4943302794 | Spacial 1 | -a: Pertaining to space | 0 | |
4943305152 | Profundity 1 | -n: A deep understanding -n: Something which is difficult to understand (profound), requires deep insight | 1 | |
4943359374 | Immutable 1 | -a: Unchangable | 2 | |
4943362713 | Extol 1 | -v: To praise lavishly | 3 | |
4943366311 | Dupe 1 | -n: A person who is easily fooled -v: To fool someone | 4 | |
4943371140 | Autonomous 1 | -a: Independent | 5 | |
4943375616 | Consternation 1 | -n: A state of paralyzing dismay or anxiety | 6 | |
4943379926 | Abdicate 1 | -v: To relinquish (give up) willingly | 7 | |
4943389214 | Rhetoric 1S | -n: The art of persuasion | 8 | |
4943397568 | Affect 1 | -v: to influence -n: a feeling or emotion | 9 | |
4943410958 | Parallelism 1S | -n: Likeness, correspondence -n: The use of identical syntactic structures in phrases or clauses | 10 | |
4943421912 | Syntax 1S | -n: Sentence structure and formation | 11 | |
4943434190 | Analogy 1S | -n: A comparison of objects/ideas... often an abstract or complex concept is compared to a simple one | 12 | |
4943443914 | Variegated 1 | -a: Marked with different colors; Characterized by variety | 13 | |
4943548419 | Spectrum 2 | -n: The entire range of something -n: Colored bands of light | 14 | |
4943552552 | Earnest 2 | -a: Showing deep sincerity -n: Something done in advance as a pledge | 15 | |
4943560044 | Exemplify 2S | -v: To show by example | 16 | |
4943569607 | Imperious 2 | -a: Arrogantly overbearing -a: Urgent | 17 | |
4943578683 | Extricate 2 | -a: To disentangle from a difficulty | 18 | |
4943583226 | Abrade 2 | -v: To rub away | 19 | |
4943591778 | Consummate 2 | -v: To complete (To complete with) -a: perfect; supreme | 20 | |
4943595657 | Oscillate 2 | -v: To move back and forth -v: To vary between opposites | 21 | |
4943599378 | Pronostic 2 | -n: A prediction -a: Indicative of the future | 22 | |
4943603197 | Veracity 2 | -n: Truthfulness | 23 | |
4943607081 | Malleable 2 | -a: Able to be shaped and influenced (physical and abstract meaning) | 24 | |
4943612752 | Anecdote 2S | -n: A short story or amusing incident | 25 | |
4943617840 | Diction 2S | -n: Choice of words | 26 | |
4943620587 | Aver 2 | -v: To affirm (The truth) | 27 | |
4946729564 | Abscond 3 | -v: To flee secretly and hide | 28 | |
4946730826 | Abstruse 3 | -a: Hard to understand | 29 | |
4946732296 | Base 3 | -a: Having low morals / Of inferior quality | 30 | |
4946736815 | Canard 3 | -n: An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story | 31 | |
4946741768 | Contrite 3 | -a: Remorseful | 32 | |
4946747139 | Convalesce 3 | -v: To recuperate (to recover) | 33 | |
4946754995 | Ebullient 3 | -a: Enthusiastic | 34 | |
4946757440 | Impetuous 3 | -v: Impulsive | 35 | |
4946765444 | Spurious 3 | -a: false or counterfeit; appearing similar, but functioning differently | 36 | |
4946774059 | Verbose 3 | -a: Wordy | 37 | |
4946779161 | Alliteration 3S | -n: The sequential repetition of a similar initial consonant sound | 38 | |
4946783495 | Anaphora 3S | -n: The repetition of the same word or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses | 39 | |
4946789086 | Objective 3S | -a: Writing which emphasizes facts, reality; comes across as informational and unbiased. | 40 | |
4946801501 | Subjective 3S | -a: Writing that emphasizes the writer/speaker's view. Reveals the writer's biases and opinions | 41 | |
4990344066 | Acerbic 4 | -a: Sour, bitter-tasting; pertaining to a bitter temperament | 42 | |
4990441961 | Congenial 4 | -a: Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic; of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable | 43 | |
4990446290 | Corroborate 4 | -v: To confirm | 44 | |
4990347890 | Deference 4 | -n: Submission or courteous yielding to the wishes , opinion, or decision of another (out of respect) | 45 | |
4990351818 | Edify 4 | -v: To instruct in an uplifting manner | 46 | |
4990353725 | Implacable 4 | -a: Unappeasable; uncompromising | 47 | |
