Barron's 3500 words

a breeder or dealer of animals

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control

feverish

feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible

trick; shift; sham blow

apt; suitably expressed; well-chosen

cruel; deadly

agitation; commotion

to drive or hunt out of hiding

to honor at a festival

command; authorization

loyalty

delicate, lace-like metalwork

hothead; troublemaker

to spot or color as if by sprinkling

to rob; plunder

lacking proper seriousness

to fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by

reject; mock;show contempt for

coarse food for cattle, horses, etc

contrast

insert improperly; palm off

dandy; man excessively preoccupied with his clothes

a raid

patience

ancestors

suitable to debate or courts of law

sad and lonely; wretched

desert; abandon; renounce

renounce; abandon

to fail completely; sink

brawl; melee

right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

brawl

painting on plaster (usually fresh)

ornamental band on a wall

prankish; gay

fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

to bear fruit

fleeting or transitory; roving

denounce thunderously; explode

disgustingly excessive

official

frenzy; great excitement

simutaneous firing or outburst

biting fly; irritating person

social blunder

to deny

to annoy; chafe

to stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

opening a chess game by sacrificing a piece

in a spirited manner; with courage

overbright in color; gaudy

clumsy; coarse and uncouth

lean and angular; barren

cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy

people of standing; class just beneath nobility

to bend the knee as in worship

pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

government ruled by old people

to change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

to evolve, as in prenatal growth

mock

to gather leavings

to overstock; fill to excess

to urge on

sheer; like cobwebs