1100 words you need to know 11-20 without idioms

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  1. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  2. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  3. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  4. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  5. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  6. prolific
    intellectually productive
  7. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  8. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  9. frugal
    avoiding waste
  10. antithesis
    exact opposite
  11. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  12. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  13. cache
    a hidden storage space
  14. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  15. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  16. virtuosity
    great technical skill, fluency, or style
  17. temerity
    fearless daring
  18. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  19. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  20. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  21. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  22. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  23. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  24. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  25. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  26. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  27. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  28. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  29. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  30. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  31. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  32. pesky
    causing irritation or annoyance
  33. puissant
    powerful
  34. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  35. repose
    freedom from activity
  36. revile
    spread negative information about
  37. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  38. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  39. unabated
    continuing at full strength or intensity
  40. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  41. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  42. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  43. blunt
    not sharp (used of a knife or other blade)
  44. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  45. dismantle
    take off or remove
  46. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  47. expatriate
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  48. fiat
    a legally binding command or decision
  49. legion
    a large military unit
  50. mendacious
    given to lying
  51. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  52. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  53. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  54. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  55. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  56. restrictive
    serving to limit
  57. rife
    excessively abundant
  58. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  59. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  60. underwrite
    protect by insurance
  61. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  62. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  63. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  64. buff
    bare skin; naked
  65. conjugal
    relating to the relationship between a wife and husband
  66. crave
    have an appetite or great desire for
  67. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  68. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  69. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  70. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  71. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  72. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  73. modify
    cause to change; make different
  74. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  75. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  76. romp
    play boisterously
  77. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  78. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  79. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  80. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  81. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  82. attest
    provide evidence for
  83. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  84. concoct
    make something by mixing
  85. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  86. deploy
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
  87. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  88. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  89. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  90. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  91. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  92. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  93. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  94. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  95. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  96. manifold
    many and varied; having many features or forms
  97. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  98. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  99. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
  100. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  101. abrogate
    revoke formally
  102. access
    the right to enter
  103. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  104. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  105. asperity
    harshness of manner
  106. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  107. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
  108. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  109. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  110. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  111. extrinsic
    not forming an essential part of a thing
  112. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  113. invalidate
    make no longer acceptable for use
  114. landmark
    a prominent or well-known object in a particular place
  115. liquidation
    termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
  116. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  117. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  118. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  119. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  120. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  121. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  122. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  123. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  124. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  125. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  126. lethal
    of an instrument of certain death
  127. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  128. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  129. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  130. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  131. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  132. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  133. repulse
    force or drive back
  134. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  135. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  136. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  137. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  138. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  139. supine
    lying face upward
  140. valor
    courage when facing danger
  141. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  142. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  143. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
  144. eventuate
    come out in the end
  145. haven
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  146. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  147. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  148. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  149. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  150. jeopardize
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  151. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  152. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  153. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  154. repress
    conceal or hide
  155. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  156. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  157. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  158. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  159. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  160. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  161. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  162. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  163. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  164. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  165. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  166. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  167. ilk
    a kind of person
  168. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  169. inhibition
    the action of forbidding
  170. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  171. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  172. nominal
    relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  173. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  174. placard
    a sign posted in a public place
  175. prestigious
    having an excellent reputation; respected
  176. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  177. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  178. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  179. truncated
    cut short in duration
  180. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  181. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  182. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  183. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  184. corroborate
    give evidence for
  185. domicile
    housing that someone is living in
  186. elapse
    pass by
  187. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  188. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  189. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  190. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  191. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  192. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  193. obviate
    do away with
  194. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  195. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  196. quip
    a witty saying
  197. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
  198. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  199. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  200. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Created on Wed Aug 22 05:52:22 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Aug 22 05:55:27 EDT 2012)

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