1100 words you need to know 41-46 without idioms

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  1. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  2. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  3. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  4. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  5. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
  6. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  7. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  8. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  9. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  10. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  11. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  12. internecine
    within a group or organization
  13. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  14. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  15. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  16. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  17. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  18. prevarication
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  19. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  20. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  21. appalled
    struck with dread, shock, or dismay
  22. bagatelle
    something of little value or significance
  23. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  24. callow
    young and inexperienced
  25. corpulent
    excessively large
  26. decapitate
    cut the head off of
  27. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  28. livid
    furiously angry
  29. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  30. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  31. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  32. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  33. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  34. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  35. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  36. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  37. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  38. termagant
    a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman
  39. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  40. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  41. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  42. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  43. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  44. deluge
    a heavy rain
  45. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  46. devout
    deeply religious
  47. diminutive
    very small
  48. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  49. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  50. frail
    physically weak
  51. futility
    uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
  52. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  53. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  54. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  55. nullify
    declare invalid
  56. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  57. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  58. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  59. repute
    the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  60. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  61. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  62. ameliorate
    make better
  63. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  64. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  65. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  66. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  67. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  68. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  69. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  70. maim
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration
  71. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  72. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  73. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  74. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  75. repent
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  76. roster
    a list of names
  77. stunted
    inferior in size or quality
  78. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  79. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  80. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  81. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  82. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  83. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  84. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  85. callous
    emotionally hardened
  86. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  87. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  88. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  89. diversity
    noticeable variety
  90. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  91. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  92. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  93. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  94. gratuity
    a small, extra gift of money for services rendered
  95. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  96. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  97. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  98. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  99. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  100. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  101. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  102. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  103. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  104. curry
    a South Asian dish flavored with a spice mixture
  105. denote
    have as a meaning
  106. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  107. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  108. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  109. nutritive
    of or providing nourishment
  110. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  111. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  112. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  113. propriety
    correct behavior
  114. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  115. sanction
    official permission or approval
  116. satiety
    being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
  117. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  118. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  119. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  120. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
Created on Wed Aug 22 06:25:18 EDT 2012

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