504 Absolutely Essential Words - Vocabulary Study Set
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A comprehensive vocabulary review of key words and definitions from Barron's 504 Absolutely Essential Words, 6th Edition.
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abandon
desert; leave without planning to come back; quit
keen
sharp; eager; intense; sensitive
jealous
afraid that the one you love might prefer someone else; wanting what someone else has
tact
ability to say the right thing
oath
a promise that something is true; a curse
corpse
a dead body, usually of a person
conceal
hide
dismal
dark and depressing
frigid
very cold
postpone
put off to a later time; delay
massive
big and heavy; large and solid; bulky
exaggerate
make something greater than it is; overstate
mediocre
neither good nor bad; average; ordinary
century
100 years
decade
ten years
pledge
promise
panic
unreasoning fear; fear spreading through a group of people so that they lose control of themselves
ambush
a trap in which soldiers or other enemies hide to make a surprise attack
crafty
skillful in deceiving others; sly; tricky
dilemma
situation requiring a choice between two evils; a difficult choice
homicide
a killing of one human being by another; murder
beneficiary
person who receives benefit
valiant
brave; courageous
vermin
small animals that are troublesome or destructive; fleas, bedbugs, lice, rats, and mice are vermin
squander
spend foolishly; waste
calamity
a great misfortune; serious trouble
pauper
a very poor person
bigamy
having two wives or two husbands at the same time
quench
put an end to; drown or put out
monarch
king or queen; ruler
culprit
offender; person guilty of a fault or crime
maim
cripple; disable; cause to lose an arm, leg, or other part of the body
vandal
person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or damages beautiful things
drought
long period of dry weather; lack of rain; lack of water; dryness
tumult
noise; uproar; violent disturbance or disorder
tyrant
cruel or unjust ruler; cruel master; absolute ruler
panacea
cure-all; remedy for everything