GRE Vocabulary 2019

 By Jiuondgie Lyon

GRE Vocabulary 2019

This hot words list for GRE test takers is weekly selected from mainstream English media based on popular topics of 2019. It's an express supplement to prepare GRE test.

You can get example sentences and contexts to bind more words together with popular topics. It's a proven way to accumulate new words accurately.

We also include previous GRE vocabulary 2018-2017 in this page and add links of sentences and contexts from classic books for further reading.

adversity   Speak
n. difficulties or misfortune
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
amalgam   Speak
n. a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
appease   Speak
v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
barista   Speak
n. a person whose job involves preparing and serving different types of coffee
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
bawdy   Speak
a. dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
blare   Speak
v. make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
blaze   Speak
n. brilliant burst of fire; flame
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
blob   Speak
n. a drop of a thick liquid or other viscous substance
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
blossom   Speak
v. flourish or develop
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
botnet   Speak
n. a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
cringe-worthy   Speak
a. causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
damning   Speak
a. strongly suggesting guilt or error
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
deficiency   Speak
n. a lack or shortage
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
disseminated   Speak
a. spread around; widespread; spread over a large area of a body, tissue, or organ
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
droll   Speak
a. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
extravaganza   Speak
n. elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display; something out of rule, as in music, the drama
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
fraternity   Speak
n. a group of people sharing a common profession or interests
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
full-on   Speak
a. not limited in any way, fully developed
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
furlough   Speak
n. leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
glamorous   Speak
a. attractive in an exciting and special way
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
grind on   Speak
v. continue for a long time in a wearying or tedious way
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
gut   Speak
n. narrow passage; particularly, a narrow channel of water
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
gyrate   Speak
v. move or cause to move in a circle or spiral, especially quickly
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
hard-core   Speak
a. the most active or committed members of a group or movement
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
helm   Speak
v. steer a boat or ship
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
hippocampus   Speak
n. a ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter and has a central role in memory processes
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
homosexual   Speak
n. a person who is sexually attracted to people of their own sex
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
hone   Speak
v. refine or perfect something over a period of time
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
imminent   Speak
a. about to happen, urgent
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
insecure   Speak
a. not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
irrefutably   Speak
ad. in a way that is impossible to prove wrong
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
lavish   Speak
a. sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
lose shirt   Speak
v. lose a lot of money, lose all of one's assets
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
misdemeanor   Speak
n. a minor wrongdoing
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
modestly   Speak
ad. in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
ornate   Speak
a. made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
parole   Speak
n. release of a prisoner temporarily
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
penitentiary   Speak
n. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
plead guilty to   Speak
v. state that one is guilty of a crime before a court of law
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
pledge   Speak
n. a person who has promised to join a fraternity or sorority
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
plush   Speak
a. richly luxurious and expensive
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
potassium   Speak
n. chemical element of atomic number 19, a soft silvery-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
prequel   Speak
n. a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
resuscitate   Speak
v. restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; stir up anew; revivify; revive; particularly, to recover from apparent death
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
sass   Speak
v. be cheeky or rude to someone
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
slug   Speak
v. be cheeky or rude to someone
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
strife   Speak
n. angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues, conflict
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
swoop   Speak
v. seize with a sweeping motion
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
take a drag   Speak
v. inhale smoke from something, especially a cigarette
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
traumatize   Speak
v. wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
trespass   Speak
v. commit an offense against person or rule
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
woe   Speak
n. great sorrow or distress
Example sentences     Words in context     Search classic     Close
GRE Vocabulary 2017-2018
abate  Speak
reduce in amount or intensity; to put an end to
Search example sentence   Close
abound  Speak
exist in large numbers or amounts

Search example sentence   Close
abuzz  Speak
in a buzz; buzzing; characterized by excessive gossip or activity
Search example sentence   Close
acclaim  Speak
enthusiastic applause; expression of approval or applause
Search example sentence   Close
accolade  Speak
praise; expression of approval; award
Search example sentence   Close
accountability  Speak
being responsible or answerable for something; state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account
Search example sentence   Close
adorn  Speak
make more beautiful or attractive

Search example sentence   Close
afflict  Speak
cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble

Search example sentence   Close
aide  Speak
assistant, adjutant, auxiliary

Search example sentence   Close
allege  Speak
to assert to be true
Search example sentence   Close
alleviation  Speak
easement, easing, relief

Search example sentence   Close
allusion  Speak
an indirect reference
Search example sentence   Close
amble  Speak
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

Search example sentence   Close
androgyny  Speak
quality of possessing characteristics of both males and females
Search example sentence   Close
anecdote  Speak
a short account or story of an incident used to support an argument; short account of an incident, often humorous.
Search example sentence   Close
annex  Speak
append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document

Search example sentence   Close
antique  Speak
having a high value because of considerable age

Search example sentence   Close
appeal  Speak
an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed

Search example sentence   Close
aquifer  Speak
a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater

Search example sentence   Close
arbiter  Speak
a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter

Search example sentence   Close
arch  Speak
a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it

Search example sentence   Close
arsenal  Speak
a store or supply of anything; a stock of weapons; a military establishment for the storage, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of weapons and war material
Search example sentence   Close
ascendant  Speak
rising, moving upward; surpassing or controlling
Search example sentence   Close
aspirational  Speak
being ambitious and desiring success
Search example sentence   Close
aviation  Speak
art or act of flying; specifically, the science or art of directing and controlling flying-machines
Search example sentence   Close
avid  Speak
enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy
Search example sentence   Close
back-alley  Speak
a narrow passage behind or between buildings

Search example sentence   Close
backburner  Speak
a state of inaction or suspension; a position of relatively little importance.

Search example sentence   Close
backhoe  Speak
piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm; drawn backwards to move earth
Search example sentence   Close
bang  Speak
sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action
Search example sentence   Close
barrack  Speak
jeer loudly in order to express disapproval or to create a distraction

Search example sentence   Close
barren  Speak
too poor to produce much or any vegetation

Search example sentence   Close
bayonet  Speak
a swordlike stabbing blade that may be fixed to a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting

Search example sentence   Close
beamline  Speak
line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator
Search example sentence   Close
bear down on  Speak
move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way

Search example sentence   Close
beatify  Speak
to make blissful or happy; to make someone worthy of religious veneration (e.g. as a saint)
Search example sentence   Close
bedeck  Speak
adorn or ornament in a showy fashion
Search example sentence   Close
behemoth  Speak
something enormous in size or power
Search example sentence   Close
bemoan  Speak
to complain about; to dismay or worry about something
Search example sentence   Close
benighted  Speak
in a state of intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity

Search example sentence   Close
bespoke  Speak
individually or custom made, custom made to specification
Search example sentence   Close
bias  Speak
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, usually in a way considered to be unfair

Search example sentence   Close
bipartisan  Speak
of or involving the agreement of two parties that usually oppose each other's policies

Search example sentence   Close
bitcoin  Speak
a digital currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a central bank

Search example sentence   Close
bitumen  Speak
any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
Search example sentence   Close
bloodless  Speak
without violence or killing, lacking in spirit or vitality

Search example sentence   Close
Bodhisattva  Speak
in Buddhism, a person who is able to save suffering beings

Search example sentence   Close
bonanza  Speak
a mine rich with gold or silver or other valuable yields
Search example sentence   Close
bonnet  Speak
a protective cover or cap over a machine or object

Search example sentence   Close
boon  Speak
a thing that is helpful or beneficial

Search example sentence   Close
bootleg  Speak
illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert

Search example sentence   Close
bound  Speak
walk or run with leaping strides

Search example sentence   Close
breakneck  Speak
extremely fast, dangerously fast
Search example sentence   Close
broadsheet  Speak
newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
Search example sentence   Close
brood  Speak
children in one family; young of certain animals
Search example sentence   Close
brutalist  Speak
characterized by a deliberate plainness, crudity, or violence of imagery, especially in style of architecture or art

Search example sentence   Close
brutality  Speak
savage physical violence; great cruelty

Search example sentence   Close
canister  Speak
small box or case for tea, coffee, etc
Search example sentence   Close
canon  Speak
a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine

Search example sentence   Close
capably  Speak
ably, aptly, competently

Search example sentence   Close
capitalization  Speak
total par value or stated value of no-par capital stock issues
Search example sentence   Close
capsize  Speak
overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset
Search example sentence   Close
capsule  Speak
detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space; small container containing a dose of medicine
Search example sentence   Close
careen  Speak
to lurch or swerve while in motion; tilt on one side
Search example sentence   Close
carnage  Speak
massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; corpses, especially of those killed in battle
Search example sentence   Close
catapult  Speak
increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch
Search example sentence   Close
catastrophic  Speak
extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful

Search example sentence   Close
categorically  Speak
flatly, unconditionally

Search example sentence   Close
cattle call  Speak
an audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced
Search example sentence   Close
caveat  Speak
a qualification or exception; a warning
Search example sentence   Close
cede  Speak
to give up, give way, give away
Search example sentence   Close
cellulose  Speak
the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton

Search example sentence   Close
cerebral  Speak
intellectual rather than emotional
Search example sentence   Close
chaos  Speak
complete disorder and confusion

Search example sentence   Close
charismatic  Speak
having extraordinary personal charm or magnetism
Search example sentence   Close
chill  Speak
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere

Search example sentence   Close
choke  Speak
have severe difficulty in breathing

Search example sentence   Close
christening  Speak
a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant
Search example sentence   Close
circuitous  Speak
of a route or journey longer than the most direct way

Search example sentence   Close
circumscribed  Speak
enclosed in or subject to limits
Search example sentence   Close
cite  Speak
to quote as an authority or example
Search example sentence   Close
citizenry  Speak
the group of all citizens
Search example sentence   Close
clamber  Speak
climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way

Search example sentence   Close
clinch  Speak
confirm or settle a contract or bargain

Search example sentence   Close
clog  Speak
block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter

Search example sentence   Close
comeback  Speak
a return by a well-known person to the activity he or she has formerly been successful

Search example sentence   Close
comprehensive  Speak
broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something
Search example sentence   Close
compromise  Speak
to breach a secure system
Search example sentence   Close
concentric  Speak
having a common center
Search example sentence   Close
conduit  Speak
pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
Search example sentence   Close
confectioner  Speak
manufacturer of or dealer in confections, that is, sweet food items
Search example sentence   Close
conflate  Speak
bring things together and fuse them into a single entity; to mix together different elements
Search example sentence   Close
conglomerate  Speak
a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities

Search example sentence   Close
conscious  Speak
aware of and responding to; awake

Search example sentence   Close
contend  Speak
to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to fight
Search example sentence   Close
contraption  Speak
a device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made

Search example sentence   Close
conventional  Speak
unimaginative; conforming to established practice or accepted standards
Search example sentence   Close
coo  Speak
talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively

Search example sentence   Close
corpse  Speak
a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal

Search example sentence   Close
corruption  Speak
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

Search example sentence   Close
couch  Speak
to phrase in a particular style, to use specific wording; to conceal, to hide
Search example sentence   Close
count towards  Speak
be part of what is needed to complete or achieve something

Search example sentence   Close
countermand  Speak
to revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given
Search example sentence   Close
coup  Speak
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government

Search example sentence   Close
crackle  Speak
make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity
Search example sentence   Close
crater  Speak
to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater
Search example sentence   Close
credible  Speak
able to be believed; convincing

Search example sentence   Close
crimp  Speak
have a limiting or adverse effect on something

Search example sentence   Close
crook  Speak
person who is dishonest or a criminal

Search example sentence   Close
crowdfunding  Speak
funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
Search example sentence   Close
crumple  Speak
crush something, typically paper or cloth so that it becomes wrinkled

Search example sentence   Close
cuddle  Speak
hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection

Search example sentence   Close
cuddly  Speak
with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm
Search example sentence   Close
culmination  Speak
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc; the attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body
Search example sentence   Close
curriculum  Speak
all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
Search example sentence   Close
curtail  Speak
to limit or restrict, to shorten or abridge; to truncate
Search example sentence   Close
dangle  Speak
hang or swing loosely

Search example sentence   Close
dastardly  Speak
treacherous; given to backstabbing; in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice
Search example sentence   Close
daze  Speak
make someone unable to think or react properly

Search example sentence   Close
de facto  Speak
exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence
Search example sentence   Close
deductible  Speak
a specified amount of money that the insured must pay before an insurance company will pay a claim

Search example sentence   Close
deference  Speak
a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others
Search example sentence   Close
deform  Speak
distort the shape or form of; make misshapen

Search example sentence   Close
defunct  Speak
no longer existing or functioning.

Search example sentence   Close
deposition  Speak
testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories
Search example sentence   Close
derelict  Speak
abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected
Search example sentence   Close
deride  Speak
express contempt for; ridicule

Search example sentence   Close
desalination  Speak
the process of removing salt from seawater

Search example sentence   Close
descend  Speak
to make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence; to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards
Search example sentence   Close
designate  Speak
to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
Search example sentence   Close
despise  Speak
feel a strong dislike for someone or something because of bad or no value

Search example sentence   Close
despondent  Speak
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Search example sentence   Close
despotic  Speak
autocratic; tyrannical

Search example sentence   Close
despotism  Speak
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power
Search example sentence   Close
destine  Speak
intend or choose for a particular purpose or end

Search example sentence   Close
destitute  Speak
lacking in money, impoverished
Search example sentence   Close
detriment  Speak
the state of being harmed or damaged

Search example sentence   Close
devolution  Speak
the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level

Search example sentence   Close
diligence  Speak
conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something
Search example sentence   Close
displace  Speak
take over the place, position, or role of

Search example sentence   Close
disregard  Speak
pay no attention to; ignore

Search example sentence   Close
dissemination  Speak
the act of spreading information (or something) widely; circulation
Search example sentence   Close
divergent  Speak
tending to be different or develop in different directions

Search example sentence   Close
divert  Speak
cause to change course or turn from one direction to another

Search example sentence   Close
dividend  Speak
a payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically
Search example sentence   Close
dog  Speak
track or trail persistently; hold or fasten with a mechanical device
Search example sentence   Close
dole  Speak
to give out in small quantities
Search example sentence   Close
domicile  Speak
the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with

Search example sentence   Close
dominant  Speak
most important, powerful, or influential

Search example sentence   Close
doorstop book  Speak
a large, boring book, generally considered a classic

Search example sentence   Close
dormant  Speak
having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time

Search example sentence   Close
dotard  Speak
an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile.

Search example sentence   Close
doyenne  Speak
the senior, or eldest female member of a group
Search example sentence   Close
drain  Speak
cause the water or other liquid in something to run out

Search example sentence   Close
draughtsman  Speak
person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans
Search example sentence   Close
duly  Speak
in accordance with what is required or appropriate

Search example sentence   Close
dwindle  Speak
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

Search example sentence   Close
dystopian  Speak
characterized by human suffering or misery; characteristic of a dystopia ( a miserable, dysfunctional state or society)
Search example sentence   Close
easy listening  Speak
style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies
Search example sentence   Close
edifice  Speak
building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private
Search example sentence   Close
eerie  Speak
strange and frightening

Search example sentence   Close
ego  Speak
an exaggerated sense of self-importance; appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem
Search example sentence   Close
elite  Speak
a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities

Search example sentence   Close
emaciated  Speak
thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease
Search example sentence   Close
embattled  Speak
subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates; prepared or armed for battle
Search example sentence   Close
embrace  Speak
accept, include (idea or principle); hug, put arms around
Search example sentence   Close
empathy  Speak
ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Search example sentence   Close
encore  Speak
a repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert

Search example sentence   Close
endangerment  Speak
act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger; the exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm
Search example sentence   Close
entice  Speak
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

Search example sentence   Close
epicurean  Speak
pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort; devoted to luxurious living
Search example sentence   Close
esoteric  Speak
understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle; having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations
Search example sentence   Close
establishment  Speak
the ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo
Search example sentence   Close
ethnicity  Speak
common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
Search example sentence   Close
ethos  Speak
the character or disposition of a community, group, person

Search example sentence   Close
evolution  Speak
he gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form

Search example sentence   Close
excoriate  Speak
to strongly denounce or censure; to wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay
Search example sentence   Close
exodus  Speak
a mass departure of people, especially emigrants

Search example sentence   Close
exploit  Speak
to use for one’s own advantage; to draw illegitimate profits from
Search example sentence   Close
famine  Speak
extreme scarcity of food

Search example sentence   Close
farce  Speak
a situation abounding with ludicrous incidents
Search example sentence   Close
faulty  Speak
working badly or unreliably because of imperfections

Search example sentence   Close
fiddle  Speak
change something dishonestly, especially to own advantage

Search example sentence   Close
finagle  Speak
obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, crafty or deceitful methods
Search example sentence   Close
first go  Speak
doing or trying someting at first

Search example sentence   Close
flare up  Speak
burn brightly again; become more intense suddenly
Search example sentence   Close
fledgling  Speak
young and inexperienced; like a young bird which has just developed its flight feathers
Search example sentence   Close
flinch  Speak
make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain

Search example sentence   Close
flog  Speak
sell or offer for sale

Search example sentence   Close
flounce  Speak
move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner; flounder; to make spastic motions
Search example sentence   Close
foal  Speak
young horse or related animal

Search example sentence   Close
foist  Speak
introduce or insert wrongfully, surreptitiously or without warrant; force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
Search example sentence   Close
foment  Speak
instigate or stir up an undesirable action

Search example sentence   Close
formidable  Speak
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large and powerful

Search example sentence   Close
fortnight  Speak
after a fortnight has passed ( a fortnight is a period of 14 days or 2 weeks)
Search example sentence   Close
foul  Speak
an unfair stroke of play, especially one involving interference with opponent

Search example sentence   Close
franchise  Speak
an authorization granted to carry out specified commercial activities

Search example sentence   Close
frantic  Speak
wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion

Search example sentence   Close
frustrate  Speak
to hinder or thwart; to disappoint or defeat
Search example sentence   Close
galvanise  Speak
shock or excite someone, typically into taking action

Search example sentence   Close
garb  Speak
clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind

Search example sentence   Close
geek  Speak
an unfashionable or socially inept person

Search example sentence   Close
gel  Speak
a thick, clear, liquid substance, especially one used on the hair or body

Search example sentence   Close
gentrification  Speak
the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste

Search example sentence   Close
gentrify  Speak
renewal and rebuilding in deteriorating areas due to the influx of middle class or affluent people, which often displaces previous, poorer residents
Search example sentence   Close
gestate  Speak
to develop an idea; to carry a fetus in the uterus until delivery
Search example sentence   Close
gondola  Speak
a light flat-bottomed boat used on Venetian canals
an enclosed cabin suspended from an overhead cable to transport passengers

Search example sentence   Close
Gordian knot  Speak
an extremely difficult or involved problem

Search example sentence   Close
gouache  Speak
thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque; painting created with this type of paint
Search example sentence   Close
gown  Speak
long dress worn on formal occasions

Search example sentence   Close
grouse  Speak
to complain or grumble
Search example sentence   Close
gulag  Speak
a system of labor camps in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died

Search example sentence   Close
havoc  Speak
widespread destruction; devastation; disorder or chaos
Search example sentence   Close
heed  Speak
careful attention

Search example sentence   Close
herald  Speak
be a sign that something is about to happen

Search example sentence   Close
heretic  Speak
a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma

Search example sentence   Close
heron  Speak
a large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck

Search example sentence   Close
heuristic  Speak
something that solves a problem more quickly but may not necessarily arrive at an optimal solution
Search example sentence   Close
homily  Speak
a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification, sermon

Search example sentence   Close
horizon  Speak
the limit of a person's mental perception or interest

Search example sentence   Close
humdrum  Speak
lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring
Search example sentence   Close
hunker  Speak
take shelter; crouch or squat close to the ground
Search example sentence   Close
hurtle  Speak
move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner

Search example sentence   Close
hygiene  Speak
science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health
Search example sentence   Close
ideologue  Speak
person advocating some ideology, especially as an official or the most eminent advocate
Search example sentence   Close
idiosyncrasy  Speak
a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

Search example sentence   Close
ilk  Speak
a type of people or things similar to those already referred to

Search example sentence   Close
impalpable  Speak
not palpable; cannot be felt; extremely fine that it cannot be perceived by touch
Search example sentence   Close
impose  Speak
force something to be accepted or put in place

Search example sentence   Close
impunity  Speak
exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Search example sentence   Close
in chaos  Speak
overturned, inverted

Search example sentence   Close
in earnest  Speak
with a purposeful or sincere intent
Search example sentence   Close
incubator  Speak
apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Search example sentence   Close
incumbent  Speak
the holder of an office or post

Search example sentence   Close
indigenous  Speak
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Search example sentence   Close
inexplicable  Speak
difficult or impossible to explain or account for; not to be made plain or intelligible
Search example sentence   Close
infest  Speak
be present in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease

Search example sentence   Close
infidel  Speak
a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own

Search example sentence   Close
infuse  Speak
soak in liquid to extract the flavor or healing properties

Search example sentence   Close
ingest  Speak
take food or drink by swallowing or absorbing it

Search example sentence   Close
ingrained  Speak
firmly fixed or established; difficult to change

Search example sentence   Close
inimitably  Speak
in an impossible to reproduce or duplicate manner

Search example sentence   Close
inmate  Speak
a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital

Search example sentence   Close
insuperable  Speak
impossible to overcome

Search example sentence   Close
intently  Speak
with earnest and eager attention

Search example sentence   Close
intermittent  Speak
stopping and starting at intervals
Search example sentence   Close
intimidate  Speak
frighten or overawe someone to make them do what one wants

Search example sentence   Close
iterate  Speak
to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set or on the results of each such prior action
Search example sentence   Close
jittery  Speak
nervy, jumpy, on edge
Search example sentence   Close
jurisprudence  Speak
theory or philosophy of law

