Achievers Point.com - Words That is not in Barrons

Verbal Point                            Reading Comprehension            Analogy
Word List                                 Synonyms                                  Root Words
Antonyms                                  Word Family                             Flash Card
Win Over Words                        Non Barrons Word

Words That is Not In Barrons

1.acephalous.....headless 2.adduce.......present as evidence 3.adumbration...foreshadowing, outlining 4.afferent...carrying towards the center 5.afflatus...inspiration 6.affray...public brawl 7.amortization...act of reducing debt thro partial payments 8.andirons...metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils 9.apologue...fable, a short allegorical story with a moral 10.apoplexy...sudden loss of consciousness, a stroke 11.arrogate...claim or seize without right, attribute unjustly 12.asseverate...assert solemnly 13.atelier...workshop, studio 14.athwart...across, in opposition 15.auscultation...act of listening to heart/lungs to find abnormalities 16.bagatelle...trifle 17.bassoon...reed instrument of the woodwind family 18.batten...grow fat, thrive upon others 19.benighted...overcame by darkness 20.bete noire...aversion, person/thing strongly disliked 21.bibulous...inclined to drink, affected by alcohol. 22.bilge...where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottomcause to leak( as of vessels), take in water at the bilge 23.billingsgate...vituperation, abusive language 24.blazon...decorate with a heraldic coat of arms. 25.bootless...useless 26.brazier...open pans in which live coals are burned. 27.breviary...book containing daily prayers 28.bruit...tell or spread rumors 29.bumptious...self assertive 30.buskin...thick soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy 31.cadge...ask for and get free; be a parasite 32.calk...a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to preventslipping 33.caparison...put showy ornamentation on a horse. 34.carmine...rich red 35.carte blanche...unlimited authority or freedom. 36.caryatid...sculptured column of a female figure. 37.casuistry...subtle/sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute distinction 38.champ...chew noisily 39.chattel...personal property 40.chiromancy...palmistry 41.cloven...split 42.coadjutor...assistant; colleague 43.cockade...decoration worn on hat 44.cognomen...family name 45.collier...worker in a coal mine; ship carrying coal. 46.coltish...given to merry frolicking 47.conch...large seashell 48.concordat...agreement, usually between papal authority and the secular 49.conjoin...to unite 50.contumely...scornful insolence; insult 51.cormorant...greedy rapacious bird 52.corsair...pirate ship 53.cortege...procession 54.corusate...glitter, scintillate 55.crepuscular...pertaining to twilight 56.cruet...small glass bottle for vinegar, oil etc 57.debenture...bond issued to secure a loan 58.defalcate...misuse money held in trust 59.demesne...domain; land over which one has full sovereignty 60.depilate...remove hair 61.descant...discuss fully 62.desideratum...that which is desired. 63.desuetude...disused condition. 64.dipsomaniac...one who has strong craving for liquor. 65.dishabille...in a state of undress 66.distaff...female 67.divers...several; differing 68.divestiture...an order to an offending party to rid itself of property. 69.doughty...courageous. 70.durance...restraint; imprisonment 71.eclat...brilliance; glory 72.educe...draw forth; elicit 73.efflorescent...flowering 74.empyreal...celestial; fiery 75.epiphany...any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity 76.equipage...horse drawn carriage 77.esprit de corps...comradeship; spirit 78.eviscerate...disembowel, remove entrails 79.ewer...water pitcher 80.ex officio...by virtue of one's office 81.fain...gladly 82.fealty...loyalty; faithfulness 83.fester...generate pus 84.fiduciary...pertaining to a position of trust 85.flagellate...flog; whip 86.flotilla...small fleet 87.freebooter...buccaneer 88.freshet...sudden flood 89.froward...disobedient; perverse; stubborn 90.frowzy...slovenly; untidy 91.fulgent...beaming; radiant 92.fustian...pompous; bombastic 93.gaff...hook; barbed fishing spear 94.gamester...gambler 95.gasconade...boastfulness. 96.gauntlet...leather glove 97.gibbet...gallows 98.gig...2 wheeled carriage 99.hawser...large rope 100.hogshead...large barrel 101.hostelry...inn 102.hoyden...boisterous girl 103.hustings...meetings particularly to choose candidates 104.hypothecate...mortgage; pledge as security ......................................................................................................... 