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Adapt charlotte

Ado

Adventitious

Adverse

Antagonistic

Advice

Advise (v)

Advocate

Bulwark

Aegis

Aerial

Affiliate

Affinity

Affray: brawl skirmish bauble

Affront

Aficionado

Aftermath

Aghast

Agape

Agent

Aggrandizement

Aggravate


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JadedJargon

Jaundiced

InquisitiveIniquitous

Provident

Diocese shrewd

Jezebel

Shrewd

Jeremiad / Requiem dirge (music) elegy, redemption

Jactitation

Jalopy

Jamb

Quantlet

Jamboree

Jar

Jetsam/ flotsam

Jibe

Jiffy

Stigma

Jolt

Jowl

Juvenescent

Jaunt


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Joie-de-vivre

Julienne

Juniper

Juxtapose

Juno

K

Ken

Kindle

Kindred

Kite

Kith & Kin

Kinetic


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NepotismKleptomania

Kleptomaniac

Kitsch: inferior/substandard literature

Knave: (diff from nave, also see rectitude candor)Knavery

Knell: the warning end of somethingChime: the sound of

Knoll

Kaiser: ruler, emperorCzar or Tsar

Kaolin (n): clay for making pottery esp in china

Kiln (n):

Kaput

Kayak (n):

Tepee:(*) see also quip, repartee,

Kerb:

Kernel (n): center of grainNucleus, heart

Essence:Tenor

Kid: young one of the goat

Kilt:


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Kink

Kimono

Kit

Knapsack: rucksack

Kow tow:

Keen: (see: ardent)

Kudos (n): plaudits, panegyric

Kala Azar

Kale

Kennel

Kimono

Kiosk: shack, Stall

Kip:

Kipper: herring

Knot: see also Gordian knot


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Q

Quack

Quadrennial

Quadrille

Quaff: to sip, to drink slowly < to gulp, to guzzle

Quagmire: marsh, swamp, bog,

Quail:Quiver: see also (scabbard)Sheathe, Hollister

Quaint:

Queer: eccentric, idiosyncratic

Qualify

Qualms:Contrite compunction

Quandary:

Quantum:

Quarantine:Quarantine: to sequesterOpp: to assimilate, to include, to make part of

Quarry: mine for ore and stone,


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(v): to dig out(n): victim, prey, game

Quash: to curb, to suppress, to muffle, to muzzle

Quasi: not real, virtual

Quay:Harbor: for ship parking

Queasy (A):

Quell:

Quench:

Querulous:

Quibble:

Quicken:

Quiddity/quiescence:

Quietus:

Quill: featherPlatypus

Quip: see repartee

Quirk:

Quixotic:

Quizzical:

Quorum:


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Quota:

Quotidian:

Quisling: a deserter, a defectorJingoist, chauvinistic

O

Oaf: an idiot, imbecile, nimkumpoop, cretin, dolt, nitwit

(A): oafish, idiotic, dumwitted, purblind, delinquentOpp: bright, intelligent, witty, smart

Obdurate: intransigent, recusant, recalcitrant

Obeisance: deference, honour

Obelisk:

Obese: fat, corpulent, plump, rotund, buxom, chubby

Obfuscate (v):Opp: Enunciate, elucidate

Objective (n):(a): impersonal

Oblation: offering made in a place ofOffertory:

Obligatory: peremptory

Obliging: ready to help

Obliged: undebted, grateful

Oblique:


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Obliquity: perversity, depravity

Obliterate (v): to wipe out completely, expunge, extirpate,

efface, expurgate

Obloquy: humility, shame

Obscure:

Obsequious:

Observant (a): audient

Obsolete:

Obstreperous: see also (serendipity, prodigy, prodigal,prodigious, protg)

Opp: misappropriateObtain:

See also demure, demur,

Obviate: to remove a difficulty

Occult: sorcery, black magic

Ocular:

Ode:

Offal/otiose: worthless, picayune

Officious: meddlesome, inquisitive

Officiate: to be in charge,

Offset:


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Ogle: to eye, covet

Ogre:

Oleaginous:

Olio: assortment

Ominous: intimidating, menacing, threateningOpp: reassuring, comforting, soothing, pleasant

Omnibus: a collection of literary works, anthology

Omnipresent: pervasive, pervert

Omnipotent:Omniscient:

Science: wisdom, knowledgeNescient: without knowledgeIgnoramus

Onus: encumbrance

Onslaught: incursions

Ontology: study of nature of existence

Ornithology:Oncology:

