| Term | Definition |
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| abdicate | (verb) to give up power or position; to fail to fulfill |
| abduct | (verb) to kidnap |
| abhor | (verb) to hate; to detest |
| abstain | (verb) to refrain |
| abstract | (adj) theoretical; not concrete; difficult to understand |
| absurd | (adj) unreasonable; ridiculous |
| abyss | (noun) bottomless gulf; something too deep for measurement |
| accelerate | (verb) to increase in speed |
| accentuate | (verb) to emphasize; to make prominent |
| acclaim | (noun) enthusiastic applause or approval |
| acrimony | (noun) bitterness; anger |
| acute | (adj) very sharp; severe |
| adage | (noun) wise, old saying |
| adept | (adj/noun) highly skilled; an expert |
| adhere | (verb) to stick to |
| adjourn | (verb) to suspend (a meeting) for a period of time |
| adjunct | (noun) a non-essential supplement; something additional |
| admonish | (verb) to reprove; to warn |
| adorn | (verb) to decorate |
| adulation | (noun) high praise; admiration |
| advantageous | (adj) profitable; helpful |
| adversary | (noun) an enemy; an opponent; a foe |
| adverse | (adj) unfavorable; bringing harm |
| advocate | (noun/verb) a supporter of policy; one who recommends on behalf of another |
| aesthetic | (adj) pertaining to beauty; artistic |
| affable | (adj) friendly; easy-going |
| affectation | (noun) a pretending to like; artificial behavior |
| affirmation | (noun) position of agreement |
| aforementioned | (adj) said or written before |
| aggregate | (adj) whole; total |
| aghast | (adj) feeling great horror or dismay |
| agile | (adj) nimble; quick-moving; light footed |
| agility | (noun) quickness and ease of movement |
| agitate | (verb) to stir or shake up |
| agnostic | (adj/noun) (one) believing that nothing can be known about God |
| aimless | (adj) having no purpose |
| akin | (adj) related; similar |
| alienated | (adj) feeling distant or different from friend and love ones |
| allege | (verb) to declare without proof |
| alleviate | (verb) to relieve; to ease a pain |
| allure | (verb) to entice; to attract |
| aloof | (adj) detached; indifferent; distant |
| altruism | (noun) unselfishness; generosity |
| amateur | (noun) non-professional; done for pleasure not pay; unskillful |
| ambiguous | (adj) unclear; having more than one meaning or interpretation |
| ambrosia | (noun) food that has a delighted taste or smell |
| amend | (verb) to change; to alter slightly |
| amorous | (adj) strongly attracted to love; expressing love |
| amorphous | (adj) having no determined form or shape |
| amphibian | (noun) any animal or plant living both on land and in water |
| ample | (adj) plentiful; abundant |
| amplify | (verb) to increase; to expand |
| amulet | (noun) ornament that works as a charm against evil spirits |
| analogous | (adj) comparable |
| angular | (adj) characterized by sharp angles |
| animosity | (noun) hatred; hostility |
| annihilate | (verb) to destroy entirely |
| annul | (verb) to nullify; to cancel |
| anterior | (adj) near the front; forward in position or time |
| anthology | (noun) a collection of literary pieces |
| anthropomorphic | (adj) relating human traits to non-human |
| antidote | (noun) substance that counteracts effects of a poison |
| antiquity | (noun) ancient times; object that is ancient |
| anxiety | (noun) an emotional state of fear and uncertainty |
| aperture | (noun) an opening; a hole |
| apocryphal | (adj) fictional |
| appall | (verb) shocking |
| apt | (adj) likely; relevant |
| aqueous | (adj) of, like, or formed by water |
| arbitrary | (adj) randomly chosen; based solely on individual will |
| arboreal | (adj) of or living in trees |
| archipelago | (noun) large group of islands |
| ardent | (adj) passionate |
| arid | (adj) extremely dry; very boring |
| aroma | (noun) a pleasant odor |
| arouse | (verb) to awaken |
| arsenal | (noun) place where weapons are stored or made |
| articulate | (adj) able to express oneself coherently |
| artifact | (noun) historical relic; item made by human craft |
| artifice | (noun) skill or ingenuity |
| artisan | (noun) a craftsperson; a skilled manual worker |
| ascertain | (verb) to find out with certainty |
| askew | (adj) crooked; not straight |
| aspersion | (noun) false rumor; slander |
| aspire | (verb) to hope; to have ambition |
| assail | (verb) to attack violently |
| assailable | (adj) vulnerable |
| assertion | (noun) a declaration of truth; a statement |
| assess | (verb) to judge; to determine amount or value |
| astound | (verb) to astonish greatly |
| astute | (adj) shrewd; observant; clever |
| asylum | (noun) refuge; a place of protection |
| atrocious | (adj) very wicked; very bad |
| audacious | (adj) bold; daring; fearless |
| auditory | (adj) relating to the sense of hearing |
| augment | (verb) to expand; to increase; to add to |
| authoritarian | (adj) extremely strict; demanding obedience; acting as a dictator |
| authoritative | (adj) having authority; commanding |
| autonomous | (adj) separate; independent |
| auxiliary | (adj) helpful; supportive |
| aversion | (noun) intense dislike |
| avert | (verb) to move away; to turn away |
| avow | (verb) to declare |
| awry | (adj/adv) amiss; away from expected course |
| axiom | (noun) premise; a well-known truth or saying |
| ballad | (noun) popular romantic song or poem |
| banal | (adj) commonplace and predictable trite |
| banish | (verb) to exile; to drive away |
| barrage | (noun) a curtain of artillery fire; any prolonged attack |
| barrier | (noun) an obstruction; anything that hinders or blocks |
| barter | (verb) to exchange goods or property |
| beguile | (verb) to deceive |
| behold | (verb) to look at; to observe |
| belated | (adj) delayed |
| belligerence | (adj) hostility or aggression: the quality of being hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war |
| belligerent | (adj) aggressive |
| benefactor | (noun) donor |
| beneficial | (adj) helpful |
| benevolent | (adj) generous; charitable; well-meaning |
| bewildered | (verb) to confuse hopelessly; to befuddle |
| biased | (adj) prejudiced; influenced |
| bile | (noun) the bitter, greenish fluid secreted by the liver |
| bind | (verb) to tie or fasten |
| bisect | (verb) to divide into two equal parts |
| bizarre | (adj) very odd or unusual |
| blasphemous | (adj) impiously irreverent; irreligious |
| blatant | (adj) very obvious; shameless |
| bleak | (adj) not encouraging; hopeless |
| bliss | (noun) great happiness; spiritual joy |
| boisterous | (adj) cheerfully noisy or rough |
| bolster | (verb) to support; to uphold |
| botanist | (noun) one who studies plant and plant life |
| bountiful | (adj) abundant; plentiful |
| bounty | (noun) generosity; a generous gift |
| brash | (adj) hasty and reckless; insolent; impudent |
| bravado | (adj) pretended courage or feigned confidence |
| brevity | (noun) conciseness; briefness |
| brig | (noun) a two-masted ship with square sails |
| browbeat | (verb) domineer somebody: to bully or intimidate somebody sternly |
| brusque | (adj) abrupt |
| buffoon | (noun) fool; clown |
| burly | (adj) strong; solid |
| burnish | (verb) to polish; to make smooth and shiny |
| byway | (noun) back road |
| cache | (noun) a place in which stores of food are hidden |
| cajole | (verb) to persuade; to coax |
| callous | (adj) insensitive; emotionally hardened |
| camaraderie | (noun) friendship |
| camouflage | (verb) to disguise in order to conceal from the enemy |
| candid | (adj) honest; truthful |
| candor | (noun) frankness; sincerity |
| canine | (adj) of or like a dog |
| cantankerous | (adj) bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| capricious | (adj) fickle; impulsive; unpredictable |
| cascade | (noun) a small, steep waterfall |
| catastrophe | (noun) any sudden, great disaster |
| causality | (noun) the relation between cause and effect |
| caustic | (adj) burning; sarcastic; witty |
| celestial | (adj) of heavens or sky |
| censor | (noun) an official with the power to prohibit objectionable or obscene material |
| chasm | (noun) a deep crack in the earth's surface; any break or gap |
| choleric | (adj) easily angered |
| choreographer | (noun) one who devises dances or ballets |
| chronic | (adj) lasting a long time |
| circulate | (verb) to pass around; move from place to place |
| circumscribe | (verb) to draw a line around; to encircle; to limit narrowly |
| classify | (verb) to organize in groups or categories |
| coalesce | (verb) to come together; to unite |
| coax | (verb) persuade gently: to persuade somebody gently to do something |
| coercion | (noun) force |
| coherent | (adj) logical; understandable |
| cohesive | (adj) unified |
| collaborate | (verb) to work together |
| collision | (noun) a crash; a colliding |
| colloquial | (adj) informal in speech or writing; conversational |
| commemorate | (verb) to celebrate; to keep in memory through celebration |
| commend | (verb) to praise |
| communicative | (adj) giving or exchanging information or messages |
| commute | (verb) to travel to work; to make less severe |
| compassion | (noun) deep sympathy; pity |
| compel | (verb) force somebody: to force somebody to do something |
| compelling | (adj) demanding of attention |
| competent | (adj) capable; fit |
| compile | (verb) to draw up; to collect or arrange in a list |
| compliance | (noun) obedience; agreement to do something |
| composure | (noun) calmness |
| comprehensive | (adj) complete; thorough |
| comtemplate | (verb) to gaze at or think about intently |
| concave | (adj) curved (surface) inward and hollow |
| conceal | (verb) to hide; to keep secret |
| conception | (noun) a conceiving; an idea |
| concise | (adj) condensed; brief |
| concur | (verb) to agree in opinion; to coincide; to happen together |
| condemn | (verb) to blame; to sentence |
| condescending | (adj) acting or behaving with a superior attitude |
| condone | (verb) to forgive; to overlook |
| confidant | (noun) a person in whom one confides in |
| confidential | (adj) secret |
| confiscate | (verb) to take or seize by authority |
| conform | (verb) to obey; to follow rules |
| confound | (verb) to baffle; to perplex |
| congenial | (adj) friendly; agreeable |
| congregate | (verb) to gather together |
| congruity | (noun) correspondence; harmony |
| connive | (verb) to conspire; to scheme |
| connoisseur | (noun) an expert |
| conscientious | (adi) Hardworking; diligent |
| consensus | (noun) general agreement |
| conserve | (verb) to save; prevent wastage |
| consolation | (noun) the act or instance of comforting |
| consolidate | (verb) to combine; to make stronger |
| conspicuous | (adj) very obvious |
| constrict | (verb) to make smaller or narrower by squeezing |
| construe | (verb) to analyze; to interpret |
| contemporary | (adj) modern; current |
| contend | (verb) to compete; to struggle; to argue |
| contentious | (adj) quarrelsome; argumentative |
| contiguous | (adj) in contact; touching; near; next |
| convene | (verb) to meet; to come together |
| conventional | (adj) traditional |
| convergence | (noun) meeting |
| convivial | (adj) soiable; fond of food, drink and people |
| copious | (adj) plentiful; large in quantity |
| coquette | (noun) a woman who flirts |
| cordial | (adj) warm and friendly |
| corpulence | (noun) fatness; obesity |
| counsel | (noun) mutual exchange of ideas; advice; a lawyer or group of lawyers |
| countenance | (verb/noun) to favor; to support; a person's face or facial expressions |
| couplet | (noun) two successive rhyming lines of poetry |
| courier | (noun) a messenger |
| covert | (adj) secret; hidden |
| craggy | (adj) very high; steep |
| crass | (adj) unrefined; crude |
| credible | (adj) believable; plausible |
| creed | (noun) statement of belief or principle |
| criterion | (noun) a standard used to measure or judge |
| critic | (noun) one who judges |
| cue | (noun) a signal; a hint |
| culprit | (noun) guilty party |
| cumulative | (adj) resulting from gradual increase |
| curtail | (verb) to shorten; to reduce |
| curvature | (noun) a curving; being curved |
| cynic | (noun) person who distrusts and doubts anything good |
| dawdle | (verb) to waste time; to loiter |
| deadlock | (noun) a standstill resulting from equal and opposed forces |
| dearth | (noun) scarcity; insufficiency |
| debilitate | (verb) to weaken; to enfeeble |
| debris | (noun) bits and pieces of stone; rubbish |
| debunk | (verb) to discredit |
| decade | (noun) a period of 10 years |
| decay | (verb) to spoil; to go bad |
| deceit | (noun) a lie |
| declaim | (verb) to speak in a dramatic way |
| decree | (noun) an official order or decision |
| deficient | (adj) lacking; incomplete |
| defunct | (adj) dead; extinct |
| dehydrate | (verb) to remove water from |
| deject | (verb) to dishearten; to depress |
| delegate | (noun) a representative |
| delineate | (verb) to outline |
| delude | (verb) to mislead; to deceive |
| deluge | (noun) a great flood |
| demographics | (noun) data relating to study of human population |
| demote | (verb) to reduce to a lower rank |
| depict | (verb) to represent; to describe |
| deplore | (verb) to express strong disapproval of |
| depreciate | (verb) to decrease in value |
| derivative | (adj) derive from another source; not original |
| desolate | (adj) lifeless; empty |
| despicable | (adj) deserving scorn; comtemptible |
| despondent | (adj) dejected; discouraged |
| destitute | (adj) very poor |
| deter | (verb) to prevent; to discourage |
| determinate | (adj) conclusive; with defined limits |
| deterrent | (noun) something that discourages |
| devastate | (verb) to lay waste; to destroy; to overwhelm |
| deviate | (verb) to go against the normal |
| devotee | (noun) one strongly devoted to something |
| devout | (adj) very religious |
| dexterous | (adj) skilled in mind or body |
| dichotomy | (noun) splitting into two parts |
| diffuse | (verb) to spread out; to scatter |
| dilapidated | (adj) falling into ruin |
| dilate | (verb) to swell; to enlarge |
| dilatory | (adj) delaying; slow; habitually late |
| dilettante | (noun) a person who dabbles in a subject for pleasure |
| diligent | (adj) hardworking |
| diminish | (verb) to make or become smaller in size |
| diminutive | (adj) tiny; very small |
| dingy | (adj) not clean or bright; grimy |
| diplomatic | (adj) of diplomacy; tactful |
| disbar | (verb) to expel from legal profession |
| disburse | (verb) to pay out |
| discern | (verb) to detect |
| discerning | (adj) able to see clearly |
| disclaim | (verb) to give up any claim; to repudiate |
| disclose | (verb) to reveal; to divulge |
| discomfit | (verb) to make uneasy; to embarrass |
| discord | (noun) conflict; argument |
| discordant | (adj) out of tune; without harmony |
| discount | (verb) to reduce in price; to disregard as unreliable |
| discourse | (noun) conversation; discussion |
| discredit | (verb) to dishonor; to cast doubt upon |
| discrepancy | (noun) a difference between |
| discretionary | (adj) subject to one's own judgement |
| discursive | (adj) rambling; getting off topic |
| disdain | (noun) intense dislike; comtempt; scorn |
| dismal | (adj) causing gloom or misery |
| disparity | (noun) difference; inequality in degree |
| dispel | (verb) to drive out or scatter |
| disperse | (verb) to scatter; to break up |
| disputatious | (adj) fond of arguing |
| disrepute | (noun) bad reputation |
| dissemble | (verb) to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance |
| disseminate | (verb) to scatter; to spread |
| dissipate | (verb) to scatter; to spread |
| divert | (verb) to turn aside (from a course) |
| docile | (noun) submissive; easily managed |
| doctrine | (noun) a principle; a held belief |
| doff | (verb) to take off (one's hat) |
| dogged | (adj) stubbornly persevering |
| dogmatic | (adj) opinionated; stubborn |
| domineer | (verb) to overpower; to rule authoritatively |
| dormant | (adj) inactive; at rest |
| dowry | (noun) money or goods given to husband by bride upon marriage |
| doze | (verb) to sleep lightly; to nap |
| dubious | (adj) doubtful |
| dungeon | (noun) dark underground cell |
| dupe | (verb) to trick; to deceive |
| earmark | (verb) to set aside for special purpose; to identify |
| ebullient | (adj) zestfully enthusiatic; boiling or seeming to boil |
| eccentric | (adj) unconventional and strange |
| ecstatic | (adj) joyful |
| eddy | (noun) current; of air or wind |
| edify | (verb) to instruct; to improve intellectually or morally |
| effect | (noun) something brought about by a cause or result |
| effigy | (noun) model of a person |
| egotistical | (adj) conceited |
| egress | (noun) exit |
| elicit | (verb) to provoke; to draw out |
| eloquence | (noun) ability to speak powerfully or persuasively |
| elusive | (adj) hard to capture or understand |
| embellish | (verb) to add details to a statement; to ornament; to adorn |
| eminent | (adj) towering or standing out above; prominent |
| emit | (verb) to send out |
| empathy | (noun) understanding another's situation, feelings or motives |
| empirical | (adj) based on observation |
| emulate | (verb) to imitate; to copy; to mimic |
| enact | (verb) to pass (a bill, law); to represent in a play |
| encompass | (verb) to surround; to contain; to include |
| encore | (noun) additional performance requested by an audience |
| endorse | (verb) to show approval |
| endure | (verb) to withstand; to survive hardship |
| enhance | (verb) to improve; to make more attractive |
| enigma | (noun) a puzzle; a mystery |
| ensnare | (verb) to catch as in a trap |
| entail | (verb) to necessitate; to involve |
| entice | (verb) to tempt |
| entity | (noun) a distinct and individual thing |
| entourage | (noun) a group of associates or attendants |
| epoch | (noun) a period of time in history |
| equitable | (adj) fair; just |
| era | (noun) a period of time/history (with a special characteristic) |
| erode | (verb) to wear away |
| errant | (adj) straying; mistaken |
| erratic | (adj) irregular; wild |
| erudite | (adj) learned; scholarly |
| essential | (adj) necessary |
| etiquette | (noun) acceptable manners in society |
| euphoria | (noun) feeling of extreme happiness |
| evacuate | (verb) to leave empty; to withdraw |
| evict | (verb) to force out; to be put out of one's home |
| excerpt | (noun) a selection from a book or message |
| exemplify | (verb) to show as an example; to model |
| exhaustive | (adj) very thorough |
| exhilarating | (adj) exciting; full of high spirits |
| exotic | (adj) foreign; strangely beautiful |
| expanse | (noun) wide open area |
| expansive | (adj) broad and large |
