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২২ শে মার্চ, ২০১৩ সকাল ১০:২০

aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a region: primitive: native

abortive :: unsuccessful: fruitless

abstemious :: temperate: sparing in drink, etc.

abstruse :: obscure: profound: difficult to understand

acetic :: vinegary

acidulous :: slightly sour: sharp: caustic

acquiescent :: accepting passively

acrid :: sharp: bitterly pungent

acrimonious :: stinging: caustic

actuarial :: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

adamant :: hard: inflexible

addle :: rotten: muddled; crazy

adept :: expert at

adipose :: fatty

adroit :: skillful

adventitious :: accidental: casual

adverse :: unfavorable: hostile

aesthetic :: artistic: dealing with or capable off appreciation of the beautiful

affected :: artificial: pretended

agape :: openmouthed

aggregate :: sum: total

aghast :: horrified

albeit :: although

alimentary :: supplying nourishment

alluvial :: pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc.

aloof :: apart; reserved

ambiguous :: doubtful in meaning

ambulatory :: able to walk

amenable :: readily managed; willing to be led

amiable :: agreeable; lovable

amicable :: friendly

amorphous :: shapeless

amphibian :: able to live both on land in water

ample :: abundant

amuck :: in a state of rage

analogous :: comparable

ancillary :: serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

animated :: lively

anomalous :: abnormal; irregular

anonymous :: having no name

antediluvian :: antiquated; ancient

anthropoid :: manlike

apathetic :: indifferent

apocryphal :: not genuine; sham

apposite :: appropriate; fitting

apprehensive :: fearful; discerning

aquiline :: curved; hooked

arable :: fit for plowing

arbitrary :: fixed or decided; despotic

archaic :: antiquated

arduous :: hard; strenuous

aromatic :: fragrant

arrant :: thorough; complete; unmitigated

ascetic :: practicing self-denial; austere

ashen :: ash-colored

asinine :: stupid

askance :: with a sideway or indirect look

askew :: crookedly; slanted; at an angle

assiduous :: diligent

astral :: relating to the stars

astute :: wise; shrewd

astringent :: binding; causing contraction

atheistic :: denying the existence of God

athwart :: across; in opposition

atypical :: not normal

auspicious :: favoring success

austere :: strict; stern

autonomous :: self-governing

auxiliary :: helper, additional or subsidiary

averse :: reluctant

avid :: greedy; eager for

avuncular :: like an uncle

awry :: distorted; crooked

azure :: sky blue

bacchanalian :: drunken

baleful :: deadly; destructive

balmy :: mild; fragrant

banal :: hackneyed; commonplace; trite

baneful :: ruinous; poisonous

bantering :: good-natured ridiculing

baroque :: highly ornate

beatific :: giving bliss; blissful

belated :: delayed

bellicose :: warlike

benevolent :: generous; charitable

benighted :: overcome by darkness

benign :: kindly; favorable; not malignant

bereft :: deprived of; lacking

berserk :: frenzied

bicameral :: two-chambered, as a legislative body

biennial :: every two years

bilious :: suffering from indigestion; irritable

bizarre :: fantastic; violently contrasting

bland :: soothing; mild

blasphemous :: profane; impious

blatant :: loudly offensive

bleak :: cold; cheerless

blighted :: suffering from a disease; destroyed

blithe :: gay; joyous

bloated :: swollen or puffed as with water or air

bogus :: counterfeit; not authentic

boisterous :: violent; rough; noisy

bombastic :: pompous; using inflated language

bootless :: useless

bountiful :: generous; showing bounty

brazen :: insolent

bristling :: rising like bristles; showing irritation

brusque :: blunt; abrupt

bucolic :: rustic; pastoral

bumptious :: self-assertive

buxom :: plump; vigorous; jolly

cadaverous :: like a corpse; pale

callous :: hardened; unfeeling

calorific :: heat-producing

canny :: shrewd; thrifty

capacious :: spacious

capricious :: fickle; incalculable

captious :: faultfinding

carnal :: fleshly

carnivorous :: meat-eating

carping :: finding fault

catholic :: broadly sympathetic; liberal

caustic :: burning; sarcastically biting

celestial :: heavenly

celibate :: unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse

centigrade :: measure of temperature used widely in Europe

centrifugal :: radiating; departing from the center

cerebral :: pertaining to the brain of intellect

chaffing :: bantering; joking

chaotic :: in utter disorder

chary :: cautiously watchful

chaste :: pure

