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1.Abate

2.Aberrant

3.Abeyance

4. abscond

5.abstemious

6.admonish

7.adulterate

8.aesthetic

9.aggregate

10. alacrity

11. alleviate

12. amalgamate

13. ambiguous

14. ambivalence

15. ameliorate

16. anachronism

17. analogous

18. anarchy

19. anomalous

20. antipathy

21. apathy

22. appease

23. apprise

24. approbation

25. appropriate

26. arduous

27. artless

28. ascetic

29. assiduous

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30. assuage

31. attenuate

32. audacious

33. austere

34. autonomous

35. aver

36. banal

37. belie

38. beneficent

39. bolster

40. bombastic

41. boorish

42. burgeon

43. burnish

44. buttress

45. cacophonous

46. capricious

47. castigation

48. catalyst

49. caustic

50. chicanery

51. coagulate

52. coda

53. cogent

54. commensurate

55. compendium

56. complaisant

57. compliant

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58. conciliatory

59. condone

60. confound

61. connoisseur

62. contention

63. contentious

64. contrite

65. conundrum

66. converge

67. convoluted

68. craven

69. daunt

70. decorum

71. default

72. deference

73. delineate

74. denigrate

75. deride

76. derivative

77. desiccate

78. desultory

79. deterrent

80. diatribe

81. dichotomy

82. diffidence

83. diffuse

84. digression

85. dirge

86. disabuse

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87. discerning

88. discordant

89. discredit

90. discrepancy

91. discrete

92. disingenuous

93. disinterested

94. disjoined

95. dismiss

96. disparage

97. disparate

98. dissemble

99. disseminate

100. dissolution

101. dissonance

102. distend

103. distill

104. diverge

105. divest

106. document

107. dogmatic

108. dormant

109. dupe

110. ebullient

111. eclectic

112. efficacy

113. effrontery

114. elegy

115. elicit

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116. embellish

117. empirical

118. emulate

119. endemic

120. enervate

121. engender

122. enhance

123. ephemeral

124. equanimity

125. equivocate

126. erudite

127. esoteric

128. eulogy

129. euphemism

130. exacerbate

131. exculpate

132. exigency

133. extrapolation

134. facetious

135. facilitate

136. fallacious

137. fatuous

138. fawning

139. felicitous

140. fervor

141. flag

142. fledgling

143. flout

144. foment

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145. forestall

146. frugality

147. futile

148. gainsay

149. garrulous

150. goad

151. gouge

152. grandiloquent

153. gregarious

154. guileless

155. gullible

156. harangue

157. homogeneous

158. hyperbole

159. iconoclastic

160. idolatry

161. immutable

162. impair

163. impassive

164. impede

165. impermeable

166. imperturbable

167. impervious

168. implacable

169. implicit

170. implode

171. inadvertently

172. inchoate

173. incongruity

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174. inconsequential

175. incorporate

176. indeterminate

177. indigence

178. indolent

179. inert

180. ingenuous

181. inherent

182. innocuous

183. insensible

184. insinuate

185. insipid

186. insularity

187. intractable

188. intransigence

189. inundate

190. inured

191. invective

192. irascible

193. irresolute

194. itinerary

195. laconic

196. lassitude

197. latent

198. laud

199. lethargic

200. levee

1.ABATE

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to become less strong; to make something less strong

The storm showed no signs of abating.

They waited for the crowd's fury to abate.

abate somethingSteps are to be taken to abate pollution.

2.ABERRANT

not usual or not socially acceptable

aberrant behaviour

3.ABEYANCE

in abeyance

(formal) not being used, or being stopped for a period of timeLegal

proceedings are in abeyance, while further enquiries are made.

4.ABSCOND

abscond (from something) to escape from a place that you are not

allowed to leave without permission. She absconded from every childrens

home they placed her in.

2abscond (with something) to leave secretly and take with you

something, especially money, that does not belong to you. He absconded

with the company funds

5.ABSTEMIOUS

not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are

enjoyable

He was a hard-working man with abstemious habits.

6.ADMONISH

1admonish somebody (for something/for doing something)| +

speech to tell somebody firmly that you do not approve of something that

they have done

Synonym reprove

She was admonished for chewing gum in class.

2admonish somebody (to do something) to strongly advise somebody

to do something.A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen.

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7.ADULTERATE

(often passive] adulterate something (with something) to make food

or drink less pure by adding another substance to it

Synonym contaminate

The water supply had been adulterated with chemicals from the soil.

8. AESTHETIC

1 concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things

an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape

The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic.

2 made in an artistic way and beautiful to look at

Their furniture was more aesthetic than functional

9. AGGREGATE

1 [countable] a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that

are collected together

a record aggregate of 285 points. The three smaller parties gained an

aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote.

2 [uncountable, countable] (technical) sand or broken stone that is used

to make concrete or for building roads, etc.

