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IMPORTANT CSS VOCAB 1. Aberration – straying away from what is normal 2. Abeyance - suspended action 3. Abhor - to hate, to detest 4. Abide - be faithful to; endure 5. Abjure - promise or swear, to give up 6. Abet - help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong) 7. Abraded - rubbed off, worn away away by friction 8. Abrasion - rubbing, scraping, wearing off 9. Abrogate - repeal or annul by authority 10. Abscond - to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) 11. Abstruse - difficult to comprehend; obscure 12. Abundant - plentiful 13. Abut - border on 14. Abysmal - bottomless, extreme 15. Acarpous - effete, no longer fertile, worn out 16. Accentuate - give more force or attention to 17. Acclaimed - welcomed with shouts and approval 18. Accolade - praise, approval 19. Accretion - the growing of separate things into one 20. Acquiesce in - agree (without protest) 21. Acquisition - something acquired, acquiring 22. Adamant - kind of stone; inflexible 23. Adhere - remain faithful, stick fast to 24. Adhesion - adhering, support 25. Adjacent - lying near, next 26. Admonitory - containing warning 27. Adorn - add beauty; decorate 28. Adulteration - making unpure, poorer in quality 29. Affable - polite and friendly 30. Affinity - close connection, relationship 31. Aggravate - make worse; irritate i rritate 32. Agile - active, quick-moving 33. Agog - eager/excited 34. Ail - trouble; be ill 35. Alacrity - eager and cheerful readiness 2 www.thecsspoint.com
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36. Alcove - recess/partially enclosed place 37. Alienate - estrange 38. Allegiance - duty, support, loyalty 39. Alleviate - make (pain) easier to bear 40. Alloy - to debase by mixing with something inferior 41. Aloof - reserved, indifferent 42. Amalgamate - mix, combine, unite societies 43. Ambidextrous - able to use the left hand or the right equally well 44. Ambiguous - doubtful, uncertain 45. Ambivalent - having both of two contrary meanings 46. Ameliorate - improve, make better 47. Amendment - improving 48. Amicable - friendly friendl y 49. Amortize - end (a debt) by setting aside money 50. Amplify - make large or fuller, increase the strength 51. Anguish - severe suffering 52. Animosity - strong dislike 53. Annul - put an end to 54. Anticlimax - sudden fall 55. Antidote - medicine used against a poison or a disease 56. Antithetical Antitheti cal - direct opposing 57. Apartheid - brutal racial discrimination 58. Apathetic - indifference indiffe rence 59. Aplomb - self-confidence self-confid ence 60. Apostate - one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions 61. Apotheosis - deification, glorification to godliness 62. Appease - make quiet or calm 63. Apprehensive - grasping, understanding; fear, unhappy feeling about future 64. Apprise - give notice to, inform 65. Approbation - approval 66. Appropriate - take for one's own use, acquire, set aside 67. Apropos - appropriate to the situation; apt 68. Apt - well-suited, quick-witted 69. Arabesque - whimsical 70. Arbitrate - decide by arbitration arbitration 71. Arboreal - of connected with trees 72. Ardently - with full of ardor 3 www.thecsspoint.com
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73. Ardor - enthusiasm enthusi asm 74. Arduous - steep, difficult ascent; laborious 75. Argot - jargon, slang 76. Arrant - in the highest degree 77. Arrogance - proud, superior manner of behaviour 78. Articulate - speak distinctly, connect by joints 79. Ascend - go or come up 80. Ascent - the act of ascending 81. Ascertain - get to know 82. Ascetic - practicing self-denial, austere, stark 83. Ascribe - consider to be the origin of or belonging to 84. Aseptic - surgically clean 85. Asperity - roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability 86. Aspersion - slander 87. Assail with - attack violently 88. Asset - valuable quality, something that has money value 89. Assiduous - diligent, hard-working, sedulous 90. Assuage - make something (pain, desire) less 91. Assumption - something supposed but not proved 92. Asterisk - the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters) 93. Astringent - substance that th at shrinks 94. Astute - clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage 95. Atonement - repayment; death de ath of Jesus 96. Attenuate - make thin. weaken, enervate 97. Attune - bring into harmony ha rmony 98. Audacious - daring, foolishly bold, impudent 99. Augury - omen, sign 100. August - majestic, venerable 101. Auspice - protection or support, patronage 102. Auspicious - favorable, successful, prosperous 103. Austere - severely moral and strict; simple and plain 104. Auxiliary - helping, supporting 105. Aver - affirm, assert, prove, justify 106. Aversion - strong dislike 107. Avid - eager, greedy 108. Avow - admit. Declare openly B
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Babble - talk in a way that is difficult to understand Baleful - harmful, ominous, causing evil Balk - obstacle; purposely to get on the way of Balloon - swell out like balloon Balm - sweet-smelling sweet-smelli ng oil; consolation Banal - uninteresting Band - flat, thin strip of material; range of frequencies 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 Bask in - enjoy warmth and light Bazaar - market Be irreconcilable irreconcila ble - cannot be brought into harmony Beatify - to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to Bedizen - to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner Belabor - beat hard 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 something 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 something at death Berate - scold sharply Bereft - rob or dispossess of something (material) (materi al) 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 5 www.thecsspoint.com