checkered :: marked by changes in fortune

chimerical :: fantastic; highly imaginative

choleric :: hot-tempered

chronic :: long established as a disease

churlish :: boorish; rude

ciliated :: having minute hairs

circuitous :: roundabout

circumspect :: prudent; cautious

clairvoyant :: having foresight

clandestine :: secret

clarion :: shrill trumpetlike sound

climactic :: relating to the highest point

cogent :: convincing

cognate :: allied by blood; of the same or kindred nature

coincident :: occurring at the same time

colossal :: huge

combustible :: easily burned

comely :: attractive; agreeable

commensurate :: equal in extent

commodious :: spacious and comfortable

compatible :: harmonious; in harmony with

complacent :: self-satisfied

complaisant :: trying to please; obliging

compliant :: yielding

concentric :: having a common center

concise :: brief and compact

concurrent :: happening at the same time

condign :: adequate; deservedly severe

congenital :: existing at birth

conjugal :: pertaining to marriage

connubial :: pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

consummate :: complete

contentious :: quarrelsome

contiguous :: adjacent to; touching upon

contingent :: conditional

contrite :: penitent

contumacious :: disobedient; resisting authority

conversant :: familiar with

convivial :: festive; gay; characterized by joviality

copious :: plentiful

corporeal :: bodily; material

corpulent :: very fat

corrosive :: eating away by chemicals or disease

cosmic :: pertaining to the universe; vast

covert :: secret; hidden; implied

covetous :: avaricious; eagerly desirous of

coy :: shy; modest; coquettish

crabbed :: sour; peevish

crass :: very unrefined; grossly insensible

craven :: cowardly

crestfallen :: dejected; dispirited

cryptic :: mysterious; hidden; secret

culinary :: relating to cooking

cursory :: casual; hastily done

dank :: damp

culpable :: deserving blame

dauntless :: bold

debonair :: friendly; aiming to please

deciduous :: falling of as of leaves

decorous :: proper

decrepit :: worn out by age

deducible :: derived by reasoning

defeatist :: attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

definitive :: final; complete

defunct :: dead; no longer in use or existence

deleterious :: harmful

delusive :: deceptive; raising vain hopes

demoniac :: fiendish

demure :: grave; serious; coy

deprecatory :: disapproving

deranged :: insane

derelict :: abandoned

derogatory :: expressing a low opinion

despicable :: contemptible

destitute :: extremely poor

desultory :: aimless; jumping around

devious :: going astray; erratic

devoid :: lacking

devout :: pious

dexterous :: skillful

diabolical :: devilish

diaphanous :: sheer; transparent

digressive :: wandering away from the subject

dilatory :: delaying

dire :: disastrous

discernible :: distinguishable; perceivable

discerning :: mentally quick and observant; having insight

disconsolate :: sad

discordant :: inharmonious; conflicting

discrete :: separate; unconnected

discursive :: digressing; rambling

disheveled :: untidy

disingenuous :: not naive; sophisticated

disinterested :: unprejudiced

disjointed :: disconnected

disparate :: basically different; unrelated

dispirited :: lacking in spirit

disputatious :: argumentative; fond of argument

dissolute :: loose in morals

distrait :: absentminded

distraught :: upset; distracted by anxiety

diurnal :: daily

divers :: several; differing

diverse :: differing in some characteristics; various

docile :: obedient; easily managed

dogmatic :: positive; arbitrary

dolorous :: sorrowful

dormant :: sleeping; lethargic; torpid

dorsal :: relating to the back of an animal

doughty :: courageous

dour :: sullen; stubborn

droll :: queer and amusing

dubious :: doubtful

earthy :: unrefined; coarse

ebullient :: showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

ecclesiastic :: pertaining to the church

eerie :: weird

effectual :: efficient

effeminate :: having womanly traits

effete :: worn out; exhausted; barren

efflorescent :: flowering

effulgent :: brilliantly radiant

effusive :: pouring forth; gushing

egregious :: gross; shocking

elegiacal :: like an elegy; mournful

elusive :: evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

elusory :: tending to deceive expectations; elusive

emaciated :: thin and wasted

eminent :: high; lofty

enamored :: in love

encomiastic :: praising; eulogistic

ephemeral :: short-lived; fleeting

equable :: tranquil; steady; uniform