| expedite | (verb) to hurry; to hasten |
| expire | (verb) to end; to die; to breathe out |
| explicit | (adj) specific; definite |
| expunge | (verb) to erase; to eliminate |
| extradition | (noun) the process of taking out by effort; origin or descent |
| extraneous | (adj) non-essential; irrelevant |
| extricate | (verb) to free |
| extrinsic | (adj) not from within |
| extroverted | (adj) interested in other people and the environment rather than oneself |
| fabricated | (adj) false; made up |
| facade | (noun) front; face; superficial appearance or mask |
| facilitate | (verb) to simplify; to bring about |
| fanatic | (adj/noun) overly enthusiastic (person) |
| fatal | (adj) deadly; destructive |
| fathom | (verb) to measure the depth of; to guage; to find the meaning of |
| fatigue | (noun) exhaustion; weariness; extreme tiredness |
| fauna | (noun) the animals of a specified time period |
| feasible | (adj) possible; plausible |
| feign | (verb) to pretend; to fake |
| feisty | (adj) easily drawn to quarrels; aggressive |
| felicitous | (adj) pleasing |
| ferocious | (adj) fierce; savage; violently cruel |
| fervent | (adj) intense; passionate |
| fiasco | (noun) disaster; total failure |
| fickle | (adj) inconstant; not loyal |
| fictitious | (adj) untrue; false |
| fidelity | (noun) loyalty; faithful devotion |
| finale | (noun) the ending |
| finicky | (adj) fussy; difficult to please |
| fission | (noun) process of breaking into parts |
| flagrant | (adj) offensive; outrageous; deliberately shocking |
| flaunt | (verb) to show off |
| flaw | (noun) an imperfection |
| flippant | (adj) disrespectful; frivolous; saucy |
| flounder | (verb) to stumble; to fall; to sink |
| flow | (verb) to move like a liquid; to pour out |
| fluctuate | (verb) to waver; to alternate; to move up and down |
| foreboding | (noun) sense of evil or doom is to come |
| forensic | (noun) relating to legal proceedings |
| foretell | (verb) to predict |
| formidable | (adj) awesome; difficult to achieve |
| forsake | (verb) to give up; to abandon; to withdraw from |
| foster | (verb) to cultivate; to nourish |
| foundation | (noun) establishment; basis |
| fragile | (adj) easily broken; delicate |
| frank | (adj) candid; open |
| fraudulent | (adj) dishonest; unethical |
| fraught | (adj) full of; filled with |
| frenzied | (adj) hectic; confused; agitated |
| frequent | (adj/noun) happening often; to go somewhere often |
| frivolity | (noun) the act of being carefree; self-indulgent |
| fund | (noun/verb) a supply; to offer money or support |
| fusion | (noun) process of combining into one |
| futile | (adj) lacking purpose |
| garrulous | (adj) chatty; talkative |
| germinate | (verb) to begin to grow |
| glee | (noun) lively joy |
| glib | (adj) articulate but insincere |
| glistening | (adj) shining brightly |
| glutton | (noun) one who indulges; greedy person |
| gratuitous | (adj) unearned; given freely |
| grave | (adj) serious |
| gregarious | (adj) sociable |
| grimace | (noun) contortion of the face when in pain or in amusement |
| grimy | (adj) dirty; soiled |
| gross | (adj/noun) unattractive; vulgar; total before deductions |
| grotesque | (adj) distorted; fantastic; ridiculous; absurd |
| grovel | (verb) to appologize profusely; to humble oneself |
| gruesome | (adj) causing horror; grisly |
| gullible | (adj) easily deceived |
| hallowed | (adj) holy; sacred |
| harbinger | (noun) something that foreshadows |
| harsh | (adj) unpleasant; offensive; cruel; severe |
| hasten | (verb) to speed up; to hurry |
| hatch | (verb) to break out of an egg; to produce a plan |
| haughty | (adj) arrogant; proud |
| headstrong | (adj) stubborn; obstinate |
| heed | (verb) to pay attention to |
| hemorrhage | (verb) to bleed profusely |
| herbivorous | (adj) feeding mainly on plants and grass |
| heterogeneous | (adj) composed of dissimilar parts; diverse |
| hexagon | (noun) a plane figure with six angles and six sides |
| hibernate | (verb) to spend the winter sleeping (or in a dormant state) |
| hierarchy | (noun) categorization of a group by rank or status |
| hive | (noun) shelter for a colony of bees |
| holocaust | (noun) widespread destruction |
| horrid | (adj) causing horror; very bad; ugly |
| hovel | (noun) any small, miserable hut |
| humid | (adj) damp; moist |
| humility | (noun) humble attitude |
| hybrid | (noun) an animal or plant that is the offspring of two different species |
| hydrate | (verb) to add water to |
| hygenic | (adj) clean; sanitary |
| hyperventilate | (verb) to breathe rapidly |
| hypochondriac | (noun) one who often imagines they are ill |
| hypocrisy | (noun) acting as one is not |
| hypothermia | (noun) having unusually low body temperature |
| hypothetical | (adj) assumed; supposed |
| idiosyncrasy | (noun) unusual characteristic or trait; eccentricity |
| idolatry | (noun) worship of idols |
| ignite | (verb) to set fire to; to catch fire |
| illicit | (adj) illegal; prohibited |
| illiterate | (adj) uneducated; not knowing how to read or write |
| illustrious | (adj) renowned; famous |
| immaculate | (adj) spotless; free from blemish; tidy |
| immaterial | (adj) having no physical substance; umimportant |
| imminent | (adj) about to happen; impending |
| immortal | (adj) living forever |
| immune | (verb) resistant from infection; exempt |
| impair | (verb) to damage; to injure |
| impartial | (adj) fair; without bias |
| impasse | (noun) blocked path; deadlock |
| impassioned | (adj) passionate |
| impeach | (verb) to accuse of a crime; to charge with misdeeds |
| impede | (verb) to hinder |
| imperative | (adj) necessary; mandatory |
| imperceptible | (adv) unnoticeable; slight |
| impervious | (adj) unable to be penetrated or influenced |
| impious | (noun) disrespectful (especially of God) |
| implication | (noun) the act of suggesting |
| implicit | (adj) understood without being directly expressed |
| impressionable | (adj) easily influenced or affected |
| improverish | (verb) to make poor; to exhaust the strength or fertility of |
| inadvertent | (adj) not paying attention; not observant |
| incarceration | (noun) imprisonment |
| incentive | (noun) a motive; a stimulus |
| incidental | (adj) minor; not essential |