1.idyll...a musical composition that evokes rural life. 2.imbrue...drench, stain especially with blood 3.imprimatur...permission to print a book 4.incarnadine...stain crimson or blood...color 5.ingenue...an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts 6.integument...outer covering or skin 7.interlocutory...intermediate; not final 8.interstices...chinks; crevices 9.irrefragable...indisputable 10.jejune...lacking interest; barren; meager 11.jeremiad...lament; complain 12.kiosk...summerhouse; open pavilion 13.lackey...footman, yes...man;toady 14.lagniappe...trifling present given to a customer 15.lambent...flickering; softly radiant 16.lapidary...worker in precious stones 17.lave...wash 18.lesion...injury, unhealthy change in structure 19.libation...drink 20.lieu...instead of 21.lissom...agile, lithe 22.lupine...like a wolf 23.marauder...raider, intruder 24.maunder...talk incoherently; utter drivel 25.melange...medley 26.mesa...high flat...topped hill 27.mews...group of stables built around a courtyard 28.moiety...half; part 29.moot...debatable 30.morganatic...marriage between a royal and a common 31.mugwump...defector from a party 32.murrain...plague; cattle disease 33.natal...pertaining to birth 34.nave...main body of a church 35.neap...lowest 36.necrology...list of the dead 37.non equator ...conclusion that doesn't follow from facts stated 38.nonage...immaturity 39.nosegay...fragrant bouquet 40.objurgation...severe rebuke; scolding 41.oblation...pious donation 42.obliquity...departure from right principle; perversity 43.offal...waste; garbage 44.offertory...collection of money at religious ceremony 45.orison...prayer 46.ovine...like a sheep 47.palaver...misleading speech; chatter 48.palliation...act of making less severe or violent 49.panoply...complete suit of amour 50.paregoric...medicine that eases pain 51.parlous...dangerous; perilous 52.parturiotion...delivery; child...birth 53.parvenu...upstart, newly rich person 54.patrimony...inheritance from father 55.peculate...steal; embezzle 56.pelf...stolen property 57.pennate...having wings or feathers 58.perforce...of necessity 59.persiflage...flippant conversation; banter 60.picaresque...pertaining to rogues in literature 61.plebiscite...expression of will of people by direct election 62.plenipotentiary...fully empowered 63.poltroon...coward 64.postprandial...after dinner 65.purloin...steal 66.qui vive...wide awake; expectant 67.quibble...escape of main point of an argument 68.prorogue...dismiss parliament 69.recherche...choice; sought after 70.recreant...coward; betrayer of faith 71.recrudescence...reopening of a wound or sore 72.recusant...person who refuses to comply 73.refection...slight refreshment 74.renascence...revival of learning and culture 75.reticulated...covered with a network 76.rheumy...pertaining to discharge from nose and eyes 77.rime...white frosts 78.risible...inclined to laugh; ludicrous 79.risque...verging on the improper; off...colour 80.roan...brown mixed with gray or white 81.rood...crucifix 82.sacerdotal...priestly 83.saltatory...relating to leaping 84.salutatory...opening oration at commencement in American colleges 85.salver...tray 86.sangfroid...coolness in a trying situation 87.sapid...savory; tasty 88.sapient...wise; shrewd 89.sarcophagus...highly decorated stone coffin 90.savoir faire...poise; sophistication 91.scarify...make slight incisions in; scratch 92.sciolism...quackery; superficial information 93.screed...long tiresome harangue 94.scullion...menial kitchen worker 95.senescence...state of growing old 96.sequacious...eager to follow; ductile 97.serried...standing shoulder to shoulder; crowded 98.shibboleth...slogan; watchword 99.shoal...shallow place 100.slattern...untidy person 101.soupcon...suggestion; hint; taste 102.splenetic...peevish 103.spoliation...pillaging; plunder 104.spume...froth; foam 105.stertorous...having a snoring sound 106.sub rosa...in strict confidence 107.sudorific...pertaining to perspiration 108.sumptuary...limiting or regulating expenditures 109.supernal...heavenly; celestial 110.suppurate...create pulse 111.surcease...cessation ......................................................................................................... 1.tarn...small mountain lake 2.tatterdemalion...ragged fellow 3.taurine...like a bull 4.teleology...doctrine of final causes 5.tenebrous...dark; gloomy 6.tergiversation...evasion; fickleness 7.theosophy...wisdom in divine things 8.tocsin...alarm bell 9.trencherman...good eater 10.triolet... line stanza 11.troglodyte...cave dweller 12.trope...figure of speech 13.truckle...curry favor, act in a obsequious way 14.trumpery...objects that are showy, valueless, deceptive 15.turnkey...jailer 16.usufruct...right of enjoying things belonging to others 17.valance...short drapery hanging above window frame 18.valetudinarian...invalid 19.vellum...parchment 20.vituperate...spread negative information about 21.votary...follower of a cult 22.welkin...skyFor any questions/comments about word list email achieverspoint@gmail.com