Operative:Defunct: Kaput, expired, sick

Operetta: story, which has been set to music

Opine (v): to suggest, to propose, to propound

Opiate: drug inducing narcosis, sedation

Oppress:Oppressive:


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Opprobrious:

Oppugn (v):

Opt: Cull:

Option: a choice

Opulence:Thriving, flourishing, thriving

Opus:Magnum opus:

Oracle:Oracular:Oratory:Oration:

Orchestrate:

Ordain (v): to give powers to an ecclesiasticOrdination: ceremony, ordnance, ordinance to rifle,

coronation

Orison: a type of prayer

Ornate (v):

Ossify:

Ostensible:

Ostentatious: prodigal

Odium:

Ostracize (v): to boycott (socially), pariah, mongrel,


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Oust (v): effete,

Outmoded: < archaic, antediluvian (see also *schism)

Outset/onset: harbinger

Outr: eccentric, kinky, capricious, zany

Ovation: plaudit

Overture: rapprochement, alienate

Overweening: condescending, see also (vanity narcissism)* see also: presumptuous

Overwhelm (v): to flood,Overtaken/flooded inundate, overwrought

R

Rabble (n): multitude, masses, common people, laity,canaille, hoi polloi

Rubble (n): debris/left over after a building collapse

Rabid (a): dangerous, violent, deadly, destructive

Racketeer (n): gangster, criminal, miscreant, villain

Raconteur (n): a skilled narrator of anecdotes,reconnoiter (v): to search/survey specially for military

Radical: (n) an extremist(a): extremist revolutionary

Opp: moderate, pacific


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Riff raff (n): element/composition of unproductive, hooligans

Raffish (a): unproductive, useless, worthless

Rail/rent: to shout at, yell, to attack verbally, to assault

Raiment: habiliment (professional dress), gear, attire,apparel, ensemble

Rake (n): 1. an implement2. (v) to gather, amass, pile-up, collect, garner

3. rake, rascal, Rasputin, imposter

Rally: (1) n: car race, boat race (regatta)

(2) procession, cavalcade(3) to gather support(4) to recover from a loss , recoup, recuperate,

convalesce ( all from illness)

Rambunctious (a): noisy, cacophonous, pandemonious,Opp: peaceful, tranquil, serene

Ramify (v): branch out

Ramification (n): consequence, outcome, fall out

Rampage: a hectic activity for searching(see also rummage)

Rampant (A): prevalent, widespread, frequent, pandemic

See alsoRampart, parapet

Ramshackle (a): fall to pieces, in ruins, dilapidated (requiringrepair)

Ramrod (+): 1. upright, with out spine bent,2 .honest and upright3 .ossified, rigid, recalcitrant

Rancid: taste (sour), fermented,


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smell : reeking, noisome, stinking, putrid, stenchopp: fragrant, mushy, redolent

Rancor (n): ill will, bitterness, animus, acrimony,

animadversion, aversion, abhorrence,detestation, disgust, abominationOpp: affinity, liking, inclination


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Rupture: to rent

Rapture (n): joy, bliss, euphoria, ecstasy, ebullience,exaltation, elation

(a): rapturous:

Rash (a): hasty. Reckless, foolhardy, Headlong, precipitate(diff from feckless)

Opp: cautious, deliberate, circumspect

Rasp (v): to hurt (by harsh sound), to grate, to jar(a): raspy, rasping, grating, unpleasant sound

Ratify: to formalize/execute

Rationale (n): logical, sensible,Rational (a): logical

Ravish: (-): to destroy, to ravage(v) (+): to(a): fa

Raze/rase (v): demolish, rubble (see also rabble)

Realm: kingdom, clime, area, sphere, region,

Reap (v): to jarvest(n): reaper: the personScythe/sickle: the implement

Rebuff (-) (v): to turn down, to cold shoulder, reject coldly,(see also eschew, shrug)

Opp: to welcome, solicit, to greet, to salute

Rebuke (v): reprimand

Rebus: puzzle (game)

Rebuttal (n): refute, confute, contravene < impugn, inveigh


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Rebut (v):

Recant: to break a promise, disallowOpp: to honour/to keep up a promise

Recapitulate : to recall/ remember, to recollect

Receptacle (n): receiver, repository,Repose (v): to put your trust in, confide in2. : to recline/rest