equivocal :: doubtful; ambiguous

errant :: wandering

erudite :: learned; scholarly

esoteric :: known only to the chosen few

estranged :: separated

ethereal :: light; heavenly; fine

ethnic :: relating to races

eulogistic :: praising

euphonious :: pleasing in sound

evanescent :: fleeting; vanishing

evasive :: not frank; eluding

execrable :: very bad

exemplary :: serving as a model; outstanding

exiguous :: small; minute

exorbitant :: excessive

exotic :: not native; strange

expeditiously :: rapidly and efficiently

extant :: still in existence

extemporaneous :: not planned; impromptu

extraneous :: not essential; external

extrinsic :: external; not inherent; foreign

exuberant :: abundant; effusive; lavish

facetious :: humorous; jocular

facile :: easy; expert

factious :: inclined to form factions; causing dissension

factitious :: artificial; sham

fain :: gladly

fallacious :: misleading

fallible :: liable to err

fallow :: plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

fancied :: imagined; unreal

fanciful :: whimsical; visionary

fantastic :: unreal; grotesque; whimsical

fastidious :: difficult to please; squeamish

fatuous :: foolish; inane

fawning :: courting favor by cringing and flattering

feasible :: practical

felicitous :: apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

fell :: cruel; deadly

fervent :: ardent; hot

fervid :: ardent

fetid :: malodorous

fickle :: changeable; faithless

fictitious :: imaginary

filial :: pertaining to a son daughter

finicky :: too particular; fussy

finite :: limited

fitful :: spasmodic; intermittent

flaccid :: flabby

flagging :: weak; drooping

flagrant :: conspicuously wicked

flamboyant :: ornate

fledgling :: inexperienced

florid :: flowery; ruddy

foolhardy :: rash

foppish :: vain about dress and appearance

forensic :: suitable to debate or courts of law

formidable :: menacing; threatening

fortuitous :: accidental; by chance

fractious :: unruly

frantic :: wild

fraudulent :: cheating; deceitful

fraught :: filled

frenetic :: frenzied; frantic

frenzied :: madly excited

frigid :: intensely cold

frolicsome :: prankish; gay

froward :: disobedient; perverse; stubborn

frowzy :: slovenly; unkempt; dirty

fulsome :: disgustingly excessive

funereal :: sad; solemn

furtive :: stealthy

fustian :: pompous; bombastic

garbled :: mixed up; based on false or unfair selection

garish :: gaudy

genteel :: well-bred; elegant

germane :: pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

ghastly :: horrible

glib :: fluent

glossy :: smooth and shining

glutinous :: sticky; viscous

gluttonous :: greedy for food

gnarled :: twisted

gory :: bloody

gossamer :: sheer; like cobwebs

hazardous :: dangerous

hazy :: slightly obscure

heedless :: not noticing; disregarding

heinous :: atrocious; hatefully bad

heterogeneous :: dissimilar

hibernal :: wintry

hindmost :: furthest behind

hirsute :: hairy

histrionic :: theatrical

hoary :: white with age

homespun :: domestic; made at home

homogeneous :: of the same kind

horticultural :: pertaining to cultivation of gardens

humane :: kind

humdrum :: dull; monotonous

humid :: damp

hypercritical :: excessively exacting

hypocritical :: pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

hypothetical :: based on assumptions or hypotheses

iconoclastic :: attacking cherished traditions

igneous :: produced by fire; volcanic

ignoble :: of lowly origin; unworthy

ignominious :: disgraceful

illimitable :: infinite

immaculate :: pure; spotless

imminent :: impending; near at hand

immune :: exempt

immutable :: unchangeable

impassive :: without feeling; not affected by pain

impeccable :: faultless

impecunious :: without money

impending :: nearing; approaching

impenitent :: not repentant

imperious :: domineering

impermeable :: impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

impertinent :: insolent

impervious :: not penetrable; not permitting passage through

impetuous :: violent; hasty; rash

impious :: irreverent

implacable :: incapable of being pacified

implicit :: understood but not stated

impolitic :: not wise

impregnable :: invulnerable

impromptu :: without previous preparation

improvident :: thriftless

inalienable :: not to be taken away; nontransferable

inane :: silly; senseless

inanimate :: lifeless

inarticulate :: speechless; producing indistinct speech

incarnate :: endowed with flesh; personified

incessant :: uninterrupted

inchoate :: recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

