1.

b

2.

a

3.

h

4.

c

5.

d

6.

e

7.

f

8.

j

9.

i

10.

g

1.

b

2.

h

3.

d

4.

a

5.

c

6.

g

7.

j

8.

i

9.

e

10.

f

1.

f

2.

c

3.

i

4.

d

5.

a

6.

e

7.

h

8.

b

9.

j

10.

g

1.

b

2.

i

3.

g

4.

h

5.

a

6.

j

7.

c

8.

d

9.

e

10.

f

1.

arrant

2.

averse

3.

cache

4.

canon

5.

canvass

6.

careen

7.

rationale

8.

confidant

9.

corporeal

10.

demur

11.

dissemble

12.

systemic

13.

importune

14.

climatic

15.

epoch

1.

wakes

2.

mode

3.

patina

4.

revel

5.

atone

6.

arid

7.

waive

8.

stout

9.

mania

10.

taint

11.

karma

12.

stint

13.

avid

14.

dire

15.

dolt

16.

abet

17.

allot

18.

arcade

19.

balm

20.

scorn

21.

louts

22.

loathe

23.

apt

24.

junta

25.

spate

26.

rife

27.

slake

1.

h abase—humiliate

2.

a abet—support

3.

c abeyance—suspension

4.

i abjure—repudiate

5.

g abomination—something despised

6.

b aboriginal—native

7.

d abound—be very numerous

8.

e abrogate—abolish

9.

f accede—give in

10.

j accentuate—emphasize

1.

h access—right to approach

2.

c acclaim—praise publicly

3.

d accord—agree

4.

f accouterments—trappings

5.

a accrue—accumulate

6.

j acquisitive—greedy

7.

e acquit—find not guilty

8.

b acronym—word made up of initials

9.

i adage—proverb

10.

g adduce—cite

1.

f adjourn—suspend

2.

j adjunct—something added

3.

i ad-lib—improvise

4.

d advent—arrival

5.

b adventitious—accidental

6.

a advocate—person arguing for a position

7.

g affidavit—sworn written statement

8.

c affiliate—become closely associated

9.

e affliction—misery

10.

h afford—give

1.

j affront—insult

2.

a aftermath—consequence

3.

i aggrandize—exaggerate

4.

b aggrieve—mistreat

5.

e aghast—terrified

6.

f alchemy—seemingly magical transformation

7.

c alienate—estrange

8.

g allegiance—loyalty

9.

h allegory—symbolic story

10.

d allot—apportion

1.

e altercation—heated fight

2.

h amass—pile up

3.

c amid—in the middle of

4.

a anathema—something loathed

5.

f ancillary—subordinate

6.

i angst—anxiety

7.

b annex—add

8.

d annuity—annual allowance

9.

j antedate—be older

10.

g anterior—situated in front

1.

i anthology—literary collection

2.

e anthropomorphic—ascribing human characteristics

3.

c antipodal—exactly opposite

4.

h antiquity—ancientness

5.

b aperture—opening

6.

f apex—highest point

7.

j apogee—most distant point of orbit

8.

g apoplexy—stroke

9.

d apostasy—abandonment of faith

10.

a appalling—causing horror

1.

c apparition—ghost

2.

g appellation—name

3.

a appendage—something extra

4.

e apportion—distribute proportionally

5.

h appraise—estimate the value of

6.

b apprise—give notice to

7.

a appurtenance—something extra

8.

f apropos—appropriate

9.

i apposite—distinctly suitable

10.

d apt—likely

1.

i arcade—arched passageway

2.

f archipelago—group of islands

3.

a archives—where documents are stored

4.

g arid—very dry

5.

c armament—implements of war

6.

h armistice—truce

7.

e arraign—accuse

8.

b arrant—utter

9.

d arrears—unpaid debts

10.

j arsenal—supply of something useful

1.

f articulate—pronounce clearly

2.

a artisan—person skilled in a craft

3.

j ascertain—determine with certainty

4.

c ascribe—credit to

5.

g askance—with suspicion

6.

b aspersion—slanderous remark

7.

i assail—attack vigorously

8.

d assert—claim strongly

9.

h assess—evaluate

10.

e astringent—harsh

1.

a asylum—refuge

2.

e atone—make amends

3.

h atrophy—wither away

4.

c attest—give proof of

5.

f attribute—credit to

6.

n augur—serve as an omen

7.

i august—inspiring awe

8.

m auspices—protection

9.

k auxiliary—secondary

10.

g avail—help

11.

j avant-garde—vanguard

12.

b aversion—strong feeling of dislike

13.

d avert—turn away

14.

l avid—eager

1.

g bacchanal—party animal

2.