4990358777 | Overwrought 4 | -a: Excessively excited or nervous | 48 | |
4990361872 | Prevaricate 4 | -v: To lie or be evasive | 49 | |
4990366724 | Propitiate 4 | -v: To make favorably inclined -v: To make someone subservient | 50 | |
4990374007 | Subordinate 4 | -n: Someone under someone else's control -v: To make someone subservient -a: Inferior to | 51 | |
4990380508 | Allusion 4S | -n: A (well known) literary historical or mythological reference the author makes without explaining it. It is expected the reader understands. | 52 | |
4990388342 | Clause 4S | -n: A grammatical term referring to a structural element of a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate (verb) | 53 | |
4990397106 | Independent clause (main clause) 4S | -n: A clause which can stand alone and be a complete sentence | 54 | |
4990401856 | Dependent clause (subordinate clause) 4S | -n: A clause that cannot make sense on its own; typically joined to an independent clause (with a subordinating conjunction [because, while, if, when]) | 55 | |
5105376624 | Belie 5 | -v: to misrepresent -v: to prove false -v: to leave unfulfilled | 56 | |
5105287476 | Countenance 5 | -n: a look of approval of support -composure -appearance | 57 | |
5105295858 | Effrontery 5 | -a: Audacity (excessive self-confidence) | 58 | |
5105301556 | Facile 5 | -a: easy -a: arrived at without care or effort -a: superficial | 59 | |
5105314123 | Impregnable 5 | -a: safe against attack | 60 | |
5105319362 | martinet 5 | -n: Someone who demands strict obedience | 61 | |
5105321037 | Maverick 5 | -n: Someone who takes an independent stand | 62 | |
5105324946 | Obeisance 5 | -n: a gesture expressing homage (respect/ appreciation) | 63 | |
5105329976 | Poignant 5 | -a: physically painful -a: emotionaly touching -a: piercing, incisive (poignant criticism) | 64 | |
5105340040 | Propound 5 | -a: to put forward for consideration | 65 | |
5105342475 | vex 5 | -v: to annoy or cause concern -v: to baffle -v: to talk about at length | 66 | |
5105351916 | Connotation: 5S | n: the implied meaning of a word or phrase | 67 | |
5105355998 | Denotation 5S | -n: the literal dictionary meaning of a word | 68 | |
5105358660 | exposition 5S | -n: the background and events that lead to the main idea/purpose of an essay. | 69 | |
5189287553 | Incisive 6 | -a: Having or suggesting sharp mental perception -a: Direct and effective (incisive comments) | 70 | |
5189294559 | Intractable 6 | -a: Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn -a: Difficult to mold or manipulate -a: Difficult to alleviate or cure (intractable pain) | 71 | |
5189306757 | Maudlin 6 | -a: Effusively or tearfully sentimental, overly sentimental | 72 | |
5189313737 | Meander 6 | -v: To take an indirect course/ To wander aimlessly | 73 | |
5189317750 | Palatable 6 | -a: Agreeable to one's sense of taste (a palatable solution to the problem) (literal taste or figurative) | 74 | |
5189323043 | Pan 6 | -v: To criticize or view harshly (slam) -v: To move slowly from one side to another | 75 | |
5189326827 | Prosaic 6 | -a: Appearing to be ordinary and dull | 76 | |
5189331468 | Prudent 6 | -a: Sensible or cautious | 77 | |
5189334882 | Reticent 6 | -a: Characteristically hesitant or disinclined to speak out; reserved -a: Restrained or reserved in style | 78 | |
5189341262 | Sardonic 6 | -a: Scornfully mocking and derisive (criticizing in negative way, sarcastic) | 79 | |
5189343378 | Stint 6 | -v: To restrict to a small amount; a restriction -n: A period of time spent doing something | 80 | |
5189366259 | Mode of discourse/mode/rhetorical mode (interchangeable) 6S | Purpose/of presenting information: narration, description, exposition, argumentation, observation, and reflection | 81 | |
5189370223 | Simple sentence 6S | One independent clause | 82 | |
5189372287 | Compound Sentence 6S | More than one independent clause (joined by a , + conjunction or : or ; ) | 83 | |
5189374642 | Complex Sentence 6S | At least one dependent clause + independent clause (joined by a subordinating conjunction) | 84 | |
