Skimpy-containing littile excess

Nebulous –hazy,cloudy
Boor - A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement(barbarian,churl,goth)
Slake- Satisfy (thirst), Make less active,abate,allay
Exalt - Praise, glorify, or honor, Raise in rank
Belabor - To work at or to absurd length
Plenitude –The condition of being full or complete
Coagulate -coagulated blood
Equivocal -Open to two or more interpretations
Munificent -Very generous
Placid -calm
Callous -Emotionally hardened,cruel,insensitive
Nadir-the lowest or most unsuccessful point
Pinnacle –a high pointed piece of rock,the most successful point
Endow -Give qualities or abilities to
Nadir:Pinnacle
Endow: give

Heterodox –not confirming wit orthodox standards or beliefs

Obfuscate -Make obscure or unclear
Thrifty -Mindful of the future in spending money
Expedite -Speed up the progress of; facilitate
Endorse-Give support or one's approval to
Paramount -Having superior power and influence
Supersede-Take the place or move into the position of
Piquant -Attracting or delighting, Having an agreeably pungent taste
Vitiate -Make imperfect
Freight -Goods carried by a large vehicle
Sophomoric -Of or relating to a sophomore; immature and silly
Anomalous -abnormal
Mundane - belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
Hoax -  something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
1. Ruler: fit
2. Hoax: Entertain
Allay - satisfy (thirst), lessen the intensity of or calm
Eccentric - a person of a specified kind, a person with an unusual or odd personality
Hardy-  English novelist and poet, invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Freight- goods carried by a large vehicle
Renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing, rejecting
Plethora- extreme excess
Advocate- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Tawdry - cheap and shoddy
Prodigal- Recklessly wasteful
Deluge- A heavy rain, the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back, Obstruct, carry with
difficulty
Alibi - a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed
the crime in question

Impeccable - without fault or error

1. Lug: Carry
2. Toxin: Chemical
3. Alibi: Excuse
4. Impeccable: Flaw
Plaudits - Enthusiastic approval
Substantial - Fairly large
Succinct - Briefly giving the gist of something,compact
Incontinent - Not having control over urination and defecation
Penurious -  excessively unwilling to spend
Conifer - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Obstinate - persist stubbornly(perist- refuse to stop)
Tranquility - a state of peace and quiet
Astute - A(MEANS NOT)+STU(STUPID)..well think of someone who is NOT STUPID,MEANS he is very
WISE ,AND INTELLIGENT.
Tenuous - very thin in gauge or diameter
Fervid - extremely hot,  characterized by intense emotion
Winnow- the act of separating grain from chaff

Analogies:
1. Winnow: Grain
2. Plot: Story
Relegate-assign to a lower position; reduce in rank(relatives+gate)
Discommode - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Surmount - be or do something to a greater degree
Apogee - apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance
from the Earth(Apex)
Stint - an individual's prescribed share of work
Discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment(di-screening)
Nonentity - person of no influence(no entry)
Camouflage- the act of concealing(hiding) the identity of something by modifying its
appearance(camel+flag)
Protractible - able to be extended
Intruder - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
Discordant - not in agreement or harmony(disco+rdant),ANTONYM-accordant
Platitude - a trite or obvious remark(flat+attitude does nt attract),banal,commonplace
Expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose,journey,sashay(trip)

Analogies:
1. Platitude: Insightful
2. Adventure: Expedition

Thrive -  grow vigorously,expand

Perplex - make more complicated,complicate,stupefy
Arrest - the act of apprehending,apprehend
Notorious –have an exceedingly bad reputation,syn-ill famed,infamous
Demote-break,assigning a lower position,anty-promote
Expatiate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned
way, usually in writing,syn-expand,enlarge,elaborate
Malodorous –unpleasant smelling,anty-fragrant(mal+odour+us)
Futile –fruitless,bootless,sleeveless
Phlegmatic –showing little emotion
Shrewd - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence,astute,sharp,anty-dull,normal
Ecstasy –a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion,exaltation
Austere –simple,ascetic
Buttress - make stronger or defensible,strengthen,fortify

Analogies:
1. Way lore: Journey
2. Austere: Design

Pulchritude - physical beauty(pulsar+itude)