Search example sentence   Close
knell  Speak
the sound of a bell knelling; a toll
Search example sentence   Close
lacklustre  Speak
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring

Search example sentence   Close
ladle  Speak
to serve something with a ladle, a deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle
Search example sentence   Close
languid  Speak
weak or faint from illness or fatigue

Search example sentence   Close
lead-up  Speak
an event, point, or sequence that leads up to something else

Search example sentence   Close
ledger  Speak
a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type

Search example sentence   Close
leftist  Speak
a person who believes in or supports the political left
Search example sentence   Close
legion  Speak
a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army; a vast number of people or things

Search example sentence   Close
lest  Speak
with the intention of preventing something undesirable; to avoid the risk of

Search example sentence   Close
leverage  Speak
any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage; a force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot
Search example sentence   Close
levy  Speak
impose a tax, fee, or fine

Search example sentence   Close
lignin  Speak
a complex substance deposited in the cell walls of plants, making plants rigid

Search example sentence   Close
liquidity  Speak
the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash; an asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value
Search example sentence   Close
lob  Speak
throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.

Search example sentence   Close
loiter  Speak
to stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around
Search example sentence   Close
loophole  Speak
an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.

Search example sentence   Close
lumber  Speak
to walk or move clumsily
Search example sentence   Close
lure  Speak
tempt a person or an animal to do something or to go somewhere

Search example sentence   Close
magistrate  Speak
civil officer or lay judge who administers the law

Search example sentence   Close
makeshift  Speak
serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being

Search example sentence   Close
malaise  Speak
a general feeling of discomfort or illness whose cause is difficult to identify

Search example sentence   Close
malfunction  Speak
a failure to function in a normal or satisfactory manner

Search example sentence   Close
manifesto  Speak
a public declaration of policy and aims

Search example sentence   Close
mastectomy  Speak
surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast
Search example sentence   Close
matinee  Speak
a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon
Search example sentence   Close
matrix  Speak
an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure

Search example sentence   Close
mawkish  Speak
excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
Search example sentence   Close
mettle  Speak
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
Search example sentence   Close
midwife  Speak
person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth
Search example sentence   Close
mighty  Speak
possessing great and impressive power or strength

Search example sentence   Close
militarisation  Speak
the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence

Search example sentence   Close
mire  Speak
cause to become stuck (in mud); to weigh down
Search example sentence   Close
money-grubbing  Speak
someone does anything possible to get money

Search example sentence   Close
monsoon  Speak
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia;

Search example sentence   Close
morass  Speak
anything that entraps or makes progress difficult; a tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh
Search example sentence   Close
muck  Speak
a moist sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth
Search example sentence   Close
munch  Speak
eat something with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws

Search example sentence   Close
muon  Speak
an unstable subatomic particle of the same class as an electron, but with a mass around 200 times greater

Search example sentence   Close
mustang  Speak
American wild horse, typically small and lightly built

Search example sentence   Close
myriad  Speak
constituting a very large number; innumerable
Search example sentence   Close
nascent  Speak
emerging, coming into existence
Search example sentence   Close
nasty  Speak
highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating

Search example sentence   Close
national side  Speak
national team, sports team that is the representative of the whole nation rather than a school or club

Search example sentence   Close
nectar  Speak
sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants; delicious or invigorating drink
Search example sentence   Close
newsreel  Speak
a short film of news, formerly made for showing in a movie theater

Search example sentence   Close
nip  Speak
go somewhere quickly or be somewhere for only a short time

Search example sentence   Close
nix  Speak
reject or cancel; destroy or eradicate
Search example sentence   Close
nobility  Speak
people of the highest social rank in a society, considered as a group

Search example sentence   Close
nocturnal  Speak
relating to, or occurring in the night; most active at night
Search example sentence   Close
nostalgic  Speak
reminiscent of childhood or younger years; homesick; unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
Search example sentence   Close
nudge  Speak
push slightly or gently, especially with the elbow

Search example sentence   Close
nullification  Speak
cancelling something;
when one thing overcomes or overrides another

Search example sentence   Close
obnoxious  Speak
extremely unpleasant

Search example sentence   Close
obscene  Speak
offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency

Search example sentence   Close
occupant  Speak
a person who resides or is present in a house

Search example sentence   Close
off the cards  Speak
hardly or never to happen
Search example sentence   Close
offence  Speak
a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act

Search example sentence   Close
on track  Speak
proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern
Search example sentence   Close
onerous  Speak
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort
