Dictionary

1. emolument: the wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor.
2. palindrome: a word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or
forward.
3. deprecate: to disapprove of; also, to belittle.
4. bivouac: a usually temporary encampment; also, to encamp.
5. umbrage: offense; resentment.
6. incipient: beginning to exist or appear.
7. dapple: a small contrasting blotch; also, to mark with spots.
8. pugnacious: combative; quarrelsome.
9. capitulate: to surrender under agreed conditions.
10. susurrus: a whispering or rustling sound.
11. thaumaturgy: the performing of miracles or magic.
12. capacious: able to contain much.
13. glower: to stare angrily or with a scowl.
14. canorous: melodious; musical.
15. repast: a meal.
16. spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
17. tenebrous: dark; gloomy.
18. nescience: lack of knowledge or awareness.
19. gewgaw: a trinket; a bauble.
20. effulgence: the state of being bright and radiant.
21. assuage: to soften; to ease, or lessen.
22. exiguity: smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.
23. seriatim: in a series; one after another.
24. tmesis: in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
25. chthonic: dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.
26. objurgate: to scold or rebuke sharply.
27. plethora: excess.
28. lissom: supple; nimble.
29. badinage: light, playful talk.
30. propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
31. inclement: harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
32. kobold: a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.
33. knell: the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.
34. cogent: appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.
35. regale: to entertain with something that delights.
36. mordant: biting; caustic; sarcastic.
37. agog: in eager desire.
38. captious: disposed to find fault or raise objections.
39. arbitrage: the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from
price discrepancies.
40. redoubt: a stronghold.
41. chichi: affectedly trendy.
42. taw: a large marble.
43. vexillology: the study of flags.
44. quorum: such a number of the officers or members of any body as is legally
competent to transact business.
45. abscond: to depart secretly.
46. virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art; also, productions of art.
47. junta: a governmental council or committee, esp. one that rules after a revolution.
48. gamut: a complete extent or range.
49. lexicon: a dictionary; also, the vocabulary of a person, group, etc.
50. aestival: of or belonging to the summer.
51. slugabed: one who stays in bed until a late hour.
52. desultory: jumping from subject to subject; erratic; inconsistent.
53. irascible: easily provoked to anger.
54. acumen: quickness or keenness of perception or discernment.
55. scion: a descendant; an heir.
56. bandog: a large and fierce dog.
57. multifarious: having great diversity or variety.
58. sublunary: situated beneath the moon; terrestrial.
59. ebullient: high-spirited.
60. Brobdingnagian: gigantic; enormous.
61. extant: still existing.
62. verdant: green.
63. Whig: a friend and supporter of the American Revolution.
64. trepidation: a state of dread or alarm; apprehension.
65. torrid: drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
66. gnomic: uttering, containing, or characterized by maxims.
67. comity: a state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect.
68. tyro: a novice.
69. avarice: an excessive desire of gain; greediness.
70. eke: to gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty.
71. tittle-tattle: idle, trifling talk.
72. bellwether: a leader or leading indicator.
73. torpid: dull; sluggish; apathetic.
74. grok: to understand.
75. ameliorate: to make or grow better.
76. bestow: to give or confer.
77. comestible: suitable to be eaten.
78. requisite: required; indispensable.
79. prolix: wordy.
80. sobriquet: a nickname.
81. Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time.
82. numismatics: the collection and study of coins.
83. palpable: plain; distinct; obvious.
84. listless: having no desire or inclination.
85. antediluvian: extremely old.
86. melee: a confused conflict.
87. genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
88. raucous: unpleasantly loud and harsh.
89. aberrant: abnormal.
90. diffident: bashful or unassertive.
91. superfluous: more than is wanted or is sufficient.
92. gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others.
93. erudite: characterized by extensive reading or knowledge.
94. insouciant: marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.
95. salubrious: healthful.
96. verbiage: an overabundance of words.
97. ascribe: to attribute.
98. jovial: merry; joyous; jolly.
99. adamant: not susceptible to persuasion; unyielding.
100. desideratum: something desired.
101. ersatz: being a substitute or imitation.
102. solace: comfort in grief.
103. triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.
104. stoic: indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; also, one who is stoic.
105. encumbrance: a burden, impediment, or hindrance.
106. puerile: juvenile; childish.
107. innocuous: harmless; also, unlikely to offend or provoke.
108. colloquial: characteristic of informal spoken language.
109. eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable.
110. dour: stern or unyielding or gloomy.
111. incongruous: lacking in harmony.
112. winsome: light-hearted.
113. apposite: of striking appropriateness and relevance.
114. tumult: the commotion or agitation of a crowd.
115. parvenu: an upstart; one newly risen in class or economic status.
116. riparian: of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
117. dilatory: given to, or marked by, procrastination or delay.
118. edify: to instruct and improve.
119. impecunious: habitually without money; poor.
120. polyglot: speaking or containing many languages.
121. sedulous: diligent in application or pursuit.
122. juju: an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
123. chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment.
124. métier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.
125. facile: easily done or performed.
126. perforce: by necessity.
127. evanescent: fleeting.
128. quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary.
129. specious: apparently right but not so in reality.
130. munificent: very generous.
131. indolent: lazy; inactive.
132. intransigent: uncompromising.
133. tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends.
134. paucity: fewness; insufficiency.
135. autodidact: one who is self-taught.
136. fatuous: inanely foolish; stupid; also, illusory.
137. complement: something that fills up or completes.
138. taciturn: not inclined to talk.
139. en masse: all together; as a whole.
140. confluence: a flowing or coming together.
141. maudlin: excessively sentimental.
142. enervate: to weaken.
143. recondite: difficult to understand.
144. paroxysm: an outburst; a fit.
145. copious: large in quantity; also, affording an abundant supply.
146. exalt: to praise, glorify, or honor.
147. erroneous: containing or characterized by error.
148. prescience: knowledge of events before they take place.
149. ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade.
150. obdurate: hardened in feelings or in wrongdoing; unyielding.
151. banal: commonplace; trivial.
152. affable: easy to speak to; also, gracious.
153. noisome: offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome.
154. exacerbate: to aggravate; to make worse.
155. misnomer: a misnaming.
156. lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness.
157. hauteur: haughtiness; arrogance.
158. skulk: to hide in a sneaking manner.
159. voluble: characterized by a ready flow of speech.
160. ostracize: to banish or expel.
161. autocrat: a ruler with unlimited authority.
162. beholden: obliged; indebted.
163. aplomb: confidence; coolness.
164. disheveled: in loose disorder; disarranged.
165. precocious: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development.
166. reticent: inclined to keep silent.
167. legerdemain: sleight of hand.
168. vituperate: to overwhelm with wordy abuse.
169. foment: to nurse to life or activity; to incite.
170. contumely: rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt.
171. philomath: a lover of learning; a scholar.
172. aesthete: one who cultivates great sensitivity to beauty.
173. nefarious: wicked in the extreme.
174. proclivity: a natural inclination.
175. flout: to treat with contempt and disregard.
176. sesquipedalian: (of words) long; having many syllables.
177. inchoate: partly but not fully in existence or operation.
178. circumlocution: the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed
by few.
179. wayworn: wearied by traveling.
180. potable: drinkable; also, a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
181. crepuscular: pertaining to twilight.
182. doppelganger: a ghostly double.
183. chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
184. sybarite: a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
185. gourmand: one who enjoys good food in great quantities.
186. animadversion: harsh criticism or disapproval.
187. desuetude: disuse.
188. pusillanimous: cowardly.
189. inculcate: to teach and impress by frequent repetition or instruction.
190. mien: demeanor; also, aspect; appearance.
191. garrulous: talkative; also, wordy.
192. aggrandize: to make or make appear great or greater.
193. sojourn: to dwell for a time; also, a temporary stay.
194. bombast: pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
195. cupidity: eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth.
196. berate: to scold severely or angrily.
197. supererogatory: going beyond what is required or expected; also, superfluous,
unnecessary.
198. encomium: expression of praise.
199. sardonic: scornful, mocking.
200. raconteur: one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes.
201. polymath: a person of great or varied learning.
202. extempore: without premeditation or preparation.
203. blandishment: flattering speech or action.
204. hugger-mugger: secret; also, muddled, disorderly.
205. quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing.
206. implacable: incapable of being pacified.
207. edacious: given to eating.
208. surfeit: an excessive amount; also, to supply to excess.
209. perspicacity: clearness of understanding.
211. ennui: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest.
212. invidious: tending to provoke envy or ill will.
213. jocund: light-hearted; mirthful.
214. panoply: a splendid or impressive array.
215. miscreant: a scoundrel, a villain; also, a heretic.
216. fugacious: lasting but a short time.
217. respite: an interval of rest or relief.
218. somnolent: drowsy; also, tending to cause sleepiness.
219. cavil: to raise trivial objections; also, a trivial objection.
220. daedal: skillful; artistic; ingenious.
221. sang-froid: coolness in trying circumstances.
222. clinquant: glittering; tinsel-like; also, tinsel.
223. assiduous: constant in application or attention.
224. intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed.
225. detritus: debris.
226. eschew: to shun; to avoid.
227. apogee: the highest point.
228. cant: empty, solemn speech.
229. imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
230. levity: frivolity.
231. choler: anger.
232. inure: to make used to; also, to take or have effect.
233. bonhomie: a pleasant and easy manner.
234. land of Nod: sleep.
235. ineffable: incapable of being expressed.
236. vociferous: clamorous; noisy.
237. beneficence: the practice of doing good.
238. plenary: full; complete.
239. lassitude: lack of vitality or energy.