Unsightliness - ugliness that is unpleasant to look at
Mendacious –lying,false
Candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech,candour,frankness
Foment-agitate,stirrup,bath ,anty-calm
Diluvia - of or connected with a deluge(the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto
normally dry land)
Abridgment - a shortened version of a written work,condense,capsule
Abasement - a low or downcast state,abase
Analogies:
1. Diluvia: river
2. Scrutinize: observe
3. Abridgment: length
4. Abasement: prestige
Dabbler- an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have
Impeccable: Flaw
Gregarious - tending to form a group with others of the same species
Contrite - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Resplendent - having great beauty and splendor
Vile - morally reprehensible
Succulent - plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that
act as water reservoirs,full of juice
Accord –agree
Belligerent -  someone who fights
Adamant - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Allegiance - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Revere- a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
Torpid - slow and apathetic
Phlegmatic- showing little emotion
Excoriate - express strong disapproval of
Laud-  praise, glorify, or honor
 Seditious - in opposition to a civil authority or government
Prodigy –extradinary person
Resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
Prescient - perceiving the significance of events before they occur
Bombastic - ostentatiously lofty in style,
Pretentious- intended to attract notice and impress others
Wholesome- conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
Benevolent -  intending or showing kindness
Baleful - threatening or foreshadowing evil( bail from jail)
Presumptuous - excessively forward

Rectitude - righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Futile-fruitless(futile is nt fertile hence fruitless)
Lode- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from
surrounding rocks(load runner)

Rambunctious- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

Cassette- a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
Whelp -  young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
Majestic- having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Adulation - servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise(add-late-boss)
Palpable - capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Tantamount- being essentially equal to something
Clairvoyance - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
Delude - be false to; be dishonest with
Epithet -  a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Onomatopoeia - using words that imitate the sound they denote
Simile =simile = similar
Metaphor -a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not
literally denote in order to suggest a similarity knowledge,sciolist
 Fragile -Easily broken, damaged or destroyed,delicate,flimpsy
Skirt -Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
Vile -Morally reprehensible
Gregarious -tending to form a group with others of the same species
Indigenous -Originating where it is found,aboriginal
Adulation-flattery
Notorious –ill famed
Concise -Expressing much in few words,brief,compact
Sophomoric-immature
Tacit -Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Mitigate -lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of,palliate
Tactful -Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
Ascend -Travel up,rise
Caustic -Harsh or corrosive in tone,bitter,acerbic

Analogies:
1. Tactful: Diplomatic (dealing in sensitive matters)
2. Ascend: Height
3. Caustic: Yield

1. Epithet(A defamatory or abusive word or phrase): Onomatopoeia (Using words that imitate the
sound they denote)
2. Simile: Metaphor

Phenomenal - Of or relating to a phenomenon,extradinory

Vindicate - Maintain, uphold, or defend,justify
Avid-greedy, Marked by active interest and enthusiasm,zealous
Estrange - Remove from customary environment or associations,alienate
Nonchalance - The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of
concern,unconcern
Suffuse - Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across,perfuse
Freight –goods carryng vehicle
Propensity - An inclination to do something,tendency
Lurk - Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner,ambush
Nimble - Moving quickly and lightly,spry,agile
Analogies:
1. Lurk: Wait
2. Nimble: Clear

Lurid-shocking
Precipitous - Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Disapprobation - An expression of strong disapproval,condemnation
Thrifty - Careful and diligent in the use of resources
Forsake - Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch,abandon
Sultry - Sexually exciting or gratifying,hot n humid
Bizarre - unconventional or unusual
Maladroit - Not adroit,not skilful
Stolid - Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Forbearance –patience, Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Prodigy - An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and
admiration,portent,omen
Reticent - Temperamentally disinclined to talk, Cool and formal in manner

Analogies:
1. Reticent: Dupe (A person who is tricked or swindled)
2. Austere: Design

Exonerate - Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Awe- An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
Amuse - Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion,divert
Perplexed - Full of difficulty, confusion or bewilderment
Pacifist - Opposed to war,dovish
Adulated -flattery
Factious - Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Divulge - Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or
that was meant to be kept a secret,break,expose
Hedonist - Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
Pedantic- Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects,academic
Tactful - Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Analogies:
1. Pedantic: Learning
2. Tactful: Diplomatic(Using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people)
Scant- Less than the correct, legal or full amount, often deliberately,skimp,stint
Meek - Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed
submissiveness,mild,modest
Zenith –celestial point
Revive - Give new life or energy to,animate,renovate
Contempt - Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike,scorn,disrespect
Befriend - Become friends with,attach,bond
Coy - Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Procrastinate - Postpone doing what one should be doing
Ascend - Travel up
Turmoil - A violent disturbance

