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1 WORD 1 adulterate 2 ambidextrous 3 augment 4 bereft 5 deploy 6 dour 7 fortitude 8 gape 9 gibe

10 guise 11 insidious 12 intimation 13 opulent 14 pliable 15 reiterate 16 stolid 17 tentative 18 unkempt 19 verbatim 20 warily

DEFINITION (v) to corrupt (adj) able to use both hands equally well (adj) to make larger, increase (adj) deprived; made unhappy through a loss (v) to position; to utilize; to form up (adj) stern, unyielding; gloomy; ill-humored (n) courage in facing difficulties (v) to stare with open mouth (v) to utter taunting words (n) an expression of scorn (n) an external appearance; cover; mask (adj) intended to deceive; sly; treacherous (n) a hint; indirect suggestion (adj) wealthy; luxurious; grandiose (adj) easily bent; flexible; easily influenced (v) to say again (adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain (adj) not combed; untidy; rude (adj/adv) word-for-word; exactly as said/written (adv) cautiously; with great care

2 WORD 1 adroit 2 amicable 3 averse 4 belligerent

5 benevolent 6 cursory 7 duplicity 8 extol 9 feasible 10 grimace

11 holocaust 12 impervious 13 impetus 14 jeopardy 15 meticulous 16 nostalgia 17 quintessence 18 retrogress 19 scrutinize 20 tepid

DEFINITION (adj) skillful; expert in use of hands or mind (adj) peaceable; friendly (adj) having a strong distaste; opposed (adj) given to fighting; aggressive (n) one at war; one engaged in war (adj) kindly; charitable (adj) hasty; not thorough (n) treachery; deceitfulness (v) praise extravagantly (adj) possible; able to be done (n) a wry face; facial distortion (v) to make a wry face (n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire (adj) not affected or hurt by (n) a moving force; impulse; stimulus (n) danger (adj) extremely careful; particular about details (n) a longing for something past; homesickness (n) the purest essence or form of something (v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition (v) to examine closely (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic; apathetic

3 WORD 1 adversary 2 alienate 3 artifice 4 coerce 5 craven

6 culinary 7 delete 8 demise 9 exhilarate 10 fallow

11 harass 12 inclement 13 muse 14 negligible 15 perpetuate 16 precedent 17 punitive 18 redress

19 sojourn

20 urbane

DEFINITION (n) enemy; opponent (v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; transfer (n) a skillful or ingenious device; clever trick or skill (v) to compel; force (adj) cowardly (n) a coward (adj) of or relating to cooking or the kitchen (v) to erase; wipe out; cut out (n) a death--esp. of a person of high position (v) to enliven; cheer; give spirit or liveliness to (adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (n) land left unseeded (v) to plow but not seed (v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks (adj) storm; harsh; severe in attitude or action (v) to think about in a dreamy way; to ponder (adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded (v) to make permanent or long lasting (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation (adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment (v) to set right; remedy (n) relief from wrong or injury (n) temporary stay (v) to stay for a time (adj) refined in manner or style; suave

SYNONYM contaminate, sully versatile, facile supplement, amplify bereaved station; organize harsh; bleak; saturnine steadfastness; meddle gawk; ogle ridicule; deride

costume; semblance cunning; perfidious clue; inkling rich; plentiful; abundant supple; adaptable; resilient restate; recapitulate impassive; phlegmatic provisional; inconclusive disheveled; disordered exact; precisely prudently; gingerly

SYNONYM deft; dexterous; slick congenial; cordial disinclined; loath truculent; pugnacious

benign; well-meaning quick; superficial; perfunctory fraud; chicanery applaud; glorify; acclaim practicable; viable pained expression

conflagration; annihilation impenetrable; resistant incentive; spur risk; hazard; peril fastidious; painstaking

paragon; exemplar revert; degenerate; decline inspect; pore over insipid; halfhearted

