Barrons High Frequency 333 words + Manhattan Essential 500 words + Princeton Hit Parade 300 words

No

01
02
03

04
05
06

07
08
09
10
11
12

13

14
15
16

Word
Abate
Abatement
Attenuate
Attenuation
Subside
Abdicate
Abdication
Abjure
*Recant
*Recantation
Aberrant
Aberration
Anomaly
Anomalous
Deflect
Deflection
Digress
Digression
Diverge
Divergence
Divergent
*Tangential
Abeyance
Abhor
Abhorrence
Abhorrent
Odious
*Rancor
Rancorous

Parts of
speech

verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
verb
noun
verb
verb
noun

adj.
noun
noun
adj.
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
adj.
adj.
noun

verb
noun
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.

17

Abrasive

noun
adj.

18
19
20
21
22

Abridge
Abridgment
Compendium
Pithy
Terse

noun
verb
noun
adj.
adj.

Bengali Meaning

, ,

,
*

English Meaning

, , ,
*

, ,
* ,

, ,
,

Give up, Renounce, Repudiate

Unusual, Abnormal, Deviant, Atypical

Suspended action

To make something less strong, Moderate, Reduce

Detest, Regard with disgust,

Sordidness

Rough, Suitable for polishing (such as sandpaper)

Laconic, Reduce, Lessen,

Brief summary

23

Terseness
Succinct
Succinctness
Abscond

noun
adj.
noun
verb

Depart secretly and hide, Escape, Flee

24
25

Abstain
Eschew

verb

26
27

Abstemious
Temperance

adj.
noun

28
29
30
31

Accolade
Adulation
Eulogize
*Eulogy
Laud
Laudable
Laudatory

noun
noun
verb
noun
v&n
adj.
adj.

32

Acerbic
Acerbity

adj.
noun

, ,

having a sour or bitter taste or character, Acrimony

33
34
35

Acme
Culminate
Culmination
Zenith

noun
verb
noun
noun

, ,

Summit, Peak, Highest point, Final stage

36

Activism

noun

The practice of pursuing political or other goals through

vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

37
38
39
40
41
42
43

Acumen
Conversant
Discretion
Erudite
Erudition
Judicious
Prudent
Sage
Sagacious

noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.

, ,

Intellectual, Learned, Scholarly, Wise

44

Adhere
Adherence

verb
noun

45

Admonish
Admonition
Admonitory

verb
noun
adj.

,
,

Hold back, Refrain

Sparing in eating and drinking; Temperate

Praise,
*Often on the occasion of someones death

, , ,

,

Stick to a plan or belief, such as with glue

Scold, Warn, Rebuke, Upbraid

46

47
48
49
50
51
52

Adulterate
Adulteration
Adverse
Adversity
Deleterious
Inimical
Pernicious
Perniciousness
Noxious
Noxiousness
Virulent
*Virulence

adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun

Advocate

verb
noun

Aesthetic
Aesthete
Affable

adj.
noun

verb
noun

Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances,

Contaminate

, , ,

Opposing, Harmful

Speak or argue in favor of a person, A person who pleads for a

cause, On behalf of another person

Artistic, Beautiful, Appealing

adj.

, ,

Warm and friendly, Pleasant

noun

Fake behavior

verb
noun
adj.

Make greater, Exaggerate, Magnify

verb
noun

Total, Gather

60

Affectation
Aggrandize
Hyperbole
Hyperbolic
Aggregate
Aggregation
Alacrity

noun

Cheerful promptness, Eagerness to do something

61

Alchemy

noun

A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals,

especially base metals into gold

verb

Make hostile or unfriendly

verb
verb
noun

Lessen, Reduce, Weaken, Deplete, Wane

53

54
55
56
57
58

59

62
63
64
65

66
67
68
69

70

Alienate
Antagonize
Alleviate
Assuage
Assuagement
Amalgamate
Consolidate
Incorporate
Coalesce
Coalescence
Ambiguous
Ambiguity

verb
verb
verb
verb
noun
adj.
noun

Unite, Combine, Yoke

unclear or doubtful in meaning, vague, Confusing

71
72
73
74
75

76
77

78
79
80

81

82

83
84
85
86
87

88
89

90
91
92
93
94

Ambivalence
Incongruity
Incongruous
Ameliorate
Amenable
Tractable
Tractability
Anachronism
Anachronistic
Analogy
Analogous
Anarchy
Restive
Restiveness
Welter

noun
noun
adj.

verb

Anoint
Anointment

verb
noun

Antipathy
Antipathetic
Apathy
Apathetic
Impassive
Indifferent
Phlegm
Phlegmatic
Stoic
Stoical
Stoicism
Apocryphal
Dubious
Appease
Appeasement
Mollify
Placate
Placatory
Propitiate
Propitiation
Mitigate
Mitigation

noun
adj.

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional

attitudes
Improve, Upgrade

adj.
adj.
noun

Obedient

noun
adj.

Something or someone misplaced in time, Old-fashioned

noun
adj.

Similar, Equivalent, Comparable

noun
adj.
noun
noun

noun
adj.
adj.
adj.
verb
noun
noun
adj.
noun
adj.

verb
noun
verb
verb
adj.
verb
noun
verb
noun

,
-
(

Absence of governing body; State of disorder, Chaos, Turmoil

Rub or sprinkle oil on; Make sacred, such as by ceremony that

includes applying oil to someone

Opposition, Aversion, Antagonism

Unconcern, Lack of caring

Questionable authenticity, False, Doubtful

Pacify, Conciliate

95
96
97
98
99
100

101

102
103
104
105
106

83
84
85
86

Appreciable
Apprise
Inform
Approbation
Concur
Sanction

noun
verb
verb

Appropriate
Appropriation

adj. &
verb
noun

Arbitrary
Capricious
Caprice
*Eccentric
Eccentricity
**Fanciful
Whim
Whimsical
Whimsy
Arcane
Arcana
Esoteric
Occult
Recondite

adj.
noun
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
noun
noun

adj.
verb

adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
adj.

Enough to be perceived
Notify, Tell

Approval, Agree

Suitable, Correct, Acceptable,

Take possession illegally for ones own use

, , ,
,

Unpredictable,
Imaginary

*,
**

Hard to understand, Known only to the chosen few, Obscure,

Cryptic, Secret, Inscrutable

,
, ,

534
535

Archaic
*Pristine

adj.

Primitive, characteristic of an earlier period, ancient

*pure; uncorrupted; clean

87
88

Arduous
Onerous

adj.

Hard, Difficult, Strenuous

89
90

Articulate
*Eloquent

verb
adj.
adj.

using language in a clear & fluent way, speak distinctly or give

clarity to an idea

91

Artifact

noun

92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99

Artless
Candid
Credulous
Guileless
Gullible
Ingenuous
Ingenue
Innocuous

adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.

*, ,

*,

, ,

any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier

time, such as those excavated by archaeologists

Natural, Simple, open and honest, Innocent

100

101
102
103
104

105
106
107

108
109
110

111
112
113
114
115

116

117
118
119

120
121
122
123

Naive
Ascertain
Ascetic
Asceticism
*Austere
*Austerity
Recluse
Reclusive
Spartan
Assiduous
Sedulous

adj.
noun
adj.
noun
noun
adj.
adj.

Astringent

noun
adj.

Audacious
Audacity
Hardy
Hardiness
Intrepid
Intrepidity
Autonomous
Autonomy
Aver
Avid
Ebullient
Ebullience
Zealous

adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun

Axiom
Axiomatic

noun
adj.

Balk
Deter
Deterrent
*Stymie
*Stymy
Banal
Banality
Hackneyed
Prosaic
Trite
Triteness

adj.
verb

, - ,
* ,

adj.

adj.
noun
verb
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.

n&v
verb
n & adj.
n&v

adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
adj.
noun

find out with certainty

severely simple and unornamented

Persevering, Tireless, Hardworking

having a tightening effect on living tissue

Daring, Bold

Self-governing; Independent, Autonomous

Assert confidently, Declare as used in law

, ,

Ardent, Enthusiastic, Cheerful

, ,

Proverb, a universally recognized principle,

possessing self-evident truth
Preventive, Restrictive, Restraining, Something that
discourages, Hindrance

Ordinary, Dull, Boring

* ,

verb

Give a false impression

Beneficent

adj.

Benign

adj.

, , ,

Benevolent, Kind, Helpful, Generous, Altruistic

harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not
cancerous

adj.

fake, fraudulent

verb
v&n
verb
adj.
verb

Strut, Endorse, Support, Countenance, Advocate

Base

noun
adj.

125

Belie

126
127

141

Bogus
Phony
Spurious
Bolster
Buttress
Corroborate
Corroborative
Substantiate
Bombast
Bombastic
Grandiloquent
Verbose
Verbosity
Boor
Boorish
Bucolic
Rustic
Rusticity
Buffer

142

Bureaucracy

noun

143

Burgeon

verb

144

Burnish

verb

145

Bygone

146

Cacophonous
Cacophony

adj.
noun
adj.
noun

147
148

Canon
Canonical

noun
adj.

128
129
130

131
132
133
134

135
136
137

138

139
140

149

* , ,

Root, foundation,
morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value

124

Cartography

noun
adj.
adj.
adj.
noun

noun
adj.

, ,

Rude, ill-mannered, Impolite

adj.
n. & adj.
noun

Rural, Uncultured person, Unsophisticated

noun

noun

,
,

-


,
,

Pompous, Words which sound important but have little

meaning, used to impress people, Wordy

something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions

government characterized by many bureaus and petty
administrators
Grow rapidly, Flourish, Prosper
Polish, make shiny by rubbing
past, former, that which is in the past
Discordant, Inharmonious
Authorized, Recognized
Mapmaking

150
151
152
153

154
155
156

157
158
159
160
161

Castigate
*Castigation
Censure
Opprobrium
Opprobrious
Reproach
Reproachful
Catalyst
Caustic
Pungent
Pungency
Chary
Meticulous
Sentient
Wary
Chauvinism
Chauvinist

verb
noun
v&n
noun
adj.
verb
adj.

Severe Criticism, disapproval,

* Punishment

noun

Agent that increases the pace of a chemical action

adj.
adj.
noun

, ,

adj.
adj.
noun
adj.
noun

162
163

Chicanery
Inveigle

noun
verb

164

Chronological

adj.

