Words in Linda Carnevale's book (4th edition)
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| 1416482154 | brevity | briefness or conciseness in speech or writing | 1 | |
| 1416482155 | concise | using few words in speaking or writing | 2 | |
| 1416482156 | laconic | using few words in speech | 3 | |
| 1416482157 | pithy | brief and full of meaning and substance; concise | 4 | |
| 1416482158 | quiescent | quiet; still; inactive | 5 | |
| 1416482159 | reticent | not talking much; reserved | 6 | |
| 1416482160 | succint | clearly and briefly stated; concise | 7 | |
| 1416482161 | taciturn | silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed | 8 | |
| 1416482162 | terse | using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness | 9 | |
| 1416482163 | bombastic | using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others | 10 | |
| 1416482164 | circumlocution | speaking in circles; round-about speech | 11 | |
| 1416482165 | colloquial | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational | 12 | |
| 1416482166 | diffuse (adj.) | spread out, not concise, wordy | 13 | |
| 1416482167 | digress | to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about | 14 | |
| 1416482168 | eloquence | talkative; loquacious | 15 | |
| 1416482169 | grandiloquent | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others | 16 | |
| 1416482170 | loquacious | very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous | 17 | |
| 1416482171 | prattle | to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly | 18 | |
| 1416482172 | ramble | to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction | 19 | |
| 1416482173 | rant | to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave | 20 | |
| 1416482174 | rhetorical | relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression | 21 | |
| 1416482175 | verbose | using too many words; wordy; long winded | 22 | |
| 1416482176 | voluble | talking with a great deal of ease; glib | 23 | |
| 1416482177 | arrogant | overbearing; proud; haughty | 24 | |
| 1416482178 | braggart | one who boasts a great deal | 25 | |
| 1416482179 | complacent | self-satisfied; smug | 26 | |
| 1416482180 | contemptuous | lacking respect; scornful | 27 | |
| 1416482181 | disdainful | full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof | 28 | |
| 1416482182 | egotistical | Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited | 29 | |
| 1416482183 | haughty | having great pride in oneself and dislike for others | 30 | |
| 1416482184 | insolent | boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude | 31 | |
| 1416482185 | narcissistic | having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority of everyone | 32 | |
| 1416482186 | ostentatious | having to do with showing off; pretentious | 33 | |
| 1416482187 | presumptuous | too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds | 34 | |
| 1416482188 | pretentious | claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand | 35 | |
| 1416482189 | supercilious | looking down on others; proud and scornful | 36 | |
| 1416482190 | swagger (vb.) | to walk around in a proud showy manner; to boast in a loud manner | 37 | |
| 1416482191 | banal | dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed | 38 | |
| 1416482192 | cliché | an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse | 39 | |
| 1416482193 | derivative (adj.) | unoriginal; taken from something already existing | 40 | |
| 1416482194 | hackneyed | made common place by overuse; trite (n. hack, one who copies or imitates the work of others) | 41 | |
| 1416482195 | insipid | lacking flavor or taste; unexciting | 42 | |
| 1416482196 | lackluster | lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring | 43 | |
| 1416482197 | mundane | commonplace; ordinary | 44 | |
| 1416482198 | platitude | quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original | 45 | |
| 1416482199 | prosaic | dull; commonplace | 46 | |
| 1416482200 | trite | unoriginal and stale due to overuse | 47 | |
| 1416482201 | vapid | lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale | 48 | |
| 1416482202 | allay | to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain | 49 | |
| 1416482203 | alleviate | to lessen pain or discomfort | 50 | |
| 1416482204 | ameliorate | to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension | 51 | |
| 1416482205 | appease | to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify | 52 | |
| 1416482206 | assuage | to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify | 53 | |
| 1416482207 | consciliate | to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile | 54 | |
| 1416482208 | mediate | to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides | 55 | |
| 1416482209 | mitigate | to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage | 56 | |
| 1416482210 | mollify | to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent | 57 | |
| 1416482211 | pacify | to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state | 58 | |
| 1416482212 | placate | to make calm; to soothe | 59 | |
| 1416482213 | quell | to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down | 60 | |
| 1416482214 | affable | easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly; kind; amiable | 61 | |
| 1416482215 | amiable | friendly, kind | 62 | |
| 1416482216 | amicable | showing goodwill; peaceable | 63 | |
| 1416482217 | congenial | compatible; having kindred needs or tastes; sympathetic | 64 | |
| 1416482218 | convivial | sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good company | 65 | |
| 1416482219 | cordial | warm and friendly; amiable | 66 | |
| 1416482220 | gregarious | sociable, outgoing | 67 | |
| 1416482221 | jocular | liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun | 68 | |
| 1416482222 | levity | lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriate | 69 | |
| 1416482223 | animosity | hatred; ill will | 70 | |
| 1416482224 | antagonism | hatred or hostility | 71 | |
| 1416482225 | bellicose | of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent | 72 | |
| 1416482226 | belligerent | taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight | 73 | |
| 1416482227 | cantankerous | bad-tempered or irritable; quarrelsome | 74 | |
| 1416482228 | captious | made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling | 75 | |
| 1416482229 | contentious | quarrelsome; belligerent | 76 | |
| 1416482230 | disputatious | likely to dispute or argue | 77 | |
| 1416482231 | polemical | inclined to argue or debate; controversial | 78 | |
| 1416482232 | predator | one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another; a strong adversary or rival | 79 | |
| 1416482233 | pugnacious | eager to fight; belligerent | 80 | |
| 1416482234 | altruistic | showing an unselfish concern for others | 81 | |
| 1416482235 | benevolent | giving freely and easily to others; charitable; kind | 82 | |
| 1416482236 | largess | generous giving (also spelled largesse) | 83 | |
| 1416482237 | lavish (#1) | generous in giving to others or in spending money | 84 | |
| 1416482238 | magnanimous | generous in overlooking insult or injury by others; rising above pettiness | 85 | |
| 1416482239 | munificent | very generous | 86 | |
| 1416482240 | philanthropic | showing a desire to help others by gibing gifts; charitable; humane | 87 | |
| 1416482241 | prodigal | wasteful; lavish | 88 | |
| 1416482242 | squander | to spend money (or time) in a wasteful, uncaring fashon | 89 | |
| 1416482243 | austere | having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries and frills; stern in manner or appearence | 90 | |
| 1416482244 | avaricious | greedy | 91 | |
| 1416482245 | frugal | careful with money; thrifty; not prodigal or wasteful | 92 | |
| 1416482246 | mercenary | greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-making | 93 | |
| 1416482247 | miserly | careful with how money is spent; thrifty | 94 | |
| 1416482248 | parsimonious | overly thrifty or miserly | 95 | |
| 1416482249 | penurious | stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution | 96 | |
| 1416482250 | thrifty | showing care with how money and resources are spent or used | 97 | |
| 1416482251 | adversity | great trouble or difficulty | 98 | |
| 1416482252 | conflagration | a huge fire, and inferno | 99 | |
| 1416482253 | confounding | puzzling; baffling | 100 | |
| 1416482254 | cryptic | hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscure | 101 | |
| 1416482255 | debacle | a failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical | 102 | |
| 1416482256 | enigma | a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person | 103 | |
| 1416482257 | labyrinth | a maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself | 104 | |
| 1416482258 | precarious | dangerous or risky; uncertain | 105 | |
| 1416482259 | quagmire | a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground, bog, mire | 106 | |
| 1416482260 | quandary | a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation | 107 | |
| 1416482261 | turbulence | great unrest; turmoil or disorder | 108 | |
| 1416482262 | turmoil | a turbulent scenario or situation; tumult | 109 | |
| 1416482263 | baneful | causing ruin; harmful; pernicious | 110 | |
| 1416482264 | deleterious | harmful to one's health or overall welfare; pernicious | 111 | |
| 1416482265 | detrimental | harmful | 112 | |
| 1416482266 | devious | dishonest or deceptive; tricky | 113 | |
| 1416482267 | iniquitous | showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious | 114 | |
| 1416482268 | malicious | intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful | 115 | |
| 1416482269 | nefarious | very mean and wicked | 116 | |
| 1416482270 | odious | loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting way | 117 | |
| 1416482271 | ominous | pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding | 118 | |
| 1416482272 | pernicious | very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way | 119 | |
| 1416482273 | rancorous | deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious | 120 | |
| 1416482274 | virulent | extremely poisonous; deadly; full of spiteful hatred | 121 | |
| 1416482275 | berate | to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone | 122 | |
| 1416482276 | carp | to find fault; to be critical | 123 | |
| 1416482277 | castigate | to scold or punish severely | 124 | |
| 1416482278 | censure | to criticize strongly | 125 | |
| 1416482279 | chastise | to punish or scold harshly | 126 | |
| 1416482280 | deprecate | to show mild disapproval | 127 | |
| 1416482281 | deride | to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at | 128 | |
| 1416482282 | impugn | to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable | 129 | |
| 1416482283 | rebuff | to snub; to bluntly refuse | 130 | |
| 1416482284 | rebuke | to reprimand or scold sharply | 131 | |
| 1416482285 | reprove | to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold | 132 | |
| 1416482286 | upbraid | to chide; to scold bitterly | 133 | |
| 1416482287 | aloof | uninterested; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant | 134 | |
| 1416482288 | apathetic | indifferent; showing no caring, interest, or concern; lacking emotion | 135 | |
| 1416482289 | detached | aloof; indifferent | 136 | |
| 1416482290 | impassive | lacking emotion or drive | 137 | |
| 1416482291 | indifferent | apathetic; showing little or no concern or care | 138 | |
| 1416482292 | listless | lacking interest in something, usually because of illness fatigue, or general sadness; spiritless | 139 | |
| 1416482293 | nonchalant | casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything | 140 | |
| 1416482294 | phlegmatic | hard to get excited or emotional; calm; slow moving | 141 | |
| 1416482295 | remote | emotionally distant and disinterested; aloof; uninvolved; distant, far away | 142 | |
| 1416482296 | stolid | lacking emotion or not showing any emotion; stoical | 143 | |
| 1416482297 | indolent | lazy; not wanting to do any work | 144 | |
| 1416482298 | languor | a weak or lifeless feeling | 145 | |
| 1416482299 | lassitude | a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work | 146 | |
| 1416482300 | lethargic | having little or no energy | 147 | |
| 1416482301 | sedentary | having to do with sitting around a lot | 148 | |
| 1416482302 | sluggish | slow and lazy | 149 | |
| 1416482303 | soporific | sleep-inducing; sleepy | 150 | |
| 1416482304 | stagnant | lacking movement or energy | 151 | |
| 1416482305 | torpid | lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish | 152 | |
| 1416482306 | compliant | yielding, submissive | 153 | |
| 1416482307 | fawning | gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery | 154 | |
| 1416482308 | obsequious | obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner | 155 | |
| 1416482309 | servile | slave-like; very humble and submissive | 156 | |
| 1416482310 | slavish | slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work | 157 | |
| 1416482311 | submissive | voluntarily obeying another; humble | 158 | |
| 1416482312 | subordinate | inferior; lower in rank or status | 159 | |
| 1416482313 | subservient | obedient; obsequious | 160 | |
| 1416482314 | sycophant | a self-server who tries to gain the favor of others through the use of flattery of by being overattentive | 161 | |
| 1416482315 | taody | a flatterer; a sycophant | 162 | |
| 1416482316 | ardent | full of passion and emotion | 163 | |
| 1416482317 | avid | showing enthusiasm; ardent | 164 | |
| 1416482318 | ebullient | filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement | 165 | |
| 1416482319 | effervescent | lively; full of uplifted spirit; vivacious | 166 | |
| 1416482320 | exuberant | overflowing with vitality and good spirits | 167 | |
| 1416482321 | fanatical | full of great enthusiasm or devotion | 168 | |
| 1416482322 | fervent | filled with passion or intensity | 169 | |
| 1416482323 | impassioned | filled with passionate emotion | 170 | |
| 1416482324 | vibrant | lively; full of vitality | 171 | |
| 1416482325 | zealous | filled with enthusiasm; fervent | 172 | |
| 1416482326 | adamant | unwilling to bend; unyielding | 173 | |
| 1416482327 | dogmatic | strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial | 174 | |
| 1416482328 | hidebound | strongly opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn | 175 | |
| 1416482329 | intractable | stubborn; hard to manage | 176 | |
| 1416482330 | obdurate | resistant to persuasion or softening; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | 177 | |
| 1416482331 | obstinate | stubborn; inflexible | 178 | |
| 1416482332 | recalcitrant | stubborn; disobedient; defiant | 179 | |
| 1416482333 | resolve | firmness, determination | 180 | |
| 1416482334 | unwavering | firm and determined | 181 | |
| 1416482335 | unyielding | stubborn; inflexible | 182 | |
| 1416482336 | willful | stubborn | 183 | |
