions; hem in", "verb" },
{ "besiege", "surround with armed forces; harass ; annoy continually", "verb" },
{ "besmirch", "soil; defile; make dirty", "verb" },
{ "bestial", "beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel", "adjective" },
{ "bestow", "confer", "verb" },
{ "betoken", "signify; indicate; be a sign of", "verb" },
{ "betray", "be unfaithful; reveal ; Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.", "verb" },
{ "betroth", "become engaged to marry", "verb" },
{ "bevy", "large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets", "noun" },
{ "bicameral", "two-chambered as a legislative body", "adjective" },
{ "bicker", "quarrel", "verb" },
{ "biennial", "every two years", "adjective" },
{ "bifurcated", "divided into two branches; forked", "verb" },
{ "bigotry", "stubborn intolerance", "noun" },
{ "bilious", "suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated", "adjective" },
{ "bilk", "swindle; cheat", "verb" },
{ "billowing", "swelling out in waves; surging", "noun" },
{ "bivouac", "temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.", "noun" },
{ "bizarre", "fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional", "adjective" },
{ "blanch", "bleach; whiten; make white or pale", "verb" },
{ "bland", "soothing or mild ; agreeable; causing no trouble or offense", "adjective" },
{ "blandishment", "flattery", "noun" },
{ "blare", "loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light", "noun" },
{ "blase", "bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored", "adjective" },
{ "blasphemy", "irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blaspheme; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege", "noun" },
{ "blatant", "extremely  obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy", "adjective" },
{ "bleak", "cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing", "adjective" },
{ "blighted", "suffering from a disease; destroyed", "adjective" },
{ "blithe", "gay; joyous", "adjective" },
{ "bloated", "swollen or puffed as with water or air", "adjective" },
{ "blowhard", "talkative boaster; braggart", "adjective" },
{ "bludgeon", "club; heavy-headed weapon; V.", "noun" },
{ "bluff", "pretense ; deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured", "noun" },
{ "blunder", "error; stupid mistake", "noun" },
{ "blurt", "utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement", "verb" },
{ "bluster", "blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale", "verb" },
{ "bode", "foreshadow; portend", "verb" },
{ "bogus", "counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview", "adjective" },
{ "bohemian", "unconventional ", "adjective" },
{ "boisterous", "violent; rough; noisy", "adjective" },
{ "bolster", "support; reinforce", "verb" },
{ "bolt", "door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten ; gobble down", "noun" },
{ "bombardment", "attack ; V. bombard", "noun" },
{ "bombastic", "pompous; using inflated language", "adjective" },
{ "boon", "blessing; benefit; something very helpful", "noun" },
{ "boorish", "rude; insensitive", "adjective" },
{ "bouillon", "clear beef  soup", "noun" },
{ "bountiful", "generous; graciously generous; showing bounty", "adjective" },
{ "bourgeois", "middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions", "noun" },
{ "bovine", "cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm", "adjective" },
{ "bowdlerize", "expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler", "verb" },
{ "brackish", "somewhat saline", "adjective" },
{ "braggadocio", "boasting", "noun" },
{ "braggart", "boaster; bragger", "noun" },
{ "brandish", "wave around ; flourish", "verb" },
{ "bravado", "swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery", "noun" },
{ "brawn", "human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness", "noun" },
{ "brazen", "insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence", "adjective" },
{ "breach", "breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.", "noun" },
{ "breadth", "width; extent", "noun" },
{ "brevity", "conciseness; shortness of duration", "noun" },
{ "brindled", "tawny or grayish with streaks or spots ", "adjective" },
{ "bristling", "rising like bristles; showing irritation", "verb" },
{ "brittle", "hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation", "adjective" },
{ "broach", "introduce as a subject; moot; open up", "verb" },
{ "brocade", "rich, figured fabric", "noun" },
{ "brochure", "pamphlet", "noun" },
{ "brooch", "ornamental clasp; pin", "noun" },
{ "brook", "tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream", "verb" },
{ "browbeat", "bully; intimidate", "verb" },
{ "browse", "graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually", "verb" },
{ "brunt", "main impact or shock ; Ex. brunt of the argument", "noun" },
{ "brusque", "blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice", "adjective" },
{ "buccaneer", "pirate", "noun, person" },
{ "bucolic", "rustic; pastoral", "adjective" },
{ "buffet", "strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set", "verb" },
{ "buffoonery", "clowning", "noun" },
{ "bugaboo", "bugbear; object of baseless terror", "noun" },
{ "bullion", "gold and silver in the form of bars", "noun" },
{ "bulwark", "strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends", "noun" },
{ "bungle", "mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior", "verb" },
{ "buoyant", "able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market", "adjective" },
{ "bureaucracy", "overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic", "noun" },
{ "burgeon", "grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon", "verb" },
{ "burlesque", "give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly", "verb" },
{ "burnish", "make shiny by rubbing; polish", "verb" },
{ "buttress", "support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress", "verb" },
{ "buxom", "full-bosomed; plump; jolly", "adjective" },
{ "cabal", "small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests", "noun" },
{ "cache", "hiding place; V.", "noun" },
{ "cacophonous", "discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds", "adjective" },
{ "cadaver", "corpse; dead human body", "noun" },
{ "cadaverous", "like a corpse; pale", "adjective" },
{ "cadence", "rhythmic rise and fall ; beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm", "noun" },
{ "cajole", "persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle", "verb" },
{ "calamity", "disaster; misery", "noun" },
{ "calculated", "deliberately planned; likely", "adjective" },
{ "caldron", "large kettle", "noun" },
{ "caliber", "ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber", "noun" },
{ "calligraphy", "beautiful writing; excellent penmanship", "adjective" },
{ "callous", "hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind", "adjective" },
{ "callow", "youthful; immature; inexperienced", "adjective" },
{ "calorific", "heat-producing; N. calorie", "adjective" },
{ "calumny", "malicious misrepresentation; slander", "noun" },
{ "camaraderie", "good-fellowship; CF. comrade", "noun" },
{ "cameo", "shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film", "noun" },
{ "canard", "unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report", "noun" },
{ "candor", "frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid", "noun" },
{ "canine", "related to dogs; doglike", "adjective" },
{ "canker", "any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer", "noun" },
{ "canny", "shrewd in money matters; thrifty", "adjective" },
{ "cant", "insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people", "adjective" },
{ "cantankerous", "ill-humored; irritable", "adjective" },
{ "cantata", "story set to music to be sung by a chorus ", "noun" },
{ "canter", "slow gallop; V. CF. trot", "verb" },
{ "canto", "division of a long poem", "noun" },
{ "canvass", "determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through  to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.", "verb" },
{ "capacious", "spacious", "adjective" },
{ "capacity", "mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president", "noun" },
{ "capillary", "having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity", "adjective" },
{ "capitulate", "surrender; give up all resistance", "verb" },
{ "caprice", "whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause", "noun" },
{ "capricious", "unpredictable; fickle", "adjective" },
{ "caption", "title; chapter heading; text under illustration", "noun" },
{ "captious", "faultfinding; too critical", "adjective" },
{ "carafe", "glass water bottle; decanter", "noun" },
{ "carapace", "shell covering the back ", "noun" },
{ "carat", "unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold", "noun" },
{ "carcinogenic", "causing cancer; N. carcinogen", "adjective" },
{ "cardinal", "chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather than order", "noun" },
{ "cardiologist", "doctor specializing in ailments of the heart", "noun, person" },
{ "careen", "lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger", "verb" },
{ "caricature", "distortion; burlesque", "noun" },
{ "carillon", "a set of bells  capable of being played", "noun" },
{ "carnage", "destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals", "noun" },
{ "carnal", "fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body", "adjective" },
{ "carnivorous", "meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore", "adjective" },
{ "carousal", "drunken revel; V. carouse", "noun" },
{ "carping", "petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble", "adjective" },
{ "carrion", "rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture", "noun" },
{ "cartographer", "map-maker", "noun, person" },
{ "cascade", "small waterfall", "noun" },
{ "caste", "one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige", "noun" },
{ "castigation", "punishment; severe criticism or disapproval", "noun" },
{ "casualty", "serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle", "noun" },
{ "cataclysm", "deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change", "noun" },
{ "catalyst", "agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis", "noun" },
{ "catapult", "slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult", "noun" },
{ "cataract", "great waterfall; eye abnormality ", "noun" },
{ "catastrophe", "calamity ; disaster", "noun" },
{ "catcall", "shout of disapproval or displeasure ; boo; V.", "noun" },
{ "catechism", "book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize", "noun" },
{ "categorical", "without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute", "adjective" },
{ "catharsis", "purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art", "noun" },
{ "cathartic", "purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.", "adjective" },
{ "catholic", "universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes", "adjective" },
{ "caucus", "private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston", "noun" },
{ "caulk", "make watertight ", "verb" },
{ "causal", "implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality", "adjective" },
{ "caustic", "burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless", "adjective" },
{ "cauterize", "burn  with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection", "verb" },
{ "cavalcade", "procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry", "noun" },
{ "cavalier", "casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight", "adjective" },
{ "cavil", "quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily", "verb" },
{ "cede", "yield  to ; surrender formally; N. cession", "verb" },
{ "celerity", "speed; rapidity", "noun" },
{ "celestial", "heavenly", "adjective" },
{ "celibate", "abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy", "adjective" },
{ "censor", "overseer of morals ; person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.", "noun, person" },
{ "censorious", "severely critical", "adjective" },
{ "censure", "blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval", "verb" },
{ "centaur", "mythical figure, half man and half horse", "noun" },
{ "centigrade", "denoting a widely used temperature scale ", "verb" },
{ "centrifugal", "radiating; departing from the center", "verb" },
{ "centrifuge", "machine that separates substances by whirling them", "noun" },
{ "centripetal", "tending toward the center", "adjective" },
{ "centurion", "Roman army officer ", "noun" },
{ "cerebral", "pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum", "adjective" },
{ "cerebration", "thought; working of the brain", "noun" },
{ "ceremonious", "marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy", "adjective" },
{ "certitude", "certainty", "noun" },
{ "cessation", "stoppage", "noun" },
{ "cession", "yielding to another; ceding", "noun" },
{ "chafe", "warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.", "verb" },
{ "chaff", "worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff", "adjective" },
{ "chaffing", "bantering; joking", "adjective" },
{ "chagrin", "annoyance and disappointment; vexation ", "noun" },
{ "chalice", "goblet; consecrated cup", "noun" },
{ "chameleon", "lizard that changes color in different situations", "noun" },
{ "champion", "support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly ", "verb" },
{ "chaotic", "in utter disorder", "adjective" },
{ "charisma", "divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism", "noun" },
{ "charlatan", "quack; pretender to knowledge ", "noun" },
{ "chary", "cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold", "adjective" },
{ "chase", "ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch", "verb" },
{ "chasm", "abyss; very deep crack", "noun" },
{ "chassis", "framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached", "noun" },
{ "chaste", "morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple ; not highly decorated; austere", "adjective" },
{ "chasten", "discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate", "verb" },
{ "chastise", "punish as by beating; criticize severely", "verb" },
{ "chauvinist", "blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin", "noun, person" },
{ "check", "stop motion; curb or restrain", "verb" },
{ "checkered", "marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortune; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares", "adjective" },
{ "cherubic", "angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order", "adjective" },
{ "chicanery", "trickery; deception", "noun" },
{ "chide", "scold; rebuke ", "verb" },
{ "chimerical", "fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature", "adjective" },
{ "chisel", "swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting", "verb" },
{ "chivalrous", "courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry", "adjective" },
{ "choleric", "hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera", "adjective" },
{ "choreography", "art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances", "noun" },
{ "chortle", "chuckle with delight; N.", "verb" },
{ "chronic", "long established as a disease", "adjective" },
{ "chronicle", "report; record ", "noun" },
{ "churlish", "boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo", "adjective" },
{ "ciliated", "having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash", "adjective" },
{ "cipher", "nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.", "noun" },
{ "circlet", "small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. ", "noun" },
{ "circuitous", "roundabout", "adjective" },
{ "circumlocution", "indirect or roundabout expression ", "noun" },
{ "circumscribe", "limit; confine; draw a line around", "verb" },
{ "circumspect", "prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought", "adjective" },
{ "circumvent", "outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around", "verb" },
{ "cistern", "reservoir or water tank", "noun" },
{ "citadel", "fortress", "noun" },
{ "cite", "quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record", "verb" },
{ "civil", "having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic", "adjective" },
{ "clairvoyant", "having foresight; fortune teller; N. clairvoyance", "adjective" },
{ "clamber", "climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble", "verb" },
{ "clamor", "loud continuous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express  continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous", "noun" },
{ "clandestine", "secret", "adjective" },
{ "clangor", "loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging", "noun" },
{ "clapper", "striker  of a bell", "noun, person" },
{ "clarion", "shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times", "noun" },
{ "claustrophobia", "fear of being locked in", "noun" },
{ "clavicle", "collarbone", "noun" },
{ "cleave", "split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven", "verb" },
{ "cleft", "split", "noun" },
{ "clemency", "disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement", "noun" },
{ "cliche", "phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched", "noun" },
{ "clientele", "body of customers", "noun" },
{ "climactic", "relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic", "adjective" },
{ "clime", "climate", "noun" },
{ "clique", "small exclusive group of people", "noun" },
{ "cloister", "monastery or convent", "noun" },
{ "clout", "great influence ; hard blow with fist", "noun" },
{ "cloying", "distasteful ; excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess", "adjective" },
{ "coagulate", "congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant", "verb" },
{ "coalesce", "combine; fuse; N. coalescence", "verb" },
{ "coalition", "partnership; league; union of separate political parties", "noun" },
{ "coda", "concluding section of a musical or literary composition", "noun" },
{ "coddle", "treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs", "verb" },
{ "codicil", "supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will", "noun" },
{ "codify", "arrange  as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs", "verb" },
{ "coercion", "use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce", "noun" },
{ "coeval", "living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age", "adjective" },
{ "cog", "tooth projecting from a wheel", "noun" },
{ "cogent", "convincing", "adjective" },
{ "cogitate", "think over; ponder", "verb" },
{ "cognate", "having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.", "adjective" },
{ "cognitive", "having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing", "adjective" },
{ "cognizance", "knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware", "noun" },
{ "cohabit", "live together", "verb" },
{ "cohere", "stick together", "verb" },
{ "cohesion", "tendency to keep together", "noun" },
{ "cohorts", "group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander ", "noun" },
{ "coiffure", "hairstyle", "noun" },
{ "coin", "make coins; invent or fabricate ; N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented", "verb" },
{ "coincidence", "the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental", "noun" },
{ "colander", "utensil with perforated bottom used for straining", "noun" },
{ "collaborate", "work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy", "verb" },
{ "collage", "work of art put together from fragments", "noun" },
{ "collate", "examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order ", "verb" },
{ "collateral", "security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters", "noun" },
{ "collation", "a light meal; collating", "noun" },
{ "colloquial", "pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression", "adjective" },
{ "colloquy", "informal discussion; conversation", "noun" },
{ "collusion", "conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude", "noun" },
{ "colossal", "huge", "adjective" },
{ "colossus", "gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance", "noun" },
{ "comatose", "in a coma; extremely sleepy", "adjective" },
{ "combustible", "easily burned; N. CF. combustion", "adjective" },
{ "comely", "attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance", "adjective" },
{ "comestible", "something fit to be eaten", "adjective" },
{ "comeuppance", "deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke ", "noun" },
{ "comity", "courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations", "noun" },
{ "commandeer", "take  for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes", "verb" },
{ "commemorative", "remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp", "adjective" },
{ "commensurate", "equal in extent; of the same size", "adjective" },
{ "commiserate", "feel or express pity or sympathy for", "verb" },
{ "commodious", "spacious and comfortable", "adjective" },
{ "communal", "held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune", "adjective" },
{ "compact", "agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement", "noun" },
{ "compatible", "harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together", "adjective" },
{ "compelling", "overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel", "noun" },
{ "compendium", "brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious", "noun" },
{ "compensatory", "making up for; repaying", "adjective" },
{ "compilation", "listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling", "noun" },
{ "compile", "assemble; gather; accumulate; make  from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary", "verb" },
{ "complacency", "self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent", "noun" },
{ "complaisant", "trying to please; obliging; willing to please others", "adjective" },
{ "complement", "complete; consummate; make perfect; N.", "verb" },
{ "complementary", "serving to complete something", "adjective" },
{ "compliance", "conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply", "noun" },
{ "compliant", "readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; conforming to requirements", "adjective" },
{ "complicity", "participation; involvement ", "noun" },
{ "component", "element; ingredient", "noun" },
{ "comport", "bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment", "verb" },
{ "composure", "mental calmness", "noun" },
{ "compound", "combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex", "verb" },
{ "comprehensive", "broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive", "adjective" },
{ "compress", "force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.", "verb" },
{ "comprise", "include; consist of", "verb" },
{ "compromise", "adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.", "verb" },
{ "compunction", "remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt", "noun" },
{ "compute", "reckon; calculate", "verb" },
{ "concatenate", "link as in a chain", "verb" },
{ "concave", "hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex", "adjective" },
{ "concede", "admit; acknowledge as being true ; yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal", "verb" },
{ "conceit", "vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor ", "noun" },
{ "concentric", "having a common center", "adjective" },
{ "conception", "beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception", "noun" },
{ "concerted", "mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together", "adjective" },
{ "concession", "an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire", "noun" },
{ "conciliatory", "reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings ", "adjective" },
{ "concise", "brief and compact", "adjective" },
{ "conclave", "private secret meeting", "noun" },
{ "conclusive", "decisive; ending all debate", "adjective" },
{ "concoct", "prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise  so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction", "verb" },
{ "concomitant", "that which accompanies; Ex. Deafness is a frequent concomitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else", "noun" },
{ "concord", "harmony; accord", "noun" },
{ "concur", "agree; coincide; happen at the same time", "verb" },
{ "concurrent", "happening at the same time; in agreement", "noun" },
{ "condescend", "bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior", "verb" },
{ "condign", "adequate; severe and well deserved", "adjective" },
{ "condiments", "seasonings; spices", "noun" },
{ "condole", "express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow", "verb" },
{ "condone", "overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse", "verb" },
{ "conducive", "helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards", "adjective" },
{ "conduit", "aqueduct; passageway for fluids", "noun" },
{ "confidant", "trusted friend ", "noun" },
{ "confine", "shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement", "verb" },
{ "confiscate", "seize; take possession of  by official order ; commandeer", "verb" },
{ "conflagration", "great fire", "noun" },
{ "confluence", "flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together", "noun" },
{ "conformity", "harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance", "noun" },
{ "confound", "confuse; puzzle", "verb" },
{ "congeal", "freeze; coagulate", "verb" },
{ "congenial", "pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather", "adjective" },
{ "congenital", "existing at birth", "adjective" },
{ "conglomeration", "mass of material sticking together", "noun" },
{ "congruence", "correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity", "noun" },
{ "congruent", "in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous", "adjective" },
{ "conifer", "pine tree ; cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen", "noun" },
{ "conjecture", "surmise; guess; V.", "verb" },
{ "conjugal", "pertaining to marriage", "adjective" },
{ "conjure", "cause to appear by magic; summon  by magical power; practice magic ; evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.", "verb" },
{ "connivance", "pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance ; cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire", "noun" },
{ "connoisseur", "person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. ; a lover of an art", "noun, person" },
{ "connotation", "suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote", "noun" },
{ "connubial", "pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state", "adjective" },
{ "consanguinity", "kinship; relationship by birth", "noun" },
{ "conscientious", "scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker", "adjective" },
{ "conscript", "draftee; person forced into military service; V.", "noun, person" },
{ "consecrate", "dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor", "verb" },
{ "consensus", "general agreement; opinion reached by a group", "noun" },
{ "consequential", "self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent", "adjective" },
{ "conservatory", "school of the fine arts ; glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy", "noun" },
{ "consign", "send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart ; N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee", "verb" },
{ "consistency", "absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous", "noun" },
{ "console", "lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation", "verb" },
{ "consolidation", "unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen", "noun" },
{ "consonance", "harmony; agreement", "noun" },
{ "consort", "associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife ", "verb" },
{ "conspiracy", "treacherous plot; secret plan against the law ", "noun" },
{ "constituent", "supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component", "noun" },
{ "constraint", "restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison", "noun" },
{ "construe", "explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue", "verb" },
{ "consummate", "complete; V.", "noun" },
{ "contagion", "infection ; ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air", "noun" },
{ "contaminate", "pollute", "verb" },
{ "contempt", "scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible", "noun" },
{ "contend", "struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly", "verb" },
{ "contention", "assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition", "noun" },
{ "contentious", "quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments", "adjective" },
{ "contest", "dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.", "verb" },
{ "context", "writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs", "noun" },
{ "contiguous", "adjacent to; touching upon", "adjective" },
{ "continence", "self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent", "noun" },
{ "contingent", "dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency", "adjective" },
{ "contortions", "twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist", "noun" },
{ "contraband", "illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.", "adjective" },
{ "contravene", "contradict; oppose; violate ; N. contravention", "verb" },
{ "contrite", "penitent; repentant; N. contrition", "adjective" },
{ "contrived", "unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.", "adjective" },
{ "controvert", "oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy", "verb" },
{ "contumacious", "stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority ", "adjective" },
{ "contusion", "bruise", "noun" },
{ "conundrum", "riddle; difficult problem", "noun" },
{ "convene", "come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council", "verb" },
{ "convention", "social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement", "noun" },
{ "conventional", "ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons", "adjective" },
{ "converge", "approach; tend to meet; come together", "verb" },
{ "conversant", "familiar with; having knowledge of", "adjective" },
{ "converse", "opposite; ADJ.", "verb" },
{ "convert", "one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; adopt a particular religion or belief", "verb" },
{ "convex", "curving outward", "adjective" },
{ "conveyance", "vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance", "noun" },
{ "conviction", "judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief", "noun" },
{ "convivial", "pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial", "adjective" },
{ "convoke", "call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation", "verb" },
{ "convoluted", "coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain", "adjective" },
{ "copious", "plentiful", "adjective" },
{ "coquette", "flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.", "noun" },
{ "cordial", "warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome", "adjective" },
{ "cordon", "extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.", "adjective" },
{ "cornice", "projecting molding on building", "noun" },
{ "cornucopia", "horn  overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty", "noun" },
{ "corollary", "natural consequence ", "noun" },
{ "corporeal", "bodily ; of a bodily form; material; tangible", "adjective" },
{ "corpulent", "very fat; N. corpulence", "adjective" },
{ "correlation", "mutual relationship", "noun" },
{ "corroborate", "confirm; support; strengthen", "verb" },
{ "corrode", "destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action ", "verb" },
{ "corrosive", "eating away by chemicals or disease; fierce", "adjective" },
{ "corrugated", "wrinkled; ridged", "verb" },
{ "cosmic", "pertaining to the universe; vast", "adjective" },
{ "coterie", "group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests", "noun" },
{ "countenance", "approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance", "verb" },
{ "countermand", "cancel; revoke ", "verb" },
{ "counterpart", "thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system", "noun" },
{ "coup", "highly successful action or sudden attack; coup d'etat; CF. coup de grace: deathblow or shot which kills", "noun" },
{ "couple", "join; unite; OP. uncouple", "verb" },
{ "courier", "messenger", "noun" },
{ "covenant", "binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise", "noun" },
{ "covert", "secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt", "adjective" },
{ "covetous", "avaricious; desirous of ; V. covet: desire eagerly ", "adjective" },
{ "cow", "terrorize; intimidate", "verb" },
{ "cower", "shrink quivering as from fear; cringe", "verb" },
{ "coy", "shy ; showing a  lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer  ", "adjective" },
{ "cozen", "cheat; hoodwink; swindle", "verb" },
{ "crabbed", "sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting", "adjective" },
{ "crass", "very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior", "adjective" },
{ "craven", "cowardly", "adjective" },
{ "credence", "belief", "noun" },
{ "credo", "creed", "noun" },
{ "credulity", "belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous", "noun" },
{ "creed", "system of religious or ethical belief", "noun" },
{ "crescendo", "increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent", "noun" },
{ "crestfallen", "dejected; dispirited", "adjective" },
{ "crevice", "crack; fissure", "noun" },
{ "cringe", "shrink back as if in fear; cower", "verb" },
{ "criteria", "standards used in judging; CF. criterion", "noun" },
{ "crone", "hag; ugly old woman", "noun" },
{ "crotchety", "eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion", "adjective" },
{ "crux", "essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance", "noun" },
{ "crypt", "secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room ", "noun" },
{ "cryptic", "mysterious; hidden; secret", "adjective" },
{ "cubicle", "small chamber used for sleeping or work", "noun" },
{ "cuisine", "style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine", "noun" },
{ "culinary", "relating to cooking or kitchen", "adjective" },
{ "cull", "pick out from others ; reject; select; collect ; N.", "verb" },
{ "culmination", "highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war", "noun" },
{ "culpable", "deserving blame; blameworthy", "adjective" },
{ "culvert", "artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road", "noun" },
{ "cumbersome", "heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform", "adjective" },
{ "cumulative", "growing by addition; accumulative", "adjective" },
{ "cupidity", "greed ; CF. cupid; CF. Cupid", "noun" },
{ "curator", "superintendent; manager ", "noun" },
