UBIQUITOUS 400

Abash: humiliate, embarrass Amalgamation: mixture

Abdicate: relinquish power or position Ambiguous: unclear
Aberrant: abnormal Ambivalence: conflicting emotions
Abet: aid, encourage (typically of crime) Amenable: agreeable
Abeyance: postponement Amorphous: shapeless
Aboriginal: indigenous Anachronistic: out of historical order
Abridge: shorten Analogous: similar
Abstemious: moderate Anarchy: absence of government
Acclimate: accustom oneself to a climate Anathema: curse
Accost: to approach and speak to someone Animus: hate
Acquiesce: agree passively Anomalous: abnormal
Acumen: insight Antipathy: repulsion, hatred
Adamant: insistent Antipodal: exactly opposite
Admonish: warn gently Antiquated: outdated, obsolete
Adulterate: contaminate, corrupt Apathy: indifference
Adversity: hardship Appease: pacify
Aegis: that which protects Approbation: approval
Aesthetic: pleasing to the senses, beautiful Artless: naive, simple
Affable: friendly Ascetic: self-denying
Affinity: fondness Assiduous: hard-working
Aggregate: total, collect Assimilate: absorb
Aghast: horrified Audacity: boldness
Alacrity: swiftness Auspicious: favorable
Alienate: estrange, antagonize Austere: harsh, Spartan
Alleviate: lessen, assuage Autonomous: self-governing
Altruism: benevolence, generosity Avarice: greed
Axiom: self-evident truth

Banal: trite Boisterous: noisy

Belie: misrepresent Boor: vulgar person
Belittle: disparage Bourgeois: middle class
Bellicose: warlike Bucolic: rustic
Benefactor: patron Buttress: support

Cachet: prestige Collusion: conspiracy

Cacophony: dissonance, harsh noise Commensurate: proportionate
Callow: inexperienced Commiserate: empathize
Canon: rule Compensatory: redeeming
Capacious: spacious Compliant: submissive
Capitulate: surrender Conciliatory: reconciling
Castigate: criticize Condone: overlook wrong doing
Cathartic: purgative, purifying Conducive: helping
Catholic: universal, worldly Connoisseur: an expert, gourmet
Caustic: scathing (of speech) Consensus: general agreement
Censure: condemn Contentious: argumentative
Chagrin: embarrassment Conundrum: puzzle, enigma
 UBIQUITOUS 400

Charlatan: quack Convoluted: twisted, complicated

Chary: cautious Covenant: agreement, pact
Coagulate: thicken Covert: secret
Coda: concluding passage Credence: belief
Cogent: well-put, convincing Credulous: believing
Cynical: scornful of the motives of others

dauntless courageous didactic instructional

dearth scarcity diffident shy
defamation (noun) slander digress ramble
deference courteously yielding to another disabuse correct a misconception
deleterious harmful discerning observant
delineate draw a line around, describe discord lack of harmony
demur take exception discrete separate
denigrate defame discretion prudence
deprecate belittle disingenuous deceptive
desiccate dehydrate disparate various
despot tyrant disseminate distribute
destitute poor dissent disagree
desultory without direction in life dissolution disintegration
deterrent hindrance dissonance discord
devoid empty distend swell
devout pious divest strip, deprive
diatribe long denunciation divulge disclose
dichotomy a division into two parts dogmatic certain, unchanging in opinion
dormant asleep

eclectic from many sources enumerate count

efficacy effectiveness esoteric known by only a few
effigy likeness, mannequin esthetic artistic
effloresce to bloom euphemism genteel expression
effrontery insolence euphoria elation
elicit provoke evanescent fleeting, very brief
eloquent well-spoken exacerbate worsen
emancipate liberate exasperate irritate
embellish exaggerate exhibitionist one who draws attention to
endemic peculiar to a particular region himself
enervate weaken exonerate free from blame
engender generate expedite hasten
ennui boredom extemporize improvise
extol praise highly
 UBIQUITOUS 400

facetious joking, sarcastic flout to show disregard for the law or rules
facilitate make easier foment instigate
fallacy false belief forsake abandon
fathom understand fortuitous lucky
fervor intensity foster encourage
fickle always changing one’s mind frugal thrifty
filibuster long speech fulminate denounce, menace
fledgling just beginning, struggling furtive stealthy

gainsay contradict halcyon serene

germane relevant
glib insincere manner
gratuitous unwarranted, uncalled for
gregarious sociable
iconoclast one who rails against sacred ineffable inexpressible
institutions
idiosyncrasy peculiarity
imminent about to happen
impecunious indigent
imperative vital, pressing
imperturbable calm
impervious impenetrable
impetuous impulsive
implicit implied
impolitic unwise
impulsive to act suddenly
impunity exemption from harm
inadvertent unintentional
incendiary inflammatory
incipient beginning
incontrovertible indisputable
incorrigible unreformable
indifferent unconcerned
indigent poor
indolent lazy
indomitable invincible
hamper obstruct
harangue tirade
harry harass
hedonism excessive pursuit of pleasure in life
hegemony authority, domination
histrionic overly dramatic
homogeneous uniform
hyperbole exaggeration
hypocritical deceiving, two-faced
inert inactive
inherent innate, inborn
inhibit restrain
inimical adverse, hostile
insatiable gluttonous
insidious treacherous
insipid flat, dull
insufferable unbearable
insular narrow-minded
intangible not perceptible by touch
internecine mutually destructive
intractable unmanageable
intrepid fearless
inundate flood
inure accustom, habituate, harden
invective verbal insult
inveigle lure
irascible irritable
irresolute hesitant, uncertain
itinerary route
judicious prudent
 UBIQUITOUS 400

laconic brief, terse Machiavellian politically crafty, cunning

lassitude lethargy magnanimous generous, kindhearted
laudatory commendable magnate a powerful, successful person
levity frivolity malevolence bad intent, malice
lucid clearly understood malinger shirk
lurid ghastly malleable moldable, tractable
misanthrope hater of mankind
miscreant evildoer
mitigate lessen the severity
mundane ordinary

nadir lowest point obfuscate bewilder, muddle

narcissism self-love obtuse stupid
nascent incipient obviate make unnecessary
neologism newly coined expression odious despicable
nonplus confound officious forward, obtrusive
noxious toxic omnipotent all-powerful
onerous burdensome
opprobrium disgrace
oscillate waver

paean a song of praise precarious dangerous, risky

paradigm a model precipitate cause
paragon standard of excellence precursor forerunner
parody imitation, ridicule preponderance predominance
parsimonious stingy presumptuous assuming
paucity scarcity pretentious affected, inflated
pedagogical pertaining to teaching pretext excuse
pedantic bookish prevaricate lie
penchant inclination probity integrity
penury poverty problematic uncertain
pernicious destructive prodigal wasteful
perpetuity eternity prodigious marvelous, enormous
perspicacious keen prodigy a person with extraordinary ability or
pervade permeate talent
philanthropic charitable profligate licentious, prodigal
phlegmatic sluggish profound deep, knowledgeable
piety devoutness profusion overabundance
pious devout, holy prolific fruitful, productive
piquant tart-tasting, spicy propensity inclination
pithy concise proportionate commensurate
platitude trite remark propriety decorum
platonic nonsexual prosaic uninspired, flat
plethora overabundance proscribe prohibit
polemic a controversy protuberance bulge
 UBIQUITOUS 400

posthumous after death pundit politically astute person

pragmatic practical pungent sharp smell or taste

qualms misgivings raconteur story teller

quash put down, suppress recalcitrant stubborn
querulous complaining recant retract
quixotic impractical, romantic redoubtable formidable, steadfast
refractory obstinate
relegate assign to an inferior position
renege break a promise
renounce disown
reprehensible blameworthy
reproach blame
reprobate miscreant
repudiate disavow
requisite necessary
rescind revoke
resolute determined
reticent reserved
retribution reprisal
reverent respectful
rhapsody ecstasy
rhetoric elocution, grandiloquence

sanctimonious self-righteous tacit understood without being spoken

sanction approval temerity boldness
sanguinary gory, murderous tenuous thin, insubstantial
satiate satisfy fully terse concise
satire ridicule torpid lethargic, inactive
schism rift tractable docile, manageable
secular worldly, nonreligious transient fleeting, temporary
sedulous diligent trenchant incisive, penetrating
severance division truculent fierce, savage
skeptical doubtful
solicitous considerate, concerned
solvent financially sound
sophistry specious reasoning
specious false but plausible
spurious false, counterfeit
squander waste
stolid impassive
stupefy deaden, dumfound
stymie hinder, thwart
sullen sulky, sour
supercilious arrogant
superfluous overabundant
 UBIQUITOUS 400

surfeit overabundance
synthesis combination

ubiquitous omnipresent, pervasive vacillate waver

ulterior hidden, covert venerable revered
untenable cannot be achieved veracity truthfulness
untoward perverse verbose wordy
urbane refined, worldly vernacular common speech
vex annoy
viable capable of surviving
vilify defame
virulent deadly, poisonous
vitriolic scathing
vituperative abusive
vivacious lively
volatile unstable
voluminous bulky, extensive
voracious hungry

xenophobia fear of foreigners

zealot fanatic