b baleful—menacing

3.

i balk—abruptly refuse

4.

d ballyhoo—sensational advertising

5.

j balm—something that heals

6.

c bandy—toss back and forth

7.

f banter—exchange of teasing remarks

8.

a baroque—extravagantly ornate

9.

e barrage—outpouring of artillery fire

10.

h bauble—gaudy trinket

1.

c bedlam—noisy uproar

2.

f begrudge—envy

3.

b behest—command

4.

j bemoan—mourn about

5.

a benediction—blessing

6.

d benighted—ignorant

7.

e bestow—present as a gift

8.

g bilious—ill-tempered

9.

i bivouac—temporary encampment

10.

h blanch—turn pale

1.

c bland—mild

2.

e blandishment—flattery

3.

g bliss—perfect contentment

4.

i bluster—roar

5.

a bombast—pompous speech

6.

b bon vivant—luxurious liver

7.

h bona fide—sincere

8.

j boon—blessing

9.

f boor—rude person

10.

d booty—plunder

1.

f botch—bungle

2.

c bracing—invigorating

3.

i brandish—display threateningly

4.

a bravado—ostentatious show of bravery

5.

o brawn—big muscles

6.

m brazen—impudent

7.

j breach—violation

8.

l brink—edge

9.

b bristle—stiffen with anger

10.

g bromide—dull saying

11.

n brouhaha—uproar

12.

k brusque—abrupt in manner

13.

h buffoon—joker

14.

d bulwark—defensive fortification

15.

e byzantine—extremely intricate in structure

1.

h cabal—group of conspirators

2.

c cache—hiding place

3.

j calamity—disaster

4.

i callous—insensitive

5.

a calumny—slander

6.

b canon—rule or law

7.

f cant—hypocritical speech

8.

d canvass—seek votes or opinions

9.

g capacious—roomy

10.

e capital—seat of government

1.

e captivate—fascinate

2.

j carcinogenic—causing cancer

3.

g cardinal—most important

4.

b careen—swerve

5.

h cartography—art of making maps

6.

d cascade—waterfall

7.

a cataclysm—violent upheaval

8.

c caucus—political meeting

9.

i cavalier—arrogant

10.

f cavil—quibble

1.

a chaff—worthless stuff

2.

b chameleon—highly changeable person

3.

i champion—defend

4.

g channel—direct

5.

d chaste—pure and unadorned

6.

f cherub—cute child

7.

c chortle—chuckle with glee

8.

j churl—rude person

9.

h chutzpah—brazenness

10.

e cipher—zero

1.

d circumnavigate—sail all the way around

2.

g citadel—fortress defending a city

3.

f clandestine—secret

4.

i classic—top-notch

5.

c cleave—cling

6.

a climatic—having to do with the climate

7.

e cloister—covered walk

8.

h clone—exact duplicate

9.

b clout—blow

10.

j cloy—cause to feel too full

1.

f coddle—baby

2.

d cogitate—ponder

3.

h cohort—group

4.

b commemorate—honor the memory of

5.

j commiserate—express sorrow for

6.

a commodious—spacious

7.

c compatible—harmonious

8.

e competent—capable

9.

g compile—gather together

10.

i comply—act in accordance

1.

h composed—calm

2.

d compromise—settlement of differences

3.

j compunction—remorse

4.

g concave—curved inward

5.

c concentric—having the same center

6.

f concert—combined action

7.

b concede—acknowledge as true

8.

i concoct—create by mixing ingredients

9.

e concomitant—following from

10.

a confederate—ally

1.

h confer—exchange ideas

2.

f confidant—person with whom secrets are shared

3.

d configuration—arrangement

4.

e conflagration—large fire

5.

j confluence—flowing together

6.

i confound—bewilder

7.

a congeal—solidify

8.

b conjugal—having to do with marriage

9.

g connive—conspire

10.

c conservatory—greenhouse

1.

d consign—hand over

2.

a consolidate—combine

3.

j conspicuous—easily seen

4.

h consternation—sudden confusion

5.

e constituency—group of voters

6.

g contempt—disdain

7.

c continuum—continuous whole

8.

f contraband—smuggled goods

9.

b contretemps—embarrassing occurrence

10.

i contumely—rudeness

1.

b conundrum—puzzle

2.

i convene—gather together

3.

c conversant—familiar

4.

h converse—opposite

5.

e convey—transport

6.

f conviction—strong belief

7.

a convolution—twist or turn

8.

j copious—abundant

9.

g cordial—gracious

10.

d corollary—natural consequence

1.

e corporeal—tangible

2.

c correlation—mutual relation

3.

a corrosive—destructive

4.