{ "curmudgeon", "churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person", "noun, person" },
{ "cursive", "flowing; running; having the successive letters joined", "adjective" },
{ "cursory", "casual; hastily done with little attention to detail", "adjective" },
{ "curtail", "shorten; reduce", "verb" },
{ "cynical", "skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness", "adjective" },
{ "cynosure", "object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor", "noun" },
{ "dabble", "work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid", "verb" },
{ "dais", "raised platform for speakers or other important people", "noun" },
{ "dally", "trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time", "verb" },
{ "dank", "damp; unpleasantly wet", "adjective" },
{ "dapper", "neat and trim ; neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry", "adjective" },
{ "dappled", "spotted", "adjective" },
{ "daub", "smear ; cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint", "verb" },
{ "daunt", "intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten", "verb" },
{ "dauntless", "bold; fearless", "adjective" },
{ "dawdle", "loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing", "verb" },
{ "deadlock", "standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate", "noun" },
{ "deadpan", "wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face", "adjective" },
{ "dearth", "scarcity", "noun" },
{ "debacle", "sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster", "noun" },
{ "debase", "degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement", "verb" },
{ "debauch", "corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior ", "verb" },
{ "debilitate", "weaken ; enfeeble", "verb" },
{ "debonair", "friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition", "adjective" },
{ "debris", "rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed", "noun" },
{ "debunk", "expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule", "verb" },
{ "debutante", "young woman making formal entrance into society", "noun" },
{ "decadence", "decay; fall to a lower level ; ADJ. decadent", "noun" },
{ "decant", "pour off gently ", "verb" },
{ "decapitate", "behead", "verb" },
{ "decelerate", "slow down", "verb" },
{ "deciduous", "falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth", "adjective" },
{ "decimate", "kill ; destroy or kill a large part of", "verb" },
{ "decipher", "decode; CF. indecipherable", "verb" },
{ "declivity", "downward slope", "noun" },
{ "decollete", "having a low-cut neckline; CF. decolletage: low neckline ", "adjective" },
{ "decomposition", "decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts", "noun" },
{ "decorum", "propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct", "noun" },
{ "decoy", "lure or bait; V.", "verb" },
{ "decrepitude", "state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age", "noun" },
{ "decry", "express strong disapproval of; condemn openly ; disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films", "verb" },
{ "deducible", "derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning", "adjective" },
{ "deface", "mar; disfigure", "verb" },
{ "defame", "harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory", "verb" },
{ "default", "failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.", "noun" },
{ "defeatist", "resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism", "adjective" },
{ "defection", "desertion", "noun" },
{ "defer", "give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous", "verb" },
{ "deference", "courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion ; ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery", "noun" },
{ "defiance", "refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant", "noun" },
{ "defile", "pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains", "verb" },
{ "definitive", "most reliable; authoritative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court", "adjective" },
{ "deflect", "turn aside; turn away from a straight course", "verb" },
{ "defoliate", "destroy leaves; deprive of leaves ; N. defoliant", "verb" },
{ "defray", "provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay", "verb" },
{ "defrock", "strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock", "verb" },
{ "deft", "neat; skillful", "adjective" },
{ "defunct", "dead; no longer in use or existence", "adjective" },
{ "degenerate", "become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person", "verb" },
{ "degradation", "humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce  in worth; demote ; reduce in rank", "noun" },
{ "dehydrate", "remove water from; dry out", "verb" },
{ "deify", "turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity", "verb" },
{ "deign", "condescend; stoop", "verb" },
{ "delete", "erase; strike out", "verb" },
{ "deleterious", "harmful", "adjective" },
{ "deliberate", "consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow", "verb" },
{ "delineate", "portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation", "verb" },
{ "delirium", "mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious", "noun" },
{ "delta", "flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river", "noun" },
{ "delude", "deceive", "verb" },
{ "deluge", "flood; rush; V.", "noun" },
{ "delusion", "false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that", "noun" },
{ "delusive", "deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises", "adjective" },
{ "delve", "dig; search deeply; investigate", "verb" },
{ "demagogue", "person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery", "noun, person" },
{ "demean", "disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave", "verb" },
{ "demeanor", "behavior; bearing", "noun" },
{ "demented", "insane", "adjective" },
{ "demise", "death", "noun" },
{ "demographic", "related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population", "adjective" },
{ "demolition", "destruction; V. demolish", "noun" },
{ "demoniac", "fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil", "adjective" },
{ "demotic", "of or pertaining to the people", "adjective" },
{ "demur", "object ; raise an objection ; hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday", "verb" },
{ "demure", "grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure", "adjective" },
{ "denigrate", "blacken; defame", "verb" },
{ "denizen", "inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor", "noun" },
{ "denotation", "meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation", "noun" },
{ "denouement", "final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained", "noun" },
{ "denounce", "condemn; criticize; N. denunciation", "verb" },
{ "depict", "portray", "verb" },
{ "deplete", "reduce; exhaust", "verb" },
{ "deplore", "regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition", "verb" },
{ "deploy", "spread out  in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute  systematically or strategically", "verb" },
{ "depose", "dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify", "verb" },
{ "deposition", "testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning", "noun" },
{ "depravity", "extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave", "noun" },
{ "deprecate", "express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory", "verb" },
{ "depreciate", "lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value", "verb" },
{ "depredation", "plundering; destruction", "noun" },
{ "deranged", "insane", "adjective" },
{ "derelict", "negligent; neglectful of duty; deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person", "adjective" },
{ "deride", "ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect", "verb" },
{ "derision", "ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory", "noun" },
{ "derivative", "unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.", "adjective" },
{ "dermatologist", "one who studies the skin and its diseases", "noun, person" },
{ "derogatory", "expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage", "adjective" },
{ "descry", "catch sight of ", "verb" },
{ "desecrate", "profane; violate the sanctity of", "verb" },
{ "desiccate", "dry up", "verb" },
{ "desolate", "deserted; unpopulated; lonely; forlorn; joyless", "adjective" },
{ "desolate", "make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert", "verb" },
{ "desperado", "reckless, desperate outlaw", "noun" },
{ "despise", "look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible", "verb" },
{ "despoil", "plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village", "verb" },
{ "despondent", "without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection", "adjective" },
{ "despot", "tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism", "noun" },
{ "destitute", "extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience", "adjective" },
{ "desultory", "aimless; haphazard; digressing at random", "adjective" },
{ "detached", "emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment", "adjective" },
{ "determinate", "having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final", "adjective" },
{ "determination", "resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision", "noun" },
{ "deterrent", "something that discourages or deters", "noun" },
{ "detonation", "explosion", "noun" },
{ "detraction", "slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor", "noun" },
{ "detrimental", "harmful; damaging; N. detriment", "adjective" },
{ "deviate", "turn away from ; move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism", "verb" },
{ "devious", "roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route", "adjective" },
{ "devise", "think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest", "verb" },
{ "devoid", "empty; lacking", "adjective" },
{ "devolve", "deputize; pass or be passed to others ; Ex. devolve on/upon/to", "verb" },
{ "devotee", "enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach", "noun" },
{ "devout", "pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope", "adjective" },
{ "dexterous", "skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity", "adjective" },
{ "diabolical", "diabolic; devilish; fiendish", "adjective" },
{ "diadem", "crown", "noun" },
{ "dialectical", "relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments", "adjective" },
{ "diaphanous", "sheer; transparent", "adjective" },
{ "diatribe", "bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse", "noun" },
{ "dichotomy", "division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts ", "noun" },
{ "dictum", "authoritative and weighty statement ; saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark ", "noun" },
{ "didactic", "intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism", "adjective" },
{ "die", "metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice", "noun" },
{ "diffidence", "shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident", "noun" },
{ "diffuse", "wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out ; V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse", "adjective" },
{ "digression", "wandering away from the subject; V. digress", "noun" },
{ "dilapidated", "falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation", "adjective" },
{ "dilate", "expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on ", "verb" },
{ "dilatory", "delaying; tending to delay", "adjective" },
{ "dilemma", "situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives", "noun" },
{ "dilettante", "aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge ; amateur; dabbler; CF. delight", "adjective" },
{ "diligence", "steadiness of effort; persistent hard work", "noun" },
{ "dilute", "make  less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president", "verb" },
{ "diminution", "lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish", "noun" },
{ "din", "continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition", "verb" },
{ "dinghy", "small boat ", "noun" },
{ "dingy", "dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain", "adjective" },
{ "dint", "means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work", "noun" },
{ "diorama", "life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background", "noun" },
{ "dire", "warning of disaster; disastrous; very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food", "adjective" },
{ "dirge", "funeral song; slow mournful piece of music ", "noun" },
{ "disabuse", "correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief", "verb" },
{ "disaffected", "disloyal; lacking loyalty; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty", "adjective" },
{ "disapprobation", "disapproval; condemnation", "noun" },
{ "disarray", "state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray", "noun" },
{ "disavowal", "denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim", "noun" },
{ "disband", "dissolve; disperse; break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.", "verb" },
{ "disburse", "pay out ; N. disbursement; CF. purse", "verb" },
{ "discernible", "distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement", "adjective" },
{ "discerning", "mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive", "adjective" },
{ "disclaim", "disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer", "verb" },
{ "disclose", "reveal; N. disclosure", "verb" },
{ "discombobulated", "discomposed; confused", "verb" },
{ "discomfit", "frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb", "verb" },
{ "disconcert", "confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb", "verb" },
{ "disconsolate", "hopelessly sad ", "adjective" },
{ "discord", "conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance ", "noun" },
{ "discordant", "not harmonious; conflicting", "adjective" },
{ "discount", "disregard; regard  as unimportant; deduct from a cost", "verb" },
{ "discourse", "serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion ; conversation; V.", "adjective" },
{ "discredit", "defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful", "verb" },
{ "discrepancy", "lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions", "noun" },
{ "discrete", "separate; unconnected", "adjective" },
{ "discretion", "prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary", "noun" },
{ "discriminating", "able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination", "adjective" },
{ "discursive", "digressing; rambling ", "adjective" },
{ "disdain", "treat with scorn or contempt", "verb" },
{ "disembark", "debark; go ashore ; unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark", "verb" },
{ "disenfranchise", "disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise", "verb" },
{ "disengage", "uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage", "verb" },
{ "disfigure", "mar the appearance of; spoil", "verb" },
{ "disgorge", "surrender something ; eject; vomit; OP. gorge", "verb" },
{ "disgruntle", "make discontented", "verb" },
{ "dishearten", "discourage", "verb" },
{ "disheveled", "untidy ; V. dishevel", "verb" },
{ "disinclination", "unwillingness", "noun" },
{ "disingenuous", "not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous", "adjective" },
{ "disinter", "dig up; unearth; OP. inter", "verb" },
{ "disinterested", "unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective", "adjective" },
{ "disjointed", "disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin", "adjective" },
{ "disjunction", "act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive", "noun" },
{ "dislodge", "remove ; force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge", "verb" },
{ "dismantle", "take apart; disassemble", "verb" },
{ "dismember", "cut into small parts; cut  apart limb from limb", "verb" },
{ "dismiss", "eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal", "verb" },
{ "disparage", "belittle", "verb" },
{ "disparate", "basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated", "adjective" },
{ "disparity", "difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity", "noun" },
{ "dispassionate", "calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings", "adjective" },
{ "dispatch", "speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill", "noun" },
{ "dispel", "scatter; drive away; cause to vanish", "verb" },
{ "disperse", "scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd", "verb" },
{ "dispirited", "lacking in spirit", "adjective" },
{ "disport", "amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert", "verb" },
{ "disputatious", "argumentative; fond of argument", "adjective" },
{ "disquietude", "uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious", "noun" },
{ "disquisition", "formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report", "noun" },
{ "dissection", "analysis; cutting apart in order to examine", "noun" },
{ "dissemble", "disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend", "verb" },
{ "disseminate", "distribute; spread; scatter ", "verb" },
{ "dissent", "disagree", "verb" },
{ "dissertation", "formal essay; treatise", "noun" },
{ "dissident", "dissenting ; rebellious; N.", "adjective" },
{ "dissimulate", "pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble", "verb" },
{ "dissipate", "squander; waste foolishly; scatter", "verb" },
{ "dissolution", "disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life", "noun" },
{ "dissuade", "persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion", "verb" },
{ "distant", "reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly", "adjective" },
{ "distend", "expand; swell out", "verb" },
{ "distill", "refine ; concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew", "verb" },
{ "distinction", "honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction", "noun" },
{ "distort", "twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion", "verb" },
{ "distrait", "absentminded; distracted", "adjective" },
{ "distraught", "upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry", "adjective" },
{ "diurnal", "daily; occurring during the daytime", "adjective" },
{ "diva", "operatic singer; prima donna", "noun" },
{ "diverge", "vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating", "verb" },
{ "diverse", "differing in some characteristics ; various; N. diversity:	variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance", "adjective" },
{ "diversion", "act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse", "noun" },
{ "divest", "strip ; deprive ; dispossess; N. divestiture", "verb" },
{ "divine", "perceive intuitively ; foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination", "verb" },
{ "divulge", "reveal", "verb" },
{ "docile", "obedient; easily managed; submissive", "adjective" },
{ "docket", "program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket", "noun" },
{ "doctrinaire", "unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties", "adjective" },
{ "doctrine", "teachings in general; particular principle  taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal", "noun" },
{ "document", "provide written evidence ; record with documents; N.", "verb" },
{ "doddering", "shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder", "adjective" },
{ "doff", "take off; OP. don", "verb" },
{ "dogged", "determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean", "adjective" },
{ "doggerel", "poor verse", "noun" },
{ "dogmatic", "opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal", "adjective" },
{ "doldrums", "blues; listlessness; slack period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums", "noun" },
{ "dolorous", "sorrowful; N. dolor", "adjective" },
{ "dolt", "slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull", "noun, person" },
{ "domicile", "home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.", "noun" },
{ "domineer", "rule over tyrannically", "verb" },
{ "don", "put on; OP. doff", "verb" },
{ "dormant", "sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent", "adjective" },
{ "dormer", "window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room", "noun" },
{ "dorsal", "relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin", "adjective" },
{ "dossier", "file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back", "noun" },
{ "dotage", "senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage", "noun" },
{ "dote", "be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline", "verb" },
{ "dour", "sullen; gloomy; stubborn", "adjective" },
{ "douse", "plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet thoroughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse", "verb" },
{ "dowdy", "untidy ; slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman", "adjective" },
{ "downcast", "disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward", "adjective" },
{ "drab", "dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life", "adjective" },
{ "draconian", "extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician", "adjective" },
{ "dregs", "sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue", "noun" },
{ "drivel", "nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense", "noun" },
{ "droll", "queer and amusing", "adjective" },
{ "drone", "idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee", "noun" },
{ "drone", "talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.", "verb" },
{ "dross", "waste matter; worthless impurities", "noun" },
{ "drudgery", "hard unpleasant work; menial work", "noun" },
{ "dubious", "questionable; causing doubt; filled with doubt; N. dubiety", "adjective" },
{ "ductile", "malleable; pliable; easily pulled into shape; flexible; easily influenced or controlled", "adjective" },
{ "dulcet", "sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious", "adjective" },
{ "dumbfound", "astonish ; ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck", "verb" },
{ "dupe", "someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive", "noun" },
{ "duplicity", "double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous", "noun" },
{ "duration", "length of time something lasts", "noun" },
{ "duress", "forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress", "noun" },
{ "dutiful", "respectful; obedient ", "adjective" },
{ "dwindle", "shrink; reduce gradually", "verb" },
{ "dynamic", "energetic; vigorously active", "adjective" },
{ "dyspeptic", "suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food", "noun" },
{ "earthy", "unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal", "adjective" },
{ "ebb", "recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide", "verb" },
{ "ebullient", "showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling", "adjective" },
{ "eccentric", "irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric", "adjective" },
{ "eccentricity", "oddity; idiosyncrasy", "noun" },
{ "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman", "adjective" },
{ "eclectic", "selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism", "adjective" },
{ "eclipse", "darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse", "verb" },
{ "ecologist", "person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology", "noun, person" },
{ "economy", "efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources", "noun" },
{ "ecstasy", "rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy", "noun" },
{ "eddy", "swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.", "noun" },
{ "edict", "decree ; official command", "noun" },
{ "edify", "instruct; correct morally", "verb" },
{ "eerie", "weird; causing fear because strange", "adjective" },
{ "efface", "rub out; remove the surface of", "verb" },
{ "effectual", "able to produce a desired effect; valid", "adjective" },
{ "effeminate", "having womanly traits", "adjective" },
{ "effervescence", "inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce", "noun" },
{ "effete", "having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted", "adjective" },
{ "efficacy", "power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual", "noun" },
{ "effigy", "dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President", "noun" },
{ "effluvium", "noxious smell", "noun" },
{ "effrontery", "rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek", "noun" },
{ "effusion", "pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing", "noun" },
{ "egoism", "excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical", "noun" },
{ "egotistical", "egotistic; excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited", "adjective" },
{ "egregious", "notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking", "adjective" },
{ "egress", "exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress", "noun" },
{ "ejaculation", "exclamation; abrupt ejection ; V. ejaculate", "noun" },
{ "elaboration", "addition of details; intricacy", "noun" },
{ "elated", "filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation", "adjective" },
{ "elegy", "poem or song expressing lamentation ; ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac", "noun" },
{ "elicit", "draw out fact or information ", "verb" },
{ "elixir", "cure-all; panacea; something invigorating", "noun" },
{ "ellipsis", "omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission ; PL. ellipses", "noun" },
{ "elliptical", "elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out", "adjective" },
{ "eloquence", "expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influenced", "noun" },
{ "elucidate", "explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid", "verb" },
{ "elusive", "evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.", "adjective" },
{ "elysian", "relating to paradise; blissful", "adjective" },
{ "emaciated", "thin and wasted ", "adjective" },
{ "emanate", "issue forth; come out", "verb" },
{ "emancipate", "set free; liberate", "verb" },
{ "embargo", "ban on commerce or other activity", "noun" },
{ "embark", "commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey", "verb" },
{ "embed", "enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass", "verb" },
{ "embellish", "adorn; ornament; enhance as a story ", "verb" },
{ "embezzlement", "taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing ", "noun" },
{ "emboss", "produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design", "verb" },
{ "embrace", "hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet", "verb" },
{ "embroider", "decorate with needlework; ornament  with fancy or fictitious details; embellish", "verb" },
{ "embroil", "throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio", "verb" },
{ "embryonic", "undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development", "adjective" },
{ "emend", "correct ; N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement", "verb" },
{ "emetic", "substance causing vomiting; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "eminent", "rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position", "adjective" },
{ "emissary", "agent ; messenger", "noun" },
{ "emollient", "soothing or softening remedy ; ADJ.", "verb" },
{ "emolument", "salary; payment for an office; compensation", "noun" },
{ "empathy", "ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy", "noun" },
{ "empirical", "based on experience", "adjective" },
{ "emulate", "imitate; rival; try to equal or excel ", "verb" },
{ "enamored", "in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love", "adjective" },
{ "encipher", "encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher", "verb" },
{ "enclave", "territory enclosed within an alien land", "noun" },
{ "encomiastic", "praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy", "adjective" },
{ "encompass", "surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.", "verb" },
{ "encroachment", "gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon", "noun" },
{ "encumber", "burden; N. encumbrance", "verb" },
{ "endearment", "fond word or act; expression of affection", "noun" },
{ "endemic", "prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic", "adjective" },
{ "endorse", "approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal", "verb" },
{ "endue", "provide with some quality; endow", "verb" },
{ "enduring", "lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear  for a long time; remain alive ; last; survive", "adjective" },
{ "energize", "invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active", "verb" },
{ "enervate", "weaken; take away energy from", "verb" },
{ "enfranchise", "admit to the rights of citizenship ; CF. franchise", "verb" },
{ "engage", "attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle", "verb" },
{ "engaging", "charming; attractive", "adjective" },
{ "engender", "cause; produce; give rise to", "verb" },
{ "engross", "occupy fully; absorb", "verb" },
{ "enhance", "increase; make greater ; improve", "verb" },
{ "enigma", "puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling", "noun" },
{ "enjoin", "command; order; forbid", "verb" },
{ "enmity", "ill will; hatred; hostility", "noun" },
{ "ennui", "boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy", "noun" },
{ "enormity", "hugeness ; excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous", "noun" },
{ "enrapture", "please intensely; fill with rapture and delight", "verb" },
{ "ensconce", "settle comfortably; place comfortably ", "verb" },
{ "ensue", "follow ", "verb" },
{ "entail", "make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of  to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B", "verb" },
{ "enterprising", "full of initiative; showing enterprise", "adjective" },
{ "enthrall", "capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of ; hold spellbound", "verb" },
{ "entice", "lure; persuade to do ; attract; tempt", "verb" },
{ "entity", "real being", "noun" },
{ "entomology", "study of insects", "noun" },
{ "entrance", "put under a spell; carry away with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight", "verb" },
{ "entreat", "plead; ask earnestly", "verb" },
{ "entree", "entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle", "noun" },
{ "entrepreneur", "businessperson ; contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial", "noun, person" },
{ "enumerate", "list; mention one by one", "verb" },
{ "enunciate", "announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.", "verb" },
{ "environ", "enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area ", "verb" },
{ "eon", "long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras", "noun" },
{ "epaulet", "ornament worn on the shoulder ", "noun" },
{ "ephemeral", "short-lived; fleeting", "adjective" },
{ "epic", "long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art ; ADJ:  resembling an epic; grand", "noun" },
{ "epicure", "connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus", "noun" },
{ "epigram", "witty thought or saying, usually short", "noun" },
{ "epilogue", "short speech at conclusion of dramatic work", "noun" },
{ "episodic", "loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience", "adjective" },
{ "epistemologist", "philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology", "noun, person" },
{ "epitaph", "inscription in memory of a dead person ", "noun" },
{ "epithet", "word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person ", "noun" },
{ "epitome", "perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody", "noun" },
{ "epoch", "period of time", "noun" },
{ "equable", "tranquil; of even calm temper; steady; uniform", "adjective" },
{ "equanimity", "calmness of temperament; composure", "noun" },
{ "equestrian", "rider on horseback; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "equilibrium", "balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity", "noun" },
{ "equine", "resembling a horse; Ex. equine face", "adjective" },
{ "equinox", "period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial", "noun" },
{ "equipoise", "balance; balancing force; equilibrium", "noun" },
{ "equitable", "fair; impartial; OP. inequitable", "adjective" },
{ "equity", "fairness; justice; OP. inequity", "noun" },
{ "equivocal", "ambiguous; intentionally misleading; questionable; OP. unequivocal", "adjective" },
{ "equivocate", "use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation", "verb" },
{ "erode", "eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.", "verb" },
{ "erotic", "pertaining to passionate love or sexual love", "adjective" },
{ "errant", "wandering ; straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant", "adjective" },
{ "erratic", "odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable", "adjective" },
{ "erroneous", "mistaken; wrong; incorrect", "adjective" },
{ "erudite", "learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition", "adjective" },
{ "escapade", "prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules", "noun" },
{ "eschew", "avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks", "verb" },
{ "esoteric", "hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica", "adjective" },
{ "espionage", "spying", "noun" },
{ "espouse", "adopt; support ; marry; N. espousal", "verb" },
{ "esteem", "respect; value; judge; N.", "noun" },
{ "estranged", "separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate ; N. estrangement", "verb" },
{ "ethereal", "like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air", "adjective" },
{ "ethnic", "relating to races", "adjective" },
{ "ethnology", "study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology", "noun" },
{ "ethos", "underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos", "noun" },
{ "etymology", "study of word parts; study of the origins of words", "noun" },
{ "eugenic", "pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race", "adjective" },
{ "eulogistic", "praising; full of eulogy", "adjective" },
{ "eulogy", "expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize", "noun" },
{ "euphemism", "mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic", "noun" },
{ "euphony", "sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious", "noun" },
{ "euphoria", "feeling of exaggerated or unfounded well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being ; ADJ. euphoriaric", "noun" },
{ "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "noun" },
{ "evanescent", "fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce", "adjective" },
{ "evasive", "not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid  or escape from by deceit", "adjective" },
{ "evenhanded", "impartial; fair", "adjective" },
{ "evince", "show clearly", "verb" },
