Frequently Used SAT Words
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123) Nocturnal (adj.) – occurring at night
Synonyms: night, nightly, nighttime
Antonyms: daytime
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124) Obfuscate (v.) – to muddle
Synonyms: perplex, stupefy, confuse, obscure,
Antonyms: uncover
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125) Oblivious (adj.) – unmindful of
Synonyms: absent-minded, incognizant, unaware
Antonyms: aware, conscious
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126) Obsequious (adj.) – seeking favor by flattery
Synonyms: sycophantic, fawning, groveling, submissive
Antonyms: domineering
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127) Obstreperous (adj.) – troublesome
Synonyms: boisterous, unruly, rambunctious
Antonyms: quiet, silent, subtle
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128) Obtuse (adj.) – stupid, dull, insensitive
Synonyms: dense, imperceptive, uncomprehending
Antonyms: bright, clever
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129) Obviate (v.) – to make unnecessary
Synonyms: hinder, interfere, preclude, prevent
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130) Occlude (v.) – block
Synonyms: curb, impede, obstruct,
Antonyms: clear, free, let go, open, unblock
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131) Odious (adj.) – hateful, contemptible
Synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, loathsome, repugnant
Antonyms: agreeable, delightful, pleasant
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132) Officious (adj.) – too helpful, meddlesome
Synonyms: interfering, intrusive, overzealous
Antonyms: self-effacing
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133) Ominous (adj.) – menacing, threatening
Synonyms: foreboding, portentous, sinister
Antonyms: auspicious, benign, favorable, promising, propitious
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134) Omniscient (adj.) – having infinite knowledge
Synonyms: all-seeing,
Antonyms: lay, lowly, profane, unholy
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135) Onerous (adj.) – burdensome
Synonyms: arduous, demanding, laborious, overtaxing
Antonyms: easy, effortless
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136) Opaque (adj.) – impervious to light, difficult to understand
Synonyms: blurred, foggy, murky
Antonyms: clear, transparent
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137) Opportune (adj.) – advantageous, appropriate, fitting
Synonyms: auspicious, favorable, fortuitous
Antonyms: inopportune, disadvantageous
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138) Opulence (n.) – affluence, wealth
Synonyms: plentitude, prosperity
Antonyms: dearth, paucity, scarceness, scarcity
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139) Ostensible (adj.) – apparent
Synonyms: exhibited, outward, plausible
Antonyms: genuine, real
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140) Opportunist (n.) – one who takes advantage of a situation
Synonyms: entrepreneur
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141) Oscillate (v.) – to move back and forth
Synonyms: fluctuate, swing, teeter, vacillate, waver
Antonyms: continue, remain
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142) Ossify (v.) – to turn to bone, become rigid
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Synonyms: fossilize, harden, petrify,
Antonyms: liquefy, soften
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143) Ostentatious (adj.) – showy, pretentious
Synonyms: boastful, extravagant, flamboyant, garish, gaudy,
Antonyms: modest, unpretentious
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144) Ostracism (n.) – shunning, banishing, excluding
Synonyms: displacement, exile, relegation
Antonyms: admission
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145) Overwrought (adj.) – agitated, overdone
Synonyms: overexcited, overwhelmed, wound up
Antonyms: calm, cool, laid back
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146) Palliate (v.) – to ease, make less serious, or calm
Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, minimize, soothe,
Antonyms: aggravate, intensify, exacerbate, upset
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147) Pallid (adj.) – lacking color or liveliness
Synonyms: bloodless, sickly, wan, weak
Antonyms: flushed, robust, strong
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148) Paltry (adj.) – pitifully small or worthless
Synonyms: insignificant, meager, measly, puny, trifling,
Antonyms: considerable, substantial
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149) Panacea (n.) – cure-all
Synonyms: elixir, tonic, nostrum
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150) Panache (n.) – flamboyance, verve
Synonyms: brio, charisma, swagger, vigor, élan
Antonyms: apathy, dullness, languor, lethargy, listlessness, stagnation
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151) Pandemic (adj.) – epidemic, spread over a whole area or country
Synonyms: pestiferous, pestilential
Antonyms: non-communicable, noninfectious
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152) Paradigm (n.) – an ideal example, the model
Synonyms: archetype, prototype, sample, standard
Antonyms: anomaly
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153) Paradox (n.) – a contradiction
Synonyms: oxymoron, incongruity
154) Parch (v.) – to dry, shrivel
Synonyms: dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, make thirsty
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155) Pariah (n.) – an outcast, one hated by society
Synonyms: abomination, anathema, detestation, enemy
Antonyms: beloved, the blessed
