The Most Common GRE Words 
 

We've all heard the phrase "GRE words," 
referring to the pesky vocabulary words that appear 
on Analogies and Sentence Completions. 
Where else in the world might you be required to figure 
out that LEGERDEMAIN is a skill required by CONJURERs? 

Extensive reading is the best way to develop your 
command of tough vocabulary. But getting familiar 
with the appropriate level of vocabulary can also 
be extremely helpful. To help you get a 
handle on those ten-cent words, I have downloaded this
list of the most common words on the GRE and you may
use this program to excersise your skills and memory
This is a fantasitic way to remember all these words.


abacus
--frame with balls for calculating
abate
--to lessen, to subside
abdication
--giving up control, authority
abdomen
--stomach and bowels
aberration
--straying away from what is normal
abeyance
--suspended action 
abhor
--to hate, to detest
abide
--be faithful to; endure
abjure
--promise or swear to give up
abraded
--rubbed off, worn away by friction
abrasion
--rubbing, scraping, wearing off
abrogate
--repeal or annul by authority
abscond
--to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
abstruse
--difficult to comprehend; obscure 
abundant
--plentiful
abut
--border on
abysmal
--bottomless, extreme
acarpous
--effete, no longer fertile, worn out 
accentuate
--give more force or attention to
acclaimed
--welcomed with shouts and approval
accolade
--praise, approval
accretion
--the growing of separate things into one
acquiesce in
--agree (without protest)
acquisition
--acquired, acquiring
adamant
--kind of stone; inflexible
adhere
--remain faithful, stick fast to
adhesion
--adhering, support
adjacent
--lying near, next
admonitory
--containing warning
adorn
--add beauty; decorate
adulteration
--making unpure, poorer in quality
affinity
--close connection, relationship
aggravate
--make worse; irritate
agile
--active, quick-moving
ail
--trouble; be ill
alacrity
--eager and cheerful readiness
alienate
--estrange
allegiance
--duty, support, loyalty
alleviate
--make (pain) easier to bear
alloy
--to debase by mixing with something inferior 
aloof
--reserved, indifferent
amalgamate
--mix, combine, unite societies
ambidexterous
--able to use the left hand or the right equally well
ambiguous
--doubtful, uncertain
ambivalent
--having both of two contrary meanings
ameliorate
--improve, make better 
amendment
--improving
amicable
--friendly
amortize
--end (a debt) by setting aside money 
amplify
--make large or fuller, increase the strength
animosity
--strong dislike
annul
--put an end to
anticlimax
--sudden fall
antidote
--medicine used against a poison or a disease
antithetical
--direct oppposing
apartheid
--brutal racial discrimination
apathetic
--indifference
aplomb
--self-confidence
apostate
--one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions 
apotheosis
--deification, glorification to godliness 
appease
--make quiet or calm
apprehensive
--grasping, understanding; fear, unhappy feeling about future
apprise
--give notice to, inform 
approbation
--approval 
appropriate
--take for one's own use, acquire, set aside
apropos
--appropriate to the situation; apt 
apt
--well-suited, quick-witted
arabesque
--a complex, ornate design
arabesque
--whimsical
arbitrate
--decide by arbitration
arboreal
--of connected with trees
ardently
--with full of ardour
ardour
--enthusiasm
arduous
--steep, difficult ascent; laborious 
argot
--jargon, slang
arrant
--in the highest degree
arrogance
--proud, superior manner of behaviour
articulate
--speak distinctly, connect by joints
ascend
--go or come up
ascent
--the act of ascending
ascertain
--get to know
ascetic
--practicing self-denial, austere, stark 
ascribe
--consider to be the origin of or belonging to
asperity
--roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
aspersion
--slander 
assail with
--attack violently
asset
--valuable quality, smth that has money value
assiduous
--diligent, hard-working, sedulous
assuage
--make smth (pain, desire) less
assumption
--smth supposed but not proved
asterisk
--the mark * (eg. omitted letters)
astringent
--substance that shrinks 
astute
--clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage
atonement
--repayment; death of Jesus
attenuate
--make thin. weaken, enervate
audacious
--daring, foolishly bold, impudent
augury
--omen, sign
august
--majestic, venerable
auspice
--protection or support, patronage 
auspicious
--favorable, successful, prosperous 
austere
--severely moral and strict; simple and plain
auxillary
--helping, supporting
aver
--affirm, assert, prove, justify 
aversion
--strong dislike
avid
--eager, greedy
avow
--admit. Declare openly
baleful
--harmful, ominous, causing evil 
balk
--obstacle; purposely to get on the way of
balloon
--swell out like balloon
balm
--sweet-smelling oil; smth giving peace of mind; consolation
banal
--uninteresting
band
--flat, thin strip of material; group; range of frequences
bane
--cause of injury, poison, source of harm 
baneful
--causing harm or ruin, pernicious, destructive 
barrage
--artificial obstacle built across a river
barren
--not good enough, unable to have young ones, without value
bask in
--enjoy warmth and light
bazaar
--market
be irreconcilable
--cannot be brought into harmony
beatify
--to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to
bedizen
--to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner 
belie
--contradict, give a false impression 
belittle
--cause to seem unimportant
bellicose
--belligerent, pugnacious, warlike 
belligerent
--person, nation) waging war
belligerently
--waging war
bend
--cause smth to be out of a straight line
benefactor
--person who has given help
benevolence
--wish or activity in doing good
benign
--kind and gentle; mild (climate)
bequest
--arrangement to give smth at death
berate
--scold sharply
bereft
--rop or dispossess of smth (material)
bewilder
--puzzle, confuse
biased
--prejudice
bigot
--stubborn, narrow-minded person 
bilge
--bulge, the protuberance of a cask 
blandishment
--flattery, coaxing
blandness
--polite manner, comforting, uninteresting
blatant
--noisy and rough
blithe
--cheerful, casual, carefree 
blithe
--gay and joyous
blueprint
--plan, scheme, photographic print
blunt
--plain, not troubling to be polite
boggle
--be alarmed, hesitate, amazed
bogus
--sham, counterfeit, not genuine
boisterous
--loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint 
bolster
--give greatly needed support
boorish
--crude, offensive, rude 
braid
--strands of hair woven together, smth edging sloth or garments
brash
--hasty, rush; cheeky, saucy
brass
--yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
brazen
--made of brass
breach
--opening, broken place, breaking
brisk
--active, lively
brisket
--breast of an animal
brittle
--easily broken
broach