240. chary: wary; cautious.
241. descry: to catch sight of; to detect.
242. cynosure: a center of attention.
243. fin de siecle: characteristic of the close of the century; sophisticated; world-weary.
244. segue: to proceed without interruption.
245. palimpsest: an object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent.
246. bete noire: something or someone particularly detested or avoided.
247. farrago: an assortment; a medley.
248. expatiate: to speak or write at length.
249. nadir: the lowest point.
250. protean: readily assuming different shapes or forms.
251. fulsome: offensive from excess of praise.
252. constitutional: a walk taken for one's health.
253. quondam: former; sometime.
254. sinecure: an office or position that involves little work or responsibility.
255. vainglory: excessive pride or vain display.
256. canard: an unfounded or false report.
257. gainsay: to contradict; to deny.
258. portend: to foreshadow; to bode.
259. ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
260. equivocate: to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear.
261. frisson: a brief moment of intense excitement.
262. tchotchke: a trinket; a knickknack.
263. inveigh: to rail (against some person or thing).
264. propound: to put forward for consideration.
265. acrid: sharp and harsh; bitter.
266. lachrymose: given to causing tears.
267. fop: a man who is vain about his dress and appearance.
268. defenestrate: to throw out of a window.
269. brio: vigor; vivacity.
270. supercilious: disdainfully arrogant.
271. gesticulate: to make gestures or motions.
272. probity: complete and confirmed integrity.
273. inveterate: deep-rooted; of long standing.
274. Hobson's choice: a choice without an alternative.
275. rebarbative: repellent; irritating.
276. afflatus: a divine inspiration.
277. comport: to behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
278. sunder: to break apart.
279. espy: to see at a glance.
280. compunction: anxiety or unease from guilt; also, a scruple.
281. venial: capable of being forgiven; excusable.
282. gimcrack: a showy but useless or worthless object.
283. truculent: fierce; savage; ferocious.
284. unctuous: marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
285. celerity: quickness; swiftness.
286. vehement: marked by intensity of emotions or convictions.
287. putative: commonly thought or deemed; supposed.
288. wheedle: to entice by flattery.
289. stolid: unexcitable; unemotional.
290. lugubrious: mournful; gloomy; dismal.
291. abjure: to renounce, reject, or shun.
292. vicissitude: a change in condition or fortune.
293. redress: to set right.
294. ubiquitous: being everywhere.
295. propinquity: nearness.
296. venal: capable of being bought; also, corruptible.
297. obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary.
298. mellifluous: flowing sweetly or smoothly.
299. prestidigitation: performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks
with the hands; sleight of hand.
300. gastronome: a lover of good food and drink.
301. exculpate: to clear from alleged fault or guilt.
302. diaphanous: allowing light to pass through.
303. supernumerary: exceeding a necessary or usual number.
304. indomitable: incapable of being subdued or overcome.
305. argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
306. impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against.
307. lascivious: lewd; lustful.
308. parsimony: excessive sparingness in the expenditure of money.
309. atrabilious: irritable; ill-natured.
310. peccadillo: a slight offense; a petty fault.
311. logorrhea: excessive talkativeness.
312. travail: painful, arduous work; also, agony, anguish.
313. acquiesce: to accept or consent passively or without objection.
314. elucidate: to make clear or manifest.
315. recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
316. abstemious: temperate; abstinent; refraining from indulgence.
317. gravitas: high seriousness.
318. Ides: the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of
the other months.
319. mendacious: untruthful; also, untrue.
320. verdure: greenness.
321. emblazon: to display pompously; to decorate.
322. collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
323. risible: exciting or provoking laughter.
324. surcease: cessation; stop; end.
325. adumbrate: to outline; also, to foreshadow; also, to shade.
326. Elysium: paradise.
327. demagogue: a leader who obtains power by means of appeals to the emotions and
prejudices of the populace.
328. augury: an omen; prediction.
329. fulminate: to issue or utter verbal attacks or censures.
330. sycophant: one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
331. vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
332. factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
333. quiescent: at rest; still; inactive.
334. purblind: having greatly reduced vision.
335. coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
336. chicanery: the use of trickery to deceive.
337. habitue: one who habitually frequents a place.
338. pellucid: transparent, shining through; also, easily understandable.
339. buss: a kiss; to kiss.
340. factitious: artificial; not authentic or genuine.
341. profligate: shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful.
342. bedaub: to besmear; also, to overdecorate.
343. bifurcate: to divide into two branches.
344. contumacious: obstinate; stubbornly disobedient.
345. firmament: the sky; the heavens.
346. arcane: understood or known by only a few.
347. perfunctory: done routinely.
348. temerity: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger.
349. superannuated: old; discharged or disqualified on account of old age.
350. egregious: outrageously bad.
351. tutelary: guardian; protecting.
352. condign: deserved; adequate.
353. lambent: playing on the surface; flickering.
354. confabulation: familiar talk.
355. expiate: to make amends for; to atone for.
356. somniferous: causing or inducing sleep.
357. aubade: a song greeting the dawn.
358. cogitate: to think; to ponder.
359. persiflage: frivolous or bantering talk.
360. obfuscate: to make obscure or unclear; also, to darken.
361. calumny: malicious misrepresentation; slander.
362. ablution: the washing of the body or some part of it.
363. undulate: to move in waves.
364. cosset: to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper.
365. subterfuge: a deceptive device or stratagem.
366. kismet: destiny; fate.
367. turpitude: baseness; depravity.
368. ephemeral: lasting a very short time.
369. inveigle: to persuade or obtain by ingenuity or flattery.
370. portentous: foreboding; ominous.
371. facetious: playfully jocular; humorous.
372. deign: to condescend.
373. restive: resisting control; stubborn.
374. schadenfreude: a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
375. pari passu: at an equal pace or rate.
376. mawkish: sickly or excessively sentimental.
377. panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
378. adventitious: added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
379. kvetch: to complain habitually.
380. pejorative: disparaging; belittling.
381. cognoscente: a person with special knowledge.
382. alacrity: a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptness.
383. bravura: a showy display.
384. vivify: to endue with life; to enliven.
385. sonorous: yielding sound; impressive in sound.
386. anathema: a curse; a person or thing cursed, or intensely disliked.
387. laconic: using or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
388. deleterious: harmful.
389. platitude: a banal, trite, or stale thought or remark.
390. quash: to annul; also, to crush; to subdue.
391. meretricious: tawdry.
392. bumptious: crudely, presumptuously, or noisily self-assertive.
393. laudable: praiseworthy; commendable.
394. inamorata: a woman whom one is in love with.
395. penchant: a strong liking.
396. disconcert: to disturb the composure of.
397. physiognomy: the face or appearance.
398. masticate: to chew.
399. sempiternal: everlasting; eternal.
400. harangue: a speech addressed to a public assembly; also, a noisy or pompous
speech.
401. supernal: being on high; celestial.
402. rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
403. moribund: dying.
404. apothegm: a short, witty, and instructive saying.
405. wastrel: a person who wastes; a loafer.
406. malodorous: having a bad odor.
407. plangent: beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness.
408. immure: to imprison.
409. rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
410. scapegrace: one who is wild and reckless.
411. ruminate: to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
412. hirsute: covered with hair or bristles.
413. admonition: gentle or friendly reproof; friendly warning.
414. abrogate: to annul; to do away with.
415. importunate: troublesomely urgent.
416. kitsch: art in pretentious bad taste.
417. monomania: obsession with a single subject.
418. ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
419. febrile: feverish.
420. rapacious: grasping; greedy.
421. extirpate: to eradicate; to destroy.
422. uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
423. anodyne: serving to relieve pain.
424. bootless: unavailing; useless.
425. flummox: to confuse; to perplex.
426. concomitant: accompanying; attending.
427. busker: a street musician or performer.
428. turgid: swollen, bloated; also, bombastic, pompous.
429. denizen: an inhabitant.
430. peregrination: a traveling from place to place.
431. tocsin: a warning.
432. palliate: to make an offense seem less serious; also, to relieve or lessen without
curing.
433. improvident: lacking foresight; negligent; thoughtless.
434. inimical: unfriendly; unfavorable.
435. halcyon: peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
436. coeval: existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
437. obtrude: to thrust out; also, to impose on others.
438. cozen: to deceive or obtain by deceit.
439. perfervid: ardent; impassioned.
440. recrudescent: breaking out again.
441. deride: to laugh at with contempt.
442. billingsgate: foul, abusive language.
443. factotum: a person employed to do all kinds of work.
444. jejune: lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also, dull.
445. evince: to show in a clear manner.
446. cacophony: harsh or discordant sound.
447. perfidy: faithlessness; treachery.
448. onus: burden; also, blame; stigma.
449. tergiversation: evasion; also, desertion of a cause, party, etc.
450. opprobrium: reproach mingled with contempt.
451. hoary: white or gray with age; hence, extremely old.
452. tractable: docile; manageable, governable.
453. recumbent: reclining; lying down.
454. prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth.
455. libation: the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice; also, a beverage.
456. quandary: a state of difficulty or perplexity.
457. obsequious: servilely attentive; fawning.
458. simulacrum: a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance.
459. miasma: a thick vaporous atmosphere, often noxious.
460. ululate: to howl; to wail.
461. toothsome: delicious; attractive; luscious.
462. asperity: roughness of surface, sound, or manner.
463. impervious: impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected.
464. auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous; fortunate.
465. puissant: powerful.
466. otiose: ineffective; also, being at leisure; also, of no use.
467. lucubration: laborious work, study, thought, etc., esp. at night.
