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Magoosh GRE Vocabulary (Common Words III (S (subsume (contain or include,…

- - - - harmless
    - - to suggest something subtly
    - - being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold
    - - to be naive and innocent
    - - complicated, and difficult to comprehend
    - - somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
  - - - clever in a cunning way
      - exhibiting artistic skill
    - - bitterness and ill will
    - - mixed or conflicting emotions about something
    - - shapeless
    - - not normal
    - - a deviation from what is normal or expected
    - - a mixture of multiple things
    - - favourable, the opposite of sinister
    - - easily persuaded
    - - open to more than one interpretation
  - - - to clear of accusations with proof
    - - to respect deeply
    - - truthful
    - - the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption
  - - - to weaken
    - - to reproach; to scold
  - - - to assert
    - - prone to unexpected and unpredictable changes in mood
  - - - spending resources recklessly or wastefully
      - someone who spends resources recklessly or wastefully
    - - narrowly restricted in scope or outlook
    - - extremely frugal; miserly
    - - rashly or wastefully extravagant
    - - to speak in an evasive way
  - - - standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad
    - - confusing or ambiguous
    - - to sap energy from
    - - still in existence (usually refers to documents)
  - - - to reprimand harshly
    - - making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation
    - - to reprimand harshly
    - - to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount
    - - to express strong disapproval
  - - - to reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally
    - - to give a false representation to; misrepresent
  - - - to object or show reluctance
    - - unbiased; neutral
  - - - a long pompous speech; a tirade
      - to deliver a long pompous speech or tirade
  - - - to be likely to socialize with others
    - - to excite or inspire someone to take action
  - - - lacking
  - - - using very few words
  - - - not spending much money
  - - - restless
  - - - to make less severe
- - - - willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks
    - - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
    - - concerned with the appreciation of beauty
      - a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement
    - - marked by lack of interest
  - - - make less severe or harsh
      - lessen the severity of an offense
    - - overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting
    - - marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  - - - an act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of a trust
    - - a strong liking
    - - a trite or obvious remark
    - - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    - - the power to forsee the future
  - - - characterized by good taste in manners and conduct
    - - highly opinionated, not accepting that one's own beliefs may not be correct
    - - expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler
    - - showing modest reserve; lacking self-confidence
    - - showing respect
    - - instructive (especially excessively)
  - - - an excessive supply
      - supply with an excess of
    - - relevant or appropriate
    - - characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
    - - deny or contradict; speak against or oppose
    - - a trait of being rude and impertinent
      - feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  - - - give rise to
    - - avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
    - - make worse
    - - fixed firmly or securely
  - - - disinclined to talk, not revealing one's thought
    - - characteristic of rural life; awkwardly simple and provincial
    - - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  - - - not serious in content or attitude or behaviour
    - - occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause
  - - - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    - - relating to the pleasant aspects of the country
  - - - the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously
    - - conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  - - - criticize severely or angrily
  - - - mysterious or vague, usually intentionally
    - - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
    - - acknowledge defeat
      - admit (to a wrongdoing)
      - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    - - reach the highest or most decisive point
    - - to chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy, muffled way
    - - a state of guilt
  - - - inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
  - - - serving no useful purpose
      - more than is needed, desired or required
  - - - habitually complaining
  - - - impossible to stop or prevent
    - - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
    - - improperly forward or bold
  - - - make unclear
      - known by only a few
- - - - to make someone angry less angry; placate
    - - noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful
  - - - distinctive and showy elegance
    - - characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity
  - - - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
    - - a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field
  - - - firm and dependable especially in loyalty
    - - take the place or move into the position of
    - - contain or include
      - consider as part of a general rule or principle
    - - plausible but false
    - - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  - - - describe in detail
    - - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
      - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
    - - be as sign or indication of; have as a meaning
    - - discontented as toward authority
    - - not original but drawing strongly on something already in existence, especially in reference to a creative product
  - - - cleverly find a way out of one's duties or obligations
    - - to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery
  - - - spread negative information about
    - - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  - - - practicing self-denial
      - one who practices great self-denial
    - - make something bad better
    - - choose not to consume or take part in
    - - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    - - excessively greedy
  - - - marked by or showing hopelessness
    - - of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning
    - - hinder or prevent of
  - - - found in the ordinary course of events
  - - - so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  - - - being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles
    - - stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  - - - not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
  - - - characteristic of one eager to fight
  - - - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
    - - traveling from place to place to work
