1. Proselyte – convert (religion, etc.

)
2. Apostate – nonbeliever
3. Renegade – betrayer
4. Renege – back out
5. Flay, hoarse, raucous – harsh (criticism, etc.)
6. Resuscitate – revive
7. Repatriated – send someone back, extradited.
8. Emaciated – weak & thin.
9. Compendious, pithy, recapitulated – concisely comprehensive,
summarized
10. Succinct, curt – brief & clear
11. Extant – existent
12. Cogent – persuasive
13. Ineffable – undefinable
14. Ethereal, surreal – unreal or very delicate, dreamlike
15. Elutriate – separate
16. Emanate – emit
17. Purloin – steal
18. Virulent, deleterious, noxious, pernicious, detrimental – harmful
19. Teeming, glut, verdant, rife, surfeit, cornucopia – abundant, copious
20. Factotum – servant (all purpose)
21. Abstemious– sparingly, stingily, ascetic, sober, temperate, teetotal,
self-denying, moderate.
22. Finicky, punctilious, fastidious, exigent , picky, persnickety – Requiring
precise accuracy, fussy, exacting, meticulous, careful, choosy (informal),
particular.
23. Disdain, despise, contemn, contumely, vituperate, sneer, atrophy,
vilification – scorn, insulting, look down upon, degeneration
24. Stuporous – stunned, sluggish, lethargic, listless, slothful (formal)
25. Sophomoric – second year graduate, immature and silly
26. Coquette – seductive
27. Adonis – young man
28. Mulct – penalty
29. Deprecate – disapproval
30. Impute – accuse, attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
31. Covenant – contract, deal
32. Precarious – dubious, doubtful
33. Contumacious, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, refractory,
dogged, dogmatic, wayward, recalcitrant – disobedient, unyielding,
stubborn, unmanageable
34. Throng – gathering, conclave, meeting
35. Retrench – reduction
36. Vapid – tasteless
37. Argot, cant – jargon, vernacular
38. Ergo – therefore
39. Modicum – small amount
40. Supplication – plea
41. Obsequious – sycophancy, obedient
42. Roughhewn – mold
43. Varicose – swollen
44. Pedant – bookworm
45. Cadaverous – corpse like
46. Recriminating – return an accusation
47. Salubrious – healthy
48. Piquant – vigorous, pungent
49. Tart, saturnine, acrimonious, morose, acerbic, scowling, inclement,
rancor, sullen – sour, bitter, harsh, ill humored
50. Svelte – refined
51. Insouciant, nonchalant, slovenly – neglecting, casual
52. Yaw, digressive – deviate, to stay
53. Falter – become weak
54. Palingenesis – regeneration
55. Paltry – negligible
56. Entrain – board a train
57. Peremptory – bossy
58. Salacious, lascivious – lustful
59. Variegated – variety
60. Procrastinate, moratorium, defer – postpone
61. Temerity – audacity, boldness
62. Imbroglio – misunderstanding
63. Diffidence – self-doubt, under-confident
64. Cognomen – nickname
65. Clangorous – loud
66. Sybaritic – luxurious
67. Prosaic – simple
68. Intransigent, inexorable – adamant
69. Conciliatory – compromising
70. Devious, canard, garbled – misleading, false, distorted
71. Rebuttal – refusal, reply
72. Propitiate, mollify – appease, pacify
73. Absolve, unfetter – set free
74. Recant, rebuff, snub, impugn – deny, reject, retract
75. Hedonist – sensualist
76. Martinet – puritan, disciplinarian
77. Cretin, imbecility – retard, idiot
78. Seer – visionary
79. Decant – pour out
80. Arrant – complete
81. Hovel – hut
82. Endemic – locally spread (disease)
83. Pandemic – widespread (disease)
84. Assuage – relieve
85. Prate – blabber
86. Arrogate – claim unduly
87. Prolix , verbiage– verbose
88. Terse, abridged, curt – concise, laconic
89. Sedition – revolt (against government)
90. Tousle, tortuous – tangled, twisted
91. Shovel – digging tool
92. Groom – neat
