Endemic -(adj) : prevailing among specific group of people
Enervate -(v) : weaken
Engender -(v) : cause, produce
Engross -(v) : filled completely
Enigma -(n) : puzzle
Enigmatic -(adj) : obscure, puzzling
Ennui -(n) : boredom
Entice -(v) : lure, attract
Entity -(n) : real being
Entomology -(n) : study of insects
Enumerate -(v) : list
Enunciate -(v) : utter or speak
Ephemeral -(adj) : short-lived
Epic -(n) : long heroic poem
Epicure -(adj) : connoisseur of food and drink
Episodic -(adj) : loosely connected
Epoch -(n) : period of time
Equanimity -(adj) : calmness of mind
Equitable -(adj) : fair, impartial
Equity -(n) : fairness, justice
Equivocal -(adj) : ambiguous
Equivocate -(v) : misleading
Erratic -(adj) : odd, unpredictable
Erudite -(adj) : learned, scholarly
Esoteric -(adj) : hard to understand
Ethereal -(adj) : light, heavenly
Ethnic -(adj) : relating to races
Eulogistic -(adj) : praising
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wordlist 16 : E
Dwindle -(v) : shrink, reduce
Ebullient -(adj) : showing excited, overflowing with enthusiasm
Eclectic -(adj) : selective
Eclipse -(v) : darken, surpass
Ecstasy -(n) : rapture, joy
Edify -(v) : instruct, correct morally
Efface -(v) : rub out
Efficacy -(n) : ability to produce desired results
Effigy -(n) : dummy
Effrontery -(n) : shameless boldness
Egregious -(adj) : notorious
Egress -(v) : exit
Elated -(v) : overjoyed, high in spirits
Elicit -(v) : draw out by discussion
Elusive -(adj) : evasive
Emaciated -(adj) : thin and waste
Emancipate -(v) : set free
Embellish -(adj) : adorn
Emendation -(n) : correction of errors
Empirical -(adj) : based on experience
Emulate -(v) : imitate, rival
Enclave -(n) : territory closed within an alien land
Encompass -(v) : surround
Ebullient -(adj) : showing excited, overflowing with enthusiasm
Eclectic -(adj) : selective
Eclipse -(v) : darken, surpass
Ecstasy -(n) : rapture, joy
Edify -(v) : instruct, correct morally
Efface -(v) : rub out
Efficacy -(n) : ability to produce desired results
Effigy -(n) : dummy
Effrontery -(n) : shameless boldness
Egregious -(adj) : notorious
Egress -(v) : exit
Elated -(v) : overjoyed, high in spirits
Elicit -(v) : draw out by discussion
Elusive -(adj) : evasive
Emaciated -(adj) : thin and waste
Emancipate -(v) : set free
Embellish -(adj) : adorn
Emendation -(n) : correction of errors
Empirical -(adj) : based on experience
Emulate -(v) : imitate, rival
Enclave -(n) : territory closed within an alien land
Encompass -(v) : surround
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Wordlist 14 : D
Derogatory -(adj) : expressing low opinion
Desecrate -(v) : profane
Despise -(v) : look on with scorn
Destitute -(adj) : extremely poor
Desultory -(adj) : aimless, haphazard
Detached -(adj) : emotionally removed
Deterrent -(n) : something that discourages
Deviate -(v) : turn away from
Devoid -(adj) : lacking
Devotee -(n) : enthusiastic
Devout -(adj) : pious
Dexterous -(adj) : skillful
Diabolical -(adj) : devilish
Diatribe -(v) : bitter scolding
Dichotomy -(v) ; split, breaking in two opposite parts
Diffidence -(n) : lack of confidence, shyness
Diffuse -(adj) : wordy, spread out(like a gas)
Digression -(n) : wandering away from the subject
Dilate -(v) : expand
Diligence -(n) : steadiness of effort
Diminution -(n) : lessening, reduction in size
Din -(n) : continued laud noise
Dingy -(adj) : dull, not fresh
Dirge -(n) : lament with music
Disabuse -(v) : correct the false impression
Disconsolate -(adj) : sad
Discordant -(adj) : not harmonious
Discredit -(v) : defame