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156) Parochial (adj.) – of limited scope or outlook; provincial
Synonyms: conventional, ecclesiastic, insular, local
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, broad-minded
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157) Parody (n.) – humorous imitation
Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, farce, lampoon, mockery, satire
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158) Parry (v.) – to ward off or deflect
Synonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, sidestep
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159) Parsimony (n.) – stinginess
Synonyms: frugality, miserliness, rapacity
Antonyms: benevolence, charity, philanthropy, generosity
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160) Pathos (n.) – pity, compassion
Synonyms: emotion, feeling
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161) Patronize (v.) – to condescend to, talk down to
Synonyms indulge, disparage, belittle
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162) Paucity (n.) – a lack, scarcity
Synonyms: absence, dearth, meagerness, paltriness
Antonyms: abundance
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163) Peccadillo (n.) – a minor sin or fault, a weak point
Synonyms: defect, flaw, foible, imperfection
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Antonyms: strength
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164) Pedagogue (n.) – a teacher
Synonyms: lecturer, mentor, professor,
Antonyms: pupil, student
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165) Proclivity (n.) – a tendency
Synonyms: disposition, leaning, penchant, propensity
Antonyms: distaste, repulsion, revulsion
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166) Pedestrian (adj.) – commonplace
Synonyms: banal, flat, mundane, ordinary
Antonyms: exciting, inspired
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167) Pejorative (adj.) – having negative connotations, disparaging
Synonyms: debasing, deprecatory, derisive, derogatory
Antonyms: complimentary
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168) Penury (n.) – extreme poverty
Synonyms: deprivation, destitution, impoverishment, neediness
Antonyms: wealth, affluence
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169) Perfidious (adj.) – faithless, disloyal
Synonyms: crooked, fraudulent, shady, treacherous,
Antonyms: decent, ethical, principled, scrupulous, trustworthy,
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170) Phlegmatic (adj.) – sluggish
Synonyms: apathetic, indifferent, passionless, unenthusiastic
Antonyms: animated, enthusiastic, excited, fervid
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171) Perfunctory (adj.) – done in a routine way, indifferent
Synonyms, cursory, routine
Antonyms: careful, thorough
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172) Pernicious (adj.) – very harmful, wicked
Synonyms: damaging, destructive, malevolent, malicious
Antonyms: beneficial, favorable
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173) Plethora (n.) – excess, overabundance
Synonyms: glut, profusion, surfeit, surplus
Antonyms: dearth, lack
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174) Poignant (adj.) – emotionally moving
Synonyms: heart-rending, moving. passionate, sentimental
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175) Ponderous (adj.) – weighty, heavy, large
Synonyms, burdensome, substantial
Antonyms: elegant, graceful, light
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176) Prattle (n.) – meaningless, foolish talk
Synonyms: drivel, chatter, idle talk, jabber
Antonyms: quietness, silence, stillness
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177) Precocious (adj.) – unusually advanced at a young age
Synonyms: intelligent, mature
Antonyms: slow
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178) Predilection (n.) – a preference
Synonyms: fondness, penchant, proclivity, propensity
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179) Prodigious (adj.) – vast, enormous, extraordinary
Synonyms: immeasurable, immense, monumental
Antonyms: small
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180) Profligate (adj.) – corrupt, degenerate
Synonyms: lascivious, depraved
Antonyms: moral, upright
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181) Profuse (adj.) – lavish, extravagant
Synonyms: prodigal
Antonyms: meager, sparse
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182) Prolific (adj.) – productive, fertile
Synonyms: fecund
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Proscribe (v.) – to forbid, condemn, or outlaw
Synonyms: bar, disallow, prohibit
Antonyms: permit, allow
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Protean (adj.) – readily assuming different forms
Synonyms: versatile, variable, adjustable
Antonyms: constant, fixed
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273) Purge (v.) – to cleanse or free from impurities
Synonyms: expurgate, purify, clean,
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274) Raconteur (n.) – a witty, skillful storyteller
Synonyms: narrator, conversationalist
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275) Radical (adj.) – fundamental, drastic
Synonyms: extreme, sweeping, far-reaching
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276) Ramble (v.) – to roam, wander, babble, or digress
Synonyms: amble, saunter
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277) Ramification (n.) – implication, outgrowth
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome
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278) Rancid (adj.) – having a rank smell or taste
Synonyms: spoiled, rotten, offensive
Antonyms: fresh
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279) Rapport (n.) – a relationship of trust
Synonyms: fellowship, understanding, connection
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280) Rancor (n.) – bitter hatred; deep-seated ill will
Synonyms: enmity, resentment, animosity, malice
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281) Rapt (adj.) – deeply absorbed, having the mind fixed on something
Synonyms: engrossed, captivated, enthralled, spellbound
Antonyms: bored
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282) Raucous (adj.) – harsh-sounding, boisterous, excessively noisy
Synonyms: strident, grating
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283) Rectify (v.) – to correct or make amends; remove errors or defects
Synonyms: put right, repair, fix, resolve
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284) Ravenous (adj.) – extremely hungry
Synonyms: rapacious, famished
Antonyms: full
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285) Raze (v.) – to tear down or demolish
Synonyms: destroy, annihilate, flatten
Antonyms: build
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286) Rebuke (v.) – to scold
Synonyms: reprimand, reproach, admonish
Antonyms: praise
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287) Recalcitrant (adj.) – resisting authority or control
Synonyms: disobedient, unruly, refractory, noncompliant
Antonym: well-behaved
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288) Reclusive (adj.) – shut off from the world
Synonyms: isolated, solitary, secluded
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289) Recondite (adj.) – known only by a few; difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
Synonyms: profound, erudite
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290) Reiterate (v.) – to say or do again
Synonyms: repeat, restate, recap
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291) Rejuvenate (v.) – to make young again, renew
Synonyms: revive, restore, revitalize, invigorate
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292) Relinquish (v.) – to renounce or surrender something
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Synonyms: to waive, surrender, abdicate, renounce
Antonym: retain,
293) Relish (v.) – to take pleasure in
Synonyms: enjoy, savor
294) Reminiscence (n.) – remembrance of past events
Synonyms: memory, nostalgia
295) Renege (v.) – to go back on one’s word
Synonyms: back out, retract, disavow
296) Remuneration (n.) – pay or reward for work or trouble
Synonyms: salary, compensation, payment
297) Renascent (adj.) – rising again into being or vigor; showing new life or activity
Synonyms: reborn
298) Repast (n.) – a meal
Synonyms: banquet, feast, spread, buffet
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299) Replete (adj.) – abundantly supplied, filled
Synonyms: full, complete
300) Reproach (v.) – to blame
Synonyms: scold, rebuke, censure, accuse
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301) Reprehensible (adj.) – blameworthy, disreputable
Synonyms: objectionable, shameful
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302) Reprise (n.) – repetition, esp. in music
Synonyms: recurrence, renewal, resumption, recapitulation
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303) Reprobate (adj.) – morally corrupt, worthless
Synonyms: depraved, unprincipled
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304) Repudiate (v.) – to reject as having no authority
Synonyms: disown, decline, deny, disclaim
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305) Requiem (n.) – hymns or religious service for the dead
Synonyms: a lament, funeral dirge
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306) Respite (n.) – a brief interval or relief
Synonyms: break, breather, lull, let-up
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307) Restive (adj.) – impatient or uneasy
Synonyms: restless, disobedient
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308) Reticent (adj.) – not speaking, quiet, silent
Synonyms: reserved, restrained, uncommunicative, taciturn
Antonyms: talkative, verbose
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309) Retinue (n.) – a group of attendants with an important person
Synonyms: entourage, cortege
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310) Retort (n.) – a quick, witty reply
Synonyms: riposte, answer, comeback
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311) Repartee (n.) – the exchange of witty retorts
Synonyms: bantering
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312) Rhetoric (n.) – persuasive use of language
Synonyms: discourse, oratory, public speaking
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313) Ribald (adj.) – humorous in a vulgar way
Synonyms: obscene, suggestive, coarse, bawdy, lewd
Antonyms: refined
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314) Rife (adj.) – widespread, prevalent, abundant
Synonyms: replete, teeming, swarming
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315) Risqué (adj.) – bordering on being indecent
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316) Rococo (adj.) – excessively ornate or intricate
Synonyms: gaudy, ornate, decorative, elaborate
Antonyms: plain
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317) Rotund (adj.) – round in shape, fat
Synonyms: fleshy, corpulent, obese
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318) Rue (v.) – to regret; to feel sorrow, to feel penitence
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319) Ruminate (v.) – to contemplate or reflect upon
