750 High-Frequency Vocabulary Words for CSS, PMS & Competitive Exams

If you’re preparing for CSS, PMS, or any other competitive exam with an English vocabulary section, you don’t need to memorize all 3,000+ GRE words — you need the ones that actually show up on the paper, over and over again.

This list of 750 carefully selected words is built exactly for that. Every word here has been pulled from years of recurring CSS/PMS vocabulary questions — the words examiners keep coming back to in synonym, antonym, and sentence completion sections. Instead of drowning in an oversized word list, you can focus your limited prep time on the words most likely to actually appear in your exam.

Each entry gives you four things: a clear definition, 3–5 synonyms, 2–5 antonyms, and an example sentence that shows the word doing real work in context — because a word you’ve only seen in isolation is a word you’ll freeze on in the exam room.

How to Use This List

This isn’t the full 3,000+ GRE word list — it’s a filtered set of 750 high-frequency words that actually show up again and again in CSS, PMS, and other competitive exam vocabulary sections (synonyms, antonyms, and sentence completion). If you’re short on time, master these before touching a bigger list.

How to cram it effectively:

Don’t just read — recall. Cover the definition/synonym/antonym columns and try to remember them from the word alone. Recognition ≠ recall, and exams test recall.
Learn synonyms and antonyms together. Most exam questions ask for one or the other — knowing both locks the word in from two directions.
Read the example sentence out loud. The sentence shows the word in real context, which is how you’ll actually recognize it in a passage or a tricky exam question — not just as an isolated definition.
Batch it: 25–30 words a day. Don’t try to do all 750 in one sitting. Small daily batches with review the next day beat one long cram session.
Revisit yesterday’s batch before starting today’s. Repetition across days is what moves words into long-term memory.
Make your own sentence. After reading the given example, try using the word in your own sentence — even mentally. This is the single biggest predictor of whether you’ll remember it in the exam.
Group tricky pairs. Words that sound similar or get confused (e.g., venal/venial, illusive/elusive) are worth extra attention — exams love testing these.

Treat the synonym and antonym columns as two separate memory hooks for the same word, not one combined fact — and don’t skip the sentences. Words learned in context stick far better than words learned as a bare list.

CSS/PMS Vocabulary List

#	Word	Definition	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example Sentence
1	Abase	To lower in rank, dignity, or self-esteem	humble, degrade, demean, humiliate	exalt, elevate, honor, dignify	He refused to abase himself by begging for the judge’s mercy.
2	Aberration	A deviation from what is normal or expected	deviation, anomaly, irregularity, oddity	normalcy, conformity, regularity	The sudden snowfall in June was a strange aberration from the usual summer weather.
3	Abet	To encourage or assist someone in wrongdoing	incite, encourage, support, aid	discourage, hinder, oppose, deter	The getaway driver was charged with abetting the robbery even though he never entered the bank.
4	Abeyance	Temporary suspension or inactivity	suspension, dormancy, postponement	continuation, activity, resumption	The project was held in abeyance until the company secured more funding.
5	Abjure	To formally renounce or reject	renounce, forsake, recant, disavow	embrace, affirm, uphold, adopt	Under pressure, he was forced to abjure the beliefs he had held for years.
6	Ablution	The act of washing oneself, often ceremonially	washing, cleansing, purification	soiling, contamination	Before entering the temple, worshippers performed their ablutions at the stone basin.
7	Abnegation	Self-denial; renunciation	self-denial, renunciation, abstinence	self-indulgence, gratification	Her abnegation of luxury allowed her to donate most of her income to charity.
8	Aborigine	An original/native inhabitant of a region	native, indigene, original inhabitant	settler, immigrant, newcomer	The museum exhibit honored the customs of the region’s aborigines.
9	Abortive	Failing to achieve intended result	unsuccessful, failed, futile, fruitless	successful, fruitful, effective	Their abortive attempt to climb the peak ended when a storm forced them back.
10	Abstinence	Restraint from indulgence, especially food/drink	restraint, self-denial, temperance	indulgence, excess, overindulgence	The doctor recommended total abstinence from alcohol during his recovery.
11	Abstruse	Difficult to understand; obscure	profound, esoteric, cryptic, obscure	simple, clear, obvious, plain	The professor’s abstruse lecture on quantum theory left most students baffled.
12	Abut	To touch or border on; adjoin	adjoin, border, touch, neighbor	separate, detach	Their backyard abuts a quiet nature reserve.
13	Abysmal	Extremely bad; bottomless	dreadful, bottomless, profound, terrible	superb, excellent, shallow	The team’s abysmal performance led to their relegation at the end of the season.
14	Accede	To agree to a demand or request	agree, consent, comply, assent	refuse, reject, dissent, deny	After hours of negotiation, the company finally acceded to the workers’ demands.
15	Acclivity	An upward slope	incline, ascent, upgrade, rise	declivity, descent, downgrade	The hikers paused to catch their breath on the steep acclivity.
16	Adulation	Excessive praise or flattery	praise, flattery, admiration, worship	criticism, disdain, contempt	The pop star was met with adulation from thousands of screaming fans.
17	Advocate	One who supports or pleads for a cause; to support	support, champion, promote, defend	oppose, denounce, discourage	She has long been an advocate for affordable healthcare in rural areas.
18	Affable	Friendly, easy to talk to	friendly, amiable, genial, cordial	rude, hostile, unfriendly, surly	The affable shopkeeper greeted every customer with a warm smile.
19	Affected	Artificial or pretended; influenced	artificial, pretentious, feigned	natural, genuine, unaffected	His affected British accent fooled no one who knew he grew up in Ohio.
20	Affluence	Wealth; abundance	wealth, prosperity, abundance, riches	poverty, scarcity, destitution	The gated mansions in that neighborhood are a clear sign of affluence.
21	Agility	Ability to move quickly and easily	nimbleness, dexterity, quickness	clumsiness, awkwardness, sluggishness	The gymnast’s agility allowed her to land the difficult routine flawlessly.
22	Alacrity	Brisk and cheerful readiness	eagerness, briskness, enthusiasm	reluctance, sluggishness, apathy	The volunteers responded to the emergency call with great alacrity.
23	Alleviate	To make suffering less severe	ease, relieve, soothe, lessen	worsen, aggravate, intensify	The new medication helped alleviate her chronic back pain.
24	Allure	Power to attract; charm	charm, appeal, attraction, fascination	repulsion, deterrent, repel	The allure of a higher salary tempted him to leave his hometown.
25	Aloof	Distant, reserved, uninvolved	distant, reserved, detached, cold	friendly, gregarious, sociable	The new manager seemed aloof, rarely speaking to anyone outside meetings.
26	Amalgamate	To combine or unite into one	merge, combine, unite, blend	separate, divide, split	The two small banks decided to amalgamate into a single larger institution.
27	Ambiguous	Open to more than one interpretation; unclear	vague, equivocal, unclear, obscure	clear, definite, unambiguous	The contract’s ambiguous wording led to a dispute between both parties.
28	Amble	To walk at a leisurely pace	stroll, saunter, wander, meander	rush, dash, sprint	We watched the elderly couple amble slowly along the beach at sunset.
29	Ambulatory	Able to walk; not bedridden	mobile, walking, convalescent	bedridden, immobile, stationary	Two weeks after surgery, the patient was finally ambulatory again.
30	Ameliorate	To make better; improve	improve, better, enhance, upgrade	worsen, deteriorate, aggravate	New irrigation systems helped ameliorate the farmers’ drought conditions.
31	Amicable	Friendly, characterized by goodwill	friendly, cordial, peaceable, harmonious	hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly	The couple reached an amicable agreement during their divorce settlement.
32	Amoral	Lacking moral sense; indifferent to right/wrong	unethical, unprincipled, neutral	moral, ethical, principled	The con artist seemed amoral, feeling no guilt about cheating elderly victims.
33	Amorphous	Without definite shape or form	shapeless, formless, vague	defined, structured, shaped	The committee’s amorphous plan lacked any clear goals or timeline.
34	Amplify	To increase in size, volume, or effect	intensify, magnify, expand, boost	reduce, diminish, lessen	The speakers amplified the singer’s voice so it could fill the entire stadium.
35	Analogous	Comparable in certain respects	comparable, similar, parallel, equivalent	dissimilar, unrelated, different	The structure of an atom is often described as analogous to a solar system.
36	Anathematize	To formally curse or condemn	curse, denounce, condemn, damn	bless, praise, commend	The council moved to anathematize the heretical teachings of the rebel monk.
37	Anemic	Weak; lacking vitality	pale, weak, feeble, pallid	robust, vigorous, healthy	The company’s anemic sales growth worried its investors.
38	Animated	Full of life; lively	lively, spirited, vivacious, energetic	dull, lifeless, listless	She gave an animated description of her trip, gesturing excitedly the whole time.
39	Animus	Hostility or ill feeling	animosity, enmity, hostility, antagonism	goodwill, friendship, amity	Years after the lawsuit, there was still clear animus between the former partners.
40	Anomaly	Something that deviates from the norm	aberration, deviation, irregularity	norm, regularity, standard	Scientists noticed an anomaly in the data that didn’t match their predictions.
41	Anonymous	Of unknown or unnamed identity	unnamed, unidentified, unsigned	named, identified, signed	An anonymous donor gave the school a generous gift of new computers.
42	Antediluvian	Extremely old or outdated	ancient, archaic, outdated, primitive	modern, current, contemporary	He still uses an antediluvian flip phone that has no internet access.
43	Antipathy	A deep-seated dislike	aversion, hostility, dislike, distaste	affinity, fondness, liking	She felt a strong antipathy toward anyone who treated animals cruelly.
44	Antithesis	Direct opposite	opposite, reverse, converse, contrary	equivalent, counterpart, same	Her calm, organized approach was the antithesis of her brother’s chaotic style.
45	Aphasia	Loss of ability to use or understand language	speechlessness, mutism	volubility, fluency, eloquence	After the stroke, he developed aphasia and struggled to form simple sentences.
46	Appease	To pacify or placate	pacify, placate, mollify, soothe	provoke, agitate, antagonize	The manager offered a refund to appease the angry customer.
47	Apposite	Apt; highly relevant	fitting, apt, relevant, suitable	inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable	She found an apposite quote that perfectly captured the theme of her essay.
48	Apprehend	To understand; to arrest; to fear	grasp, understand, arrest, dread	release, free, misunderstand	Police were able to apprehend the suspect just blocks from the crime scene.
49	Aptitude	Natural ability or talent	talent, knack, flair, capability	ineptitude, incompetence, inability	From a young age, she showed a real aptitude for solving math problems.
50	Aquiline	Hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak	hooked, curved, eagle-like	straight, flat	The portrait highlighted the king’s sharp, aquiline nose.
51	Archaic	Very old; outdated	ancient, antiquated, obsolete, old-fashioned	modern, current, new	The law still contains archaic language that hasn’t been updated in a century.
52	Ardour	Great enthusiasm or passion	passion, zeal, fervor, enthusiasm	apathy, indifference, coldness	He pursued his research with such ardour that he often forgot to eat lunch.
53	Array	An impressive display; to arrange	display, collection, arrangement	disarray, disorder, chaos	The bakery offered a dazzling array of pastries in the front window.
54	Arroyo	A dry creek bed or small gully	gully, ravine, gulch, channel	—	After the rare desert rainstorm, water briefly rushed through the dry arroyo.
55	Artifice	Clever trickery; cunning	trickery, deception, cunning, ruse	honesty, candor, sincerity	The magician’s trick relied on simple artifice rather than real magic.
56	Artisan	A skilled craftsperson	craftsman, artificer, technician	amateur, novice	The artisan spent weeks hand-carving the intricate wooden chair.
57	Ascertain	To find out for certain	determine, verify, confirm, establish	doubt, guess, speculate	Detectives worked to ascertain the exact time of the break-in.
58	Asperity	Harshness of tone or manner	harshness, severity, sharpness	gentleness, mildness, kindness	The coach spoke with such asperity that several players looked hurt.
59	Assuage	To ease or soothe	soothe, relieve, alleviate, pacify	aggravate, worsen, intensify	A warm cup of tea helped assuage her nerves before the interview.
60	Asteroid	A small rocky body orbiting the sun	planetoid, minor planet	—	Astronomers tracked the asteroid as it passed safely by Earth.
61	Astute	Shrewd; having sharp judgment	shrewd, sharp, clever, perceptive	naive, foolish, obtuse	Her astute analysis of the market saved the company from a costly mistake.
62	Atrocity	An extremely cruel or brutal act	outrage, barbarity, cruelty, horror	kindness, humanity, mercy	The trial revealed the full scale of the atrocities committed during the war.
63	Atrophy	To waste away from disuse	wither, waste away, decline, degenerate	grow, develop, strengthen	His leg muscles began to atrophy after months in a cast.
64	Attenuate	To weaken or reduce in force	weaken, dilute, reduce, lessen	strengthen, intensify, amplify	Thick concrete walls help attenuate the sound from the busy street outside.
65	Atypical	Not typical; unusual	unusual, abnormal, irregular, anomalous	typical, normal, usual	Her atypical symptoms made the illness difficult for doctors to diagnose.
66	Audacity	Bold, daring confidence	boldness, daring, nerve, impudence	timidity, cowardice, shyness	I can’t believe he had the audacity to ask for a raise after missing deadlines.
67	Augment	To make greater; increase	increase, enlarge, expand, boost	reduce, diminish, decrease	She took a part-time job to augment her income while finishing school.
68	Auxiliary	Providing supplementary support	supplementary, supportive, secondary	primary, main, essential	The hospital switched to an auxiliary generator when the power went out.
69	Avarice	Extreme greed for wealth	greed, covetousness, cupidity	generosity, charity, altruism	The old miser’s avarice kept him from ever donating a single coin.
70	Avert	To prevent or turn away	prevent, ward off, deflect, avoid	cause, invite, allow	Quick thinking by the pilot helped avert what could have been a disaster.
71	Awry	Off course; askew; wrong	askew, crooked, amiss, wrong	straight, correct, right	Their carefully planned picnic went awry when it suddenly started to pour.
72	Baleful	Threatening harm; malignant	menacing, malevolent, sinister, ominous	benign, harmless, favorable	The villain gave a baleful glare before slipping out of the room.
73	Balmy	Mild and pleasant (of weather)	mild, pleasant, soothing, gentle	harsh, severe, stormy	We spent the balmy evening relaxing on the porch in light jackets.
74	Banal	Lacking originality; trite	trite, cliched, unoriginal, dull	original, fresh, novel	The movie’s banal dialogue made it feel like every other romantic comedy.
75	Baneful	Harmful; destructive	harmful, deadly, pernicious, noxious	beneficial, harmless, wholesome	The factory’s baneful chemicals polluted the river for miles downstream.
76	Baroque	Highly ornate and elaborate	ornate, elaborate, extravagant, florid	plain, simple, austere	The cathedral’s baroque ceiling was covered in gold leaf and intricate carvings.
77	Beatific	Blissfully happy; serene	blissful, joyful, serene, radiant	miserable, gloomy, wretched	The newlyweds wore beatific smiles throughout the entire ceremony.
78	Belittle	To make someone seem unimportant	demean, disparage, deride, minimize	praise, exalt, magnify	His coworkers belittled her idea before realizing it actually saved the company money.
79	Bellicose	Eager to fight; aggressive	warlike, hostile, pugnacious, aggressive	peaceful, peaceable, friendly	The senator’s bellicose speech alarmed allies who feared it might lead to war.
80	Benign	Gentle; harmless	gentle, kindly, harmless, mild	malignant, harmful, malevolent	Thankfully, the biopsy confirmed the tumor was benign.
81	Benison	A blessing	blessing, benediction	curse, malediction	The priest offered a benison over the newborn child.
82	Berate	To scold harshly	scold, reprimand, chastise, rebuke	praise, commend, compliment	The coach berated the team for missing three practices in a row.
