500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT

500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words Questions with Verified Answers Abase - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of Abash - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed Abate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give up power Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a mirror or lens to produce a good image abet - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing; (v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense abeyance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression abhor - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror abjure - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to the region abortive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.) imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.) made from the skin of a still-born animal abscond - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed absolve - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin abstain - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to voluntarily refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the appetite or senses abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence abyss - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time abysmal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable accede - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in accordance with; to agree acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth accolade - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood accoutre - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to provide with military equipment accretion - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate acetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste, particularly in relation to wine acidulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tasting sour like acme - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party acquiescent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive actuate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) to carry out or perform adapt - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions; (v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment addiction - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in relation to alcohol or drugs adhere - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out a plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted supporter or follower, in a religious sense adipose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) composed of animal fat admonish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task adulterate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by adding a foreign substance adumbration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance adversity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune advert - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or overt reference to advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause, idea or person; (n.) a lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.) to push for or recommend something; (v.) to argue in favor of aerie - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a specialty in philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how humans respond to art and beauty in the world affable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness; (adj.) gracious and mild affected - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing an emotional impact aggrandize - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to add details to; to increase in power; (v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted affiliation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) association in or with a professional or societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth) affinity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds them together in the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection marked by shared interests or similarities; an intrinsic resemblance between persons and/or things; a natural attraction to or feeling of kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption affray - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing someone; fear or fright agape - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or awe; (n.) a religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and respect aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in a mass or whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or whole aghast - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or horror agnostic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to knowledge; (n.) a person who doubts the truth of religion and/or does not hold a particular view or perspective on the existence or nonexistence of God alacrity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness agrarian - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property alchemy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to each other alias - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's real name allay - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to quench, particularly in terms of thirst allege: (v.) to report or accuse alleviate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from pain; (v.) to make easier allocate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to distribute according to a particular plan; (v.) to set aside aloof - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms altercation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a quarrel or argument amalgamation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the mixing or blending together of various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such blending; (n.) the combination of two or more commercial companies ambiguous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unclear; (adj.) uncertain in nature; open to more than one interpretation ameliorate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something or someone better amenable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willing to comply; (adj.) responsible to a higher authority amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a partial or total loss of memory amnesty - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a period during which criminals are exempt from punishment; (n.) a warrant that grants release from a previously meted out punishment; (v.) the official act of liberating someone, in a legal sense; to grant a pardon amortize - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to gradually liquidate; to clear off or extinguish, particularly in relation to a debt amuck - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in a murderous tumult; wildly or without self-control amulet - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a piece of jewelry thought to protect an individual against evil anachronism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something located during a time when it could not have actually existed or occurred; (n.) an artifact that belongs to a different time period; (n.) a person displaced in time analgesia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the absence of the sense of pain, but with consciousness still in tact analogy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an insinuation that if things agree in one respect, they agree in others; (n.) a comparison drawn to show similarities anarchy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a state of disorder and lawlessness, resulting from a lack of or failure in government anesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a lack of sensibility; (n.) a drug that temporarily causes loss of bodily sensations animus - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility or animosity relieve annul - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to declare void or invalid, particularly in the case of a marriage, law or contract; (v.) to eliminate the existence of antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) hostility that results in conflict, resistance or opposition; (n.) the condition of being an opposing force or factor in a situation or system antipathy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a strong feeling of hostility or dislike apex - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest point of something, particularly in the case of a triangle, cone or pyramid aplomb - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) poise (n.) self-confidence apocalyptic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relating to the apocalypse; involving or implying doom and ultimate devastation; (adj.) of a prophetic nature दैवी साहित्य apostate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who has abandoned his or her political party, religion, or cause appease - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to bring pacification or peace to someone who is upset or contentious; (v.) to satisfy or relieve appellation: (n.) a formal name or title; (n.) the act of naming (officially) apprehend - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to arrest or take an individual into custody; (v.) to mentally grasp a concept or principle apprehensive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) anxious or fearful about the future; (adj.) capable of understanding concepts quickly aptitude - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an aptitude for learning; a talent; (n.) quickness