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Blithe - gay and joyous Blueprint – plan, scheme, photographic print Blunt - plain, not troubling to be polite Boggle - be alarmed, hesitate, amazed Bogus - sham, counterfeit, counterfeit , not genuine Boisterous - loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint Bolster - give greatly needed support Boor - ill-mannered person Boorish - crude, offensive, rude Braid - strands of hair woven together, something edging sloth Brash - hasty, rush; cheeky, saucy Brass - yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) Brazen - made of brass Breach - opening broken place, breaking Brigant - brigand, bandit 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 light-he arted Burgeon - grow forth, send out buds Burnish - to polish, rub to a shine Bust - run out of money C
169. Cabal - a scheme or plot, a group of plotters 170. Cadge - to beg, to get by begging 171. Cajolers - flattery or deceit to persuade 172. Calf - young of the domestic cow 173. Calipers - metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrument 174. Calumniate - to slander, present false accusal 175. Calumny - slander, aspersion 176. Candid - frank straight-forward straight-for ward 177. Cantankerous - bad-tempered/quarrels bad-tempered/quarrelsome ome 178. Cantin - sincere talk/jargon 179. Canvass - discuss thoroughly; sort of touting 180. Capricious - fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable 6 www.thecsspoint.com
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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 Chicanery - legal trickery/false argument 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 Clientele - customers Clinch - come to grips/settle grips/settl e conclusively Cling - to resist separation Clot - half-solid lump formed from liquid liqui d Cloture - closing, device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting Coalescing - coming together and uniting into one substance Coax - get somebody to do something by kindness Coda - passage that completes a piece of music 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 Collaborate - work in partnership Collusion - secret agreement for a deceitful purpose 7 www.thecsspoint.com
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Combustion - process of burning Commemorate - keep the memory of Commend - praise Commendable - worthy of praise Commingle - mingle together Commodious - having plenty of space for what is needed 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 judgment (e.g.. 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 Constrain - compel Constrict - make tight or smaller Consume - get to the end of Consummate - perfect/make perfect/complete perfect/co mplete Contemn - to scorn or despise Contentious - argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome Contiguous - touching, neighboring, near Contrite - filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing 8 www.thecsspoint.com
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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 Cornucopia - abundant supply Corporeal - physical; of or for the body Correlate - have a mutual relation Corroboration - additional, strengthening evidence
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Countenance to - favor or approve of Counterfeit - forgery Countervail - counterbalance Covert - disguised Covetous - eagerly desirous Cower - crouch; shrink back Coy – shy/modest (esp of a girl) Crass - very great (es. stupidity) Cravat - piece of linen worn as a necktie Craven – cowardly Crease - line made by crushing; white line on the ground in cricket 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 D
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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 Delusion - false belief 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 - dethronement, 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 - unoriginal, obtained from another source Derogatory - insulting; tending to damage Descry - catch sight of, see something in the distance Desiccant - substance used to absorb moisture Desiccate - dry out all the moisture Desuetude - cessation of use; disuse Desultory - aimless, haphazard, digressing at random Detach - separate 10 www.thecsspoint.com
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Deter - discourage, hinder Detraction - slandering, verbal attack, aspersion Detumescence - diminishing or lessening of swelling Deviance - being different in moral standards (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 self-confiden ce Dilate - speak comprehensively, become wider, large Dilatory - causing delay, procrastinating Din - loud noise that continues Disabuse - to undeceive, correct a false impression Disallow - refuse to allow or accept as a correct Discern - see with an effort but clearly Discomfit - to defeat, put down Disconcert - upset the self-possession self-possessio n of Discountenance - refuse to approve of Discourse - speech, lecture, Discredit - refuse to believe Discreet - careful/prudent Discrete - individually distinct Disdain - look on with contempt Disencumber - free from encumbrance E
