Group 1 hate narrow-minded, prejudiced Bigot person Counterfeit fake; false Enfranchise give voting rights hinder; obstruct

Hamper to start a fire Kindle harmful; poisonous; lethal Noxious calm; peaceful Placid Remuneration payment for work done Talisman lucky charm Abhor Group 2 rough; coarse; harsh cheat; defraud hidden; undercover cause storage area (like garage) for a plane complex; difficult to solve something subtle; a fine shade of Nuance meaning taking credit for someone else's Plagiarism writing or ideas Renown fame Tangent going off the main subject Abrasive Bilk Covert Engender Hangar Knotty Group 3 Abasement humiliation; degradation Billowing swelling; fluttering; waving recoil in fear or servility; shrink Cower away from Enhance improve; make better or clearer Harangue noisy, attacking speech Labyrinth a maze Nullify to counter; make unimportant Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law) Replete full Tangible can be touched

Group 4 cancel; deny; repeal speech which offends religious Blasphemy sentiments Credible believable puzzle; mystery Enigma Harbingers indicators; bringers of warnings Labyrinthine complicated; highly convoluted cuddle; snuggle Nuzzle statement giving strong praise Plaudit Reprehensible shameful; very bad slow; late; overdue; delayed Tardy Abrogate Group 5 Absolution forgiveness; pardon; release Blatant obvious Creditable praiseworthy Ensconce establish firmly in a position Hasten hurry; accelerate; rush Laceration a cut Obdurate stubborn Plausible can be believed; reasonable a respite; postponement of a Reprieve sentence Tawdry of little value; gaudy Group 6 Abstain desist; go without; withdraw Blighted damaged; destroyed; ruined Credulous gullible; ready to believe anything Enshroud cover Haughtiness arrogance; pride Lachrymose tearful; sad deliberately make something Obfuscate difficult to understand Plethora an excess Repudiate shun; eschew Tedium boredom

Group 7 self denying; refraining from indulging free-spirited; carefree Blithe Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk clear pronunciation; accent; Enunciation articulation Headstrong stubborn; willful Lackluster dull; monotonous; bland Objective unbiased; not subjective Pliable flexible; not stubborn Rescind retract; repeal Temper to moderate; soften Abstemious Group 8 difficult to understand; obscure 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); Blunderbuss 2. a clumsy person Cringe recoil; flinch; shy away Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling Hedonism self indulgence; pleasure-seeking using few words; brief; to the Laconic point Oblique indirect; slanting Plumage feathers of a bird Resignation acceptance of fate stubborn; resolute; holding firm to Tenacious a purpose Abstruse Group 9 Accolade tribute; honor; praise Bolster support; prop up Cryptic puzzling; enigmatic Ephemeral short-lived Hedonist a pleasure seeker Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow Obliterate destroy; demolish; eradicate Plummet fall suddenly and steeply Resolution determination Tentative not certain

Group 10 Acquiesce to agree to; give in to Bombast arrogant, pompous language Curtail cut short someone who appreciates good food Epicure and drink Heed listen to Lampoon ridicule; spoof Oblivious totally unaware Podium raised platform Resonant echoing Tenuous flimsy; not solid

Group 1
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes) Boorish ill-mannered believing that people act only out Cynical of selfish motives Epistle a letter (form of communication) Heresy against orthodox opinion Lance spear; spike; javelin difficult to understand; partially Obscure hidden deeply moving; strongly affecting Poignant the emotions Respite a break; intermission Terse concise; to the point Acrid

Group 2
Acrophobia fear of heights Bourgeois middle class Debility weakness; incapacity concerned with letters; through Epistolary correspondence Hiatus interruption; pause Languid tired; slow Obscured hidden; covered; buried

calm; collected; self-possessed Poised Resplendent shining; glowing Therapeutic medicinal; curative

Group 3
Acuity sharpness (mental or visual) Braggart someone who boasts Debunking exposing false claims or myths typified; characterized; Epitomized personified Hidebound rigid in opinions Languish decay; fade away; get weaker Obsequious servile; submissive Polemical causing debate or argument Restorative a tonic Thwart prevent; frustrate

[decorous (a)] make a mistake Err Hinder obstruct Largess generosity Obsolete no longer valid speak pompously or Pontificate dogmatically restrained; holding something Reticent back; uncommunicative Tirade stream of verbal abuse

Group 6
Adulation strong admiration; worship to show irritation Bristle lure; trap; trick Decoy wandering; irregular Erratic Histrionic theatrical; exaggerated praise Laud Obstreperous noisy and boisterous Portend foretell withdrawal; cancellation of a Retraction statement giggle quietly Titter

Group 4
forceful; inflexible muscular an athletic competition with Decathlon ten events speak ambiguously; avoid Equivocate telling the truth 1. picture writing; 2. writing Hieroglyphics which is difficult to read or enigmatic Larceny theft; robbery; stealing Obsession a dominating concern Ponderous weighty; slow and heavy Retention preservation; withholding Timorous cowardly; fearful Adamant Brawny

Group 7
Adversity hardship Broach start to discuss; approach Deference respect obscure and difficult to Esoteric understand Hoary old Lavish on a grand scale; wasteful Obtuse mentally dull Portent a warning sign; omen Revere worship Tome large book

Group 5
Adroit skilful / skillful Brevity being brief Decorum dignified, correct behavior

Group 8
Advocate support Brusque blunt; abrupt Defoliate cause leaves to fall off Espouse promote; take up; support Hone sharpen; increase; whet Lax careless; not strict Obviate avoid; make unnecessary Poseur someone who puts on an act Riddled full of (usually full of holes) Torpid inactive; lazy; stagnant

Posthumous after death thoroughness Rigor walk unsteadily Totter

Group 1
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness grow; flourish; put forth new Burgeon shoots Deleterious harmful a polite phrase to cover Euphemism something unpleasant Hypocritical insincere Lethargic tired; without energy stare at; observe in an obvious Ogle manner Postulate hypothesize; propose Robust strong; healthy; tough Tractable obedient; dutiful; polite Alacrity

Group 9
Aesthetic concerning art or beauty Bulwark fortification; barricade; wall Defunct no longer in existence Etymology the study of word origins Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech Legend 1. key to map; 2. myth or story Odious hateful Posterity future generations common Rife dormancy; sluggishness; Torpor inactivity

Group 2
medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold Burnish polish Deliberate to think over deeply Euphony pleasant sounds Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy flippancy; joking about serious Levity matters concerned with the sense of Olfactory smell Potable suitable for drinking Rotund round Tranquil peaceful Alchemy

Group 10
friendly; social; easygoing Affable Bureaucracy officialdom deprivation; poverty; Degradation debasement praise Eulogy a person obsessed with Hypochondriac health; having imaginary illnesses in large numbers Legion domineering; intrusive; Officious meddlesome

Group 3
Alibi an excuse that shows someone

was not at a crime scene Buttress strengthen; support demarcation; explanation; Delineation definition; outlining Evacuate vacate; empty; abandon a personal peculiarity; Idiosyncrasy something unique to an individual Libertarian someone who opposes tyranny Ominous threatening powerful; compelling; strong Potent Ruminate think over something; ponder Transcribe copy

concerned with usefulness Saccharin falsely sweet Transient short-lived; ephemeral

Group 6
distant; detached; cold coax use up; lessen very bad (something which Exceptionable we should object to) Illuminate to light up or make clear very angry Livid burdensome; hard to Onerous undertake Preamble introductory material Sacrosanct very holy; inviolable Traverse to move across Aloof Cajole Deplete

Group 4
to lessen the line that tells you who Byline wrote an article Demur hesitate; refuse Exacerbate make worse Ignominious shameful Liniment soothing lotion Omnipotent all-powerful Pragmatic practical trick; stratagem Ruse go astray; disobey; commit a Transgress sin Allay

Group 7
putting others first; being selfsacrificing Caldron huge cooking pot Deplore regret free someone from blame; Exculpate pardon; acquit Illusory deceptive; false; misleading person who tries to persuade Lobbyist someone to support a particular cause burden Onus Precarious unstable; risky Sagacious wise Trepidation fear Altruism

Group 5
Alleviate make less severe Cacophony discordant loud noises Denounce condemn; speak out against Exasperated frustrated; annoyed shame [ignominious (a) = Ignominy shameful] flexible; supple Lithe Omniscient all-knowing Pragmatist practical person; one who is

Group 8
Amass Callow accumulate immature

Depravity moral corruption Execrable very, very bad Immoderate excessive; extreme snooty; arrogant; haughty Lofty Opaque does not let light through a previous occurrence used as Precedent a guide a wise person Sage something of little value; Trinket knick-knack

Group 1
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome Derogatory uncomplimentary Exemplify to serve as a good example Impecunious having no money clear Lucid highly decorated Ornate Precipice steep slope Salubrious health-giving shirker; someone absent Truant without permission Ambivalence

Group 9
Ambiguity uncertainty; vagueness Candid frank; honest Deprecate criticize; denounce scholarly explanation or Exegesis interpretation Immutable unchanging; permanent Longevity long life Opulent wealthy; rich; magnificent Precept guiding principle Salacious lecherous; erotic unoriginal; dull Trite

Group 2
Ambulatory Capacious Desecrate Exhaustive Impious Ludicrous Orthodox Precipitous Salutary Truncate able to walk around (used of hospital patients) spacious to damage or pollute a holy place complete and thorough wicked; profane ridiculous; silly conventional done in a hurry something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial cut short

Group 10
unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways Candor frankness; openness Deride ridicule; make fun of; mock outstandingly good; setting a Exemplary fine example Impartial unbiased; neutral Loquacious talkative 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders Ordain on a priest Precinct district of a city Sallow yellowish Trivial unimportant Ambiguous

Group 3
Ameliorate make better Capitulate surrender; give in to Desecration spoiling something holy acquits; absolves; removes Exonerates blame Impoverished destitute; poor Lukewarm 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither

hot nor cold 1. turn to bone; 2. become Ossify fixed and rigid prevent or make impossible Preclude Sanctimonious hypocritically holy uproar; noise Tumult

Group 4
Amelioration improvement Carping constant criticism stop; discontinue; cease Desist getting free/rid of; Exorcism eliminating (especially demons) Impromptu unrehearsed; spontaneous Lummox clumsy person Ostentatious showy Precocious developing early Sanction give approval to Turpitude depravity

scold strongly hardship; poverty; misery convenient; practical chant; invocation; prayer assassinate; kill; illegal Lynch hanging obvious; not hidden Overt Predicament dilemma; difficult situation Sanguine optimistic; cheerful found everywhere; Ubiquitous omnipresent Castigate Destitution Expedient Incantation

Group 7
Amorphous lacking in shape Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions put off; prevent Deter Expedite make faster Incarceration putting in prison Machinations plots and plans worked up; in an emotional Overwrought state Preeminent famous; outstanding Sardonic mocking Unalloyed undiluted; total

Group 5
Amiable friendly Cartographer person who makes maps Despondent having no hope; miserable refugee; emigrant; someone Expatriate living away from his own country Inadvertent not intentional Luscious juicy; moist; succulent push out of a position Oust Predecessor one who came before Sanguinary bloodthirsty; bloody novice; beginner Tyro

Group 8
Analgesic medicine to combat pain type of private political Caucus meeting Deteriorate worsen; decline Exposition clear explanation Incessant without stopping Maelstrom whirlpool; storm in the ocean Palatable good to eat; agreeable Prerogative right or privilege Savant person with knowledge Unctuous oily; using excessive flattery

Group 6
Amity friendship

Group 9
Analogous comparable burning Caustic Detrimental harmful praise Extol Incipient just beginning Magnanimous generous; big-hearted fence made of posts Palisade Prescient having fore-knowledge to climb Scale Undermined damaged; attacked

arrogant Scrupulous careful; diligent; painstaking Unequivocal clear; obvious

Group 2
Animosity hatred; antagonism Censorious disapproving; critical Dichotomy a division into two parts extend; predict on the basis of Extrapolate known data Incongruous not fitting in; out of place Malady illness Palpable easily felt; easily perceived Pretentious pompous; self-important Scrutinize examine carefully Unfetter set free

Group 10
Anarchy chaos; lack of government Cavalcade procession of vehicles Devoured greedily eaten/consumed deport from one country back Extradite to the home country Inclination tendency; a leaning toward Magnate powerful businessman a remedy that improves but Palliative doesn't cure a feeling that something Presentiment might happen person on whom blame is Scapegoat placed for faults of others Underscore emphasize