165
166

Clamor
Din

verb
noun

Clinch
Coagulate
Coagulant
Coda
Cogent
Cogency
Commensurate
Complacent
Sate
Satiate
Satiation
Complaisant
Compliant

verb

167
168
169
170
171

172
173

174
175
176

Complement
Complementary

verb
noun

,
, ,

,
-

Corrosive, Acidic, Burning

Careful, Painstaking, Scrupulous, Cautious

fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory
Trickery, Deception

arranged in or relating to time order

*, ,
, * ,

noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud and

continuous noise

make final or settle conclusively, hold together

Thicken, Clot, Congeal

noun

Concluding section of a musical or literary composition

adj.
noun

Convincing, Persuasive, Logical

adj.

Proportionate, Appropriate

adj.
verb
verb
noun
adj.
noun
adj.

,

,
,

self-satisfied, Indulge
Obliging,
Obedient, Yielding
completing, filling mutual needs

177

Concede
Concession

verb
noun

178

Conciliate
Conciliatory

verb
adj.

* , ,

*Admit, Acknowledge,
*Give up

Reconciling

*
179

Condone

verb

*
*
*

180

Confer

verb

181
182

Confound
*Quandary

verb
noun

183

Connoisseur

noun

184

Console
Consolable

v&n
adj.

Constrict
Constrictive
Construe

verb
adj.

185
186

187
188
189

190
191
192
193

194
195

Contend
Contender
*Contentious
*Pugnacious
Contention
Contextualize
Contextual
Germane
Contiguous
Contrite
Contrition
Conundrum
Enigma
Enigmatic

verb
verb
adj.
adj.
adj.
noun

consult, compare views

,
* ,

Confuse, Puzzle
Person competent to act as a judge of art, A lover of art,
Specialist, Expert

* ,
*

* Forgive
* Overlook
* Make allowances for
* Give tacit approval, Permit to happen, Allow

Lessen the suffering or grief,

*A control panel, or small table or cabinet

squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

Interpret, Translate, Exposition

Compete,
Competitor, Contestant, Opponent,
*Argumentative, Quarrelsome,
Argument, Debate

, ,
*
,

verb
adj.
adj.

place in context, such as by giving the background or

circumstances, Pertinent, Relevant

adj.

, , ,

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

adj.
noun

Regretful

noun
noun
adj.

Riddle, Difficult problem, Puzzle

196

Convention
Conventional

noun
adj.

197

Converge

verb

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

Approach, Tend to meet, Come together

198
199
200
201

202
203
204
205
206

Convergence
Converse
*Conversely
*Counterpoint
Convoluted
Tortuous
Copious
Plethora
Profuse
Profusion
Prolific
Surfeit

noun
v, n, adj.
adv.
noun

- ,

adj.

Complex, Intricate, Coiled around, Complicated, Involved

, , ,

Plentiful, bountiful, Excess, Overabundance, Abundant, Rife,

Extravagant, Exuberant

noun
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun

207

Cosmopolitan

adj.

208

Countenance

verb
noun

209

Counterintuitive

adj.

210

Counterproductive
Covert
Furtive
Furtiveness
Crafty
*Craft
Craftiness
Guile
Guileful
Wily
Craven
Timorous
Credibility
Fidelity

adj.

211
212

213
214
215

216
217
218
219

adj.
adj.
noun

*
, *
* ,
*

belonging to the entire world

*Facial expression or face,
*Approve or tolerate
contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation

defeating the purpose, preventing the intended goal

, ,

Secret, Undercover

*- ,
, , ,

Cunning, Skillful in deception, Artifice, Subterfuge,

Machiavellian, Artful

adj.

Cowardly, Gutless, Spineless, Fearful, Pusillanimous

noun

believability, trustworthiness

adj.
noun
noun
noun
adj.
adj.

220

Crescendo

noun

221

Daunt
Dearth
Paucity
Scant
Scanty

verb

noun
noun
adj.
noun

, ,

222
223
224

in an opposite way; on the other hand

steady increase in force or intensity,

the loudness of a musical passage
Intimidate; Frighten, Scare
Scarcity

verb
verb
adj.
verb
verb
verb
verb
noun

Abase, Degrade, Besmirch, Tarnish

verb

Expose

noun
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.

, ,

Orderliness and good taste in manners, Appropriateness,

Correct conduct

236

Debase
Defame
Defamatory
Denigrate
Discredit
Disparage
Vilify
Vilification
Debunk
Decorum
Decorous
Modest
Propriety
Urbane
Deem

verb

Arbiter, Judge, Consider

237

Default

noun

* , *

* Nonattendance, * Failure to pay

238

Defer
Deference
Deferential

verb
noun
adj.

239

Delineate
Delineation

240

Demur

verb
noun
verb
noun

241

Denote
Denotation

verb
noun

225
226
227
228
229
230

231

232
233
234
235

242
243
244

245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252

Deride
Derision
Disparage
Facetious
Flout
Derivative
Desiccate
Desiccation
Desultory
Sporadic
Detached
Disinterested
Dispassionate

verb
noun
verb
adj.
verb

*Table,
* Submissiveness
* Respect, Obsequiousness

Portray, Depict, Sketch

Objection

,

,

be a name or symbol for

Ridicule, Mock, Disobey, Ignore

Imitative, Unoriginal, Obtained from another source

Dry, Lifeless

adj.

Aimless, Random, Haphazard

adj.

Unbiased, Neutral

adj.
verb
noun

253
254
255
256
257

Impartial
Diatribe
Tirade
Harangue
*Invective
*Vituperative

noun
noun
n&v
noun
adj.

258

Dichotomy

noun

259

Didactic

adj.