83	Bestial	Brutal; animal-like	savage, brutal, barbaric, feral	civilized, humane, noble	The soldiers were horrified by the bestial treatment of the prisoners.
84	Bigotry	Intolerance toward those who differ	intolerance, prejudice, narrow-mindedness	tolerance, open-mindedness, acceptance	The film exposes the bigotry that immigrants faced in the small town.
85	Bizarre	Strikingly odd or unusual	strange, odd, peculiar, weird	normal, ordinary, conventional	Neighbors described hearing a bizarre noise coming from the abandoned house.
86	Blanch	To turn pale; to whiten	whiten, pale, bleach, fade	darken, color, flush	His face seemed to blanch the moment he heard the bad news.
87	Bland	Lacking flavor or excitement; mild	dull, mild, flavorless, insipid	spicy, exciting, zesty, caustic	The hospital food was so bland that he asked for extra salt and pepper.
88	Blase	Unimpressed due to overexposure; indifferent	jaded, unimpressed, indifferent, nonchalant	enthusiastic, eager, fiery	After years of world travel, she had become blase about even the most famous landmarks.
89	Bleak	Bare, cold, depressing	desolate, dreary, grim, cheerless	bright, cheerful, hopeful	The bleak winter landscape stretched out for miles without a single tree.
90	Blithe	Carefree and lighthearted	cheerful, carefree, lighthearted, merry	gloomy, somber, melancholy	She skipped down the street with a blithe disregard for the rain.
91	Boisterous	Noisy, energetic, unruly	rowdy, noisy, rambunctious, unruly	calm, quiet, subdued	The boisterous crowd cheered loudly after the winning goal.
92	Bombastic	Pompous, high-sounding but with little meaning	pompous, grandiloquent, pretentious	modest, plain, simple	The politician’s bombastic speech was full of grand promises but few real plans.
93	Boorish	Rude and ill-mannered	rude, crude, uncouth, churlish	polite, refined, courteous	His boorish table manners embarrassed everyone at the formal dinner.
94	Bouillon	A clear, thin broth	broth, stock, consomme	—	The chef simmered chicken bones for hours to make a rich bouillon.
95	Brackish	Slightly salty (of water)	salty, briny	fresh, pure	Where the river meets the sea, the water becomes noticeably brackish.
96	Braggadocio	Boastful, arrogant behavior	bragging, boasting, swagger	modesty, humility	Beneath all his braggadocio, he was actually quite nervous about the match.
97	Brazen	Bold and shameless	shameless, bold, audacious, impudent	shy, timid, modest	In a brazen move, the thief walked out of the store carrying the stolen TV in plain sight.
98	Brindled	Brownish/tawny with streaks of another color	streaked, mottled, dappled	solid-colored, uniform	The brindled dog had dark stripes running across its tan fur.
99	Brochure	A small booklet or pamphlet for information	pamphlet, booklet, leaflet, flyer	—	The travel agency handed out a colorful brochure describing the island resort.
100	Bucolic	Relating to pleasant, rural country life	rural, pastoral, rustic, idyllic	urban, metropolitan, industrial	After years in the city, she craved the bucolic peace of her grandparents’ farm.
101	Buxom	Plump and healthy-looking, especially large-busted	plump, voluptuous, full-figured, curvaceous	slender, thin, slight	The painting showed a buxom woman carrying baskets of fruit to market.
102	Cache	A hidden store of things, or a hiding place	hoard, stash, stockpile, reserve	—	Police discovered a cache of stolen weapons buried behind the old barn.
103	Cacophony	A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds	discord, dissonance, din, racket	harmony, melody, euphony	The cacophony of car horns and construction noise made it impossible to concentrate.
104	Callow	Immature and inexperienced	immature, inexperienced, naive, green	mature, experienced, seasoned	The callow intern kept making rookie mistakes during his first week on the job.
105	Candid	Truthful and straightforward; frank	frank, honest, forthright, outspoken	evasive, deceptive, guarded	Her candid review of the restaurant mentioned both the great food and the slow service.
106	Capacious	Having a lot of space; roomy	spacious, roomy, ample, extensive	cramped, small, confined	The capacious trunk of the old sedan easily held all their camping gear.
107	Capricious	Given to sudden, unpredictable changes in mood or behavior	fickle, whimsical, unpredictable, erratic	consistent, steady, stable	The capricious weather in the mountains can shift from sunshine to snow within an hour.
108	Captious	Tending to find fault over trivial matters	faultfinding, carping, nitpicking, critical	tolerant, uncritical, lenient	The captious editor rejected the article over a single misplaced comma.
109	Carnal	Relating to physical or bodily pleasures rather than spiritual ones	physical, bodily, sensual, fleshly	spiritual, chaste, ascetic	The monk had renounced all carnal pleasures to focus on his spiritual practice.
110	Carnivorous	Feeding on meat	meat-eating, predatory	herbivorous, vegetarian	Lions and tigers are carnivorous animals that hunt other creatures for food.
111	Carping	Persistently criticizing in a petty, nagging way	nagging, faultfinding, nitpicking, complaining	praising, complimentary, approving	His carping remarks about every small decision wore down the whole team’s morale.
112	Castigation	Severe criticism or punishment	reprimand, rebuke, chastisement, censure	praise, commendation, approval	The report was a harsh castigation of the company’s failure to protect its workers.
113	Categorical	Stated absolutely and without exception or qualification	unqualified, absolute, unconditional, explicit	vague, ambiguous, qualified	She gave a categorical denial, insisting she had never even met the man.
114	Catholic	Universal in range; including a wide variety	universal, broad, all-embracing, comprehensive	narrow, limited, parochial	His catholic taste in music ranges from classical symphonies to underground hip-hop.
115	Celerity	Swiftness of movement or action	speed, swiftness, alacrity, rapidity	slowness, sluggishness, lethargy	The firefighters moved with such celerity that the blaze was out within minutes.
116	Celibate	Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations	chaste, unmarried, abstinent	married, sexually active	The priest had lived a celibate life since taking his vows twenty years ago.
117	Censure	To express strong formal disapproval of	condemn, criticize, reprimand, denounce	praise, commend, approve	The senator was censured by his colleagues after the ethics investigation.
118	Centrifugal	Moving or directed away from a center	outward-moving, radiating	centripetal, inward-moving	The centrifugal force pushed the wet clothes against the walls of the spinning drum.
119	Cessation	The fact or process of ending or stopping	stopping, ending, halt, termination	continuation, commencement, beginning	Both sides agreed to an immediate cessation of hostilities along the border.
120	Chaffing	Light-hearted teasing or joking	teasing, joking, bantering, ribbing	serious, solemn, grave	The old friends spent the evening chaffing each other about their college days.
121	Chaste	Abstaining from sex outside marriage; pure and modest	pure, virtuous, modest, celibate	promiscuous, impure, licentious	The novel’s heroine remained chaste despite the many suitors pursuing her.
122	Chide	To scold or rebuke mildly	scold, rebuke, reprimand, admonish	praise, commend, compliment	Her mother gently chided her for leaving the dishes in the sink again.
123	Chimerical	Highly unrealistic; fanciful or imaginary	fanciful, illusory, unrealistic, fantastical	realistic, practical, feasible	His chimerical plan to build a floating city struck investors as pure fantasy.
124	Choleric	Easily angered; bad-tempered	irritable, testy, hot-headed, bad-tempered	calm, placid, easygoing	The choleric coach screamed at the referee after every close call.
125	Churlish	Rude and ill-mannered	rude, boorish, surly, impolite	polite, courteous, gracious	It seemed churlish to refuse the gift after she had driven two hours to deliver it.
126	Ciliated	Covered with tiny hair-like structures called cilia	hairy, fringed, bristled	bald, smooth	The ciliated cells lining the airway sweep dust and mucus out of the lungs.
127	Circuitous	Indirect and roundabout, taking a longer route	indirect, roundabout, meandering, winding	direct, straight, straightforward	We took a circuitous route through the back roads to avoid the highway traffic.
128	Cite	To quote as evidence, or to mention as an example	quote, reference, mention, invoke	omit, ignore	The lawyer cited three earlier rulings to support her argument.
129	Clandestine	Kept secret or done secretively	secret, covert, surreptitious, furtive	open, public, overt	The two companies held a clandestine meeting to discuss the merger before announcing it.
130	Claustrophobia	An intense, irrational fear of confined spaces	fear of enclosed spaces	—	His claustrophobia made the cramped elevator ride feel unbearable.
131	Cleft	Split, divided, or partly split; a crack or fissure	split, crack, fissure, divide	whole, united, unbroken	Water had carved a deep cleft into the rock over thousands of years.
132	Cliche	An overused phrase or idea that has lost its original impact	platitude, truism, stereotype, banality	original idea, novel expression	The speech was full of tired cliches like ‘giving 110 percent.’
133	Coerce	To persuade someone to do something by force or threats	force, compel, pressure, intimidate	persuade gently, invite, allow	The witness claimed she had been coerced into signing the false statement.
134	Cognizance	Knowledge, awareness, or understanding of something	awareness, knowledge, perception, recognition	ignorance, unawareness, oblivion	The judge took cognizance of the new evidence before issuing his ruling.
135	Cohere	To stick together or be logically consistent	stick together, bond, unite, connect	separate, disperse, scatter	Without a clear thesis, the essay’s paragraphs failed to cohere into one argument.
136	Collation	A light informal meal, or the act of comparing texts	light meal, snack, buffet	—	Guests enjoyed a simple collation of sandwiches and fruit after the ceremony.
137	Colloquial	Used in ordinary, informal conversation rather than formal writing	informal, conversational, vernacular, everyday	formal, literary, formal register	The textbook was praised for explaining grammar in colloquial, easy-to-follow language.
138	Colloquy	A conversation or formal discussion	conversation, dialogue, discussion, conference	monologue, silence	The two philosophers engaged in a lengthy colloquy about the nature of free will.
139	Comatose	In a deep state of unconsciousness; extremely sluggish	unconscious, lethargic, inert, sluggish	alert, conscious, awake	The patient remained comatose for three days following the accident.
140	Combustible	Capable of catching fire and burning easily	flammable, inflammable, incendiary	nonflammable, fireproof, incombustible	The warehouse stored combustible chemicals that required strict fire safety measures.
141	Comely	Pleasant to look at; attractive	attractive, pretty, fair, pleasing	unattractive, plain, homely	The old ballad described a comely young woman waiting by the shore.
142	Commiserate	To express sympathy or sorrow for someone’s misfortune	sympathize, condole, console, empathize	congratulate, rejoice, mock	Coworkers gathered to commiserate with him after he lost the promotion.
143	Commodious	Spacious and comfortable	spacious, roomy, ample, capacious	cramped, small, confined	The new apartment had a commodious kitchen with plenty of counter space.
144	Compliant	Willing to yield to others; obedient to rules	obedient, submissive, yielding, docile	defiant, rebellious, obstinate	The company updated its policies to remain compliant with the new regulations.
145	Conciliate	To placate or win over someone by pleasant behavior	appease, placate, reconcile, pacify	provoke, antagonize, alienate	The manager tried to conciliate the angry clients by offering a full refund.
146	Concoct	To make up or devise something, often by combining elements	devise, contrive, fabricate, invent	reveal honestly, disclose	He concocted an elaborate excuse for why he had missed the meeting.
147	Condone	To accept or overlook behavior that is considered wrong	overlook, excuse, forgive, tolerate	condemn, denounce, punish	The school made clear that it would not condone any form of bullying.
148	Confiscate	To take or seize property with authority	seize, appropriate, commandeer, impound	return, restore, give back	Airport security confiscated the oversized bottle of shampoo from her bag.
149	Conformity	Behavior in accordance with accepted standards or rules	compliance, agreement, obedience, adherence	nonconformity, rebellion, defiance	The factory was inspected to ensure conformity with safety regulations.
150	Congenital	Present from birth	inborn, innate, hereditary, inherent	acquired, developed later, learned	The child was born with a congenital heart defect that required early surgery.
151	Conjecture	A guess or opinion formed without sufficient evidence	guess, speculation, hypothesis, surmise	fact, certainty, proof	Without any real evidence, the theory remained mere conjecture.
152	Connoisseur	An expert judge in matters of taste, especially art or food	expert, aficionado, gourmet, specialist	novice, amateur, layperson	As a wine connoisseur, he could identify the vineyard from a single sip.
153	Consanguinity	Blood relationship; kinship by descent from a common ancestor	kinship, blood relation, lineage	unrelatedness, estrangement	Marriage between close relatives is restricted due to consanguinity laws.
154	Consensus	General agreement among a group	agreement, accord, unanimity, unity	disagreement, discord, dissent	After hours of debate, the board finally reached a consensus on the new budget.
155	Construe	To interpret or explain the meaning of something	interpret, explain, understand, deduce	misinterpret, confuse	His silence was construed by the jury as an admission of guilt.
156	Contaminate	To make impure by exposing it to something harmful	pollute, taint, infect, corrupt	purify, cleanse, sanitize	Chemical waste from the factory contaminated the town’s drinking water.
157	Contentious	Likely to cause an argument; controversial	controversial, disputed, divisive, argumentative	uncontroversial, agreeable, undisputed	Immigration remains one of the most contentious issues in the election.
158	Continence	Self-restraint, especially regarding sexual desire	self-restraint, abstinence, moderation	indulgence, excess, incontinence	The monastic order required strict continence from all its members.
159	Contraband	Goods that are illegal to import, export, or possess	smuggled goods, illicit goods	legal goods	Customs officers seized a shipment of contraband cigarettes at the border.
160	Contrite	Feeling or showing sincere remorse for wrongdoing	remorseful, penitent, regretful, repentant	unrepentant, remorseless, unashamed	He offered a contrite apology after realizing how much his words had hurt her.
161	Controvert	To deny or contradict a statement or claim	contradict, dispute, refute, challenge	confirm, support, corroborate	The new study seemed to controvert everything scientists had previously believed.
162	Convene	To come together, or to call people to assemble	assemble, gather, meet, congregate	disperse, scatter, adjourn	The committee will convene next Monday to discuss the proposed changes.
163	Conversant	Familiar with or knowledgeable about a particular subject	familiar, knowledgeable, versed, acquainted	unfamiliar, ignorant, uninformed	As a longtime lawyer, she is thoroughly conversant with contract law.
164	Copious	Abundant in supply or quantity	abundant, plentiful, ample, profuse	scarce, meager, scant	She took copious notes throughout the entire three-hour lecture.
165	Corpulent	Fat; having a large, heavy body	obese, stout, portly, fat	slim, thin, lean	The corpulent king in the painting sat surrounded by plates of rich food.
166	Coy	Shy or modest, often in a flirtatious or teasing way	shy, demure, bashful, reticent	bold, forward, brazen	She gave a coy smile instead of answering the question directly.
167	Cozen	To deceive or trick someone, usually for personal gain	deceive, trick, dupe, swindle	deal honestly, treat honestly	The salesman cozened elderly customers into buying insurance they didn’t need.
168	Craven	Completely lacking courage; cowardly	cowardly, timid, fainthearted, spineless	brave, courageous, bold	His craven refusal to defend his friend disappointed everyone in the room.
169	Crux	The most important or decisive point of a matter	core, heart, essence, gist	periphery, side issue	The crux of the disagreement was who would pay for the repairs.
170	Cryptic	Having a meaning that is mysterious or difficult to understand	mysterious, obscure, enigmatic, puzzling	clear, obvious, explicit	He left a cryptic note that no one could quite decipher.
171	Cupidity	Greed, especially for money or possessions	greed, avarice, covetousness	generosity, charity, altruism	The executive’s cupidity led him to falsify the company’s earnings reports.
172	Curtail	To reduce or cut something short	reduce, shorten, cut short, limit	extend, lengthen, expand	The airline was forced to curtail its flight schedule due to the storm.
173	Cynical	Distrustful of people’s sincerity or motives; pessimistic	skeptical, distrustful, pessimistic, doubtful	trusting, optimistic, naive	After being lied to so many times, she grew cynical about politicians’ promises.
174	Dank	Unpleasantly damp, cold, and often musty smelling	damp, moist, clammy, musty	dry, arid	The dank basement smelled of mildew and old cardboard boxes.
175	Dapper	Neat, trim, and stylish in dress and appearance	smart, spruce, neat, well-groomed	scruffy, untidy, disheveled	The dapper old gentleman always wore a bow tie and polished shoes.
176	Dauntless	Showing fearlessness and determination	fearless, brave, intrepid, bold	cowardly, timid, fearful	The dauntless firefighter ran back into the burning building to save the child.
177	Dearth	A scarcity or lack of something	scarcity, shortage, lack, paucity	abundance, surplus, plenty	There was a dearth of affordable housing in the growing city.
178	Debacle	A sudden, humiliating failure or disaster	fiasco, disaster, catastrophe, collapse	success, triumph, achievement	The product launch turned into a complete debacle when the app crashed on stage.
179	Debilitate	To make someone or something weak	weaken, enfeeble, sap, exhaust	strengthen, invigorate, energize	The long illness left him too debilitated to walk without assistance.
180	Debonair	Confident, stylish, and charming, especially in a man	charming, suave, elegant, sophisticated	awkward, uncouth, gauche	The debonair actor charmed the entire audience with his easy smile and wit.
181	Decimate	To destroy or kill a large proportion of something	destroy, annihilate, devastate, wipe out	preserve, restore, rebuild	The disease decimated the local deer population within a single winter.
182	Declivity	A downward slope	descent, downgrade, slope, decline	acclivity, ascent, incline	The skiers raced down the steep declivity toward the finish line.
183	Decollete	Having a low-cut neckline that reveals the shoulders or chest	low-cut, revealing	high-necked, covered	She wore an elegant decollete gown to the awards ceremony.
184	Decorous	Behaving in a way that is polite, proper, and socially acceptable	proper, dignified, seemly, respectable	improper, indecorous, unseemly	Guests were expected to maintain decorous behavior throughout the formal dinner.
185	Decrepitude	The state of being weakened or worn out by age or wear	feebleness, frailty, infirmity	vigor, vitality, strength	The old mansion had fallen into decrepitude after decades of neglect.
186	Default	Failure to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one	failure to act, nonpayment, omission	fulfillment, compliance, payment	The homeowners were at risk of default after missing three mortgage payments.
187	Defection	The abandonment of loyalty or duty, often to join an opposing side	desertion, abandonment, betrayal, apostasy	loyalty, allegiance, fidelity	The general’s defection to the rebel forces shocked the entire nation.
188	Defile	To make dirty or violate the sanctity of something	pollute, contaminate, desecrate, corrupt	purify, cleanse, honor	Vandals defiled the ancient monument with spray paint overnight.
189	Degraded	Reduced in quality, status, or dignity	debased, lowered, demeaned, corrupted	elevated, ennobled, enhanced	Years of pollution had degraded the once-clear waters of the lake.
190	Deleterious	Harmful or damaging, often in a subtle way	harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious	beneficial, harmless, wholesome	Too much stress can have a deleterious effect on both physical and mental health.
191	Deluge	A severe flood, or an overwhelming rush of something	flood, downpour, torrent, inundation	drought, trickle, drizzle	A deluge of complaints flooded the company’s customer service line.
192	Denigrate	To criticize unfairly or belittle someone’s reputation	belittle, disparage, defame, malign	praise, extol, commend	The rival candidate tried to denigrate her opponent’s record in every speech.
193	Denouement	The final resolution of the plot of a story or situation	resolution, outcome, conclusion, ending	beginning, introduction, prelude	In the novel’s denouement, the long-lost siblings are finally reunited.
194	Depravity	Moral corruption or wickedness	wickedness, corruption, immorality, vice	virtue, morality, goodness	The documentary exposed the shocking depravity of the prison guards.
195	Deranged	Mad or insane, often violently so	insane, crazed, unhinged, mad	sane, rational, lucid	Witnesses described the deranged man shouting incoherently at passing cars.
196	Derogatory	Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude	disparaging, insulting, demeaning, contemptuous	complimentary, respectful, flattering	He was fired for making derogatory comments about his coworkers online.
197	Desecrate	To treat a sacred place or object with violent disrespect	profane, defile, violate, dishonor	consecrate, honor, revere	Protesters were arrested for attempting to desecrate the war memorial.
198	Despicable	Deserving hatred and contempt	contemptible, vile, detestable, loathsome	admirable, honorable, respectable	Stealing from a children’s charity is a truly despicable act.
199	Destitute	Extremely poor and lacking basic necessities	impoverished, penniless, poverty-stricken, indigent	affluent, wealthy, prosperous	The flood left thousands of families destitute and homeless overnight.
200	Devoid	Completely lacking or without something	lacking, bereft, empty, void	full, replete, abundant	The abandoned house was devoid of any furniture or signs of life.
201	Devout	Deeply religious or sincere in belief	pious, religious, devoted, fervent	irreligious, indifferent, impious	The devout monk prayed for hours every morning before sunrise.
202	Diabolical	Evil, devilish	evil, wicked, fiendish, satanic	angelic, virtuous, benevolent	The villain hatched a diabolical scheme to destroy the entire city.
203	Diatribe	A forceful verbal attack	tirade, rant, harangue, invective	praise, tribute, compliment	He launched into a diatribe against his former business partner.
204	Diffidence	Shyness; lack of self-confidence	shyness, timidity, reticence, hesitancy	confidence, boldness, assurance	Her diffidence kept her from speaking up during the meeting.
205	Dilate	To make wider; to expand	expand, widen, enlarge, distend	contract, shrink, narrow	The doctor used drops to dilate her pupils before the eye exam.
206	Dilatory	Slow; intended to cause delay	slow, tardy, procrastinating, sluggish	prompt, punctual, efficient	The company’s dilatory response to the complaint frustrated customers.
207	Diminution	A reduction in size or importance	reduction, decrease, lessening, decline	increase, enlargement, growth	There has been a noticeable diminution in the river’s water level this year.
208	Din	A loud, unpleasant noise	noise, racket, clamor, uproar	silence, quiet, calm	The din from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
209	Disabuse	To free someone from a mistaken belief	correct, undeceive, enlighten	mislead, deceive, delude	The teacher tried to disabuse students of the myth that the test would be easy.
210	Disconsolate	Unable to be comforted; very unhappy	heartbroken, inconsolable, miserable, forlorn	cheerful, content, joyful	She was disconsolate after losing her beloved dog.
211	Disingenuous	Not candid; insincere	insincere, deceptive, dishonest, two-faced	sincere, genuine, honest	His disingenuous apology fooled no one in the room.
212	Disinterested	Impartial, unbiased	impartial, unbiased, neutral, objective	biased, partial, prejudiced	The judge remained disinterested throughout the entire trial.
213	Disjointed	Lacking order or coherence	incoherent, fragmented, disconnected, rambling	coherent, organized, connected	His disjointed speech left the audience confused about his main point.
214	Disparity	A great difference	inequality, difference, discrepancy, imbalance	similarity, equality, parity	There is a huge disparity in income between the two neighborhoods.
215	Dispassionate	Not influenced by emotion	impartial, unemotional, objective, detached	emotional, biased, passionate	The analyst gave a dispassionate assessment of the company’s failing strategy.
216	Dispirited	Having lost enthusiasm or hope	discouraged, disheartened, downcast, demoralized	encouraged, inspired, hopeful	The dispirited team trudged off the field after their tenth straight loss.
217	Dissipate	To disperse or scatter; to squander	disperse, scatter, dwindle, squander	gather, accumulate, concentrate	The morning fog began to dissipate as the sun rose higher.
218	Distend	To swell or bulge outward	swell, bloat, expand, inflate	shrink, contract, deflate	The starving child’s stomach was visibly distended.
219	Distrait	Absent-minded, distracted	absent-minded, distracted, preoccupied, inattentive	attentive, focused, alert	He seemed distrait during dinner, barely responding to anyone.
220	Divulge	To reveal private information	reveal, disclose, expose, leak	conceal, withhold, hide	The employee refused to divulge the company’s trade secrets.
221	Doff	To take off or remove, especially clothing	remove, take off, shed	don, put on, wear	The gentleman doffed his hat as a sign of respect.
222	Dogmatic	Asserting opinions without proof, in an arrogant way	opinionated, doctrinaire, rigid, inflexible	open-minded, flexible, tolerant	His dogmatic insistence on being right made discussions with him exhausting.
223	Dotage	A decline of mental faculties in old age	senility, feebleness, decrepitude	prime, vigor, alertness	In his dotage, the old man often forgot where he had put his keys.
224	Dour	Stern and gloomy in manner	stern, grim, severe, sullen	cheerful, warm, friendly	The dour librarian rarely smiled at any of the students.
225	Droll	Amusing in an odd or quaint way	amusing, quirky, comical, whimsical	serious, humorless, solemn	His droll sense of humor caught everyone off guard at the funeral reception.
227	Ecstasy	Overwhelming joy	joy, rapture, bliss, elation	misery, despair, agony	The fans screamed in ecstasy when their team scored the winning goal.
228	Edify	To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually	instruct, enlighten, educate, uplift	corrupt, degrade, mislead	The professor’s lecture was meant to edify students about ancient philosophy.
229	Efface	To erase or make indistinct	erase, obliterate, delete, remove	highlight, emphasize, preserve	Years of rain had begun to efface the inscription on the old gravestone.
230	Effigy	A sculpture or model representing a hated person	dummy, model, image, likeness	—	Protesters burned an effigy of the corrupt politician outside city hall.
231	Egregious	Shockingly bad; outstandingly bad	outrageous, flagrant, blatant, glaring	minor, negligible, unremarkable	The referee’s egregious mistake cost the team the championship.
232	Egress	The act of going out; an exit	exit, departure, outlet	entrance, ingress	In case of fire, use the nearest egress to leave the building quickly.
233	Elated	Very happy, joyful	joyful, thrilled, overjoyed, exultant	dejected, depressed, sad	She was elated when she found out she had been accepted into medical school.
234	Elusive	Difficult to find, catch, or achieve	evasive, hard to find, slippery, intangible	obvious, apparent, easy to catch	A cure for the disease has remained elusive despite decades of research.
235	Emaciated	Abnormally thin from lack of food	gaunt, skeletal, malnourished, wasted	plump, healthy, robust	Rescuers were shocked by the emaciated condition of the stranded hikers.
236	Emancipate	To free from restriction or slavery	liberate, free, release, unshackle	enslave, imprison, restrict	The proclamation helped emancipate thousands of enslaved people.
237	Embellish	To decorate; to add exaggerated details to a story	decorate, adorn, elaborate, embroider	simplify, understate, plainify	He tends to embellish his fishing stories with each retelling.
238	Embroil	To involve someone deeply in a conflict	entangle, involve, ensnare, implicate	extricate, disentangle, free	The company got embroiled in a lengthy legal battle over patents.
239	Emendation	A correction, especially of a text	correction, revision, amendment	error, mistake	The editor made several emendations to the manuscript before publication.
240	Eminent	Famous and respected; high in rank	renowned, distinguished, prominent, illustrious	obscure, unknown, insignificant	An eminent scientist was invited to open the new research center.
241	Enervate	To weaken or drain of energy	weaken, exhaust, debilitate, sap	strengthen, invigorate, energize	The oppressive heat enervated the marathon runners by mile twenty.
242	Enhance	To improve or increase in quality	improve, boost, augment, amplify	diminish, worsen, degrade	The new lighting helped enhance the restaurant’s cozy atmosphere.
243	Ennui	A feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction	boredom, tedium, listlessness, apathy	excitement, enthusiasm, interest	A deep sense of ennui settled over him during the long, uneventful summer.
244	Enunciate	To pronounce words clearly	articulate, pronounce, express clearly	mumble, slur, mutter	The teacher asked students to enunciate each word slowly during the speech.
245	Ephemeral	Lasting a very short time	fleeting, transient, momentary, short-lived	permanent, lasting, enduring	The cherry blossoms are beautiful but ephemeral, lasting only a week or two.
246	Equable	Calm and even-tempered; uniform	even-tempered, calm, steady, consistent	volatile, erratic, temperamental	Despite the chaos around him, he maintained an equable temperament.
247	Equanimity	Mental calmness in difficult situations	composure, calmness, poise, serenity	agitation, anxiety, distress	She handled the crisis with remarkable equanimity, never once raising her voice.
248	Equilibrium	A state of balance	balance, stability, symmetry, steadiness	imbalance, instability, disequilibrium	The gymnast fought to maintain her equilibrium on the narrow beam.
249	Equitable	Fair and impartial	fair, just, impartial, unbiased	unfair, biased, unjust	The judge worked to reach an equitable settlement for both parties.
250	Equivocal	Ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation	ambiguous, vague, unclear, evasive	clear, unambiguous, definite	His equivocal answer left reporters unsure whether he would resign.
251	Erratic	Inconsistent, unpredictable	unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular, capricious	consistent, steady, predictable	The driver’s erratic swerving alarmed everyone else on the highway.
252	Erroneous	Incorrect, based on a mistake	incorrect, mistaken, false, inaccurate	correct, accurate, true	The report contained several erroneous statistics that had to be corrected.
253	Erudite	Having or showing great knowledge	scholarly, learned, knowledgeable, educated	ignorant, uneducated, unlearned	The erudite professor could discuss ancient Greek philosophy for hours.
254	Ethereal	Extremely delicate and light; heavenly	delicate, airy, heavenly, otherworldly	earthly, solid, substantial	The singer’s ethereal voice seemed to float above the orchestra.
255	Eulogistic	Full of praise, especially of the dead	laudatory, complimentary, adulatory	critical, derogatory, disparaging	The eulogistic speech at the funeral highlighted every kindness he had shown.
256	Euphonious	Pleasant sounding	melodious, harmonious, mellifluous, sweet-sounding	cacophonous, harsh, discordant	The poem’s euphonious rhythm made it a joy to read aloud.
257	Evasive	Avoiding direct answers; elusive	elusive, noncommittal, cagey, vague	direct, forthright, candid	The witness gave evasive answers whenever asked about that night.
258	Exasperate	To irritate intensely	infuriate, irritate, aggravate, annoy	soothe, calm, please	Her constant excuses began to exasperate her manager.
259	Excoriate	To criticize severely; to strip the skin off	denounce, criticize harshly, censure, berate	praise, commend, compliment	The critic excoriated the film for its shallow plot and wooden acting.
260	Exculpate	To clear from blame	absolve, acquit, clear, vindicate	incriminate, blame, convict	New DNA evidence helped exculpate the man after twenty years in prison.
261	Execrable	Extremely bad or unpleasant	atrocious, abominable, appalling, dreadful	excellent, superb, admirable	The restaurant’s execrable service ruined what should have been a nice evening.
262	Execrate	To feel or express great loathing for	loathe, detest, condemn, curse	admire, revere, praise	Villagers execrated the warlord responsible for burning their homes.
263	Exhume	To dig up a buried body	disinter, unearth, dig up	bury, inter, entomb	Investigators decided to exhume the body to search for new evidence.
264	Exodus	A mass departure of people	departure, migration, evacuation, flight	arrival, influx, immigration	The war triggered a mass exodus of refugees toward the border.
265	Exonerate	To clear of blame	absolve, acquit, vindicate, clear	incriminate, blame, convict	The new witness statement helped exonerate the wrongly accused man.
266	Exorbitant	Unreasonably high, excessive	excessive, extortionate, outrageous, unreasonable	reasonable, moderate, fair	Tourists were shocked by the exorbitant prices at the airport cafe.
267	Extemporaneous	Spoken without preparation	impromptu, unrehearsed, spontaneous, improvised	rehearsed, prepared, scripted	She delivered a brilliant extemporaneous speech after her notes were lost.
268	Extraneous	Irrelevant, not essential	irrelevant, unnecessary, superfluous, unrelated	relevant, essential, pertinent	The editor cut all the extraneous details to make the article more concise.
