1. WOD 51 Pulverize
Verb: To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish Syn: beat, crush, annihilate, decimate Ant: mend, assemble, protect Sent: She sits on the ground with a hammer, hitting the bucket in an effort to pulverize the plaster and free her leg.

2. WOD 52 Advocate verb: To speak or write in favor of
noun: a person who pleads for another
Syn: support, promote, endorse
Ant: interfere, oppose, frustrate
Sent: The evolutionists advocate that mammalian life evolved from aquatic.
He is an advocate of free markets, but he has also called for tighter regulation.

3. WOD 53
Exonerate: verb
To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
Syn: release, discharge, pardon, justify
Ant: blame, condemn, convict
N: exoneration adj: exonerative
Sent: The defense attorney worked hard to exonerate his clients and keep them out of jail.

4. WOD 54 Interminable: adj Seeming to be without end
Syn: endless, ceaseless, infinite
Ant: finite, temporary, occasional
Adv: interminably
Sent; We had an interminable wait at the airport because the heavy snowstorm shut down the runways.

5. WOD 55 Impel; verb => to drive or to propel
Syn: goad, spur, urge, motivate
Ant: restrain, rebuff, discourage
Sent: A raging current impelled their raft downstream toward the waterfall.
Hatred of slavery impelled Harriet Tubman to return repeatedly to the South to help other slaves escape.

6. WOD 56 Despondent; adj => depressed from loss of hope or confidence
Syn: depressed, discouraged, wretched
Ant: cheerful, spirited, hopeful
Adv: despondently, Noun: despondency
Sent: Failing my driver’s test for the third time left me completely despondent.

7. WOD 57 Alacrity: noun Promptness in responding
Syn: eagerness, readiness, enthusiasm
Ant: reluctance, delay, unwillingness
Sent: The seller of the classic car accepted my first offer with such alacrity that I wished I had offered less.

8. WOD 58 Haphazard: adjective
Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
Syn: random, aimless, purposeless
Ant: planned, controlled, designed
Adv: haphazardly
Sent: He described in humorous details his haphazard travels around the world.

9. WOD 59
Marginalize: verb =>To place in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group
Syn: demean, belittle, disparage, depreciate
Ant: elevate, praise, promote
Noun: marginalization
Sent: A society that labels certain people as outside the norm – weird, scary, hateful, or useless – marginalizes those people, edging them out.

10. WOD 60
Rebut: Verb
To prove something is false by using arguments or evidence
Syn: discredit, disprove, refute
Ant: confirm, prove, validate
Adj: rebuttable Noun: rebuttal
Sent: You should not only study their own point of view but be prepared to rebut the ideas of the opposing group.

11. WOD 61 Traverse: verb To pass over, across, or through
Syn: cross, intersect
Sent: Route 66, which traverses the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles, is sometimes called “The Mother Road” because in 1932 it opened the west to the automobile.

12. WOD 62 Refute: verb Syn: disapprove, dispute, deny, rebut
To prove that something is not true or false
Syn: disapprove, dispute, deny, rebut
Ant: acknowledge, admit, concede
Adj: refutable
Noun: refutation
Sent: Regardless of what naysayers may still insist, the science on climate change is too robust to refute.

13. WOD 63 Dote; verb To show excessive fondness for
Syn: treasure, cherish
Ant: despise, neglect, abandon
Sent: She dotes on her grandson and indulges his every whim.

14. WOD 64 Disseminate: verb To scatter or spread widely
Syn: separate, disperse, sprinkle
Ant: assemble, collect
Noun: dissemination
Sent: The wind disseminated the spores from the milkweed pods.

15. WOD 65 Feckless; adjective Having no sense of responsibility
Syn: careless, irresponsible, unreliable
Ant: efficient, trustworthy, scrupulous
N: fecklessness
Adv: fecklessly
Sent: Pip’s feckless ways in London left him devoid of cash.

16. WOD 66 Pensive: adj Deep in thought, dreamily thoughtful
Syn: thoughtful, reflective, contemplative
Ant: thoughtless, carefree
Adv: pensively
Sent: Lying on my back, I grew pensive as I watched the drifting summer clouds.

17. WOD 67 Hubbub: noun Noisy confusion
Syn: uproar, commotion, chaos, racket
Ant: silence, peacefulness, stillness
Sent: Fans thronged onto the field in a hubbub of excitement when the Boston Red Sox won the pennant.