SYNONYM antagonist; rival; foe separate; drive apart; estrange ruse; stratagem; contrivance pressure; bully; intimidate fearful; pusillanimous

remove; cancel; expunge decease; expire; passing away stimulate; excite; gladden unproductive; inert; dormant

annoy; pester; beleaguer tempestuous; implacable meditate; contemplate inconsequential; insignificant preserve; prolong indefinitely guide; tradition; model penalizing; retaliatory rectify; correct; mitigate

visit; stopover; brief stay

elegant

ANTONYM purify, expurgate clumsy, maladroit decrease, diminish replete; well-provided

cheery; inviting; genial fearfulness; timidity

compliment; praise

frank; ingenuous

wretched; destitute rigid; recalcitrant

emotional; sensitive definite; confirmed tidy; neat; natty paraphrased recklessly; heedlessly

ANTONYM clumsy; inept hostile; antagonistic eager; keen conciliatory; placid

malicious; malevolent thorough; painstaking

belittle; disparage unworkable; impractical smile; grin beam deluge; inundation porous; permeable hindrance; constraint safety; security negligent; careless

advance; evolve; progress skim; scan; glance at excited; heated

ANTONYM ally; supporter; confederate befriend; attract; reconcile

persuade; cajole brave; valiant

insert; retain; include birth; commencement dispirit; inhibit; discourage fertile; prolific; productive

gentle; balmy; tranquil

crucial; momentous abolish; abandon

crude; uncouth; boorish

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4 WORD 1 affiliated 2 ascertain 3 attainment 4 bequeath 5 cogent 6 converge 7 disperse 8 esteem

9 expunge 10 finite 11 invulnerable 12 malevolent 13 nonchalant 14 omniscient 15 panacea 16 scrupulous 17 skulk 18 supercilious

19 uncanny 20 venial

DEFINITION (adj) associated; connected (v) to find out (n) an accomplishment; the act of achieving (v) to give or pass on as an inheritance (adj) forceful; convincing; relative; to the point (v) to move toward one point (v) to scatter; spread far and wide (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment (v) to regard highly (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy (adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time (adj) not able to be wounded, hurt; shielded (adj) spiteful; showing ill will (adj) cool and confident; unconcerned (adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness (n) a remedy for all ills; an answer to all problems (adj) exact; careful; having high morals; principled (v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding (adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn

through feeling of superiority (adj) strange; mysterious; beyond explanation (adj) easily excused; pardonable

SYNONYM attached; related; joined discover; determine; establish achievement; fulfillment transmit; bestow; hand down persuasive; compelling meet; unite; intersect; merge break up; dispel respect; revere; honor; admire

delete; efface; annihilate bounded; measurable impregnable; impervious malicious; sinister; malignant composed; unruffled; blas? wise; all-knowing universal cure; easy solution meticulous; conscientious lurk; slink; prowl snobbish; patronizing; overbearing

ANTONYM dissociated; unconnected

failure; defeat; frustration

weak; unconvincing; irrelevant diverge; separate collect; congregate; muster disdain; scorn contempt insert; mark; impress; imprint unlimited; everlasting exposed; unprotected benevolent; compassionate perturbed; agitated; abashed ignorant; unknowing

negligent; remiss

humble; meek; deferential

eerie; inexplicable; spooky excusable; forgivable

inexcusable; unpardonable

5 WORD altruistic assent

benefactor chivalrous clemency dearth diffident discrepancy embark facile indomitable infallible plod pungent remiss repose

temerity truculent unfeigned virulent

DEFINITION (adj) unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others (v) to express agreement (n) agreement (n) one who does good to others (adj) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly (n) mercy; humaneness; mildness; moderateness (n) a lack; scarcity; inadequate supply; a famine (adj) shy; lacking self-confidence; reserved (n) a difference; a lack of agreement (v) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest (adj) easily done or attained; superficial; fluent (adj) unconquerable; refusing to yield (adj) free from error; absolutely dependable (v) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly (adj) causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting (adj) neglectful in performance of one's duty (v) to rest; lie (n) relaxation; peace of mind; calmness (n) rashness; boldness (adj) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly (adj) sincere, real; without pretense (adj) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

SYNONYM selfless concur; consent; accede

patron; humanitarian gallant; civil; valiant leniency; forbearance insufficiency; want; paucity timid; bashful; withdrawn divergence; inconsistency commence; launch; board effortless; poised; specious unbeatable; invincible unerring; certain lumber; trudge sharp; spicy; piquant; caustic negligent; lax; slack sleep tranquility; respite recklessness; effrontery brutal; savage; belligerent genuine; heartfelt venomous; noxious; baneful

