Ubiquitous 400

Abdicate Relinquish power or Belittle Dispai·age

position Bellicose Wai-Iike
Aberrant Abnonnal
Abet Aid, Encourage (typically of crime) Benefactor Patron
Abeyance Postponement Boisterous Noisy
Aboriginal fudigenous Boor Vulgar person
Abridge Shorten Bourgeois Middle
Abstemious Moderate class Bucolic Rustic
Acclimate Accustom oneself to a climate Buttress Suppo1t
Accost To approach and speak to someone Cachet Prestige
Acquiesce Agree passively Cacophony Dissonance, Hai·sh noise
Acumen Insight Callow
Adamant Insistent Inexperienced Canon
Admonish Warn gently Rule Capacious
Adulterate Contaminate, Conupt Spacious Capitulate
Adversity Hardship Suuender Castigate
Aegis That which protects Criticize
Aesthetic Pleasing to the senses, Beautiful Cathartic Purgative, Purifying
Affable Fiiendly Catholic Universal, Worldly
Affinity Fondness Caustic Scathing (of speech)
Aggregate Total, Censure Condemn
Collect Aghast Honified Chagrin EmbaiTassment
Alacrity Swiftness Charlatan Quack
Alienate Estrange, Antagonize Chary Cautious
Alleviate Lessen, Assuage Coagulate Thicken
Altruism Benevolence, Generosity Coda Concluding passage
Amalgamation Mixture Cogent Well-put, Convincing
Ambiguous Unclear Collusion Conspiracy
Ambivalence Conflicting emotions Commensurate Proportionate
Amenable Agreeable Commiserate Empathize
Amorphous Shapeless Compensatory Redeeming
Anachronistic Out of histo1ical Compliant Submissive
order Analogous Similar Conciliatory Reconciling
Anarchy Absence of government Condone Overlook wrong doing
Anathema Curse Conducive Helping
Animus Hate Connoisseur An expert, Gourmet
Anomalous Consensus General agreement
Abnmmal Contentious Argumentative
Antipathy Repulsion, Hatred Conundrum Puzzle, Enigma
Antipodal Exactly opposite Convoluted Twisted,
Antiquated Out-dated, Obsolete Complicated Covenant
Apathy Indifference Agreement, Pact Covert Secret
Appease Pacify Credence Belief
Approbation Approval Credulous Believing
Artless Naive, Simple Cynical Scornful of the motives of others
Ascetic Self-denying Dauntless Courageous
Assiduous Hard-working Dearth Scai·city
Assimilate Absorb Defamation (noun) Slander
Audacity Boldness Deference Courteously yielding to another
Auspicious Favourable Deleterious Haimful
Austere Harsh, Spaitan Delineate Draw a line around, Desc1ibe
Autonomous Self- Demur Take exception
governing Avarice Greed Denigrate Defaine
Axiom Self-evident trntl1 Deprecate Belittle
Banal T1ite Desiccate Dehydrate
Belie Misrepresent Despot Tyrant
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Destitute Poor Fathom Understand
Desultory Without direction in life Fe1·vour futensity
Deterrent Hindrance Fickle Always changing one's mind
Devoid Empty Filibuster Long speech
Devout Pious Fledgling Just beginning, Snuggling
Diatribe Long denunciation Flout To show disregai·d for the law or mles
Dichotomy A division into two parts Foment Instigate
Didactic Instructional Fol'Sake Abandon
Diffident Shy Fo1·tuitous Lucky
Digress Ramble Foster Encourage
Disabuse Conect a misconception Frugal Tinifty
Discerning Observant Fulminate Denounce, Menace
Discord Lack of hannony Furtive Stealthy
Discrete Separate Gainsay Conti·adict
Discretion Prudence Germane Relevant
Disingenuous Deceptive Glib fusincere Manner
Disparate Vaiious Gratuitous Unwai-ranted, Uncalled for
Disseminate Distribute Gregarious Sociable