in understanding, intelligence archives - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a collection of records, particularly related to the history of records of an institution ardor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a feeling of strong eagerness or enthusiasm; an intense feeling of love; (n.) feelings of warmth and affection arraign - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to command a prisoner or free person accused of a crime to appear in court to answer a charge arrant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) downright or utter, particularly unqualified आरोप के लिए बुलाना artifact - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) man-made object artifice - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a clever trick; (n.) skill or cunningness asceticism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the principles and practices of an ascetic, particularly in relation to extreme self-denial; (n.) self-restraint practiced in relation to a religious or spiritual doctrine or practice that claims the renunciation of worldly pleasures allows one to achieve a higher spiritual state of being संन्यास ascribe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to attribute to; (v.) to assign a quality or characteristic askance - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to view with an oblique glance; (v.) to regard with suspicion एक परोक्ष नज़र के साथ देखने askew - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) turned or twisted toward one side aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a desire or will to succeed; a cherished desire; (n.) an expulsion of breath during the active process of speech; the act of inhaling or drawing in air assail - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to violently attack; to criticize; (v.) to cause trouble to assimilate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to learn, understand and incorporate information; (v.) to adjust or become adjusted to a different environment; to absorb (food) assuage - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something less intense or severe; (v.) to satisfy or appease, to pacify or calm astringent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) causing the contraction of body tissue; severe or harsh; (n.) an drug or lotion that draws pores together and/or causes their contraction astute - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) rapid to apprehend or understand atrocity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a behavior, event or incident that is characterized by cruelty and wickedness; (n.) an act of extreme cruelty क्रूरता attrition - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a constant wearing down caused by friction; (n.) a gradual decrease in strength, due to consistent stressful conditions; a gradual reduction in membership or personnel; (n.) repentance for a sin, motivated by the fear of God and punishment augment - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something larger in size or quantity augury - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the art of foretelling the future by means of various sings; (n.) an omen from which the future if foretold auspicious: (adj.) related to positive and favorable circumstances; (adj.) marked by success and prosperity austere - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) stern, in terms of character or disposition; (adj.) strict or severe in discipline; lacking adornment or decoration autonomous: (adj.) not controlled by other individuals or organizations; (adj.) independent in mind and judgment avatar - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the animal or human incarnation of a Hindu deity, particularly Vishnu; (n.) an embodiment of a quality or concept; a temporary manifestation of an ongoing entity aver - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to officially assert as a fact; (v.) to justify, qualify or prove avouch - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to attest to or declare the validity of; (v.) to confirm; to accept responsibility for an action; to confess avow - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to openly acknowledge; (v.) to positive and undoubtedly profess axiom - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a universally recognized truth; (n.) a seemingly self-evident principle baffle - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to frustrate someone, by perplexing or confusing them; (v.) to impede the force or movement of baleful - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) harmful, threatening or deadly baneful - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) causing distress, death or ruin barrage - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a prolonged attack of words or blows; a curtain of (military) artillery fire to prevent enemy forces from moving or to make way for one's own forces; (n.) a man-made barrier in a stream or river batten - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a sawed strip of wood or flooring; (trans. verb) to fasten canvas over the hatches, especially in preparation for a storm; (v.) to grow fat bauble - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a decorative or showy but worthless object beguile - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to mislead by trickery or deception beholden - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) obliged to feel grateful for or owing thanks beleaguer - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to besiege by encircling; to harass or beset with difficulties belittle - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make someone feel little or less important, to slight someone benevolent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) doing or intending to do good benison - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a benediction berate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to severely rebuke or scold; (v.) to criticize, slate bestial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) beast-like in behavior, brutish biennial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) occurring every two years; (adj.) lasting or living for two years billingsgate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) abuse, foul or vulgar language bivouac - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary encampment (usually of military soldiers) exposed out in the open with only tents or little shelter blandish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to flatter, coax or persuade blasphemous: (adj.) irreverent or profane`, particularly in relation to a religious subject bleak - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unsheltered and exposed to wind and cold; (adj.) cold, cutting and harsh; gloomy; (adj.) not hopeful bode - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to predict or announce in advance bogus - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not veritable or genuine boorish - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) rude; awkward, ill-mannered bootless - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) useless, without benefit brackish - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) somewhat salty, as might be the waters near a sea; having an displeasing taste; nauseous breach - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a failure to follow through on or complete the agreement and terms of a contract or law; (n.) an opening created by a breakthrough (in a wall); (n.) a break in amicable relations bristle - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any short, stiff or prickly hair of an animal or plant; (intrans. verb) to become stiff and erect; (n.) to show anger, irritation or outrage; (n.) to be thickly covered with brusque - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) abrupt and rough use of language or manner of speech bumptious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) arrogant, excessively conceited, forward burlesque - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any comic or satirical imitation (for example) in the form of writing, theater or a parody, intending to mock; (adj.) bawdy burnish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to polish or to make shiny cabal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a group of plotters or intriguers with conspiratorial intentions; (n.) a secret scheme or plot cache - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a hiding place, especially in the ground for ammunition, food or treasures; (n.) anything so hidden; (v.) to put in a cache caliber - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) degree of capacity or competence calumniate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make false and malicious statements about candor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the state or quality of being open, honest, straightforward, open and sincere in communication; (n.) freedom from bias canter - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an easy-going gallop; (v.) to move or ride at a canter capitulate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to surrender often after negotiation of terms captious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a disposition to find out and point trivial faults; (adj.) intended to entrap or confuse carnage - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the slaughter of numerous people; (n.) those slain in battle carping - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by trivial fault-finding caste - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any of the social or subclasses of traditional Hindu society, such as the Brahman or Sudra castes; a social class distinct from others and characterized by hereditary rank, profession or wealth; (n.) a social position conferred on someone based on a system of castes cataclysm - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any violent upheaval, particularly of a political or social nature; (n.) an extensive flood catalyst - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) (in chemistry), a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected; (n.) a person or thing that brings about or precipitates change; (n.) a person or event that precipitates a process or change cathartic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) physically or emotionally purging in nature; (adj.) therapeutic Catholic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or pertaining to the Catholic church; a member of the Catholic church; (adj.) of a broad, liberal or comprehensive scope cavil - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to raise trivial objections; (n.) a trivial or annoying objection celibate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) one who abstains from sexual relations with others; (n.) an individual who remains unmarried centrifugal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) moving or directed outward from the center; (n.) a rotating, perforated drum that holds materials to be separated in a machine centripetal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) moving or directed toward an axis or center; (adj.) tending or directed toward centralization cessation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary discontinuance chameleon - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any of the Old World lizards which can change color; (n.) a changeable or inconstant person charlatan - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she actually possesses; (n.) a cont artist or fake chary - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) cautious or careful; (adj.) fastidious; sparing chastise - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to criticize severely; (v.) to discipline through corporal punishment chide - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to express disapproval of, to harass or reproach chimerical - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) fantasy, unreal or imaginary; (adj.) highly unrealistic chronic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) constant and habitual; (adj.) lasting a long time, especially pertaining to a disease circuitous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) indirect or roundabout circumlocution - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an indirect or roundabout way of speaking citadel - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a fortress in a commanding position in or near a city; a fortified place claustrophobia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a excessive fear of being in closed or confined spaces clemency - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a willingness to lessen the severity of a given punishment; (n.) an official act of mercy or forgiveness cliché - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an overused expression or idea; (n.) a person whose behavior is predictable coalesce - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to fuse, grow or mix together cogent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) believable, convincing or persuasive by clear and forcible presentation; (adj.) to the point cognomen - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a family or surname cohere - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to hold together in a mass that resists separation; (v.) to cause to form a united, aesthetically uniform whole collaborate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to work together or cooperate; (v.) join forces colloquial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characteristic of ordinary conversation, rather than formal speech or writing comatose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of, related to or in a coma; (adj.) characterized by lethargy commensurate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of the same extent or duration; corresponding in size or degree, proportionate; (adj.) measurable by a common standard compatible - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) capable of existing harmoniously; (adj.) capable of integration with other elements in a system without any additional required modifications compendium - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a complete, short summary; (n.) a list or collection of various items complement - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something that completes or makes something else whole; (n.) a quantity that completes anything; (n.) either of two parts, needed to complete the whole compliment - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an expression of praise (v.) to give someone praise or accolades compliant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) disposed or willing to comply conciliate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to overcome the mistrust of; (v.) to regain or attempt to regain friendship; (v.) to attempt to reconcile concomitant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) existing or occurring with something else congeal - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to solidify or jell by freezing; coagulate conjecture - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the expression of or formulation of a theory without sufficient evidence or proof; (v.) to guess or formulate a theory without sufficient evidence or proof connotation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an idea or meaning suggested or associated with a word or thing; (n.) the set of associations implied by a word, in addition to its implicit meaning contentious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tending to cause argument or strife; (adj.) characterized by argument or controversy controvert - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to be resistant to, to raise arguments against, to oppose contumacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willfully obstinate or stubbornly disobedient; (adj.) insubordinate conveyance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the act of conveying or transmission copious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) large in quantity or number; (adj.) having or yielding a plentiful supply; (adj.) exhibiting abundance corporeal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or relating to the body; (adj.) of a material nature corpulent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) large or bulky in body countermand - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cancel or reverse an order or transmission previously issued; (n.) cancellation of an order or command cower - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cringe, crouch or curl up in fear, to show fear coy - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tending to avoid people or social situations; (adj.) shy or modest in a flirtatious manner; stubbornly unwilling to make a comment craven - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) cowardly, spineless; (n.) a coward credence - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) acceptance as truth or valid; trustworthiness; (n.) recommendation, credentials crone - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an ugly and withered woman, a hag crotchety - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) grouchy in nature or characterized by whimsical and odd notions cryptic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) mysterious in meaning, puzzling; (adj.) secret, occult cull - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to pick out from others, select; (v.) to remove rejected members or parts from culmination - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest point or degree of completion curmudgeon - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an ill-tempered person curtail - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cut short; (v.) reduce, diminish cynic - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person with a pessimistic outlook and who believes that most people are solely motivated by selfishness dank - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unpleasantly moist or humid; (adj.) damp, chilly dastard - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a mean-spirited, conniving coward dearth - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a lack, scarcity or inadequate supply debacle - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a breakup or dispersion; (n.) downfall; (n.) a complete collapse or failure; (n.) a violent rush of waters or ice debonair - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having a sophisticated charm; (adj.) courteous and gracious; carefree decimate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to destroy a great number or proportion of; (v.) to select and kill every tenth person of a group decrepit - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) weakened or destabilized by old age; (adj.) worn out by extensive use defile - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make foul, dirty or unclean; (v.) to violate the