Group 1
Abhor hate
Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Counterfeit fake, fal
Enfranchi give voting rights
Hamper hinder, obstruct
Kindle to start a fire
Noxious harmful, poisonous, lethal
Placid calm, peaceful
Remuneration payment for work done
Talisman lucky charm
Group 2
Abrasive rough, coar, harsh
Bilk cheat, defraud
Covert hidden, undercover
Engender cau
Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane
Knotty complex, difficult to solve
Nuance something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
Plagiarism taking credit for someone el's writing or ideas
Renown fame
Tangent going off the main subject
Group 3
Abrasiveness harshness, coarness
Billowing swelling, fluttering, waving
Cower recoil in fear or rvility, shrink away from
Enhance improve, make better or clearer
Harangue noisy attacking speech
Labyrinth a maze
Nullify to counter, make unimportant
Plaintiff applicant, petitioner
Replete full
Tangible can be touched
Group 4
Abrogate cancel, deny, repeal
Blasphemy speech which offends religious ntiments
Credible believable
Enigma puzzle, mystery
Harbingers indicators, bringers of warnings
Labyrinthine complicated, highly convoluted
Nuzzle cuddle, snuggle
Plaudit statement giving strong prai
Reprehensible shameful, very bad
Tardy slow, late, overdue, delayed
Group 5
Absolution forgiveness, pardon, relea
Blatant obvious
Creditable praiworthy
Ensconce establish firmly in a position
Hasten hurry, accelerate, rush
Laceration a cut
Obdurate stubborn
Plausible can be believed, reasonable
Reprieve a respite; postponement of a ntence
Tawdry of little value, gaudy
Group 6
Abstain desist, go without, withdraw
Blighted damaged, destroyed, ruined
Credulous gullible, ready to believe anything
Enshroud cover
Haughtiness arrogance, pride
Lachrymo tearful, sad
Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora an excess
Repudiate shun, eschew
Tedium boredom
Group 7
Abstemious lf denying, refraining from indulging
Blithe free-spirited, carefree
Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk
Enunciation clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
Headstrong stubborn, willful
Lackluster dull, monotonous, bland
Objective unbiad, not subjective
Pliable deliberately make something difficult to understand
Rescind retract, repeal
Temper to moderate, soften
Group 8
Abstru difficult to understand, obscure
Blunderbuss ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person
Cringe recoil, flinch, shy away
Envenom to cau bitterness and bad feeling
Hedonism lf indulgence, pleasure-eking
Laconic using few words, brief, short to the point
Oblique indirect, slanting
Plumage feathers of a bird
Resignation acceptance of fate
Tenacious stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpo
Group 9
Accolade tribute, honor, prai
Bolster support, prop up
Cryptic puzzling, enigmatic
Ephemeral short-lived
Hedonist a pleasure eker
Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow
Obliterate destroy, demolish, eradicate
Plummet fall suddenly and steeply
Resolution determination
Tentative not certain
Group 10
Acquiesce to agree to, give in to
Bombast arrogant, pompous language
Curtail cut short
Epicure someone who appreciates good food and drink
Heed listen to
Lampoon ridicule, spoof
Oblivious totally unaware
Podium raid platform
Resonant echoing
Tenuous flimsy, not solid
Group 11
Acrid sharp, pungent (ud of smells and tastes)
Boorish ill-mannered
Cynical believing that people act only out of lfish motives
Epistle a letter (form of communication)
Heresy against orthodox opinion
Lance spear, spike, javelin
Obscure difficult to understand, partially hidden
Poignant deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