5189376238 | Compound-Complex Sentence 6S | At least one dependent clause + at least two independent clauses. | 85 | |
5193203060 | Tone 6S | -n: The attitude that the narrator takes towards the subject | 86 | |
5249408207 | Adhere 7 | -v: To stick to something -v: to give allegiance or support | 87 | |
5249415440 | Berate 7 | -v: To scold harshly | 88 | |
5249417392 | Craven 7 | -a: Cowardly | 89 | |
5249419801 | Credulous 7 | -a: Gullible | 90 | |
5249422168 | Elate 7 | -v: To make joyful or proud | 91 | |
5249424481 | Elicit 7 | -v: To draw out (especially a response) | 92 | |
5249426964 | Fatuous 7 | -a: Foolish -a: complacently or foolishly stupid | 93 | |
5249433357 | Inchoate 7 | -a: Undeveloped -a: Unorganized (thoughts) | 94 | |
5249438547 | Pundit 7 | -n: An authority (expert) on the subject | 95 | |
5249441190 | Redolent 7 | -a: Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic -a: suggestive; reminiscent | 96 | |
5249446043 | Viscous 7 | -a: Thick and not easily poured | 97 | |
5249452666 | Antecedent 7S | The word replaced by a pronoun; the word to which a pronoun refers | 98 | |
5249456185 | Loose Sentence/cumulative sentence 7S | A long sentence that starts with its main clause, then following by several subordinate structures. | 99 | |
5249464510 | Periodic Sentence 7S | A long sentence in which the main clause's meaning is not completed until the end. (End of main clause or entire main clause is at end [waiting for period]) | 100 | |
5307781564 | Adroit 8 | -a: skillful | 101 | |
5307784944 | Bolster 8 | -v: to support | 102 | |
5307786711 | Feckless 8 | -a: lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective -a: careless; irresponsible | 103 | |
5307792776 | Fervent 8 | -a: passionate; showing great emotion | 104 | |
5307797122 | Hector 8 | -n: a bully -v: to bully; to intimidate or dominate | 105 | |
5307801232 | Incongruous 8 | -a: inconsistent; lacking internal harmony -a: inappropriate | 106 | |
5307810646 | Melancholy 8 | -n: a thoughtful sadness -n: a gloomy atmosphere | 107 | |
5307816664 | Paramount 8 | -a: above all others in importance | 108 | |
5307818818 | Quandry 8 | -n: a dilemma | 109 | |
5307821095 | Stringent 8 | -a: strictly controlled -a: constricted or tight -a: compelling or convincing | 110 | |
5307825829 | Vociferous 8 | -a: characterized by loud and persistent shouting | 111 | |
5307834740 | Narration 8S | The mode of writing that tells a story; storytelling | 112 | |
5307837964 | Classification 8S | A method of development in which a writer sorts out concept into categories | 113 | |
5307839428 | Claim/Assertion 8S | The assertion of something as a fact; the proposition an argument demonstrates; the main statement to be proven true or false ("claim") | 114 | |
5406859188 | Ambivalence 9 | -n: showing mutually contradictory feelings or thoughts (ie. love/hate) -n: uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course of action to follow | 115 | |
5406869076 | Culpable 9 | -a: deserving blame | 116 | |
5406870320 | Dearth 9 | -n: scarcity, lack -n: shortage of food | 117 | |
5406875024 | Decadent 9 | -Decaying or declining, especially in a society's art or morals -Overly self-indulgent or self-gratifying | 118 | |
5406881733 | Elucidate 9 | -v: to clarify | 119 | |
5406885318 | Emphatic 9 | -a: expressed or performed with emphasis; forceful and definite in expression or action | 120 | |
5406890533 | Fickle 9 | -a: characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially in affections or attachments; capricious | 121 | |
5406895511 | Germane 9 | -a: having a significant bearing upon the the point at hand; pertinent (relevant) | 122 | |
5406902278 | Inculcate 9 | -v: to urge or instruct persistently | 123 | |
5406908546 | Quash 9 | -v: to suppress forcibly | 124 | |
5406913094 | Symie 9 | -v: to block or impede or thwart -n: a situation that impedes someone | 125 | |
