WEEK 1
1. abdicate (verb): to surrender or
repudiate
synonyms: relinquish, give up,
renounce, withdraw
2. benign (adjective): humane; kind;
favorable; humanitarian
synonyms: chivalrous, benevolent,
harmless
2. circumspect (adjective): examining
carefully all circumstances and possible
consequences
synonyms: careful, concerned
3. efficacy (noun): power to produce a
desired effect
synonym: efficiency
3. diffident (adjective): lacking in selfconfidence
synonyms: modest, shy, bashful
4. furtive (adjective): characterized by
stealth; surreptitious
synonyms: secret, stealthy, sly,
clandestine
4. ebullient (adjective): overflowing with
excitement or liveliness
synonym: enthusiastic
5. glib (adjective): smooth talking; fluent;
talkative
synonyms: loquacious, plausible
5. innocuous (adjective): having no
harmful qualities or ill effects; harmless
synonyms: naive, pure, innocent
WEEK 4
WEEK 2
1. noisome (adjective): offensive to the
point of arousing disgust; foul smell
synonyms: reeking, stinking
2. ostentatious (adjective): characterized
by pretentious show in attempt to impress
others
synonyms: showy, pretentious
3. propensity (noun): an often intense
natural inclination.
synonym: leaning, penchant,
predilection
4. sycophant (noun): someone who
attempts to win favors or advance him or
herself by flattery or servile behavior
synonyms: slanderer, defamer
5. taciturn (adjective): habitually silent or
quiet; inclined to talk very little
synonyms: laconic, terse
1. indigent (adjective): impoverished;
needy, poor
synonyms: lacking, destitute
2. ludicrous (adjective): laughable or
hilarious because of obvious absurdity or
incongruity
synonyms: ridiculous, comical,
hilarious
3. maelstrom (noun): a violent or turbulent
situation
synonyms: whirlpool, vortex
4. temporal (adjective): of or related to
earthly life
synonyms: limited by time, secular
5. voracious (adjective): greedy in eating;
very eager
synonyms: avid, ravenous
WEEK 5
1. abstruse (adjective): hard to understand
synonyms: obscure, complex,
profound, esoteric
WEEK 3
1. abstemious (adjective): moderate,
especially in eating and drinking
synonyms: temperate, sober,
moderate
2. chicanery (noun): the use of sly or
evasive language; reasoning to trick or
deceive
synonyms: sophistry, guile, fake
3. evanescent (adjective): vanishing;
scarcely perceptible
synonym: fleeting
4. exacerbate (verb): to make worse or
bitter
synonyms: irritate, aggravate
5. intrinsic ( adjective): belonging to the
true or fundamental nature of a thing
synonym: inherent
5. emaciated (adjective): make lean by a
gradual wasting away of the body
synonyms: thin, wasted
WEEK 8
WEEK 6
1. iconoclast (noun): one who seeks to
destroy traditional or religious beliefs
synonyms: heretic, destroyer,
biblioclast
1. jettison (verb): to cast overboard; get rid
of unnecessary items
synonyms: discard, dump
2. myriad (adjective): constituting a very
large, indefinite number; innumerable
synonyms: numerous, multitudinous
2. licentious (adjective): lacking moral
discipline or ignoring legal restraint,
especially in sexual conduct
synonyms: wild, uninhibited
3. reticent (adjective): habitually silent or
uncommunicative; disinclined to speak
synonyms: laconic, taciturn
3 mollify (verb): to soothe the temper of;
pacify
synonyms: appease, conciliate
4. quixotic (adjective): idealistic to an
impractical degree
synonyms: chivalrous, romantic,
idealistic
4. ribald (adjective): characterized by
coarse or vulgar joking or mocking
synonyms: earthy, lewd, lascivious,
salacious
5. temerity (noun): unreasonable or
foolhardy contempt for danger
synonyms: boldness, rashness
WEEK 9
5. recalcitrant (adjective): obstinately
defiant of authority or restraint
synonyms: resistant, unruly,
incorrigible
1. acumen (noun): quickness and accuracy
of judgment; keenness of sight
synonyms: discernment, insight,
sagacity
WEEK 7
1. anomaly (noun): deviation from the
common rule
Synonyms: abnormality, irregularity,
aberration
2. auspicious (adjective): attended by
favorable circumstances; marked by
success
synonyms: favorable, fortunate,
prosperous
2. bombastic (adjective): pompous or
overblown in language; full of high sounding
words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
synonyms: inflated (language)
3. charlatan (noun): a person who pretends
to have special knowledge or skill that he or
she does not possess
synonyms: quack, fraud
3. cynic (noun): a person who believes all
people are motivated by selfishness
synonyms: pessimist, scorner
4. duress (noun): the use of force,
especially unlawfully; compulsion
synonyms: constraint, force,
coercion
4. debilitate (verb): to sap the strength or
energy of
synonyms: enervate, weaken,
enfeeble
5. eclectic (adjective): selecting and using
what seems best from various sources
synonym: selective, various
WEEK 10
2. paragon (noun): a model of perfection
synonyms: nonpareil, model, ideal
1. foible (noun): a minor weakness or
failing character; a small but persistent
personal fault
synonyms: flaw, fault, defect
2. indigenous (adjective): originating and
living in an area or environment
synonyms: native
3. lassitude (noun): a state or feeling of
weariness, diminished energy, or
listlessness
synonyms: lethargy, dullness
4. unfettered (verb): freed from a chain or
shackle; liberated
synonyms: unrestrained, unleash,
emancipate, free
5. vacillate (verb): sway, totter; to incline
first to one course or opinion and then
another; waiver
synonyms: hesitate, flip-flop, falter
WEEK 11
3. parsimonious (adjective): excessively
frugal, stingy
synonyms: thrifty, frugal, skimpy
4. wily (adjective): cunning; sly; using craft
or stratagem to accomplish a purpose
synonyms: devious, shrewd,
deceptive
5. zealous (adjective): marked by active
interest and enthusiasm
synonyms: vigorous, fervent, fervid
WEEK 13
1. circumlocution (noun): the use of more
or unnecessarily large words to express an
idea
synonym: roundabout speaking
2. extrovert (noun): an individual interested
in others; outgoing
synonyms: assertiveness,
gregariousness
1. articulate (verb): to pronounce distinctly;
to express well in words
(adjective) expressed clearly and
forcefully
3. facade (noun): an artificial or deceptive
front
synonyms: front, veneer, pretense
2. chimerical (adjective): unreal; imaginary;
given to unrealistic fantasies
synonyms: fantastic, visionary
4. elusive (adjective): hard to grasp or
understand
synonym: baffling, evasive
3. crass (adjective): insensitive and
unrefined
synonym: gross
5. empathy (noun): identifying and
understanding the feelings of another
synonym: compassion
4. decorum (noun): appropriateness of
behavior or conduct
synonyms: propriety, etiquette
WEEK 14
5. grandiose (adjective): ostentatiously
showy
synonyms: imposing, impressive
WEEK 12
1. hackneyed (adjective): lacking in
freshness and originality
synonyms: commonplace, trite,
banal
1. jocose (adjective): given to jokes and
jesting; tending to cause laughter
synonyms: merry, playful
2. lackadaisical (adjective): lacking in spirit
or interest
synonyms: listless, indolent
3. precedent (noun): the right to superior
honor on a ceremonial or formal occasion
synonyms: priority, antecedence
4. soporific (adjective): inducing sleep
synonym: hypnotic
5. sporadic (adjective): occurring at
irregular intervals; having no pattern in time
synonyms: intermittent, irregular
WEEK 17
1. aggregation (noun): the act of gathering
together into a mass or sum so as to
constitute a whole; total
synonyms: combination, composite,
conglomeration
WEEK 15
1. affectation (noun) a show of pretense or
artificial behavior, usually intended to
impress
synonyms: act, pretense, show
2. agile (adjective): able to move in a quick
and easy fashion; active
synonyms: limber, active, quick,
alert
2. coalesce (verb): to come together or to
grow as one
synonyms: gather, unit
3. egregious (adjective): gross; evil,
synonyms: shocking, flagrant
3. discursive (adjective): covering a wide
field of subjects
synonyms: rambling, meandering,
roving
4. expiate (verb): to make amends for;
atone for (a sin)
synonyms; repent
5. fallacious (adjective): containing or
based on a fallacy; not real
synonyms: false, untrue, delusive
WEEK 16
1. mitigate (verb): to make or become
milder, less severe
synonyms: moderate, alleviate,
relieve
2. prolix (adjective): drawn-out; too long,
marked by or using an excess of words
synonyms: verbose, wordy
3. quiescent (adjective): at rest; dormant
synonym: inactive
4. secular (adjective): worldly; temporal, as
opposed to spiritual
5. surreptitious (adjective): done in a secret
or stealthy way
synonyms: furtive, sly, clandestine
4. fracas (noun): noisy quarrel; brawl
synonyms: scuffle, uproar, row
5. incongruous (adjective): lacking in
harmony; absurdity
synonyms: incompatible, disparity
WEEK 18
1. languid (adjective): flagging, drooping,
weak; without animation
synonym: listless, slow
2. pandemonium (noun): wild uproar or
disorder
synonyms: tumult or chaos
3. paucity (adjective): smallness of quantity
or number
synonyms: scarcity, lack, dearth
4. pilgrimage (noun): journey to a holy
place; any long journey
5. vapid (adjective): lacking spirit, liveliness,
or zest; flat; insipid
synonyms: colorless, bland
WEEK 19
1. ambiance (noun): pervading
atmosphere, surrounding mood
synonym: environment, milieu
2. doleful (adjective): very sad or dreary
synonyms: mournful, sorrowful,
dismal