incipient :: beginning; in an early stage

incisive :: cutting; sharp

inclement :: stormy; unkind

inclusive :: tending to include all

incognito :: with identity concealed; using an assumed name

incommodious :: not spacious

incompatible :: inharmonious

inconsequential :: of trifling significance

incontrovertible :: indisputable

incorporeal :: immaterial; without a material body

incorrigible :: uncorrectable

indefatigable :: tireless

indigenous :: native

indigent :: poor

indisputable :: too certain to be disputed

indomitable :: unconquerable

indubitably :: beyond a doubt

indulgent :: humoring; yielding; lenient

ineffable :: unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

inept :: unsuited; absurd; incompetent

inexorable :: relentless; unyielding; implacable

infallible :: unerring

infamous :: notoriously bad

infinitesimal :: very small

inflated :: enlarged with air or gas

ingenuous :: naive; young; unsophisticated

inherent :: firmly established by nature or habit

inimical :: unfriendly; hostile

iniquitous :: unjust; wicked

innate :: inborn

innocuous :: harmless

inordinate :: unrestrained; excessive

insatiable :: not easily satisfied; greedy

inscrutable :: incomprehensible; not to be discovered

insensate :: without feeling

insidious :: treacherous; stealthy; sly

insipid :: tasteless; dull

insolent :: haughty and contemptuous

insular :: like an island; narrow-minded

insuperable :: insurmountable; invincible

insurgent :: rebellious

interminable :: endless

intermittent :: periodic; on and off

intransigent :: refusing any compromise

intrepid :: fearless

intrinsic :: belonging to a thing in itself; inherent

introvert :: inclined to think more about oneself

inured :: accustomed; hardened

inverse :: opposite

inveterate :: deep-rooted; habitual

invidious :: designed to create ill will or envy

invulnerable :: incapable of injury

irascible :: irritable; easily angered

iridescent :: exhibiting rainbowlike colors

ironical :: resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner

irreconcilable :: incompatible; not able to be resolved

irrelevant :: not applicable; unrelated

irremediable :: incurable; uncorrectable

irreparable :: not able to be corrected or repaired

irreverent :: lacking proper respect

irrevocable :: unalterable

itinerant :: wandering; traveling

jaded :: fatigued; surfeited

jaundiced :: yellowed; prejudiced; envious

jocose :: giving to joking

jocular :: said or done in jest

jocund :: merry

judicious :: wise; determined by sound judgment

lackadaisical :: affectedly languid

laconic :: brief and to the point

laggard :: slow; sluggish

lambent :: flickering; softly radiant

laminated :: made of thin plates or scales

languid :: weary; sluggish; listless

lascivious :: lustful

latent :: dormant; hidden

lateral :: coming from the side

laudatory :: expressing praise

lavish :: liberal; wasteful

lecherous :: impure in thought and act; lustful; unchaste

lethal :: deadly

lethargic :: drowsy; dull

lewd :: lustful

libelous :: defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person

libidinous :: lustful

licentious :: wanton; lewd; dissolute

limpid :: clear

linguistic :: pertaining to language

lithe :: flexible; supple

livid :: lead-colored; black and blue; enraged

loath :: averse; reluctant

loquacious :: talkative

lucent :: shining

lucid :: bright; easily understood

lucrative :: profitable

lugubrious :: mournful

luminous :: shining; issuing light

lunar :: pertaining to the moon

lurid :: wild; sensational

luscious :: pleasing to taste or smell

lustrous :: shining

luxuriant :: fertile; abundant; ornate

macabre :: gruesome; grisly

Machiavellian :: crafty; double-dealing

magnanimous :: generous

magniloquent :: boastful; pompous

malevolent :: wishing evil

malicious :: dictated by hatred or spite

malignant :: having an evil influence; virulent

malleable :: capable of being shaped by pounding

mammoth :: gigantic

mandatory :: obligatory

maniacal :: raving mad

manifest :: understandable; clear

marital :: pertaining to marriage

maritime :: bordering on the sea; nautical

martial :: warlike

maternal :: motherly

maudlin :: effusively sentimental

mauve :: pale purple

meddlesome :: interfering

mediocre :: ordinary; commonplace

mellifluous :: flowing smoothly; smooth

mendacious :: lying; false

menial :: suitable for servants; low

mercantile :: concerning trade

mercenary :: interested in money or gain

mercurial :: fickle; changing

meretricious :: flashy; tawdry