Synonyms: ponder, reflect, cogitate, mull
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320) Rustic (adj.) – rural, country
Synonyms: backcountry
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321) Sacrosanct (adj.) – extremely sacred, beyond criticism
Synonyms: sacred, revered, holy, untouchable
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322) Sagacious (adj.) – shrewd, wise
Synonyms: learned, perceptive, erudite, astute
Antonyms: foolish
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323) Salient (adj.) – prominent or conspicuous
Synonyms: outstanding, relevant, significant, main
Antonyms: minor
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324) Sallow (adj.) – sickly yellow in color
Synonyms: wan, pale, ashen, pallid
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325) Salubrious (adj.) – healthy, clean
Synonyms: wholesome, respectable, decent, hygienic
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326) Sanctuary (n.) – haven, refuge, retreat
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327) Satiate (v.) – to satisfy
Synonyms: fill, sate, quench, slake
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328) Scathing (adj.) – harshly critical, painfully hot
Synonyms: derisive, contemptuous, cutting, caustic
Antonyms: complimentary, lauding
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329) Scintillate (v.) – to sparkle or flash
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330) Scoff (v.) – to deride, ridicule, taunt, or jeer
Synonyms: mock, jeer, sneer
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331) Scrupulous (adj.) – restrained, careful and precise
Synonyms: conscientious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious
Antonyms: sloppy
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332) Scurrilous (adj.) – vulgar, low, indecent
Synonyms: insulting, scandalous, slanderous, defamatory
Antonyms: complimentary
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333) Sedentary (adj.) – inactive, stationary, sluggish, sitting
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334) Sententious (adj.) – having a moralizing tone
Synonyms: pithy, epigrammatic
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335) Serendipity (n.) – a fortunate mistake or happy accident
Synonym: happenstance, blessing, break
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336) Servile (adj.) – slavishly submissive
Synonyms: groveling, obedient, sycophantic, obsequious
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337) Sinuous (adj.) – winding, intricate, or complex
Synonyms: serpentine, circuitous
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338) Skeptical (adj.) – doubtful, questioning
Synonyms: cynical, unconvinced, dubious, incredulous
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339) Slough (v.) – to discard or shed
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340) Slovenly (adj.) – messy
Synonyms: sloppy, careless, disheveled, untidy
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341) Sobriquet (n.) – nickname, usually a humorous one
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342) Sodden (adj.) – thoroughly soaked, saturated
Synonyms: sopping, drenched
Antonyms: dry
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343) Sojourn (n.) – a brief stopping over or delay
Synonyms: visit, stay
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344) Solace (n.) – comfort in distress, consolation
Synonyms: support, relief, succor
Antonyms: aggravation
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345) Solicitous (adj.) – concerned, attentive, eager
Synonyms: considerate, caring, kind
Antonyms: uncaring
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346) Soluble (adj.) – capable of being solved or dissolved
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347) Somber (adj.) – dark and gloomy, melancholy
Synonyms: solemn, grave, serious, sober
Antonym: cheerful, upbeat, lively
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348) Somnolent (adj.) – sleepy
Synonyms: drowsy, dozy
Antonyms: wide awake
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349) Sonorous (adj.) – producing a rich, full sound
Synonyms: loud, resonant
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350) Sophist (n.) – a person good at arguing deviously; skilled debater
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Synonyms: doctrinaire, obfuscator, scholar, hair-splitter
Antonym: dilettante
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351) Sordid (adj.) – filthy, contemptible, corrupt
Synonyms: dirty, ignoble
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352) Soporific (adj.) – causing sleep
Synonyms: somniferous, hypnotic, dull
Antonyms: stimulating
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353) Sovereign (adj.) – having supreme power
Synonyms: foremost, free
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354) Spartan (adj.) – severe, austere, simple, bare
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355) Sporadic (adj.) – infrequent, irregular
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356) Sportive (adj.) – frolicsome, playful
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357) Spurious (adj.) – lacking authenticity, false
Synonyms: specious, bogus, forged, counterfeit
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358) Spurn (v.) – to reject or refuse contemptuously
Synonyms: scorn
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359) Squalid (adj.) – filthy, morally repulsive
Synonyms: dirty, foul, fetid, unclean
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360) Squander (v.) – to use up carelessly
Synonyms: waste
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361) Stagnant (adj.) – immobile, stale
Synonyms: sluggish, inert, torpid, dormant
Antonyms: active
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362) Stark (adj.) – bare, empty, vacant
Synonyms: barren
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363) Subjugate (v.) – to conquer, subdue, or enslave
Synonyms: vanquish, overpower, crush, suppress
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364) Sublime (adj.) – awe-inspiring, or high moral value
Synonyms: marvelous, noble, transcendent, magnificent
Antonyms: ridiculous
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365) Submissive (adj.) – tending to be meek and submit
Synonyms: obedient
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366) Subvert (v.) – undermine or corrupt
Synonyms: challenge, threaten, destabilize, sabotage
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367) Sully (v.) – to soil, stain, tarnish, taint
Synonyms: dirty
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368) Sumptuous (adj.) lavish and splendid
Synonyms: luxurious, extravagant, opulent, spectacular
Antonyms: meager, mundane
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369) Surfeit (n.) – an excess
Synonyms: surplus, glut, oversupply
Antonyms: deficit
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370) Superfluous (adj.) – more than necessary
Synonyms: extra, surplus, unnecessary, excessive
Antonyms: basic, essential, necessary
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371) Supersede (v.) – to replace, or take the place of
Synonyms: supplant
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372) Surly (adj.) – rude and bad-tempered
Synonyms: gruff, grumpy, irritable, boorish
Antonyms: courteous, friendly
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373) Sycophant (n.) – a self-serving flatterer, yes-man, toady
Synonyms: fawner, flunky, minion, follower
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374) Taciturn (adj.) – uncommunicative, not talkative
Synonyms: silent, reticent, reserved, aloof
Antonyms: communicative
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375) Tantamount (adj.) – equivalent in value
Synonyms: synonymous, as good as, indistinguishable
Antonyms: different
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376) Tawdry (adj.) – gaudy, cheap, showy
Synonyms: tasteless, crude, flamboyant
Antonyms: tasteful
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377) Tempered (adj.) – moderated, restrained
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378) Tenable (adj.) – defensible, reasonable
Synonyms: acceptable, plausible, rational, justifiable
Antonyms: untenable, unreasonable
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379) Tenacious (adj.) – stubborn, holding firm
Synonyms: obstinate, resolute, persistent, determined
Antonyms: irresolute
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380) Tenet (n.) – belief or doctrine
Synonyms: principle, theory, precept, ideology
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381) Tenuous (adj.) – weak, insubstantial, shaky
Synonyms: fragile, questionable, vague, unconvincing
Antonyms: strong
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382) Tepid (adj.) – lukewarm
Synonyms: indifferent, unenthusiastic, apathetic, lackadaisical
Antonyms: enthusiastic
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383) Thwart (v.) – to block or prevent from
Synonyms: frustrate, foil, impede, hinder
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Antonyms: allow, foster
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384) Timorous (adj.) – timid, shy
Synonyms: fearful, apprehensive, diffident, bashful
Antonyms: brave
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385) Tirade (n.) – long, violent speech; verbal assault
Synonyms: outburst, invective, diatribe, harangue
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386) Torpid (adj.) – lethargic, dormant, inactive
Synonyms: lazy, languorous, stagnant
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387) Torrid (adj.) – burning hot, passionate
Synonyms: stifling, sweltering, scorching, burning
Antonyms: cool
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388) Tractable (adj.) – obedient, yielding
Synonyms: dutiful, well-mannered, polite, biddable
Antonyms: disobedient
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389) Tremulous (adj.) – trembling, quivering, fearful, timid
Synonyms: unsteady, shaky, timorous
Antonyms: steady
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390) Trenchant (adj.) – acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective
Synonyms: acerbic, scathing, caustic, penetrating
Antonyms: mild
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391) Trepidation (n.) – fear and anxiety
Synonyms: unease, apprehension, foreboding, misgivings
Antonyms: equanimity
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392) Trite (adj.) – shallow, superficial, boring
Synonyms: stale, pedestrian, stock, hackneyed
Antonyms: original
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393) Truncate (v.) – cut off, shorten by cutting
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Synonyms: abbreviate, trim, prune, pare
Antonyms: lengthen
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394) Tryst (n.) – rendezvous between two lovers
Synonyms: assignation, meeting
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395) Truculent (adj.) – hostile, ill-tempered, fractious
Synonyms: quarrelsome, aggressive, obstreperous, surly
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396) Tumult (n.) – state of confusion, agitation