ANTONYM selfish; self-centered disagree; dissent; differ

misanthrope; malefactor crude; uncouth; churlish; loutish harshness; severity; cruelty surplus; glut; abundance bold; audacious; jaunty agreement; consistency

labored; awkward; halting surrendering; submissive imperfect scamper; skip; prance bland; insipid; unappetizing scrupulous; punctilious; dutiful

exertion; tumult; bustle; ado diffidence; humility; fearfulness mild; meek; unthreatening simulated; phony; insincere innocuous; harmless; benign

6 WORD 1 accede 2 brandish 3 comprise 4 deft 5 destitute 6 explicit 7 extirpate 8 inopportune 9 ironic

10 musty 11 officious

12 ominous 13 pinnacle 14 premeditated 15 rampant 16 solace

17 stately 18 supple 19 suppress 20 venal

DEFINITION (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous way (v) to include or contain; to be made up of (adj) skillful; nimble (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in (adj) definite; clearly stated (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be

expected and what actually happens; sarcastic (adj) stale; moldy; out-of-date (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services

or assuming authority (adj) unfavorable; threatening; of bad omen (n) a high peak or point (adj) considered beforehand; deliberately planned (adj) growing without check; running wild (n) comfort; relief (v) to comfort, console (adj) dignified; majestic (adj) bending easily; readily adaptable (v) to stop by force (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

SYNONYM consent; concur; comply swing; shake compose; constitute dexterous; adroit; proficient devoid; impoverished; wanting distinct; unambiguous; clear eradicate; uproot; excise ill-timed; inconvenient satiric; sardonic; wry

hackneyed; antiquated meddlesome; prying; obtrusive

portentous; inauspicious apex; acme; summit; apogee rehearsed; calculated prevalent; extravagant

soothe; reassure; cheer up magnificent; imposing flexible; limber; pliable; pliant subdue; stifle; squelch; quash dishonest; mercenary

ANTONYM demur; balk at

exclude awkward; bungling; inept rich; replete; bountiful; full vague; implicit; implied implant; sow; foster; nourish felicitous; timely; appropriate straightforward; unequivocal

fresh; sweet-smelling; up-to-date diffident; timid; aloof

auspicious; propitious; promising nadir; perigee; low point spontaneous; impromptu controlled; restrained

vex; aggravated; upset humble; abject; servile; lowly stiff; rigid; unbending provoke; spur; incite; rouse incorruptible; scrupulous

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7 WORD 1 abhor 2 amend 3 buffet

4 chaos 5 commodious 6 corrosive 7 discern 8 extant 9 implicate 10 inter 11 martinet 12 obviate 13 renegade

14 reprehensible 15 somber 16 squalid 17 turbulent 18 vociferous 19 voluminous

20 waive

DEFINITION (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force

with blows; to force one's way with difficulty (n) a slap; a blow (n) a great confusion; disorder (adj) roomy; spacious (adj) eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic (v) to see clearly; recognize (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to (v) to bury; commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove; dispose of (n) one who leaves a group; deserter; outlaw (adj) traitorous; unconventional; unorthodox (adj) deserving blame or punishment (adj) dark; gloomy; melancholy in spirit (adj) filthy; wretched; debased (adj) riotous; violent; stormy (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at

great length (v) to do without; to give up voluntarily; defer

8 WORD 1 animosity 2 apathy 3 apprehensive 4 commend

5 compatible

6 condolence 7 consecrate

8 decrepit 9 deride 10 ingenuous 11 multifarious 12 obsolete 13 omnivorous

14 parsimonious 15 quandary 16 recalcitrant 17 reprisal 18 revel

19 stultify

20 suave

9 WORD 1 allocate

2 ardent 3 assiduous 4 brash 5 capricious 6 chastise

7 copious 8 deviate

9 emaciated 10 exult 11 gnarled 12 indemnity 13 inkling 14 limpid 15 omnipotent 16 palatable

17 poignant 18 rancor 19 sophomoric 20 spontaneous

DEFINITION (n) strong dislike; bitter hostility (n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future (v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of

attention; to commit to the care of (adj) able to get along or work well together;

capable of use with some other model or system (n) an expression of sympathy (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special

purpose (adj) old and feeble; worn-out; ruined (v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt (adj) innocent; simple; frank; sincere (adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse (adj) out-of-date; no longer in use (adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in

everything, having a wide variety of tastes (adj) stingy; miserly; meager; poor; small (n) a state of perplexity or doubt (adj) stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority (n) an injury done in turn for an injury (v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration (v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a

dulling effect on (adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the

senses DEFINITION

(v) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

(adj) very enthusiastic; impassioned (adj) persistent; attentive; diligent (adj) prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent (adj) subject to whims or passing fancies (v) to inflict physical punishment as a means of

correction; to scold severely (adj) abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose (v) to turn aside; to stray from a norm (n) one who departs from a norm (adj) differing from a norm; heterodox; unconventional (adj) unnaturally thin (v) to rejoice greatly (adj) knotted; twisted; lumpy (n) a payment for damages or loss (n) a hint; a vague notion (adj) clear; transparent; readily understood (adj) almighty; having unlimited power or authority (adj) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities;

suitable for consumption (adj) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste (n) bittersweet resentment or ill-will (adj) immature and overconfident; conceited (adj) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in

advance

SYNONYM detest; despise; abominate modify; improve; correct batter; sock; pummel; thump

anarchy; turmoil; pandemonium capacious; ample; comfortable caustic; mordant; acidulous perceive; detect; distinguish surviving; in existence incriminate; entangle

taskmaster; slave driver preclude; forestall; ward off turncoat; defector; heretic

culpable; odious; blameworthy mournful; dismal dingy; sordid; vile; abject; foul tumultuous; unruly; agitated clamorous; blustering bulky; massive; copious

decline; relinquish; forgo

SYNONYM enmity; rancor; antipathy indifference; disinterest nervous; fretful; jittery applaud; entrust

harmonious; in agreement

commiseration; solace dedicate; sanctify; devote

infirm; rickety; dilapidated mock; scorn; disparage; jeer at na?ve; guileless; candid manifold; heterogeneous; varied outmoded; antiquated; pass? all-devouring; voracious

frugal; cheap; penny-pinching confusion; dilemma; predicament unruly; obstinate; ornery retaliation; revenge; retribution relish; savor; carouse; bask in

smother; stifle; negate

urbane; sophisticated; polished

SYNONYM assign; allot; apportion

intense; zealous; fervent; avid industrious; sedulous rash; impetuous; impertinent impulsive; fickle; mercurial discipline; censure

ample; profuse; bountiful diverge; veer; swerve

gaunt; withered; shriveled revel; glory knotty; contorted; misshapen compensation; restitution clue; intimation; suggestion lucid; intelligible all-powerful edible; appetizing; attractive

heartrending; bittersweet animosity; enmity; bitterness pretentious; fatuous impromptu; unplanned

ANTONYM admire; cherish; respect; relish

order; regularity; tranquility cramped; claustrophobic bland; benign; amiable overlook extinct; defunct; vanished absolve; exculpate unearth; exhume

loyalist; patriot

commendable; meritorious bright; sunny; cheerful; jaunty neat; spruce; exalted; lofty placid; tranquil; still; calm soft-spoken; muted; subdued scant; meager; succinct; brief

claim; accept

ANTONYM affection; fondness; rapport enthusiasm; fervor; ardor assured; confident; certain abhor; loathe

incongruous; antagonistic

define; profane; dishonor

vigorous; robust; sturdy praise; extol; acclaim; applaud crafty; worldly; sophisticated uniform; unvaried; homogeneous current; up-to-date; brand new

generous; openhanded

docile; cooperative; compliant

abhor; loathe

arouse; stimulate; inspire

crude; clumsy; oafish; loutish

ANTONYM

stolid; phlegmatic; apathetic lackadaisical; shiftless; lazy prudent; cautious; circumspect constant; steadfast; unwavering commend; reward

inadequate; meager; scanty conform to; abide by

orthodox plump; fat; corpulent; obese mope; sulk; rue; lament unblemished; straight; smooth

clouded; murky; opaque impotent; feeble; weak inedible; disagreeable

bland; vapid; insipid; funny goodwill; rapport; amity judicious; sage; knowledgeable premeditated; contrived

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10 WORD 1 acquiesce 2 allure

3 askew

4 blithe 5 contentious 6 covet 7 crestfallen 8 disheveled 9 exponent

10 garrulous 11 insuperable 12 lamentable 13 misnomer 14 profess 15 respite 16 retribution 17 sinuous 18 sonorous 19 vanguard