i corrugated—shaped with folds

5.

h coterie—group of close associates

6.

j cower—huddle in fear

7.

g crass—extremely unrefined

8.

b craven—cowardly

9.

d crescendo—gradual increase in volume

10.

f crestfallen—dejected

1.

g crevice—narrow split

2.

e cringe—shrink back with fear

3.

c critique—critical review

4.

f crux—central point

5.

d cuisine—style of cooking

6.

b cull—pick out from among many

7.

a curb—restrain

8.

i curmudgeon—difficult, bad-tempered person

9.

h cursory—quick and unthorough

1.

g debase—degrade

2.

d debunk—expose the nonsense of

3.

c decree—official order

4.

j decry—denounce

5.

a deem—judge

6.

b deficit—shortage

7.

f defile—make filthy

8.

e deft—skillful

9.

h defunct—no longer in effect

10.

i degrade—lower in dignity

1.

i deign—condescend

2.

c deity—god or goddess

3.

f dejected—depressed

4.

a delectable—delightful

5.

j delinquent—neglecting a duty

6.

g delve—search intensively

7.

h demeanor—behavior

8.

b demise—death

9.

e demography—study of population characteristics

10.

d demur—take exception

1.

i demure—shy

2.

d denomination—classification

3.

g denote—signify

4.

b denounce—condemn

5.

f depict—portray

6.

a deplete—decrease the supply of

7.

j deplore—lament

8.

c deploy—arrange strategically

9.

h depose—remove from office

10.

e depredate—prey upon

1.

i derelict—neglectful

2.

c desist—stop doing

3.

f devout—deeply religious

4.

j diatribe—bitter denunciation

5.

a dichotomy—division into two parts

6.

b diffuse—cause to spread out

7.

h dilapidated—broken-down

8.

g dilate—make larger

9.

e dilemma—predicament

10.

d diminution—reduction

1.

j dire—disastrous

2.

g dirge—funeral song

3.

b disaffect—cause to lose affection

4.

e disarray—disorder

5.

a disclaim—renounce

6.

d discomfit—frustrate

7.

c disconcert—perturb

8.

i discourse—conversation

9.

f discrepancy—difference

10.

h discursive—aimlessly rambling

1.

h disgruntle—make sulky

2.

e disinformation—false information purposely disseminated

3.

c dismal—dreary

4.

i dismay—fill with dread

5.

b dispassionate—impartial

6.

a disperse—scatter

7.

d dispirit—discourage

8.

f disposition—characteristic attitude

9.

g disproportionate—out of proportion

10.

j disquiet—make uneasy

1.

c dissemble—conceal the real nature of

2.

a dissent—disagree

3.

i disservice—harmful action

4.

e dissident—person who disagrees

5.

g dissuade—persuade not to

6.

j distinct—separate

7.

h diurnal—occurring every day

8.

f divine—intuit

9.

d divulge—reveal

10.

b document—support with evidence

1.

k doldrums—low spirits

2.

j doleful—sorrowful

3.

e dolt—stupid person

4.

c dotage—senility

5.

d double entendre—double meaning

6.

a dour—forbidding

7.

l downcast—dejected

8.

i downplay—minimize

9.

f draconian—harsh

10.

b droll—humorous

11.

g dross—worthless stuff

12.

h duress—coercion

1.

i ebb—diminish

2.

c ecclesiastical—having to do with the church

3.

f eclipse—surpass

4.

j ecosystem—organisms and their environment

5.

a edict—official decree

6.

d edifice—big, imposing building

7.

g effectual—effective

8.

h efficacy—effectiveness

9.

e effigy—likeness of someone

10.

b elation—feeling of great joy

1.

b electorate—body of voters

2.

f elegy—mournful poem

3.

h elite—most select group

4.

a elocution—art of public speaking

5.

i emaciate—make extremely thin

6.

j emanate—come forth

7.

g emancipate—liberate

8.

c embargo—government order suspending trade

9.

d embellish—adorn

10.

e embody—personify

1.

d embroil—involve in conflict

2.

g embryonic—undeveloped

3.

b emissary—messenger or representative

4.

e empathy—identification with feelings

5.

h empower—give authority

6.

c endear—make dear

7.

a engaging—charming

8.

j enmity—deep hatred

9.

f ennui—boredom

10.

i ensue—follow immediately afterward

1.

i entail—have as a necessary consequence

2.

e entity—something that exists

3.

g entreat—plead

4.

c entrepreneur—independent businessperson

5.

j enumerate—name one by one

6.

d envision—imagine

7.

f epicure—person with refined taste

8.

h epilogue—afterword

9.

b epoch—era

10.

a equestrian—having to do with horseback riding

1.