Group 3
a building which is an addition to an existing Annex (n) building blame Censure intended to teach; Didactic instructive irrelevant; on the outside Extrinsic unimportant; insignificant; Inconsequential negligible Malediction a curse remedy for all ills Panacea speak misleadingly and Prevaricate evasively sink Scuttle to remove a priest from his Unfrock position

Group 1
Anecdote a brief amusing story speed Celerity Dexterous skilful with hands Extraneous irrelevant Incoherent not clear Maladroit clumsy; unskillful pale Pallid Presumptuous assuming too much;

Group 4
Annex (v) take possession of; seize;

capture intellectual Cerebral lacking confidence Diffident Fallacious false not easily seen; subtle; not Inconspicuous noticeable Malefactor a wrong-doer 1. example; 2. model; 3. Paradigm way of looking at things unspoiled Pristine an institution in which Seminary priests are trained never having happened Unprecedented before

to avoid work Paragon a perfect example Procrastinate delay; put off Sentinel guard; sentry Unwitting not deliberate; unconscious

Group 7
Antagonistic opposed; hostile; aggressive wary of; cautious about; Chary reluctant to give slow; falling behind with one's Dilatory work Fanaticism passion; excessive devotion Indigenous native to a particular area Malleable flexible; can be shaped Paramount of supreme importance Prodigal wasteful; extravagant Sequester isolate Upbraid scold; tell off; reprimand

Group 5
something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity Certitude certainty Digress wander off the subject Falter hesitate; waver Indelible cannot be wiped out Malinger deliberately avoid work; shirk apparently contradictory Paradox statement Proclivity tendency towards Sensuous appealing to the senses unharmed; intact; without a Unscathed scratch Anomaly

Group 8
Antediluvian Chastises Dilemma Fastidious Indolence Mallet outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned punishes puzzling situation overly particular; finicky laziness 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo 1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another very large fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery hilarious; hysterical; very funny

Group 6
Parasite Antagonism hostility; strong opposition trickster who claims Charlatan knowledge he doesn't have dam; embankment Dike Fanatical obsessive; fixated Indifferent 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding Malingerer person who deliberately tries Prodigious Serendipity Uproarious

Group 9
a book which is a collection of poems or stories Chicanery trickery person who dabbles in a Dilettante subject without serious study silly; foolish Fatuous novice; beginner Inductee Manipulatable influencable; controllable dried up Parched unholy Profane calm; peaceful Serene outcome Upshot Anthology

Parity equality Profound having deep meaning Servile overly submissive; groveling take someone's position Usurp (usually by force)

Group 2
indifferent; uninterested; lethargic person who records historical Chronicler information Dirge mournful song Felicitous apt Ineffable cannot be expressed in words pouched mammal (like a Marsupial kangaroo) narrow-minded; concerned only Parochial with local matters Profundity depth Skeptical doubting; not gullible Utilitarian useful Apathetic

Group 10
putting man at the Anthropocentrism center of one's philosophy changeable; unstable Chimerical hard-working Diligent possible and practicable Feasible pampering; satisfying Indulgent desires damaged; spoiled Marred an outcast from society Pariah swearing; cursing Profanity jagged; saw-like Serrated sophisticated; suave Urbane

Group 3
lack of interest or emotion Apathy Circuitous indirect Disapprobation disapproval passion; enthusiasm Fervor incompetent; unskilled; Inept useless person who believes in Martinet strict discipline a mockery; imitation for Parody ridicule; spoof member of the working Proletarian class minor battle Skirmish a believer in an ideal world Utopian

Group 1
Antiquated outdated; old fashioned Choleric easily angered Diorama model of a scene Fecund fertile Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication Marshal to gather together

Group 4
of doubtful origin using too many words; Circumlocution long-windedness to distinguish one thing Discern from another unpredictable; whimsical; Fickle easily swayed inactivity; lethargy Inertia person who intentionally Masochist inflicts pain on himself ward off; avoid Parry producing a lot Prolific slow-moving; lethargic Sluggard person waver; hesitate Vacillate Apocryphal

Inexorable relentless Maverick a loner stinginess; frugality; costParsimony cutting dull; boring; ordinary Prosaic a Swedish buffet of cold Smorgasbord dishes person wandering without a Vagrant home

Group 7
Arable can be cultivated Circumvent avoid something which does not Discrepancy match up; inconsistency Flagrant clearly wrong Inexpedient not advisable Meager in short supply biased; one-sided; committed Partisan to one group Proscribe forbid comfort for grief Solace dull; uninspiring Vapid

Group 5
pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with Circumscribe limit disagreement Discord skill Finesse Inevitable cannot be avoided Matriarchy society governed by women Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty Proponents promoters; supporters refine an ore Smelt Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless Appease

Group 8
Arbitrary random; for no definite reason Clairvoyant psychic; mystic to make a clear distinction; Discriminate see the difference Flamboyant showy; ornate perfect; flawless; cannot make Infallible mistakes Meander wander from side to side evoking sadness or pity Pathos Prosody study of versification to ask for; seek Solicit Variegated multicolored; speckled

Group 6
Apprehensive worried; fearful cautious; considering all Circumspect sides cacophony; harshness; Discordancy jarring not continuous; stopping and Fitful starting

Group 9
obscure; known only to a few people shout; scream Clamor long windedness; Discursiveness indirectness show off; display in a Flaunt showy manner Infamous famous for something bad soft; melodious; ripe Mellow one who give support Patron (usually financial) 1. lying face down; 2. be Prostration overcome with extreme weakness Somnambulist sleepwalker violence; fervor; Vehemence forcefulness Arcane

Disinterested unbiased defy; reject Flout Ingnue nave, unsophisticated person Mendacious given to lying Paucity shortage Protean changeable Sophomoric juvenile; immature corrupt; can be bribed Venal

Group 2
collections of old records; place of storage of old documents overused expression; something Clich unoriginal Disparage criticize; belittle Flustered worked-up; not calm Ingrate ungrateful person Mercenary concerned only with money Peccadillo minor weakness; trivial offence person under protection of, or Protg guided by another Soporific inducing sleep Veneer surface coating Archives