| inclination | (noun) a tendency; a preference or liking |
| incoherent | (adj) disconnected; confused |
| incompatible | (adj) disagreeable |
| incredulous | (adj) skeptical |
| incremental | increasing by a small amount |
| incriminate | (verb) imply the guilt of |
| indicate | (verb) to point out |
| indict | (verb) to make a formal accusation against |
| indifferent | (adj) unconcerned |
| induce | (verb) to cause; to occur |
| indulgent | (adj) giving in; lenient; kind |
| inert | (adj) without power to move; tending to inactivity |
| inevitable | (adj) unavoidable |
| infantile | (adj) relating to infancy; very childish |
| infatuated | (adj) filled with intense unreasoning love |
| infectious | (adj) likely to spread or cause an infection |
| infer | (verb) to conclude |
| infinitesimal | (adj) extremely tiny |
| infringe | (verb) to trespass; to encroach |
| infuriating | (adj) provoking anger or rage |
| ingenious | (adj) orginal; creative |
| ingenuous | (adj) innocent; naive; guileless |
| inhabit | (verb) to live in |
| inherent | (adj) innate; naturally occurring from within |
| inhibit | (verb) to restrain or suppress |
| initiate | (verb) to begin |
| inkling | (noun) a hint; a vague idea |
| innate | (adj) inborn; natural |
| innocent | (adj) not guilty; free from sin; harmless |
| insinuate | (verb) to indirectly suggest something not credible |
| insinuation | (noun) sly hint: something unpleasant artfully and indirectly suggested to another person |
| insipid | (adj) uninteresting; bland; dull |
| insolent | (adj) offensive; insulting |
| insomnia | (noun) inability to sleep |
| instigate | (verb) to provoke; to start |
| insurgency | (noun) an uprising; a rebellion |
| intangible | (adj) incapable of being touched; immaterial |
| integral | (adj) central; essential to |
| intervene | (verb) to become involved in; to occur between events |
| intricate | (adj) complicated; difficult |
| intrinsic | (adj) forming a basic part of something |
| introspective | (adj) self-reflective; examining one's own thoughts or feeling |
| introvert | (noun) introspective and shy person |
| intrusive | (adj) invading; imposing |
| intuitive | (adj) known by instinct |
| inundated | (verb) flooded |
| invert | (verb) to turn upside down; to reverse |
| invigorate | (verb) to give strength; to simulate; to energize |
| invincible | (adj) impossible to overcome or defeat |
| invoke | (verb) to summon; to call upon |
| iota | (noun) very small amount |
| irate | (adj) angry |
| ironic | (adj) contradictory; inconsistent; sarcastic |
| irrational | (adj) unreasonable |
| irreproachable | (adj) blameless; faultless |
| irreverent | (adj) lacking respect |
| irrevocable | (adj) irreversible; unalterable |
| itinerant | (adj) traveling |
| itinerary | (noun) a route; a list of places to be visited |
| jaded | (adj) tired; cynical |
| jargon | (noun) nonsensical talk; specialized language |
| jeer | (verb) laugh or shout rudely or scornfully |
| jeopardize | (verb) to put in danger |
| jest | (noun/verb) a joke; to joke |
| jubilee | (noun) a special anniversary |
| judicious | (adj) demonstrating good judgement; sensible |
| juncture | (noun) point in time |
| keen | (adj) sharp; perceptive |
| keynote | (noun) note on which a key in music is based; the prevailing idea of a speech |
| kindle | (verb) to ignite |
| kinetic | (adj) relating to motion |
| kudos | (noun) honor and glory |
| labyrinth | (noun) maze |
| lagoon | (noun) a salt-water lake by the sea |
| lament | (verb) to express sorrow or grief |
| lateral | (adj) at the side |
| lavish | (adj) luxurious; extravagant |
| lax | (adj) not severe; slack |
| leery | (adj) suspicious |
| legislate | (verb) to make laws; to mandate |
| lenient | (adj) merciful; not severe |
| lethargic | (adj) sluggish; weak |
| liability | (noun) legal responsibility; a debt |
| liberal | (adj) broad-minded; tolerant |
| limber | (adj) supple; agile; flexible |
| linger | (verb) to overstay; to take longer than necessary |
| linguistics | (noun) study of language |
| literate | (adj) able to read and write; educated |
| litigation | (noun) the process of carrying out a lawsuit |
| loathe | (verb) to hate; to despise |
| locale | (noun) an area; a location |
| lofty | (adj) noble; exalted |
| loiter | (verb) to stand around idly |
| longevity | (noun) length of life; durability |
| ludicrous | (adj) absurd; ridiculous |
| lunge | (noun) a sudden forward movement of the body; a thrust |
| lyrical | (adj) full of emotion |
| magnanimous | (adj) unselfish |
| magnitude | (noun) the extent; the degree |
| malcontent | (noun) dissatisfied and rebellious person |
| malfunction | (noun) faulty functioning |
| malice | (noun) spite; ill will |
| malleable | (adj) easily changed |
| mandate | (noun) order; command |
| mandatory | (adj) necessary; required |
| mar | (verb) to disfigure; to spoil |
| martyr | (noun) one who dies for their beliefs |
| marvel | (noun/verb) a wonderful thing; to feel wonder |
| masquerade | (noun) disguise; action that conceals the truth |
| materialism | (noun) preoccupation with wordly or material objects |
| meager | (adj) scanty in amount |
| mediate | (verb) to reconcile differences between two parties |
| medieval | (adj) of the Middle Ages |
| mediocrity | (noun) being average |
| meek | (adj) quiet and obedient; not protesting |
| melancholy | (noun) sadness; state of grief |
| metaphor | (noun) figure of speech comparing two different things |
| meteorologist | (noun) one who studies the atmospheric conditions to forecast the weather |
| meticulous | (adj) exacting; very careful and precise |
| migratory | (adj) moving from one place to another with seasons |
| mimicry | (noun) imitation; aping |
| minuscule | (adj) tiny; very small |
| misbegotten | (adj) illegitimate; ill-conceived |
| misconstrue | (verb) to misunderstand |
| mishap | (noun) an unfortunate accident |
| mock | (verb) to ridicule; to deride |
| modest | (adj) quiet or humble in manner or appearance |
| monogamy | (noun) custom to marry one person at a time |
| monologue | (noun) dramatic speech performed by one actor |
| moot | (adj) debatable; undecided upon |
| morbid | (adj) gruesome; related to death or disease |
