abandon:
n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm | abdomen:
n. belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis |
abduct:
v. carry off by force; kidnap | abduction:
n. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force |
abide:
v. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate | abject:
a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abnormal:
a. unusual; not typical; not normal | abolition:
n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
abracadabra:
n. magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk | abrasive:
a. rubbing away; tending to grind down |
absent:
a. go away or leave; missing; not present | absenteeism:
n. habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty |
absolute:
a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain | absolution:
n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
absolve:
v. pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit | absorb:
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention |
abstinence:
n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire | abstract:
a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand |
absurd:
a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish | abundance:
n. great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing |
abundantly:
ad. in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully | abuse:
n. improper use or handling; misuse |
abusive:
a. coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use | abyss:
n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
academic:
a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education | accelerate:
v. move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
acceleration:
n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time | access:
n. approach; entry; entrance |
accessible:
a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with | accessory:
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item |
accident:
n. an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event | accidental:
a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally |
accidentally:
ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically | accommodate:
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for |
accommodating:
a. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation | accomplice:
n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing |
accomplish:
v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete | accord:
n. settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
accordion:
n. a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard | accumulation:
n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration |
accusation:
n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party | accustomed:
a. habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
achieve:
v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill | acknowledge:
v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks |
acme:
n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal | acne:
n. skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation |
acquaint:
v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar | acquaintance:
n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something |
acquire:
v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system | acquittal:
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty |
activate:
v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive | actively:
ad. energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively |
acute:
a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe | adage:
n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom |
adamant:
a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding | adapt:
v. make fit for; change to suit a new purpose |
adaptable:
a. flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use | adaptive:
a. having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting |
addiction:
n. the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something | addictive:
a. something you cannot stop taking once you have started |
additional:
a. further; extra; supplemental or added to | address:
v. make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of |
adept:
a. expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adhere:
v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adhesive:
n. glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together | adjacent:
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
administer:
v. govern; supervise; give or apply medications | administration:
n. management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties |
admiration:
n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval | admittedly:
ad. doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
ado:
n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle | adolescence:
n. state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity |
adopt:
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family | adorable:
a. deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors |
adore:
v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection | adorn:
v. enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
adornment:
n. embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament | advance:
v. proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
advanced:
a. improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive | adversary:
n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
adverse:
a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose | adversity:
n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
advisable:
a. proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice | advisory:
a. having the power to advice; containing advice |
advocate:
v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something | aesthetic:
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affect:
v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | affected:
a. speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affection:
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness | affectionate:
a. having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous |
affidavit:
n. written statement made under oath | affiliation:
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society |
affirmative:
a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming | affliction:
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress |
affluent:
a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | aftermath:
n. outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune |
agenda:
n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered | agent:
n. one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations |
aggravating:
a. irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous | aggregate:
v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
aggressive:
a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly | aggressor:
n. one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks |
agitated:
a. disturbed; excited; expressing agitation | agony:
n. the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle |
agreement:
n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character | airborne:
a. aloft; flying; in the air |
airtight:
a. impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound | ajar:
a. half-open; slightly turned or opened |
alias:
n. assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily | alien:
a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
alienate:
v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally | alienated:
a. isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group |
alimony:
n. payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa | allegiance:
n. loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion |
allegory:
n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | allergic:
a. excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy |
allergy:
n. hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances | alleviate:
v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
alley:
n. a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes | alligator:
n. large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America |
alloy:
v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate | alloy:
n. mixture; a combination of diverse things |
allure:
v. attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive | ally:
n. confederate; partner; collaborator |
almond:
n. deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits | aloft:
ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up |
aloof:
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote | altar:
n. raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity |
altercation:
n. a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy | alternate:
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute |
altitude:
n. elevation especially above sea level; height | ambrosia:
n. something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
ambush:
n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station | amend:
v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors |
amendment:
n. a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision | amid:
ad. in the middle of; among; surrounded by |
amiss:
a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty | ammunition:
n. military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells |
amnesia:
n. partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness | amnesty:
n. the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses |
amoral:
a. lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong | ample:
a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large |
amulet:
n. object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm | analogy:
n. the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
anarchy:
n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion | ancestor:
n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
ancestry:
n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage | anchor:
v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
anecdotal:
a. having the character of an anecdote; of a short story of any interesting or humorous incidents | anecdote:
n. a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography |
anemia:
n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality | anesthetic:
n. a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
anguish:
n. agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering | animated:
a. having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon |
animation:
n. act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive | animosity:
n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
ankle:
n. the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus | annex:
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
announce:
v. herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly | announcement:
n. formal public statement; an act of making known publicly |
annoy:
v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate | anomaly:
n. irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order |
anonymity:
n. state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged | anonymous:
a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
antenna:
n. organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form | anterior:
a. before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front |
anthem:
n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty | anthropologist:
n. one who studies history and science of mankind |
anthropology:
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings | antibiotic:
a. of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections |
anticipate:
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict | antidote:
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts |
antiquated:
a. too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged | antiseptic:
n. a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms |
anxious:
a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter | aorta:
n. the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system |
ape:
v. imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions | apocalyptic:
a. prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation |
apology:
n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse | appalling:
a. causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful |
apparatus:
n. a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose | apparel:
n. external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece |
appeal:
n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge | appealing:
a. attractive or interesting; charming |
appease:
v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve | appetite:
n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink |
appliance:
n. durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use | application:
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance |
apply:
v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to; | apportion:
v. distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share |
appreciate:
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of | appreciative:
a. having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception |
apprehend:
v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive | approaching:
a. impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another |
appropriate:
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use | appropriation:
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
apron:
n. an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean | aptitude:
n. inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
aptly:
ad. in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner | arbitrary:
a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
arbitrator:
n. someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue; one having the power to make authoritative decisions | arcade:
n. covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place |
archer:
n. bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow | archipelago:
n. group of closely located islands |
architecture:
n. art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures | archives:
n. public records; place where public records are kept |
ardent:
a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate | arena:
n. a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
aria:
n. operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment | arid:
a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
aroma:
n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food | aromatic:
a. fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
arouse:
v. excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep | array:
v. set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement |
arrest:
v. stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody | arrogance:
n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation |
arrogant:
a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others | arsenal:
n. storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons |
arsenic:
n. a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals | arson:
n. malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony |
arsonist:
n. criminal who illegally sets fire to property | arthritis:
n. inflammation of a joint or joints |
article:
n. essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class | articulate:
a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
artifact:
n. the object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result | artillery:
n. large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons |
ascertain:
v. find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of | ascribe:
v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
asinine:
a. utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish | asparagus:
n. tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers |
aspect:
n. distinct feature or element in a problem | asphalt:
n. a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct |
aspire:
v. seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end | assault:
n. a violent attack; an onslaught |
assembly:
n. gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason | assert:
v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly |
assessment:
n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable | asset:
n. properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality |
assimilate:
v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble | assist:
v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
assistant:
n. helper; a person who assists or helps someone else | assumption:
n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of |
assurance:
n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt | assured:
a. made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable |
asteroid:
n. small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun | asthma:
n. chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies |
astral:
a. relating to stars; star-shaped | astray:
a. away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering |
astronomical:
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy | astute:
a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence |
asylum:
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection | atlas:
n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables |
atone:
v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin | attach:
v. fasten; annex; be in contact with |
attain:
v. achieve or accomplish; gain | attainment:
n. something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement |
attentive:
a. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful | attest:
v. testify; authenticate, affirm to be true |
attic:
n. story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; | attire:
n. clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress |
attorney:
n. lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy | attract:
v. draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure |
attribute:
n. essential quality; reputation; honor | auction:
n. public sale of property to the highest bidder |
audacity:
a. daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring | audit:
v. examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of |
audit:
n. examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts | audition:
v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance |
auditorium:
n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits | auger:
n. hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice |
august:
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration | aurora:
n. a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic |
authentic:
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy | authoritative:
a. weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
authority:
n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government | authorization:
n. act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant |
authorize:
v. empower; give permission for; sanction | autonomy:
n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination |
autopsy:
n. examination of dead body; post-mortem | auxiliary:
a. helper, additional or subsidiary |
avail:
v. turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote | avalanche:
n. a great mass of falling snow and ice |
avenge:
v. take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone | aversion:
n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
avert:
v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away | aviation:
n. art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics |
avid:
a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm | avoidance:
n. keeping away from or preventing from happening |
awe:
n. mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil | awkwardly:
ad. in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way |
axis:
n. the center around which something rotates; pivot | |
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