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Vocabulary List: English Words and Their Definitions, Exams of Technical English

A comprehensive list of 2225 english words, each with its corresponding definition. The words cover a wide range of topics, including emotions, actions, objects, and concepts. This resource is ideal for english language learners, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary.

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Download Vocabulary List: English Words and Their Definitions and more Exams Technical English in PDF only on Docsity! SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words, SSAT Exam Questions with Verified Solutions. 1. Abandon - Correct answer Desert or leave someone/something 2. Antipathy - Correct answer Hatred 3. Cascade - Correct answer to fall heavily 4. Dawdle - Correct answer Linger or waste time 5. Dubious - Correct answer Hesitating or doubting 6. Flourish - Correct answer to grow well or thrive 7. Illustrate - Correct answer Explain or to decorate 8. Liberate - Correct answer to set something free 9. Optimistic - Correct answer Hopeful 10.Recalcitrant - Correct answer Uncooperative 11.Robust - Correct answer Strong and healthy 12.Taper - Correct answer Narrow or thin 13.Abbreviation - Correct answer the shortened form of a word 14.Anxious - Correct answer Worried or nervous 15.Cater - Correct answer to provide for 16.Debate - Correct answer to discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun) 17.Duration - Correct answer how long something will take 18.Fluctuate - Correct answer an irregular rise and fall in a number or amount 19. Immaculate - Correct answer Very clean or spotless 20.Limber - Correct answer to warm up 21.Opulent - Correct answer Very rich, luxurious or lavish 22.Reckless - Correct answer doing something carelessly or without thinking 23.Rouse - Correct answer to stir up or excite someone 24.Task - Correct answer a piece of work to be done 25.Abdicate - Correct answer to renounce someone's throne 26.Apprehension - Correct answer Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen 27.Cautious - Correct answer Careful 28.Debt - Correct answer Money that is owe or due 29.Eager - Correct answer wanting to do something very much 30.Foolhardy - Correct answer recklessly bold or rash 31. Impasse - Correct answer a situation in which no progress is possible 32.Linger - Correct answer wait around 33.Ostentatious - Correct answer trying to impress or attract attention 34.Refute - Correct answer disprove or prove wrong 35.Routine - Correct answer procedure 36.Taunt - Correct answer a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone 37.Abhor - Correct answer hate 38.Approximate - Correct answer estimate or guess 39.Censor - Correct answer to cut out unacceptable parts of something 40.Deceive - Correct answer to trick someone 41.Economize - Correct answer to save money 42.Foreseen - Correct answer to predict 43. Imply - Correct answer insinuate 44.Lofty - Correct answer tall/high 87.Milliner - Correct answer a person who makes or sells women's hats 88.Apiary - Correct answer a place where bees are kept 89.Divulge - Correct answer to make something known or to reveal 90.Perplexed - Correct answer Very puzzled 91.Pragmatic - Correct answer dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations 92.Consensus - Correct answer general agreement 93.Gratified - Correct answer give someone pleasure or satisfaction 94.Condone - Correct answer accept or allow something that is usually considered wrong or offensive 95.Haphazard - Correct answer lacking any principle of organization 96.Articulate - Correct answer having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently 97. Innocuous - Correct answer not harmful or offensive 98.Repudiate - Correct answer refuse to accept or be associated with 99. Integrate - Correct answer combine 2 things together 100. Vivacious - Correct answer attractively lively and animated 101. Babble - Correct answer talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way 102. Intractable - Correct answer hard to control or deal with 103. Yield - Correct answer produce or give into something 104. Barren - Correct answer unproductive or worthless 105. Vindicate - Correct answer to clear someone of blame or suspicion 106. Venture - Correct answer a risky or daring journey or undertaking 107. Trite - Correct answer overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality 108. Altruistic - Correct answer selfless 109. Vilified - Correct answer speak or write about in an abusively derogatory manner 110. Enigma - Correct answer a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand 111. Hasten - Correct answer be quick to do something 112. Germane - Correct answer relevant 113. Mundane - Correct answer dull or boring 114. Voracious - Correct answer wanting or devouring great quantities of food 115. Meticulous - Correct answer showing great attention to detail 116. Capricious - Correct answer given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior (fickle) 117. Impoverished - Correct answer to make something poor 118. Parsimonious - Correct answer unwilling to spend money 119. Banal - Correct answer so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring 120. Benign - Correct answer gentle; kindly 121. Mirage - Correct answer optical illusion 122. Feisty - Correct answer lively, spirited 123. Erratic - Correct answer unpredictable 124. Inundate - Correct answer to overwhelm someone, or a flood 125. Eradicate - Correct answer destroy completely 126. Ventilate - Correct answer cause air to enter an circulate a place 127. Brittle - Correct answer a hard material but easy to break or shatter 128. Paltry - Correct answer small or meager 129. Detrimental - Correct answer harmful 130. Wily - Correct answer skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully 131. Ravenous - Correct answer extremely hungry 132. Agile - Correct answer able to move quickly and easily 133. Adamant - Correct answer refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind 134. Ambivalent - Correct answer having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone; uncertain 135. Barrage - Correct answer bombardment 136. Accord - Correct answer an official agreement or treaty 137. Homely - Correct answer unattractive in appearance 138. Shrewd - Correct answer having or showing sharp powers of judgment 139. Nimble - Correct answer quick and light in movement or action 140. Malodorous - Correct answer smelling very unpleasant 141. Intricate - Correct answer very complicated or detailed 142. Superfluous - Correct answer unnecessary or excessive 143. Conundrum - Correct answer a confusing and difficult problem or question 144. Innate - Correct answer inborn or natural 145. Sullied - Correct answer damage the purity or integrity of something 146. Astute - Correct answer shrewd or sharp 147. Aggrandize - Correct answer increase the power, status, or wealth of something 148. Pungent - Correct answer having a sharply strong taste or smell 149. Ignoble - Correct answer dishonorable 195. Palpable - Correct answer tangible 196. Rendezvous - Correct answer meeting 197. Ruthless - Correct answer merciless 198. Thwart - Correct answer foil; stop 199. Glib - Correct answer smooth-talking; insincere 200. Susceptible - Correct answer liable/prone to something; impressionable 201. Lament - Correct answer a passionate expression of grief or sorrow 202. Chronicle - Correct answer a record 203. Anachronism - Correct answer an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong 204. Amoral - Correct answer unprincipled 205. Apathy - Correct answer lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern 206. Apartheid - Correct answer a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race 207. Amorphous - Correct answer without a clearly defined shape or form 208. Empathy - Correct answer the ability to understand and share the feelings of another 209. Pathos - Correct answer a quality that evokes pity or sadness 210. Parity - Correct answer equality 211. Disparate - Correct answer contrasting 212. Dissociate - Correct answer disconnect or separate 213. Disparity - Correct answer a great difference 214. Dissuade - Correct answer discourage from 215. Dissipate - Correct answer disperse or scatter 216. Deign - Correct answer condescend 217. Trifle - Correct answer to treat someone/something without respect or seriousness; talk or act frivolously 218. Repugnant - Correct answer extremely distasteful; unacceptable 219. Abhorrent - Correct answer inspiring disgust and loathing 220. Mollify - Correct answer appease someone's anger or anxiety 221. Historic - Correct answer famous or important in history 222. Acclaimed - Correct answer praise enthusiastically and publicly 223. Aspect - Correct answer a particular part or feature of something 224. Defiant - Correct answer showing disobedience 225. Elongate - Correct answer make longer 226. Fragile - Correct answer easily broken or damaged 227. Incision - Correct answer a surgical cut made in skin or flesh 228. Meager - Correct answer lacking in quality or quantity 229. Paltry - Correct answer small or meager 230. Renounce - Correct answer formally declare one's abandonment of something 231. Salvage - Correct answer rescue from loss at sea 232. Timid - Correct answer showing a lack of courage or confidence 233. Abate - Correct answer subside; moderate 234. Anecdote - Correct answer short account of an amusing or interesting event 235. Buttress - Correct answer support 236. Cursory - Correct answer casual; hastily done 237. Dispassionate - Correct answer calm; impartial 238. Esteem - Correct answer respect; value 239. Founder - Correct answer fail completely; sink 240. Iconoclast - Correct answer someone who attacks cherished traditions 241. Indiscriminate - Correct answer choosing at random; confused 242. Invert - Correct answer turn upside down or inside out 243. Misanthrope - Correct