Play and Learn 2/19941.ZIP/19941/EDUCMISC/EDUCAID/REALLIST

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colossal
huge; enormous; gigantic; mammoth; vast;

commodious
spacious and comfortable; roomy;

gamut
entire range of anything from one extreme to another;

infinite
without ends or limits; boundless; endless;

infinitesimal
so small as to be almost nothing;

inflate
swell with gas or air; expand; puff up;

inordinate
much too great; not kept within reasonable bounds; excessive;

iota
very small quantity;

magnitude
size; greatness; largeness; importance;

picayune
concerned with trifling matters; petty;

pittance
small amount; meager wage or allowance;

puny
slight or inferior in size;

superabundance
great abundance; surplus; excess;

debilitate
impair the strength of; weaken;

decadent
marked by decay or decline; deteriorating;

decrepit
broken down or weakened by old age or use; worn out;

dilapidated
falling to pieces; decayed; partly ruined or decayed through neglect;

enervate
lessen the vigor or strength of;

flimsy
lacking strength or solidity; frail;

frail
not very strong; weak; fragile;

incapacitate
render incapable or unfit; disable;

infirmity
weakness; feebleness; fraility;

bulwark
wall-like defensive structure;

citadel
fortress; stronghold;

cogent
forcible; compelling; powerful; convincing;

dynamic
forceful; energetic; active;

formidable
exciting fear by reason of strength or size or difficulty; hard to overcome;

forte
strong point;

impregnable
incapable of being taken by assault; invincible;

invigorate
give vigor to; fill with life and hope;

robust
strong and healthy;

tenacious
holding fast or tending to hold fast; stubborn;

vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful; violent;

vigor
active strength or force; energy;

default
failure to do something required; neglect;
fail to pay or appear when due
heedless
not taking heed; inattentive;

ignore
refuse to take notice of; disregard; overlook;

inadvertent
careless mistake;

neglect
give little or no attention to; leave undone;
lack proper care;
remiss
negligent; careless; lax;

slovenly
negligent of neatness or order in one's dress, habits, work, etc.

discreet
showing good judgment in speech and action; wisely cautious;

heed
take notice of; give careful attention to; mind;

meticulous
extremely or excessively careful about small details;

scrupulous
having painstaking regard for what is right;

scrutinize
examine closely; inspect;

solicitude
anxious or excessive care; concern;

vigilance
alert watchfulness to discover and avoid danger; alertness; caution;

wary
on one's guard against danger, deception, etc.;

abroad
in or to a foreign land or lands;

commute
travel back and forth daily, as from a home in the suburbs to a job in
     the city;
denizen
inhabitant; dweller; resident; occupant;

domicile
house; residence; dwelling; abode;

inmate
person confined in an institution, prison, or hospital;

migrate
move from one place to another to settle there;
move from one place to another with change of season;
native
person born in a particular place;

nomad
member of a tribe that has no fixed abode but wanders from place to place;
     wanderer;
nomadic
roaming from place to place; roving;

sojourn
temporary stay;

defiance
refusal to obey authority;

infraction
breaking a law or regulation; violation;

insubordinate
not submitting to authority;

insurgent
person who rises in revolt;

insurrection
uprising against established authority;

malcontent
discontented person; rebel;

perverse
opposing what is right or reasonable;

sedition
speech, writing, or action seeking to overthrow the government;

transgress
go beyond set limits of; violate;

trespass
encroach on another's rights;

acquiesce
accept by keeping silent; submit quietly;

allegiance
loyalty; devotion; faithfulness;

defer
yield to another out of respect;

discipline
train in obedience; bring under control;

docile
easily taught; obedient; tractable;

meek
submissive; yielding without resentment;

pliable
easily bent or influenced;

submit
yield to another's will; surrender;

tractable
easily controlled;

chronic
marked by long duration;

concurrent
occurring at the same time;

dawdle
waste time;

imminent
about to happen;

incipient
beginning to show itself;

intermittent
coming and going at intervals;

perennial
lasting indefinitely;

procrastinate
to put things off;

protract
draw out; prolong;

sporadic
occurring occasionally; infrequent;

compulsory
required by authority;

entail
involve as a necessary consequence;

essence
most necessary part;

gratuitous
uncalled for;

imperative
not to be avoided;

incumbent
imposed as a duty;

indispensable
absolutely necessary; essential;

necessitate
make necessary; require; demand;

oblige
compel; force; put under a duty or obligation;

obviate
make unnecessary;

prerequisite
something required beforehand;

pressing
requiring immediate action;

superfluous
more than what is enough or necessary; surplus;