20 wastrel

DEFINITION (v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit (v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to (n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm (adj/adv) twisted to one side; crooked;

disapprovingly (adj) cheerful; lighthearted; casual or unconcerned (adj) quarrelsome; inclined to argue (v) to desire something belonging to another (adj) discouraged; dejected; downcast (adj) rumpled; mussed; hanging in disorder (n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or

interprets; the power to which a number can be (adj) given to much talking; tediously chatty (adj) incapable of being overcome (adj) to be regretted or pitied (n) an unsuitable or misleading name (v) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend (n) a period of relief, rest (n) a repayment; a deserved punishment (adj) winding; having many curves; lithe and flexible (adj) full, deep, or rich sound; impressive in style (n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position

in any field (n) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

SYNONYM comply with; accede; yield beguile; tantalize temptation; enticement awry; lopsided; cockeyed

carefree; nonchalant argumentative; disputatious crave; yearn for; hunger for despondent; disconsolate tousled; unkempt; untidy defender; champion

loquacious; talkative invincible; insurmountable deplorable; distressing misnaming; malapropism assert; declare; purport interval; lull; breather recompense; requital twisting; convoluted; supple resonant; grandiloquent forefront; cutting edge

loafer; idler; profligate

ANTONYM resist; protest repel; turn off repellent straight; symmetrical

glum; morose; despondent agreeable; affable; pacific disdain; scorn; despise elated; self-satisfied; cocky neat; orderly; well-groomed adversary; detractor

reticent; taciturn; laconic surmountable; conquerable praiseworthy; laudable

disclaim; disavow; repudiate

stiff; rigid; straight; unbending tinny; reedy; harsh; grating stragglers; rear guard

skinflint; tightwad; miser

11 WORD 1 allude 2 clairvoyant

3 conclusive 4 disreputable 5 endemic 6 exemplary 7 fathom

8 guile 9 integrity 10 itinerary 11 misconstrue 12 obnoxious 13 placate 14 placid 15 plagiarism

16 potent 17 pretext 18 protrude 19 stark

20 superficial

12 WORD 1 abjure 2 acrid 3 august 4 callous 5 clandestine 6 compunction 7 conflagration 8 elated 9 indelible

10 indulgent 11 inveterate 12 irrelevant 13 nocturnal

14 platitude 15 quell 16 quiescent 17 ruminate 18 tacit 19 tangible 20 trenchant

DEFINITION (v) to refer to casually or indirectly (adj) supernaturally perceptive (n) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer (adj) serving to settle an issue; final (adj) not respectable; not esteemed (adj) native or confined to a particular region or people; (adj) worthy of imitation; commendable (v) to understand, get to the bottom of (n) a measure of depth in water (n) treacherous cunning; deceit (n) honesty; high moral standards (n) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook (v) to interpret wrongly; mistake the meaning of (adj) highly offensive; arousing strong dislike (v) to appease, soothe, pacify (adj) calm; peaceful (n) passing off or using as one' own the writing (or

other materials) of another person (adj) powerful; highly effective (n) a false reason; deceptive excuse (v) to stick out, thrust forth (adj) harsh; desolate; unrelieved (adv) utterly (adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or

understanding only what is on the surface DEFINITION

(v) to renounce; repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun (adj) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper (adj) majestic; inspiring admiration and respect (adj) emotionally hardened; unfeeling (adj) secret, concealed; underhanded (n) remorse; regret (n) a large destructive fire (adj) in high spirits; jubilant; extremely pleased (adj) not able to be erased or removed; memorable (adj) yielding to the wishes or demands of others (adj) firmly established; long-standing; habitual (adj) not to the point; not applicable or pertinent (adj) of or occurring in the night; under cover of

darkness (n) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark (v) to subdue, put down forcibly (adj) inactive; at rest (v) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud (adj) unspoken; silent; implied; inferred (adj) capable of being touched; real; concrete (adj) incisive; keen; forceful; effective; distinct

SYNONYM suggest; insinuate; intimate insightful; discerning; uncanny visionary decisive; indisputable discreditable; shady indigenous; restricted to meritorious; sterling; illustrative grasp; comprehend; plumb

