1.      tragedy – n – a serious play with and unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character

2.      calumny n. Slander

3.      canon n. Any rule or law.

4.      pernicious – adj – causing great injury, esp. in a gradual or subtle way

5.      languish – v – to grow weak or feeble; to pine with love or grief

6.      cadence n. Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.

7.      premonition – n – a strong feeling that something is about to happen, esp. a death

8.      destiny – n – the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future

9.      ambiguous adj. Having a double meaning.

10.  prolixity – n – tediously lengthy wordiness

11.  facetious – adj – joking, esp. at an inappropriate time

12.  futile adj. Of no avail or effect.

13.  fidelity – n – continuing loyalty to a person, cause, or belief; the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced

14.  clemency n. Mercy.

15.  sullen – adj - ill-tempered, sulky

16.  furbish v. To restore brightness or beauty to.

17.  Simper – v – to smile in an affectedly coy or self-ingratiating manner

18.  frantic adj. Frenzied.

19.  fraternal adj. Brotherly.

20.  fraudulence n. Deceitfulness.

21.  Rankle – v- to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment

22.  Maraud – v – to roam or raid in quest of plunder

23.  Parochial – adj – very limited or narrow in scope of outlook; provincial

24.  Snivel – v – to complain in a whining or tearful way

25.  Prodigious – adj – remarkably or impressively large

26.  Invective – n – abusive or highly critical language

27.  cacophony n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

28.  cadaverous adj. Resembling a corpse

29.  Quail – v – to feel or show fear or apprehension

30.  Voluble – adj – speaking readily and continuously; characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words.

31.  Asinine – adj- brainless

32.  obsequies – funeral rites

33.  abase v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.

34.  abbess n. The lady superior of a nunnery.

35.  abbey n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

36.  abdicate v. To give up (royal power or the like).

37.  abomination n. A very detestable act or practice.

38.  aboriginal adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.

39.  acme n. The highest point, or summit.

40.  Esoteric – adj – intended for a highly specialized audience

41.  Arcane – adj – understood by few; mysterious

42.  ingratiate – v – to establish oneself in the good graces of others

43.  alleviate – v –

44.  tangential – adj -

45.  satire – n – the use of irony or sarcasm in exposing human vice or folly

46.  specious – adj – superficially pleasing or plausible but lacking real merit

47.  paragon – n – a model or pattern of excellence

48.  torpor – n – lethargic indifference; apathy

49.  egregious – adj – extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant

50.  blithe – adj – lighthearted, cheerful, free of spirit

51.  brazen – adj – shamelessly disrespectful

52.  contrite – adj – extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant

53.  shanty – n – a crudely built hut, cabin, or house

54.  skiff – n – any boat small enough to be manned by one person

55.  capitulate v. To surrender or stipulate terms.

56.  antithesis – n – direct opposition or contrast; one of two ideas being directly contrasted

57.  realism  (non-literary) n - interest in or concern for the actual or real, as opposed to the  abstract or speculative

58.  realism (literary) n - a theory of writing in which the ordinary, familiar, or mundane aspects of life are represented in a straightforward or matter-of-fact manner that is presumed to reflect life as it actually is

59.  cavort – v – to prance about or to make merry

60.  frivolous – adj – lacking in seriousness or importance

61.  bellicose adj. Warlike

62.  odious – adj – extremely unpleasant; repulsive (FD 2)

63.  ineffable – adj – too great or extreme to expressed in words (FD 8)

64.  dehumanize – v – to deprive of human qualities (FD 9)

65.  compliant adj. Yielding

66.  obdurate – adj – stubbornly resistant to moral influence (FD 9)

67.  execrate – v – to feel or express great loathing for (FD 12)

68.  incur – v – to bring upon oneself (FD 19)

69.  depravity – n – wickedness, corruption, or immorality (FD 22)

70.  prudence – n – practical wisdom (FD 23)

71.  confederate n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.

72.  confer v. To bestow.

73.  vindicate – v – to prove right or blameless (FD 24)

74.  germane – relevant and appropriate; fitting

75.  caprice n. A whim.

76.  recondite – adj - (of a subject or knowledge) deep or obscure

77.  obtrusive – noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

78.  belle n. A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc

79.  garish – adj – obtrusively bright and showy

80.  malingerer – n – one who pretends to be ill to escape duty or work

81.  profligate – adj – recklessly extravagant or wasteful (FD 27)

82.  seedy – adj – inferior in condition or quality; shabby, run-down

83.  cardinal adj. Of prime or special importance.

84.  antediluvian adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

85.  antemeridian adj. Before noon. convalesce – v – to recover strength gradually after sickness or weakness

86.  beneficent adj. Characterized by charity and kindness

87.  callow adj. Without experience of the world.

88.  skulk – v- to move in a stealthy or furtive manner

89.  conservative adj. Adhering to the existing order of things.

90.  cheeky – adj – disrespectful; rude; impudent

91.  remorse – n – moral anguish arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs

92.  cajole v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.

93.  copious adj. Plenteous.

94.  deify v. To regard or worship as a god.

95.  enfeeble v. To debilitate.

96.  enfranchise v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.

97.  engender v. To produce.

98.  engross v. To occupy completely.

99.  devious adj. Out of the common or regular track.

100.                      devise v. To invent. devout adj. Religious.

101.                      dexterity n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.

102.                      diabolic adj. Characteristic of the devil.

103.                      diacritical adj. Marking a difference.

104.                      diagnose v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.

105.                      Avarice –n. – greed

106.                      dogma n. A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority

107.                      doleful adj. Melancholy.

108.                      dubious adj. Doubtful.

109.                      enmity n. Hatred.

110.                      ennoble v. To dignify.

111.                      enormity n. Immensity.

112.                      frowzy adj. Slovenly in appearance.

113.                      frugal adj. Economical.

114.                      fruition n. Fulfillment.

115.                      gaiety n. Festivity.

116.                      galvanize v. To imbue with life or animation

117.                      garrulous adj. Given to constant trivial talking.

118.                      Gordian knot n. Any difficulty where the only solution is bold or unusual manners.

119.                      gossamer adj. Flimsy.

120.                      halcyon adj. Calm.

121.                      hale adj. Of sound and vigorous health

122.                      idiosyncrasy n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.

123.                      idolize v. To regard with inordinate love or admiration.

124.                      imbibe v. To drink or take in.

125.                      imbroglio n. A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife

126.                      indict v. To find and declare chargeable with crime.

127.                      indigent adj. Poor.

128.                      ineffable adj. Unutterable.

129.                      influx n. Infusion.

130.                      ingratiate v. To win confidence or good graces for oneself.

131.                      insatiable adj. That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably.

132.                      insidious adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.

133.                      instill v. To infuse.

134.                      inundate v. To fill with an overflowing abundance

135.                      ire n. Wrath.

136.                      irk v. To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.

137.                      irreverent adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

138.                      jargon n. Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.

139.                      jeopardize v. To imperil.

140.                      jovial adj. Merry.

141.                      jubilation n. Exultation

142.                      junta n. A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.

143.                      lacerate v. To tear rudely or raggedly.

144.                      laborious adj. Toilsome

145.                      knight errant n. One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure

146.                      laud v. To praise in words or song.

147.                      literal adj. Following the exact words.

148.                      loathe v. To strongly hate

149.                      loiterer n. One who wastes time

150.                      magnanimous adj. Generous in treating or judging others.

151.                      magnate n. A person of rank or importance.

152.                      malcontent n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.

153.                      malediction n. The calling down of a curse or curses.

154.                      malefactor n. One who injures another.

155.                      maleficent adj. Mischievous.

156.                      malevolence n. Ill will.

157.                      malevolent adj. Wishing evil to others.

158.                      malign v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.

159.                      malignant adj. Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief

160.                      mawkish adj. Sickening or insipid.

161.                      maxim n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.

162.                      mendacious adj. Untrue.

163.                      mercantile adj. Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial

164.                      misogyny n. Hatred of women

165.                      mollify v. To soothe.

166.                      nihilist n. An advocate of the doctrine that there is no meaning in life

167.                      obsequious adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.

168.                      odious adj. Hateful

169.                      olfactory adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.

170.                      portent n. – a sign of things to come, generally bad

171.                      operative adj. Active.

172.                      opulent adj. Wealthy.

173.                      ostracize v. To exclude from public or private favor.

174.                      pallid adj. Of a pale or wan appearance.

175.                      pecuniary adj. Consisting of money.

176.                      pedant n. A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.

177.                      penance n. Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence.

178.                      perfidy n. Treachery.

179.                      perspicuous adj. Lucid.

180.                      pertinent adj. Relevant.

181.                      perturb v. To disturb greatly.

182.                      pious adj. Religious.

183.                      pique v. To excite a slight degree of anger in.

184.                      plurality n. A majority.

185.                      plutocracy n. A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money.

186.                      prattle v. To utter in simple or childish talk.

187.                      Perilous adj. – dangerous

188.                      precede v. To happen first.

189.                      prolix adj. Excessively wordy

190.                      propaganda n. Any institution or systematic scheme for advancing a doctrine or system.

191.                      prosaic adj. Unimaginative.

192.                      proxy n. A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.

193.                      puerile adj. Childish.

194.                      pugnacious adj. Quarrelsome.

195.                      puissant adj. Possessing strength.

196.                      prudence n. Caution.

197.                      purloin v. To steal.

198.                      pusillanimous adj. Without spirit or bravery.

199.                      torrid adj. Excessively hot.

200.                      venial adj. That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.