{ "evocative", "tending to call up ", "adjective" },
{ "evoke", "call forth ; Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation", "verb" },
{ "ewe", "female sheep", "noun" },
{ "exacerbate", "worsen; aggravate; embitter", "verb" },
{ "exacting", "extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety", "adjective" },
{ "exalt", "raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation", "verb" },
{ "exasperate", "vex; annoy or make angry ", "verb" },
{ "exceptionable", "objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable", "adjective" },
{ "excerpt", "selected passage  taken from a longer work; V.", "noun" },
{ "exchequer", "treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer", "noun" },
{ "excise", "cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision", "verb" },
{ "exclaim", "cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory", "verb" },
{ "excoriate", "scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off", "verb" },
{ "exculpate", "clear from blame or guilt", "verb" },
{ "execrable", "very bad; detestable", "adjective" },
{ "execrate", "curse; express abhorrence for; detest", "verb" },
{ "execute", "put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution", "verb" },
{ "exegesis", "explanation, especially of biblical passages", "noun" },
{ "exemplary", "serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model", "adjective" },
{ "exemplify", "show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.", "verb" },
{ "exempt", "not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.", "adjective" },
{ "exertion", "effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort", "noun" },
{ "exhilarating", "invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car", "verb" },
{ "exhort", "urge ; Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation", "verb" },
{ "exhume", "dig out of the ground; remove from a grave", "verb" },
{ "exigency", "urgent situation; ADJ. exigent", "noun" },
{ "exiguous", "small in amount; minute", "adjective" },
{ "existential", "pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism", "adjective" },
{ "exodus", "departure ", "noun" },
{ "exonerate", "acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt", "verb" },
{ "exorbitant", "excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds", "adjective" },
{ "exorcise", "drive out evil spirits", "verb" },
{ "exotic", "not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress", "adjective" },
{ "expansive", "outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size", "adjective" },
{ "expatiate", "talk at length; speak or write in detail", "verb" },
{ "expatriate", "exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country", "verb" },
{ "expedient", "suitable ; practical; politic; N: something expedient", "adjective" },
{ "expedite", "hasten; make go faster", "verb" },
{ "expenditure", "payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy", "noun" },
{ "expertise", "specialized knowledge ; expert skill", "noun" },
{ "expiate", "make amends for ", "verb" },
{ "expletive", "meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word", "adjective" },
{ "explicate", "explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable", "verb" },
{ "explicit", "totally clear; definite; outspoken", "adjective" },
{ "exploit", "brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean", "noun" },
{ "exploit", "make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation", "verb" },
{ "expository", "explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition", "adjective" },
{ "expostulation", "protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate", "noun" },
{ "exposure", "risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption", "noun" },
{ "expound", "explain", "verb" },
{ "expropriate", "take possession of ", "verb" },
{ "expunge", "cancel; remove a word or name ; erase", "verb" },
{ "expurgate", "clean; remove offensive parts of a book", "verb" },
{ "extant", "still in existence", "adjective" },
{ "extemporaneous", "not planned; impromptu; extempore", "adjective" },
{ "extenuate", "weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of ", "verb" },
{ "extirpate", "root up; uproot; destroy completely", "verb" },
{ "extol", "praise very highly; glorify", "verb" },
{ "extort", "wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant", "verb" },
{ "extradition", "surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite", "noun" },
{ "extraneous", "not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject", "adjective" },
{ "extrapolation", "projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer  from known information", "noun" },
{ "extricate", "free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle", "verb" },
{ "extrinsic", "external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic", "adjective" },
{ "extrovert", "person interested mostly in external objects and actions", "noun, person" },
{ "extrude", "force or push out; thrust out; shape  by forcing through a die", "verb" },
{ "exuberance", "overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly", "noun" },
{ "exude", "flow out slowly; discharge ; give forth; N. exudation", "verb" },
{ "exult", "rejoice", "verb" },
{ "fabricate", "build; lie; make up  in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society", "verb" },
{ "facade", "front or face ; superficial or false appearance", "noun" },
{ "facet", "small plane surface ; a side", "noun" },
{ "facetious", "joking ; unserious; humorous", "adjective" },
{ "facile", "easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility", "adjective" },
{ "facilitate", "help bring about; make less difficult", "verb" },
{ "facsimile", "copy", "noun" },
{ "faction", "party; clique ; dissension", "noun" },
{ "factious", "inclined to form factions; causing dissension", "adjective" },
{ "factitious", "artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears", "adjective" },
{ "factotum", "handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything", "noun, person" },
{ "faculty", "mental or bodily powers; teaching staff", "noun" },
{ "fallacious", "false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument", "adjective" },
{ "fallible", "liable to err", "adjective" },
{ "fallow", "plowed but not sowed ; uncultivated", "adjective" },
{ "falter", "hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.", "verb" },
{ "fanaticism", "excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic", "noun" },
{ "fancied", "imagined; unreal", "adjective" },
{ "fancier", "breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising  specific plant or animal", "noun, person" },
{ "fanciful", "whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme", "adjective" },
{ "fanfare", "call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display", "noun" },
{ "farce", "broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical", "noun" },
{ "fastidious", "difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky", "adjective" },
{ "fatalism", "belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death", "noun" },
{ "fathom", "comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water", "verb" },
{ "fatuous", "smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness", "adjective" },
{ "fauna", "animals of a period or region; CF. flora", "noun" },
{ "fawning", "courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness", "adjective" },
{ "faze", "disconcert; dismay; embarrass", "verb" },
{ "feasible", "practical; able to be carried out; practicable", "adjective" },
{ "febrile", "feverish", "adjective" },
{ "fecundity", "fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young", "noun" },
{ "feign", "pretend", "verb" },
{ "feint", "trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.", "noun" },
{ "felicitous", "apt; suitably expressed; well chosen", "adjective" },
{ "felicity", "happiness; appropriateness ; quality of being felicitous", "noun" },
{ "fell", "cruel; deadly", "adjective" },
{ "fell", "cut or knock down ; bring down ", "verb" },
{ "felon", "person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime", "noun, person" },
{ "feral", "not domestic; wild", "adjective" },
{ "ferment", "agitation; commotion; unrest ; V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause ", "noun" },
{ "ferret", "drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out ; expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes", "verb" },
{ "fervent", "ardent; zealous; hot", "adjective" },
{ "fervid", "ardent; zealous; hot", "adjective" },
{ "fervor", "glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat", "noun" },
{ "fester", "rankle; produce irritation or resentment; generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.", "verb" },
{ "festive", "joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival", "adjective" },
{ "fete", "honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N.  festival or feast; CF. feast", "noun" },
{ "fetid", "malodorous; foul", "adjective" },
{ "fetter", "shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot", "verb" },
{ "fiasco", "total failure; CF. bottle", "noun" },
{ "fiat", "command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done", "noun" },
{ "fickle", "changeable ; faithless", "adjective" },
{ "fictitious", "imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional", "adjective" },
{ "fidelity", "loyalty; accuracy", "noun" },
{ "figment", "invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination", "noun" },
{ "figurative", "not literal but metaphorical; using a figure of speech", "adjective" },
{ "figurine", "small ornamental statuette", "noun" },
{ "filch", "steal ", "verb" },
{ "filial", "pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect", "adjective" },
{ "filibuster", "block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter", "verb" },
{ "filigree", "delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork", "noun" },
{ "filing", "particle removed by a file", "verb" },
{ "finale", "conclusion; concluding part", "noun" },
{ "finesse", "delicate skill; V: handle with finesse", "noun" },
{ "finicky", "too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food", "adjective" },
{ "finite", "limited", "adjective" },
{ "firebrand", "piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble", "noun" },
{ "fissure", "crevice; crack", "noun" },
{ "fitful", "spasmodic; intermittent; irregular", "adjective" },
{ "flaccid", "flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles", "adjective" },
{ "flag", "droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging", "verb" },
{ "flagrant", "conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous", "adjective" },
{ "flail", "beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle", "verb" },
{ "flair", "talent", "noun" },
{ "flamboyant", "ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame", "adjective" },
{ "flaunt", "display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''", "verb" },
{ "flay", "strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly", "verb" },
{ "fleck", "spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot", "verb" },
{ "fledgling", "inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person", "noun" },
{ "fleece", "wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder", "noun" },
{ "flick", "light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow ; Ex. flick the switch", "noun" },
{ "flinch", "hesitate; shrink back ; Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.", "verb" },
{ "flippant", "lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy", "adjective" },
{ "flit", "fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower", "verb" },
{ "floe", "flat mass of floating ice", "noun" },
{ "flora", "plants of a region or era", "noun" },
{ "florid", "ruddy; reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose", "adjective" },
{ "flotsam", "drifting wreckage", "noun" },
{ "flounder", "struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter ; proceed in confusion", "verb" },
{ "flourish", "grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation ", "verb" },
{ "flout", "reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules", "verb" },
{ "fluctuate", "waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly", "verb" },
{ "fluency", "smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent", "noun" },
{ "fluke", "unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky", "adjective" },
{ "fluster", "confuse; make nervous and confused; N.", "verb" },
{ "fluted", "having vertical parallel grooves ; V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column", "adjective" },
{ "flux", "flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux", "adjective" },
{ "fodder", "coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food", "adjective" },
{ "foible", "small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble", "noun" },
{ "foil", "contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another", "noun" },
{ "foil", "defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail", "verb" },
{ "foist", "insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist", "verb" },
{ "foliage", "masses of leaves; CF. defoliate", "noun" },
{ "foment", "stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of ", "verb" },
{ "foolhardy", "rash; reckless; foolishly daring", "adjective" },
{ "foppish", "vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance", "adjective" },
{ "foray", "raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.", "noun" },
{ "forbearance", "patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from ; be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison", "noun" },
{ "ford", "place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.", "noun" },
{ "forebears", "ancestors", "noun" },
{ "foreboding", "premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of ", "noun" },
{ "forensic", "suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine", "adjective" },
{ "foreshadow", "give an indication beforehand; be a sign of ; portend; prefigure", "verb" },
{ "foresight", "ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future", "noun" },
{ "forestall", "prevent by taking action in advance", "verb" },
{ "forgo", "give up; do without", "verb" },
{ "forlorn", "sad and lonely; wretched; desolate", "adjective" },
{ "formality", "ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality", "noun" },
{ "formidable", "menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question", "adjective" },
{ "forsake", "desert; abandon; renounce", "verb" },
{ "forswear", "renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure", "verb" },
{ "forte", "strong point or special talent in a person's character", "noun" },
{ "forthright", "straightforward; direct; frank", "adjective" },
{ "fortitude", "bravery; courage; strength of mind", "noun" },
{ "fortuitous", "accidental; by chance; N. fortuity", "adjective" },
{ "foster", "rear; bring up ; encourage; promote the development of ; Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents", "verb" },
{ "founder", "fail completely; sink; CF. flounder", "verb" },
{ "founder", "person who establishes ", "noun" },
{ "fracas", "brawl in which a number of people take part; melee", "noun" },
{ "fractious", "unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse", "adjective" },
{ "frail", "weak; N. frailty", "adjective" },
{ "franchise", "right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory", "noun" },
{ "frantic", "wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear", "adjective" },
{ "fraudulent", "cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle", "adjective" },
{ "fraught", "filled ; full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight", "adjective" },
{ "fray", "brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out ; CF. rub", "noun" },
{ "frenetic", "frenzied; frantic", "adjective" },
{ "frenzied", "madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement", "adjective" },
{ "fresco", "painting on wet plaster ", "noun" },
{ "fret", "be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful", "verb" },
{ "friction", "clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against", "noun" },
{ "frieze", "ornamental horizontal band on a wall", "noun" },
{ "frigid", "intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone", "adjective" },
{ "fritter", "waste ", "verb" },
{ "frivolous", "lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial", "adjective" },
{ "frolicsome", "prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky", "adjective" },
{ "frond", "fern leaf; palm or banana leaf", "noun" },
{ "fructify", "bear fruit; produce fruit", "verb" },
{ "frugality", "thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive", "noun" },
{ "fruition", "bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition", "noun" },
{ "frustrate", "thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose", "verb" },
{ "fugitive", "fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving; running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large", "adjective" },
{ "fulcrum", "support on which a lever rests or pivots", "noun" },
{ "fulminate", "thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation", "verb" },
{ "fulsome", "disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire", "adjective" },
{ "fumble", "move the fingers and hands awkwardly ; mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.", "verb" },
{ "functionary", "official ", "noun" },
{ "fundamental", "basic; primary; essential", "adjective" },
{ "funereal", "sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral", "adjective" },
{ "furor", "frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury", "noun" },
{ "furtive", "stealthy; quiet and secret ; sneaky; Ex. furtive glance", "adjective" },
{ "fusillade", "simultaneous firing or outburst ", "adjective" },
{ "fusion", "union; coalition; V. fuse", "noun" },
{ "futile", "useless; hopeless; ineffectual", "adjective" },
{ "gadfly", "animal-biting fly; irritating person", "noun" },
{ "gaffe", "social blunder", "noun" },
{ "gainsay", "deny", "verb" },
{ "gait", "manner of walking or running; speed", "noun" },
{ "galaxy", "large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities", "noun" },
{ "gale", "windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst ; Ex. gale of laughter", "noun" },
{ "gall", "annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing ; exasperation", "verb" },
{ "gall", "bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder", "noun" },
{ "galleon", "large three-masted sailing ship", "noun" },
{ "galvanize", "stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity", "verb" },
{ "gambit", "opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage", "noun" },
{ "gambol", "romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.", "verb" },
{ "gamely", "in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game", "adjective" },
{ "gamut", "entire range", "noun" },
{ "gape", "open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape", "verb" },
{ "garbled", "mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort  to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible", "verb" },
{ "gargantuan", "huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel", "adjective" },
{ "gargoyle", "waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building", "noun" },
{ "garish", "overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy", "adjective" },
{ "garner", "gather; store up; amass", "verb" },
{ "garnish", "decorate; add a garnish to; decorate  with small items such as lemon slices; N.", "verb" },
{ "garrulous", "loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity", "adjective" },
{ "gastronomy", "art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome", "noun" },
{ "gauche", "clumsy ; coarse and uncouth", "adjective" },
{ "gaudy", "flashy; showy", "adjective" },
{ "gaunt", "lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren", "adjective" },
{ "gavel", "hammerlike tool; mallet used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.", "noun" },
{ "gawk", "stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe", "verb" },
{ "gazette", "official periodical publication; newspaper", "noun" },
{ "genealogy", "record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry", "noun" },
{ "generality", "vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people", "noun" },
{ "generate", "cause; produce; create", "verb" },
{ "generic", "characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus", "adjective" },
{ "genesis", "beginning; origin", "noun" },
{ "geniality", "cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered", "noun" },
{ "genre", "particular variety of art or literature", "noun" },
{ "genteel", "well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty", "adjective" },
{ "gentility", "those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel", "noun" },
{ "gentry", "people of standing; people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility", "noun" },
{ "genuflect", "bend the knee as in worship", "verb" },
{ "germane", "pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand; appropriate", "adjective" },
{ "germinal", "pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea", "adjective" },
{ "germinate", "cause to sprout; sprout", "verb" },
{ "gerontocracy", "government ruled by old people", "noun" },
{ "gerrymander", "change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + mander", "verb" },
{ "gestate", "evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth", "verb" },
{ "gesticulation", "motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures ", "noun" },
{ "ghastly", "horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast", "adjective" },
{ "gibberish", "nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling", "noun" },
{ "gibe", "mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks", "verb" },
{ "giddy", "light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height", "adjective" },
{ "gingerly", "very carefully; ADJ.", "adjective" },
{ "girth", "distance around something; circumference", "noun" },
{ "gist", "essence; main point; substance", "noun" },
{ "glacial", "like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg", "adjective" },
{ "glaring", "highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly", "adjective" },
{ "glaze", "cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating ; Ex. unglazed pottery", "verb" },
{ "glean", "gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit  often with difficulty", "verb" },
{ "glib", "fluent ; facile; slick", "adjective" },
{ "glimmer", "shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope", "verb" },
{ "gloat", "express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.", "verb" },
{ "gloss_over", "explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults", "verb" },
{ "glossary", "brief explanation of words used in the text", "noun" },
{ "glossy", "smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners", "adjective" },
{ "glower", "scowl; glare; look or stare angrily", "verb" },
{ "glut", "overstock; fill beyond capacity ; fill to excess; N: oversupply", "verb" },
{ "glutinous", "sticky; viscous; gluey", "adjective" },
{ "glutton", "someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much", "noun" },
{ "gnarled", "twisted", "adjective" },
{ "gnome", "dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards", "noun" },
{ "goad", "urge on; drive with a goad; cause  to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually", "verb" },
{ "gorge", "narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine ", "noun" },
{ "gorge", "stuff oneself ; glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful", "verb" },
{ "gory", "bloody; N. gore: blood ", "adjective" },
{ "gossamer", "sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb", "noun" },
{ "gouge", "tear out; cut out ; Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood", "verb" },
{ "gouge", "overcharge ; extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury", "verb" },
{ "gourmand", "epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink", "noun, person" },
{ "gourmet", "connoisseur of food and drink; epicure", "noun" },
{ "graduated", "arranged by degrees ", "adjective" },
{ "granary", "storehouse for grain", "noun" },
{ "grandeur", "impressiveness; stateliness; majesty", "noun" },
{ "grandiloquent", "using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic", "adjective" },
{ "grandiose", "affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas", "adjective" },
{ "granulate", "form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle", "verb" },
{ "graphic", "pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described", "adjective" },
{ "grapple", "wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar", "verb" },
{ "grate", "make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace", "verb" },
{ "gratify", "please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire", "verb" },
{ "gratis", "free; without charge; ADJ.", "adjective" },
{ "gratuitous", "given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment", "adjective" },
{ "gratuity", "tip", "noun" },
{ "gravity", "seriousness; ADJ. grave", "noun" },
{ "gregarious", "sociable; tending to form a group", "adjective" },
{ "grievance", "cause of complaint; complaint", "noun" },
{ "grill", "question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars", "verb" },
{ "grimace", "facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.", "noun" },
{ "grisly", "ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies", "adjective" },
{ "grotesque", "fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural ", "adjective" },
{ "grotto", "small cavern", "noun" },
{ "grouse", "complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird", "verb" },
{ "grovel", "crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner", "verb" },
{ "grudging", "unwilling; reluctant; stingy", "adjective" },
{ "gruel", "thin liquid porridge", "noun" },
{ "grueling", "exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race", "adjective" },
{ "gruesome", "grisly; horrible", "adjective" },
{ "gruff", "rough-mannered; rough; hoarse", "adjective" },
{ "guffaw", "boisterous laughter; V.", "adjective" },
{ "guile", "deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile", "noun" },
{ "guileless", "without deceit", "adjective" },
{ "guise", "outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise", "noun" },
{ "gull", "trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe", "verb" },
{ "gullible", "easily deceived", "adjective" },
{ "gustatory", "affecting or relating to the sense of taste", "adjective" },
{ "gusto", "eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm", "noun" },
{ "gusty", "windy", "adjective" },
{ "guy", "cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide", "noun" },
{ "gyroscope", "apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.", "noun" },
{ "habituate", "accustom or familiarize; addict", "verb" },
{ "hackles", "hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise", "noun" },
{ "hackneyed", "commonplace; trite", "adjective" },
{ "haggard", "wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners", "verb" },
{ "haggle", "argue about prices ", "verb" },
{ "halcyon", "calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days", "adjective" },
{ "hale", "healthy", "adjective" },
{ "hallowed", "blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy", "adjective" },
{ "hallucination", "delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory", "noun" },
{ "halting", "hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop", "adjective" },
{ "hamper", "obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N:      ", "verb" },
{ "hap", "chance; luck", "noun" },
{ "haphazard", "random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town", "adjective" },
{ "hapless", "unfortunate; luckless", "adjective" },
{ "harangue", "long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.", "noun" },
{ "harass", "annoy by repeated attacks", "verb" },
{ "harbinger", "forerunner ", "noun" },
{ "harbor", "give protection ; provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind ; Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge", "verb" },
{ "hardy", "sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather", "adjective" },
{ "harping", "tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on tediously", "noun" },
{ "harrowing", "agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level  with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth", "adjective" },
{ "harry", "harass, annoy, torment ; raid", "verb" },
{ "hatch", "deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce  from an egg", "noun" },
{ "haughtiness", "pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty", "noun" },
{ "haven", "place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven", "noun" },
{ "hazardous", "dangerous", "adjective" },
{ "hazy", "slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind", "adjective" },
{ "headlong", "hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.", "adjective" },
{ "headstrong", "willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'", "adjective" },
{ "heckler", "person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes ", "noun, person" },
{ "hedonist", "one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure", "noun, person" },
{ "heedless", "not noticing; disregarding", "adjective" },
{ "hegemony", "dominance especially of one nation over others", "noun" },
{ "heinous", "atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime", "adjective" },
{ "herbivorous", "grain-eating; CF. herbivore", "adjective" },
{ "heresy", "opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic", "noun" },
{ "hermetic", "concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult", "adjective" },
{ "hermetic", "sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight", "adjective" },
{ "hermitage", "home of a hermit", "noun" },
{ "herpetologist", "one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians", "noun, person" },
{ "heterodox", "against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional", "adjective" },
{ "heterogeneous", "dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants", "adjective" },
{ "hew", "cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.", "verb" },
{ "heyday", "time of greatest success or power; prime", "noun" },
{ "hiatus", "gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break", "noun" },
{ "hibernal", "wintry; wintery; of or like winter", "adjective" },
{ "hibernate", "sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation", "verb" },
{ "hierarchy", "arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority", "noun" },
{ "hieroglyphic", "picture writing; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "hilarity", "boisterous mirth; ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter", "noun" },
{ "hindmost", "furthest behind; farthest to the rear", "adjective" },
{ "hindrance", "block; obstacle; V. hinder", "noun" },
{ "hinterlands", "back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland", "noun" },
{ "hireling", "one who serves for hire ; one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician", "noun" },
{ "hirsute", "hairy; having a lot of hair", "adjective" },
{ "histrionic", "theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior", "adjective" },
{ "hoard", "stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use", "verb" },
{ "hoary", "white with age", "adjective" },
{ "hoax", "trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.", "noun" },
{ "holocaust", "destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust", "noun" },
{ "holster", "leather pistol case ", "noun" },
{ "homage", "honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to", "noun" },
{ "homeostasis", "tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm", "noun" },
{ "homespun", "domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy", "adjective" },
{ "homily", "sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic", "noun" },
{ "homogeneous", "of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout", "adjective" },
{ "hone", "sharpen ; N: whetstone for sharpening a tool", "verb" },
{ "hoodwink", "deceive; delude", "verb" },
{ "horde", "crowd; swarm", "noun" },
{ "hortatory", "encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort", "adjective" },
{ "horticultural", "pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops", "adjective" },
{ "hostility", "unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile", "noun" },
{ "hovel", "shack; small wretched house", "noun" },
{ "hover", "hang about; stay in the air in one place; wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state", "verb" },
{ "hubbub", "confused uproar; loud noise; din", "noun" },
{ "hubris", "arrogance; excessive self-conceit", "noun" },
{ "hue", "color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue", "noun" },
{ "hue_and_cry", "outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule", "noun" },
{ "humane", "marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian", "adjective" },
{ "humanitarian", "one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism", "adjective" },
{ "humdrum", "dull; monotonous", "adjective" },
{ "humid", "damp; N. humidity", "adjective" },
{ "humility", "humbleness of spirit", "noun" },
{ "hummock", "small hill; hillock", "noun" },
{ "humus", "substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil", "noun" },
{ "hurtle", "crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train", "verb" },
{ "husband", "use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder", "verb" },
{ "husbandry", "frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman", "noun" },
{ "hybrid", "mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize", "adjective" },
{ "hydrophobia", "fear of water; rabies", "noun" },
{ "hyperbole", "exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola", "noun" },
{ "hypercritical", "excessively exacting; too critical ", "adjective" },
{ "hypochondriac", "person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen", "noun, person" },
{ "hypocritical", "pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite", "adjective" },
{ "hypothetical", "based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis", "adjective" },
{ "ichthyology", "study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish", "noun" },
{ "icon", "religious image; idol; image or representation", "noun" },
{ "iconoclastic", "attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images", "adjective" },
{ "ideology", "system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture", "noun" },
{ "idiom", "expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style ; Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic", "noun" },
{ "idiosyncrasy", "individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic", "noun" },
{ "idolatry", "worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous", "noun" },
{ "idyllic", "charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene", "adjective" },
{ "igneous", "produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite", "adjective" },
{ "ignite", "kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to", "verb" },
{ "ignoble", "unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed", "adjective" },
{ "ignominy", "deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominious defeat", "noun" },
{ "illicit", "illegal", "adjective" },
{ "illimitable", "infinite; limitless", "adjective" },
{ "illuminate", "brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks", "verb" },
{ "illusion", "misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion", "noun" },
{ "illusive", "deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive", "adjective" },
{ "illusory", "illusive; deceptive; not real", "adjective" },
{ "imbalance", "lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion", "noun" },
{ "imbecility", "weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool", "noun" },
{ "imbibe", "drink in", "verb" },
{ "imbroglio", "complicated situation ; painful or complex misunderstanding ; entanglement; confused mass ; V. embroil", "noun" },
{ "imbue", "saturate; fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings", "verb" },
{ "immaculate", "spotless; flawless; absolutely clean", "adjective" },
{ "imminent", "impending; near at hand", "adjective" },
{ "immobility", "state of being immovable", "noun" },
{ "immolate", "offer or kill as a sacrifice ", "verb" },
{ "immune", "resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity", "adjective" },
{ "immure", "imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall", "verb" },
{ "immutable", "unchangeable", "adjective" },
{ "impair", "injure; hurt; damage", "verb" },
{ "impale", "pierce ; Ex. impaled by the spear", "verb" },
{ "impalpable", "imperceptible; intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible", "adjective" },
{ "impartial", "not biased; fair; N. impartiality", "adjective" },
{ "impassable", "not able to be traveled or crossed", "adjective" },
{ "impasse", "predicament from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress", "noun" },
{ "impassive", "without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face", "adjective" },
{ "impeach", "charge  with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility", "verb" },
{ "impeccable", "faultless", "adjective" },
{ "impecunious", "without money", "adjective" },
{ "impede", "hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block", "verb" },
{ "impediment", "hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment", "noun" },
{ "impel", "drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action", "verb" },
{ "impending", "nearing; approaching; about to happen", "adjective" },
{ "impenetrable", "not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery", "adjective" },
{ "impenitent", "not repentant", "adjective" },
{ "imperative", "absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done", "noun" },
{ "imperceptible", "unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable", "adjective" },
{ "imperial", "like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism", "adjective" },
{ "imperious", "domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor", "adjective" },
{ "impermeable", "impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate", "adjective" },
{ "impertinent", "insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence", "adjective" },
{ "imperturbable", "unshakably calm; placid", "adjective" },
{ "impervious", "impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected ; Ex. impervious to water/criticism", "adjective" },
{ "impetuous", "violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision", "adjective" },
{ "impetus", "moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse", "noun" },
{ "impiety", "irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety", "noun" },
{ "impinge", "infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.", "verb" },
{ "impious", "irreverent", "adjective" },
{ "implacable", "incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy", "adjective" },
{ "implausible", "unlikely ; unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi", "adjective" },
{ "implement", "put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument", "verb" },
{ "implicate", "incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved ; Ex. implicate someone in the crime", "verb" },
{ "implication", "something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating", "noun" },
{ "implicit", "understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust", "adjective" },
{ "implode", "burst inward; CF. vacuum tube", "verb" },
{ "implore", "beg", "verb" },
{ "imply", "suggest a meaning not expressed; signify", "verb" },
{ "impolitic", "not wise; not expedient; not politic", "adjective" },
{ "imponderable", "weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound", "adjective" },
{ "import", "significance; importance; meaning", "noun" },
{ "importunate", "urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent", "adjective" },
{ "importune", "beg persistently; make repeated requests ", "verb" },
{ "imposture", "assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor", "noun" },
{ "impotent", "weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power", "adjective" },
{ "imprecation", "curse; swearword", "noun" },
{ "impregnable", "invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take", "adjective" },
{ "impromptu", "without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment", "adjective" },
{ "impropriety", "improperness; unsuitableness", "noun" },
{ "improvident", "thriftless; not providing for the future", "adjective" },
{ "improvise", "compose on the spur of the moment", "verb" },
{ "imprudent", "lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious", "adjective" },
{ "impudence", "impertinence; insolence", "noun" },
{ "impugn", "dispute or contradict ; attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight", "verb" },
{ "impuissance", "powerlessness; feebleness", "noun" },
{ "impunity", "freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish", "noun" },
{ "impute", "attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation", "verb" },
{ "inadvertently", "unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly", "adjective" },
{ "inalienable", "not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights", "adjective" },
{ "inane", "silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity", "adjective" },
{ "inanimate", "lifeless; not animate", "adjective" },
{ "inarticulate", "speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly", "adjective" },
{ "inaugurate", "begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural", "verb" },
{ "incandescent", "strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle", "adjective" },
{ "incantation", "singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; words used in magic; CF. enchant", "noun" },
{ "incapacitate", "disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity", "verb" },
{ "incarcerate", "imprison", "verb" },
{ "incarnate", "endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody", "adjective" },
{ "incarnation", "act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation", "noun" },
{ "incendiary", "arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb", "noun" },
{ "incense", "enrage; infuriate; make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor", "verb" },
{ "incentive", "spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity", "noun" },
{ "inception", "start; beginning", "noun" },
{ "incessant", "uninterrupted; unceasing", "adjective" },
{ "inchoate", "recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass", "adjective" },
{ "incidence", "rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality", "noun" },
{ "incidental", "not essential; minor; N: something incidental", "adjective" },
{ "incipient", "beginning; in an early stage", "adjective" },
{ "incisive", "cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into", "adjective" },
{ "incite", "arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion", "verb" },
{ "inclement", "stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement", "adjective" },
{ "incline", "slope; slant; Ex. steep incline", "noun" },
{ "inclined", "tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend", "verb" },
{ "inclusive", "tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge", "adjective" },
{ "incognito", "with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.", "adjective" },
{ "incoherent", "unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent", "adjective" },
{ "incommodious", "not spacious; inconvenient", "adjective" },
{ "incompatible", "inharmonious; N. incompatibility", "adjective" },
{ "incongruity", "lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate", "noun" },
{ "inconsequential", "insignificant; unimportant", "adjective" },
{ "inconsistency", "state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible", "noun" },
{ "incontinent", "lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious", "adjective" },
{ "incontrovertible", "indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable", "adjective" },
{ "incorporate", "introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.", "verb" },
{ "incorporeal", "without a material body; insubstantial", "adjective" },
{ "incorrigible", "uncorrectable", "adjective" },
{ "incredulity", "tendency to disbelief", "noun" },
{ "incredulous", "withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief", "adjective" },
{ "increment", "increase", "noun" },
{ "incriminate", "accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence", "verb" },
{ "incrustation", "hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust", "noun" },
{ "incubate", "hatch; warm  with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease", "verb" },
{ "incubus", "burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus", "noun" },
{ "inculcate", "teach ; instill", "verb" },
{ "incumbent", "obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office", "adjective" },
{ "incur", "bring upon oneself", "verb" },
{ "incursion", "temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey", "noun" },
{ "indefatigable", "tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired", "adjective" },
{ "indelible", "not able to be erased", "adjective" },
{ "indemnify", "make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured", "verb" },
{ "indentation", "notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth", "noun" },
{ "indenture", "bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time ", "verb" },
{ "indeterminate", "uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite", "adjective" },
{ "indicative", "suggestive; implying; serving to indicate", "adjective" },
{ "indices", "signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index", "noun" },
{ "indict", "charge; N. indictment", "verb" },
{ "indifferent", "unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad", "adjective" },
{ "indigence", "poverty", "noun" },
{ "indigenous", "native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World", "adjective" },
{ "indigent", "poor; destitute", "adjective" },
{ "indignation", "anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant", "noun" },
{ "indignity", "treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.", "noun" },
{ "indiscriminate", "choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions", "adjective" },
{ "indisputable", "too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt", "adjective" },
{ "indissoluble", "permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate", "adjective" },
{ "indite", "write; compose", "verb" },
{ "indolent", "lazy", "adjective" },
{ "indomitable", "unconquerable; unyielding", "adjective" },
{ "indubitable", "unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable", "adjective" },
{ "induce", "persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement", "verb" },
{ "inductive", "pertaining to induction or proceeding from the  specific  to the general", "adjective" },
{ "indulgent", "humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence", "adjective" },
{ "industrious", "diligent; hard-working; N. industry", "adjective" },
{ "inebriated", "habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety", "verb" },
{ "ineffable", "unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy", "adjective" },
{ "ineffectual", "not effective; not having a desired effect; weak", "adjective" },
{ "ineluctable", "irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable", "adjective" },
{ "inept", "unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt:  inappropriate", "adjective" },
{ "inequity", "unfairness; ADJ. inequitable", "noun" },
{ "inerrancy", "infallibility", "noun" },
{ "inert", "inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state", "adjective" },
{ "inevitable", "unavoidable", "adjective" },
{ "inexorable", "relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises", "adjective" },
{ "infallible", "unerring; never making mistakes", "adjective" },
{ "infamous", "notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation", "adjective" },
{ "infantile", "childish; infantlike", "adjective" },
{ "infer", "deduce; conclude; N. inference", "verb" },
{ "infernal", "pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction", "adjective" },
{ "infidel", "unbeliever ", "noun" },
{ "infiltrate", "pass into or through; penetrate or enter  sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator", "verb" },
{ "infinitesimal", "very small", "noun" },
{ "infirmity", "weakness", "noun" },
{ "inflated", "exaggerated; pompous; enlarged ", "adjective" },
{ "influx", "flowing into", "noun" },
{ "infraction", "violation ; breach", "noun" },
{ "infringe", "violate ; encroach ", "verb" },
{ "ingenious", "marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity", "adjective" },
{ "ingenuous", "naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid", "adjective" },
{ "ingrained", "deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice", "adjective" },
{ "ingrate", "ungrateful person ", "noun, person" },
{ "ingratiate", "become popular with; bring  in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss", "verb" },
{ "inherent", "firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic", "adjective" },
{ "inhibit", "restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition", "verb" },
{ "inimical", "unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy", "adjective" },
{ "inimitable", "matchless; not able to be imitated", "adjective" },
{ "iniquitous", "wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity", "adjective" },
{ "initiate", "begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated", "verb" },
{ "injurious", "harmful; causing injury", "adjective" },
{ "inkling", "hint; slight indication", "noun" },
{ "innate", "inborn", "adjective" },
{ "innocuous", "harmless", "adjective" },
{ "innovation", "change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce ; be creative; ADJ. innovative", "noun" },
{ "innuendo", "indirect or subtle  hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo", "noun" },
{ "inopportune", "untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen", "adjective" },
{ "inordinate", "beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands", "adjective" },
{ "inquisitor", "questioner ; investigator; person making an inquisition", "noun, person" },
{ "insalubrious", "unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place", "adjective" },
{ "insatiable", "not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite", "adjective" },
{ "inscrutable", "difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious", "adjective" },
{ "insensate", "without feeling; lacking sense; foolish", "adjective" },
{ "insensible", "unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible", "adjective" },
{ "insidious", "treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot", "adjective" },
{ "insightful", "discerning; perceptive", "adjective" },
{ "insinuate", "hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert  by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate", "verb" },
{ "insipid", "lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character", "adjective" },
{ "insolence", "impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude", "noun" },
{ "insolvent", "bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency", "adjective" },
{ "insomnia", "wakefulness; inability to sleep", "noun" },
{ "insouciant", "without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent", "adjective" },
{ "instigate", "start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel", "verb" },
{ "insubordination", "disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate", "noun" },
{ "insubstantial", "lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial", "adjective" },
{ "insularity", "narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula", "noun" },
{ "insuperable", "insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties", "adjective" },
{ "insurgent", "rebellious; N.", "adjective" },
{ "insurmountable", "overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable", "adjective" },
{ "insurrection", "rebellion; uprising", "noun" },
{ "intangible", "not able to be perceived by touch; vague", "adjective" },
{ "integral", "complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part", "adjective" },
{ "integrate", "make whole; combine; make into one unit", "verb" },
{ "integrity", "honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness", "noun" },
{ "intellect", "higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability", "noun" },
{ "intelligentsia", "intellectuals; members of the educated elite ", "noun" },
{ "inter", "bury; N. interment", "verb" },
{ "interdict", "prohibit; forbid; N.", "verb" },
{ "interim", "meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper", "noun" },
{ "interloper", "intruder; one who interferes", "noun, person" },
{ "interminable", "endless", "adjective" },
{ "intermittent", "periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals", "adjective" },
{ "internecine", "mutually destructive", "adjective" },
{ "interpolate", "insert between", "verb" },
{ "interregnum", "period between two successive reigns or governments", "noun" },
{ "interrogate", "question closely; cross-examine; cross-question", "verb" },
{ "intervene", "come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention", "verb" },
{ "intimate", "hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy", "verb" },
{ "intimidate", "frighten; N. intimidation", "verb" },
{ "intractable", "unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child", "adjective" },
{ "intransigence", "refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising", "noun" },
{ "intrepid", "fearless", "adjective" },
{ "intrinsic", "essential; inherent; built-in", "adjective" },
{ "introspective", "looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination", "adjective" },
{ "introvert", "one who  is  introspective or inclined  to  think  more  about oneself; ADJ. introverted", "noun" },
{ "intrude", "put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in", "verb" },
{ "intuition", "immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition", "noun" },
{ "inundate", "flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work", "verb" },
{ "inured", "accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling", "verb" },
{ "invalidate", "weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify", "verb" },
{ "invective", "abuse", "noun" },
{ "inveigh", "denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink", "verb" },
{ "inveigle", "deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle; Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly", "verb" },
{ "inverse", "opposite", "noun" },
{ "invert", "turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of", "verb" },
{ "inveterate", "deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old", "adjective" },
{ "invidious", "designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison", "adjective" },
{ "invincible", "unconquerable", "adjective" },
{ "inviolable", "secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability", "adjective" },
{ "invocation", "prayer for help ; calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking", "noun" },
{ "invoke", "call and bring into use ; call on/upon  for help; ask for; beg for; conjure ; Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God", "verb" },
{ "invulnerable", "incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure", "adjective" },
{ "iota", "very small quantity", "noun" },
{ "irascible", "irritable; easily angered", "adjective" },
{ "irate", "angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath", "adjective" },
{ "iridescent", "exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence", "adjective" },
{ "irksome", "annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy", "adjective" },
{ "ironic", "expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner", "adjective" },
{ "irony", "hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning", "noun" },
{ "irreconcilable", "impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved", "adjective" },
{ "irrefutable", "indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable", "adjective" },
{ "irrelevant", "not applicable; unrelated", "adjective" },
{ "irremediable", "incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy", "adjective" },
{ "irreparable", "not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair", "adjective" },
{ "irrepressible", "unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back", "adjective" },
{ "irreproachable", "beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct", "adjective" },
{ "irresolute", "uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution", "adjective" },
{ "irretrievable", "impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve", "adjective" },
{ "irreverence", "lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent", "noun" },
{ "irrevocable", "unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke", "adjective" },
{ "isotope", "varying from of an element", "noun" },
{ "isthmus", "narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land", "noun" },
{ "itinerant", "wandering; traveling from place to place ; Ex. itinerant preacher", "adjective" },
{ "itinerary", "plan of a trip; record of a trip", "noun" },
{ "jabber", "chatter rapidly or unintelligibly", "verb" },
{ "jaded", "tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite", "adjective" },
{ "jargon", "language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk", "noun" },
{ "jaundiced", "yellowed; prejudiced  from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye", "verb" },
{ "jaunt", "trip; short journey", "noun" },
{ "jaunty", "cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat", "adjective" },
{ "jeopardize", "endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger", "verb" },
{ "jettison", "throw overboard ", "verb" },
{ "jibe", "agree; be in harmony with; gibe", "verb" },
{ "jingoist", "extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism", "noun, person" },
{ "jocose", "given to joking", "adjective" },
{ "jocular", "said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking", "adjective" },
{ "jocund", "merry", "adjective" },
{ "jollity", "gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay", "noun" },
{ "jostle", "shove; bump; push against  rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds", "verb" },
{ "jovial", "good-natured; merry; cheerful", "adjective" },
{ "jubilation", "rejoicing; great joy", "noun" },
{ "judicious", "sound on judgment; wise", "adjective" },
{ "juggernaut", "irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path", "noun" },
{ "juncture", "crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining", "noun" },
{ "junket", "trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense", "noun" },
{ "junta", "group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power ", "noun" },
{ "jurisprudence", "science of law", "noun" },
{ "juxtapose", "place side by side; CF. next", "verb" },
{ "kaleidoscope", "tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful", "noun" },
{ "ken", "range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken", "noun" },
{ "kernel", "central or vital part; core; whole seed ", "adjective" },
{ "killjoy", "grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others", "noun" },
{ "kindle", "start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse", "verb" },
{ "kindred", "related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship", "adjective" },
{ "kinetic", "producing motion; of motion", "adjective" },
{ "kismet", "fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.", "noun" },
{ "kleptomaniac", "person who has a compulsive desire to steal", "noun, person" },
{ "knave", "untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery", "noun, person" },
{ "knead", "mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass ; Ex. knead dough", "verb" },
{ "knell", "tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.", "noun" },
{ "knit", "contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make  by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.", "verb" },
{ "knoll", "little round hill; hillock", "noun" },
{ "knotty", "intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot", "adjective" },
{ "kudos", "honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement", "noun" },
{ "labile", "likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability", "adjective" },
{ "laborious", "demanding much work or care; tedious", "adjective" },
{ "labyrinth", "maze", "noun" },
{ "laceration", "torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear ; wound", "noun" },
{ "lachrymose", "producing tears; tearful", "adjective" },
{ "lackadaisical", "lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid", "adjective" },
{ "lackluster", "lacking luster; dull", "adjective" },
{ "laconic", "brief and to the point; using few words; terse", "adjective" },
{ "laggard", "slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler", "adjective" },
{ "lagoon", "shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs", "noun" },
{ "laity", "laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy", "noun" },
{ "lament", "grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation", "verb" },
{ "lampoon", "ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution", "verb" },
{ "lancet", "small surgical tool for making incisions", "noun" },
{ "languid", "lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless", "adjective" },
{ "languish", "lose animation or strength", "verb" },
{ "languor", "lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression", "noun" },
{ "lank", "long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln", "adjective" },
{ "lap", "take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person", "verb" },
{ "larceny", "theft; Ex. petit larceny", "noun" },
{ "larder", "pantry; place where food is kept", "noun" },
{ "largess", "generous gift ", "noun" },
{ "lascivious", "lustful", "adjective" },
{ "lassitude", "languor; weariness; listlessness", "noun" },
{ "latent", "present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential", "adjective" },
{ "lateral", "of or coming from the side", "adjective" },
{ "latitude", "freedom from narrow limitations", "noun" },
{ "laud", "praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise", "verb" },
{ "lavish", "liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance", "adjective" },
{ "lax", "careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service", "adjective" },
{ "leaven", "add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise ; element that lightens or enlivens", "verb" },
{ "lechery", "gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man", "noun" },
{ "lectern", "reading desk or stand for a public speaker", "noun" },
{ "leery", "suspicious; wary; cautious", "adjective" },
{ "leeway", "room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline", "noun" },
{ "legacy", "gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor", "noun" },
{ "legend", "explanatory list of symbols on a map", "noun" },
{ "legerdemain", "sleight of hand; CF. light of hand", "noun" },
{ "leniency", "mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment", "noun" },
{ "leonine", "like a lion", "adjective" },
{ "lethal", "deadly", "adjective" },
{ "lethargic", "drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity", "adjective" },
{ "levee", "earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise", "noun" },
{ "levitate", "rise and float in the air ; CF. light", "verb" },
{ "levity", "lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner", "noun" },
{ "levy", "impose ; collect ; impose or collect ; Ex. levy a tax on tobacco", "verb" },
{ "lewd", "lustful", "adjective" },
{ "lexicographer", "compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary", "noun" },
{ "lexicon", "dictionary", "noun" },
{ "liability", "drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible ", "noun" },
{ "liaison", "contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection", "noun" },
{ "libel", "defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous", "adjective" },
{ "libertine", "debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; roue; CF. free", "noun, person" },
{ "libidinous", "lustful", "adjective" },
{ "libido", "psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire", "noun" },
{ "libretto", "text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book", "noun" },
{ "licentious", "amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained", "adjective" },
{ "lien", "legal claim or right on a property", "noun" },
{ "ligneous", "like wood", "adjective" },
{ "lilliputian", "extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels", "adjective" },
{ "limber", "flexible; supple; pliable; V.", "adjective" },
{ "limbo", "region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison ; Ex. Purgatory and Limbo", "noun" },
{ "limn", "draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?", "verb" },
{ "limpid", "crystal clear", "adjective" },
{ "lineage", "descent; ancestry", "noun" },
{ "lineaments", "features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line", "noun" },
{ "linguistic", "pertaining to language", "adjective" },
{ "listless", "lacking in spirit or energy; languid", "adjective" },
{ "litany", "supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words", "noun" },
{ "lithe", "flexible; supple; CF. limber", "adjective" },
{ "litigation", "lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate", "noun" },
{ "litotes", "understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad''", "noun" },
{ "livid", "lead-colored; black and blue ; ashen; enraged; extremely angry", "adjective" },
{ "loath", "reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.", "adjective" },
{ "loathe", "detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell", "verb" },
{ "lode", "metal-bearing vein", "noun" },
{ "lofty", "very high", "adjective" },
{ "log", "record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.", "noun" },
{ "loiter", "hang about/around; stand idly about; linger", "verb" },
{ "loll", "lounge about", "verb" },
{ "longevity", "long life; long duration", "noun" },
{ "loom", "appear or take shape ; Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth", "verb" },
{ "lope", "gallop slowly", "verb" },
{ "loquacious", "talkative; N. loquacity", "adjective" },
{ "lout", "clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?", "noun, person" },
{ "low", "moo; make the sound of a cow", "verb" },
{ "lucid", "easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity", "adjective" },
{ "lucrative", "profitable; producing wealth", "adjective" },
{ "lucre", "money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre", "noun" },
{ "ludicrous", "laughable; ridiculous; trifling", "adjective" },
{ "lugubrious", "mournful; sorrowful", "adjective" },
{ "lull", "moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby", "noun" },
{ "lumber", "move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber", "verb" },
{ "lumen", "unit of light energy ", "noun" },
{ "luminary", "celebrity ; dignitary; object that gives light ", "noun" },
{ "luminous", "shining ; issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs", "adjective" },
{ "lunar", "pertaining to the moon", "adjective" },
{ "lurid", "wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder", "adjective" },
{ "lurk", "stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived", "verb" },
{ "luscious", "pleasing to taste or smell; delicious", "adjective" },
{ "luster", "shine; gloss ", "noun" },
{ "lustrous", "shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair", "adjective" },
{ "luxuriant", "abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate", "adjective" },
{ "macabre", "gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death", "adjective" },
{ "mace", "ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon", "noun" },
{ "macerate", "soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper", "verb" },
{ "machiavellian", "crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power", "adjective" },
{ "machinations", "evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate", "noun" },
{ "maculated", "spotted; stained; CF. immaculate", "verb" },
{ "madrigal", "pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments", "noun" },
{ "maelstrom", "violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream", "noun" },
{ "magisterial", "authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner", "adjective" },
{ "magnanimity", "generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous", "noun" },
{ "magnate", "person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person ; Ex. oil magnate", "noun, person" },