5406918311 | Antithesis 9S | -Rhetorical opposition or contrast in parallel structure. -the opposite | 126 | |
5406939579 | Juxtaposition 9S | Two very opposite things close together to emphasize the difference. | 127 | |
5406943963 | Satire 9S | Irony or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity (or a literary work that does so) | 128 | |
5519526489 | Affinity 10 | -n: a natural personal attraction to -n: a relationship by marriage -n: an inherent similarity between things | 129 | |
5519542600 | Decorum 10 | -n: proper behavior (that conforms to customs) | 130 | |
5519546606 | Erudition 10 | -n: deep and extensive learning | 131 | |
5519547603 | Indigent 10 | -a: needy/impoverished | 132 | |
5519553503 | Mar 10 | -a: to damage or deface -n: a mark that blemishes | 133 | |
5519556913 | Mercurial 10 | -a: lively, apt to change quickly (moody) | 134 | |
5519562275 | Parsimonious 10 | -a: stingy | 135 | |
5519563485 | Quiescent 10 | -a: inactive, dormant | 136 | |
5519565358 | Venerable 10` | -a: worthy of respect by virtue of dignity, character, position or age -a: commanding respect (especially by historical or religious association | 137 | |
5519572842 | Vicissitude 10 | -n: a change -n: one of the sudden changes or unexpected changes which often occur in one's life, activities, or surroundings | 138 | |
5519581694 | Apostrophe 10S | An address or invocation to something inanimate or to someone dead or absent | 139 | |
5519583165 | Appositive 10S | A noun, noun phrase, or noun clause that follows a noun or pronoun that renames or describes the noun or pronoun. It is set off by commas or dashes when it is non-restrictive (when it isn't required for clarity). [ex: Ms. Hussa's oldest sibling, David, ...] | 140 | |
5519584830 | Absolute / Absolute Phrase 10S | A grouping of a noun plus other words that modify the noun. This is used to modify another clause. It can be used before, after or in an interrupting position inside of the main clause. (Ex: He sleeps in his underground den, his tail draped over his nose.) | 141 | |
5519585784 | Understatement 10S | A restrained statement which departs from what could be said; a studied avoidance of emphasis or exaggeration, often to create a particular effect; the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 142 | |
5608145183 | Affront 11 | -v: to insult openly -n: an insult or slight | 143 | |
5608149406 | Anathema 11 | -v: Something that one vehemently dislikes -v: a strong curse | 144 | |
5608170877 | Burgeon 11 | -v: to grow (ex: my garden burgeons) | 145 | |
5608176692 | Deleterious | -a: harmful | 146 | |
5608179975 | Didactic | -a: Writing or speech intended to be instructive (dry, pompous) | 147 | |
5608187871 | Inimical 11 | -a: injurious or harmful in effect; adverse -a: unfriendly, hostile | 148 | |
5608196450 | Iniquity 11 | -a: Wickedness, sinfulness -n: a grossly immoral act, sin | 149 | |
5608206427 | Manifest 11 | -a: clearly apparent to the sight or understanding, obvious -v: to demonstrate plainly | 150 | |
5608216281 | Obviate 11 | -v: to prevent by anticipating, to make unnecessary | 151 | |
5608226989 | Paucity 11 | A small quantity | 152 | |
5608231205 | Vilify 11 | -v: To defame, to denigrate (to turn into a villain) | 153 | |
5608236020 | Irony 11S | The contrast between what is explicitly stated and what is really meant. The intended meaning is often the opposite of what is stated, often creating sarcasm. (Verbal, situational dramatic) | 154 | |
5608240318 | Parody 11S | An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject | 155 | |
5608240319 | Pun 11S | A humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings. | 156 | |
5683743718 | Aggregate 12 | -n: a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements -n: a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass or fragments or particles -a: formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total | 157 | |
5683769542 | Buttress 12 | -n: a support -v: to support or encourage | 158 | |
