Word List 09

Group 1

Bane
troublesome influence

Condone
tacitly support; overlook

Eclectic
taking things from different sources

Genre
a category; type

Irascible
easily angered

Mundane
ordinary; worldly

Perpetuated
caused to continue

Rancor
resentment; animosity; bad feeling

Strut
swagger; show off

Voluble
talkative

Group 2

Bard
poet

Condoning
overlooking; disregarding; ignoring

Edifice
building; structure; construction

Germane
relevant

Ire
anger [irate (a) = very angry]

Munificent
generous; charitable

Perpetuity
eternity

Rant
use bombastic language

Stupefying
astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence

Voluminous
very large; spacious

Group 3

Bastion
fortress; stronghold

Conflagration
big fire

Efface
wipe out; remove all trace of

Germinal
just growing; not developed; immature

Irksome
annoying; infuriating

Mutinous
very rebellious

Personable
attractive

Ratify
approve; consent

Subpoena
summons to court

Voracious
ravenous

Group 4

Befuddle
confuse

Confound
confuse

Effigy
a model of a person

Gibbering
making meaningless noises

Ironic
satiric; unexpected

Myriad
in large numbers

Perspicacious
insightful; sharp; wise

Raucous
rough and unpleasant (of sounds)

Substantiate
give supporting evidence

Waive
surrender; give up

Group 5

Begrudge
resent

Congeal
to solidify

Effusive
gushing; demonstrative

Glacial
hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

Irrational
unreasonable; absurd

Navigable
suitable for sailing

Perspicacity
insight

Raze
destroy; demolish; tear down

Subterfuge
a trick

Wane
grow less

Group 6

Beguile
mislead; lure

Congenital
present from birth

Egalitarianism
belief in equality

Goad
prod; urge

Irreproachable
cannot be criticized; perfect

Nebulous
vague

Pertinent
relevant

Rebuttal
denial

Subtle
not obvious

Wary
hesitant; cautious

Group 7

Belabor
explain in unnecessary detail

Connoisseur
person with refined taste and good judgment

Egregious
outstandingly, obviously bad

Grate (v)
1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred

Irrevocable
cannot be cancelled; unchangeable

Nefarious
wicked; immoral; disreputable

Peruse
read carefully

Recant
disclaim; retract statement

Subversive
rebellious; revolutionary

Wax
to increase; to grow

Group 8

Beleaguer
besiege; attack

Consecrate
dedicate

Egress
exit

Gratis
free of charge; without payment

Itinerant
nomadic; wandering from place to place

Negate
cancel; deny

Pervasive
spreading everywhere

Recapitulate
summarize

Succinct
concise

Waylay
accost; stop; approach; hinder

Group 9

Belie
contradict

Consensus
general agreement

Eloquent
fluent and persuasive in speech

Gratuitous
unwarranted

Jaded
tired; bored; worn out

Negligence
carelessness

Petrify
1. terrify; 2. turn to stone

Receptacle
container; vessel; holder

Suffragist
someone who campaigns for voting rights

Weighty
serious

Group 10

Belittle
to demean

Conspicuous
easily seen; prominent

Elucidate
make clear

Gravity
seriousness

Jargon
specialized language used by experts

Neologism
newly coined word

Petulant
sulky; peevish

Recluse
someone who cuts himself off from life

Supercilious
proud and haughty

Whelp
young dog