| mosaic | (noun) tiny pieces put together to make a colorful pattern |
| mourn | (verb) to feel or express sorrow (about a dead person or lost thing) |
| multifaceted | (adj) having many parts or sides |
| mundane | (adj) ordinary; commonplace |
| murky | (adj) dark; gloomy |
| mutable | (adj) likely or able to change |
| mutation | (noun) a change; alteration in the genes |
| myriad | (noun) a large quantity; a multitude |
| narrative | (noun) account; a telling of a story |
| nauseous | (adj) causing nausea or disgust |
| nebulous | (adj) vague; cloudy |
| neligent | (adj) careless; inattentive |
| niche | (noun) a hole in an object; a special place in a market |
| nimble | (adj) able to move quickly |
| nocturnal | (adj) active at night |
| nomadic | (adj) moving from place to place |
| nominal | (adj) existing in name; trivial |
| nonchalant | (adj) relaxed; unconcerned |
| nondescript | (adj) without distinctive qualities; drab |
| nostalgic | (adj) remembering the past;sentimental |
| notify | (verb) to inform |
| notoriety | (noun) disrepute; ill fame |
| notorious | (adj) known widely and unusually unfavorably; infamous |
| nourishment | (noun) a source of strength and support |
| novel | (adj) new |
| novice | (noun) a beginner |
| noxious | (adj) unpleasant; harmful |
| nuance | (noun) subtle difference |
| nullify | (verb) to cancel; to invalidate |
| nuture | (verb) to nourish; to help to grow |
| oath | (noun) a promise of truth |
| obese | (adj) very fat |
| objective | (adj) unbiased; uninfluenced by feeling |
| obliterate | (verb) to destroy completely |
| obnoxious | (adj) very unpleasant |
| obscure | (adj) relatively unknown; not easily understood |
| observation | (noun) watching carefully; noticing things |
| obsessive | (adj) preoccupied with an idea |
| obsolete | (adj) no longer in use |
| obstacle | (noun) a hindrance |
| obstruct | (verb) to block; to hinder the movement or progress of |
| obtuse | (adj) slow to understand |
| olfactory | (adj) concerned with the sense of smell |
| ominous | (adj) threatening; menacing |
| omnipotent | (adj) all-powerful |
| omnivorous | (adj) feeding on both plants and animals |
| opaque | (adj) dark; not transparent |
| operative | (adj) working; functioning |
| opportune | (adj) favorable; well-timed |
| option | (noun) choice |
| opulent | (adj) ample: in richly abundant supply |
| oration | (noun) formal speech; oral presentation |
| orator | (noun) public speaker |
| orbit | (noun) a path described by one body in its revolution around another |
| orchestrate | (verb) to arrange a musical performance; to organize; to coordinate |
| orchid | (noun) a showy flower |
| ordain | (verb) to order or decree authoritatively; to appoint as a priest |
| ornate | (adj) elaborately decorated |
| orthodox | (adj) holding conventional beliefs (particularly in religion) |
| oscillate | (verb) to move or swing to and fro |
| ostentatious | (adj) showy; pretentious |
| ostracize | (verb) to exclude from a group; to banish |
| overwhelm | (verb) to exhaust; to defeat |
| pacifist | (noun) one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| pacify | (verb) to restore peace; to soothe; to calm |
| palatable | (adj) pleasant to the taste; acceptable; welcome |
| palette | (noun) board used by an artist for mixing colors; range of colors |
| palpitation | (noun) a quick throb |
| paradox | (noun) contradiction; seemingly self-contradictory statement |
| parched | (adj) very dry; thirsty |
| parochial | (adj) of a church parish; limited in scope or outlook |
| parry | (verb) to ward off; to deflect |
| passive | (adj) acted upon and not active; not resisting |
| pathology | disease or the study of disease; extreme abnormality |
| patronize | (verb) to disparage; to condescend |
| pedantic | (adj) paying excessive attention to rules |
| peddle | (verb) to sell or offer goods from place to place |
| pedestrian | (noun/adj) a person walking; commonplace or dull |
| pensive | (adj) thoughtful |
| penultimate | (adj) next to last |
| perceptive | (adj) insightful; observant |
| perihelion | (noun) point nearest to the sun |
| peripheral | (adj) of minor importance; on the outer limits |
| perjury | (noun) to lie under oath |
| perpetual | (adj) endless, enduring |
| perplexing | (adj) confusing; complicated |
| persevere | (verb) to continue despite challenges |
| perspective | (noun) point of view |
| perspicacious | (adj) showing great insight |
| pert | (adj) lively; saucy |
| pertinacious | (adj) obstinate; persistent |
| petrify | (verb) to change into a stony mass |
| phenomenon | (noun) perceived by the senses; something unusual |
| philanderer | (noun) one who engages in many love affairs |
| phobia | (noun) an extreme or irrational fear or dislike |
| phoenix | (noun) mythical bird that burns itself and rises again from its ashes |
| piety | (noun) holiness; religious devotion |
| pious | (adj) devout; religious |
| pirate | (verb) to use or reproduce illegally |
| pitfall | (noun) an unsuspected danger or difficulty |
| placate | (verb) to calm; to pacify |
| plagiarism | (noun) the act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own |
| plausible | (adj) believable; seemingly acceptable |
| plight | (noun) an unfortunate, difficult situation; a predicament |
| plummet | (verb) to fall steeply or rapidly |
| poll | (noun) a survey of public opinion |
| pompous | (adj) full of self importance |
| porous | (adj) having many holes |
| posterior | (adj) bottom; situated at the back |
| posthumously | (adv) after one's death |
| pragmatic | (adj) practical |
| precursor | (noun) forerunner; predecessor |
| predatory | (adj) living by killing and eating other animals |
| predicament | (noun) difficult situation |
| predominant | (adj) greatest in numbers or influence |
| prevail | (verb) to gain victory |
| prevalent | (adj) widespread |
| procrastinate | (verb) to postpone action |
| procure | (verb) to obtain by care or effort |
| profound | (adj) deep |
| prognosis | (noun) forecast of the course of a disease |
| progressive | (adj) favoring progress, change or reform |
| prolific | (adj) abundant; plentiful |
| propel | (verb) to push forwards or onwards |
| prophesy | (noun) prediction of future events |
| proponent | (noun) advocate; supporter |
| prose | (noun) written or spoken language without poetic elements |
| prospect | (noun) something hoped for or looked forward |
| protocol | (noun) procedure governing affairs; accepted standard of behavior |
| prude | (adj) excessively modest; pure |
| pry | (verb) to intrude; to force open |
| psychic | (adj) of the soul or the mind |
| pudgy | chubby; overweight |
| pugnacious | (adj) combative; ready to fight |
| pungent | (adj) strong or sharp smelling |
| pursue | (verb) to follow; to try to catch or attain |
| quell | (verb) to quiet; to suppress |
| quench | (verb) to satisfy (thirst); to extinguish (a fire) |
| query | (noun) question |
| quiver | (verb) to shake or vibrate with a slight rapid motion |
| rabble | (noun) a disorderly crowd |
| rabid | (adj) furious; fanatical |
| rally | (verb) to assemble; to come together for unified effort |
| ramble | (verb) to wander aimlessly |
| rancorous | (adj) having deep-seated ill will |
| random | (adj) done or occuring without method |
| ransack | (verb) to search thoroughly or roughly |
| ratify | (verb) to approve formally; to confirm; to verify |
| rationale | (noun) a fundamental reason; a logical basis |
| ravage | (verb) to do great damage to |
| ravenous | (adj) extremely hungry |
| raze | (verb) to destroy completely |
| rebuttal | (noun) refuting statement |
| recalcitrant | (adj) obstinately disobedient |
| receptive | (adj) open to other opinions |
| recluse | (noun) one who is shut off |
| recruit | (verb) to enlist; to enroll; to draft |
| rectify | (verb) to correct |
| recur | (verb) to happen again; or repeatedly |
| redundancy | (noun) unnecessary repetition |
| reek | (noun) a strong unpleasant smell |
| reflection | (noun) image; thought; impression |
| reform | (verb) to improve; to change |
| refrain | (verb) to hold back; to suppress |
| refute | (verb) to disprove; to discredit |
| regal | (adj) like or fit for a king |
| regimen | (noun) government rule; systematic plan |
| rehabilitate | (verb) to restore to normal life or good condition |
| reign | (noun) a sovereign's (period of) rule |
| reimburse | (verb) to refund |
| reinforce | (verb) to strengthen with additional forces |
| reiterate | (verb) to repeat; to say again repeatedly |
| rejuvenate | (verb) to make young; to invigorate |
| relish | (noun) great enjoyment of something |
| reluctantly | (adv) unwillingly |
| remedial | (adj) serving to remedy, cure or correct some condition |
| reminiscence | (noun) remembrance of past events |
| remote | (adj) distant; isolated |
| rendezvous | (noun) a prearranged meeting or meeting place |
| renowned | (adj) having widespread acclaim; famous |
| repartee | (noun) an exchange of witty remarks |
| repent | (verb) to feell regret |
| replicate | (verb) to copy; to repeat |
| repress | (verb) to restrain; to withhold |
| repudiate | (verb) to reject; to cancel |
| repugnant | (adj) loathsome; hateful |
| reputable | (adj) having a good reputation; respected |
| residual | (adj) left over: remaining after the majority of something has been removed |
| residue | (noun) what is left over |
| responsive | (adj) reacting quickly and appropriately |
| resuscitate | (verb) to restore life or consciousness |
| retract | (verb) to withdraw; to take back |
| reveal | (verb) to make known; to make visible by uncovering |
| revelry | (noun) lively festivity |
| revere | (verb) to admire deeply |
| revitalize | (verb) to renew; to re-energize |
| rigor | (noun) severity; challenge |
| rout | (noun) complete defeat |
| rudimentary | (adj) undeveloped; elementary |
| rue | (verb) to regret deeply |
| ruse | (noun) a deception; a trick |
| sacrosanct | (adj) too precious to be harmed or interfered with |
| salutation | (noun) a greeting |
| sanctimonious | (adj) ostentatiously righteous;hyprocritical; pretending to be holy |
| satellite | (noun) an object or body revolving around another |
| saturate | (verb) to make thoroughly wet; to fill or supply completely or to excess |
| saucy | (adj) impudent; mischievously or playfully provocative |
| savor | (noun/verb) flavor; smell; to enjoy fully; relish |
| savory | (adj) agreeable in taste and smell |
| scald | (verb) to injure with hot liquid or steam |
| scarcely | (adv) hardly; barely |
| scathing | (adj) very severe; scornful |
| schism | (noun) division; split; discord |
| scrupulous | (adj) honest; careful; conscientious |
| secrete | (verb) to release; to emit |
| secure | (adj) tightly fixed or fastened |
| seethe | (verb) bubble as if boiling; very agitated or excited |
| sensual | (adj) gratifying the body; indulging in physical pleasures |
| sentry | (noun) a soldier posted to keep watch and guard something |
| sequel | (noun) what follows especially as a result |
| serene | (adj) peaceful; calm |
| sheer | (adj) complete or absolute |
| shrewd | (adj) clever; astute |
| significant | (adj) having meaning; having importance |
| sinister | (adj) suggesting something evil or harmful is at hand |
| skit | (noun) a brief dramatic sketch |
| slack | (adj) not tight |
| sluggish | (adj) lazy; wearisome |
| snippet | (noun) a small piece |
| sobriety | (noun) seriousness; period of abstaining from alcohol |
| sociable | (adj) fond of company; characterized by friendly companionship |
| solicit | (verb) to ask for something; to seek |
| solitary | (adj) living alone; without companions; lonely |
| sparse | (adj) thin; not dense |
| specify | (verb) to identify precisely |
| speculation | (noun) guess; supposition |
| spendthrift | (noun) one who wastes money |
| splice | (verb) to join by interweaving or overlapping the ends |
| spontaneous | (adj) unplanned |
| sprightly | (adj) vigorous: full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step |
| spurn | (verb) to reject; to scorn |
| squalid | (adj) dirty; unpleasant |
| squander | (verb) to waste |
| stagnant | (adj) motionless; stale |
| stanza | (noun) verse of poetry |
| stark | (noun) desolate; bare |
| static | (adj) still; motionless; not moving |
| staunch | (adj) unshakably loyal |
| steadfast | (adj) not changing or yielding |
| stealthy | (adj) quiet and cautious |
| stifle | (verb) to smother; to suffocate |
| stigma | (noun) mark of disgrace or shame |
| stimulus | (noun) something that exites or provokes response |
| stipend | (noun) a salary |
| strenuous | (adj) requiring energy and strength |
| stress | (noun) pressure; mental or emotional strain |
| stringent | (adj) rigid; strict |
| stunt | (noun) an action displaying skill and daring |
| stylized | (adj) represented non-realistically |
| suave | (adj) charming; confident; elegant |
| subdue | (verb) to restrain; to hold back |
| subliminal | (adj) below the level of conscious awareness |
| submissive | (adj) giving in to the will of others |
| subordinate | (adj) of lesser importance or rank |
| subpoena | (noun) a writ commanding a person to appear in court |
| subsequent | (adj) occurring after |
| subside | (verb) to sink to a lower or normal level |
| substantiated | (adj) verified or supported by evidence |
| subtle | (adj) very slight or delicate; making fine distinctions |
| succeed | (verb) to achieve one's aim or wish |
| succumb | (verb) to give in; to die from something |
| suffice | (verb) to be enough |
| summit | (noun) the top of a mountain |
| superb | (adj) of the most impressive or splendid kind |
| superficial | (adj) without depth or substance; shallow |
| suppress | (verb) to put an end to or prevent something |
| suppressed | (adj) subdued; kept from being circulated |
| surfeit | (noun) an excessive number; an overindulgence |
| surmise | (verb) to suppose; to conclude |
| surpass | (verb) to go beyond |
| surrogate | (noun) a substitute |
| susceptible | (adj) easily affected or influenced |
| suspense | (noun) anxious uncertainty while awaiting an event or outcome |
| sustain | (verb) to support; to maintain |
| swift | (adj) fast; quick |
| symmetrical | (adj) corresponding in size, shape and position |
| symphony | (noun) a long musical composition |
| synopsis | (noun) a summary |
| synthesis | (noun) a combining; the production of chemical compounds |
| synthetic | (adj) made by synthesis; not natural or genuine |
| taciturn | (adj) saying little; quiet |
| tactful | (adj) a keen sense of keeping good relations and avoiding offense |
| taint | (verb) to spoil; to contaminate;to strain the honor of |
| tamper | (verb) to meddle or interfere with |
| tangible | (adj) able to be perceived by touch; clear and definite; real |
| taut | (adj) stretched tightly; not slack |
| tedious | (adj) tiresome due to length or dullness |
| temperate | (adj) without extremes; self-restrained |
| tempestuous | (adj) stormy |
| tenacity | (noun) persistence |
| tenet | (noun) a principle; a firm belief |
| tentative | (adj) uncertain |
| tepid | (adj) lukewarm |
| terminate | (verb) to come or bring to an end |
| terrestrial | (adj) of the earth |
| terse | (adj) concise; abrupy; pithy |
| testimonial | (noun) statement of truth |
| tether | (noun) a rope or chain for tying an animal down |
| theology | (noun) the study of God; a system of religious beliefs |
| therapeutic | (adj) curing or helping to cure |
| thrifty | (adj) economical; frugal |
| thrive | (verb) to grow or develop well |
| thwart | (verb) to hinder; to prevent from occurence |
| tidings | (noun) literary news |
| timid | (adj) shy; scared; fearful |
| token | (noun) something representing or expressing something else; an outward sign |
| tolerate | (verb) to deal with; to permit |
| torsion | (noun) the act of twisting or being twisted |
| tortuous | (adj) full of twists and turns; complex |
| tout | (verb) to praise or promote publicly |
| toxin | (noun) a poisonous substance |
| trace | (noun) a small amount |
| tranquility | (noun) serenity; calm |
| transcend | (verb) to go beyond the range of; to surpass |
| transpire | (verb) to become known |
| transplant | (verb) to transfer |
| travesty | (noun) a distorted or absurb imitation |
| trepidation | (noun) fear; apprehension |
| trickle | (verb) to flow slowly; to move little by little |
| trite | (adj) hackneyed; overused |
| trivial | (adj) unimportant |
| tumult | (noun) confusion; disorder; a loud, confused noise |
| turbulent | (adj) agitated; disturbed |
| turmoil | (noun) state of great disturbance or confusion |
| tyranny | (noun) cruel exercise of power; absolute and arbitrary rule |
| ultimate | (adj) final; extreme; fundamental |
| unaccustomed | (adj) not used to something |
| unanimous | (adj) with everyone's agreement |
| uniform | (adj) always the same; not differing from one another |
| unkempt | (adj) looking untidy or neglected |
| unquenchable | (adj) not able to be satisfied |
| usurp | (verb) to seize another's power or rank |
| vacate | (verb) cease to occupy |
| vacuous | (noun) empty; void; lacking intelligence |
| vague | (adj) not clearly explained or perceived |
| validate | (verb) to confirm |
| vandalism | (noun) intentional destruction of work or private property |
| variegated | (adj) multi-colored |
| vehement | (adj) showing strong feeling |
| vend | (verb) to sell; offer for sale |
| vendetta | (noun) a feud |
| verify | (verb) to confirm the truth of something |
| veto | (verb) to reject formally |
| vex | (verb) to annoy; to irritate |
| viable | (adj) able to live under favorable conditions |
| vigilant | (adj) watchful |
| vigorous | (adj) having strength or energy |
| vitality | (noun) energy; power to survive |
| vivacious | (adj) lively |
| vivid | (adj) intense; clear |
| vulnerable | (adj) defenseless; unprotected |
| waive | (verb) to refrain from using (one's rights) |
| wan | (adj) sickly pale; pallid |
| wanton | (adj) irresponsible; lacking restraint |
| warlock | (noun) one that breaks faith; the devil; wizard; sorcerer |
| wary | (adj) cautious; on guard |
| waver | (verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
| wither | (verb) to shrivel; to lose freshness or vitality |
| wrath | (noun) anger; indignation |
| wretched | (adj) very unhappy; contemptible |
| writhe | (verb) to twist one's body continuously (in pain); to suffer because of |
| zealot | (noun) zealous follower: a zealous supporter of a cause, especially a religious cause |
| zealous | (adj) filled with eagerness, fervor or passion |
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