Homogeneous GRE words

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Antic = Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ devious/ erratic/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictableAntics = Foolish BehaviorAntique = Old but valuable thingAntiqued = Antediluvian/ Antiquated/ Archaic/ Obsolete/ Outmoded/ Superannuated/ Passé/ Quaint/ Primeval/ Old --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ascetic = Austere/ Discreet/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ TemperedAseptic = Preventing InfectionAcerbic = Sour in taste; Rude/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Pert/ Impertinent/ Astringent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adulation = Blandishment/ Servility/ flatteryAdulterate = besmirch/ defile/ desecrate/ taint/ sully/ profane --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Affected = artificial/ pretendedDisaffected = disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ insidious/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Affront = Invective/ Ignominy/ Indignity/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobriumEffrontery = Brazenness/ Haughtiness/ Insolence/ Impudence/ Impertinence --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Artful = astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ ingeniousArtless = Guileless/ Chivalrous/ Stalwart/ Steadfast/ Trustworthy/ UnswervingArtifice = Guile/ Hoax/ Ruse/ Bluff/ Chicanery/ Skullduggery/ perfidy/ bluff/ deception/ treacheryArtisan = skilled workerPartisan = Devoted to a cause or party; an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activityBipartisan = Supported by both sides --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Allude = refer indirectly/ advertElude = escape/ evade/ bilk/ be incomprehensible to/ escape understanding byAllure = dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ tempt/ attract --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Allege= accuse without proof (no adduce, only assert)Allegory= parable/ fable/ apologueAlliteration= Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Absolve = Pardon an offense = acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpate/ vindicate= clear of accusationDissolve = break up/ fade away/ dismiss/ disband/ thaw/ melt/ resolve (2)/ unfreezeResolve (v) = adjudicate/ decide/ determine/ settle/ conclude/ try --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Amiss = wrong/ faultyRemiss = dabbled/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ carelessRemission = amnesty/ remission; temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Beneficiary = donee/ Heir/ inheritor/ successorBeneficent = philanthropic/ Benevolent/ eleemosynary/ Generous; Doing or producing goodBeneficial = Favorable/ good --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bawl = bellow/ yawp/ cry or shout loudlyBrawl = melee/ fray/ fracas/ skirmish/ fight --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bellicose = combative/ militantBelligerent = inimical/ polemical/ contentious/ estranged/ disputatious/ quarrelsome --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blithe = dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ carelessLithe = supple/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensile --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blare = dazzling blaze of light; noise/ bustle/ clamor/ clangor/ commotion/ din/ hubbubFlair = cleverness/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ aptitude --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brindled = motley/ mottled/ dappled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-coloredUnbridled =boisterous/ impetuous/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Candor = candidness/ veracity/ verity/ verisimilitude/ probity/ truthfulnessCanard = false or unfounded story --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chasten = tame/ subdue/ Correct by punishment or discipline; restrain/ moderate/ temper; chastiseChastise = chide/ censure/ castigate/ denounce/ rant/ rail/ reproach/ rebuke/ reprove/ berate/ browbeat/ admonish/ excoriate/ upbraid/ objurgate / scoldChastity = virginity/ celibacy/ sexual abstention/ continence --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Commensurate (adj) = proportionate/ coextensive/ conterminous/ coterminousCommendable = estimable/ admirable/ applaudable/ laudable/ praiseworthy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Circumspect = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ demure/ diligent/ painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leeryCircumvent = balk/ foil/ hinder/ scotch/ stultify/ thwart/ vanquish/ baffle/ preempt/ impedeCircumlocution = periphrasis/ indirect expressionCircumscribe = confine/ restrict/ limit --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cession = ceding/ yielding to anotherCessation = hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ respite/ pause --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Collision = conflict of two or more moving objectsCollusion = connivance/ Secret agreementCollation = A light informal meal/ snack