93. Fecund, prolific – fertile, productive
94. Fortuitous – fortunate
95. Maudlin, mawkish, fervent, fiery, fervid, torrid, ardent, ardor, fervor –
sentimental, intense emotion
96. Frangible – fragile
97. Docile – manageable
98. Cupidity, avaricious – greed
99. Protean –multifarious, multiform
100. Fatuous, vacuous – asinine, stupid, dumb
101. Adroit, facile, deft – skilled, effortless
102. Palliate, extenuate – mitigate, lessen, lighten
103. Vilify, defile, traduce, calumniate, besmirch, aspersion, mortify –
tarnish, slur, smudge, malign, surly, ugly talk, humiliation
104. Gelid – icy cold
105. Pallid – pale faced
106. Condign – deserving
107. Feckless, feeble, timid, debility, frail, trepid, timorous – inept, weak,
fragile
108. Insolent, scurrilous, affront, effrontery, imprudent, imperious, flippant,
derisive – disrespectful, arrogant
109. Affable – friendly
110. Fetid – foul smelling
111. Dour – gloomy, glum
112. Mendacious – liar
113. Phlegmatic – apathetic
114. Effusive – enthused
115. Manumit, emancipate – liberate
116. Factitious – unnatural
117. Equable, staid, sedate – calm, sober, dignity
118. Uncouth, ribald, dowdy – coarse, unrefined, dumb
119. Delectable – yummy, tasty
120. Recluse – aloofness
121. Flaccid – soft, weak, drooping
122. Emollient – softening, creamy
123. Usurp, sequester – seize
124. Puissance – power, influence
125. Capacious – large in capacity
126. Vicious – evil
127. Cognizance – awareness
128. Abeyance – suspension
129. Mendicant – beggar
130. Farcical – humorous
131. Eschew – avoid, not use, stay away
132. Recondite, abstruse, obscure – deep, impenetrable, incomprehensible,
concealed, unclear
133. Arable – cultivable
134. Astute – shrewd, sharp
135. Restitution, reinstate, reparation – redress, restoration, compensation
136. Cataclysm – catastrophe
137. Perspicuity, perspicacious, sagacious, sapient – clear, acumen, wise
138. Preposterous, ludicrous – idiotic, ridiculing
139. Sanctimony – holiness, purity
140. Devout – religious
141. Extirpate – eradicate, uproot
142. Ingratiate – gain favor
143. Inseminate – sow
144. Capricious, whimsy, impetuous, mercurial – impulsive
145. Ignominious, opprobrium, obloquy, turpitude, odium – disgraceful,
shameful, infamy
146. Sporadically – periodically, discrete
147. Sedulous, assiduous – cared effort, effortful
148. Dereliction – broken down by hard use, neglect
149. Onerous, taxing – burdensome
150. Concomitant – sequel
151. Travesty, parody, jeer, scoff. flouting – spoof, mockery
152. Inebriated – intoxicated
153. Casuistry – ugliness
154. Iniquity – injustice, wickedness
155. Apostasy – renunciation
156. Indentation – notch
157. Effulgence – radiation
158. Murky – dark, gloomy, unclear
159. Ameliorate – make better
160. Dissemble – pretend
161. Clasp – grip
162. Salutary – beneficial
163. Drollery – clowning, comical
164. Baleful, ominous, minatory – deadly, harmful, threatening
165. Court – seek
166. Lambast, fulmination, upbraid, reproach, pan, castigate, berate,
excoriation – criticism, censure
167. Forge – make
168. Motile – mobile
169. Lachrymose, contrite, penitent, bereft, lugubrious, elegy – sorrowful,
mournful, unhappy
170. Frenzy – fury
171. Covert, occult – secret, hidden
172. Contentious, gainsay – dispute
173. Detestable, odious, obnoxious, invective, vitriolic, flak, diatribe,
belabor – offensive, abusive, verbal attack
174. Solemn – sincere, sincere, grave
175. Dormant – inactive
176. Abet, prompt – assist (in wrong doing)
177. Outlandish, epicene – strange, eccentric, nonconformity
178. Conformity – orthodox, acting to accepted standards
179. Tumultuous – turbulent
180. Nebulous – unclearly defined