--bring up, announce, begin to talk about 
brook
--to tolerate, endure 
buoyant
--able to float; light-hearted
burgeon
--grow forth, send out buds 
burnish
--to polish, rub to a shine 
bust
--run out of money
cabal
--a scheme or plot, a group of plotters 
cadge
--to beg, to get by begging 
calipers
--metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrument
calumniate
--to slander, present false accusal 
calumny
--slander, aspersion 
candid
--frank, straight-forward
canvass
--discuss thotoughly; sort of touting
capricious
--fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable 
castigate
--to chastise, correct by punishing 
castigation
--severe punishment
casual
--happening by chance, careless
catalyst
--substance that causes speeding up
caustic
--biting, sarcastic
censure
--expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke 
census
--official counting of the population
centurion
--leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
chary
--cautious, wary
chastened
--corrected, punished 
chastisement
--punishment
chauvinist
--a blindly devoted patriot 
chisel
--steel tool for shaping materials
churl
--bad-tempered person
cite
--give as an example
clamor
--shout, complain with a lot of noise
cleanse
--make pure, thoroughly clean
cling
--to	resist separation
clot
--half-solid lump formed from liquid 
cloture
--closing, device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
coalescing
--coming together and uniting into one substance
coax
--get smb to do smth by kindness
coddle
--treat with care and tenderness
coerce
--compel, to force to make obedient 
coeval
--of the same period, coexisting 
cogent
--strong, convincing
cogitate
--think deeply, mediate
cognition
--knowing, awareness (emotionless)
cognizant
--being fully aware of
coherent
--sticking together
colander
--bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
collaborate
--work in partnership
collusion
--secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
combustion
--process of burning
commemorate
--keep the memory of
commend
--praise
commendable
--worthy of praise
commingle
--mingle together
commuter
--person who travels regularly
complacently
--with self-satisfaction
complaisance
--tending to comply, obliging, willingness to please 
comply
--act in accordance
compound
--mix or combine
comprise
--be composed of
compunction
--feeling of regret for one's action
conceal
--hide, keep secret
conceit
--over-high opinion of, too much pride
conciliatory
--reconciling, soothing, comforting, mollifying 
concord
--agreement or harmony
concur
--agree in opinion, happen together
condense
--increase in density, strength, make laconic
condone
--forgive
congeal
--make or become stiff and solid
conjoin
--to join together 
connoisseur
--a person with good judgement (eg. in art)
connotation
--suggestion in addition to 
consent
--give agreement or permission
consequential
--pompous, self important
consolation
--consoling or being consoled
console
--give comfort or sympathy to
conspicuous
--easily seen; remarkable
consternation
--surprise and fear,dismay
constrict
--make tight or smaller
consume
--get to the end of
contemn
--to scorn or despise 
contentious
--argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome 
contiguous
--touching, neighboring, near
contrite
--filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
contumacious
--insubordinate, rebellious 
conundrum
--a riddle, dilemma, enigma 
conviction
--convincing; firm belief 
convoke
--call together, summon
convoluted
--complicated; coiled, twisted
cord
--twisted strands
cordial
--warm and sincere
cordon
--line (of police acting as a guard)
corporeal
--physical; of or for the body
correlate
--have a mutual relation
corroboration
--additional, strengthening evidence
countenance
--to favor or approve of 
counterfeit
--forgery
countervail
--counterbalance
covert
--disguised
covetous
--eagerly desirous
cower
--crouch; shrink back
craven
--cowardly
crease
--line made by crushing; white line on the ground in criket
credulity
--too great a readiness to believe things
credulous
--ready to believe things
crush
--press, lose shape, subdue, overwhelm
cryptic
--secret, with a hidden meaning
cumbersome
--burdensome, heavy and awkward to carry
curmudgeon
--bad-tempered person
curriculum
--course of study
cursory
--quick, hurried
curtail
--make shorter then was planned
cynic
--person who see no good in anything
dart
--quick movement; missile in darts 
daunt
--intimidate, make fearful 
dawdler
--person who is slow; waste of time
dearth
--shortage
debacle
--a breakup, overthrow, sudden disaster 
decorous
--polite, decent
decorum
--propriety, properness
decree
--order given by authority
decry
--disapprove of
defer
--postpone; give way (to show respect)
deference
--respect
deferential
--showing respect
defiance
--open disobedience or resistance
deflect
--turn aside
defy
--resist openly
degrade
--reduce in rank or status
delineate
--to portray, depict, sketch out 
deluge
--great flood, heavy rush of water
demagogue
--person appealing not to reasons
demur
--to hesitate, raise objections 
denigrate
--blacken, belittle, sully, defame 
denouement
--an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot 
denounce
--give information against
dent
--hollow, depression mad by a blow
deplete
--use until none remains
deposition
--dethronoment, depositing
deprave
--make morally bad; corrupt
deprecate
--protest against, express disapproval of 
dereliction
--deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
derision
--ridicule, mockery, deriding
derivative
--derived, not original or primitive
derivative
--unoriginal, obtained from another source 
derogatory
--insulting; tending to damage
descry
--catch sight of, see smth in the distance
desiccant
--substance used to absorb moisture
desiccate
--to dry up, dehydrate 
desuetude
--cessation of use; disuse 
desultory
--aimless, haphazard, digressing at random 
detach
--separate
deter
--discourage, hinder
detraction
--slandering, verbal attack, aspersion 
detumescence
--diminishing or lessening of swelling 
deviance
--being different in moral standarts (from normal)
dexterity
--skill (esp. in handling)
dexterous
--clever, skillful with hands
diaphanous
--transparent, gauzy 
diatribe
--bitter and violent attack in words
dictate
--order
diffidence
--shyness 
diffident
--lacking in self-confidence
dilate
--speak comprehensively, become wider, large
dilatory
--causing delay, procrastinating 
disabuse
--to undeceive, correct a false impression 
disallow
--refuse to allow or accept as a corret
discern
--see with an effort but clearly
discomfit
--confuse, embarrass
discomfit
--to defeat, put down 
disconcert
--upset the self-possession of
discountenance
--refuse to approve of
discourse
--speech, lecture, 
discredit
--refuse to believe
disdain
--look on with contempt
disencumber
--free from encumbrance
dishevelled
--untidy
disingenuous
--sophisticated, artful, trying to deceive, cunning 
disinter
--dig up from the earth
dislodge
--move, force from the place occupied
dismal
--sad, gloomy, miserable
disparate
--essentially different
dispassionate
--free from passion
dissemble
--speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
disseminate
--distribute (esp. ideas)
dissent
--have a different opinion, refuse to assent
dissipation
--going away, dispersing
dissolution
--disintegration, looseness in morals 
distinct
--easily heard, seen, understood, clearly marked
distorted
--pulled out of the usual shape, give a false account of
distraught
--distracted, violently upset in mind
distress
--great pain; cause discomfort
divergerence
--getting farther apart from a point
diverse
--of different kinds
divestiture
--taking off, getting rid of, giving up
divulge
--make known smth secret
doggerel
--trivial, poorly constructed verse 
dogmatic
--positive, certain, arbitrary, without room for discussion 
dogmatism
--being dogmatic
dolt
--stupid fellow
dormant
--in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
dote
--show much fondness, center one's attention
drone
--male bee, person who isn't self-employed
dross
--waste product, sludge; something worthless, common, or trivial 
drowsiness
--feeling sleepy, half asleep
dubious
--feeling doubt
dud
--no use person, smth that fails
dulcet
--melodious, harmonious 
dupe
--cheat, make a fool of
duplicity
--delibirate deception
duress
--threats to compel smb
dwarf
--person or smb much below the usual size
dynamo
--a generator, something that produces electric current; an energetic person 
earthenware
--dishes made of baked clay
ebullience
--exuberance, outburst of feeling
ebullient
--overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement 
ecumenical
--representing the whole Christian world
edacious
--voracious, devouring 
eddy
--circular or spiral movement (eg. of wind)
effete
--infertile, worn out, weak 
efficacy
--production of a desired result
effluvia
--outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor 
effrontery
--boldness, impudence, arrogance 
egress
--way out, exit
elaborate
--worked out with much care in great detail
elate
--stimulate
elation
--high-spirits
electorate
--all the electors
elegy
--a lament, a melancholy composition 
elicit
--draw out
eloquence
--fluent speaking; skillful use of language
emaciate
--make thin and weak
embellish
--make beautiful
embezzle
--use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
emergence
--emerging
emote
--stir up, excite
empirical
--relying on experiment
encapsulate
--enclose in capsule
encomium
--warm or glowing praise; eulogy, panegyric 
encumbrance
--burden; things that get on the way of
endearing
--making dear or liked
endemic
--epidemic
endemic
--prevailing in a specific area 
endorse
--write one's name on the back of
enduring
--lasting
enervate
--weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate
engender
--cause, produce, give rise to 
engrave
--impress deeply
engrossing
--taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
engulf
--swallow up
enigma
--smth that is puzzling
enmity
--hatred; being an enemy
enormity
--excessive wickedness; evilness
enormousness
--great size
entangle
--put into difficulties
entreat
--ask earnestly
enzyme
--catalyst
epicure
--food lover, a connoisseur of food 
epicurean
--devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
epistle
--letter
epithet
--adjective
epitome
--brief summary; representative example; a typical model 
equable
--steady, regular
equanimity
--calmness of temperament 
equilibrium
--state of being balanced
equipoise
--equal distribution of weight; equilibrium 
equivocal
--having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
equivocate
--try to deceive by equivocal language
eradicate
--get rid of; pull up by the roots
erasure
--erasing, removing all traces
erode
--wear away, eat into
erratic
--irregular in behaviour or opinion
erudite
--learned, scholarly 
escalate
--increase, develop
esoteric
--abstruse; intended only for a small circle of
espouse
--marry; give one's support to
eulogy
--formal praise; panegyric 
euphoria
--elation; state of pleasant excitement
euthanasia
--easy and painless death
evaluating
--finding out the value
evaporate
--change into vapour, disappear, die
evince
--to show clearly, to indicate 
evoke
--call up, bring out
evolve
--unfold, develop naturally and gradually
excoriate
--to flay, stip off the skin; to denounce sharply 
excoriation
--severe criticism
exculpate
--free from blame
exculpate
--to clear from a charge of guilt 
exert
--but forth; bring into use
exertion
--instance of exerting
exhaustive
--complete, thorough
exigency
--emergency, an urgent situation 
exonerate
--free; clear
exoneration
--set smb clear, free (eg. from blame)
exorbitant
--much too high or great
expatiate
--to roam, wander freely 
expedient
--likely to be useful for a purpose
expiation
--ending; expiring
exploit
--brilliant achievement; develop; use selfishly
expostulate
--argue earnestly to dissuade, correct, or protest 
expurgate
--to remove obscenity, purify, censor 
exscind
--to cut out, cut away 
exsert
--thrust out, push forth 
extant
--still in existence
extensive
--far-reaching
extenuate
--reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse 
extinct
--no longer active
extirpate
--to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind 
extol
--praise highly
extort
--obtain by threats, violence
extralegal
--outside the law
extricable
--that can be freed
extrovert
--cheerful person
exuberance
--state of growing vigorously; being full of life
facetious
--humorous, funny, jocular 
facile
--easily done
facilitate
--make easy (eg. a process of smth)
fallacious
--based on error
fallacy
--false or mistaken belief
fatuous
--without sense, foolish self-satisfaction
faucet
--device for controlling the outflow of a liquid
fawn
--young deer, try to win smb's favour by servile behaviour
feckless
--futile, irresponsible, inefficient
feckless
--lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless 
fecund
--fertile 
feint
--pretend
felicitous
--apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos 
felon
--person guilty of murder
ferment
--substance; become excited
ferocity
--savage cruelty
ferret
--discover by searching; search
fertile
--producing much, full of ideas
fertilize
--make fertile or productive
fervid
--intense, zealous 
fervid
--showing earnest feeling
fervor
--warmth of feelings; earnestness
fetter
--to shackle, put in chains 
feud
--bitter quarrel over a long period of time
fidelity
--loyalty, accuracy
fidget
--move restlessly, make nervous
figurehead
--carved image on the prow of a ship
finesse
--delicate way of dealing with a situation
finical
--too fussy about food, clothing, etc.
