| 201 | alderman | a member of several municipal legislative bodies |
| 202 | erode | to wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction |
| 203 | colloquy | a conversation or dialogue |
| 204 | abject | to cast off or down, to abase |
| 205 | falter | to waver or be unsteady |
| 206 | dulcet | sweet and soothing |
| 207 | eradicate | to remove or destroy utterly |
| 208 | arid | extremely dry |
| 209 | forecourt | courtyard before the entrance to a building |
| 210 | burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly |
| 211 | florid | having a rosy or pale red colour, ruddy |
| 212 | circumnavigate | to travel completely around somewhere or something |
| 213 | faction | a group or clique within a larger group |
| 214 | debunk | to discredit, or expose the exaggerated claims of something |
| 215 | forswear | to renounce or deny something, especially under oath |
| 216 | conversant | closely familiar, current, having frequent interaction |
| 217 | guinea | a coastal region in w africa |
| 218 | decathlon | an athletic event consisting of 10 prescribed events |
| 219 | facsimile | to send via a facsimile machine, normally spoken as “fax” |
| 220 | gnash | to grind one's teeth in pain or in anger |
| 221 | asseverate | to declare earnestly, seriously, or positively, to affirm |
| 222 | aboveboard | in open sight, without concealment, or deception |
| 223 | foursome | a group of four, a quartet or a game played by four players |
| 224 | canvas | to cover an area or object |
| 225 | burgher | a citizen, especially one belonging to middle class |
| 226 | deteriorate | to make worse, to make inferior in quality or value |
| 227 | colleague | a person with whom one works with |
| 228 | clergy | body of persons who are ordained for religious service |
| 229 | disband | cause (an organized group) to break up |
| 230 | crusade | to make a grand concerted effort toward some cause |
| 231 | bleak | bare, desolate |
| 232 | diagnosis | the identification of the nature and cause of an illness |
| 233 | fervid | heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc |
| 234 | borough | a fortified town, a town or city |
| 235 | dissolute | lax in morals, licentious |
| 236 | conduce | to contribute or lead to a specific result |
| 237 | cumulative | increasing in quantity or force by successive additions |
| 238 | discord | disagreement between people |
| 239 | comparable | able to be compared |
| 240 | garish | overly ostentatious, so colourful as to be in bad taste |
| 241 | arrogate | assume, take or claim (something) without justification |
| 242 | abundant | fully sufficient, in great quantity |
| 243 | extremist | holding extreme views, especially on a political subject |
| 244 | corpulence | the state or characteristic of being large, plump |
| 245 | constrain | to force physically, to compel |
| 246 | detract | to take away, to withdraw or remove |
| 247 | despondent | in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| 248 | beset | to surround or hem in |
| 249 | drivel | childish, silly or meaningless talk |
| 250 | grovel | to humble oneself or act in an abject manner |
| 251 | facility | ease in learning or in doing something, proficiency |
| 252 | effluvium | a gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul odour |
| 253 | facade | the face of a building, especially the front |
| 254 | elucidate | to make clear, to clarify, to shed light upon |
| 255 | agitate | to move with a violent, irregular action |
| 256 | accouterments | dress, trappings, equipment |
| 257 | eugenic | of bringing about improvement in produced offspring |
| 258 | euphony | a pleasing pronunciation of letters and syllables |
| 259 | facile | moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc , with ease |
| 260 | demeanor | a person's conduct or behaviour |
| 261 | beatitude | supreme, utmost bliss and happiness |
| 262 | dastard | meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly |
| 263 | disenfranchise | to deprive someone of a right of citizenship |
| 264 | dauntless | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
| 265 | corruption | the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity |
| 266 | bereave | to deprive by or as if by violence, rob, strip |
| 267 | evanescence | to disappear gradually, vanish, fade away |
| 268 | calorific | pertaining to conversion into heat |
| 269 | bursar | the treasurer of a university, college or school |
| 270 | gritty | containing sand or grit, full of hard particles |
| 271 | factious | of, pertaining to, or caused by factions |
| 272 | disyllable | a word comprising two syllables |
| 273 | benediction | the utterance or bestowing of a blessing |
| 274 | bereft | deprived |
| 275 | degrade | to lower in value or social position |
| 276 | authoritarian | of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority |
| 277 | analogy | similarity between like features of two things |
| 278 | campaign | work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal |
| 279 | beau | a frequent or attentive male companion |
| 280 | corporeal | tangible, material |
| 281 | fanatic | a person with an extreme enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion |
| 282 | epitaph | an inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased |
| 283 | emporium | a market place or trading centre, particularly in antiquity |
| 284 | decorum | appropriate social behavior, propriety |
| 285 | defensive | used or intended to defend or protect |
| 286 | exude | to discharge through pores, to emit, to give out |
| 287 | degeneracy | the state of being physically or morally deteriorated |
| 288 | chimera | any creature with parts from different animals |
| 289 | effusive | expressing feelings in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner |
| 290 | discredit | to harm the good reputation of a person, to defame |
| 291 | census | survey |
| 292 | aroma | smell (usually in relation to food) |
| 293 | errant | straying from the proper course or standard |
| 294 | cogent | to the point, relevant |
| 295 | disposition | to remove or place in a different position |
| 296 | contort | to twist in a violent manner |
| 297 | betimes | before the usual or expected time |
| 298 | gauge | to measure or determine capacity, character, or ability |
| 299 | aesthetic | having a sense of beauty |
| 300 | flexibility | the quality of being flexible, suppleness, pliability |
| 301 | existence | the state of being, existing, or occurring, beinghood |
| 302 | disabuse | to persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken |
| 303 | chicanery | deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge |
| 304 | definite | having distinct limits |
| 305 | effervesce | to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas, to froth or fizz |
| 306 | enamor | to attract, to capture |
| 307 | dispatch | to send a shipment with promptness |
| 308 | enkindle | to kindle, to arouse or evoke |
| 309 | comprise | to consist of, being made up of |
| 310 | furlong | a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards or 0.2 km |
| 311 | egregious | outstandingly bad, shocking |
| 312 | disunion | separation of a union |
| 313 | circumspect | wary and unwilling to take risks |
| 314 | behemoth | a huge or monstrous creature |
| 315 | allegory | a symbolic narrative |
| 316 | fundamental | pertaining to the foundation or basis |
| 317 | cumbersome | burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag |
| 318 | bureau | office |
| 319 | guffaw | to laugh boisterously |
| 320 | foreshore | the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land |
| 321 | fraudulent | dishonest, based on fraud or deception |
| 322 | fabricate | to form into a whole by uniting its parts, to construct |
| 323 | counting-house | the facility in which a business carries out its operations |
| 324 | bona fide | genuine, real |
| 325 | diva | any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress |
| 326 | censor | to review in order to remove objectionable content |
| 327 | confederacy | an alliance |
| 328 | evocation | an act or instance of evoking, a calling forth |
| 329 | divert | to turn aside from a course |
| 330 | excavate | to make a hole in (something), to hollow |
| 331 | ambush | to act of lying in concealment as to attack by surprise |
| 332 | auroral | pertaining to the dawn |
| 333 | comparison | the act of comparing, to liken |
| 334 | exculpate | to clear from a charge of guilt or fault,vindicate |
| 335 | flammable | capable of burning, especially a liquid |
| 336 | bountiful | having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful |
| 337 | demobilize | to release someone from military duty |
| 338 | emote | to display emotions openly, especially while acting |
| 339 | discombobulate | to disconcert or confuse (someone) |
| 340 | convivial | of or relating to a feast or entertainment |
| 341 | artifice | a crafty but underhanded deception |
| 342 | bacterium | a single celled organism with no nucleus |
| 343 | anomalous | deviating from what is standard, expected or normal |
| 344 | analogous | corresponding to something else, bearing some resemblance |
| 345 | commemorate | to honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony |
| 346 | enshrine | to enclose (a sacred relic etc ) in a shrine or chest |
| 347 | enhance | to raise to a higher degree, intensify, magnify |
| 348 | conformable | corresponding in shape, similar |
| 349 | deference | humble submission and respect |
| 350 | athwart | across, crosswise |
| 351 | devoid | empty, having none of, completely without |
| 352 | avatar | an incarnation or manifestation of a person or idea |
| 353 | bemoan | to complain about, to dismay or worry about something |
| 354 | arsenal | a collection or supply of weapons or munitions |
| 355 | bloated | swollen, puffed up |
| 356 | cession | that which is ceded |
| 357 | clothier | a person who makes or sells cloth or clothing |
| 358 | efface | to erase (a mark) from the surface |
| 359 | breach | an act of breaking a law, agreement or code of conduct |
| 360 | blandish | to persuade someone by using flattery, to cajole |
| 361 | alabaster | a finely granular variety of gypsum |
| 362 | fastidiousness | the quality of being fastidious |
| 363 | approbation | approval |
| 364 | generosity | the trait of being willing to donate money and/or time |
| 365 | corpulent | large in body, fat, overweight |
| 366 | gibbering | speaking inarticulately or meaninglessly |
| 367 | excellence | the state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree |
| 368 | brotherhood | the state of being brothers or a brother |
| 369 | hail | to cheer, salute, or greet, welcome |
| 370 | disinter | to dig up (something buries) |
| 371 | antipodes | any two places that are on opposite sides of the earth |
| 372 | bellicose | demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight |
| 373 | donator | one who donates |
| 374 | anarchy | a state of society without government or law |
| 375 | bedaub | to smear upon, to soil |
| 376 | diphthong | a one-syllable sound made up of two vowels |
| 377 | caprice | a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior |
| 378 | coalition | a temporary group, usually formed for a particular advantage |
| 379 | exert | to put in vigorous action |
| 380 | dither | to be uncertain or unable to make a decision about something |
| 381 | chronicle | a chronological record of important historical events |
| 382 | dolt | a stupid person |
| 383 | cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
| 384 | acculturation | adopting cultural elements of another culture |
| 385 | conjugation | the inflection of verbs |
| 386 | editorial | of, or relating to the preparing of material for publication |
| 387 | enthrone | to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority |
| 388 | abominable | very hateful, detestable |
| 389 | artisan | a worker in a skilled trade |
| 390 | divagation | straying off from a course or way |
| 391 | buffet | a blow, typically with the hand or fist |
| 392 | aurora | an atmospheric phenomenon creating bands of light in the sky |
| 393 | defalcate | to misappropriate funds, to embezzle |
| 394 | devout | devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties |
| 395 | abut | to touch by means of a mutual border, to meet |
| 396 | handwriting | writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand, script |
| 397 | dross | something regarded as worthless, rubbish |
| 398 | gesture | to make a gesture or gestures |
| 399 | grouse | any gallinaceous birds of the subfamily tetraoninae |
| 400 | fray | to unravel, used particularly for the edge of cloth |