|
Word |
Definition |
Part of speech |
|
abate |
to
lessen; to subside |
verb |
|
abet |
to help;
to aid |
verb |
|
abhor |
to hate;
to detest |
verb |
|
abject |
miserable; wretched |
adjective |
|
abruptly |
suddenly;
unexpectedly |
adverb |
|
absorbed |
interested; engrossed |
adjective |
|
abundant |
plentiful |
adjective |
|
accessory |
something
added |
noun |
|
accommodations |
a room
and meals |
noun |
|
accomplice |
one who
aids and abets a criminal |
noun |
|
accost |
to meet
someone and to speak first |
verb |
|
accumulate |
to pile
up; to collect |
verb |
|
accurate |
correct |
adjective |
|
acrid |
sharp;
bitter |
adjective |
|
adjacent |
next to;
adjoining |
adjective |
|
admonish |
to warn
about; to advise against doing something |
verb |
|
adore |
to love
greatly |
verb |
|
adroit |
clever;
skillful |
adjective |
|
affluent |
rich |
adjective |
|
aggravate |
to make
worse |
verb |
|
agile |
lively |
adjective |
|
agitate |
to
disturb |
verb |
|
aglow |
shining
brightly |
adjective |
|
ailment |
a mild
illness |
noun |
|
ajar |
slightly
open |
adjective |
|
akin |
similar;
related |
adjective |
|
albino |
a person
or animal without normal pigmentation, characterized by pale skin,
hair, and eyes |
noun |
|
alert |
perceptive; quick |
adjective |
|
alleviate |
to
lessen; to relieve |
verb |
|
alluring |
tempting;
enticing |
adjective |
|
aloof |
reserved;
indifferent |
adjective |
|
amateur |
not
professional; untrained |
adjective |
|
ambiguous |
doubtful;
uncertain |
adjective |
|
amicable |
friendly |
adjective |
|
amnesia |
a lapse
of memory |
noun |
|
ample |
adequate;
enough |
adjective |
|
amplify |
to make
larger, more powerful |
verb |
|
anguish |
great
sorrow; pain |
noun |
|
ankle |
the joint
between the foot and the leg |
noun |
|
annual |
yearly |
adjective |
|
anomalous |
unusual |
adjective |
|
antique |
a very
old and valuable object |
noun |
|
applaud |
to clap |
verb |
|
appraisal |
an
estimate of the value |
noun |
|
appropriate |
suitable |
adjective |
|
arduous |
demanding
great effort; strenuous |
adjective |
|
arouse |
to spur;
to incite |
verb |
|
arraign |
to
charge; to accuse |
verb |
|
arrogance |
haughtiness |
noun |
|
aspire |
to strive
toward; to seek eagerly |
verb |
|
assert |
to affirm
an opinion |
verb |
|
asset |
a useful
or valuable quality; finances |
noun |
|
assuage |
to ease;
to lessen |
verb |
|
astound |
to
surprise greatly; to astonish |
verb |
|
astray |
away from
the correct path or direction |
adverb |
|
audacious |
bold;
daring |
adjective |
|
audible |
able to
be heard |
adjective |
|
augment |
to
increase |
verb |
|
autonomous |
free;
independent |
adjective |
|
avarice |
greed |
noun |
|
aversion |
intense
dislike |
noun |
|
baffle |
to
confuse |
verb |
|
bald |
without
hair |
adjective |
|
ban |
to
declare that something must not be done; to prohibit |
verb |
|
bar |
a court
of law |
noun |
|
barricade |
a
barrier; an obstruction |
noun |
|
beckon |
to signal
with one's hand |
verb |
|
behavior |
one's
actions |
noun |
|
bellow |
to shout
loudly |
verb |
|
beneficiary |
a person
who receives money or property from an insurance policy or from a
will |
noun |
|
beverage |
a kind of
drink |
noun |
|
bewilder |
to
confuse |
verb |
|
bicker |
to
quarrel |
verb |
|
bitter |
a sharp,
acrid taste |
adjective |
|
blame |
responsibility |
noun |
|
blandishment |
coaxing;
persuasion by flattery |
noun |
|
bleak |
cold and
bare; cheerless |
adjective |
|
blend |
a mixture |
noun |
|
blithe |
carefree
and gay; lighthearted |
adjective |
|
blizzard |
a severe
snowstorm |
noun |
|
blunder |
an error;
a mistake |
noun |
|
blush |
to flush |
verb |
|
boulder |
a large
rock |
noun |
|
boundary |
border;
limit |
noun |
|
boundless |
without
limits |
adjective |
|
brandish |
to shake
or wave a weapon menacingly |
verb |
|
brawl |
a noisy
fight; a quarrel |
noun |
|
bribe |
money or
gift used to influence someone to do something that he should not |
noun |
|
brim |
the upper
edge of anything hollow |
noun |
|
brink |
the edge
of a high place |
noun |
|
brittle |
easily
broken |
adjective |
|
broom |
an object
used to sweep the floor |
noun |
|
brutal |
savage;
cruel |
adjective |
|
bully |
to be
cruel to weaker people or animals |
verb |
|
bump |
a light
blow; a jolt |
noun |
|
cabal |
a group
of people united in a scheme to promote their views by intrigue; a
group of conspirators |
noun |
|
callous |
insensitive; unfeeling |
adjective |
|
captive |
a person
who is not permitted to leave |
noun |
|
carve |
to slice
meat |
verb |
|
cast |
to throw
out or down |
verb |
|
castigate |
to
reprove |
verb |
|
cataclysm |
a great
flood; a terrible event |
noun |
|
chaos |
without
organization; confusion |
noun |
|
chasm |
a deep
crack in the earth |
noun |
|
chaste |
pure |
adjective |
|
chilly |
cool |
adjective |
|
chore |
a task; a
job |
noun |
|
chum |
an
intimate friend |
noun |
|
cider |
juice
from apples |
noun |
|
clamorous |
noisy |
adjective |
|
clap |
to
applaud |
verb |
|
clemency |
kindness,
mercy |
noun |
|
cluttered |
confused;
disorganized; littered |
adjective |
|
coerce |
to compel
by pressure or threat |
verb |
|
cogent |
convincing |
adjective |
|
colleague |
a fellow
worker; a co-worker, usually in a profession |
noun |
|
colloquy |
a formal
conversation; a conference |
noun |
|
commence |
to begin |
verb |
|
commend |
to praise |
verb |
|
compassion |
symphony;
pity |
noun |
|
complex |
complicated |
adjective |
|
complexion |
the
natural color and appearance of the skin |
noun |
|
compliment |
an
expression of praise or admiration |
noun |
|
compulsory |
required |
adjective |
|
conceal |
to hide |
verb |
|
concoct |
to
devise; to invent |
verb |
|
concord |
an
agreement |
noun |
|
concurrence |
an
agreement, usually by equals |
noun |
|
condone |
to
overlook; to excuse |
verb |
|
confide |
to
entrust a secret |
verb |
|
confident |
sure of
oneself |
adjective |
|
confine |
to limit |
verb |
|
confiscate |
to seize
by authority |
verb |
|
congeal |
to become
hard; to solidify |
verb |
|
congenial |
pleasing
in nature of character; agreeable |
adjective |
|
congenital |
existing
at birth, but not hereditary |
adjective |
|
congestion |
crowding |
noun |
|
conjecture |
a
supposition; a guess |
noun |
|
conscientious |
careful;
honest |
adjective |
|
constantly |
all the
time |
adverb |
|
contaminated |
polluted |
adjective |
|
contract |
to reduce |
verb |
|
conventional |
usual;
ordinary |
adjective |
|
conversion |
a change |
noun |
|
core |
a center |
noun |
|
coward |
one who
lacks courage; a person who is not brave |
noun |
|
crave |
to desire
greatly |
verb |
|
credulous |
inclined
to believe too readily; gullible |
adjective |
|
creed |
a belief;
a faith |
noun |
|
crude |
not
finished; rough |
adjective |
|
cruise |
to drive
slowly |
verb |
|
crumb |
a small
piece of bread or cake |
noun |
|
crutch |
a support
used as an aid in walking, often used in pairs |
noun |
|
cryptic |
secret;
hidden |
adjective |
|
culpable |
deserving
blame |
adjective |
|
curt |
rudely
brief in speech or manner |
adjective |
|
curtail |
to
shorten; to suspend |
verb |
|
dagger |
a knife |
noun |
|
dangle |
to hang
loosely; to swing |
verb |
|
debtor |
one who
owes |
noun |
|
decade |
a period
of ten years |
noun |
|
decency |
modest
behavior; propriety |
noun |
|
deck |
the floor
of a ship |
noun |
|
decline |
a
downward slope; a declivity |
noun |
|
decrepit |
weakened
by illness or age; badly used |
adjective |
|
dedicate |
to honor
someone by placing his or her name in the beginning of a literary
book or an artistic performance |
verb |
|
defect |
an
imperfection |
noun |
|
deformed |
disfigured |
adjective |
|
deliberately |
in a
planned way |
adverb |
|
demolish |
to tear
down completely |
verb |
|
dent |
to
depress a surface by pressure or a blow |
verb |
|
depict |
to
describe |
verb |
|
depreciate |
to
express disapproval |
verb |
|
deprive |
to take
away |
verb |
|
deride |
to make
fun of; to jeer |
verb |
|
designate |
to name;
to specify |
verb |
|
detect |
to
discover |
verb |
|
deterioration |
lower
value; depreciation |
noun |
|
detest |
to hate |
verb |
|
deviate |
to depart
from; to differ |
verb |
|
diffidence |
lack of
confidence in oneself |
noun |
|
digress |
to stray
from the main subject |
verb |
|
dilate |
to become
wider; larger |
verb |
|
diligent |
industrious; busy |
adjective |
|
diminutive |
a small
amount; something small |
adjective |
|
dingy |
dirty;
shabby |
adjective |
|
disband |
to
dissolve; to discontinue |
verb |
|
discard |
to throw
out |
verb |
|
discern |
to
recognize; to perceive |
verb |
|
dispatch |
to send |
verb |
|
dissect |
to
examine; to criticize |
verb |
|
disseminate |
to
spread; to distribute |
verb |
|
divert |
to
entertain; to amuse |
verb |
|
divulge |
to make
known; to reveal |
verb |
|
doze |
to sleep
for a short time; to take a nap |
verb |
|
drench |
to make
very wet |
verb |
|
drought |
a long
period of dry weather |
noun |
|
drowsy |
very
sleepy |
adjective |
|
dubious |
doubtful |
adjective |
|
dungeon |
a dark
cell; a prison |
noun |
|
durable |
sturdy;
lasting |
adjective |
|
duration |
the
length of time from beginning to end |
noun |
|
dusk |
evening,
just before dark |
noun |
|
earthquake |
a shaking
of the earth's surface caused by disturbances underground |
noun |
|
eccentric |
strange;
odd |
adjective |
|
eloquence |
persuasive, graceful language |
noun |
|
elucidate |
to make
understandable |
verb |
|
elusive |
tending
to escape notice |
adjective |
|
emit |
to give
off |
verb |
|
emphasis |
special
attention; importance |
noun |
|
emulate |
to try to
equal or excel |
verb |
|
endeavor |
to make
an effort; to try very hard |
verb |
|
energy |
vigor;
strength |
noun |
|
enervate |
to
debilitate; to weaken |
verb |
|
enhance |
to make
greater, better |
verb |
|
entice |
to
attract; to lure |
verb |
|
envious |
discontent or resentful because of another's possessions or
qualities |
adjective |
|
equitably |
fairly;
justly |
adverb |
|
equivocal |
ambiguous; evasive |
adjective |
|
eradicate |
to remove
all traces |
verb |
|
erosion |
wearing
away |
noun |
|
erudite |
learned |
adjective |
|
escort |
to
accompany |
verb |
|
essential |
important; necessary |
adjective |
|
esteem |
a
favorable opinion; respect |
noun |
|
eulogy |
high
praise; laudation |
noun |
|
evolve |
to
develop gradually |
verb |
|
exacting |
detailed;
meticulous |
adjective |
|
exasperate |
to make
angry or impatient |
verb |
|
exceed |
to be
greater than |
verb |
|
exhausted |
very
tired; enervated |
adjective |
|
exorbitant |
extravagant; excessive |
adjective |
|
expand |
to make
larger |
verb |
|
expanse |
a large
area |
noun |
|
expire |
to cease
to be effective, to terminate |
verb |
|
explicit |
very
clear; definite |
adjective |
|
exploit |
to use
for selfish advantage or profit |
verb |
|
expound |
to
explain in detail |
verb |
|
extempore |
without
preparation; impromptu |
adjective |
|
extensive |
far-reaching |
adjective |
|
extinct |
no longer
active; having died out |
adjective |
|
extol |
to praise
highly |
verb |
|
extravagance |
excess
spending |
noun |
|
exultant |
very
happy; full of joy |
adjective |
|
facile |
easy |
adjective |
|
falter |
to move
hesitatingly; unsteadily |
verb |
|
famine |
starvation |
noun |
|
fascinate |
to
attract powerfully; to charm |
verb |
|
feat |
an act
requiring great strength or courage |
noun |
|
feeble |
lacking
strength, power |
adjective |
|
ferry |
to cross
a river or a narrow body of water |
verb |
|
feud |
to engage
in a long, bitter hostility |
verb |
|
flatter |
to praise
too much |
verb |
|
flee |
to escape
swiftly |
verb |
|
flicker |
to shine
unsteadily |
verb |
|
flimsy |
lacking
solidarity, strength |
adjective |
|
flip |
to
overturn |
verb |
|
flounder |
to move
awkwardly |
verb |
|
fluffy |
soft;
airy |
adjective |
|
foolish |
silly |
adjective |
|
forbearance |
self-restraint |
noun |
|
ford |
a shallow
place in a river which can be crossed by walking or driving |
noun |
|
foresee |
to
anticipate |
verb |
|
fowl |
a bird
which can be eaten |
noun |
|
fraction |
a part of
something |
noun |
|
fracture |
a break |
noun |
|
fraud |
a fault;
a deception |
noun |
|
fret |
to worry |
verb |
|
frigid |
very cold |
adjective |
|
furtive |
secret |
adjective |
|
futile |
useless |
adjective |
|
garb |
clothing |
noun |
|
garrison |
a
fortified place occupied by soldiers |
noun |
|
garrulous |
talkative |
adjective |
|
gash |
a deep
cut |
noun |
|
gauche |
impolite;
clumsy |
adjective |
|
gem |
a
precious stone; a jewel |
noun |
|
genial |
kindly;
friendly |
adjective |
|
genuine |
true |
adjective |
|
germinate |
to begin
to grow |
verb |
|
gist |
the main
idea |
noun |
|
glamorous |
fascinating; alluring |
adjective |
|
glib |
spoken
easily but with little thought; fluent |
adjective |
|
glitter |
to shine
with a sparkling light |
verb |
|
glossary |
an
explanation of special words at the end of the book |
noun |
|
glow |
to shine |
verb |
|
goal |
an
objective; an aim |
noun |
|
greedy |
excessively desirous of acquiring possessions; avaricious |
adjective |
|
grievance |
a
complaint |
noun |
|
grope |
to search
blindly, uncertainly |
verb |
|
grouchy |
irritable |
adjective |
|
grudge |
hard
feelings; resentment |
noun |
|
grumble |
to
complain |
verb |
|
gust |
a sudden,
brief rush of wind |
noun |
|
hamlet |
a small
village |
noun |
|
handy |
easily
reached |
adjective |
|
haphazard |
without a
fixed or regular course; indifferent; disorganized |
adjective |
|
harsh |
cruel |
adjective |
|
hasty |
done too
quickly to be accurate or wise |
adjective |
|
hazy |
not
clear; vague |
adjective |
|
heavy |
a great
amount |
adjective |
|
heretic |
very
busy; active |
adjective |
|
heed |
to pay
attention to |
verb |
|
henceforth |
from now
on |
adverb |
|
hilarious |
very
funny; merry; laughable |
adjective |
|
hinge |
a joint
on which a door or gate is attached |
noun |
|
hint |
a
suggestion; a clue |
noun |
|
hoarse |
a rough,
husky sound, especially a rough voice |
adjective |
|
hoax |
a trick |
noun |
|
hoe |
a garden
tool with a long handle and a flat blade used for digging |
noun |
|
holocaust |
widespread destruction, usually by fire |
noun |
|
homage |
allegiance; respect |
noun |
|
hubbub |
noise;
confusion |
noun |
|
humid |
damp; hot |
adjective |
|
hypothesis |
a
tentative theory |
noun |
|
identical |
exactly
the same |
adjective |
|
ignorant |
without
knowledge; unaware; uninformed |
adjective |
|
ignore |
to refuse
to notice or recognize; to discard |
verb |
|
imminent |
about to
occur; impending |
adjective |
|
impartial |
not
favoring one more than the other; just |
adjective |
|
impartible |
indivisible |
adjective |
|
imply |
to
suggest |
verb |
|
impromptu |
without
preparation; unrehearsed; extempore |
adjective |
|
incessant |
without
interruption; continuous |
adjective |
|
incidental |
of lesser
importance; secondary |
adjective |
|
incisive |
crisp;
trenchant |
adjective |
|
incredible |
hard to
believe |
adjective |
|
indictment |
an
accusation |
noun |
|
induce |
to lead
or move by influence or persuasion |
verb |
|
inert |
lacking
independent power to move; not active |
adjective |
|
infested |
inhabited
in large numbers by something harmful |
adjective |
|
ingredients |
parts of
a mixture, especially a recipe |
noun |
|
inhabit |
to live
in a place |
verb |
|
initiate |
to start;
to begin |
verb |
|
innovation |
a change |
noun |
|
inquisitive |
asking
many questions; curious |
adjective |
|
inseparable |
not able
to be separated |
adjective |
|
inspect |
to
examine closely |
verb |
|
integrate |
to
coordinate; to unite |
verb |
|
intersect |
to meet |
verb |
|
interval |
the time
between two events |
noun |
|
intrepid |
fearless |
adjective |
|
intricate |
complicated |
adjective |
|
intrude |
to be in
the way; to be an obstacle |
verb |
|
invalid |
a sick
person |
noun |
|
invariable |
always
the same |
adjective |
|
irritate |
to excite
to anger; to bother |
verb |
|
jeopardy |
danger |
noun |
|
jerk |
a sudden
movement |
noun |
|
jungle |
land
covered with a growth of trees and vegetation |
noun |
|
keen |
eager |
adjective |
|
lament |
to
express sorrow |
verb |
|
lanky |
tall and
slim |
adjective |
|
laud |
to praise |
verb |
|
leisure |
free;
unoccupied |
adjective |
|
lid |
a cover |
noun |
|
lift |
to raise |
verb |
|
light |
having
little substance; not heavy |
adjective |
|
limb |
a large
branch of a tree |
noun |
|
limp |
to favor
one leg; to cripple |
verb |
|
limpid |
lucid |
adjective |
|
litter |
to strew
with scattered articles |
verb |
|
lively |
fill of
energy; agile |
adjective |
|
loafer |
an idle,
lazy person |
noun |
|
loathe |
to hate;
to detest |
verb |
|
loot |
stolen
goods; plunder |
noun |
|
lullaby |
a song to
lull a baby to sleep |
noun |
|
luminous |
bright |
adjective |
|
lustrous |
bright;
shining |
adjective |
|
malign |
to
slander |
verb |
|
mansion |
a large,
imposing house; a residence |
noun |
|
mare |
a female
horse |
noun |
|
margin |
the blank
space bordering the written or printed area of a page |
noun |
|
marshal |
a law
