Vocabulary List
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ABATE – (verb) – subside, decrease, lessen
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ABDICATE – (verb) – renounce, give up
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ABEYANCE – (noun) – suspended action
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ABOLISH – (verb) – cancel, put an end to
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ABORIGNINAL – (adjective) – being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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ABSTRACT – (adjective) – theoretical; not concrete
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ABSTRUSE – (adjective) – obscure, profound, difficult to understand
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ABYSMAL – (adjective) – immeasurably deep or great; bottomless
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ACCLIMATE – (verb) – adjust to climate
10. ACCOLADE – (noun) award of merit
11. ACCOST – (verb) approach and speak first to a person
12. ACME – (noun) – top; pinnacle
13. ACQUITTAL – (noun) – deliverance from a charge
14. ACRID – (adjective) – sharp; bitterly pungent
15. ACUITY – (noun) – sharpness
16. ACUMEN – (noun) – mental keenness
17. ADAGE – (noun) – wise saying, proverb
18. ADAMANT – (adjective) – unyielding in attitude or opinion
19. ADAPT – (verb) – alter, modify
20. ADEPT – (adjective) – expert at
21. ADHERE – (verb) – to stay attached, cling
22. ADMONISH – (verb) warn, caution, scold
23. ADORN – (verb) – decorate
24. ADROIT – (adjective) – cleverly skillful
25. ADULATION – (noun) – flattery, admiration
26. ADVERSE – (adjective) – unfavorable, hostile
27. ADVERSITY – (noun) – poverty, misfortune
28. ADVOCATE – (verb) – urge, plead for, support
29. AESTHETIC – (adjective) – artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
30. AFFABLE – (adjective) – courteous
31. AFFIDAVIT – (noun) – written statement made under oath
32. AFFILIATION – (noun) – joining, associating with
33. AFFINITY – (noun) – kinship
34. AFFIRMATION – (noun) – positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge
35. AFFLUENCE – (noun) – abundance, wealth
36. AGENDA – (noun) – items of business at a meeting; list or plan of things to be done
37. AGGRANDIZE – (verb) – increase or intensify
38. AGGREGATE – (adjective) – sum, total
39. AGHAST – (adjective) – horrified
40. AGILITY – (noun) – nimbleness; ability to move quickly
41. AGITATE – (verb) – stir up, disturb
42. AGNOSTIC – (noun) – one who is skeptical of the existence of God
43. AGRARIAN – (adjective) – pertaining to land or its cultivation
44. ALACRITY – (noun) – cheerful promptness
45. ALIENATE – (verb) – make hostile, separate
46. ALLAY – (verb) – calm, pacify
47. ALLEGE – (verb) – state without proof
48. ALLEVIATE – (verb) – relieve, make easier to endure
49. ALLOCATE – (verb) – assign, set apart for a particular purpose
50. ALLUDE – (verb) – refer indirectly
51. ALOOF – (adjective) – disinterested, indifferent, standoffish
52. ALTERCATION – (noun) – wordy quarrel
53. ALTRUISTIC – (adjective) – unselfishly generous, concerned for others
54. AMALGAMATE – (verb) – combine, blend
55. AMBIDEXTROUS – (adjective) – capable of using either hand with ease
56. AMBIENCE – (noun) – environment, atmosphere
57. AMBIGUOUS – (adjective) – unclear or doubtful in meaning
58. AMBIVALENCE – (noun) – the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
59. AMBULATORY – (adjective) – able to walk
60. AMENABLE – (adjective) – readily managed, willing to be led
61. AMEND – (verb) – correct; change, generally for the better
62. AMENITIES – (noun) – agreeable manners, courtesies; feature that provides comfort
63. AMICABLE – (adjective) – friendly
64. AMISS – (adjective) – wrong, faulty
65. AMORAL – (adjective) – without moral quality; neither moral or immoral
66. AMPLE – (adjective) – abundant
67. AMPLIFY – (verb) – enlarge
68. ANACHRONISM – (noun) – an error involving time in a story
69. ANALOGOUS – (adjective) – comparable
70. ANARCHIST – (noun) – person who rebels against the established order
71. ANATHEMA – (noun) – solemn curse
72. ANIMATED – (adjective) – lively
73. ANIMOSITY – (noun) – active enmity
74. ANNALS – (noun) – records, history
75. ANNIHILATE – (verb) – destroy
76. ANONYMITY – (noun) – state of being nameless, anonymousness
77. ANTAGONISTIC – (adjective) – hostile, opposed
78. ANTEDILUVIAN – (adjective) – antiquated, ancient
79. ANTHROPOMORPHIC – (adjective) – having human form or characteristics
80. ANTIPATHY – (noun) – aversion, dislike
81. ANTISEPTIC – (noun) – substance that prevents infection
82. APATHY – (noun) – lack of caring, indifference
83. APEX – (noun) – tip, summit, peak
84. APLOMB – (noun) – poise, composure
85. APOCALYPTIC – (adjective) – prophetic; pertaining to Revelations
86. APOCRYPHAL – (adjective) – not genuine, sham
87. APOSTATE – (noun) – one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
88. APPALL – (verb) – dismay, shock
89. APPEASE – (verb) – pacify, soothe
90. APPRAISE – (verb) – estimate the value of
91. APPREHENSION – (noun) – fear, arrest
92. APPRISE – (verb) – inform
93. APTITUDE – (noun) – fitness, talent
94. ARABLE – (adjective) – fit for plowing
95. ARBITER – (noun) – person with power to decide a dispute, a judge
96. ARBITRARY – (adjective) – seemingly at random
97. ARCANE – (adjective) – secret, mysterious
98. ARCHAIC – (adjective) – antiquated, old
99. ARCHIPELAGO – (noun) – group of closely associated islands
100. ARCHIVES – (noun) – public records; place where public records are kept
101. ARDOR – (noun) – passion, zeal
102. ARIA – (noun) – solo in an opera
103. ARID – (adjective) – dry, barren, parched
104. ARMADA – (noun) – fleet of warships
105. AROMATIC – (adjective) – fragrant
106. ARROGANCE – (noun) – pride
107. ARTICULATE – (verb) – to utter clearly and distinctly, pronounce with clarity
108. ARTIFICE – (noun) – deception, trickery
109. ASCERTAIN – (verb) – to find out for certain
110. ASCRIBE – (verb) – refer, attribute, assign
111. ASPIRATION – (noun) – noble ambition
112. ASSAIL – (verb) – assault
113. ASSIDUOUS – (adjective) – diligent
114. ASSIMILATE – (verb) – absorb
115. ASTUTE – (adjective) – wise, shrewd
116. ASYLUM – (noun) – place of refuge or shelter, protection
117. ATONE – (verb) – make amends for
118. ATROCITY – (noun) – brutal deed
119. ATYPICAL – (adjective) – not normal
120. AUTHENTICATE – (verb) – prove genuine
121. AUTONOMOUS – (adjective) – self-governing
122. AVARICE – (noun) – greediness for wealth
123. AVERSION – (noun) – firm dislike
124. AVERT – (verb) – prevent, turn away
125. AVID – (adjective) – greedy, eager for
126. AWRY – (adverb) – distorted, crooked
127. BADGER – (verb) – pester, annoy
128. BALEFUL – (adjective) – deadly, destructive
129. BALMY – (adjective) – mild, fragrant
130. BANE – (noun) – cause of ruin, poison
131. BANTER – (noun) – good natured ridicule
132. BASTION – (noun) – fortress, defense
133. BEFUDDLE – (verb) – confuse thoroughly
134. BEGRUDGE – (verb) – resent
135. BELATED – (adjective) – delayed
136. BELLIGERENT – (adjective) – quarrelsome
137. BENEDICTION – (noun) – blessing
138. BENEFACTOR – (noun) – gift giver, patron
139. BENEVOLENT – (adjective) – generous, charitable
140. BENIGN – (adjective) – kindly, favorable, not malignant
141. BERATE – (verb) – scold strongly
142. BEREAVEMENT – (noun) – state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
143. BILK – (verb) – swindle, cheat
144. BLANCH – (verb) – bleach, whiten
145. BLAND – (adjective) – soothing, mild
146. BLASPHEMOUS – (adjective) – profane, impious, sacrilegious
147. BLATANT – (adjective) – loudly offensive
148. BLEAK – (adjective) – cold, cheerless
149. BOISTEROUS – (adjective) – violent, rough, noisy
150. BOMBASTIC – (adjective) – pompous, using inflated language
151. BOUNTIFUL – (adjective) – generous, abundant
152. BRAWN – (noun) – muscular strength
153. BRAZEN – (adjective) – shameless, impudent, defiant
154. BREVITY – (noun) – conciseness
155. CACHE – (noun) – hiding place
156. CAJOLE – (verb) – coax, wheedle
157. CALAMITY – (noun) – disaster, misery
158. CALLOW – (adjective) – youthful, immature
159. CAMARADERIE – (noun) – good fellowship
160. CANDOR – (noun) – frankness
161. CANNY – (adjective) – shrewd, thrifty
162. CANTANKEROUS – (adjective) – ill humored, irritable
163. CAPITULATE – (verb) – surrender
164. CARNAGE – (noun) – destruction of life
165. CATACLYSM – (noun) – deluge, upheaval
166. CATASTROPHE – (noun) calamity, disaster
167. CAUCUS – (noun) – private meeting of members of a political party to select officers or to
determine policy
168. CAUSTIC – (adjective) – burning, critical, sarcastic remarks
169. CELESTIAL – (adjective) – heavenly
170. CENSURE – (verb) – blame, criticize
171. CESSATION – (noun) – stopping
172. CHAGRIN – (noun) – humiliation
173. CHAOTIC – (adjective) – in utter disorder
174. CHARISMA – (noun) – great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
175. CHARLATAN – (noun) – quack, faker, fraud
176. CHASM – (noun) – abyss
177. CHASTE – (adjective) – pure
178. CHASTISE – (verb) – punish
179. CHICANERY – (noun) – trickery
180. CHRONIC – (adjective) – constant, habitual, long established
181. CHURLISH – (adjective) – boorish, rude
182. CIRCUMSPECT – (adjective) – prudent, cautious
183. CIRCUMVENT – (verb) – bypass, outwit, baffle
184. CITADEL – (noun) – fortress
185. CLAMOR – (noun) – noise
186. CLANDESTINE – (adjective) – secret
187. CODDLE – (verb) – to treat gently
188. COERCION – (noun) – use of force
189. COGNIZANCE – (noun) – knowledge
190. COHESION – (noun) – force that keeps parts together
191. COLLABORATE – (verb) – work together
192. COLLOQUIAL – (adjective) – conversational or common speech
193. COLOSSAL – (adjective) – huge
194. COMBUSTIBLE – (adjective) – easily burned
195. COMMISERATE – (verb) – feel or express pity or sympathy for
196. COMPACT – (noun) – agreement, contract
197. COMPATIBLE – (adjective) – harmonious, in harmony with
198. COMPENSATORY – (adjective) – making up for, repaying
199. COMPLACENT – (adjective) – self-satisfied, smug
200. COMPLIANCE – (noun) – readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
201. COMPLICITY – (noun) – participation, involvement
202. COMPONENT – (noun) – element, ingredient
203. COMPOSURE – (noun) – mental calmness
204. COMPREHENSIVE – (adjective) – thorough, inclusive
205. COMPUNCTION – (noun) – remorse
206. CONCEDE – (verb) – admit, yield
207. CONCISE – (adjective) – brief, compact
208. CONCLUSIVE – (adjective) – decisive, ending all debate
209. CONCURRENT – (adjective) – happening at the same time
210. CONDESCEND – (verb) – bestow courtesies with a superior air
211. CONDONE – (verb) – overlook, forgive
212. CONDUCIVE – (adjective) – contributive, helpful, favorable
213. CONFIDANT – (noun) – trusted friend
214. CONFISCATE – (verb) – seize, commandeer
215. CONFORMITY – (noun) – harmony, agreement
216. CONFOUND – (verb) – confuse, puzzle
217. CONGENIAL – (adjective) – pleasant, friendly
218. CONGENITAL – (adjective) – existing at birth
219. CONJECTURE – (noun) – surmise, guess
220. CONNOTATION – (noun) – suggested or implied meaning of an expression
221. CONSCIENTIOUS – (adjective) – scrupulous, careful
222. CONSECRATE – (verb) – dedicate, sanctify
223. CONSENSUS – (noun) – general agreement
224. CONSEQUENTIAL – (adjective) – important, pompous
225. CONSPICUOUS – (adjective) – easily seen
226. CONSPIRACY – (noun) – treacherous plot
227. CONSTITUENT – (noun) – supporter