269	Extrinsic	External; not part of the essential nature of something	external, outside, extraneous	intrinsic, inherent, internal	The value of the antique comes from extrinsic factors like its rarity, not its material.
270	Extrovert	An outgoing, sociable person	sociable person, people-person	introvert	As a natural extrovert, she loved meeting new people at every party.
271	Fanciful	Imaginative but unrealistic	imaginative, whimsical, fantastical, unrealistic	realistic, practical, down-to-earth	The children loved her fanciful bedtime stories about talking animals.
272	Fatuous	Silly, foolish, lacking intelligence	foolish, inane, silly, vacuous	sensible, wise, intelligent	His fatuous remarks about the economy revealed how little he understood it.
273	Feasible	Possible to do easily; achievable	possible, achievable, viable, practicable	impossible, impractical, unfeasible	The engineers determined the bridge design was structurally feasible.
274	Fecundity	The ability to produce offspring; fertility	fertility, fruitfulness, productiveness	infertility, barrenness, sterility	The fecundity of the soil allowed farmers to harvest three crops a year.
275	Feign	To pretend	pretend, fake, simulate, affect	reveal, show genuinely	He feigned illness to avoid attending the mandatory meeting.
276	Fell	Fierce and deadly	deadly, lethal, cruel, savage	gentle, harmless, benign	With one fell swing of the axe, the lumberjack felled the massive oak.
277	Ferment	A state of agitation or excitement	turmoil, unrest, agitation, upheaval	calm, stability, peace	Political ferment spread through the capital after the announcement.
278	Fiasco	A complete, usually embarrassing failure	disaster, debacle, failure, catastrophe	success, triumph, achievement	The product launch turned into a total fiasco when the servers crashed.
279	Fickle	Changeable, not loyal or consistent	capricious, inconsistent, changeable, unpredictable	loyal, steadfast, constant	His fickle taste in music changes almost every week.
280	Filch	To steal, especially something small	pilfer, steal, swipe, pinch	return, give	The raccoon filched a sandwich right off the picnic table.
281	Finite	Having limits or bounds	limited, bounded, restricted	infinite, unlimited, boundless	Everyone has only a finite amount of time each day to get things done.
282	Flail	To swing or move wildly	thrash, swing wildly, flounder	still, steady	The swimmer began to flail his arms as the current pulled him further out.
283	Flair	A natural talent or stylish quality	talent, aptitude, panache, style	ineptitude, clumsiness	She has a real flair for designing eye-catching invitations.
284	Flamboyant	Very showy or elaborate	showy, ostentatious, extravagant, colorful	understated, plain, restrained	The singer’s flamboyant costumes were as memorable as his songs.
285	Fledgling	Inexperienced, new; a young bird	novice, beginner, inexperienced, new	veteran, experienced, seasoned	The fledgling company struggled to compete with established rivals.
286	Florid	Flushed with color; overly elaborate	ruddy, flushed, ornate, flowery	pale, plain, simple	His florid writing style was full of unnecessary adjectives.
287	Foil	To prevent from succeeding; a contrasting person or thing	thwart, frustrate, block, prevent	aid, assist, help	Security cameras helped foil the burglars’ plan.
288	Foment	To instigate or stir up trouble	incite, instigate, provoke, stir up	quell, suppress, calm	The propaganda was designed to foment unrest among the villagers.
289	Foolhardy	Recklessly bold	reckless, rash, imprudent, daring	cautious, prudent, careful	Climbing the icy cliff without ropes was a foolhardy decision.
290	Foppish	Excessively concerned with fashion; dandyish	dandyish, vain, overdressed	plain, unpretentious, modest	The foppish nobleman spent hours choosing the perfect silk cravat.
291	Foray	A brief attempt or incursion into a new activity	venture, excursion, incursion, attempt	retreat, withdrawal	This cookbook marks the chef’s first foray into publishing.
292	Formidable	Inspiring fear or respect through being impressive	intimidating, daunting, impressive, powerful	weak, unimpressive, feeble	The defending champion is a formidable opponent for any challenger.
293	Foster	To encourage the development of	encourage, nurture, promote, cultivate	hinder, discourage, suppress	The program was designed to foster creativity among young students.
294	Franchise	Authorization to sell a company’s goods; the right to vote	license, authorization, right, privilege	prohibition, restriction	He decided to open a franchise of the popular coffee chain.
295	Fritter	To waste time or money gradually	squander, waste, dissipate	save, conserve, invest	She frittered away her entire paycheck on impulse purchases.
296	Frugality	The quality of being economical	thriftiness, economy, prudence	extravagance, wastefulness, lavishness	His frugality allowed him to save enough to retire early.
297	Fulminate	To express strong criticism loudly	rail, denounce, protest loudly	praise, endorse, commend	The senator fulminated against the proposed tax increase for over an hour.
298	Furor	A great excitement or outcry	uproar, commotion, outcry, frenzy	calm, peace, tranquility	The announcement caused a furor among fans of the show.
299	Furtive	Secretive, sly	secretive, sly, stealthy, sneaky	open, forthright, candid	He gave a furtive glance over his shoulder before slipping through the door.
300	Gadfly	A persistently annoying critic or provocateur	critic, nuisance, provocateur	supporter, ally, conformist	The reporter earned a reputation as a gadfly, constantly needling local politicians.
301	Galleon	A large sailing ship, especially Spanish	sailing ship, vessel	—	The museum displayed a model of a 16th-century Spanish galleon.
302	Garish	Obtrusively bright or gaudy	gaudy, flashy, loud, showy	subtle, tasteful, understated	The hotel lobby’s garish neon lights gave visitors an instant headache.
303	Garner	To gather or collect	gather, collect, accumulate, amass	scatter, distribute, disperse	The documentary garnered widespread praise from critics.
304	Garnish	To decorate, especially food	decorate, adorn, embellish	strip, plain	The chef garnished the plate with a sprig of fresh mint.
305	Garrulity	Excessive talkativeness	talkativeness, loquacity, chattiness	reticence, silence, taciturnity	His garrulity made even short car rides feel like hours.
306	Garrulous	Excessively talkative	talkative, chatty, loquacious, verbose	reticent, quiet, taciturn	The garrulous cab driver talked nonstop for the entire ride.
307	Gauche	Lacking social grace; awkward	awkward, clumsy, tactless, unpolished	graceful, polished, tactful	Asking about her salary at dinner was a rather gauche question.
308	Gaudy	Extremely bright and showy, tastelessly	garish, flashy, loud, tacky	tasteful, subtle, elegant	He wore a gaudy gold chain that clashed with his suit.
309	Gaunt	Thin and haggard, especially from illness	haggard, emaciated, thin, drawn	plump, robust, healthy-looking	After weeks in the hospital, he looked gaunt and pale.
310	Genuflect	To bend the knee, especially in worship	kneel, bow, curtsy	stand upright	Worshippers genuflect before entering the pew at church.
311	Germane	Relevant to a subject	relevant, pertinent, applicable, related	irrelevant, unrelated, immaterial	Please keep your comments germane to today’s agenda.
312	Germinal	In the earliest stage of development	nascent, embryonic, developing, initial	mature, developed, fully formed	The theory was still in a germinal stage when he first proposed it.
313	Gist	The essential meaning or main point	essence, summary, substance, crux	details, specifics	I didn’t catch every word, but I got the gist of his argument.
314	Glib	Fluent but insincere or superficial	smooth-talking, slick, facile, superficial	sincere, awkward, genuine	The salesman’s glib promises didn’t convince the skeptical buyers.
315	Gnome	A legendary dwarf-like creature; a short wise saying	dwarf, sprite, aphorism, maxim	giant	A small stone gnome stood guard beside the garden path.
316	Grandiose	Impressively but unrealistically grand	grand, pompous, extravagant, overblown	modest, humble, understated	His grandiose plans to build a private space station never got off the ground.
317	Gratuitous	Uncalled for; given free of charge	unwarranted, unnecessary, needless, free	warranted, justified, necessary	Critics complained about the gratuitous violence in the film.
318	Gregarious	Sociable, enjoying the company of others	sociable, outgoing, friendly, convivial	antisocial, reserved, solitary	Her gregarious personality made her the life of every party.
319	Grisly	Causing horror or disgust	gruesome, ghastly, horrifying, macabre	pleasant, delightful, appealing	The detective had seen many grisly crime scenes during his career.
320	Gullible	Easily deceived or tricked	credulous, naive, trusting, unsuspecting	skeptical, suspicious, shrewd	The gullible tourist paid triple the price for a fake watch.
321	Gusto	Enthusiasm and energy	enthusiasm, zest, relish, vigor	apathy, indifference, lethargy	He dug into the barbecue with tremendous gusto.
322	Gusty	Characterized by strong bursts of wind	windy, blustery, stormy	calm, still, windless	The gusty winds made it hard to keep the umbrella upright.
323	Hackneyed	Overused and unoriginal	cliched, trite, stale, overused	original, fresh, novel	The movie relied on hackneyed plot twists that everyone saw coming.
324	Haggard	Looking exhausted, worn out	exhausted, worn out, drawn, gaunt	refreshed, rested, vibrant	After the all-night shift, the nurse looked haggard and pale.
325	Halcyon	Calm and peaceful; happy and prosperous	peaceful, tranquil, golden, idyllic	turbulent, chaotic, troubled	She often reminisced about the halcyon days of her childhood summers.
326	Haphazard	Lacking order or planning; random	random, disorganized, arbitrary, unplanned	organized, systematic, methodical	The files were stored in such a haphazard way that nothing could be found quickly.
327	Hapless	Unlucky	unlucky, unfortunate, luckless, ill-fated	lucky, fortunate, blessed	The hapless intern spilled coffee on the CEO during his first week.
328	Heed	To pay careful attention to	attend to, listen to, obey	ignore, disregard, neglect	The hikers were warned to heed the storm advisory and turn back.
329	Heretic	A person holding unorthodox or unconventional beliefs	dissenter, nonconformist, apostate	believer, orthodox follower, conformist	In earlier centuries, scientists who challenged church doctrine were branded heretics.
330	Heterogeneous	Diverse in character or content	diverse, varied, mixed, assorted	homogeneous, uniform, similar	The city’s heterogeneous population includes people from over eighty countries.
331	Hibernal	Relating to winter	wintry, cold-season	estival, summery	Bears enter a hibernal state of reduced activity to survive the cold months.
332	Hilarity	Extreme amusement; loud fun	mirth, amusement, glee, merriment	gloom, sorrow, solemnity	The comedian’s jokes reduced the entire audience to hilarity.
333	Hirsute	Hairy	hairy, bristly, shaggy	bald, hairless, smooth	The hirsute mountain man hadn’t shaved in over a year.
334	Hortatory	Urging strongly; encouraging	exhortative, urging, encouraging	discouraging, dissuasive	The coach gave a hortatory speech before the final game.
335	Hover	To remain suspended or linger nearby	linger, float, loom, remain suspended	depart, leave, settle	The helicopter continued to hover above the rescue site.
336	Hubbub	A loud, confused noise; commotion	commotion, uproar, din, clamor	silence, calm, quiet	A hubbub broke out in the stands when the referee made the controversial call.
337	Hummock	A small hill or mound	mound, knoll, hillock	valley, depression	The dog dug happily at the base of a small grassy hummock.
338	Husbandry	Careful management of resources; farming	farming, agriculture, careful management	waste, mismanagement	Good husbandry of the farm’s soil kept it fertile for generations.
339	Hybrid	Something of mixed origin or composition	mix, blend, cross, composite	pure, purebred	The car company introduced a new hybrid model that runs on both gas and electricity.
340	Hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration for effect	exaggeration, overstatement	understatement, litotes	Saying I’ve told you a million times is a classic example of hyperbole.
341	Hypercritical	Excessively critical	overcritical, faultfinding, nitpicking	tolerant, lenient, uncritical	Her hypercritical boss found fault with even her best work.
342	Hypocritical	Claiming standards one doesn’t meet oneself	two-faced, insincere, false, deceptive	sincere, genuine, honest	It was hypocritical of him to criticize littering while throwing trash out his car window.
343	Hypothetical	Based on a suggested idea, not fact	theoretical, speculative, conjectural, assumed	factual, actual, real	The professor posed a hypothetical scenario to spark classroom debate.
344	Ignoble	Not honorable; base	dishonorable, base, shameful, disgraceful	noble, honorable, virtuous	He met an ignoble end, betrayed by the very friends he had trusted.
345	Illusive	Deceptive, illusory	illusory, deceptive, misleading, false	real, genuine, actual	The mirage created an illusive pool of water on the desert horizon.
346	Immolate	To kill or sacrifice, especially by fire	sacrifice, burn, offer up	spare, save, rescue	In protest, the monk chose to immolate himself in the public square.
347	Immutable	Unchanging over time	unchangeable, fixed, permanent, constant	changeable, mutable, variable	The laws of physics are considered immutable across the universe.
348	Impair	To weaken or damage the function of	weaken, damage, harm, diminish	improve, enhance, strengthen	Drinking alcohol can significantly impair a driver’s reaction time.
349	Impalpable	Unable to be felt by touch; not easily understood	intangible, imperceptible, indiscernible	palpable, tangible, obvious	There was an impalpable tension in the room that no one could quite explain.
350	Impassive	Showing no emotion	unemotional, stoic, expressionless, indifferent	emotional, expressive, animated	The judge remained impassive as the verdict was read aloud.
351	Impeccable	Without fault or flaw	flawless, perfect, faultless, immaculate	flawed, imperfect, faulty	The waiter’s impeccable manners impressed every guest at the banquet.
352	Impecunious	Having little or no money	poor, penniless, destitute, broke	wealthy, affluent, rich	The impecunious artist survived on ramen noodles for months.
353	Impervious	Unable to be affected or penetrated	unaffected, resistant, impenetrable	vulnerable, susceptible, permeable	He seemed impervious to criticism, no matter how harsh it got.
354	Impetuous	Acting without thought; impulsive	rash, impulsive, hasty, reckless	cautious, deliberate, prudent	Her impetuous decision to quit her job surprised everyone.
355	Impolitic	Not wise or sensible; imprudent	unwise, imprudent, injudicious, tactless	wise, prudent, sensible	Criticizing the host at his own dinner party was rather impolitic.
356	Importune	To ask persistently and urgently	beg, plead, pester, entreat	ignore, dismiss	Beggars would importune passersby for spare change near the station.
357	Impromptu	Done without preparation	unrehearsed, spontaneous, improvised, off-the-cuff	planned, rehearsed, prepared	The band gave an impromptu performance in the middle of the street.
358	Inalienable	Unable to be taken away or transferred	inherent, absolute, untransferable	transferable, revocable	The declaration lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights.
359	Inane	Silly, lacking sense	silly, senseless, foolish, vacuous	sensible, meaningful, profound	The talk show was full of inane celebrity gossip.
360	Incarcerate	To imprison	imprison, jail, confine, detain	release, free, liberate	The judge decided to incarcerate the repeat offender for five years.
361	Inclement	Unpleasant weather, especially cold or stormy	harsh, stormy, severe, unfavorable	mild, pleasant, fair	The flight was delayed due to inclement weather over the mountains.
362	Incompatible	Not able to exist or work together	conflicting, mismatched, irreconcilable	compatible, harmonious, suited	Their conflicting schedules proved incompatible with a long-term relationship.
363	Inconsequential	Unimportant, insignificant	trivial, insignificant, minor, negligible	significant, important, momentous	The typo was inconsequential and didn’t affect the report’s meaning.
364	Incontinent	Unable to control natural discharges; lacking self-restraint	unrestrained, uncontrolled	continent, restrained, controlled	The elderly patient became incontinent after the stroke.
365	Incorrigible	Not able to be corrected or reformed	irredeemable, unmanageable, hopeless	reformable, correctable, manageable	The incorrigible prankster was expelled after his fifth suspension.
366	Incriminate	To make someone appear guilty	implicate, accuse, inculpate	exonerate, clear, absolve	The fingerprints on the weapon helped incriminate the suspect.
