English 200 Vocabulary

1. Botanical

Of or pertaining to animal life

Of or pertaining to plant life

Of or pertaining to human life

Of or pertaining to life outside this world

Of or pertaining to intelligence

2. Synonym

A word opposite in meaning to another word

A word equivalent in meaning to another word

A word with only one meaning

A word relating to the poetic language

Having to do with the stars

3. Technocracy

Government by the minority

Government by god

Government by lower class

Government by skilled members in society

Government by the dead

4. Antipathy

Assurance

A principle

A feeling of strong dislike

To threaten

Stubborn

5. Bravado

An open show of bravery

An open show of cowardness

Of or pertaining to the drums

To laugh

Marked by sadness

6. Telekinesis

Ability to move objects by mental energy

Genuine

Unyielding

Ability to read minds

Rashness

7. Theocentric

A positive statement

Placing God in the center

Stubborn

Placing god out of your life

Insubstantial

8. Telepathy

The supposed ability to read minds or communicate mentally

The supposed ability to communicate with aliens outside this world

The supposed ability to move objects by means of mental energy

The establishment of a language

To excommunicate

9. Bygone

Honesty

Something gone by

Overpowering

Quiet

Cheap

10. Bipolar

One who is always aggravated

One with out a care

Possessing two sides or poles.

Possessing the same side or pole

Modesty

11. Autonomous

Operating in an independent manner

Operating with a group

Homeless; poor

One means of transportation

To elect one official

12. Boorish

Well kept

Lacking manners

Acting poliete

Genuine

To threaten

13. Belated

Early on

Extremely harmful

Caring

Narrow-minded

Late

14. Surrogate

Annoying

Caregiver

One who acts in the place of another

Replaceable

Cheerful

15. Tete-a-tete

The Hebrew word for God

A meeting in which two people meet face to face

Second in succession

Third in succession

To become one with the lord

16. Tertiary

Second in succesion

Third in succession

A meeting in which two people meet face to face

Land in which is owned by the government

To encourage

17. Symmetry

The quality of showing complementary forms

The quality of showing opposite forms

To share

To act as one

Poverty

18. Therapeutic

Making sick

Breaking the law

Reckless

To have a massage

Cures illness

19. Ardent

Relaxation

Intense, passionate

Carefree

Marked by penetration

A negative statement

20. Blather

To gabble or talk ridiculously

One who is self relient

Marked by silence

Marked by a profuse amount

Engaging in multi-cultural activities

21. Assertion

To be negative towards a situation

A positive statement or claim

To lie

To be untrustworthy

Marked by loyalty

22. Syllogism

A form of logical arguement that features three propositions and finishes with a conclusion

