abate (a bate')
abducted
abet (a bet')
abide (a byd')
abolish
abroad (a brod')
abrogate (ab' ro gate)
abscond (ab skond')
absent
absolute
absurd (ab serd')
abundant
abuse (ab yous') Noun.
access
account
accounting
accuse (ak yuze')
acknowledge
acquaintance
acquire (a qwire')
acquitted
adept (a dept')
adhere (ad here')
adjacent (a jay' sent)
adjust (a just')
admit
adorn (a dorn')
adversary (ad' ver sary)
adversity
advocated
affability (af a bil' i ty)
affection
affinity (a fin' i ty)
afford
affront (a frunt')
aggravate (ag' ra vate)
aggressor
aghast (a gast')
agitated
agonize over
agreeable
alacrity (a lak' ri ty)
all-out
allays (a layz')
allegiance
alliance (a ly' ans)
aloof (a loof')
altar
ambiguous (am big' yoo us)
ambitious (am bish' us)
ambivalence (am biv' a lence)
ambush (am' bush)
anarchy (an' er ky)
ancestors
animus (an' i mus)
annotated (an' o ta ted)
annulled (a nuld')
anomalous (a nom' a lus)
antagonist (an tag' o nist)
anti- (an' ty)
anxious (ank' shus)
ape Verb.
apologize (a pol' o gize)
appease (a peez')
aptitude (ap' ti tude)
arbitrarily (ar bi trer' i ly)
arbitrate (ar' bi trate) Verb.
arch-enemy
archer
arete (ah' re tay)
arguably (ar' gyu a bly)
aristocracy (ar is tok' ra see)
arrange
arrest (a rest')
arrogant (ar' o gant)
art
artificial
artisan (ar' ti zan)
ashamed (a shaymd')
assailant (a say' lant)
assassinate (a sas' in ate)
assault
assemble
assume
assurance (a shur' ance)
astonishing (as ton' ish ing)
at stake
atrocity (a tross' si ty)
attain
attendant
attribute (at' tri bute) Noun.
attribute (a trib' ute) Verb.
attrition
auctioned
austere (os teer')
authority
avenge (a venge')
avoid
awed (awd)
awkward (ok' werd)
back out
backed up by
backing
ballast (bal' est)
ban
banish
bankrupt
banquet (bank' wet)
barbarian (bar bay' ri en)
bargain (bar' gen)
barren
barricade
bear fruit
bear the brunt
bear with
beat to the punch
beat up
begrudge (be gruj')
behold (be hold')
belittle (be lit' tel)
benefit Verb.
betray (be tray')
bewitch
bitter
bizarre (be zar')
blockade
blundered
boast
body politic (pol' i tic)
bold
bombastic
booty
boss around
bothering
braggadocio (brag a do' si o)
breeds
brevity
brittle
broke off
brother-in-law
brusque
buffoon (buff oon')
bumpkin
bungled
burdened
by means of
cadre (cad' re)
call off
calm down
came to pass
candid (can' did)
capable
capacity
capital crime
caprice (ca preece')
capture
casual (cas' yu el)
casualties
catastrophic (cat as tro' fic)
catch up
cavalry (cav' al ry)
Centaur (sen' tar)
champion
chaos (kay' os)
characteristics (kar' ak ter iss" tix)
charge
charge with
chasm (kaz' um)
chaste (rhymes with past)
chauvinism (sho' vin is m)
cheered them up
chronicle (kron' i cul)
circumstances (sir' cum stan ses)
civil rights
client
cloy
cluster
cold war
colleagues (col' eegs)
commend
commissioned
common sense
commonwealth (com' mon welth)
compassion
compel (com pel')
competent (com' pe tant)
compile
complying with
composure
compound Verb.
compulsion
comrades (com' radz)
conceal (con seel')
conceited
conceivable
consensus
concerted effort
concession
concluded
condemn
condemned (con demd')
confederation
confer (con fer')
confide
confine
confirm
confiscation (con fis ka' shun)
conflict (con' flict) Noun.