18. WOD 68 Wanton: adj Ignoring what is right Excessive or unrestrained
Syn: immoral, senseless, reckless
Ant: justified, cautious, restrained
Sent: In refusing to remove abestos from the ceilings, the company showed a wanton disregard for its employee’s health and safety.

19. WOD 69 Odoriferous : adj Having or giving off a smell
Syn: aromatic, perfumed, scented, fragrant
Ant: smelly, rancid, fetid, noxious
Sent: Odoriferous fragrance permeated throughout the room when the beautiful blonde lady entered the room.

20. WOD 70 Meander : verb To follow a winding course To wander aimlessly
syn: roam, wander, ramble
Sent: The Mississippi River meanders from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

21. WOD 71 Punctilious : adjective
Careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior
Syn: precise, scrupulous, meticulous
Ant: casual, careless, cursory
Sent: A punctilious host tries to leave nothing to chance when preparing for guests.

22. WOD 72 Paraphernalia: noun Personal belongings
Equipments associated with a particular activity
Syn: possessions, accessories, equipments
Sent: We accumulated so much paraphernalia that the closets couldn’t hold it all.

23. WOD 73 Regale : verb To entertain or delight
Syn: charm, amuse, entrance
Ant: bore, tire, irritate
Noun: regalement
Sent: Charlie regaled the guests with his funny stories.

24. WOD 74 Callow : adjective => young and inexperienced
Syn: youthful, immature, unsophisticated
Ant: experienced, mature
Sent: The student was too callow to know he was being fooled.

25. WOD 75
Wry : adjective
=> turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor or amusing in a quiet but sharp way
Syn: crooked, ironic, sarcastic
Ant: straight, unbent, normal
Sent: He gave a wry smile as he admitted believing such a far-fetched tale.

26. WOD 76
Wheedle; Verb
=> to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.
Syn: cajole, flatter, entice, influence
Ant: dissuade, discourage, deter
sent: The agent wheedled several thousand dollars from the couple for a life insurance policy that was practically worthless.

27. WOD 77 Rant: verb or noun to talk very loudly, even wildly
Syn: rave, bellow, babble
Ant: murmur, whisper, mutter, mumble
Sent: The audience stopped listening after a while when the speaker ranted on and on.

28. WOD 78 Verbose: adjective using too many words
Syn: wordy, redundant, repetitious
Ant: concise, direct, terse
Noun: verbosity, verbiage
Adv: verbosely
Sent: The teacher asked Isabella to cut her verbose speech from 40 to 15 minutes.

29. WOD 79 Complacent: adjective
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better .
Syn: self-satisfied, gratified, unconcerned
Ant: concerned, bothered, agitated
Noun: complacence, complacency
Sent: Carole could get an A in math, but she’s too complacent to work for it.

30. WOD 80 Ostentatious: adjective Having to do with showing off
Syn: showy, flashy, flamboyant, garish
Ant: simple, modest, plain
Noun: ostentation, --ness
Adv: --ly
Sent: Meredith talks about nothing but her father’s yacht, ski trips to Aspen, and other ostentatious displays of wealth.

31. WOD 81 Placate: verb => to make calm and peaceful
Syn: appease, pacify, reconcile, soothe
Ant: irritate, displease, dissatisfy
Noun: placation
Sent: The restaurant tried to placate us with free appetizers after a one hour wait for a table.

32. WOD 82
Conciliate: verb => to win a person over (through friendly acts or persuasive methods)
Syn: persuade, reconcile, arbitrate
Ant: antagonize, arouse, stir up
Adj: conciliatory, conciliative
Noun: conciliation
Sent: Hoping to end the argument, Judd offered a conciliatory handshake to his adversary.

33. WOD 83 Affable: adj => easy to talk to, easy to approach
Syn: friendly, approachable, amiable
Ant: unfriendly, unapproachable, standoffish
Noun: affableness, affability
Adv: affably
Sent: Don’s friendly grin conveys his affable personality.

34. WOD 84
Squander: verb
=> to spend money (or time) in a wasteful, uncaring fashion
Syn: waste, deplete, consume, exhaust
Ant: save, store, conserve
Sent: Jimmy squandered a perfectly good day, aimlessly watching TV from dawn to dusk.

35. WOD 85 Impending; adj about to occur
Syn: looming, imminent, foreboding
Ant: distant, remote
Verb: impend
Sent: Throughout the country was the feeling of impending evil as if some unknown terror would come out of the deep shadows.

36. WOD 86
Egregious; adj
well beyond the bounds of what is right or proper
Syn: brazen, outrageous, notorious
Ant: delightful, pleasing, wonderful
Adv: egregiously
Sent: You have a chance to defend yourself against these rumors of your egregious acts.

37. WOD 87
Ubiquitous: adj
appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places
Syn: omnipresent, widespread, universal
Ant: rare, scarce, absent
Sent: Tourists with cameras are ubiquitous in Europe every summer.

38. WOD 88 Incontrovertible; adj impossible to dispute
Syn: undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable
Ant: deniable, controversial, debatable
Adv: incontrovertibly
Sent: The facts were incontrovertible and the defendant was found guilty.

39. WOD 89
Fraught; adj
full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)
Syn: full, abounding, replete
Ant: scan, skimpy, sparse
Sent: We abandoned our idea of traveling up the Amazon River when we learned that such a trip would be fraught with danger.

40. WOD 90 Encumber: verb To weigh down or burden
Syn: clog, overload, oppress
Ant: free, lighten, ease
Noun: encumbrance
Sent: I stumbled through the terminal door, encumbered by two heavy suitcases

41. WOD 91
Flippant; adj
marked by lack of proper seriousness or earnestness
Syn: disrespectful, discourteous, impertinent, sassy
Ant: mannerly, courteous, civil
Adv: Flippantly
Noun: flippancy
Sent: My flippant response earned me an angry glance from my instructor.

42. WOD 92 Intermittent: adj not continuous, happening at intervals
Syn; discontinuous, interrupted, irregular
Ant: continuous, continual, constant
Noun: intermittence
Adv: intermittently
Sent: Although the forecast had promised sunshine, the intermittent showers throughout the day ruined the party we planned at the park.

43. WOD 93 Insuperable; adj incapable of being overcome or defeated
Syn: invincible, unbeatable, indomitable
Ant: conquerable, reachable, attainable
Noun: insuperability
Sent: During my senior year, passing Greek seemed an insuperable obstacle to my graduating with my class.

44. WOD 94 Impetus ; noun a driving force, anything that causes an action
Syn: stimulus, motive, incentive, spur
SENT: Her hope of winning an athletic scholarship provided the impetus for years of grueling training on the swim team.

45. WOD 95
Detract: verb
to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
Syn: damage, tarnish, blemish
Ant: enhance, polish, promote, augment
Noun: detraction
Sent: The addition of a modern family room detracted from the cozy style of the bungalow

46. WOD 96
Malleable; adj
capable of being shaped or formed by forceful action
Syn: moldable, pliable, adjustable
Ant: firm, rigid, stiff
Adv: malleably
Sent: Play-doh is good for children’s art projects because it’s both malleable and reusable.

47. WOD 97
Contingent: adj => Depending on something else; likely but not certain to happen
Syn: conditional, uncertain, provisional
Ant: planned, arranged, predetermined
Noun: contingency
Sent: Tanya’s plans for attending the university were contingent on receiving a scholarship.

48. WOD 98 Deluge; n => a flood of anything
V => To flood or overwhelm
Syn: flood, engulf, drench, overload
Ant: trickle, drip, ooze
Sent: As she convalesced from her surgery, Delia’s friends deluged her with cards, phone calls, and visits.

49. WOD 99 Copious; adj => large in quantity
Syn: abundant, ample, replete
Ant: scanty, meager, sparse
Adv: copiously
Sent: Mediterranean cooking uses copious amounts of olive oil

50. WOD 100
Grapple; verb => engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons (physically or mentally)
Syn: wrestle, contend, confront, struggle, contest
Ant: retreat, surrender, yield
Sent: The community grappled with the problem of improving the quality of education in their schools.

51. WOD 101 Atrocity: Noun => an act of great cruelty and wickedness
Syn: barbarity, brutality, inhumanity
Ant: charity, kindness,
Adj: atrocious Adv: atrociously
Sent: The Nazis carried out atrocious medical experiments on their prisoners.

52. WOD 102 Dire: adj => having terrible consequences
Syn: dreadful, disastrous, dismal
Ant: favorable, beneficial, advantageous
Sent: The children in the third world country are very ill and in dire need of clean water.

53. WOD 103 Flagrant: adj => conspicuously or obviously offensive
Syn: scandalous, notorious, egregious
Ant: clandestine, sneaky, concealed
Adv: flagrantly
Sent: The driver’s flagrant disregard for the speeding laws did not escape the police officer’s notice.

54. WOD 104
languish: verb => to become weak or weary, to fail to make progress
Syn: weaken, deteriorate, decline
Ant: develop, grow, improve
Adj: languishing
Adv: languishingly
Sent: Rather than sponsor a bill he finds objectionable, the majority leader will allow this one to languish on a pile in his office.

55. WOD 105 congenial; adj => getting along well with others
Syn: affable, agreeable, cordial, pleasant
Ant: aloof, unsociable, unfriendly
Noun: congeniality
Adv: congenially
Sent: Police officers are expected to be congenial with the citizens of their community

56. WOD 106 Enigmatic ; adj => difficult to interpret or understand
Syn: mysterious, puzzling, ambiguous
Ant: explicit, obvious, clear
Noun: enigma
Sent: Under the spotlight, the dark painting looked enigmatic and spooky.

57. WOD 107 Infallible; adj => incapable of making an error
Syn: flawless, faultless, impeccable
Ant: fallible, faulty, imperfect
Sent: Fortunately, my attorney has an infallible proof to exonerate me from the robbery.

58. WOD 108 Stagnate; verb => to fail to develop, change, or move
Syn: deteriorate, languish, vegetate
Ant: improve, flourish, build
ADj: stagnant
Sent: The store manager is trying to create a marketing gimmick that will increase his store’s stagnant sales.

59. WOD 109 Voluminous; adj => having great bulk or volume
Syn: ample, spacious, bulky, copious
Ant: meager, small, slight
Noun: volume
Sent: Volumes of smoke poured from the chimneys of the factory. A voluminous cloak covered him from head to foot.

60. WOD 110
Embroil; verb => to involve in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation
Syn: entangle, involve, muddle, implicate
Ant: assist, support, cooperate
Noun: embroilment
Sent: The two countries were embroiled in a bitter dispute over where the border between them lay.

61. WOD 111 indelible: adj => not able to be erased
Syn: permanent, everlasting, constant
Ant: destructible, erasable, impermanent
Noun: indelibility
Sent: The beauty of Venice made an indelible impression on the visitors.
After the kindness he has shown to our family during this difficult time, he will always have an indelible place in our hearts.

62. WOD 112 Paramount: adj => most important
Syn: foremost, preeminent, essential
Ant: unimportant, minor, secondary
Sent: So far the president has done nothing to address the issues of paramount consequence to the public.

63. WOD 113
Impeccable; adj => free from fault or flaw Syn: flawless, faultless, perfect, infallible Ant: imperfect, corrupt, defective Noun: impeccability Adv: impeccably Sent:Your impeccable work ethic and great attention to detail are reasons enough for hiring you.

64. WOD 114
Slovenly; adj => carelessly done Syn: careless, disorderly, messy Ant: clean, orderly, organized Sent: Although Warren is very wealthy, he still lives in the slovenly neighborhood where he grew up as an underprivileged youth.

65. WOD 115
Rankle; verb => to cause continuing anger or irritation Syn: annoy, irritate, displease, offend Ant: comfort, delight, placate, please Sent: When the prince decided to date a commoner, he knew his romantic choice would rankle his parents.

66. WOD 116
Conscientious; adj => wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.
Syn: dedicated, careful, meticulous, thorough 
Ant; careless, irresponsible, slovenly
Adv: conscientiously
Sent:In order to be a skilled pianist, one must be very conscientious while practicing.

67. WOD 117
Conjecture: verb (noun) => to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence Syn: speculate, hypothesize, infer, assume Ant: neglect, disregard Sent: The fire chief conjectured that oily rags may have been the cause of the fire

68. WOD 118
Corroborate: verb => to provide evidence to make more certain Syn: validate, verify, substantiate Ant: invalidate, disprove, discredit Sent: Because he was standing at the stoplight when the accident occurred, Harry could corroborate the driver’s statement.

69. WOD 119
Pervade: verb => to spread throughout Syn: permeate, infuse, imbue Ant: deplete, exhaust, drain Adj: pervasive Sent: Laughter pervades the house whenever Aunt Sara visits us

70. WOD 120
Gingerly; adj => with extreme care or concern Syn: cautious, prudent, meticulous Ant: careless, inattentive, neglectful Sent: Ella ran her tongue gingerly over the opening where her wisdom tooth had been and winced.