A type of poem

To be uniform throughout

To be adjacent to

To be in harmony with

23. Testator

A man hater

A female who sets out wishes in a legal will

A man who sets out his wishes in a legal will

Finding sucess

A person who is good at taking tests

24. Theocracy

Multiple leaders

One single ruler

A person who is selfish

Government by religious leaders

Government rules by the people

25. Ascribe

To attribute or assign casual responsibility to a person or thing

To write down

An ancient indian tribe

Marked by foolishness

Marked by intense anger

26. Braggadocio

Modesty

Bragging

Marked by silence

To take an active role in society

Leadership

27. Austere

Severe in appearance or nature

Noticibly differnt than first appearance

To take kind to

Marked by selflessness

To ensure ones survival

28. Tactile

Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing

Of or pertaining to the sense of touch

Maked by wisdom

To deminish

Marked by innocence

29. Taxonomy

The taxation of the government

The science of formal classification and naming

To exploit ones weaknesses

Marked by bitterness

Marked by generosity

30. Benevolent

Agressive

Good wishes towards others

Harsh

A formal blessing

Hostility towards othera

31. Terra cotta

A reddish clay modeling compound that hardens when exposed to heat

A term used in music when notes increase in sound

A type of dog which originated in Germany

A type of dirt that can be compacted to make houses

To make smaller

32. Synopsis

A summary

A detailed description explaing every detail

A concluding statement of the matter at hand

To express

To be non-emotional

33. Avail

To be of benefit or use

Promising

Daring

Passionate

A claim

34. Symbiotic

The quality of two dissimilar orgainisms

To be of great importance

To have a different meaning than appeard

To ponder upon

Of or relating to the universe

35. Augmentation

To make smaller

Intense emotion

False start

To make bigger

To squeeze out

36. Tenable

Uncapable of being maintained

The act of exclusion

Having king like qualities

Capable of being maintained

Marked by blodness

37. Bestial

Of or pertaining to kindness

Of or pertaing to beasts

The act of cheating

To excercise ones best qualities

In the state of happiness

38. Bilk

Marked by honesty

To cheat

Of or pertaining to beasts

The quality of work

Marked by sadness

39. Bequeath

Bestow by means of a will

A harsh death

Having to ability to fix things

One who is charasmatic

To eat a profuse amount

40. Apparation

A title or name

Marked by aggression

A spirit or ghost

Having animal like qualities

The greek word for viking

41. Aspersion

To be truthful

Of or pertaining to the government

False accusation

Having characteristics of a knight

Marked by diligence

42. Blithe

Unhappy

Genuine

Cheerful

Sarcastic

Selfish

43. Bereaved

In a state of mourning

To live on the edge

Of or pertaining to beavers

To be in a state of joy

Marked by devastation

44. Temblor

Hurricane

Rain storm

Snow storm

Wind storm

Earthquake

45. Tautology

The study of literature

The study of philosophy

To act upon quickly

Unnecessary repetition in different words of an already stated idea

Noisy

46. Sycophant

One who is humble

One who is secretive

One who is an ambitious flatterer

Another word for goat

Trustworthy

47. Brusque

One who talks on and on

Short; abrupt

To do the same thing for a long period of time

Unable to committ

One who is afraid of love

48. Taurine

Of or pertaining to cows

Of or pertaing to horses

Of or pertaing to bulls

The mexican word for leader

One who dies with honor

49. Teetotaler

One who breaks the law

A drug atic

One who refuses to drink alcohol

Addiction to shell fish

One who is in control

50. Tenacious

Hasty, Imulsive

Stubborn

Marked by violence

Bitter

To be in agreeance

51. Tenet

To lie or cheat

A principle

A head leader in any position

To act on immediatley

Obscure

52. Assiduously

To quit beyond meaning

Constantly

To be unsure

Confident

Of or pertaining to elephants

53. Bona fide

Cheap

Actualy, genuine

Displayed by arrogance

Of or pertaining to the upper class in society

To take everything literal

54. Teleprompter

The supposed ability to read minds or communicate mentally

An automated machine used for actors to communicate to one another

An automated machine means of displaying lines to be read by actors

An easy to use phone

To be on time

55. Bludgeon

The act of kindness

To beat

Lacking social skills

The exposure to light

The ancient egyptian word for animal

56. Tantamount

Makred by forcefullness

Marked by arrogance

Marked by mockery

Equivalent to in all meaningful respects

To have a say in the matter at hand

57. Brevity

Exceedingly long

Shortness

To talk in a persuasive way

One who gets to the point

Something that is harmful to ones health

58. Annunciate

To be of use

Annoying

To proclaim

Great affection

To announce

59. Bluster

To threaten swaggeringly

Marked by disorganization

To create an savage society

Mared by attraction

To concur with

60. Apprehension

To be care free

Uneasiness about the future

Marked by loneliness

Marked by seclusion

The supposed ability to see into the future

61. Brash

Impudent; hasty

Bankrupt

An overblow of excitement

To challenge ones self

To be capable of

62. Balderdash

Safe

To confuse

To make better

Nonsense

Uncivilized

63. Blithe

In the state of depression

Cheerful or carefree

One who is into detail

Marked by irony

Having to do with religion

64. Apprise

The lack of knowledge

Marked by ignorance

Easy going; friendly

To supply notice to

To engage with

65. Brunt

Boldness

Mixed feelings

Primary impact of a blow

Award

Object of fear

66. Appellation

A spirit or ghost

Title or name

Secondary or subordinate

Intense hostility

Loud and annoying

67. Ancillary

Secondary

Hardworking

To supply notice to

To entreat

A title

68. Blase

Marked by excitement

To challenge ones self

Abnormal

Having the ability to pick up on things quickly

Bored

69. Bluster

To threaten

Harsh

Bored

Lacking manners

Unconventional

70. Avant-garde

Relating trends in the world of art

Operating in a dependent manner

Stubborn

To supply notice to

Beautiful garden

71. Brandish

To flourish or shake menacingly

Dull or slow

Of or pertaining to cows

The primary target

To exceed the limit of

72. Testatrix

A women hater

A type of doctor

A female athlete

A person good at taking tests

A female who sets out wishes in a legal will

73. Tetragrammaton

The written Christian word for devil

The written Christian word for god

The written Hebrew word for God

The written hebrew word for devil

The eternal state of being

74. Tenuous

Matter in the state of a liquid

Substantial

Not solid, insubstantial

Marked by aging or decaying

To disagree with

75. Bugaboo

A name for a baby

A type of animal located in Brazil

The ancient weapon of the Aztecs

To be concrete

An object of fear

76. Tandem

Marked by togetherness

Having to do with the number "3"

One after another

To be in unison with

The idea of divine wisdom

77. Temerity

Recklessness

Rashness

Good behavior; to do good works

Stubborn

The exclusion of another

78. Bombast

Haughty

Having characteristics of the enemy

Marked by outrage

The study of bombs

To take offense to

79. Brassy

Expensive, elegant

A type of metal

Troublesome

To be aware of

Cheap, showy

80. Auspices

To be of benefit

Reduce a size

Encouragment

Emotional

Selfish

81. Bete noire

Extremely fearful

Dangerous

Showing excitment

Reckless

Bold behavior