Analogies:
1. Nimble: Bite
2. Quaff(To swallow hurriedly): Sip
Diaphanous - So thin as to transmit light
Leaven- A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid, Cause to puff up with a
leaven,raise
Aloof - Remote in manner, distant
Imperious - Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as
unworthy,disdainful
 Fervent - Characterized by intense emotion,extermly hot
Ransack - Steal goods; take as spoils, Search thoroughly,plunder
Cohesive - Cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated,united
Zealous –zeal,avid
Veneration - A feeling of profound respect for someone or something, Religious zeal; the
willingness to serve God
Rue - Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment,sorrow
Misled - Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
Analogies:
1. Broaden: Width
2. Misled: Trust
Fervent- Characterized by intense emotion
Redundant - More than is needed, desired, or required
Diligence - Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care
required in a given situation
Pan - Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel, Make a sweeping movement
larval = Immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly
hatched wormlike feeding stage
Delude - Be false to; be dishonest with
Timorous - Timid by nature or revealing timidity,fearful
Tedious - So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness,boring
Feasible- Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Dote - Be foolish or senile due to old age, Shower with love; show excessive affection for
Eulogy - A formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

Analogies:
1. Dote: Like
2. Eulogy: speech
Tangible = Capable of being treated as fact,palpable,real
Chary - Characterized by great caution and wariness
Knotty - Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve or believe
Condescending - characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
Pomp- Cheap, pretentious or vain display
Indomitable - Impossible to subdue(To put down by force or authority)
Acumen - A tapering point, Shrewdness shown by keen insight
Shrewd-keen

Analogies:
1. Equivocate: Commitment
2. Dehydrate: Water
3. Acumen: Shrewd

Bravado - A swaggering show of courage, Noisy confusion and turbulence

Unpretentious - Lacking pretension or affectation
Agenda - A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
Contrite - Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Meddlesome - Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner,busy
Renege - Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Misconstrue - Interpret in the wrong way
Unflappable - Not easily perturbed, excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
Cession - The act of ceding(gve over,surrender)
Haughtiness - Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors,arrogance
Submissive - Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
Penchant - A strong liking
Delude - Be false to; be dishonest with
Fatigue - Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
Trepidation - A feeling of alarm or dread(afraid)
Censure - Harsh criticism or disapproval

Analogies:
1. Sleep: Fatigue

2. Audacious: Trepidation
3. Censure: Blame

Profligate - Recklessly wasteful,lavish,prodigal

Lofty - Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style,elevated
Gullibility - endency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
Cursory - Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough,casual
Glacier - A slowly moving mass of ice
Parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to,analyse
Barb - The pointed part of barbed wire
Caustic -Of a substance, especially a strong acid
Analogies:
2. Glacier: Melt water
3. Sentence: Parse
4.Barb: Caustic
Penetrating - Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
Rebut - Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Inhibit - To put down by force or authority
Hortatory - Giving strong encouragement
Unbridled - Not restrained or controlled
Exonerate- Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Vilify - Spread negative information about
Divulge - Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or
that was meant to be kept a secret
Revert - Go back to a previous state
Exacerbate- Make worse
Lull- A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished,calm
Sustenance - What needs to be eaten to sustain a person's body; food, esp. food containing the
required vitamins and energy
Arduous - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort,hard
Palatial - Relating to or being a palace
Tawdry - Tastelessly showy,cheap
Gibe - Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics, Laugh at with contempt
and derision
Agitator - One who agitates; a political troublemake,formenter
Conspiracy - A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act,cabal
Analogies:
1. Composer: Concerto (A composition for orchestra and a soloist)
2. Agitator: Conspiracy
Opulence - Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living,luxury
Bliss - A state of extreme happiness
Jealous - Strongly wanting someone else's position, advantages or possessions
Mortify - Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites, Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride
of,abase
Prehensile - Having a keen intellect, Immoderately desirous of acquiring
Pulmonary - Relating to or affecting the lungs
Copious - Large in number or quantity
intimidating - Discouraging through fear, Make timid or fearful
Relinquish - Turn away from; give up,quit
Annihilate - Kill in large numbers
Veracity - Unwillingness to tell lies
Deplore - Express strong disapproval of,regret stongly
Exaggerated - Enlarged to an abnormal degree,magnified
Abdicate - Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Inured - Made tough by habitual exposure,hardened
Analogies:
Abdicate: Throne
Inured: Tolerance
Precipitate - Bring about abruptly,throw violently
Esteem - The condition of being honored
Manifold - Many and varied; having many features or forms,multiplex
Recant - Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Exigency - A pressing or urgent situation,pinch
Inimical - Not friendly
Scurvy - a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
Sage - Having wisdom that comes with age and experience
Antiquated - So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Gaudy - Tastelessly showy
Digression - A message that departs from the main subject,deviation
Fretful - Nervous and unable to relax

Tine(Prong on a fork): Fork

Deplore - Express strong disapproval of Acrid - Strong and sharp
Resplendent - Having great beauty and splendor
Replete- Filled to satisfaction with food or drink,sate
Profligate - Recklessly wasteful
Proliferate - Grow rapidly
Falsehood- A false statement