answer someone who hates mankind 244. Paradigm - Correct answer a model, pattern or example 245. Preclude - Correct answer prevent from happening; make possible 246. Receptive - Correct answer quick or willing to receive ideas 247. Seclusion - Correct answer Isolation; solitude 248. Surpass - Correct answer exceed 249. Aberrant - Correct answer abnormal or deviant 250. Animosity - Correct answer strong hostility 251. Cacophonous - Correct answer inharmonious; discordant 252. Curtail - Correct answer shorten; reduce 253. Dispel - Correct answer drive away; scatter; cause to vanish 254. Espouse - Correct answer adopt; support 255. Frail - Correct answer weak 256. Idiosyncrasy - Correct answer an individual trait, usually odd in nature 257. Indolent - Correct answer lazy 258. Irascible - Correct answer irritable; easily angered 259. Miserly - Correct answer stingy; mean 260. Paradox - Correct answer something contradictory in nature 304. Abominable - Correct answer loathsome 305. Competent - Correct answer capable 306. Untimely - Correct answer badly-timed; premature 307. Inalienable - Correct answer unable to be taken away from 308. Prodigal - Correct answer wasteful; generous; abundant in 309. Incorrigible - Correct answer not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed 310. Placid - Correct answer even-tempered; quiet 311. Malignant - Correct answer virulent; cancerous; spiteful 312. Acolyte - Correct answer assistant 313. Slovenly - Correct answer messy, dirty; careless 314. Beatific - Correct answer blissfully haply 315. Mercenary - Correct answer money oriented; hired 316. Jingoist - Correct answer extremely patriotic 317. Despot - Correct answer tyrant 318. Opulent - Correct answer luxurious 319. Vehement - Correct answer showing strong feeling 320. Malefactor - Correct answer wrongdoer 321. Amity - Correct answer friendly relationship 322. Supercilious - Correct answer arrogant 323. Emaciated - Correct answer abnormally thin or weak 324. Hapless - Correct answer unfortunate 325. Eulogy - Correct answer accolade 326. Repress - Correct answer suppress; oppress; restrain 327. Omniscient - Correct answer knowing everything 328. Transgress - Correct answer misbehave 329. Congenital - Correct answer inborn 330. Succinct - Correct answer concise 331. Wharf - Correct answer dock 332. Impediment - Correct answer obstacle; defect 333. Convoluted - Correct answer complex and difficult to follow 334. Veto - Correct answer rejection 335. Redundant - Correct answer not required 336. Austere - Correct answer severe; plain 337. Lampoon - Correct answer satire 338. Trepidation - Correct answer fear 339. Censure - Correct answer condemnation; blame; criticize 340. Fallacy - Correct answer misconception 341. Epochal - Correct answer era 342. Obsequious - Correct answer servile 343. Aspiration - Correct answer hope or ambition 344. Coalesce - Correct answer merge or unite 345. Eloquent - Correct answer fluent or persuasive in writing or speech; expressive 346. Frank - Correct answer honest; open 347. Incisive - Correct answer sharp; astute 348. Meander - Correct answer follow a winding course; stroll 349. Parched - Correct answer dried out with heat 350. Renowned - Correct answer fame 351. Satire - Correct answer parody 352. Tiresome - Correct answer causing someone to feel bored or annoyed 353. Abrasive - Correct answer rubbing away 354. Abridge - Correct answer shorten 355. Antiquated - Correct answer old-fashioned; obsolete 356. Antithesis - Correct answer direct opposite of/to 357. Cajole - Correct answer coax 358. Calculated - Correct answer deliberately planned; likely 359. Cynic - Correct answer someone who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives 360. Daunt - Correct answer intimidate; frighten 361. Dissent - Correct answer disagree 362. Disputatious - Correct answer argumentative 363. Ethereal - Correct answer light or heavenly 364. Euphonious - Correct answer pleasing in sound 365. Frivolous - Correct answer not having any serious purpose or value 366. Frugality - Correct answer the quality of being economical with money or food 367. Ignominy - Correct answer deep disgrace; shame or dishonor 368. Illicit - Correct answer illegal 369. Indomitable - Correct answer impossible to defeat 370. Indubitable - Correct answer unquestionable 414. Inept - Correct answer unskillful 415. Imprudent - Correct answer unwise 416. Acrid - Correct answer pungent/bitter 417. Avarice - Correct answer greed 418. Noisome - Correct answer extremely bad smell 419. Abstemious - Correct answer sparing in eating and drinking; temperate 420. Apocryphal - Correct answer untrue; made up; not genuine 421. Abstruse - Correct answer obscure; profound; difficult to understand 422. Candor - Correct answer frankness 423. Debilitate - Correct answer weaken; enfeeble 424. Dissent - Correct answer disagree 425. Evanescent - Correct answer fleeting; vanishing 426. Exacerbate - Correct answer worsen; embitter; aggravate 427. Futile - Correct answer ineffective; fruitless 428. Galvanize - Correct answer stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize 429. Illusory - Correct answer deceptive; not real 430. Induce - Correct answer persuade; bring about 431. Irreproachable - Correct answer blameless; impeccable 432. Parry - Correct answer ward off a blow; defect 433. Partisan - Correct answer one-sided; prejudiced 434. Presumptuous - Correct answer overconfident 435. Relinquish - Correct answer give up something without reluctance 436. Sycophant - Correct answer servile flatterer; yes man; bootlicker 437. Tangential - Correct answer hardly touching a matter; peripheral 438. Assail - Correct answer attack; plague; criticize 439. Coerce - Correct answer pressure 440. Deft - Correct answer skillful 441. Embodiment - Correct answer personification 442. Incite - Correct answer encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) 443. Carnage - Correct answer bloody and extensive slaughter 444. Ingratiate - Correct answer win over 445. Antecedent - Correct answer previous 446. Antebellum - Correct answer occurring or existing before a particular war 447. Belligerent - Correct answer hostile and aggressive 448. Bellicose - Correct answer demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight 449. Enamored - Correct answer be filled with a feeling of love for 450. Amicable - Correct answer friendly 451. Nascent - Correct answer just beginning 452. Natal - Correct answer of or relating to the place or time of one's birth 453. Renaissance - Correct answer revival 454. Omnipotent - Correct answer all-powerful 455. Potentate - Correct answer having great power 456. Prescience - Correct answer foreknowledge 457. Genial - Correct answer friendly, affable 458. Trite - Correct answer banal 459. Pilfer - Correct answer steal (things of little value) 460. Ingress - Correct answer entry 461. Acrimonious - Correct answer bitter in words or manner 462. Acquiesce - Correct answer agree without protesting 463. Arable - Correct answer fit for growing crops 464. Arbitrary - Correct answer based on random choice or personal whim, rather than by any reason or system 465. Censorious - Correct answer critical 466. Certitude - Correct answer certainty 467. Defame - Correct answer harm someone's reputation 468. Debunk - Correct answer expose something nonsensical or false 469. Deference - Correct answer courteous regard for another's wish 470. Divergent - Correct answer differing; deviating 471. Exacting - Correct answer extremely demanding 472. Exonerate - Correct answer acquit; release 473. Gregarious - Correct answer sociable 474. Grievance - Correct answer cause of complaint 475. Immutable - Correct answer unchangeable 476. Industrious - Correct answer diligent; hardworking 477. Ineffectual - Correct answer not effective; weak 478. Irresolute - Correct answer uncertain how to act; weak 479. Jocular - Correct answer said or done in jest; joking 480. Munificent - Correct answer very generous 481. Mutability - Correct answer ability to change in form; fickleness 525. Dogmatic - Correct answer opinionated 526. Ebb - Correct answer recede; lessen 527. Eclectic - Correct answer wide-ranging 528. Effervescent - Correct answer exuberant; bubbly and excited 529. Expository - Correct answer explanatory 530. Extant - Correct answer still in existence 531. Extricate - Correct answer free; disentangle 532. Expedient - Correct answer convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral 533. Hackneyed - Correct answer trite; banal 534. Hallowed - Correct answer blessed; venerated 535. Hamper - Correct answer obstruct 536. Hardy - Correct answer sturdy; robust 537. Hedonist - Correct answer someone who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life 538. Hiatus - Correct answer gap 539. Impecunious - Correct answer without money 540. Imperious - Correct answer domineering; haughty 541. Impervious - Correct answer incapable of being damaged or distressed 542. Inexorable - Correct answer relentless; unyielding 543. Infinitesimal - Correct answer so small as to be almost nonexistent 544. Judicious - Correct answer sound in judgment; wise 545. Laconic - Correct answer brief and to the point 546. Lassitude - Correct answer weariness 547. Levity - Correct answer lack of seriousness 548. List - Correct answer tilt; lean over 549. Lucid - Correct answer easily understood 550. Listlessness - Correct answer lack of energy or spirit 551. Nefarious - Correct answer very wicked 552. Perfunctory - Correct answer superficial; not thorough 553. Pensive - Correct answer dreamily thoughtful; contemplative 554. Peripheral - Correct answer outer; marginal 555. Profane - Correct answer violate; desecrate; treat unworthily 556. Profligate - Correct answer wasted; wildly immoral 557. Profusion - Correct answer overabundance; lavish expenditure 558. Respite - Correct answer interval of relief, time for rest; delay in punishment 559. Resplendent - Correct answer dazzling; glorious; brilliant 560. Tenacity - Correct answer firmness; persistence 561. Terse - Correct answer concise; abrupt; pithy 562. Ascendancy - Correct answer controlling influence 563. Ascetic - Correct answer practicing severe self-discipline; self-denial; austere 564. Assuage - Correct answer ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) 565. Atrophy - Correct answer waste away 566. Audacious - Correct answer daring; bold 567. Augment - Correct answer increase; add to 568. Converge - Correct answer approach; tend to meet; come together 569. Corroborate - Correct answer confirm; support 570. Credulity - Correct answer belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté 571. Elusive - Correct answer evasive; baffling; hard to grasp 572. Enervate - Correct answer weaken 573. Engender - Correct answer cause; produce 574. Enumerate - Correct answer list; mention one by one 575. Ephemeral - Correct answer short-lived; fleeting 576. Epicure - Correct answer expert of food and drink 577. Episodic - Correct answer loosely connected; occurring at intervals 578. Erroneous - Correct answer mistaken; wrong 579. Erudite - Correct answer learned; scholarly 580. Hone - Correct answer sharpen 581. Husband - Correct answer use sparingly; conserve; save 582. Hypothetical - Correct answer based on assumptions; supposed 583. Inimical - Correct answer unfriendly; hostile; harmful 584. Inopportune - Correct answer untimely; poorly chosen 585. Insatiable - Correct answer not easily satisfied; greedy 586. Insightful - Correct answer perceptive; intuitive 587. Insolvent - Correct answer bankrupt; unable to repay one's debt 588. Intrepid - Correct answer fearless 589. Introspective - Correct answer looking within oneself 590. Nuance - Correct answer a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound 635. Tractable - Correct answer docile; easily managed 636. Transcendent - Correct answer surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior 637. Transient - Correct answer momentary; temporary; staying for a short time 638. Undermine - Correct answer weaken; diminish 639. Unprecedented - Correct answer never done or known before; unheard of; new 640. Didactic - Correct answer teaching; instructional 641. Diffuse - Correct answer wordy; rambling 642. Discerning - Correct answer mentally quick and observant 643. Facile - Correct answer easily accomplished; ready or fluent 644. Fallacious - Correct answer false; misleading 645. Feasible - Correct answer practical 646. Fervor - Correct answer intensity of feeling 647. Flagrant - Correct answer conspicuously wicked; blatant 648. Incense - Correct answer enrage 649. Incessant - Correct answer ceaseless, constant 650. Incline - Correct answer slope 651. Discrepancy - Correct answer lack of consistency; difference 652. Discursive - Correct answer digressing; rambling 653. Disinclination - Correct answer unwillingness 654. Disinterested - Correct answer unprejudiced 655. Disparage - Correct answer belittle 656. Forestall - Correct answer prevent by taking action in advance 657. Forsake - Correct answer desert; abandon 658. Fortuitous - Correct answer accidental; by chance 659. Incongruous - Correct answer not fitting; absurd 660. Incontrovertible - Correct answer indisputable 661. Indigenous - Correct answer native 662. Indigent - Correct answer poor; destitute 663. Magnate - Correct answer person of prominence or influence 664. Martinet - Correct answer rigid disciplinarian 665. Pithy - Correct answer concise; meaningful 666. Pivotal - Correct answer crucial; key; vital 667. Platitude - Correct answer trite remark; commonplace statement 668. Pliant - Correct answer flexible; easily influenced 669. Poignancy - Correct answer quality of being deeply moving 670. Ponderous - Correct answer clumsy; awkward 671. Prattle - Correct answer babble 672. Precarious - Correct answer uncertain; risky 673. Precipitate - Correct answer rash; hasty 674. Precipitous - Correct answer steep; sudden 675. Reticent - Correct answer reserved; uncommunicative 676. Rudimentary - Correct answer not developed; elementary 677. Sagacious - Correct answer perceptive; shrewd 678. Sage - Correct answer person celebrated for wisdom 679. Satirical - Correct answer mocking 680. Androgynous - Correct answer having features of both sexes; suitable for both male and female 681. Annex - Correct answer (v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate ;( n.) An attachment or addition 682. Apprehension - Correct answer anxiety or fear about the future 683. Assured - Correct answer guaranteed; promised confidently 684. Assent - Correct answer (v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement 685. Austere - Correct answer (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor 686. Bastion - Correct answer (n) a fortified place, stronghold 687. Bemoan - Correct answer lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of 688. Brash - Correct answer Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent 689. Blunt - Correct answer frank or honest without sensitivity: very frank or straightforward and showing no delicacy or consideration 690. Adj. - having a dull point or edge; not sharp 691. Brazen - Correct answer (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass 692. Cater - Correct answer to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service 693. Censor - Correct answer Expurgate; removing objectionable words and/or material 694. Strong or vehement expression of disapproval 695. Composure - Correct answer Control over one's emotions; steadiness of manner; tranquility. 696. COLLECTEDNESS 697. Creed - Correct answer a formal statement of religious belief or confession of faith. 698. Confound - Correct answer (verb) confuse; puzzle 699. Condemn - Correct answer express complete disapproval 747. Plot 748. Embryonic - Correct answer in an early stage of development 749. Ephemeral - Correct answer (adj.) lasting only a short time, short-lived 750. Epitome - Correct answer a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality 751. Exalt - Correct answer to glorify, to praise, and to raise in rank 752. Exile - Correct answer Being forced to live somewhere other than one’s own country 753. Fickle - Correct answer (adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent 754. Flotsam - Correct answer (n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people 755. Forge - Correct answer Furnace where metal is heated 756. COUNTERFEIT 757. Germane - Correct answer relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter 758. Glean - Correct answer to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers 759. GARNER 760. Glint - Correct answer a momentary flash of light 761. (n) A sparkle 762. Falter - Correct answer (v.) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline 763. WAVER 764. Fathom - Correct answer (1) to come to/ understand 765. (2) A unit of water depth 766. Feisty - Correct answer Irritable; quarrelsome; full of spirit 767. Homely - Correct answer lacking in physical beauty or proportion 768. (adj.) ordinary; plain; simple 769. Inane - Correct answer Empty; shallow or silly 770. (Ad) silly, empty of meaning or value 771. Infiltrate - Correct answer (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily 772. Ingress - Correct answer Entrances or a means to enter. 773. Innocuous - Correct answer (adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant 774. Intermission - Correct answer a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks 775. Jest - Correct answer a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter 776. Laudatory - Correct answer Expressing admiration or praise 777. Lucrative - Correct answer (adj.) bringing in money; profitable 778. Menace - Correct answer a threat or the act of threatening 779. Mirage - Correct answer an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions 780. Nag - Correct answer to keep complaining to somebody about their behavior or keep asking them to do something 781. A horse 782. Notorious - Correct answer Famous for something bad 783. Null - Correct answer make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of 784. Overt - Correct answer (ad) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized 785. Pact - Correct answer a formal agreement between two countries; a bargain 786. Invaluable - Correct answer too valuable to measure; priceless 787. Rife - Correct answer (adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete 788. Shroud - Correct answer 1. A cover for dead body, 2. To cover 789. Veil 790. Dowdy - Correct answer (ad) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste 791. Tacit - Correct answer silent; not talkative 792. Understood 793. Writ - Correct answer law 794. Cummerbund - Correct answer a broad sash worn as a waistband, especially in formal wear 795. Ulcer - Correct answer a deep loss of skin surface that may extend into the dermis; may cause periodic bleeding and the formation of scars. 796. Surly - Correct answer Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude 797. Divinity - Correct answer the quality or character of being godlike. 798. Asylum - Correct answer a place of retreat or security 799. Token - Correct answer (1) Sign or symbol 800. SYMBOL; EXPRESSION; REPRESENTATION 801. (2) Existing in name or appearance only, without depth, or significance 802. NOMINAL; SUPERFICIAL; MEANINGLESS 803. Buoyant - Correct answer (ad) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful or hopeful 804. Manic - Correct answer a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state 805. Domain - Correct answer (n) territory over which rule or control is exercised 806. Land the 807. Bazaar - Correct answer a market consisting of a street lined with shops; a place where miscellaneous items are sold 808. Bistro - Correct answer a small informal restaurant or bar, especially in France or in a French style 809. Warden - Correct answer the prison official who is ultimately responsible for the organization and performance of a correctional facility. 