Iba High Frequency Words

1. Proselyte – convert (religion, etc.) 2. Apostate – nonbeliever 3. Renegade – betrayer 4. Renege – back out 5. Flay, hoarse, raucous – harsh (criticism, etc.) 6. Resuscitate – revive 7. Repatriated – send someone back, extradited. 8. Emaciated – weak & thin. 9. Compendious, pithy, recapitulated – concisely comprehensive, summarized 10. Succinct, curt – brief & clear 11. Extant – existent 12. Cogent – persuasive 13. Ineffable – undefinable 14. Ethereal, surreal – unreal or very delicate, dreamlike 15. Elutriate – separate 16. Emanate – emit 17. Purloin – steal 18. Virulent, deleterious, noxious, pernicious, detrimental – harmful 19. Teeming, glut, verdant, rife, surfeit, cornucopia – abundant, copious 20. Factotum – servant (all purpose) 21. Abstemious– sparingly, stingily, ascetic, sober, temperate, teetotal, self-denying, moderate. 22. Finicky, punctilious, fastidious, exigent , picky, persnickety – Requiring precise accuracy, fussy, exacting, meticulous, careful, choosy (informal), particular. 23. Disdain, despise, contemn, contumely, vituperate, sneer, atrophy, vilification – scorn, insulting, look down upon, degeneration 24. Stuporous – stunned, sluggish, lethargic, listless, slothful (formal) 25. Sophomoric – second year graduate, immature and silly 26. Coquette – seductive 27. Adonis – young man

28. Mulct – penalty 29. Deprecate – disapproval 30. Impute – accuse, attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source. 31. Covenant – contract, deal 32. Precarious – dubious, doubtful 33. Contumacious, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, refractory, dogged, dogmatic, wayward, recalcitrant – disobedient, unyielding, stubborn, unmanageable 34. Throng – gathering, conclave, meeting 35. Retrench – reduction 36. Vapid – tasteless 37. Argot, cant – jargon, vernacular 38. Ergo – therefore 39. Modicum – small amount 40. Supplication – plea 41. Obsequious – sycophancy, obedient 42. Roughhewn – mold 43. Varicose – swollen 44. Pedant – bookworm 45. Cadaverous – corpse like 46. Recriminating – return an accusation 47. Salubrious – healthy 48. Piquant – vigorous, pungent 49. Tart, saturnine, acrimonious, morose, acerbic, scowling, inclement, rancor, sullen – sour, bitter, harsh, ill humored 50. Svelte – refined 51. Insouciant, nonchalant, slovenly – neglecting, casual 52. Yaw, digressive – deviate, to stay 53. Falter – become weak 54. Palingenesis – regeneration 55. Paltry – negligible 56. Entrain – board a train 57. Peremptory – bossy 58. Salacious, lascivious – lustful 59. Variegated – variety

60. Procrastinate, moratorium, defer – postpone 61. Temerity – audacity, boldness 62. Imbroglio – misunderstanding 63. Diffidence – self-doubt, underconfident 64. Cognomen – nickname 65. Clangorous – loud 66. Sybaritic – luxurious 67. Prosaic – simple 68. Intransigent, inexorable – adamant 69. Conciliatory – compromising 70. Devious, canard, garbled – misleading, false, distorted 71. Rebuttal – refusal, reply 72. Propitiate, mollify – appease, pacify 73. Absolve, unfetter – set free 74. Recant, rebuff, snub, impugn – deny, reject, retract 75. Hedonist – sensualist 76. Martinet – puritan, disciplinarian 77. Cretin, imbecility – retard, idiot 78. Seer – visionary 79. Decant – pour out 80. Arrant – complete 81. Hovel – hut 82. Endemic – locally spread (disease) 83. Pandemic – widespread (disease) 84. Assuage – relieve 85. Prate – blabber 86. Arrogate – claim unduly 87. Prolix , verbiage– verbose 88. Terse, abridged, curt – concise, laconic 89. Sedition – revolt (against government) 90. Tousle, tortuous – tangled, twisted 91. Shovel – digging tool 92. Groom – neat 93. Fecund, prolific – fertile, productive 94. Fortuitous – fortunate 95. Maudlin, mawkish, fervent, fiery, fervid, torrid, ardent, ardor, fervor – sentimental, intense emotion

96. Frangible – fragile 97. Docile – manageable 98. Cupidity, avaricious – greed 99. Protean –multifarious, multiform 100. Fatuous, vacuous – asinine, stupid, dumb 101. Adroit, facile, deft – skilled, effortless 102. Palliate, extenuate – mitigate, lessen, lighten 103. Vilify, defile, traduce, calumniate, besmirch, aspersion, mortify – tarnish, slur, smudge, malign, surly, ugly talk, humiliation 104. Gelid – icy cold 105. Pallid – pale faced 106. Condign – deserving 107. Feckless, feeble, timid, debility, frail, trepid, timorous – inept, weak, fragile 108. Insolent, scurrilous, affront, effrontery, imprudent, imperious, flippant, derisive – disrespectful, arrogant 109. Affable – friendly 110. Fetid – foul smelling 111. Dour – gloomy, glum 112. Mendacious – liar 113. Phlegmatic – apathetic 114. Effusive – enthused 115. Manumit, emancipate – liberate 116. Factitious – unnatural 117. Equable, staid, sedate – calm, sober, dignity 118. Uncouth, ribald, dowdy – coarse, unrefined, dumb 119. Delectable – yummy, tasty 120. Recluse – aloofness 121. Flaccid – soft, weak, drooping 122. Emollient – softening, creamy 123. Usurp, sequester – seize 124. Puissance – power, influence 125. Capacious – large in capacity 126. Vicious – evil 127. Cognizance – awareness

128. Abeyance – suspension 129. Mendicant – beggar 130. Farcical – humorous 131. Eschew – avoid, not use, stay away 132. Recondite, abstruse, obscure – deep, impenetrable, incomprehensible, concealed, unclear 133. Arable – cultivable 134. Astute – shrewd, sharp 135. Restitution, reinstate, reparation – redress, restoration, compensation 136. Cataclysm – catastrophe 137. Perspicuity, perspicacious, sagacious, sapient – clear, acumen, wise 138. Preposterous, ludicrous – idiotic, ridiculing 139. Sanctimony – holiness, purity 140. Devout – religious 141. Extirpate – eradicate, uproot 142. Ingratiate – gain favor 143. Inseminate – sow 144. Capricious, whimsy, impetuous, mercurial – impulsive 145. Ignominious, opprobrium, obloquy, turpitude, odium – disgraceful, shameful, infamy 146. Sporadically – periodically, discrete 147. Sedulous, assiduous – cared effort, effortful 148. Dereliction – broken down by hard use, neglect 149. Onerous, taxing – burdensome 150. Concomitant – sequel 151. Travesty, parody, jeer, scoff. flouting – spoof, mockery 152. Inebriated – intoxicated 153. Casuistry – ugliness 154. Iniquity – injustice, wickedness 155. Apostasy – renunciation 156. Indentation – notch 157. Effulgence – radiation 158. Murky – dark, gloomy, unclear

159. Ameliorate – make better 160. Dissemble – pretend 161. Clasp – grip 162. Salutary – beneficial 163. Drollery – clowning, comical 164. Baleful, ominous, minatory – deadly, harmful, threatening 165. Court – seek 166. Lambast, fulmination, upbraid, reproach, pan, castigate, berate, excoriation – criticism, censure 167. Forge – make 168. Motile – mobile 169. Lachrymose, contrite, penitent, bereft, lugubrious, elegy – sorrowful, mournful, unhappy 170. Frenzy – fury 171. Covert, occult – secret, hidden 172. Contentious, gainsay – dispute 173. Detestable, odious, obnoxious, invective, vitriolic, flak, diatribe, belabor – offensive, abusive, verbal attack 174. Solemn – sincere, sincere, grave 175. Dormant – inactive 176. Abet, prompt – assist (in wrong doing) 177. Outlandish, epicene – strange, eccentric, nonconformity 178. Conformity – orthodox, acting to accepted standards 179. Tumultuous – turbulent 180. Nebulous – unclearly defined 181. Countenance – permission, approval 182. Abound – unbound 183. Sanguine – red (healthy) 184. Enamored – loved 185. Germane – relevant 186. Spurious, misbegotten, apocryphal, feigned, specious – deceptive, erroneous, unauthentic, fake 187. Trenchant, sagacity – acumen 188. Evince – show, express

189. Aver – affirm 190. Esoteric – known to a few 191. Foment, fret, frenetic, frantic, overwrought – agitated 192. Dauntless – brave, intrepid 193. Revere, deference – respect, regard 194. Surreptitious, furtive – sneaky, stealthy 195. Inured – toughened, habituated 196. Exonerate, exculpate – acquit 197. Abrogate – give up, die out 198. Alacrity, exuberance – vigor, liveliness 199. Frivolous – not serious 200. Squalid, sordid, effete, seamy, demean, miscreant, reprobate – morally degraded, decayed 201. Indolent – lazy 202. Rampant – unrestricted 203. Incipient, inchoate – partly formed 204. Sever – break apart 205. Torpor – listless 206. Asperity – severity 207. Intercession – intervention 208. Thwart, stymie, forestall, queer, bilk, scotch, preclude – prevent, hinder, foil 209. Purport – purpose 210. Besiege, beset, tantalize – harass 211. Fungible – replaceable 212. Iridescent – polychromatic 213. Discursive – conclusive 214. Guile – crafty 215. Incite, instigate – provoke 216. Quixotic – idealist, impractical 217. Controvert – contradict 218. Languorous, quietus – calm, deadliness 219. Disconsolate – hopeless, dolorous 220. Munificent – generous 221. Profligate, squander, prodigal – wasteful, extravagant 222. Obstreperous – noisy

223. Craven, dastard – cowardly 224. Prudish – proper 225. Dissenter – protester 226. Clamor – loud noise, cry 227. Bungle – blunder 228. Unsung – not famous 229. Unkempt, mangy – untidy, shabby 230. Unexpurgated – complete 231. Expatiate, distend – expand, dilate 232. Obliterate, efface – extinguish, remove from existence, erase 233. Schism – split 234. Famished – hungry 235. Sated – satisfied 236. Effervescent, flatulent – vaporous 237. Vicarious – experienced at second hand 238. Sententious – eloquent 239. Aphoristic – proverbial, maxim, epigram, witty 240. Lamentable – unfortunate 241. Knavish – rascal, crafty, willy 242. Pummel – hit with fist 243. Ambush, lurk – hide (to attack) 244. Succor – assistance, relief 245. Languid, lackadaisical, emaciation – lifeless 246. Suave – sophisticated 247. Futile – ineffective, non-resultant 248. Sacrilegious – impious 249. Vanity – insignificance (vainness), overestimation, pride 250. Demure – shy, coy 251. Exhort, goad, prod, spur – cheer, encourage 252. Antagonize – act against, counteract 253. Reckoned – supposed 254. Diabolic – devilish 255. Seraphic – angelish 256. Callow, fledgling, jejune – naive 257. Puerile – childish 258. Prone – lying face down

259. Supine – lying face up, unresisting 260. Shrewish – nagging 261. Wonted – usual, practiced 262. Encomium, extol, rave – praise 263. Adumbration, portend, prognosticate – foretell 264. Nadir – depression 265. Potentate – dictator 266. Venerable – honored 267. Slender, tenuous – slim, thin 268. Wizened – aged 269. Dulcet, cloy, mellifluous – sweet 270. Rue, deplore, contrition, condemn, reprobate, ruthful – regret, disapprove 271. Proffer – offer 272. Meander – ramble, move aimlessly 273. Plebeian – common man 274. Foolhardy – rash 275. Brawny, burly, sinewy – hefty 276. Petite – tiny, small 277. Lax – not firm, loose 278. Detain – retain, hold up 279. Confound – confuse 280. Blithe – carefree 281. Petulant, testy, peevish, splenetic – irritable 282. Buoyant – light hearted 283. Deride – taunt, ridicule 284. Beguiling – tempting, misleading 285. Wary, leery – untrusting, suspicious 286. Zany – fool, clown 287. Noisome, vile, queasy – sickening, foul 288. Heresy – heterodoxy, maverick, unorthodoxy 289. Proliferate – grow, increase 290. Concede – yield, approve 291. Stodgy – dull, old fashioned 292. Desecrate, profane – outrage, violate

293. Desist, forbearance, forbore – abstain, refrain, resist 294. Incisive – keen, piercing 295. Harp – dwell 296. Cursory – casual, not thorough 297. Enmesh, entrap – entangle, trap 298. Extricate – untangle 299. Morass – marsh, swamp 300. Quandary – dilemma 301. Precept – principles 302. Bigot – blind faith, prejudice, intolerance 303. Accost – approach 304. Insinuating – pleasing 305. Insinuate – intimidate 306. Carp, cavil, chicane, quibble, demur – object, oppose over irrelevant issues 307. Wheedle, cajole, coax, palaver, fawn – flatter 308. Jagged, serrated – sharp, notched, saw toothed 309. Glen – valley 310. Frugal – economical 311. Pertinent, apposite – apt 312. Stout headed, pluck – courageous 313. Queasy – nervous, anxious, uneasy 314. Propound – propose 315. Daft, paranoid – insane 316. Port – left side 317. Ascetic – austere 318. Harbinger – fore runner, foretell 319. Exorcism – liberation 320. Foible, idiosyncrasy – mannerism 321. Parochial – narrow minded 322. Wry – ironic, bent sideways, unsymmetrical 323. Promulgate – announce 324. Expedite, whet – quicken 325. Ilk – single species 326. Partake – share 327. Revel – celebrate 328. Splice – joint 329. Aural – ear, hearing

330. Rabid – fanatic 331. Tepid – half hearted 332. Whet – sharpen 333. Zephyr – breeze 334. Typhoon – cyclone 335. Agile – quick, fast 336. Chary – cautious 337. Celibate – chastity 338. Empyreal – heavenly 339. Vitrified – glassy, shiny 340. Vitiated, tainted – corrupted 341. Venial – forgivable 342. Salable – saleable 343. Virginal – untouched 344. Discursive – reasoning 345. Propinquity – proximity 346. Corroborate – confirm 347. Refute – prove false 348. Aborigine – native 349. Inadvertent – unplanned 350. Interdict – prohibit 351. Sedentary – still, stationary 352. Indecorous – indecent 353. Sapid – flavored 354. Sepulchral – pertaining to the grave 355. Encumbered – loaded heavily 356. Befoul – make dirty or foul 357. Dapper – well dressed 358. Blowzy – slutty 359. Incontinent – uncontrolled 360. Flamboyant – show off 361. Littoral – pertaining to the coast 362. Inimical – unfriendly 363. Flagrant – gross 364. Derogate – belittle 365. Regressive – opposing progress 366. Benighted – darkened 367. Desiccate – dehydrate 368. Buttress – bolster, support 369. Nugatory – ineffective, inconsequential 370. Discernible – perceptible 371. Imprudent – careless, insensible, unwise

372. Quell – quench, suppress 373. Blemished – marred, spoiled, flawed 374. Squat – short & plump 375. Protract – lengthen 376. Recount – narrate 377. Candor – fair 378. Wallow – lie low, rest 379. Burgeon – flourish 380. Sinewy – heavy built, powerful 381. Exhaustive – complete 382. Morbid – unhealthy, diseased 383. Eclecticism – selecting what seems to be the best 384. Erudite – knowledgeable, learned 385. Amenable – tractable 386. Halcyon – prosperous 387. Labile – unstable, ever changing 388. Exacerbate – worsen 389. Transpose – transition 390. Debacle, fiasco – collapse 391. Smolder – burn w/o a flame 392. Improbity – dishonesty, culpability 393. Dainty – having good taste 394. Truculent – aggressive 395. Delineate, adumbrate, limn – outline 396. Clinch – grasp or hold tightly 397. Embellish – adorn 398. Rumple – disturb 399. Din – noise, commotion 400. Enticing – attractive 401. Sere – dried up 402. Spite – malevolent 403. Anticipate – expect 404. Felon – criminal 405. Divest – give up, take out, disinvest, reduce, deprive 406. Broach – bring up something 407. Incursion – penetration, trespassing 408. Hapless – pitiful 409. Prudence, discernment – sound judgment

410. Cessation – cease 411. Splendor – grand, brilliant 412. Sentient – sensitivity 413. Harangue, tirade, declamation – bombastic speech 414. Fathomable – understandable 415. Disaffect – alienate, estrange 416. Solicitousness – concern 417. Sinecure – office with minimal duties 418. Overreach – aim too high, outwit 419. Evict – force out 420. Fracas, altercation – noisy fight 421. Sodden – drenched 422. Concur – agree 423. Intercede – mediate 424. Cantankerous – uncooperative 425. Reticent, repression, quashing – restrain 426. Conflate – mix 427. Pageant – ceremony 428. Saunter – stroll 429. Arduous – laborious 430. Pontifical, portentous, ostentatious, rhetoric – pompous, grandiloquent, gaudy, pretending 431. Sedulity – diligence 432. Sermon – preaching 433. Hallmark – characteristic 434. Paradigm – typical example 435. Waffle – equivocate 436. Vindictive – revengeful 437. Contrived – manipulated 438. Entreat – urge, request 439. Catharsis – release of emotions 440. Denunciation – malediction, accusation 441. Smother – envelope 442. Squelch – walk through mud 443. Lumber – move clumsily 444. Swerve – divert 445. Reverberate – reflect 446. Trample – stomping noise 447. Captious – fault finding 448. Ploy, stratagem – tactic

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Rescind – cancel Truce – ceasefire Ebullience – enthusiasm Tout – advertise positively Defer – hold back Sway – oscillate Auspices – guidance Propensity – tendency Poise – balance Dissident – protestor Apparition – abstract Elucidation – clarification Pantomime – dumb show Pirouette – dance steps Dossier – reports Stratum – layer Imbue – permeate Macerate – soak Coda – finale Dyspeptic – indigestion Inevitable – unavoidable Manifest – attest Probity –virtue Repose – rest Gaucheness – vulgar, crude Limpid – clear, transparent Resilient – elastic Vapid – insipid Grouse – complain Rekindle – arouse again Gist – central point Distension – stretched, tensed Corrugated – rough Torridness – sparse, thin, liquid Frigidity – coldness, coolness Whittle – cut into small pieces Default – non payment Amortize – liquidate, pay off Dissertation – thesis Abscission – cutting off Ensemble – group Epicure – gourmet Prevarication – lie Veracity – truth Cower – cowardice, run away

494. Viscid – gluey, sticky 495. Philistine – rustic 496. Simper – smirk (smile) 497. Leer, ogle – look with lust 498. Epitaph – writing on a tombstone 499. Wagon – four wheeled vehicle 500. Coercive – pressurize, compulsion 501. Reconnaissance – exploring 502. Glower – stare angrily 503. Plummet – fall sharply 504. Swerve – turn sharply 505. Ebb, wane – reflux, recede 506. Transgression – evil doing 507. Procurement – obtaining 508. Deigned – humility 509. Scrupled – hesitation 510. Conviction – strong belief 511. Brood – irresolute 512. Vestiges – traces 513. Sear – extremely hot 514. Runic – mysterious, Greek 515. Charade – guess the word from an act 516. Intricately – convoluted, elaborately 517. Understudy – alternate, substitute 518. Incubate – grow/cultivate under favorable conditions (of a living being or a disease) 519. Dilapidated – deteriorated 520. Camouflage – disguise 521. Repudiate – disown 522. Putrefaction – to rot 523. Epistemology – theory of knowledge 524. Vertigo – dizziness, giddiness 525. Dogma – doctrine 526. Relegate – demote 527. Prerogatives – privileges 528. Perquisites – perks 529. Rebus – words replaced by symbols 530. Peroration – concluding part of the speech 531. Sonata – musical composition

532. Coup – feat 533. Expediency – appropriate 534. Exigency – urgent demand 535. Distraught – upset, worried 536. Delirium – madness, agitation 537. Tourniquet – bandage (on wound) 538. Pedestal – base, stand, support 539. Propitious – favorable 540. Conjure, elicit, engender – call forth 541. Allude – refer 542. Flag – ease 543. Tire – bore 544. Mollycoddle – effeminated man, pampered person 545. Coddle – treat over protectively 546. Covetous – envious 547. Rapacious – predatory 548. Incinerate – burn 549. Trepidation – fear 550. Heckle – challenge aggressively 551. Sinuous – curved 552. Braided – decorated, woven 553. Vex, chafe, beleaguer – annoy, pester 554. Acolyte – clergy 555. Suffrage – right to vote 556. Lair – den 557. Aria – solo song 558. Admonish – discourage, warn 559. Apprise – inform, notify 560. Flounder – move with difficulty 561. Byline – author of the article 562. Anthology – collection of poems, etc. 563. Incriminate – inculpate 564. Epithet – defamatory nomenclature 565. Formidable – impressive 566. Curator – conservator 567. Raconteur – anecdotist 568. Feint – mock attack 569. Levee – dam 570. Enunciate – speak

571. Stint – period 572. Fickle – perfidious 573. Disparate – different, separate 574. Muffled – softened, dampened 575. Shard – broken piece 576. Assay – test the contents 577. Dross – rubbish 578. Quisling – betrayer 579. Sibyl – fortune teller 580. Loathsome, aversion – disliked, opposed 581. Occlude, filibuster – obstruct 582. Secrete – keep securely 583. Hyperbole – exaggeration 584. Melancholy – sadness, gloom 585. Alcove – recess 586. Ballast – device used to bring stability 587. Purchase – grasp 588. Leverage – strategic importance 589. Facetious – amusing 590. Brook – tolerate 591. Emend – improve, correct 592. Elude – escape 593. Discomfit – uneasy, embarrassed 594. Gloat – malicious satisfaction 595. Groan – moan 596. Invincible – undefeated, not subdued 597. Striated – banded 598. Doggerel, droll – comical 599. Bland – flat 600. Flinch – recoil 601. Shrill, shriek – sharp cry 602. Limerick – humorous verse 603. Ostensible – apparent 604. Callous – hardened, toughened, deadened 605. Unassailable, impregnable – secure 606. Waddle – toddle 607. Proctor – supervisor 608. Redolent – pleasant odor 609. Minuet – public dance 610. Scourge – curse

611. Impunity – exemption 612. Filigree – ornamentation 613. Skirmish – insignificant fight 614. Feud – bitter quarrel 615. Duel – formal fight 616. Valedictory – farewell (oration) 617. Valiant – valor 618. Surmise – incomplete evidence 619. Stipulate – demand 620. Syncopated – stressing on a beat 621. Molt, slough – cast of skin 622. Shuck – remove from shell 623. Fumigate – disinfect, purify using fumes 624. Guy – cables 625. Pylon – support for wires, cables 626. Radical – revolutionary 627. Disbar – expel 628. Debrief – report 629. Dirge – sad song 630. Roster (no.) – roll (no.) 631. Jamb – hinge 632. Waltz – victory song 633. Curmudgeon – stupid old man 634. Conspire – cabal, plot together 635. Ferret out – find out 636. Reconcile – placate 637. Usury – exorbitant interest rates 638. Indiscretion, peccadillo – petty offence 639. Quotidian – mundane 640. Untrammeled – not confined or limited 641. Regress – retrograde 642. Subterfuge – misrepresent, deceive 643. Coterie – clique