chastity of; (v.) to make impure or defile deign - CORRECT ANSWER (intr. v.) to deem something inappropriate to one's dignity (tr. verb) condescend; (v.) give or grant demean - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to degrade, particularly in terms of social status or dignity demotic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or relating to the common people of a given area or region denizen - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an inhabitant or resident; (n.) someone who frequents a given place denotation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the act of denoting, that which gives an indication of or points to something, like a. symbol or sign; (n.) the most specific meaning of a given word deplete - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to reduce or eliminate in supply deprecatory - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) expressing criticism or disapproval of; (adj.) uncomplimentary depreciate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to reduce the value or price of deride - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to laugh at in a contemptuous or scornful manner descry - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to see something by looking carefully at it, to discover or perceive desecrate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to violate the sacredness of a given object or place desultory - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not having any set plan; (adj.) moving or jumping about from one subject to the next dexterous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) skillful with the use of one's hands; (adj.) having mental skill diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a bitter, sharp or abusive attack or criticism dichotomy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) division into two part or regions digress - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to stray away from the main subject, particularly in writing or speech dilettante - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a dabbler in an art or particular field of knowledge, for the sole sake of amusement dire - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) causing or involving fright and suffering; (adj.) urgent and desperate disabuse - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to free from a falsehood or misconception disheveled - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in disorder; (adj.) unkempt; (adj.) disarranged disparage - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to speak of in a disrespectful or condescending way; (v.) to reduce in respect or rank dispirited - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in low spirits; (adj.) lacking enthusiasm dissipate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to drive away or disperse; (v.) to bring about the loss of energy dissolute - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lacking in moral restraint diurnal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relating to a 24-hour period, daily; (adj.) occurring or active during the daytime doddering - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) shaking or trembling from old age; (adj.) trembling dolorous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) exhibiting grief, pain and sorry dolt - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who lacks bright mental capacity dotage - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a decline of mental faculties; (n.) foolish affection doughty - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) marked by courage and braveness dross - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) waste; (adj.) worthless or trivial matter drudgery - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) menial and distasteful work duplicity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) deceitfulness in speech or conduct, speaking or acting in two different ways durance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) incarceration or imprisonment ebullient - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm or excited; (adj.) bubbling up like a boiling liquid ecstasy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) intense joy or delight; (n.) a trace or state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond self-control edify - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to instruct or benefit, (v.) particularly in relation to intellectual or spiritual matters; to uplift effeminate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having feminine qualities or characteristics; (adj.) characterized by excessive refinement or weakness effigy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a crude person or figure which represents a hated person or group; (n.) a likeness or image, particularly of a person efflorescent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) bursting into flower; (adj.) flowering effusion - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a unrestrained expression of emotion; (n.) flow under pressure, such as the escape of bodily fluid from vessels into the tissues or a cavity egress - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the act of coming or going out; (n.) the right to leave or go out; (n.) a path or opening for the purposes of going out (v.) to go out elucidate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make lucid or clear, to throw light upon; (v.) to explain or provide clarification elusive: (adj.) tending to elude capture, comprehension or perception; (adj.) difficult to define or describe emancipate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to free from oppression or restraint; (v.) (as a legal term) to release a child from the control of parents or a. guardian embellish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make beautiful by ornamentation; (v.) to decorate; (v.) to add false and fictitious detail to emend - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to edit or change a text; (v.) to correct, or free from faults or errors eminent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of high rank in station or quality; (adj.) outstanding in character or performance; (adj.) towering or standing above others emollient - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) softening and soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh or abrasive enamored - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) inspired by love; captivated; (adj.) marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness encroach - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to advance beyond proper, established or usual limits; (v.) to trespass upon the domain, property or rights of another individual or organization endue - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to gift or provide with a quality or trait; (v.) to put on (a piece of clothing) engross - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to exclusively occupy; (v.) absorb; (v.) to acquire most or all of a commodity or market enhance - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make greater in beauty, effectiveness or value; (v.) to provide with improved or enhanced features ennui - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) listlessness and dissatisfaction; (n.) boredom enthrall - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to captivate or interest; (v.) to enslave entity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something that exists as a particular unit; (n.) the fact of existence, being; (n.) the existence of something considered separate from its properties ephemeral: (adj.) lasting a very short time; transitory; (adj.) lasting only one day epilogue - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a short poem or speech directed to the audience, given at the end of a play; (n.) the performer who delivers such a poem or speech; a short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work epitaph - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an inscription on a monument or tombstone in memory of the person buried there within; (n.) a commemoration for someone who has died equable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) free from many changes or variations; (adj.) uniform equanimity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the quality of being calm, composed, even-tempered and stable errant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) roving; (adj.) straying from the appropriate course of action or standards eschew - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to abstain or keep away from; (v.) to shun or avoid estranged - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) displaying a feeling or the characteristic of alienation; (adj.) kept in or at a distance ethereal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by insubstantiality, intangible; (adj.) of the celestial spheres eugenic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or related to bringing about improvements in offspring; (adj.) having quality, inherited characteristics evanescent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) vanishing, fading; (adj.) fleeting; (adj.) tending to become imperceptible evasive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tending or seeking to avoid; (adj.) elusive ewer - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a pitcher with a wide spout exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make worse or increase the severity of; (v.) to irritate or exasperate a