5683777989 | Colloquial 12 | -a: non-formal (language), used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 159 | |
5683792549 | Desecrate 12 | -v: to abuse the sacredness of | 160 | |
5683796980 | Dissolution 12 | -v: decomposition into fragments or parts, disintegration -a: excessive freedom and lack of restraint -n: annulment of a formal legal bond or contract | 161 | |
5683814826 | Empirical 12 | -a: based upon an observation or experiment (not theoretical) | 162 | |
5683819421 | Infallible 12 | -a: never failing / unable to fail | 163 | |
5683823382 | Pith 12 | -n: the most central and material part -n: significance or importance | 164 | |
5683838833 | Refractory 12 | -a: difficult to manage; obstinate -a: difficult to melt or work -a: not responsive to treatment (a refractory disease) | 165 | |
5683864491 | Sedulous | -a: diligent; painstaking (negative connotation) | 166 | |
5683870237 | Suffrage 12 | -n: the right to vote | 167 | |
5683875601 | Ellipsis 12S | Three periods used together to indicate the omission of words in a thought or quotation. | 168 | |
5683885215 | Elliptical Construction 12S | A sentence containing the deliberate omission of words. This construction typically depends upon a pattern of parallel elements within the sentence. (ex: "May was hot and June the same") | 169 | |
5683935199 | Paradox 12S | anything exhibiting a contradictory nature; an apparent contradiction that actually can also be seen as true. | 170 | |
5816688694 | Forestall 13 | -v: to anticipate and take actions against (similar to obviate) | 171 | |
5816691011 | Ingenuous 13 | -a: openly straightforward, candid -a: naive; without saphistication (-) | 172 | |
5816697073 | Disingenuous 13 | -a: sly; crafty; not straightforward | 173 | |
5816700712 | Languid 13 | -Lacking energy or vitality;weak -Showing little or no spirit or animation -Lacking vigor or force; slow | 174 | |
5816705320 | Penury 13 | -Extreme poverty | 175 | |
5816707131 | Pugnacious 13 | -Eager to fight, having a quarrelsome disposition | 176 | |
5816709124 | Reprove 13 | -To rebuke for a fault or misdeed; scold -To find fault with (noun: refroof) | 177 | |
5816713167 | Alacrity 13 | -Eagerness; cheerful willingness -speed or quickness; celerity | 178 | |
5816715797 | Cacophony 13 | -Harsh sounds; jarring, discordant sounds -harsh or unharmonious use of language as opposed to euphony (opp. is euphony) | 179 | |
5816727597 | Denigrate 13 | -v: To defame (similar to vilify) | 180 | |
5816734571 | Enamor 13 | -To captivate (to inspire with love) | 181 | |
5816736914 | Forthright 13 | -Direct; not evasive (+) | 182 | |
5816742664 | Cite 13S | To quote as evidence of justification. | 183 | |
5816749049 | Qualify 13S | To make a statement or assertion less absolute; to add reservations to; to modify; (grammatical meaning, of word or phrase): to attribute a quality to another word, especially a preceding noun. | 184 | |
5816755533 | Elegy, Elegiac 13S | A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value. Sometimes this text will end with words of consolation. (Elegiac is the adjective form.) | 185 | |
5881196827 | Allege 14 | -v: to assert without proof | 186 | |
5881197648 | Deposition 14 | -n: A statement made under oath -n: being deposed from power (removed) -n: being deposited (ex: sediment) | 187 | |
5881209441 | Desist 14 | -v: to cease doing something; forbear | 188 | |
5881210996 | Fractious 14 | -a: inclined to make trouble; unruly -a: having a peevish nature; cranky | 189 | |
5881224960 | Frenetic 14 | -a: frantic | 190 | |
5881226736 | Inherent 14 | -a: existing in something as a permanent trait | 191 | |
5881235706 | Innate 14 | -a: possessed at birth/inherent | 192 | |
5881239019 | Perfidy 14 | -n: Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery (adj.: perfidious) | 193 | |
5881243047 | Prostrate 14 | -v: to make oneself kneel or bow down in humility or adoration -a: lying face down, as in submission or adoration | 194 | |
5881247720 | Reconcile 14 | -v: to re-establish friendship between -v: to settle or resolve, as a dispute -v: to bring oneself to accept -v: to make compatible or consistent (checkbook) | 195 | |
5881254509 | Authority/appeal to authority/citing an authority 14S | An argument (or tactic within an argument) in which the speaker claims expertise in a field or names another person as an expert (to establish credibility with the audience). | 196 | |
5881259439 | Deduction/deductive reasoning 14S | The method of argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general. Commonly used in scientific study. | 197 | |
5881265602 | Induction/inductive reasoning 14S | The method of argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general. Commonly used in scientific study. | 198 | |
5881269330 | Rebuttal, refutation (rebut, refute) 14S | An argument technique in which opposing arguments are anticipated and countered; to counter or contradict; (to deny the accuracy of; to disprove) | 199 | |
6003095864 | Altruism 15 | -n: selflessness; concern for the welfare of others | 200 | |
6003103756 | Capacious 15 | -a: spacious | 201 | |
6003106085 | Derision 15 | -n: scorn, ridicule | 202 | |
6003124721 | Despond 15 | -v: to lose hope; to become disheartened | 203 | |
6003138785 | Enfranchise 15 | -v: to release from bondage -v: to bestow the rights of citizenship (esp. the right to vote | 204 | |
6003146917 | Disenfranchise 15 | -v: to take away the rights | 205 | |
6003149966 | Enigma 15 | -n: a mystery (arousing interest due to an unexplained nature) | 206 | |
6003156119 | Misanthrope 15 | -n: someone who hates mankind | 207 | |
6003159534 | Mitigate 15 | -v: to make or become less severe | 208 | |
6003169703 | Pernicious 15 | -a: extremely destructive or harmful (esp. of an evil nature) | 209 | |
6003173949 | Supersede 15 | -v: to take the place of; replace because of greater importance | 210 | |
6003180103 | Supplicate 15 | -v: to request humbly (esp. through prayer) | 211 | |
6003193167 | Persuasion 15 | -n: a mode of writing intended to influence people's actions by engaging their beliefs and feelings. | 212 | |
6003199518 | Premise/ Assumption | The stated or unstated beliefs, opinions, agreements that are taken for granted in an argument or that form and basis of the argument. A reader has to agree that these are true in order to be swayed by the argument. | 213 | |
6003211289 | Syllogism/ syllogistic rasoning | A form of deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion. Ex: All men are mortal. Mike is a man: therefore, Mike is mortal | 214 | |
6062652467 | Amenable 16 | -a: open to suggestion/Accountable | 215 | |
6062654719 | Caprice 16 | -n: a sudden change | 216 | |
6062658430 | Desultory 16 | -a: occurring haphazardly (occurring without organization or pattern) | 217 | |
6062667631 | Dichotomy 16 | -n: a distinct division into two parts | 218 | |
6062671662 | Fusion 16 | -n: a union | 219 | |
6062678151 | Gauche 16 | -a: lacking manners | 220 | |
6062689499 | Insular 16 | -a: isolated / possessing a narrow viewpoint (due to isolation) | 221 | |
6062695163 | Perturb 16 | -v: to disturb or agitage | 222 | |
6062708847 | Remonstrate 16 | -v: to protest / to make objections / argue against | 223 | |
6062715481 | Render 16 | -v: to exact, yield, or cause to become; to do a service for another | 224 | |
6062724665 | Surreptitious 16 | -a: done in a secret manner | 225 | |
6062724666 | Synthesis 16S | To combine different parts to form a whole | 226 | |
6062726512 | Grounds 16S | 227 | ||
6062726513 | Warrant 16S | 228 | ||
6135550920 | Castigate 17 | -v: to criticize severely/ to punish | 229 | |
6135554804 | Diffident 17 | -a: lacking self-confidence | 230 | |
6135556525 | Entreat 17 | -v: to make an emotional request, to plead | 231 | |
6135567350 | Intrepid 17 | -a: brave; marked by a resolute courage; fearless and bold | 232 | |
6135573319 | Introvert 17 | -v/a: to turn inwards/ a shy, reserved person | 233 | |