10. ALACRITY

great willingness or enthusiasm

They accepted the offer with alacrity.

11. ALLEVIATE

alleviate something to make something less severe

Synonym ease

to alleviate suffering

A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

12. AMALGAMATE

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1 [intransitive, transitive] if two organizations amalgamate or are

amalgamated, they join together to form one large organization

Synonym merge

A number of colleges have amalgamated to form the new university

2 [transitive] amalgamate something (into/with something) to put

two or more things together so that they form one

Synonym merge

This information will be amalgamated with information obtained earlier.

13. AMBIGUOUS

1 that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings

an ambiguous word/term/statement

Her account was deliberately ambiguous

.2 not clearly stated or defined. His role has always been ambiguous

14. AMBIVALENCE

ambivalent (about/towards somebody/something) having or showing

both good and bad feelings about somebody/something

She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.

He has an ambivalent attitude towards her.

15. AMELIORATE

ameliorate something (formal) to make something better

Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation

16. ANACHRONISM

1 a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not

belong to the present

The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern

world.

She said nuclear weapons were an anachronism in the post cold war era.

2 something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong

period of history

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The book is full of anachronisms which suggests there were parts rewritten

in later centuries

17. ANALOGOUS

(formal) analogous (to/with something) similar in some way to another

thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it

Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.

The two processes are not analogous.

18. ANARCHY

a situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no

government, order or control

The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.

There was complete anarchy in the classroom when their usual teacher

was away.

19. ANOMALOUS

Different from what is normal or expected

He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time worker in the firm.

They couldn't find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous results of

the experiment.

20. ANTIPATHY

Antipathy (between A and B)| antipathy (to/toward(s)

somebody/something) (formal) a strong feeling of dislike

Synonym hostility

personal/mutual antipathy/a growing antipathytowards the idea

His professional judgement was coloured by his personal antipathies.

21. APATHY

the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about something, or

things in general

There is widespread apathyamong the electorate.

Public/political/student apathy

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22. APPEASE

1appease somebody to make somebody calmer or less angry by giving

them what they want

The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime

2appease somebody/something to give a country what it wants in

order to avoid war

23. APPRISE

Apprise somebody of something (formal) to tell or inform somebody of

something

He saw no reason to apprise the committee of what had happened.

We were fully apprised of the situation.

24. APPROBATION

Approval or agreement

a shout of approbation

The King received the official approbation of the church.

25. APPROPRIATE

Suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances

an appropriate response/measure/method

Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be

taken.

Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?

Please debit my MasterCard/Visa/American Express card (delete as

appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply).

26. ARDUOUS

Involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time

An arduous journey across the Andes

The work was arduous.

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Arduously adverb

They searched arduously for clues.

27. ARTLESS

1 simple, natural and honest

The artless sincerity of a young child

2 made without skill or art

28. ASCETIC

Not allowing yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons;

related to a simple and strict way of living

The monks lived a very ascetic life.

Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.

Ascetic noun

Monks, hermits and ascetics

29. ASSIDUOUS

Working very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as

it can be

Synonym diligent

One of the most assiduous members of the team

Their assiduous efforts and attention to detail

She was assiduous in her duties.

30. ASSUAGE

Assuage something (formal) to make an unpleasant feeling less severe

His reply did little to assuage my suspicions.

To assuage your guilt/fears

31. ATTENUATE

Attenuate something (formal) to make something weaker or less

effective

The drug attenuates the effects of the virus.

32. AUDACIOUS

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Willing to take risks or to do something shocking

Synonym daring

An audacious decision

33. AUSTERE

1 simple and plain; without any decorations

Her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed

Their clothes were always austere.

2 (of a person) strict and serious in appearance and behaviour

My father was a distant, austere man.

3 allowing nothing that gives pleasure; not comfortable

The monks' austere way of life

34. AUTONOMOUS

1 (of a country, a region or an organization) able to govern itself or control

its own affairs

Synonym independent

An autonomous republic/state/province

A federation of autonomous groups

2. (Of a person) able to do things and make decisions without help from

anyone else

Teachers aim to help children become autonomous learners.

35. AVER

Aver that| aver something| + speech (formal) to state firmly and

strongly that something is true

Synonym assert, declare

She averred that she had never seen the man before.

36. BANAL

Very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important

A banal conversation about the weather

37. BELIE

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1. Belie something to give a false impression of somebody/something

Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.

2belie something to show that something cannot be true or correct

Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of

homeless people on the streets.

38. BENEFICENT

Giving help; showing kindness

Synonym generous

The beneficent powers of Nature

39. BOLSTER

To improve something or make it stronger

Bolster somethingto bolster somebody's

confidence/courage/morale

Bolster something up

Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.

40. BOMBASTIC

Words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress

people

His speech was full of bombast.