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Covert =occult/ privy/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secretOvert = Open and observable; not secret or hidden (antonym of Covert)Covetous = envious/ jealous; rapacious/ avaricious/ avid/ grabby/ grasping/ greedy/ prehensile --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Corrasion= Erosion by friction/ abrasion/ attrition/ detritionCorrosion= Erosion by chemical action --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cavern= Large cave Tavern= an inn or pub --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cant= argot/ jargon/ Lingo/ patois/ slang/ vernacular/ parlance/ idiom (generally, characteristics language of thieves)Recant= formally disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounce/ retract)Decant= pour out/ pour off gently --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contrite= penitent/ repentant/ remorseful/ ruefulTrite= banal/ hackneyed/ pedestrian/ prosaic/ quotidian/ commonplace/ shopworn/ threadbare; banality/ bromide/ cliché/ platitude --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim= assert/ demand/ arrogateAcclaim= accolade/ tout/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ ProclaimProclaim (2) = announce publicly or formally --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Demeanor= behavior/ conduct/ deportmentMisdemeanor= peccadillo/ infraction/ infringement/ violation/ minor crime --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Demur (1) = oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ flounder/ waver/ hesitateDemur (2) = objection/ protestDemure (1) = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ politic/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leeryDemure (2) = shy/ diffident/ retiring --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dabbled = Remiss/ lax/ Blithe/ perfunctory/ imprudent/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ carelessDappled = motley/ mottled/ Brindled/ pied/ piebald/ variegated/ flecked/ multi-colored --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Difference = discrepancy/ disparityDeference = humble respect/ complaisance/ compliance/ obligingness --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Devout = pious/ reverentDevious = Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Discrete = separate/ distinct/ disparate/ discrepantDiscreet = Austere/ Ascetic/ Reserved/ Restrained/ Temperate/ Tempered --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Deter = discourage/ dissuadeDefer = give in humbly to/ abnegate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Din = clangor/ clamor/ commotion/ blare/ noise/ bustle/ hubbubDingy = desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/ mournful/ dolefulDinghy = one kind of small boat --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Disparate = different/ heterogeneousDisparage = abase/ debase/ demean/ denounce/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Denounce = abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ inveigh/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittlePronounce = articulate/ enounce/ enunciate/ utter in a certain way/ say judgmentRenounce = abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ retract --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detract = slander/ calumny/ give false blame [not “distract”]Retract = abandon/ abdicate/ abjure/ forswear/ forgo/ forsake/ resile/ renounceProtract = cause to be longer/ lengthen in timeTractable = docile/ easily manageable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Exalt = accolade/ tout/ glorify/ Acclaim/ extol/ laud/ ProclaimExult = savor/ relish/ cavort/ enjoy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eccentric = Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ erratic/ Devious/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictableEclectic = incorporated from various sourcesEcclesiastical = pertaining to church --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emolument = compensation/ redress/ reparation/ restitution/ indemnificationEmollient = poultice/ unguent/ unction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Errant = itinerant/ discursive/ transient/ nomadic/ migrant/ wanderingErratic = Antic/ Anomalous/ Aberrant/ bizarre/ bohemian/ capricious/ crotchety/ Devious/ eccentric/ incalculable/ labile/ mercurial/ whimsical/ peculiar/ unpredictableErroneous = faulty/ fallible/ amiss --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Epitome = paragon/ paradigm/ prototype/ a perfect example or modelEpithet = descriptive word or phase



Epitaph = commemoration/memorial/ inscription/ lettering/ remembrance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Equable = deadpan/ dispassionate/ impassive/ imperturbable/ placid/ phlegmatic/ wooden/ halcyon/ stolid/ stoic/ serene/ calmEquitable = unbiased/ impartial/ fair/ objective/ disinterested/ just --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Enchant = beguile/ bewitch/ captivate/ charm/ enamor/ enrapture/ enthrall/ entrance/ fascinate/ hex/ jinx/ ravishPenchant = disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ proclivity/ propensity/ fancy/ inclinationTrenchant = clear-cut; strongly expressed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fray (n) = Brawl/ melee/ fracas/ skirmish/ fightForay (v) = flay/ fleece/ pillage/ ravage/ plunder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fret = be annoyed or vexed Ferret= drive or hunt out of hiding --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Felicity = gusto/ elation/ verve/ jollity/ ecstasy/ jubilation/ happinessFelicitation = congratulation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Flout = openly fail to follow a ruleFlounder = oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ scruple/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitateFounder = fail completely/ sink --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Funeral = A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or crematedFunereal = desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ wistful/ gloomy/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fortitude = mettle/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courageFortuitous = auspicious/ serendipitous/ fortunate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fetid = Rancid/ noisome/ rotten/ putrid Tepid = lukewarm/ temperate/ less passionate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fallacious = Spurious/ fraudulent/ falseSalacious = incontinent/ prurient/ wanton/ Lewd/ Lustful/ Lascivious/ Lecherous/ Licentious/ Libidinous/ Libidinal/ amorous/ dissolute/ dissipated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gregarious = amiable/ amicable/ affable/ congenial/ debonair/ friendlyEgregious = iniquitous/ nefarious/ vicious/ amoral/ wicked --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Heretic (n) = apostate/ atheist/ infidelHermetic = enigmatic/ oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ vague/ convoluted/ inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/ elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Headstrong = cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ Willful/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubbornHeadlong = foolhardy/ too much quick --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hue = color Rue = lament/ express sorrow/ commiserate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indigent = destitute/ penurious/ pauper (n)/ vagrant (n)Indignant = choleric/ testy/ petulant/ rabid/ irate/ angryIndignity = Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Slight/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobrium --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intimidate = daunt/ cowIntimate = insinuate/ hintIntimacy = propinquity/ consanguinity/ affinity/ kinship/ nearnessImitate = follow/ copy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ingenious = astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ perspicacious/ insightful/ ArtfulIngenuous = innocent, unsuspectingDisingenuous = Imprudent/ dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Impudent = acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impertinent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ AstringentImprudent = dabbled/ lax/ remiss/ perfunctory/ Blithe/ impolitic/ insouciant/ frivolous/ flippant/ feckless/ nonchalant/ careless --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indolent = lazy/ torpid/ comatoseInsolent = arrogant/ haughty/ cavalier/ contemptuous/ presumptuous/ imperious/ overweening/ overbearing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indict = accuse/ arraign/ impeach/ inculpate/ incriminateIndie = pop group or film companyIndite = compose a literary workIncite = prod/ Spur/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Inveigh = abase/ debase/ demean/ Disparage/ denigrate/ decry/ deprecate/ fulminate/ Lambaste/ Denounce/ revile/ slur/ insult/ belittleInveigle = cajole/ coax/ blandish/ wheedle/ persuade by flattery --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Invidious = discriminatory/ prejudiced/ preferential/ prepossessedInsidious = disloyal/ deceitful/ treacherous/ Disaffected/ perfidious/ capricious/ fickle/ fraudulent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Innocuous = harmless



Innuendo = whiff/ inkling/ hint/ insinuation (usually malicious) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Impetus = moving force/ incentive/ stimulusImpetuous = boisterous/ Unbridled/ tempestuous/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Inane = abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ Vacuous/ idiosyncratic/ witless/ stupidInsane = madInnate = inborn/ natural/ congenital/ unconditioned/ unlearned

Jocund = Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happyJocular = jocose/ humorous/ waggish/ wry/ ironic/ satirical --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jaunt = peregrination/ trek/ amble/ journeyJaunty = jocund/ jovial/ elated/ skittish/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jealous = covetous/ enviousZealous = avid/ Marked by active interest and enthusiasm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Knoll = hillock/ hummock/ small hillKnave = rogue/ rapscallion/ fraud/ untrustworthy personKnell = tolling of a bell --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Libretto = text of an operaLiberal = tolerant/ broad-minded/ generousLibertine = reprobate/ squalid/ Unscrupulous/ perverted/ morally unprincipled --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Loathe (v) = abhor/ abominate/ despise/ detest/ disdain/ hate [noun: Loathing, adj: Loathsome]Loath (adj) = averse/ grudging/ disinclined/ unwilling/ reluctant/ Loth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slavish = subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ obsequiousLavish = improvident/ munificent/ prodigal/ profligate/ wastefulRavish = rape/ violate/ assault/ outrage; delight/ enchant/ enrapture/ enthrall --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mendicant = beggar Mendacious = habitually dishonest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mettle = Fortitude/ valor/ pluck/ temerity/ intrepidity/ courageMeddle = intrude/ interfere/ tamper --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nescience = ignoranceNascent = incipient/ rudimentary/ elementary/ primordial/ inchoate/ embryonicRenascent = Rising again as to new life and vigor/ resurgent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nugatory= otiose/ futile/ abortive/ unavailing/ Sisyphean/ useless



Nuptial= conjugal/ connubial/ maritalNubile= marriageableNatal= relating to birth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Obloquy = Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ Slight / opprobriumObsequy = funeral ceremonyObsequious = subservient/ sycophantic/ flattering/ fawning/ cringing/ unctuous/ Slavish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ostensible = notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/ unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ perspicuous/ picturesque/ easy to understandOstentatious = brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ vaunted/ meretricious/ pretentious/ Tawdry/ vainglorious/ pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/ pontifical/ showy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Profligate = prodigal/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wastefulProliferate = grow/ manifold/ multiply/ spread --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pert = acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Impertinent/ AstringentPerturb = disturb/ distract/ derange --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Perspicuous = notable/ discernible/ Limpid/ Lucid/ pellucid/ explicit/ blatant/ manifest/ obtrusive/ unequivocal/ unambiguous/ conspicuous/ Ostensible/ picturesque/ easy to understandPerspicacious = astute/ discerning/ shrewd/ sly/ wily/ politic/ sagacious/ Artful/ insightful/ ingenious --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Progeny = scion/ lineage/ ancestry/ posterity/ descendentProgenitor = ancestor/ predecessor/ forebear/ antecedent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Polity = form of government of nationPolitic = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ sedulous/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leeryApolitical = lack of concern for political affairs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pungent = Strong and sharp/ acridPlangent = Loud and resounding --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pandemic = epidemic or pestilence over a vast regionPandemonium = welter/ tumult/ turbulence/ turmoil/ obstreperous situation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Perpetrate = implicate/ commit an offensePerpetuate = to cause to continue indefinitely --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Precarious = unsafe/ unstable/ uncertain/ parlous/ perilous/ shakyPrecocious = advanced in plan or intelligence --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Privy = occult/ Covert/ cryptic/ esoteric/ arcane/ surreptitious/ subterranean/ clandestine/ secretPrivation = penury/ poverty/ adversity/ indigence --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prod = Spur/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigateProdigy = marvel/ gifted personProdigal = Profligate/ munificent/ lavish/ improvident/ wastefulProdigious = colossal/ stupendous/ huge/ juggernaut --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proclivity = disposition/ predisposition/ predilection/ Penchant/ propensity/ fancy/ inclinationAcclivity = upward slopeDeclivity = downward slopeLevity = apathy/ carelessness/ frivolity/ flippancy/ imprudence/ negligence/ nonchalance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pertinent = suitable/ germane/ relevant/ to the pointImpertinent = acerbic/ Acrimonious/ Boorish/ Churlish/ Curmudgeonly/ Surly/ Crabbed/ Crass/ Insolent/ Impudent/ Brazen/ Rude/ Pert/ Astringent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Provoke = foment/ instigate/ stir/ Spur/ prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ elicit/ enkindle/ kindle/ fireInvoke = implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ solicit/ advocate/ supplicateRevoke = abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ Spurn/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/ nullify/ cancel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rancid = fetid/ noisome/ rotten/ putridRancor = abhorrence/ abomination/ animus/ animosity/ antagonism/ detestation/ execration/ enmity/ odium/ malice/ loathing/ repugnance/ scorn/ contempt/ hate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Renege = defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ Shun/ impugn/ gainsayRenegade = Turncoat/ quisling/ traitor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Refectory = dining hallRefractory = cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ Restive/ Willful/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersome --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Restive = cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ Willful/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ inexorable/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubborn/ cumbersomeRespite = hiatus/ abeyance/ surcease/ Cessation/ pause --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rampart = wall of a fortRampant = unrestrained/ untrammeled/ wayward/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/ irrepressible --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Sober (2) = staid/ stoic/ stolid/ sedateSomber = drab/ desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ Dingy/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ Wistful/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful/ sober (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sentience = perspicacity/ ingenuity/ sagacity/ flair/ aptitudeSenility = dotage/ mental infirmity in old age --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Solicit = implore/ importune/ cadge/ goad/ exhort/ beseech/ Invoke/ advocate/ supplicateSolicitude = concern/ eagerness/ attention --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Succumb = die/ give inSucculent = scrumptious/ juicy & freshSuccor = help in times of hardshipSuccinct = laconic/ terse/ sententious/ pithy/ concise/ brief & compact --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spur = prod/ incite/ motivate/ stimulate/ provoke/ evoke/ educe/ foment/ arouse/ stir/ instigateSpurn = abolish/ abrogate/ annul/ repeal/ rescind/ revoke/ cull/ countermand/ void/ expunge/ negate/ nullify/ cancelSpurious = fallacious/ fraudulent/ false --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shun = defy/ deny/ disavow/ repudiate/ renege/ impugn/ gainsayShunt = veer/ swerve/ turn aside --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sedition = disobedience/ defiance/ insubordinationSedulous = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ scrupulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leery --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spat = squabble/ quibble/ quiddity/ bickering/ cavil/ minor disputeSpate = জ্বলো��চ্ছা�স --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scruple = oscillate/ vacillate/ falter/ flinch/ Flounder/ wince/ Demur/ waver/ hesitateScrupulous = assiduous/ meticulous/ conscientious/ punctilious/ Sedulous/ Politic/ Circumspect/ diligent/ painstaking/ Demure/ prudent/ wary/ chary/ leeryUnscrupulous = reprobate/ squalid/ Libertine/ perverted/ morally unprincipled --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sulk (v) = be silently bad-tempered/ be resentful/ be sullenSkulk = move furtively or stealthily/ lurk/ Waylay --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Supercilious = cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ willful/ stubbornSuperficial = wispy/ small/ shallow/ trivial --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Swill = drink greedilySwell = distend/ expand/ intumesce/ tumefy/ tumesceQuell = subdue/ suppress/ quieten/ extinguish/ put down --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Statute = law enacted by the legislatureStature = high level of respect --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Skittish = Jocund/ Jaunty/ jovial/ elated/ sportive/ sanguine/ frolicsome/ convivial/ gleeful/ happySkirmish = melee/ fray/ fracas/ Brawl/ fight --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Supple = Lithe/ lissome/ pliant/ flexible/ malleable/ tensileSupplant = replace/ supersedeSuppliant = supplicant/ beseeching/ importunate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slight = Invective/ Ignominy/ Affront/ Indignity/ Slur/ aspersion/ obloquy/ opprobriumSleight = dexterity/ finesse/ skillPlight = precipice/ predicament/ danger --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Truncate = abridge/ curtail/ shorten/ abbreviateTurncoat = renegade/ quisling/ traitor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tawny = তা�মা�লো / পি�ঙ্গ�Tawdry = brassy/ flashy/ garish/ gaudy/ gimcrack/ vaunted/ meretricious/ schlocky/ tacky/ tatty/ trashy/ pretentious/ ostentatious/ vainglorious/ pompous/ consequential/ bombastic/ grandiose/ grandiloquent/ pontifical/ showy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tout = accolade/ Acclaim/ glorify/ exalt/ extol/ laud/ ProclaimStout = corpulent/ portly/ obese/ rotund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Torpid = drab/ drowsy/ lethargic/ sluggish/ comatose/ sleepy/ dormant/ languid/ tediousTorrid = ardent/ fervent/ fervid/ vehement/ passionate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tempt = dispose/ incline/ entice/ lure/ Allure/ attractTemper (v) = restrain/ refrain/ abstain/ pinion/ bate/ stifle/ subdue/ suppress/ inhibitTamper = meddle/ intrude/ interfereTempered = temperate/ reserved/ restrained/ austere/ ascetic/ discreetTempestuous = boisterous/ impetuous/ Unbridled/ truculent/ violent/ over-petulantTemperance (n) = self-control/ restraintTemperament = the usual mood of behavior --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Umbrage = anger caused by being insultedUpbraid = berate/ excoriate/ censure/ denounce/ rebuke/ reprove --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vogue = popular fashion/ style/ trend



Vague = enigmatic/ oblique/ opaque/ turbid/ murky/ profound/ recondite/ Hermetic/ convoluted/ inscrutable/ inconspicuous/ sinuous/ nebulous/ ambiguous/ ponderous/ obscure/ abstruse/ elusive/ elliptical/ equivocal/ unobtrusive/ hard to understand --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vindicate = Absolve/ acquit/ disabuse/ exonerate/ exculpateVindictive = atrocious/ heinous/ odious/ malicious/ ruthless/ truculent/ hatefully cruel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Venal = capable of being bribedVernal = pertaining to the springVenial = excusable/ forgivable/ minor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Verdant (adj) = green/ lush in vegetation Verdure (n) = fresh, green vegetation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vacuole = a small cavity in the cellVacuous = abrupt/ asinine/ blunt/ bovine/ brusque/ fatuous/ oaf/ obtuse/ inane/ idiosyncratic/ witless/ stupid --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wangle = wiggle out/ trick/ fake Wrangle = bicker/ contest/ argue --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wayward = unrestrained/ untrammeled/ Rampant/ rampant/ effusive/ inordinate/ intemperate/ irrepressibleWaylay = lurk/ ambush/ skulk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Willful = cantankerous/ tenacious/ pertinacious/ contumacious/ fractious/ refractory/ restive/ recalcitrant/ intransigent/ adamant/ obstinate/ obdurate/ headstrong/ forward/ perverse/ dour/ unruly/ unyielding/ Supercilious/ stubbornWistful = desolate/ despondent/ distraught/ disconsolate/ drab/ dingy/ downcast/ dejected/ bleak/ forlorn/ melancholy/ morose/ lugubrious/ somber/ stygian/ saturnine/ Funereal/ gloomy/ plaintive/ mournful/ doleful --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnow = separate good parts from badWinsome = amenable/ amiable/ agreeable/ palatable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yore = antiquity/ ancient times Yoke = combine/ consolidate/ coalesce/ amalgamate


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