August Words

2008-09-05T20:27:52Z

1. Mitigate - diminish
2. Barefaced - shameless
3. Renounce - abandon
4. Naive - childlike
5. Heed - care
6. Indelible - indestructible
7. Destitute - wanting
8. Adolescent - immature
9. Refute - discredit
10. Banal - commonplace
11. Surly - gruff; bad-tempered and unfriendly
12. Ennui - feeling of listlessness, boredom, and dissatifaction
13. Meteoric - sudden
14. Awe - feeling of great respect mixed with fear; amazement
15. Commensurate - equivalent
16. Inhibit - restrict
17. Ad-lib - an unprepared remark or speech; improvised
18. Impromptu - unrehearsed
19. Palpable - obvious
20. Augmentation - improving
21. Dissension - conflict
22. Lax - slack; relaxed
23. Coy - modest
24. Indigenous - native
25. Garrulous - talkative
26. Reserved - silent; aloof
27. Onerous - difficult
28. Palpitate - beat
29. Cumbersome - awkward
30. Solitary - alone
31. Cogent - effective
32. Vivacious - lively
33. Remiss - careless
34. Daunt - frighten
35. Boastful - bombastic
36. Ream - 500 sheets of paper
37. Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
38. Nocturnal - done or active at night
39. Ostracize - exclude someone from a society or group
40. Augmentation - increase the value or amount of
41. Knack - skill at performing a task
42. Perplexity - a puzzling situation or thing
43. Callous - insensitive and cruel
44. Disinclined - reluctant; unwilling
45. Speculative - risky; based on guesswork rather than knowledge
46. Amnesia - loss of memory
47. Solemn - formal and dignified; deeply sincere
48. Hoard - a store of mony, valued objects or useful information
49. Dire - extremely serious urgent
50. Dart - a sudden rapid movement; a small light pointed missile
51. Splurge - large or excessive amount
52. Boor - rough and bad mannered person
53. Remiss - not paying proper attention to duty
54. Ensnare - keep someone in a situation from which they canot escape
55. Eclectic - taking ideas from a wide range of sources
56.Torpor - state of being inactive and having no energy
57. Obituary - published notice of death, sometimes with brief biography of deceased.
58. Beckon - seem appealing
59. Recalcitrant - disobedient
60. Revisionist - disapprove the changing of accepted theories
61. Didactic - intended to teach or give moral instruction
62. Reclusive - hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
63. Heretic - a person guilty of going against traditional religious teachings
64. Lassitude - lack of energy
65. Rectitude - orally correct behaviour
66. Bigotry - a prejudiced and intolerant person
67. Furrow - a long narrow trench; a deep wrinkle on person’s face
68. Lambaste - critiize someone harshly
69. Vociferous - vehement or loud
70. Peevish - irritable
71. Manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery
72. Cameo - to make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
73. Ensue - to follow as a consequence or result
74. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
75. Hedonism - pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses
76. Knoll - a small rounded hill or mound; a hillock
77. Pusillanimous - lacking courage; cowardly
78. Green - means learning, growth and harmony
79. Belligerent - inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
80. Frugality - careful use of material resources
81. Noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; deadly, injurious
82. Eyesore - something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view; mess, ugliness
83. Plausible - seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
84. Transitory - existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
85. Maverick - one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; radical
86. Sybarite - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
87. Agog - full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager
88. Evanescent - lasting or existing only for a short time;
89. Assuage - soothe, relieve
90. Circuitous - going around, indirect, long
91. Spurn - to reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
92. Hindsight - perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred; the rear sight of a firearm
93. Chortle - a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle
94. Glee - jubilant delight; joy
95. Gauche - lacking social polish; tactless
96. Lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
97. Incipient - beginning to exist or appear
98. Incorrigible - incapable of being corrected or reformed
99. Offhand - without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously
100. Disputation - the act of disputing; debate. An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis.
101. Metamorphose - to change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform
102. Rapport - relationship or communication
103. Exorcise - drive an evil spirit from a person or place
104. Invigoration - give strength
105. Obviate - to make unnecessary
106. Hapless - deserving or inciting pity; unfortunate
107. Protean - variable
108. Substantiate - to support with proof or evidence; verify
109. Talon - the claw of a bird of prey
110. Consensus - an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
111. Slothful - disinclined to work or exertion; lazy
112. Perturbable - to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; to throw into great confusion
113. Floppy - tending to flop; loose and flexible
114. Folly - a lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
115. Eamark - to set aside or apart for a specified purpose; an identifying feature or characteristic; reserve
116. Convergence - the act, condition, quality, or fact of converging
117. Incontrovertible - impossible to dispute; unquestionable
118. Blurt - to utter suddenly and impulsively
119. Sangfroid - coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances
120. Moxie - the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
121. Tintinnabulation- the ringing or sounding of bells
122. Skein - a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil; a flock of geese or similar birds in flight
123. Grimace - a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust
124. Manna - hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
125. Knot - an exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock
126. Disillusion - to free or deprive of illusion
127. Disgruntle - to make discontented
128. Indispensable - essential
129. Splurge - to indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury
130. Gorge - the seam on the front of a coat or jacket where the lapel and the collar are joined
131. Stentorian - extremely loud
132. Vapid - lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
133. Halcyon - calm and peaceful; tranquil; prosperous; golden; serene
134. Sojourn - to reside temporarily; temporary residence
135. Bilious - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress; not in good physical or mental health
136. Vicissitude - a change or variation. The quality of being changeable; mutability
137. Genuflect - to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship; to be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel
138. Jocund - sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality
139. Enliven - to make lively or spirited; animate
140. Polymorphous - having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
141. Purism - strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language
142. Befitting - appropriate; suitable; proper
143. Japery - acting like a clown or buffoon; a trick or practical joke
144. Overwrought - excessively nervous or excited; agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone
145. Dolorous - marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
146. Nostrum - medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
147. Panacea - a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
148. Ensue - to follow as a consequence or result
149. Tort - damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach.
150. Pettifogger - a petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer. One who quibbles over trivia
151. Tessellated - decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; “a mosaic floor”;having a checkered or mottled appearance
152. Slatternly - slovenly; untidy
153. Muckrake - to search for and expose misconduct in public life.
154. Mordant - bitingly sarcastic
155. Moribund - approaching death; about to die. On the verge of becoming obsolete
156. Francophile - a person who admires France, its people, or its culture
157. Wane - to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.
158. Protean - readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity
159. Saturnine - melancholy or sullen; gloomy
160. Foursquare - characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
161. Pert - trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
162. Enfeoff - to invest with a feudal estate or fee
163. Slattern - an untidy, dirty woman
164. Ineluctable - impossible to avoid or evade
165. Malfeasance - misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
166. Financier - one who is occupied with or expert in large-scale financial affairs
167. Exhume - to remove from a grave; disinter. To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity.
168. Vilify - to make vicious and defamatory statements about
169. Veto - to forbid or prohibit authoritatively; refusal of permission
170. Malcontent - a chronically dissatisfied person; one who rebels against the established system; discontented as toward authority
171. Incontrovertible - impossible to dispute; unquestionable; beyond dispute
172. Disputable - open to dispute; debatable; open to discussion
173. Knaw (Gnaw) - bite or chew on with the teeth; become ground down or deteriorate; to afflict or worry persistently; to cause persistent worry or pain
174. Nugatory - of little or no importance; trifling; having no force; invalid; Contemptibly unimportant
175. Slake - to satisfy (a craving); quench; to lessen the force or activity of; moderate; to cool or refresh by wetting or moistening; to combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air; make less active or intense
176. Hull - the dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk; the outer casing of a rocket, guided missile, or spaceship; the frame or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructure
177. Formulaic - characterized by or in accordance with some formula; being of no special quality or type; average
178. Circumspect - heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent; trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error; cautious, discreet; showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
179. Lofty - of imposing height; elevated in character; exalted; arrogant; haughty; affecting grandness; pompous; exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