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Engulf - swallow up Enigma - something that is puzzling Enmity - hatred; being an enemy Enormity - excessive wickedness; evilness Enormousness - great size Ensign - flag/badge Entangle - put into difficulties Enthral - please greatly/enslave (fig) Entice - tempt or persuade Entreat - ask earnestly Enunciate - pronounce (words)/express a theory Enzyme - catalyst Epicure – food lover, a connoisseur of food Epicurean - devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment) Epistle – letter Epithet – adjective Epitome - brief summary; representative representati ve 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 Eschew - avoid 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 vapor, disappear, die Evasive - tending to evade 12 www.thecsspoint.com
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403. Evince - to show clearly, to indicate 404. Evoke - call up, bring out 405. Evolve - unfold, develop naturally and gradually 406. Excoriate - to flay, stip off the skin; to denounce sharply 407. Excoriation - severe criticism 408. Exculpate - to clear from a charge of guilt 409. Exert - thrust out, push forth 410. Exertion - instance of exerting 411. Exhaustive - complete, thorough 412. Exigency - emergency, an urgent situation 413. Exonerate - free; clear 414. Exoneration - set somebody clear, free (e.g.. from blame) 415. Exorbitant - much too high or great 416. Expatiate - to roam, wander freely 417. Expedient - likely to be useful for a purpose 418. Expiation - ending; expiring 419. Exploit – brilliant achievement; develop; use selfishly 420. Expostulate - argue earnestly to dissuade, correct, or protest 421. Expurgate - to remove obscenity, purify, censor 422. Exscind - to cut out, cut away 423. Extant - still in existence 424. Extempore - without previous thought or preparation 425. Extensive - far-reaching 426. Extenuate - reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse 427. Extinct - no longer active 428. Extinguish - end the existence of/wipe or put out 429. Extirpate - to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind 430. Extol - praise highly 431. Extort - obtain by threats, violence 432. Extralegal - outside the law 433. Extricable – that can be freed 434. Extrovert - cheerful person 435. Exuberance - state of growing vigorously; being full of life 436. F
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Facilitate - make easy (e.g.. a process of smth) Fallacious - based on error Fallacy - false or mistaken belief Falter - waver/move in an uncertain manner Fatuous - without sense, foolish self-satisfaction self-satisfa ction Faucet - device for controlling the outflow of a liquid Fawn - young deer, try to win somebody's favor 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 fertil e or productive Fervid - showing earnest feeling Fervor - warmth of feelings; earnestness Fetid - stinking Fetter - to shackle, put in chains Feud - bitter quarrel over a long period of time Fidelity - loyalty, accuracy Fidget - move restlessly, restlessl y, 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) Fix at - stare at Flak - criticism/anti-aircraft criticism/anti- aircraft guns 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 14 www.thecsspoint.com
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477. Fleet – number of ships, quick-moving 478. Fleeting - passing quickly 479. Flexibility Flexibili ty - easily bent without braking 480. Flinch - draw, move back, wince 481. Flop - fail/move/fall clumsily 482. Florid - very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g.. of face) 483. Floridness - ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness 484. Flout - reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition) 485. Fluke - lucky stroke 486. Fluster – make nervous or confused 487. Foible - defect of character (a person is wrongly proud) 488. Foil - prevent from carrying out; contrast 489. Foment - put something warm (to lessen the pain) 490. Foolproof - incapable of failure or error 491. Foppish - like a man who pays too much attention attenti on to his clothes 492. Forage - food for horses and cattle 493. Forbear - refrain from, be patient; ancestor 494. Forbearance - patience, willingness to wait 495. Ford - shallow place in a river (to cross) 496. Forestall - prevent by taking action in advance, preempt 497. Forethought - foresight, planned in advance 498. Forfeit – suffer the loss of something 499. Forge - workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead 500. Forgery - counterfeit 501. Forswear - renounce, disallow, repudiate 502. Fortify - strengthen 503. Fortuitous - happening by chance 504. Foster - nurture, care for 505. Fracas – noisy quarrel 506. Fragile - easily injured, broken or destroyed 507. Fragrant - sweet-smelling 508. Franchise - special right given by authority 509. Frantic - wildly excited with joy, pain, anxiety 510. Frenetic - frantic, frenzied 511. Fret - worry; irritation; irritatio n; wear away 512. Friction - the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinion 513. Fringe - edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead 15 www.thecsspoint.com