| 1416482337 | acoustics | the quality of sound, pertaining to how it is heard based on the quality and structure of the room | 184 | |
| 1416482338 | cacophony | lack of harmony; loud and unpleasant noise; a racket | 185 | |
| 1416482339 | clamor | unpleasant sound; noise | 186 | |
| 1416482340 | din | ongoing loud sound; noise | 187 | |
| 1416482341 | discordant | lacking harmony or agreement | 188 | |
| 1416482342 | euphony | pleasing sound | 189 | |
| 1416482343 | mellifluous | sweet and smooth sounding | 190 | |
| 1416482344 | raucous | coarse-sounding; loud and unruly | 191 | |
| 1416482345 | strident | shrill; high pitched | 192 | |
| 1416482346 | vociferous | loud and noisy regarding one's own voice, especially shouting; demandingly clamorous | 193 | |
| 1416482347 | acclaim | to express strong approval or praise; hail | 194 | |
| 1416482348 | accolade | an award given as a sign of appreciation or respect | 195 | |
| 1416482349 | adulate | to praise or flatter too greatly; fawn over | 196 | |
| 1416482350 | esteem | to value highly; to have great regard for | 197 | |
| 1416482351 | eulogize | to praise, as in a eulogy; to say good things about | 198 | |
| 1416482352 | exalt | to praise or glorify; to lift up in status, dignity, or power | 199 | |
| 1416482353 | laud | to praise; extol | 200 | |
| 1416482354 | panegyrize | to praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly | 201 | |
| 1416482355 | revere | to regard highly with love and respect | 202 | |
| 1416482356 | venerate | to feel or show deep respect for, especially due to age or tradition; to honor | 203 | |
| 1416482357 | ample | abundant; plentiful; more than enough | 204 | |
| 1416482358 | copious | abundant; much; plentiful | 205 | |
| 1416482359 | lavish (#2) | abundant; in excess | 206 | |
| 1416482360 | myriad (adj. and n.) | countless; a very large number | 207 | |
| 1416482361 | plethora | excess; abundance | 208 | |
| 1416482362 | profuse | abundant; more than enough | 209 | |
| 1416482363 | prolific | abundant; producing a great deal; fertile | 210 | |
| 1416482364 | superfluous | overabundant; more than is needed; unnecessary | 211 | |
| 1416482365 | surfeit | an oversupply | 212 | |
| 1416482366 | abstemious | holding back from eating or drinking too much | 213 | |
| 1416482367 | alimentary | relating to good and nourishment | 214 | |
| 1416482368 | culinary | having to do with cooking, preparing meals | 215 | |
| 1416482369 | delectable | delicious | 216 | |
| 1416482370 | emaciated | very, very thin due to lack of adequate food | 217 | |
| 1416482371 | epicurean | having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking (n. epicure: the pleasure...) | 218 | |
| 1416482372 | glutton | one who overindulges in food and drink | 219 | |
| 1416482373 | palatable | pleasing to the taste buds | 220 | |
| 1416482374 | ravenous | very hungry | 221 | |
| 1416482375 | savory | tasty or good smelling | 222 | |
| 1416482376 | voracious | greedy; gluttonous; ravenous; insatiable | 223 | |
| 1416482377 | chary | cautious; wary | 224 | |
| 1416482378 | circumspect | careful and cautious before acting | 225 | |
| 1416482379 | conscientious | relating to doing what one knows is right; scrupulous | 226 | |
| 1416482380 | exacting | requiring a great deal of care of effort; painstaking | 227 | |
| 1416482381 | gingerly | very carefully | 228 | |
| 1416482382 | heedful | paying careful attention to | 229 | |
| 1416482383 | meticulous | very careful; fussy; finicky; fastidious | 230 | |
| 1416482384 | scrupulous | showing great care and honesty, based on personal belief of what is right and proper | 231 | |
| 1416482385 | vigilant | carefully alert and watchful | 232 | |
| 1416482386 | wary | cautious, careful | 233 | |
| 1416482387 | ephemeral | lasting a short time; fleeting | 234 | |
| 1416482388 | evanescent | vanishing quickly; fleeting | 235 | |
| 1416482389 | fleeting | short-lived | 236 | |
| 1416482390 | itinerant | wandering about; tending to move around, travel | 237 | |
| 1416482391 | nomadic | wandering | 238 | |
| 1416482392 | peripatetic | moving or walking about; itinerant | 239 | |
| 1416482393 | transient | lasting for only a short time; temporary | 240 | |
| 1416482394 | transitory | fleeting | 241 | |
| 1416482395 | volatile | explosive or changing very quickly | 242 | |
| 1416482396 | antediluvian | very, very, old; antiquated | 243 | |
| 1416482397 | antiquated | very old and no longer in use; obsolete | 244 | |
| 1416482398 | antiquity | ancient times | 245 | |
| 1416482399 | archaic | old; from a much earlier time; antiquated | 246 | |
| 1416482400 | obsolete | old; outdated, no longer in use | 247 | |
| 1416482401 | relic | a custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time | 248 | |
| 1416482402 | contemporary | modern, new; relating to the same time period | 249 | |
| 1416482403 | inception | the start, the beginning of something | 250 | |
| 1416482404 | innovation | something new | 251 | |
| 1416482405 | novel | new | 252 | |
| 1416482406 | unprecedented | novel; unparalleled | 253 |