{ "magniloquent", "boastful; pompous", "adjective" },
{ "magnitude", "greatness ; extent", "noun" },
{ "maim", "mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life", "verb" },
{ "maladroit", "clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling", "adjective" },
{ "malady", "illness", "noun" },
{ "malaise", "uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health ", "noun" },
{ "malapropism", "comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop", "noun" },
{ "malcontent", "person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented", "noun, person" },
{ "malediction", "curse", "noun" },
{ "malefactor", "evildoer; criminal", "noun" },
{ "malevolent", "wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence", "adjective" },
{ "malfeasance", "wrongdoing; misconduct ", "noun" },
{ "malicious", "hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite", "adjective" },
{ "malign", "speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence", "verb" },
{ "malignant", "tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor", "adjective" },
{ "malingerer", "one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work", "noun, person" },
{ "malleable", "capable of being shaped by pounding; pliable; impressionable; easily controlled; tractable", "adjective" },
{ "malodorous", "foul-smelling", "adjective" },
{ "mammal", "vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young", "noun" },
{ "mammoth", "gigantic; enormous", "adjective" },
{ "manacle", "restrain; handcuff; N.", "verb" },
{ "mandate", "order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory", "noun" },
{ "mandatory", "obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate", "adjective" },
{ "maneuver", "strategic military or naval movement ; carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end", "adjective" },
{ "mangy", "shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance", "adjective" },
{ "maniacal", "raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm", "adjective" },
{ "manifest", "evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly", "adjective" },
{ "manifestation", "outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent", "noun" },
{ "manifesto", "public declaration of principles; statement of policy", "noun" },
{ "manifold", "many in number or kind; numerous; varied", "adjective" },
{ "manipulate", "operate with one's hands; control or play upon  artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative", "verb" },
{ "mannered", "affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech", "adjective" },
{ "manumit", "emancipate; free from slavery or bondage", "verb" },
{ "marital", "pertaining to marriage", "adjective" },
{ "maritime", "bordering on the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces", "adjective" },
{ "marked", "noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man", "adjective" },
{ "marred", "damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure", "verb" },
{ "marshal", "put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official", "verb" },
{ "marsupial", "one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch; CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat", "noun" },
{ "martial", "warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law", "adjective" },
{ "martinet", "strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet", "noun, person" },
{ "martyr", "one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism", "noun" },
{ "masochist", "person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism", "noun, person" },
{ "masticate", "chew", "verb" },
{ "materialism", "preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns ", "noun" },
{ "maternal", "motherly; N. maternity: motherhood", "adjective" },
{ "matriarch", "woman who rules a family or larger social group", "noun" },
{ "matriculate", "enroll ; CF. matrix", "verb" },
{ "matrix", "point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization", "noun" },
{ "maudlin", "effusively sentimental", "adjective" },
{ "maul", "handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer", "verb" },
{ "mausoleum", "monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos", "noun" },
{ "mauve", "pale purple", "noun" },
{ "maverick", "rebel; nonconformist ", "noun" },
{ "mawkish", "mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental", "adjective" },
{ "maxim", "proverb; truth pithily stated", "noun" },
{ "mayhem", "injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim", "noun" },
{ "meager", "scanty; inadequate", "adjective" },
{ "mealymouthed", "indirect in speech ; hypocritical; evasive", "adjective" },
{ "meander", "wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly", "verb" },
{ "meddlesome", "interfering; V. meddle: interfere", "adjective" },
{ "mediate", "settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire", "verb" },
{ "mediocre", "ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad", "adjective" },
{ "meditation", "reflection; thought; V. meditate", "noun" },
{ "medium", "element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted", "noun" },
{ "medley", "mixture", "noun" },
{ "meek", "submissive; patient and long-suffering", "adjective" },
{ "megalomania", "mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance", "noun" },
{ "melancholy", "gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia", "adjective" },
{ "melee", "fight", "noun" },
{ "mellifluous", "sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune", "adjective" },
{ "memento", "token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit", "noun" },
{ "memorialize", "commemorate", "verb" },
{ "menagerie", "collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo", "noun" },
{ "mendacious", "lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity", "adjective" },
{ "mendicant", "beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar", "noun" },
{ "menial", "suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work ", "adjective" },
{ "mentor", "counselor; teacher", "noun" },
{ "mercantile", "concerning trade or merchants", "adjective" },
{ "mercenary", "motivated solely by money or gain; N.", "verb" },
{ "mercurial", "capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood", "adjective" },
{ "meretricious", "flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. meretricious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute", "adjective" },
{ "merger", "combination ; act of merging", "noun" },
{ "mesmerize", "hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer", "verb" },
{ "metallurgical", "pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores", "adjective" },
{ "metamorphosis", "change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis", "noun" },
{ "metaphor", "implied comparison; CF. simile", "noun" },
{ "metaphysical", "pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality", "adjective" },
{ "mete", "measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment", "verb" },
{ "meteoric", "like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor", "adjective" },
{ "methodical", "systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure", "adjective" },
{ "meticulous", "excessively careful ; painstaking; scrupulous", "adjective" },
{ "metropolis", "large city", "noun" },
{ "mettle", "courage ; spirit; ADJ. mettlesome", "noun" },
{ "miasma", "swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence", "noun" },
{ "microcosm", "small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society", "noun" },
{ "migrant", "changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates", "verb" },
{ "migratory", "wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another", "adjective" },
{ "milieu", "social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.", "noun" },
{ "militant", "combative; bellicose; N.", "adjective" },
{ "militate", "work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier", "verb" },
{ "millennium", "thousand-year period ; hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity", "noun" },
{ "mimicry", "imitation", "noun" },
{ "minatory", "menacing; threatening", "adjective" },
{ "mincing", "affectedly dainty; V. mince: cut  into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer", "adjective" },
{ "minion", "servile dependent; obsequious follower", "adjective" },
{ "minuscule", "extremely small", "adjective" },
{ "minute", "extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting", "adjective" },
{ "minutiae", "petty or trivial details; CF. minutia", "noun" },
{ "mirage", "unreal reflection; optical illusion", "noun" },
{ "mire", "entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire", "verb" },
{ "mirth", "merriment; laughter", "noun" },
{ "misadventure", "mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure", "noun" },
{ "misanthrope", "one who hates mankind; misanthropist", "noun" },
{ "misapprehension", "error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend", "noun" },
{ "miscellany", "mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items", "noun" },
{ "mischance", "ill luck", "noun" },
{ "misconstrue", "interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge", "verb" },
{ "miscreant", "wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe", "noun" },
{ "misdemeanor", "minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing", "noun" },
{ "miserly", "stingy; mean", "adjective" },
{ "misgivings", "doubts", "noun" },
{ "mishap", "unfortunate accident", "noun" },
{ "misnomer", "wrong or improper name; incorrect designation", "noun" },
{ "misogamy", "hatred of marriage", "noun" },
{ "misogynist", "hater of woman; CF. misogyny", "noun, person" },
{ "missile", "object to be thrown or projected", "noun" },
{ "missive", "letter; written statement; CF. sent", "noun" },
{ "mite", "very small object or insect-like creature; small coin", "noun" },
{ "mitigate", "appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity", "verb" },
{ "mnemonic", "pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid", "adjective" },
{ "mobile", "movable; not fixed; N. mobility", "adjective" },
{ "mock", "ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision", "verb" },
{ "mode", "prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life", "noun" },
{ "modicum", "limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate", "noun" },
{ "modish", "fashionable; conforming to the current fashion", "adjective" },
{ "modulate", "tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G", "verb" },
{ "mogul", "powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian", "noun, person" },
{ "molecule", "the smallest particle  of a substance that has all the properties of that substance", "noun" },
{ "mollify", "soothe an angry person", "verb" },
{ "mollycoddle", "pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively", "verb" },
{ "molt", "periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers ", "verb" },
{ "molten", "melted; Ex. molten lava", "adjective" },
{ "momentous", "very important; N. moment; CF. momentary", "adjective" },
{ "momentum", "quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force", "noun" },
{ "monarchy", "government under a single ruler", "noun" },
{ "monastic", "related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns", "adjective" },
{ "monetary", "pertaining to money", "adjective" },
{ "monochromatic", "having only one color", "adjective" },
{ "monolithic", "solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone", "adjective" },
{ "monotheism", "belief in one God", "noun" },
{ "monotony", "sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone", "noun" },
{ "monumental", "massive; impressively large; built as a monument", "adjective" },
{ "moodiness", "fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy; CF. mood:	state of mind or emotion", "noun" },
{ "moratorium", "legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses", "noun" },
{ "morbid", "given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease", "adjective" },
{ "mordant", "biting; sarcastic; stinging; incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit", "adjective" },
{ "mores", "conventions; moral standards; moral customs", "noun" },
{ "moribund", "dying; at the point of death; CF. death", "adjective" },
{ "morose", "ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy", "adjective" },
{ "mortician", "undertaker; CF. death", "noun" },
{ "mortify", "humiliate by embarrassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline  by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die", "verb" },
{ "mosaic", "picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "mote", "small speck ", "noun" },
{ "motif", "theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure", "noun" },
{ "motility", "ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously", "noun" },
{ "motley", "multi-colored ; mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests ", "adjective" },
{ "mottled", "blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors", "adjective" },
{ "mountebank", "charlatan; boastful pretender", "noun" },
{ "muddle", "confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion", "verb" },
{ "muggy", "warm and damp", "adjective" },
{ "mulct", "defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy", "verb" },
{ "multifarious", "varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities", "adjective" },
{ "multiform", "having many forms", "adjective" },
{ "multilingual", "having many languages; fluent in several languages", "adjective" },
{ "multiplicity", "state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element", "noun" },
{ "mundane", "worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world", "adjective" },
{ "munificent", "very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificence", "adjective" },
{ "mural", "wall painting", "noun" },
{ "murky", "dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom", "adjective" },
{ "muse", "ponder at length; N: source of inspiration ", "verb" },
{ "musky", "having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer", "adjective" },
{ "muster", "gather; assemble ; Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N.", "verb" },
{ "musty", "stale ; spoiled by age; CF. moist", "adjective" },
{ "mutability", "ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant", "noun" },
{ "muted", "silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise", "verb" },
{ "mutilate", "maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part", "verb" },
{ "mutinous", "unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer", "adjective" },
{ "myopic", "nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia", "adjective" },
{ "myriad", "very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand", "noun" },
{ "nadir", "lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith", "noun" },
{ "naivete", "quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive: ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous", "noun" },
{ "narcissist", "conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus", "noun, person" },
{ "narrative", "related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell ; CF. narration", "adjective" },
{ "nascent", "incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music", "adjective" },
{ "natation", "swimming", "noun" },
{ "natty", "neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser", "adjective" },
{ "nauseate", "cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea", "verb" },
{ "nautical", "pertaining to ships or navigation", "adjective" },
{ "navigable", "wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered", "adjective" },
{ "nebulous", "vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal", "adjective" },
{ "necromancy", "black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis", "noun" },
{ "nefarious", "very wicked", "adjective" },
{ "negate", "cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation", "verb" },
{ "negligence", "neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care", "noun" },
{ "negligible", "so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded", "adjective" },
{ "nemesis", "someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis", "noun" },
{ "neologism", "new or newly coined word or phrase", "noun" },
{ "neophyte", "recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant", "noun" },
{ "nepotism", "favoritism ; CF. nephew", "noun" },
{ "nether", "lower; Ex. nether garments/regions", "adjective" },
{ "nettle", "irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome", "verb" },
{ "nexus", "connection", "noun" },
{ "nib", "beak; pen point", "noun" },
{ "nicety", "precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties", "noun" },
{ "niggardly", "meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person", "adjective" },
{ "niggle", "spend too much time on minor points ; find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling", "verb" },
{ "nihilist", "one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement", "noun, person" },
{ "nip", "snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill", "verb" },
{ "nirvana", "in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude", "noun" },
{ "nocturnal", "done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne", "adjective" },
{ "noisome", "foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome", "adjective" },
{ "nomadic", "wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place", "adjective" },
{ "nomenclature", "terminology; system of names or naming things", "noun" },
{ "nominal", "in name only; of a name; trifling; very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint", "adjective" },
{ "nonchalance", "indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts", "noun" },
{ "noncommittal", "neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided", "adjective" },
{ "nondescript", "undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd", "adjective" },
{ "nonentity", "person of no importance; nonexistence", "noun, person" },
{ "nonplus", "put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more", "verb" },
{ "nostalgia", "homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic", "noun" },
{ "nostrum", "questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our ", "noun" },
{ "notable", "conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted", "adjective" },
{ "notoriety", "disrepute; ill fame", "noun" },
{ "novelty", "something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original", "noun" },
{ "novice", "beginner", "noun" },
{ "noxious", "harmful; CF. obnoxious", "adjective" },
{ "nuance", "shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction", "noun" },
{ "nubile", "marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial", "adjective" },
{ "nugatory", "worthless; futile", "adjective" },
{ "nullify", "make invalid; make null; invalidate", "verb" },
{ "numismatist", "person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals", "noun, person" },
{ "nuptial", "related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony", "adjective" },
{ "nurture", "nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing", "verb" },
{ "nutrient", "nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment", "noun" },
{ "oaf", "stupid awkward person; CF. elf", "noun, person" },
{ "obdurate", "stubborn; refusing to change one's belief", "adjective" },
{ "obeisance", "bow ", "noun" },
{ "obelisk", "tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid", "noun" },
{ "obese", "excessively fat; N. obesity", "adjective" },
{ "obfuscate", "confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand", "verb" },
{ "obituary", "death notice ; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "objective", "not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim", "adjective" },
{ "obligatory", "binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate", "adjective" },
{ "oblique", "indirect; slanting ; Ex. oblique reference", "adjective" },
{ "obliterate", "destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village", "verb" },
{ "oblivion", "obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness", "noun" },
{ "oblivious", "inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful", "adjective" },
{ "obloquy", "slander; disgrace; infamy", "noun" },
{ "obnoxious", "offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell", "adjective" },
{ "obscure", "dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning", "adjective" },
{ "obsequious", "slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic", "adjective" },
{ "obsequy", "funeral ceremony", "noun" },
{ "obsessive", "related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively", "adjective" },
{ "obsidian", "black volcanic rock", "noun" },
{ "obsolete", "outmoded; no longer used", "adjective" },
{ "obstetrician", "physician specializing in delivery of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife", "noun" },
{ "obstinate", "stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy", "adjective" },
{ "obstreperous", "boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable", "adjective" },
{ "obtrude", "push  forward or intrude; impose  on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive", "verb" },
{ "obtuse", "blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding", "adjective" },
{ "obviate", "make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need", "verb" },
{ "occident", "the West", "noun" },
{ "occlude", "shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.", "verb" },
{ "occult", "mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare", "adjective" },
{ "oculist", "physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes", "noun, person" },
{ "odious", "arousing strong dislike; hateful; vile", "adjective" },
{ "odium", "detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute ", "noun" },
{ "odoriferous", "giving off an odor", "adjective" },
{ "odorous", "having an odor", "adjective" },
{ "odyssey", "long, eventful, adventurous journey", "noun" },
{ "offensive", "attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense", "adjective" },
{ "offhand", "casual; done without prior thought or preparation", "adjective" },
{ "officious", "meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy", "adjective" },
{ "ogle", "look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls", "verb" },
{ "olfactory", "concerning the sense of smell", "adjective" },
{ "oligarchy", "government by a privileged few", "noun" },
{ "ominous", "threatening; of an evil omen", "adjective" },
{ "omnipotent", "all-powerful; having unlimited power", "adjective" },
{ "omnipresent", "universally present; ubiquitous", "adjective" },
{ "omniscient", "all-knowing", "adjective" },
{ "omnivorous", "eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything", "adjective" },
{ "onerous", "burdensome", "adjective" },
{ "onomatopoeia", "words formed in imitation of natural sounds", "noun" },
{ "onslaught", "vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy", "noun" },
{ "onus", "burden; responsibility", "noun" },
{ "opalescent", "iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence", "adjective" },
{ "opaque", "dark; not transparent; N. opacity", "adjective" },
{ "opiate", "medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium", "noun" },
{ "opportune", "timely; well-chosen", "adjective" },
{ "opportunist", "individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism", "noun, person" },
{ "opprobrium", "infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification; scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous", "noun" },
{ "optician", "maker and seller of eyeglasses", "noun" },
{ "optimist", "person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism", "noun, person" },
{ "optimum", "most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition", "adjective" },
{ "optional", "not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options", "adjective" },
{ "optometrist", "one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects", "noun, person" },
{ "opulence", "extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant", "noun" },
{ "opus", "work ; Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera", "noun" },
{ "oracular", "of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle", "adjective" },
{ "orator", "public speaker", "noun" },
{ "oratorio", "dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata", "noun" },
{ "ordain", "decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination", "verb" },
{ "ordeal", "severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial; affliction", "noun" },
{ "ordinance", "decree; authoritative order", "noun" },
{ "ordination", "ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest", "noun" },
{ "orgy", "wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping", "noun" },
{ "orient", "get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate", "verb" },
{ "orientation", "act of finding oneself in society; orienting", "noun" },
{ "orifice", "mouthlike opening; small opening ; CF. mouth", "noun" },
{ "ornate", "excessively or elaborately decorated", "adjective" },
{ "ornithologist", "scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds", "noun, person" },
{ "orthodox", "traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine", "adjective" },
{ "orthography", "correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics", "noun" },
{ "oscillate", "vibrate pendulumlike; waver", "verb" },
{ "osseous", "made of bone; bony", "adjective" },
{ "ossify", "change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas", "verb" },
{ "ostensible", "apparent; appearing as such; professed; pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition", "adjective" },
{ "ostentatious", "showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display", "adjective" },
{ "ostracize", "banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism", "verb" },
{ "oust", "expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting", "verb" },
{ "outlandish", "bizarre; peculiar; unconventional", "adjective" },
{ "outmoded", "no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned", "adjective" },
{ "outrage", "act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive", "noun" },
{ "outskirts", "fringes; outer borders ; Ex. outskirts of Boston", "noun" },
{ "outspoken", "candid; blunt", "adjective" },
{ "outstrip", "outrun; surpass; outdo", "verb" },
{ "outwit", "outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly", "verb" },
{ "ovation", "enthusiastic applause", "noun" },
{ "overbearing", "bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate", "adjective" },
{ "overblown", "inflated; exaggerated", "adjective" },
{ "overt", "open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert", "adjective" },
{ "overweening", "arrogant; presumptuous", "adjective" },
{ "overwrought", "nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done", "adjective" },
{ "ovoid", "egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate", "adjective" },
{ "pachyderm", "thick-skinned animal", "noun" },
{ "pacifist", "one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes", "noun, person" },
{ "pacify", "soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to", "verb" },
{ "paean", "song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory", "noun" },
{ "painstaking", "taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through", "adjective" },
{ "palatable", "agreeable; pleasing to the taste", "adjective" },
{ "palate", "roof of the mouth; sense of the taste", "noun" },
{ "palatial", "of or suitable for a palace; magnificent", "adjective" },
{ "paleontology", "study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents", "noun" },
{ "palette", "board on which painter mixes pigments", "noun" },
{ "palimpsest", "parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased", "noun" },
{ "pall", "become boring; grow tiresome", "verb" },
{ "pallet", "small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet", "noun" },
{ "palliate", "ease pain ; make less severe or offensive ", "verb" },
{ "pallid", "pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion", "adjective" },
{ "palpable", "tangible; easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder", "adjective" },
{ "palpitate", "throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.", "verb" },
{ "paltry", "insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash", "adjective" },
{ "pan", "criticize harshly", "verb" },
{ "panacea", "cure-all; remedy for all diseases", "noun" },
{ "panache", "flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty ; flamboyance; bunch of feathers ; Ex. with great panache; CF.     ", "noun" },
{ "pandemic", "widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people", "adjective" },
{ "pandemonium", "wild tumult; wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost", "noun" },
{ "pander", "cater to ", "verb" },
{ "panegyric", "formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.", "noun" },
{ "panoramic", "denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area", "adjective" },
{ "pantomime", "acting without dialogue; V.", "noun" },
{ "papyrus", "ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant", "noun" },
{ "parable", "short simple story teaching a moral", "noun" },
{ "paradigm", "model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word", "noun" },
{ "paradox", "something apparently contradictory in nature ; statement that looks false but is actually correct", "noun" },
{ "paragon", "model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue", "noun" },
{ "parallelism", "state of being parallel; similarity; analogy", "noun" },
{ "parameter", "limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget", "noun" },
{ "paramount", "foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal", "adjective" },
{ "paramour", "illicit lover", "noun" },
{ "paranoia", "psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac", "noun" },
{ "paraphernalia", "equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry", "noun" },
{ "paraphrase", "restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words", "verb" },
{ "parasite", "animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside", "noun" },
{ "parched", "extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry ", "adjective" },
{ "pariah", "social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah", "noun" },
{ "parity", "equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate", "noun" },
{ "parlance", "language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance", "noun" },
{ "parley", "conference ; CF. speak", "noun" },
{ "parochial", "narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes", "adjective" },
{ "parody", "humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.", "adjective" },
{ "paroxysm", "fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst", "noun" },
{ "parquet", "floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece", "noun" },
{ "parry", "ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF.   ", "verb" },
{ "parsimony", "stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious", "noun" },
{ "partial", "incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something", "adjective" },
{ "partiality", "state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference", "noun" },
{ "partisan", "one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party ; N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla", "adjective" },
{ "partition", "divide into parts", "verb" },
{ "passe", "old-fashioned; past the prime", "noun" },
{ "passive", "not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance", "adjective" },
{ "pastiche", "imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists", "noun" },
{ "pastoral", "rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor", "adjective" },
{ "patent", "obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.", "adjective" },
{ "pathetic", "causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching", "verb" },
{ "pathological", "pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease", "adjective" },
{ "pathos", "tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel", "noun" },
{ "patina", "green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting", "noun" },
{ "patois", "local or provincial dialect", "noun" },
{ "patriarch", "father and ruler of a family or tribe", "noun" },
{ "patrician", "noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian", "adjective" },
{ "patronize", "support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott", "verb" },
{ "paucity", "scarcity; dearth", "noun" },
{ "pauper", "very poor person", "noun, person" },
{ "peccadillo", "slight offense or fault; CF. sin", "noun" },
{ "pecuniary", "pertaining to money", "adjective" },
{ "pedagogue", "teacher; CF. child leader", "noun" },
{ "pedagogy", "teaching; art of education", "noun" },
{ "pedant", "scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities", "noun" },
{ "pedantic", "bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry", "adjective" },
{ "pedestrian", "ordinary; dull; unimaginative; going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.", "adjective" },
{ "pediatrician", "physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics", "noun" },
{ "peerless", "having no equal; incomparable", "adjective" },
{ "pejorative", "suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.", "adjective" },
{ "pell-mell", "in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell", "adjective" },
{ "pellucid", "transparent; limpid; clear in meaning; easy to understand", "adjective" },
{ "penance", "self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent", "noun" },
{ "penchant", "strong inclination; strong liking ; Ex. penchant for fast cars", "noun" },
{ "pendant", "hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament ", "adjective" },
{ "pendulous", "hanging; suspended", "adjective" },
{ "penitent", "repentant; N.", "adjective" },
{ "pensive", "dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over", "adjective" },
{ "penumbra", "partial shadow ; CF. almost shadow", "noun" },
{ "penury", "extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy", "noun" },
{ "peon", "landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage", "noun" },
{ "perceptive", "insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception", "adjective" },
{ "percussion", "striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion", "noun" },
{ "perdition", "damnation; complete ruin; hell", "noun" },
{ "peregrination", "journey; V. peregrinate", "noun" },
