Top 100 Words

abyss= hole so deep as to appear bottomless
acquiesce= agree, accept without protest
affable= polite and friendly, easy to talk to
affliction= distress, suffering
affluent= wealthy, abundant
agitate= move, shake, stir up
ambiguous= having more then one meaning
annex= take possession of
aqueous= of or like water
arduous= demanding great effort, strenuous
aroma= quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical
atone= make repayment
avarice= greed
bellicose= inclined to fighting
calisthenics= exercises to develop strong bodies
captor= person who takes smb captive
concoct= invent, prepare by mixing together
dangle= hand or swing loosely
deprive= take away from, prevent from using
diligent= hard-working
disrobe= undress
docile= easily trained or controlled
doleful= dismal, mourful
drought= a long period of dry weather
dubious= feeling doubt
dumbfound= astonish
efface= rub or wipe out, obliterate
elucidate= to make understandable
enchant= charm, delight
endeavor= to make an effort, to try very hard
endorse= approve, support a claim or statement
enthral= take the whole attention, enslave
exploit= to use for selfish advantage or profit
extensive= far-reaching
extol= to praise highly
flimsy= lacking solidarity, strength
fraud= a fault, a deception
gaudy= too bright and showy
ghastly= death-like, pale and ill
grumble= to complain
harass= worry, trouble
heretic= very busy; active
impediment= smth that hinders (esp in speech)
indigenous= native
insatiate= never satisfied
intrepid= fearless
irate= angry
jeopardy= danger
leash= control
loafer= an idle, lazy person
lucrative= profitable
lustrous= bright; shining
malign= to slander
meddle= to interfere, to intrude
mend= to repair
mirth= being merry and happy
nausea= feeling of sickness
neglect= pay no attention to
nocturnal= of or in the night
obese= very fat
obsolete= no longer useful, outdated
perch= take up a high position
pervade= spread through every part of
petulant= unreasonably impatient or irritable
pillage= plunder (esp in war)
presumptuous= too bold or self-confident
quashed= annuled
quenching= satisfy, put an end to, put out
refurbished= make clean, as if like new
rejoicing= happiness, joy
reticent= in the habit of saying little
reverberate= be sent back, again and again
rigor= sternness, strictness, severe conditions
rotundity= state of being round
salvage= the saving of property from loss
scattered= not situated together
shatter= to break into many pieces
shunned= avoided, kept away from
sketchy= shortly, roughly, quickly
sporadic= happening from time to time
stifled= suppressed, kept back
strive= to make great efforts, to struggle
subsequent= following
succumb= yield, die
taciturn= unspoken, silent
tantalize= raise hopes that cannot be realized
tentative= uncertain, probable
torpid= dull and slow
treacherous= not to be trusted, perfidious
tremor= thrill
tyro= a beginner
uproar= noise and excitement
vanity= a foolish pride
vehemence= forcefulness; intensity; conviction
vigilance= watchfulness
vindicate= prove the truth
voluptuous= arousing sensual pleasures
wan= looking ill, not bright
wile= a trick
wrinkle= make small lines (eg forehead)