468. quaff: to drink heartily.
469. perdurable: very durable; long lasting.
470. crapulous: sick from, or marked by, excessive drinking.
471. equanimity: calmness; composure.
472. megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
473. verbose: wordy.
474. gauche: lacking social polish; tactless.
475. euphonious: pleasing or sweet in sound.
476. fustian: pompous or pretentious language.
477. contradistinction: distinction by contrast.
478. disparate: fundamentally different; also, composed of dissimilar elements.
479. palaver: idle talk; also, to talk idly.
480. malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.
481. termagant: a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman.
482. consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
483. verisimilitude: the quality of seeming to be true.
484. tendentious: marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
485. avoirdupois: weight; heaviness.
486. dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
487. rusticate: to go or send to the country.
488. ascetic: one who practices extreme self-denial; also, austere, severe.
489. excoriate: to express strong disapproval of; also, to flay.
490. dilettante: an amateur; also, an admirer or lover of the fine arts.
491. truckle: to act in a subservient manner.
492. nugatory: insignificant; also, ineffectual.
493. moiety: a half; a small part.
494. variegated: having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
495. convivial: relating to feasting, drinking, and good company; festive.
496. posit: to postulate; also, to suggest.
497. expunge: to strike out or erase; to obliterate.
498. largess: generous giving; also, gifts of money or other valuables.
499. woebegone: woeful; also, run-down.
500. milieu: environment; setting.
501. accede: to agree or assent; also, to become a party.
502. salient: noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping.
503. wunderkind: one who achieves success or acclaim during youth.
504. obeisance: an expression of deference.
505. felicitous: apt or appropriate; also, delightful.
506. grandee: a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman.
507. disconsolate: hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
508. malinger: to feign illness or inability.
509. credulous: inclined to believe too readily.
510. tryst: an appointment (as between lovers) to meet.
511. paragon: a model of excellence or perfection.
512. inscrutable: difficult to fathom or understand.
513. soporific: causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
514. congeries: a collection; an aggregation.
515. didactic: conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson.
516. officious: meddlesome.
517. flippant: showing inappropriate levity; pert.
518. castigate: to punish or criticize severely.
519. aver: to assert as true.
520. callow: immature.
521. lucre: money; profit.
522. epigone: an inferior imitator.
523. imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
524. concupiscence: lust.
525. irrefragable: impossible to refute.
526. rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
527. nostrum: a questionable remedy.
528. scintilla: a tiny amount; a spark.
529. ergo: therefore; consequently.
530. animus: a feeling of ill will; also, animating spirit; disposition.
531. ignoramus: an ignorant person; a dunce.
532. interregnum: the interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuity in an
order.
533. lexicography: the writing or compiling of dictionaries.
534. circumambient: surrounding; encompassing.
535. purdah: social seclusion.
536. proscribe: to forbid; to prohibit.
537. coquetry: flirtation.
538. cadre: a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which
an organization is formed.
539. titivate: to make decorative additions to; to spruce.
540. bromide: a commonplace or conventional saying.
541. orotund: full in sound; also, bombastic.
542. pertinacious: holding obstinately to a belief, purpose or design; also, stubbornly
persistent.
543. Promethean: of or pertaining to Prometheus; also, boldly original.
544. extraneous: coming from the outside; also, not essential; also, irrelevant.
545. amity: friendship; friendly relations.
546. pettifogger: a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, who quibbles over trivia.
547. mountebank: a quack; also, a charlatan.
548. apparition: a ghost; also, an unexpected appearance.
549. perquisite: a benefit in addition to a salary.
550. exigency: state of requiring immediate action; also, that which is required in a
particular situation.
551. succinct: brief; concise.
552. ineffectual: without effect; weak; useless.
553. sapient: wise; sage; discerning.
554. pugilist: a boxer.
555. deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently
insoluble difficulty.
556. circumspect: cautious; prudent.
557. tutelage: guardianship; protection; also, instruction.
558. visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
559. introspection: the act or process of self-examination; reflection.
560. missive: a written message; a letter.
561. expropriate: to deprive of possession; also, to transfer (property) to oneself.
562. malcontent: one who is discontented or dissatisfied.
563. ukase: an edict.
564. derogate: to deviate from expectation; also, to detract; also, to disparage.
565. raillery: good-humored banter or teasing repartee.
566. neologism: a new word or expression; the use or creation of new words or
expressions.
567. malaise: a condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
568. raffish: gaudily vulgar or cheap; also, characterized by a carefree or fun-loving
unconventionality.
569. parlous: fraught with danger; hazardous.
570. querulous: habitually complaining; also, expressing complaint.
571. cornucopia: the horn of plenty; also, an abundance.
572. panacea: a cure-all.
573. sine qua non: an indispensable thing.
574. fractious: tending to cause trouble; also, irritable.
575. vim: energy; vigor.
576. perambulate: to stroll; to walk through or over.
577. wizened: shriveled; withered.
578. modicum: a small or token amount.
579. oneiric: pertaining to or suggestive of dreams.
580. execrable: detestable; extremely bad.
581. patina: a superficial layer.
582. provenance: origin; source.
583. caveat: a warning or caution.
584. nonage: a period of youth or immaturity.
585. atelier: a workshop; a studio.
586. fetid: stinking.
587. itinerant: traveling from place to place.
588. conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
589. equipoise: equilibrium; also, counterbalance.
590. coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
591. voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
592. harridan: a scolding, vicious woman.
593. ambit: circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence.
594. rapport: relation characterized by sympathetic understanding.
595. pandemic: affecting a whole people or a number of countries.
596. apocryphal: of doubtful authority or authenticity.
597. cormorant: a gluttonous or greedy person.
598. microcosm: a smaller, representative system having analogies to a larger system.
599. harbinger: a precursor; one that presages what is to come.
600. censure: to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
601. capricious: whimsical; changeable.
602. sporadic: occurring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances.
603. wassail: an expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in
drinking to some one.
604. quidnunc: a gossip; a busybody.
605. impassible: incapable of suffering; also, unfeeling or not showing feeling.
606. gloaming: twilight; dusk.
607. manse: a large and imposing residence.
608. Grub Street: the world or category of impoverished literary hacks.
609. Hogmanay: the name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year.
610. acclimate: to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or
situation.
611. stentorian: extremely loud.
612. expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.
613. proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
614. equable: equal and uniform; also, not easily disturbed.
615. sacrosanct: sacred; inviolable.
616. indefatigable: untiring.
617. gravid: pregnant.
618. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration.
619. funereal: pertaining to or suiting a funeral; gloomy; mournful.
620. flibbertigibbet: a silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
621. vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
622. acme: the highest point of something.
623. efface: to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
624. stanch: to stop the flowing of; to check.
625. aggress: to make an attack.
626. excursus: a digression.
627. cataract: a large waterfall; also, a downpour, a flood.
628. mazy: resembling a maze; intricate or confusing.
629. entreat: to ask for or request earnestly.
630. hypnagogic: inducing sleep; of or pertaining to drowsiness.
631. florid: flushed with red; also, excessively ornate.
632. leitmotif: a dominant and recurring theme.
633. bon ton: the height of the fashion; fashionable society.
634. fungible: interchangeable.
635. transmogrify: to transform.
636. benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also, a benefit conferred.
637. salutary: beneficial; also, healthful.
638. interstice: a space between things or parts.
639. neophyte: a novice.
640. dyspeptic: pertaining to or having indigestion; also, irritable or ill-humored.
641. melange: a mixture.
642. limn: to draw or paint; also, to describe.
643. vapid: flat; dull; spiritless.
644. pernicious: deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful.
645. valetudinarian: a weak or sickly person.
646. cerebration: the act or product of thinking.
647. hortatory: serving to encourage or incite.
648. mimetic: imitative.
649. bellicose: inclined to or favoring war or strife.
650. veritable: real; true; genuine.
651. apprise: to give notice to; to inform.
652. explicate: to explain.
653. maelstrom: a large, powerful whirlpool; also, a violent, disordered, or turbulent
state of affairs.
654. billet-doux: a love letter.
655. dissimulate: to hide under a false appearance; also, to feign or pretend.
656. adage: an old saying.
657. histrionic: theatrical.
658. contrite: feeling or expressing grief and regret for sins or offenses.
659. lacuna: a blank space; a missing part.
660. qua: in the capacity or character of; as.
661. iota: a very small quantity or degree.
662. malversation: misconduct in public office.
663. confrere: a colleague, comrade, or intimate associate.
664. supine: lying on the back; also, indolent; listless.
665. conflagration: a large and destructive fire.
666. plenipotentiary: invested with full power.
667. errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path;
roving.
668. preternatural: beyond of different from what is natural; inexplicable;
extraordinary; abnormal.
669. idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession.
670. succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
671. piebald: mottled; also, mixed.
672. mollify: to reduce in intensity; to soothe; to soften.
673. staid: steady or sedate in character.
674. prima facie: at first view.
675. exemplar: an ideal model or type.
676. recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior;
esp., into prior criminal habits.
677. nosegay: a bouquet.
678. wan: pale; also, lacking vitality or intensity.
679. digerati: persons knowledgeable about computers.
680. avuncular: resembling an uncle, as in kindness or indulgence.
681. nebbish: a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.
682. cadge: to beg; to sponge.
683. minatory: threatening; menacing.
684. quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; also, rest; death.
685. sagacious: having or showing keen discernment.
686. feckless: ineffective; weak; worthless.
687. invective: insulting or abusive language.
688. sartorial: of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing.
689. puckish: whimsical; mischievous; impish.
690. abulia: loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.
691. small beer: weak beer; also, matters of little importance.
692. vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
693. nimbus: a dark gray rain cloud; also, a halo, an aura.
694. overweening: overbearing; also, excessive.
695. insuperable: incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome.
696. effete: infertile; also, worn out; also, decadent, effeminate.
697. spry: nimble.
698. luminary: any body that gives light; also, a person of eminence or brilliant
achievement.
699. ignoble: not noble.
700. appellation: a name, title, or designation.
701. galvanic: pertaining to a direct current of electricity; also, having the effect of an
electric shock.
702. fillip: a snap; also, a stimulus.
703. apologia: a formal defense or justification.
704. flaneur: one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
705. hullabaloo: a confused noise; uproar.
706. myriad: consisting of a very great but indefinite number; also, a very great many.
707. nepotism: favoritism shown to members of one's family.
708. potboiler: a usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the
purpose of making money.
709. distrait: divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.
710. raiment: clothing in general; garments.
711. politic: political; also, shrewdly tactful.
712. internecine: destructive; especially, mutually destructive; also, relating to conflict
within a group.
713. bevy: a group; an assembly.
714. furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy.
715. pulchritude: beauty.
716. mendicant: a beggar.
717. plaudit: enthusiastic approval.
718. abstruse: difficult to comprehend.
719. swan song: a final or farewell appearance, action, or pronouncement.
720. teetotaler: one pledged to abstinence from alcoholic drinks.
721. undulant: resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.
722. rapprochement: the establishment or state of cordial relations.
723. chortle: to utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
724. hobbledehoy: an awkward, gawky young fellow.
725. bricolage: construction or something constructed by using whatever materials
happen to be available.
726. clamber: to climb with difficulty, or on all fours.
727. nettlesome: causing irritation, vexation, or distress.
728. patrician: a nobleman; also, a person of refined upbringing, manners, and taste.
729. heterogeneous: consisting of dissimilar elements.
730. sotto voce: spoken low or in an undertone.
731. bailiwick: a person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
732. nonplus: to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
733. inkhorn: affectedly or ostentatiously learned.
734. jocular: given to or characterized by joking.
735. incommunicado: without means or right to communicate.
736. apotheosis: a model of excellence or perfection of a kind.
737. bucolic: rustic; pastoral.
738. limpid: clear; also, serene.
739. solicitous: manifesting, expressing, or full of care or concern.
740. comely: pleasing to the sight.
741. inexorable: unyielding; relentless.
742. nonpareil: having no equal.
743. ossify: to harden or to become bone.
744. commodious: comfortably spacious; roomy.
745. pastiche: a hodgepodge; a potpourri.
746. martinet: a strict disciplinarian.
747. connubial: of or pertaining to marriage.
748. acrimony: bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness.
749. lambaste: to scold sharply; also, to beat.
750. bibelot: a trinket.
751. egress: the act of going out or leaving; exit.
752. propitiate: to appease; to conciliate.
753. stripling: an adolescent youth.
754. peripatetic: walking about or traveling from place to place.
755. abattoir: a slaughterhouse.
756. rivulet: a small stream or brook.
757. obstreperous: noisily and stubbornly defiant; also, boisterous.
758. donnybrook: a brawl or dispute.
759. hoi polloi: the common people; the masses.
760. pervicacious: stubborn; obstinate.
761. alfresco: outdoors; outdoor.
762. dotage: feebleness of mind due to old age.
763. parse: to analyze.
764. commensurate: equal in measure or extent; also, proportionate.
765. paterfamilias: the male head of a household; the father of a family.
766. rotund: round; rounded in figure.
767. wag: a humorous person; a wit.
768. efficacious: producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect.
769. aegis: a shield; protection.
770. denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic
work.
771. yen: a strong desire or inclination.
772. irenic: promoting peace.
773. perorate: to conclude or sum up a long discourse; also, to speak at length.
774. sui generis: unique.
775. collegial: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues.
776. slaver: to slobber; to drool.
777. discomfit: to disconcert; also, to thwart.
778. sere: dry; withered.
779. gadabout: one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
780. effusive: excessively demonstrative.
781. languor: lack of energy or vitality.
782. bloviate: to speak or write in a pompous manner.
783. mephitic: offensive to the smell; also, noxious.
784. oblation: an offering.
785. interlard: to insert between; to mix.
786. fait accompli: an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.
787. blackguard: a scoundrel.
788. peremptory: precluding or putting an end to all debate or action.
789. genuflect: to bend the knee, as in worship; also, to grovel.
790. redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent.
791. satiety: fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
792. presentiment: a premonition.
793. timorous: full of apprehensiveness; fearful.
794. penury: extreme poverty; also, insufficiency.
795. cudgel: a short heavy stick.
796. tirade: a long angry speech.
797. aright: rightly; correctly.
798. filial: of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
799. brackish: somewhat salty; also, distasteful.
800. louche: of questionable taste or morality.
801. solecism: a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
802. riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act.
803. longueur: a tedious passage in a work of literature or performance art.
804. juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing in nearness.
805. vatic: of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
806. crux: the essential point or feature.
807. exegesis: critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.
808. arriviste: an upstart.
809. carom: to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
810. slake: to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen.
811. eremite: a hermit.
812. cohort: a group; also, a companion or associate.
813. avatar: an incarnation.
814. ne plus ultra: the acme; also, the most profound degree.
815. exhort: to urge strongly.
816. senescent: growing old.
817. Cockaigne: an imaginary land of ease and luxury.
818. skulduggery: devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity.
819. fey: possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality.
820. remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
821. hinterland: backcountry.
822. aficionado: an enthusiastic admirer; a fan.
823. machination: a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
824. germane: appropriate or fitting; relevant.
825. fallible: liable to make a mistake.
826. oblivious: forgetful; also, unmindful.
827. militate: to have force or influence.
828. permeate: to spread or diffuse through.
829. caterwaul: to make a harsh cry or screech.
830. agon: struggle; conflict.
831. deracinate: to uproot.
832. intrepid: fearless; bold.
833. cavort: to bound or prance about.
834. suasion: the act of persuading.
835. arrant: outright; thoroughgoing.
836. latitudinarian: having or expressing broad and tolerant views.
837. homily: a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude.
838. rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
839. concinnity: elegance -- used chiefly of literary style.
840. fecund: fruitful; prolific; also, marked by intellectual productivity.
841. tattoo: a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.
842. imprecation: a curse.
843. supplant: to take the place of.
844. vertiginous: causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.
845. pied-a-terre: a temporary or second place of lodging.
846. Argus-eyed: extremely observant; watchful.
847. corpulent: very fat; obese.
848. bacchanalia: a revel.
849. profuse: plentiful; copious.
850. doyen: the senior member of a body or group.
851. billet: to quarter, or place in lodgings.
852. coterminous: of equal extent or duration.
853. plaintive: expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
854. tremulous: shaking, quivering; also, affected with fear.
855. doughty: valiant; brave.
856. contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing.
857. arbiter: one having the power of judging and determining.
858. pablum: something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
859. milksop: an unmanly man.
860. cajole: to coax.
861. hardscrabble: barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
862. potentate: one who possesses great power or sway.
863. moil: to labor; to toil; to drudge.
864. redact: to edit.
865. privation: the state of being deprived of something.
866. venerate: to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
867. starveling: one who is starving or being starved; also, poor in quality.
868. etiolate: to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.
869. wiseacre: a smart aleck.
870. quagmire: a predicament.
871. dictum: an authoritative statement.
872. quixotic: foolishly impractical; also, capricious, impulsive.
873. maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly.
874. vade mecum: a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.
875. amicable: characterized by friendliness and good will.
876. effrontery: shameless boldness; insolence.
877. cabal: a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.
878. forcible: effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful.
879. neoteric: recent in origin; new.
880. indigence: extreme poverty.
881. frangible: capable of being broken; easily broken.
882. grandiloquent: expressed in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
883. approbation: formal or official approval; also, praise.

884. dishabille: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
885. clerisy: the intelligentsia.
886. debouch: to emerge; to issue.
887. epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
888. braggadocio: empty boasting.
889. hubris: overbearing pride or presumption.
890. gustatory: pertaining to the sense of taste.
891. ken: perception, view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
892. recherche: exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
893. chimera: a mental fabrication.
894. mulct: to defraud.
895. hector: to bully or harass.
896. disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject.
897. tatterdemalion: a person dressed in tattered clothing.
898. panjandrum: an important or self-important official.
899. dulcet: melodious.
900. serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental
discoveries.
901. extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
902. copse: a thicket of small trees.
903. ludic: playful.
904. popinjay: a vain and talkative person.
905. embonpoint: plumpness of person.
906. idyll: a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree
episode or experience.
907. unguent: an ointment.
908. redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
909. tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.
910. benison: blessing; an utterance of good wishes.
911. arcanum: a secret; a mystery.
912. diablerie: sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.
913. eldritch: unearthly; weird; eerie.
914. disport: to frolic; to amuse (oneself).
915. repine: to feel or express discontent.
916. troglodyte: someone who dwells in a cave.
917. abeyance: suspension; temporary cessation.
918. gamine: an urchin; also, a mischievous girl or young woman.
919. sedition: incitement of rebellion against lawful authority.
920. lubricious: lewd; also, slippery or smooth.
921. hebetude: mental dullness or sluggishness.
922. acuity: acuteness of perception or vision.
923. sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion.
924. empyrean: the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky.
925. demur: to object; also, to delay.