260

Diffidence
Dirge
Elegy
Elegiac
Lament
Disabuse
Discern
Discerning
Discernment
Intelligible
Intelligibility
Intelligibly
Perspicacious
Perspicacity
Discordant
Discrepancy
*Discriminating
Dissent
Dissonance
Dissonant
Discrete
Disjointed

noun

261
262
263
264

265
266
267

268
269
270
271
272

273
274

,
, *
- ,

Attack verbally, Bitter scolding

Split; Branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

moral lesson

Shyness, Hesitancy, Reserve, Timidity

noun
noun
adj.
v&n

Lament with music,

Mourn

verb

Correct, Correct a false impression

verb
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adv.
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
n&v
noun
adj.

, , ,
*

adj.

275

Disingenuous

adj.

276

Dismiss

verb

277

Disparate
Disparity

adj.
noun

278

Dispatch

verb

Disagreeing, not harmonious, Conflicting, Inconsistency,

Difference,
*Judicious, Discerning, Insightful

Separate, Distinct

Dishonest, Deceitful,
Insincere, Careless

,
,
,

Sharp, Perceptive, Insightful

Sack, Fire, Terminate, Reject

Dissimilar
speed, promptness, send off or deal with in a speedy way

noun

verb
v & adj
noun
verb
noun
adj.

285

Disperse
*Diffuse
*Diffusion
Pervade
Pervasion
Pervasive
Disquieting
*Goad
Vex
Vexation
Vexatious
Dissemble

286

Disseminate

verb

287

Dissolve
*Dissolution
**Dissolute

verb
noun
adj.

288

Distend
Distension

verb
noun

289

Divest
Divestiture

verb
noun

Divine
*Divination
Sacrosanct
Divulge
Divulgence
Document
Dogmatic
Dogma
Fanatic
Fanatical
Zealot
Dormant
Dormancy
Inert
Inertia

verb
noun
adj.

verb
noun

279
280
281

282
283
284

290
291

292
293

294
295
296

297
298
299
300

adj.
v&n
verb
noun
adj.
verb

- ,
*

Spread out,
*Wordy, Verbose

Disturbing, causing anxiety,

*A pointed stick used for making cattle move forward or keep
irritating somebody until they react

Pretend, Disguise

, , ,

Distribute, Spread

, ,
* ,

Termination

**
,

* ,
* ,
* /
,

Enlarge, Expand
Strip,
Deprive,
Get rid of
Heavenly, Celestial
Reveal

v&n

Provide written evidence

adj.
noun
noun
adj.
noun

, ,

A person who is extremely enthusiastic about religion or

politics, fanatic, person who shows excessive zeal

adj.
noun
adj.
noun

, ,

Sleeping, Hidden

Latent
Latency
Quiescent
Quiescence
Dupe
Fatuous
*Obtuse
Obtuseness
e.g.
Paradigm
Eclectic
Eclecticism
Heterogeneous

adj.
noun
adj.
noun

Eclipse
Overshadow

noun
adj.
adj.
noun

*-

noun

, ,

for example, such as

Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources, One

who follows various ideas, Catholic

n&v
verb

, ,

the obscuring of one thing by another, such as the sun by the

moon or a person by a more famous or talented person; to
obscure, darken, make less important

Efficacy
Efficacious
Effrontery
Presumptuous
Presumption
Truculent
Truculence
Egalitarian
Egregious
Notoriety
Notorious
Elated
Elation

noun
adj.

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Usefulness

318

Elevate
Elevation

verb
noun

319

Elicit

verb

320

Embellish
Eminent
Eminence

verb

301
302
303
304
305
306
307

308
309

310

311
312
313

314
315
316

317

321
322

Emollient

323
324

Empirical
Pragmatic

adj.
noun
adj.

noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.

Fool, Brainless

,
,

Arrogant, Rude

Equal rights

adj.
noun
adj.

extraordinarily or conspicuously bad, Flagrant

adj.
noun

Very happy and excited

raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or
status, raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane
Provoke, Stimulate
Adorn, Ornament, Beautify

adj.
noun
noun
adj.

Soothing

adj.

Experimental, Realistic, Practical

Prominent, of high rank

325

Emulate

verb

326

Endemic

adj.

verb
noun
verb
adj.
noun

verb
noun

Implement

verb

Produce, Cause, Create, Stimulate

verb

Increase, Improve

327
328
329

330
331
332
333

Enervate
Enervation
Flag
Flagging
Lassitude
Enforce
Enforcement
Engender
Enhance
Augment

Copy in an attempt to equal or be better

Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific
area or country

/ ,

Exhaust, Weaken,
Grow feeble,
Tiredness

334

Ennui

noun

335

Entitlement

noun

Right

336

Enumerate
Ephemeral
Fleeting
Makeshift
Transitory
Equanimity

verb

count or list; specify one-by-one

337
338
339
340
341
342

343
344
345

Equitable
Equivocate
Equivocal
Prevaricate
Prevarication
*Quibble

adj.
adj.
n & adj.
adj.

Boredom, Dissatisfaction

Short-lived, Transient, Brief, Temporary

noun

Composure, Calmness

adj.

fair, equal

verb
adj.
verb
noun
n&v

346

Erratic

adj.

347

Erroneous

adj.