finicky
--finical
finite
--limited, having bounds
fission
--splitting or division (esp. of cells)
fixate
--stare at
flamboyant
--brightly colored, florid
flammable
--having tendency to burst into flames
flaunting
--show off complacently
flaw
--crack, lessen value
flax
--pale yellow (hair); a plant
fledged
--able to fly, trained, experienced
fleet
--number of ships, quick-moving
fleeting
--passing quaickly
flexibility
--easily bent without braking
flinch
--drow, move back, wince
florid
--very much ornamented; naturally red (eg. of face)
floridness
--ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness 
flout
--reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition or conventions) 
fluster
--make nervous or confused
foible
--defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
foil
--prevent from carrying out; contrast
foment
--put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
foppish
--like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
forbear
--refrain from, be patient; ancestor
forbearance
--patience, willingness to wait
ford
--shallow place in a river (to cross)
forestall
--prevent by taking action in advance, preempt 
forfeit
--suffer the loss of smth
forge
--workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead
forgery
--counterfeit
forswear
--renounce, disallow, repudiate 
fortify
--strengthen
fortuitous
--happening by chance
foster
--nurture, care for
fragile
--easily injured, broken or destroyed
fragrant
--sweet-smelling
franchise
--special right given by authority
frantic
--wildly excited with joy, pain, anxiety
frenetic
--frantic, fenzied
fret
--worry; irritation; wear away
friction
--the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinion
fringe
--edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
froward
--intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubborn 
frugal
--careful, economical
fulminate
--berate, vituperate, to thunder out, to explode
fulmination
--bitter protest
fulsome
--disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness 
gainsay
--to deny, declare false, to oppose 
gambol
--quick, playful jumping
garment
--article of clothing
garner
--to gather and save; to store up 
garrulity
--talkativeness
garrulous
--too talkative
gaucherie
--socially awkward, tactless bahaviour
germane
--relevant; pertinent to
gist
--the point, general sense
glean
--gather facts in small quantities
glib
--ready and smooth but not sincere
gloat
--over	look at with selfish delight
glut
--supply to much, fill to excess
gnaw
--waste away; bite steadily
goad
--smth urging a person to action
gossamer
--soft, light, delicate material
gouge
--tool for cutting grooves in wood
grace
--favor
grave
--serious, requiring consideration
gregarious
--living in societies; liking the company
grievance
--cause for complaint or protest
grievous
--causing grief or pain; serious, dire, grave 
grimace
--twisted expression of a face
grind
--crush, polish
grooves
--long channel in the surface, habital way of living
grovel
--crawl, humble oneself
guile
--deceit, cunning
guileless
--straight-forward, candid
gull
--cheat, decieve
gullible
--easily gulled
gust
--outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc.
hack
--cut roughly; hired horse
hallow
--to make holy; consecrate 
hamper
--basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activity
hapless
--unlucky, unfortunate 
harangue
--a long, passionate speech 
harbinger
--smth or smb that foretells the coming of
harrow
--to distress, create stress or torment 
harsh
--rough, cruel, stern
haughty
--arrogant; conceited
haven
--harbour, safety place
heed
--pay attention; notice
heinous
--odious (of crime)
heresy
--belief contrary to what is generally acceted
hermetic
--sealed by fusion 
heterogeneous
--made up of different kinds
hew
--make by hard work; cut (by striking)
hirsute
--hairy, shaggy 
hoax
--mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
hoi polloi
--the masses; the rabble
hollow
--not soled, witha  hole
holster
--leather case for a pistol
hone
--stone used for sharpening tools
hoodwink
--trick, mislead
hospitable
--liking to give hospitality
hubris
--arrogant pride
hurdle
--light frame, fence to be jumped over
husk
--worthless outside part of anything
hypocrisy
--falsely making oneself appear to be good
iconoclast
--person who attacks popular beliefs
iconoclastic
--attacking cherished beliefs 
idiosyncracy
--personal mannerism
idolatrous
--worshipping idols
idolatry
--excessive admiration of
idyll
--a carefree episode or experience
ignoble
--dishonorable, common, undignified 
ignominious
--shameful, dishonorable, undignified, disgraceful 
illicit
--unlawful, forbidden
illusory
--deceptive; an illusion 
imbroglio
--complicated and embarrassing situation
immaculate
--pure, faultless
immerse
--absorb; put under the surface of
imminent
--likely to come or happen soon
immutable
--that cannot be changed
impair
--worsen, diminish in value 
impaired
--damaged, weakened
impassive
--unmoved; feeling no sign of passion
impecunious
--having little or no money
impede
--hinder; get in the way of
impediment
--smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
impending
--imminent, being about to happen, expected
imperative
--urgent, essential
imperious
--commanding, haughty, arrogant
imperiousness
--haughty, arrogant, commanding
impermeable
--that cannot be permeated
imperturbable
--calm; not capable of being excited
impervious
--not allowing to pass through (of materials)
imperviousness
--arrogance, commanding presence, overbearingness 
impetuous
--having sudden energy, impulsive, thrusting ahead, forceful 
impiety
--lack of reverence or dutifulness
implacable
--incapable of being placated, unpleasable 
implausibility
--incredibility
implicate
--show that smb has a share
implicit
--implied though not plainly expressed
implosion
--collapse; bursting inward
imply
--make a suggestion
importune
--beg urgently; solicit (of a prostitute)
imprecation
--an invocation of evil; a curse 
impromptu
--without preparation
impudence
--being rash, indisreet
impudent
--rash, indiscreet
impugned
--challenged, to be doubted
impute
--to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe 
inadvertent
--not paying proper attention
inane
--silly, senseless
