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Advanced vocabulary development Ages

16+

PSAT

9

SAT

9

GRE

9

Word list 9

Group 1 Notes

Bane troublesome influence ...................................................

Condone tacitly support; overlook ...................................................

Eclectic taking things from different sources ...................................................

Genre a category; type ...................................................

Irascible easily angered ...................................................

Mundane ordinary; worldly ...................................................

Perpetuated caused to continue ...................................................

Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling ...................................................

Strut swagger; show off ...................................................

Voluble talkative ...................................................

Group 2 Notes

Bard poet ...................................................

Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring ...................................................

Edifice building; structure; construction ...................................................

Germane relevant ...................................................

Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry] ...................................................

Munificent generous; charitable ...................................................

Perpetuity eternity ...................................................

Rant use bombastic language ...................................................

Stupefying astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence ...................................................

Voluminous very large; spacious ...................................................

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Bastion fortress; stronghold ...................................................

Conflagration big fire ...................................................

Efface wipe out; remove all trace of ...................................................

Germinal just growing; not developed; immature ...................................................

Irksome annoying; infuriating ...................................................

Mutinous very rebellious ...................................................

Personable attractive ...................................................

Ratify approve; consent ...................................................

Subpoena summons to court ...................................................

Voracious ravenous ...................................................

Group 4 Notes

Befuddle confuse ...................................................

Confound confuse ...................................................

Effigy a model of a person ...................................................

Gibbering making meaningless noises ...................................................

Ironic satiric; unexpected ...................................................

Myriad in large numbers ...................................................

Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise ...................................................

Raucous rough and unpleasant (of sounds) ...................................................

Substantiate give supporting evidence ...................................................

Waive surrender; give up ...................................................

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Belabor explain in unnecessary detail ...................................................

Connoisseur person with refined taste and good judgment ...................................................

Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad ...................................................

Grate (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred ...................................................

Irrevocable cannot be cancelled; unchangeable ...................................................

Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable ...................................................

Peruse read carefully ...................................................

Recant disclaim; retract statement ...................................................

Subversive rebellious; revolutionary ...................................................

Wax to increase; to grow ...................................................

Group 8 Notes

Beleaguer besiege; attack ...................................................

Consecrate dedicate ...................................................

Egress exit ...................................................

Gratis free of charge; without payment ...................................................

Itinerant nomadic; wandering from place to place ...................................................

Negate cancel; deny ...................................................

Pervasive spreading everywhere ...................................................

Recapitulate summarize ...................................................

Succinct concise ...................................................

Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder ...................................................

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Belie contradict ...................................................

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 ...................................................

Suffragist someone who campaigns for voting rights ...................................................

Weighty serious ...................................................

Group 10 Notes

Belittle to demean ...................................................

Conspicuous easily seen; prominent ...................................................

Elucidate make clear ...................................................

Gravity seriousness ...................................................

Jargon specialized language used by experts ...................................................

Neologism newly coined word ...................................................

Petulant sulky; peevish ...................................................

Recluse someone who cuts himself off from life ...................................................

Supercilious proud and haughty ...................................................

Whelp young dog ...................................................

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Word-list-09 - Word-list-09

Course: english

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Advanced vocabulary development Ages
16+
PSAT
9
SAT
9
GRE
9
Word list 9
Group 1 Notes
Bane troublesome influence
...................................................
Condone tacitly support; overlook
...................................................
Eclectic taking things from different sources
...................................................
Genre a category; type
...................................................
Irascible easily angered
...................................................
Mundane ordinary; worldly
...................................................
Perpetuated caused to continue
...................................................
Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling
...................................................
Strut swagger; show off
...................................................
Voluble talkative
...................................................
Group 2 Notes
Bard poet
...................................................
Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring
...................................................
Edifice building; structure; construction
...................................................
Germane relevant
...................................................
Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]
...................................................
Munificent generous; charitable
...................................................
Perpetuity eternity
...................................................
Rant use bombastic language
...................................................
Stupefying astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence
...................................................
Voluminous very large; spacious
...................................................