348

Euphemism

noun

349

Evanescent
Evanescence

adj.
noun

,
*

Lie; Mislead, Attempt to conceal the truth deliberately

Unpredictable, Inconsistent, Wandering,

Having no fixed course
Error

, (

Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

vanishing, tending to disappear like vapor

350
351
352
353
354

Exacerbate
Exacerbation
Exacting
Exculpate
Exonerate
*Impunity

verb
noun

Worsen

adj.

Demanding

verb
verb
noun

355
356

Exhaustive
*Stark

adj.

357

Exigency
Exigent

noun
adj.

358
359

Explicit
Pronounced

*
,
* , ,

,

adj.

Clear from blame, Free, Release

Thorough, Comprehensive
Urgency, Emergency
direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting,
Conspicuous, Obvious

Exponent
Extempore
Extemporization
Extemporize
Extemporaneous

noun

advocate, representative

adj.
noun
verb
adj.

Unrehearsed, done without preparation

362

Extraneous

adj.

*,

irrelevant,
foreign

363

Extrapolate
Extrapolation

verb
noun

Facilitate
Fallacious
Fallacy

verb

Assist, Make less difficult

adj.
noun
verb
v&n

Deceptive, False, Misleading

measure the depth

Flattering, Toadying

360

361

364
365
366

367
368
369

370
371
372

Fathom
Fawn
Fawning
Obsequious
Sycophant
Sycophantic
Feasible
Feasibility
Plausible
Felicitous

verb
adj.
adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
noun
noun
adj.

Projection, Conjecture, Estimation

Possible, Logical, Credible

Appropriate, Suitable

373

Fervor

noun

374

Figurative

adj.

375

Filibuster

verb
noun

376

Finesse

377

Very strong feelings about something, enthusiasm

metaphorical

Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged

speechmaking to delay legislative action

n&v

diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation

Fledgling

noun
adj.

Inexperienced

378

Foment

verb

Stimulate

379

Foreshadow

verb

Predict

380

Forestall

verb

381

Forfeit

verb

382

Fortify

verb

383

Fortuitous
Frugal
Frugality

adj.

happening by fortunate accident or chance

adj.
noun

Economical

Fulminate

verb
adj.
noun

Useless, Fruitless, Ineffective

verb
verb
noun
verb

,
*

Deny

adj.
noun
adj.
noun

Talkative, wordy

adj.
adj.
noun

, ,

tactless, lacking social grace,

Physically awkward

394

Futile
Futility
Gainsay
*Refute
*Refutation
Repudiate
Garrulous
Garrulity
Loquacious
Loquacity
Gauche
Gawky
Gawkiness
Gist

noun

Main idea

395

Glib

adj.

396

Goosebumps

noun

384

385

386

387
388
389

390
391

392
393

Prevent by taking action in advance, Anticipate

Penalty, Fine

,
- ,

--

strengthen

Rage

using words that are clever but are not sincere

the bumps created by hairs standing up on the skin in
response to cold, fear, etc.

* ,

* To make a hole with a sharp object

* To raise prices unfairly

397

Gouge

verb

398

Gradation

noun

Progression

399

Gregarious

adj.

Sociable

400

Haven

adj.

harbor or port, safe place

401

Hearken

verb

listen, pay attention to

402

Hedonist
Hedonism

noun

A person who believes that pleasure is the most important

thing in life

403

Hegemony

noun

404
405

Hierarchy
Ranks

noun

Hodgepodge
Homogeneous
Homogeneity
Hubris
Iconoclastic
Iconoclasm
Heretic
Heretical
Maverick
Idiosyncrasy
Proclivity
*Disposition

noun

Domination
A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank,
ability, etc., A ruling body,
Positions, Level
mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

adj.
noun

Similar, of the same kind; uniform throughout

noun

Arrogance

415

Idolatry
Idolatrous

noun
adj.

416

Imminent

adj.

About to happen

417

Immutable

adj.

Unchangeable

418
419

Impair
*Deface

verb

420
421
422

Impecunious
Indigence
Indigent
Penury
Penurious

adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.

406
407
408

409
410
411

412
413
414

adj.
noun
noun
adj.
noun
noun

, ,

, , ,
* ,
,

Revolutionary, Freethinking, Rebel

A person's general or natural mood, tendency

Worship of idols, Excessive admiration

Injure, Hurt

Poverty, Deprivation, Destitution

verb

adj.

Hinder, Resist
Not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through,
Airtight

adj.
noun
adj.
adj.

Calm

adj.

hastily energetic

Incapable of being pacified, Inexorable

429

Impede
Impermeable
Impervious
Imperturbable
Imperturbability
Halcyon
Placid
Impetuous

430

Implacable

adj.

431

Implicit

adj.
verb
noun

435

Implode
Implosion
Imply
Implicate
Implication
Inadvertence
Inadvertent
Inadvertently
Inasmuch

436

Incendiary

adj.

437

Incentive
Inchoate
Incipient
Rudimentary
Inconsequential

noun

446

Indeterminate
Indolent
Indolence
Lethargic
Lethargy
Torpor
Torpid
Infelicitous

447

Ingrained

adj.

423
424
425
426
427
428

432

433

434

438
439
440
441
442

443
444
445

verb
verb
noun

noun
adj.
adv.

adv.

, ,

Understood but not stated, Not put into words

Burst inward
Implicit,
Association
Unintentionally, Carelessly, Accidentally
Considering that
Arson, Provocative
Motivation, Encouragement

adj.