228. CONSTRAINT – (noun) – limitation or restriction
229. CONSTRUE – (verb) – explain, interpret
230. CONSUMMATE – (adjective) – complete
231. CONTAMINATE – (verb) – pollute
232. CONTEMPT – (noun) – scorn, disdain
233. CONTENT – (adjective) – satisfied with what one has
234. CONTENTIOUS – (adjective) – quarrelsome
235. CONTEST – (verb) – dispute
236. CONTINGENT – (adjective) – conditional
237. CONTRITE – (adjective) – penitent
238. CONTUSION – (noun) – bruise
239. CONVENE – (verb) – assemble
240. CONVENTIONAL – (adjective) – ordinary, typical
241. CONVERGE – (verb) – come together
242. CONVICTION – (noun) – strongly held belief
243. CONVOLUTED – (adjective) – involved, intricate, complicated, twisted
244. COPIOUS – (adjective) – plentiful
245. CORDIAL – (adjective) – gracious, heartfelt
246. CORPULENT – (adjective) – very fat
247. CORRELATION – (noun) – mutual relationship
248. CORROBORATE – (verb) – confirm
249. CORROSIVE – (adjective) – eating away by chemicals or disease
250. COUNTENANCE – (noun) – face, facial expression
251. COUNTERMAND – (verb) – cancel, revoke
252. COURIER – (noun) – messenger
253. COVENANT – (noun) – formal agreement, treaty, pact
254. COWER – (verb) – shrink away, quivering as in fear
255. COY – (adjective) – shy, modest
256. CRASS – (adjective) – very unrefined
257. CREDENCE – (noun) – belief
258. CREED – (noun) – system of religious or ethical belief
259. CRITERION – (noun) – standard used in judging
260. CRUX – (noun) – crucial point
261. CRYPTIC – (adjective) – mysterious, puzzling, ambiguous, secret
262. CULPABLE – (adjective) – deserving blame
263. CURATOR – (noun) – superintendent, manager
264. CURSORY – (adjective) – casual, hastily done
265. CURTAIL – (verb) – shorten, reduce
266. CYNICAL – (adjective) – skeptical, or distrusting of human motives
267. DANK – (adjective) – damp
268. DAUB – (verb) – smear
269. DAUNT – (verb) – intimidate
270. DAWDLE – (verb) – loiter, waste time
271. DEARTH – (noun) – scarcity
272. DEBACLE – (noun) – breaking up, downfall
273. DEBASE – (verb) – reduce to a lower state
274. DEBAUCHERY – (noun) – overindulgence in immoral behavior
275. DEBILITATE – (verb) – weaken
276. DEBRIS – (noun) – rubble, trash
277. DECADENCE – (noun) – decay
278. DECELERATE – (verb) – slow down
279. DECIPHER – (verb) – decode
280. DECOROUS – (adjective) – proper
281. DECREPIT – (adjective) – worn out by age
282. DECRY – (verb) – express strong disapproval of
283. DEFAMATION – (noun) – harming a person’s reputation
284. DEFAULT – (verb) – to fail to fulfill an obligation
285. DEFECTION – (noun) – desertion
286. DEFERENCE – (noun) – courteous regard for another’s wish
287. DEFILE – (verb) – pollute
288. DEFINITIVE – (adjective) – final, complete
289. DEFLECT – (verb) – turn aside
290. DEFUNCT – (adjective) – dead, no longer in use or existence
291. DEIFY – (verb) – turn into a god, idolize
292. DELECTABLE – (adjective) – delicious
293. DELINEATE – (verb) – portray
294. DELUDE – (verb) – deceive
295. DELUGE – (noun) – flood, rush
296. DEMEANOR – (noun) – behavior
297. DEMISE – (noun) – death
298. DEMURE – (adjective) – grave, serious
299. DENIZEN – (noun) – inhabitant of
300. DENOUNCE – (verb) – condemn, criticize
301. DEPLETE – (verb) – reduce, exhaust
302. DEPLORE – (verb) – regret, disapprove of
303. DEPOSITION – (noun) – testimony under oath
304. DEPRAVITY – (noun) – corruption, wickedness
305. DEPRECIATE – (verb) – lessen in value
306. DERANGED – (adjective) – insane
307. DERELICT – (adjective) – abandoned, neglectful of duty
308. DERISION – (noun) – ridicule
309. DERIVATIVE – (adjective) – unoriginal, derived from another source
310. DEROGATORY – (adjective) – expressing a low opinion
311. DESECRATE – (verb) – profane, violate the sanctity of
312. DESOLATE – (adjective) – barren, dismal, lonely, gloomy
313. DESPICABLE – (adjective) – contemptible
314. DESPOTISM – (noun) – tyranny
315. DESTITUTE – (adjective) – extremely poor
316. DETACHED – (adjective) – indifferent, emotionally removed, calm
317. DETERRENT – (noun) – something that discourages; hindrance
318. DETRIMENTAL – (adjective) – harmful
319. DEVIATE – (verb) – turn away from
320. DEVOID – (adjective) – lacking, without
321. DEVOUT – (adjective) – pious, sincere, devoted to worship
322. DEXTEROUS – (adjective) – skillful
323. DIABOLICAL – (adjective) – devilish
324. DIAPHANOUS – (adjective) – sheer, transparent
325. DIATRIBE – (noun) – bitter scolding
326. DICHOTOMY – (noun) – branching into two parts
327. DICTUM – (noun) – authoritative and weighty statement
328. DIDACTIC – (adjective) – teaching, instructional
329. DIFFIDENCE – (noun) – shyness, modesty
330. DIFFUSION – (noun) – spreading in all directions
331. DIGRESSION – (noun) – wandering away from the subject
332. DILATORY – (adjective) – delaying
333. DILIGENCE – (noun) – steadiness of effort, persistent hard work
334. DILUTE – (verb) – make less concentrated, reduce in strength
335. DIRE – (adjective) – disastrous, urgent, desperate
336. DIRGE – (noun) – lament with music
337. DISAPPROBATION – (noun) – disapproval, condemnation
338. DISARRAY – (noun) – disorderly or untidy state
339. DISAVOWAL – (noun) – denial
340. DISBURSE – (verb) – pay out
341. DISCERNING – (adjective) – mentally quick and observant, having insight
342. DISCONCERT – (verb) – confuse, embarrass, upset
343. DISCONSOLATE – (adjective) – sad
344. DISCORDANT – (adjective) – inharmonious, conflicting
345. DISCREPANCY – (noun) – lack of consistency, difference
346. DISCRETION – (noun) – prudence, ability to adjust actions to circumstances
347. DISCURSIVE – (adjective) – rambling, digressing
348. DISINCLINATION – (noun) – unwillingness
349. DISINGENUOUS – (adjective) – not naïve, not candid
350. DISPARITY – (noun) – difference, condition of inequality
351. DISPEL – (verb) – scatter
352. DISSIPATE – (verb) – squander
353. DISSUADE – (verb) – advise against
354. DISTORTION – (noun) – twisted out of shape
355. DISTRAUGHT – (adjective) – upset, distracted by anxiety
356. DIVERSE – (adjective) – differing in some characteristics
357. DIVULGE – (verb) – reveal
358. DOCILE – (adjective) – obedient, easily managed
359. DOMICILE – (noun) – home
360. DORMANT – (adjective) – sleeping, lethargic, torpid
361. DOUR – (adjective) – sullen, stubborn
362. DOUSE – (verb) – plunge into water, drench
363. DUBIOUS – (adjective) – doubtful
364. DUPLICITY – (noun) – double-dealing, hypocrisy
365. EBB – (verb) – recede, lessen
366. EBULLIENT – (adjective) – showing excitement
367. ECCENTRIC – (adjective) – odd, whimsical
368. EDIFY – (verb) – instruct, correct morally
369. EFFECTUAL – (adjective) – efficient
370. EFFUSIVE – (adjective) – pouring forth, gushing
371. EGOTISM – (noun) – vanity
372. EGREGIOUS – (adjective) – conspicuously bad
373. EGRESS – (noun) – exit
374. ELICIT – (verb) – draw out by discussion
375. ELOQUENCE – (noun) – expressiveness, persuasive speech
376. ELUCIDATE – (verb) – explain
377. EMACIATED – (adjective) – thin and wasted
378. EMANATE – (verb) – issue forth
379. EMBELLISH – (verb) – adorn, enhance with ornaments
380. EMBROIL – (verb) – throw into confusion
381. EMISSARY – (noun) – agent, messenger
382. EMPIRICAL – (adjective) – based on experience
383. ENCROACHMENT – (noun) – gradual intrusion
384. ENCUMBER – (verb) – burden
385. ENDORSE – (verb) – approve, support
386. ENIGMATIC – (adjective) – obscure
387. ENTITY – (noun) – real being
388. ENTREAT – (verb) – plead
389. ENUNCIATE – (verb) – speak distinctly, clearly
390. EPHEMERAL – (adjective) – short-lived, fleeting
391. EPITOME – (noun) – embodiment, model, something typical
392. EQUANIMITY – (noun) – calmness of temperament
393. EQUITABLE – (adjective) – fair, impartial
394. EQUIVOCAL – (adjective) – doubtful, ambiguous
395. ERRATIC – (adjective) – odd, unpredictable
396. ESOTERIC – (adjective) – known only to a chosen few
397. ESPOUSE – (verb) – adopt, support
398. EXASPERATE – (verb) – vex, enrage
399. EXCULPATE – (verb) – clear from blame
400. EXEMPLARY – (adjective) – serving as a model
401. EXPEDITE – (verb) – hasten
402. EXPUNGE – (verb) – remove, cancel
403. EXTEMPORANEOUS – (adjective) – not planned, impromptu
404. EXTRICATE – (verb) – free, disentangle
405. FABRICATE – (verb) – build, lie
406. FACETIOUS – (adjective) – humorous
407. FACSIMILE – (noun) – copy
408. FACTION – (noun) – party, clique, group, usually political
409. FALLIBLE – (adjective) – liable to err
410. FEASIBLE – (adjective) – practical
411. FEIGN – (verb) – pretend
412. FERVOR – (noun) – enthusiasm
413. FIDELITY – (noun) – loyalty
414. FINESSE – (noun) – delicate skill
415. FLAGRANT – (adjective) – conspicuously wicked
416. FLAIR – (noun) – talent
417. FLAMBOYANT – (adjective) – strikingly bold or brilliant, ornate
418. FLAUNT – (verb) – display ostentatiously
419. FLUCTUATE – (verb) – waver, irregular shifts
420. FOIBLE – (noun) – weakness, slight fault
421. FOREBODING – (noun) – premonition of evil
422. FORMIDABLE – (adjective) – menacing, threatening
423. FORTITUDE – (noun) – bravery, courage
424. FORTUITOUS – (adjective) – accidental, by chance
425. FRAUDULENT – (adjective) – cheating, deceitful
426. FRAY – (noun) – brawl
427. FRIVOLITY – (noun) – lack of seriousness
428. FRUGALITY – (noun) – thrifty, not wasteful, meager
429. GAMUT – (noun) – entire range
430. GARNISH – (verb) – decorate
431. GARRULOUS – (adjective) – talkative, wordy
432. GAUCHE – (adjective) – clumsy, boorish
433. GAUDY – (adjective) – flashy, showy, extravagant
434. GAUNT – (adjective) – extremely thin and bony
435. GENESIS – (noun) – beginning, origin
436. GENIALITY – (noun) – cheerfulness, kindliness
437. GERMANE – (adjective) – pertinent, bearing on the case at hand
438. GESTICULATION – (noun) – motion, gesture
439. GLOWER – (verb) – scowl
440. GLUTTON – (noun) someone who eats too much
441. GOAD – (verb) – urge on
442. GOSSAMER – (adjective) – sheer, like cobwebs
443. GRANDIOSE – (adjective) – imposing, impressive
444. GRATIS – (adjective) – free
445. GRAVITY – (noun) – seriousness
446. GREGARIOUS – (adjective) – sociable
447. GROTESQUE – (adjective) – odd or unnatural, fantastically ugly or absurd
448. GROVEL – (verb) – crawl or creep along the ground
449. GUILE – (noun) – deceit, duplicity
450. GULLIBLE – (adjective) – easily deceived
451. HACKNEYED – (adjective) – commonplace, trite
452. HAGGARD – (adjective) – wasted away, gaunt
453. HALLOWED – (adjective) – blessed, consecrated
454. HAPHAZARD – (adjective) – random
455. HAPLESS – (adjective) – unfortunate
456. HARBINGER – (noun) – forerunner
457. HAUGHTINESS – (noun) – pride, arrogance
458. HERESY – (noun) – opinion contrary to popular belief or accepted religion
459. HIATUS – (noun) – gap or pause
460. HINDRANCE – (noun) – block, obstacle
461. HISTRIONIC – (adjective) – overly dramatic
462. HOMAGE – (noun) – honor, tribute
463. HUBRIS – (noun) – arrogance, excessive self-conceit
464. HUMILITY – (noun) – humbleness of spirit
465. ICONOCLASTIC – (adjective) – attacking cherished traditions
466. IDEOLOGY – (noun) – doctrine or body of ideas of a group of people
467. IDIOSYNCRASY – (noun) – peculiarity, eccentricity
468. IGNOMINIOUS – (adjective) – disgraceful
469. IMMACULATE – (adjective) – pure, spotless
470. IMMINENT – (adjective) – impending, near at hand
471. IMMUTABLE – (adjective) – unchangeable
472. IMPARTIAL – (adjective) – unbiased, fair
473. IMPECCABLE – (adjective) – faultless
474. IMPEDE – (verb) – block, hinder, delay
475. IMPEDIMENT – (noun) – hindrance, stumbling block
476. IMPERMEABLE – (adjective) – not permitting passage through a substance
477. IMPETUOUS – (adjective) – violent, hasty, rash
478. IMPETUS – (noun) – moving force
479. IMPLAUSIBLE – (adjective) – unlikely, unbelievable
480. IMPLICATION – (noun) – that which is hinted at or suggested
481. IMPLICIT – (adjective) – understood, but not stated
482. IMPOLITIC – (adjective) – not wise
483. IMPROVISE – (verb) – compose on the spur of the moment
484. IMPRUDENT – (adjective) – lacking caution
485. INCANDESCENT – (adjective) – strikingly bright, shining with intense heat
486. INCAPACITATE – (verb) – disable
487. INCITE – (verb) – arouse to action
488. INCLEMENT – (adjective) – stormy, unkind
489. INCLUSIVE – (adjective) – intending to include all
490. INCONSEQUENTIAL – (adjective) – of trifling significant, unimportant
491. INCORRIGIBLE – (adjective) – uncorrectable
492. INCRIMINATE – (verb) – accuse
493. INCUMBENT – (noun) – officeholder
494. INDEFATIGABLE – (adjective) – tireless
495. INDIGENOUS – (adjective) – native
496. INDIGNATION – (noun) – anger at an injustice
497. INDISCRIMINATE – (adjective) – choosing at random
498. INDOLENT – (adjective) – lazy
499. INEPT – (adjective) – unsuited, incompetent
500. INFALLIBLE – (adjective) – unerring, free of errors
501. INFIRMITY – (noun) – weakness
502. INGENIOUS – (adjective) – clever
503. INGRATE – (noun) – ungrateful person
504. INHIBIT – (verb) – prohibit or restrain
505. INNOCUOUS – (adjective) – harmless
506. INORDINATE – (adjective) – unrestrained, excessive
507. INSOLVENT – (adjective) – bankrupt, lacking money to pay
508. INSTIGATE – (verb) – urge, start, provoke
509. INSURRECTION – (noun) – uprising, rebellion
510. INTERMINABLE – (adjective) – endless
511. INTERMITTENT – (adjective) – periodic, on and off
512. INTREPID – (adjective) – fearless
513. INTRINSICALLY – (adverb) – essentially, inherently, naturally
514. INUNDATE – (verb) – overflow, flood
515. INVALIDATE – (verb) weaken, destroy
516. INVECTIVE – (noun) – abusive phrase or statement
517. IRATE – (adjective) – angry
518. IRREVERENT – (adjective) – lacking proper respect
519. ITINERANT – (adjective) – wandering, traveling
520. ITINERARY – (noun) – plan of a trip
521. JAUNDICED – (adjective) – yellowed, prejudiced, envious
522. JAUNTY – (adjective) – stylish, perky, carefree
523. JETTISON – (verb) – throw overboard, discard
524. JOCULAR – (adjective) – said or done in jest
525. JOVIAL – (adjective) – good-natured, merry
526. JUBILATION – (noun) – rejoicing
527. JUGGERNAUT – (noun) – irresistible crushing force
528. JUNCTURE – (noun) – crisis, turning point
529. KINDLE – (verb) – to start a fire; inspire
530. KINDRED – (adjective) – related, of the same family
531. KLEPTOMANIAC – (noun) – person who has a compulsive desire to steal
532. LACERATE – (verb) – mangle, tear
533. LACKADAISICAL – (adjective) – lacking spirit or zest, listless, lazy
534. LACKLUSTER – (adjective) – dull
535. LACONIC – (adjective) – brief and to the point
536. LAGGARD – (adjective) – slow, sluggish
537. LAMPOON – (verb) – ridicule
538. LANGUISH – (verb) – lose animation, lose strength
539. LARCENY – (noun) – theft
540. LATENT – (adjective) – dormant, hidden
541. LAUD – (verb) – praise
542. LAVISH – (adjective) – wasteful, liberal
543. LETHAL – (adjective) – deadly
544. LETHARGIC – (adjective) – drowsy, dull
545. LIBELOUS – (adjective) – defamatory, injurious to the good name of a person
546. LILLIPUTIAN – (adjective) – extremely small
547. LIQUIDATE – (verb) – settle accounts, clear up
548. LITHE – (adjective) – flexible
549. LOATHE – (verb) – detest
550. LOQUACIOUS – (adjective) – talkative
551. LUCID – (adjective) – easily understood
552. LUCRATIVE – (adjective) – profitable
553. LUDICROUS – (adjective) – laughable, trifling
554. LUMINOUS – (adjective) – shining, issuing light
555. LURID – (adjective) – wild, sensational
556. MACABRE – (adjective) – gruesome, grisly
557. MACHINATIONS – (noun) – schemes
558. MAGNANIMOUS – (adjective) – generous
559. MAGNATE – (noun) – person of importance or influence
560. MAIM – (verb) – mutilate, injure
561. MALADROIT – (adjective) – clumsy, bungling
562. MALAISE – (noun) – uneasiness, distress
563. MALAPROPISM – (noun) – comic misuse of a word
564. MALCONTENT – (noun) – person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
565. MALEDICTION – (noun) – curse
566. MALEFACTOR – (noun) – criminal
567. MALEVOLENT – (adjective) – wishing evil
568. MALICIOUS – (adjective) – dictated by hatred or spite
569. MALIGNANT – (adjective) – having an evil influence
570. MALLEABLE – (adjective) – capable of being shaped by pounding
571. MALODOROUS – (adjective) – foul-smelling
572. MAMMOTH – (adjective) – gigantic
573. MANDATORY – (adjective) – obligatory
574. MANIFEST – (adjective) – understandable, clear
575. MARTIAL – (adjective) – warlike
576. MEAGER – (adjective) – scant, inadequate
577. MEANDER – (verb) – to wind or turn in its course
578. MEDIATE – (verb) – settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
579. MEDIOCRE – (adjective) – ordinary, commonplace
580. MELEE – (noun) – fight
581. MENDACIOUS – (adjective) – lying, false
582. MENDICANT – (noun) – beggar
583. MENIAL – (adjective) – suitable for servants
584. MESMERIZE – (verb) – hypnotize
585. METAMORPHOSIS – (noun) – change in form
586. METE – (verb) – measure, distribute
587. METICULOUS – (adjective) – excessively careful
588. METTLE – (noun) – courage, spirit
589. MIEN – (noun) – demeanor, bearing
590. MILIEU – (noun) – environment, means of expression
591. MIMICRY – (noun) – imitation
592. MIRTH – (noun) – merriment, laughter
593. MISANTHROPE – (noun) – one who hates mankind
594. MISCONSTRUE – (verb) – interpret incorrectly, misjudge
595. MISCREANT – (noun) – wretch, villain
596. MISERLY – (adjective) – stingy, mean
597. MISNOMER – (noun) – wrong name, incorrect designation
598. MITIGATE – (verb) – lessen or make less severe, appease
599. MODE – (noun) – method, prevailing style
600. MODICUM – (noun) – limited quantity
601. MOLLIFY – (verb) – soothe
602. MONOTONY – (noun) – sameness leading to boredom
603. MONUMENTAL – (adjective) – massive
604. MORBID – (adjective) – gloomy
605. MOROSE – (adjective) – ill-humored, sullen
606. MORTIFY – (verb) – humiliate
607. MOTIF – (noun) – theme
608. MULTIPLICITY – (noun) – state of being numerous
609. MUNDANE – (adjective) – worldly as opposed to spiritual
610. MUNIFICENT – (adjective) – very generous
611. MUTINOUS – (adjective) – unruly, rebellious
612. MYRIAD – (noun) – very large number
613. NADIR – (noun) – lowest point
614. NEBULOUS – (adjective) – vague, hazy, cloudy
615. NEFARIOUS – (adjective) – very wicked
616. NEMESIS – (noun) – revenging agent, rival
617. NEOPHYTE – (noun) – recent convert, beginner
618. NEPOTISM – (noun) – favoritism to a friend or relative
619. NETTLE – (verb) – annoy
620. NOCTURNAL – (adjective) – done at night
621. NOMINAL – (adjective) – in name only, trifling
622. NONCHALANCE – (noun) – indifference, lack of concern
623. NOSTALGIA – (noun) – homesickness, longing for the past
624. NOVELTY – (noun) – something new
625. NOXIOUS – (adjective) – harmful
626. NULLIFY – (verb) – to make invalid
627. OBDURATE – adjective) – stubborn
628. OBFUSCATE – (verb) – confuse, muddle
629. OBLIGATORY – (adjective) – binding, required
630. OBLITERATE – (verb) destroy completely
631. OBLIVION – (noun) – forgetfulness
632. OBSCURE – (adjective) – dark, vague, unclear
633. OBSOLETE – (adjective) – outmoded, outdated
634. OBSTINATE – (adjective) – stubborn
635. ODIOUS – (adjective) – hateful
636. ODYSSEY – (noun) – long, eventful journey
637. OMINOUS – (adjective) – threatening
638. OMNIPOTENT – (adjective) – all-powerful
639. OMNISCIENT – (adjective) – all-knowing
640. OPAQUE – (adjective) – not transparent
641. OPTIMUM – (adjective) – most favorable
642. OPULENCE – (noun) – wealth
643. ORTHODOX – (adjective) – traditional, conservative in belief
644. OSTENTATIOUS – (adjective) – showy, pretentious
645. OSTRACIZE – (verb) – exclude from public favor, ban
646. PACIFIST – (noun) – one opposed to force
647. PALATABLE – (adjective) – agreeable, pleasing to the taste
648. PALL – (verb) – grow tiresome
649. PALPABLE – (adjective) – tangible, easily perceptible
650. PALTRY – (adjective) – insignificant, petty
651. PARADIGM – (noun) – model, example, pattern
652. PARAGON – (noun) – model of perfection
653. PARAMETER – (noun) – limits
654. PARIAH – (noun) – social outcast
655. PARITY – (noun) – equality, close resemblance
656. PARSIMONIOUS – (adjective) – stingy, excessively frugal
657. PASSIVE – (adjective) – not active
658. PASTORAL – (adjective) – rural
659. PATHOLOGICAL – (adjective) – pertaining to a disease
660. PATRONIZE – (verb) – support, act superior toward
661. PAUCITY – (noun) – scarcity
662. PEDESTRIAN – (adjective) – ordinary, unimaginative
663. PENANCE – (noun) – self imposed punishment for a sin
664. PENCHANT – (noun) – strong inclination, liking
665. PENITENT – (adjective) – repentant, sorry
666. PENURY – (noun) – extreme poverty
667. PERDITION – (noun) – complete ruin
668. PEREMPTORY – (adjective) – demanding and leaving no choice
669. PERFIDY – (noun) – violation of a trust
670. PERIPHERAL – (adjective) – marginal, outer
671. PERJURY – (noun) – false testimony while under oath
672. PERMEATE – (verb) – spread through
673. PERNICIOUS – (adjective) – very destructive
674. PERPETRATE – (verb) – commit an offense
675. PERPETUAL – (adjective) – everlasting
676. PERTURB – (verb) – disturb greatly
677. PERUSAL – (noun) – reading
678. PESTILENTIAL – (adjective) – causing plague, baneful
679. PILLAGE – (verb) – plunder
680. PINNACLE – (noun) – peak
681. PIOUS – (adjective) – devout
682. PITHY – (adjective) – concise
683. PLACATE – (verb) – pacify, conciliate
684. PLACID – (adjective) – peaceful, calm
685. PLAINTIVE – (adjective) – mournful
686. PLAUSIBLE – (adjective) – having a show of truth but open to doubt
687. PLEBEIAN – (adjective) – common
688. PLETHORA – (noun) – excess, overabundance
689. POIGNANT – (adjective) – keen, piercing, severe
690. POMPOUS – (adjective) – arrogant
691. PORTENT – (noun) – sign, omen, forewarning
692. POTABLE – (adjective) – suitable for drinking
693. POTENT – (adjective) – powerful, persuasive, greatly influential
694. PRAGMATIC – (adjective) – practical
695. PRECARIOUS – (adjective) – uncertain, risky
696. PRECIPICE – (noun) – cliff, dangerous position
697. PRECLUDE – (verb) – make impossible, eliminate
698. PRECURSOR – (noun) – frontrunner
699. PREEMPT – (verb) – appropriate beforehand
700. PREMEDITATE – (verb) – plan in advance
701. PREPONDERANCE – (noun) – superiority of power or quantity
702. PRESUMPTUOUS – (adjective) – arrogant
703. PREVALENT – (adjective) – widespread, generally accepted
704. PREVARICATE – (verb) – lie
705. PROCLIVITY – (noun) – inclination, natural tendancy
706. PROFANE – (verb) – violate, desecrate
707. PROFOUND – (adjective) – deep, not superficial, complete
708. PROLIFIC – (adjective) – abundantly fruitful
709. PROPAGATE – (verb) – multiply, spread
710. PROPRIETY – (noun) – correct conduct, behavior
711. PROSTRATE – (verb) – stretch out full on the ground, lie flat
712. PROTOCOL – (noun) - diplomatic etiquette
713. PROVISIONAL – (adjective) – tentative, conditional, temporary
714. PROXIMITY – (noun) – nearness
715. PRUDENT – (adjective) – cautious
716. PUGNACIOUS – (adjective) – combative, disposed to fight
717. PUNITIVE – (adjective) – punishing
718. PURGE – (verb) – clean by removing impurities, clear of charges
719. PURPORT – (noun) – intention, meaning
720. QUAGMIRE – (noun) – bog, marsh
721. QUAINT – (adjective) – odd, old-fashioned, picturesque
722. QUALMS – (noun) – misgivings
723. QUANDARY – (noun) – dilemma
724. QUARRY – (noun) – victim, object of a hunt
725. QUELL – (verb) – quiet down
726. QUERULOUS – (adjective) – fretful, whining
727. RAMPANT – (adjective) – unrestrained
728. RANCOR – (noun) – bitterness, hatred
729. RAVENOUS – (adjective) – extremely hungry
730. RAZE – (verb) – destroy completely
731. REALM – (noun) – kingdom, sphere
732. REBUFF – (verb) – reject
733. REBUTTAL – (noun) – refute, respond with contrary evidence
734. RECANT – (verb) – withdraw previous statements
735. RECIPROCAL – (adjective) – mutual
736. RECLUSE – (noun) – hermit
737. RECTIFY – (verb) – correct
738. REDRESS – (noun) – remedy, compensation
739. REGAL – (adjective) – royal
740. REMONSTRATE – (verb) – protest
741. REPARATION – (noun) – amends, compensation
742. REPLICA – (noun) – copy
743. REPRIEVE – (noun) – temporary stay, delay an impending punishment
744. REPRIMAND – (verb) – a severe reproof or scolding
745. REPRISAL – (noun) – retaliation
746. REPROACH – (noun) – blame, censure
747. REPUDIATE – (verb) – disown, disavow, reject
748. REPUGNANCE – (noun) – loathing, hatred
749. RESCIND – (verb) – cancel
750. RESPLENDENT – (adjective) – brilliant, lustrous
751. RESTRAINT – (noun) – controlling force
752. RETALIATE – (verb) – repay in kind
753. RETRACTION – (noun) – withdrawal
754. RETRIBUTION – (noun) – vengeance, compensation, punishment for offenses
755. REVERBERATE – (verb) – echo, resound
756. REVERENT – (adjective) – respectful
757. REVILE – (verb) – slander, vilify
758. RIBALD – (adjective) – profane
759. RIFE – (adjective) – abundant, current
760. ROSTRUM – (noun) – platform for speech-making, pulpit
761. RUDIMENTARY – (adjective) – not developed, elementary
762. RUEFUL – (adjective) – regretful, sorrowful
763. RUFFIAN – (noun) – bully, scoundrel
764. RUSE – (noun) – trick
765. SACCHARINE – (adjective) – exaggerated sweetness
766. SAGACIOUS – (adjective) – keen, shrewd, having insight
767. SALUBRIOUS – (adjective) – healthful
768. SANCTIMONIOUS – (adjective) – displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
769. SANGUINE – (adjective) – cheerful, hopeful
770. SCANTY – (adjective) – meager, insufficient
771. SCHISM – (noun) – division, split
772. SCINTILLATE – (verb) – sparkle, flash
773. SCOFF – (verb) – mock, ridicule
774. SCURRILOUS – (adjective) – obscene, indecent
775. SCURRY – (verb) – move briskly
776. SEDENTARY – (adjective) – requiring sitting
777. SEDITION – (noun) – resistance to authority, insubordination
778. SEDULOUS – (adjective) – diligent
779. SEQUESTER – (verb) – segregate, seclude
780. SERENITY – (noun) – calmness, placidity
781. SHACKLE – (verb) – chain
782. SHREWD – (adjective) – clever, astute
783. SINUOUS – (adjective) – winding, bending in and out, not morally honest
784. SLOTH – (noun) – laziness
785. SLOUGH – (verb) – dispose or get rid of, shed
786. SLOVENLY – (adjective) – untidy, careless in work habits
787. SLUGGARD – (adjective) – lazy person
788. SLUGGISH – (adjective) – slow, lazy, lethargic
789. SOJOURN – (noun) – temporary stay
790. SOLACE – (noun) – comfort in trouble
791. SOMBER – (adjective) – gloomy, depressing
792. SOPHOMORIC – (adjective) – immature, shallow
793. SORDID – (adjective) – filthy, base, vile
794. SPASMODIC – (adjective) – fitful, periodic
795. SPORADIC – (adjective) – occurring irregularly
796. SPRY – (adjective) – vigorously active, nimble
797. SPURIOUS – (adjective) - false, counterfeit
798. SQUALID – (adjective) – dirty, neglected, poor
799. SQUANDER – (verb) – waste
800. STAGNANT – (adjective) – motionless, stale, dull
801. STAID – (adjective) – sober, sedate
802. STIGMATIZE – (verb) – brand, mark as wicked
803. STILTED – (adjective) – bombastic, inflated, pompous, stiff speech
804. STIPEND – (noun) – pay for services
805. STOIC – (noun) – person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
806. STRATAGEM – (noun) – deceptive scheme
807. STRIDENT – (adjective) – loud and harsh
808. STRINGENT – (adjective) – binding, rigid
809. STUPOR – (noun) – state of apathy, daze, lack of awareness
810. STYMIE – (verb) – present an obstacle, stump
811. SUBJUGATE – (verb) – conquer, bring under control
812. SUBLIME – (adjective) – exalted, noble, uplifting
813. SUBSEQUENT – (adjective) – following, later
814. SUBSIDIARY – (adjective) – subordinate, secondary
815. SUBSTANTIATE – (verb) – verify, support
816. SUBVERSIVE – (adjective) – tending to overthrow, ruin, or undermine
817. SUCCINCT – (adjective) – brief, terse, compact
818. SUCCOR – (noun) – aid, assistance, relief
819. SUCCUMB – (verb) – yield, give in, die
820. SUNDER – (verb) – separate, part
821. SUPERCILIOUS – (adjective) – contemptuous, haughty
822. SUPERFICIAL – (adjective) – trivial, shallow
823. SUPERFLUOUS – (adjective) – excessive, overabundant, unnecessary
824. SUPERSEDE – (verb) – cause to be set aside, replace
825. SUPPLICATE – (verb) – petition humbly, pray to grant a favor
826. SUPPOSITION – (noun) – hypothesis
827. SURLY – (adjective) – rude, cross
828. SURMISE – (verb) – guess
829. SURREPTITIOUS – (adjective) – secret
830. SURROGATE – (noun) – substitute
831. SYNCHRONOUS – (adjective) – similarly timed, simultaneous
832. SYNTHETIC – (adjective) – artificial
833. TACIT – (adjective) – understood, not put into words
834. TACITURN – (adjective) – habitually silent, talking little
835. TANTALIZE – (verb) – tease, torture with disappointment
836. TANTAMOUNT – (adjective) – equal
837. TARRY – (verb) – delay, dawdle
838. TAUT – (adjective) – tight, ready
839. TEDIOUS – (adjective) – boring, tiring
840. TEMERITY – (noun) – boldness, rashness
841. TEMPERATE – (adjective) – restrained, self-controlled, moderate
842. TENACIOUS – (adjective) – holding fast, cohesive, a firm grip
843. TENET – (noun) – doctrine, dogma
844. TENUOUS – (adjective) – thin, rare, slim
845. TEPID – (adjective) – lukewarm
846. TERSE – (adjective) – concise, abrupt, pithy
847. THRIFTY – (adjective) – careful about money, economical
848. THROES – (noun) – violent anguish
849. TIMIDITY – (noun) – lack of self-confidence or courage
850. TIMOROUS – (adjective) – fearful, demonstrating fear
851. TIRADE – (noun) – extended scolding, denunciation
852. TOME – (noun) – large volume
853. TRACTABLE – (adjective) – docile
854. TRAJECTORY – (noun) – path taken by a projectile
855. TRANQUILITY – (noun) – calmness, peace
856. TRANSCEND – (verb) – exceed, surpass
857. TRANSCRIBE – (verb) – copy
858. TRANSGRESSION – (noun) – violation of a law, sin
859. TRANSIENT – (adjective) – fleeting, quickly passing away, staying for a short time
860. TRANSLUCENT – (adjective) – partly transparent
861. TRAUMATIC – (adjective) – pertaining to a physical or psychological wound
862. TRAVERSE – (verb) – go through or across
863. TREPIDATION – (noun) – fear, trembling agitation
864. TRIBULATION – (noun) distress, suffering
865. TRITE – (adjective) – hackneyed, commonplace
866. TRUCULENT – (adjective) – aggressive, savage
867. TRUISM – (noun) – self-evident truth
868. TRUNCATE – (verb) – cut the top off
869. TUMULT – (noun) – commotion, riot, noise
870. TURBID – (adjective) - muddy
871. TURGID – (adjective) – swollen, distended
872. TURPITUDE – (noun) – depravity
873. TYRANNY – (noun) – oppression, cruel government
874. TYRO – (noun) – beginner, novice
875. UBIQUITOUS – (adjective) – being everywhere, omnipresent
876. ULTIMATUM – (noun) – last demand, warning
877. UNASSUMING – (adjective) – modest
878. UNCANNY – (adjective) – strange, mysterious
879. UNDULATE – (verb) – move with a wavelike motion
880. UNEQUIVOCAL – (adjective) – plain, obvious, unmistakable
881. UNGAINLY – (adjective) – awkward
882. UNIMPEACHABLE – (adjective) – blameless and exemplary
883. UNKEMPT – (adjective) –disheveled, with uncared-for appearance
884. UNOBTRUSIVE – (adjective) – inconspicuous, not blatant
885. UNSCATHED – (adjective) – unharmed
886. UNSEEMLY – (adjective) – unbecoming, indecent
887. UNSULLIED – (adjective) – untarnished
888. UPBRAID – (verb) – scold, reproach
889. URBANE – (adjective) – suave, refined, elegant
890. USURPATION – (noun) – act of seizing power and rank of another
891. VACILLATION – (noun) – fluctuation, wavering
892. VACUOUS – (adjective) – empty, inane
893. VAGABOND – (noun) – wanderer, tramp
894. VAGRANT – (adjective) – stray, random
895. VALIDATE – (verb) – confirm, ratify
896. VALOR – (noun) – bravery
897. VAPID – (adjective) – lifeless, dull, flat, lost sharpness
898. VEHEMENT – (adjective) – impetuous, with marked rigor
899. VENAL – (adjective) – capable of being bribed
900. VENDETTA – (noun) – blood feud
901. TURGID – (adjective) – swollen, distended
902. TURPITUDE – (noun) – depravity
903. TYRANNY – (noun) – oppression, cruel government
904. TYRO – (noun) – beginner, novice
905. UBIQUITOUS – (adjective) – being everywhere, omnipresent
906. ULTIMATUM – (noun) – last demand, warning
907. UNASSUMING – (adjective) – modest
908. UNCANNY – (adjective) – strange, mysterious
909. UNDULATE – (verb) – move with a wavelike motion
910. UNEQUIVOCAL – (adjective) – plain, obvious, unmistakable
911. UNGAINLY – (adjective) – awkward
912. UNIMPEACHABLE – (adjective) – blameless and exemplary
913. UNKEMPT – (adjective) –disheveled, with uncared-for appearance
914. UNOBTRUSIVE – (adjective) – inconspicuous, not blatant
915. UNSCATHED – (adjective) – unharmed
916. UNSEEMLY – (adjective) – unbecoming, indecent
917. UNSULLIED – (adjective) – untarnished
918. UPBRAID – (verb) – scold, reproach
919. URBANE – (adjective) – suave, refined, elegant
920. USURPATION – (noun) – act of seizing power and rank of another
921. VACILLATION – (noun) – fluctuation, wavering
922. VACUOUS – (adjective) – empty, inane
923. VAGABOND – (noun) – wanderer, tramp
924. VAGRANT – (adjective) – stray, random
925. VALIDATE – (verb) – confirm, ratify
926. VALOR – (noun) – bravery
927. VAPID – (adjective) – lifeless, dull, flat, lost sharpness
928. VEHEMENT – (adjective) – impetuous, with marked rigor
929. VENAL – (adjective) – capable of being bribed
930. VENDETTA – (noun) – blood feud
931. VENEER – (noun) – thin layer, cover
932. VENERATE – (verb) – revere
933. VERACIOUS – (adjective) – truthful
934. VERBATIM – (adjective) – word for word
935. VERBIAGE – (noun) – pompous array of words
936. VERGE – (noun) – border, edge
937. VERSATILE – (adjective) – having many talents, capable of working in many fields
938. VERTEX – (noun) – summit
939. VERTIGO – (noun) – dizziness
940. VESTIGE – (noun) – trace, remains
941. VIABLE – (adjective) – workable, capable of maintaining life
942. VICARIOUS – (adjective) – acting as a substitute
943. VIGILANCE – (noun) – watchfulness
944. VILIFY – (verb) – slander
945. VINDICATE – (verb) – clear of charges
946. VINDICTIVE – (adjective) – revengeful
947. VIRULENT – (adjective) – extremely poisonous
948. VIVACIOUS – (adjective) – animated
949. VOCIFEROUS – (adjective) – clamorous, noisy
950. VOGUE – (noun) – popular fashion
951. VORACIOUS – (adjective) – ravenous
952. WAIVE – (verb) – give up temporarily, yield
953. WANTON – (adjective) – unruly, unchaste, excessive
954. WARY – (adjective) – very cautious
955. WILY – (adjective) – cunning, artful
956. WRITHE – (verb) – squirm, twist
957. XENOPHOBIA – (noun) – fear or hatred of foreigners
958. YEN – (noun) – longing, urge, desire
959. ZANY – (adjective) – crazy, comic
960. ZENITH – (noun) - fanatic