    - - not able to be changed
    - - working in a subtle but destructive way
  - - - comprised of a variety of styles
    - - make clearer and easier to understand
    - - lasting a very short time
    - - standing above others in quality or position
  - - - being essentially equal to something
    - - tending to betray
      - dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    - - stubbornly unyielding
    - - an absurd representation of something; a mockery
  - - - full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success
    - - fanatical patriotism
    - - place side by side for contrast
  - - - free of deceit
  - - - admitting or no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
- - - - the trait of avoiding excesses
    - - marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward
  - - - to adopt or support an idea or cause
    - - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
    - - praise or glorify
    - - add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth
    - - to completely destroy
    - - requiring and demanding accuracy
  - - - unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action
    - - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
    - - describing a statement that is not believable
    - - the trait of seeming not to care
    - - incapable of making less angry or hostile
    - - defying tradition or convention
    - - dishonorable
    - - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
    - - impervious to correction by punishment
  - - - markedly different from an accepted form
    - - refusing to change one's mind
    - - serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
    - - being of questionable authenticity
    - - difficult to understand; incomprehensible
    - - harsh in tone
  - - - easily irritated or annoyed
    - - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
    - - characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated
    - - guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
    - - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
  - - - prove to be false or incorrect
    - - make (one thing) compatible with (another)
  - - - lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    - - grow and flourish
    - - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  - - - lacking foresight or imagination
  - - - worthy of high praise
    - - extreme generosity and giving
  - - - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
      - dependent on
    - - interpreted in a particular way
    - - to cause confusion
      - mistake one thing for another
    - - in abundand supply
  - - - available when required or as promised
      - at ease in talking to others
  - - - constituting a separate entity or part
    - - propriety in manners and conduct
    - - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  - - - give extra weight to (a communication)
    - - without scruples or principles
  - - - not clearly understood or expressed
    - - intended to attract notice and impress others; tawdry or vulgar
  - - - lacking significance through having been overused
  - - - inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing
- - - - charming in a childlike or naive way
  - - - aggressive boldness in social situations
    - - sharply contrasted in character or purpose
    - - based on a random, groundless decision
    - - an award or praise granted as a special honor
    - - practicing self-denial
      - unadorned in style or appearance
      - harsh in manner of temperament
    - - requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
    - - to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding
  - - - hostile
    - - not easily understood; unfathomable
    - - fearless
    - - rude and arrogant
    - - habitual
    - - incapable of being retracted or revoked
  - - - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
    - - exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way
    - - intellectually productive
    - - lacking imagination
    - - done with very great haste and without due deliberation
    - - emotionally touching
    - - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
  - - - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
  - - - dominance over a certain area
    - - marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance
  - - - cancel officially
    - - devouring or craving food in great quantities; extremely hungry
    - - rising again as to new life and vigor
    - - reject as untrue or unfounded
    - - feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  - - - exclude from a community or group
    - - attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  - - - unrestrained by convention or propriety
  - - - assign great social importance to
  - - - restrict or confine
    - - a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
      - an abstract part of something
  - - - a large indefinite number
    - - very generous
  - - - full of trivial conversation
    - - lacking social polish
  - - - in opposition to an established system or institution
    - - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
    - - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    - - characterized by extreme care and great effort
      - having a sense of right and wrong; principled
    - - give authority or permission to
      - a legal penalty for a forbidden actions
  - - - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    - - moderated in effect
    - - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
    - - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; easily managed
  - - - an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
  - - - try to stir up public opinion
- - - - unsure how to act or repond
    - - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  - - - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
    - - enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
    - - avoiding waste, efficient
    - - having or showing profound knowledge
    - - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    - - producing the intended result
  - - - compulsory force or threat
    - - harmful to living things
    - - cause to become widely known
    - - unaffected by strong emotion and prejudice
    - - wasting time
  - - - troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  - - - a trite or obvious remark
    - - support and strengthen
  - - - clumsy
    - - repetitive and boring; not spiritual
      - relating to ordinary world
    - - someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
    - - the tendency to be unthruthful
    - - interpret in the wrong way
  - - - lasting a very short time
    - - timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness
    - - reduce the length of something
  - - - the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad
    - - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
    - - pathetically coward
  - - - free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
    - - deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
    - - not in keeping with accepted standard of what is right or proper in polite society
    - - not wise
  - - - a state of uncertainty about what should be done
    - - overly concerned with details; fussy
    - - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
  - - - a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
    - - expressing disapproval (usually refers to a term)
    - - assume as fact
    - - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  - - - an intense feeling of dislike or aversion
    - - with a look of suspicion or disapproval
    - - demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance
    - - something that is not normal, standard, or expected
    - - pacify by acceding to the demands of
  - - - full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  - - - based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
      - plausible but false
    - - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    - - showing a brooding ill humor
  - - - criticize severely or angrily; censure
    - - to express criticism towards
  - - - wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- - - - an abusive rant (often tedious)
    - - the peak or highest point
      - a meeting of high-level leaders
    - - the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made
    - - carelessly and hastily put together
    - - one who spends money extravagantly
    - - a regular allowance (of money)
  - - - extremely controversial, incendiary
    - - unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt
    - - feeling anger over a perceived injustice
    - - originating in a certain area
    - - to flood or overwhelm
    - - to formally charge or accuse of wrong-doing
  - - - the quality of being different
    - - very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto
    - - to have a very strong desire for revenge
  - - - to insult; to cause someone to lose dignity or respect
    - - to pursue relentlessly; to hound
    - - to be extremely wicked like the devil
    - - to be modest and shy
    - - to trick or swindle
      - a person who is easily tricked or swindled
  - - - to spellbind or enthrall
    - - suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
    - - a person who doesn't like to spend money (because they are greedy)
  - - - wealthy
    - - friendly
    - - likeable; easy to talk to
    - - the highest point of achievement
  - - - very thorough; complete
    - - an angry speech
    - - revealing
    - - spending money wisely
    - - offer up something formally
    - - significant nad revealing of another factor
  - - - unpredictable; strange and unconventional
    - - involved in argument or contention
    - - to make an error
  - - - the highest point
    - - plentiful; pouring out in abundance
    - - to read very carefully
    - - to yearn for
  - - - to be negligent in one's duty
    - - a person without morals who is disapproved of
    - - to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company
  - - - to pursue relentlessly
  - - - having a depressing or gloomy outlook
  - - - to make nervous or upset
    - - to support financially
  - - - to examine and remove objectionable material
      - an official who censors material
    - - straightforward and honest
  - - - the highest point; culmination
- - - - an ill-tempered or violent woman
    - - felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
  - - - making a show of being pious; holier-than-thou
    - - to suddenly move in a particular direction
    - - cheerful; optimistic
    - - to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
    - - describes someone who is brilliant and lively
  - - - to be in abundance
    - - to search for something persistently
    - - to deceive
  - - - a small amount (of money)
    - - eager to fight or argue; verbally combative
    - - a lack of something
    - - done before someone else can do it
  - - - something that speeds up an event
    - - of primary importance; fundamental
    - - a person who believes in the superiority of their group
    - - marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings
    - - to limit (usually modifying the growth of something)
      - the condition of being held back or limited
    - - to be remorseful
    - - emaciated; gaunt
    - - clear and persuasive
    - - to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
  - - - the highest point
    - - open and honest
    - - in a frenzied or uncontrolled state
    - - intense hostility
    - - greed (one of the seven deadly sins)
  - - - two things are fundamentally different
    - - to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place
  - - - an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military)
      - the group that executes such takeover
  - - - to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path
    - - to strongly urge on; encourage
    - - making less guilty or more forgivable
  - - - appropriate, and matches nicely
    - - to pester
    - - blissfully happy
    - - warlike; inclined to quarrel
  - - - a hater of mankind
    - - a wild, confusing fight or struggle
    - - significant and important value
  - - - unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive
  - - - impossible to estimate or figure out
    - - not relevant
  - - - the pinnacle or top of a time period or career
    - - a confusing mixture or jumble
  - - - a large number of something
    - - completely stocked or furnished with something
  - - - extreme tiredness, either mental or physical
  - - - to gradually increase in size or intensity
- - - - difficult to capture or difficult to remember
    - - get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises
    - - native; originating where it is found
  - - - does not allow fluids to pass through
    - - the power of creative imagination
    - - (of weather) unpleasant, stormy
      - used of persons or behavior; showing no mercy
    - - uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    - - be a hindrance or obstacle to
  - - - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
    - - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
    - - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
    - - a pause from doing something (as work)
    - - marked by a carefree unconventionally or disreputablesness
  - - - lasting a very short time
    - - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  - - - softened, subdued
    - - open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way
    - - a disease or sickness
    - - ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy
    - - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
      - easily influenced
    - - to wander aimlessly
  - - - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
    - - treat condescendingly
    - - concise and full of meaning
    - - (of movement) slow and labourious
  - - - marked by active interest and enthusiasm
    - - so old as to appear to belong to a different period
    - - large enough to be noticed (usually refers to an amount)
    - - fearful expectation
    - - acting independently; self-governing (of a country)
    - - speak, plead, or argue in favor of
      - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
    - - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  - - - deprive of voting rights
    - - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
    - - recognize or perceive the difference
    - - a lack or shortage
    - - made less hopeful or enthusiastic
    - - turn away from by persuasion
      - try to prevent; show opposition to
  - - - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
      - to make perfect and complete in every respect
  - - - laugh boisterously
  - - - young and inexperienced
      - any new participant in some activity
    - - behave awkwardly; have difficulties
    - - to celebrate a person
  - - - expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
    - - having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
  - - - characterized by jokes and good humor
  - - - a desirable state
      - very close and convival
  - - - unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding
    - - marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
  - - - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavourable options
- - - - enlarge or increase; improve
    - - make something intense less severe
    - - attack in speech or writing
    - - the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  - - - reduce the quality or value of something
    - - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
    - - causing harm or injury
  - - - liable to sudden unpredictable change, especially in affections or attachment
    - - cleverly amusing in tone
  - - - contrary to or forbidden by law
    - - happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
    - - uncertain how to act or proceed
    - - without fault or error
  - - - lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting
    - - having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
    - - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
    - - cause to continue
    - - unspoiled, untouched (usually of nature)
      - immaculately clean and unused
  - - - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
    - - not making concessions
    - - (of persons) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; unwilling to submit to authority
  - - - devoid of intelligence, matter, or significance
  - - - a characteristic language of a particular group
  - - - scornful, looking down at others with a sneering attitude
    - - making a situation or outcome more likely to happen
    - - belief in something
    - - worthy of high praise
    - - an abundant supply of something good
  - - - kind
      - not dangerous to health
      - not recurrent or progressive
    - - resist
    - - expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away
  - - - reject with contempt
    - - a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; small amount of something
    - - effusively or insincerely emotional, especially in art, music, and literature
    - - inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
  - - - transparently clear; easily understandable
  - - - tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy
    - - a state of chaos, noise or confusion
  - - - marked by refinement in taste and manners
    - - show submission or fear
    - - agreeable, conducive to comfort
    - - (of a person) speaking with ease but without sincerity
  - - - suggesting war or military life
  - - - a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
    - - showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples' states and emotions
    - - marked by complexity and richness in detail
      - explain in more detail
    - - a conceited and self-centered person
  - - - made ineffective or powerless
  - - - gnaw into; make resentful or angry
  - - - determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- - - - expressed as worthless or in negative terms
    - - poor enough to need help from others
      - completely wanting or lacking (usually "destitute of")
    - - lack of agreement or harmony
    - - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
    - - pass on or delegate to another
      - grow worse (usually "devolve into")
  - - - a clever plan to turn a situation to one's advantage
    - - not easily irritated
    - - relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense
    - - disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed
    - - an assumption that is taken for granted
      - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
    - - easily irritated or annoyed
  - - - to live off meager resources, to scrape by
    - - be characteristic of
      - clarify by giving an example of
    - - make more attractive by adding ornament, color, etc.; make more beautiful
    - - escape understanding
    - - to irritate intensely
    - - a state of deep-seated ill-will
  - - - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
    - - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish
    - - use to the limit; exhaust
    - - advertise in strongly positive terms; show off
    - - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
  - - - resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent
  - - - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  - - - openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  - - - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
    - - marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; imprudently incurring risk
    - - pull inward or towards a center; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  - - - not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
    - - having never been done or known before; novel
  - - - taking part in immoral and unethical plots
    - - higly complex and intricate
    - - agreement on a secret plot
    - - tendency to believe readily
    - - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
    - - contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  - - - marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
    - - calm and peaceful
    - - spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity
    - - a perceptive understanding
      - get the meaning of something
      - well-informed or perceptive
    - - marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  - - - a witty saying or remark
      - to make a witty remark, to say in jest
  - - - close in time; about to occur
    - - immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
    - - irritate or vex
  - - - urge with unpleasant comments
  - - - wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
    - - a short saying expressing a general truth
  - - - in a blunt, direct manner
  - - - something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle
- - - - lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of
    - - make stronger or defensible
    - - to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something
      - to give reluctantly
    - - to be one's duty or obligation
    - - damage the good name and reputation of someone
  - - - dull and uninteresting
    - - quickly aroused to anger
    - - characterized by hard work and perseverance
    - - necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
