Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words to Study (will be updated periodically)  Vocabulary Study Sheet  1. Burrow – trap, blame, loan, **tunnel**, borrow 2. Asymmetrical – equal, **uneven**, same, inline, metrics 3. Vessel – a dwelling, a piece of cloth, an animal, a drum, **a container** 4. Degenerate – demonstrate, fledge, **deteriorate**, regulate, germinate 5. Unscrupulous – strength, **lacks morals**, no vision, no commitment, lacks endurance 6. Segments – **fragments**, tenants, signals, sets, seasons 7. Induce – to order, to refer, **to persuade**, to try, to reduce 8. Vary – to delay, to satisfy, **to diversify**, to validate, to investigate 9. Flexible – livable, **bendable**, fixable, fragile, fused 10. Drudgery – **tiresome work**, droning sound, defeat, anger rehearsal 11. Robots - controls, thieves, **automatons**, towers, rules 12. Presumed – started, deceived, **assumed,** directed, retained 13. Subdivided – reduces, whole, **segmented**, enhanced, superior 14. Delayed – moved, stopped, derailed, broken down, **slowed** 15. Disperse – to purge, to dismiss, to spend, **to scatter,** to plead 16. Placid – stimulating, **calm,** rural, new, green 17. Binge – drink, illness, crossing, **spree,** dessert 18. Prodigious – young, wasteful, hasty, agreeable, **extraordinary** 19. Contaminate – repair, contact, tame, **taint**, taunt 20. Urgency is a matter of – thoughtfulness, care, cooperation, **insistenc**e, suffering 21. Agenda – committee, motion, roll call, **program,** agent 22. Leniency – harshness, fear, **permissiveness,** length, efficiency 23. Ailment - a foreigner, an agreement, **a disorder**, a musician, an officer 24. Rigidity (reluctance to) – communicate, **change**, continue, retreat, resume 25. Fascinated – fooled, dishonest, bored, **transfixed,** fastidious 26. Tangible – footloose, **real,** permissive, creamy, confrontation 27. Desist – lose hope, intend, begin, wish, **stop** 28. Lurking – luring, startling, **lying in wait**, harming, glaring sternly 29. Verbatim – spoken, **word-for-word**, idiotic, vague, brief 30. Rampant – shaky, sloping, breathless, **unrestraine**d, frightened 31. Susceptible – resistant to pressure, **open to influence**, hesitant, suspicious, gloomy 32. Robust – **vigorous**, frail, uncertain, fluctuating normal 33. canines – birds, **dogs**, cats, jungles, canes 34. rigorous – absent, righteous, direct, **strict**, helpless 35. queried – imprisoned, searched, released, **questioned**, answered 36. hypothetical- critical, different, historical, **assumed**, abnormal 37. resplendent- responding, **dazzling**, inhibiting, respectable, resourceful 38. impelled – hindered, helped, improved, invited, **driven** 39. auk – fish, **bird,** halo, airplane, toad 40. viable – routine, annoying, unusual, **workable**, legal 41. criterion – reason, **standard,** report, derangement, criticism 42. tandem – cart, dance, mixture, **two-seated bicycle**, citrus fruit 43. belligerent – belly, fearful, **hostile**, righteous, mindful 44. abominable – pleasant, loud, **hateful**, of the mountains, of the stomach 45. innovations – notions, **beginnings,** remarks, regulations, narratives 46. colloquy- breakdown, collision, church service, **conversation**, quiz 47. prognostic- **predicts**, treats, prepares, cures, warns 48. naught- round, novel, **nothing,** original, improper 49. antithesis- **opposite,** old, reasonable, eager, stubborn 50. propensity- propellant, scheme, **tendenc**y, fear, reaction 51. cumbrous- comfortable, valuable, compact, old-fashioned, **unwieldy** 52. altruistic- dramatic, deliberate, false, **unselfis**h, useless 53. Scathing – short, reasonable, detailed, **harsh**, dishonest 54. Retention – planning, thought, **memory**, desiring, reaching 55. Surfeit – **excess,** pain, moderation, view, dampness 56. Uncouth – unhappy, unfriendly, shy, stubborn, **uncultured** 57. Recessive – refining, going forward, regretting rising, **receding** 58. Regal – **majestic,** decided, clown-like, short, ill-tempered 59. Succulent – helpful, **juicy,** brief, orderly, thick 60. Socialite – personable, snobbish, **prominent person**, statuesque, inclined position 61. Futile – easy, **useless,** continuous, forceful, practical 62. Prestige – **importance**, wealth, privacy, training, intimacy 63. Absorption – regret, **interest**, haste, pain, relaxation 64. Ordinances – repetitions, understatements, **established practices**, movements 65. Uninhibited – incapacitated, unique, **unrestrained**, reserved, predictable 66. Clichés – holds, sounds, agreements, parallels, **platitudes** 67. Astute – simple, odd, **shrewd**, definite, conservative 68. Tycoon – a worker, a beginner, a tropical storm, an animal, **a magnate** 69. Fiasco – celebration, display, **complete failure**, riot, big fire 70. Defense (act of) – winning, running, **resisting**, planning, regressing 71. Sardonic – sagacious, senile, **mocking**, proud, hateful 72. Amiable – **loving,** during, antique, abbreviate, zany 73. Augur – forthright, **foretell**, glutton, instrument, beseech 74. Nominal – roving, noisy, **a name**, a letter, rebirth 75. Incite – **start,** include, vast, lax, admit 76. Subvert – **overturn**, in the middle, signed, toss, announce 77. Credible – creed, **trusty,** crank, manageable, transition 78. Orthodox – **proper,** dormant, dictation, amplification, equal 79. Fallacy – **deceptive**, relief, aghast, energetic, humble 80. Acute – **sharp,** profitable, pretty, evil, talkative 81. elastic – **expandable**, exacting, elated, rigorous, rigid 82. dependence – **reliance**, incompetence, change, corruption, protection 83. tasteless food – **without flavor**, stale, scarce, rare, without seasoning 84. abruptly – **quickly,** cautiously, slowly, angrily, smoothly 85. grasp – **seize,** choke, sting, bite, glide 86.mesh thoughts – **blend**, expand, separate, conflict, stalemate 87. intoxicate – **inebriate**, test, interrogate, repeat, arrest 88. resistance – **opposition**, temptation, restoration, cooperation, invasion 89. surplus – **excess,** extent, acceptance, less, support 90. sensory – **senses**, sins, past, thinking, music 91. incentive – **motive**, precaution, distraction, fine, doubt 92. void – **empty**, vicious, stylish victorious, noisy 93. syndrome (set of) – **characteristics**, programs, records, aids, word group 94. vivid – **lively,** verbal, blurred, wordy, general 95. fulcrum – a needle, a plank, a stone, **a support**, a lever 96. harrowingly – **distressingly**, strongly, evenly, effectively, smoothly 97. sparse – rapid, **thin**, dense, tall, unusual 98. curtailed - lengthened, raised, rounded, cleaned, **shortened** 99. idiosyncrasy – ideal, stupidity, **peculiarity,** character, insanity 100. imbued (to be) – copied, **saturated**, inhaled, fooled, frightened 101. caricatures – drawings, critical statements, models, false images, 102. blatantly disagree – cautiously, frequently, blindly, rarely, **noisily** 103. introspective person – dignified, shy, well-educated, active, 104. unequivocal – **clear,** quiet, musical, questioning, equal 105. edifices – churches, aids, warnings, factors, **buildings** 106. pungent – pierced, humorous, tasteful, **biting**, pure 107. stabilize – kill, erect stretch, move, **steady** 108. pathetic – unexpected, passing, satisfying, pleasant, **pitiful** 109. at random – frequently, favorably, **by chance**, quickly, quietly 110. accumulated – counted, **collected**, activated, accompanied, associated 111. décor – mode of speech, etiquette, wasting away, **style of decoration** 112. tactics – ideas, taboos, hopes, battles, **methods** 113. humility – **modesty**, sadness, honesty, quietness, fairness 114. deficiencies – debts, differences, **inadequacies**, assets, defenses 115. devise – speak, separate, **invent**, divide, double 116. tributes – tricks, burdens, streams, trials, **accolades** 117. immerse – expand, save, mingle, **submerge**, enlarge 118. stipulated – paid, pulled, dotted, estimated, **specified** 119. interlude – **an intervening period**, a confrontation, an intrusion, a cancellation 120. mutation – failure, **change**, notation, crippling, silencing | Go to [|http://www.visuwords.com] for addiitonal synonyms, parts of speech, and other information for each of these words. 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 * Vocabulary Word || Synonym || Vocabulary Word || Synonym ||
 * segments || fragments || antiwar || against war ||
 * presumed || assumed || unscrupulous || lacks morals ||
 * delayed || slowed || induce || to persuade ||
 * vessel || container || antecedent || former ||
 * illogical || senseless || drudgery || tiresome work ||
 * degenerate || deterioate || multipurpose || many purposes ||
 * disperse || to scatter || placid || calm ||
 * polygamy || many spouses || prodigious || extraordinary ||
 * contaminate || taint || monocle || one lens ||
 * recessive || receding || leniency || permissiveness ||
 * ailment || a disorder || rigidity || reluctance to change ||
 * fascinated || transfixed || succulent || juicy ||
 * desist || stop || lurking || lying in wait ||
 * verbatim || word-for-word || rampant || unrestrained ||
 * susceptible || open to influence || robust || vigorous ||
 * scathing || harsh || retention || memory ||
 * uncouth || uncultured || defensible || able to be defended ||
 * regal || majestic || legality || being legal ||
 * socialite || prominent person || wishful || hopeful ||
 * tangible || real || activist || an advocate ||
 * equidistant || equally distant || pseudoscientific || no scientific basis ||
 * bimonthly || every two month || bimonthly || twice a month ||
 * asymmetrical || uneven || choleric || easily provoked ||
 * aberration || derivation from course || caucus || group with political aims ||
 * abjured || renounced || conjecture || guessing ||
 * alchemy || turning metal into gold || disseminate || to convey ||
 * belligerent || angry || dwindle || to decrease ||
 * blockade || prevent passage || effervesce || to bubble up ||
 * bulwark || obstacle || evince || to make manifest ||
 * clandestine || secretive || extricate || disentangle ||