Discrepancy -(n) : lack of consistency
Discrete -(adj) : separate, unconnected
Desecrate -(v) : profane
Despise -(v) : look on with scorn
Destitute -(adj) : extremely poor
Desultory -(adj) : aimless, haphazard
Detached -(adj) : emotionally removed
Deterrent -(n) : something that discourages
Deviate -(v) : turn away from
Devoid -(adj) : lacking
Devotee -(n) : enthusiastic
Devout -(adj) : pious
Dexterous -(adj) : skillful
Diabolical -(adj) : devilish
Diatribe -(v) : bitter scolding
Dichotomy -(v) ; split, breaking in two opposite parts
Diffidence -(n) : lack of confidence, shyness
Diffuse -(adj) : wordy, spread out(like a gas)
Digression -(n) : wandering away from the subject
Dilate -(v) : expand
Diligence -(n) : steadiness of effort
Diminution -(n) : lessening, reduction in size
Din -(n) : continued laud noise
Dingy -(adj) : dull, not fresh
Dirge -(n) : lament with music
Disabuse -(v) : correct the false impression
Disconsolate -(adj) : sad
Discordant -(adj) : not harmonious
Discredit -(v) : defame
Discrepancy -(n) : lack of consistency
Discrete -(adj) : separate, unconnected
Wordlist 13 : D
Decimate -(V) : kill
Declivity -(n) : downslope
Decollete -(adj) : low necked
Decorum -(n) : propriety, orderliness in manner
Decrepitude -(n) : state of collapse caused by illness or cold
Defame -(v) : harm someone's reputation
Default -(n) : failure to act
Defection -(n) : desertion
Defer -(v) : delay till later
Deference -(n) : courteous regard for another's wish
Defile -(v) : pollute, profane
Defunct -(adj) : dead, no longer in use or existence
Degenerate -(v) : become worse, deteriorate
Deleterious -(adj) : harmful
Deliberate -(v) : consider, ponder
Delineate -(v) : portray, depict, sketch
Deluge -(n) : flood, rush
Delusion -(n) : false belief
Demented -(adj) : insane
Demise -(n) : death
Demographic -(adj) : related to population balance
Denigrate -(v) : blacken
Depravity -(n) : extreme corruption
Deranged -(adj) : insane
Deride -(v) : ridicule
Derision -(n) : ridicule
Derivative -(adj) : unoriginal
Declivity -(n) : downslope
Decollete -(adj) : low necked
Decorum -(n) : propriety, orderliness in manner
Decrepitude -(n) : state of collapse caused by illness or cold
Defame -(v) : harm someone's reputation
Default -(n) : failure to act
Defection -(n) : desertion
Defer -(v) : delay till later
Deference -(n) : courteous regard for another's wish
Defile -(v) : pollute, profane
Defunct -(adj) : dead, no longer in use or existence
Degenerate -(v) : become worse, deteriorate
Deleterious -(adj) : harmful
Deliberate -(v) : consider, ponder
Delineate -(v) : portray, depict, sketch
Deluge -(n) : flood, rush
Delusion -(n) : false belief
Demented -(adj) : insane
Demise -(n) : death
Demographic -(adj) : related to population balance
Denigrate -(v) : blacken
Depravity -(n) : extreme corruption
Deranged -(adj) : insane
Deride -(v) : ridicule
Derision -(n) : ridicule
Derivative -(adj) : unoriginal
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wordlist 12 : C
Coy -(adj) : shy, modest
Cozen -(v) : cheat
Craven -(adj) : cowardly
Crux (adj) : essential or main point
Crypt -(n) : secret recess
Cryptic -(adj) : mysterious, hidden, secret
Cuisine -(n) : style of cooking
Cumbersome -(adj) : cumbersome
Cumulative -(adj) : growing by addition
Cupidity -(adj) : greed
Curtail -(v) : shorten
Cynical -(adj) : skeptical or distrustful of human motives
Dank -(adj) : damp
Dapper -(adj) : neat and trim
Daunt -(adj) : frighten, intimidate
Dauntless -(adj) : bold, audacious
Dearth -(adj) : scarcity
Debacle -(n) : sudden downfall
Debase -(v) : reduce (in quality or value)
Debilitate -(v) : weaken, enfeeble
Debonair -(adj) : friendly, aiming to please
Cozen -(v) : cheat
Craven -(adj) : cowardly
Crux (adj) : essential or main point
Crypt -(n) : secret recess
Cryptic -(adj) : mysterious, hidden, secret
Cuisine -(n) : style of cooking
Cumbersome -(adj) : cumbersome
Cumulative -(adj) : growing by addition
Cupidity -(adj) : greed
Curtail -(v) : shorten
Cynical -(adj) : skeptical or distrustful of human motives
Dank -(adj) : damp
Dapper -(adj) : neat and trim
Daunt -(adj) : frighten, intimidate
Dauntless -(adj) : bold, audacious
Dearth -(adj) : scarcity
Debacle -(n) : sudden downfall
Debase -(v) : reduce (in quality or value)
Debilitate -(v) : weaken, enfeeble
Debonair -(adj) : friendly, aiming to please
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wordlist 11 : C
Conjecture -(n) : surmise, guess
Connoisseur -(n) : a person competent to act as a judge of art
Consanguinity -(n) : kinship
Construe -(v) : explain, interpret
Contention -(n) : claim, thesis
Contentious -(adj) : quarrelsome
Continence -(adj) : sexual chastity
Contrite -(adj) : penitent
Controvert -(adj) : oppose with arguments
Conundrum -(n) : riddle, difficult problem
Convene -(v) : assemble
Converge -(v) : tend to meet
Convoluted -(adj) : coiled around
Copious -(adj) : plentiful
Corpulent -(adj) : very fat
Connoisseur -(n) : a person competent to act as a judge of art
Consanguinity -(n) : kinship
Construe -(v) : explain, interpret
Contention -(n) : claim, thesis
Contentious -(adj) : quarrelsome
Continence -(adj) : sexual chastity
Contrite -(adj) : penitent
Controvert -(adj) : oppose with arguments
Conundrum -(n) : riddle, difficult problem
Convene -(v) : assemble
Converge -(v) : tend to meet
Convoluted -(adj) : coiled around
Copious -(adj) : plentiful
Corpulent -(adj) : very fat
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Wordlist 10 : C
Collation -(n) : light meal
Colloquial -(adj) : pertaining to conversational or common speech
Colloquy -(n) : informal discussion
Colossal -(adj) : huge
Comatose -(adj) : in coma, extremely sleepy
Comely -(adj) : attractive, agreeable
Commensurate -(adj) : equal in extent
Commiserate -(v) : feel or express pity or sympathy for
Commodious -(adj) : spacious
Complaisant -(adj) : trying to please
Compliant -(adj) : yielding
Conciliatory -(adj) : reconciling, soothing
Conclave -(n) : private meeting
Concoct -(v) : prepare by combining
Condone -(v) : overlook, forgive
Confiscate -(v) : seize
Conformity -(n) : harmony, agreement
Confound -(v) : confuse, puzzle
Congenital -(adj) : existing at birth
Colloquial -(adj) : pertaining to conversational or common speech
Colloquy -(n) : informal discussion
Colossal -(adj) : huge
Comatose -(adj) : in coma, extremely sleepy
Comely -(adj) : attractive, agreeable
Commensurate -(adj) : equal in extent
Commiserate -(v) : feel or express pity or sympathy for
Commodious -(adj) : spacious
Complaisant -(adj) : trying to please
Compliant -(adj) : yielding
Conciliatory -(adj) : reconciling, soothing
Conclave -(n) : private meeting
Concoct -(v) : prepare by combining
Condone -(v) : overlook, forgive
Confiscate -(v) : seize
Conformity -(n) : harmony, agreement
Confound -(v) : confuse, puzzle
Congenital -(adj) : existing at birth
Wordlist 9 : C
Chaste -(adj) : pure, virginal
Chicanery -(adj) : trickery, deception
Chide -(v) : scold
Chimerical -(adj) : highly unrealistic
Choleric -(adj) : hot-tempered
Churlish -(adj) : boorish, insensitive
Ciliated -(adj) : having minute hairs