Dissent Disagree Halcyon Serene
Dissolution Disintegration Hamper Obstruct
Dissonance Discord Harangue Tirade
Distend Swell Harry Hai·ass
Divest Str·ip, Deprive Hedonism Excessive pursuit of pleasure in life
Divulge Disclose Hegemony Auth01ity, Domination
Dogmatic Ce1tain, Unchanging in opinion Histrionic Overly drainatic
Dormant Asleep Homogeneous Uniform
Eclectic From many sources Hyperbole Exaggeration
Efficacy Effectiveness Hypocritical Deceiving, Two-faced
Effigy Likeness, Mannequin Iconoclast One who rails against sacred institutions
Effloresce To bloom Idiosyncrasy Peculiaiity
Effrontery fusolence Imminent About to happen
Elicit Provoke Impecunious fudigent
Eloquent Well-spoken Imperative Vital, Pressing
Emancipate Liberate Imperturbable Calm
Embellish Exaggerate Impervious Impeneti·able
Endemic Peculiai·to a particulai· region Impetuous Impulsive
Enervate Weaken Implicit Implied
Engender Generate Impolitic Unwise
Ennui Boredom Impulsive To act suddenly
Enumerate Count Impunity Exemption from hann
Esoteric Known by only a few Inadvertent Unintentional
Aesthetic Artistic Incendiary fuflammatory
Euphemism Genteel expression Incipient Beginning
Euphoria Elation Incontrovertible fudisputable
Evanescent Fleeting, Very Incorrigible hTefmmable
b1ief Exacerbate Worsen Indifferent Unconcerned
Exasperate h-litate Indigent Poor
Exhibitionist One "' 10 draws attention to himself Indolent Lazy
Exonerate Free from blame Indomitable fuvincible
Expedite Hasten Ineffable fuexpressible
Extemporize Improvise Inert fuactive
Extol Praise Highly Inherent funate, fubom
Facetious Joking, Sarcastic Inhibit Resti·ain
Facilitate Make easier Inimical Adverse, Hostile
Fallacy False belief Insatiable Gluttonous

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Insidious Treacherous Penchant Inclination
Insipid Flat, Dull Penury Poverty
Insufferable Unbearable Pernicious DestJ.uctive
Insular Na.now-minded Perpetuity Eternity
Intangible Not perceptible by Perspicacious Keen
touch Intemecine Mutually Pervade Permeate
destructive Intractable Philanthropic
Unmanageable Intrepid Fearless Charitable Phlegmatic
Inundate Flood Sluggish Piety
Inure Accustom, Habituate, Harden
Devoutness
Invective Verbal Pious Devout, Holy
insult Inveigle Lme Piquant Tait-tasting, Spicy
Irascible Irritable Pithy Concise
Irresolute Hesitant, Unce1tain Platitude T1ite remark
Itinerary Route Platonic Nonsexual
Judicious Prudent Plethora Overabundance
Laconic Brief, Terse Polemic A contJ.·oversy
Lassitude Lethargy Posthumous After death
Laudatory C01mnendable Pragmatic Practical
Levity F1ivolity Precarious Dangerous, Risky
Lucid Clearly understood
Precipitate Cause
Lurid Ghastly Precursor Foreiunner
Machiavellian Politically crafty, Preponderance Predominance
Cunning Magnanimous Generous, Kind- Presumptuous Assuming
hea1ted Magnate A powerful, Successful Pretentious Affected, Inflated
person Malevolence Bad intent, Malice Pretext Excuse
Malinger Shirk Prevaricate Lie
Malleable Mouldable, Tractable Probity Integrity
Misanthrope Hater of mankind Problematic Unce1tain
Miscreant Evildoer Prodigal Wasteful
Mitigate Lessen the severity Prodigious Marvellous, En01mous
Mundane Ordinary Prodigy A person with extraordinary ability or talent
Nadir Lowest point Profligate Licentious, Prodigal
Narcissism Self- Profound Deep, Knowledgeable
