commensurate = equal in extent; of the same size
ethereal = like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly;
unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF.
ether: upper air
archaic = antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the
past; N.
longevity = long life; long duration
pan = criticize harshly
quintessence = purest and highest embodiment; perfect
example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
scanty = meager; insufficient
unseemly = unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent;
Ex. leave with unseemly haste
rebuff = reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed
his invitation; N.

bristling = rising like bristles; showing irritation
cadence = rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds);
beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
outlaw = fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection);
V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.
gratis = free; without charge; ADJ.
stalemate = deadlock; situation in which further action is
blocked
avert = prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex.
An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She
averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
bleak = cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable;
depressing
liquidate = settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up;
eliminate; kill or abolish
concordat = formal agreement
prance = move about in a spirited manner (proudly and
confidently)
conjecture = surmise; guess; V.





prodigal = wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a
mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality
dingy = (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy
street/curtain
ferocious = fierce; violent; N. ferocity
preen = make oneself tidy in appearance; feel selfsatisfaction
or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers)
with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune
adorn = decorate
malingerer = one who feigns illness to escape duty; V.
malinger: feign illness to avoid work
crotchety = (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical;
bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
ancestry = family descent; ADJ. ancestral
quack = charlatan; impostor
inductive = pertaining to induction or proceeding from
the specific to the general
quietude = tranquillity; calmness
spartan = without attention to comfort; lacking luxury
and comfort; sternly disciplined; Ex. spartan living condition/
life
surreptitious = done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden