1000 words to an educated vocabulary PART II

Ibraheem D.
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  1. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  2. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  3. blunt
    not sharp (used of a knife or other blade)
  4. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  5. dismantle
    take off or remove
  6. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  7. expatriate
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  8. fiat
    a legally binding command or decision
  9. legion
    a large military unit
  10. mendacious
    given to lying
  11. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  12. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  13. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  14. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  15. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  16. restrictive
    serving to limit
  17. rife
    excessively abundant
  18. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  19. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  20. underwrite
    protect by insurance
  21. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  22. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  23. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  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. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  40. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  41. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  42. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  43. zenith
    the highest point of something
  44. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  45. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  46. wont
    an established custom
  47. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  48. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  49. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  50. waspish
    very irritable
  51. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  52. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  53. votive
    dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
  54. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  55. wag
    a movement from side to side
  56. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  57. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  58. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  59. votary
    a priest or priestess in a non-Christian religion or cult
  60. visage
    the human face
  61. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  62. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  63. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  64. virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
  65. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  66. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  67. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  68. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  69. vignette
    a brief literary description
  70. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  71. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  72. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  73. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  74. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  75. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  76. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  77. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  78. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  79. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  80. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  81. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  82. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  83. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  84. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  85. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  86. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  87. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  88. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  89. unflagging
    unceasing
  90. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
  91. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  92. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  93. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  94. truncate
    make shorter as if by cutting off
  95. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  96. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  97. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  98. truism
    an obvious statement of fact
  99. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  100. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  101. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
Created on Wed Oct 17 12:53:44 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Nov 17 00:12:57 EST 2012)

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