851. Replete - Correct answer abundantly supplied; complete 852. Replenish - Correct answer bring back to condition of being full; refill 853. Reprehensible - Correct answer (adj.) deserving blame or punishment 854. Repress - Correct answer 1. Repress something to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. 855. 2. To use political and/or military force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom 856. Reprimand - Correct answer (v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke 857. Repudiate - Correct answer 1. To refuse to accept something 858. 2. To say officially and/or publicly that something is not true 859. Reticent - Correct answer not talking much; reserved 860. Rue - Correct answer (v.) to regret, be sorry for; (n.) a feeling of regret 861. Ruminate - Correct answer Ponder 862. Rustic - Correct answer having to do with the countryside; rural 863. Satire - Correct answer a mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions, or societies to ridicule and scorn. 864. Savor - Correct answer (adj.) tasty, appetizing 865. Sedate - Correct answer slow, calm and relaxed 866. Simulate - Correct answer (v.) To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of 867. Sinister - Correct answer Evil, ominous 868. Speck - Correct answer a tiny bit of something that can barely be seen 869. Stagnate - Correct answer to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow 870. Stringent - Correct answer Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste 871. Sullied - Correct answer to spoil or reduce the value of something 872. To make something dirty 873. Tact - Correct answer a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations 874. SENSITIVITY 875. Taper - Correct answer to become gradually narrower; to make something become gradually narrower 876. Taunt - Correct answer to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark 877. Toil - Correct answer work hard 878. Hard labor; to exert oneself 879. Torment - Correct answer the act of harassing someone 880. A state of great suffering, bodily or mentally. 881. Residual - Correct answer Amount of air remaining after maximum expiration 882. Subside - Correct answer Sink, settle down, become less active, return to a normal level 883. Terse - Correct answer (adj.) brief and to the point 884. Trifle - Correct answer A thing of little value or importance 885. Uncouth - Correct answer Crude, unrefined, awkward 886. Lacking good manners 887. Undermine - Correct answer to weaken 888. Utilitarian - Correct answer the belief that the right course of action is the one that will produce the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people 889. Vacillate - Correct answer to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another 890. Hesitate 891. Veneration - Correct answer Great respect 892. Vigilant - Correct answer on the alert; watchful 893. Wax - Correct answer (v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree 894. Wrath - Correct answer Forceful anger; fury. 895. Writhe - Correct answer to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 896. Elation - Correct answer a feeling of great joy 897. Euphoric - Correct answer exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation 898. Doleful - Correct answer Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief 899. Forlorn - Correct answer Sad and lonely 900. Mope - Correct answer (v.) To be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure 901. Indignant - Correct answer Angry at unfairness 902. Livid - Correct answer furiously angry 903. Malice - Correct answer Extreme ill will or spite 904. Outraged - Correct answer angered at something unjust or wrong 905. Aptitude - Correct answer a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning 906. Proficient - Correct answer Able to do something very well; skillful 907. Prowess - Correct answer Exceptional skill and bravery 908. Sage - Correct answer (adj.) wise; (n.) a very wise person 909. Sapient - Correct answer WISE; FULL OF KNOWLEDGE 910. Inept - Correct answer clumsily or awkwardly expressed; not suitable for the occasion. 911. Impetuous - Correct answer acting passionately and without forethought 912. Adj. Inclined to act without thinking; hasty. 913. Inane - Correct answer Empty; shallow or silly 914. Abrasive - Correct answer rough; coarse; harsh 915. Infamy - Correct answer an evil reputation; extreme disgrace 916. Pettiness - Correct answer of small importance; trivial 964. Crone - Correct answer hag; ugly old woman 965. Incorrigible - Correct answer (adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control 966. Unruly 967. Furl - Correct answer a temporary leave of absence from military duty 968. Roll up 969. Billow - Correct answer to make rise, surge, or swell 970. Gurney - Correct answer a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies. 971. Stretcher - Correct answer a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead 972. Mortify - Correct answer to embarrass or humiliate 973. Knack - Correct answer a special talent or skill 974. Cistern - Correct answer a tank for storing water 975. Forswear - Correct answer Give up 976. Douse - Correct answer cover with liquid 977. To drench, saturate 978. Saturate - Correct answer to make something completely wet 979. Litigant - Correct answer sure 980. A party to a lawsuit 981. Ordinance - Correct answer (noun) an authoritative rule or law 982. Marquee - Correct answer a canopy over an entrance 983. Henchman - Correct answer trusted follower 984. Jubilee - Correct answer Anniversary 985. Bailiff - Correct answer court officer 986. Root - Correct answer dig 987. Revulsion - Correct answer Disgust 988. Gyrate - Correct answer to rotate, spin 989. Wreak - Correct answer to do great damage or harm somebody; 990. INFLICT 991. Static - Correct answer not moving, active or in motion; at rest 992. Amulet - Correct answer Charm, talisman 993. Officious - Correct answer too ready to tell people what to do or to use the power you have to give orders 994. Nib - Correct answer beak (bill); pen point 995. Impish - Correct answer Mischievous 996. Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun 997. Staid - Correct answer sedate 998. Fetish - Correct answer Charm 999. (n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence 1000. Instill - Correct answer to introduce gradually; to impart gradually 1001. Resolved - Correct answer determined 1002. Rigorously - Correct answer Harsh, strict, thorough. 1003. Clamor - Correct answer loud noise or shouting 1004. Latitude - Correct answer freedom from narrow restrictions 1005. Expedient - Correct answer APPROPRIATE 1006. Efficient 1007. Providing results quickly; practical and effective 1008. Imperative - Correct answer absolutely necessary; crucial; compulsory 1009. Atone - Correct answer to make amends; repent 1010. Subsequent - Correct answer Following 1011. Access - Correct answer Admittance 1012. (n) Approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase 1013. Mail - Correct answer Flexible body armor 1014. Ruddy - Correct answer Florid 1015. Having a healthy reddish color 1016. Contend - Correct answer (1) to say that something is true, especially in an argument 1017. COMBAT, ASSERT, ARGUE, COMPETE 1018. (2) To dispute or compete 1019. Assert - Correct answer to state or express firmly 1020. Enthrall - Correct answer (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison 1021. Desecrate - Correct answer to damage a holy place 1022. Profane 1023. Austerity - Correct answer the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) 1024. Salutary - Correct answer (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome 1025. Diffidence - Correct answer shyness, reserve, unassertiveness 1026. Reprisal - Correct answer Retaliation 1027. Action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way 1028. Reputable - Correct answer having a good reputation; well thought of; honorable or trustworthy 1029. Monsoon - Correct answer a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer 1030. Omit - Correct answer to leave out or exclude 1031. Hostile - Correct answer Inimical; Enmity or ill-will; unfriendly 1032. Perilous - Correct answer (adj.) dangerous 1033. Prerogative - Correct answer (n.) any right or privilege; choice, right 1076. Matter - Correct answer anything that has weight and takes up space; 1077. Substance 1078. Cumbersome - Correct answer Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving 1079. Prestige - Correct answer High standing; respect earned by accomplishments 1080. Rove - Correct answer roam; wander about 1081. Courteous - Correct answer characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners 1082. Flaunt - Correct answer to show off 1083. Mainstay - Correct answer a chief support 1084. A prominent supporter 1085. Artless - Correct answer without guile; open and honest 1086. Thatch - Correct answer a house roof made with a plant material 1087. Boycott - Correct answer an effort of purposefully not shopping at a store in order to punish them. 1088. Pretension - Correct answer doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy display 1089. Pennant - Correct answer a long, narrow flag tapering to a point at the end. 1090. Shudder - Correct answer tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement or cold; 1091. Shake 1092. Self-righteous - Correct answer Feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and other people are wrong 1093. Sanctimonious - Correct answer giving a hypocritical appearance of piety 1094. Burnish - Correct answer Make shiny by rubbing; polish 1095. Shrewd - Correct answer Astute 1096. Cranky - Correct answer easily irritated or annoyed 1097. Dainty - Correct answer delicately small and pretty; difficult to please 1098. Oafish - Correct answer clumsy, stupid, crude, or awkward in behavior or demeanor 1099. Brisk - Correct answer quick; active 1100. Embodiment - Correct answer Living example of 1101. Incarnation 1102. Temperament - Correct answer Natural disposition; 1103. Natural quality of a person’s character 1104. Predicament - Correct answer Plight 1105. Difficult situation 1106. Peccadillo - Correct answer a minor offense or sin 1107. Eulogize - Correct answer commend; 1108. To praise 1109. Rambunctious - Correct answer behaving in a wild or unruly manner; 1110. ENERGETIC 1111. Invigorate - Correct answer to fill with strength and energy; energize; stimulate 1112. Quip - Correct answer a witty remark 1113. Potpourri - Correct answer a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; assortment 1114. Allotment - Correct answer the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning 1115. Hoist - Correct answer to lift 1116. Fallow - Correct answer unused 1117. Spruce - Correct answer neat and trim in appearance; clean; tidy 1118. EVERGREEN 1119. Partridge - Correct answer wood fowl; 1120. A brown bird with a round body and a short tail 1121. Frivolous - Correct answer lacking in seriousness or importance 1122. Fowl - Correct answer any bird 1123. Volunteer - Correct answer offer 1124. Frolic - Correct answer Cavort 1125. Play and run about happily 1126. Cavort - Correct answer to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry 1127. Synchronize - Correct answer Unify 1128. To occur at the same time; simultaneous 1129. Apprehend - Correct answer 1. To seize; to UNDERSTAND; 1130. 2. Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive 1131. Wired - Correct answer excited or nervous; not relaxed 1132. Summoned - Correct answer to call together, to send for or to request to appear 1133. Regeneration - Correct answer Ability of an animal to regrow body parts; restoration 1134. Recrimination - Correct answer the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge 1135. Heedless - Correct answer not paying attention; 1136. Careless 1137. Assimilate - Correct answer (v) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully; 1138. INCORPORATE 1139. Incorporate - Correct answer to bring together features, ideas, or element. 1140. Regimen - Correct answer REGULAR PLAN, ROUTINE; 1141. A set of rules about food and exercise or medical treatment that you follow in order to stay healthy or to improve your health 1142. Irascible - Correct answer (ad) easily angered, irritable 1143. Skulk - Correct answer Sneak; 1144. (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding 1190. Conventional - Correct answer common; customary; typical (Theo tic lee) 1191. Onus - Correct answer a burden; a responsibility 1192. Improvident - Correct answer (adj.) failing to plan ahead; 1193. Lacking foresight, not cautious 1194. CARELESS 1195. Flinch - Correct answer hesitate; shrine 1196. Draw back, as with fear or pain; 1197. Recoil 1198. Decadent - Correct answer overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive 1199. Self-indulgent; 1200. Exploit - Correct answer Deed or action, particularly a brave deed; adventure 1201. Canvassed - Correct answer attempted to get votes or support from a group of people 1202. Tenet - Correct answer BELIEF; DOCTRINE 1203. Gaudy - Correct answer (adj.) flashy, showy; not in good taste 1204. TACKY 1205. Terminal - Correct answer final 1206. Masquerade - Correct answer to wear a disguise; to put on a false appearance 1207. Chronicle - Correct answer a record of events in order of time 1208. ACCOUNT 1209. Unanimity - Correct answer complete agreement 1210. Appendix - Correct answer a section of additional information at the end of a document; attachment 1211. Brusque - Correct answer (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities 1212. Reckon - Correct answer count; regard as; think; suppose; 1213. CALCULATE 1214. Belabor - Correct answer key lee/ lay nay 1215. To discuss repeatedly or at length 1216. Paradigm - Correct answer EXAMPLE 1217. Aide - Correct answer an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer 1218. Jaywalker - Correct answer a careless pedestrian who does not heed traffic 1219. Deported - Correct answer forced to leave a country 1220. Detained - Correct answer Held or kept back; not allowed to proceed or go ahead. 1221. Swindle - Correct answer to cheat 1222. Bolster - Correct answer Support; reinforce 1223. Parry - Correct answer Deflect or avoid (esp. a blow or attack); skillfully evade (a question) 1224. Laden - Correct answer burdened; loaded 1225. Persecute - Correct answer Oppress; 1226. To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs. 1227. Mirth - Correct answer Amusement 1228. Illicit - Correct answer (adj.) forbidden, not permitted; 1229. Prohibited 1230. Tenant - Correct answer a person who pays rent; the legal name for a renter. 1231. Transgress - Correct answer (v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law 1232. Covert - Correct answer (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; 1233. (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place 1234. Espionage - Correct answer the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets 1235. Douse - Correct answer to extinguish a fire 1236. Upbeat - Correct answer a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous 1237. Sated - Correct answer Satisfied fully, indulged to excess 1238. Quenched - Correct answer to satisfy (thirst, desires, etc.); 1239. To stop a fire from burning (lama noni land) 1240. Vestibule - Correct answer an entrance hall of a large building 1241. Lectern - Correct answer reading desk or stand for a public speaker 1242. Bleacher - Correct answer Raised seats on which people sit to watch sports games 1243. Cufflink - Correct answer jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt 1244. Canal - Correct answer a channel dug across land and filled with water 1245. Unravel - Correct answer 1. Undo twisted threads. 2. Investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling). 1246. Coil - Correct answer a series of loops that has been wound or gathered 1247. Plumage - Correct answer Feathers of a bird 1248. Suction - Correct answer ACT OF SUCKING UP AIR AND OR FLUIDS THROUGH A DEVICE 1249. Heckle - Correct answer challenge aggressively 1250. Pastor - Correct answer a minister in charge of a Christian church or group 1251. Congregation - Correct answer "flock" or gathering of people for religious worship 1252. Elk - Correct answer a moose 1253. Vole - Correct answer a small, burrowing, mouse-like rodent 1254. Parasol - Correct answer a small umbrella used as protection from the sun 1302. Insolvent - Correct answer Bankrupt 1303. DESTITUTE 1304. Etch - Correct answer Engrave 1305. Citadel - Correct answer fort; 1306. A fortress that overlooks and protects a city 1307. Bassinet - Correct answer a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed 1308. Lathe - Correct answer machine tool for shaping metal or wood 1309. Bludgeon - Correct answer a club used as a weapon (cay dui cui) 1310. Impair - Correct answer TO DAMAGE; INJURE 1311. Adversity - Correct answer Misfortune; hardship; 1312. A difficult or unpleasant situation 1313. Abysmal - Correct answer extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless; 1314. Appalling 1315. Explicable - Correct answer capable of being explained 1316. Appalling - Correct answer causing horror, shock, or dismay 1317. Makeshift - Correct answer a temporary substitute for something else; improvised 1318. Ail - Correct answer Afflict; to cause problems for somebody/something 1319. Serial - Correct answer Recurring; 1320. Doing the same thing in the same way several times 1321. Disclose - Correct answer to reveal 1322. Rotation - Correct answer Cycle 1323. Rebuke - Correct answer to criticize sharply 1324. Assuage - Correct answer to calm; to ease 1325. Conciliate - Correct answer to bring together; end a dispute 1326. Mollify - Correct answer to calm/ soften 1327. Deterrent - Correct answer sting which prevents or discourages action 1328. Hamper - Correct answer to impede; to get in the way 1329. Impasse - Correct answer blocked path; dilemma with no solution 1330. Stymie - Correct answer block/ hinder 1331. Obdurate - Correct answer Stubborn 1332. Dissent - Correct answer Disagree 1333. Discord - Correct answer Disagreeing; dispute 1334. Coalesce - Correct answer to come together as one, to unite 1335. Stagnant - Correct answer Inactive/ still 1336. Steadfast - Correct answer Loyal, constant 1337. Capricious - Correct answer changing one's mind quickly and often 1338. Bigot - Correct answer Narrow-minded, prejudiced person; dogmatist 1339. Mercurial - Correct answer rapidly changing; temperamental 1340. Callous - Correct answer Insensitive; unfeeling 1341. Apathetic - Correct answer Indifferent 1342. Bombastic - Correct answer proud; overstated; 1343. Pompous in speech and manner 1344. Haughty - Correct answer Arrogant; proud 1345. Congenial - Correct answer Friendly 1346. Flippant - Correct answer Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy 1347. Insolent - Correct answer impudent; contemptuous; disrespectful 1348. Irreverent - Correct answer impertinent 1349. Rancorous - Correct answer Vengeful; resentful; 1350. (Ad) deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious 1351. Assail - Correct answer to attack; assault; 1352. Attack someone physically or emotionally 1353. Barrage - Correct answer a heavy prolonged attack; to bombard 1354. Efface - Correct answer to erase; to wipe out 1355. Head - Correct answer the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it 1356. Tooth - Correct answer the narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object 1357. Hook - Correct answer a device for fastening clothes, consisting of a small thin piece of metal curved round, and a hook that fits into it 1358. Topography - Correct answer Physical features of a place 1359. Torpedo - Correct answer a self-propelled bomb that is shot from a tube of a submarine 1360. Intemperance - Correct answer Lack of moderation or restraint. 