{ "peremptory", "demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock ", "adjective" },
{ "perennial", "something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring", "adjective" },
{ "perfidious", "treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery", "adjective" },
{ "perforate", "pierce; put a hole through", "verb" },
{ "perfunctory", "done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss", "adjective" },
{ "perigee", "point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee", "noun" },
{ "perimeter", "outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference", "noun" },
{ "peripatetic", "walking about from place to place ; moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy", "adjective" },
{ "peripheral", "of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest", "adjective" },
{ "periphery", "outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town", "noun" },
{ "perjury", "false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath", "noun" },
{ "permeable", "that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge", "adjective" },
{ "pernicious", "very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia", "adjective" },
{ "peroration", "conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length", "noun" },
{ "perpetrate", "commit an offense; do ", "verb" },
{ "perpetual", "everlasting", "adjective" },
{ "perpetuate", "make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity", "verb" },
{ "perquisite", "any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car", "noun" },
{ "personable", "attractive ", "adjective" },
{ "perspicacious", "having insight; penetrating; astute", "adjective" },
{ "perspicuity", "clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity", "noun" },
{ "perspicuous", "plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments", "adjective" },
{ "pert", "impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat", "adjective" },
{ "pertinacious", "holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent", "adjective" },
{ "pertinent", "suitable; to the point; relevant", "adjective" },
{ "perturb", "disturb greatly", "verb" },
{ "peruse", "read through with care; N. perusal", "verb" },
{ "pervasive", "spread throughout; V. pervade:  spread throughout; charge; permeate", "adjective" },
{ "perverse", "purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity", "adjective" },
{ "perversion", "corruption; turning from right to wrong", "noun" },
{ "pessimism", "belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic", "noun" },
{ "pestilential", "causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease ", "adjective" },
{ "pestle", "tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar", "noun" },
{ "petrify", "turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze", "verb" },
{ "petty", "trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded", "adjective" },
{ "petulant", "touchy; peevish; ill-tempered", "adjective" },
{ "pharisaical", "pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical", "adjective" },
{ "phenomena", "observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength", "noun" },
{ "philanderer", "faithless lover; flirt", "noun" },
{ "philanthropist", "lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy", "noun, person" },
{ "philatelist", "stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting", "noun, person" },
{ "philistine", "narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete", "noun, person" },
{ "philology", "study of language or words", "noun" },
{ "phlegmatic", "calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract", "adjective" },
{ "phobia", "morbid fear", "noun" },
{ "phoenix", "symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes", "noun" },
{ "phylum", "major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division", "noun" },
{ "physiognomy", "face ; art of judging human character from facial features", "noun" },
{ "physiological", "pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology", "adjective" },
{ "piebald", "of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors ; Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald", "adjective" },
{ "piecemeal", "one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal", "adjective" },
{ "pied", "piebald; variegated; multicolored", "adjective" },
{ "piety", "devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious", "noun" },
{ "pigment", "coloring matter ", "noun" },
{ "pillage", "plunder", "noun" },
{ "pillory", "punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.", "verb" },
{ "pine", "long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline", "verb" },
{ "pinion", "restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing", "verb" },
{ "pinnacle", "peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame", "noun" },
{ "pious", "devout; religious; N. piety", "adjective" },
{ "piquant", "pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help", "adjective" },
{ "pique", "irritation; resentment from wounded pride ; V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity", "noun" },
{ "piscatorial", "pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces", "adjective" },
{ "pitfall", "hidden danger; concealed trap", "noun" },
{ "pith", "core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance", "noun" },
{ "pithy", "concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty", "adjective" },
{ "pittance", "small amount ; small allowance or wage", "noun" },
{ "pivotal", "of a pivot; central; critical; crucial", "adjective" },
{ "placate", "pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease", "verb" },
{ "placebo", "harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill", "noun" },
{ "placid", "peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake", "adjective" },
{ "plagiarize", "steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap", "verb" },
{ "plaintive", "expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song", "adjective" },
{ "plait", "braid; intertwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail", "verb" },
{ "plasticity", "ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay", "noun" },
{ "platitude", "trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous", "noun" },
{ "platonic", "purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire", "adjective" },
{ "plaudit", "praise; enthusiastic approval; round of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud", "noun" },
{ "plausible", "conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious", "adjective" },
{ "plebeian", "common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician", "adjective" },
{ "plenary", "complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power", "adjective" },
{ "plenitude", "abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty", "noun" },
{ "plethora", "excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses", "noun" },
{ "pliable", "flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable", "adjective" },
{ "pliant", "flexible; easily influenced", "adjective" },
{ "plight", "difficult condition; condition or state ; predicament", "adjective" },
{ "pluck", "courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave", "noun" },
{ "plumage", "feathers of a bird; ", "noun" },
{ "plumb", "exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth ; Ex. plumb the depth of", "adjective" },
{ "plummet", "fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted.", "verb" },
{ "plutocracy", "society ruled by the wealthy", "noun" },
{ "podiatrist", "doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics", "noun, person" },
{ "podium", "pedestal; raised platform", "noun" },
{ "poignancy", "quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick", "noun" },
{ "polarize", "split into opposite extremes or camps", "verb" },
{ "polemic", "attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy", "noun" },
{ "polemical", "aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious ", "adjective" },
{ "politic", "prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised", "adjective" },
{ "polity", "political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity", "noun" },
{ "polygamist", "one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry", "noun, person" },
{ "polyglot", "speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N.", "adjective" },
{ "pomposity", "self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt; ADJ. pompous: self-important", "noun" },
{ "ponderous", "having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing", "adjective" },
{ "pontifical", "pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop", "adjective" },
{ "pore", "study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.", "verb" },
{ "porous", "full of pores; like a sieve", "adjective" },
{ "portend", "foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning", "verb" },
{ "portly", "stout; corpulent", "adjective" },
{ "poseur", "person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose", "noun, person" },
{ "posterity", "descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior", "noun" },
{ "posthumous", "after death ; coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel", "adjective" },
{ "postulate", "self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of ", "noun" },
{ "posture", "assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude", "verb" },
{ "potable", "suitable for drinking; drinkable", "adjective" },
{ "potent", "powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential", "adjective" },
{ "potentate", "monarch; sovereign", "noun" },
{ "potential", "expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth", "adjective" },
{ "potion", "dose ; liquid dose", "noun" },
{ "potpourri", "heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot ", "noun" },
{ "poultice", "soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body", "noun" },
{ "practicable", "feasible", "adjective" },
{ "practical", "based on experience; of or acquired through practice ; useful; Ex. practical man", "adjective" },
{ "pragmatic", "practical ; concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill", "adjective" },
{ "pragmatist", "practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things", "noun, person" },
{ "prate", "talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly", "verb" },
{ "prattle", "talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate", "verb" },
{ "preamble", "introductory statement", "noun" },
{ "precarious", "unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living", "adjective" },
{ "precedent", "preceding ", "adjective" },
{ "precedent", "something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented", "noun" },
{ "precept", "practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept", "noun" },
{ "precipice", "cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice", "noun" },
{ "precipitant", "something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; OP. solvent", "noun" },
{ "precipitate", "hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause  to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden", "verb" },
{ "precipitous", "steep; overhasty; precipitate", "adjective" },
{ "precis", "abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text", "noun" },
{ "precise", "exact", "adjective" },
{ "preclude", "make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate", "verb" },
{ "precocious", "advanced in development; N. precocity", "adjective" },
{ "precursor", "forerunner; predecessor", "noun" },
{ "predator", "predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation", "noun" },
{ "predecessor", "former occupant of a post", "noun" },
{ "predetermine", "determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly", "verb" },
{ "predicament", "difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma", "noun" },
{ "predilection", "preference; partiality", "noun" },
{ "predispose", "give an inclination toward ; make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition", "verb" },
{ "preeminent", "outstanding; superior", "adjective" },
{ "preempt", "prevent in advance; head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive", "verb" },
{ "preen", "make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; smooth or clean  with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune", "verb" },
{ "prefatory", "introductory; of a preface", "adjective" },
{ "prehensile", "capable of grasping or holding ; Ex. prehensile tails", "adjective" },
{ "prelate", "church dignitary; priest of high position in the church ", "noun" },
{ "prelude", "introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner", "noun" },
{ "premeditate", "plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder", "verb" },
{ "premise", "assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based", "verb" },
{ "premonition", "forewarning; presentiment; foreboding", "noun" },
{ "premonitory", "serving to warn", "adjective" },
{ "preponderance", "superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant", "noun" },
{ "preposterous", "absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous", "adjective" },
{ "prerogative", "privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before", "noun" },
{ "presage", "foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen", "verb" },
{ "prescience", "ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient", "noun" },
{ "presentiment", "premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear", "noun" },
{ "prestige", "respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige", "noun" },
{ "presumptuous", "going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties", "adjective" },
{ "pretentious", "ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art", "adjective" },
{ "preternatural", "beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces", "adjective" },
{ "pretext", "excuse", "noun" },
{ "prevail", "be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something", "verb" },
{ "prevalent", "widespread; generally accepted", "adjective" },
{ "prevaricate", "lie; hide the truth ", "verb" },
{ "prey", "target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice.", "noun" },
{ "prim", "proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper", "adjective" },
{ "primogeniture", "seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child ", "noun" },
{ "primordial", "existing at the beginning ; rudimentary", "adjective" },
{ "primp", "groom oneself with care; adorn oneself", "verb" },
{ "pristine", "unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition", "adjective" },
{ "privation", "lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive", "noun" },
{ "privy", "secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private", "adjective" },
{ "probe", "explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe", "verb" },
{ "probity", "uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility", "noun" },
{ "problematic", "causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.", "adjective" },
{ "proclivity", "inclination; natural tendency ", "noun" },
{ "procrastinate", "postpone; delay or put off", "verb" },
{ "procurement", "obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain  for another", "noun" },
{ "prod", "poke ; stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding", "verb" },
{ "prodigal", "wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality", "adjective" },
{ "prodigious", "enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory", "adjective" },
{ "prodigy", "highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder", "noun" },
{ "profane", "violate; desecrate ; treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things", "verb" },
{ "profligate", "wasteful ; dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy", "adjective" },
{ "profound", "deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity", "adjective" },
{ "profusion", "great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant", "noun" },
{ "progenitor", "ancestor", "noun" },
{ "progeny", "children; offspring; descendants", "noun" },
{ "prognosis", "forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic", "noun" },
{ "prognosticate", "predict ", "verb" },
{ "prohibitive", "so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax", "adjective" },
{ "projectile", "missile; fired or thrown object ", "noun" },
{ "proletarian", "member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class ", "noun" },
{ "proliferate", "grow rapidly ; spread; multiply; N. proliferation", "verb" },
{ "prolific", "producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer", "adjective" },
{ "prolixity", "tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse", "noun" },
{ "prologue", "introduction ", "noun" },
{ "prolong", "lengthen; extend; draw out", "verb" },
{ "prominent", "protruding; conspicuous; notable; eminent", "adjective" },
{ "promiscuous", "mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity", "adjective" },
{ "promontory", "headland", "noun" },
{ "promote", "advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product", "verb" },
{ "prompt", "cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue ; ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue", "verb" },
{ "promulgate", "announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication", "verb" },
{ "prone", "inclined to; likely to ; prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone", "adjective" },
{ "propagate", "increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas", "verb" },
{ "propellant", "substance which propels or drives forward ", "noun" },
{ "propensity", "natural inclination", "noun" },
{ "prophetic", "of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet", "adjective" },
{ "prophylactic", "used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease", "adjective" },
{ "propinquity", "nearness ; proximity; kinship", "noun" },
{ "propitiate", "appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory", "verb" },
{ "propitious", "favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign", "adjective" },
{ "proponent", "supporter; backer; opposite of opponent", "noun" },
{ "propound", "put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory", "verb" },
{ "propriety", "fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary", "noun" },
{ "propulsive", "driving forward; N. propulsion", "adjective" },
{ "prosaic", "lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual; CF. prose", "adjective" },
{ "proscenium", "part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage", "noun" },
{ "proscribe", "prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw", "verb" },
{ "proselytize", "convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion", "verb" },
{ "prosody", "art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse", "noun" },
{ "prosperity", "good fortune and financial success; physical well-being", "noun" },
{ "prostrate", "stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength", "verb" },
{ "protean", "able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will", "adjective" },
{ "protege", "person receiving protection and support from a patron", "noun, person" },
{ "protocol", "diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.", "noun" },
{ "prototype", "original work used as a model by others", "noun" },
{ "protract", "prolong; lengthen in time; draw out", "verb" },
{ "protrude", "stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth", "verb" },
{ "protuberance", "protrusion; swelling; bulge", "noun" },
{ "provenance", "place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come", "noun" },
{ "provender", "dry food for livestock; fodder", "noun" },
{ "provident", "providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident", "adjective" },
{ "provincial", "pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated", "adjective" },
{ "provisional", "tentative; temporary", "adjective" },
{ "proviso", "stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision", "noun" },
{ "provocative", "arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause ; N. provocation", "adjective" },
{ "prowess", "extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle", "noun" },
{ "proximity", "nearness; ADJ. proximate", "noun" },
{ "proxy", "authorized agent; authority to act for another", "noun" },
{ "prude", "excessively modest or proper person ; N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety", "noun, person" },
{ "prudent", "cautious; careful; prudential", "adjective" },
{ "prune", "cut away; trim", "verb" },
{ "prurient", "having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire", "adjective" },
{ "pry", "inquire impertinently ; use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying", "verb" },
{ "pseudonym", "pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous", "noun" },
{ "psyche", "soul; mind", "noun" },
{ "psychiatrist", "doctor who treats mental diseases", "noun, person" },
{ "psychopathic", "pertaining to mental derangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder", "adjective" },
{ "psychosis", "mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic", "noun" },
{ "pterodactyl", "extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger", "noun" },
{ "puerile", "childish; immature; CF. puer: boy", "adjective" },
{ "pugilist", "boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing", "noun, person" },
{ "pugnacity", "combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious:  belligerent; combative in nature", "noun" },
{ "puissant", "powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power", "adjective" },
{ "pulchritude", "beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous", "noun" },
{ "pulmonary", "pertaining to the lungs", "adjective" },
{ "pulsate", "throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly", "verb" },
{ "pulverize", "crush or grind into very small particles", "verb" },
{ "pummel", "pommel; beat or pound with fists", "verb" },
{ "punctilious", "minutely attentive  to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail", "adjective" },
{ "pundit", "authority on a subject; expert; learned person", "noun, person" },
{ "pungent", "stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; caustic; N. pungency", "adjective" },
{ "punitive", "punishing; Ex. punitive measures", "adjective" },
{ "puny", "tiny; weak; insignificant", "adjective" },
{ "purchase", "secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing", "noun" },
{ "purgatory", "place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins", "noun" },
{ "purge", "remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify ; N.", "verb" },
{ "purport", "intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general", "noun" },
{ "purported", "alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists", "adjective" },
{ "purse", "pucker; contract  into wrinkles; N: wallet", "verb" },
{ "purveyor", "furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply ; furnish; CF. provide", "noun" },
{ "pusillanimous", "cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted", "adjective" },
{ "putative", "supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child", "adjective" },
{ "putrid", "decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity", "adjective" },
{ "pyromaniac", "person with an insane desire to set things on fire", "noun, person" },
{ "quack", "charlatan; impostor", "noun" },
{ "quadruped", "four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped", "noun" },
{ "quaff", "drink with zest; drink with relish; CF. sip", "verb" },
{ "quagmire", "bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself", "noun" },
{ "quail", "cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart", "verb" },
{ "quaint", "odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque", "adjective" },
{ "qualified", "limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify", "adjective" },
{ "qualms", "uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.", "noun" },
{ "quandary", "dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.", "noun" },
{ "quarantine", "isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine", "noun" },
{ "quarry", "dig into ; N: mine; ", "verb" },
{ "quarry", "person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey", "noun" },
{ "quash", "crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court", "verb" },
{ "quay", "dock; wharf; pier; landing place ", "noun" },
{ "queasy", "experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy", "adjective" },
{ "quell", "suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill", "verb" },
{ "quench", "assuage or satisfy ; slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress", "verb" },
{ "querulous", "given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining", "adjective" },
{ "query", "inquiry; question; V.", "noun" },
{ "queue", "line ", "noun" },
{ "quibble", "minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil", "noun" },
{ "quiescent", "dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence", "adjective" },
{ "quietude", "tranquility; calmness", "noun" },
{ "quintessence", "purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence", "noun" },
{ "quip", "taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.", "noun" },
{ "quirk", "sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate", "noun" },
{ "quisling", "traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling", "noun" },
{ "quiver", "case for arrows", "noun" },
{ "quiver", "tremble; shake; N.", "verb" },
{ "quixotic", "idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote", "adjective" },
{ "quizzical", "curious; suggesting puzzlement ; questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance", "adjective" },
{ "quorum", "minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting", "noun" },
{ "quotidian", "daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine", "adjective" },
{ "rabid", "of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia", "adjective" },
{ "raconteur", "story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill", "noun" },
{ "ragamuffin", "dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes", "noun, person" },
{ "rail", "complain bitterly; scold; rant; Ex. the weaker railing against injustices", "verb" },
{ "raiment", "clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.", "noun" },
{ "rakish", "jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle.", "adjective" },
{ "rally", "come or bring together; call up or summon ; revive or recuperate ; N: act of rallying; mass gathering", "verb" },
{ "ramble", "wander aimlessly ; digress", "verb" },
{ "ramification", "branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision", "noun" },
{ "ramify", "branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions", "verb" },
{ "ramp", "slope; inclined plane or roadway ", "noun" },
{ "rampant", "growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed", "adjective" },
{ "rampart", "defensive mound of earth", "noun" },
{ "ramshackle", "poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart", "adjective" },
{ "rancid", "having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank", "adjective" },
{ "rancor", "long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous", "noun" },
{ "random", "without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard; Ex. random shots; Ex. chosen at random", "adjective" },
{ "rankle", "irritate; fester; annoy", "verb" },
{ "rant", "speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil.", "verb" },
{ "rapacious", "voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds", "adjective" },
{ "rapport", "close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony", "noun" },
{ "rapt", "engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener", "adjective" },
{ "rarefied", "made less dense ; V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction", "adjective" },
{ "raspy", "making a harsh noise; grating; harsh", "adjective" },
{ "ratify", "approve formally; confirm; verify", "verb" },
{ "ratiocination", "reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically", "noun" },
{ "rationale", "fundamental reason or principle ; fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action", "noun" },
{ "rationalize", "make rational; devise false reasons for ; offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization", "verb" },
{ "raucous", "harsh and unpleasant; disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts", "adjective" },
{ "ravage", "devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms", "verb" },
{ "rave", "overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic", "noun" },
{ "ravel", "fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist", "verb" },
{ "ravenous", "extremely hungry; voracious", "adjective" },
{ "ravine", "narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon", "noun" },
{ "raze", "destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground", "verb" },
{ "reactionary", "strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical", "adjective" },
{ "realm", "kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility", "noun" },
{ "reaper", "one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather ; harvest a crop", "noun, person" },
{ "rebate", "return of part of a payment; discount; V.", "noun" },
{ "rebuff", "reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.", "verb" },
{ "rebuke", "scold harshly; criticize severely", "verb" },
{ "rebus", "representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''.", "noun" },
{ "rebuttal", "refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove", "noun" },
{ "recalcitrant", "disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child", "adjective" },
{ "recant", "disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement", "verb" },
{ "recapitulate", "summarize", "verb" },
{ "recast", "reconstruct ; fashion again", "verb" },
{ "receptive", "quick or willing to receive ; Ex. receptive to the proposal", "adjective" },
{ "recession", "withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity", "noun" },
{ "recidivism", "habitual return to crime ; N. recidivist", "adjective" },
{ "recipient", "receiver", "noun" },
{ "reciprocal", "mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement", "adjective" },
{ "reciprocate", "do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights", "verb" },
{ "recluse", "hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive", "noun" },
{ "reconcile", "make friendly again ; make consistent ; correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs", "verb" },
{ "recondite", "abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret", "adjective" },
{ "reconnaissance", "survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of ", "noun" },
{ "recount", "narrate or tell ; count over again", "verb" },
{ "recourse", "resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to", "noun" },
{ "recrimination", "countercharges; V. recriminate", "noun" },
{ "rectify", "set right; correct; CF. rect-: right", "verb" },
{ "rectitude", "moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment", "noun" },
{ "recumbent", "reclining; lying down completely or in part", "adjective" },
{ "recuperate", "recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses", "verb" },
{ "recurrent", "occurring again and again", "adjective" },
{ "redolent", "odorous; fragrant; suggestive ; Ex. redolent of onions/mystery", "adjective" },
{ "redoubtable", "formidable; causing fear", "adjective" },
{ "redress", "remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify ; make amends for", "noun" },
{ "redundant", "superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious", "adjective" },
{ "reek", "emit ; give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench", "verb" },
{ "refectory", "dining hall; room where meals are served ", "noun" },
{ "refraction", "bending of a ray of light", "noun" },
{ "refractory", "unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse", "adjective" },
{ "refrain", "abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus", "verb" },
{ "refulgent", "effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon", "adjective" },
{ "refurbish", "renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh  again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish", "verb" },
{ "refute", "disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation", "verb" },
{ "regal", "royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner", "adjective" },
{ "regale", "entertain", "verb" },
{ "regatta", "boat or yacht race", "noun" },
{ "regeneration", "spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually", "noun" },
{ "regicide", "murder of a king or queen", "noun" },
{ "regime", "method of system or government", "noun" },
{ "regimen", "prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer", "noun" },
{ "regiment", "military unit; V: subject to strict order; Ex. regimented society", "noun" },
{ "rehabilitate", "restore to proper condition ; restore the former rank of", "verb" },
{ "reimburse", "repay; pay back", "verb" },
{ "reiterate", "repeat", "verb" },
{ "rejoinder", "reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply", "noun" },
{ "rejuvenate", "make young again", "verb" },
{ "relegate", "put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division", "verb" },
{ "relent", "become less severe; give in; ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe", "verb" },
{ "relevant", "having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy", "adjective" },
{ "relic", "surviving remnant ; memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.", "noun" },
{ "relinquish", "give up something ; yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm", "verb" },
{ "relish", "enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest", "verb" },
{ "remediable", "reparable", "adjective" },
{ "reminiscence", "recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past", "noun" },
{ "remiss", "negligent; careless about a duty", "adjective" },
{ "remission", "temporary moderation ; remitting of a debt or punishment; cancellation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.", "noun" },
{ "remnant", "remainder", "noun" },
{ "remonstrate", "protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest", "verb" },
{ "remorse", "deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach", "noun" },
{ "remunerative", "compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay  for work or trouble", "adjective" },
{ "rend", "split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow", "verb" },
