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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

hiding place; V.

discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

corpse; dead human body

like a corpse; pale

rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

persuade by flattery

disaster; misery

deliberately planned; likely

large kettle

ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

area of thick hard skin

youthful; immature; inexperienced

heat-producing; N. calorie

malicious misrepresentation; slander

good-fellowship; CF. comrade

shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film

unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

related to dogs; doglike

any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer

sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate

shrewd in money matters; thrifty

insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

ill-humored; irritable

story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)

slow gallop; V. CF. trot

division of a long poem

determine or seek opinions

spacious

mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president

having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity

surrender; give up all resistance

whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

unpredictable; fickle

title; chapter heading; text under illustration

faultfinding; too critical

glass water bottle; decanter

shell covering the back (of a turtle

unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

causing cancer; N. carcinogen

chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order

doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

rush wildly; go at full speed

swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.

distortion; burlesque

a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals

fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body

meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore

drunken revel; V. carouse

petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture

map-maker

small waterfall

one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige

punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle

happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark

deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis

slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult

throw forcefully; shout out violently

great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)

calamity ; disaster

shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.

book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize

without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute

reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated

purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art

purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.

(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes

private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston

make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality

burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless

burn (a wound or snakebite

procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry

casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight

quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily

yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession

speed; rapidity

heavenly

life after death

life after death; later part of one's life

abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy

(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.

severely critical

blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval

mythical figure

denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)

radiating; departing from the center

machine that separates substances by whirling them

tending toward the center

Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum

thought; working of the brain

marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

not done politely without due formalities

certainty

stoppage

yielding to another; ceding

warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff

bantering; joking

annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)

goblet; consecrated cup

lizard that changes color in different situations

support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle

position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion

in utter disorder

divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism

quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)

cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold

ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch

abyss; very deep crack

framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere

discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate

punish as by beating; criticize severely

blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group

stop motion; curb or restrain

marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares

angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order

trickery; deception

scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature

swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting

lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp

courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry

hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera

art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

daily domestic task (such as cleaning

chuckle with delight; N.

laugh quietly

long established as a disease

report; record (in chronological order)

boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo

having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash

nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.

small ring; band of gold

roundabout

closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place

indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)

limit; confine; draw a line around

prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around

reservoir or water tank

fortress

quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record

having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic

having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance

understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened

climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble

loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous

secret

older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman

loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging

striker (tongue) of a bell

strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause

shrill

fear of being locked in

collarbone

disorderly fight between two or more people

split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven

N: split

disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed

platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

body of customers

relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic

climate

small exclusive group of people

monastery or convent

great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist

distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.

hot sweet dish

combine; fuse; N. coalescence

partnership; league; union of separate political parties

concluding section of a musical or literary composition

treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs

supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws

use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce

living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

tooth projecting from a wheel

convincing

think over; ponder

having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing

knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware

live together

stick together

tendency to keep together

group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)

hairstyle

make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented

the chance occurrence

utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy

work of art put together from fragments

small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel

leftover food

quarrelsome

examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)

security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters

a light meal; collating

pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

informal discussion; conversation

conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude

huge

gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

in a coma; extremely sleepy

deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease

easily burned; N. CF. combustion

attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

not good-looking; unattractive

something fit to be eaten

deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke

what someone deserves

courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes

first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript

current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time

remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

equal in extent; of the same size

feel or express pity or sympathy for

spacious and comfortable

held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune

small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement

harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together

overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel

compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse

obligatory; that must be done

resulting from compulsion

brief

making up for; repaying

listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling

assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary

self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent

self-satisfied; complacent

trying to please; obliging; willing to please others

complete; consummate; make perfect; N.

serving to complete something

conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply

readily acting in accordance with a rule

participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)

element; ingredient

bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment

send out of the country; behave; N. deportation

deportment; connection

mental calmness

combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex

broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling

include; consist of

adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger

remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

reckon; calculate

count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose

link as in a chain

hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal

vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)

full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity

having a common center

beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception

mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point

reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

brief and compact

private secret meeting

decisive; ending all debate

prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction

that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else

harmony; accord

formal agreement

agree; coincide; happen at the same time

happening at the same time; in agreement

(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior

adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

seasonings; spices

express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards

aqueduct; passageway for fluids

trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)

tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about

self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident

spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary

shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement

seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer

great fire

flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together

harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance

confuse; puzzle

freeze; coagulate

pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather

existing at birth

mass of material sticking together

corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.

correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity

in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous

pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen

surmise; guess; V.

pertaining to marriage

cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.

pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire

person competent to act as a judge of art

suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

state of being married

property inherited from a father

kinship; relationship by birth

having a common ancestor

scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

draftee; person forced into military service; V.

dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor

general agreement; opinion reached by a group

self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent

school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy

send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor

absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous

lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation

unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen

harmony; agreement

harmonious; in agreement; N.

associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)

treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)

take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.

great shock; dismay

supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component

voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)

constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions

restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison

explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue

complete; V.

infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air

strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures

pollute

scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.

writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs

adjacent to; touching upon

self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent

dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers

twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist

illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

contradict; oppose; violate (a rule

penitent; repentant; N. contrition

unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.

invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy

stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

bruise

injure without breaking the skin; N.

riddle; difficult problem

come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council

social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons

approach; tend to meet; come together

familiar with; having knowledge of

opposite; ADJ.

one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief

curving outward

vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain

violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive

plentiful

flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.

behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (��� �ܵ�� ����� ��ġ��) ��� ����; V.

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó�� ���

horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty

natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

very fat; N. corpulence

collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse

red or white cell in the blood

mutual relationship

either of the correlated things; V.

confirm; support; strengthen

destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)

eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce

wrinkled; ridged

small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.

wrinkle

pertaining to the universe; vast

group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests

approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

cancel; revoke (an order)

thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system

highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills

join; unite; OP. uncouple

messenger

binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise

agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power

secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)

terrorize; intimidate

shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer�� �޾�� ��

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry

very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior

cowardly

belief

creed

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous

system of religious or ethical belief

increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent

too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story

musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace

dejected; dispirited

top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

crack; fissure

shrink back as if in fear; cower

standards used in judging; CF. criterion

hag; ugly old woman

(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion

essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance

secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)

mysterious; hidden; secret

small chamber used for sleeping or work

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine

relating to cooking or kitchen

pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.

highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war

deserving blame; blameworthy

one guilty of a crime

artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road

heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform

growing by addition; accumulative

greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid

superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

churlish

(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined

casual; hastily done with little attention to detail

shorten; reduce

skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness

object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor