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1. Veracity
( truth: the truth, accuracy, or precision of something / the
truthfulness or honesty of somebody; integrity)
They questioned the veracity of our claims.
2. Forage
(animal food / search; raid by soldiers; exploration ; sortie)
As the night grew colder, the soldiers started to forage for
firewood.
3. Loquacious
( talkative: tending to talk a great deal / garrulous, voluble,
verbose, effusive, prolix )
She is very loquacious and can speak on the telephone for
hours.
4. Speculate
(guess; consider possibilities; take risks)
If you want me to speculate, I'd say it ran far deeper than
that.
5. Innocuous
( harmless in effect / not intended to cause offense or
provoke a strong reaction ; bland )
Let him drink it; it is innocuous and will have no ill effect.
6. Revere
( to regard somebody with admiration and deep respect / look
up to, hold in the highest regard, worship, venerate )
It’s a sad truth that many Americans revere movie stars and
sports figures as demi-gods.
7. Aver
( to assert something confidently / to state or allege that
something is true / avow, affirm, profess, swear )
Even though the country is in an economic crisis, its leader
will aver the nation is doing well during his monthly
address.
8. Idiosyncratic
(odd or unusual ; quirky; eccentric)
His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful.
9. Fidelity
( loyalty / factual accuracy )
A dog's fidelity to its owner is one of the reasons why that
animal is a favorite household pet.
10. Wobbling
(move from side to side; be unable to decide; to vary
uncertainly in pith or volume)
The biggest complaints about ceiling fan operation
are wobbling and humming.
11. Nonchalance
(cool indifference or lack of concern ; casualness / dispassion,
detachment, insouciance, disinterest, calmness)
Few people could understand how he could listen to the
news of the tragedy with such nonchalance; the majority
regarded him as callous and unsympathetic.
12. Cavort
(to behave in a physically lively and uninhibited way)
Some seasons require the cast members to work a job while
other seasons merely follow the cast members around as
they cavort and party.
13. Subdue ( to bring something to an end, usually by means
of force / suppress bad feeling / quash; quell )
The police used taser gun to subdue unruly felon.
14. Tirade ( a long angry speech, usually of criticism or
denunciation / outburst, invective, rant, diatribe, harangue,
lecture )
Long before he had finished his tirade, we were sufficiently
aware of the seriousness of our misconduct.
15. Scrupulous
(having moral integrity; be very precise)
I was still excessively scrupulous about everything I wrote.
16. Assiduous
( very careful: showing persistent and hard-working effort in
doing something / diligent, persevering, industrious,
attentive, tireless, hard-working, sedulous )
It took Rembrandt weeks of assiduous labor before he was
satisfied with his portrait of his son.
17. Inexhaustible
(everlasting ; not getting tired)
He seems to have inexhaustible energy.
18. Desultory
( random: happening in a random, disorganized, or
unmethodical way / aimlessly passing from one thing to
another )
In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight
through the dictionary; to him reading was purposeful, not
desultory.
19. Paradox
(something absurd or contradictory; person of opposites)
The paradox of science is that its success in understanding
nature has created problems for its understanding of human
nature.
20. Exculpate
( to free somebody from blame or accusation of guilt
/exonerate ; acquit; absolve, vindicate )
He was exculpated of the crime when the real criminal
confessed.
21. Cognitive
(relating to thought)
As a child, my mother only allowed me to play with games
and toys that aid in cognitive development.
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22. Indigent
extremely poor: lacking the necessities of life, e.g. food,
clothing, and shelter / n. destitute person: an impoverished
person )
The billionaire laughed when someone confused him with an
indigent homeless man.
23. Archipelago
(a group or chain of islands)
Part of the archipelago was discovered by Pedro Fernandez
Quiros in 1607.
24. Mitigate
( to make something less harsh, severe, or violent / to make
an offense or crime less serious or more excusable )
Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was
unforgiving.
25. Exuberant
(full of enthusiasm; lavish;abundant)
His poems, novels and comedies are full of wit and exuberant
vitality.
26. Paradigm
( typical example / an example that serves as a pattern or
model for something, especially one that forms the basis of a
methodology or theory / epitome; model )
Sister Mary Catherine is considered a paradigm of virtue by
everyone in the church.
27. Rendition
(translation of a literary work)
The singer praised the fan's rendition of her song.
28. Quibble
( v. to argue over unimportant things and make petty
objections / n. )
It is normal for married couples to quibble over small things
like who controls the television remote.
29. Elicit
(provoke a reaction; draw out something hidden)
Feedback is elicited through questionnaires from all
applicants who attend.