metallurgical :: pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

metaphysical :: pertaining to speculative philosophy

meticulous :: excessively careful

migrant :: changing its habitat; wandering

migratory :: wandering

mincing :: affectedly dainty

mobile :: movable; not fixed

modish :: fashionable

molten :: melted

momentous :: very important

monetary :: pertaining to money

monotheism :: belief in one God

moot :: debatable

morbid :: given to unwholesome thought; gloomy

mordant :: biting; sarcastic; stinging

moribund :: at the point of death

morose :: ill-humored; sullen

motley :: parti-colored; mixed

muggy :: warm and damp

multiform :: having many forms

multilingual :: having many languages

mundane :: worldly as opposed to spiritual

munificent :: very generous

musky :: having the odor of musk

musty :: stale; spoiled by age

mutable :: changing in form; fickle

mutinous :: unruly; rebellious

natal :: pertaining to birth

nebulous :: cloudy; hazy

nefarious :: very wicked

niggardly :: meanly stingy; parsimonious

nocturnal :: done at night

noisome :: foul smelling; unwholesome

nomadic :: wandering

noncommittal :: neutral; unpledged; undecided

notorious :: outstandingly bad; unfavorably known

noxious :: harmful

nugatory :: futile; worthless

nutrient :: providing nourishment

obdurate :: stubborn

obese :: fat

oblique :: slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line

obnoxious :: offensive

obsequious :: slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

obsolete :: outmoded

obtrusive :: pushing toward

obtuse :: blunt; stupid

occult :: mysterious; secret; supernatural

odious :: hateful

odoriferous :: giving off an order

odorous :: having an odor

officious :: meddlesome; excessively trying to please

olfactory :: concerning the sense of smell

ominous :: threatening

omnipotent :: all-powerful

omniscient :: all-knowing

omnivorous :: eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything

onerous :: burdensome

opalescent :: iridescent

opaque :: dark; not transparent

opportune :: timely; well chosen

opprobrious :: disgraceful

ornate :: excessively decorated; highly decorated

ostensible :: apparent; professed; pretended

ostentatious :: showy; pretentious

overt :: open to view

palatable :: agreeable; pleasing to the taste

palatial :: magnificent

pallid :: pale; wan

palpable :: tangible; easily perceptible

paltry :: insignificant; petty

parsimonious :: stingy; excessively frugal

passive :: not active; acted upon

pastoral :: rural

patent :: open for the public to read; obvious

pathetic :: causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

pecuniary :: pertaining to money

pedantic :: showing off learning; bookish

pell-mell :: in confusion; disorderly

pellucid :: transparent; limpid; easy to understand

pendant :: hanging down from something

pendent :: suspended; jutting; pending

penitent :: repentant

pensive :: dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness

penurious :: stingy; parsimonious

peremptory :: demanding and leaving no choice

perennial :: lasting

perfidious :: basely false

perforce :: of necessity

perfunctory :: superficial; listless; not thorough

peripatetic :: walking about; moving

permeable :: porous; allowing passage through

pernicious :: very destructive

perpetual :: everlasting

perspicacious :: having insight; penetrating; astute

pert :: impertinent; forward

pertinacious :: stubborn; persistent

pertinent :: suitable; to the point

perverse :: stubborn; intractable

pervious :: penetrable

pestilential :: causing plague; baneful

petulant :: touchy; peevish

phlegmatic :: calm; not easily disturbed

pied :: variegated; multicolored

pious :: devout

piquant :: pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating

piscatorial :: pertaining to fishing

pithy :: concise; meaty

placid :: peaceful; calm

plaintive :: mournful

plauditory :: approving; applauding

plebeian :: common; pertaining to the common people

plenary :: complete; full

plenipotentiary :: fully empowered

plumb :: checking perpendicularity; vertical

poignant :: keen; piercing; severe

politic :: expedient; prudent; well devised

polyglot :: speaking several languages

portentous :: ominous; serious

portly :: stately; stout

posthumous :: after death

potential :: expressing possibility; latent

practicable :: feasible

practical :: based on experience; useful

pragmatic :: practical; concerned with practical values

precarious :: uncertain; risky

precedent :: preceding in time, rank, etc.

