Aberrant abnormal, or deviant Abeyance suspended action Abscond depart secretly and hide Abstemious sparing in eating and drinking; temperate Admonish warn; reprove Adulterate make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances Aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful Aggregate gather; accumulate Alacrity cheerful promptness; eagerness Alleviate Relieve Amalgamate combine; unite in one body Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning Ambivalence the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Ameliorate Improve Anachronism something or someone misplaced in time Analogous Comparable Anarchy absence of governing body; state of disorder Anomalous abnormal; irregular Antipathy aversion; dislike Apathy lack of caring; indifference Appease pacify or soothe; relieve Apprise Inform Approbation Approval Appropriate v. acquire; take possession of for ones own use Arduous hard; strenuous Artless without guile; open and honest Ascetic practicing self!denial; austere Assiduous "iligent Assuage v. ease or lessen #pain$; satisfy #hunger$; soothe #anger$ Attenuate make thinner Audacious daring; bold Austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented Autonomous self!governing; independent Aver assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact %anal hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality %elie contradict; give a false impression %eneficent kindly; doing good %olster support; reinforce %ombastic pompous; using inflated language %oorish rude; insensitive %urgeon grow forth; send out buds %urnish make shiny by rubbing; polish %uttress v. support; prop up Capricious unpredictable; fickle Castigation punishment; severe criticism Catalyst agent that increases the pace of a chemical action Caustic burning; sarcastically biting Chicanery trickery; deception & Coagulate thicken; congeal; clot Coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition; summari'es or concludes Cogent convincing Commensura te ad(. corresponding in e)tent, degree, etc.; proportionate Compendium brief, comprehensive summary Complaisant trying to please; overly polite; obliging Compliant yielding; conforming to requirements Conciliatory reconciling; soothing Condone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; e)cuse Confound confuse; pu''le Connoisseur person competent to act as a (udge of art; a lover of art Contention claim; thesis Contentious quarrelsome Contrite penitent Conundrum riddle; difficult problem Converge approach; tend to meet; come together Convoluted coiled around; involved; intricate Craven cowardly "aunt intimidate; frighten "ecorum propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners "efault failure to act "eference courteous regard for anothers wishes "elineate portray; depict; sketch "enigrate blacken "eride ridicule; make fun of "erivative unoriginal; obtained from another source "esiccate dry up "esultory aimless; hapha'ard; digressing at random "eterrent *omething that discourages; hindrance "iatribe n. bitter scolding; invective "ichotomy split; branching into two parts #especially contradictory ones$ "iffidence *hyness "iffuse ad(. wordy, rambling, spread out #like a gas$ "igression +andering away from the sub(ect "irge ,ament with music "isabuse correct a false impression; undeceive "iscerning mentally quick and observant; having insight "iscordant not harmonious; conflicting "iscredit defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve "iscrepancy lack of consistency; difference "iscrete ad(. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts "isingenuou s lacking genuine candor; insincere "isinterested -npre(udiced "is(ointed lacking coherence; separated at the (oints "ismiss eliminate from consideration; re(ect "isparage %elittle "isparate ad(. basically different; unrelated . "issemble v. disguise; pretend "isseminate distribute; spread; scatter #like seeds$ "issolution disintegration; looseness in morals "issonance discord; opposite of harmony "istend e)pand; swell out "istill purify; refine; concentrate "iverge vary; go in different directions from the same point "ivest strip; deprive "ocument provide written evidence "ogmatic opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal "ormant sleeping; lethargic; latent "upe someone easily fooled /bullient showing e)citement; overflowing with enthusiasm /clectic selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources /fficacy power to produce desired effect /ffrontery impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness /legy poem or song e)pressing lamentation /licit draw out by discussion /mbellish adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story /mpirical based on e)perience /mulate imitate; rival /ndemic prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country /nervate +eaken /ngender cause; produce /nhance increase; improve /phemeral short!lived; fleeting /quanimity calmness of temperament; composure /quivocate lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth /rudite learned; scholarly /soteric hard to understand; known only to the chosen few /ulogy e)pression of praise, often on the occasion of someones death /uphemism mild e)pression in place of an unpleasant one /)acerbate worsen; embitter /)culpate clear from blame /)igency urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention /)trapolation pro(ection; con(ecture 0acetious (oking #often inappropriately$; humorous 0acilitate help bring about; make less difficult 0allacious false; misleading 0atuous brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug 0awning trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing 0elicitous apt; suitably e)pressed; well chosen 0ervor glowing ardor; intensity of feeling 0lag droop; grow feeble 0ledgling ine)perienced 0lout re(ect; mock; show contempt for 0oment stir up; instigate 0orestall prevent by taking action in advance 0rugality thrift; economy 0utile useless; hopeless; ineffectual 1 2ainsay deny 2arrulous loquacious; talkative; wordy 2oad urge on 2ouge overcharge 2randiloque nt pompous; bombastic; using high! sounding language 2regarious sociable 2uileless without deceit 2ullible easily deceived 3arangue long, passionate, and vehement speech 3omogeneou s of the same kind 3yperbole e)aggeration; overstatement Iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions Idolatry worship of idols; e)cessive admiration Immutable unchangeable Impair in(ure; hurt Impassive without feeling; imperturbable; stoical Impede hinder; block Impermeable impervious; not permitting passage through its substance Imperturbabl e calm; placid Impervious impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed Implacable incapable of being pacified Implicit understood but not stated Implode burst inward Inadvertently unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly Inchoate ad(. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary Incongruity lack of harmony; absurdity Inconsequent ial insignificant; unimportant Incorporate introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite Indeterminat e uncertain; not clearly fi)ed; indefinite Indigence 4overty Indolent ,a'y Inert inactive; lacking power to move Ingenuous naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated Inherent firmly established by nature or habit Innocuous 3armless Insensible unconscious; unresponsive Insinuate hint; imply; creep in Insipid lacking in flavor; dull Insularity narrow!mindedness; isolation Intractable unruly; stubborn; unyielding Intransigence n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness Inundate overwhelm; flood; submerge Inured ad(. accustomed; hardened Invective n. Abuse Irascible irritable; easily angered Irresolute uncertain how to act; weak Itinerary plan of a trip 5 ,aconic brief and to the point ,assitude languor; weariness ,atent potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden ,aud v. 4raise ,ethargic drowsy; dull ,evee stone embankment to prevent flooding ,evity lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity ,og record of a voyage or flight; record of day!to!day activities ,oquacious 6alkative ,ucid easily understood; clear; intelligible ,uminous shining; issuing light 7agnanimity 2enerosity 7alingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty 7alleable capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable 7averick rebel; nonconformist 7endacious lying; habitually dishonest 7etamorpho sis change of form 7eticulous e)cessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous 7isanthrope one who hates mankind 7itigate appease; moderate 7ollify *oothe 7orose ill!humored; sullen; melancholy 7undane worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday 8egate cancel out; nullify; deny 8eophyte recent convert; beginner 9bdurate ad(. stubborn 9bsequious lavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic 9bviate make unnecessary; get rid of 9cclude shut; close 9fficious meddlesome; e)cessively pushy in offering ones services 9nerous burdensome 9pprobrium infamy; vilification 9scillate vibrate; waver 9stentatious showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention 4aragon model of perfection 4artisan one!sided; pre(udiced; committed to a party 4athological pertaining to disease 4aucity *carcity 4edantic showing off learning; bookish 4enchant strong inclination; liking 4enury severe poverty; stinginess 4erennial something long!lasting 4erfidious treacherous; disloyal 4erfunctory superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm 4ermeable penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through 4ervasive spread throughout 4hlegmatic calm; not easily disturbed 4iety devoutness; reverence for 2od 4lacate pacify; conciliate : 4lasticity ability to be molded 4latitude n. trite remark; commonplace statement 4lethora e)cess; overabundance 4lummet fall sharply 4orous full of pores; like a sieve 4ragmatic practical #as opposed to idealistic$; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something 4reamble introductory statement 4recarious uncertain; risky 4recipitate ad(. rash, premature, hasty, sudden 4recursor forerunner 4resumptuou s arrogant; taking liberties 4revaricate lie 4ristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled 4robity uprightness; incorruptibility 4roblematic doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perple)ing 4rodigal wasteful; reckless with money 4rofound deep; not superficial; complete 4rohibitive tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid 4roliferate grow rapidly; spread; multiply 4ropensity natural inclination 4ropitiate Appease 4ropriety fitness; correct conduct 4roscribe ostraci'e; banish; outlaw 4ungent stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic ;ualified limited; restricted ;uibble minor ob(ection or complaint ;uiescent at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive Rarefied made less dense #of a gas$ Recalcitrant obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly Recant disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error Recluse hermit; loner Recondite abstruse; profound; secret Refractory stubborn; unmanageable Refute "isprove Relegate banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign Reproach e)press disapproval or disappointment Reprobate person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency Repudiate disown; disavow Rescind Cancel Resolution "etermination Resolve determination; firmness of purpose Reticent reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence Reverent respectful; worshipful *age person celebrated for wisdom *alubrious 3ealthful *anction approve; ratify *atiate satisfy fully *aturate soak thoroughly < *avor en(oy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality *ecrete hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism *hard fragment, generally of pottery *keptic doubter; person who suspends (udgment until having e)amined evidence supporting a point of view *olicitous worried; concerned *oporific sleep!causing; marked by sleepiness *pecious seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading #often intentionally$ *pectrum colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism *poradic occurring irregularly *tigma token of disgrace; brand *tint v. be thrifty; set limits *tipulate make e)press conditions; specify *tolid dull; impassive *triated marked with parallel bands; grooved *trut pompous walk *trut supporting bar *ubpoena writ summoning a witness to appear *ubside settle down; descend; grow quiet *ubstantiate establish by evidence; verify; support *upersede cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete *upposition hypothesis; surmise 6acit understood; not put into words 6angential peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing 6enuous thin; rare; slim 6irade e)tended scolding; denunciation; harangue 6orpor lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy 6ortuous winding; full of curves 6ractable docile; easily managed 6ransgressio n violation of a law; sin 6ruculence aggressiveness; ferocity =acillate waver; fluctuate =enerate revere =eracious truthful =erbose wordy =iable practical or workable =iscous sticky, gluey =ituperative ad( abusive; scolding =olatile changeable; e)plosive; evaporation rapidly +arranted (ustified; authori'ed +ary very cautious +elter turmoil; bewildering (umble +himsical capricious; fanciful >ealot fanatic; person who shows e)cessive 'eal ?