181. Countenance – permission, approval
182. Abound – unbound
183. Sanguine – red (healthy)
184. Enamored – loved
185. Germane – relevant
186. Spurious, misbegotten, apocryphal, feigned, specious – deceptive,
erroneous, unauthentic, fake
187. Trenchant, sagacity – acumen
188. Evince – show, express
189. Aver – affirm
190. Esoteric – known to a few
191. Foment, fret, frenetic, frantic, overwrought – agitated
192. Dauntless – brave, intrepid
193. Revere, deference – respect, regard
194. Surreptitious, furtive – sneaky, stealthy
195. Inured – toughened, habituated
196. Exonerate, exculpate – acquit
197. Abrogate – give up, die out
198. Alacrity, exuberance – vigor, liveliness
199. Frivolous – not serious
200. Squalid, sordid, effete, seamy, demean, miscreant, reprobate –
morally degraded, decayed
201. Indolent – lazy
202. Rampant – unrestricted
203. Incipient, inchoate – partly formed
204. Sever – break apart
205. Torpor – listless
206. Asperity – severity
207. Intercession – intervention
208. Thwart, stymie, forestall, queer, bilk, scotch, preclude – prevent,
hinder, foil
209. Purport – purpose
210. Besiege, beset, tantalize – harass
211. Fungible – replaceable
212. Iridescent – polychromatic
213. Discursive – conclusive
214. Guile – crafty
215. Incite, instigate – provoke
216. Quixotic – idealist, impractical
217. Controvert – contradict
218. Languorous, quietus – calm, deadliness
219. Disconsolate – hopeless, dolorous
220. Munificent – generous
221. Profligate, squander, prodigal – wasteful, extravagant
222. Obstreperous – noisy
223. Craven, dastard – cowardly
224. Prudish – proper
225. Dissenter – protester
226. Clamor – loud noise, cry
227. Bungle – blunder
228. Unsung – not famous
229. Unkempt, mangy – untidy, shabby
230. Unexpurgated – complete
231. Expatiate, distend – expand, dilate
232. Obliterate, efface – extinguish, remove from existence, erase
233. Schism – split
234. Famished – hungry
235. Sated – satisfied
236. Effervescent, flatulent – vaporous
237. Vicarious – experienced at second hand
238. Sententious – eloquent
239. Aphoristic – proverbial, maxim, epigram, witty
240. Lamentable – unfortunate
241. Knavish – rascal, crafty, willy
242. Pummel – hit with fist
243. Ambush, lurk – hide (to attack)
244. Succor – assistance, relief
245. Languid, lackadaisical, emaciation – lifeless
246. Suave – sophisticated
247. Futile – ineffective, non-resultant
248. Sacrilegious – impious
249. Vanity – insignificance (vain-ness), overestimation, pride
250. Demure – shy, coy
251. Exhort, goad, prod, spur – cheer, encourage
252. Antagonize – act against, counteract
253. Reckoned – supposed
254. Diabolic – devilish
255. Seraphic – angelish
256. Callow, fledgling, jejune – naive
257. Puerile – childish
258. Prone – lying face down
259. Supine – lying face up, unresisting
260. Shrewish – nagging
261. Wonted – usual, practiced
262. Encomium, extol, rave – praise
263. Adumbration, portend, prognosticate – foretell
264. Nadir – depression
265. Potentate – dictator
266. Venerable – honored
267. Slender, tenuous – slim, thin
268. Wizened – aged
269. Dulcet, cloy, mellifluous – sweet
270. Rue, deplore, contrition, condemn, reprobate, ruthful – regret,
disapprove
271. Proffer – offer
272. Meander – ramble, move aimlessly
273. Plebeian – common man
274. Foolhardy – rash
275. Brawny, burly, sinewy – hefty
276. Petite – tiny, small
277. Lax – not firm, loose
278. Detain – retain, hold up
279. Confound – confuse
280. Blithe – carefree
281. Petulant, testy, peevish, splenetic – irritable
282. Buoyant – light hearted
283. Deride – taunt, ridicule
284. Beguiling – tempting, misleading
