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zephyr
a gentle breeze; something airy or usubstantial
zenith
the point of culmination; peak
zealot
someone passionately devoted to a cause
zeal
passion; excitement
yoke
to join together
xenophobia
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
wraith
a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death
wizened
shriveled; withered; wrinkled
winsome
charming; happily engaging
wily
clever; deceptive
whimsical
lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
waver
to fluctuate between choices
wanton
undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
wan
sickly pale
voluble
talkative; speaking easily; glib
volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
vituperate
to abuse verbally; berate
viscous
thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
vim
vitality and energy
vicissitude
a change or variation; ups and downs
vex
to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse
vestige
a trace; remnant
vernal
related to spring; fresh
verdant
green with vegtation; inexperienced
verbose
wordy
veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
venerate
to respect deeply
venerable
respected because of age
variegated
varied; marked with different colors
vacillate
to physically sway or to be indecisive
usury
the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
upbraid
to scold sharply
unequivocal
absolute; certain
unconscionable
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
umbrage
offense; resentment
tyro
beginner; novice
turgid
swollen as from a fluid; bloated
trenchant
acute, sharp, or incisive; forecful; effective
transitory
temporary; lasting a brief time
torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
tome
book, usually large and academic
toady
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
terrestrial
earthly; down to earth; commonplace
tawdry
gaudy, cheap,or showy
tangential
digressing; diverting
talon
claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
taciturn
silent; not talkative
tacit
done without using words
syncopation
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
symbiosis
cooperation; mutual helpfulness
sycophant
a self-serving flatterer; yes-man
sybarite
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
surly
rude and bad-tempered
surfeit
excessive amount
supplant
to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
sully
to tarnish; taint
sublime
lofty or grand
stratagem
trick designed to deceive an enemy
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
stentorian
extremely loud
stasis
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
sportive
frolicsome; playful
specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
spartan
highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
solecism
gtrammatical mistake; blunder in speech
sobriquet
nickname
slake
to calm down or moderate
sinecure
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
seraphic
angelic; sweet
sentient
aware; conscious; able to perceive
sedition
behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
scintilla
trace amount
satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
sardonic
cynical; scornfully mocking
sanguine
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
salubrious
healthful
salient
prominent; of notable significance
sagacious
shrewd; wise
sacrosanct
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
rustic
rural
rococo
very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation
ribald
humorous in a vulgar way
rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
reticent
silent; reserved
restive
impatient, uneasy, or restless
requite
to return or repay
repudiate
to reject the validity of
repose
rexlation; leisure
replete
abundantly supplied, complete
repast
meal or mealtime
rejoinder
response
redress
relief from wrong or injury
rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
raconteur
witty, skillful storyteller
quotidian
occurring daily; commonplace
quixotic
overly idealistic; impractical
quiescent
motionless
querulous
inclined to complain; irritable
pusillanimous
cowardly; without courage
pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
pulchritude
beauty
pugilism
boxing
puerile
childish, immature, or silly
prudence
wisdom, caution, or restraint
propriety
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
propitiate
to conciliate; to appease
proliferate
to increase in number quickly
profligate
corrupt; degenerate
prodigal
lavish; wasteful
proclivity
a natural inclination or predisposition
probity
complete honesty and integrity
pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
prescient
having foresight
precis
short summary of facts
precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruplty; lacking deliberation
prattle
meaningless, foolish talk
pragmatic
practical, as opposed to idealistic
potentate
a monarch or ruler with great power
posit
to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation
polyglot
a speaker of many languages
politic
shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
polemic
controversy; argument; verbal attack
plucky
courageous; spunky
plethora
excess
plebeian
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
plastic
able to be molded, altered, or bent
placate
to soothe or pacify
pithy
profound or substantial yet concise, succinct and to the point
phlegmatic
calm and unemotional in temperament
philistine
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
phalanx
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
pervade
to be present throughout; to permeate
perspicacious
shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
permeate
to penetrate
peripatetic
wandering from place to place, especially on foot
perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent
perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
peregrinate
to wander fro place to place; to travel; especially on foot
penury
an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
pejorative
having bad connotations; disparaging
pedant
someone who shows off learning
peccadillo
minor sin or offense
pathogenic
causing disease
pastiche
piece of literature or music imitating other works
parry
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quickwitted answer
parley
discussion, usually between enemies
pariah
an outcast
pare
to trim off excess; reduce
paragon
model of excellence or perfection
paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
panoply
impressive array
panegyric
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
panache
flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
pallid
lacking color or liveliness
palliate
to make less serious; ease
palatial
relating to a palace; magnificent
overwrought
agitated; overdone
ostentation
excessive showiness
ostensible
apparent
ossify
to change in to bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
orotund
pompous
opprobrium
public disgrace
opine
to express an opinion
opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
onerous
troublesome and oppresive; burdensome
officious
too helpful; meddlesome
occlude
to stop up; prevent the passage of
obviate
to prevent; to make unnecessary
obstinate
stubborn; unyielding
obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
oblique
indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
obdurate
hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion
numismatics
coin collecting
nuance
a subltle expression of meaning or quality
nominal
existing in name only; negligble
noisome
stinking; putrid
nettle
to irritate
neophyte
novice; beginner
neologism
new word or expression
nascent
starting to develop; coming into existence
naive
lacking sophistication or experience
nadir
lowest point
myopic
lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective
multifarious
diverse
mores
fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
monotony
no variaion; tedioulsly the same
monastic
extremly plain or secluded, as in a monastery
molt
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
mollify
to calm or make less severe
mitigate
to soften; to lessen
missive
a written note or letter
misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
mirth
frivolity; gaiety; laughter
militate
to operate against; work against
meticulous
extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
metaphor
figure of speech comparing two different things
meretricious
gaudy; falsely attractive
mercurial
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
mendicant
beggar
mendacious
dishonest
maudlin
overly sentimental
martinet
strict discipliarian; one who rigidly follows rules
mar
to damage or deface; spoil
mannered
artifical or stilted in character
malleable
capable of being shaped
malinger
to evade responibilty by pretending to be ill
malediction
a curse; a wish of evil upon another
magnate
powerful or influential person
maelstrom
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
machination
plot or scheme
luminous
btight; brilliant; glowing
lumber
to move slowly and awkwardly
lugubrious
sorrowful; mournful; dismal
lucid
clear and esily understood
loquacious
talkative
livid
discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger
listless
lacking energy and enthusiasm
lissome
easily flexed; limber; agile
lionize
to treat as a celebrity
limpid
clear; transparent
licentious
immoral; unrestrained by society
lampoon
to ridicule with satire
lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
laconic
using few words
lachrymose
tearful
kudos
fame, glory, or honor
knell
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
kinetic
relating to motion; characterized by movement
kindle
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
keen
having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive
juncture
point of time, especially where two things are joined
judicious
sensible; showing good judgement
jocular
playful; humorous
jingoism
belligerent support of one's country
jettison
to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
jargon
nonsensical talk; specialized language
itinerant
wandering from place to place; unsettled
irascible
easily made angry
invidious
envious, obnoxious, or offensive, likely to promote ill-will
investiture
ceremony conferring authority
invective
abusive language
inure
to harden; accustom; become used to
inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
intrepid
fearless; resolutely courageous
libertine
a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
liberal
tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish
levity
an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual
lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
legerdemain
trickery
lassitude
a state of diminished energy
largess
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
larceny
theft of property
lapidary
relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
languid
lacking energy; indifferent
leery
suspicious
lavish
extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
laud
to giv praise; to glorify
latent
potential that is not readily apparent
intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
intractable
not easily managed or manipulated
interregnum
period between reigns
inter
to bury
insurrection
rebellion
insipid
lacking interest or flavor
inquest
an investigatin; an inquiry
innocuous
harmless
iniquity
sin; evil act
inimical
hostile; unfriendly
ingratiate
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
ingrate
ungrateful person
ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inexorable
inflexible; unyielding
indolent
habitually lazy or idle
inculcate
to teach; impress in the mind
inchoate
no fully formed; disorganized
incarnadine
blood-red in color
impugn
to call into question; to attack verbally
imprecation
a curse
implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
impious
not devout in religion
impetuous
quick to act without thinking
impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
impecunious
poor; having no money
impasse
blocked path; dilemma with no solution
imbue
to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
ignoble
having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
idiosyncrasy
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
hyperbole
purposeful exaggeration for effect
husband
to manage economically; to use sparingly
homogeneous
of a similar kind
hoary
very old; whitish or gray from age
heterogeneous
composed of unlike parts; different; diverse
hermetic
tightly sealed
hegemony
the domination of one state or group over its allies
hapless
unfortunate; having bad luck
gullible
easily deceived
guile
deceit; trickery
grovel
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
grievous
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
gregarious
outgoing; sociable
gradation
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
glower
to glare or stare angrily and intensely
glib
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
gestation
growth process from conception to birth
garrulous
tending to talk a lot
garner
to gather and store
gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
furtive
secret; stealthy
frugality
tending to be thrifty or cheap
frenetic
frantic; frenzied
fractious
unruly; rebellious
fortuitous
happening by chance; fortunate
forestall
to prevent or delay; anticipate
ford
to cross a body of water by wading
foment
to arouse or incite
florid
excessively decorated or embellished
flag
to decline in vigor; strength; or interest
fetid
foul-smelling; putrid
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
fecund
fertile; fruitful; productive
fawn
to grovel