conform (con form')
confrontation
congregate (con' gre gate)
conscience (con' shens)
consent (con sent')
consequences (con' sa quen ses)
consisting of
consolidate
conspire
constitution
construe (con stroo')
consul
consult with
contemporaries
contempt (con tempt')
contention
contentment
continually
continue
continuous (con tin' yu us)
contrary to (con' tra ry)
contrast (con' trast) Noun.
contrive
convene
conviction
corpse
corroborate (co rob' or ate)
corrupt
counsel (kown' sel)
count on
counterfeit (cown' ter fit)
coup (coo)
courteous (ker' te us)
courtesan
cover
cowardice
credibility
creditor
credulity (cre du' li tee)
crisis (kry' sis)
crusade
cuckold (cuk' old)
cue (kyew)
cunning
curry favor
custodians
customary
daunt
debacle (de bok' ul)
debate (de bate')
debauch (de bawch')
debris (dey bree')
deceit
decline to
decree (da cree')
decrepit (de crep' it)
deduced (de duced')
defaulted (de fal' ted)
defective (de fek' tive)
defer (de fer')
defy (de fy')
dejected
deliberate (de lib' er et)
delusion
demagogue
demeanor (de mean' er)
democracy
demolish
demoralized
dense
deplore
deposed
depression
deprive (de pryv')
deride
descend (de send')
desert (de zert')
desolate (dess' o let)
desperation
despise
despot (dez' pot)
detection
detest (de test')
detour (dee' toor)
detractors
devout (de vowt')
dictator
dignity
dilemma
diligent (dil' e jent)
diminish (dim in' ish)
diplomacy
disarray (dis a ray')
discipline (dis' i plin)
disclaim (dis claim')
discontent (dis con tent')
discourse (dis' course)
disdained (dis daynd')
disguise (dis kies')
disgust (dis gust')
dishearten
dismayed
disown (dis own')
disparage
dispute Noun.
dissent
dissipate (dis' i pate)
dissuade (dis wayd')
distinct (dis tinct')
distinction
distinctive
distract (dis tract')
divert
divine (de vine')
do away with
doctrine (doc' trin)
dominate
dominion
dose (rhymes with close)
double-agent
dowry
drafted
dread (dred)
drone
drought (drowt)
due process
eager (ee' ger, with a hard g, as in good)
easy-going
eccentric
effective
effeminate
elan (ey lan')
elated
eligible (el' i ji bul)
elite (e leet')
eloquence (el' o quence)
embark
embezzle
emphatic (em fat' ik)
encounter
encumbered
endear
endorsement
endure
enfranchise (en fran' chize)
enhance
enlisting
en masse (on moss')
enrage (en rage')
enthusiasm
entourage (on' tu raj)
envoy (on' voy)
envy
essential (es sen' chul)
estranged
eternal
ethic
eunuch (yoo' nuk)
euphemism (yoo' fem is m)
evade
eventually (e ven' chwa ly)
evidence (e' vi dence)
evident
exaggerate
exasperated (eg zas' per a ted)
excessive (ek ses' ive)
exempted
exert (eg zert')
exhaustion (eg zaws' chun)
exhort (eg zort')
exile Noun.
expel (ex pel')
expenditure (ex pen' di chur)
expertise (ex per tees')
expired
exploit (ex' ployt) Noun.
expressly
exquisite
extemporaneous
extirpate (ex' tir pate)
extort (ex tort')
extraordinary (ex tror' di na ry)
extravagance (ex tra' va gance)
exult (eg zult')
fable
faction
faked out
familiarity (fa mil' i a" ri ty)
famine (fam' in)
fatigue (fa teeg')
favor
fawning
feasting
feeble
feigning (fay' ning)
feud (fyood)
fickle
figure out
finance (fi' nance) verb
find fault with
finish off
first-hand
first pick
flank
flatly
flee
flight
flotilla
flourish (fler' ish)
flunky
following
foment
for the sake of
ford
foreclose
foregoing (for go' ing)
forewarned (for warned')
forsake
fortify
fortitude
foundation
fragile
fragments
fragrance
frame Verb.
frame of mind
frank
frankincense
frantic
fraud
frenzy
frivolous (friv' o lus)
frolic
front man
frowning
frugal
frustrated
fugitives
full-scale
full-time
fundamental
furnish
fury (fyu' ry)
futile (few' til)
garrison (ga' ri son)
gesticulate (jes tik' u late)
get away
get back
get the chance
get the point
get out of
get over
get rid of
get tired of
give up
glutton
go along with
go back
go crazy
going on
golden age
good faith
good sense
good will
gourmet (gor mey')
graft
gratify
gravity
grief (greef)
grievance
groundless
groveling
grudge
grudgingly
guarantee (gar an tee')
guile (gyle, with a hard g, as in good)
gymnopaediae
had in store
hag
halt
harass (ha rass')
hardship
harmony (har' mo ni)
haughty (haw' ty)
have a hard time
hearing (hee' ring)
hegemony (he gem' o ny)
heir (ayr)
help it
herald
hereditary (her ed' it ary)
hermit
hoard (rhymes with board)
hold a grudge
hoplite
hostage
hostile (hos' tyle)
humble (hum' bul)
humiliation
hypocrite (hip' o krit)
ignore (ig nore')
illiterate
illusion
imbecile (im' be sil)
imitate (im' i tate)
immense (im ens')
immune (im yune')
impaired
impart
impartial
impassive
impeachment
impending
imperative (im per' a tiv)
imperialism
imperious
implicate (im' pli cate)
implied
implore
impudent (im' pyu dent)
impulse (im' pulse)
impunity (im pyu' ni ty)
in charge of
in favor of
in spite of
in the interest of both parties
in the way Adjective.
inauspicious (in aw spish' us)
incapable
incident
incite (in site')
incompetence
inconsistent
incredible
indefatigable (in de fa' ti ga bul)
indemnity (in dem' ni tee)
indicate
indictment (in dite' ment)
indignant
indignity
indirect
indiscreet (in dis creet')
indispensable
induce
indulge
inept (in ept')
inevitable (in ev' i ta bul)
infantry (in' fan try)
infect
inferiority (in fe ri o' ri ty)
infested
infiltrate (in' fil trate)
influence (in' flu ence)
infuriated
ingenious (in gee' ni us)
ingratiate (in gray' she ate)
ingratitude
inhabitant
inherit
initial (i nish' al)
injustice
innate (in ate')
in on it
inquire
insatiable (in say' sha bul)
inscription
insignia (in sig' ni a)
insignificant
insinuated (in sin' yu a ted)
insolent (in' so lent)
inspire
instigator (in' sti ga tor)
instituted
intact (in tact')
integrity (in teg' ri tee)
intention
intercede (in ter seed')
internal
interrogation
intervene
intimidation
intoxication
intricate
intrinsic value
introduce
inveterate (in vet' er et)
invincible
involved
ironic
irrelevant (ir rel' e vant)
irresistible
irritate
jeopardy (jep' ar dy)
jolly
judicious (joo dish' us)
juncture
just
just in time
keep a lookout
kidded
kinship
kiss of death
labyrinth (lab' er inth)
lame
lamentation
lampoon (lam poon')
landslide
lapse
larceny
lavish
lax
leaven the lump (le' ven, rhymes with heaven)
legacy (leg' a si)
lenience (lee' ni ence)
liberal
liberated
license
lieutenant (loo ten' ant)
litigation (li ti ga' shun)
live up to
loath (rhymes with both)
long odds
looks
looting
loyal
made up
magnify
magnitude
majesty (ma' jes ty)
major (may' jer)
malcontent (accent on first syllable)
malice (mal' iss)
man of his word
maneuver (ma noo' ver)
martyr (mar' ter)
massacre (mass' a ker)
masterpiece (mas' ter peese)
meager
means
mediate
melee (may' lay)
menial (mee' ni al)
merit Verb.