367	Inculcate	To instill an idea through repetition	instill, ingrain, implant, teach	eradicate, remove	Parents try to inculcate good manners in their children from an early age.
368	Indigent	Poor, needy	poor, impoverished, needy, destitute	wealthy, affluent, prosperous	The charity provides meals to indigent families in the city.
369	Indignity	Treatment that causes shame or embarrassment	humiliation, disgrace, insult	honor, respect, dignity	Losing his job in front of coworkers was an indignity he never forgot.
370	Indolence	Laziness	laziness, idleness, sloth, lethargy	diligence, industriousness, energy	His indolence during the semester led to a stack of unfinished assignments.
371	Indubitably	Without doubt	undoubtedly, certainly, unquestionably	doubtfully, questionably	She is indubitably the most talented violinist in the orchestra.
372	Inebriety	Drunkenness	drunkenness, intoxication	sobriety, temperance	His inebriety at the wedding embarrassed his entire family.
373	Inept	Lacking skill; clumsy	incompetent, clumsy, unskilled, bungling	skillful, competent, adept	The inept plumber left the pipes leaking worse than before.
374	Infallible	Incapable of being wrong	unerring, faultless, perfect, foolproof	fallible, imperfect, error-prone	No system is truly infallible, no matter how advanced.
375	Infirmity	Physical or mental weakness, especially from age	frailty, weakness, ailment, disability	strength, vigor, health	Despite his infirmity, the old sailor still told stories with a booming voice.
376	Ingenuous	Innocent and unsuspecting; naive	naive, innocent, artless, guileless	cunning, sophisticated, deceitful	Her ingenuous belief that everyone was honest often got her taken advantage of.
377	Inimical	Hostile, harmful	hostile, antagonistic, harmful, adverse	friendly, favorable, beneficial	The new regulations are inimical to small business growth.
378	Innocuous	Not harmful or offensive	harmless, benign, inoffensive, safe	harmful, dangerous, offensive	The comment seemed innocuous, but it hurt her more than he realized.
379	Insinuate	To suggest indirectly, often something unpleasant	imply, hint, suggest, intimate	state directly, declare	He insinuated that she had lied about her qualifications.
380	Insipid	Lacking flavor or interest	bland, dull, flavorless, vapid	exciting, flavorful, interesting	The soup was so insipid that she reached for the salt immediately.
381	Integrate	To combine into a whole	combine, unify, merge, incorporate	separate, segregate, divide	The new software will integrate seamlessly with existing systems.
382	Inter	To bury	bury, entomb, inhume	exhume, disinter	The soldiers were interred with full military honors.
383	Interdict	To prohibit officially	forbid, prohibit, ban, proscribe	permit, allow, authorize	The court moved to interdict the sale of the counterfeit goods.
384	Intermittent	Occurring at irregular intervals	sporadic, periodic, occasional, fitful	continuous, constant, uninterrupted	Intermittent rain showers interrupted the outdoor wedding ceremony.
385	Intractable	Hard to control or deal with	unmanageable, stubborn, difficult, obstinate	manageable, tractable, compliant	The negotiations stalled over an intractable dispute about land rights.
386	Intransigence	Unwillingness to change one’s views	stubbornness, obstinacy, inflexibility	flexibility, willingness to compromise	The union’s intransigence made a quick resolution impossible.
387	Intrepid	Fearless, adventurous	fearless, brave, bold, valiant	cowardly, timid, fearful	The intrepid explorer was the first to reach the summit in winter.
388	Intangible	Unable to be touched; not solid or concrete	abstract, untouchable, immaterial	tangible, concrete, physical	Trust is an intangible quality that takes years to build.
389	Intemperate	Lacking self-restraint; excessive	excessive, immoderate, unrestrained	moderate, temperate, restrained	His intemperate drinking eventually cost him his job.
390	Interregnum	A period when normal government is suspended	gap, interval, hiatus, transition period	continuity, established rule	The country endured months of political interregnum after the coup.
391	Irksome	Annoying, irritating	annoying, irritating, tiresome, bothersome	pleasing, delightful, agreeable	The constant dripping faucet became an irksome distraction at night.
392	Irrelevant	Not connected to the matter at hand	unrelated, immaterial, extraneous, beside the point	relevant, pertinent, related	His comments about the weather were irrelevant to the budget discussion.
393	Irreparable	Unable to be repaired or fixed	irreversible, unfixable, irremediable	repairable, fixable, correctable	The fire caused irreparable damage to the ancient manuscripts.
394	Irreverent	Showing a lack of respect	disrespectful, flippant, mocking, impudent	respectful, reverent, deferential	The comedian’s irreverent jokes about the monarchy drew both laughs and gasps.
395	Jaded	Tired and bored from having too much of something	worn out, cynical, weary, blase	fresh, enthusiastic, eager	After years on the job, the detective had grown jaded about human nature.
396	Jaundiced	Bitter, resentful, or prejudiced; yellowed	bitter, cynical, prejudiced, resentful	fair, unbiased, optimistic	His jaundiced view of politics stemmed from years of broken promises.
397	Jaunty	Lively and self-confident in appearance	lively, sprightly, cheerful, spirited	gloomy, dejected, downcast	He walked down the street with a jaunty spring in his step.
398	Jeopardy	Danger of loss or harm	danger, risk, peril, hazard	safety, security, protection	The company’s finances were put in serious jeopardy by the lawsuit.
399	Jettison	To throw overboard or discard	discard, dump, abandon, dispose of	retain, keep, preserve	The sinking ship’s crew had to jettison cargo to stay afloat.
400	Jocular	Fond of joking; humorous	playful, humorous, jovial, lighthearted	serious, solemn, grave	His jocular attitude made even stressful meetings feel relaxed.
401	Judicious	Having good judgment; sensible	sensible, wise, prudent, discerning	unwise, imprudent, rash	She made a judicious decision to invest her savings conservatively.
402	Kindle	To ignite or arouse	ignite, spark, arouse, stir	extinguish, quench, douse	The old photograph kindled memories of their childhood together.
403	Lachrymose	Tearful, given to crying	tearful, weepy, mournful, sorrowful	cheerful, joyful, dry-eyed	The lachrymose ending of the film left half the audience in tears.
404	Lackadaisical	Lacking enthusiasm and effort	lazy, half-hearted, apathetic, listless	enthusiastic, energetic, diligent	His lackadaisical approach to studying resulted in a disappointing grade.
405	Laconic	Using very few words	terse, concise, brief, succinct	verbose, wordy, talkative	His laconic reply of maybe gave nothing away about his real plans.
406	Lampoon	To publicly criticize through satire	satirize, mock, ridicule, parody	praise, flatter, honor	The magazine’s cartoon lampooned the senator’s recent scandal.
407	Languor	A state of tiredness or inactivity	lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, fatigue	vitality, energy, vigor	A pleasant languor settled over the beachgoers in the afternoon heat.
408	Latent	Present but not yet developed or visible	hidden, dormant, potential, undeveloped	obvious, apparent, manifest	The therapy helped uncover a latent talent for painting she never knew she had.
409	Lavish	Given in great amounts; luxurious	extravagant, luxurious, generous, sumptuous	sparse, meager, frugal	The couple threw a lavish wedding with over three hundred guests.
410	Laudatory	Expressing praise	complimentary, praising, admiring, approving	critical, disparaging, derogatory	The reviews of her debut novel were overwhelmingly laudatory.
411	Lax	Not strict; careless	careless, negligent, slack, loose	strict, rigorous, stringent	The company’s lax security measures made it an easy target for hackers.
412	Lechery	Excessive sexual desire; lustfulness	lust, lewdness, licentiousness	chastity, purity, restraint	The old count was infamous throughout the court for his lechery.
413	Lethargic	Lacking energy, sluggish	sluggish, drowsy, listless, tired	energetic, lively, vigorous	The heavy lunch left everyone feeling lethargic during the afternoon meeting.
414	Levity	Lighthearted humor, especially inappropriately	frivolity, playfulness, flippancy	seriousness, gravity, solemnity	He tried to inject some levity into the tense negotiation with a joke.
415	Lilliputian	Very small; trivial	tiny, miniature, minuscule, diminutive	gigantic, enormous, huge	From the airplane window, the cars below looked positively Lilliputian.
416	Limpid	Clear and transparent	clear, transparent, crystal-clear, lucid	murky, turbid, cloudy	The limpid waters of the mountain lake revealed every stone on the bottom.
417	Lithe	Thin, supple, graceful	supple, flexible, graceful, agile	stiff, rigid, inflexible	The lithe dancer moved effortlessly across the stage.
418	Livid	Furiously angry; bluish-gray in color	furious, enraged, incensed, irate	calm, pleased, content	She was livid when she discovered someone had scratched her new car.
419	Loath	Reluctant, unwilling	reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, averse	willing, eager, keen	He was loath to admit that he had been wrong all along.
420	Loquacious	Very talkative	talkative, garrulous, chatty, verbose	taciturn, reticent, quiet	The loquacious tour guide never stopped talking for the entire trip.
421	Lugubrious	Mournful, dismal, exaggeratedly sad	mournful, gloomy, sorrowful, doleful	cheerful, joyful, lighthearted	The funeral procession moved through the streets to a lugubrious drumbeat.
422	Lurid	Shockingly vivid, especially in a disturbing way	sensational, shocking, graphic, garish	dull, mild, understated	The tabloid published lurid details about the celebrity divorce.
423	Macabre	Disturbing because concerned with death	gruesome, grim, gory, ghastly	pleasant, cheerful, delightful	The museum’s macabre exhibit on medieval torture devices unsettled many visitors.
424	Magniloquent	Using grand, pompous language	pompous, grandiloquent, bombastic, verbose	plain, simple, modest	His magniloquent speech impressed no one and clarified nothing.
425	Magnitude	Great size or importance	size, scale, extent, importance	insignificance, smallness	Scientists were still assessing the magnitude of the earthquake’s damage.
426	Maladroit	Clumsy, lacking skill	clumsy, awkward, inept, bungling	skillful, adroit, graceful	His maladroit attempt at small talk made the date even more awkward.
427	Malediction	A curse	curse, damnation, imprecation	blessing, benediction	The witch uttered a malediction against the village that stole her land.
428	Malefactor	A person who commits a crime	criminal, wrongdoer, offender, culprit	benefactor, do-gooder	The sheriff vowed to track down the malefactor responsible for the robbery.
429	Malevolent	Having or showing a wish to do harm	malicious, spiteful, vicious, wicked	benevolent, kind, compassionate	The story’s malevolent villain plotted to destroy the entire kingdom.
430	Malign	To speak evil of; harmful in nature	defame, slander, disparage, vilify	praise, honor, compliment	Rivals tried to malign her reputation before the election.
431	Malleable	Easily shaped or influenced	pliable, moldable, flexible, adaptable	rigid, inflexible, brittle	Gold is a highly malleable metal that can be hammered into thin sheets.
432	Maniacal	Showing extreme, wild, or obsessive behavior	frenzied, crazed, obsessive, deranged	calm, rational, composed	The villain let out a maniacal laugh before pressing the button.
433	Manifest	Clearly visible or obvious; to show plainly	evident, obvious, apparent, clear	hidden, obscure, concealed	Her disappointment was manifest in the way she avoided eye contact.
434	Manumit	To release from slavery	free, emancipate, liberate	enslave, subjugate	The plantation owner agreed to manumit several of his enslaved workers before he died.
435	Martial	Relating to war or the military	military, warlike, combative	peaceful, civilian	The general declared martial law after the coup attempt.
436	Mawkish	Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way	overly sentimental, saccharine, maudlin	restrained, unsentimental, austere	Critics found the film’s ending too mawkish to be believable.
437	Mediocre	Of only average quality	average, ordinary, unremarkable, so-so	exceptional, outstanding, superior	The restaurant’s mediocre food didn’t match its excellent reviews.
438	Melee	A confused fight or crowd	brawl, scuffle, fracas, skirmish	order, peace, calm	A melee broke out near the stage after the concert was canceled.
439	Mellifluous	Sweet or musical sounding	melodious, sweet-sounding, dulcet, euphonious	harsh, discordant, grating	Her mellifluous voice made even the news sound soothing.
440	Menial	Requiring little skill; lowly	unskilled, lowly, humble, degrading	prestigious, skilled, important	He started with menial tasks like sweeping floors before being promoted.
441	Mentor	An experienced advisor or trainer	advisor, guide, coach, teacher	novice, protege	Her mentor encouraged her to apply for the fellowship.
442	Mesmerize	To captivate completely	hypnotize, captivate, enthrall, spellbind	bore, repel	The magician’s illusions mesmerized the entire audience.
443	Meticulous	Showing great attention to detail	careful, thorough, precise, painstaking	careless, sloppy, negligent	The meticulous accountant double-checked every figure in the report.
444	Miasma	An unpleasant or unhealthy atmosphere or smell	stench, fumes, foul odor	fragrance, freshness	A miasma of rotting garbage hung over the alley.
445	Militant	Aggressively active in support of a cause	combative, aggressive, belligerent, radical	peaceful, passive, moderate	The militant protesters clashed with police outside the parliament building.
446	Minion	A servile follower of a powerful person	underling, subordinate, lackey, henchman	leader, superior, master	The villain sent his minions to retrieve the stolen artifact.
447	Mirage	An optical illusion, especially in a desert	illusion, hallucination, phantom	reality, actuality	Desperate for water, the travelers chased what turned out to be only a mirage.
448	Misanthrope	A person who dislikes humankind	cynic, loner, man-hater	philanthropist, humanitarian	The old misanthrope refused to speak to any of his neighbors.
449	Mischance	Bad luck; an unfortunate event	misfortune, bad luck, mishap	good fortune, luck	Through sheer mischance, they missed the last train home.
450	Misdemeanor	A minor wrongdoing or crime	offense, infraction, peccadillo, violation	felony, serious crime	Shoplifting a candy bar is typically charged as a misdemeanor.
451	Modish	Fashionable, stylish	fashionable, stylish, trendy, chic	outdated, unfashionable, old-fashioned	She always wore the most modish outfits to every event.
452	Mollify	To calm someone’s anger; to appease	appease, placate, soothe, pacify	provoke, anger, agitate	The manager tried to mollify the furious customer with a free meal.
453	Monetary	Relating to money	financial, fiscal, pecuniary	nonmonetary	The award came with a monetary prize of ten thousand dollars.
454	Moratorium	A temporary suspension of an activity	suspension, freeze, halt, postponement	continuation, resumption	The government declared a moratorium on new construction permits.
455	Mordant	Sharply critical or sarcastic	biting, sarcastic, caustic, cutting	gentle, mild, complimentary	His mordant wit made him both feared and admired by his colleagues.
456	Moribund	Approaching death; no longer active	dying, declining, stagnant, near-death	thriving, vibrant, flourishing	The once-thriving factory town had become a moribund shell of itself.
457	Motley	Composed of diverse elements	varied, diverse, assorted, mixed	uniform, homogeneous, consistent	A motley crew of volunteers showed up to help clean the beach.
458	Muggy	Unpleasantly warm and humid	humid, sticky, sultry, close	dry, crisp, cool	The muggy summer air made it hard to breathe outside.
459	Mulct	To fine or penalize; to defraud	fine, penalize, swindle	reward, compensate	The company was mulcted heavily for violating environmental regulations.
460	Multilingual	Able to speak several languages	polyglot, multilingual	monolingual	Growing up in Switzerland, she became fluently multilingual by age ten.
461	Mundane	Lacking excitement; ordinary	ordinary, routine, dull, humdrum	extraordinary, exciting, exceptional	He longed for adventure beyond his mundane office job.
462	Munificent	Very generous	generous, lavish, bountiful, charitable	stingy, miserly, ungenerous	The munificent donor funded an entire new wing of the hospital.
463	Musty	Having a stale, moldy smell	stale, moldy, dank, fusty	fresh, fragrant, clean	The old book had a musty smell from years in the damp basement.
