374. HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

HIGH  FREQUENCY  WORDS

1. Pile
2. Perplex
3. Succinct
4. Comply
5. Stasis
6. Nonplus
7. Cloys
8. Nevertheless
9. Couple
10. Ostracize
11. Estoc
12. Impaling
13. Lull
14. Adulterate
15. Serene
16. Tranquility
17. Dubious
18. Obscure
19. Vile
20. Subside
21. Cliché
22. Recognize
23. Argot
24. Serelipity
25. Assembly: person
26. Placate: sager
27. Protrobrame
28. Orson
29. Amble
30. Geoff
31. Panacea
32. Abuse
33. Marshy
34. Puck
35. Fathom
36. Understand
37. Dearth
38. Imaustile
39. Abuse
40. Ornament: decoration
41. Embolden: encourage
42. Imperious: author
43. Debase
44. Obloquy: disgrace
45. Persiflage
46. Genial: friendly
47. Mendicant: beggar
48. Adduce
49. Enervative
50. Embryonic
51. Austin
52. Panacea
53. Argot
54. Obscure
55. Geoff
56. Giles
57. Cliché
58. Abridge: length
59. Benignity
60. Encomium
61. Labyrinth
62. Hue: biggie
63. Expression: toneless
64. Benefaction
65. Elongate
66. Cascade
67. Desiccate: moisture
68. Lab: scientist
69. Marshy
70. Stasis
71. Cane: walk
72. Abstruse: comprehend
73. Protuberance
74. Occult
75. Protract
76. Blast: utterances
77. Clandestine
78. Explicative
79. Cliché
80. Extol
81. Exile
82. Volatize
83. Concur
84. Stasis
85. Comply


1. Tacit
2. Haughty
3. Alleviate
4. Comport
5. Decorum
6. Ambiguous
7. Obscure
8. Argot
9. Nonplus
10. Per Plane
11. Cacophonous
12. Pristine
13. Cogent
14. Plethora
15. Panacea
16. Dwell
17. Desultory
18. Elongate
19. Lumber
20. Perplex
21. Omni Pendant
22. Congregate
23. Endeavor
24. Encompass
25. Acerbity
26. Marshy
27. Scandalize
28. Chive
29. Rile
30. Alluring
31. Tank: Moisture
32. Amble
33. Exalted
34. Lax: Loose
35. Transportarian:Mobile
36. Foment
37. Exacerbate
PREVIOUS WORDS

38. Fanatic: Enthusiastic
39. Serene
40. Jest
41. Sluggard
42. Chef: Kitchen
43. Lethargic
44. Famous: Notorious
45. Emanate
46. Nonchalance
47. Medley
48. Comply
49. Spurious
50. Castigate
51. Intimidate
52. Repetition
53. Embr

145 WORDS
Acoustics – study of sound
Agoraphobia – fear of public places
Ambush - surprise attack
Amnesia - loss of memory
Anarchy - apposite of order, lawlessness
Anathema - Curse
Anticlimax – falling from tense into absurd situation
Apostate - one who abandons religious faith
Apparent - Obvious, Ostensible
Archipelago – group of closely located islands
Architect - one who designs blueprint
Astigmatism – eye defect
Atavism - resemblance to remote ancestors rather than parents
Auger - drill
Autocracy - Dictatorship, Tyranny, Despotism, Omnipotent
Awe - Fear, Fright, Respect (Irreverence - lack of respect)

Bard - poet, singer
Barterer - person who exchanges one thing for another
Bashful – shy
Bereavement - loss of a loved one by death
Betroth - become engaged to marry
Bibliophile - person who loves & collects books
Bilious - suffering from indigestion
Bon vivant – hedonist
Bridle - device used for leading horse
Burgeon - blossom, expand, bloom
Bureaucrat - government official

Calligraphy - beautiful writing by hand
Camaraderie - good fellowship
Carnivorous - meat eating
Cartographer - map maker
Cartography - the drawing of maps & charts
Chivalrous - being polite & helpful to women
Claustrophobia - fear of being blocked in
Conceal – Hide Cygnet - a young swan
Connoisseur - expert, a person with good judgments (e.g. in arts, food)
Conservatory - school of fine arts
Coronation - crowning ceremony

Kaleidoscope – tube in which patterns made of colored pieces of glass,
Produce symmetrical effects
Kennel - is the dog shelter
Kleptomaniac – one who has a compulsive desire to steal

Lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary
Machiavellian - having skill in using evil means to gain one's aims
Malingerer - one who avoids work
Mason - one who builds the wall
Mawkish - overly sentimental
Misanthrope - person who hates mankind
Misogynist - one who hates females
Mnemonics - study of artificial memory
Narcissist - on who is in love with oneself, one who admire oneself
Nemesis - goddess of punishment & revenge
Nihilist - revolutionary terrorist
Neophyte - person who has been converted to a belief
Nonentity - person of no importance or nonexistence
Numismatist - person who collect coins
Nymphet - a young girl between 10 - 14 years of age
Obscurity - oblivion, state at which one is not aware of what is occurring
Obstetrician - doctor of pregnant woman
Opiate - medicine to induce sleep
Occident - western countries
Orator - public speaker
Ordination - ceremony making someone minister
Orient - eastern countries
Osteopathy – treatment of diseases by moving & pressing muscles & bones
Ochlocracy - government by the masses
Oligarchy - government by the small strong group

Panjandrum – a powerful person of very high rank
Paranoia - mental disorder (Sanity)
Pathological - pertaining to diseases
Pedant – dull teacher, scholar who emphasizes book learning or technicalities
Pediatrician - expert in children disease
Pessimism – belief that life is basically bad or evil
Petrology - scientific study of rocks
Philanderer – one who has sexual relations with many women
Philanthropist – lover of mankind
Philology - study of language
Phoenix - symbol of immortality & death
Plagiarism – theft of another ideas or writings
Platonic – spirit between a man & a woman with no sexual motives
Plutocracy – society ruled by the worthy
Podiatrist - foot doctor

Pomology - study of growing fruits
Quagmire - soft wet boggy land
Recidivist - criminal which repeats his crime, repaet criminal offender
Roof - is the highest point of the house
Sack - Dismiss from employment
Seminal - Productive, of semen, Fertile
Seminary - a school for religious training
Sodden - Highly soaked, highly wet
Sonnet - a kind of poem
Stag - is a male deer
Strut - is to walk proudly
Sybaritic - Pleasure-seeking
Tawdry - Cheap
Throne - Chair of God
Tyro – Beginner
Vise - An object used by the carpenter to hold something

300 IMPORTANT WORDS
Abstemious Being satisfied with little
Abrogate Abolish, Cancel
Acquittal act of declaring innocent
Adept Expert at, Skilled
Affliction Suffering, Pain
Aggravate Exacerbate, Worsen
Amend Change, Alter, Improve
Anachronism something that is obsolete
Anomalous Abnormal
Antagonism Hostility
Antipathy Aversion, Enmity, Hostility
Apathy Disinterest, Indifference
Aplomb Self-assurance, Confidence
Apprehension Fear
Apprise Inform
Arbitrary Dogmatic, reckless, Opinionated
Ascetic Austere, Self-denying, Strict, Rigid
Asylum Shelter, Refuge
Atheistic Agnostic
Attenuate Weaken, Enervate


Ballast To stabilize
Banal Commonplace
Bane Curse
Baneful Harmful
Belie Contradiction
Bet Gamble, Take a risk
Bizarre Strange, odd, unusual
Boon Blessing, Benefit
Burgeon Grow forth, Blossom, expand
Burnish Polish, Make shiny by rubbing

SYNONYMS
1). DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND SYNONYMS (B)
Abstruse Arcane Enigmatic Esoteric Inscrutable
Obscure Opaque Rarefied Recondite Turbid

2). DEBAUCHED/DEBAUCHERY
Bacchanalian Depraved Dissipated Iniquity
Libertine Libidinous Licentious Reprobate
Ribald Salacious Sordid Turpitude

3). CRITICIZE/CRITICISM
Aspersion Belittle Berate Calumny Castigate
Decry Defamation Deride/ derisive Diatribe Disparage
Excoriate Gainsay Harangue Impugn Inveigh
Lambaste Obloquy Objurgate Opprobrium Pillory
Rebuke Remonstrate Reprehend Reprove Revile Vituperate

4). PRAISE
Accolade Aggrandize Encomium Eulogize
Extol Laud/ laudatory Venerate/ veneration

5). FALSHOOD
Apocryphal Dissemble Duplicity Equivocate Equivocation
Erroneous Ersatz Fallacious Guile Mendacious/ mendacity
Prevaricate Prevarication Specious Spurious

6). BITING (AS IN WIT OR TEMPERMANT)
Acerbic Acidulous Acrimonious Asperity
Caustic Mordant Mordacious Trenchant

7). RENDER USELESS/ WEAKEN
Enervate Obviate Stultify Undermine Vitiate

8). HARMFUL
Baleful Baneful Deleterious Inimical

Injurious Insidious Minatory Perfidious Pernicious

9). TIMID/ TIMIDITY
Craven Diffident Pusillanimous Recreant Timorous Trepidation

10). STUBBORN
Forward Implacable Inexorable Intractable
Intransigent Obdurate Obstinate Pertinacious

Recalcitrant

Cacophony Loud unpleasant sound of mixture
Callow Inexperienced
Calumny Defame, malign, vilify, Libel
Candid Honest, Frank
Canvass Determine votes, examination, and canvas
Capricious Unpredictable, Fickle, Changeable
Castigation Severe punishment
Chagrin Disappointment
Charlatan Quack, Fraud
Charm Magic, Amulet, Talisman
Chicanery Trickery, Deception
Clairvoyant Perception, Prophet
Coda Concluding section of a musical or literary composition
Cognizant Awareness, Consciousness
Commensurate Equal in extent
Compendium Brief, comprehensive summary
Complaisant Trying to please
Compliant yielding
Comprehend Understand
Comprehension Understanding
Condone Pardon, Forgive
Contention Claim, Thesis
Contentious Quarrelsome
Controversy Disagreement
Conundrum Difficult problem
Converge Come together
Cram Gorge (related to food), Compress, Fatten, and Stuff
Cursory Superficial, Brief


Debt Obligation, Condition of owing money
Decorum Orderliness, Propriety
Default Failure to act
Deference Courteous regard for another's wish
Deify Glorify, Turn into a god, Idolize
Delineate Portray, Depict, Sketch
Denigrate lacking
Deride Ridicule
Desultory Aimless
Deterrent Something that discourages
Diffidence Shyness
Diffuse wordy, rambling, spread out
Discerning Mentally quick & observant
Discrepancy Lack of consistency
Disingenuous Sophisticated, not naïve
Disparage Belittle, Lower in price, depreciate

Dissemble- disguise, hide, falsify
Disseminate- Distribute
Distend- Expand
Divest- Deny, Deprive from having, unclothe
Dogmatic- Stubborn, Rigid, Authoritative


Ebullient- Showing Enthusiasm
Eccentricity- Oddity, Idiosyncrasy
Eclectic- Selective
Efficacy- Power to produce desired effect
Effrontery- Shameless Boldness
Elegance- Refinement
Elegy- Poem or song expressing lamentation
Elicit- Drawn out by discussion
Embellish- Make Beautiful
Empirical- Based on observation & Experiment
Emulate- Imitate, Rival, Copy
Engender- Cause, Produce
Enigmatic- Puzzling, Ambiguous, Mysterious, Esoteric
Ephemeral- Short Lived, Evanescent
Erratic- Unstable, Irregular
Erudite- Learned, Scholar
Esoteric - Abstruse
Eternal- Everlasting, without end
Eternity - Infinity, Timelessness
Exacerbate - Aggravate, to make worse (pain, disease etc.)
Excerpt - Selected Passage
Exculpate - Clear from blame
Exigency - Urgent situation
Exonerate - Declare innocent, Clear, Free, Release
Extrapolation - Act of guessing, Projection, Conjecture
Extravagant - Lavish, Profligate (Parsimonious)

Facetious - Joking, humorous
Facilitate - Make less difficult
Fecund - Productive
Feign - Fake, pretend, imitate
Felicitous - Suitably expressed, well chosen,
Fickle - Changeable
Flag - Droop, Hanging down
Fledgling - Inexperienced
Flout - Reject, Mock
Foster - to encourage
Franchise - Privilege, Suffrage, and Right to vote
Futile - Useless, Hopeless


Gainsay - Deny
Goad - Urge on
Gouge - Overcharge, Fraud
Grandeur - Importance, Magnificence, No

1. Embryonic
   2. Recumbent
   3. Profulgate
   4. Obloquy
   5. Invade
   6. Ace Gory
   7. Abet
   8. Benefit
   9. Isthmus : Land
   10. Stasis
   11. Lugubrious
   12. Couple
   13. Marshy
   14. Consolidate
   15. Cliché
   16. Hue
   17. Dive
   18. Plausible
   19. Agile: Movement
   20. Abhor
   21. Amendment
   22. Immunity
   23. Obvious
   24. Rent : Apartment
   25. Conventional
   26. Callow
   27. Lax
   28. Lost : Whereabouts
   29. Hotel : Rent
   30. Ostracize
   31. Intimidate : Trepidation
   32. Sue
   33. Palpable
   34. Abridge
   35. Lab : Scientist
   36. Lethargic
   37. Callous
   38. Pulverize
   39. Per Fury
   40. Tenable
   41. Conquer
   42. Callous
   43. Laconic
   44. Mitigate
   45. Pragmatic
   46. Layover
   47. Journey
   100. Adulterate
   101. Guile
   103. Disguise
   104. Reconcile
   105. Adamant
   106. Impetuous
   107. Camouflage
   108. Iconoclastic
   109. Taupe
   110. Better
   111. School: Educate
   112. Foments
   113. Panacea
   114. Enervate
   115. Debase
   116. Spent
   117. Obloquy
   118. Persiflage
   119. Nonplus
   120. Pristine
   121. Chick nary
   122. Ebullient
   123. Admonish
   124. Emanate
   125. School: Educate
   126. Isthmus: Land
   127. Egregious
   128. Rife
   129. Baneful
   130. Amble
   131. Revulsion
   132. Feasting
   133. Imp are
   134. Modicum
   135. Chef: Kitchen
   136. Admonish

Grandeur - Importance, Magnificence, Nobility
Grateful - Thankful, Obliged, Pleasing
Gregarious - Sociable


Impair - Injure, Hurt
Impasse - Halt, Deadlock, Standstill
Impassive - Without Feeling
Impeccable - Faultless
Imperturbable - Calm, Unemotional, Sluggish
Impetus - Impulse, force, momentum
Implacable - Incapable of being pacified
Implicit - Understood but not stated
Implode - Burst inward, Collapse inward
Impromptu - Not rehearsed, in an offhand manner
Inadvertently - Unintentionally
Inchoate - Recently begun, Incomplete, unorganized
Incorporate - Combine, unite
Indigence - Poverty, Destitution, Penury
Innocuous - Harmless
Insane - Crazy, Deranged, Mad
Insinuate - Hint
Insularity - Isolation, Narrow-mindedness
Intangible - Vague
Intellectual - Educated person
Intransigence - Stubbornness
Inundate - Overwhelm, flood, and submerge
Inured - Hardened
Invective - Abuse
Irascible - Irritable
Irony - Sarcasm, Pungency, Paradox
Irresolute - weak, uncertain to act
Itinerary - Plan of a trip


Judicious - Wise
Juvenile - A young person that is neither a child nor is grown up
Laconic - Short, Concise, to the point
Larceny - Robbery
Lassitude - Languor, Weariness
Levee - Earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
Levity - Lack of seriousness
Limpid - Clear (Turbid)
Loath - Unwilling (Eager)
Log - Record of day to day activities
Loquacious - Talkative (Taciturn)


Magnanimity - Generosity
Majestic - Royal, Regal
Malignant - Injurious (Benign)

Jargon - language used by special group, gibberish
Jurisprudence – science of law

Kaleidoscope – tube in which patterns made of colored pieces of glass,
Produce symmetrical effects
Kennel - is the dog shelter
Kleptomaniac – one who has a compulsive desire to steal

Lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary
Denizen - citizen, resident, dweller
Desperado - person ready to do any reckless or criminal act
Didactic - instructive, educational
Doe - is a female deer
Dove - is the symbol of peace
Drake - male duck
Dungeon - underground, prison,
Dyspepsia - indigestion

Entomology - study of insects
Ethnology - study of mankind
Etymology - branch of linguistic science concerned with formation of word
Euphemism - mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
Euthanasia - mercy killing
Evict - Turn out, Expel (Harbor)
Exotic - colorful, foreign, unusual
Exorbitant - Excessive
Expedite - accelerate

Gander - male goose
Gastronomy - the art & science of cooking & eating good food
Genealogy - study of ancestry
Gerontology - study of old age
Gourmet - kitchen expert of food & drink

Hedonist - one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim of life
Hypochondriac - is unduly worried about health

Iconoclastic - against the use of idols in religion
Impiety - lack of respect for god, blasphemy
Indigenous - native
Infirmary - clinic, hospital
Iniquitous - one who lacks virtue, wicked
Insurgent - rebellious, one who challenges authority
Interloper - one who interferes in other people's business, intruder
Intransigence - unwillingness
Intransigent - uncompromising, uncooperative (Yielding)
Introvert – inclined to think more about oneself
Irony – paradox, contradiction
Iridescent - exhibiting rainbow like colors
Jargon - language used by special group, gibberish
Jurisprudence – science of law

Kaleidoscope – tube in which patterns made of colored pieces of glass,
Produce symmetrical effects
Kennel - is the dog shelter
Kleptomaniac – one who has a compulsive desire to steal

Lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary
Machiavellian - having skill in using evil means to gain one's aims
Malingerer - one who avoids work
Mason - one who builds the wall
Mawkish - overly sentimental
Misanthrope - person who hates mankind
Misogynist - one who hates females
Mnemonics - study of artificial memory
Narcissist - on who is in love with oneself, one who admire oneself
Nemesis - goddess of punishment & revenge
Nihilist - revolutionary terrorist
Neophyte - person who has been converted to a belief
Nonentity - person of no importance or nonexistence
Numismatist - person who collect coins
Nymphet - a young girl between 10 - 14 years of age
Obscurity - oblivion, state at which one is not aware of what is occurring
Obstetrician - doctor of pregnant woman
Opiate - medicine to induce sleep
Occident - western countries
Orator - public speaker
Ordination - ceremony making someone minister
Orient - eastern countries
Osteopathy – treatment of diseases by moving & pressing muscles & bones
Ochlocracy - government by the masses
Oligarchy - government by the small strong group
Panjandrum – a powerful person of very high rank
Paranoia - mental disorder (Sanity)
Pathological - pertaining to diseases
Pedant – dull teacher, scholar who emphasizes book learning or technicalities
Pediatrician - expert in children disease
Pessimism – belief that life is basically bad or evil
Petrology - scientific study of rocks
Philanderer – one who has sexual relations with many women
Philanthropist – lover of mankind
Philology - study of language
Phoenix - symbol of immortality & death
Plagiarism – theft of another ideas or writings
Platonic – spirit between a man & a woman with no sexual motives
Plutocracy – society ruled by the worthy
Podiatrist - foot doctor

Malleable - (Brittle)
Maudlin - Emotional, Weepy
Maverick - Having no owner, Independent
Melancholy - Sadness
Mendacious - Lying, Habitually dishonest
Mollify - Soothe, mitigate
Moribund - Dying (Viable)
Morose - Melancholy, Sullen
Mundane - Commonplace, Everyday
Myriad - Very large number
Negate - Cancel out, Nullify, Deny
Obligation - Duty, Responsibility, agreement, indebtedness
Obsequious - Slavishly attentive, Sycophantic
Obviate - Remove obstacle, Getting rid of
Occlude - Shut, Close
Odious - Nasty, Loathsome, Abhorrent
Onerous - Burdensome
Opprobrium - Infamy, Vilification, Shame, Insult
Opulence - Wealth (Poverty)
Orthodox - Traditional, Conservative
Ostentatious - Showy, Bombastic
Overwhelm - Overpower, Defeat, Master, Crush, Engulf

NEED GRE FREQ WORDS
PREVIOUS WORDS

@. Abate
1. Aberrant     

2. Abstruse     

3. Subside      

4. Unyielding 

5. Voracity     

6. Restive
7. Exonerate
8. Jest
9. Cliché
10. Ambulatory
11. Enmity
12. Lax
13. Leaden
14. Titanic
15. Quantitative
16. Encompass
17. Dissuade
18. Gaudy
19. Eulogy
20. Ostracize
21. Inundate
22. Epitome
23. Exaggerate
24. Exacerbate
25. Impair
26. Thrive
27. Page rise
28. Perjury
29. Intimidate: trepidation
30. Lab: scientist
31. Pebble: lake
32. Pedant
33. Palpitate
34. Palpable
35. Premeditate
36. Issue
37. Elucidate
38. Enervate
39. Endeavor
40. Offhand
41. Eulogy
42. Sporadic
43. Grandiose
44. Inundate
45. Hoist
46. Halcyon
47. Hardy
48. Lax
49. Comprehensive
50. Swerve
51. Denunciation
52. Perplex
53. Trite
54. Tendentious
55. Taut
56. Earthshaking
57. Soporific
58. Astringent
59. Preponderant
60. Fouls
61. Hanker
62. Accelerate
63. Malleable
64. Majestic
65. Adulterate
66. Guile
67. Gruff
68. Cogent
69. Vitiate
70. Loquacious
71. Lay yard
72. Tenable
73. Grievous
74. Grievance
75. Inculcate
76. Immunize
77. Immune
78. Integral
79. Oblivious
80. Conquer
81. Concord
82. Assuage
83. Bane
84. Clone
85. Marshy
86. Consolidate
87. Hue
88. Laconic
89. Abhor
90. Squaw
91. Amendment
92. Callous
93. Abridge
94. Lethargic
95. Notoriety
96. Nonplus
97. Stasis
98. Rile
99. Plausible
100. Hotel: rent
101. Lost: whereabouts
102. Fence hood: boundary
103. Wanderlust
104. Vander
105. Easiest
106. Egalitarian
107. Amine
108. Rescind
109. Exigency
110. Encumber
111. Elongate
112. Desultory
113. Lofty
114. Alleviate
115. Comport
116. Tacit
117. Agile
118. Mitigate
119. Adulterate
120. Impeccable
121. Plethora
122. Panacea
123. Puccini
124. Argot
125. Obscure
126. Decorum
127. Disdain
128. Dwell

Panjandrum - Arrogant person, Haughty, Disdainful
Paradox - Contradiction
Partisan - Support, One-sided
Penchant - Strong Liking
Penitent - Contrite, Regretful, Consoled
Perennial - Something long-lasting
Perfidious - Faithless
Perfunctory - Superficial, Not thorough, Lacking interest
Pervasive - Spread throughout
Phlegmatic - Calm, Unemotional, Sluggish
Piety - Reverence for god
Pious - Religious (irreverent)
Platitude - Commonplace statement, trite remark, banality
Plethora - Excess
Pliant - Flexible, Bendable
Plummet - Fall sharply
Portrait - Painted or drawn image of a person
Posterity - Offspring
Precarious - Dangerous
Preposterous - Ridiculous, absurd
Prevaricate - Lie
Pristine - Unspoiled, Primitive
Probity - Incorruptibility
Proclivity - Inclination, Penchant
Prodigal - Wasteful, Reckless with money, Profligate
Profane - Unholy, Desecrate, Defile, Pollute
Profound - Deep, Not superficial, Complete
Prolific - Productive, Fruitful, Profitable
Propensity - Natural inclination
Propitiate - appease
Propriety - Fitness
Proscribe - Ostracize, Banish, Outlaw, Exclude
Protract - Prolong, Postpone
Provoke - Anger, Exasperate, Harass
Prowess - Bravery
Prudent - Cautious (Temerarious)
Pusillanimous – Cowardly

Pomology - study of growing fruits
Quagmire - soft wet boggy land
Recidivist - criminal which repeats his crime, repaet criminal offender
Roof - is the highest point of the house
Sack - Dismiss from employment
Seminal - Productive, of semen, Fertile
Seminary - a school for religious training
Sodden - Highly soaked, highly wet
Sonnet - a kind of poem
Stag - is a male deer
Strut - is to walk proudly
Sybaritic - Pleasure-seeking
Tawdry - Cheap
Throne - Chair of God
Tyro – Beginner
Ubiquitous - present everywhere at the same time
Vise - An object used by the carpenter to hold something
Wax - Grow
Whimsical - Visionary, fanciful, changeable
Wraith - ghost, phantom
Zeus - Olympian King of all gods

Quibble - Minor objection or complaint
Quixotic - Unrealistic, Dreamy
Quotidian - Daily Occurrence, Common, Everyday
Ratify - Confirm, Verify
Ratiocinate - Think, Deduce, Reason
Recalcitrant - Stubborn, Defiant, Disobedient
Recant - Disclaim, Disavow
Recluse - Hermit, Loner, One who lives apart from people
Recondite - Abstruse, Profound, Secret
Refractory - Stubborn, Unmanageable
Refute - Disprove
Relegate - Delegate, Assign, and Banish to an inferior person
Reproach - Express disapproval
Reprobate - Censure, Denounce, Banish, Criticize
Repudiate - Reject, Renounce
Rescind - Cancel
Resolution - Determination
Reticent - Reserved, Uncommunicative, Silent (Loquacious)
Retrospect - Looking backward
Sanguine - Optimistic (Pessimistic)
Satiate - Satisfied
Sequester - Segregate, separate
Shard - Fragment, Generally of pottery
Sinister - Threatening, Wicked, Ominous (Good)
Skeptic - Doubter
Solicitous - Worried, Concerned
Solicitude - Worry, Anxiety, Desire, Ambition
Soliloquy - Monologue, Speech given by only one speaker
Solvent - Able to be paid (Bankrupt)
Somatic - Physical (Mental)

Sophomoric - Immature (Mature)
Soporific - Dull, Which causes dullness (Awakening)
Specious - Misleading
Spurious - False, Artificial (Original)
Squabble - Minor quarrel
Squander - Waste (Preserve)
Startle - Surprise, Frighten, Shock
Stereotype - Repeated (Prototype)
Stigma - Mark of disgrace, Brand
Stint - Be thrifty
Stipulate - Specify, Set conditions
Strut - Pompous walk
Subpoena - Invitation to court
Substantiate - Verify, Support
Sumptuous - Magnificent, Splendid, Lavish, Superb, Wonderful
Superfluous - More than needed
Supersede - Replace, Make obsolete
Taciturn - Silent (talking little)
Tenuous - thin, slender
Timid - Shy, Bashful
Tirade - Scold, Blame
Tortuous - Winding, Full of curves
Transgression - Violation of a law
Truculence - Aggressiveness, Ferocity, Cruelty
Wastrel - One who wastes (Paragon)
Welter - Bewildering jumble, confusion, turmoil
Vacillate - Fluctuate
Venerate - Admire, Respect
Veracious - Truthful
Vernacular - Local language
Vertex - Peak, Pinnacle (Base, Nadir)
Viable - Living
Vigilance - Watchfulness
Vilify - Slander, Defame, Malign, Dirty (Eulogy, Praise)
Vituperative - Abusive, Scolding
Vulnerable - In danger
Wastrel - One who wastes (Paragon)
Welter - Bewildering jumble, confusion, turmoil