abandon:
n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm | abbreviate:
v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abide:
v. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate | ablaze:
a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color |
aboard:
ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business | abolish:
v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completely |
abolition:
n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with | abolitionist:
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery |
abound:
v. be full of; be plentiful | abrupt:
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another |
absent:
a. go away or leave; missing; not present | absentee:
n. one who is absent or not in residence |
absenteeism:
n. habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty | absolute:
a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain |
absorb:
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention | absorption:
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration |
absurd:
a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish | absurdity:
n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction |
abundant:
a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources | abundantly:
ad. in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully |
abuse:
n. improper use or handling; misuse | abut:
v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
academic:
a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education | academician:
n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation |
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 |
accessibility:
n. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | 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 |
accidentally:
ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically | acclaim:
v. applaud; announce with great approval |
accommodate:
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for | accompaniment:
n. act of accompanying someone or something |
accompanying:
a. attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else | accomplish:
v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete |
accomplishment:
n. achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful | accordion:
n. a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard |
account:
n. narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event | accountable:
a. liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained |
accountant:
n. one who maintains and audits business accounts | accredit:
v. authorize; commission; give credit for |
accumulate:
v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase | accumulation:
n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration |
accuracy:
n. quality of nearness to the truth or the true value | accusation:
n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
accuse:
v. blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind | accustomed:
a. habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
achieve:
v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill | acidity:
n. pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth |
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 | acquisition:
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
acronym:
n. an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something | activate:
v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive |
actively:
ad. energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively | actuate:
v. put into motion or action; activate |
acumen:
n. mental keenness; quickness of perception | acute:
a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe |
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 |
adaptation:
n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits | adaptive:
a. having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting |
addict:
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to | addictive:
a. something you cannot stop taking once you have started |
additional:
a. further; extra; supplemental or added to | adept:
a. expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
adequate:
a. sufficient; enough to meet a purpose | adhesive:
n. glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
adjacent:
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near | adjoin:
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
adjoining:
a. neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to | adjust:
v. change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable |
adjustment:
n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | 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 | administrator:
n. one who manages a government agency or department |
admiration:
n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval | admire:
v. regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at |
admittedly:
ad. doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly | adobe:
n. clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick |
adolescent:
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; | adopt:
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family |
adoption:
n. act of accepting with approval | 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 | advancement:
n. progress; promotion; forward step; improvement |
advent:
n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important | adventurer:
n. one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries |
adverse:
a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose | adversely:
ad. negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately |
advertise:
v. give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of | advocate:
v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something |
advocate:
n. one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender | aesthetic:
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affect:
v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | affection:
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness |
affectionate:
a. having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous | affiliate:
v. associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another |
affinity:
n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage | affirm:
v. state something as true; assert; confirm |
afflict:
v. cause pain, suffering, or distress | affliction:
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress |
affluent:
a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | afford:
v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of |
affordable:
a. able to pay for | agenda:
n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
aggravate:
v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome | aggravating:
a. irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous |
aggregate:
v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to | aggregation:
n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
aggressive:
a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly | agile:
a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick |
agility:
n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agitation:
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance | agony:
n. the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle |
agreeable:
a. ready to consent or submit; acceptable | agriculture:
n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
aim:
n. point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it | air:
v. be broadcast on television or radio |
airborne:
a. aloft; flying; in the air | airsickness:
n. motion sickness experienced while traveling by air |
ajar:
a. half-open; slightly turned or opened | akin:
a. of the same kin; related by blood |
alchemy:
n. medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming | alder:
n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit |
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 |
alignment:
n. arrangement; association; alliance | 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 | allocate:
v. assign; distribute according to plan |
allowance:
n. approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting | alloy:
v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
alloy:
n. mixture; a combination of diverse things | allude:
v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
ally:
n. confederate; partner; collaborator | aloft:
ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up |
alongside:
ad. along or by the side; side by side with | aloof:
a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
alter:
v. modify; cause to change; make different; convert | alternate:
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute |
alternate:
v. occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another | alternative:
n. one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice |
altitude:
n. elevation especially above sea level; height | amateur:
n. one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession |
amaze:
v. astonish; affect with wonder | amazing:
a. awesome; astounding; surprising |
ambience:
n. particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment | ambition:
n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something |
ambitious:
a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement | ambivalent:
a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings |
amble:
n. moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely | 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 | amends:
n. compensation for a loss or injury; recompense |
amenity:
n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions | amid:
ad. in the middle of; among; surrounded by |
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 |
amount:
n. total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum | ample:
a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large |
amplification:
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | amplify:
v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
amuse:
v. occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive | analogous:
a. comparable; similar or alike |
analogy:
n. the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | analyze:
v. diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it |
anarchist:
n. a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority | anatomy:
n. detailed analysis; the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged |
ancestor:
n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor | ancestral:
a. inherited or inheritable by established rules |
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 | animated:
a. having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon |
annex:
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit | annihilate:
v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
announce:
v. herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly | announcement:
n. formal public statement; an act of making known publicly |
announcer:
n. one who proclaims a message publicly | annoy:
v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate |
annoying:
a. bothersome; troublesome; irritating | annual:
a. occurring or payable every year |
anomaly:
n. irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order | anonymous:
a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
antedate:
v. be earlier in time; go back further | anthem:
n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty |
anthology:
n. book of literary selections by various authors | anthropology:
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
antibiotic:
n. any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms | anticipate:
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict |
anticipation:
n. something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence | antiquate:
v. make obsolete or old-fashioned |
antique:
n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion | antique:
a. old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period |
anxious:
a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter | apologize:
v. beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something |
apology:
n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse | apparent:
a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye |
appeal:
n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge | appealing:
a. attractive or interesting; charming |
appendix:
n. something appended or added | appetite:
n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink |
applaud:
v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands | appliance:
n. durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
applicant:
n. candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job | application:
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance |
apply:
v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to; | appoint:
v. designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility |
apportion:
v. distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share | appraisal:
n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
appreciable:
a. large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible | appreciate:
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
appreciation:
n. recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one | approach:
n. a way of considering or doing something |
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 | approximate:
v. come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount |
approximately:
ad. very similarly; roughly | apt:
a. likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
aptitude:
n. inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding | aptly:
ad. in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner |
aquarium:
n. tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | aquatic:
a. consisting of, relating to, or being in the water |
arbitrary:
a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle | arc:
n. the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape |
arch:
n. any part of a curved line | archaeological:
a. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology |
archipelago:
n. group of closely located islands | architect:
n. one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures |
architectural:
a. of or about the art and science of architecture | 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 |
arduous:
a. demanding great effort or labor; difficult | 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 |
arise:
v. come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action | armored:
a. protected by armor; provided with a protective covering |
armory:
n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured | 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 |
arrange:
v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose | arrangement:
n. composition; a plan for how something will happen |
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 | artificial:
a. made by humans; produced rather than natural. |
artillery:
n. large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons | artisan:
n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
ascend:
v. move up or climb something; mount | ascribe:
v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
aspect:
n. distinct feature or element in a problem | asphyxiate:
v. deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate |
aspiration:
n. ambition; something that you hope to achieve | assassination:
n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack |
assault:
n. a violent attack; an onslaught | assemblage:
n. a group of persons together in one place |
assemble:
v. put together; bring or call together into a group or whole | 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 | assess:
v. estimate value; judge worth of something |
assessment:
n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable | asset:
n. properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality |
assign:
v. appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly | assimilate:
v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble |
assist:
v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate | assistance:
n. help, especially money or resources that are given to people |
assistant:
n. helper; a person who assists or helps someone else | associate:
v. connect or join together; combine |
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 |
assuredly:
ad. in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly | astonished:
a. amazed; very surprised |
astonishing:
a. very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly | astound:
v. affect with wonder; surprise; shock |
astronomer:
n. a physicist who studies astronomy | astronomical:
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
astronomy:
n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | asylum:
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection |
atheist:
n. nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god | athlete:
n. a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games |
atlas:
n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables | atmosphere:
n. air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet |
atom:
n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | atomic:
a. of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small |
attach:
v. fasten; annex; be in contact with | attachment:
n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory |
attack:
n. offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment | attain:
v. achieve or accomplish; gain |
attainment:
n. something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement | attend:
v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend |
attendance:
n. act of being present | attendant:
n. aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting |
attention:
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought | 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 |
attraction:
n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | attractive:
a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting |
attribute:
n. essential quality; reputation; honor | attribute:
v. relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain |
audible:
a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear | audit:
v. examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of |
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 | augment:
v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
authentic:
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy | authenticate:
v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
author:
n. beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer | authority:
n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government |
authorize:
v. empower; give permission for; sanction | autobiographical:
a. of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life |
autobiography:
n. biography or story written by yourself | automated:
a. mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator |
automatic:
a. mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | automobile:
n. self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway |
automotive:
a. of or relating to motor vehicles; moving by itself; self-propelling | autonomy:
n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination |
auxiliary:
a. helper, additional or subsidiary | available:
a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible |
avalanche:
n. a great mass of falling snow and ice | avant-garde:
n. radically new or original; cutting edge |
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 |
avocation:
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment | avocation:
n. person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit |
avoidance:
n. keeping away from or preventing from happening | awareness:
n. realization; consciousness; having knowledge of |
awkward:
a. difficult to handle or manage | awkwardly:
ad. in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way |
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