285. Wary, leery – untrusting, suspicious
286. Zany – fool, clown
287. Noisome, vile, queasy – sickening, foul
288. Heresy – heterodoxy, maverick, unorthodoxy
289. Proliferate – grow, increase
290. Concede – yield, approve
291. Stodgy – dull, old fashioned
292. Desecrate, profane – outrage, violate
293. Desist, forbearance, forbore – abstain, refrain, resist
294. Incisive – keen, piercing
295. Harp – dwell
296. Cursory – casual, not thorough
297. Enmesh, entrap – entangle, trap
298. Extricate – untangle
299. Morass – marsh, swamp
300. Quandary – dilemma
301. Precept – principles
302. Bigot – blind faith, prejudice, intolerance
303. Accost – approach
304. Insinuating – pleasing
305. Insinuate – intimidate
306. Carp, cavil, chicane, quibble, demur – object, oppose over irrelevant
issues
307. Wheedle, cajole, coax, palaver, fawn – flatter
308. Jagged, serrated – sharp, notched, saw toothed
309. Glen – valley
310. Frugal – economical
311. Pertinent, apposite – apt
312. Stout headed, pluck – courageous
313. Queasy – nervous, anxious, uneasy
314. Propound – propose
315. Daft, paranoid – insane
316. Port – left side
317. Ascetic – austere
318. Harbinger – fore runner, foretell
319. Exorcism – liberation
320. Foible, idiosyncrasy – mannerism
321. Parochial – narrow minded
322. Wry – ironic, bent sideways, unsymmetrical
323. Promulgate – announce
324. Expedite, whet – quicken
325. Ilk – single species
326. Partake – share
327. Revel – celebrate
328. Splice – joint
329. Aural – ear, hearing
330. Rabid – fanatic
331. Tepid – half hearted
332. Whet – sharpen
333. Zephyr – breeze
334. Typhoon – cyclone
335. Agile – quick, fast
336. Chary – cautious
337. Celibate – chastity
338. Empyreal – heavenly
339. Vitrified – glassy, shiny
340. Vitiated, tainted – corrupted
341. Venial – forgivable
342. Salable – saleable
343. Virginal – untouched
344. Discursive – reasoning
345. Propinquity – proximity
346. Corroborate – confirm
347. Refute – prove false
348. Aborigine – native
349. Inadvertent – unplanned
350. Interdict – prohibit
351. Sedentary – still, stationary
352. Indecorous – indecent
353. Sapid – flavored
354. Sepulchral – pertaining to the grave
355. Encumbered – loaded heavily
356. Befoul – make dirty or foul
357. Dapper – well dressed
358. Blowzy – slutty
359. Incontinent – uncontrolled
360. Flamboyant – show off
361. Littoral – pertaining to the coast
362. Inimical – unfriendly
363. Flagrant – gross
364. Derogate – belittle
365. Regressive – opposing progress
366. Benighted – darkened
367. Desiccate – dehydrate
368. Buttress – bolster, support
369. Nugatory – ineffective, inconsequential
370. Discernible – perceptible
371. Imprudent – careless, insensible, unwise
372. Quell – quench, suppress
373. Blemished – marred, spoiled, flawed
374. Squat – short & plump
375. Protract – lengthen
376. Recount – narrate
377. Candor – fair
378. Wallow – lie low, rest
379. Burgeon – flourish
380. Sinewy – heavy built, powerful
381. Exhaustive – complete
382. Morbid – unhealthy, diseased
383. Eclecticism – selecting what seems to be the best
384. Erudite – knowledgeable, learned
385. Amenable – tractable
386. Halcyon – prosperous
387. Labile – unstable, ever changing
388. Exacerbate – worsen
389. Transpose – transition
390. Debacle, fiasco – collapse
391. Smolder – burn w/o a flame
392. Improbity – dishonesty, culpability
393. Dainty – having good taste
394. Truculent – aggressive
395. Delineate, adumbrate, limn – outline
396. Clinch – grasp or hold tightly
397. Embellish – adorn
398. Rumple – disturb
399. Din – noise, commotion
400. Enticing – attractive
401. Sere – dried up