person excision - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the surgical act of removal excoriate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to severely berate or denounce (verbally); (v.) to physically strip off or remove the skin from exegesis - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a critical analysis or explanation of a text exemplary - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) commendable exiguous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) scanty or meager exodus: (n.) a departure that usually involves a large number of people expedite - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to hasten or speed up the progress of; (v.) to quickly accomplish; (v.) to issue or dispatch a document or letter expiate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to atone or make amends for, particularly in relation to a given individual's crimes expunge - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to erase or obliterate; (v.) to destroy extol - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to lift up; (v.) to praise highly extricate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to disentangle; (v.) to disengage from a difficult situation extrinsic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not essential or inherent qualities; (adj.) outward or external exude - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to discharge or emit; (v.) to exhibit fabricate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make up or create; (v.) to concoct in an effort to deceive someone facile - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) easily accomplished or attained; (adj.) expressing yourself readily or clearly fain - CORRECT ANSWER (adv.) gladly, willingly; (adj.) content, willing; (v.) to wish or desire fastidious: (adj.) displaying careful attention to detail; (adj.) difficult to please; (adj.) excessively meticulous faux pas - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a mistake, blunder or indiscretion fawn - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to flatter or grovel, (v.) to seek notice or favor fecundity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) fruitfulness or fertility, the capacity of plentiful production feign - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to invent or represent fictitiously; (v.) to imitate deceptively fete - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a day of celebration or holiday; (n.) a festival fiasco - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a complete and utter failure fiat - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a capricious order or decree, an authoritative sanction fiduciary - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person to whom property and/or property is entrusted figment - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something that is fabricated or made up finesse - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) delicacy and/or refinement in performance; skillful and tactful diplomacy finicky - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) choosy, difficult to please flaccid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) soft and limp; weak flamboyant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) strikingly bold or showy, flashy; (adj.) ornate fledgling - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a newborn bird that recently acquired its feathers; (n.) an inexperienced person fluctuation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) continual change from one point to another, particularly related to a pitch or tone in one's voice fluency - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) spoken or written with ease, particularly as related to a language; (adj.) easy and graceful; flowing foible - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a defect, flaw or weakness in a character foist - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit forbearance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) tolerance in the face of challenge; (n.) patience forte - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a strong point or skill in which one excels; (n.) the stronger part of a sword blade fortitude - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) mental and emotional strength in the face of challenge and adversity fractious: (adj.) uncontrollable and/or unruly; (adj.) easily angered, irritable, quarrelsome fraught - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) filled with specific elements; (adj.) marked by or causing emotional distress fritter - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to squander away; (v.) to tear, break or cut into shreds frolicsome - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) full of fun; (adj.) in good spirits, playful fructify - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make fruitful or productive; (v.) to bear fruit frugality - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) economical in spending, frugal, requiring few resources fulgent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) brightly shining; (adj.) dazzling furor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an outburst of excitement or controversy; (n.) a prevailing fad or popular craze; (n.) rage, madness furtive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by stealth; (adj.) expressive of concealed motives, purposes or intentions gaff - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) harsh treatment or criticism gambol - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a playful skip or frolicking about garbled - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to confuse or distort to the point of that the result is misleading or incomprehensible garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) chatty and talkative gazette - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) a newspaper or official journal geniality - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) having a friendly and pleasant disposition or manner genre - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a type or classification genuflect - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to tend one knee or touch one knee to the ground, in a sign or form of worship; (v.) to express a servile attitude germane - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) connected and relevant gestate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to carry life from the point of conception to birth; (v.) to conceive and/or develop in the mind gesticulation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a vigorous motion or gesture glib - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lacking intellectual depth or capacity; (adj.) possessing only superficial plausibility; (adj.) persuasive in speech gloaming - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the time of day that immediately follows the sunset glut - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to fill (usually with food) beyond capacity; (v.) to flood (a market) with a plethora of goods to cause supply to exceed demand glutinous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having sticky and adhesive properties goad - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a long stick with a pointed end, used for prodding animals; (n.) a stimulus or means of urging gorge - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a deep ravine (usually with a river passing through it); to overeat gourmand - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a lover of food gratuity: (n.) money paid which exceeds the amount due, such as in to a waitress or bellhop hazardous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) risky; (adj.) dependent on chance heinous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) atrocious, utterly reprehensible heresy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an opinion or doctrine that is at odds with what is considered orthodox for a given situation or Institution, particularly in relation to religion hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a system that involves ranking persons or groups of people above one another; (n.) an organized, governing body hirsute - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) covered with hair; (adj.) furry hoodwink - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to deceive or trick holster - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a leather or fabric case that is used for the purposes of holding a firearm in place; (n.) a case for carrying a small item hortatory - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) urging toward a certain choice of behavior or action hubbub - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) loud noise; (n.) confusion humane - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) characterized by sympathy and caring for people; (adj.) relating to human studies hummock - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a hill or mound hyperbole - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an intentional exaggeration and/or embellishment regarding facts or circumstances; (n.) an overstatement hypothecate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to pledge to a given creditor without offering any form of security, as in a mortgage hypothetical - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) speculative and theoretical in nature; unconfirmed idiosyncrasy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a peculiarity or quirk in one's given disposition