41. BOORISH

(of people and their behaviour) very unpleasant and rude

42. BURGEON

To begin to grow or develop rapidly

adjective a burgeoning population/burgeoning demand

43. BURNISH

Burnish something (formal) to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny

ADJECTIVE [USUALLYBEFORENOUN] burnished gold/copper

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44. BUTTRESS

a stone or brick structure that supports a wall

45. CACOPHONOUS

a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds46. CAPRICIOUS

1 showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour

Synonym unpredictable

a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please

2 changing suddenly and quickly

Synonym changeable

a capricious climate

47. CASTIGATION

Castigate somebody/something/yourself (for something) (formal) to

criticize somebody/something severely

He castigated himself for being so stupid.

48. CATALYST

1 (chemistry) a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster

without being changed itself

Chlorine will act as a catalyst.

2catalyst (for something) a person or thing that causes a change see

my role as being a catalyst for change.

The riots were later seen as the catalyst for the new political

developments.

49. CAUSTIC

1 (of a chemical substance) able to destroy or dissolve other substances

Synonym corrosive

a caustic cleaning product/caustic liquid which blisters the skin

2 critical in a bitter or sarcastic way

Synonym scathing

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Caustic comments/wit

Her speech was a caustic attack on government officials.

50. CHICANERY

The use of complicated plans and clever talk in order to trick people

51. COAGULATE

[Intransitive, transitive] coagulate (something) if a liquid coagulates or

something coagulates it, it becomes thick and partly solid

Synonym congeal

Blood began to coagulate around the edges of the wound.

52. CODA

The final passage of a piece of music

: (figurative) the final two months were a miserable coda to the President's

first period in office.

53. COGENT

Strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe

Synonym convincing

She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.

54. COMMENSURATE

Commensurate (with something) (formal) matching something in size,

importance, quality, etc

Salary will be commensurate with experience

55. COMPENDIUM

A collection of facts, drawings and photographs on a particular subject,

especially in a book

56. COMPLAISANT

Ready to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other

people want

She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.

57. COMPLIANT

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1 (usually disapproving) too willing to agree with other people or to obey

rules

By then, Henry seemed less compliant with his wife's wishes than he had

six months before.

We should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to

criticize.

2 In agreement with a set of rules

This site is HTML compliant

58. CONCILIATORY

Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm

A conciliatory approach/attitude/gesture/move

59. CONDONE

Condone something| condone (somebody) doing something to

accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious

Terrorism can never be condoned.

The college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs.

60. CONFOUND

1confound somebody to confuse and surprise somebody

Synonym baffle

The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists

.2confound somebody/something

To prove somebody/something wrong

To confound expectations

She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.

3confound somebody (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy

61. CONNOISSEUR

An expert on matters involving the judgement of beauty, quality or skill in

art, food or music

a connoisseur of Italian painting

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a wine connoisseur

The exhibition will be a delight for the collector and connoisseur of silver

ornaments.

62. CONTENTION

1 [uncountable] angry disagreement between people

Synonym dispute

One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.

a point of contention

2 [countable] contentions (that) a belief or an opinion that you

express, especially in an argument

It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.

I would reject that contention.

63. CONTENTIOUS

1 likely to cause disagreement between people

a contentious issue/topic/subject

Both views are highly contentious.

Try to avoid any contentious wording.

Opposite uncontentious

2 liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing

A contentious meeting

64. CONTRITE

Very sorry for something bad that you have done

Her expression was contrite.

He looked so contrite that for a moment she nearly believed he really was

sorry about what he had said

A look of contrition

65. CONUNDRUM

1 a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve

2 a question, usually involving a trick with words, that you ask for fun

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Synonym riddle

66. CONVERGE

1 [intransitive] converge (on) (of people or vehicles) to move towards a

place from different directions and meet

Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally

.2 [intransitive] (of two or more lines, paths, etc.) to move towards each

other and meet at a point

There was a signpost where the two paths converged

.3 [intransitive] if ideas, policies, aims, etc. converge, they become very

similar or the same

Opposite diverge

67. CONVOLUTED

1 extremely complicated and difficult to follow

A convoluted argument/explanation

A book with a convoluted plot

2 (formal) having many twists or curves

A convoluted coastline

68. CRAVEN

Lacking courage

Synonym cowardly,

Opposite brave

69. DAUNT

(usually passive] daunt somebody to make somebody feel nervous and

less confident about doing something

Synonym intimidate

She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.

Daunting

Synonym intimidating

She has the daunting taskof cooking for 20 people every day.

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Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.

70. DECORUM

Polite behaviour that is appropriate in a social situation

Synonym propriety

A sense of decorum

71. DEFAULT

[uncountable, countable] failure to do something that must be done by law,

especially paying a debt

The company is in default on the loan.

Mortgage defaults have risen in the last year.