3. effrontery (noun): shameless boldness
synonyms: audacity, insolence
4. fulsome (adjective): offensively
excessive or insincere
synonyms: overstated, gross,
blatant, obsequious
5. halcyon (adjective): calm and peaceful
synonyms: happy, golden
WEEK 20
1. martyr (noun): one who suffers
punishment or the sacrifice of his life for
the adherence to principles or
beliefs
2. petulant (adjective): peevish; capricious;
easily annoyed; having or showing a bad
temper
synonyms: irritable, ill-tempered,
grouchy
3. superfluous (adjective): excessive; more
than what is required or sufficient
synonym: overabundant, excessive
4. tantamount (adjective): equivalent;
having the same meaning, value, or effect
synonyms: comparable, identical
5. untenable (adjective): incapable of being
held or defended, as an argument or thesis
synonym: indefensible
WEEK 21
1. antithesis (noun): a direct contrast;
opposition; direct or exact opposite
synonyms: opposite, contrast
2. clandestine (adjective): kept or done in
secrecy for a purpose
synonyms: covert, hidden, latent,
private
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3. elucidate (verb): make clear; explain
synonyms: clarify, expound,
illuminate
4. ignominy (noun): personal dishonor or
humiliation
synonyms: disgrace, shame
5. impute (verb): to charge with the fault or
responsibility for
synonyms: attribute, charge
WEEK 22
1. palpable (adjective): readily or plainly
seen or perceived
synonyms: obvious, tangible
2. supercilious (adjective): haughtily
disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a
look
synonyms: snobbish, arrogant,
haughty
3. tautological (adjective): needlessly
repetitious
synonym: redundant
4. torpid ( adjective): having lost motion or
the power of exertion or feeling
synonyms: dormant, dull, lethargic
5. ubiquitous (adjective): present or
existing everywhere
synonyms: omnipresent
WEEK 23
1. ameliorate (verb): to become better
synonyms: improve, help, better
2. encomium (noun): high praise
synonym: praise, eulogy
3. equanimity (noun): evenness of mind or
temper; calmness under stress
synonyms: composure, self-control,
poise
4. flaccid (adjective): lacking firmness; soft
and limp
synonyms: flabby, sagging,
drooping
5. mercenary (noun): a professional soldier
hired to serve in a foreign army
synonym: soldier of fortune
WEEK 24
1. predilection (noun): an established
preference for something
synonyms: prejudice, partiality,
penchant
2. prehensile (adjective): adapted for
seizing or grasping especially by wrapping
around
synonym: change of fortune;
fluctuation
WEEK 27
3. somnolent (adjective): drowsy; halfasleep
synonym: sleepy
4. staid (adjective): sedate and dignified
synonym: proper, sober
5. tenuous (adjective): having little
substance or strength
synonyms: slim, thin, rare
WEEK 25
1. anachronism (noun): an error in
chronology
2. equivocal (adj) of uncertain origin
synonyms: ambiguous, dubious,
vague, ambivalent
3. eschew ( verb): shun or avoid
synonyms: steer clear of, disdain
4. frenetic (adjective): frantic; frenzied
synonyms: distraught, distracted,
frenzied
1. blasphemy (noun): speaking irreverently
of God; desecrating by impious talk; taking
God’s name in vain
2.
consecrate (verb): to set apart for
sacred uses; to dedicate
3. hierarchy (noun): categorization of a
group of people according to ability, rank, or
status
synonyms: chain of command,
pecking order, ladder
4. incipient (adjective): beginning to exist or
appear
synonyms: beginning, starting;
initial
5. misnomer (noun): the act of applying a
wrong name or epithet to some person or
thing
synonyms: malapropism, solecism
WEEK 28
5. perfidious (adjective): of or relating to or
characterized by lying
synonyms: basely false
WEEK 26
1. terse (adjective): short; to the point
synonyms: brief, laconic, pithy
2. timorous (adjective): lack of selfconfidence or courage
synonyms: afraid, doubtful
3. utopian (adjective): proposing ideal
social and political schemes that are
impractical
synonyms: dreamlike, idealistic,
visionary
4. vernacular (noun): the native language
of a place; native to a country
synonyms: dialect, language
5. vicissitude (noun): unpredictable
changes in life; ups and downs
1. myopia (noun): visual defect in which
distant objects appear blurred; lack of
discernment or long- range perspective in
thinking or planning
synonyms: nearsightedness, having
“tunnel-vision”
2. nadir (noun): diametrically opposite the
zenith; the lowest point
3. philistine (noun): one with no love of
music or painting or any of the arts; an
uncultured person
4. volatile (adjective): evaporating quickly;
unstable or fickle
synonym: capricious, mercurial
5. wan (adjective): sickly; pale; feeble or
weak
synonyms: haggard, pale