Recently begun, Elementary

adj.

Insignificant, Unimportant

adj.

Uncertain, Indefinite

adj.
noun
adj.
noun
noun
adj.

Lazy

inappropriate

deep-rooted

adj.

448
449
450
451
452

453
454
455

456
457

458
459
460
461
462
463

464

Inherent
Intrinsic
Propensity
Insensible
Insinuate
Insinuation
Insipid
Mundane
Stolid
Stolidity
Insularity
Insular
Illiberality
Illiberal
Intractable
Intransigence
Intransigent
Obdurate
Obstinate
Recalcitrant
Refractory
Inundate

adj.
adj.
noun

, ,

adj.

verb
noun

adj.
adj.
adj.
noun

Narrow-mindedness, Parochial

adj.
noun
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.

Unruly, Stubborn, Stark

verb

adj.
adj.
noun

469

Itinerary
Itinerant

noun

470

Jargon

noun

471

Jocular

adj.

472

Juncture

noun

473

Keen

adj.

468

Dull

adj.

466
467

Unconscious, Unresponsive
To suggest indirectly that something unpleasant is true,
Innuendo, Indirect remark

noun
adj.
noun
adj.

Inured
Irascible
Morose
Moroseness
Irresolute

465

Inborn, Natural

adj.

, ,

Flood, Deluge
Accustomed, Habituated, Adapted
Irritable, Easily angered
Uncertain how to act

Plan of a trip, Route,

Travelling from place to place

vocabulary specific to a group or occupation but are difficult

to understand for others
joking or given to joking all the time, jolly

,
, ,

critical point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision

is necessary; a place where two things are joined together
sharp, piercing,
very perceptive or mentally sharp,
intense of a feeling

,
474

Kudos

noun

Honor

475

Lackluster

adj.

not shiny; dull

477

Lampoon

v&n

478

Landmark

noun
adj.

a harsh satire; ridicule or satirize

Milestone

485

Languid
Languorous
Lavish
Prodigal
Profligate
Spendthrift
Squander
Layperson

486

Levee

noun

487

Levity

noun

488

Levy

verb
noun

489

Liberal

noun
adj.

490

Libertine

noun

491

Likewise

adv.

A person who lives an immoral life and especially interested in

sexual pleasure
Similarly

492

Log
Lucid
Lucidity
Unequivocal

v&n

Record of a voyage or flight, Record of day-to-day activities

adj.
noun
adj.

Easily understood, clear, Categorical

495

Lull

verb
noun

cause to fall asleep, quiet down, a period of calm or quiet

496

Luminous
Magnanimity
Magnanimous
Malevolent
Malevolence
Malinger
Malingerer

adj.

Shining, Glowing, Bright

noun
adj.

Nobility, Generosity

noun
adj.

Malicious, Spiteful

verb
noun

Pretend to be sick in order to avoid work

479

480
481
482
483
484

493
494

497
498
499

adj.

sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit

v. & adj.
n & adj.
adj.
noun
verb

Wasteful

noun

-,

A person who is not a member of a particular profession

Stone embankment to prevent flooding

Lack of seriousness, Flippant

Tax,
Gather military by force

open-minded; generous

Malleable
Plastic
Plasticity
Martial
Mendacious
Mendacity

adj.
adj.
noun

Mercurial

adj.

Metamorphose
Metamorphosis
Misanthrope
Misanthropic

507

Monotony
Monotonous

noun
adj.

508

Moreover

adv.

509

Mores

noun

510

adj.
verb
noun
verb

513

Nascent
Negate
Negation
Rescind
Neologism

514

Neophyte

noun

515

Net

verb
adj.

500
501
502
503

504

505
506

511
512

518

Nevertheless
Nonetheless
Novel

519

516
517

Flexible, Ductile

adj.

Military

adj.
noun

Liar

*, ,
*

Lively, Active,
Quickly and unpredictably changing moods

verb
noun

Transformation, Conversion

noun
adj.

A person who hates and avoid other people

lack of variation

noun

adv.

besides; in addition to

customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

coming into existence, still developing

Annul, Cancel out, Nullify

, ,

The creation or use of new words or senses

Recent convert, Beginner, Novice, Newcomer

remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted
however, even so, despite that

adj.

* , *

Nuance

noun

520

Obfuscate

verb

521

Objective

adj.

*, *,

522

Obsolete

adj.

Confuse
factual, related to reality or physical objects,
not influenced by emotions
out of date, no longer in use

523

Obviate
Occlude
Occlusion

verb

Get rid of, remove

verb
noun

Shut, Close

524

original, new, fresh

a subtle difference in tone, meaning, and expression, nuance

casual, informal, done without preparation or forethought,

Impromptu

525

Offhand

adj.

526

Officious

adj.

527

Offset

verb
noun

, ,

compensate, counterbalance

adj.

Unclear

adj.

Most desirable, Favorable, Promising

528
529
530

Opaque
Nebulous
Optimal
Optimum

Meddlesome

adhering to a traditional, established faith, commonly

accepted

531

Orthodox

adj.

532

Oscillate
Ostentatious
Ostentation
*Pretentious

verb

adj.
noun
adj.

, ,

535

Outstrip

verb

536

noun

538

Paean
Paradox
Paradoxical
Paragon

539

Pariah

noun

540

Parody

noun

Mockery

541

Partial
Partiality

adj.
noun

, ,

biased, favoring one over the others; having a special liking for
something or someone

533
534

537

542

Partisan

noun
adj.
noun

noun
adj.