love Nascent Profusion Overabundance
Incipient Prolific Fmitful, Productive
Neologism Newly coined expression Propensity Inclination
Nonplus Confound Proportionate Commensurate
Noxious Toxic Propriety Decornrn
Obfuscate Bewilder, Muddle Prosaic Uninspired, Flat
Obtuse Stupid Proscribe Prohibit
Obviate Make unnecessary Protuberance Bulge
Odious Despicable Pundit Politically astute person
Officious F01ward, Obtiusive Pungent Sharp smell or taste
Omnipotent All-powerful Qualms Misgivings
Onerous Burdensome Quash Put Down, Suppress
Opprobrium Disgrace Querulous Complaining
Oscillate Waver Quixotic Impractical, Romantic
Paean A song of praise Raconteur Sto1y teller
Paradigm A model Recalcitnnt Stubborn
Paragon Standard of excellence Recant Reti·act
Parody Imitation, Ridicule Redoubtable Formidable, Steadfast
Parsimonious Stingy Refractory Obstinate
Paucity Scarcity Relegate Assign to an infe1ior position
Pedagogical Pertaining to teaching Renege Break a promise
Pedantic Bookish Renounce Disown
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 Reprehensible Blameworthy Su..Ceit Overabundance
Reproach Blame Synthesis Combination
Reprobate Miscreant Tacit Understood without being spoken
Repudiate Disavow Temerity Boldness
Requisite Necessaiy Rescind Tenuous Thin, fusubstantial
Revoke Terse Concise
Resolute Detennined Torpid Lethai·gic, fuactive
Reticent Reserved Tractable Docile, Manageable
Retribution Reprisal Transient Fleeting, Temporaiy
Reverent Respectful Trenchant fucisive, Penetrating
Rhapsody Ecstasy Truculent Fierce, Savage
Rhetoric Elocution, Grai1diloquence Ubiquitous Omnipresent, Pe1vasive
Sanctimonious Self-righteous Ulterior Hidden, Cove1t
Sanction Approval Untenable Cannot be achieved
Sanguinary Gory, Murderous Untoward Perverse
Satiate Satisfy Fully Urbane Refined,
Satire Ridicule Worldly Vacillate Waver
Schism Rift. Venerable Revered
Secular Worldly, Nonreligious Verncity Trnthfulness
Sedulous Diligent Verbose Wordy
Severance Division Vernacular Common speech
Sceptical Doubtful Vex Annoy
Solicitous Considerate, Concerned Viable Capable of smviving
Solvent Financially sound Vilify Defame
Sophistry Specious reasoning Virulent Deadly, Poisonous
Specious False but plausible Vitriolic Scathing
Spurious False, Counterfeit Vituperative Abusive
Squander Waste Vivacious Lively
Stolid hnpassive Volatile Unstable
Stupefy Deaden, Dumfound Voluminous Bulky, Extensive
Stymie Hinder, Thwait Voracious Hung1y
Sullen Sulky, Sour Xenophobia Feai· of foreigners
Supercilious AlTogant Zealot Fanatic
Superfluous Overabundai1t

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1 Abate Slack Off/ Decrease/ Diminish/ Slacken
2 Abenant Abnonnal/ Deviant/ Sh·ay
3 Abhor Hate/ Detest/ Despise/ Execrate/ Loathe
4 Abhonent Offensive to the mind/ Obscene/ Repugnant/ Repulsive
5 Abmtive Unsuccessful/ Bungled/ Failed
6 Abounded Plentiful/ Proliferate/ Abundant/ Alnple/ Plethoric
7 Abscond Flee/ Escape/ Run Away/ Run Off/ Make Away/ Absquatulate
8 Abstemious Jf ISelf-Resh·ained
9 Absh·use Complex/ Perplex/ Recondite/ Difficult to peneh·ate
10 Accede Agree/ Consent/ Acquiesce/ Assent/ Comply
11 Accentuate C'if"<3Vf/ Emphasize/ Underline
12 Accolade Awai·d/ Honour/ Praise/ Complement
13 Ached Yeai11ed/ Wished/ Longed/ Hankered
14 Acquiesce Agree/ Consent/ Accede/ Assent/ Comply
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