inasmuch
--since, because
incence
--make angry
incessant
--often repeated, continual
inchoate
--not yet fully formed, rudimentary, elementary 
incise
--engrave, make a cut in
incite
--stir up, rouse
inclined
--directing the mind in a certain direction
incoherently
--not consistently, unclearly
incongruous
--out of place, not in harmony or agreement
incorrigibility
--cannot be cured or corrected
incredulous
--skeptical, unwilling to believe
inculcate
--fix firmly by repetition
incumbents
--official duties
incursion
--a raid, a sudden attack 
indefatigability
--not easily exhaustible; tirelessness 
indelible
--that cannot be rubbed out
indelicate
--immodest; lacking in refinement
indigence
--poverty
indigenous
--native
indistinct
--not easily heard, seen, clearly marked
indolence
--laziness 
indomitable
--not easily discouraged or subdued 
indulge
--gratify, give way to, satisfy; allow oneself
indulgent
--inclined to indulge
ineffable
--to great to be described in words
ineluctable
--certain, inevitable 
inept
--unskillful; said or done at the wrong time
infertile
--not fertile, barren
inflame
--become red, angry
inflammatory
--tending to inflame
infuriate
--fill with fury or rage 
infuse
--put, pour, fill
ingenuous
--naive, young, artless, frank, honest, sincere
ingest
--take in by swallowing
inherent
--existing as a natural part
inhibit
--hinder, restrain
inimical
--harmful or friendly
inimitable
--defying imitation, unmatchable 
innocuous
--causing no harm
inscrutable
--incapable of being discovered or understood 
insensible
--unconscious, unresponsive, unaffected 
insinuate
--suggest unpleasantly; make a way for smth gently
insipid
--without taste or flavour
insouciant
--unconcerned, carefree 
insularity
--narrow-mindedness, isolated 
insurrection
--rising of people to open resistance to
interdict
--prohibit, forbid 
interim
--as an instalment
intersperse
--place here and there
intervene
--come between; interfere to change the result
intractable
--unruly, refractory, stubborn 
intransigence
--unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness, intractability 
intransigent
--uncompromising
intrepid
--fearless, brave, undaunted 
introspection
--examining one's own thoughts and feelings
inundate
--flood; cover by overflowing
inured
--accustomed to, adapted 
invective
--abusive language, curses
inveigh
--to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate 
inveterate
--deep-rooted. long-established
involute
--complex 
irascible
--irritable, easily angered 
irate
--angry
ire
--anger
irksome
--tiresome
irrelevant
--not relevant, not connected
irresolute
--hesitating; undecided
irrevocable
--final and unalterable
itinerary
--plan for a journey, details or records of a route
itinerate
--to travel from place to place, to peregrinate 
jabber
--talk excitedly; utter rapidly
jeopardize
--put in danger
jibe
--gibe, make fun of
jocular
--meant as a joke
judicious
--sound in judgment; wise 
knit
--draw together, unite firmly
labyrinthine
--to entangle the state of affairs
lachrymose
--causing tears, tearful 
lackluster
--of eyes) dull
laconic
--brief, to the point, terse 
lag
--go too slow
lament
--show, feel great sorrow
lassitude
--weariness, tiredness 
latent
--present but not yet active, developed or visible
laudatory
--expressing or giving praise
lavish
--giving or producing freely, liberally or generously
leakage
--the process of leaking
legacy
--smth handed down drom ancestors
libel
--statement that damages reputation
liberality
--free giving; gererosity
libertine
--immoral person 
lien
--legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
limn
--paint, portray
limp
--lacking strength, walking unevenly
lithe
--bending, twisting
loll
--rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue)
loquacious
--talkative, garrulous 
lubricant
--substance that makes work easier
lubricate
--put oil to make work easily
lubricious
--lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery 
lucubrate
--write in scholarly fashion 
luculent
--easily understood, lucid, clear 
lugubrious
--mournful, excessively sad 
lull
--become quiet or less active
luminary
--star, light-giving body
lustrous
--being bright, polished
macabre
--gruesome, suggesting death
machination
--plot, scheme (esp. evil) 
maladroit
--tactless, clumpsy
malapropism
--misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
malevolence
--wishing to do evil
malign
--injurious, speak ill of smb, tell lie
malinger
--to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty
malleable
--yielding; easily shaped; moldable; adapting 
manacle
--chains for the hands or feet
martial
--brave, of associated with war
massacre
--cruel killing of a large number of people
matriculation
--be admitted, enter a university as a student
mature
--come to full development, to a state ready for use
maudlin
--sentimental in a silly or tearful way
maverick
--rebel, nonconformist 
mellifluous
--sweetly flowing
mendacious
--false
mendacity
--dishonesty 
mendicant
--a beggar 
mercurial
--quick, changeable in character, fleeting 
meretricious
--attractive on the surface but of little value
mesmerize
--hypnotize
meticulous
--giving great attention to details
mettle
--quality of endurance or courage
mettlesome
--courageous, high-spirited
middling
--fairly good but not very good
minatory
--menacing, threatening
mince
--pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully
misanthrope
--person who hates mankind
mischievous
--harmful, causing mischief
miser
--person who loves wealth and spends little
misogynist
--one who hates women/females 
missile
--smth that is thrown or shot
mitigate
--make less severe or painful
moderation
--quality of being limited, not extreme
mollify
--make calmer or quiter
molt
--moult, lose hair, feathers before new growing
morbid
--diseased, unhealthy (eg. about ideas)
morose
--ill-tempered, unsocial
mortuary
--place where dead bodies are taken to be kept until burial
multifarious
--varied, motley, greatly diversified 
mundane
--worldly as opposed to spiritual; commonplace, everyday 
myriad
--very great number
nadir
--lowest, weakest point
nascent
--coming into existance, emerging 
nebulous
--cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct
negligent
--taking too little care