Circuitous -(adj) : roundabout
Cite -(v) : commend, quote
Clandestine -(adj) : secret, arcane
Claustrophobia -(n) : fear of being locked in
Cleft -(n) : split
Coagulate -(v) : thicken, congeal
Coda -(n) : concluding part of musical or literary composition
Cogent -(adj) : convincing
Cognizance -(n) : knowledge
Cohere -(v) : stick together
Chicanery -(adj) : trickery, deception
Chide -(v) : scold
Chimerical -(adj) : highly unrealistic
Choleric -(adj) : hot-tempered
Churlish -(adj) : boorish, insensitive
Ciliated -(adj) : having minute hairs
Circuitous -(adj) : roundabout
Cite -(v) : commend, quote
Clandestine -(adj) : secret, arcane
Claustrophobia -(n) : fear of being locked in
Cleft -(n) : split
Coagulate -(v) : thicken, congeal
Coda -(n) : concluding part of musical or literary composition
Cogent -(adj) : convincing
Cognizance -(n) : knowledge
Cohere -(v) : stick together
Wordlist 8 : C
Capricious -(adj) : unpredictable
Captious -(adj) : faultfinding
Carnal -(adj) : fleshly, lusty
Carping -(n) : petty criticism
Castigation -(n) : punishment
Catholic -(adj) : universal, wide-ranging liberal
Caustic -(adj) : burning
Celerity -(n) : speed
Celibate -(adj) : abstaining from sexual intercourse
Censure -(v) : blame, criticize
Cessation -(n) : stoppage
Chaffing -(adj) : bantering, jocking
Captious -(adj) : faultfinding
Carnal -(adj) : fleshly, lusty
Carping -(n) : petty criticism
Castigation -(n) : punishment
Catholic -(adj) : universal, wide-ranging liberal
Caustic -(adj) : burning
Celerity -(n) : speed
Celibate -(adj) : abstaining from sexual intercourse
Censure -(v) : blame, criticize
Cessation -(n) : stoppage
Chaffing -(adj) : bantering, jocking
Wordlist 7 : B
Boisterous -(adj) : violent, rough, noisy
Bolster -(v) : support, reinforce
Bombastic -(n) : pompous
Boorish -(adj) : rude, insensitive
Bouillon -(n) : clear beef soup
Brackish -(adj) : somewhat saline
Braggadocio -(adj) : boasting
Brazen -(adj) : insolent
Breach -(v) : breaking a contract or duty
Brevity -(n) : consciousness
Brindled -(adj) : tawny or grayish with spots and streaks
Bucolic -(adj) : rusting, rural, pastoral
Burnish -(v) : making shiny by rubbing
Buttress -(v) : support, prop-up
Buxom -(adj) : full bosomed
Cadaver -(n) : corpse, dead body
Cajole -(v) : coax, wheedle,
Caliber -(n) : ability, quality
Callow -(adj) : youthful, immature, inexperienced
Candor -(n) : frankness, open honesty
Bolster -(v) : support, reinforce
Bombastic -(n) : pompous
Boorish -(adj) : rude, insensitive
Bouillon -(n) : clear beef soup
Brackish -(adj) : somewhat saline
Braggadocio -(adj) : boasting
Brazen -(adj) : insolent
Breach -(v) : breaking a contract or duty
Brevity -(n) : consciousness
Brindled -(adj) : tawny or grayish with spots and streaks
Bucolic -(adj) : rusting, rural, pastoral
Burnish -(v) : making shiny by rubbing
Buttress -(v) : support, prop-up
Buxom -(adj) : full bosomed
Cadaver -(n) : corpse, dead body
Cajole -(v) : coax, wheedle,
Caliber -(n) : ability, quality
Callow -(adj) : youthful, immature, inexperienced
Candor -(n) : frankness, open honesty
Monday, May 12, 2008
Wordlist 6 : B
Baroque -(adj) : highly ornate
Beatific -(adj) : giving bliss
Belie -(v) : contradict, give a false impression
Belittle -(v) : disparage, depreciate
Bellicose -(adj) : warlike
Benediction -(n) : blessing
Beneficent -(n) : kindly, doing good
Benign -(adj) : kindly favorable
Benison -(n) : blessing
Berate -(v) : scold strongly
Bestial -(adj) : beast like, brutal
Bigotry -(n) : stubborn intolerance
Bizzare -(adj) : fantastic, violently contrasting