j estimable—worthy of admiration

2.

i estrange—make hostile

3.

h ethics—moral standards

4.

d eulogy—spoken or written tribute

5.

g evince—demonstrate convincingly

6.

a evoke—summon forth

7.

b excise—remove by cutting

8.

c exempt—excused

9.

e exhume—unbury

10.

f exodus—mass departure

1.

a exorbitant—excessively costly

2.

c expiate—make amends for

3.

e explicate—make a detailed explanation of

4.

g exposition—explanation

5.

i expostulate—reason in order to dissuade

6.

k expunge—erase

7.

j exquisite—extraordinarily fine

8.

h extant—still in existence

9.

f extort—obtain through force

10.

d extremity—outermost point

11.

b exuberant—highly joyous

1.

e facade—front of a building

2.

k facet—aspect

3.

h fallacy—misconception

4.

i fathom—penetrate the meaning of

5.

l faux—false

6.

b fawn—exhibit affection

7.

d feign—make a false representation of

8.

f fester—decay

9.

a fetish—object of obsessive reverence

10.

c fiasco—complete failure

11.

g fiat—arbitrary decree

12.

j fickle—likely to change for no good reason

1.

c figment—something made up

2.

f fiscal—monetary

3.

b fledgling—inexperienced

4.

i flippant—frivolously disrespectful

5.

g florid—flushed

6.

d fodder—raw material

7.

a folly—foolishness

8.

e foray—quick raid

9.

h forebode—be an omen of

10.

j foreclose—shut out

1.

a forensic—used in courts of law

2.

d forestall—thwart

3.

g forswear—retract

4.

c forte—special talent

5.

b forthright—outspoken

6.

f foster—encourage

7.

j fragmentary—incomplete

8.

h fruitful—productive

9.

e fuel—stimulate

10.

i fulminate—denounce vigorously

1.

e gaffe—social blunder

2.

c galvanize—startle into sudden activity

3.

h gambit—scheme to gain an advantage

4.

a gamut—full range

5.

b garner—gather

6.

d gastronomy—art of eating well

7.

i generic—common

8.

g genesis—origin

9.

f genocide—extermination of a national, racial, or religious group

10.

j germane—applicable

1.

b ghastly—shockingly horrible

2.

a gratis—free of charge

3.

d grievous—tragic

4.

c grimace—make an ugly face

5.

e guise—appearance

1.

i habituate—accustom to a situation

2.

b halcyon—peaceful

3.

f harass—attack repeatedly

4.

k harbinger—precursor

5.

h harp—repeat tediously

6.

f harry—attack repeatedly

7.

j heinous—shockingly evil

8.

c herald—royal proclaimer

9.

e hoary—gray or white with age

10.

g homage—reverence

11.

a hubris—arrogance

12.

d hypocrisy—insincerity

1.

c idiom—nonliteral expression

2.

f imbue—inspire

3.

i impasse—deadlock

4.

a impeach—accuse

5.

e impecunious—without money

6.

d impede—obstruct

7.

b impending—approaching

8.

j impenetrable—impervious

9.

h imperative—completely necessary

10.

g impetuous—rash

1.

d implication—something suggested

2.

b importune—urge with annoying persistence

3.

i impoverish—reduce to poverty

4.

f impregnable—unconquerable

5.

c impresario—person who manages public entertainments

6.

g impromptu—done on the spur of the moment

7.

j improvise—perform without preparation

8.

e impunity—freedom from punishment

9.

a inadvertent—unintentional

10.

h inalienable—unassailable

1.

g incarnation—embodiment

2.

c incendiary—used for setting property on fire

3.

f inclination—tendency

4.

b inculcate—instill

5.

d incumbent—currently holding office

6.

a incursion—hostile invasion

7.

e indict—charge with a crime

8.

h induce—persuade

9.

j ineluctable—inescapable

10.

i ineradicable—incapable of being removed

1.

c inflammatory—tending to arouse passion or anger

2.

g influx—inflow

3.

d infraction—violation

4.

a infrastructure—basic framework of a system

5.

b infringe—violate

6.

i infuse—introduce into

7.

h ingratiate—work to make yourself liked

8.

f inimical—harmful

9.

j inimitable—impossible to imitate

10.

e innuendo—insinuation

1.

h inquisition—ruthless questioning

2.

a insouciant—nonchalant

3.

b insufferable—unbearable

4.

c insuperable—unable to overcome

5.

d insurrection—act of open rebellion

6.

i integral—essential

7.

g interim—meantime

8.

e interloper—intruder

9.

j interlude—intervening episode

10.

f interminable—seemingly unending

1.

g intermittent—occasional

2.

i intersperse—place at intervals

3.

f intervene—come between opposing groups

4.

e intimate—hint

5.

d intricate—complicated

6.

a intrigue—secret scheme

7.

h invidious—causing resentment

8.

j inviolate—free from injury

9.

c invoke—pray for

10.

b iridescent—displaying glowing, changing colors

1.

b jargon—specialized language

2.

g jaunt—short pleasure trip

3.

d jingoism—belligerent patriotism

4.

a jocular—humorous

5.

f jubilation—exultant joy

6.

h junction—convergence

7.

e junta—small ruling group

8.

c karma—good or bad emanations

1.

b larceny—theft

2.

f lascivious—lewd

3.

e lavish—to spend freely

4.

a lax—negligent

5.

d layman—nonprofessional

6.

c liaison—connection

7.

f licentious—lewd

8.

h limpid—transparent

9.

i listless—sluggish

10.

g litany—tedious recounting

1.

c livid—black and blue

2.

a loath—extremely unwilling

3.

f lobby—urge legislative action

4.

d lout—oaf

5.

b ludicrous—ridiculous

6.

e lyrical—melodious

1.

b malapropism—humorous misuse of a word

2.

e mania—crazed excitement

3.

g marginal—insignificant

4.

d materialistic—preoccupied with material things

5.

h mawkish—overly sentimental

6.

a meander—travel along a winding route

7.

c medium—the means by which something is conveyed

8.

f melancholy—gloomy

9.

j melee—brawl

10.

i menagerie—collection of animals

1.

g meticulous—precise and careful about details

2.

e millennium—period of one thousand years

3.

j mire—marshy, mucky ground

4.

a mode—method of doing

5.

b modulate—reduce or regulate

6.

d momentum—force of movement

7.

m moratorium—suspension of activity

8.

i mores—customary moral standards

9.

f motif—recurring theme

10.

c motley—extremely varied

11.

n municipal—pertaining to a city or town

12.

l muse—ponder

13.

k muster—assemble for battle

14.

h mystic—otherworldy

1.

b nebulous—vague

2.

e nemesis—downfall

3.

h neophyte—beginner

4.

c nirvana—blissful, worry-free state

5.

i noisome—offensive or disgusting

6.

a nomadic—wandering from place to place

7.

d nomenclature—system of names

8.

g nonchalant—indifferent

9.

f nullify—repeal

1.

e obeisance—deep reverence

2.

b objective—unbiased

3.

g obtrusive—interfering

4.

a obviate—make unnecessary

5.

j occult—supernatural

6.

i odious—hateful

7.

h odyssey—long, difficult journey

8.

c olfactory—pertaining to the sense of smell

9.

f oligarchy—government by only a very few people

10.

d ominous—threatening

1.

h omniscient—all-knowing

2.

d opprobrious—damning

3.

f ordinance—law

4.

b oscillate—swing back and forth

5.

e osmosis—gradual or subtle absorption

6.

a ostracize—exclude from a group

7.

c oust—eject

8.

j override—prevail over

9.

i overture—opening move

10.

g oxymoron—figure of speech linking two contradictory words or phrases

1.

b palatable—pleasant to the taste

2.

g pallor—paleness

3.

d pandemic—prevalent throughout a large area

4.

j panegyric—elaborate praise

5.

e parable—morality tale

6.

a paragon—model of excellence

7.

i parallel—similar

8.

h paranoia—unreasonable anxiety

9.

c paranormal—supernatural

10.

f paroxysm—sudden, violent outburst

1.

b partition—division

2.

c pastoral—rural

3.

h pathos—that which makes people feel pity or sorry

4.

f patina—surface discoloration

5.

j patrimony—inheritance

6.

i peculiar—unusual

7.

g peregrination—wandering

8.

d perpetrator—the one who committed the act

9.

a perpetuate—keep from perishing

10.

e perverse—stubborn

1.

i phantasm—apparition

2.

e phlegmatic—calm or indifferent

3.

d pilgrimage—religious journey

4.

a placebo—fake medication

5.

b platonic—nonsexual

6.

g plausible—believable

7.

f pliable—flexible

8.

h plight—dangerous situation

9.

j plunder—ransack

10.

c pluralism—coexistence of distinct groups

1.

g pontificate—speak pompously

2.

d porous—filled with many tiny holes

3.

b posterity—future generations

4.

a posthumous—occurring after one’s death

5.

i posture—speak artificially

6.

f prattle—chatter on and on

7.

e precarious—dangerously insecure

8.

c precocious—unusually mature

9.

j predecessor—something that precedes in time

10.

h predicament—dangerous situation

1.

f predispose—make susceptible

2.

c predominant—most important

3.

h pregnant—highly significant

4.

e prelude—introduction

5.

g premeditated—planned beforehand

6.

a preponderance—majority

7.

b presage—portend

8.

d presentiment—feeling that something is about to happen

9.

j presumably—probably

10.

i presuppose—assume beforehand

1.

c primal—original

2.

h pristine—perfectly clean and untouched

3.

e privation—lack of comforts

4.

f proclaim—announce

5.

j procure—obtain by special means

6.

i progeny—offspring

7.

a propagate—reproduce

8.

b propound—set forth

9.

d protégé—person under the care of someone

10.

g protocol—diplomatic etiquette

1.

d provocation—incitement

2.

g prowess—exceptional skill or strength

3.

b prurient—having lustful thoughts or desires

4.

a pseudonym—false name

5.

k psyche—human soul or mind

6.

h pummel—pound with fists

7.

j punctilious—meticulously attentive to detail

8.

i pundit—learned person

9.

l pungent—sharp-tasting

10.

f punitive—inflicting a punishment

11.

c purblind—dim-sighted

12.

e puritanical—very severe about morals

1.

a quaint—pleasantly old-fashioned

2.

h quandary—state of perplexity

3.

j quasi—almost

4.

f quay—a landing on the edge of the water

5.

e quell—put an end to

6.

b query—question

7.

k queue—line

8.

c quiescent—motionless

9.

d quintessential—being the most perfect example of

10.

g quizzical—teasing

11.

i quotidian—daily

1.

e rampant—widespread

2.

c rapture—ecstasy

3.

g rarefied—esoteric

4.

a ratify—confirm

5.

b ratiocination—logical reasoning

6.

h rationale—underlying reason

7.

f raucous—stridently loud

8.

d reactionary—ultraconservative

9.

i rebuff—snub

10.

j recidivism—act of repeating an offense

1.

d reclaim—make fit for cultivation

2.

h redeem—buy back

3.

a redress—remedy

4.

c referendum—public vote

5.

b refractory—disobedient

6.

j regime—governing power

7.

f regimen—regulated course

8.

e remission—disappearance of a disease

9.

g remuneration—payment

10.

i rend—rip

1.

f render—cause to be

2.

c repartee—quick, witty reply

3.

b replicate—reproduce exactly

4.

j repose—tranquillity

5.

h repress—hold back

6.

a reprimand—stern reproof

7.

e reprisal—retaliation

8.

d reprobate—depraved, wicked person

9.

g repugnant—repulsive

10.

i resignation—passive submission

1.

c resplendent—brilliantly shining

2.

k resurrection—return to life

3.

i retort—make a sharp reply

4.

f retrospect—looking backward

5.

e revamp—revise

6.

a revel—enjoy thoroughly

7.

b revile—scold abusively

8.

n revulsion—loathing

9.

m rhapsodize—speak extremely enthusiastically

10.

l ribald—indecent

11.

d rife—occurring frequently

12.

g rivet—engross

13.

j rout—put to flight

14.

h rue—mourn

1.

c sally—sudden rushing attack

2.

h salutation—greeting

3.

g sanction—official permission or approval

4.

a sarcasm—biting irony

5.

b savant—scholar

6.

j scant—limited

7.

i schism—division

8.

f scorn—disdain

9.

e seamless—smooth

10.

d secede—withdraw from an alliance

1.

i seclusion—aloneness

2.

g sect—small religious subgroup

3.

e sedentary—largely confined to sitting down

4.

f self-made—having succeeded without help from others

5.

c sententious—preachy

6.

d serene—calm

7.

b serpentine—snakelike

8.

h shackle—manacle

9.

j shibboleth—catchword

10.

a shrewd—wily

1.

e singular—exceptional

2.

c skirmish—fight between small numbers of troops

3.

g skittish—nervous

4.

d slake—quench

5.

a solace—consolation

6.

h solidarity—sense of unity

7.

f sophomoric—juvenile

8.

j sordid—morally vile

9.

i sovereign—supreme ruler

10.

b spate—sudden outpouring

1.

h specious—deceptive

2.

e specter—phantom

3.

i spectrum—broad sequence

4.

b spurn—reject

5.

c stalwart—robust

6.

f stark—desolate

7.

d stint—restrict

8.

j stipend—allowance

9.

g stolid—not easily roused to emotion

10.

a stout—stocky

1.

d stratagem—maneuver designed to outwit an enemy

2.

f stupendous—remarkable

3.

b stupor—stunned condition

4.

g subside—sink

5.

h subsidiary—supplemental

6.

e subsidize—provide financial aid

7.

a substantiate—prove

8.

c subterfuge—artifice

9.

i suffice—be sufficient

10.

j suffrage—right to vote

1.

d suffuse—overspread

2.

h sumptuous—luxurious

3.

f supersede—take the place of

4.

c supine—lying on the back

5.

a supplication—humble prayer

6.

b suppress—overpower

7.

k surmise—conjecture

8.

i surreal—hallucinatory

9.

l susceptible—capable of being influenced

10.

g sweeping—far-reaching

11.

e syntax—grammar

12.

j systemic—affecting the entire system

1.

c tactical—having to do with tactics

2.

h taint—contaminant

3.

d tedium—dullness

4.

g teem—swarm

5.

a temporal—pertaining to time

6.

b temporize—stall

7.

j tepid—lukewarm

8.

i thesis—theory to be proven

9.

e thorny—full of difficulties

10.

f threshold—sill of a doorway

1.

c throttle—choke

2.

b thwart—prevent from being accomplished

3.

g timorous—fearful

4.

f titillate—excite

5.

e titular—in name only

6.

j toil—hard work

7.

h tortuous—winding

8.

d toxic—poisonous

9.

i transfix—cause to stand motionless

10.

a trauma—severe shock

1.

f travesty—grotesque imitation

2.

d trenchant—concise

3.

b triumvirate—ruling coalition of three

4.

a tryst—secret meeting of lovers

5.

e tumult—violent, noisy commotion

6.

c turbid—murky

7.

g turmoil—state of great confusion

1.

f uncanny—extraordinary

2.

c underlying—basic

3.

d undermine—impair

4.

a underpinning—system of supports beneath

5.

h underscore—underline

6.

e underwrite—sponsor

7.

b unilateral—involving one side only

8.

g usury—lending money at extremely high rates

1.

g vacuous—empty of content

2.

a vagary—whim

3.

c vanquish—conquer

4.

f veneer—facade

5.

e verdant—covered with green plants

6.

b verge—border

7.

h verity—quality of being true

8.

d vie—compete

9.

i vigilant—constantly alert

10.

j vignette—short literary sketch

1.

f viscous—thick

2.

e vivacious—lively

3.

d vogue—fashion

4.

c voluminous—large

5.

b voluptuous—pleasant to the senses

6.

a voracious—having a huge appetite

1.

d waft—float

2.

k waive—relinquish

3.

i wake—all-night vigil

4.

j wane—decrease in strength

5.

a warrant—justify

6.

b wary—cautious

7.

f wizened—shriveled

8.

e woe—suffering

9.

c wrath—deep anger

10.

g zeitgeist—spirit of the times

11.

h zenith—highest point

1.

e

2.

c

3.

g

4.

a

5.

d

6.

f

7.

h

8.

j

9.

b

10.

i

1.

d

2.

e

3.

f

4.

j

5.

g

6.

h

7.

b

8.

a

9.

c

10.

i

1.

b

2.

e

3.

c

4.

h

5.

f

6.

i

7.

j

8.

g

9.

a

10.

d

1.

j

2.

g

3.

f

4.

e

5.

i

6.

c

7.

d

8.

b

9.

h

10.

a

1.

b

2.

b

3.

b

4.

b

5.

b (a is also acceptable)

6.

b

7.

either is acceptable

8.

a

9.

a

10.

b

1.

b

2.

c

3.

d

4.

a

5.

f

6.

g

7.

e

8.

j

9.

h

10.

i

1.

f

2.

b

3.

i

4.

h

5.

d

6.

j

7.

e

8.

g

9.

a

10.

c

1.

a

2.

a

3.

c

4.

b

5.

c

6.

a

7.

b

8.

a

9.

b

10.

c

1.

a

2.

c

3.

g

4.

i

5.

f

6.

h

7.

d

8.

e

9.

j

10.

b

1.

j

2.

c

3.

g

4.

a

5.

f

6.

d

7.

e

8.

h

9.

b

10.

i

1.

b

2.

d

3.

h

4.

i

5.

f

6.

a

7.

g

8.

e

9.

j

10.

c

1.

a

2.

b

3.

b

4.

a

5.

a (b is marginally acceptable)

6.

a

7.

a

8.

b

9.

b

10.

b

1.

d

2.

b

3.

j

4.

e

5.

g

6.

h

7.

i

8.

f

9.

c

10.

a

1.

e

2.

a

3.

f

4.

h

5.

i

6.

j

7.

c

8.

b

9.

g

10.

d

1.

b

2.

j

3.

g

4.

a

5.

f

6.

i

7.

d

8.

c

9.

h

10.

e

1.

b

2.

a

3.

b

4.

c

5.

a

6.

c

7.

c

8.