neophyte
--person who has been converted to a belief
nexus
--a connection, tie, or link 
nibble
--show some inclination to accept (an offer)
nice
--precise, sensitive to subtleness 
noisome
--offensive, disgusting (smell)
nonchalant
--not having interest
nonplussed
--greatly surprised
nostrum
--a quack remedy, an untested cure 
notion
--nominal, token
noxious
--harmful
nullify
--make void and null
numb
--without ability to feel or move
numbness
--without ability to move a finger
obdurate
--hardened and unrepenting; stubborn, inflexible 
obfuscate
--to darken, make obscure, muddle 
oblivious
--unaware, having no memory
obloquy
--abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperation
obsequious
--too eager to obey or serve
obsolete
--no longer used
obstreperous
--noisy, loud 
obtain
--to be established, accepted, or customary
obtrusive
--projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable 
obviate
--to make unnecessary, get rid of 
occluded
--blocked up
occult
--hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension 
odious
--repulsive, hateful
odium
--contempt, dislike, aversion 
odor
--smell; favor; reputation
officious
--too eager or ready to help, offer advice
onerous
--needing effort, burdensome
opprobrious
--showing scorn or reproach
ossify
--to turn to bone; to settle rigidly into an idea
ostensible
--seeming, appearing as such, professed 
ostentation
--display to obtain admiration or envy
ostentatious
--fond of showing ostentation
ostracism
--shut out from society, refuse to meet, talk
ostrich
--fast-running bird unable to fly
outset
--start
overhaul
--examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
overweening
--presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk 
overwhelm
--weigh down, submerge
paean
--song of praise or triumph
palate
--roof of the mouth; sense of taste
palatial
--magnificent
palliate
--lessen the severity of
palliate
--to make something appear less serious, to alleviate, to gloss 
over
--palpability	can be felt, touched, understood
palpitate
--tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
panegyric
--formal praise, eulogy 
paradigm
--a model, example, or pattern 
parenthesis
--sentense within another one, smth separated
pariah
--an outcast, a rejected and despised person 
parsimonious
--too economical, miserly
partisan
--one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
patron
--regular customer; person who gives support
paucity
--scarcity, a lacking of 
peccadillo
--small sin; small weakness in one's character
pedantic
--bookish, showing off learning 
pedestrian
--commonplace, trite, unremarkable 
pellucid
--transparent, easy to understand 
penchant
--strong inclination, a liking
penitent
--feeling or showing regret 
penury
--extreme poverty 
peregrination
--traveling about, wandering 
peremptory
--urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate 
perennial
--lasting for a long time (eg. a year)
perfidious
--treacheres, faithless
perfidy
--treachery; breaking of faith
perfunctory
--done as a duty withour care
perilous
--dangerous
peripatetic
--wandering
perish
--be destroyed; decay
perjury
--wilful fasle statement, unlawful act
permeate
--spread into every part of
pernicious
--harmful, injurious
perpetrate
--be guilty; commit (a crime)
persevere
--keep on steadily, continue
personable
--pleasing in appearance, attractive 
perspicacity
--quick judging and understanding
pertain
--belong as a part, have reference
pest
--destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
petrified
--taken away power (to think, feel, act)
petrify
--to make hard, rocklike 
petrous
--like a rock, hard, stony 
petulant
--unreasonably impatient 
philistine
--a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge 
phlegmatic
--calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional 
picaresque
--involving clever rogues or adventurers
pied
--of mixed colors
pinch
--be too tight, take between the thumb and finger
pious
--dutifull to parents; devoted to religion
piquant
--agreeably pungent, stimulating 
pique
--hirt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)
pitfall
--covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
pith
--essential part, force, soft liquid substance
pivotal
--of great importance (others depend on it)
placate
--soothe, pacify, calm
plaintive
--mournful, melancholy, sorrowful 
plaque
--flat metal on a wall as a memorial
platitude
--a trite or banal statement; unoriginality 
plea
--request
plead
--address a court of law as an advocate
plethora
--glut
pliant
--pliable, easile bent, shaped or twisted
plod
--continue doing smth without resting
pluck
--pull the feathers off, pick (eg. flowers)
plumb
--get to the root of
plummet
--fall, plunge, steeply
plunge
--move quickly, suddenly and with force
poignant
--deeply moving; keen
poise
--be ready, be balanced, self-possession
polemical
--controversial, argued 
ponderous
--heavy, bulky, dull
portent
--omen; mervellous; threatening
poseur
--someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony 
posture
--state, attitude; adopt a vain
poverty
--state of being poor
pragmatic
--practical, favoring utility
precarious
--uncertain, risky, dangerous
precept
--moral instruction
precepts
--rules establishing standards of conduct 
precipitate
--throw smth violently down from a height
preclude
--prevent, make impossible
precursory
--peliminary, anticipating
predilection
--special liking, mental preference
predominate
--have more power than others
preempt
--obtain by preemption or in advance
premature
--doing or happening smth before the right time
preponderance
--greatness in number, strength, weight
presage
--warning sign
preternatural
--not normal or usual
prevalent
--common
prevaricate
--to equivocate, to stray from the truth 
prim
--neat; formal
pristine
--primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times, unadulterated 
probity
--uprightness, incorruptibility, principle 
proclivity
--inclination
procrastination
--keeping on putting off
prodigal
--wasteful, reckless with money 
prodigious
--enormous, wonderful
profane
--wordly, having contempt for God
profligate
--wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant 
profundity
--depth
proliferate