Group 10
ancient; outdated; old fashioned Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy Disdain contempt; strong dislike making jokes about serious Flippant matters deduce; conclude Infer Menagerie collection of animals condescend to; behave in an Patronize arrogant manner towards main character in film, book, Protagonist play etc. Soothsayer fortuneteller Vehement forceful Archaic

Group 3
Articulate Clientele Disparity Fly-bynight Inimical Mercurial clear; lucid; eloquent customers an inequality unreliable; disreputable

Group 1
Archetype classic example of Clemency mercy

hostile volatile; changeable person who insists on strict Pedant adherence to rules or narrow learning Protocol procedure; code of behavior Sparse spare; bare; meager Venerate revere; worship

Group 4
deception; trickery Artifice Coalesce come together; merge Dispassionate neutral; objective concerned with argument or Forensic debate (esp. for legal evidence) inherited; inborn Innate come together Merge Pedestrian common; mundane; banal unsophisticated; narrowProvincial minded Specious false minor; unimportant Venial

Puerile childish Sporadic not continuous; intermittent talkative; long-winded; Verbose rambling

Group 7
Assiduous thorough; diligent Cogent lucid; well argued 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause Divert a detour Fractious irritable; difficult to control Inscrutable mysterious; impenetrable Mettle courage; bravery; valor Pellucid transparently clear Punctilious paying attention to small details Spurious false Verbosity using too many words

Group 5
craftsman pamper; fuss over; indulge circulating; broadcasting; Disseminating spreading (information) bravery Fortitude Innocuous harmless; inoffensive Metaphorically symbolically; figuratively without equal Peerless cautious; wise Prudent spotted; freckled; dotted Speckled truthfulness Veracity Artisan Coddle

Group 8
Assuage to calm Cogitate think over something; ponder Docile gentle and easily lead Fraudulent fake; false Insentient unfeeling Milieu environment in a thoughtful mood; thinking Pensive deeply Purloin steal Stagnant still; not moving Vertigo dizziness

Group 6
without luxuries; severely simple Coercion force Diurnal active in daytime Fortuitous happening by chance Innovate create; introduce something new Meticulous very careful; painstaking Pejorative derogatory Ascetic

Group 9
Astute Collage Dogmatic perceptive; sharp-witted picture made from fragments of other pictures having stubbornly held opinions

Frivolous not serious dull; bland; boring Insipid swamp; muddy ground Mire poverty Penury Pusillanimous cowardly dull; sober; serious Staid Vestigial not developed

Group 2
Atrophy waste away from lack of use Collusion plotting and planning speak slowly with words Drawl running together Furtive hidden and secret Insurgent a rebel Misogynist hater of women Perdition damnation Quagmire marsh; bog Stereotype fixed image Vindicate prove right; remove blame

Group 10
place of refuge or safety arrange in order stupid person economical; not wasting Frugal anything Instigate to start; provoke Misanthrope hater of the rest of mankind Perceptive observant Pyromania compulsion to start fires section of a poem Stanza Vignette small sketch Asylum Collate Dolt

Group 3
weaken Attenuate Commandeer take possession of nonsense Drivel useless; hopeless Futile Interminable never-ending Misrepresentation deliberately deceiving in a commanding Peremptory manner picturesque Quaint dockworker Stevedore an accomplished Virtuoso musician

Group 1
person who does not believe in God local and informal (used of Colloquial language) Dotard foolish old man Furrow groove troublemaker; person who Instigator entices others to do something Misnomer wrong name Percipient perceptive; insightful Quaff drink down quickly Staunch loyal; faithful; dependable Vilification blackening someone's name Atheist

Group 4
Augment increase; make bigger Complacent self-satisfied; smug dryly amusing Droll Galleon ancient type of sailing ship Intermittent sporadic; irregular Mitigate lessen; make less severe Perfidy treachery Quandary dilemma; puzzle

Stifle Virulent

suppress dangerous; harmful

Group 5
favorable; promising to turn out well Compliant easy to control; submissive 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); Drone 3.male bee Gambol frolic; leap; bound Intransigence stubbornness Modicum small amount Perfunctory superficial; cursory isolation to prevent the Quarantine spread of disease known for fortitude; Stoic indifferent to pleasure or pain essential; alive; important Vital Auspicious

Concatenation linking into chains to fool someone Dupe gaudy Garish brave Intrepid Monotonous dull; unvarying Peripheral on the edge; not important Querulous always complaining impassive; dull; indifferent Stolid liveliness; animation Vivacity

Group 8
hinder and prevent; hesitate over to bring together; end a Conciliate dispute Dynamic lively; vibrant; energetic Garner gather; collect Inveterate habitual temporary prohibition or halt Moratorium to activity Perjury telling lies under oath oddity Quirk Stratagem plot; plan; trick enliven Vivify Balk

Group 6
Austere severely plain Concatenate link together Dubious doubtful Garble distort; confuse; muddle Intransigent stubborn; unyielding Momentous very important nomadic; moving from place Peripatetic to place 1. something that is hunted; 2. Quarry mine for stone add fuel to; strengthen Stoke Vitriolic corrosive; strongly attacking

Group 9
Banal common; dull Concise stated in few words very lively; cheerful; jovial; Ebullient happy Garrulous talkative Invidious arousing envy Moribund on the point of death Pernicious destructive; harmful Ramble wander aimlessly Strident loud and harsh Vociferous noisy; loud in speech

Group 7
Aversion a dislike of

Group 10
ordinariness; dullness talk down to unusual; quirky; odd emaciated; bony and angular cannot be invaded gloomy; bad tempered fastidious; fussy branches; subdivisions of a Ramifications complex system; outcomes Stringent strict or severe dangerously unstable; Volatile evaporates easily Banality Condescend Eccentric Gaunt Inviolable Morose Persnickety

anger [irate (a) = very angry] generous; charitable eternity use bombastic language astonishing; shocking; Stupefying stunning into silence Voluminous very large; spacious Ire Munificent Perpetuity Rant Back to top

Group 3
fortress; stronghold Bastion Conflagration big fire wipe out; remove all trace of Efface just growing; not developed; Germinal immature Irksome annoying; infuriating Mutinous very rebellious Personable attractive approve; consent Ratify Subpoena summons to court Voracious ravenous Back to top

Group 1
troublesome influence Bane Condone tacitly support; overlook taking things from different Eclectic sources a category; type Genre Irascible easily angered Mundane ordinary; worldly Perpetuated caused to continue resentment; animosity; bad Rancor feeling swagger; show off Strut Voluble talkative Back to top

Group 4
Befuddle confuse Confound confuse a model of a person Effigy Gibbering making meaningless noises satiric; unexpected Ironic in large numbers Myriad Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise rough and unpleasant (of Raucous sounds) Substantiate give supporting evidence surrender; give up Waive

Group 2
poet overlooking; disregarding; Condoning ignoring building; structure; Edifice construction Germane relevant Bard

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Group 5
Begrudge resent Congeal to solidify Effusive gushing; demonstrative Glacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy Irrational unreasonable; absurd Navigable suitable for sailing Perspicacity insight destroy; demolish; tear down Raze Subterfuge a trick grow less Wane Back to top

cannot be cancelled; unchangeable Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable Peruse read carefully Recant disclaim; retract statement Subversive rebellious; revolutionary to increase; to grow Wax

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Group 8
Beleaguer besiege; attack Consecrate dedicate exit Egress free of charge; without Gratis payment nomadic; wandering from Itinerant place to place Negate cancel; deny Pervasive spreading everywhere Recapitulate summarize Succinct concise Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder Back to top

Group 6
mislead; lure Beguile Congenital present from birth Egalitarianism belief in equality prod; urge Goad Irreproachable cannot be criticized; perfect Nebulous vague relevant Pertinent denial Rebuttal not obvious Subtle hesitant; cautious Wary Back to top

Group 9
contradict Belie Consensus general agreement Eloquent fluent and persuasive in speech Gratuitous unwarranted Jaded tired; bored; worn out Negligence carelessness Petrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone Receptacle container; vessel; holder someone who campaigns for Suffragist voting rights Weighty serious

Group 7
explain in unnecessary detail person with refined taste and Connoisseur good judgment Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. Grate (v) shred Belabor

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Group 10
Belittle to demean Conspicuous easily seen; prominent Elucidate make clear Gravity seriousness specialized language used by Jargon experts Neologism newly coined word Petulant sulky; peevish someone who cuts himself off Recluse from life Supercilious proud and haughty young dog Whelp

Gritty Jaunt Niggardly Philanthropy Red tape Surly Whimsical Back to top

coarse; granular short pleasure trip miserly; stingy charity; love of mankind formalities; paperwork; official procedure grumpy; rude capricious; changeable

Group 3
complain about sorry set free sudden loud laughter put at risk; endanger wandering from place to Nomadic place Philistine uncultured person Redolent smelling of; giving off odors Surreptitious secret; sneaky; stealthy stubborn Willful Bemoan Contrite Emancipate Guffaw Jeopardize Back to top

Group 1
war-like; aggressive complete; total; supremely Consummate good hard to pin down Elusive extroverted; sociable; Gregarious outgoing Jaundiced cynical; pessimistic annoy Nettle an event or happening (plural: Phenomenon phenomena) Recuperate get better after illness Superlative extremely good; the best sharpen Whet Bellicose Back to top

Group 4
kindly sorrow and repentance defraud; steal cunning; craftiness extremely patriotic; Jingoistic nationalistic an appearance of Nonchalance indifference; calm and composed Phlegmatic calm; imperturbable put right something that Redress Benevolent Contrition Embezzle Guile

Group 2
aggressive; ready to fight living or happening at the Contemporary same time Emaciated very thin; withered Belligerent

was wrong Surreptitiously secretly; furtively; stealthily cunning Wily Back to top

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Group 7
leave something in one's will to be given after one's death Conundrum a puzzle Emulate to imitate something admired Gullible easily fooled Jubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing Nostalgia longing for the past very religious Pious Refute disprove Sybarite lover of luxury crazy; wacky Zany Bequeath Back to top

Group 5
kindly; harmless Benign Contumacious stubborn involve in hostility or Embroil argument frank; straightforward; Guileless honest in a joking manner Jocular having no special features; Nondescript dull and ordinary plunder Pillage Redundant unnecessary; superfluous Susceptible vulnerable flimsy; frail; delicate Wispy Back to top

Group 8
scold; criticize Berate Conventional usual; customary; common Endorse give support or approval to concerned with the sense of Gustatory taste Judicious correct in judgment; wise infamy; known for wrong Notoriety doing of central importance Pivotal entertain Regale Sycophant bootlicker; flatterer enthusiasm Zeal Back to top

Group 6
compassion; gentleness; fondness Contusion a bruise Emerge come out; appear unwariness; trustfulness; being Gullibility easily fooled gaiety; happiness Jollity a person of no importance; not Nonentity famous Pinnacle topmost point Referendum public vote Suspect doubtful melancholy; pensive; Wistful expressing a longing for Benignity

Group 9
type of cap fat staying power; patience; Endurance stamina Beret Corpulent

Hackneyed common and over-used Jurisprudence science or study of law new; unusual Novel pacify; soothe; calm Placate dismiss to a lower position Relegate Taciturn quiet; saying little fanatic Zealot Back to top

[equivocate (v), equivocal (a)] feeble; helpless; lacking Feckless in initiative quality of being calm and Imperturbability not easily disturbed [imperturbable (a)] Meretricious falsely attractive; tawdry Back to top

Group 10
Bestial behaving like a beast; brutal Corrugated highly folded Enduring lasting Hallowed worshipped; consecrated Juxtapose place next to Novice a beginner; tyro harmless medicine with no Placebo effect; dummy medicine Remorse regret; sorrow; contrition concerned with the sense of Tactile touch Zenith summit

Group 2
prediction, looking for omens [augur (v)] Boycott refuse to have dealings with slick; superficial esp. in speech Glib cut into [incision (n); incisive Incise (a)] concerned with morals [moralize Moralistic (v)] shunning; social isolation Ostracism [ostracize (v)] inclination; leaning; tendency; Penchant predilection Rarefy make less dense [rarefaction (n)] Repine fret; be discontented Stipulate specify [stipulation (n)] Augury Back to top