2 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (computing) what happens or

appears if you do not make any other choice or change

The default option is to save your work every five minutes.

On this screen, 256 colours is the default.

72. DEFERENCE

Behaviour that shows that you respect somebody/something.

The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country.

The flags were loweredout of deference to the bereaved family.

73. DELINEATE

Delineate something (formal) to describe, draw or explain something in

detail

Our objectives need to be precisely delineated.

The ship's route is clearly delineated on the map.

74. DENIGRATE

Denigrate somebody/something (formal) to criticize

somebody/something unfairly; to say somebody/something does not have

any value or is not important

Synonym belittle

I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.

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75. DERIDE

[Often passive] deride somebody/something (as something)| +

speech (formal) to treat somebody/something as ridiculous and not worth

considering seriously

Synonym mock

His views were derided as old-fashioned.

The play was derided by the critics.

76. DERIVATIVE

A word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or

thing

Happiness is a derivative of happy.

Crack is a highly potent and addictive derivative of cocaine.

77. DESICCATE

1.To dry out thoroughly.

2.To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture.

3.To make dry, dull, or lifeless.

1 (of food) dried in order to preserve it

Desiccated coconut

2 (technical) completely dry

Treeless and desiccated soil

78. DESULTORY

Going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without

enthusiasm

I wandered about in a desultory fashion.

a desultory conversation

79. DETERRENT

Deterrent (to somebody/something) a thing that makes somebody less

likely to do something (= that deters them)

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Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.

The country's nuclear deterrents (= nuclear weapons that are intended

to stop an enemy from attacking)

80. DIATRIBE

Diatribe (against somebody/something) (formal) a long and angry

speech or piece of writing attacking and criticizing somebody/something

He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.

81. DICHOTOMY

Dichotomy (between A and B) (formal) the separation that exists

between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different

from each other

82. DIFFIDENCE

Diffident (about something) not having much confidence in yourself; not

wanting to talk about yourself

Synonym shy

A diffident manner/smile

He was modest and diffident about his own success

83. DIFFUSE

1 spread over a wide area

Diffuse light

A diffuse community

2 not clear or easy to understand; using a lot of words

A diffuse style of writing

1 [transitive, intransitive] diffuse (something) (formal) to spread

something or become spread widely in all directions

The problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.

Technologies diffuse rapidly.

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2 [intransitive, transitive] diffuse (something) (technical) if a gas or

liquid diffuses or is diffused in a substance, it becomes slowly mixed with

that substance

3 [transitive] diffuse something (formal) to make light shine less brightly

by spreading it in many directions

The moon was fuller than the night before, but the light was diffused by

cloud.

The diffusion of Marxist ideas

The rate of diffusion of a gas

84. DIGRESSION

To start to talk about something that is not connected with the main point

of what you are saying

After several digressions, he finally got to the point.

85. DIRGE

1 a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person

2 (informal, disapproving) any song or piece of music that is too slow and

sad

86. DISABUSE

Disabuse somebody (of something) (formal) to tell somebody that what

they think is true is, in fact, not true

87. DISCERNING

Able to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something

The discerning customer will recognize this as a high quality product.

88. DISCORDANT

1 [usually before noun] (formal) not in agreement; combining with other

things in a way that is strange or unpleasant

Discordant views

The functional modernity of the computer struck a discordant note amid

the elegant eighteenth-century furniture.

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2 (of sounds) not sounding pleasant together

Opposite harmonious

89. DISCREDIT

1discredit somebody/something to make people stop respecting

somebody/something

The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.

a discreditedgovernment/policy

2discredit something to make people stop believing that something is

true; to make something appear unlikely to be true

These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.

This new evidence discredits earlier findings.

(Uncountable] (Formal) damage to somebody's reputation; loss of respect

Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support.

Britain, to its discredit, did not speak out against these atrocities.

My brother's behaviour did great discredit to the family.

90. DISCREPANCY

A difference between two or more things that should be the same

Discrepancy (in something)wide discrepancies in prices quoted for the

work

Discrepancy (between A and B) What are the reasons for the

discrepancy between girls' and boys' performance in school?

91. DISCRETE

Independent of other things of the same type

Synonym separate

The organisms can be divided into discrete categories.

92. DISINGENUOUS

Not sincere, especially when you pretend to know less about something

than you really do

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It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it. Compare

ingenuous

Honest, innocent and willing to trust people

Synonym naive

You're too ingenuous.

An ingenuous smile

It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.

93. DISINTERESTED

1 not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some

advantage for yourself

Synonym impartial, objective, unbiased

A disinterested onlooker/spectator

Her advice appeared to be disinterested.

2 (informal) not interested

94. DISJOINED

To undo the joining of; separate.

To become separated.

Not communicated or described in a clear or logical way; not connected

Synonym disconnected, incoherent

The novel suffers from a disjointed plot and pale, insignificant characters.