--grow, reproduce by rapid  multification
prolix
--tiring because too long
prone
--prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
propagation
--increasing the number, spreading, extending
propinquity
--nearness in time or place, affinity of nature 
propitiate
--do smth to take away the anger of
propitiatory
--conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating 
propitious
--auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances 
prosaic
--everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian 
proscribe
--denounce as dangerous
protracted
--prolonged
provident
--frugal; looking to the future 
provisional
--of the present time only
provoke
--make angry; vax
prudence
--careful forethought
prudish
--easily shocked, excessively modest
prune
--dried plum, silly person
pry
--get smth; inquire too curiosly
pugnacious
--fond of, in the habit of 
punch
--strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink
punctilious
--precise, paying attention to trivialities
pundit
--pedant, authority on a subject
pungency
--sharpness; stinging quality 
purvey
--provide, supply
pusillanimous
--cowardly, craven 
pyre
--large pile of wood for burning
quack
--person dishonestly claiming to smth
quaff
--drink deeply
quail
--lose courage, turn frightened 
qualm
--feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach
quell
--suppress, subdue
quibble
--try to avoid by sophistication
quiescent
--at rest, dormant, torpid 
quirk
--habit or action peculiar to smb or smth
quixotic
--generous, unselfish
quotidian
--banal; everyday
rabble
--mob, crowd; the lower classes of populace
raconter
--person who tells anecdotes 
radiant
--bright, shining
raffish
--low, vulgar, base, tawdry 
rail at
--find fault, utter reproaches
ramify
--to be divided or subdivided; to branch out 
rancorous
--feeling bitterness, spitefulness
rant
--use extravagant language
rapacious
--greedy (esp for money)
rarefy
--to make thin, to make less dense, to purify or refine 
reactionary
--opposing progress
rebuff
--snub
recalcitrant
--disobedient
recant
--take back as being false; give up
recast
--cast or fashoin anew
recidivism
--relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior 
reciprocity
--granting of privileges in return for similiar
recitals
--a number of, performance of music
recluse
--person who lives alone and avoids people
recompense
--make payment to; reward, punish
reconcile
--settle a quarrel; restore peace
recondite
--little known; abstruse
recourse
--smth turned to for help
recreancy
--cowardice, a cowardly giving up 
recuperate
--become strong after illness, loss, exhaustion
redeem
--get back by payment; compensate
redemptive
--serving to redeem
redoubtable
--formidable, causing fear 
refine
--make or become pure, cultural
refractory
--stubborn, unmanageable, untractable 
refulgent
--shining, brilliant
regale
--to delight or entertain; to feast 
regicide
--crime of killing a king
reiterate
--say or do again several times
rejuvenation
--becoming young in nature or appearence
relapse
--fall back again
relinquish
--give up
reluctant
--unwilling or disinclined
remonstrate
--to protest, object 
render
--deliver, provide, represent 
renovate
--restore smth to better condition
renowned
--celebrated, famous
rent
--regular payment for the use of smth, division or split
repast
--meal
repine
--at	be discontented with
reproach
--scold, upbraid
reprobate
--person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency 
repudiate
--disown, refuse to accept or pay
repulsive
--causing a feeling of disgust
requite
--repay, give in return
resigned
--unresisting, submissive 
resilience
--quality of quickly recovering the proginal shape
resolve
--determine
resort
--to	frequently visit
restive
--refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
resurrect
--bring back into use
resuscitation
--coming back to consciousness
retard
--check, hinder
reticent
--reserved, untalkative, silent, taciturn 
revere
--have deep respect for
rift
--split, crack, dissension
rivet
--fix, take up, secure; matel pin
roll call
--calling of names
rope
--thick strong cord made by twisting
rotund
--rich and deep; plump and round
rubric
--heading, title, or category 
ruffian
--violent, cruel man
sagacious
--having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage 
salacious
--obscene 
salient
--prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant 
salubrious
--healthful 
salutary
--remedial, wholesome, causing improvement 
sanctimony
--self-righteousness, hypocritical, with false piety 
sanction
--approval (bt authority); penalty
sanguine
--cheerful, confident, optimistic 
sanity
--health of mind; soundness of judgement
sap
--weaken
sate
--satiate
satiate
--satisfy fully
saturnine
--gloomy, dark, sullen, morose 
savant
--person of great learning
savor
--taste, flavour smth
sawdust
--tiny bits of wood
scabbard
--sheath for the blade
scent
--smell (esp pleasant)
scribble
--write hastily
scurvy
--mean, contemptible 
seal
--piece of wax, lead, etc stamped on the document
secular
--material (not spiritual); living outside monasteries
sedulous
--persevering
seminal
--like a seed; constituting a source, originative
sententious
--short and pithy, full of maxims/proverbs 
sequence
--succession, connected line of
serrated
--having a toothed edge
serration
--having a toothed edge
servile
--like a slave, lacking independence
severance
--severing
shaft
--arrow or spear, smth long and narrow
shallow
--little depth; not earnest
shard
--piece of broken earthenware
sheath
--cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
shove
--push
shrewd
--astute; showing sound judgement
shrill
--sparp, piercing
shun
--keep away from; avoid
shunt
--send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussion
sidestep
--step to one side
sinuous
--winding, undulating, serpentine 
skiff
--small boat
skit
--short piece of humorous writing
slack
--sluggish; dull; not tight
slake
--to assuage, to satisfy, allay 
slate
--king of blue-grey stone; propose; critisize
sluggard
--lazy, slow-moving person
soar
--rise, fly high
sober
--self-controlled
sobriety
--quality or condition of being sober
sodden
--soaked, saturated 
soggy
--heavy with water
solvent
--of the power of forming a solution
somatic
--of the body