6135581010 | Moratorium 17 | -n: a suspension of action | 234 | |
6135582767 | Placate 17 | -v: to appease (to ease the anger of) | 235 | |
6135595598 | Repudiate 17 | -v: to disown; to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; to deny or reject the validity of | 236 | |
6135603331 | Anomalous 17 | -a: abnormal/ having a contradiction | 237 | |
6135609285 | Antipathy 17 | -n: a feeling of dislike | 238 | |
6135611332 | Caustic 17 | -a: corrosive/ harshly sarcastic | 239 | |
6135622435 | Fallacy/ fallacious reasoning 17S | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, false information, or flawed logic | 240 | |
6135626662 | Hyperbole 17S | An overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect. | 241 | |
6239852822 | Jargon 17S | The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group | 242 | |
6239786895 | Censure 18 | -n: An expression of strong disapproval/ to find fault with | 243 | |
6239796514 | Digress 18 | -v: To depart from the main subject | 244 | |
6239803995 | Diminutive 18 | -a: Tiny / a small person or thing -n: a word indicating smalness (ex: booklet) | 245 | |
6239810562 | Disabuse 18 | -v: to free from deception or misconception | 246 | |
6239813562 | Epoch 18 | -n: a remarkable period of history | 247 | |
6239816028 | Gratuitous 18 | -a: given freely/ unnecessary (done without good reason) | 248 | |
6239821170 | Inure 18 | -v: to grow accustomed to something undesireable | 249 | |
6239826121 | Jocular 18 | -a: pertaining to joking or jesting | 250 | |
6239827613 | Mores 18 | -n: customs (of a group of people) | 251 | |
6239829513 | Tacitum 18 | -a: typically silent; dispositionally disinclined to speak | 252 | |
6239834361 | Retraction 18S | The withdrawal of a previously stated idea or opinion | 253 | |
6239837286 | Euphemism 18S | A mild term substituted for a harsh one. | 254 | |
6239840612 | Trope 18S | A generic name for any figure of speech, such as image, symbol, simile, metaphor, personification. | 255 | |
6239844427 | Epistle / epistolary form 18S | A letter, often very formal, elegant and/or didactic directed or sent to a person or group; a literary letter often published | 256 | |
6320158168 | Approbate 19 | -v: to sanction; to authorize | 257 | |
6320159867 | Arbiter 19 | -n: an arbitrator (someone selected to resolve a dispute) | 258 | |
6320163916 | Discern 19 | -v: to perceive (to see clearly) | 259 | |
6320167370 | guile 19 | -n: treachery | 260 | |
6320170548 | Hallmark 19 | -n: a distinguishing characteristic/ a mark indicating purity (esp. on precious metals) | 261 | |
6320177059 | Lackluster 19 | -v: dull (lacking brightness or liveliness) | 262 | |
6320182793 | Pliant 19 | Easily bent or modified/ compliant (yielding easily) | 263 | |
6320186009 | Sage 19 | -a: wise -n: a wise person/ a type of spice | 264 | |
6320192021 | Satiate 19 | -v: to satisfy fully (esp. with food); to weary with too much (esp. with food or pleasure) | 265 | |
6320195816 | Timorous 19 | -a: easily frightened | 266 | |
6320200216 | Asyndeton 19S | Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses in a list | 267 | |
6320203498 | Canon 19S | The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely published, read, and studied | 268 | |
6320211585 | Polysyndeton 19S | The use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause in a list | 269 | |
6320213559 | Process analysis 19S | A method of development that explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. | 270 | |
6409685073 | Archaic 20 | -a: ancient or characteristic of the past | 271 | |
6409686431 | Assuage 20 | -v: to soothe | 272 | |
6409688715 | Coalesce 20 | -v: to come together in a single group | 273 | |
6409690493 | Disparage 20 | -v: to belittle/ to discredit | 274 | |
6409697942 | Estrange 20 | -v: to make hostile or unsympathetic/ to stay away from | 275 | |
6409703251 | Idyll (idyllic) 20 | -a/n: a simple and charming scene/ a short poem describing it | 276 | |
6409706535 | Nascent 20 | -a: in the process of coming into existence | 277 | |