    - - make furious
    - - convey a meaning; imply
      - to indicate in wrongdoing, usually a crime
    - - stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  - - - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    - - an act of making something right
    - - marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputeableness
  - - - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary or normal
  - - - fraught with danger
    - - be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current
      - prove superior
    - - excessively forward
    - - having an agreeably pungent taste
    - - the property of being extremely abundant
    - - take the place of or have precedence over
  - - - easily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
    - - treat or speak of with contempt
    - - give an assignment to (a person)
  - - - a deep, long-lasting sadness
  - - - turn away
      - ward off or prevent
    - - attribute or credit to
    - - precede in time
    - - similar in some respects but otherwise different
  - - - involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
    - - given to haughty disregard of others
    - - to make holy or set apart for a high purpose
    - - fuse or cause to grow together
    - - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
    - - well integrated; forming a united whole
    - - a difficult problem
  - - - something, especially an event, that causes difficulty and suffering
  - - - covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance
  - - - collect information bit by bit
  - - - dull and lacking excitement
  - - - without partiality
    - - highly unconventional or unusual (usually describes a person)
    - - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; compete with successfully
  - - - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    - - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
    - - try to gain favor by extreme flattery
    - - marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  - - - lacking energy
  - - - without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one's anger, desire, or appetites
- - - - producing no result or effect; unproductive of success
  - - - come out better in competition, race, or conflict
    - - compete for something
  - - - to fight for a cause
    - - make more intense, stronger, or more marked
    - - something that limits or restricts
    - - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
    - - deserving of praise but not that amazing
    - - comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook
    - - enhancing each other's qualities (for two things or more)
    - - persistently petty and unjustified criticism
    - - describing a lively atmosphere
    - - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
    - - being attentive to women like an ideal knight
  - - - to undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion
    - - a person who breaks the law
    - - having an unpleasant smell
    - - a person who dislikes women in particular
  - - - destroying or killing a large part of a population
    - - the property of being prompt and efficiently
      - dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
    - - in terrible condition
    - - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait (sometimes in positive sense)
      - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
    - - think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue
    - - careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense or draw attention
    - - expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing
  - - - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  - - - seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
    - - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
    - - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
  - - - involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive
    - - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
    - - characterized by dignity and propriety
    - - refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly
  - - - extremely painful
    - - determine the number or amount of
      - specify individually, one by one
    - - avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment
      - deliberately vague or ambiguous
  - - - the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided
    - - assign to a lower position
  - - - ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
    - - refuse to comply
    - - harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried
  - - - extremely bad
    - - old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time
    - - a short instructive saying about a general truth
    - - more than is adequate
  - - - without or deprived of the use of speech or words
    - - a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  - - - showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  - - - prevent the progress or free movement of
  - - - uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- - - - arrogant; presumptuous
  - - - of broad scope; universal
    - - cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something
    - - prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered
    - - likely to argue
    - - lacking manners or refinement
    - - to intimidate
    - - to make peace with
  - - - done routinely and with little interest or care
    - - dull and lacking imagination
    - - hasty or rash
      - to cause to happen
    - - an outcast
    - - weighed-down; moving slowly
    - - lacking money; poor
      - miserly
  - - - having a fierce, savage nature
  - - - produced by, or characterized by internal dissension
    - - lazy and irresponsible
    - - irritable and is likely to cause disruption
  - - - communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner
    - - to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive
    - - critical explanation or analysis, esp. of a text
    - - to eliminate completely
  - - - intolerable, difficult to endure
    - - to drink or absorb as if drinking
    - - poor; having very little
      - a poor or needy person
  - - - done diligently and carefully
  - - - to weaken (in terms of intensity); to taper off/become thinner
    - - a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause
    - - an eager willingness to do something
    - - a detested person; the source of somebody's hate
    - - the highest point
    - - complete and wholly (usu. modifying a noun with negative connotation)
  - - - lecherous; sexually perverted
  - - - assume something is true (usually followed by "the question", meaning that you ask a question in which you assume something that hasn't been proven true)
  - - - to bully or intimidate
  - - - a strong verbal attack against a person or institution
  - - - misconduct or wrongdoing (esp. by public official)
  - - - unfavorable; inconvenient
  - - - a person who thinks their country is always right and who is in favor of aggressive acts against other countries
  - - - the lowest point
  - - - change in one's circumstances, usu. for the worse