soot
--black powder in smoke
sophisticated
--complex, subtle, refined
sophistry
--fallacious reasoning, faulty logic 
sophomoric
--self-assured though immature, affected, bombastic, overblown
sordid
--wretched, comfortless, contemptible
spear
--weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
specious
--illogical, of questionable truth or merit 
splenetic
--bad-tempered, irritable 
splice
--join (two ends)
sponge
--porous rubber for washing; live at once expense
spurious
--false, counterfeit 
spurn
--have nothing to do; reject or refuse
squalid
--foul, filthy 
squander
--spend wastefully
stanch
--to stop the flow of a fluid 
steeply
--rising or falling sharply
stentorian
--extremely loud and powerful 
stickler
--person who insists on importance of smth
stigma
--mark of shame or disgrace
stigmatize
--describe smb scornfully
sting
--smth sharp
stingy
--spending, using unwillingly
stint
--to be thrifty, to set limits 
stipulate
--state or put forward as a necessary condition
stolid
--showing no emotion; impassive 
strands
--smth twisted together into a rope, line of development
stray
--wander, lose one's way
streak
--long, thin; move very fast
striated
--striped, grooved, or banded
stride
--walk with long steps
strut
--a supporting bar 
stygian
--hence, dark, gloomy
stymie
--to hinder, obstruct, or block 
subdue
--overcome, bring under control
sublime
--extreme; astounding
submerge
--put under water, liquid, sink out of sight
suborn
--indice by bribery or smth to commit perjury
subpoena
--written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
subsume
--include under a rule
succor
--assistance, relief in time of distress 
suffice
--be enough
sullied
--to be stained or discredited
summarily
--briefly; without delay
sumptuous
--magnificent
sundry
--various, miscellaneous, separate 
supercilious
--disdainful; characterized by haughty scorn 
superfluous
--more then is needed or wanted
superimpose
--put smth on the top 
supersede
--take the place of
supine
--lying on the back; slow to act, passive
suppliant
--asking humbly, beseeching 
supplicate
--make a humble petition to
suppress
--prevent from being known; put an end to
surfeit
--satiate, feed to fulness or to excess 
susceptibility
--sensitiveness
sustain
--keep from falling; maintain; suffer; give a decision
sycophant
--person who flatter to the rich and powerful 
synopsis
--summary or outline
taciturn
--untalkative, silent 
talon
--claw of a bird of prey
tamp
--tap or drive down by repeated light blows
tamper
--interfere with
tangential
--suddenly changable
tarnished
--lost brightness
taunt
--contemptuous reproach, hurtful remark
taut
--tightly stretched
tautology
--a repetition, a redundancy 
tawdry
--cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky 
tease
--annoy; puzzling question
tedious
--tiresome
teetotal
--oppose to alcohol 
temerity
--boldness, brashness, intrepidness 
temperance
--abstinence from alcohol, self-control, moderation
temperate
--showing self-control
tenacity
--firmness, persistency, adhesiveness, tending to hang on 
tenuous
--unsubstantial, flimsy, weak 
terse
--brief and to the point
thrift
--care, economy, thriving, prosperous
timid
--shy, easily frightened
timorous
--fearful, timid, afraid 
tolerable
--fairly good
tonic
--smth giving strength or energy
topple
--be unsteady and overturn
torment
--severe pain or suffering
torpid
--sleeping, sluggish, lethargic, dormant 
tortuous
--full of twists and bends
tout
--person who worries others to buy smth, to use his service
touting
--act as tout
toy
--think not seriously, handle absent-mindedly
tractable
--easily controlled or guided
transgress
--break, go beyond (a limit)
transient
--temporary, fleeting 
transitory
--brief
trenchant
--forceful, effective, vigorous; extremely perceptive, incisive 
trend
--tendency, general direction
trepidation
--alarm, excited state of mind
trifling
--unimportant
trite
--not new
truculence
--aggressiveness, ferocity 
trudge
--walk heavily
turbid
--muddy, having the sediment stirred up 
turbulence
--being uncontrolled, violent
turgid
--excessively ornate; swollen or bloated 
turmoil
--trouble, disturbance
turpitude
--wickedness, shamefulness 
tyro
--tiro, beginner
ulterior
--situated beyond
unbrage
--offense, resentment 
uncouth
--rough, awkward
underbid
--make a lower bid then smb else
undermine
--weaken gradually, at the base, make smth under
undulate
--to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate 
unencumbered
--easy-going, trifle
unfeigned
--not pretended, sincere
unscathed
--unharmed, unhurt
untoward
--unfortunate, inconvenient
upbraid
--scold, reproach
urbane
--elegant, refined in manners 
vacillation
--being uncertain, hesitating
vagary
--strange act or idea
vain
--without use, result; conceited
valiant
--brave
valorous
--brave
vanquish
--conquer
vapor
--stim, mist
veer
--change direction
venal
--ready to do smth dishonest
veneer
--surface appearence covering the true nature
veneration
--regard with deep respect 
veracity
--truth
verisimilitude
--appearing true or real 
veritable
--real, rightly named
verve
--spirit, vigour, enthusiasm
vex
--annoy, distress, trouble
vigilance
--watchfulness, self-appointed group who maintain order
vigilant
--member of a vigilance committee
vigorous
--strong, energetic
vilify
--slander, say evil things
vindictive
--having a desire to revenge
virago
--a loud, domineering woman; a scold or nag 
visceral
--of the internal organs of the body
vitiate
--lower the quality; weaken the strength
vituperate
--curse, abuse in words
vivacious
--lively, high-spirited
volatile
--changeable, inconstant, fickle, unstable, explosive 
volubility
--fluency, verbosity, easy use of spoken language 
voluble
--fluent
voluminous
--occupying much space
waft
--scent, waving movement; carry lightly through
wag
--merry person
wage
--payment, carry on, engage in (war)
warmonger
--person who stirs up war
warp
--become bent
warrant
--authority, written order, guarantee
wary
--cautious
weave
--make (threads) into cloth
weigh
--measure hoe heavy smth is
welter
--turmoil; a bewildering jumble 
wend
--to go, proceed 
whimsica
--full of odd and fanciful ideas
wince
--show bodily or mental pain
woo
--try to win
yarn
--tale, story; fibres for knitting