926. rodomontade: pretentious, bragging speech.
927. gallimaufry: a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
928. impregnable: able to resist attack.
929. urbane: polished and smooth in manner.
930. bibulous: of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol.
931. acerbic: sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone.
932. redound: to have a consequence or effect.
933. languid: lacking vigor or force.
934. predilection: an established preference.
935. repletion: the condition of being completely or excessively full.
936. transmute: to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another.
937. forgo: to do without.
938. abed: in bed.
939. malapropism: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word.
940. soi-disant: self-styled; so-called.
941. paean: a song or other expression of praise or joy.
942. flummery: mumbo jumbo; nonsense.
943. dolorous: marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow.
944. pantheon: the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed
persons.
945. surly: ill-humored; sullen and gruff.
946. fatidic: of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy.
947. enjoin: to direct or impose with authority; also, to forbid.
948. turbid: muddy; not clear; also, confused; disordered.
949. renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
950. enunciate: to utter articulately; also, to state or set forth precisely or
systematically.
951. punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
952. foofaraw: excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter.
953. autochthonous: indigenous; native.
954. gambol: to dance and skip about in play.
955. bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
956. remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
957. discrete: constituting a separate thing; also, consisting of distinct or unconnected
parts.
958. nascent: beginning to exist.
959. excrescence: something growing out from something else; also, a disfiguring or
unwanted part.
960. refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
961. heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions.
962. conflate: to bring together; to meld.
963. bombinate: to buzz, hum, or drone.
964. putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government.
965. bilious: of or pertaining to bile; also, ill-tempered.
966. foundling: a deserted or abandoned child.
967. bedizen: to dress or adorn in gaudy manner.
968. tintinnabulation: a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
969. cosmopolite: a cosmopolitan person.
970. galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
971. salad days: a time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion.
972. affray: a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
973. faineant: doing nothing; idle; also, a do-nothing.
974. prink: to primp.
975. asseverate: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly.
976. sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses.
977. malapropos: unseasonable or unseasonably; inappropriate or inappropriately.
978. agitprop: propaganda.
979. fiat: an arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
980. nimiety: excess.
981. surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
982. pleonasm: the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
983. abominate: to detest intensely.
984. discursive: digressive; rambling; also, marked by analytical reasoning.
985. countervail: to counteract; also, to offset.
986. myrmidon: a loyal follower.
989. claque: a group of fawning admirers.
993. susurration: a whispering; a soft murmur.
995. gelid: extremely cold; icy.
1006. volte-face: an about-face.
1007. exiguous: extremely scanty.
1008. pecuniary: relating to money.
1009. traduce: to vilify.
1010. postprandial: happening or done after a meal.
1013. incontrovertible: indisputable; unquestionable.
1014. furbelow: something showy or superfluous.
1016. exigent: requiring immediate aid or action; also, demanding.
1017. contravene: to act or be counter to.
1018. temerarious: reckless; rash.
1019. philter: a love potion.
1021. pronunciamento: a proclamation; a pronouncement.
1025. roister: to revel; to carouse.
1029. loquacious: very talkative.
1030. tyro: a novice.
1034. prolix: wordy.
1035. cavalcade: a procession.
1037. obloquy: ill repute.
1038. extol: to praise.
1040. malediction: a curse.
1041. lenity: the state or quality of being lenient.
1050. extricate: to free or release from a difficulty or entanglement.
1051. aspersion: a damaging or derogatory remark.
1055. arrogate: to claim or seize without right or justification.
1056. forlorn: sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.
1060. varicolored: having a variety of colors.
1061. doula: a woman who assists in childbirth.
1062. nonagenarian: someone whose age is in the nineties.
1063. friable: easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
1085. dissolute: loose in morals and conduct.
1087. clemency: disposition to show mercy; also, an act of mercy.
1093. depredation: an act of plundering or ravaging.
1109. esurient: hungry; greedy.
1113. precipice: a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place.
1121. rapine: the act of plundering.
1127. platitude: a banal, trite, or stale thought or remark.
1150. appurtenance: an adjunct or accessory.
1159. refulgent: brilliant; resplendent.
1166. lineament: a distinguishing or characteristic feature.
1169. prelapsarian: pertaining to the time or state before the Fall.
1173. apostasy: desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
1177. malfeasance: wrongdoing, misconduct, or misbehavior.
1178. intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed.
1184. relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
1185. fanfaronade: empty boasting; bluster.
1186. roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.
1187. camarilla: a group of secret and often scheming advisers.
1190. stasis: a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.
1191. prepotency: predominance.
1192. bagatelle: a trifle; also, a short, light literary or musical piece.
1193. insensate: lacking sensation or awareness.
1194. confute: to refute conclusively.
1195. revenant: one who returns after death or a long absence.
1196. corroborate: to strengthen or make more certain with other evidence.
1197. exegete: one who explains or interprets difficult parts of written works.
1198. dubiety: the condition or quality of being doubtful; also, a matter of doubt.
1199. carapace: a shell; a protective covering.
1203. procrastination: To put off doing something.
1204. opportune: suitable for a given purpose or occasion.
1205. renascent: rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
1206. fettle: a state or condition of fitness, order, or mind.
1207. proponent: an advocate.
1208. cursory: hastily or superficially performed.
1209. numinous: spiritual.
1212. pelf: money; riches.
1213. flagitious: grossly wicked; scandalous.
1215. deliquesce: to melt away or become liquid.
1216. prescient: knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen.
1217. indigent: extremely poor.
1224. ostensible: appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
1225. xenophobia: fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign.
1226. recrimination: a counter accusation.
1231. bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
1232. littoral: on a coastal or shore region.
1233. redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
1234. paladin: a champion of a cause.
1238. hobnob: to associate familiarly.
1239. fiduciary: relating to the holding of something in trust for another.
1240. indelible: incapable of being removed or erased.
1241. fortuitous: happening by chance.
1242. diktat: an authoritative decree or order.
1243. boulevardier: a man-about-town.
1247. concatenation: a chain; a succession.
1248. parsimonious: frugal to excess.
1254. mercurial: changeable; temperamental; volatile.
1257. omnipresent: present in all places at the same time.
1274. ostentation: excessive or pretentious display.
1280. gubernatorial: of or pertaining to a governor.
1282. parley: a conference or discussion; also, to confer.
1283. clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear.
1285. trammel: something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom; also, to hamper.
1286. matutinal: relating to or occurring in the morning.
1291. impassive: devoid of emotion; also, showing no emotion.
1292. fealty: fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.
1296. pukka: genuine, authentic, or good; proper.
1300. hale: free from disease and weakening conditions; healthy.
1302. algorithm: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem.
1303. bouleversement: complete overthrow; a reversal.
1304. practicable: feasible; also, usable.
1306. repast: a meal.
by few.
1309. meticulous: extremely careful about details.
1313. booboisie: a class of people regarded as stupid or foolish.
forward.
1325. succinct: brief; concise.
1330. descant: a discourse; also, to discourse.
1331. robustious: boisterous; vigorous.
1332. subfusc: dark or dull in color.
1333. jollification: merrymaking; revelry.
1334. doff: to take off; to remove; also, to rid oneself of.

1345. subaltern: subordinate.
1363. scuttlebutt: gossip; rumor.
1367. pule: to whimper; to whine.
1368. sublunary: situated beneath the moon; terrestrial.
1380. placate: to appease; to pacify.
1381. spurious: not genuine; false; illegitimate.
1382. waylay: to ambush or accost.
1383. ingenue: a naive girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.
1384. osculation: the act of kissing; a kiss.
1386. enmity: hatred; ill will.
1387. sub rosa: secretly; privately; confidentially.
1389. upbraid: to scold or criticize harshly.
1390. gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact.
1392. mores: customs; habits; ways.
1393. sough: to make a soft, low sighing or rustling sound.
1396. complaisant: exhibiting a desire to please.
1397. spoony: foolishly or sentimentally in love.
1398. forfend: to avert; also, to protect or preserve.
1399. sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests.
1400. countermand: to revoke (a former command) or recall by a contrary order.
1401. stormy petrel: a type of seabird; also, one fond of bringing strife.
1402. votary: one devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life.
1405. scrabble: to scrape or scratch with the hands or feet.
1410. immolate: to kill or destroy, often by fire.
1411. tetchy: peevish; testy; irritable.
1413. benignant: kind; gracious; favorable.
1414. preponderate: to exceed in weight, influence, importance, amount, etc.
1415. verdant: green.
1416. trencherman: a hearty eater.
1417. diadem: a crown.
1418. virago: an ill-tempered, overbearing woman; also, a woman of great strength and
courage.
1419. supposititious: fraudulently substituted; also, hypothetical.
1420. inanition: exhaustion from lack of nourishment; also, emptiness.
1421. conspectus: a sketch, survey, or outline of a subject.
1422. salmagundi: a mixture or assortment; also, a kind of mixed dish or salad.
1423. caesura: a break or pause in a line of verse; also, any break or pause.
1434. plebeian: common; vulgar.
1436. censorious: harshly critical.
state of affairs.
1454. maladroit: awkward; unskillful; inept.
1456. outré: unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
1459. funereal: pertaining to or suiting a funeral; gloomy; mournful.
1467. sardonic: scornful, mocking.
1469. contemporaneous: originating, existing, or occurring at the same time.
unnecessary.
1491. ephemeron: something short-lived.

1494. interpolate: to insert between; also, to alter or corrupt by insertion.
1495. stertorous: characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound.
1496. alpenglow: a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of
mountains.
1498. miscreant: a scoundrel, a villain; also, a heretic.