464	Myopic	Nearsighted; lacking foresight	shortsighted, narrow-minded, nearsighted	farsighted, visionary	Critics called the policy myopic, warning it would cause problems for future generations.
465	Nascent	Just beginning to develop	emerging, budding, incipient, developing	mature, established, developed	The nascent tech startup attracted investors within its first month.
466	Nebulous	Vague, unclear, or ill-defined	vague, hazy, unclear, ambiguous	clear, precise, definite	His nebulous explanation left the committee more confused than before.
467	Nefarious	Wicked, criminal	wicked, villainous, criminal, evil	honorable, virtuous, good	The detective uncovered the gang’s nefarious smuggling operation.
468	Negation	The absence or opposite of something; a denial	denial, opposite, contradiction	affirmation, confirmation	His silence felt like a negation of everything he had promised before.
469	Neophyte	A beginner or novice	novice, beginner, newcomer, rookie	expert, veteran, master	As a neophyte in the kitchen, she burned the toast twice before breakfast.
470	Niggardly	Stingy, ungenerous	stingy, miserly, cheap, tightfisted	generous, lavish, bountiful	His niggardly tips annoyed every waiter who served him.
471	Nocturnal	Active at night	night-active, night-dwelling	diurnal, daytime	Owls are nocturnal hunters that rely on excellent night vision.
472	Noisome	Having an extremely offensive smell	foul-smelling, putrid, malodorous, stinking	fragrant, pleasant-smelling	A noisome odor drifted from the overflowing dumpster behind the restaurant.
473	Notorious	Famous for something bad	infamous, disreputable, ill-famed	reputable, esteemed, respected	The city’s notorious crime boss evaded capture for over a decade.
474	Obdurate	Stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind	stubborn, unyielding, inflexible, adamant	flexible, yielding, compliant	Despite the evidence, he remained obdurate in his refusal to apologize.
475	Obese	Very overweight	overweight, fat, corpulent, portly	thin, slim, lean	The doctor recommended a new diet plan for her obese patient.
476	Objective	Not influenced by personal feelings; a goal	impartial, unbiased, neutral, goal	subjective, biased	Reporters are expected to give an objective account of the events.
477	Obligatory	Required, compulsory	mandatory, required, compulsory, necessary	optional, voluntary, elective	Wearing a helmet is obligatory for all motorcyclists in this state.
478	Obloquy	Strong public criticism or disgrace	condemnation, disgrace, censure, vilification	praise, honor, esteem	The disgraced official faced widespread obloquy after the scandal broke.
479	Obsequious	Excessively eager to please or obey	servile, fawning, sycophantic, submissive	assertive, domineering, independent	The obsequious waiter hovered nervously around the wealthy customer.
480	Obsession	A persistent, uncontrollable preoccupation	fixation, preoccupation, mania	indifference, disinterest	His obsession with the case kept him awake most nights.
481	Obsolete	No longer in use; outdated	outdated, antiquated, out-of-date, defunct	modern, current, up-to-date	Floppy disks became obsolete once USB drives entered the market.
482	Obstreperous	Noisy and difficult to control	unruly, boisterous, rowdy, rambunctious	calm, quiet, obedient	The obstreperous toddler screamed throughout the entire flight.
483	Obtuse	Slow to understand; blunt	dull, slow-witted, dense, stupid	sharp, perceptive, quick-witted	He seemed strangely obtuse to the obvious hints she was giving him.
484	Odious	Extremely unpleasant, repulsive	repulsive, hateful, detestable, loathsome	pleasant, delightful, agreeable	The task of cleaning the sewage pipes was truly odious.
485	Odium	Widespread hatred or disgust	hatred, disgrace, loathing, contempt	admiration, esteem, favor	The dictator faced international odium for his brutal crackdown.
486	Omnipotent	Having unlimited power	all-powerful, almighty, supreme	powerless, weak, impotent	In the myth, the omnipotent god could reshape the world with a single word.
487	Omniscient	Knowing everything	all-knowing, all-seeing	ignorant, uninformed	The novel is narrated from an omniscient point of view that reveals every character’s thoughts.
488	Opiate	A sedative drug; something that induces calm or dullness	sedative, narcotic, tranquilizer	stimulant	Television became a kind of opiate for the exhausted factory workers.
489	Opportune	Occurring at a favorable time	timely, well-timed, favorable, apt	untimely, inopportune, ill-timed	Her resignation came at an opportune moment for the struggling company.
490	Opportunist	Someone who exploits circumstances for personal gain	schemer, self-server, exploiter	idealist, altruist	Critics labeled the politician an opportunist for switching parties before the election.
491	Opprobrium	Harsh criticism or public disgrace	disgrace, condemnation, censure, infamy	honor, praise, respect	The company faced public opprobrium after the pollution scandal broke.
492	Optimum	The most favorable condition for growth or success	best, ideal, optimal, perfect	worst, poorest, suboptimal	Farmers monitor soil moisture to find the optimum time to plant.
493	Ostentatious	Showy, designed to impress	showy, flashy, pretentious, extravagant	modest, understated, unassuming	His ostentatious display of wealth included a fleet of sports cars.
494	Overweening	Excessively arrogant or confident	arrogant, conceited, presumptuous, haughty	humble, modest, unassuming	His overweening pride blinded him to his own obvious mistakes.
495	Paean	A song of praise or triumph	tribute, hymn of praise, ode	lament, dirge	The critic wrote a paean to the director’s groundbreaking new film.
496	Pallet	A straw bed or mattress; a platform for transporting goods	mattress, cot, platform	—	The refugees slept on thin pallets laid across the gymnasium floor.
497	Palliate	To relieve symptoms without curing	alleviate, ease, soothe, mitigate	aggravate, worsen, intensify	The medication can palliate the pain but won’t cure the underlying disease.
498	Pandemonium	Wild uproar or chaos	chaos, uproar, mayhem, bedlam	order, calm, peace	Pandemonium broke out in the stadium after the last-second goal.
499	Panegyric	A public speech praising someone	eulogy, tribute, encomium	criticism, condemnation	The retiring CEO received a lengthy panegyric from the board of directors.
500	Parable	A simple story illustrating a moral lesson	allegory, fable, moral tale	—	The teacher used a parable about a lost sheep to explain the lesson on compassion.
501	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory but may be true	contradiction, puzzle, incongruity	consistency, certainty	It’s a paradox that the more choices we have, the harder it is to decide.
502	Paramour	A lover, especially in an illicit relationship	lover, mistress, illicit partner	spouse	Rumors swirled about the count’s secret paramour in the countryside.
503	Paranoia	Irrational distrust or suspicion of others	suspicion, distrust, delusion	trust, confidence	His growing paranoia made him suspect even his closest friends of betrayal.
504	Pariah	An outcast	outcast, exile, untouchable	darling, favorite, insider	After the scandal, he became a pariah in his own industry.
505	Parity	Equality, especially in status or amount	equality, equivalence, sameness	disparity, inequality	The union fought for wage parity between male and female workers.
506	Parsimonious	Excessively unwilling to spend money	stingy, miserly, cheap, frugal	generous, lavish, extravagant	His parsimonious habits meant he never once bought a round of drinks.
507	Partiality	Unfair bias in favor of something	bias, favoritism, preference	impartiality, fairness, neutrality	The referee was accused of partiality toward the home team.
508	Passe	No longer fashionable	outdated, old-fashioned, dated, out of style	current, fashionable, modern	Wearing shoulder pads is now considered rather passe.
510	Pastiche	A work imitating the style of previous works	imitation, homage, parody	original work	The film was a clever pastiche of classic 1980s action movies.
511	Pejorative	Expressing contempt or disapproval	derogatory, disparaging, negative, belittling	complimentary, positive, favorable	The word was once neutral but has since taken on a pejorative meaning.
512	Pellucid	Transparently clear	clear, transparent, lucid, limpid	murky, opaque, unclear	The professor’s pellucid explanation made the complex theory easy to follow.
513	Penchant	A strong liking for something	fondness, inclination, predilection, taste	aversion, dislike, distaste	She has a penchant for collecting vintage postcards.
514	Penurious	Extremely poor; stingy	poor, impoverished, miserly, stingy	wealthy, generous, prosperous	Despite his fortune, he lived a penurious lifestyle out of habit.
515	Perfunctory	Done with minimal effort, as a routine	cursory, superficial, halfhearted, routine	thorough, careful, attentive	The clerk gave the documents only a perfunctory glance before stamping them.
516	Perigee	The point in an orbit closest to Earth	closest orbital point	apogee	The supermoon appeared largest when the moon reached its perigee.
517	Peripatetic	Traveling from place to place	itinerant, wandering, nomadic, roving	settled, stationary, sedentary	His peripatetic childhood meant he attended seven different schools.
518	Permeable	Allowing liquids or gases to pass through	porous, penetrable	impermeable, impenetrable	The tent’s permeable fabric let moisture escape but kept rain out.
519	Pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially gradually	harmful, destructive, damaging, malignant	harmless, beneficial, benign	The pernicious rumor slowly destroyed her reputation over several months.
520	Perpetual	Never ending; constant	continuous, endless, everlasting, constant	temporary, finite, occasional	The old mill wheel turned in perpetual motion, powered by the stream.
521	Perspicuity	Clarity of expression	clarity, lucidity, precision	obscurity, vagueness, confusion	The lawyer’s perspicuity in explaining the contract impressed the jury.
522	Pert	Impudently bold, especially in speech	cheeky, sassy, impertinent, saucy	polite, respectful, demure	The pert young intern didn’t hesitate to correct her supervisor’s mistake.
523	Pertinacious	Holding firmly to an opinion; stubborn	persistent, stubborn, tenacious, obstinate	yielding, flexible, compliant	His pertinacious pursuit of the truth eventually cracked the case open.
524	Pertinent	Relevant to the matter at hand	relevant, applicable, appropriate, apt	irrelevant, unrelated, inapplicable	Please limit your questions to those pertinent to today’s lecture.
525	Petulant	Childishly irritable	sulky, peevish, irritable, cranky	patient, easygoing, good-natured	The petulant child stomped off after being told it was bedtime.
526	Phlegmatic	Calm, unemotional in temperament	calm, unemotional, stoic, composed	excitable, emotional, passionate	His phlegmatic response to the bad news surprised everyone in the room.
527	Physiognomy	Facial features, especially as indicating character	facial features, countenance	—	The old sailor’s weathered physiognomy told stories of decades at sea.
528	Piebald	Having patches of two colors, especially black and white	spotted, mottled, dappled	solid-colored, uniform	The piebald pony trotted happily around the paddock.
529	Pillage	To rob a place using violence, especially in war	plunder, loot, ransack, rob	protect, preserve, restore	Invading soldiers pillaged the village before burning it to the ground.
530	Pinion	To restrain someone’s arms; a bird’s wing	restrain, bind, shackle	free, release, unbind	The guards pinioned the prisoner’s arms before leading him away.
531	Pinnacle	The highest point of achievement	peak, summit, apex, zenith	nadir, low point, bottom	Winning the championship marked the pinnacle of her athletic career.
532	Pious	Devoutly religious	devout, religious, godly, reverent	impious, irreverent, godless	The pious old woman attended church every single morning.
533	Pique	A feeling of irritation from a perceived slight; to provoke interest	resentment, irritation, annoyance	contentment, satisfaction	Her curiosity was piqued the moment she saw the mysterious envelope.
534	Placate	To calm someone’s anger	appease, pacify, soothe, mollify	provoke, anger, enrage	The airline offered a free upgrade to placate the frustrated passenger.
535	Plagiarism	Using someone else’s work without credit	copying, theft of ideas, literary theft	original work, attribution	The student was expelled after being caught committing plagiarism on his thesis.
536	Plaintive	Expressing sorrow; mournful	mournful, sorrowful, sad, melancholy	cheerful, joyful, upbeat	The plaintive cry of the violin filled the empty concert hall.
537	Platitude	A trite, overused remark	cliche, truism, banality	original insight, novel idea	The politician’s speech was full of empty platitudes about hope and change.
538	Polemic	A strong verbal or written attack on an idea	argument, tirade, diatribe, controversy	agreement, endorsement	The essay was a fierce polemic against the new tax legislation.
539	Ponderous	Slow, heavy, or dull, especially in movement or speech	heavy, slow-moving, labored, dull	light, nimble, lively	The professor’s ponderous lecture put half the class to sleep.
540	Precarious	Not securely held; dangerously uncertain	unstable, unsafe, risky, shaky	secure, stable, safe	The climber found himself in a precarious position on the icy ledge.
541	Precipitate	To cause something to happen suddenly; hasty	trigger, hasten, cause, rash	delay, prevent, cautious	The assassination precipitated a war that lasted four years.
542	Prefatory	Serving as an introduction	introductory, preliminary, opening	concluding, final	The author added a prefatory note explaining her research methods.
543	Prelude	An introductory event or piece of music	introduction, preamble, opening, overture	conclusion, finale, epilogue	The small tremors were just a prelude to the massive earthquake that followed.
544	Presumption	An assumption, especially an audacious one	assumption, audacity, arrogance	humility, deference	It was quite a presumption for him to assume he’d get the promotion automatically.
545	Pretentious	Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance	showy, ostentatious, affected, snobbish	modest, unpretentious, humble	His pretentious use of jargon made a simple idea sound complicated.
546	Prim	Stiffly formal and proper	prudish, formal, proper, prissy	informal, relaxed, casual	The prim schoolteacher disapproved of any deviation from the dress code.
547	Pristine	In its original, unspoiled condition	unspoiled, immaculate, untouched, pure	spoiled, contaminated, corrupted	The lake was surrounded by pristine wilderness untouched by development.
548	Probity	Honesty and strong moral principles	integrity, honesty, uprightness	dishonesty, corruption, immorality	The judge was known throughout the state for his unwavering probity.
549	Prodigal	Wastefully extravagant	wasteful, extravagant, lavish, profligate	thrifty, frugal, economical	The prodigal son squandered his entire inheritance within a year.
550	Prodigious	Impressively great in size or extent	enormous, immense, extraordinary, remarkable	tiny, insignificant, ordinary	The young pianist showed prodigious talent from the age of four.
551	Profane	Showing disrespect for sacred things; irreverent	irreverent, blasphemous, sacrilegious	sacred, reverent, holy	He was scolded for his profane language during the church service.
552	Prolific	Producing much fruit, work, or offspring	productive, fruitful, abundant, fertile	unproductive, barren, sparse	The prolific author has published over forty novels in her career.
553	Prolix	Using too many words; tediously long	verbose, long-winded, wordy, rambling	concise, succinct, terse	His prolix report could have said the same thing in half the pages.
554	Prophylactic	Preventing disease; protective	preventive, protective	causing disease, harmful	The nurse administered a prophylactic vaccine before the trip abroad.
555	Propinquity	Nearness in place or relation	proximity, closeness, nearness	remoteness, distance	Their propinquity as neighbors eventually blossomed into friendship.
556	Propitious	Favorable, likely to succeed	favorable, auspicious, promising, opportune	unfavorable, inauspicious, unpromising	The weather forecast promised a propitious day for the outdoor wedding.
557	Prosaic	Lacking imagination; dull, ordinary	dull, mundane, unimaginative, ordinary	poetic, imaginative, exciting	His prosaic description of the sunset failed to capture its beauty.
558	Protean	Readily assuming different forms or roles	versatile, changeable, adaptable, variable	fixed, unchanging, rigid	The actor’s protean talent let him convincingly play villains and heroes alike.
559	Protract	To prolong or extend in duration	prolong, extend, lengthen, drag out	shorten, curtail, abbreviate	The lawyers protracted the trial for months with endless motions.
560	Provident	Preparing for future needs; frugal	prudent, thrifty, farsighted, careful	improvident, careless, wasteful	Her provident habit of saving each month paid off during the layoffs.
561	Provincial	Narrow-minded; relating to a rural region	parochial, narrow-minded, unsophisticated, regional	cosmopolitan, worldly, sophisticated	His provincial attitudes toward fashion made him stand out in the big city.
