1.
Abate – decrease,
subside
2.
Aberrant - exceptional
3.
Abeyance - suspension
4.
Abscond - escape
5.
Abstemious – sober
6.
Admonish - reprimand
7.
Adulterate- contaminate
8.
Aesthetic - beauty
9.
Aggregate - add
10.
Alacrity - obligingness
11.
Alleviate - lessen
12.
Amalgamate - combine
13.
Ambiguous -
obscure
14.
Ambivalence - simultaneous
15.
Ameliorate - tolerable
16.
Anachronism - chronological
17.
Analogous – similar
18.
Anomalous – unusual
19.
Antipathy - antagonism
20.
Apathy - impassiveness
21.
Appease - to calm
22.
Apprise – tell
23.
Approbation - approval
24.
Appropriate - fitting
25.
Arduous - strenuous
26.
Artless - genuine
27.
Ascetic - simple in appearance
28.
Assiduous - busy
29.
Assuage - relieve
30.
Attenuate - weaken
31.
Audacious – bold-faced,
cocky
32.
Austere – simple,
plain
33.
Autonomous - independent
34.
Aver - affirm
35.
Banal - ordinary
36.
Belie - misrepresent
37.
Beneficent – kind-hearted, sympathetic
38.
Bolster – support
39.
Bombastic – brag
40.
Boorish - clownish
41.
Burgeon - sprout
42.
Burnish – shine,
polish
43.
Buttress – to
strengthen
44.
Cacophonous - harsh
45.
Capricious - impulsive
46.
Castigation – harsh crticism
47.
Catalyst – a
person that quickly causes change or action
48.
Caustic – harsh,
critical
49.
Chicanery - trickery
50.
Coagulate – to
thicken and partly solid
51.
Coda – an
ending part of a musical piece
52.
Cogent - convincing
53.
Commensurate - proportional
54.
Compendium - compilation
55.
Complaisant – to please or oblige
56.
Compliant - obedient
57.
Conciliatory - appease
58.
Condone - blameworthy
59.
Confound - confuse
60.
Connoisseur – expert
61.
Cumbersome - troublesome
62.
Debilitate - weaken
63.
Decorum – orderliness
64.
Deduce –to
use logical reason for conclusion
65.
Déjà vu –the
illusion of remembering that has
happened
66.
Deify - worship
67.
Delectable – attractive
68.
Demure - modest
69.
Deplorable - despicable
70.
Dialectic – to
discuss opposing ideas in finding the truth
71.
Dichotomy – division
of two
72.
Eclectic - assorted
73.
Eccentric - lively
74.
Elicit - evoke
75.
Elusive -
evasive
76.
Emanate - release
77.
Enigmatic - mysterious
78.
En masse - all together
79.
Endemic - widespread
80.
Eradicate - abolish
81.
Evasive - dishonest
82.
Faux Pas - blunder
83.
Fiasco - failure
84.
Futility - uselessness
85.
Fortuitous - by
chance
86.
Formidable - powerful
87.
Fractious -
quarrelsome
88.
Funereal – suggesting
a funeral
89.
Fledging – to
develop feathers for flying
90.
Fidelity - loyalty
91.
Flippant –lacking
prospect
92.
Galvanize - spur
93.
Gamut – range,
length
94.
Gargantuan -
huge
95.
Globular – a
tiny ball of something
96.
Gormandize - devour
97.
Grandeur = ostentatious,
grand
98.
Gradation – a
small difference bet. two points
99.
Gregarious - associate
100.
Gratuitous – not necessary or appropriate
101.
Halcyon
- peaceful
102.
Haphazard
– having no plan
103.
Hapless
- unfortunate
104.
Herculean
– of extraordinary power
105.
Hiatus
– definite stop
106.
Ignoble
- dishonorable
107.
Ignominious
- degrading
108.
Illicit
- unlawful
109.
Impasse
- deadlock
110.
Impertinent
– lacking respect
111. Jocular – liking to tell jokes
112.Jettison – to drop
113.Jejune – too simple
114.
Juxtapose
– to place things in order to create an
interesting effect
115.Jingoistic - chauvinistic
116.
Kibosh
– something that serves as a check or
stop
117. Kinetic – relating to physical movement
118.
Kudos
– to congratulate
119.
Keynote
- important
120.
Kinesiology
– study of principles related to human
movement
121.Laconic - concise
122.
Laggard
- slow
123.
Lascivious
- lustful
124.
Latent
- inactive
125.
Lethargic
– lack of energy
126.
Levity
- silliness
127.
Liaison
– affinity, association
128.
Loquacious
- talkative
129.
Ludicrous
- ridiculous
130.
Lucid
– able to think clearly
131.Malignant – very serious and dangerous
132.
Maniacal
– affected with madness
133.
Masticate
– to chew food
134.
Maverick
- heterodox
135.
Mawkish
–sad or romantic in a foolish way
136.
Megalomania
– a mental illness that makes people think
that they are of great importance
137.
Mendacious
– based on lies, dishonest
138.
Mesmerize
– to amaze
139.
Misconstrue
- misinterpret
140.
Mnemonic
– something that helps people to
remember
141.
Narcissistic
– to show ego
142.
Narcolepsy
- a medical condition that tends people to sleep
suddenly
143.
Nascent
– beginning to exist
144.
Nefarious
- immoral
145.
Ne
plus ultra – the highest point of being
attained
146.
Noblesse
Oblige - the idea that the rich should help the poor or
lower class
147.
Nocturnal
- awake at night
148.
Nom
de guerre - pseudonym
149.
Nonchalance
– unconcern, cool
150.
Non
sequitur – a statement that is not
connected in a logical way
151.Oblivious - unaware
152.
Obsequious
– too eager to help someone important
153.
Obsolete
– no longer used by anyone
154.
Onus
- burden
155.
Optimal
– the most effective
156.
Opus
– an important work
157.
Onerous
– difficult to deal with
158.
Ostensibly
- apparent
159.
Ostracize
– to exclude from a group
160.
Onomatopoeia
– the creation of words that imitate
natural sounds
161.
Pacify
– to calm someone who is angry
162.
Pandemic
– an occurrence when a disease spreads
quickly
163.
Paradigm
- idea
164.
Paragon
– an example to copy
165.
Paroxysm
– a strong feeling that cannot be
controlled
166.
Paucity
- fewness
167.
Peccadillo
– a small mistake that is not considered
as serious
168.
Pedantic
– a person who corrects errors and gives
attention to minor detail
169.
Penultimate
– next to the last
170.
Perennial
– happening again and again
171. Perpetuate – to cause that has stopped to continue
172.
Peruse
– to examine or read
173.
Pervasive
– spreading to all parts
174.
Picayune
- petty
175.
Pinnacle
– the most important part of something
176.
Placid
- complacent
177.
Platonic
– having a close relationship without
the idea of romance
178.
Plethora
– a large amount of number
179.
Polarize
- concentrate
180.
Polemics
– a strong written opinion against
someone’s belief or practice
181.
Portend
- signify
182.
Posit
- suggest
183.
Potable
– safe to drink
184.
Pragmatic
– dealing with problems in an ideal way
185.
Precarious
- uncertain
186.
Precedent
- prior
187.
Precocious
– early, premature
188.
Preemptive
– done to stop an action that is
unwanted
189.
Pretense
– a false explanation used to hide the
real intention
190.
Primordial
– primeval
191.
Pristine
– very good
192.
Prodigal
– wasteful on money
193.
Procrastinate
– to be slow or late in something that
should be done
194.
Proliferate
- multiply
195.
Promiscuity
- indiscriminate
196.
Protégé
– a person who is intended for training
197.
Protocol
- rule
198.
Proverbial
– widely known
199.
Prudent
- judicious
200.
Pulchritude
– physical comeliness
201.
Raconteur
– someone who is good at telling stories
202.
Raillery
- banter
203.
Raiment
– clothing, garments
204.
Raison
d’être – reason or justification of
existence
205.
Rambunctious
- unruly
206.
Ramification
- offshoot
207.
Rancor
– an angry feeling of hatred or dislike
to who has treated you unfairly
208.
Rapacity
– the urge to want something more
209.
Rapprochement
– fellowship
210.
Ratiocinate
- reason
211.Recalcitrant – stubborn to order rules
212.
Recant
- renounce
213.
