Most Frequent GRE Words

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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  3. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  4. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  5. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  6. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  7. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  8. abrogate
    revoke formally
  9. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  10. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  11. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  12. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  13. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  14. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  15. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  16. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  17. adjoin
    lie next to another or share a boundary
  18. adjure
    command solemnly
  19. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  20. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  21. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  22. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  23. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  24. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  25. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  26. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  27. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  28. altruist
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
  29. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  30. amatory
    expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
  31. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  32. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  33. ameliorate
    make better
  34. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  35. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  36. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  37. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  38. androgen
    male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
  39. androgynous
    having both male and female characteristics
  40. animus
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  41. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  42. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  43. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  44. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  45. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  46. apostasy
    rejection of religious beliefs, political party, or cause
  47. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  48. appease
    make peace with
  49. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  50. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  51. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  52. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  53. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  54. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  55. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  56. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  57. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  58. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  59. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  60. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  61. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  62. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  63. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  64. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  65. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  66. belie
    be in contradiction with
  67. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  68. bemoan
    regret strongly
  69. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  70. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  71. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  72. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  73. bolster
    support and strengthen
  74. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  75. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  76. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  77. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  78. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  79. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  80. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  81. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  82. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  83. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  84. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  85. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  86. circumambulate
    walk around something
  87. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  88. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  89. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  90. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  91. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  92. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  93. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  94. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  95. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  96. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  97. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  98. concentric
    having a common center
  99. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
  100. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  101. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  102. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  103. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  104. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  105. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  106. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  107. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  108. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  109. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  110. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  111. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  112. convalescent
    returning to health after illness or debility
  113. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  114. convoke
    call together
  115. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  116. corroborate
    give evidence for
  117. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  118. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  119. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  120. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  121. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  122. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  123. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  124. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  125. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  126. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  127. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  128. delude
    be dishonest with
  129. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  130. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  131. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  132. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  133. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  134. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  135. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  136. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  137. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  138. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  139. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  140. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  141. dilatory
    wasting time
  142. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  143. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  144. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  145. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  146. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  147. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  148. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  149. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  150. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  151. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  152. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  153. dismiss
    stop associating with
  154. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  155. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  156. disport
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  157. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  158. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  159. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  160. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  161. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  162. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  163. distill
    undergo condensation
  164. diverge
    move or draw apart
  165. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  166. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  167. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  168. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  169. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  170. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  171. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  172. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  173. dupe
    fool or hoax
  174. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  175. dystrophy
    any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
  176. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  177. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  178. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  179. effigy
    a representation of a person
  180. effluence
    the process of flowing out
  181. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  182. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  183. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  184. elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
  185. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  186. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  187. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  188. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  189. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  190. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  191. engender
    call forth
  192. enhance
    increase
  193. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  194. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  195. epigram
    a witty saying
  196. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  197. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  198. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  199. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  200. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  201. estimable
    deserving of respect or high regard
  202. eugenics
    the promotion of controlled breeding in human populations
  203. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  204. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  205. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  206. exacerbate
    make worse
  207. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  208. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  209. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  210. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  211. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  212. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  213. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  214. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  215. facilitate
    make easier
  216. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  217. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  218. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  219. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  220. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  221. fiduciary
    relating to or of the nature of a legal trust
  222. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  223. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  224. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  225. foment
    try to stir up
  226. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  227. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  228. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  229. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  230. futile
    producing no result or effect
  231. gainsay
    take exception to
  232. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  233. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  234. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  235. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  236. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  237. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  238. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  239. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  240. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  241. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  242. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  243. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  244. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  245. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  246. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  247. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  248. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  249. impair
    make worse or less effective
  250. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  251. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  252. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  253. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  254. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  255. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  256. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  257. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  258. implode
    burst inward
  259. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  260. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  261. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  262. inamorata
    a woman with whom one is in love
  263. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  264. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  265. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  266. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  267. inculpate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  268. incursion
    the act of entering some territory or domain
  269. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  270. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  271. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  272. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  273. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  274. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  275. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  276. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  277. infusion
    the act of introducing a modifying element or quality
  278. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  279. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  280. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  281. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  282. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  283. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  284. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  285. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  286. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  287. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  288. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  289. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  290. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  291. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  292. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  293. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  294. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  295. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  296. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  297. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  298. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  299. laconic
    brief and to the point
  300. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  301. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  302. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  303. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  304. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  305. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  306. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  307. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  308. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  309. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  310. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  311. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  312. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  313. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  314. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  315. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  316. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  317. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  318. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  319. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  320. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  321. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  322. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  323. mendacious
    given to lying
  324. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  325. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  326. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  327. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  328. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  329. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  330. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  331. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  332. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  333. nascent
    being born or beginning
  334. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  335. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  336. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  337. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  338. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  339. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  340. obsolescent
    becoming disused or outdated
  341. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  342. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  343. obviate
    do away with
  344. occlude
    block passage through
  345. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  346. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  347. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  348. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  349. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  350. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  351. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  352. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  353. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  354. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  355. pathogenic
    able to cause disease
  356. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  357. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  358. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  359. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  360. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  361. percipient
    characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
  362. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  363. perfidious
    tending to betray
  364. perfidious
    tending to betray
  365. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  366. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  367. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  368. permutation
    a complete change in character or condition
  369. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  370. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  371. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  372. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  373. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  374. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
  375. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
  376. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  377. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  378. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  379. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  380. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  381. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  382. plethora
    extreme excess
  383. plummet
    drop sharply
  384. porous
    full of holes
  385. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  386. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  387. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  388. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  389. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  390. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  391. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  392. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  393. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  394. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  395. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  396. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  397. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  398. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  399. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  400. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  401. problematic
    making great mental demands
  402. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  403. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  404. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  405. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  406. promulgate
    state or announce
  407. propensity
    a natural inclination
  408. propitiate
    make peace with
  409. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  410. propriety
    correct behavior
  411. proscribe
    command against
  412. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  413. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  414. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  415. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  416. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  417. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  418. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  419. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  420. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  421. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  422. querulous
    habitually complaining
  423. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  424. quiescence
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  425. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  426. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  427. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  428. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  429. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  430. recondite
    difficult to understand
  431. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  432. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  433. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  434. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  435. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  436. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  437. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  438. reproach
    express criticism towards
  439. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  440. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  441. rescind
    cancel officially
  442. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  443. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  444. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  445. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  446. revile
    spread negative information about
  447. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  448. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  449. salubrious
    promoting health
  450. sanction
    official permission or approval
  451. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  452. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  453. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  454. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  455. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  456. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  457. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  458. sociopath
    a person with an antisocial personality disorder
  459. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  460. soporific
    inducing sleep
  461. specious
    plausible but false
  462. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  463. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  464. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  465. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  466. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  467. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  468. striate
    marked with stripes
  469. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  470. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  471. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  472. subside
    wear off or die down
  473. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  474. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  475. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  476. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  477. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  478. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  479. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  480. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  481. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  482. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  483. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  484. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  485. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  486. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  487. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  488. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  489. tractable
    easily managed
  490. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  491. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  492. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  493. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  494. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  495. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  496. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  497. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  498. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  499. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  500. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  501. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  502. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  503. vilify
    spread negative information about
  504. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  505. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  506. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  507. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  508. volition
    the act of making a choice
  509. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  510. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  511. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  512. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  513. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Created on Wed Aug 22 10:09:56 EDT 2012

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