95. DISMISS

1 to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth

thinking or talking about

Synonym wave aside

Dismiss somebody/somethingI think we can safely dismiss their

objections.

Dismiss somebody/something as somethingVegetarians are no longer

dismissed as cranks.

He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

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The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand(= without thinking

about it)

2 to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind

Dismiss somethingDismissing her fears, she climbed higher

Dismiss somebody/something from somethingHe dismissed her from

his mind.

3dismiss somebody (from something) to officially remove somebody

from their job

Synonym fire, sack

She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.

96. DISPARAGE

Disparage somebody/something (formal) to suggest that

somebody/something is not important or valuable

Synonym belittle

I don't mean to disparage your achievements.

Adjective disparaging remarks

Adverb He spoke disparagingly of his colleagues.

97. DISPARATE

1 made up of parts or people that are very different from each other

A disparate group of individuals

2 (of two or more things) so different from each other that they cannot be

compared or cannot work together

A critical study that aims to cover such disparate forms as Anglo-Saxon

poetry and the modern novel.

98. DISSEMBLE

(intransitive, transitive] dissemble (something) (formal) to hide your real

feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones

She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling

99. DISSEMINATE

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Disseminate something (formal) to spread information, knowledge, etc.

so that it reaches many people

Their findings have been widely disseminated.

100. DISSOLUTION

(uncountable] dissolution (of something) (formal)1 the act of officially

ending a marriage, a business agreement or a parliament

2 the process in which something gradually disappears

The dissolution of barriers of class and race

3 the act of breaking up an organization, etc.

101. DISSONANCE

1 [countable, uncountable] (music) a combination of musical notes that do

not sound pleasant together

Opposite consonance

2 [uncountable] (formal) lack of agreement

Adjective dissonant voices/notes

102. DISTEND

[Intransitive, transitive] distend (something) (formal or medical) to swell

or make something swell because of pressure from inside

Starving children with huge distended bellies

103. DISTILL

Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate

through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

1distil something (from something) to make a liquid pure by heating it

until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that

form

To distil fresh water from sea water

Distilled water

2distil something to make something such as a strong alcoholic drink in

this way

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The factory distils and bottles whisky.

3distil something (from/into something) (formal) to get the essential

meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc

The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book.

The distillation process

The movie is a perfect distillation of adolescence.

104. DIVERGE

1 [intransitive] to separate and go in different directions

The parallel lines appear to diverge.

We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.

Diverge from somethingThe coastal road diverges from the freeway just

north of Santa Monica.

Many species have diverged from a single ancestor.

2 [intransitive] diverge (from something) (formal) (of opinions, views,

etc.) to be different

Opinions diverge greatly on this issue.

3 [intransitive] diverge from something to be or become different from

what is expected, planned, etc

To diverge from the norm

He diverged from established procedure.

Divergent paths/opinions

105. DIVEST

1divest somebody/yourself of something to remove clothes

He divested himself of his jacket.

2divest yourself of something to get rid of something

The company is divesting itself of some of its assets.

3divest somebody/something of something to take something away

from somebody/something

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After her illness she was divested of much of her responsibility.

106. DOCUMENT

1document something to record the details of something

Causes of the disease have been well documented.

The results are documented in Chapter 3.

2document something to prove or support something with documents

Documented evidence

107. DOGMATIC

Being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept

them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions

A dogmatic approach

There is a danger of becoming too dogmatic about teaching methods.

He was strident and dogmatic in giving his opinions.

108. DORMANT

Not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the

future

Synonym inactive

A dormant volcano

During the winter the seeds lie dormantin the soil.

109. DUPE

To trick or cheat somebody

Dupe somebodyThey soon realized they had been duped.

Dupe somebody into doing somethingHe was duped into giving them

his credit card.

110. EBULLIENT

Full of confidence, energy and good humour

The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.

He was accompanied by an ebullient, talkative blonde.

The ebullient Mr. Clarke was not to be discouraged

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111. ECLECTIC

Not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide

variety

She has very eclectic tastes in literature.

His house is an eclectic mixture of the antique and the modern.

Her work draws eclectically on psychoanalysis and mythology.

Critics praised the originality and eclecticism of her work.

112. EFFICACY

The ability of something, especially a drug or a medical treatment, to

produce the results that are wanted

Synonym effectiveness

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the treatment

113. EFFRONTERY

Behaviour that is confident and very rude, without any feeling of shame

Synonym nerve

He had the effrontery to accuse me of lying!

114. ELEGY

A poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has

died

115. ELICIT

Elicit something (from somebody) (formal) to get information or a

reaction from somebody, often with difficulty

I could elicit no response from him.

Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience.

116. EMBELLISH

1embellish something to make something more beautiful by adding

decorations to it

Synonym decorate

The huge carved door was embellished with brass door knockers.