Synonyms: clamor, turmoil, mayhem, turbulence
Antonyms: peace, order
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397) Turbulence (n) – commotion or disorder
Synonyms: confusion, instability, uproar, havoc
Antonyms: calm
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398) Turgid (adj.) – swollen, bloated
Synonyms: pompous, stilted, pretentious, stuffy
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399) Turpitude (n.) – inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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400) Ubiquitous (adj.) – being everywhere at the same time
Synonyms: ever-present, everywhere, omnipresent
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401) Undulating (adj.) – moving in waves
Synonyms: rolling, swelling, heaving, surging
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402) Unequivocal (adj.) – absolute, certain
Synonyms: unambiguous, explicit, indisputable, definite
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403) Unobtrusive (adj.) – modest, unassuming
Synonyms: inconspicuous, unremarkable, self-effacing, discreet
Antonyms: conspicuous
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404) Upbraid (v.) – to scold sharply
Synonyms: reproach, chastise, rebuke, censure
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405) Urbane (adj.) – courteous, refined, suave
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Synonyms: sophisticated, cultured, stylish, debonair
Antonyms: unsophisticated
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406) Usurp (v.) – to seize by force
Synonyms: appropriate, take, assume, commandeer
Antonyms: surrender
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407) Utopia (n.) – a perfect place
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408) Vacillate (v.) – to waver; show indecision
Synonyms: waver, hesitate, dither, fluctuate
Antonym: decide
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409) Vacuous (adj.) – empty, void, lacking smarts
Synonyms: stupid
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410) Vanquish (v.) – to conquer or defeat
Synonyms: subjugate, crush, annihilate, overcome
Antonym: succumb
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411) Vapid (adj.) – tasteless, dull
Synonyms: insipid, lifeless, uninspiring, bland
Antonym: lively
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412) Veracity (n.) – truth
Synonyms: reality, authenticity, genuineness, sincerity
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413) Verbatim (adj.) – word for word
Synonyms: exactly, precisely, literally,
Antonyms: approximately
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414) Vernal (adj.) – related to spring
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415) Vex (v.) – to annoy, irritate, or bother
Synonyms: irk, anger, aggravate, exasperate
Antonym: pacify
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416) Viable (adj.) – workable, able to succeed or grow
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Synonyms: possible, feasible, practical, doable
Antonym: impossible
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417) Vindicate (v.) – to free or clear from blame; to redeem; support a claim
Synonyms: justify, maintain, defend, assert
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418) Vindictive (adj.) – spiteful and vengeful
Synonyms: malicious, bitter, cruel, malevolent
Antonym: merciful
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419) Vicarious (adj.) – substitute, surrogate, experienced through another
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420) Vicissitude (n.) – change or variation; ups and downs
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421) Vignette (n.) – decorative design; short literary composition
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422) Vilify (v.) – to slander, defame
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423) Virile (adj.) – manly, masculine
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424) Vitriolic (adj.) – burning, caustic, sharp, bitter
Synonyms: spiteful, venomous, malicious, vicious
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425) Vituperative (adj.) – verbally abusive
Synonyms: offensive, malicious, slanderous, scathing
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426) Vociferous (adj.) – loud, vocal, and noisy
Synonyms: blatant, clamorous, obstreperous
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427) Voracious (adj.) – having a great appetite
Synonyms: avid, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious
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428) Wallow (v.) – to indulge oneself excessively; luxuriate
Synonyms: flounderlurch, stagger, reel
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429) Wan (adj.) – sickly pale
Synonyms: pallid, ashen, ashy, drawn
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430) Wanton (adj.) – undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
Synonyms: obscene, lustful, cruel
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431) Winsome (adj.) – charming, happily engaging
Synonyms: ingratiating
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432) Wary (adj.) – careful, cautious
Synonyms: suspicious, cagey, mistrustful, guarded
Antonyms: careless
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433) Wily (adj.) – clever, deceptive
Synonyms: artful, crafty, devious, scheming
Antonym: open
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434) Wry (adj.) – amusing, ironic
Synonyms: cynical, dry
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