precipitate :: headlong; rash

precipitous :: steep

precocious :: developed ahead of time

predatory :: plundering

preeminent :: outstanding; superior

prefatory :: introductory

preposterous :: absurd; ridiculous

pretentious :: ostentatious; ambitious

prim :: very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

primordial :: existing at the beginning of time; rudimentary

pristine :: characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

privy :: secret; hidden; not public

prodigal :: wasteful; reckless with money

prodigious :: marvelous; enormous

profligate :: dissipated; wasteful; licentious

prolific :: abundantly fruitful

prolix :: verbose; drawn out

promiscuous :: mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular

prone :: inclined to; prostrate

propitious :: favorable; kindly

propulsive :: driving forward

prosaic :: commonplace; dull

provident :: displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies

prurient :: based on lascivious thoughts

puerile :: childish

pugnacious :: combative; disposed to fight

puissant :: powerful; strong; potent

pulmonary :: pertaining to the lungs

punctilious :: laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; precise

pungent :: stinging; caustic

punitive :: punishing

puny :: insignificant; tiny; weak

pusillanimous :: cowardly; fainthearted

putrid :: foul; rotten; decayed

querulous :: fretful; whining

quiescent :: at rest; dormant

quixotic :: idealistic but impractical

quizzical :: bantering; comical; humorously serious

rabid :: like a fanatic; furious

rampant :: rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained

rancid :: having the odor of stale fat

rapacious :: excessively grasping; plundering

rarefied :: made less dense of a gas

raucous :: harsh and shrill

ravening :: rapacious; seeking prey

ravenous :: extremely hungry

recalcitrant :: obstinately stubborn

reciprocal :: mutual; exchangeable; interacting

recondite :: abstruse; profound; secret

recumbent :: reclining; lying down completely or in part

recurrent :: occurring again and again

redolent :: fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

redoubtable :: formidable; causing fear

redundant :: superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious

refractory :: stubborn; unmanageable

refulgent :: radiant

regal :: royal

remediable :: reparable

remedial :: curative; corrective

remiss :: negligent

remunerative :: compensating; rewarding

reparable :: capable of being repaired

repellent :: driving away; unattractive

replete :: filled to capacity; abundantly supplied

reprehensible :: deserving blame

resonant :: echoing; resounding; possessing resonance

resplendent :: brilliant; lustrous

restive :: unmanageable; fretting under control

retentive :: holding; having a good memory

retroactive :: of a law which dates back to a period before its enactment

retrograde :: going backwards; degenerating

rheumy :: pertaining to a discharge from nose and eyes

ribald :: wanton; profane

rife :: abundant; current

risible :: inclined to laugh; ludicrous

risqué :: verging upon the improper; off-color

roan :: brown mixed with gray or white

robust :: vigorous; strong

rococo :: ornate; highly decorated

roseate :: rosy; optimistic

rubicund :: having a healthy reddish color; ruddy; florid

ruddy :: reddish; healthy-looking

rudimentary :: not developed; elementary

rueful :: regretful; sorrowful; dejected

ruthless :: pitiless

sacerdotal :: priestly

sacrilegious :: desecrating; profane

sacrosanct :: most sacred; inviolable

sadistic :: inclined to cruelty

saffron :: orange-colored; colored like the autumn crocus

sagacious :: keen; shrewd; having insight

salient :: prominent

saline :: salty

sallow :: yellowish; sickly in color

salubrious :: healthful

salutary :: tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

sanguinary :: bloody

sanguine :: cheerful; hopeful

sapid :: savory; tasty; relishable

sapient :: wise; shrewd

sardonic :: disdainful; sarcastic; cynical

saturnine :: gloomy

scrupulous :: conscientious; extremely thorough

scurrilous :: obscene; indecent

sebaceous :: oily; fatty

secular :: worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal

sedate :: composed; grave

sedentary :: requiring sitting

sedulous :: diligent

sensual :: devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous

sententious :: terse; concise; aphoristic

serrated :: having a saw-toothed edge

servile :: slavish; cringing

shoddy :: sham; not genuine; inferior

sidereal :: relating to the stars

simian :: monkeylike

sinister :: evil

sinuous :: winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

skittish :: lively; frisky

sleazy :: flimsy; unsubstantial

slovenly :: untidy; careless in work habits

solicitous :: worried; concerned

solvent :: able to pay all debts

somnolent :: half asleep

sonorous :: resonant

spasmodic :: fitful; periodic

spatial :: relating to space

specious :: seemingly reasonable but incorrect

spectral :: ghostly

splenetic :: spiteful; irritable; peevish

sporadic :: occurring irregularly

sportive :: playful

spurious :: false; counterfeit

squalid :: dirty; neglected; poor

stagnant :: motionless; stale; dull

staid :: sober; sedate

stellar :: pertaining to the stars

stentorian :: extremely loud

stolid :: dull; impassive

striated :: marked with parallel bands

strident :: loud and harsh

stringent :: binding; rigid

sublime :: exalted; noble; uplifting

sub rosa :: in strict confidence; privately

subsequent :: following; later

subservient :: behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious

subsidiary :: subordinate; secondary

subversive :: tending to overthrow or ruin

succinct :: brief; terse; compact

succulent :: juicy; full of richness

sultry :: sweltering

sumptuous :: lavish; rich

sundry :: various; several

superannuated :: retired on pension because of age

supercilious :: contemptuous; haughty

superficial :: trivial; shallow

supine :: lying on back

suppliant :: entreating; beseeching

supposititious :: assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical

surly :: rude; cross

surreptitious :: secret

sycophantic :: servilely flattering

sylvan :: pertaining to the woods; rustic

synchronous :: similarly timed; simultaneous with

synthetic :: artificial; resulting from synthesis

tacit :: understood; not put into words

taciturn :: habitually silent; talking little

tactile :: pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

tainted :: contaminated; corrupt

tautological :: needlessly repetitious

tawdry :: cheap and gaudy

temporal :: not lasting forever; limited by time; secular

tenacious :: holding fast

tentative :: provisional; experimental

tenuous :: thin; rare; slim

tepid :: lukewarm

terrestrial :: on the earth

terse :: concise; abrupt; pithy

tertiary :: third

testy :: irritable; short-tempered

therapeutic :: curative

thermal :: pertaining to heat

titanic :: gigantic

titular :: nominal holding of title without obligations

torpid :: dormant; dull; lethargic

tortuous :: winding; full of curves

touchy :: sensitive; irascible

toxic :: poisonous

tractable :: docile

transient :: fleeting; quickly passing away; staying for a short time

translucent :: partly transparent

transparent :: permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected

tremulous :: trembling; wavering

trenchant :: cutting; keen

trite :: hackneyed; commonplace

truculent :: aggressive; savage

tumid :: swollen; pompous; bombastic

turbid :: muddy; having the sediment disturbed

turgid :: swollen; distended

ubiquitous :: being everywhere; omnipresent

ulterior :: situated beyond; unstated

ultimate :: final; not susceptible to further analysis

unassuaged :: unsatisfied; not soothed

unassuming :: modest

unbridled :: violent

uncanny :: strange; mysterious

unconscionable :: unscrupulous; excessive

uncouth :: outlandish; clumsy; boorish

unctuous :: oily; bland; insincerely suave

unearthly :: not earthly; weird

unequivocal :: plain; obvious

unfaltering :: steadfast

unfeigned :: genuine; real

ungainly :: awkward

unimpeachable :: blameless and exemplary

unique :: without an equal; single in kind

unkempt :: disheveled; with uncared for appearance

unmitigated :: harsh; severe; not lightened

unruly :: disobedient; lawless

unseemly :: unbecoming; indecent

unsullied :: untarnished

untenable :: unsupportable

unwitting :: unintentional; not knowing

unwonted :: unaccustomed

urbane :: suave; refined; elegant

uxorious :: excessively devoted to one's wife

vacuous :: empty; inane

vainglorious :: boastful; excessively conceited

vapid :: insipid; inane

variegated :: many-colored

vaunted :: boasted; bragged; highly publicized

vehement :: impetuous; with marked vigor

venal :: capable of being bribed

venerable :: deserving high respect

venial :: forgivable; trivial

ventral :: abdominal

venturous :: daring

veracious :: truthful

verbose :: wordy

verdant :: green; fresh

vernal :: pertaining to spring

versatile :: having many talents; capable of working in many fields

vicarious :: acting as a substitute; done by a deputy

vindictive :: revengeful

virile :: manly

virulent :: extremely poisonous

viscid :: sticky; adhesive

viscous :: sticky; gluey

visionary :: produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical

vitriolic :: corrosive; sarcastic

vituperative :: abusive; scolding

vivacious :: animated; gay

vociferous :: clamorous; noisy

volatile :: evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial

voluble :: fluent; glib

voluptuous :: gratifying the senses

voracious :: ravenous

vying :: contending

waggish :: mischievous; humorous; tricky

wan :: having a pale or sickly color; pallid

wanton :: unruly; unchaste; excessive

wary :: very cautious

whimsical :: capricious; fanciful; quaint

wily :: cunning; artful

winsome :: agreeable; gracious; engaging

witless :: foolish; idiotic

wizened :: withered; shriveled

worldly :: engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual

abysmal :: bottomless

acephalous :: headless

adulterated :: made impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials

affable :: courteous

afferent :: carrying toward the center

agrarian :: pertaining to land or its cultivation

amoral :: nonmoral

analgesic :: causing insensitivity to pain

anthropomorphic :: having human form or characteristics

apocalyptic :: prophetic; pertaining to revelations

apropos :: with reference to; properly

aseptic :: preventing putrefaction or blood poisoning by killing bacteria

auroral :: pertaining to the aurora borealis

beholden :: obligated; indebted

bestial :: beastlike; brutal

bifurcated :: divided into two branches; forked

blasé :: bored with pleasure or dissipation

boorish :: rude; clownish

brackish :: somewhat saline

brindled :: tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

callow :: unfledged; youthful

capillary :: having a very fine bore

centripetal :: tending toward the center

colloquial :: pertaining to conversational or common speech

comatose :: in a coma; extremely sleepy

convoluted :: coiled around; involved; intricate

crepuscular :: pertaining to twilight

crotchety :: eccentric; whimsical

cursive :: flowing, running

décolleté :: having a low-necked dress

degraded :: lowered in rank; debased

deliquescent :: capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid

demotic :: pertaining to the people

didactic :: teaching; instructional

dispassionate :: calm; impartial

distaff :: female

doddering :: shaky; infirm from old age

dulcet :: sweet sounding

dynamic :: active; efficient

embryonic :: undeveloped; rudimentary

emeritus :: retired but retained in an honorary capacity

empirical :: based on experience

empyreal :: celestial; fiery

endemic :: prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area

enigmatic :: obscure; puzzling

equitable :: fair; impartial

erotic :: pertaining to passionate love

eugenic :: pertaining to the improvement of race

ex officio :: by virtue of one's office

explicit :: definite; open

febrile :: feverish

fiduciary :: pertaining to a position of trust

fluted :: having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)