ANTONYM

blind; unseeing; dense

provisional; indefinite honest; aboveboard alien; extraneous notorious; infamous; disreputable

chicanery; duplicity; trickery rectitude; probity schedule; program misjudge; misinterpret repugnant; odious; hateful satisfy; mollify; allay undisturbed; tranquil; serene piracy; theft

candor; na?vet?; plain dealing corruption; turpitude

agreeable; pleasing; personable vex; irk; exasperate; annoy agitated; turbulent; tempestuous

mighty; formidable; forceful pretense; rationale; evasion project; jut out; bulge sheer; downright; grim; bleak absolutely insubstantial; cursory; shallow

inept; feckless; powerless

bright; cheerful; ornate profound; exhaustive; deep

SYNONYM forswear; retract; recant irritating; stinging; bitter; caustic stately; dignified; venerable insensitive; unsympathetic covert; furtive; surreptitious scruple; qualm; contrition holocaust; wildfire ecstatic; overjoyed lasting; permanent lenient; permissive; tolerant persisting; chronic; dyed-in-the-wool immaterial; beside the point nighttime

ANTONYM affirm; aver; profess; avow gentle; soothing; mild humble; base; lowly; abject compassionate; tenderhearted overt; undisguised; aboveboard insouciance; nonchalance deluge; flood despondent; depressed; blue erasable; ephemeral strict; severe; inflexible sporadic; intermittent apropos; germane; pertinent daytime; diurnal

clich?; truism; bromide suppress; pacify; squelch; crush inert; still; dormant; tranquil ponder; reflect; mull over; muse unexpressed; unvoiced; implicit perceptible; actual; palpable penetrating; telling; acute; cutting

epigram; quip; bon mot incite; provoke, arouse, torment thriving; lively; bustling; volatile

express; specific; explicit immaterial; insubstantial dull; bland; insipid; vapid

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13 WORD 1 antipathy 2 applicable 3 asset 4 beset

5 compassion 6 decorum 7 duress 8 exuberant 9 facsimile 10 imbibe 11 implacable 12 infinitesimal 13 innocuous 14 militate 15 patent

16 prowess 17 sedate

18 stentorian 19 stipulate

20 ultimatum

DEFINITION (n) a strong dislike; hostile feeling (adj) capable of being applied; relevant; suitable (n) something of value; a resource; an advantage (v) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in (adj) harassed; troubled; studded (as with jewels) (n) sympathy for another's suffering; pity (n) proper behavior; good taste; orderliness (n) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement (adj) high-spirited; enthusiastic; unrestrained (n) an exact copy (v) to drink; to take in, absorb (adj) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding (adj) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute (adj) harmless; inoffensive; insignificant (v) to have effect or force on or against someone or (n) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright (adj) plain; open to view; copyrighted (v) to arrange or obtain those exclusive rights (n) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability (adj) quiet; settled; sober (v) to administer a tranquilizer (adj) extremely loud (v) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of

agreement (n) a final proposal or statement of conditions

SYNONYM hostility; enmity; aversion; bad blood appropriate; fit; apposite; apt property; possession; endowment assail; harass; badger; pester

ANTONYM appeal; allure; sympathy inappropriate; irrelevant drawback; handicap; liability

concern; commiseration; empathy seemliness; propriety intimidation; coercion ebullient; irrepressible; lavish replica; duplicate; clone swallow; gulp; quaff; assimilate relentless; inexorable; unappeasable tiny; miniscule; microscopic feeble; impotent; insipid counter; oppose; work against exclusive license evident

indifference; callousness impropriety; bad form persuasion; coaxing; cajolery despondent; sulky variation; modification; permutation eject; emit; expel; discharge lenient; indulgent; permissive vast; immense; infinite; huge virulent; dangerous; pernicious

concealed; clandestine; secret

valor; courage; mastery; proficiency cowardice; incompetence

unruffled; composed

loud; brash; garish; flighty

thundering; booming; deafening specify; contract; provide for

hushed; inaudible; mute

final terms

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DEFINITION

1 alacrity

(n) a cheery readiness; brisk and eager action

2 alleviate

(v) to relieve, make more bearable

3 antithesis

(n) the direct opposite; a sharp contrast

4 appall

(v) to fill with dismay or horror

5 bellicose

(adj) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

6 disparage (v) to belittle, speak slightly of; to undervalue

7 dissonant

(adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

8 droll

(adj) amusingly odd

9 edict

(n) an order issued by someone in authority

10 elucidate

(v) to clarify, explain

11 laud

(v) to praise

12 loll

(v) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop

13 loquacious (adj) talkative; word; fond of talking

14 magnanimous (adj) generous in forgiving; above small meanness

15 mandatory (adj) required; obligatory

16 nondescript (adj) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

17 phlegmatic (adj) slow-moving; sluggish; unemotional

18 rescind

(v) to repeal, cancel

19 vivacious

(adj) lively; sprightly; full of energy

20 whet

(v) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager

SYNONYM promptness; dispatch; celerity lessen; lighten; allay; mitigate contrary; antipode stun; stupefy; horrify aggressive; combative; belligerent degrade; decry; underrate; run down grating; strident; irreconcilable comical; whimsical; zany; humorous command; decree; proclamation interpret' expound; explicate hail; extol; glorify; exalt loaf; loiter; sag; dangle gossipy; voluble; garrulous unselfish; charitable; noble compulsory; requisite; imperative plain; unremarkable; unimpressive lethargic; indolent; stolid; impassive withdraw; revoke; retract; annul spirited; animated; ebullient hone; excite; stimulate

ANTONYM reluctance; hesitancy

cheer; gladden; elate; exhilarate amicable; conciliatory; peaceable praise; extol; laud; plug harmonious; euphonious humorless; solemn; dour

obscure; becloud; obfuscate criticize; censure; belittle

reticent; terse; taciturn petty; selfish; spiteful optional; voluntary; discretionary distinctive; vivid; prepossessing emotional; sensitive; thin-skinned affirm; endorse; uphold; ratify dull; listless; languid; indolent dull; blunt; deaden; stifle; dampen

15 WORD

DEFINITION

1 abrasive

(adj) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down

(n) a substance used to smooth or polish

2 acclimate

(v) to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation

3 chagrin

(n) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or

frustration

(v) to cause a feeling of irritation or humiliation

4 complacent (adj) self-satisfied; overly content

5 concur

(v) to express agreement; approve

6 defamation (n) slander or libel

7 explicate

(v) to make clear or plain; explain; to interpret

8 fracas

(n) a noisy quarrel or brawl

9 grotesque (adj) unnatural; distorted; bizarre

10 pandemonium (n) a wild uproar, din, or commotion

11 raucous

(adj) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly

12 receptive

(adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions

13 renounce

(v) to give up or resign something

14 repress

(v) to hold back; to put down by check or force

15 reticent

(adj) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant

16 savory

(adj) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet;

inoffensive; respectable

17 somnolent (adj) sleepy; drowsy; inducing sleep

18 vehement (adj) intense; forceful; powerful

19 voluble

(adj) characterized by a steady flow of words; glib; fluent

20 zealous

(adj) eager; earnest; devoted

SYNONYM chafing; grating; rasping; erosive

accustom; learn the ropes vexation; mortification

abash; mortify smug; please with oneself assent; ratify; sanction vilification; calumny; mudslinging clarify; elucidate; untangle; spell out row; altercation; rhubarb; brouhaha fantastic; outlandish; deformed; ugly chaos; tumult; bedlam boisterous; clamorous; strident open-minded; tolerant; amenable repudiate; abdicate; abjure; disown subdue; curb; stifle; constrain taciturn; closemouthed; tight-lipped delectable; aromatic; piquant

groggy; soporific emphatic; fierce; vigorous loquacious; garrulous; prolix ardent; fervent; devout; gung ho

ANTONYM smooth; polished; satiny; unctuous

jubilation; exultation; triumph

exult; delight discontentented; chagrined disagree; differ; part company salute; tribute; testimonial; praise bewilder; obscure; obfuscate agreement; accord; unanimity appealing; attractive; comely order; calm; peace; repose placid; serene; pastoral; tranquil narrow-minded; intolerant; hidebound retain; affirm; assent; aver; secure liberate; set loose; provoke; excite talkative; garrulous; long-winded distasteful; unpalatable; malodorous

alert; lively; wide-awake apathetic; lukewarm; subdued uncommunicative; reticent; terse reluctant; unwilling; averse; tepid

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