Word list 09
Group 1
| Bane |
troublesome influence |
| Condone |
tacitly support; overlook |
| Eclectic |
taking things from different sources |
| Genre |
a category; type |
| Irascible |
easily angered |
| Mundane |
ordinary; worldly |
| Perpetuated |
caused to continue |
| Rancor |
resentment; animosity; bad feeling |
| Strut |
swagger; show off |
| Voluble |
talkative |
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Group 2
| Bard |
poet |
| Condoning |
overlooking; disregarding; ignoring |
| Edifice |
building; structure; construction |
| Germane |
relevant |
| Ire |
anger [irate (a) = very angry] |
| Munificent |
generous; charitable |
| Perpetuity |
eternity |
| Rant |
use bombastic language |
| Stupefying |
astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence |
| Voluminous |
very large; spacious |
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Group 3
| Bastion |
fortress; stronghold |
| Conflagration |
big fire |
| Efface |
wipe out; remove all trace of |
| Germinal |
just growing; not developed; immature |
| Irksome |
annoying; infuriating |
| Mutinous |
very rebellious |
| Personable |
attractive |
| Ratify |
approve; consent |
| Subpoena |
summons to court |
| Voracious |
ravenous |
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Group 4
| Befuddle |
confuse |
| Confound |
confuse |
| Effigy |
a model of a person |
| Gibbering |
making meaningless noises |
| Ironic |
satiric; unexpected |
| Myriad |
in large numbers |
| Perspicacious |
insightful; sharp; wise |
| Raucous |
rough and unpleasant (of sounds) |
| Substantiate |
give supporting evidence |
| Waive |
surrender; give up |
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Group 5
| Begrudge |
resent |
| Congeal |
to solidify |
| Effusive |
gushing; demonstrative |
| Glacial |
hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy |
| Irrational |
unreasonable; absurd |
| Navigable |
suitable for sailing |
| Perspicacity |
insight |
| Raze |
destroy; demolish; tear down |
| Subterfuge |
a trick |
| Wane |
grow less |
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Group 6
| Beguile |
mislead; lure |
| Congenital |
present from birth |
| Egalitarianism |
belief in equality |
| Goad |
prod; urge |
| Irreproachable |
cannot be criticized; perfect |
| Nebulous |
vague |
| Pertinent |
relevant |
| Rebuttal |
denial |
| Subtle |
not obvious |
| Wary |
hesitant; cautious |
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Group 7
| Belabor |
explain in unnecessary detail |
| Connoisseur |
person with refined taste and good judgment |
| Egregious |
outstandingly, obviously bad |
| Grate (v) |
1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred |
| Irrevocable |
cannot be cancelled; unchangeable |
| Nefarious |
wicked; immoral; disreputable |
| Peruse |
read carefully |
| Recant |
disclaim; retract statement |
| Subversive |
rebellious; revolutionary |
| Wax |
to increase; to grow |
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Group 8
| Beleaguer |
besiege; attack |
| Consecrate |
dedicate |
| Egress |
exit |
| Gratis |
free of charge; without payment |
| Itinerant |
nomadic; wandering from place to place |
| Negate |
cancel; deny |
| Pervasive |
spreading everywhere |
| Recapitulate |
summarize |
| Succinct |
concise |
| Waylay |
accost; stop; approach; hinder |
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Group 9
| Belie |
contradict |
| Consensus |
general agreement |
| Eloquent |
fluent and persuasive in speech |
| Gratuitous |
unwarranted |
| Jaded |
tired; bored; worn out |
| Negligence |
carelessness |
| Petrify |
1. terrify; 2. turn to stone |
| Receptacle |
container; vessel; holder |
| Suffragist |
someone who campaigns for voting rights |
| Weighty |
serious |
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Group 10
| Belittle |
to demean |
| Conspicuous |
easily seen; prominent |
| Elucidate |
make clear |
| Gravity |
seriousness |
| Jargon |
specialized language used by experts |
| Neologism |
newly coined word |
| Petulant |
sulky; peevish |
| Recluse |
someone who cuts himself off from life |
| Supercilious |
proud and haughty |
| Whelp |
young dog |
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