fulgent :: beaming; radiant

garrulous :: loquacious; wordy

gauche :: clumsy; boorish

generic :: characteristic of a class or species

germinal :: pertaining to a germ; creative

hermetically :: sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

hortatory :: encouraging

hyperborean :: situated in extreme north; arctic; cold

idiosyncratic :: private; peculiar to an individual

illusive :: deceiving

impalpable :: imperceptible; intangible

imperturbable :: calm; placid

imponderable :: weightless

importunate :: urging; demanding

impotent :: weak; ineffective

incongruous :: not fitting; absurd

incontinent :: lacking self-restraint; licentious

incredulous :: withholding belief; skeptical

inductive :: pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

ineluctable :: irresistible; not to be escaped

insouciant :: indifferent; without concern or care

interlocutory :: conversational; intermediate, not final

internecine :: mutually destructive

intractable :: unruly; refractory

irksome :: repetitious; tedious

irrefragable :: not to be disproved; indisputable

jejune :: lacking interest; barren; meager

kinetic :: producing motion

lachrymose :: producing tears

laudable :: praiseworthy; commendable

lissome :: agile; lithe

ludicrous :: laughable; trifling

maladroit :: clumsy; bungling

manifold :: numerous; varied

mawkish :: sickening; insipid

militant :: combative; bellicose

minatory :: threatening

morganatic :: describing a marriage between a member of a royal family and a commone

myopic :: nearsighted

nascent :: incipient; coming into being

nautical :: pertaining to ships or navigation

neap :: lowest

nubile :: marriageable

obligatory :: binding; required

obstreperous :: boisterous; noisy

omnipresent :: universally present; ubiquitous

optimum :: most favorable

orotund :: having a round, resonant quality; inflated speech

overweening :: presumptuous; arrogant

parlous :: dangerous; perilous

passé :: old-fashioned; past the prime

pathological :: pertaining to disease

pejorative :: having a deteriorating or depreciating effect on the meaning of a word

pendulous :: hanging; suspended

pennate :: having wings or feathers

personable :: attractive

perspicuous :: plainly expressed

pharisaical :: pertaining to the Pharisees; self-righteous; hypocritical

physiological :: pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

picaresque :: pertaining to rogues in literature

piebald :: mottled; spotted

plangent :: plaintive; resounding sadly

platonic :: purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire

plausible :: having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious

postprandial :: after dinner

potable :: suitable for drinking

prehensile :: capable of grasping or holding

premonitory :: serving to warn

prognathous :: having projecting jaws

prophylactic :: used to prevent disease

provincial :: pertaining to a province; limited

psychopathic :: pertaining to mental derangement

purblind :: dim-sighted; obtuse

putative :: supposed; reputed

queasy :: easily nauseated; squeamish

reactionary :: recoiling from progress; retrograde

recherche :: choice, sought after; rare

resilient :: elastic; having the power of springing back

resurgent :: rising again after defeat, etc.

reticulated :: covered with a network; having the appearance of a mesh

rustic :: pertaining to country people; uncouth

saltatory :: relating to leaping

sanctimonious :: displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness

sartorial :: pertaining to tailors

sensuous :: pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses

septic :: putrid; producing putrefaction

sequacious :: eager to follow; ductile

serried :: standing shoulder to shoulder; crowded

sibylline :: prophetic; oracular

simpering :: smirking

somatic :: pertaining to the body; physical

sophomoric :: immature; shallow

staccato :: played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound

stalwart :: strong, brawny; steadfast

statutory :: created by statute or legislative action

stereotyped :: fixed and unvarying representation

stertorous :: having a snoring sound

stilted :: bombastic; inflated

suave :: smooth; bland

subjective :: occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal

subliminal :: below the threshold

substantive :: essential; pertaining to the substance

sudorific :: pertaining to perspiration

sumptuary :: limiting or regulating expenditures

supernal :: heavenly; celestial

supple :: flexible; pliant

tantamount :: equal

taut :: tight; ready

temerarious :: rash

tendentious :: having an aim; designed to further a cause

tenebrous :: dark; gloomy

tessellated :: inlaid; mosaic

timorous :: fearful; demonstrating fear

traumatic :: pertaining to an injury caused by violence

tutelary :: protective; pertaining to a guardianship

unilateral :: one-sided

untoward :: unfortunate; annoying

ursine :: bearlike; pertaining to a bear

valedictory :: pertaining to farewell

verbatim :: word for word

vermicular :: pertaining to a worm

vertiginous :: giddy; causing dizziness

viable :: capable of maintaining life

vitreous :: pertaining to or resembling glass

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