Recapitulate
- summarize
214.
Reciprocity
– a reciprocal agreement
215.
Recriminate
– an accusation made out of hate
216.
Rectitude
- righteousness
217.
Redact
– to put in writing
218.
Redolent
- aromatic
219.
Reflexive
– happening or done without thinking as
a reaction to something
220.
Rejoinder
– an angry reply
221.
Salacious
– relating to sex that is excessive or
offensive
222.
Salient
- noticeable
223.
Salubrious
- healthful
224.
Sangfroid
– the ability to stay calm in difficult
situations
225.
Sapient
- wise
226.
Sardonic
- sarcastic
227.
Sartorial
– of or relating to clothes
228.
Satiety
– a condition of being full after eating
229.
Saturnine
-
230.
Satyr
– philanderer, womanizer
231.
Savoir
faire - tact
232.
Scintilla
– a small amount of something
233.
Scion
– a person who is born into a rich
family
234.
Secular
– not religious
235.
Sedentary
– settled in one place
236.
Serendipity
– luck that takes the form of finding
valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for
237.
Sinecure
- a job in which someone is paid to do for
little or no work
238.
Sojourn
– a period of time where you stay as a
guest
239.
Spurious
- false
240.
Supercilious
- haughty
241.
Tabula
Rasa – something that is existing in its
original pristine state
242.
Taciturn
– not tending to speak frequently
243.
Tangential
- digressive
244.
Tantamount
– equal to something in value, meaning
or effect
245.
Tautology
– a statement in which you repeat a word
or idea that is not necessary
246.
Teleological
– exhibiting or relating to design or
purpose especially in nature
247.
Temerity
- recklessness
248.
Temper
– to make something less extreme
249.
Tempestuous
- stormy
250.
Tenet
– a belief or idea that is important to
a group
251.
Tendentious
- biased
252.
Tenacious
– continuing for a long time
253.
Tete-a-tete
– a private conversation bet. two people
254.
Thaumaturge
– miracle
255.
Titular
– having an important or impressive
title
256.
Toothsome
- having a pleasing taste
257.
Tractable
- malleable
258.
Transient
– staying somewhere for a short time
259.
Tryst
– a secret meeting place for lovers
260.
Tumid
– swollen
261.
Ubiquitous
– seeming to be seen everywhere
262.
Umbrage
– a feeling of being offended after what
someone has said or done
263.
Unassuming
- modest
264.
Unbridled
– to set loose
265.
Unceremonious
– rude
266.
Unctuous
– used to describe someone who sounds
polite but obviously not sincere
267.
Ungainly
- clumsy
268.
Unilateral
– involving one group or country
269.
Unimpeachable
– cannot be ousted
270.
Unsavory
- unsatisfying
271.
Vacuous
– having or showing lack of intelligence
272.
Vagary
– an unpredictable action
273.
Vainglorious
– having or showing too much pride in
your abilities or intelligence
274.
Vapid
– dull, boring
275.
Vanguard
– the group of leaders who take action
in a society or government
276.
Vehement
– showing strong or angry feelings
277.
Venal
- bribable
278.
Venial
– not serious
279.
Veracity
– truth or accuracy
280.
Verdant
– green with growing plants
281.
Vers
libre – poetry that does not rhyme
282.
Vignette
– a short written description
283.
Vociferous
– expressing opinion in a loud way
284.
Wanderlust
– a strong desire to travel
285.
Wane
– decrease in size
286.
Wanton
– not limited or controlled
287.
Watershed
– a time when an important change
happens
288.
Wayfaring -traveling on foot
289.
Weltschmerz
– a mood of sentimental sadness
290.
Wherewithal
– the money, skill, etc. needed to do something
291.
Xanadu
– an exotic or luxurious place
292.
Xenophile
– one attracted to foreign things
293.
Xenophobic
– one’s fear of foreign things or of
people
294.
Yahoo
– a person who is rude or stupid
295.
Yawnful - causing or arousing yawns
296.
Za-zen -meditation in a prescribed, cross-legged posture
297.
Zeitgeist
– the beliefs of a time or place
298.
Zest
– a feeling of excitement
299.
Zenith
– the most successful period of time
300.
Yammer
– to talk in an annoying way for a long
time
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