English
Here is a comprehensive list of 200 words along with their definitions, designed for effective study and review:
1. Artisan - skilled worker
2. Adulation - high praise or admiration
3. Pedant - nerd; gets his knowledge only from books
4. Philistine - uncultured person only interested in materialistic possessions
5. Paragon - model of perfection
6. Ascetic - practicing self-denial
7. Ostracize - to ban from the public
8. Sycophant - one who sucks up
9. Parsimony - stinginess, frugality
10. Impertinent - insulting
11. Conflagration - great fire
12. Maelstrom - whirlpool, turbulent or violent situation
13. Torpor - sluggishness
14. Carnage - destruction of life
15. Unwanted - unaccustomed, unexpected or unusual
16. Indolent - lazy
17. Iridescent - displaying rainbow-like colors
18. Veracious - truthful
19. Substantiate - to confirm
20. Incredulity - disbelief
21. Innocuous - harmless
22. Tonic - strong, something that lifts spirit
23. Detrimental - harmful
24. Disinclination - unwillingness
25. Reprimand - scold
26. Calumny - ruining someone's reputation
27. Dearth - not enough
28. Plethora - excess
29. Insurgence - rebellion
30. Oligarchy - government by few
31. Nonentity - no importance
32. Clemency - leniency; mercy
33. Induce - to bring about
34. Gusto - enthusiasm
35. Breadth - width
36. Discomfiture - feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness
37. Perspicacity - insight
38. Forbearance - patience
39. Fatuous - foolish
40. Salubrious - healthful
41. Litigation - lawsuit
42. Clandestine - secret
43. Conventional - typical
44. Specious - seemingly reasonable but incorrect
45. Indigent - poor
46. Affluent - wealthy
47. Persevere - to be stubborn
48. Retaliate - to get revenge
49. Effervescent - excited
50. Auspicious - favoring success
51. Illusive - deceiving
52. Deprecate - to protest against
53. Exacerbate - to worsen
54. Obscure - dark and unclear
55. Incoherent - illogical
56. Capricious - hard to please
57. Pivotal - vital, important
58. Debacle - downfall
59. Deluge - a flood
60. Deferential - courteous
61. Munificent - generous
62. Exorbitant - excessive
63. Imperious - bossy
64. Convivial - festive, jovial
65. Callous - hardened, unfeeling
66. Inordinate - unrestrained
67. Stringent - binding
68. Furtive - sneaky
69. Meticulous - excessively careful
70. Vigilant - watchful
71. Monolithic - uniform, following the same customs
72. Copious - plentiful
73. Acrimonious - caustic; stinging
74. Didactic - teaching
75. Sporadic - occurring irregularly
76. Jaded - tiring, fatigued
77. Avid - greedy
78. Raucous - harsh and shrill
79. Swarthy - dark, dusky
80. Cordial - gracious
81. Arboretum - place where different tree varieties are exhibited
82. Discursive - digressing
83. Exonerate - to clear from blame
84. Timorous - fearful
85. Rancorous - hateful, bitter
86. Abet - to aid and encourage
87. Ebb - recede, lessen
88. Pugnacious - like to fight
89. Vainglorious - excessively conceited
90. Pernicious - causing harm or ruin
91. Repudiate - to reject with disapproval or condemnation
92. Delineate - to portray, to depict, to show
93. Enmity - a feeling of hatred, ill will
94. Vehement - strongly emotional; intense or passionate
95. Comprehensive - thorough, all-inclusive
96. Objective - unbiased, without feelings
97. Qualify - to limit
98. Erudite - characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
99. Abbreviate - shorten, abridge
100. Abstinence - act of refraining from
101. Adversity - misfortune
102. Aesthetic - having to do with beauty
103. Amicable - friendly
104. Anachronistic - not in the correct historical time period
105. Anecdote - short, often funny account of an event
106. Anonymous - nameless
107. Antagonist - opponent
108. Arid - extremely dry
109. Assiduous - hard-working
110. Asylum - sanctuary, safe place
111. Benevolent - friendly, helpful
112. Camaraderie - trust among friends
113. Censure - to criticize harshly
114. Circuitous - indirect, roundabout
115. Clairvoyant - able to see the future
116. Collaborate - to work together
117. Compassion - sympathy
118. Compromise - to settle differences
119. Condescending - patronizing, demeaning others
120. Conditional - provisional, contingent, depending on a condition
121. Conformist - one who follows customs
122. Congregation - group of people
123. Convergence - joining of parts
124. Deleterious - harmful
125. Demagogue - leader who appeals to the emotions of his people
126. Digression - straying from the main point
127. Diligent - hard-working; assiduous
128. Discredit - dishonor, disgrace
129. Disdain - to regard with scorn
130. Divergent - variant, moving apart
131. Empathy - sharing of feelings
132. Emulate - to follow an example
133. Enervating - tiring, weakening
134. Enhance - improve, augment
135. Ephemeral - momentary, fleeting
136. Evanescent - short-lived
137. Exasperation - irritation, frustration
138. Exemplary - outstanding
139. Extenuating - guilt diminishing
140. Florid - flushed, ornate
141. Fortuitous - lucky
142. Frugal - thrifty, economically conservative
143. Hackneyed - overused, cliché
144. Haughty - arrogant, condescending
145. Hedonist - pleasure seeker
146. Hypothesis - theory requiring proof
147. Impetuous - rash, impulsive
148. Impute - to attribute to someone
149. Incompatible - unable to work together
150. Inconsequential - trivial
151. Inevitable - unavoidable, certain
152. Integrity - honesty, decency
153. Intrepid - fearless, adventurous
154. Intuitive - instinctive, untaught
155. Jubilation - joy, exultation
156. Lobbyist - persuader of legislators
157. Longevity - long life
158. Mundane - ordinary, common
159. Nonchalant - calm, casual
160. Novice - beginner
161. Opulent - wealthy
162. Orator - speaker
163. Ostentatious - displaying wealth
164. Parched - dehydrated
165. Perfidious - disloyal, untrustworthy
166. Precocious - talented beyond one's age
167. Pretentious - pompous, self-important
168. Procrastinate - to delay unnecessarily
169. Prosaic - run-of-the-mill
170. Prosperity - wealth, success
171. Provocative - inflammatory, calling forth a reaction
172. Prudent - wise, careful
173. Querulous - irritable
174. Reclusive - withdrawn, preferring to live in isolation
175. Reconciliation - agreement after a quarrel
176. Renovation - state of being renewed
177. Resilient - quick to recover
178. Restrained - controlled, restricted
179. Reverence - profound respect
180. Sagacity - wisdom
181. Scrutinize - to observe carefully
182. Spontaneity - impulsive action
183. Spurious - phony, false
184. Submissive - compliant
185. Substantiate - to verify, confirm
186. Superficial - lacking in depth, shallow
187. Superfluous - more than enough, surplus
188. Suppress - to end an activity
189. Surreptitious - secret, stealthy
190. Tactful - diplomatic, polite
191. Tenacious - persistent, resolute
192. Transient - temporary, fleeting
193. Venerable - respectable due to age
194. Vindicate - to clear from blame, exonerate
195. Wary - watchful, alert
196. Incessant - unending, continuous
197. Gregarious - sociable, enjoying the company of others
198. Ineffable - too great or extreme to be expressed in words
199. Juxtapose - to place side by side for comparison
200. Lethargic - sluggish, lacking energy
This collection serves as a valuable resource for enhancing vocabulary and comprehension.