Word list 10
Group 1
Bellicose | war-like; aggressive |
Consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
Elusive | hard to pin down |
Gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
Jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic |
Nettle | annoy |
Phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
Recuperate | get better after illness |
Superlative | extremely good; the best |
Whet | sharpen |
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Group 2
Belligerent | aggressive; ready to fight |
Contemporary | living or happening at the same time |
Emaciated | very thin; withered |
Gritty | coarse; granular |
Jaunt | short pleasure trip |
Niggardly | miserly; stingy |
Philanthropy | charity; love of mankind |
Red tape | formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
Surly | grumpy; rude |
Whimsical | capricious; changeable |
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Group 3
Bemoan | complain about |
Contrite | sorry |
Emancipate | set free |
Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
Jeopardize | put at risk; endanger |
Nomadic | wandering from place to place |
Philistine | uncultured person |
Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
Surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy |
Willful | stubborn |
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Group 4
Benevolent | kindly |
Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
Embezzle | defraud; steal |
Guile | cunning; craftiness |
Jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
Nonchalance | an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
Phlegmatic | calm; imperturbable |
Redress | put right something that was wrong |
Surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily |
Wily | cunning |
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Group 5
Benign | kindly; harmless |
Contumacious | stubborn |
Embroil | involve in hostility or argument |
Guileless | frank; straightforward; honest |
Jocular | in a joking manner |
Nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary |
Pillage | plunder |
Redundant | unnecessary; superfluous |
Susceptible | vulnerable |
Wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate |
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Group 6
Benignity | compassion; gentleness; fondness |
Contusion | a bruise |
Emerge | come out; appear |
Gullibility | unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
Jollity | gaiety; happiness |
Nonentity | a person of no importance; not famous |
Pinnacle | topmost point |
Referendum | public vote |
Suspect | doubtful |
Wistful | melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for |
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Group 7
Bequeath | leave something in one's will to be given after one's death |
Conundrum | a puzzle |
Emulate | to imitate something admired |
Gullible | easily fooled |
Jubilant | ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing |
Nostalgia | longing for the past |
Pious | very religious |
Refute | disprove |
Sybarite | lover of luxury |
Zany | crazy; wacky |
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Group 8
Berate | scold; criticize |
Conventional | usual; customary; common |
Endorse | give support or approval to |
Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
Judicious | correct in judgment; wise |
Notoriety | infamy; known for wrong doing |
Pivotal | of central importance |
Regale | entertain |
Sycophant | bootlicker; flatterer |
Zeal | enthusiasm |
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Group 9
Beret | type of cap |
Corpulent | fat |
Endurance | staying power; patience; stamina |
Hackneyed | common and over-used |
Jurisprudence | science or study of law |
Novel | new; unusual |
Placate | pacify; soothe; calm |
Relegate | dismiss to a lower position |
Taciturn | quiet; saying little |
Zealot | fanatic |
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Group 10
Bestial | behaving like a beast; brutal |
Corrugated | highly folded |
Enduring | lasting |
Hallowed | worshipped; consecrated |
Juxtapose | place next to |
Novice | a beginner; tyro |
Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine |
Remorse | regret; sorrow; contrition |
Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch |
Zenith | summit |
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