Group 1
reduce in intensity renounce; swear to refrain Abjure from something words used to coax or Blandishment flatter [blandish (v)] ill-mannered person Boor [boorish (a)] 1. high ranking church official; 2. major, Cardinal important 1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose Deliberate (a) Equivocation speaking ambiguously Abate

Group 3
Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate pretended attack; a move Feint intended to deceive Inured hardened; habituated Mettlesome spirited [mettle (n)] Puissance power Recondite obscure Stygian very dark

advertising; supporting [tout (v)] skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); Virtuosity virtuosi (n.pl)] excessive talkativeness Volubility [voluble (a)] Touting Back to top

[ossification (n)] measure depth of (v); exact Plumb (a. slang) most typical; the perfect Quintessential example of [quintessence (n)] mysterious; magical Runic Back to top

Group 4 Group 6
punctuation mark signifying omission adjacent; touching; abutting Contiguous [contiguity (n)] (used of vibration) reduce in Damp extent Ellipsis omission of essential words wiping out; complete Extirpation destruction [extirpate (v)] behaving or dressing like a Foppish dandy; excessively concerned with fashion blunder; social mistake Gaffe Hortatory encouraging; exhorting expressing great scorn Opprobrious [opprobrium (n)] Recumbent reclining; lying down Caret Back to top accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside occurring in the wrong time Anachronistic period [anachronism (n)] long lasting (often used for Chronic diseases in which case the opposite is acute) rudeness; ill-mannered Churlishness behavior mob leader (who appeals to base instincts) Demagogue [demagogy/demagoguery (n)] daring; audacity (has a Effrontery negative connotation) story or incident in peaceful Idyll or ideal setting [idyllic (a)] interval between reigns or Interregnum governments Nugatory of minor significance; futile job which pays salary but Sinecure requiring little effort Accretion Back to top

Group 5
Ambidextrous able to use both left and right hands equally well guilt [culpable = Culpability blameworthy] Discernment judgment; perceptiveness Encomium praise coax; cajole; wheedle; entice Inveigle Minatory threatening turned to bone; become rigid Ossified

Group 7
Anodized electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal

expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short statement; maxim] orthodox [canon (n) = set Canonical of accepted works] Commensurate equal in significance skill, esp. with hands Dexterity [dexterous (a)] still in existence (opposite Extant of extinct) challenged; called into Impugned question uprightness; honesty Probity Raconteur person who relates a story kindly; expressing care and Solicitous concern Aphoristic Back to top

of summer weather) 1. to lean to one side; 2. to write List (v) in order sad; sentimental; inclined to Maudlin weep Refulgent glowing; radiant below the threshold of Subliminal consciousness Testiness irritability; irascibility [testy (a)] Vituperate attack bitterly 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce Whittle step by step Back to top

Group 10
bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc. bulky; difficult to carry Cumbersome [encumber = to burden] Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate 1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity Dispatch (n) Epistemology theory of knowledge stubborn; wayward; Froward disobedient lying flat on ones back Supine exhibiting primitive, or Throwback ancestral, traits Untoward unexpected true to life; giving the Verisimilar appearance of reality Colander

Group 8
Amalgamate Baleful Coerce Inchoate Iniquitous Libertine Millinery Natty Occluded Sidereal Back to top join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)] evil force [coercion (n); coercing (a)] undeveloped; nascent evil; unjust [iniquity (n)] dissolute person; prodigal hats and hat-making neat; dapper; smart obscured; blocked of or related to stars

Group 1
very deep; very bad approval [opp. Approbation disapprobation] Bent (n) inclination; aptitude get by begging Cadge Abysmal

Group 9
Avaricious greedy for money Extirpate wipe out totally Halcyon peaceful and happy; calm (esp.

disaster speak without preparation or Extemporize rehearsal [extemporaneous (a)] Incumbents occupiers of a job or position Lambaste attack verbally Noisome disgusting work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of Pastiche parts taken from varied sources Debacle Back to top

take off (esp. of a hat) put on (esp. of clothes) learning; scholarly knowledge Erudition [erudite (a)] Plaintive sad; mournful Suborn bribe Tendentious dogmatic; biased Tortuous indirect; winding excessive or meaningless Verbiage wordiness Doff Don Back to top

Group 2
living in trees; concerned with Arboreal trees device to separate substances Centrifuge by spinning them at high speed Cloistered isolated make someone aware of an Disabuse error in thinking causing; bringing into being Engendering [engender (v)] excessive; immoderate Intemperate [intemperance (n)] Lugubrious sad; gloomy Nonplussed confused Pedagogy science of education; teaching satisfy; fill completely Satiate [satiable (a); satiation (n)] quench; satisfy Slake Back to top

Group 4
making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)] flexibility; willingness to Complaisance please [complaisant (a)] forerunner of the Daguerreotype photograph behave in a sycophantic Fawn way; grovel [fawning (a)] sociability; liking for Gregariousness crowds [gregarious (a)] emerging; newly formed Nascent praise; tribute (esp. in Paean song) scolding; criticism [reprove Reproof (v)] 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; Scurvy rascally serving as a guardian Tutelary [tutelage (n)] Atonement Back to top

Group 3 Group 5
without effort; without Artless trickery; simple Comeliness beauty; prettiness [comely (a)] Abscission cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

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causing argument [contention (n); contend (v)] Debilitating weakening [debilitate (v)] quirk; minor weakness Foible Importune beg; solicit [importunate (a)] Pertain be relevant to [pertinent (a)] glut; excess Slew Toady sycophant; flatterer Torrid hot and steamy Veracious true [veracity (n)]

Mannered Pluck (n) Sedulous Syllogism Vicissitude Back to top

stylized; pretentious courage persevering; eager and thorough type of logical reasoning unexpected change in fortune or circumstances

Group 8
disciple; follower or attendant Acolyte Admonitory scolding [admonition (n)] Caprices whimsies; fancies symbol (horn filled with fruit Cornucopia etc.) denoting natural abundance showing respect [deference Deferential (n); defer (v)] stubbornness; resistance Intractability [intractable (a)] Luminary eminent person underling; servant Minion Undergird support; strengthen weaken; sap energy Vitiate Back to top

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Group 6
Asperity using harsh or critical tone Blowhard boastful person Disingenuous crafty Evanescent short-lived [evanescence (n)] cannot be touched; abstract Intangible [intangibility (n)] changing rapidly; unstable Labile use of similar sounding but Malapropism incorrect word Posture (v) to put on an act Proximate immediate; nearest aggressive, ready to fight Pugnacious [pugnacity (n)] Back to top

