Word list 08
Group 1
| Atheist |
person who does not believe in God |
| Colloquial |
local and informal (used of language) |
| Dotard |
foolish old man |
| Furrow |
groove |
| Instigator |
troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
| Misnomer |
wrong name |
| Percipient |
perceptive; insightful |
| Quaff |
drink down quickly |
| Staunch |
loyal; faithful; dependable |
| Vilification |
blackening someone's name |
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Group 2
| Atrophy |
waste away from lack of use |
| Collusion |
plotting and planning |
| Drawl |
speak slowly with words running together |
| Furtive |
hidden and secret |
| Insurgent |
a rebel |
| Misogynist |
hater of women |
| Perdition |
damnation |
| Quagmire |
marsh; bog |
| Stereotype |
fixed image |
| Vindicate |
prove right; remove blame |
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Group 3
| Attenuate |
weaken |
| Commandeer |
take possession of |
| Drivel |
nonsense |
| Futile |
useless; hopeless |
| Interminable |
never-ending |
| Misrepresentation |
deliberately deceiving |
| Peremptory |
in a commanding manner |
| Quaint |
picturesque |
| Stevedore |
dockworker |
| Virtuoso |
an accomplished musician |
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Group 4
| Augment |
increase; make bigger |
| Complacent |
self-satisfied; smug |
| Droll |
dryly amusing |
| Galleon |
ancient type of sailing ship |
| Intermittent |
sporadic; irregular |
| Mitigate |
lessen; make less severe |
| Perfidy |
treachery |
| Quandary |
dilemma; puzzle |
| Stifle |
suppress |
| Virulent |
dangerous; harmful |
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Group 5
| Auspicious |
favorable; promising to turn out well |
| Compliant |
easy to control; submissive |
| Drone |
1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
| Gambol |
frolic; leap; bound |
| Intransigence |
stubbornness |
| Modicum |
small amount |
| Perfunctory |
superficial; cursory |
| Quarantine |
isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Stoic |
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Vital |
essential; alive; important |
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Group 6
| Austere |
severely plain |
| Concatenate |
link together |
| Dubious |
doubtful |
| Garble |
distort; confuse; muddle |
| Intransigent |
stubborn; unyielding |
| Momentous |
very important |
| Peripatetic |
nomadic; moving from place to place |
| Quarry |
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone |
| Stoke |
add fuel to; strengthen |
| Vitriolic |
corrosive; strongly attacking |
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Group 7
| Aversion |
a dislike of |
| Concatenation |
linking into chains |
| Dupe |
to fool someone |
| Garish |
gaudy |
| Intrepid |
brave |
| Monotonous |
dull; unvarying |
| Peripheral |
on the edge; not important |
| Querulous |
always complaining |
| Stolid |
impassive; dull; indifferent |
| Vivacity |
liveliness; animation |
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Group 8
| Balk |
hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
| Conciliate |
to bring together; end a dispute |
| Dynamic |
lively; vibrant; energetic |
| Garner |
gather; collect |
| Inveterate |
habitual |
| Moratorium |
temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
| Perjury |
telling lies under oath |
| Quirk |
oddity |
| Stratagem |
plot; plan; trick |
| Vivify |
enliven |
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Group 9
| Banal |
common; dull |
| Concise |
stated in few words |
| Ebullient |
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy |
| Garrulous |
talkative |
| Invidious |
arousing envy |
| Moribund |
on the point of death |
| Pernicious |
destructive; harmful |
| Ramble |
wander aimlessly |
| Strident |
loud and harsh |
| Vociferous |
noisy; loud in speech |
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Group 10
| Banality |
ordinariness; dullness |
| Condescend |
talk down to |
| Eccentric |
unusual; quirky; odd |
| Gaunt |
emaciated; bony and angular |
| Inviolable |
cannot be invaded |
| Morose |
gloomy; bad tempered |
| Persnickety |
fastidious; fussy |
| Ramifications |
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes |
| Stringent |
strict or severe |
| Volatile |
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
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