2008-07-22T02:23:57Z

1. 1.Tortuous - Full of plot twists

2. Affront - To insult intentionally, especially openly; insult or involve in entanglement

3. Glut - To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate

4. Pelf - Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired

5. Paucity - Smallness of number; fewness; lack, scarcity; condition or fact of being deficient

6. Impecunious - Lacking money; penniless

7. Stricture - A restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism; censure; abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage; adverse criticism

8. Vivacity - The quality or condition of being vivacious; liveliness; lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner; characterized by high spirits and animation

9. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

10. Excision - The cutting out of a part; removal of a foreign body or growth from a part, organ, or tissue; act of cutting away or taking out; recombination involving removal of a genetic element

11. Revulsion - A sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing; withdrawing or turning away from something; counter irritation used to reduce inflammation or increase the blood supply to the affected area; disgust, hatred

12. Curb - Anything that holds back; stone or concrete edging along a street; repress, restrict; restraining device; check; concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street; chain or strap that passes under a horse’s lower jaw and serves in conjunction with the bit to restrain the horse; market, originally on a street or sidewalk, for trading securities that are not listed on a stock exchange

13. Palatable - Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten; acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities; delicious, agreeable; quality of a food that makes it acceptable or agreeable to one’s personal taste

14. Immanent - Existing or remaining within; inherent; restricted entirely to the mind; subjective; pervasive

15. Esteem - To regard with respect; prize; favorable regard; think highly of; have a high opinion of; recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of; feeling of deference, approval, and liking

16. Fling - To throw with violence; throw (oneself) into an activity with abandon and energy; usually brief attempt or effort; period of uncontrolled self-indulgence

17. Flock - A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together; group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church; large crowd or number; tuft, as of fiber or hair; waste wool or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses; congregate

18. Nugatory - Of little or no importance; trifling. having no force; invalid

19. Inane - One that lacks sense or substance; stupid

20. Pitfall - An unapparent source of trouble or danger; a hidden hazard; concealed hole in the ground that serves as a trap; hazard, trap

21. Euphemism - The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive; use or an instance of equivocal language; polite term

22. Unbend - Release from mental strain, tension, or formality; become less tense, rest, or take one’s ease; make less tight; free from flexure, as of a bow; unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay; straighten up or out; make straight

23. Plummet - To decline suddenly and steeply; to fall straight down; plunge; fall hard and fast

24. Marbled - Made of or covered with marble; having a mix of fat and lean; patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble

25. Exonerate - To free from blame; free from a responsibility, obligation, or task; excuse, clear of responsibility or blame

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