402. Spite – malevolent
403. Anticipate – expect
404. Felon – criminal
405. Divest – give up, take out, disinvest, reduce, deprive
406. Broach – bring up something
407. Incursion – penetration, trespassing
408. Hapless – pitiful
409. Prudence, discernment – sound judgment
410. Cessation – cease
411. Splendor – grand, brilliant
412. Sentient – sensitivity
413. Harangue, tirade, declamation – bombastic speech
414. Fathomable – understandable
415. Disaffect – alienate, estrange
416. Solicitousness – concern
417. Sinecure – office with minimal duties
418. Overreach – aim too high, outwit
419. Evict – force out
420. Fracas, altercation – noisy fight
421. Sodden – drenched
422. Concur – agree
423. Intercede – mediate
424. Cantankerous – uncooperative
425. Reticent, repression, quashing – restrain
426. Conflate – mix
427. Pageant – ceremony
428. Saunter – stroll
429. Arduous – laborious
430. Pontifical, portentous, ostentatious, rhetoric – pompous,
grandiloquent, gaudy, pretending
431. Sedulity – diligence
432. Sermon – preaching
433. Hallmark – characteristic
434. Paradigm – typical example
435. Waffle – equivocate
436. Vindictive – revengeful
437. Contrived – manipulated
438. Entreat – urge, request
439. Catharsis – release of emotions
440. Denunciation – malediction, accusation
441. Smother – envelope
442. Squelch – walk through mud
443. Lumber – move clumsily
444. Swerve – divert
445. Reverberate – reflect
446. Trample – stomping noise
447. Captious – fault finding
448. Ploy, stratagem – tactic
449. Rescind – cancel
450. Truce – ceasefire
451. Ebullience – enthusiasm
452. Tout – advertise positively
453. Defer – hold back
454. Sway – oscillate
455. Auspices – guidance
456. Propensity – tendency
457. Poise – balance
458. Dissident – protestor
459. Apparition – abstract
460. Elucidation – clarification
461. Pantomime – dumb show
462. Pirouette – dance steps
463. Dossier – reports
464. Stratum – layer
465. Imbue – permeate
466. Macerate – soak
467. Coda – finale
468. Dyspeptic – indigestion
469. Inevitable – unavoidable
470. Manifest – attest
471. Probity –virtue
472. Repose – rest
473. Gaucheness – vulgar, crude
474. Limpid – clear, transparent
475. Resilient – elastic
476. Vapid – insipid
477. Grouse – complain
478. Rekindle – arouse again
479. Gist – central point
480. Distension – stretched, tensed
481. Corrugated – rough
482. Torridness – sparse, thin, liquid
483. Frigidity – coldness, coolness
484. Whittle – cut into small pieces
485. Default – non payment
486. Amortize – liquidate, pay off
487. Dissertation – thesis
488. Abscission – cutting off
489. Ensemble – group
490. Epicure – gourmet
491. Prevarication – lie
492. Veracity – truth
493. Cower – cowardice, run away
494. Viscid – gluey, sticky
495. Philistine – rustic
496. Simper – smirk (smile)
497. Leer, ogle – look with lust
498. Epitaph – writing on a tombstone
499. Wagon – four wheeled vehicle
500. Coercive – pressurize, compulsion
501. Reconnaissance – exploring
502. Glower – stare angrily
503. Plummet – fall sharply
504. Swerve – turn sharply
505. Ebb, wane – reflux, recede
506. Transgression – evil doing
507. Procurement – obtaining
508. Deigned – humility
509. Scrupled – hesitation
510. Conviction – strong belief
511. Brood – irresolute
512. Vestiges – traces
513. Sear – extremely hot
514. Runic – mysterious, Greek
515. Charade – guess the word from an act
516. Intricately – convoluted, elaborately
517. Understudy – alternate, substitute
518. Incubate – grow/cultivate under favorable conditions (of a living being
or a disease)
519. Dilapidated – deteriorated
520. Camouflage – disguise
521. Repudiate – disown