b

9.

a

10.

c

1.

d

2.

h

3.

e

4.

f

5.

b

6.

c

7.

g

8.

j

9.

a

10.

i

1.

h

2.

i

3.

e

4.

a

5.

b

6.

c

7.

j

8.

g

9.

f

10.

d

1.

a

2.

b

3.

a

4.

a

5.

a

6.

b

7.

b

8.

a

9.

b

10.

a

1.

j

2.

c

3.

g

4.

b

5.

a

6.

d

7.

i

8.

e

9.

h

10.

f

1.

e

2.

g

3.

h

4.

j

5.

b

6.

d

7.

a

8.

i

9.

c

10.

f

1.

f

2.

i

3.

h

4.

a

5.

b

6.

d

7.

j

8.

e

9.

c

10.

g

1.

e

2.

g

3.

i

4.

a

5.

d

6.

c

7.

h

8.

f

9.

j

10.

b

1.

a

2.

c

3.

b

4.

c

5.

a

6.

b

7.

c

8.

b

9.

b

10.

a

1.

c

2.

a

3.

f

4.

j

5.

i

6.

e

7.

b

8.

g

9.

d

10.

h

1.

a

2.

a

3.

a

4.

b

5.

a

6.

b

7.

a

8.

b

9.

b

10.

b

1.

f

2.

a

3.

g

4.

c

5.

j

6.

h

7.

d

8.

b

9.

e

10.

i

1.

g

2.

f

3.

i

4.

e

5.

a

6.

b

7.

c

8.

j

9.

d

10.

h

1.

f

2.

h

3.

d

4.

a

5.

i

6.

e

7.

g

8.

c

9.

j

10.

b

1.

e

2.

a

3.

b

4.

f

5.

g

6.

h

7.

d

8.

c

9.

i

10.

j

1.

i

2.

b

3.

e

4.

c

5.

j

6.

f

7.

a

8.

h

9.

g

10.

d

1.

b

2.

b

3.

c

4.

a

5.

c

6.

b

7.

c

8.

a

9.

a

10.

a

1.

a

2.

b

3.

b

4.

a

5.

b

6.

a

7.

b

8.

a

9.

a (b is also acceptable)

10.

a

1.

c

2.

h

3.

b

4.

e

5.

d

6.

a

7.

j

8.

g

9.

i

10.

f

1.

d

2.

f

3.

b

4.

e

5.

g

6.

c

7.

i

8.

j

9.

a

10.

h

1.

f

2.

b

3.

e

4.

d

5.

j

6.

c

7.

g

8.

i

9.

h

10.

a

1.

c

2.

g

3.

j

4.

b

5.

i

6.

h

7.

f

8.

a

9.

d

10.

e

1.

c

2.

d

3.

g

4.

i

5.

a

6.

j

7.

f

8.

b

9.

h

10.

e

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a

2.

a

3.

b

4.

b

5.

a

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a

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a

8.

a

9.

a

10.

a (b is marginally acceptable)

1.

c

2.

a

3.

a

4.

c

5.

b

6.

a

7.

b

8.

c

9.

a

10.

b

1.

i

2.

a

3.

h

4.

e

5.

d

6.

b

7.

j

8.

c

9.

g

10.

f

1.

d

2.

c

3.

a

4.

i

5.

g

6.

h

7.

f

8.

b

9.

j

10.

e

1.

a

2.

b

3.

g

4.

i

5.

h

6.

j

7.

d

8.

f

9.

e

10.

c

1.

a

2.

c

3.

j

4.

d

5.

b

6.

f

7.

e

8.

h

9.

i

10.

g

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c

2.

d

3.

i

4.

e

5.

a

6.

j

7.

h

8.

g

9.

f

10.

b

1.

a

2.

a (b is marginally acceptable)

3.

b

4.

b

5.

b

6.

b

7.

a

8.

b

9.

a

10.

a

1.

d

2.

e

3.

h

4.

a

5.

j

6.

i

7.

f

8.

c

9.

b

10.

g

1.

c

2.

a

3.

b

4.

a

5.

a

6.

c

7.

b

8.

a

9.

c

10.

b

1.

d

2.

g

3.

c

4.

e

5.

i

6.

j

7.

b

8.

h

9.

f

10.

a

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j

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i

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d

4.

f

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6.

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7.

h

8.

c

9.

b

10.

e

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h

2.

b

3.

c

4.

f

5.

g

6.

j

7.

d

8.

e

9.

i

10.

a

1.

c

2.

h

3.

a

4.

e

5.

d

6.

j

7.

b

8.

f

9.

g

10.

i

1.

b

2.

g

3.

a

4.

c

5.

f