fatuous
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fallow
dormant; unused
exprugate
to censor
exponent
one who champions or advocates
explicit
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
exonerate
to clear of blame
exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action
exculpate
to clear from blame; prove innocent
exacerbate
to make worse
euphony
pleasant, harmonious sound
euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
ethos
beliefs or character of a group
estimable
admirable
esoteric
known or understood only by a few
eschew
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
erudite
learned; scholarly; bookish
ersatz
fake
erratic
wandering and unpredictable
equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
epicure
person with refined taste in food and wine
ephemeral
lasting a short time
enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
enervate
to reduce in strength
endemic
belinging to a particular area; inherent
encomium
warm praise
emulate
to copy; to try to equal or excel
embellish
to add ornamental or fictitious details
eloquent
persuassive and moving, espcially in speech
elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
effrontery
impudent boldness; audacity
effigy
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
efficacy
effectiveness
edify
to instruct morally and spiritually
eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of soures
ebullient
exhilarated; full of enthusiam and high spirits
dyspeptic
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
dupe
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
droll
amusing in a wry, subtle way
dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinions
dogma
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
doctrinaire
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
divine
to foretell or know by inspiration
diurnal
existing during the day
dither
to act confusedly or without clear purpose
distend
to swell, inflate, or bloat
distaff
the female branch of a family
dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
discern
to perceive or recognize
disabuse
to set right; free from error
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dilatory
intended to delay
dilate
to make larger; expand
diffident
lacking self-confidence
dictum
authoritative statement
diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
diaphanous
allowing light to show through; delicate
desultory
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
deride
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
demur
to express doubts or objections
demagogue
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
deleterious
subtly or unexpectedly harmful
deference
respect; courtesy
deface
to mar the appearance of; vandalize
decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
decorous
proper; tasteful; socially correct
declivity
downward slope
debutante
young woman making debut in high society
curmudgeon
cranky person, usually old
cupidity
greed; strong desire
crescendo
steadily increasing in volume or force
credulous
too trusting; gullible
craven
lacking courage
coterie
an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
cosset
to pamper; treat with great care
corroborate
to support with evidence
convoluted
intricate and complicated
contumacious
rebellious
contrite
deeply sorrowful and repentatnt for a wrong
connoisseur
a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
collusion
collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
cogent
convincing and well-reasoned
coffer
strongbox; large chest for money
coalesce
to grow together to form a single whole
cloying
sickly sweet; excessive
circumspect
cautious; aware of potential consequences
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
chaos
great disorder or confused situation
caustic
biting in wit
catholic
universal broad and comprehensive
catalyst
something that brings about a change in something else
castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
cartography
science or art of making maps
capricious
changing one's mind quickly and often
candid
impartial and honest in speech
canard
a lie
calumny
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
cabal
a secret group seeking to overturn something
burnish
to polish
burgeon
to grow and flourish
boor
crude person, one lacking manners or taste
bonhomie
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
bolster
to support; prop up
blithe
joyful; cheerful; or without appropriate thought
blight
to afflict; destroy
bilk
to cheat; defraud
bifurcate
to divide into two parts
bevy
group
belfry
bell tower; room in which a bell in hung
banal
predictable; cliched; boring
axiom
premise; postulate; self-evident truth
austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
august
dignified; grandiose
augury
prophecy; prediction of events
audacious
fearless and daring
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; weaken
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
assail
to attack; assault
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
arrogate
to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
archaic
ancient; old-fashioned
arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
arbitrary
determined by chance or impulse
approbation
approval and praise
apostate
one who renounces a religious faith
apocryphal
of questionable authority or authenticity
apathy
lack of interest or emotion
antipathy
extreme dislike
antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
anomaly
deviation from what is normal
anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
analogous
similar or alike insome way; equivalent to
analgesia
a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
anachronism
something out of place in time
amulet
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
amortize
to diminish by installment payments
ameliorate
to make better; to improve
ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
alleviate
to make more bearable
alacrity
speed or quickness
aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
affected
phony; artificial
aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
aerie
a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
advocate
to speak in favor of
adulterate
to make impure
acme
highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
acidulous
sour in taste or manner
accretion
a growth in size; increase in amount
abyss
an extreely deep hole
abstemious
moderate in appetite
abstain
to chose not to do something
abscond
to leave secretly
abjure
to reject; abandon formally
abeyance
temporary suppression or supension
aberrant
deviating from what is normal or expected
abdicate
to give up a position, right, or power
abate
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
abase
to humble; disgrace