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(See "How to Use the Book," page vii)

1 abdomen absolutory abstemious accent n. accent v. accessory acclimate acetic acoustics acumen address n., v. adept adipose

2 adobe adult adverse advertisement after again aged adj. aggrandizement agile alabaster albino albumen alkali alkaline allopathy ally alma mater almond alpaca

3 altercation alternate n., adj. alternate v. amateur amen amenable ampere anchovy anemone animalcule antipodes apotheosis apparatus apparent appendicitis apricot

4 apron apropos aquiline arbitrament architect archives arctic area armada asphalt n. aspirant assignee attaché audacious automobile avalanche aye (in voting) aye (always)

5 bade balcony ballet banana banquet basalt bas-relief baton bayou been belles-lettres beloved part. beloved n., adj. beneath bequeath bestial bicycle

6 biography bissextile bitumen bivouac blanc-mange blessed part. blessed adj. boatswain bombast bonbon bon ton boudoir boulevard bouquet bourn bovine bravado bravo intj. bravo n.

7 brethren brigand brigantine bromide bromine bronchitis brooch brusque buoy burro cadaver calcine calliope calm caloric

8 camelopard candelabrum canine cantata caoutchouc caprice caret carmine caricature casement cayenne cement n. cerebrum

9 cerement certain chagrin chaise chamois chaperon chaps (the jaws) charlatan chasten chastisement chivalric chivalrous chloride chlorine chores clematis coadjutor cocaine coffee

10 cognizance cognomen column comatose combat combatant commandant comparable compensate comrade concentrate condolence conduit confidant confiscate

11 connoisseur conservator conspiracy construe consummate v. consummate adj. contemplate contumely conversant coop coral coronal cortége costume coterie courteous

12 courtier cowardice crematory cuirass cuisine curator cylindric cynosure dahlia dais Danish data datum daunt deaf debauchee débris début débutant decade

13 decadence décolleté decorative decorous defect deficit demoniacal demonstrate dengue dénouement depot deprivation derisive desideratum despicable desquamation destine desuetude detestation

14 devastate devastation diamond digitalis diphtheria diphthong discourse disfranchise disputable disputant divan docile dolorous domicile dost doth douche drama

15 duodenum dynamite dynasty eclat economical ecumenical eczema either eleemosynary élite elm embalm employé employee empyrean

16 encore enervate enfranchise engine ennui entrée envelope epizoötic epoch equable equation equipage equitable ere err espionage European

17 evening every ewe excursion exemplary exorable expletive expurgate exquisite extirpate extol extraordinary façade facile fairy falchion falcon faux pas

18 febrile fiancée figure finale finance financier flaccid florid flotsam folio forbade forehead fortnight franchise n. fraternize fratricide fulsome gala gallant (polite)

19 gallant (brave) gantlet gape gastritis gauntlet (a glove) genealogy generic genre genuine geyser ghoul giaour giraffe glacier gladiolus gondola government

20 granary gratis greasy grimace guano guardian gubernatorial gum arabic harass harem hasten haunt hearth heaven hegira heinous herb hereditament

21 heroine heroism hiccough history holocaust homeopathy homogeneous horizon hostile houri hovel humble humor hygiene hymeneal hypocrisy idea ignoramus illustrate

22 imbecile imbroglio incisive incomparable indecorous indicatory indisputable indissoluble industry inexorable inexplicable infinitely inquiry integer integral interesting interpolate interstice inveigle inventory

23 iodide iodine iron irrefutable irremediable irreparable irrespirable irrevocable isochronous isolate isotherm italic jaundice jaunt jocund jowl juvenile kinetoscope

24 knoll kraal lamentable latent laudanum launch laundry lava learned part. learned adj. legend legged leisure lenient lever lichen livelong long-lived lullaby lyceum

25 maintenance malaria mall (a walk) mandamus maniacal maritime massacre massage matrix matron mausoleum memoir meningitis

26 mercantile microscopy miniature mirage mischievous mistletoe molecule monomania morphine museum mustache naïve naïveté nape national negligee neither nephew

27 nepotism news niche nicotine nominative nuisance obeisance obese obesity obligatory oblique obscenity occult octavo office often ogle olden oleomargarine onerous only

28 onyx opponent orchestra orchid ordeal orthoepy oxide pageant panorama pantomime papier-maché parent paresis parietal parse patent pathos patriot

29 patriotic patron patronage pecan pedagogical pedagogy peremptory perfect v. perfect adj. perfume n. perfume v. peritonitis permit n. permit v. petal phaeton phalanx pharmaceutic

30 philanthropic phosphorus phthisis pianoforte piquant placard plait platinum plebeian porcelain

31 portrait prairie precedence precedent n. precedent adj. precise predecessor preface n. and v. prelate prelude n. presentation prestige pretense pretext pretty pristine probity process produce n. profile

32 programme or program progress n. promenade pro rata protégé protestation provocative provost prussic psalms puerile put v. pyramidal pyrites pyrotechnics quadrille quagmire

33 quarrel quay query quinine qui vive radish raillery rapine raspberry rather ration rational rationale recess recluse

34 recondite reconnoissance reconnoiter recourse recreant recreate (to refresh) re-create (to create anew) refuse n. refutable régime relaxation remediable renaissance rendezvous reparable repartee repertoire reptile reputable requiem

35 research resource respirable respite n. and v. résumé retch retrocede retrograde revocable revolt rise n. rise v. robust romance root route routine sacrament sacrifice n. sacrifice v.

36 sacrificable sacrilege sacristy sagacious said saline salivary sanguine sarsaparilla satin satire satrap satyr saucy saunter scallop scenic schedule

37 seismic senile sepulcher sergeant servile sesame sew sheik shekel shew shewn shone silhouette simile simultaneous sinecure sirup or syrup skein slake sleek

38 sloth slough (a mire) slough (to cast off) sobriquet soften soirée solder solecism sonorous soot soporific sough souvenir sovereign spheroid spinach or spinage

39 spirit splenetic squalid squalor stalwart stanch status stereopticon stereoscope stereotype stolid strategic stratum strew strychnine student

40 suave suavity subsidence subtile (thin) subtle (sly) suffice suite superfluous supple survey n. survey v. suture swath sword syllabic synod syringe systole tapis tassel

41 taunt tedious telegraphy temperament tenacious tenet tepid tête-à-tête thyme tiara tiny tirade to tomato tortoise

42 towards trachea transparent travel traveler traverse n., a., v. treble tremor tribune trio tripartite troche trochee troth truculent truths tuberose turquoise

43 tuxedo tyranny ultimatum umbilicus umbrella unprecedented unwary usurp vaccinate vaccine vagary valet varioloid vase vehemence vehement venison veratrine

44 verdigris vermicelli vignette vindicatory violin virile virulence virulent vis-a-vis viscount visor vivacious vizier volatile wainscot warrior wary

45 weapon wont wound yew yolk youths zenith zodiacal zoölogy zymotic