officer |
noun |
|
massive |
huge;
heavy |
adjective |
|
meddle |
to
interfere; to intrude |
verb |
|
menace |
to
threaten |
verb |
|
mend |
to repair |
verb |
|
merger |
a legal
combination of two or more businesses |
noun |
|
meteor |
a
celestial body smaller than one mile in diameter |
noun |
|
meticulous |
to be
careful about detail |
adjective |
|
mingle |
to mix;
to combine |
verb |
|
modify |
to change
something a little |
verb |
|
molest |
to annoy;
to bother |
verb |
|
monstrous |
horrible;
shocking |
adjective |
|
moron |
a
foolish, silly person |
noun |
|
morsel |
slice,
crumb, a bit of, nibble, mouthful |
noun |
|
mumble |
to speak
indistinctly |
verb |
|
munch |
to chew |
verb |
|
mutual |
having
the same relationship one to the other; shared |
adjective |
|
nadir |
point
opposite the zenith and directly below the observer; lowest point,
base point |
noun |
|
nasty |
mean |
adjective |
|
negligent |
extremely
careless |
adjective |
|
numb |
without
sensation; paralyzed |
adjective |
|
oasis |
fertile
place with water located in the desert |
noun |
|
oblivion |
the
condition of being completely forgotten |
noun |
|
obvious |
forgetful; unaware |
adjective |
|
obscure |
not
easily seen |
adjective |
|
obsequious |
obedient;
servile |
adjective |
|
obsolete |
no longer
useful; outdated |
adjective |
|
obstinate |
stubborn;
unyielding |
adjective |
|
obstruct |
to get in
the way; to block |
verb |
|
ominous |
threatening |
adjective |
|
omit |
to leave
out |
verb |
|
oration |
a formal
speech |
noun |
|
orchard |
a group
of nut or fruit trees |
noun |
|
ordeal |
difficult
or painful experience |
noun |
|
output |
production; yield |
noun |
|
outrageous |
very
offensive; shocking |
adjective |
|
overall |
general;
comprehensive |
adjective |
|
pact |
a treaty;
an agreement |
noun |
|
palatable |
savory |
adjective |
|
pauper |
a very
poor person |
noun |
|
peek |
to take a
brief look |
verb |
|
penetrate |
to pass
through; to enter |
verb |
|
pensive |
thoughtful |
adjective |
|
perforated |
small
lines or holes in something |
adjective |
|
perilous |
full of
danger |
adjective |
|
permanently |
constantly |
adverb |
|
permissible |
allowed |
adjective |
|
perpetual |
continuing forever; constant |
adjective |
|
persuade |
to
convince |
verb |
|
pessimist |
one who
always takes a gloomy view of things |
noun |
|
petition |
a formal
request |
noun |
|
phlegmatic |
sluggish;
apathetic |
adjective |
|
pilfer |
to steal |
verb |
|
pillar |
a column |
noun |
|
pinch |
to press
between one's fingers or another object |
verb |
|
pity |
compassion |
noun |
|
placate |
to
appease |
verb |
|
plateau |
a broad
pain |
noun |
|
plausible |
believable, but doubtful |
adjective |
|
plea |
an appeal |
noun |
|
plump |
a full,
round shape |
adjective |
|
pollute |
to
contaminate; to dirty |
verb |
|
ponder |
to
consider carefully |
verb |
|
posterity |
future
generations |
noun |
|
postpone |
to delay |
verb |
|
prank |
a trick;
a joke |
noun |
|
precaution |
action
taken to avoid future accident or problem |
noun |
|
precede |
to go
before |
verb |
|
precept |
a rule; a
command |
noun |
|
precisely |
exactly |
adverb |
|
predict |
to tell
what will happen in the future; to foretell |
verb |
|
prelude |
a
preliminary event preceding a more important one |
noun |
|
prestigious |
admired |
adjective |
|
prevail |
to
continue in use or fashion; to succeed |
verb |
|
prevalent |