1499. trice: an instant; a moment.
1501. provender: food or provisions.
1507. inhere: to be inherent.
1515. choleric: easily angered; also, indicating or expressing anger.
1526. toper: a drunkard; a sot.
1527. plaint: an expression of sorrow; also, a complaint.
1532. respite: an interval of rest or relief.
1536. Pyrrhic victory: a victory achieved at great cost.
1541. ascetic: one who practices extreme self-denial; also, austere, severe.
1543. syncretic: uniting and blending together different belief systems.
1549. abattoir: a slaughterhouse.

1560. phantasmagoria: a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined.
1561. cum: with; along with; combined with.
1568. amalgam: an alloy of mercury with other metals; also, a mixture.
1580. doppelganger: a ghostly double.
1612. atrabilious: irritable; ill-natured.
1616. nuptial: of or pertaining to marriage.
1627. rotund: round; rounded in figure.
1633. filial: of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
1639. contumacious: obstinate; stubbornly disobedient.
1643. wraith: a ghost; also, something insubstantial or shadowy.
within a group.
1655. dyspeptic: pertaining to or having indigestion; also, irritable or ill-humored.
1661. portent: a sign or omen.
1680. Elysium: paradise.
1685. meretricious: tawdry.
order.
1689. velleity: a slight wish or inclination.
persistent.
achievement.
1699. superannuated: old; discharged or disqualified on account of old age.
1704. terminus: the end of a transportation line or route; any finishing point.
discoveries.
1723. bilious: of or pertaining to bile; also, ill-tempered.
electric shock.
persons.
parts.
1759. recrudescent: breaking out again.
unconventionality.
1772. idyll: a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode
or experience.
1793. proscribe: to forbid; to prohibit.
1796. puckish: whimsical; mischievous; impish.
1831. preternatural: beyond of different from what is natural; inexplicable;
extraordinary; abnormal.
1839. roue: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure.
expressions.
1845. abecedarian: pertaining to the alphabet; also, rudimentary; also, a beginner.
1846. crabwise: sideways; also, in a cautiously indirect manner.
1847. glabrous: without hairs or projections; smooth.
1848. tarradiddle: a fib; also, pretentious nonsense.
1849. irrupt: to burst in forcibly or suddenly.
1850. agrestic: pertaining to fields or the country.
1851. cap-a-pie: from head to foot.
1852. fetor: a strong, offensive smell.
1853. olla podrida: a kind of seasoned stew; also, a mixture, a hodgepodge.
1857. starveling: one who is starving or being starved; also, poor in quality.
curing.
1861. comely: pleasing to the sight.
1871. primogeniture: the state of being the firstborn; also, an exclusive right of
inheritance that belongs to the eldest son.
1872. ancillary: subordinate, subsidiary; auxiliary.
1873. Potemkin village: a false front or facade.
1874. favonian: pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.
1875. trenchant: forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also, clear-cut.
1876. yeasty: frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
1877. deipnosophist: one skilled in table talk.
1878. jeremiad: a doleful story; also, a dolorous or angry tirade..
1879. delectation: great pleasure; delight.
1880. pin money: money for incidental expenses; also, a trivial sum.
1881. ab ovo: from the beginning.
1882. woolgathering: indulgence in idle daydreaming.
1883. peccant: sinning.
1884. nolens volens: whether unwilling or willing.
1885. quisling: a collaborator; a traitor.
1886. misprize: to despise; also, to undervalue.
1887. tete-a-tete: a private conversation.
roving.
1894. teetotaler: one pledged to abstinence from alcoholic drinks.
1903. pandemic: affecting a whole people or a number of countries.
1907. draconian: excessively harsh; severe.
1908. eructation: the act of belching; a belch.
1909. treacly: overly sweet or sentimental.
1910. sciolism: superficial knowledge.
1911. beau ideal: a perfect or an idealized type or model.
1912. incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden.
1913. roborant: restoring strength or vigor; also, a restorative.
1914. aerie: a nest or dwelling built in a lofty place.
1915. ensorcell: to enchant; to bewitch.
1916. lapidary: of or pertaining to stone cutting; also, terse or refined in expression.
1917. megrim: a migraine; also, a fancy or whim; in the plural, low spirits.
1919. fructuous: fruitful; productive.
1920. providential: resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or
appropriate.
1936. imprimatur: approval or sanction.
1937. punctilio: a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
unwanted part.
1942. nimbus: a dark gray rain cloud; also, a halo, an aura.
1943. eddy: a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction.
1944. Methuselah: an extremely old man.
1945. bon vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes.
1954. pied-a-terre: a temporary or second place of lodging.
1958. wizened: shriveled; withered.
speech.
systematically.
situation.
1997. corpulent: very fat; obese.
1999. vatic: of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
2009. diablerie: sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.
2028. denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or
dramatic work.
2038. Promethean: of or pertaining to Prometheus; also, boldly original.
2044. exhort: to urge strongly.
2046. demur: to object; also, to delay.
2052. aborning: (while) being produced or born.
2063. cornucopia: the horn of plenty; also, an abundance.
2075. vituperation: abusive language.
2083. indurate: to make hard; to harden.
2115. inamorata: a woman whom one is in love with.
2135. nepotism: favoritism shown to members of one's family.
2137. ambuscade: an ambush; also, to ambush.
2151. stygian: dark and gloomy; also, infernal.
2152. lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class.
2153. copacetic: very satisfactory.
2154. pestiferous: bearing or bringing disease, moral harm, or annoyance.
2155. luculent: clear; easily understood.
2156. sapid: having flavor, especially a strong pleasant flavor.
2157. contemn: to scorn; to despise.
2158. aliment: nutriment or sustenance.
2159. temporize: to be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time; also, to go with the
times.
2160. magniloquent: lofty or grandiose in speech or expression.
2161. jape: a trick or practical joke.

2162. biddable: easily led or commanded; obedient.
2163. cloy: to weary or become distasteful through excess.
2164. amanuensis: one employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts.
2165. shibboleth: a word, pronunciation, saying, belief, practice, etc., that distinguishes
one group from another.
2168. Panglossian: excessively or naively optimistic.
2169. supervene: to take place or occur as something additional, extraneous, or
unexpected.
2170. hagiography: biography of saints; also, idealizing or idolizing biography.
2174. obloquy: ill repute.
2176. arbitrage: the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit
from price discrepancies.
2177. panegyric: an expression of formal or elaborate praise.
2182. atavism: reversion to a remote ancestral type or to an earlier form.
forward.
2192. supplicate: to make a humble and earnest petition.
2193. labile: open to change; apt or likely to change.
2208. untoward: not favorable or fortunate; also, improper.
2209. menagerie: a collection of wild or unusual animals; also, a diverse group.
2210. presage: an omen; also, to predict.
2211. abnegate: refuse or deny oneself; also, to give up (rights, claims, etc.).
2212. faction: a usually contentious group or party; also, internal dissension.
2213. pallor: unusual or extreme paleness.
2214. suffuse: spread through or over; to flush.
2215. artifice: an artful trick, stratagem or device; also, cleverness, skill.
2216. saturnine: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
2217. lionize: to treat or regard as an object great interest or importance.
2218. finical: finicky.
2219. pliant: easily bent or flexed; also, easily influenced; compliant.
2220. dissemble: to hide under a false appearance; also, to assume a false appearance.
2221. recreant: cowardly; also, unfaithful or disloyal.
2222. fetter: a restraint; also, to impose restraints on.
2223. tumid: swollen; bulging; also, bombastic.
2224. agglomeration: a cluster or mass.
2225. odium: intense hatred or dislike.
2226. unfledged: not fully developed; immature.
2227. countenance: appearance or expression of the face; also, to tolerate or encourage.
2228. betimes: early; also, on occasion.
2229. glutinous: gluey; sticky.
2230. durance: imprisonment.
2231. ingenuous: demonstrating childlike simplicity; also, open; frank.
2232. manumit: to free from slavery or servitude.
2233. hermitage: a secluded residence; a retreat.
2235. peradventure: chance, uncertainty, or doubt.
2236. antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities.
2237. naif: a naive or inexperienced person.
2238. altercation: a heated, noisy, or angry dispute.
2241. exigent: requiring immediate aid or action; also, demanding.
2245. commination: a denunciation.
2247. amative: pertaining to or disposed to love.
by few.
2295. tryst: an appointment (as between lovers) to meet.
2297. enmity: hatred; ill will.
2300. parley: a conference or discussion; also, to confer.
2309. descant: a discourse; also, to discourse.
2315. trammel: something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom; also, to hamper.
2331. bacchanalia: a revel.
2333. deliquesce: to melt away or become liquid.
2336. modicum: a small or token amount.
2339. banal: commonplace; trivial.
2352. cant: empty, solemn speech.
2361. votary: one devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life.
2368. bruit: To report; to noise abroad.
courage.
2370. mawkish: sickly or excessively sentimental.
2375. alpenglow: a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of
mountains.
2382. nosegay: a bouquet.
2389. kobold: a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.
2394. ingenue: a naive girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.
state of affairs.
2398. repast: a meal.
2419. hale: free from disease and weakening conditions; healthy.
2424. digerati: persons knowledgeable about computers.
2435. Hogmanay: the name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year.
2440. exegete: one who explains or interprets difficult parts of written works.
2445. dubiety: the condition or quality of being doubtful; also, a matter of doubt.
2454. ergo: therefore; consequently.
2455. susurration: a whispering; a soft murmur.
2477. stertorous: characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound.
2509. Ides: the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of
the other months.
2510. megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
2522. superfluous: more than is wanted or is sufficient.