562	Psychotic	Suffering from a severe mental disorder involving loss of contact with reality	deranged, disturbed, insane	sane, rational, stable	The character in the film has a psychotic break after months of isolation.
563	Puerile	Childish, immature	childish, juvenile, immature, infantile	mature, adult, sophisticated	His puerile jokes about the teacher’s name got him sent to the principal.
564	Pugnacious	Eager to argue or fight	combative, belligerent, quarrelsome, aggressive	peaceful, agreeable, docile	The pugnacious boxer never backed down from a challenge.
565	Puissant	Having great power or influence	powerful, mighty, potent, dominant	weak, powerless, feeble	The puissant empire controlled trade routes across three continents.
566	Pulchritude	Great physical beauty	beauty, attractiveness, comeliness	ugliness, unattractiveness	The magazine praised the actress’s timeless pulchritude.
567	Punctilious	Very careful about details or correct behavior	meticulous, precise, scrupulous, exacting	careless, sloppy, negligent	The punctilious editor caught even the smallest grammatical errors.
568	Punitive	Inflicting or intended as punishment	disciplinary, penal, retributive	rewarding, lenient, merciful	The court imposed punitive damages on the company for its fraud.
569	Pusillanimous	Lacking courage; cowardly	cowardly, timid, fainthearted, spineless	brave, courageous, bold	His pusillanimous refusal to speak up let the injustice continue.
570	Putative	Generally considered to be the case; supposed	supposed, presumed, alleged, reputed	confirmed, proven, verified	The putative leader of the group turned out to be a minor player.
571	Queasy	Feeling nauseated; uneasy	nauseated, sick, uneasy, unsettled	settled, comfortable, at ease	The rocky boat ride left several passengers feeling queasy.
572	Quell	To suppress or extinguish	suppress, subdue, extinguish, squash	incite, provoke, encourage	Riot police were called in to quell the growing unrest.
573	Quixotic	Extremely idealistic and unrealistic	idealistic, impractical, romantic, fanciful	realistic, practical, pragmatic	His quixotic plan to end world hunger single-handedly impressed but worried his friends.
574	Ragamuffin	A person, especially a child, in dirty ragged clothes	urchin, waif, tattered child	—	A group of ragamuffins played happily in the alley behind the market.
575	Raucous	Loud and harsh sounding; disorderly	loud, rowdy, boisterous, noisy	quiet, calm, subdued	The raucous crowd cheered as the band took the stage.
576	Ravage	To cause severe damage to	devastate, destroy, ruin, wreck	preserve, protect, restore	The hurricane ravaged the coastal town, destroying dozens of homes.
577	Raze	To demolish completely	demolish, flatten, level, destroy	build, construct, erect	The old stadium was razed to make way for a new shopping center.
578	Reactionary	Opposing political or social change	conservative, regressive, traditionalist	progressive, radical, reformist	The reactionary politician campaigned to reverse decades of reform.
579	Rebate	A partial refund	refund, discount, reimbursement	charge, surcharge	Customers who bought the appliance received a fifty-dollar rebate.
580	Recalcitrant	Stubbornly resistant to authority	defiant, disobedient, obstinate, unruly	compliant, obedient, cooperative	The recalcitrant employee refused to follow the new safety protocols.
581	Recluse	A person who lives in solitude, avoiding others	hermit, loner, isolationist	socialite, extrovert	After the scandal, the author became a recluse, rarely leaving his cabin.
582	Recondite	Dealing with abstruse or profound subjects	obscure, esoteric, abstruse, arcane	familiar, well-known, accessible	The professor’s recondite theories were understood by only a handful of specialists.
583	Rectify	To correct or set right	correct, fix, amend, remedy	worsen, break, corrupt	The company moved quickly to rectify the billing error.
584	Recuperate	To recover health or strength	recover, heal, convalesce, mend	deteriorate, worsen, decline	She spent two weeks at home recuperating from surgery.
585	Recurrent	Happening repeatedly	repeated, periodic, recurring, frequent	rare, one-time, isolated	He suffered from recurrent nightmares after the accident.
586	Refractory	Stubborn, difficult to control or treat	stubborn, unmanageable, obstinate, resistant	compliant, manageable, tractable	The doctors struggled to treat her refractory infection with standard antibiotics.
587	Regal	Relating to or fit for a monarch; splendid	royal, majestic, kingly, stately	common, humble, plain	The palace’s regal architecture impressed visitors from around the world.
588	Reiterate	To repeat for emphasis or clarity	repeat, restate, reaffirm, emphasize	retract, withdraw	The coach reiterated the importance of teamwork before the final match.
589	Relish	To enjoy greatly; great enjoyment	enjoy, savor, delight in, appreciate	dislike, detest, loathe	She relished every bite of the homemade lasagna.
590	Remiss	Careless in performing one’s duty	negligent, careless, lax, slack	diligent, conscientious, careful	It would be remiss of me not to mention the risks involved.
591	Remonstrate	To make a forceful protest or complaint	protest, object, complain, argue against	agree, comply, acquiesce	Employees remonstrated against the sudden change in company policy.
592	Repartee	Quick, witty conversation or reply	banter, witty exchange, wordplay	dull conversation, silence	The talk show host was known for his sharp repartee with celebrity guests.
593	Repellent	Causing distaste or aversion; resistant	repulsive, off-putting, disgusting, unattractive	attractive, appealing, inviting	The insect repellent kept mosquitoes away all evening.
594	Repercussion	An unintended consequence of an action	consequence, aftermath, effect, ramification	cause, origin	Cutting corners on safety inspections had serious repercussions for the company.
595	Replenish	To fill up again	refill, restock, replace, restore	deplete, drain, exhaust	The store replenished its shelves before the holiday rush.
596	Replica	An exact copy of something	copy, duplicate, facsimile, reproduction	original	The museum displayed a replica of the ancient Egyptian tomb.
597	Reprisal	Retaliatory action against an enemy	retaliation, revenge, retribution, payback	forgiveness, mercy, pardon	The country launched an airstrike in reprisal for the attack on its embassy.
598	Reprove	To express disapproval of; scold	rebuke, admonish, chastise, reprimand	praise, commend, approve	The teacher gently reproved the student for talking during the exam.
599	Repudiate	To refuse to accept or be associated with	reject, disown, renounce, disavow	accept, embrace, endorse	The senator repudiated the extremist views attributed to him.
600	Repugnance	Intense dislike or disgust	disgust, aversion, distaste, revulsion	attraction, liking, fondness	She felt a deep repugnance toward the cruelty she witnessed.
601	Resilient	Able to recover quickly from difficulties	tough, adaptable, hardy, buoyant	fragile, weak, vulnerable	Children can be remarkably resilient after difficult experiences.
602	Restive	Unable to remain still or quiet; restless	restless, fidgety, uneasy, impatient	calm, still, placid	The restive crowd grew impatient as the concert start was delayed.
603	Retentive	Able to retain information well	sharp, absorbent, quick to remember	forgetful, leaky, poor	Her retentive memory allowed her to recall entire conversations verbatim.
604	Reticence	The quality of being reserved or reluctant to speak	reserve, silence, restraint, taciturnity	openness, talkativeness, candor	His reticence about his past made colleagues curious and a little suspicious.
605	Retrograde	Moving backward; reverting to an earlier state	regressive, backward, declining	progressive, advancing, forward-moving	Critics called the new policy a retrograde step for workers’ rights.
606	Revere	To feel deep respect or admiration for	admire, honor, esteem, venerate	despise, scorn, disdain	Students still revere the retired professor for his groundbreaking research.
607	Rife	Widespread, especially of something unwelcome	widespread, prevalent, abundant, common	rare, scarce, uncommon	Corruption was rife throughout the local government.
608	Robust	Strong and healthy; vigorous	strong, sturdy, healthy, vigorous	weak, frail, feeble	The company reported robust sales growth for the third quarter.
609	Rotundity	The state of being round or plump	roundness, plumpness	slimness, thinness	The Buddha statue is often depicted with a cheerful rotundity.
610	Rubble	Rough fragments of stone or brick from a demolished structure	debris, wreckage, ruins	intact structure	Rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors after the earthquake.
611	Ruddy	Having a healthy red color	rosy, flushed, red-cheeked	pale, pallid, ashen	The children came inside with ruddy cheeks after playing in the snow.
612	Rudimentary	Basic, undeveloped	basic, elementary, primitive, undeveloped	advanced, sophisticated, developed	He had only a rudimentary understanding of the software before the training.
613	Rueful	Expressing sorrow or regret, often with humor	regretful, remorseful, sorrowful, wistful	unrepentant, cheerful, glad	She gave a rueful smile as she recalled her embarrassing mistake.
614	Rustic	Relating to the countryside; simple, unsophisticated	rural, countrified, pastoral, simple	urban, sophisticated, cosmopolitan	The cabin’s rustic charm made it the perfect weekend getaway.
615	Ruthless	Having no pity or compassion	merciless, cruel, pitiless, harsh	merciful, compassionate, kind	The ruthless dictator crushed all opposition without hesitation.
616	Sadistic	Deriving pleasure from cruelty to others	cruel, brutal, vicious, merciless	kind, compassionate, gentle	The sadistic warden enjoyed tormenting the prisoners under his watch.
617	Sagacious	Having good judgment; wise	wise, shrewd, perceptive, astute	foolish, unwise, imprudent	The sagacious old advisor predicted the political crisis months in advance.
618	Sallow	Of an unhealthy yellowish skin color	pallid, jaundiced, wan, pale	ruddy, rosy, healthy-looking	Years of smoking had left his skin looking sallow and tired.
619	Salubrious	Favorable to health; wholesome	healthy, beneficial, wholesome, health-giving	unhealthy, harmful, noxious	The mountain air was said to have a salubrious effect on tuberculosis patients.
620	Salvage	To rescue from loss or destruction	rescue, retrieve, recover, save	abandon, discard, lose	Divers worked for weeks to salvage cargo from the sunken ship.
621	Sanctimonious	Hypocritically pious or self-righteous	self-righteous, hypocritical, pious, holier-than-thou	humble, genuine, modest	His sanctimonious lecture about honesty was ironic given his own lies.
622	Sanguine	Optimistic, especially in a difficult situation	optimistic, hopeful, positive, confident	pessimistic, despairing, gloomy	Despite the setbacks, she remained sanguine about the project’s success.
623	Satiety	The state of being fully satisfied, especially with food	fullness, satisfaction, repletion	hunger, craving, deprivation	After the enormous feast, a pleasant satiety settled over the guests.
624	Scurrilous	Making scandalous claims to damage a reputation	defamatory, slanderous, abusive, insulting	complimentary, respectful, honorable	The tabloid published scurrilous rumors about the actress’s private life.
625	Secular	Not connected with religion	nonreligious, worldly, temporal	religious, sacred, spiritual	The country’s constitution establishes a secular government.
626	Sedentary	Involving little physical activity; sitting a lot	inactive, stationary, deskbound	active, energetic, mobile	A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to a range of health problems.
627	Sedulous	Diligent and persistent	diligent, industrious, painstaking, persistent	lazy, careless, negligent	Her sedulous efforts to master the violin finally paid off at the recital.
628	Senility	The loss of mental faculties associated with old age	dementia, dotage, decline	mental sharpness, alertness	His grandmother’s senility made it hard for her to recognize family members.
629	Sententious	Given to moralizing in a pompous way	moralistic, preachy, pompous, self-righteous	humble, unassuming, plainspoken	His sententious speeches about virtue annoyed even his closest friends.
630	Sequester	To isolate or hide away	isolate, seclude, separate, quarantine	unite, integrate, release	The jury was sequestered in a hotel for the duration of the trial.
631	Serrated	Having a jagged, saw-like edge	jagged, toothed, notched	smooth, even	The bread knife’s serrated edge cut cleanly through the crusty loaf.
632	Servile	Excessively submissive or obedient	submissive, subservient, obsequious, fawning	assertive, independent, dominant	His servile behavior toward the boss made his coworkers uncomfortable.
633	Shoddy	Poorly made or done	cheap, inferior, poorly made, substandard	excellent, well-made, superior	The shoddy construction led to leaks after just one rainstorm.
634	Singular	Remarkably good or great; unique	exceptional, unique, remarkable, extraordinary	ordinary, common, unremarkable	She showed singular talent in mathematics from a very young age.
635	Sinister	Suggesting evil or harm	menacing, ominous, threatening, malevolent	benign, harmless, innocent	A sinister figure lurked in the shadows outside the abandoned house.
636	Skittish	Nervous, easily frightened; unpredictable	nervous, jumpy, flighty, timid	calm, steady, composed	The skittish horse bolted at the sound of the firework.
637	Sleazy	Squalid, immoral, or disreputable	seedy, sordid, disreputable, shady	reputable, respectable, wholesome	The sleazy motel had a reputation for illegal activity.
638	Sloth	Laziness, reluctance to work	laziness, idleness, indolence	diligence, industriousness	His sloth throughout the semester left him with a mountain of makeup work.
639	Slough	To shed or cast off; a swamp	shed, cast off, discard	retain, keep	The snake sloughed off its old skin as it grew.
640	Slovenly	Untidy and careless in appearance or habits	untidy, messy, sloppy, unkempt	neat, tidy, meticulous	His slovenly desk was covered in old papers and coffee cups.
641	Sobriety	The state of being sober; seriousness	soberness, seriousness, gravity	drunkenness, frivolity	The judge’s sobriety and calm demeanor lent weight to his verdict.
642	Solecism	A grammatical mistake; a social blunder	error, blunder, mistake, faux pas	correctness, propriety	The editor caught the solecism before the article went to print.
643	Solstice	Either of the two times a year when the sun is farthest from the equator	—	equinox	They gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise on the summer solstice.
644	Solvent	Able to pay all debts; a substance that dissolves others	financially stable, dissolving agent	insolvent, bankrupt	After years of restructuring, the company finally became solvent again.
645	Sonorous	Producing a deep, full sound; impressive-sounding	resonant, deep, rich, booming	thin, weak, tinny	The preacher’s sonorous voice carried to the back of the cathedral.
646	Sophomoric	Immature and pretentious, like a second-year student	immature, juvenile, shallow	mature, sophisticated, profound	His sophomoric jokes fell flat at the formal dinner.
647	Soporific	Inducing sleep or drowsiness	sleep-inducing, sedative, tranquilizing	stimulating, invigorating	The professor’s monotone lecture had a soporific effect on the class.
648	Spasmodic	Occurring in sudden, brief bursts; intermittent	intermittent, fitful, sporadic, irregular	continuous, steady, constant	The engine made a spasmodic sputtering noise before finally starting.
649	Sporadic	Occurring occasionally or irregularly	occasional, intermittent, irregular, scattered	continuous, regular, constant	Sporadic gunfire could be heard throughout the night.
650	Sportive	Playful, lighthearted	playful, frisky, lighthearted, jesting	serious, solemn, somber	The sportive puppy chased its tail around the yard.
651	Spurious	Not genuine; false	fake, false, counterfeit, bogus	genuine, authentic, real	The lawsuit was based on spurious claims with no factual basis.
652	Squander	To waste money or resources carelessly	waste, misuse, fritter away, dissipate	save, conserve, invest	He squandered his lottery winnings within just two years.
653	Staccato	With each note or sound sharply detached from the others	abrupt, clipped, disconnected	legato, smooth, flowing	The drummer’s staccato beats gave the song an urgent energy.
654	Stamina	The physical or mental strength to sustain prolonged effort	endurance, energy, resilience, vigor	weakness, fatigue, exhaustion	Marathon runners need incredible stamina to finish the race.
655	Stereotyped	Conforming to a fixed, oversimplified image	formulaic, cliched, conventional, unoriginal	original, unique, individual	The film relied on stereotyped characters instead of developing anyone fully.
656	Stilted	Stiff and unnatural, especially in speech or writing	formal, wooden, awkward, unnatural	natural, fluid, relaxed	The actor’s stilted dialogue delivery took the audience out of the scene.