522. Putrefaction – to rot
523. Epistemology – theory of knowledge
524. Vertigo – dizziness, giddiness
525. Dogma – doctrine
526. Relegate – demote
527. Prerogatives – privileges
528. Perquisites – perks
529. Rebus – words replaced by symbols
530. Peroration – concluding part of the speech
531. Sonata – musical composition
532. Coup – feat
533. Expediency – appropriate
534. Exigency – urgent demand
535. Distraught – upset, worried
536. Delirium – madness, agitation
537. Tourniquet – bandage (on wound)
538. Pedestal – base, stand, support
539. Propitious – favorable
540. Conjure, elicit, engender – call forth
541. Allude – refer
542. Flag – ease
543. Tire – bore
544. Mollycoddle – effeminated man, pampered person
545. Coddle – treat over protectively
546. Covetous – envious
547. Rapacious – predatory
548. Incinerate – burn
549. Trepidation – fear
550. Heckle – challenge aggressively
551. Sinuous – curved
552. Braided – decorated, woven
553. Vex, chafe, beleaguer – annoy, pester
554. Acolyte – clergy
555. Suffrage – right to vote
556. Lair – den
557. Aria – solo song
558. Admonish – discourage, warn
559. Apprise – inform, notify
560. Flounder – move with difficulty
561. Byline – author of the article
562. Anthology – collection of poems, etc.
563. Incriminate – inculpate
564. Epithet – defamatory nomenclature
565. Formidable – impressive
566. Curator – conservator
567. Raconteur – anecdotist
568. Feint – mock attack
569. Levee – dam
570. Enunciate – speak
571. Stint – period
572. Fickle – perfidious
573. Disparate – different, separate
574. Muffled – softened, dampened
575. Shard – broken piece
576. Assay – test the contents
577. Dross – rubbish
578. Quisling – betrayer
579. Sibyl – fortune teller
580. Loathsome, aversion – disliked, opposed
581. Occlude, filibuster – obstruct
582. Secrete – keep securely
583. Hyperbole – exaggeration
584. Melancholy – sadness, gloom
585. Alcove – recess
586. Ballast – device used to bring stability
587. Purchase – grasp
588. Leverage – strategic importance
589. Facetious – amusing
590. Brook – tolerate
591. Emend – improve, correct
592. Elude – escape
593. Discomfit – uneasy, embarrassed
594. Gloat – malicious satisfaction
595. Groan – moan
596. Invincible – undefeated, not subdued
597. Striated – banded
598. Doggerel, droll – comical
599. Bland – flat
600. Flinch – recoil
601. Shrill, shriek – sharp cry
602. Limerick – humorous verse
603. Ostensible – apparent
604. Callous – hardened, toughened, deadened
605. Unassailable, impregnable – secure
606. Waddle – toddle
607. Proctor – supervisor
608. Redolent – pleasant odor
609. Minuet – public dance
610. Scourge – curse
611. Impunity – exemption
612. Filigree – ornamentation
613. Skirmish – insignificant fight
614. Feud – bitter quarrel
615. Duel – formal fight
616. Valedictory – farewell (oration)
617. Valiant – valor
618. Surmise – incomplete evidence
619. Stipulate – demand
620. Syncopated – stressing on a beat
621. Molt, slough – cast of skin
622. Shuck – remove from shell
623. Fumigate – disinfect, purify using fumes
624. Guy – cables
625. Pylon – support for wires, cables
626. Radical – revolutionary
627. Disbar – expel
628. Debrief – report
629. Dirge – sad song
630. Roster (no.) – roll (no.)
631. Jamb – hinge
632. Waltz – victory song
633. Curmudgeon – stupid old man
634. Conspire – cabal, plot together
635. Ferret out – find out
636. Reconcile – placate
637. Usury – exorbitant interest rates
638. Indiscretion, peccadillo – petty offence
639. Quotidian – mundane
640. Untrammeled – not confined or limited
641. Regress – retrograde
642. Subterfuge – misrepresent, deceive
643. Coterie – clique