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Gainsay - to deny, declare false, to oppose Gambol - quick, playful jumping Garble - make unfair selection from facts Garment - article of clothing Garner - to gather and save; to store up Garrulity - talkativeness Garrulous – too talkative Gaucherie - socially awkward, tactless behavior Germane - relevant; pertinent to Gist - the point, general sense Glean - gather facts in small quantities Glib - ready and smooth but not sincere Glimmer - weak/unsteady light Gloat - over look at with selfish delight Glut - supply to much, fill to excess Gnaw - waste away; bite steadily Goad - something urging a person to action Gorge - eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream Gossamer - soft light, delicate material Gouge - tool for cutting grooves in wood Grace – favor Grandiloquent - using pompous words Grave - serious, requiring consideration Graze - touch or scrape lightly in passing 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, habitual way of living 16 www.thecsspoint.com
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Grovel - crawl, humble oneself Guile - deceit, cunning Guileless - straight-forward, candid Gull - cheat, deceive Gullible - easily gulled Gush - burst out suddenly/talk ardently Gust - outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc. H
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Hack - cut roughly; hired horse Halcyon - calm and peaceful Hallow - to make holy; consecrate Hamper - basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activity Hapless - unlucky, unfortunate Harangue - a long, passionate speech Harbinger - something or somebody that foretells the coming Harrow - to distress, create stress or torment Harsh - rough, cruel, stern Haughty - arrogant; conceited Haven – harbor, safety place Heed - attention/give notice to Heinous - odious (of crime) Heresy - belief contrary to what is generally accepted Hermetic - sealed by fusion Heterogeneous - made up of different kinds Hew - make by hard work; cut (by striking) Highbrow - (person) with superior tastes Hirsute - hairy, shaggy Hoax - mischievous trick played on somebody for a joke Hoipolloi - the masses; the rabble Hollow - not soled, with hole Holster - leather case for a pistol Homiletics Homiletic s - act of preaching Hone - stone used for sharpening tools Hoodwink - trick, mislead Hospitable - liking to give hospitality Hubris - arrogant pride 17 www.thecsspoint.com
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Hurdle - light frame, fence to be jumped over Hush - make or become silent Husk - worthless outside part of anything Hypocrisy - falsely making oneself appear to be good I
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Implacable - incapable of being placated, unpleasable Implausibility – incredibility Implicate - show that somebody 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, indiscreet Impudent - rash, indiscreet Impugned - challenged, to be doubted Impute - to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe Inadvertent - done thoughtlessly Inane - silly, senseless Inasmuch - since, because Incense - make angry Incessant - often repeated, continual Inchoate -not yet fully formed, rudimentary, elementary Incipient - beginning 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 Incorrigibili ty - 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 Indefatigabili ty - 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 19 www.thecsspoint.com
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655. Indulge - gratify, give way to, satisfy; allow oneself 656. Indulgent - inclined to indulge 657. Ineffable – to great to be described in words 658. Ineluctable - certain, inevitable 659. Inept - unskillful; said or done at the wrong time 660. Ineptitude - quality of being unskillful 661. Inferno - hell 662. Infertile - not fertile, barren 663. Inflame - become red, angry 664. Inflammatory - tending to inflame 665. Infuriate - fill with fury or rage 666. Infuse - put, pour, fill 667. Ingenuous - naive, young, artless, frank, honest, sincere 668. Ingest - take in by swallowing 669. Inherent - existing as a natural part 670. Inhibit - hinder, restrain 671. Inimical - harmful or friendly 672. Inimitable - defying imitation, imitation , unmatchable 673. Innocuous - causing no harm 674. Inscrutable - incapable of being discovered or understood 675. Insensible - unconscious, unresponsive, unaffected 676. Insinuate - suggest unpleasantly; make a way for something gently 677. Insipid -without taste or flavor 678. Insouciant - unconcerned, carefree 679. Insularity - narrow-mindedness, isolated 680. Insurrection - rising of people to open resistance to 681. Interdict - prohibit, forbid 682. Interim - as an installment 683. Intersperse - place here and there 684. Intervene - come between; interfere to change the result 685. Intractable - unruly, refractory, stubborn 686. Intransigence - unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness, intractability 687. Intransigent - uncompromising 688. Intrepid – fearless, brave, undaunted 689. Introspection - examining one's own thoughts and feelings 690. Inundate - flood; cover by overflowing 691. Inured - accustomed to, adapted 20 www.thecsspoint.com
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692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 701. 702. 703. 704. 705.