Blanch -(v) : bleach, whiten
Bland -(adj) : soothing or mild
Blase -(adj) : being too used to, bored with pleasure or dissipation
Blatant -(adj) : extremely obvious
Bleak -(adj) : cold or cheerless
Blithe -(adj) : gay, joyous
Beatific -(adj) : giving bliss
Belie -(v) : contradict, give a false impression
Belittle -(v) : disparage, depreciate
Bellicose -(adj) : warlike
Benediction -(n) : blessing
Beneficent -(n) : kindly, doing good
Benign -(adj) : kindly favorable
Benison -(n) : blessing
Berate -(v) : scold strongly
Bestial -(adj) : beast like, brutal
Bigotry -(n) : stubborn intolerance
Bizzare -(adj) : fantastic, violently contrasting
Blanch -(v) : bleach, whiten
Bland -(adj) : soothing or mild
Blase -(adj) : being too used to, bored with pleasure or dissipation
Blatant -(adj) : extremely obvious
Bleak -(adj) : cold or cheerless
Blithe -(adj) : gay, joyous
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Wordlist 5 : A
Astral -(adj) : related to stars
Astute -(adj) : wise, clever, keen
Atrocity -(n) : brutal deed
Atrophy -(n) : wasting away
Attenuate -(v) : make thin, weaken
Audacious -(adj) : daring, bold
Augment -(v) : increase
August -(n) : majestic, impressive
Austere -(adj) : forbiddingly stern
Auxiliary -(adj) : offering or providing help, additional or supportive
Avarice -(adj) ; greediness for wealth
Aver -(v) : state confidently
Avert -(v) : prevent, turn away
Awry -(adj) : distorted, crooked
Axiom -(n) : self-evident truth requiring no proof
Baleful -(adj) : deadly, having a malign influence
Balmy -(adj) : mild, fragrant
Banal -(adj) : hackneyed, commonplace
Bane -(n) : cause of ruin
Astute -(adj) : wise, clever, keen
Atrocity -(n) : brutal deed
Atrophy -(n) : wasting away
Attenuate -(v) : make thin, weaken
Audacious -(adj) : daring, bold
Augment -(v) : increase
August -(n) : majestic, impressive
Austere -(adj) : forbiddingly stern
Auxiliary -(adj) : offering or providing help, additional or supportive
Avarice -(adj) ; greediness for wealth
Aver -(v) : state confidently
Avert -(v) : prevent, turn away
Awry -(adj) : distorted, crooked
Axiom -(n) : self-evident truth requiring no proof
Baleful -(adj) : deadly, having a malign influence
Balmy -(adj) : mild, fragrant
Banal -(adj) : hackneyed, commonplace
Bane -(n) : cause of ruin
Wordlist 4 : A
Appease -(v) : pacify or soothe
Apprise -(v) : inform
Approbation -(n) : approval
Aquiline -(adj) : curved, hooked
Arcade -(n) : covered passageway
Arcane -(n) : secret, mysterious
Archaic -(adj) : antiquated
Ardor -(n) : heat, passion, zeal
Armada -(n) : fleet of warships
Arroyo -(n) : gully
Arsenal -(n) : storage place for military equipment
Artisan -(n) : skilled worker
Artless -(adj) : without guile
Ascertain -(v) : find out for certain
Ascetic -(adj) : practicing self-denial
Asperity -(n) : sharpness of temper
Assiduous -(adj) : diligent, constant efforts
Assuage -(v) : ease or lessen pain
Apprise -(v) : inform
Approbation -(n) : approval
Aquiline -(adj) : curved, hooked
Arcade -(n) : covered passageway
Arcane -(n) : secret, mysterious
Archaic -(adj) : antiquated
Ardor -(n) : heat, passion, zeal
Armada -(n) : fleet of warships
Arroyo -(n) : gully
Arsenal -(n) : storage place for military equipment
Artisan -(n) : skilled worker
Artless -(adj) : without guile
Ascertain -(v) : find out for certain
Ascetic -(adj) : practicing self-denial
Asperity -(n) : sharpness of temper
Assiduous -(adj) : diligent, constant efforts
Assuage -(v) : ease or lessen pain
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