30. Surreptitious
( done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice,
especially disapproval / furtive, sneaky, sly, clandestine,
stealthy, covert, underhand )
News of their surreptitious meeting gradually leaked out.
31. Kaleidoscope
(complex sets of events; complex patterns; optical toy)
The setting sun painted a kaleidoscope of reds, purples, and
oranges in broad strokes and thin spirals across the sky.
32. Voluble
( talking great deal / vociferous, fluent, articulate, verbose,
garrulous ) The voluble politician was never at a loss for
words.
33. Bereft
( deprived of somebody or something loved or valued /
lacking in sth desirable or necessary / feeling sense of loss )
The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds.
34. Introspection
(self-examination)
During a fierce battle, there is no time for a soldier to
engage in introspection.
35. Coalesce
( to merge or cause things to merge into a single body or
group / amalgamate, conjoin, cleave , blend, mingle, fuse,
meld )
The brooks coalesce into one large river.
36. Relic
(old thing surviving from past)
The relic was dug up on the Aventine in 1705, and is now
in the Louvre.
37. Delineate
( to describe or explain something in detail / to sketch or draw
something in outline / portray something visually / to indicate
the physical boundaries of something )
He is weakest when he attempts to delineate character.
38. Sprawl
(spread in a disorderly way; stretch ; straggle /sit or lie
awkwardly)
The city sprawls along the coastline.
39. Emulate
( to try to equal or surpass somebody or something that is
successful or admired / compete successfully with somebody
or something / imitate ; mimic ; copy)
As long as our political leaders emulate the virtues of the
great leaders of this country, we shall flourish.
40. Skeptical
(doubtful)
The doctors still said they expected him to wake up any
day, but Carmen was skeptical about how much they
believed it.
41. Expatiate
( speak or write at length / elaborate ; elucidate ; expound ;
dwell on )
We had to listen to him expatiating on the shortcomings of
our system.
42. Regurgitate
(bring food up from the stomach; throw up; spew up / repeat
information mechanically ; reiterate; churn out)
While I didn't understand the lecture, I was able to
regurgitate the content well enough to create a decent essay.
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43. Implacable 54. Loath

(impossible to appease: impossible to pacify or to reduce in (unwilling or reluctant to do something; averse; disinclined)
strength or force) She was loath to admit her mistakes.
55. Thwart
Madame Defarge was the implacable enemy of the
( frustrate something: to prevent somebody or somebody's
Evremonde family.
44. Orthodox
plan from being successful / spoil, prevent, foil, put paid to,
(following the established or traditional rules of a political or ruin, put a stop to, impede, hinder, obstruct )
religious belief, a philosophy, or a way of life; conformist; He felt that everyone was trying to thwart his plans and
prevent his success.
conventional)
56. Deem
She believes in the benefits of both orthodox medicine and
(consider to be; reckon)
alternative medicine.
45. Lachrymose
It's hard to know what later generations will deem to be art.
57. Vestige
( crying: crying or tending to cry easily and often / so sad as
( a trace or sign of something that is no longer present /
to make people cry )
indication, hint, remnant, suggestion, evidence, mark / the
His voice has a lachrymose quality that is more appropriate
at a funeral than a class reunion. slightest amount )
46. Disenchantment
There wasn't a vestige of truth in what she wrote.
58. Ethnography
(lose interest; dissatisfaction)
(description of an ethnic group)
This is a time in which disenchantment with politics is a
major theme of public life. The Arabs have naturally left their mark most strongly
47. Myriad
impressed on the ethnography of Baluchistan.
59. Cabal
( n. and adj. too numerous to count / made up of many
different components ) (n. and v. a group of conspirators or plotters, particularly one
Myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village formed for political purposes / a secret plot or conspiracy,
every twilight. especially a political one/ clique: an exclusive group of people)
48. Artifact
The cabal was defeated when its scheme was discovered.
60. Conciliatory
(object made by human)
The limestone and marble foyer was lined with artifacts, a ( willing to conciliate, or to make concessions / appeasing,
sign of Tamer's passion for all things ancient. pacifying, assuaging, mollifying)
49. Prolix
She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.
61. Dilate
( wordy: tiresomely wordy / verbose, long-winded, flowery,
( to become, or cause something to become, wider, larger, or
protracted, rambling, diffuse; drawn out )
stretched / to talk or write at great length; expound ;
Her prolix arguments irritated and bored the jury.
50. Excavation
elucidate)
(the act or process of digging out) In the dark, the pupils of your eyes dilate.
62. Emaciate
They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.