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2embellish something to make a story more interesting by adding

details that are not always true

Synonym embroider

His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he

met.

117. EMPIRICAL

(Formal) based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories

Empirical evidence/knowledge/research

An empirical study

Opposite theoretical

118. EMULATE

1emulate somebody/something (formal) to try to do something as well

as somebody else because you admire them

She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.

2emulate something (computing) (of a computer program, etc.) to work

in the same way as another computer, etc. and perform the same tasks

119. ENDEMIC

Regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people

and difficult to get rid of

Endemic (in)Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.

Corruption is endemic in the system.

Endemic (among)an attitude endemic among senior members of the

profession

Endemic (to)species endemic to (= only found in) Madagascar

The endemic problem of racism

pandemic

A disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

A pandemic disease

Epidemic

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1 a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same

time in a particular community

The outbreak of a flu epidemic

An epidemic of measles

Effectively, tobacco companies will be exporting an epidemic of smoking-

related diseases, the campaign suggests.

2 a sudden rapid increase in how often something bad happens

An epidemic of crime in the inner cities

120. ENERVATE

Enervate somebody (formal) to make somebody feel weak and tired

An enervating disease/climate

121. ENGENDER

Engender something (formal) to make a feeling or situation exist

The issue engendered controversy.

Problems engendered by the restructuring of the company

122. ENHANCE

Enhance something to increase or further improve the good quality,

value or status of somebody/something

This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.

the skilled use of make-up to enhance your best features

123. EPHEMERAL

Lasting or used for only a short period of time

Synonym short-lived

Ephemeral pleasures

Leaflets, handouts and other ephemeral material

124. EQUANIMITY

A calm state of mind which means that you do not become angry or upset,

especially in difficult situations

She accepted the prospect of her operation with equanimity.

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125. EQUIVOCATE

[Intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (Formal) to talk about something in a

way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth

126. ERUDITE

Having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study

Synonym learned

She could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.

127. ESOTERIC

Likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special

knowledge or interest

A programme of music for everyone, even those with the most esoteric

taste

Specialist dictionaries may be required to understand some of the more

esoteric texts.

128. EULOGY

1eulogy (of/to somebody/something) a speech or piece of writing

praising somebody/something very much

A eulogy to marriage

2eulogy (for/to somebody) (especially North American English) a

speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died

129. EUPHEMISM

euphemism (for something) an indirect word or phrase that people often

use to refer to something embarrassing or unpleasant, sometimes to make

it seem more acceptable than it really is

Pass away is a euphemism for die.

User fees is just a politician's euphemism for taxes.

Adjective

Euphemistic language

We're letting you go is a euphemistic way of saying You're fired.

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The prison camps were euphemistically called retraining centres.

130. EXACERBATE

Exacerbate something (formal) to make something worse, especially a

disease or problem

Synonym aggravate

His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.

The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.

131. EXCULPATE

Exculpate somebody (formal) to prove or state officially that somebody is

not guilty of something

The defendant was able to exculpate himself from liability.

132. EXIGENCY

An urgent need or demand that you must deal with

Synonym demand

The exigencies of war

Financial exigencies

133. EXTRAPOLATION

To estimate something or form an opinion about something, using the facts

that you have now and that are valid for one situation and supposing that

they will be valid for the new one

Extrapolate (from/to something)

The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.

Extrapolate something (from/to something)

We have extrapolated these results from research done in other countries.

The results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups.

Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate.

134. FACETIOUS

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Trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do

not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious

Synonym flippant

A facetious comment/remark

Stop being facetious; this is serious.

135. FACILITATE

Facilitate something (formal) to make an action or a process possible or

easier

The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth.

Structured teaching facilitates learning.

136. FALLACIOUS

Wrong; based on a false idea

A fallacious argument

137. FATUOUS

Stupid

A fatuous comment/grin

138. FAWNING

[Intransitive] fawn (on/over somebody) (disapproving) to try to please

somebody by praising them or paying them too much attention

He seemed unaware of the girl's fawning admiration.

139. FELICITOUS

(Especially of words) chosen well; very suitable; giving a good result

Synonym apt, happy

A felicitous turn of phrase

140. FERVOR

Very strong feelings about something

Synonym enthusiasm

She kissed him with unusual fervor.

Religious/patriotic fervor

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141. FLAG

1. [Transitive] flag something to put a special mark next to information

that you think is important

I've flagged the paragraphs that we need to look at in more detail.

2 [intransitive] to become tired, weaker or less enthusiastic

It had been a long day and the children were beginning to flag.

Her confidence had never flagged.

Flagging support/enthusiasm

142. FLEDGLING

1 a young bird that has just learnt to fly

2 (usually before another noun) a person, an organization or a system that

is new and without experience

Fledgling democracies

143. FLOUT

Flout something to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by

openly not obeying it

Synonym defy

Motorists regularlyflout the law.

To flout authority/convention

144. FOMENT

Foment something (formal) to create trouble or violence or make it worse

Synonym incite

They accused him of fomenting political unrest.

145. FORESTALL

Forestall something/somebody (formal) to prevent something from

happening or somebody from doing something by doing something first

Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.

Any plans for a peaceful settlement were forestalled by the intervention of

the army.

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146. FRUGALITY

1 using only as much money or food as is necessary

A frugal existence/life

He has always been hard-working and frugal.

Opposite extravagant

A frugal Methodist background

2 (of meals) small, plain and not costing very much

Synonym meagre

A frugal lunch of bread and cheese

147. FUTILE

Having no purpose because there is no chance of success

Synonym pointless

A futile attempt/exercise/gesture Their efforts to revive him were futile.

It would be futile to protest.

My appeal proved futile.

148. GAINSAY

Gainsay something (formal) (often used in negative sentences) to say

that something is not true; to disagree with or deny something

Synonym deny

Nobody can gainsay his claims.

149. GARRULOUS

Talking a lot, especially about unimportant things

Synonym talkative

He became positively garrulous after a few glasses of wine.

150. GOAD

To keep irritating or annoying somebody/something until they react

Goad somebody/somethingGoaded beyond endurance, she turned on

him and hit out.

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Goad somebody/something into something/into doing something

He finally goaded her into answering his question.

151. GOUGE

1gouge something (in something) to make a hole or cut in something

with a sharp object in a rough or violent way

The lion's claws had gouged a wound in the horse's side.

He had gouged her cheek with a screwdriver.

2gouge somebody/something (North American English) to force

somebody to pay an unfairly high price for something; to raise prices

unfairly

Housing shortages permit landlords to gouge their renters.

Price gouging is widespread.

152. GRANDILOQUENT

Using long or complicated words in order to impress people

Synonym pompous

153. GREGARIOUS

1 liking to be with other people

Synonym sociable

She's very outgoing and gregarious.

2 (biology) (of animals or birds) living in groups

154. GUILELESS

Behaving in a very honest way; not knowing how to trick people

She had the guileless innocence of a child.

155. GULLIBLE

Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore

easily tricked

Synonym naive

The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their

weight.

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156. HARANGUE

Harangue somebody to speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes

somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something

He walked to the front of the stage and began to harangue the audience.

157. HOMOGENEOUS

Consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type

A homogeneous group/mixture/population

Opposite heterogeneous

158. HYPERBOLE

A way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more

exciting, dangerous, etc. than it really is

Synonym exaggeration

The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole.

He's not usually given to hyperbole.

159. ICONOCLASTIC

Criticizing popular beliefs or established customs and ideas

160. IDOLATRY

1 the practice of worshipping statues as gods

2 (formal) too much love or admiration for somebody/something

Football fans whose support for their team borders on idolatry

161. IMMUTABLE

That cannot be changed; that will never change

Synonym unchangeable

This decision should not be seen as immutable.

162. IMPAIR

Impair something (formal) to damage something or make something

worse

His age impaired his chances of finding a new job.

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163. IMPASSIVE

Not showing any feeling or emotion

Synonym emotionless

Herimpassive expression/face

The two men remained impassive throughout the trial.

164. IMPEDE

[Often passive] impede something (formal) to delay or stop the progress

of something

Synonym hinder, hamper

Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.

165. IMPERMEABLE

Impermeable (to something) (technical) not allowing a liquid or gas to

pass through

Impermeable rock

Opposite permeable

The insulating material should be impermeable to water vapour.

166. IMPERTURBABLE

Not easily upset or worried by a difficult situation; calm

His normally imperturbable secretary burst into tears.

167. IMPERVIOUS

1impervious to something not affected or influenced by something

Impervious to criticism/pain

2 (technical) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through

An impervious rock/layer

Impervious to somethingimpervious to moisture

168. IMPLACABLE

1 (of strong negative opinions or feelings) that cannot be changed

Implacable hatred

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2 (of a person) unwilling to stop opposing somebody/something

An implacable enemy

She remained implacable (= she would not change her feelings and

opinions).

169. IMPLICIT

1implicit (in something) suggested without being directly expressed

Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.

Implicit criticism

2implicit (in something) forming part of something (although perhaps

not directly expressed)

The ability to listen is implicit in the teacher's role.

3 complete and not doubted

Synonym absolute

170. IMPLODE

1 [intransitive] to burst or explode and collapse into the centre

2 [intransitive] (of an organization, a system, etc.) to fail suddenly and

completely

171. INADVERTENTLY

By accident; without intending to

Synonym unintentionally

We had inadvertently left without paying the bill.

172. INCHOATE

Just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed

Inchoate ideas

173. INCONGRUITY

The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

Strange, and not suitable in a particular situation

Synonym inappropriate

Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.