2524. benignant: kind; gracious; favorable.
2529. brummagem: cheap and showy; also, spurious.
2530. cum: with; along with; combined with.
2538. salmagundi: a mixture or assortment; also, a kind of mixed dish or salad.
2542. choler: anger.
2550. sporadic: occurring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances.
achievement.
2561. rapine: the act of plundering.
2563. aspersion: a damaging or derogatory remark.
2574. spurious: not genuine; false; illegitimate.
2577. incontrovertible: indisputable; unquestionable.
2590. extricate: to free or release from a difficulty or entanglement.
2591. contumely: rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt.
parts.
2599. practicable: feasible; also, usable.
2600. choleric: easily angered; also, indicating or expressing anger.
2605. ephemeron: something short-lived.
2606. clemency: disposition to show mercy; also, an act of mercy.
2619. complaisant: exhibiting a desire to please.
2620. emblazon: to display pompously; to decorate.
2626. cap-a-pie: from head to foot.
2635. bon ton: the height of the fashion; fashionable society.
2638. cursory: hastily or superficially performed.
2641. plebeian: common; vulgar.
2650. concatenation: a chain; a succession.
2662. arrogate: to claim or seize without right or justification.
2664. fortuitous: happening by chance.
2666. supposititious: fraudulently substituted; also, hypothetical.
2669. tete-a-tete: a private conversation.
2672. robustious: boisterous; vigorous.
2680. confute: to refute conclusively.
2692. fanfaronade: empty boasting; bluster.
2694. inhere: to be inherent.
2704. ostensible: appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
2708. prescient: knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen.
2709. swan song: a final or farewell appearance, action, or pronouncement.
2729. ancillary: subordinate, subsidiary; auxiliary.
2733. crabwise: sideways; also, in a cautiously indirect manner.
2737. contemporaneous: originating, existing, or occurring at the same time.
speech.
2751. idyll: a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode
or experience.
2752. ab ovo: from the beginning.
2760. subaltern: subordinate.
2762. trencherman: a hearty eater.
electric shock.
2779. syncretic: uniting and blending together different belief systems.
2783. olla podrida: a kind of seasoned stew; also, a mixture, a hodgepodge.
expressions.
2787. opportune: suitable for a given purpose or occasion.
2788. impassive: devoid of emotion; also, showing no emotion.
2793. wassail: an expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking
to some one.
2803. favonian: pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.
2804. punctilio: a fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
order.
2810. coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
2815. eddy: a current running contrary to a main current or in a circular direction.
2819. yeasty: frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
2834. roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.
2835. conspectus: a sketch, survey, or outline of a subject.
2845. beau ideal: a perfect or an idealized type or model.
unconventionality.
roving.
2896. clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear.
2897. toper: a drunkard; a sot.
2909. trice: an instant; a moment.
2911. apostasy: desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
2912. prolix: wordy.
2915. prepotency: predominance.
2916. argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
persons.
2930. denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or
dramatic work.
within a group.
2946. bon vivant: a person with refined and sociable tastes.
systematically.
2953. biddable: easily led or commanded; obedient.
2957. lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class.
curing.
2964. contravene: to act or be counter to.
2978. factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
situation.
2990. aborning: (while) being produced or born.
2992. betimes: early; also, on occasion.
2996. providential: resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or
appropriate.
3004. trenchant: forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also, clear-cut.
discoveries.
3010. ambuscade: an ambush; also, to ambush.
3016. jeremiad: a doleful story; also, a dolorous or angry tirade..
3017. nuptial: of or pertaining to marriage.
3020. abed: in bed.
times.
3032. faction: a usually contentious group or party; also, internal dissension.
3033. indurate: to make hard; to harden.
3047. commination: a denunciation.
3048. antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities.
3056. roue: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure.
3063. recreant: cowardly; also, unfaithful or disloyal.
3070. pronunciamento: a proclamation; a pronouncement.
3073. precipice: a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place.
3074. bouleversement: complete overthrow; a reversal.
3075. supervene: to take place or occur as something additional, extraneous, or
unexpected.
3081. maladroit: awkward; unskillful; inept.
forward.
3086. agglomeration: a cluster or mass.
3099. bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
3102. terminus: the end of a transportation line or route; any finishing point.
3104. ensorcell: to enchant; to bewitch.
3108. sciolism: superficial knowledge.
3109. woolgathering: indulgence in idle daydreaming.
3115. mercurial: changeable; temperamental; volatile.
3126. deipnosophist: one skilled in table talk.
3145. artifice: an artful trick, stratagem or device; also, cleverness, skill.
3151. unfledged: not fully developed; immature.
3155. finical: finicky.
3160. hermitage: a secluded residence; a retreat.
3171. friable: easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
3172. scrabble: to scrape or scratch with the hands or feet.
persistent.
3176. imprimatur: approval or sanction.
3179. primogeniture: the state of being the firstborn; also, an exclusive right of
inheritance that belongs to the eldest son.
3181. nonagenarian: someone whose age is in the nineties.
3182. upbraid: to scold or criticize harshly.
3189. nolens volens: whether unwilling or willing.
3200. magniloquent: lofty or grandiose in speech or expression.
3205. menagerie: a collection of wild or unusual animals; also, a diverse group.
3208. copacetic: very satisfactory.
3210. amative: pertaining to or disposed to love.
courage.
3213. pestiferous: bearing or bringing disease, moral harm, or annoyance.
3217. relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
3218. dissolute: loose in morals and conduct.
3220. irrupt: to burst in forcibly or suddenly.
unnecessary.
3226. amanuensis: one employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts.
unwanted part.
3270. pin money: money for incidental expenses; also, a trivial sum.
3273. roister: to revel; to carouse.
3275. portent: a sign or omen.
3278. lionize: to treat or regard as an object great interest or importance.
state of affairs.
3287. cloy: to weary or become distasteful through excess.
3300. fetter: a restraint; also, to impose restraints on.
3306. Potemkin village: a false front or facade.
3307. boulevardier: a man-about-town.
3309. aright: rightly; correctly.
3310. ruminate: to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
3311. listless: having no desire or inclination.
3338. choler: anger.
3341. glutinous: gluey; sticky.
3346. interpolate: to insert between; also, to alter or corrupt by insertion.
3347. indigent: extremely poor.
3352. meticulous: extremely careful about details.
3357. contemn: to scorn; to despise.
3367. insensate: lacking sensation or awareness.
3370. vituperation: abusive language.
3381. brummagem: cheap and showy; also, spurious.
3383. vituperate: to overwhelm with wordy abuse.
3386. vexillology: the study of flags.
3387. tittle-tattle: idle, trifling talk.
3391. chichi: affectedly trendy.
3395. philter: a love potion.
3396. knell: the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.
3397. aestival: of or belonging to the summer.
3398. bruit: To report; to noise abroad.
3399. juju: an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
3405. naif: a naive or inexperienced person.
3407. redress: to set right.
3409. gubernatorial: of or pertaining to a governor.
3414. bevy: a group; an assembly.
3419. torrid: drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
3423. kitsch: art in pretentious bad taste.
3424. suffuse: spread through or over; to flush.
3429. proponent: an advocate.
3431. undulate: to move in waves.
3433. numismatics: the collection and study of coins.
3434. edify: to instruct and improve.
by few.
3460. synecdoche: figure of speech
3461. synecdoche: figure of speech
3471. abate: become less in amount
3472. addle: mix up or confuse
3473. aquiline: curved like eagle's beak
3474. epicure: devotee to food, drink
3475. footless: lacking substance
3476. mot juste: appropriate expression
3477. olfactory: pertaining to smell
3478. resplendent: having brilliant color, beauty
3479. horripilation: goose bumps
3480. intimation: indirect suggestion
3481. sidereal: pertaining to stars, constellations
3482. soiree: nighttime party
3483. obsequies: funeral rites
3484. ensconced: fixed firmly
3485. frowzy: habitually unkempt
3486. adduce: produce evidence for
3487. adulterate: to make impure
3488. affectation: exaggerated display; pretense
3489. eminence grise: powerful person
3490. amatory: expressing love
3491. Lucullan: profusely extravagant
3492. nabob: wealthy person
3493. escutcheon: a shield or decorative covering
3494. guerdon: reward or payment
3495. reprobate: someone without scruples
3496. emollient: cream or something which softens
3497. cadence: recurrent rhythm
3498. eminent: above others in quality, position
3499. balustrade: staircase railing
3500. incursion: entering another's domain
3501. valediction: a farewell speech
3502. bulwark: a protective structure
3503. caitiff: a cowardly and mean person
3504. curio: something unusual that is collected
3505. dissever: to separate into parts
3506. sentinel: a person who watches out
3507. sequacious: having a sequence; following
3508. sepulcher: a grave chamber
3509. elocution: an expert manner of speaking
3510. homologous: corresponding in characteristics
3511. ablaut: vowel change
3512. beatific: giving joy
3513. cached: hidden, stored
3514. dastard: malicious coward
3515. ecclesiastical: churchly
3516. fabricate: make up
3517. gaffe: tactless act
3518. hackneyed: repeated too often
3519. iambic: having two syllables
3520. jaded: exhausted
3521. kibbutz: collective farm
3522. laggard: wasting time
3523. macrobiotic: promoting longevity
3524. narcissism: self-love
3525. oblique: diagonally arranged
3526. paltry: contemptibly small
3527. qualify: prove capable or fit
3528. ramble: move aimlessly
3529. sacrilege: blasphemous behavior
3530. tacit: necessarily indicated
3531. ultimate: furthest or highest
3532. wanderlust: impulse to travel
3533. xanthous: yellowish
3534. yegg: burglar or safecracker
3535. zealous: very enthusiastic
3536. abstinent: self-restraining
3537. beleaguer: force to quit; upset
3538. candor: honesty
3539. daunt: cause to lose courage
3540. eclectic: varying in style
3541. fastidious: hard to please
3542. gargantuan: huge
3543. hapless: deserving pity
3544. iconoclast: critic of ideas
3545. jettison: throw away or over
3546. kinetic: moving
3547. laissez-faire: non-interference
3548. magnanimous: generous and noble
3549. narcolepsy: sleep disorder
3550. obscure: less visible or clear
3551. pandiculation: yawning and stretching
3552. qualitative: based on qualities
3553. rancor: deep anger and ill will
3554. sallow: unhealthy looking
3555. talisman: lucky charm
3556. unconscionable: lacking conscience
3557. vacuous: inanely foolish
3558. wanton: behaving lewdly
3559. yielding: giving in
3560. acclaim: approval
3561. bemoan: regret and complain
3562. canine: doglike
3563. victuals: supply of food
3564. chaff: seed coverings; detritus
3565. defalcate: take fraudulently
3566. virtuoso: exceptional performer
3567. unwitting: lacking knowledge
3568. erstwhile: former; formerly
3569. denigrate: belittle, attack maliciously
3570. highhanded: with haughty disregard
3571. toady: someone who is servile
3572. osteopath: therapist who manipulates body structure
3573. tome: large scholarly book
3574. froward: willfully contrary
3575. expurgate: to remove offensive parts
3576. myopia: nearsightedness
3577. pinchbeck: something that is counterfeit
3578. interminable: seeming to have no end
3579. burnish: to polish and make shiny
3580. consternation: a sudden dread
3581. tautological: needlessly repetitious
3582. ellipsis: omission of word(s)
3583. hermetic: airtight; protected
3584. nocuous: harmful
3585. beseech: ask for earnestly
3586. peculate: appropriate fraudulently
3587. openhanded: giving freely
3588. declaim: speak against
3589. hidebound: stubbornly conservative
3590. pedant: person holding books in esteem
3591. lampoon: composition that imitates or misrepresents someone's style
3592. sanguine: optimistic, cheerful
3593. acute: serious; pervasive
3595. parry: deflect a blow
3596. martial: pertaining to war
3597. bilk: defraud, cheat, or swindle.
3598. equine: of horses and hoofed animals.
3599. incisive: penetrating, sharp, cutting.
3600. pedestrian: walker; also, unimaginative.
3603. inanition: exhaustion from lack of nourishment; also, emptiness.
3604. esoteric: intended or understood by chosen few.
3608. elucidate: to make clear or manifest.
3610. diatribe: a bitter verbal attack.
3611. veracity: truth, truthfulness.
3612. pithy: concise and forceful in description.
3615. tumult: the commotion or agitation of a crowd.
3617. feckless: ineffective; weak; worthless.
3618. velleity: a slight wish or inclination.
3619. osculation: the act of kissing; a kiss.
3622. jape: a trick or practical joke.
3635. labile: open to change; apt or likely to change.
3636. outré: unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
3654. albatross: large web-footed bird chiefly of the Southern Hemisphere; a worrisome
burden.
3659. aliment: nutriment or sustenance.
3663. odium: intense hatred or dislike.
3664. abnegate: refuse or deny oneself; also, to give up (rights, claims, etc.).
3668. exigency: state of requiring immediate action; also, that which is required in a
particular situation.
3685. espy: to see at a glance.
3686. pother: a commotion; a disturbance; also, a cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or
smothers.
3700. prescience: knowledge of events before they take place.
3711. clandestine: kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper
purpose.
3716. rampart: fortification.
3719. shibboleth: a word, pronunciation, saying, belief, practice, etc., that distinguishes
one group from another.
3721. fervid: marked by great passion or zeal.
3727. bestow: to give or confer.
3753. peradventure: chance, uncertainty, or doubt.
achievement.
3758. dalliance: a trifling away of time; dawdling; also, flirtation.
3760. undulation: a wavy form or outline; also, a wavelike motion.
3764. stultify: to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous; also, to allege to be of
unsound mind.
3770. saturnine: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
3773. interlocutor: a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
3802. sinuous: having many curves, bends, or turns; winding; also, indirect; devious.
3805. adjuvant: serving to help or assist; auxiliary; also, a person or thing that aids or
helps.
unconventionality.
3810. burgeon: to grow or develop rapidly; also, to put forth new buds or greenery;
sprout.
3814. reverie: a state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
3819. fetor: a strong, offensive smell.
3838. sommelier: a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
3852. perseverate: to repeat something insistently or redundantly.
3865. couture: the high-fashion clothing created by designers.
curing.
3888. clinquant: glittering; tinsel-like; also, tinsel.
3895. presage: an omen; also, to predict.
3908. torpor: lethargic indifference; apathy.
3911. pallid: pale; faint or deficient in color; wan.
3914. accord: agreement; harmony.
3925. verboten: forbidden; prohibited.
3928. mondegreen: a word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation, as in misheard
lyrics.
3945. duplicity: deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
times.
3964. sachet: a small bag containing perfuming powder, to impart a pleasant scent.
3983. portentous: foreboding; ominous.
3991. grok: to understand.
expressions.
4017. omnific: having unlimited powers of creation.
4018. sesquipedalianism: given to using long words.
4019. jnana: absolute insight acquired through study.
4020. iatrogenic: (of a medical disorder) caused by the actions of a physician.
4021. vamoose: to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
4022. perpend: to ponder; deliberate.
4023. eristic: pertaining to argument for its own sake.
4024. chevron: a badge or insignia in the form of an inverted V.
4025. muliebrity: womanly nature or qualities.
4026. mugwump: a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in
politics.
4027. matriculate: to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
4028. malapert: unbecomingly bold or saucy.
4029. afterclap: an unexpected repercussion.
4030. sawyer: a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation.
4031. kibitz: to chat, to converse.
4032. eidetic: pertaining to visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible.
4033. majuscule: of letters written either as capitals or uncials.
4034. tipple: to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess.
4035. habitué: one who frequents a particular place.
4036. plucky: having or showing courage.
4037. baksheesh: a tip, present, or gratuity.
4038. suspire: to utter with long, sighing breaths.
4039. phlegmatic: not easily excited to action or display of emotion.
4040. adumbrate: to foreshadow; prefigure.
4041. shivaree: a mock serenade with kettles and other noisemakers for a newly married
couple.
4042. regnant: prevalent; widespread.
4043. waxing: to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, or power.
4044. ethereal: light, airy, or tenuous.
4045. epoch: the beginning of a distinctive period in history.
4046. scuttle: to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
4047. threnody: a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead.
4048. oleaginous: having the nature or qualities of oil.
4049. goad: to prod; incite.
4050. swain: a male admirer or lover.
4051. Manichean: pertaining to a strongly dualistic worldview.
4052. penumbra: an area in which something exists to an uncertain degree.
4053. bathos: triteness or triviality in style.
4054. fathom: to penetrate to the truth of.
4055. Occidental: Western.
4056. noctivagant: pertaining to wandering at night.
4057. ruth: pity or compassion.
4058. kowtow: to act in a subservient manner.
4059. juggernaut: any large, overpowering, destructive force.
4060. vernacular: the plain variety of language in everyday use.
4061. quintessential: being the most typical.
4062. festoon: to adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.
4063. indemnity: security against damage or loss.
4064. oscitant: yawning, as with drowsiness.
4065. hegira: a journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
4066. amok: in or into a jumbled or confused state.
4067. couvade: when the husband of a pregnant woman acts as though he were bearing
the child.
4068. heliolatry: worship of the sun.
4069. proliferate: to increase or spread at a rapid rate.
4070. rococo: ornate or florid in speech, writing, or style.
4071. haptic: relating to the sense of touch; tactile.
4072. cakewalk: something easily accomplished.
4073. enthrall: to captivate or charm.
4074. zephyr: a gentle, mild breeze.
4075. yen: a desire or craving.
4076. yaw: to move unsteadily; weave.
4077. macabre: gruesome and horrifying.
4078. hunky dory: about as well as one could wish or expect.
4079. evanescence: a gradual dissappearance.
4080. vespertine: of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening.
4081. rataplan: to produce the sound as of the beating of a drum.
4082. squelch: to put down, or suppress, as with a crushing retort or argument.
4083. bijou: something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.
4084. gizmo: a mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown.
4085. sibylline: prophetic; oracular.
4086. tantivy: swift; rapid.
4087. snuff: to extinguish or suppress.
4088. aeromancy: the prediction of future events from observation of weather
conditions.
4089. subtilize: to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning.
4090. vestigial: relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use.
4091. spoor: a track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game.
4092. brannigan: a carouse.
4093. undercast: something viewed from above through another medium, as of clouds
viewed from an airplane.
4094. palladian: pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.
4095. acedia: sloth.
4096. philogyny: love of or liking for women (opposite of misogyny.)
4097. impedimenta: baggage or other things that retard one's progress
4098. occlude: to shut in, out, or off.
4099. morganatic: pertaining to a form of marriage where a person of high rank weds
someone of lower station without claim to the property of the high-ranking partner.
4100. fulgurate: to flash or dart like lightning.
4101. zaftig: full-bodied; well-proportioned.
4102. don: to put on or dress in.
4103. potlatch: a ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of
wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
4104. nitid: bright; lustrous.
4105.

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883. approbation: formal or official approval; also, praise.

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