Receptive: ready to receive, open minded, tolerant, liberal,cosmopolitan, secular

Opp: parochial, (insulated), insular, narrow minded,

close minded

Recidivism (n): reoccurrence of habitual crimeRecidivist (n): the person or a habitual criminal

Reciprocal/requite: mutually returned, symbiotic (see alsocommensalisms), dialectical

Opp: unrequited, selfish, one sided,

Recital: 1. a performance of music, poetry2. A detailed description

Recoil: move back with fear/disgust,

Regale (v):Regalia: emblem

Regime: period of rule, reign

Regimen:

Regiment: battalion, corps


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Marshal (v):

Regurgitate (v) : puke, throw up, to vomit, retch

Rein (n): harnessRein (v): to harness, to bridle

Reiterate (v): to say something again, once or several times

Rejoinder: repartee, riposte, (see retort)

Rejuvenate:

Relegate (v): to run into background/sideline /shunt

Relegation (n):Op: delegate, to appoint, to promote, to hype

Relapse (n): it is reoccurrence of a disease/illness

Remission: temporary recovery,

Relent/remit: to give up, to acquiesceRelenting (a): submissive, ready to give in,

Remit: to dispatch

Remnant: left over, bits, pieces

Remonstrate (v): to protest/show disapprovalRemonstration (n): denunciation, opprobrium

Remorse (n): rue, a feeling of guilt, penitence, repentance,Penitent:

Remuneration (n): to pay for the service/work

Renascent, renaissance: rebirthReborn


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Rend/rent: to tear, to cut, to sere, to severe

Render (v): to provide/give/

Rendition: to interpret or perform (particularly an art)

Repertoire: a complete collection of work of art

Rendezvous: (see also tryst)

Recant/renege: to fail to keep a promiseRenegade:

Renounce: to give up/ to relinquish / abdicate

Op: arrogate, snatch, misappropriate, appropriate,peculate, defalcate

Renown (n): fame, repute

Reparation/atonement: compensation, restitution

Repartee (n): a witty response, ( see also expatriate)Expatriate,

Repercussion: outcome,

Repine (v): to regret, bemoan, to lament

Rapine:

Repose:

Replenish:

Replete: ripe withOp: deplete

replica: copy, imitation, facsimile,

Reprehend: to show disgust for


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Repress: curb, thwart, stunt

Reprieve:

1. Reprise: a repeat performance (Music.1. A repetition of a phrase or verse.

A return to an original theme.

2. A recurrence or resumption of an action.

Reproach (v): to accuse, strong disapproval

Reprobate: devoid of sense of decency, debauched,profligate an immoral person

Unscrupulous: not honest, deceiving, spurious, see alsoscurrilous (libel)

Scrupulous,

Repudiate: to disavow, to renege (recant),Op: to honor a promise

Requiem: funeral music, dirge

Requisite: necessary, warranted,Requisition:

Rescind: to cancel, to annul, to nullify, to negate, to repelOp: promulgate

Resign:

Reconcile:Op: to struggle, to fight, to resist, to strive


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Resilience (v):

To Resort to: to use as the last choice see also2. sanctuary,

Respite: change, relief, succor

Restitution:

Resurgence: uprising, revolt, mutiny, insurgence

Resurrection: reincarnation, renaissance

Resuscitate:

RetainRetch

Reticent: lacking confidence, hesitant, chary, waryOp: full of uplong, supremely confidant, conceited,

presumptuous, overbearing, overweening

Revert:

Revile:

Ribald: vulgar, uncouth, randy, raunchy

Rickety: ramshackle, dilapidatedOp: sturdy, strong, well built

Ricochet:

Rife:

Rifle:Rifle (v):

Rift (-): schism, hiatus, crevice


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Op: nexus, see also annex (v), annexes

Righteous: see also(-): self-righteous, upright, prudish (see also stodgy)

Rigor: demands, stress,Rigorous (a): Laborious

Rime: hard outer crust

Riposte (n): repartee, rejoinderRiposte (v): (see also retort)

Risible: laughable, illogical, ludicrous, silly, preposterous,

inane

Risqu:

Rivet (n): button to hold,Rivet (v): to hold in place, attracting

Robust (a): healthy, brawny, sinewy (body), sturdyOp: fragile, frail, delicate, weak

Op: sick, unhealthy, diseased, ailing

Roister (v): to bluster/blow hard like a wind(see also gale),shout/rant/rave

Romp (v): to move around energetically, to pay around, toflit

Retrench:

Retribution:

Retrograde (a): moving backward (esp. to bad condition)(a): retrogressive(n): Retrogression

Op: progression


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Retrospective:

Reveille (n): loud sound of a bugle

Revel (v): to enjoy/bask/loll(n): revelry, entertainment, merry making

Reverie: semi sleep, light sleep, siesta

Roseate: red skinned, red complexioned, rubicund, roseate,ruddy

Op: anemic, pallid, colorless, pale, blanched, sallow2. (a): sanguine, cheerful, optimistic, bright, promising

Op: bleak

Roster: register/payroll/roll call

Rostrum: podium/ proscenium (see also lectern)

Rou: rascal, rake, libertine, charlatan

Rout: (v): to defeat with a big margin

Rout (n): defeatRudiment: basicRudimentary

Rue: to repent, regretrepine

Ruminate: to weigh the pros and cons, to ponderover/deliberate over

Rummage:

Runnel:

Ruse: clever trick to intended to misleading, stratagem,subterfuge, misleading


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U

Ubiquitous: commonly found

Unique

Ulterior: hidden, concealed, beyond knownA: cloaked, hidden (esp. motives)Op: categorical, manifest, implicit, open, overt, explicit,

obvious, tangible


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Ultimatum: final/last warning

Ululate (v): howl like an owlUlulation (n): howling sound of an owl

Umbrage: pain, hurt to self respect

Abash (v): embarrass, to make some one feel out of placeAbashed (a): embarrassed

Unabated: intense with out decline in severity, extreme,harsh

Abate: fall lower in intensity,Op: Unabashed:

Abated (a): greatly improved, less severeEffect:Affect (v):Affect (v): to sham/pose/masquerade

Unanimous: with out opposition, in one voice

Assuming (a): arrogant, haughty, full of hubris,

presumptuousOp: unassuming: modest/humble

Unavailing:Avail (v):Avail (n):Availing:Futile: worth less, in vain (see also inveigh)

Unaware: not informed, ignorant, oblivious, unapprised

Unawares: unexpected, unanticipated,adventitious/untoward (also see serendipitous)

Unbecoming: unsuitable, inapt, (see also inept)Becoming (a): suitable, apropos, apt,


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Become (v):

Unbridled:Bridle (n): harness (esp. of a horse), rein

Bridle (v): to harness, control, marshal(a): harnessed, tamed, controlled,Unbridled (a): inordinate, wanton, rampant

Uncanny: unnatural

Unconscionable: not suffering from any kind of guilt, with outqualms, shameless

Uncouth (a): rough, coarse, gruff, jarring, ill-mannered,

vulgar, boorishOp: urbane, suave, sophisticated, (see also laid back),

refined, genteel, debonair

Unctuous (a): oily, glib, smooth < toady, flattering,sycophantic, feigning, cloying

Undermine (v): to weaken from base, subvert (v)Op: underpin, under gird

Underwrite: to give security, to guarantee(n) Underwriter:

Underscore (v): to underline, highlight, to enhance the effectof

Opp: to dilute

Understudy (n): probationer, intern, trainee, article clerk,apprentice,

(* period of probation: apprenticeship, internship,indenture

Undue: undeserved

Undulate: to move wave like


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Unequivocal (a): waffle, whiffle (To move or think erratically; vacillate.

1. To blow in fitful gusts; puff: The wind

whiffled through the trees.2. To whistle lightly.

3. To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of

air.

Equivocate (v):Op: equivocal, clear

Exception (n):

To take an exception to (v): to object to/ to disapproveof

Unexceptionable (a): not open to objection,unimpeachable

Unfailing (a): undying, long lasting, enduring, persistent,lasting, ongoing

Op: ephemeral

Unfathomable: which can not be measured

Flag (v): flickering, waveringFlagging (a):Op: unflagging (a):

Flappable: easily disturbed, agitatedUnflappable: obsequious

Frock (v):

Unfrock (v): to take away, powers from a priest

Furl (v): to roll, to wrapUnfurl: unroll (for flag)

Ungainly (a): esp. clumsy (walk, gait, posture)


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Unilateral:

Unmitigated: unabated, unsoothed, harsh, extreme, intense

Unkempt ( ): untidy, sloppy, ( see also sappy), shabby,shoddy, slovenly, disheveled, ruffled (hairs)

Op: prime, proper, neat, natty, tidy < preen (-)

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