Invective - abusive language, curses Inveigh - to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate Inveterate - deep-rooted. long-established long-esta blished Invincible - too strong to be defeated 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 recor ds of a route Itinerate - to travel from place to place, to peregrinate
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706. 707. 708. 709. 710.
Jabber -talk excitedly; utter rapidly Jeopardize - put in danger Jibe - gibe, make fun of Jocular - meant as a joke Judicious - sound in judgment; wise K
711.
Knit - draw together, unite firmly L
712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718.
Labyrinthine - to entangle the state of affairs Lachrymose - causing tears, tearful Lackluster - (of eyes) dull, without bright Laconic - brief, to the point, terse Lag - go too slow Lament - show, feel great sorrow Lassitude - weariness, tiredness 21 www.thecsspoint.com
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Latent - present but not yet active, developed or visible Laudatory - expressing or giving praise Lavish - giving or producing freely, liberally liberall y or generously Leakage - the process of leaking Legacy - something handed down from ancestors ancestor s Levee - formal reception/embankment Levity - lack of seriousness Libel - statement that damages reputation Liberality - free giving; generosity Libertine - immoral person Lien - legal claim until a debt on it is repaid Limn - paint, portray Limp - lacking strength, walking unevenly Lionize - treat as a famous person Lithe - bending, twisting Loll - rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue) Lope - move along with long strides 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 Lumber - move in a clumsy/noisy way Luminary - star, light-giving light-givi ng body Lurk - be out of view ready to attack Lustrous - being bright, polished M
748. 749. 750. 751. 752. 753.
Macabre - gruesome, suggesting death Macerate - make or become soft by soaking in water Machination - plot, scheme (esp. evil) Maladroit - tactless, clumsy Malapropism - misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) Malevolence - wishing to do evil 22 www.thecsspoint.com
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754. 755. 756. 757. 758. 759. 760. 761. 762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769. 770. 771. 772. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777. 778. 779. 780. 781. 782. 783. 784. 785. 786. 787. 788. 789. 790. 791.
Malign - injurious, speak ill of somebody, 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 Matriculati on - 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 Maul - hurt by rough handling Maverick – rebel, nonconformist Mellifluous Mellifl uous - 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 Misanthrope - person who hates mankind Mischievous - harmful, causing mischief Miser - person who loves wealth and spends little littl e Misogynist - one who hates women/females Missile - something that is thrown or shot Mitigate - make less severe or painful Moderation - quality of being limited, not extreme Mollify - make calmer or quieter Molt - moult, lose hair, feathers before new growing Morbid - diseased, unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) Morose - ill-tempered, ill-te mpered, unsociable Mortuary - place where dead bodies are taken to be kept until burial Muffler - cloth worn round the neck/silencer Multifarious Multifari ous - varied, motley, greatly diversified 23 www.thecsspoint.com
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794. 795. 796. 797. 798. 799. 800. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811.
Nadir -lowest, weakest point Nascent - coming into existence, 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 incli nation to accept (an offer) Nice - precise, sensitive to subtleness Noisome - offensive, disgusting (smell) Nonchalant - not having interest Nonplused - greatly surprised Nostrum - a quack remedy, an untested cure Notion - nominal, token Noxious - harmful Nugatory – trifling/worthless Nullify - make void and null Numb – without ability to feel or move Numbness - without ability to move a finger O
812. Obdurate - hardened and unrepenting; stubborn, inflexible inflexibl e 813. Obfuscate - to darken, make obscure, muddle 814. Oblivious - unaware, having no memory 815. Obloquy - abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperation 816. Obsequious - too eager to obey or serve 817. Obsolete - no longer used 818. Obstreperous - noisy, loud 819. Obtain - to be established, accepted, or customary 820. Obtrusive - projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable 821. Obtuse - blunt/stupid 822. Obviate – to make unnecessary, get rid of 24 www.thecsspoint.com
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823. Occluded - blocked up 824. Occult - hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension 825. Odious - repulsive, hateful 826. Odium - contempt, dislike, aversion 827. Odor - smell; favor; reputation 828. Officious - too eager or ready to help, offer advice 829. Ominous - threatening 830. Opaqueness - dullness/not allowing light to pass through 831. Opprobrious - showing scorn or reproach 832. Ossify - to turn to bone; to settle rigidly into an idea 833. Ostensible - seeming, appearing as such, professed 834. Ostentation - display to obtain admiration or envy 835. Ostentatious - fond of showing ostentation 836. Ostracism - shut out from society, refuse to meet, talk 837. Ostrich - fast-running bird unable to fly 838. Outset - start 839. Overhaul - examine thoroughly to learn about the condition 840. Overweening - presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk 841. Overwhelm - weigh down, submerge P
842. Paean - song of praise or triumph 843. Palate - roof of the mouth; sense of taste 844. Palatial - magnificent 845. Palliate - to make something appear less serious, to alleviate, to gloss over 846. Palpability - can be felt, touched, understood 847. Palpitate - tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly irregularl y 848. Pan - flat/zoom 849. Panegyric - formal praise, eulogy 850. Paradigm - a model, example, or pattern 851. Parenthesis - sentence within another one, something separated 852. Pariah - an outcast, a rejected and despised person 853. Parsimonious - too economical, miserly 854. Partisan - one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced 855. Patron - regular customer; person who gives support 25 www.thecsspoint.com
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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 Penurious - poor/stingy Penury - extreme poverty Peregrination - traveling about, wandering Peremptory - urgent, imperative, imperativ e, unchallengeable, ending debate Perennial - lasting for a long time (e.g.. a year) Perfidious - treacherous, faithless Perfidy - treachery; breaking of faith Perfunctory - done as a duty without care Perilous - dangerous Peripatetic - wandering Perish - be destroyed; decay Perjury - willful false 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 Pine - waste away through sorrow or illness Pious - dutiful to parents; devoted to religion 26 www.thecsspoint.com
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894. 895. 896. 897. 898. 899. 900. 901. 902. 903. 904. 905. 906. 907. 908. 909. 910. 911. 912. 913. 914. 915. 916. 917. 918. 919. 920. 921. 922. 923. 924. 925. 926. 927. 928. 929. 930. 931.
Piquant - agreeably pungent, stimulating Pique - hurt 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 unoriginalit y Plea - request Plead - address a court of law as an advocate Plethora – glut Pliant - pliable, easily bent, shaped or twisted Plod - continue doing something without resting Pluck - pull the feathers off, pick (e.g.. 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 Poncho - large piece of cloth Ponderous - heavy, bulky, dull Portent - omen; marvelous; 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 something violently down from a height Preclude - prevent, make impossible impossibl e Precursory - preliminary, anticipating Predilection - special liking, mental preference Predominate - have more power than others Preempt - obtain by preemption or in advance Preen - tidy/show self-satisfaction self-satis faction 27 www.thecsspoint.com
THE CSS POINT 932. Premature - doing or happening something before the right time 933. Preponderance - greatness in number, strength, weight 934. Presage - warning sign 935. Presumption - arrogance 936. Preternatural - not normal or usual 937. Prevalent - common 938. Prevaricate - to equivocate, to stray from the truth 939. Prim - neat; formal 940. Pristine - primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times unadulterated 941. Probity - uprightness, incorruptibility, incorrupti bility, principle 942. Proclivity - inclination 943. Procrast - ination keeping on putting off 944. Prodigal - wasteful, reckless with money 945. Prodigious - enormous, wonderful 946. Profane - worldly, having contempt for God 947. Profligacy - shameless immorality immorali ty 948. Profligate - wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant 949. Profundity - depth 950. Profuse - abundant/lavish 951. Proliferate - grow, reproduce by rapid multiplication multiplicati on 952. Prolix - tiring because too long 953. Prone - prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things) 954. Propagation - increasing the number, spreading, extending 955. Propinquity - nearness in time or place, affinity of nature 956. Propitiate - do something to take away the anger of 957. Propitiatory - conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating 958. Propitious - auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances 959. Prosaic - everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian 960. Proscribe - denounce as dangerous 961. Protracted – prolonged 962. Provident - frugal; looking to the future 963. Provisional - of the present time only 964. Provoke - make angry; vax 965. Prudence - careful forethought 966. Prudish - easily shocked, excessively modest 967. Prune - dried plum, silly person 968. Pry - get smth; inquire too curiously 28 www.thecsspoint.com
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969. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975. 976. 977. 978. 979.
Pucker - wrinkle Pugnacious - fond of, in the habit of fighting Puissance - strength 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 Putrefaction - becoming rotten Pyre - large pile of wood for burning Q
980. 981. 982. 983. 984. 985. 986. 987. 988. 989. 990. 991.
Quack - person dishonestly claiming to smth Quaff - drink deeply Quail - lose courage, turn frightened Qualm - feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness Quandary - state of doubt or perplexity Quell - suppress, subdue Quibble - try to avoid by sophistication Quiescence - state of being passive/motionless passive/motionl ess Quiescent - at rest, dormant, torpid Quirk - habit or action peculiar to somebody or smth Quixotic - generous, unselfish Quotidian - banal; everyday R
992. 993. 994. 995. 996. 997. 998. 999. 1000.
Rabble -mob, crowd; the lower classes of populace Raconteur - 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 (especially for money) 29 www.thecsspoint.com
1001. 1002. 1003. 1004. 1005. 1006. 1007. 1008. 1009. 1010. 1011. 1012. 1013. 1014. 1015. 1016. 1017. 1018. 1019. 1020. 1021. 1022. 1023. 1024. 1025. 1026. 1027. 1028. 1029. 1030. 1031. 1032. 1033. 1034. 1035. 1036. 1037. 1038.
THE CSS POINT Rarefy - to make thin, to make less dense, to purify or refine Rave - act with excessive enthusiasm Reactionary - opposing progress Rebuff - snub Recalcitrant - disobedient Recant - take back as being false; give up Recast - cast or fashion anew Recidivism - relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior Reciprocity - granting of privileges in return for similar Recital - 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 - something 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, intractable intractabl e 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 appearance Relapse -fall back again Relinquish - give up Reluctant - unwilling or disinclined Remonstrate - to protest, object Render - deliver, provide, represent Renovate - restore something to better condition Renowned - celebrated, famous Rent - regular payment for the use of smth, division or split Repast - meal Repel - refuse to accept/cause dislike Repine at – be discontented with 30 www.thecsspoint.com
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1039. 1040. 1041. 1042. 1043. 1044. 1045. 1046. 1047. 1048. 1049. 1050. 1051. 1052. 1053. 1054. 1055. 1056. 1057. 1058. 1059. 1060. 1061. 1062. 1063. 1064.
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 Rescind - repeal/annul/cancel Resigned - unresisting, submissive Resilience - quality of quickly recovering the original 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 Reverent - feeling or showing deep respect Riddle - puzzling person or thing Rift - split, crack, dissension Rivet - fix, take up, secure; metal 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 Rumple - make rough S
1065. 1066. 1067. 1068. 1069. 1070. 1071. 1072. 1073.
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, Self-righteousn ess, hypocritical, hypocriti cal, with false piety Sanction - approval (by authority); penalty Sanguine - cheerful, confident, optimistic Sanity - health of mind; soundness of judgement 31 www.thecsspoint.com
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Sap - weaken Sash - long strip worn round the waist Sate - satiate Satiate - satisfy fully Saturnine - gloomy, dark, sullen, morose Savant - person of great learning Savor - taste, flavor smth Sawdust - tiny bits of wood Scabbards - heath for the blade Scent - smell (especially pleasant) Scorch - become discolored/dry discolor ed/dry up/go at high speed Scribble - write hastily Scurvy - mean, contemptible Seal - piece of wax, lead, etc stamped on the document Secular - material (not spiritual); living li ving 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 Sere - make hard and without feeling/mouldy feeling/mould y flower. Sermon - reproving a person for his faults Serrated - having a toothed edge Serration - having a toothed edge Servile - like a slave, lacking independence Sever - break off Severance - severing Shaft - arrow or spear, something 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 - sharp, piercing Shun - keep away from; avoid Shunt - send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussion Sidestep - step to one side Simper - (give a) silly/self-conscious silly/self- conscious smile Sinuous - winding, undulating, serpentine 32 www.thecsspoint.com
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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; criticize Sluggard - lazy, slow-moving person Slur - join sounds/words (indistinct) (indisti nct)
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