1. radical 12.

paucity
far beyond the norm an insufficient quantity or number

2. coherent 13. laudable

marked by an orderly and consistent relation of worthy of high praise
parts
14. chronic
3. dubious
long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
15. optimum
4. fleeting
most desirable possible under a restriction
lasting for a markedly brief time
16. invasive
5. prowess
gradually intrusive without right or permission
a superior skill learned by study and practice
17. contend
6. reliant
compete for something
depending on another for support
18. respite
7. purport
a pause from doing something
have the often misleading appearance of being
or intending
19. fissure
8. irritant a long narrow depression in a surface

something that causes discomfort and

annoyance
20. unravel
become or cause to become undone by
9. intrepid separating the fibers of

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

21. callous
10. meander emotionally hardened

move or cause to move in a winding or curving

course
22. inequity
injustice by virtue of not conforming with
11. supplant standards

take the place or move into the position of

23. affable 34. applaud
diffusing warmth and friendliness clap one's hands or shout to indicate approval

24. espouse 35. opulent

choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc. rich and superior in quality

25. perturb 36. preempt

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be acquire for oneself before others can do so
worried
37. squander
26. debacle
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
a sudden and complete disaster
38. belittle
27. inherent
cause to seem lesser or inferior
existing as an essential constituent or
characteristic
39. decorum
28. obscure propriety in manners and conduct

not clearly understood or expressed

40. adverse
29. anomaly in an opposing direction

deviation from the normal or common order,

form, or rule
41. catalyst
substance that initiates or accelerates a
30. dormant chemical reaction

inactive but capable of becoming active

42. affluent
31. blatant having an abundant supply of money or
possessions of value
without any attempt at concealment; completely
obvious
43. erratic
32. menacing liable to sudden unpredictable change

threatening evil or danger

44. uncanny
33. indigent surpassing the ordinary or normal

poor enough to need help from others

45. replete 56. discreet
filled to satisfaction with food or drink marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-
restraint
46. succinct
57. dynamism
briefly giving the gist of something
a theory that explains phenomena in terms of
active forces
47. buttress
a support usually of stone or brick 58. nascent
being born or beginning
48. retract
formally reject or disavow 59. evasive
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
49. sonorous
full and loud and deep 60. confound
be confusing or perplexing to
50. condone
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for 61. skeptic
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
51. besiege
surround so as to force to give up 62. reinvent
bring back into existence
52. deflect
turn from a straight course or fixed direction 63. vanquish
defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
53. secular
someone who is not a clergyman or a 64. ruinous
professional person
extremely harmful; bringing catastrophe
54. infusion
65. degrade
the act of introducing a modifying element or
quality reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

55. simulate 66. implicit

reproduce someone's behavior or looks suggested though not directly expressed
67. martial 78. timeless
suggesting war or military life unaffected by the continuum from the past to the
future
68. mundane
79. nominal
found in the ordinary course of events
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a
name
69. discord
lack of agreement or harmony 80. eminent
standing above others in quality or position
70. austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor 81. prevail
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or
71. pristine importance

immaculately clean and unused

82. emulate
72. forfeit strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

lose the right to or lose by some error, offense,

or crime 83. diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or
73. reaffirm exactness

assert once again

84. abreast
74. succumb alongside each other, facing in the same
direction
give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or
pressure
85. vehement
75. inimical marked by extreme intensity of emotions or
convictions
tending to obstruct or cause harm
86. avarice
76. concoct
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire
make something by mixing for wealth

77. sameness 87. repress

the quality of being alike conceal or hide
88. dissuade consider in a comprehensive way

turn away from by persuasion 100. gullible

89. unguided naive and easily deceived or tricked

not subject to guidance or control after launching 101. abysmal

90. sanction exceptionally bad or displeasing

official permission or approval 102. braggart

91. trifling a very boastful and talkative person

not worth considering 103. scathing

92. manifest marked by harshly abusive criticism

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or 104. truncate

judgment
make shorter as if by cutting off
93. vitality
105. discrete
the property of being able to survive and grow
constituting a separate entity or part
94. redress
106. credible
make reparations or amends for
capable of being believed
95. intrigue
107. sporadic
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
96. bolster
108. elevate
support and strengthen
raise from a lower to a higher position
97. acclaim
109. amiable
enthusiastic approval
diffusing warmth and friendliness
98. arduous
110. sojourn
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
a temporary stay
99. appraise
111. audacity 122. colossal
aggressive or outright boldness so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

112. insolent 123. endorse

marked by casual disrespect approve of

113. misnomer 124. sound

an incorrect or unsuitable name mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic
medium
114. foretell
125. oblige
foreshadow or presage
force somebody to do something
115. agonize
126. appease
suffer anguish
make peace with
116. scuffle
127. admonish
fight or struggle in a confused way at close
quarters scold or reprimand; take to task

117. humdrum 128. brandish

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety move or swing back and forth

118. advocate 129. secrete

a person who pleads for a person, cause, or generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
idea
130. illicit
119. elusive
contrary to accepted morality or convention
skillful at evading capture

120. pivotal
being of crucial importance

121. altruism
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of
others