{ "render", "give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully", "verb" },
{ "rendezvous", "meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.", "noun" },
{ "rendition", "rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc", "noun" },
{ "renegade", "deserter; traitor; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "renege", "break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt", "verb" },
{ "renounce", "abandon; give up ; disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation", "verb" },
{ "renovate", "restore to good condition; renew", "verb" },
{ "renown", "fame; ADJ. renowned", "noun" },
{ "rent", "tear made by rending; rip; split", "noun" },
{ "reparable", "capable of being repaired", "adjective" },
{ "reparation", "compensation ; amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair", "noun" },
{ "repartee", "quick clever reply", "noun" },
{ "repast", "meal; feast; banquet", "noun" },
{ "repeal", "revoke; annul", "verb" },
{ "repel", "drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion", "verb" },
{ "repellent", "driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.", "adjective" },
{ "repercussion", "rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion", "noun" },
{ "repertoire", "list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory", "noun" },
{ "repine", "fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work", "verb" },
{ "replenish", "fill up again", "verb" },
{ "replete", "fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors", "adjective" },
{ "replica", "copy", "noun" },
{ "replicate", "reproduce; duplicate", "verb" },
{ "repository", "storehouse", "noun" },
{ "reprehensible", "deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame", "adjective" },
{ "repress", "hold back ; restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion", "verb" },
{ "reprieve", "postponement or cancellation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of", "noun" },
{ "reprimand", "reprove severely; rebuke; N.", "verb" },
{ "reprisal", "retaliation", "noun" },
{ "reprise", "musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises", "noun" },
{ "reproach", "blame ; express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful", "verb" },
{ "reprobate", "morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?", "noun, person" },
{ "reprobation", "severe disapproval; CF. approbation", "noun" },
{ "reprove", "censure; rebuke; N. reproof", "verb" },
{ "repudiate", "disown; disavow; deny", "verb" },
{ "repugnance", "disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive", "noun" },
{ "repulsion", "distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel ", "noun" },
{ "reputable", "respectable; having a good reputation", "adjective" },
{ "reputed", "supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem", "adjective" },
{ "requiem", "mass for the dead; dirge", "noun" },
{ "requisite", "necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary", "adjective" },
{ "requite", "make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal", "verb" },
{ "rescind", "repeal; annul; cancel ", "verb" },
{ "resentment", "indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about", "noun" },
{ "reserve", "self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative", "noun" },
{ "residue", "remainder; balance", "noun" },
{ "resignation", "patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent", "noun" },
{ "resilient", "elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly ", "adjective" },
{ "resolution", "determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose", "noun" },
{ "resolve", "determination; resolution; firmness of purpose", "noun" },
{ "resolve", "decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution", "verb" },
{ "resonant", "echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance", "adjective" },
{ "respiration", "breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory", "noun" },
{ "respite", "time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve", "noun" },
{ "resplendent", "brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious", "adjective" },
{ "responsiveness", "state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment", "noun" },
{ "restitution", "returning something  to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury", "noun" },
{ "restive", "impatiently restless ; restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless'", "adjective" },
{ "restraint", "moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction", "noun" },
{ "resumption", "taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.", "noun" },
{ "resurge", "rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent:  experiencing revival; surging again", "verb" },
{ "resuscitate", "revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child", "verb" },
{ "retain", "keep; maintain possession of; employ ; N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor", "verb" },
{ "retaliate", "repay in kind ; V. retaliate", "verb" },
{ "retentive", "holding; able to retain things ; having a good memory", "adjective" },
{ "reticent", "inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence", "adjective" },
{ "retinue", "following; attendants", "noun" },
{ "retiring", "shy and reserved ; modest; Ex. her retiring personality", "adjective" },
{ "retort", "quick sharp reply; V.", "noun" },
{ "retract", "withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile", "verb" },
{ "retrench", "cut down; cut down expenses; economize", "verb" },
{ "retribution", "deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back", "noun" },
{ "retrieve", "recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation", "verb" },
{ "retroactive", "taking effect before its enactment  or imposition; having effect on the past as well as the future", "adjective" },
{ "retrograde", "go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.", "verb" },
{ "retrospective", "looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect", "adjective" },
{ "revelry", "boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration", "noun" },
{ "reverberate", "echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.", "verb" },
{ "reverent", "respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect", "adjective" },
{ "reverie", "daydream; abstracted musing", "noun" },
{ "revert", "relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion", "verb" },
{ "revile", "attack with abusive language; vilify", "verb" },
{ "revoke", "cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable", "verb" },
{ "revulsion", "sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture", "noun" },
{ "rhapsodize", "speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery", "verb" },
{ "rhetoric", "art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?''", "noun" },
{ "ribald", "marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke", "adjective" },
{ "riddle", "pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve ", "verb" },
{ "rider", "amendment or clause added to a legislative bill", "noun" },
{ "rife", "widespread; abundant; current", "adjective" },
{ "rift", "narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation", "noun" },
{ "rig", "fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election", "verb" },
{ "rigid", "hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule", "adjective" },
{ "rigor", "severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter", "noun" },
{ "rile", "irritate; vex; muddy", "verb" },
{ "riveting", "holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing", "verb" },
{ "rivulet", "small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river", "noun" },
{ "robust", "strong; vigorous", "adjective" },
{ "rococo", "ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century", "adjective" },
{ "roil", "make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb", "verb" },
{ "roseate", "rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views", "adjective" },
{ "roster", "list ", "noun" },
{ "rostrum", "raised platform for speech-making; pulpit", "noun" },
{ "rote", "repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote", "noun" },
{ "rotunda", "circular building or hall covered with a dome", "noun" },
{ "rotundity", "roundness; sonorousness of speech", "noun" },
{ "rousing", "lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up", "adjective" },
{ "rout", "put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat", "verb" },
{ "rubble", "fragments ", "noun" },
{ "rubric", "title or heading ; directions for religious ceremony; protocol", "noun" },
{ "ruddy", "reddish; reddish and healthy-looking", "adjective" },
{ "rudimentary", "elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language", "adjective" },
{ "rue", "regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful", "verb" },
{ "ruffian", "violent scoundrel; bully", "noun" },
{ "ruminate", "chew over and over ; mull over", "verb" },
{ "rummage", "ransack; thoroughly search", "verb" },
{ "runic", "mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples ; magic charm", "adjective" },
{ "ruse", "trick to deceive; stratagem", "noun" },
{ "rustic", "pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person", "adjective" },
{ "rusticate", "banish to the country; dwell in the country", "verb" },
{ "ruthless", "pitiless; merciless; cruel", "adjective" },
{ "saboteur", "one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property ", "noun" },
{ "saccharine", "cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin", "adjective" },
{ "sacrilegious", "desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred", "adjective" },
{ "sacrosanct", "invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable", "adjective" },
{ "sadistic", "inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty", "adjective" },
{ "saga", "Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative", "noun" },
{ "sagacious", "wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity", "adjective" },
{ "sage", "person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise", "noun, person" },
{ "salacious", "lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk", "adjective" },
{ "salient", "prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features", "adjective" },
{ "saline", "salty", "adjective" },
{ "sallow", "yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice", "adjective" },
{ "salubrious", "healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health", "adjective" },
{ "salutary", "tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health", "adjective" },
{ "salvage", "rescue  from loss; N: saving; property saved", "verb" },
{ "sanctimonious", "displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety", "adjective" },
{ "sanction", "approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance", "verb" },
{ "sanctuary", "place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.", "noun" },
{ "sanguinary", "bloody; with much bloodshed", "adjective" },
{ "sanguine", "optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red", "adjective" },
{ "sap", "diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of ; Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.", "verb" },
{ "sarcasm", "cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic", "noun" },
{ "sardonic", "scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile", "adjective" },
{ "sartorial", "pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor", "adjective" },
{ "sate", "satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy", "verb" },
{ "satellite", "small body revolving around a larger one", "noun" },
{ "satiate", "satisfy fully ; sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated", "verb" },
{ "satire", "form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly", "noun" },
{ "satirical", "using satire; mocking", "adjective" },
{ "saturate", "soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity", "verb" },
{ "saturnine", "morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.", "adjective" },
{ "satyr", "half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus , portrayed as wanton and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man", "noun" },
{ "saunter", "stroll slowly; N.", "verb" },
{ "savant", "scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know", "noun, person" },
{ "savor", "enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality", "verb" },
{ "savory", "pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation", "noun" },
{ "scabbard", "case for a sword blade; sheath", "noun" },
{ "scad", "a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes", "noun" },
{ "scaffold", "temporary platform for workers ; bracing framework; platform for execution", "noun" },
{ "scale", "climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones", "verb" },
{ "scanty", "meager; insufficient", "adjective" },
{ "scapegoat", "someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat", "noun" },
{ "scavenge", "hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion", "verb" },
{ "scenario", "plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto; outline of possible future events", "noun" },
{ "schematic", "of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline", "adjective" },
{ "schism", "division into factions ; split", "noun" },
{ "scintilla", "trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark", "noun" },
{ "scintillate", "sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation", "verb" },
{ "scoff", "laugh ; mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats", "verb" },
{ "scotch", "stamp out; thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF.   ", "verb" },
{ "scourge", "lash; whip ; source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict", "noun" },
{ "scruple", "hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience", "verb" },
{ "scrupulous", "conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker", "adjective" },
{ "scrutinize", "examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny", "verb" },
{ "scuffle", "struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?", "verb" },
{ "scurrilous", "abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark", "adjective" },
{ "scurry", "move hastily; hurry; move briskly", "verb" },
{ "scurvy", "contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C", "adjective" },
{ "scuttle", "sink  by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull", "verb" },
{ "seamy", "sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life", "adjective" },
{ "sear", "burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause  to wither", "verb" },
{ "seasoned", "experienced", "adjective" },
{ "secession", "withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership", "noun" },
{ "seclusion", "isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate", "noun" },
{ "secrete", "conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive", "verb" },
{ "sect", "separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group", "noun" },
{ "secular", "worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal", "adjective" },
{ "sedate", "composed ; grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative", "adjective" },
{ "sedentary", "requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population", "adjective" },
{ "sedition", "conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious", "noun" },
{ "sedulous", "diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity", "adjective" },
{ "seedy", "run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel", "adjective" },
{ "seemly", "proper; appropriate", "adjective" },
{ "seep", "pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage", "verb" },
{ "seethe", "be violently disturbed; boil; move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.", "verb" },
{ "seine", "seine net; net for catching fish", "noun" },
{ "seismic", "pertaining to earthquakes", "adjective" },
{ "semblance", "outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.", "noun" },
{ "seminal", "related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field", "adjective" },
{ "seminary", "school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women", "noun" },
{ "senility", "old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia", "noun" },
{ "sensitization", "process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive", "noun" },
{ "sensual", "devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips", "adjective" },
{ "sensuous", "giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin", "adjective" },
{ "sententious", "pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic", "adjective" },
{ "sentient", "capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience", "adjective" },
{ "sentinel", "sentry; lookout", "noun" },
{ "septic", "of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body ", "adjective" },
{ "sepulcher", "tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral", "noun" },
{ "sequester", "isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life", "verb" },
{ "sere", "sear; parched; dry", "adjective" },
{ "serendipity", "gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip", "noun" },
{ "serenity", "calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene", "noun" },
{ "serpentine", "winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake", "noun" },
{ "serrated", "having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf", "verb" },
{ "servile", "slavish; cringing; N. servility", "adjective" },
{ "servitude", "slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment", "noun" },
{ "sever", "separate; cut off  from a whole; break up ; N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position", "verb" },
{ "severity", "harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense", "noun" },
{ "sextant", "navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude ", "noun" },
{ "shackle", "chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.", "verb" },
{ "sham", "pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.", "verb" },
{ "shambles", "complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles.", "noun" },
{ "shard", "fragment generally of broken pottery ", "noun" },
{ "shaving", "very thin piece, usually of wood ", "noun" },
{ "sheaf", "bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together", "noun" },
{ "sheathe", "place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade", "verb" },
{ "sherbet", "flavored dessert ice", "noun" },
{ "shimmer", "shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.", "verb" },
{ "shirk", "avoid ; malinger", "verb" },
{ "shoddy", "made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick", "adjective" },
{ "shrew", "scolding woman; very small mouselike animal", "noun" },
{ "shrewd", "clever; astute", "adjective" },
{ "shun", "keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.", "verb" },
{ "shunt", "move  from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.", "verb" },
{ "shyster", "lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner", "noun, person" },
{ "sibling", "brother or sister", "noun" },
{ "sibylline", "prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet ", "adjective" },
{ "sidereal", "relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day", "adjective" },
{ "silt", "sediment deposited by running water ", "noun" },
{ "simian", "monkeylike; N: ape or monkey", "adjective" },
{ "simile", "comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as", "noun" },
{ "simper", "smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly", "verb" },
{ "simplistic", "oversimplified", "adjective" },
{ "simulate", "feign; imitate", "verb" },
{ "sinecure", "well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif", "noun" },
{ "sinewy", "tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone", "adjective" },
{ "singular", "being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior", "noun" },
{ "sinister", "evil; ominous", "adjective" },
{ "sinuous", "twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest", "adjective" },
{ "skeptic", "sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism", "noun" },
{ "skiff", "small light sailboat or rowboat", "noun" },
{ "skimp", "provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly", "verb" },
{ "skinflint", "miser; stingy person", "noun, person" },
{ "skirmish", "minor fight; minor battle in war; V.", "noun" },
{ "skittish", "inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit", "adjective" },
{ "skulduggery", "dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election", "noun" },
{ "skulk", "move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.", "verb" },
{ "slacken", "slow up; loosen; make or become slack", "verb" },
{ "slag", "glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter", "adjective" },
{ "slake", "satisfy ; quench; sate", "verb" },
{ "slander", "defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous", "noun" },
{ "slapdash", "hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy", "adjective" },
{ "sleazy", "shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric", "adjective" },
{ "sleeper", "one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable", "noun" },
{ "sleight", "dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks", "noun" },
{ "slew", "large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left", "noun" },
{ "slight", "insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance", "noun" },
{ "slipshod", "slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work", "adjective" },
{ "slither", "slip or slide", "verb" },
{ "sloth", "slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent", "noun" },
{ "slough", "shed or cast off ; N: outer layer that is shed", "noun" },
{ "slovenly", "untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless", "adjective" },
{ "sluggard", "lazy person", "noun, person" },
{ "sluggish", "lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell", "adjective" },
{ "sluice", "artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water ", "adjective" },
{ "slur", "pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble", "verb" },
{ "slur", "slander; insult to one's character or reputation; V.", "noun" },
{ "smattering", "slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German", "noun" },
{ "smelt", "melt  for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition", "verb" },
{ "smirk", "conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile ; V.", "adjective" },
{ "smolder", "smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger", "verb" },
{ "snicker", "half-stifled laugh; V.", "noun" },
{ "snivel", "complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.", "verb" },
{ "sobriety", "moderation ; seriousness", "noun" },
{ "sodden", "thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink", "adjective" },
{ "sojourn", "temporary stay; V: stay for a time", "noun" },
{ "solace", "comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble", "noun" },
{ "solder", "repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy  used in the molten state to join metallic parts", "verb" },
{ "solecism", "nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette", "noun" },
{ "solemnity", "seriousness; gravity", "noun" },
{ "solicit", "entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer", "verb" },
{ "solicitous", "anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude", "adjective" },
{ "soliloquy", "talking to oneself ; CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person ", "noun" },
{ "solitude", "state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone ; remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof", "noun" },
{ "solstice", "point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator", "noun" },
{ "soluble", "able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved", "adjective" },
{ "solvent", "able to pay all debts; N. solvency", "adjective" },
{ "solvent", "substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance", "noun" },
{ "somatic", "pertaining to the body; bodily; physical", "adjective" },
{ "somber", "dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow", "adjective" },
{ "somnambulist", "sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism", "noun, person" },
{ "somnolent", "half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence", "adjective" },
{ "sonorous", "resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound", "adjective" },
{ "sophist", "teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument", "noun, person" },
{ "sophisticated", "worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate", "adjective" },
{ "sophistry", "seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism", "noun" },
{ "sophomoric", "immature; half-baked; like a sophomore", "adjective" },
{ "soporific", "sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy", "adjective" },
{ "sordid", "filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story", "adjective" },
{ "spangle", "small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation", "noun" },
{ "sparse", "not thick; thinly scattered; scanty", "adjective" },
{ "spartan", "without attention to comfort; lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined; Ex. spartan living condition/life", "adjective" },
{ "spasmodic", "fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion", "adjective" },
{ "spat", "squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel", "noun" },
{ "spate", "sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents", "noun" },
{ "spatial", "relating to space", "adjective" },
{ "spatula", "broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing", "noun" },
{ "spawn", "lay eggs ; produce offspring ; N: eggs of aquatic animals", "verb" },
{ "specious", "seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading ", "adjective" },
{ "spectral", "ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom", "adjective" },
{ "spectrum", "colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts", "noun" },
{ "spendthrift", "someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth", "noun" },
{ "sphinx-like", "enigmatic; mysterious", "noun" },
{ "splice", "join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.", "verb" },
{ "spontaneity", "lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned", "noun" },
{ "spoonerism", "accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner", "noun" },
{ "sporadic", "occurring irregularly; intermittent", "adjective" },
{ "sportive", "playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike", "adjective" },
{ "spruce", "neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.", "adjective" },
{ "spry", "vigorously active; nimble", "adjective" },
{ "spurious", "false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments", "adjective" },
{ "spurn", "reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.", "verb" },
{ "squabble", "minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children", "noun" },
{ "squalor", "condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story", "noun" },
{ "squander", "waste; spend foolishly", "verb" },
{ "squat", "short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N.", "adjective" },
{ "staccato", "played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. staccato applause", "adjective" },
{ "stagnant", "not flowing ; motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output", "adjective" },
{ "staid", "serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony", "adjective" },
{ "stalemate", "deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked", "noun" },
{ "stalwart", "physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower", "adjective" },
{ "stamina", "power of endurance; strength; staying power", "noun" },
{ "stanch", "stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound", "verb" },
{ "stanza", "division of a poem ", "noun" },
{ "static", "having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state", "adjective" },
{ "statute", "law enacted by the legislature", "noun" },
{ "statutory", "created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit", "adjective" },
{ "steadfast", "steadily loyal; unswerving; steady", "adjective" },
{ "stealth", "action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy", "noun" },
{ "steep", "soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous", "verb" },
{ "stellar", "pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance", "adjective" },
{ "stem", "stop or check ; Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk", "verb" },
{ "stem_from", "arise from; originate from", "verb" },
{ "stentorian", "extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad", "adjective" },
{ "stereotype", "one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer", "noun" },
{ "stickler", "perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right", "noun, person" },
{ "stifle", "suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate", "verb" },
{ "stigma", "token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful", "noun" },
{ "stilted", "bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal", "adjective" },
{ "stint", "set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings", "verb" },
{ "stint", "supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint", "noun" },
{ "stipend", "pay for services", "noun" },
{ "stipple", "paint or draw with dots or short strokes", "verb" },
{ "stipulate", "state as a necessary condition ; make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance", "verb" },
{ "stock", "standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique", "adjective" },
{ "stockade", "wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier", "noun" },
{ "stodgy", "dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book", "adjective" },
{ "stoic", "stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism", "adjective" },
{ "stoke", "stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully", "verb" },
{ "stolid", "dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected", "adjective" },
{ "stratagem", "deceptive scheme; clever trick", "noun" },
{ "stratified", "divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify", "verb" },
{ "stratum", "layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata", "noun" },
{ "strew", "spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals", "verb" },
{ "striated", "marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line", "verb" },
{ "stricture", "severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction", "noun" },
{ "strident", "loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency", "adjective" },
{ "stringent", "binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions", "adjective" },
{ "strut", "pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner", "adjective" },
{ "strut", "supporting bar; CF. airplane wing building  support ", "adjective" },
{ "studied", "carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark", "adjective" },
{ "stultify", "make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression", "verb" },
{ "stupefy", "stun; make numb ; amaze", "verb" },
{ "stupor", "state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness", "noun" },
{ "stygian", "unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead", "adjective" },
{ "stymie", "thwart; present an obstacle; stump", "verb" },
{ "suavity", "urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous", "noun" },
{ "subaltern", "subordinate", "verb" },
{ "subdue", "less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger", "verb" },
{ "subjective", "influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence", "verb" },
{ "subjugate", "conquer; bring under control", "verb" },
{ "sublimate", "refine; purify; replace  with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state", "verb" },
{ "sublime", "causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter", "verb" },
{ "subliminal", "below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement", "adjective" },
{ "submissive", "willing to obey orders; yielding; timid", "adjective" },
{ "subordinate", "occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class", "adjective" },
{ "suborn", "persuade to act unlawfully ; N. subornation", "verb" },
{ "subpoena", "writ summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena", "noun" },
{ "subsequent", "following in time or order; later", "adjective" },
{ "subservient", "behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience", "adjective" },
{ "subside", "sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom ; descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate", "verb" },
{ "subsidiary", "serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.", "noun" },
{ "subsidy", "direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy", "noun" },
{ "subsistence", "existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life ", "noun" },
{ "substantial", "of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy", "adjective" },
{ "substantiate", "support  with evidence; establish with evidence; verify", "verb" },
{ "substantive", "substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues", "adjective" },
{ "subsume", "include ; encompass", "verb" },
{ "subterfuge", "stratagem; pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge", "noun" },
{ "subtlety", "perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning", "noun" },
{ "subversive", "tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely ; destroy completely; CF. undermine ?", "adjective" },
{ "succor", "assist ; aid; comfort; N.", "noun" },
{ "succulent", "juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus", "adjective" },
{ "succumb", "yield ; give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness", "verb" },
{ "suffragist", "advocate of the extension of voting rights ; CF. suffrage", "noun, person" },
{ "suffuse", "spread through or over ; charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.", "verb" },
{ "sully", "defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor", "verb" },
{ "sultry", "hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous", "adjective" },
{ "summation", "act of finding the total; summing-up; summary ", "noun" },
{ "sumptuous", "grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast", "adjective" },
{ "sunder", "separate; part; CF. asunder", "verb" },
{ "sundry", "miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items", "adjective" },
{ "superannuated", "retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete", "adjective" },