657	Stringent	Strict, precisely controlled	strict, rigorous, severe, exacting	lenient, lax, flexible	The lab follows stringent safety protocols when handling chemicals.
658	Suavity	Smooth, confident charm	charm, polish, sophistication, urbanity	awkwardness, gruffness, crudeness	His suavity made him a natural at winning over new clients.
659	Sublime	Of great excellence or beauty; awe-inspiring	magnificent, glorious, exalted, majestic	ordinary, mundane, common	The view from the mountaintop was utterly sublime.
660	Subliminal	Perceived by the mind without conscious awareness	unconscious, subconscious, hidden	conscious, obvious, overt	Advertisers were once accused of using subliminal messages to boost sales.
661	Superannuated	Obsolete, retired due to age	outdated, retired, obsolete, aged	current, active, modern	The superannuated machinery was finally replaced after forty years of service.
662	Supercilious	Behaving as if superior to others	arrogant, haughty, condescending, snobbish	humble, modest, unassuming	The supercilious waiter looked down on customers who couldn’t pronounce the menu items.
663	Superficial	Existing only on the surface; shallow	shallow, cursory, surface-level, trivial	deep, thorough, profound	His superficial understanding of the topic became obvious during the interview.
664	Supernumerary	Exceeding the required or standard number	extra, surplus, additional, spare	essential, required, necessary	The play used several supernumerary actors for the crowd scenes.
665	Suppliant	Asking humbly for something; a person who begs	pleading, imploring, beseeching	demanding, commanding	The suppliant villagers begged the king for mercy after the failed harvest.
666	Surfeit	An excessive amount of something	excess, overabundance, glut, surplus	shortage, scarcity, lack	There was a surfeit of food left over after the wedding banquet.
667	Surreptitious	Done secretly or stealthily	secretive, sneaky, furtive, clandestine	open, obvious, blatant	She took a surreptitious glance at her phone during the meeting.
668	Suture	A stitch used to join skin or tissue	stitch, seam	—	The doctor placed several sutures to close the deep wound.
669	Swathed	Wrapped or bound with fabric	wrapped, bundled, enveloped, bound	unwrapped, exposed	The newborn was swathed in a soft blanket to keep her warm.
670	Sycophantic	Excessively flattering toward someone powerful	fawning, obsequious, servile, toadying	independent, honest, straightforward	The sycophantic assistant agreed with everything the CEO said.
671	Synthetic	Made artificially rather than occurring naturally	artificial, man-made, fabricated	natural, organic, genuine	The jacket is made from a synthetic fabric that repels water.
672	Tacit	Understood without being stated openly	implied, unspoken, understood, implicit	explicit, stated, expressed	There was a tacit agreement between them not to discuss the breakup at work.
673	Talisman	An object believed to have magical protective powers	amulet, charm, good-luck token	—	She wore the necklace as a talisman for good luck before every exam.
674	Tantalize	To tease by showing something desirable but out of reach	tease, torment, entice, taunt	satisfy, fulfill, gratify	The smell of fresh bread tantalized everyone waiting outside the bakery.
675	Tarry	To stay longer than intended; linger	linger, delay, dawdle, loiter	hurry, hasten, rush	They decided to tarry a little longer to watch the sunset.
676	Tautology	Needless repetition of the same idea in different words	redundancy, repetition, pleonasm	concision, brevity	Saying free gift is a common tautology since gifts are already free.
677	Tawdry	Showy but cheap and of poor quality	cheap, gaudy, shabby, garish	elegant, tasteful, refined	The tawdry souvenir shop sold plastic trinkets at inflated prices.
678	Temerity	Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity	audacity, boldness, nerve, impudence	timidity, caution, hesitancy	He had the temerity to demand a raise after being late every day that month.
679	Temporal	Relating to time or to worldly affairs, not spiritual	worldly, secular, transient	eternal, spiritual, timeless	The king held both temporal and religious authority over his subjects.
680	Tenacious	Holding firmly; persistent	persistent, determined, dogged, stubborn	yielding, weak, irresolute	Her tenacious pursuit of justice finally led to his conviction.
681	Tenacity	The quality of being persistent	persistence, determination, doggedness, grit	irresolution, weakness	It took years of tenacity for the small startup to become profitable.
682	Tendentious	Promoting a particular biased point of view	biased, one-sided, partisan, slanted	impartial, balanced, objective	The tendentious documentary presented only one side of the debate.
683	Tentative	Not fully worked out or certain; hesitant	uncertain, provisional, hesitant, unconfirmed	definite, certain, confirmed	We made tentative plans to meet for lunch next Tuesday.
684	Tenuous	Very weak or slight	flimsy, weak, insubstantial, shaky	strong, solid, substantial	The prosecution’s case rested on a tenuous connection between the two suspects.
685	Tepid	Only slightly warm; lacking enthusiasm	lukewarm, halfhearted, unenthusiastic	hot, enthusiastic, passionate	The critics gave the new film a tepid response at best.
686	Terse	Brief and to the point, sometimes curtly	concise, brief, curt, succinct	verbose, wordy, elaborate	Her terse reply made it clear she didn’t want to discuss it further.
687	Tesselated	Decorated with a mosaic pattern of small tiles	mosaic, checkered, patterned	plain, unpatterned	The ancient villa’s floor was covered with a beautiful tesselated design.
688	Thespian	Relating to drama and acting; an actor	actor, performer, dramatic	—	The young thespian dreamed of one day performing on Broadway.
689	Titillate	To excite or stimulate pleasurably	excite, stimulate, arouse, tantalize	bore, dull	The trailer was designed to titillate audiences without revealing the plot twist.
690	Tractable	Easily controlled or managed	manageable, docile, compliant, obedient	unmanageable, unruly, obstinate	The trainer chose the most tractable horses for the beginner riders.
691	Traduce	To speak badly of someone falsely; slander	slander, defame, malign, vilify	praise, honor, defend	The newspaper was sued for traducing the businessman’s reputation.
692	Tranquillity	The quality of being calm and peaceful	calm, peace, serenity, stillness	turmoil, chaos, agitation	The monastery offered visitors a rare sense of tranquillity.
693	Transient	Lasting only for a short time	temporary, fleeting, brief, momentary	permanent, lasting, enduring	The hotel mostly houses transient guests passing through on business.
694	Tremulous	Shaking, quivering, especially from fear or weakness	trembling, shaky, quivering, wavering	steady, firm, calm	Her tremulous voice betrayed how nervous she was during the speech.
695	Trenchant	Vigorous, effective, and sharply expressed	incisive, cutting, sharp, biting	vague, weak, dull	His trenchant critique exposed every flaw in the proposal.
696	Trepidation	A feeling of fear or anxiety about something	apprehension, anxiety, dread, unease	confidence, calm, fearlessness	She approached the interview with a mix of excitement and trepidation.
697	Trite	Overused and unoriginal	cliched, hackneyed, stale, banal	original, fresh, novel	The greeting card was full of trite phrases about love and friendship.
698	Truculent	Eager to argue or fight; aggressively defiant	aggressive, belligerent, hostile, combative	peaceful, agreeable, docile	The truculent customer refused to accept the store’s refund policy.
699	Tumult	A loud, confused noise or disturbance	uproar, commotion, chaos, turmoil	calm, order, peace	A tumult broke out in the crowd when the results were announced.
700	Turbid	Cloudy or muddy, not clear	murky, cloudy, muddy, opaque	clear, transparent, limpid	The turbid river water made it impossible to see the riverbed.
701	Turbulence	Violent or unsteady movement; disorder	unrest, disorder, chaos, instability	calm, stability, order	The plane hit turbulence just before landing, rattling the passengers.
702	Turgid	Swollen; excessively complex or pompous in style	swollen, bloated, pompous, bombastic	deflated, simple, plain	His turgid prose made a simple argument nearly impossible to follow.
703	Turpitude	Depraved or wicked behavior	depravity, wickedness, corruption, vileness	virtue, morality, integrity	The scandal revealed a shocking level of moral turpitude among the officials.
704	Tyro	A beginner, novice	novice, beginner, rookie, newcomer	expert, veteran, master	As a tyro in the kitchen, he ruined three batches of cookies before getting it right.
705	Unearth	To discover something buried or hidden	discover, uncover, dig up, reveal	bury, hide, conceal	Archaeologists unearthed a collection of ancient coins beneath the ruins.
706	Unfeigned	Genuine, not pretended	genuine, sincere, real, authentic	feigned, fake, insincere	Her unfeigned joy at seeing her old friend brought tears to everyone’s eyes.
707	Ungainly	Awkward, clumsy in movement	clumsy, awkward, gawky, graceless	graceful, elegant, agile	The ungainly newborn giraffe wobbled on its long legs within its first hour of life.
709	Unimpeachable	Beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable	impeccable, flawless, beyond question, irreproachable	questionable, doubtful, suspect	The witness had an unimpeachable reputation for honesty in the courtroom.
710	Unkempt	Untidy, not properly maintained	disheveled, messy, untidy, scruffy	neat, tidy, well-groomed	His unkempt hair and wrinkled shirt made a poor impression at the interview.
711	Unruly	Disorderly and difficult to control	disobedient, rowdy, wild, uncontrollable	obedient, disciplined, orderly	The unruly classroom fell silent the moment the principal walked in.
712	Unseemly	Not proper or appropriate for the circumstances	improper, indecorous, unbecoming, inappropriate	proper, decorous, appropriate	Laughing loudly at the funeral was considered highly unseemly.
713	Unsullied	Not stained or damaged; pure	pure, untarnished, immaculate, pristine	tarnished, sullied, corrupted	Her unsullied reputation made her the ideal candidate for the award.
714	Untenable	Not able to be defended or maintained	indefensible, unsustainable, insupportable	defensible, sustainable, supportable	His argument became untenable once new evidence contradicted his claims.
715	Unwitting	Not aware; unintentional	unintentional, inadvertent, accidental, unaware	deliberate, intentional, knowing	She became an unwitting accomplice to the fraud without realizing it.
716	Vacillation	Indecision between different options	indecision, wavering, hesitation, uncertainty	decisiveness, resolve, certainty	His constant vacillation over the job offer frustrated his family.
717	Valedictory	Relating to a farewell; a farewell speech	farewell, parting, closing	welcoming, opening	She delivered the valedictory address on the last day of school.
718	Valor	Great courage, especially in battle	bravery, courage, heroism, gallantry	cowardice, timidity, fear	The soldier was awarded a medal for valor during the rescue mission.
719	Vanguard	The leading position in a movement or trend	forefront, leaders, pioneers, front line	rear, rearguard, followers	The company has long been at the vanguard of renewable energy technology.
720	Vaunted	Boasted about; highly praised	boasted, celebrated, acclaimed, touted	unheralded, unnoticed, belittled	Despite its vaunted reputation, the restaurant left us disappointed.
721	Venal	Susceptible to bribery; corrupt	corrupt, corruptible, bribable, mercenary	honest, incorruptible, upright	The venal customs officer accepted bribes to overlook smuggled goods.
722	Venerate	To regard with great respect	revere, honor, esteem, admire	despise, scorn, disdain	Villagers venerate the old temple as a sacred and protected site.
723	Venial	Easily forgiven or excused, especially of a sin	forgivable, excusable, pardonable, minor	unforgivable, unpardonable, serious	Forgetting to call back was a venial mistake, easily forgiven.
724	Veracious	Truthful, honest	truthful, honest, accurate, sincere	dishonest, false, deceitful	The journalist was known for his veracious reporting, even on unpopular topics.
725	Verdant	Green with vegetation; lush	lush, green, leafy, flourishing	barren, arid, bare	The valley was covered in verdant hills after the spring rains.
726	Verity	A true principle or belief; truth	truth, fact, reality, certainty	falsehood, lie, untruth	The novel explores timeless verities about love and loss.
727	Vestige	A remaining trace of something that once existed	trace, remnant, remains, relic	entirety, whole	Only a few vestiges of the ancient wall remain standing today.
728	Viable	Capable of working successfully; feasible	feasible, workable, practicable, sustainable	unworkable, impractical, unfeasible	The startup’s business model wasn’t viable without additional funding.
729	Viand	An item of food, especially a delicacy	food, delicacy, fare, provisions	—	The banquet table was piled high with rich viands from every region.
730	Vicarious	Experienced through another person’s actions rather than firsthand	secondhand, indirect, substitutional	direct, firsthand, personal	She got a vicarious thrill watching her daughter win the championship.
731	Vigilance	Careful and constant attention; watchfulness	watchfulness, alertness, wariness, attentiveness	carelessness, negligence, inattention	Constant vigilance is required to keep the border secure.
732	Vilify	To speak of in an abusively disparaging way	defame, malign, denigrate, slander	praise, honor, eulogize	The tabloids vilified the actor long before any charges were proven.
733	Vindictive	Having a strong desire for revenge	revengeful, spiteful, vengeful, malicious	forgiving, compassionate, magnanimous	Her vindictive ex-boss badmouthed her to every potential employer.
734	Virulent	Extremely severe or harmful; bitterly hostile	malignant, toxic, hostile, venomous	harmless, benign, mild	The virulent strain of the virus spread quickly through the hospital.
735	Visage	A person’s face, especially in terms of expression	face, countenance, features, expression	—	His grim visage revealed nothing about what he was truly thinking.
736	Voluble	Talking fluently, readily, and at length	talkative, garrulous, loquacious, fluent	taciturn, reticent, quiet	The voluble tour guide kept up a constant stream of commentary.
737	Voracious	Wanting or eating great quantities of food; very eager	ravenous, insatiable, greedy, avid	satisfied, indifferent, moderate	He’s a voracious reader, finishing three novels a week.
738	Vouchsafe	To grant something in a gracious or condescending manner	grant, bestow, give, confer	withhold, deny, refuse	The king vouchsafed his blessing to the young knight before the battle.
739	Waif	A homeless, neglected person, especially a child	urchin, stray, orphan, ragamuffin	—	A small waif wandered the streets, searching for scraps of food.
740	Wanton	Deliberate and unprovoked; reckless, especially sexually so	reckless, gratuitous, unrestrained, licentious	restrained, disciplined, chaste	The court condemned the soldiers’ wanton destruction of civilian property.
741	Warranty	A written guarantee of quality or repair	guarantee, assurance, promise, pledge	—	The laptop came with a two-year warranty covering all repairs.
742	Wastrel	A wasteful or good-for-nothing person	spendthrift, waster, ne’er-do-well, profligate	saver, provider, industrious person	His grandfather considered him a wastrel who never held a steady job.
743	Waylay	To ambush or accost someone unexpectedly	ambush, accost, intercept, corner	let pass, avoid	Reporters waylaid the senator the moment she left the courthouse.
744	Welter	A large, confused mass; turmoil	jumble, confusion, muddle, morass	order, clarity, simplicity	She struggled to make sense of the welter of paperwork on her desk.
745	Whinny	The soft, high-pitched sound a horse makes	neigh	—	The horse gave a soft whinny as its owner approached with an apple.
746	Windfall	An unexpected gain, especially of money	bonanza, jackpot, unexpected gain, boon	loss, expected earnings	The inheritance was a welcome windfall during a difficult financial year.
747	Winsome	Attractive in a charming, innocent way	charming, engaging, endearing, appealing	repellent, unattractive, off-putting	The puppy’s winsome expression melted everyone’s heart at the shelter.
748	Wizened	Shriveled or wrinkled with age	shriveled, withered, wrinkled, gaunt	plump, youthful, smooth	The wizened old fisherman had spent sixty years on these waters.
749	Yeoman	A middle-class farmer who owns land; a loyal, hardworking assistant	farmer, freeholder, loyal helper	—	The yeoman worked his small plot of land alongside his three sons.
750	Zealot	A person who is fanatically committed to a cause	fanatic, extremist, enthusiast, devotee	moderate, skeptic, apathetic person	The religious zealot refused to compromise on even minor points of doctrine.

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