51. Reproach
( to become, or make somebody or something become
( v. criticize somebody: to criticize somebody for doing extremely thin / wasted, withered, shrunken, gaunt, pinched,
something wrong / n. criticism; something disgraceful; skinny, scrawny, lean, scraggy )
discredit / censure, reprimand, blame, accusation, His long period of starvation had left him emaciated.
63. Extirpate
reproof, scolding, rebuke)
I want my work to above reproach and without error. ( to completely get rid of, kill off, or destroy somebody or
something considered undesirable / to remove something
52. Rift
surgically )
(gap or break; fissure;
be cleft / disagreement) The Salem witch trials were a misguided attempt to
Another breathless climb brought our adventurers to a third
extirpate superstition and heresy.
landing where there was a rift in the mountain.
64. Fulsome
53. Shard
( excessively complimentary: fawning to the point of being
( a sharp broken piece of glass or metal / piece of broken
offensive / lavish: great in amount or intensity )
pottery / animal's scale or shell / beetle's outer wing )
His fulsome praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
The archaeologist assigned several students the task of
reassembling earthenware vessels from the shards he had
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65. Importune
( v. bother somebody insistently: to ask somebody
continually, repeatedly, or forcefully for something, especially
in a troublesome way / adj. persistent or pressing / pester,
harass, plague, badger, annoy, beleaguer, pursue )
Realizing that the boss was in one of his rare good moods, I
seized the opportunity to importune him for a raise.
66. Ire
( strong anger / rage, fury, indignation, wrath, bile,
annoyance )
His belief in a possible link between intelligence and race
and gender has long provoked the ire of myriad critics.
67. Prudish
( having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by
matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with
sexual propriety / narrow-minded, squeamish, stuffy, prim,
starchy, formal, puritanical, proper )
This is a problem to be sure, but it is exacerbated by our
sometimes prudish attitudes towards sex and the human
body.
68. Redoubtable
( formidable: with personal qualities worthy of respect or fear
/ mighty ; fearsome )
During the Cold War period, neighboring countries tried not
to offend the Russians because they could be redoubtable
foes.
69. Verve
( enthusiasm, energy, or spirit, especially in the expression of
artistic ideas / lively vigorous spirit )
She approached her studies with such verve that it was
impossible for her to do poorly.
70. Amenable
( responsive to suggestion and likely to cooperate / able to be
affected / agreeable, open, acquiescent, willing, docile,
pliable )
Even though these budget cuts are necessary, I know most of
the staff will not be amenable to the cutbacks.
71.. Deleterious
( harmful: having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody
or something / detrimental )
Workers in nuclear research must avoid the deleterious
effects of radioactive substances.
72. Edify
( enlighten: to improve the morals or knowledge of somebody
/ correct morally / inform, educate, instruct, improve, teach )
John’s experience in the military did a lot to edify his
character.
73. Riveting
( fascinating: completely fixing and holding the attention /
captivating , enthralling, spellbinding, entrancing, interesting,
exhilarating, )
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74. Sublime
( so awe-inspiringly beautiful as to seem almost heavenly /
morally worthy / complete or utter / excellent )
Mother Teresa has been honored for her sublime deeds.
75. Viscous
( thick and sticky, reluctant to flow, and difficult to stir /
describes a fluid that has a relatively high resistance to flow )
Melted tar is a viscous substance.
76.. Boisterous
( full of noisy enthusiasm and energy, and often roughness or
wildness / turbulent: wild, rough, or stormy )
The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he
tried to quiet them.
77. Concoct
( to create something by mixing various ingredients / to think
up a story or plan, especially something imaginative, that is
intended to be deceitful or misleading )
How did the inventive chef ever concoct such strange dish?
78. Depravity
( corruption: a state of moral corruption / corrupt act: a
morally corrupt or wicked act )
The depravity of the tyrant's behavior shocked us all.
79. Extricate
(to release somebody or something with difficulty from a
physical constraint or an unpleasant situation )
He found that he could not extricate himself from the trap.
80. Fracas
( a noisy quarrel or fight / row, brawl, melee, scuffle )
The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and
arrested the belligerents.
81. Incense
( v. enrage: to make somebody extremely angry / rile,
infuriate )
Unkindness to children incensed her.
82. Onus
( burden: a duty or responsibility / blame: the blame for
something)
The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender
papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his generals.
83. Somber
(dark and gloomy: lacking light or brightness and producing a
dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere / serious and
melancholy: marked by or conveying strict seriousness
combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind )
From the doctor's grim expression, I could tell he had
somber news.
84. Unbridled
( openly expressed: freely and openly expressed / without
bridle / violent )
She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.