merits
mercenary
meticulously (me tik' u lus ly)
minor
misery (miz' er ee)
misfortune
misgivings
mission
mobile (mo' bul)
mocking
moderate (mod' er et)
modest
momentum
monarchy (mon' ar ky)
mood
morality
mortal
mortgage (mor' gaj)
motion
motivate
motive
move out
multitude
mutiny
mutual (mew' chu al)
myrrh (mur)
naive (ny eve')
natives
nausea (naw' ze a)
neglected (ne glek' ted)
negligent (neg' li gent)
negotiate (ne go' she ate)
niggard
nimble
noble
nominated
notorious (no tor' i us)
oasis
oath
obedience
obedience
objected (ob jek' ted)
objective (ob jek' tiv) Noun
obliged (o blyjd')
obliterated (o blit' er a ted)
obscure
observe
occupations
occupied
odds
offends
offset
oligarchy (o' li gar ky)
omen
on board
on the lookout for
on the run
on the verge of
onerous (own' er us)
onslaught (on' slawt)
opponent
oppress (o press')
oracle
oration
oratory
ordeal (or deal')
order of battle
oscillated (os' il a ted)
ostentatious
ostensibly (os ten' si bly)
ostracize (os' tra size)
outrage
outcome
outdo (owt do')
outnumbered (owt num' berd)
ovation
overbearing
overcome
overpower
overrule
overwhelm
pacified
pageant (pa' jent)
paid him back in kind
paralyzed (pa' ra lyzed)
paramount (pa' ra mount)
parasite
pardon
parsimonious (par si mo' ni us)
partisan (par' ti zan)
partition
pass on
patron
pay attention
payroll
peltast
penalty (pen' al ty)
persistence (per sis' tence)
persona
personify
persuade
pertaining to
pertinent (per' ti nent)
pervade (per vade')
perverse (per verse')
pervert (per vert') Verb.
petty
phalanx (fay' lanx)
phantom (fan' tom)
pick out
picked men
pilfering
pillaging
pilot (pi' lot)
piracy (py' ra see)
placate (play' cate)
plague (playg)
playwright
plea
pleading
plot
plundering
pointed out
policy (pol' i cy)
pomp
populace (pop' u less)
portents (por' tents)
postpone (post pone')
potion
poverty (pov' er ty)
precede (pre seed')
precedent (press' i dent)
predicament (pre dik' a ment)
predictable (pre dik' ta bul)
prefer (pre fer')
preferential treatment
prejudice
preoccupied (pre oc' u pied)
prestige (pres teej')
presume (pre zyume')
pretense (pree' tense)
pretension
pretext (pree' text)
prevail (pre vail')
prey
prince
principal
privately
privilege (priv' lej)
pro and con
proceeds (pro' seeds)
procrastinate (pro kras' ti nate)
profligate (prof' li gat)
prohibit
prolix (pro lix')
prominent (prom' i nent)
promulgated (prom' ul ga ted)
propensity (pro pen' si ty)
proposal
proposition
prospect (pross' pect)
prosper (pross' per)
provisions
provoke (pro voke')
prosecute (pross' e cute)
prosperity (pross per' i ty)
prowess (prow' ess)
prudent
purported (per por' ted)
pursuit (per sute')
put off
put up with
pyre
quarrel
quota (kwo' ta)
rabble
rally
rampage (ram' page)
rancor (rank' or)
rash
ratify
reaffirm
rebelled (re beld')
reciprocate (re sip' ro cate)
reckless (rek' less)
reconcile (rek' on sile)
recruited (re cru' ted)
refinement
reforms
refrain from
refuge (ref' uge)
regime (re zheem')
regret (re gret')
reinforcements
rejoice
relatively (rel' a tiv ly)
relent (re lent')
relic (rell' ik)
relish
reluctant
remnant (rem' nant)
remorse (re morse')
rendered (ren' derd)
rendezvous (ron' de voo)
reparations
repealed
repent (re pent')
reprimand (rep' ri mand)
reputation
resemblance (re zem' blance)
resented (re zen' ted)
reservations
reserved (re zervd')
resist (re zist')
resolute (res' o lute)
resolve (re zolv')
resort to
restrained
restraint
resume (re zoom')
retaliate (re tal' e ate)
retinue (ret' in oo)
reverence (rev' er ence)
revile (re vyle')
revive (re vyve')
revoked (re vokd')
revolt
rhetoric (ret' er ik)
rhetorical question (re tor' i cal)
ridicule (rid' i cule)
rift
right away
ringleader
riot (ry' ot)
risking
ritual
rival
rout (rowt)
routine (roo teen')
rudder
rumor
run out
rustic (russ' tik)
sabotage (sa' bo taj)
sack
sacred (say' cred)
sacrifice
sacrilege (sak' re lij)
safe-house
sage
sally
sanctuary
satrap
savage
scandal
scolded
scorned
scout
scrutiny (screw' ti ny)
seceded (see see' ded)
second guess
sector
secure
seething
semblance
serene (se reen')
series (see' rees)
setback
settle down
severe (se veer')
sham
shipwrecked
show off
showdown
shrewd
shun
shut up
side-by-side
sincere (sin sere')
singled out
skirmish
slacken
slander
slight Noun.