or behavior ignominious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) humiliating and/or embarrassing in nature; (adj.) reprehensible and disgraceful illimitable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by an unlimited, unending nature imbibe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to drink, swallow or absorb imminent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in the nature future, about to happen or occur immutable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not subject to change impeach - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to accuse or bring to court, particularly a public official; (v.) to question or call into account impenitent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) without regret and unashamed impervious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not permitting of passage, impenetrable; (adj.) incapable of injury; (adj.) unmoved by persuasion impious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lacking reverence or respect; (adj.) irreverent implacable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unable to be pleased or mollified; (adj.) hard-hearted; (adj.) obdurate imply - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to suggest or refer to something without explicitly stating it as such; (v.) to include as a necessary circumstance importune - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to demand by means of solicitation; (v.) to make unwanted advances or suggestions toward someone; (v.) to annoy impotent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lacking power or ability; (adj.) incapable; (adj.) lacking in physical strength impromptu - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a circumstance — particularly a speech — given without advanced preparation; (adj.) improvised impropriety - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) the quality of being improper or unsuitable; (adj.) an unseemly expression; (adj.) an incorrect use of a word or phrase; (adj.) rudeness; (adj.) misconduct impunity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) release from punishment or harm; (n.) mercy imputation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a charge or accusation; (n.) an insinuation inane - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lacking sense or sincere significance absurd; (adj.) immature incessant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) continuing without interruption(s); (adj.) ; constant, ceaseless incontinent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) uncontrolled and/or unrestrained, particularly in bodily function incontrovertible - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not open for dispute or question; (adj.) irrefutable incredulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) skeptical and disbelieving; (adj.) dubious inculcate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to instill by means of earnest and persistent repetition indict - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to officially charge or accuse, particularly in a court of law inept - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unskilled and incompetent inertia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) inactivity- specifically in regards to motion inference - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a deduction or supposition about someone or something not arrived at through purely logical means infraction - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a violation or breech of a rule or contract iniquitous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by wickedness and/or injustice; (adj.) sinful, immoral innuendo - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a subtle suggestion or implication inordinate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) excessive and unwarranted; (adj.) overwhelming insidious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) sinister and dangerous intrepid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) courageous, fearless and brave intrinsic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) essential to the nature of someone or something inundate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to flood or overwhelm in an excessive manner irreparable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) permanent (damage) beyond repair iterate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to utter repeatedly, or in repetition jaundiced - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) affected with or colored by jaundice; (adj.) cynical, jaded; (adj.) full of prejudice jejune - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unsophisticated and sophomoric; (adj.) elementary jeopardy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) risk of death, loss, harm or injury; (n.) danger jettison - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cast objects overboard in an effort to improve the stability of a moving object; (v.) to throw off something burdensome jocose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) given to joking and humor judicious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) using practical and proper judgment; demonstrating wisdom and/or good judgment juncture - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a critical point in time; (n.) a critical or urgent state of affairs, crisis junta - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a military-led government ken - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) knowledge and understanding kith - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) acquaintances or friends within the same vicinity kleptomaniac - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) someone consumed by the impulsive need to steal, without economic motivation lacerate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to slash or tear laconic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) terse, brief, to the point, using few words laggard - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a straggler or one who lingers languor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) lack of energy; sluggishness; (n.) emotional sensitivity lassitude - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) weariness, lack of energy, exhaustion latent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) present but dormant and concealed laudatory - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) admiring; (adj.) expressing of praise lewd - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) inclined to lechery and/or vulgar behavior, obscene liquidate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to break up; (v.) to pay a debt; (v.) to close a business; (v.) to exterminate or murder lissome - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) physiologically flexible; (adj.) agile livid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) discolored; (adj.) very angry; (adj.) overcome with overwhelming emotion lope - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to sprint or scamper lucent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) clear; semi-transparent; (adj.) transparent lucid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) clear and cogent; (adj.) articulate and well-spoken; (adj.) rational, cool-headed lugubrious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by sadness; (adj.) mournful, dismal luminous: (adj.) radiating or reflecting light, shining; (adj.) brilliant luster - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) the state or quality of reflecting light, shine; (adj.) radiance of beauty machinate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to contrive or plot; (v.) to conspire malediction - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a curse; (n.) the uttering of a curse malefactor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who violates the law; (n.) reprobate malignant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) evil and spiteful, showing ill-will and/or hatred towards others malingerer - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to feign illness, particularly in an effort to avoid duty or work masticate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to chew; (v.) to reduce to a pulp by squashing or compressing mediocre - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of moderate or ordinary quality mellifluous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) smoothly flowing; (adj.) sweetened with honey menial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lowly and degrading, particularly in relation to work; (adj.) servile and submissive mettle - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) courage, fortitude minion - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a subordinate or underling misgivings - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) doubts, uncertainties, reservations mishap - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an accident, calamity or disaster of an accidental nature modish - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) stylish, trendy morbid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) implying an unhealthy state, attitude or interest in death; (adj.) gruesome, grisly mordant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) caustic or sarcastic; (adj.) corrosive morose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) melancholy, gloomy mulct - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to defraud or deprive someone of something munificent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by generosity mutable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) able to be adapted or changed; (adj.) capricious myriad - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an indefinite or unlimited number of person or things; (n.) ten thousand nadir - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a low point or "rock bottom, in terms of adversity or despair nauseate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to sicken or disgust nebulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) vague and indefinable necrology - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a list of people who have died during a specified time period; (n.) an obituary nemesis - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a task a person is unable to conquer; (n.) an archenemy, opponent or rival; (n.) vengeance neophyte - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a novice or trainee; (n.) a person newly inducted into or converted into a faith or belief of a religious and/or spiritual nature nicety - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a delicate or fine point; (n.) a detail noisome - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) offensive or disgusting; (adj.) harmful novice - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a beginner or apprentice noxious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) harmful or poisonous in nature; (adj.) characterized by unpleasantness or offensiveness numismatist - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) a person who collects money, coin or metals nurture - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to feed and protect; (v.) to bring up, educate; (v.) to develop obsequious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a servile nature; (adj.)flattering, submissive. obsession - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a fixation or passion (Mnemonics: : Ob-session.. In session our mind is completely filled with thoughts and doubts of one particular subject on which session is going on. स्थिर विचार ) obstreperous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) hostile and bad-tempered obtrude: (v.) to thrust forward upon a person; (v.) to project or stick out ,(Mnemonic Obtrude = Obt + Rude. It is 'Rude' to to impose something such as opinions on other people.), ( Mnemonic Your child is 'often street per'; so he is spoiled and thus obstreperous) occult - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or pertaining to magic or astrology and involving secretive supernatural powers; (adj.) mysterious; hidden; (n.) supernatural affairs odorous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having a distinct odor; (adj.) scented offal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the parts of a butchered animal considered inedible for human beings; (n.) rubbish, garbage olfactory: (adj.) relating to the sense of smell omniscient - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having complete and unlimited knowledge, awareness and understanding omnivorous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) eating both animal and plant based foods onus - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a burdensome responsibility; burden of proof opportunist - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) one who seized prospective opportunities; (n.) pioneer, trailblazer opprobrious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) expressing of disdainful reproach; (adj.) conduct that yields disgrace or infamy ostensible - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) apparent and inconspicuous pacify - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to bring about or restore a peaceful state of mind; (v.) to appease; (v.) to subdue into submission, particularly by the use of military force palliate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to relieve or lessen; (v.) to mitigate paltry - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) measly; (adj.) wretched (नीच) (Tag: Hindi pal means moment in hindi,its very small...so can b neglected when we r wasting hrs on facebook:)) panacea - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a remedy for all ailments, illnesses or disease; (n.) an answer or solution for all problems(राम - बाण ,IS WORD sound like pan of asia,which suggest remedy for all problems occuring in asia.) panoply - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a diverse range or display; (n.) a whole suit of armor; (n.) ceremonial attire(ठाट - बाट, रक्षा) paradox - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a statement or circumstance which seems intrinsically self-contradictory; (n.) any person thing or circumstance which displays an inherently contradictory nature paragon - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a model or archetype of excellence; (v.) to compare pariah - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an outcast; (n.) a person or animal that is overtly avoided parsimonious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) excessively thrifty and economical; (adj.) cheap(किफ़ायती) (Tag: English a person who is not willing to spend money from his purse - Purse = MY money!) pathos - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) that which invokes and arouses feelings of awe, pity or sorry; (n.) the feeling of pity and arousal peculation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the fraudulent misuse of funds or property entrusted to you but not owned by you; (n.) embezzlement pecuniary: (adj.) of or relating to money ((Tag: hindi) pecu(paise) +la(leke)+ation(station) , i.e. , paise leke station bhaag jaana) penance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a punishment to atone for a sin; an atonement (पछतावा 'penance' can be read as 'pain on us' what we take as a punishment on ourself for our sins.) perfunctory: (adj.) performed out of routine or duty; (adj.) lacking genuine or sincere interest (PARAI(other's)+FACTORY - if you are told to take care of somebody else's factory, you would casually care about it) perjury - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the intentional giving of false statements while under sworn oath in a court of law (झूठी गवाही) (per(phir)+jury -> jury ke saamne saach batt sy phir jana) perspicacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having acute mental perception and understanding (तीक्ष्ण - बुद्धि,भेदक) pertinent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relevant and applicable to a situation or set of circumstances (उचित) petrify - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to frighten or terrify; (v.) to solidify or turn to stone philanthropist - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) one who works to bring about the well-being of human kind through charitable donations and/or actions phobia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a specific fear of an object or situation pillage - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to plunder and rob; (v.) to take in war as booty pious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) devout in a religious sense; (adj.) self-righteous piquant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) pungent and/or spicy in taste or flavor ( PI+QUANT Quant in GRE is more attracting and delighting than Verbal) placate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to appease or pacify someone plebeian - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) common, "blue-collar," working-class pommel - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to beat or strike; (n.) a knob on the hilt of a sword (तलवार की मूठ की घुंडी) posterity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) future generations, a person's descendants (posterity = post + inherity ) prattle - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to idly chatter or babble (चूं - चूं करना) precipitate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to bring about, lead up to or hasten; (adj.) impulsive, rash (जल्दबाज़) preponderance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a prevalence or predominance (as something having heavy weight, quantity or power) prestige - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) esteemed status or standing; (n.) reputation probe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to look into and investigate a situation or individual (तहक़ीक़ात) probity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) integrity and honor; (n.) decency (ईमानदारी) ( basically this word is taken from latin probus..means honesty) prodigal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) lavish and wasteful; (adj.) uncontrolled promulgate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make known, particularly one's opinions or theories; (v.) to publicize; (v.) to publicly teach a doctrine or creed (Prom (promote)+ul+gate. So promoting something out of the gate, i.e. to make known by opening the gate (or opening declaration) to everyone out there.)) propensity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a tendency or inclination toward something; (n.) a predisposition propound - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to put forward or offer; (v.) to propose or promote prototype - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an example or mode; (n.) a trial product provoke - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to aggravate, incite or irritate; (v.) to cause or bring about puerile - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) childish and immature pugnacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by an aggressive and contentious nature punctilious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) meticulous and scrupulous in nature; (adj.) socially correct and proper purport - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to assert, claim or declare; to imply or suggest; (n.) significance, importance putrid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in a state of decay or decomposition; (adj.) rotten; (adj.) rank quagmire - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a situation or predicament from which disentanglement proves difficult; (n.) a swamp or marsh (दलदल) quay - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a dock or pier constructed along the edge of a body of water queasy - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) inclined to or experiencing nausea quiescent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) at rest; (adj.) inactive quietude - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) tranquility and stillness; (n.) peacefulness quixotic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) idealistic in an unrealistic manner, (adj.) dreamy ramification - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a development, consequence or outcome that results from a problem rancid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) sour, rotten (ran+cid..ran(rank)+cid(acid)...rank means bad smell..and a acid which smell bad) raucous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) harsh and strident; wild, (adj.) boisterous ravage - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to devastate and destroy;( नाश करना) (v.) to plunder and ransack ( लूट) recapitulate: (v.) to repeat in a concise and succinct manner; (v.) to summarize or reiterate recession - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a depression or decline reciprocate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to return or give back to rectify - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to correct, remedy and/or make right reek - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to stink or smell in a foul manner; to show signs of or suggest (n.) a foul stench or smell( ) rhymes with Yak!...bad odour) refulgent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) brilliantly shining and/or gleaming (refulgent sounds like detergent.. use detergent to make things shine) relinquish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give up or actively surrender remiss - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) careless or negligent; (adj.) thoughtless ( re+MISS you miss something because of NEGLIGENCE, CARELESSNESS.) renunciation - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) the act of turning away from, rejecting or denying (self denial) repository - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a place in which things are safely kept; (n.) a warehouse; (n.) a tomb reprisal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) retaliation and/or an act of vengeance reprobate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a degenerate; (n.) a depraved person resplendent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) brilliantly shining and gleaming retaliate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to revenge a wrong; (v.) to counterattack revelry - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) festivities and celebrations; (n.) partying reverberate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to echo, resound; (v.) to ring rigor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) strictness or severity in temperament or action robust - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) strong, healthy and hearty in physical condition rococo - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) ornate, decorative ruddy - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) reddish or rosy rustic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) rural, country; pastoral sacrilegious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) expressing of irreverence toward what is held sacred sagacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) showing keen discernment and exemplary judgment salient - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) prominent, markedly conspicuous salubrious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) favorable to and fostering of body and/or mind health salutary - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) beneficial, constructive sangfroid - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) coolness and composure, especially amidst trying and challenging circumstances sanguine - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) confident and optimistic, upbeat sardonic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a scornful and derisive attitude or nature satiate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to supply in excess, (v.) to more than fully satisfy ( I SAT & ATE till I was full) scrupulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a conscientious and meticulous nature seethe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to churn, boil; (v.) to fume or boil with rage; (v.) to teem, swarm sequester - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to remove or withdraw into solitude; (v.) to remove or separate serrated - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) possessing a jagged or saw-like edge shoal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a place in which a body of water is shallow; any large number of people or things (v.) to cause to become shallow simulate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to create a model, representation or recreation of skeptic - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) one characterized by a cynical and doubting nature skimp - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to sparingly withhold slander - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) defamation; words falsely spoken that damage someone's reputation sloth - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) laziness and apathy, a disinclination toward work slough - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the out layer of the skin; (v.) to shed or cast off smattering - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a superficial knowledge of something somatic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or related to the body, physical sophomoric - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) immature or overconfident and conceited spate: (n.) a sudden outpouring or overwhelm specious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) false, bogus squalid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unclean to the degree of filth; (adj.) seedy or immoral squander - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to waste or throw away stalemate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a situation in which further action is obstructed and not possible stigma - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a mark or token of infamy; (n.) disgrace and dishonor stipend - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a periodic payment or schedule of fixed pay stupor: (n.) a daze or state of unconsciousness stymie - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to present an obstacle, to stand in the way of subversive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) undermining; dissident or rebellious, particularly against an established authority or government succinct - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) brief, concise and to the point sully - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to smear and dishonor; (v.) to pollute or contaminate sumptuous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) luxurious and costly, (adj.) extravagant supersede - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to replace in power or authority; to surpass surmise - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to infer or guess without conclusive evidence surreptitious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) sly, sneaky and covert swathe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to wrap or enfold; (n.) a strip, ribbon or band swelter - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to suffer from excessive and overbearing heat symmetry - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) balance and proportion synchronous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) occurring at the same time, simultaneous taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a reserved and quiet nature, uncommunicative tactile - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tangible and concrete tantalize - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to torment and/or torture ; (v.) to excite or entice tantamount - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) equivalent in value and/or force taut - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tight, rigid and staff; (adj.) tense, worried tedium - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the quality or state of being worrisome temporal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) chronological and sequential; (adj.) earthly and secular tenebrous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) dark or gloomy tenet - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an opinion, principle or doctrine t