{ "supercilious", "haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium", "adjective" },
{ "supererogatory", "superfluous; more than needed or demanded", "adjective" },
{ "superficial", "of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge", "adjective" },
{ "superfluous", "excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity", "adjective" },
{ "superimpose", "place over something else", "verb" },
{ "supernumerary", "person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number", "noun" },
{ "supersede", "replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession", "verb" },
{ "supine", "lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision", "verb" },
{ "supplant", "take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace", "verb" },
{ "supple", "flexible; limber; pliant", "adjective" },
{ "suppliant", "entreating; beseeching; N.", "adjective" },
{ "supplicate", "petition humbly; pray to grant a favor", "verb" },
{ "supposition", "assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose", "noun" },
{ "supposititious", "assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical", "adjective" },
{ "suppress", "put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth", "verb" },
{ "surfeit", "satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food", "verb" },
{ "surly", "bad-tempered; rude; cross", "adjective" },
{ "surmise", "guess; N.", "verb" },
{ "surmount", "overcome", "verb" },
{ "surpass", "exceed", "verb" },
{ "surreptitious", "done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden", "adjective" },
{ "surrogate", "substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.", "noun" },
{ "surveillance", "close observation of a person ; watching; guarding", "noun" },
{ "susceptible", "impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility", "adjective" },
{ "sustain", "suffer ; experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish ; Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners", "verb" },
{ "sustenance", "sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food", "noun" },
{ "suture", "stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound", "noun" },
{ "swarthy", "dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?", "adjective" },
{ "swathe", "swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages", "noun" },
{ "swelter", "suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat", "verb" },
{ "swerve", "deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.", "verb" },
{ "swill", "drink greedily", "verb" },
{ "swindler", "cheater", "noun" },
{ "sybarite", "lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy", "noun, person" },
{ "sycophant", "servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic", "noun" },
{ "syllogism", "logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument", "noun" },
{ "sylvan", "pertaining to the woods or the country", "adjective" },
{ "symbiosis", "interdependent relationship  often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life", "noun" },
{ "symmetry", "arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical", "noun" },
{ "synchronous", "similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize", "adjective" },
{ "synoptic", "providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis", "adjective" },
{ "synthesis", "combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize", "noun" },
{ "synthetic", "not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.", "adjective" },
{ "tacit", "understood ; not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement", "adjective" },
{ "taciturn", "habitually silent; talking little", "adjective" },
{ "tactile", "pertaining to the organs or sense of touch", "adjective" },
{ "taint", "contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch", "verb" },
{ "talisman", "charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer", "noun" },
{ "talon", "claw of bird", "noun" },
{ "tangential", "only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent", "adjective" },
{ "tangible", "able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof", "adjective" },
{ "tanner", "person who turns animal hides into leather", "noun, person" },
{ "tantalize", "tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure", "verb" },
{ "tantamount", "equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount", "adjective" },
{ "tantrum", "fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.", "noun" },
{ "taper", "very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end", "noun" },
{ "tarantula", "venomous spider", "noun" },
{ "tarry", "linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle", "verb" },
{ "taut", "tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack", "adjective" },
{ "tautological", "needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true", "adjective" },
{ "tawdry", "cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry", "adjective" },
{ "taxonomist", "specialist in classifying ; CF. taxonomy: science of classification", "noun, person" },
{ "tedium", "boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious", "noun" },
{ "teetotalism", "practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total", "noun" },
{ "temerity", "boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work", "noun" },
{ "temper", "moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen  as by alternate heating and cooling", "verb" },
{ "temperament", "characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress", "noun" },
{ "temperate", "moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society", "adjective" },
{ "tempestuous", "stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm", "adjective" },
{ "tempo", "speed of music", "noun" },
{ "temporal", "of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly", "adjective" },
{ "temporize", "gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself", "verb" },
{ "tenacious", "holding fast ; persistent", "adjective" },
{ "tenacity", "firmness; persistence", "noun" },
{ "tendentious", "promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction", "adjective" },
{ "tender", "offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound", "verb" },
{ "tenet", "doctrine; dogma", "noun" },
{ "tensile", "capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber", "adjective" },
{ "tentative", "not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply", "adjective" },
{ "tenuous", "thin; slim; rare", "adjective" },
{ "tenure", "holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held", "noun" },
{ "tepid", "lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter", "adjective" },
{ "termination", "end; V. terminate", "noun" },
{ "terminology", "terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature", "noun" },
{ "terminus", "last stop of railroad; end", "noun" },
{ "terrestrial", "on or relating to the earth", "adjective" },
{ "terse", "concise; abrupt; pithy", "adjective" },
{ "tertiary", "third in order or rank", "adjective" },
{ "tessellated", "mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern", "adjective" },
{ "testator", "maker of a will; CF. testatrix", "noun" },
{ "testy", "irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness", "adjective" },
{ "tether", "tie  with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether", "verb" },
{ "thematic", "of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea", "adjective" },
{ "theocracy", "government run by religious leaders", "noun" },
{ "theoretical", "based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical", "adjective" },
{ "therapeutic", "curative; N. therapy", "adjective" },
{ "thermal", "pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air", "adjective" },
{ "thespian", "pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress", "adjective" },
{ "thrall", "slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall", "noun" },
{ "threadbare", "worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses", "adjective" },
{ "thrifty", "careful about money; economical; N. thrift", "adjective" },
{ "thrive", "prosper; flourish", "verb" },
{ "throes", "violent anguish", "noun" },
{ "throng", "crowd ; V.", "noun" },
{ "throttle", "strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?", "verb" },
{ "thwart", "block or hinder; baffle; frustrate", "verb" },
{ "tightwad", "miser; excessively frugal person", "noun, person" },
{ "tiller", "handle used to move boat's rudder ", "noun" },
{ "timbre", "quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument ", "noun" },
{ "timidity", "lack of self-confidence or courage", "noun" },
{ "timorous", "fearful; timid; demonstrating fear", "adjective" },
{ "tipple", "drink  frequently; N: alcoholic drink", "verb" },
{ "tirade", "long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation", "noun" },
{ "titanic", "gigantic; N. titan", "adjective" },
{ "tithe", "tax of one-tenth ; V: pay a tithe", "noun" },
{ "titillate", "tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it", "verb" },
{ "title", "name ; mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office ; right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate", "noun" },
{ "titter", "nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.", "adjective" },
{ "titular", "of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company", "adjective" },
{ "toady", "servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn", "adjective" },
{ "toga", "Roman outer robe", "noun" },
{ "tome", "large volume; book", "noun" },
{ "tonsure", "shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.", "noun" },
{ "topography", "physical features of a region ; CF. topo-: place", "noun" },
{ "torpor", "lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; dormant; hibernating", "noun" },
{ "torque", "twisting force; force producing rotation", "noun" },
{ "torrent", "rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents.", "noun" },
{ "torrid", "hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs", "adjective" },
{ "torso", "trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk", "noun" },
{ "tortuous", "winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road", "adjective" },
{ "totter", "shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall", "verb" },
{ "touchstone", "stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard", "noun" },
{ "touchy", "oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation", "adjective" },
{ "tout", "promote or publicize ; praise excessively ; CF. advertise", "verb" },
{ "toxic", "poisonous; N. toxicity", "adjective" },
{ "tract", "propaganda pamphlet ; expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract", "noun" },
{ "tractable", "docile; easily managed; easily changed or molded; N. tractability", "adjective" },
{ "traduce", "expose to slander", "verb" },
{ "trajectory", "path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet", "noun" },
{ "tranquility", "calmness; peace", "noun" },
{ "transcendent", "exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy", "adjective" },
{ "transcribe", "copy; write a copy of; N. transcription", "verb" },
{ "transgression", "violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond ; violate; do wrong", "noun" },
{ "transient", "staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient", "verb" },
{ "transition", "going from one state of action to another", "noun" },
{ "transitory", "transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness", "adjective" },
{ "translucent", "partly transparent", "adjective" },
{ "transmute", "transform; change; convert to something different", "verb" },
{ "transparent", "permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie", "adjective" },
{ "transpire", "become known; be revealed; happen; give off  through pores", "verb" },
{ "transport", "strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture", "noun" },
{ "trappings", "outward decorations; ornaments ", "noun" },
{ "traumatic", "deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage", "adjective" },
{ "travail", "strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth", "adjective" },
{ "traverse", "go through or across", "verb" },
{ "travesty", "copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon", "noun" },
{ "treatise", "article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly", "noun" },
{ "trek", "travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey", "noun" },
{ "tremor", "trembling; slight quiver ", "verb" },
{ "tremulous", "trembling; wavering", "adjective" },
{ "trenchant", "cutting; incisive; keen", "adjective" },
{ "trepidation", "fear; nervous apprehension", "noun" },
{ "tribulation", "suffering; ordeal; distress; trial", "noun" },
{ "tribunal", "court of justice", "noun" },
{ "tribute", "tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect ; Ex. pay tribute to", "noun" },
{ "trident", "three-pronged spear", "noun" },
{ "trifling", "trivial; unimportant", "adjective" },
{ "trigger", "set off; start", "verb" },
{ "trilogy", "group of three related works ", "noun" },
{ "trinket", "knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry", "noun" },
{ "trite", "hackneyed; commonplace", "adjective" },
{ "trivia", "trifles; unimportant matters", "noun" },
{ "troth", "pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth", "noun" },
{ "trough", "long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point ; long narrow depression as between waves", "noun" },
{ "truculence", "aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce", "noun" },
{ "truism", "self-evident truth", "noun" },
{ "truncate", "cut the top off; shorten", "verb" },
{ "tryst", "meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet", "noun" },
{ "tumid", "swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous", "adjective" },
{ "tumult", "commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly", "noun" },
{ "tundra", "rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America", "noun" },
{ "turbid", "having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick", "adjective" },
{ "turbulence", "state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed", "noun" },
{ "tureen", "deep dish for serving soup", "noun" },
{ "turgid", "swollen; distended ", "adjective" },
{ "turmoil", "extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil", "noun" },
{ "turncoat", "traitor", "noun" },
{ "turpitude", "depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude", "noun" },
{ "tutelage", "guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction", "noun" },
{ "tutelary", "protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities", "adjective" },
{ "tycoon", "wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon", "noun, person" },
{ "typhoon", "tropical hurricane or cyclone", "noun" },
{ "tyranny", "oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress", "noun" },
{ "tyro", "beginner; novice", "noun" },
{ "ubiquitous", "being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity", "adjective" },
{ "ulterior", "intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive", "adjective" },
{ "ultimate", "final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.", "adjective" },
{ "ultimatum", "last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.", "noun" },
{ "umbrage", "resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness", "noun" },
{ "unaccountable", "inexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious", "adjective" },
{ "unanimity", "complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous", "noun" },
{ "unassailable", "not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question", "adjective" },
{ "unassuaged", "unsatisfied; not soothed", "adjective" },
{ "unassuming", "modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner", "adjective" },
{ "unbridled", "violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed", "adjective" },
{ "uncanny", "strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack", "adjective" },
{ "unconscionable", "unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand", "adjective" },
{ "uncouth", "boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish", "adjective" },
{ "unction", "the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction", "noun" },
{ "unctuous", "oily; bland; insincerely suave", "adjective" },
{ "underlying", "lying below; fundamental", "adjective" },
{ "undermine", "weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath", "verb" },
{ "underscore", "underline; emphasize", "verb" },
{ "undulating", "moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave", "adjective" },
{ "unearth", "dig up; discover  by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal", "verb" },
{ "unearthly", "not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly", "adjective" },
{ "unequivocal", "plain; clear; obvious", "adjective" },
{ "unerringly", "infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes", "adjective" },
{ "unexceptionable", "entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism", "adjective" },
{ "unfaltering", "steadfast; firm; not changing", "adjective" },
{ "unfeigned", "genuine; real", "adjective" },
{ "unfetter", "liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter", "verb" },
{ "unfledged", "immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling", "adjective" },
{ "unfrock", "defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority", "verb" },
{ "ungainly", "awkward in movement; clumsy; unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument", "adjective" },
{ "unguent", "ointment", "noun" },
{ "uniformity", "sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over", "noun" },
{ "unilateral", "one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration", "adjective" },
{ "unimpeachable", "that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary", "adjective" },
{ "uninhibited", "unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings", "adjective" },
{ "unintimidating", "unfrightening", "adjective" },
{ "unique", "without an equal; single in kind", "adjective" },
{ "unison", "unity of pitch ; complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.", "noun" },
{ "universal", "characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest", "verb" },
{ "unkempt", "disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb", "adjective" },
{ "unmitigated", "not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster", "adjective" },
{ "unobtrusive", "inconspicuous; not blatant", "adjective" },
{ "unprecedented", "having no previous example; novel; unparalleled", "adjective" },
{ "unprepossessing", "unattractive", "adjective" },
{ "unravel", "disentangle; solve", "verb" },
{ "unrequited", "not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love", "adjective" },
{ "unruly", "disobedient; lawless; difficult to control", "adjective" },
{ "unsavory", "distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation", "adjective" },
{ "unscathed", "unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed", "adjective" },
{ "unseemly", "unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste", "adjective" },
{ "unsightly", "ugly; unpleasant to look at", "adjective" },
{ "unsullied", "untarnished; CF. sully", "adjective" },
{ "untenable", "indefensible; not able to be maintained", "adjective" },
{ "untoward", "unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter", "adjective" },
{ "unwarranted", "unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved", "adjective" },
{ "unwieldy", "awkward ; cumbersome; unmanageable", "adjective" },
{ "unwitting", "not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know", "adjective" },
{ "unwonted", "unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.", "adjective" },
{ "upbraid", "reprimand; severely scold", "verb" },
{ "uproarious", "marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy ; hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny", "adjective" },
{ "upshot", "outcome; final result", "noun" },
{ "urbane", "suave; refined in manner; elegant", "adjective" },
{ "urchin", "mischievous child ; CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin", "noun" },
{ "ursine", "bearlike; pertaining to a bear", "adjective" },
{ "usurp", "seize another's power or rank ; supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use", "verb" },
{ "usury", "lending money at illegal high rates of interest", "noun" },
{ "utopia", "ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian", "noun" },
{ "uxorious", "excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife", "adjective" },
{ "vacillate", "waver ; fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation", "verb" },
{ "vacuous", "empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity", "adjective" },
{ "vagabond", "wanderer ; tramp", "noun" },
{ "vagary", "capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander", "noun" },
{ "vagrant", "homeless wanderer", "adjective" },
{ "vagrant", "wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy", "adjective" },
{ "vainglorious", "boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity", "adjective" },
{ "valedictory", "pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address ", "adjective" },
{ "valid", "logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport", "adjective" },
{ "validate", "make valid; confirm; ratify", "verb" },
{ "valor", "bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave", "noun" },
{ "vampire", "ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living", "noun" },
{ "vanguard", "forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard", "noun" },
{ "vantage", "position giving an advantage ; CF. vantagepoint", "noun" },
{ "vapid", "lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture", "adjective" },
{ "vaporize", "turn into vapor ", "verb" },
{ "variegated", "many-colored", "adjective" },
{ "vassal", "in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent", "noun" },
{ "vaunted", "boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag", "adjective" },
{ "veer", "change in direction; swerve", "verb" },
{ "vegetate", "live in a monotonous way ; CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan", "verb" },
{ "vehement", "forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence", "adjective" },
{ "velocity", "speed", "noun" },
{ "venal", "capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal", "adjective" },
{ "vendetta", "blood feud ; CF. Nina Williams", "noun" },
{ "vendor", "seller", "noun" },
{ "veneer", "thin surface layer ; cover; surface show; fa{c}ade; V.", "noun" },
{ "venerable", "deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get", "adjective" },
{ "venerate", "revere; treat with great respect", "verb" },
{ "venial", "forgivable; trivial", "adjective" },
{ "venison", "meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb", "noun" },
{ "venom", "poison ; hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous", "noun" },
{ "vent", "release or discharge through a vent; express ; utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.", "verb" },
{ "vent", "small opening; outlet ; Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.", "noun" },
{ "ventral", "abdominal", "adjective" },
{ "ventriloquist", "someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing ; N. ventriloquism, ventriloquy", "noun, person" },
{ "venture", "risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.", "verb" },
{ "venturesome", "bold; adventurous; daring; risky", "adjective" },
{ "venue", "location; place ; CF. come", "noun" },
{ "veracious", "truthful", "adjective" },
{ "veracity", "truthfulness; adherence to the truth", "noun" },
{ "verbalize", "put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb", "verb" },
{ "verbatim", "word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly", "adjective" },
{ "verbiage", "pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness", "noun" },
{ "verbose", "wordy; N. verbosity", "adjective" },
{ "verdant", "green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows", "adjective" },
{ "verdigris", "green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather", "noun" },
{ "verge", "border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on", "noun" },
{ "verisimilar", "having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible", "adjective" },
{ "verisimilitude", "appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth", "noun" },
{ "veritable", "being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary", "adjective" },
{ "verity", "quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities", "noun" },
{ "vernacular", "living language ; language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular", "noun" },
{ "vernal", "pertaining to spring", "adjective" },
{ "versatile", "having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility", "adjective" },
{ "vertex", "summit; highest point; PL. vertices", "noun" },
{ "vertigo", "severe dizziness; giddiness", "noun" },
{ "verve", "enthusiasm ; liveliness; vigor", "noun" },
{ "vestige", "trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion", "noun" },
{ "vex", "annoy; distress", "verb" },
{ "viable", "capable of maintaining life; feasible; practical or workable; Ex. viable scheme", "adjective" },
{ "viand", "food; CF. live", "noun" },
{ "vicarious", "experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ", "adjective" },
{ "vicissitude", "change ; change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China", "noun" },
{ "victuals", "food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food", "noun" },
{ "vie", "contend; compete", "verb" },
{ "vigilant", "watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance", "adjective" },
{ "vigor", "active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous", "noun" },
{ "vignette", "small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene", "noun" },
{ "vilify", "slander; speak evil of; N. vilification", "verb" },
{ "vindicate", "clear from blame; free from blame or accusation ; exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator", "verb" },
{ "vindictive", "disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak", "adjective" },
{ "vintner", "wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine", "noun, person" },
{ "viper", "poisonous snake", "noun" },
{ "virile", "manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength", "adjective" },
{ "virtual", "in essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space", "adjective" },
{ "virtue", "goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity", "noun" },
{ "virtuoso", "highly skilled artist ; Ex. piano virtuoso", "noun" },
{ "virulent", "extremely harmful or poisonous; hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom", "adjective" },
{ "virus", "disease communicator", "noun" },
{ "visage", "face; appearance", "noun" },
{ "visceral", "felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate", "adjective" },
{ "viscid", "adhesive; gluey", "adjective" },
{ "viscous", "thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency", "adjective" },
{ "vise", "vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device", "noun" },
{ "visionary", "produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas", "verb" },
{ "vital", "full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize", "adjective" },
{ "vitiate", "spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally", "verb" },
{ "vitreous", "of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify", "adjective" },
{ "vitriolic", "causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid ; bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass", "adjective" },
{ "vituperative", "abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively", "adjective" },
{ "vivacious", "lively or animated; sprightly", "adjective" },
{ "vivisection", "act of dissecting living animals", "noun" },
{ "vixen", "female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew", "noun" },
{ "vociferous", "clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly ", "adjective" },
{ "vogue", "popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.", "adjective" },
{ "volatile", "changeable; of a quickly changing nature ; mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street", "adjective" },
{ "volition", "act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition.", "noun" },
{ "voluble", "fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility", "adjective" },
{ "voluminous", "having great volume ; bulky; large", "adjective" },
{ "voracious", "ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader", "adjective" },
{ "vortex", "whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged", "noun" },
{ "vouchsafe", "grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment", "verb" },
{ "voyeur", "Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others", "noun, person" },
{ "vulnerable", "susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability", "adjective" },
{ "vulpine", "like a fox; crafty", "adjective" },
{ "waffle", "speak equivocally about an issue; N.", "verb" },
{ "waft", "move gently  by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window", "verb" },
{ "waggish", "humorous; mischievous; tricky", "adjective" },
{ "waif", "homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays", "noun" },
{ "waive", "give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim", "verb" },
{ "wake", "trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war", "noun" },
{ "wallow", "roll in mud; indulge in; roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury", "verb" },
{ "wan", "having a pale or sickly color; pallid", "adjective" },
{ "wanderlust", "strong longing to travel", "noun" },
{ "wane", "decrease in size or strength ; grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.", "verb" },
{ "wangle", "achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.", "verb" },
{ "wanton", "unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause", "adjective" },
{ "warble", "sing; babble; N.", "verb" },
{ "warranted", "justified; authorized", "adjective" },
{ "warranty", "guarantee; assurance by seller", "noun" },
{ "warren", "tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live", "noun" },
{ "wary", "very cautious; watchful", "adjective" },
{ "wastrel", "waster; profligate", "noun" },
{ "wax", "increase gradually ; grow", "verb" },
{ "waylay", "ambush; lie in wait for and attack", "verb" },
{ "wean", "accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom  to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave ; Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes", "verb" },
{ "weather", "pass safely through ; endure the effects of weather or other forces", "verb" },
{ "welt", "raised mark from a beating or whipping", "noun" },
{ "welter", "confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data", "noun" },
{ "welter", "wallow ; lie soaked ; Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.", "verb" },
{ "wheedle", "deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her", "verb" },
{ "whelp", "young animal ; young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.", "noun" },
{ "whet", "sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite", "verb" },
{ "whiff", "puff or gust ; short-lasting smell; hint; Ex. whiff of perfume/scandal", "noun" },
{ "whimsical", "capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange", "adjective" },
{ "whinny", "neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make", "verb" },
{ "whit", "small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of", "noun" },
{ "whittle", "pare; cut away thin bits ; fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim", "verb" },
{ "whorl", "ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers", "noun" },
{ "willful", "wilful; intentional; headstrong", "adjective" },
{ "wily", "crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem", "adjective" },
{ "wince", "move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.", "verb" },
{ "windfall", "fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event", "noun" },
{ "winnow", "sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind", "verb" },
{ "winsome", "charming ; agreeable; gracious; engaging", "adjective" },
{ "wispy", "thin; slight; barely discernible", "adjective" },
{ "wistful", "sadly thoughtful ; sadly pensive; vaguely longing", "adjective" },
{ "withdrawn", "introverted; retiring; remote", "adjective" },
{ "wither", "dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay", "verb" },
{ "withhold", "refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax", "verb" },
{ "withstand", "stand up against; resist successfully", "verb" },
{ "witless", "lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic", "adjective" },
{ "witticism", "witty saying; wisecrack", "noun" },
{ "wizardry", "sorcery; magic", "noun" },
{ "wizened", "shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady", "adjective" },
{ "woe", "great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes", "noun" },
{ "wont", "habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary", "noun" },
{ "worldly", "engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world", "adjective" },
{ "wrangle", "quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N.", "verb" },
{ "wrath", "anger; fury", "noun" },
{ "wreak", "inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on", "verb" },
{ "wrench", "twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.", "verb" },
{ "wrest", "obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp", "verb" },
{ "writ", "written command issued by a court ", "noun" },
{ "writhe", "twist in coils; contort in pain", "verb" },
{ "wry", "twisted; with a humorous twist ", "adjective" },
{ "xenophobia", "fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe", "noun" },
{ "yen", "strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel", "noun" },
{ "yeoman", "man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer", "noun" },
{ "yield", "amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender", "noun" },
{ "yoke", "join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals", "verb" },
{ "yokel", "rustic; country bumpkin; ", "noun" },
{ "yore", "time long past; Ex. in the days of yore", "noun" },
{ "zany", "comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person ", "adjective" },
{ "zeal", "eager enthusiasm ; ADJ. zealous", "noun" },
{ "zealot", "one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal", "noun, person" },
{ "zenith", "point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point", "noun" },
{ "zephyr", "gentle breeze; west wind", "noun" },