Word list 10
Group 1
| Bellicose |
war-like; aggressive |
| Consummate |
complete; total; supremely good |
| Elusive |
hard to pin down |
| Gregarious |
extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
| Jaundiced |
cynical; pessimistic |
| Nettle |
annoy |
| Phenomenon |
an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
| Recuperate |
get better after illness |
| Superlative |
extremely good; the best |
| Whet |
sharpen |
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Group 2
| Belligerent |
aggressive; ready to fight |
| Contemporary |
living or happening at the same time |
| Emaciated |
very thin; withered |
| Gritty |
coarse; granular |
| Jaunt |
short pleasure trip |
| Niggardly |
miserly; stingy |
| Philanthropy |
charity; love of mankind |
| Red tape |
formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
| Surly |
grumpy; rude |
| Whimsical |
capricious; changeable |
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Group 3
| Bemoan |
complain about |
| Contrite |
sorry |
| Emancipate |
set free |
| Guffaw |
sudden loud laughter |
| Jeopardize |
put at risk; endanger |
| Nomadic |
wandering from place to place |
| Philistine |
uncultured person |
| Redolent |
smelling of; giving off odors |
| Surreptitious |
secret; sneaky; stealthy |
| Willful |
stubborn |
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Group 4
| Benevolent |
kindly |
| Contrition |
sorrow and repentance |
| Embezzle |
defraud; steal |
| Guile |
cunning; craftiness |
| Jingoistic |
extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
| Nonchalance |
an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
| Phlegmatic |
calm; imperturbable |
| Redress |
put right something that was wrong |
| Surreptitiously |
secretly; furtively; stealthily |
| Wily |
cunning |
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Group 5
| Benign |
kindly; harmless |
| Contumacious |
stubborn |
| Embroil |
involve in hostility or argument |
| Guileless |
frank; straightforward; honest |
| Jocular |
in a joking manner |
| Nondescript |
having no special features; dull and ordinary |
| Pillage |
plunder |
| Redundant |
unnecessary; superfluous |
| Susceptible |
vulnerable |
| Wispy |
flimsy; frail; delicate |
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Group 6
| Benignity |
compassion; gentleness; fondness |
| Contusion |
a bruise |
| Emerge |
come out; appear |
| Gullibility |
unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
| Jollity |
gaiety; happiness |
| Nonentity |
a person of no importance; not famous |
| Pinnacle |
topmost point |
| Referendum |
public vote |
| Suspect |
doubtful |
| Wistful |
melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for |
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Group 7
| Bequeath |
leave something in one's will to be given after one's death |
| Conundrum |
a puzzle |
| Emulate |
to imitate something admired |
| Gullible |
easily fooled |
| Jubilant |
ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing |
| Nostalgia |
longing for the past |
| Pious |
very religious |
| Refute |
disprove |
| Sybarite |
lover of luxury |
| Zany |
crazy; wacky |
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Group 8
| Berate |
scold; criticize |
| Conventional |
usual; customary; common |
| Endorse |
give support or approval to |
| Gustatory |
concerned with the sense of taste |
| Judicious |
correct in judgment; wise |
| Notoriety |
infamy; known for wrong doing |
| Pivotal |
of central importance |
| Regale |
entertain |
| Sycophant |
bootlicker; flatterer |
| Zeal |
enthusiasm |
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Group 9
| Beret |
type of cap |
| Corpulent |
fat |
| Endurance |
staying power; patience; stamina |
| Hackneyed |
common and over-used |
| Jurisprudence |
science or study of law |
| Novel |
new; unusual |
| Placate |
pacify; soothe; calm |
| Relegate |
dismiss to a lower position |
| Taciturn |
quiet; saying little |
| Zealot |
fanatic |
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Group 10
| Bestial |
behaving like a beast; brutal |
| Corrugated |
highly folded |
| Enduring |
lasting |
| Hallowed |
worshipped; consecrated |
| Juxtapose |
place next to |
| Novice |
a beginner; tyro |
| Placebo |
harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine |
| Remorse |
regret; sorrow; contrition |
| Tactile |
concerned with the sense of touch |
| Zenith |
summit |
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