543

Patent

adj.
noun

544

Pathological
Pathology

545

Patron

adj.
noun
noun
adj.

Vibrate

*
,

surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

a song of praise and thanksgiving

seeming contradiction that is actually true

Model of perfection

Showy, Trying to attract attention

social outcast, untouchable

One-sided, biased, Committed to a party

, ,

Clear,
a letter from the government guaranteeing an inventor rights
to his invention
Pertaining to disease

Patronizing

Sponsor, Supporter, Benefactor,

having a superior manner, treating as an inferior

small sin or fault

546

Peccadillo

noun

547

noun

549

Pedagogy
Pedantic
Pedantry
Pedestrian

adj.

Ordinary

550

Penchant

noun

, ,

Liking, Fondness

551

Perennial

noun
adj
noun
adj.

Permanent

Treacherous, Disloyal, Deceitful

548

552
553
554
555
556

557
558

559

560

561

Perfidy
Perfidious
Perfunctory

adj.
noun

adj.

, ,

The study of teaching methods

Too worried about small details and rules

Lacking interest, care and enthusiasm

Peripheral
Skirt
*Fringe

adj.
verb
n & adj.

Permeable
Permeate
Porous
Peruse
Perusal
Philanthropy
Philanthropist
Philanthropic
Piety
Pious

adj.
verb
adj.

Penetrable, Allowing liquids or gas to pass through

verb
adj.

Read in careful way

noun
noun
adj.

Charity, Humanity

noun
adj.

Devoutness, Reverence

562

Pine

verb

563

Pirate
Piratical
Piracy

noun
adj.
noun

Marginal, Border,
*The people in a group who hold the most extreme views

,

,

illegally use or reproduce

,
564

Pith

noun

core, significance

565

Platitude

noun

Common statement used very often and not interesting

566

Plummet

verb

567

adj.
noun
adj.

569

Polarized
Polemic
Polemical
Ponderous

adj.

heavy; bulky

570

Posthumous

adj.

happening or continuing after death, posthumous

571

Potentate

noun

ruler, person of great power

572

Prattle

verb

573
574

Preamble
Prologue

noun

575

Precarious

adj.

568

- ,

- ,

*
*
,

Fall sharply
Opposed
Argument

to talk in an empty and idle manner

Introduction, Preface
dangerous

* ,
576

Precipitate
Precipitation

adj.
noun

* ,
* ,

Fall suddenly

*
577

Precursor

noun

Pioneer

578

Predilection
Predisposed
Predisposition

noun

Fondness, Partiality, Preference, Penchant

To influence somebody to think or behave in a particular way,
To make suffer from a particular illness

580

Pre-empt

verb

581

Preen

verb

582

Prescience
Presumption
Presumptive
Speculate
Speculation
Suppose
Supposition
Surmise
Principled

adj.

579

583
584
585
586

587

adj.
noun

noun
adj.
verb
noun
verb
noun
n&v
adj.

,
-

prevent, take the place of

Smarten, Clean

knowing of events prior before occurring

Guess, Conjecture, Hypothesis, Assumption

having high moral standards

588

Probity

noun

589

Problematic

adj.

590

Prodigy
Prodigious

noun
adj.

Profound
Profundity
Prohibitive
Prohibition
Proliferate
Proliferation
Proscribe
Proscription
Prospective

adj.
noun

Deep, Insightful

adj.
noun

Tending to prevent purchase or use of something

596

Putrefy
Putrefaction

verb
noun

597

Quaff

verb

To drink a large amount of something in quickly

598

Qualified

adj.

* , *

Limited, Restricted, to make less severe

591
592
593
594
595

verb
noun
verb
noun
adj.

, ,

, *

, ,
,

Honesty
Full of problems, Doubtful, Questionable
extraordinarily large

Increase rapidly, Multiply

Banish, Outlaw
potential
Rot

,
599

Qualm

noun

Doubt, Hesitancy

600

Querulous

adj.

601

Query

noun

602

Quixotic

adj.

603

Quotidian
Rarefy
Rarefied
Rarefaction
*Distill

adj.
verb
adj.
noun
verb

606

Reap

verb

607

Redoubtable

adj.

604
605

, ,

,
,
,

Complaining
questions, doubts in the mind
Impractical, not realistic, Idealistic

daily, everyday

, ,

Purify, Refine,
*Extract the essential elements

, *

* ,
*
, ,

Harvest, such as by cutting; get as a result of one's effort

Impressive, Awesome

Refulgent
Relegate
Relegation
Remedial

verb
noun

611
612

Render
*Requite

verb

613
614

Replete
*Rife

adj.

608
609
610

Bright, Glittering

Downgrade, Banish to an inferior position, Demotion

providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

, ,

Give, repay,
*Revenge

adj.

adj.

*
, ,
* ,

supplied in abundance, filled,

happening frequently

Sinner, Scoundrel, Person lacking moral principles

Reprobate
Resolution
Resolute
Resolve
Tenacity
Tenacious
Respectively
Reticent
Reticence
*Laconic
Laconicism
Taciturn
Retrospect
Retrospective
Revere
Reverence
Reverent
Venerate
Veneration
*Esteem
*Estimable
*Estimate

verb
noun
adj.
verb
noun
v&n
adj.
v&n

627

Rhetoric

noun

628

Salubrious

adj.

629

Sanguine

adj.

630

Sap

noun
verb

615

616
617
618

619

620
621
622

623

624
625
626

noun
noun
adj.
n&v
noun
adj.

,
,

adv.
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.
noun
adj.

,
*

Determination, Firmness of purpose

in the order given

Quiet

looking to the past or backward

,
,
,

Respectful

language that is elaborate and pretentious but actually empty,

meaning little
Healthy

**

*Cheerfully optimistic, Hopeful,

**Reddish, Ruddy

* ,

Inner fluid of a plant, Any essential body fluid,

Fool,

* , ,

Weaken

* ,
*
631
632
633

Saturate
Saturation
Savor

verb
noun

Soak thoroughly

verb

Enjoy thoroughly

Scathing
Secrete
Secretion
Secular

adj.

Severe, Bitterly harsh or critical

verb
noun

Release a substance into an organism

adj.

, ,

pertaining to worldly things

Shard
Simultaneous
Synchronous
Skeptic
Skeptical
Skepticism
Cynic
Cynical

noun

Fragmented pieces of pottery

adj.

at the same time, Real-time, Concurrent

adj.
adj.
noun
noun
adj.

Doubter

641

Slack

verb
n & adj.

negligent,
loosen up, relax, lazy, weak, loose

642

Slew

verb
noun

Slight

adj.
n&v

Trifling
Solicitous
Solicitude

adj.
adj.
noun

646

Solvent
Solvency

adj.
noun

647

Soporific

noun
adj.

648

Sordid
Sordidness

adj.
noun

649

Sound

adj.
noun
verb

634
635
636
637
638

639
640

643
644

645

,
*

, ** ,
***
, , ,
,

*To turn suddenly in another direction, *Kill, Murder,

*A large number or quantity
Small,
Treat as though not very important, Ignore

Worried, Concerned

able to dissolve another Substance;

able to meet financial obligations

Sleep-causing, Narcotic

, , ,
,
, , ,
,

Disgusting, Filth, Squalor, Dirt

Deep,
Music,

Fathom, Measure the depth

650

Sparse
Sparseness

adj.
noun

651

Spate

noun

652

Spearhead

verb

653

Specious

adj.

654

Spectrum

noun

655

Sportive

adj.

656

Standing

noun
adj.

657

Static

658

Status Quo
Stigma
Stigmatize
Stingy
Stinginess

659
660
661
662
663

Stint
Stipulate
Stipulation
Striated
Striate

,
,

flood

Scant, Scarce

Commander, Lead
Seemingly reasonable but incorrect, misleading (often
intentionally)
Colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a
prism
playful, joking around

,
,

status, rank, reputation,

not movable

adj.

fixed, not moving or changing

noun

existing state or condition

noun
verb

Token of disgrace

adj.
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun

reluctant to spend, miserly, Parsimony

Set limits

Specify

adj.
verb

Marked with parallel bands

* ,
*

* Pompous walk,
* Supporting bar

664

Strut

verb
noun

665

Stupefy

verb

Astonish, Stun, Amaze

666

Subjective

adj.

relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.;

personal

667

Subpoena

verb
noun

668

Subtle

adj.

, ,

Intelligent

669

Succeeding

adj.

coming after or following

Writ summoning a witness to appear

adj.

verb
noun
verb

673

Superfluous
Supersede
Supersession
Supplant
Supplicate

674

Synthesis

noun

Combine

675

Table

verb

To postpone discussion indefinitely, Defer

676

Tacit

adj.

Silent

677

Tenuous

adj.

Thin, Rare, Slim

678

Timely

adj.

well-timed, happening at a suitable time

679

Torque

noun

a force that causes rotation

680

Torrid
Torridity

adj.
noun

681

Tout

verb
noun

try to persuade people that something is valuable by praising

it

verb
noun

Violation of a law, Sin

684

Transgress
Transgression
Trenchant
Trenchancy
Ubiquitous

685

Undermine

verb

686

Underscore

verb

687

Unearth

verb

688

Unfeigned

adj.

689

Unprecedented

adj.

690

Unseemly

adj.

691

Untenable
Vacillate
Vacillation
*Waver

adj.

verb
noun
verb

670
671
672

682
683

692
693

verb

adj.
noun
adj.

,
,

,
,

,
,
,

, ,

, ,

Extra, Unnecessary
Replace
pray humbly; ask, beg

very hot, burning

Sharp
existing everywhere at the same time, Universal, Catholic
to collapse by digging away at the foundation
Underline, emphasize
dig up, uncover, expose
genuine, not false
never before known or seen
improper, inappropriate
indefensible
Hesitate

multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different

Color

Truthful, Honest

Variegated

adj.
adj.
noun

697

Veracious
Veracity
Viable
Viability
Vigilant

698

Vintage

adj.
noun

699

Virtual

adj.

existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network

700

adj.

Sticky, Gluey

704

Viscous
Volatile
Volatility
Voracious
Warrant
Warranty
Warranted
Whereas

705

Zeal

694

695
696

701
702

703

adj.
noun
adj.

adj.
noun

Sustainable

Watchful

related to items of high quality from a previous era

Unstable, Changeable

adj.

Insatiable, Greedy

v&n
noun
adj.

* , *

*Justified, *Authorized

conj.

while on the contrary

noun

Fervor, Enthusiasm