Group 9
clique; small group with common interests Denigrate decry; criticize; belittle Empirical found by experiment or practice Gainsay contradict Hyperbole exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)] 1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not Modest excessive Prolixity wordiness [prolix (a)] Rebus puzzle in which pictures give Coterie

Group 7
Foreshadowed indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)] Gaucherie awkwardness [gauche (a)] Heterodox unorthodox quality of being difficult to Inscrutability comprehend [inscrutable (a)] Limerick short amusing poem

clues withered; old Sere like a fox [compare with bovine Vulpine (cow-like); porcine (pig-like), etc.] Back to top

in an affected manner medical term meaning to Palpate examine with the hands Platitude unoriginal, obvious saying 1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when Quibble finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument Back to top

Group 10
give supporting evidence [corroboration (n)] made worse [exacerbate (v); Exacerbated exacerbation (n)] Exact (v) to demand; extort whimsical; following a Faddish fashion Hapless unlucky put a wrong interpretation on Misconstrue something Perennial long-lasting torn (past participle of the Rent verb to rend) fragment of pottery Shard Xenophobe person afraid of foreigners Corroborate

Group 2
slight fear; sense of something unfavorable cunning; scheming Conniving [connive (v)] mockery [deride (v)] Derision short, witty saying Epigram lack of energy; weariness Lassitude over-insistent on matters of Pedantic book-learning [pedant (n)] branch of science concerned with things as Phenomenology they are perceived; not directly derived from theory 1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in Precipitate chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v) go back on promise or Renege retract statement Apprehension Back to top

Group 1
made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)] 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal Apostrophe to someone not present (a figure of speech) roman soldier (commander of a Centurion company of 100 soldiers) softening (a); something which Emollient softens (n) Fusillade long burst of gunfire infallibility; inability to make Inerrancy mistakes [inerrant (a)] 1. chop into small pieces; 2. Mince walk with tiny steps, 3. speak Alleviated

Group 3
Armada fleet of ships slow person who falls behind Dawdler others [dawdle (v)]

something worthless; impurities left after refining Expiate atone; make amends for 1. chop roughly; 2. person who Hack writes to earn money, 3. hired horse Prone 1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal Propensity tendency; inclination Scabbard cover for a sword small boat Skiff 1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of Umbrage injury Dross Back to top

Disinter dig up [opposite inter = bury] 1. front elevation of building, 2. Faade false appearance or demeanor hindering [impede (v); Impeding impediment (n)] gap; missing part [plural = Lacuna lacunae] united in purpose; forming a Monolithic single unit multicolored Pied Roster list of names appropriate (of behavior); Seemly decorous Back to top

Group 4 Group 6
dabbling esp. in the arts Dilettantism [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles] weaken Enervate having evil intentions Malevolent [malevolence(n)] new convert; tyro Neophyte speech praising someone; Panegyric laudatory words forewarn of; indicate Presage jagged edge Serration 1. minor (a); 2. perceived Slight insult (v) and (n) 1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when Tare weighing Unprepossessing unattractive Back to top 1. something similar; 2. output Analogue proportional to input (engineering) piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part Coda of document Commingle mix ambiguous; open to Equivocal interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)] capable of making mistakes Fallible [fallibility (n)] Hallow respect; worship Indigence poverty material used for writing on Papyrus before paper was invented 1. annoyance (n); 2. to Pique stimulate interest; to annoy (v) 1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a Sap fool (n) Back to top

Group 5
Aberration deviation from the normal insincere talk Cant

Group 7
mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)] to see (esp. at a distance); catch Descry sight of not intended to be taken Facetious seriously unseemly; inappropriate (of Indecorous behavior) grow and spread [proliferation Proliferate (n)] Scotch (v) to prevent; stop; disable 1. supporting rod (n); 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off Strut (v) Toy (v) to play with lending money at high interest Usury rates Wag (n) a witty person Arbitrator Back to top

Group 9
search for food 1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. Lumber timber (wood) 1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in Muse mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration] Prescience foreknowledge Prune 1. to trim; 2. a dried plum Ready (used of wit) quick Resolve firmness (n) Squalid dirty and demeaning made dirty or impure [opposite Sullied unsullied; sully (v)] worship; respect [venerable (a), Veneration venerate (v)] Forage Back to top

Group 10
object; hesitate to accept cunning; deception; double Duplicity dealing Exigency urgent matter; pressing need offer strong objections; Expostulate remonstrate Gossamer delicate; filmy; like gauze Inefficacious ineffective 1. type of evergreen tree; 2. Pine grieve narrow-minded; excessively Prudish concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)] Quixotic impractically idealistic Stipple cover with dots of paint etc. Demur

Group 8
reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)] Filibuster delaying tactics Gambit opening move; transaction making less severe [mitigate Mitigation (v)] Obligate compulsory Predilection leaning; interest; talent appease; try to gain favor Propitiate [propitiation (n)] Stanch to stop Travesty parody; ridiculous error drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell Waft (n) Atavism Back to top

Group 1

1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of Abrasion scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)] Adumbrate outline; indicate concerned with thinking or Cognitive perceiving [cognition (n)] condescend Deign passionate Fervid 1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal Gall growth on a plant 1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a Levee monarch Preternatural unnatural; abnormal suppress Quell Score (n) written form of music Back to top

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somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks] 1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous

Group 3
hard kill or destroy a large part Decimated of (originally one tenth) 1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) = an Fledge inexperienced person or a baby bird] cut or dig out Gouge insignificant; of little value Picayune fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal Riveting plates using metal pins] solo speech Soliloquy person who requests or Supplicant begs for something [supplicate (v)] supernatural; going beyond Transcendental normal experience [transcendent (a)] true; genuine [verity (n)] Veritable Arduous Back to top

Group 2
to adjoin Abut Consternation worry and concern judges hammer Gavel right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job Lien etc. remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are Parenthesis round brackets in punctuation] vigorous; having welldeveloped muscles [a sinew Sinewy is a tendon] Steep (v) to soak in water to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack Tamp explosives into a hole) 1. hazarding; risking; putting Venturing forward; 2. going

Group 4
Condescension Divest Eddy Epaulet Fallacy Fringe talking down to someone [condescending (a)] remove; take off circular current shoulder decoration wrong idea [fallacious (a)] 1. decorative border with

Leaven

Patronize Prominent Statute Back to top

tassels (n); 2. to form an edge (v) to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc. 1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of 1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious law [statutory (a)]

liquids (medical) maneuvering; struggling to get Jockeying ahead of others [jockey (v)] Minutiae small details regret [rueful (a)] Rue Somatic concerned with the body holding back; limiting the Stinting supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)] Temperate moderate Back to top

Group 5
Antipathy hatred Aver affirm Expatiate speak or write at great length Flag (v) 1. to lose energy; 2. to signal 1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from Flail chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly Indicted accused (of crime) laze around; hang out (when Loll used of the tongue) Malign slander Secure (v) 1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain Talon long pointed nail or claw Back to top

Group 7
1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v) treat with substance such as tar Caulk to make water-tight 1. person enlisted compulsorily Conscript into the armed forces; 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily Desultory aimless; inconsistent in effort poem concerned with death; Elegy praise of a dead person Fallow uncultivated tolerant [forbear (v); Forbearing forbearance (n)] political domination; complete Hegemony authority Improbity lack of honesty or integrity Qualm hesitation or fear Allure Back to top

Group 6
Abeyance state of inactivity; disuse 1. take away weapons; 2. win Disarm over to ones side [disarming (a)] 1. complex and detailed (a); 2. Elaborate to expand on (v) Foment 1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot

Group 8
1. try; 2. assess purity someone excessively patriotic Chauvinist [chauvinism (n)] separate; discontinuous (not to Discrete be confused with discreet prudent; diplomatic] Assay

1. sign up for the army; 2. obtain made up; false; manufactured Fabricated [fabricate (v); fabrication(n)] 1. attack loudly in words; Fulminate denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily Hawser thick rope or cable agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage jibe Jibe means mock) 1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. Peer nobleman one who is strict about rules or Stickler details Enlist Back to top

fires Carrion dead flesh; carcasses Intelligible can be understood Ironclad cannot be altered; firm fluff; soft material used to Lint cover wounds assumed attitude of Pretension superiority; arrogance Pundit expert ceremonial fire Pyre satisfy Sate type of musical rhythm with Syncopation missed beats

Group 1 Group 9
closure; terminating a debate by voting Congruent matching [congruency (n)] waste time; flirt Dally Dissemble avoid the truth be excessively fond of Dote [doting (a)] 1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted Errant standards Fervent passionate Stomach (v) to tolerate junction between two nerve Synapse cells offering a lower price; Undercutting undermining Cloture Back to top worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)] Apposite fitting; suitable tirade; violent denunciation; Diatribe stream of criticism Gerontocracy government by the aged Maculated spotted Quisling traitor thoroughness; perseverance Sedulity [sedulous (a)] type of fishing net Seine to offer Tender talk nonsense Waffle Abraded Back to top

Group 2
Burlesque 1. comic play; 2. lampoon Exemplar model type [exemplary (a)] art of preaching and giving Homiletics sermons challenge; question someones Impugn honor etc.

Group 10
Arson deliberate, criminal starting of

Incubus encumbrance; nightmarish thing Lope run with long strides soften or break up by soaking; Macerate weaken Nostrum remedy 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise Saw saying Sibyl prophetess Back to top

Jamb Milk Back to top

door post to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure

Group 5
Chorales simple hymns Dissonance discord; disagreement Frieze decorative border essence; main point Gist Latent hidden; real but undeveloped Partiality bias walking slowly and heavily; Plodding uninspired Rekindle relight; revive Symphony type of musical composition Tarnished made dull; spoil (reputation) Back to top

Group 3
1. small stream; 2. tolerate decorate with a raised design shun; avoid transparently clear form of worship connection instrument to measure distance Odometer covered Purchase 1. grip; 2. buy Quotidian daily; routine Seminal essential; formative Brook Emboss Eschew Limpid Liturgy Nexus Back to top

Group 6
1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. Compromised reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim Drabness dullness give gift; provide with Endow money etc. Esoterica obscure details hesitates Falters mindless talk Prattle 1. prohibiting; 2. Prohibitive exorbitantly expensive conservative; one who insists on correct forms of Purist language etc. charlatan; fake Quack mock; tease Taunt

Group 4
amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm Amortize pay off a debt in installments Curmudgeon grumpy person Dormancy state of inactivity Efficacy effectiveness phrase used as a label or to Epithet express the essential nature of symbol of power; nominal Figurehead leader fight; disturbance Fracas Agog

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Group 9
corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats) Discountenance disallow Imperative must be obeyed poor; needy [indigence (n)] Indigent lowest point Nadir mental state characterized by delusions or excessive Paranoia fear caution; wisdom Prudence revival from Resuscitation unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)] avoid (esp. work) Shirk total abstinence from Teetotalism alcohol Aisle

Group 7
Arresting (a) attracting attention; striking extended gunfire to cover an Barrage attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc. Chantey type of song sung by sailors concerned with iron or its Ferrous compounds Manipulative scheming speak in a pompous manner Orate Psychosis severe mental disturbance enjoy Savor put down for future Table (v) discussion Underwrite give guarantee, insure

Group 8
person who disagrees [dissidence (n)] Enigmatic puzzling [enigma (n)] Foolhardy reckless [foolhardiness (n)] Homogeneity evenness; uniformity 1. represent something as a Personification person; 2. a concrete example of 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. Plaque decorative plate or sign Plausibility believability [plausible (a)] resistance; ability to spring Resilience back [resilience (a)] set of three (literary works Trilogy etc.); tetralogy = set of four something unaccountable; Vagary freak Dissident Back to top

Group 10
soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy Balm (a)] mark an accurate scale on a Calibrate device violently disruptive Cataclysmic [cataclysm (n)] Impropriety inappropriate behavior center; soft part of stem; Pith essence present from the beginning Primordial of time examination or survey Reconnaissance conducted in advance [reconnoiter (v)] left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral Sinistral - right handed] moderates Tempers subvert; attempt to Undermine overthrow