6409720858 | Polemic 20 | -n: an attack on a belief or opinion/ controversial and argumentative | 278 | |
6409724570 | Pragmatic 20 | -a/n: practical/ a realist | 279 | |
6409727790 | Torpor 20 | -n: an inactive or sluggish condition | 280 | |
6409737808 | Vapid 20 | -a: uninteresting, dull | 281 | |
6409739675 | Allegory 20S | A narrative in which the characteristics, behavior, and even the setting demonstrate multiple levels of meaning and significance. | 282 | |
6409744731 | Aphorism 20S | A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. For example, "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." | 283 | |
6409762068 | Oxymoron 20S | A figure of speech that juxtaposes two contradictory elements to create a paradoxical effect. Common example: jumbo shrimp (one concept, but contains two opposite concepts). | 284 | |
6465150814 | Artor 21 | -n: a great emotional warmth | 285 | |
6465152774 | Atrophy 21 | -v: a wasting away (esp. from lack of use) | 286 | |
6465154592 | Cogent 21 | -a: believable/relevant | 287 | |
6465157068 | Dispassionate 21 | Impartial (free from bias/emotion) | 288 | |
6465159946 | Lament 21 | -v: to mourn | 289 | |
6465165276 | Lucid 21 | -a: easily understood/ transparent/ sane | 290 | |
6465172641 | Ominous 21 | -a: menacing, threatening | 291 | |
6465177520 | Precursor 21 | -n: A predecessor/ an event signaling something to come/ a chemical that is transformed into a compound during a chemical reaction | 292 | |
6465185017 | Sinuous 21 | -a: winding; devious (not straight-forward) | 293 | |
6465190482 | Trepidation 21 | -a: apprehension (a state of fear and dread) | 294 | |
6668642068 | Aristocracy 22 | -n: The hereditary upper-classes/ Gov't. rule by the hereditary upper-classes | 295 | |
6668645535 | Austere 22 | -a: plain; unadorned | 296 | |
6668647282 | Dissociate 22 | -v: to separate/ to withdraw from something (esp. a group) | 297 | |
6668650373 | Exacerbate 22 | -v: To worsen some condition | 298 | |
6668651853 | Latent 22 | -a: present, but not visible | 299 | |
6668653364 | Nonplussed 22 | -a: perplexed; bewildered [also spelled nonplused] | 300 | |
6668661785 | Opportune 22 | -a: Occurring under advantageous circumstances | 301 | |
6668665659 | Preside 22 | -v: to be in charge | 302 | |
6668667922 | Solidarity 22 | -n: a feeling of unity. | 303 | |
6668669415 | Ubiquitous 22 | -a: Omnipresent (present everywhere simultaneously) | 304 | |
6911292085 | Artless 23 | -a: simple and natural/ without guilt or deceit/ naive | 305 | |
6911312402 | Circumscribe 23 | -v: to encircle or confine | 306 | |
6911323810 | Complacent 23 | -a: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievement | 307 | |
6911326611 | Complaisant 23 | -a: Agreeable; willing to please others; obliging | 308 | |
6911334644 | Distend 23 | -v: to expand outward | 309 | |
6911341405 | Exculpate 23 | -v: to clear from blame | 310 | |
6911346824 | Laud 23 | -v: to praise/ a song of praise | 311 | |
6911359322 | Obsequious 23 | -a: Excessively eager to please/ obedient | 312 | |
6911364204 | Probity 23 | -n: Integrity | 313 | |
6911368519 | Untenable 23 | 314 | ||
6962994099 | Ascetic 24 | -a: Self-denial of life's pleasures/ one who does this | 315 | |
6962998536 | Circumvent 24 | -v: To get around something | 316 | |
6963001589 | Discord 24 | -n: Strife (lack of harmony)/ A harsh mix of musical tones | 317 | |
6963006475 | Diverge 24 | -v: To branch out/ to deviate/ to differ | 318 | |
6963014427 | Exigent 24 | -a: Urgent | 319 | |
6963016900 | Idiosyncrasy 24 | -n: An odd behavior | 320 | |
6963026183 | Ponderous 24 | -a: Unwieldy, due to weight/ laborious | 321 | |
6963033583 | Proclivity 24 | -n: An inclination (to do something) | 322 | |
6963035550 | Sordid 24 | a: Dirty; Pertaining to low moral standards; greedy or grasping. | 323 | |
6963037852 | Utilitarian 24 | -a: practical, rather than decorative | 324 |
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