1361. Escapade - Correct answer a reckless adventure or wild prank 1362. Mayhem - Correct answer (noun) an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited. 1363. Oust - Correct answer to eject; to force out; to banish 1364. Molt - Correct answer Shedding skin; shed 1365. Prone - Correct answer 1. Vulnerable to; 2. Horizontal 1366. Lumber - Correct answer wood; timber 1367. Inline skates - Correct answer a type of boat with a line of small wheels attached to the bottom 1368. Hose - Correct answer trousers/pants that fit tightly over the legs, worn by men in the past 1369. Nozzle - Correct answer a short tube with a taper to speed up or direct a flow of fluid 1370. Flit - Correct answer Move slightly and swiftly; 1371. DART 1419. Hallow - Correct answer to make holy 1420. RESPECT; WORSHIP 1421. Desultory - Correct answer jumping from one thing to another; disconnected 1422. Ascetic - Correct answer N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING OR AUSTERE 1423. Fiery - Correct answer ADJ. easily provoked; passionate; burning. 1424. Magnanimous - Correct answer Generous 1425. Somnolent - Correct answer almost asleep 1426. Drowsy; listless; soporific; tired 1427. Flagrant - Correct answer GLARING; 1428. Obvious 1429. Vagrant - Correct answer an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly 1430. Draconian - Correct answer hard, severe, and cruel 1431. Zeal - Correct answer Enthusiastic; 1432. Extremely active, eager, devoted 1433. Gusto - Correct answer Enthusiastic enjoyment 1434. Prognosticate - Correct answer Predict; 1435. PROPHESY 1436. Raiment - Correct answer (n.) clothing, garments 1437. Garrison - Correct answer Military post; STRONGHOLD 1438. Shoddy - Correct answer (adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship 1439. Poignant - Correct answer deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions 1440. Reverberate - Correct answer (v.) to re-echo, resound 1441. Material - Correct answer SIGNIFICANT; important 1442. Desist - Correct answer Cease 1443. Filch - Correct answer (v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts 1444. Pilfer - Correct answer to steal in small quantities 1445. Ceremonious - Correct answer marked by formality 1446. Clerical - Correct answer priestly, office 1447. Retail - Correct answer a business that sells goods or services directly to the public. (Ban lee) 1448. Salvage - Correct answer to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved 1449. Wreck - Correct answer Destroy, damage 1450. Retrieve - Correct answer 1. v. To get back; recover 2. To find and bring back 1451. Shun - Correct answer deliberately avoid somebody 1452. Squander - Correct answer to waste 1453. Benign - Correct answer Harmless; GENTLE 1454. Bonanza - Correct answer (n.) a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain 1455. Windfall - Correct answer an unexpected financial gain; or a sudden stroke of luck 1456. Hodge-podge - Correct answer a mixture of things 1457. Extemporaneous - Correct answer improvised; done without preparation 1458. Denouement - Correct answer an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot 1459. Mortgage - Correct answer a specific type of loan that is used to buy real estate 1460. Devout - Correct answer deeply religious 1461. Sedan - Correct answer a closed automobile that has enough room for four people to sit comfortably 1462. Crankshaft - Correct answer turns the pistons up and down motion into circular motion 1463. Shingle - Correct answer a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building 1464. Bickering - Correct answer petty quarreling 1465. Jailor - Correct answer someone who guards prisoners 1466. Lambaste - Correct answer TO THRASH VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY 1467. Irk - Correct answer (v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary 1468. Rapacious - Correct answer voracious, greedy 1469. Coronation - Correct answer ceremony of crowning a queen or king 1470. Hunch - Correct answer a guess or feeling not based on facts 1471. Poultry - Correct answer flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food 1472. Thorax - Correct answer Chest 1473. Designer - Correct answer expensive and having a famous brand name 1474. Wretched - Correct answer Miserable; 1475. Characterized by physical misery 1476. Strategy - Correct answer a plan of action 1477. Neuter - Correct answer neither masculine nor feminine in gender, neutral 1478. Sterilize - Correct answer to make a person or an animal unable to have babies 1479. Sow - Correct answer a female pig 1480. Hornet - Correct answer large stinging paper wasp 1481. Regression - Correct answer a return to a prior stage after a person has progressed through the various stages of development 1528. Hoarding - Correct answer collecting and putting things away in a guarded way. 1529. Stockpile - Correct answer Supply stored for future use 1530. Concession - Correct answer a reluctant acknowledgement or yielding. (Hung be) 1531. Deed - Correct answer a document that transfers ownership of property from one party to another. 1532. Embargo - Correct answer a ban on trade. 1533. Flippant - Correct answer Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty 1534. Emphatic - Correct answer strongly expressive, forceful 1535. Enunciate - Correct answer to pronounce clearly 1536. Forsake - Correct answer to abandon, to give up, and to renounce 1537. Forebode - Correct answer to predict or foretell 1538. Inevitable - Correct answer Unavoidable; expected 1539. Unforeseen - Correct answer Unexpected 1540. Premonition - Correct answer Forewarning; Intuition about the future 1541. Retrospect - Correct answer Reflection on the past, consideration of history 1542. Aberrant - Correct answer Abnormal or deviant 1543. Disparate - Correct answer Different 1544. UNEQUAL 1545. Truculent - Correct answer Fierce and cruel; eager to fight 1546. Prosecute - Correct answer (v.) to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out 1547. (Koi to/ keen) 1548. Hangar - Correct answer Storage area (like garage) for a plane 1549. Air pocket - Correct answer a condition in the atmosphere that can cause an airplane to lose altitude quickly 1550. Rut - Correct answer a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground 1551. Intrusion - Correct answer Entrance by force or without permission or welcome (us am Pham) 1552. Abate - Correct answer let up (he bet) 1553. To reduce in amount, degree, or severity 1554. Petulant - Correct answer (ad) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset 1555. Tick - Correct answer a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood 1556. Flounder - Correct answer Noun-a flat fish that lives in the sea, or its flesh eaten as food 1557. Flea - Correct answer Dogs and cats are often hosts to parasites called 1558. Lock - Correct answer (1) a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut 1559. (2) A person's hair 1560. Capacious - Correct answer Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy 1561. Agape - Correct answer Wide open 1562. Ajar - Correct answer partly open 1563. Brood - Correct answer (n.) a family of young animals, especially birds 1564. Litter - Correct answer material used to provide a bed for animals 1565. Peon - Correct answer an unskilled laborer 1566. Anorexia - Correct answer -eating disorder 1567. Bulimia - Correct answer an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating 1568. Emphysema - Correct answer hyperinflation of air sacs  Enlargement of airspaces distal to conducting airway 1569. Loom - Correct answer to come into view; to appear in exaggerated form 1570. Warp - Correct answer (v) to twist out of shape; (n) an abnormality 1571. Captor - Correct answer a person who captures and holds people or animals 1572. Dismount - Correct answer to get down or off. 1573. Alight - Correct answer (v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) lighted up 1574. Mongrel - Correct answer a dog of mixed breed 1575. Congenital - Correct answer Existing at birth but not hereditary 1576. Cursory - Correct answer Hasty, Not thorough 1577. Superficial - Correct answer Deep 1578. Probing - Correct answer the act of seeking out what customers think, feel, or know is known as. 1579. Solicitous - Correct answer showing care or concern 1580. Duplicitous - Correct answer deliberately deceptive 1581. Pundit - Correct answer expert 1582. (n.) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions 1583. Flurry - Correct answer sudden gust of wind; sudden commotion 1584. Drench - Correct answer to wet thoroughly; to soak 1585. Axle - Correct answer a shaft on which a wheel rotates 1586. Crank - Correct answer a bar and handle in the shape of an L that you pull or turn to produce movement in a machine, etc. 1587. Winch - Correct answer a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects using a rope or chain 1588. Slat - Correct answer one of a series of thin flat pieces of wood, metal or plastic, used in furniture, fences, etc. 1632. Anemic - Correct answer a reduction in the number of red blood cells 1633. Reap - Correct answer to obtain something, especially something good 1634. Throng - Correct answer a large number of people gathered together; a crowd 1635. Compost - Correct answer a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure 1636. Trance - Correct answer another word for the state of deep relaxation that can occur during hypnosis. 1637. Plantain - Correct answer tropical plant that produces banana-like fruit 1638. Imp - Correct answer a child who behaves badly 1639. Cherub - Correct answer resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent 1640. Knead - Correct answer to manipulate with a pressing motion, accompanied by a folding and stretching motion 1641. Ingest - Correct answer Eating 1642. Gully - Correct answer deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) 1643. Furrow - Correct answer a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle 1644. Brow - Correct answer forehead 1645. Treason - Correct answer Betrayal of one's country 1646. Venison - Correct answer Deer meat 1647. Veal - Correct answer meat from a calf 1648. Penury - Correct answer Extreme poverty 1649. Rink - Correct answer an area surfaced with smooth ice for skating, hockey, or curling 1650. Voluble - Correct answer talkative 1651. Swat - Correct answer an act of hitting or trying to hit something 1652. Discourse - Correct answer a formal discussion of a subject. 