sloth
smoldering
smug
snickering
sniping (sny' ping)
so long as
sober
sole (rhymes with bowl)
solemn (sol' um)
solicit (so lis' it)
solitude (sol' i tude)
soothe
sophist (so' fist)
sorcerer (sor' ser er)
sordid (sor' did)
sovereign power (sov' ren)
sowing
spawned
spearheaded
specious (spee' shus)
spectator
spite
splendid
spoil Noun.
spurious (spyu' ri us)
spurned
squalid
squeamish
staggering
stagnation
stall
stamina (stam' i na)
stamped out
stampede (stam pede')
start out
stay put
steadfast (sted' fast)
steady (ste' dy)
stealthily (stel' thi ly)
stern
stewardship
stimulate
stir up
stoned
stood their ground
stragglers
straight
stratagem (stra' ta gem)
strategic (stra tee' jik)
strenuous (stren' yu us)
strife
stupefied
subjugate (sub' ju gate)
submit (sub mit')
subordinated (sub or' di na ted)
subservient
subtle (sut' l)
subvert (sub vert')
succession (suk sess' shun)
suffer
sufficient
summon
sumptuous (sum' chu us)
superflous (su per' flu us)
superiority (su pee ri o' ri ty)
superstition (su per stish' un)
suppress (sup ress')
supreme (su preem')
surety (shu' re tee)
surplus (ser' plus)
suspected
suspended
sycophant (sy' co fant)
tacit (tass' it)
tact
tactics
tainted
take advantage of
take care of
take charge
take him along
take it easy
take over
talent
talk out of
tame
task
tastes
taunt (tawnt)
temperament (tem' pra ment)
temperance
tendency (ten' den see)
tenure (ten' yer)
terminate
terms
terrain (ter ayn')
terror
thrive
thwart
timid (tim' id) [first syllable rhymes with him]
tinker
tirade (ty' rade)
to the effect that
to the point
toady (toe' di)
toast
toil (toyl)
tolerate
tombs (toomz)
took note
took on
tormentor
track down
trappings
treachery (trech' er y)
treason
treaty
tribute
tried
trivial
troops
truce
trustee (trus tee')
try to
tumult
turbulence
turf
turmoil (tur' moyl)
turn down
turn out to be
turn over
tyrant (ty' rant)
ulterior motive
ultimatum (ul ti may' tum)
unanimous (yu nan' i mus)
unbiased (un by' est)
undermine
undue (un doo')
unfamiliar
unison (yu' ni zon)
unprecedented (un press' i den ted)
unruly (un roo' ly)
unscrupulous
up to
uproar (up' roar)
urgent
usury (yoo' ser y)
vagabond (vag' a bond)
vague (vayg)
vain (vayn)
valor
vanity
vehement (vee' a ment)
vendetta (ven det' a)
venture
vested interest
vetted
vicariously liable
vice
vicious (vish' us)
vicissitudes (va sis' a tudes)
victor
vigor
villain (vil' un)
vituperation (vy tu' per a" shun)
volume
voluntary (vol' un ta ry)
war-monger
watchword
well-to-do
whim
whimsical
wicker
widespread
willing
wise
wit
withstand
witness Verb.
worked up
wound up (wownd up')
wreath (reeth)
zeal