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 | abnormal:
a. unusual; not typical; not normal |
aboard:
ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business | abolition:
n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
abrupt:
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another | absence:
n. state of being absent; state of being away |
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 |
absolutely:
ad. utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors | 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 | abstract:
a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand |
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 | 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 |
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 |
accompaniment:
n. act of accompanying someone or something | accompany:
v. travel with; be associated with |
accomplish:
v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete | accomplishment:
n. achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful |
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 | accounting:
n. a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | adjoining:
a. neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to |
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 |
admission:
n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter | admit:
v. permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to |
admittedly:
ad. doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly | adolescent:
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
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 |
adventure:
n. something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger | adventurer:
n. one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries |
adventurous:
a. valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures | adversary:
n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
adverse:
a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose | adversely:
ad. negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately |
adversity:
n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune | 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 |
affinity:
n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage | affirmative:
a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming |
afflict:
v. cause 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 | 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 |
ailment:
n. sickness;a slight but often persistent illness | aim:
n. point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it |
aircraft:
n. a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon | 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 |
alert:
n. the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action | 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 |
alike:
a. similar; in the same manner or to the same degree | 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 | allowance:
n. approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting |
alloy:
n. mixture; a combination of diverse things | allude:
v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
aloft:
ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up | alongside:
ad. along or by the side; side by side with |
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 | alternation:
n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
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 |
aluminum:
n. silvery ductile metallic element | amateur:
n. one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession |
amazement:
n. wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment | 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 |
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 | amiable:
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amicable:
a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome | 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 | amuse:
v. occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive |
analogy:
n. the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | analysis:
n. study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts |
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 |
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 |
angular:
a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner | 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 | 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 | announcer:
n. one who proclaims a message publicly |
annoy:
v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate | annual:
a. occurring or payable every year |
annually:
ad. yearly; each year; returning every year; year by 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 | antagonist:
n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
anthem:
n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty | anthropology:
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
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:
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 |
appealing:
a. attractive or interesting; charming | appendix:
n. something appended or added |
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 |
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 |
appreciation:
n. recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one | approaching:
a. impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another |
appropriation:
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose | approve:
v. ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of |
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 | 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 | archaeology:
n. study of artifacts and relics of early humankind |
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 |
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 |
arithmetic:
n. theory of numerical calculations | armored:
a. protected by armor; provided with a protective covering |
arms:
n. weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family | 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 |
arrogance:
n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation | 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 | 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 | assassination:
n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack |
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 |
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 |
assignment:
n. a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment | 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 |
association:
n. connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose | assortment:
n. variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
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 |
astonish:
v. surprise someone very much; shock | astonishing:
a. very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly |
astray:
a. away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering | 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 |
attainment:
n. something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement | 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 |
attentive:
a. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful | attic:
n. story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; |
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 | attribute:
v. relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain |
attribute:
n. essential quality; reputation; honor | 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 | august:
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration |
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 | autonomous:
a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
autonomy:
n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination | auxiliary:
a. helper, additional or subsidiary |
avalanche:
n. a great mass of falling snow and ice | avant-garde:
n. radically new or original; cutting edge |
avenge:
v. take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone | avenue:
n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street |
average:
a. typical; mean; achieve or reach on average | 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. 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 |
awkwardly:
ad. in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way | |
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