1653. Queasy - Correct answer Adj. Sick to one's stomach; nauseated 1654. Knocker - Correct answer a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) 1655. Pen - Correct answer a writer 1656. Approbation - Correct answer approval and praise 1657. Consecration - Correct answer Dedication of a person or thing to divine service by prayer or blessing. 1658. Quagmire - Correct answer a difficult situation 1659. (n.) a muddy area w/ slippery surface 1660. Quarry - Correct answer 1. Something that is hunted; 2. Mine for stone 1661. Toadstool - Correct answer a poisonous mushroom 1662. Microcosm - Correct answer a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale 1663. Macrocosm - Correct answer Great world; universe 1664. Bilk - Correct answer cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money 1665. Patrician - Correct answer an aristocrat 1666. Misogynist - Correct answer ONE WHO HATES WOMEN 1667. Perturb - Correct answer to disturb greatly 1668. Surmise - Correct answer to guess 1669. CONJECTURE; SPECULATE; INFER; HPOTHESIZE 1670. Preclude - Correct answer Prevent from happening 1671. Paradox - Correct answer a contradiction or dilemma 1672. Adjudicate - Correct answer to hear and decide a case by judicial procedure 1673. Sublimate - Correct answer to direct your energy to socially acceptable activities 1674. Imperceptible - Correct answer impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses 1675. Insoluble - Correct answer admitting of no solution or explanation 1676. Effusive - Correct answer emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative 1677. Stipend - Correct answer a fixed and regular salary 1678. PAYMENT 1679. Fastidious - Correct answer Difficult to please 1680. Meticulous; PRECISE 1681. Recede - Correct answer to move back or away from 1682. RETREAT 1683. Extinct - Correct answer INACTIVE 1684. Transparent - Correct answer GLASS 1685. Overdue - Correct answer coming later than expected or needed 1686. LATE 1687. Prattle - Correct answer to speak in a foolish manner; to babble incessantly 1688. Chime - Correct answer Chew - up food 1689. Partially digested food 1690. Rattle - Correct answer (v) (-end) to make a noise which sounds like something is hitting against something else (short, loud sounds) 1691. Pith - Correct answer (1) a soft dry white substance inside the skin of oranges and some other fruits 1692. (2) The essential or most important part of something 1693. Diamond - Correct answer (1) a baseball field 1694. (2) A deck of cards 1695. Course - Correct answer a large area of land that is designed for playing GOLF 1696. Bur - Correct answer the seed container of some plants (qua co gay) 1737. Percolate - Correct answer 1.to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter 1738. Baste - Correct answer a process in which fat drippings are spooned over a large bird every 15-20 minutes. 1739. Gravy - Correct answer basically the juices that drip from cooking meats 1740. Simmer - Correct answer to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point 1741. Biographer - Correct answer a writer who has written a true story or book about someone's life 1742. Prosaic - Correct answer Commonplace or dull 1743. Lacking in imagination/ creativity 1744. Smug - Correct answer (adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous 1745. Self-satisfied 1746. Condescending - Correct answer (ad) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing 1747. Piqued - Correct answer Annoyed or upset 1748. Magazine - Correct answer 1: the part of a gun that holds the bullets before they are fired 1749. 2: a room or building where weapons, explosives and bullets are stored 1750. Equivocal - Correct answer AMBIGUOUS 1751. Open to two or more interpretations 1752. Boorish - Correct answer RUDE; INSENSITIVE 1753. Ineptitude - Correct answer (n) inappropriateness; clumsy (tin vow lee) 1754. Conscription - Correct answer Compulsory military service 1755. Scalding - Correct answer Very hot 1756. Tepid - Correct answer - Slightly warm - Lukewarm (indifference) 1757. Pod - Correct answer a small group of sea animals, such as dolphins or whales, swimming together 1758. Tentative - Correct answer (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant 1759. UNCERTAIN 1760. Annihilated - Correct answer destroyed completely 1761. Paroled - Correct answer allowed to go home or be forgiven 1762. Pardon - Correct answer a release from legal punishment. 1763. Conditional - Correct answer expressing sting that must happen or be true in another thing is to happen 1764. Prune - Correct answer cut away; trim 1765. Eradicate - Correct answer (v.) to root out, get rid of, and destroy completely 1766. Commission - Correct answer to choose body as an officer in one of the armed forces 1767. Appointment - Correct answer to choose a person for a job or a position of responsibility 1768. Admonish - Correct answer TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND 1769. Castigate - Correct answer (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely 1770. Movement - Correct answer (1) any of the main parts that a long piece of music is divided into 1771. (2) A group of people who share the same ideas or aims 1772. Canter - Correct answer slow gallop 1773. Halt - Correct answer Limp; to proceed/ walk lamely (di chap kiang) 1774. Vilification - Correct answer the act of verbally abusing or harshly criticizing 1775. Breech - Correct answer the part of a gun at the back where the bullets are loaded 1776. Ostracism - Correct answer exclusion from a group (toy chai) 1777. Stable - Correct answer a building in which horses are kept 1778. Barracks - Correct answer a building or group of buildings for housing soldiers. 1779. Skin - Correct answer to take the skin off an animal, a fruit or a vegetable 1780. Prevaricate - Correct answer to lie or deviate from the truth 1781. Joist - Correct answer Beam that supports the roof (in a house) 1782. Rancid - Correct answer adj. spoiled or rotten (esp. oils or fats) 1783. Oversee - Correct answer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers 1784. Overlook - Correct answer Fail to notice something 1785. Prance - Correct answer to move quickly with exaggerated steps so that people will look at you 1786. STRUT 1787. Strut - Correct answer to swagger, display to impress others 1788. Pompous walk 1789. Entree - Correct answer the main dish of a meal 1790. Plug - Correct answer to promote (a product, etc.) 1791. Shelve - Correct answer to put aside and postpone 1792. Tanner - Correct answer person who turns animal hides into leather 1793. Gale - Correct answer a very strong wind 1794. Squall - Correct answer brief, violent storm 1795. Hog - Correct answer Pig (hoe koi then) 1796. Dispense - Correct answer Distribute 1797. Eulogy - Correct answer Tribute 1798. Speech in praise of someone 1799. Restlessness - Correct answer DISCONTENT 1800. An inability to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change 1849. Reproach - Correct answer (1) criticize, express disappointment in (v) 1850. BLAME 1851. (2) Shame; disgrace 1852. Pry - Correct answer to inquire unnecessarily into other peoples' business 1853. Chandler - Correct answer a candle maker 1854. Cooper - Correct answer a person who makes barrels 1855. Frenzy - Correct answer a state of wild excitement 1856. Stray - Correct answer wander from a direct course or at random 1857. Filibuster - Correct answer USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN A LEGISLATURE TO BLOCK PASSAGE OF A LAW 1858. Wheelwright - Correct answer builds or repairs wheels 1859. Shadow - Correct answer Very small amount of something 1860. ANTONYM: SUBSTANTIAL 1861. Outback - Correct answer the dry, unpopulated inland region of Australia 1862. Sublimation - Correct answer a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid 1863. Piquant - Correct answer spicy, as in hot sauce, stimulating, provocative 1864. Perturbed - Correct answer anxious or unsettled; upset 1865. Amoeba - Correct answer a single-celled organism. Reproduces by dividing in two. 1866. Flautist - Correct answer one who plays the flute. 1867. Harpsichord - Correct answer a plucked keyboard instrument from the Baroque period of music 1868. Tenor - Correct answer highest male voice 1869. Harpist - Correct answer a person who plays the harp 1870. Cleat - Correct answer - a piece of rubber on the bottom of a shoe, etc. to stop it from slipping - Shoes often worn for playing sports 1871. Singular - Correct answer UNUSUAL 1872. Garner - Correct answer to collect or gather 1873. Mohair - Correct answer Fiber that comes from a goat 1874. Angora - Correct answer Fiber that comes from a rabbit 1875. Brandish - Correct answer to shake or wave as a weapon (Spear/ sword, etc.) 1876. Brooch - Correct answer a large, decorative pin 1877. Ladle - Correct answer a cup-shaped spoon with a long handle for dipping out liquids. 1878. Maelstrom - Correct answer whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind 1879. Sneer - Correct answer a facial expression of contempt or scorn 1880. Ominous - Correct answer WORRISOME 1881. Menacing; threatening 1882. Pucker - Correct answer to gather into wrinkles; to furrow 1883. FACIAL EXPRESSION THAT PRECEDES A KISS 1884. Tangible - Correct answer TOUCHABLE; CONCRETE 1885. Deliberate - Correct answer to think over deeply 1886. REFLECT 1887. Zealous - Correct answer (adj.) eager, earnest, devoted 1888. PASSIONATE 1889. Benediction - Correct answer the act of blessing (chuck puck) 1890. Aggrandize - Correct answer Make greater; EXAGGERATE 1891. Malcontent - Correct answer GROUCH 1892. Discontented person, one who holds a grudge 1893. Abstain - Correct answer to choose not to do something 1894. Imbibe - Correct answer to drink 1895. Guzzle - Correct answer drink greedily or as if with great thirst 1896. Portend - Correct answer to serve as an omen or warning; to foreshadow danger 1897. FORETELL 1898. Churn - Correct answer to turn & stir milk in a special container in order to make butter 1899. Stately - Correct answer SLOW/ FORMAL/ ELEGANT/ MAJESTIC 1900. August - Correct answer (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect 1901. Hail - Correct answer (1) to praise 1902. (2) To greet joyfully 1903. (3) Small balls of ice that fall like rain 1904. Firearm - Correct answer a gun that can be carried 1905. Gust - Correct answer a sudden strong increase in the amount of wind that is blowing 1906. Torrent - Correct answer a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence 1907. Miller - Correct answer a person who owns or works in a mill for making flour 1908. Blimp - Correct answer Zeppelins 1909. Blowtorch - Correct answer a tool used to heat metal (ken hand) 1910. Skirmish - Correct answer a minor fight or battle 1911. Piercing - Correct answer (sounds) very high & loud & unpleasant 1912. Dash - Correct answer rush, dart, bolt 1913. Mess hall - Correct answer eating area for military 1914. Ungulate - Correct answer Mammals with hooves 1915. Catch - Correct answer a device used for fastening something 1916. Strait - Correct answer a narrow body of water connecting two larger ones 1961. DESICCATED 1962. Desiccated - Correct answer dried up, dehydrated 1963. Humility - Correct answer lack of pride; modesty 1964. MEEKNESS 1965. Meekness - Correct answer mildness gentleness 1966. Overly submissive or compliant 1967. Mellow - Correct answer RELAXED 1968. (adj.) soft or gentle; pleasant 1969. Contrite - Correct answer VERY SORROWFUL FOR A WRONG 1970. Unsound - Correct answer not solid; not well founded; not healthy 1971. Extraneous - Correct answer Irrelevant; UNECESSARY 1972. Perfunctory - Correct answer (adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm 1973. HASTY 1974. Serendipitous - Correct answer come upon or found by accident; fortuitous 1975. Virulent - Correct answer extremely poisonous 1976. NOXIOUS 1977. Flummox - Correct answer to confuse or perplex 1978. CONFOUND 1979. Ablution - Correct answer the act of washing yourself 1980. CLEANSING 1981. Gaffe - Correct answer blunder; social mistake 1982. MISSTEP 1983. Misstep - Correct answer an unintentional but embarrassing blunder 1984. Tantrum - Correct answer a sudden short period of angry, unreasonable behavior, especially in a child 1985. Monocle - Correct answer eyeglass for one eye 1986. Plod - Correct answer to walk heavily or slowly 1987. Defoliate - Correct answer cause leaves to fall off 1988. Omniscient - Correct answer knowing everything 1989. Lionize - Correct answer to look upon or treat as a celebrity 1990. Toady - Correct answer one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors 1991. Quash - Correct answer (v.) to crush, put down completely 1992. Suppress - Correct answer to hold back; keep down 1993. QUELL; CONTAIN 1994. Begrudge - Correct answer to resent another's success; to envy 1995. Osteopathic - Correct answer pertaining to the treatment of diseases by manipulation to relieve pressure of the bones on nerves and blood vessels. 1996. Havoc - Correct answer great destruction; chaos 1997. Pulverization - Correct answer the process of reducing the particle size through the use of mills 1998. First mate - Correct answer the officer on a commercial ship just below the rank of captain or master 1999. Immolate - Correct answer v. to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire 2000. (Gift be clung to) 2001. Militant - Correct answer resolute, combative, and eager to fight 2002. Gambit - Correct answer opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage 2003. Salubrious - Correct answer healthful 2004. Favorable to health 2005. Excision - Correct answer (n.) the surgical act of removal 2006. Spectroscope - Correct answer an instrument that separates light into a spectrum. 2007. Ramification - Correct answer n. a development or consequence resulting from a course of action 2008. Lackadaisical - Correct answer not showing enough care or enthusiasm 2009. Appendage - Correct answer a part that is joined to something larger 2010. Auxiliary - Correct answer (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid 2011. Expendable - Correct answer replaceable; designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed 2012. Suture - Correct answer stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; 2013. Chronic - Correct answer continuing for a long time 2014. CONSTANT, PERSISTENT, CONFIRMED, SETTLE 2015. Choleric - Correct answer (adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered 2016. Circumscribe - Correct answer to draw a circle around; to restrict 2017. DEFINE, LIMIT, BOUND, OUTLINE, ENCOMPASS 2018. Cocoon - Correct answer Protective case that envelops (usually an insect) during development 2019. WRAP, SADDLE, CLOAK, COVER, ENVELOP 2020. Contentious - Correct answer eager to quarrel 2021. FEISTY, IRASCIBLE, PUGNACIOUS, COMBATIVE 2022. Convene - Correct answer to gather; to hold a meeting 2023. Countenance - Correct answer (1) Facial or facial expression 2024. DEMEANOR, AIR, VISAGE, 2025. (2) To approve or support 2026. SANCTION, APPROVE, CONDONE, BLESS 2027. Cue - Correct answer Hint or guiding suggestion 2028. HINT, PROMPT, SIGNAL 2029. Declamation - Correct answer long speech, harangue 2030. Dejected - Correct answer Depressed, sad 2031. DISHEARTENED, DEPRESSED, DISCOURAGED, SADDENED 2032. A, an - Correct answer Not; without 2033. ANOMALY, ANNUL, ANESTHETIC (thou to) 2087. Uproarious - Correct answer making great noise 2088. BOISTEROUS 2089. Furnish - Correct answer to equip with what is needed; to provide 2090. Illumination - Correct answer lighting or light 2091. Sever - Correct answer (v) to separate, divide into parts 2092. CUT OFF 2093. Synthesis - Correct answer Combination 2094. Clinch - Correct answer to make certain or final; settle 2095. SECURE 2096. Listlessness - Correct answer lack in spirit or energy 2097. SLUGGISHNESS 2098. Subtle - Correct answer UNDERSTATED 2099. Not obvious 2100. Vetted - Correct answer Examined 2101. Bolt - Correct answer a long, narrow piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in order to lock it 2102. Sleuth - Correct answer (n.) a detective 2103. Engender - Correct answer TO CAUSE; PRODUCE 2104. (v.) To bring into existence; produce; generate 2105. Profuse - Correct answer (adj.) very abundant; given or flowing freely 2106. Iniquity - Correct answer sin; evil act 2107. Victual - Correct answer food 2108. Awry - Correct answer off course; twisted to one side 2109. Judicious - Correct answer sensible; showing good judgment 2110. Dire - Correct answer very serious 2111. Autocratic - Correct answer absolute in power or authority 2112. Decry - Correct answer to criticize openly 2113. Decorum - Correct answer appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety 2114. Occlude - Correct answer to stop up; prevent the passage of 2115. Welsh - Correct answer to not do something that you have promised to do, for example to not pay money that you owe 2116. Defy - Correct answer refuse to obey 2117. To oppose 2118. Uncanny - Correct answer (adj.) strange, mysterious, and weird, beyond explanation 2119. Convalescence - Correct answer gradual recovery after an illness 2120. Fecund - Correct answer fertile; fruitful; productive 2121. Inertia - Correct answer Resistance of an object to a change in its motion; 2122. Inactivity 2123. Scrooge - Correct answer a person or thing which causes great trouble or misfortune; to inflict severe punishment or pain 2124. Rebuff - Correct answer to refuse someone; to reject an offer 2125. Circumvent - Correct answer avoid 2126. To avoid by going around; bypass 2127. Daft - Correct answer Insane, foolish 2128. Whet - Correct answer Stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite) 2129. AROUSE 2130. Drone - Correct answer (1) idle person who lives on other people's work 2131. (2) Male bee 2132. (3) To speak in a dull, monotonous tone 2133. Splice - Correct answer join, bind, attach 2134. To join two or more things by weaving their ends together 2135. Broadcast - Correct answer to tell a lot of people about something 2136. Bard - Correct answer a poet 2137. Balladeer - Correct answer singer of narrative songs 2138. Rhapsody - Correct answer a piece of music that is full of feeling and is not regular in form 2139. Adage - Correct answer a proverb, wise saying 2140. Vain - Correct answer excessively proud 2141. Full of self-admiration; 2142. Ramble - Correct answer wander aimlessly 2143. Saunter - Correct answer (v.) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll 2144. Lighthouse - Correct answer a tower with a bright light at the top to warm ships that there are rocks or other dangers nearby 2145. Terrier - Correct answer any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground; hunting dog 2146. Caprice - Correct answer whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause 2147. Whim - Correct answer acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable 2148. Inaugurate - Correct answer to begin officially 2149. Lunatic - Correct answer an insane person 2150. Homage - Correct answer Honor or respect shown publicly 2151. RESPECT; TRIBUTE 2152. Wanton - Correct answer undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless 2153. LUSTFUL 2154. Lustful - Correct answer feeling or showing strong sexual desire 2155. LASCIVIOUS 2156. Imperious - Correct answer arrogantly domineering or overbearing 2157. Incomprehensible - Correct answer impossible to understand