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The two of them made an incongruous couple.

She was struck by the incongruity of the situation.

Incongruously dressed

174. INCONSEQUENTIAL

Not important or worth considering

Synonym trivial

Inconsequential details

Inconsequential chatter

Opposite consequential

175. INCORPORATE

1 to include something so that it forms a part of something

Incorporate somethingThe new car design incorporates all the latest

safety features.

Incorporate something in/into/within somethingWe have

incorporated all the latest safety features into the design.

Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan.

2 [often passive] incorporate something (business) to create a legally

recognized company

The company was incorporated in 2008.

176. INDETERMINATE

That cannot be identified easily or exactly

She was a tall woman of indeterminate age.

177. INDIGENCE

Very poor

Poverty; neediness.

178. INDOLENT

Not wanting to work

Synonym lazy

179. INERT

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1 (formal) without power to move or act

He lay inert with half-closed eyes.

The president has to operate within an inert political system.

2 (chemistry) without active chemical or other properties

(= characteristics)

180. INGENUOUS

Honest, innocent and willing to trust people

Synonym naive

You're too ingenuous.

An ingenuous smile

It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.

181. INHERENT

Inherent (in somebody/something) that is a basic or permanent part of

somebody/something and that cannot be removed

Synonym intrinsic

The difficulties inherent in a study of this type

Violence is inherent in our society.

An inherent weakness in the design of the machine

An inherently unworkable system

182. INNOCUOUS

1 not intended to offend or upset anyone

Synonym harmless

It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.

2 not harmful or dangerous

An innocuous substance

Synonym harmless

183. INSENSIBLE

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1 [not before noun] insensible (to something) unable to feel something

or react to it

Insensible to pain/cold

2 [not before noun] insensible (of something) not aware of a situation or

of something that might happen

Synonym unaware

They were not insensible of the risks.

Opposite sensible

3 unconscious as the result of injury, illness, etc

He drank himself insensible.

184. INSINUATE

1 to suggest indirectly that something unpleasant is true

Synonym imply

Insinuate thatThe article insinuated that he was having an affair with

his friend's wife.

Insinuate somethingWhat are you trying to insinuate?

An insinuating smile

2insinuate yourself into something (formal, disapproving) to succeed

in gaining somebody's respect, affection, etc. so that you can use the

situation to your own advantage

In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man

he intends to kill.

3insinuate yourself/something + adverb/preposition (formal) to

slowly move yourself or a part of your body into a particular position or

place

She insinuated her right hand under his arm.

185. INSIPID

1 having almost no taste or flavour

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Synonym flavourless

A cup of insipid coffee

2 not interesting or exciting

Synonym dull

After an hour of insipid conversation, I left.

The group is an insipid imitation of the Beatles.

186. INSULARITY

1 (disapproving) only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in

those from outside

The British are often accused of being insular.

2 (technical) connected with an island or islands

The coastal and insular areas

187. INTRACTABLE

(Of a problem or a person) very difficult to deal with

Unemployment was proving to be an intractable problem.

Opposite tractable

188. INTRANSIGENCE

(Of people) unwilling to change their opinions or behaviour in a way that

would be helpful to others

Synonym

stubbornan intransigent attitude

189. INUNDATE

1. Inundate somebody (with something) to give or send somebody so

many things that they cannot deal with them all

Synonym overwhelm, swamp

We have been inundated with offers of help.

2inundate something (formal) to cover an area of land with a large

amount of water

Synonym flood

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Flood waters inundate the river plain each spring.

190. INURED

Phrasal verbs

Inure somebody/yourself to something

(Formal) to make somebody/yourself get used to something unpleasant so

that they/you are no longer strongly affected by it

The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.

191. INVECTIVE

Rude language and unpleasant remarks that somebody shouts when they

are very angry

The gesture infuriated him and he let out a stream of invective.

A speech full of invective against the government

192. IRASCIBLE

Becoming angry very easily

Synonym irritable

193. IRRESOLUTE

Not able to decide what to do

Opposite resolute

194. ITINERARY

A plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit

A detailed itinerary

Visits to four different countries are included in your itinerary.

195. LACONIC

Using only a few words to say something

A laconic comment

Adverb Family reasons, he said laconically.

196. LASSITUDE

A state of feeling very tired in mind or body; lack of energy

I was overcome by lassitude.

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197. LATENT

Existing, but not yet very noticeable, active or well developed

Latent disease

These children have a huge reserve of latent talent

198. LAUD

Laud somebody/something (formal) to praise somebody/something

He was lauded for his courage.

199. LETHARGIC

The state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things

Synonym listlessness, inertia

The report criticizes the lethargy shown by employers when it comes to job

creation

Adjective. The weather made her lethargic.

200. LEVEE

1 a low wall built at the side of a river to prevent it from flooding

2 a place on a river where boats can let passengers on or off
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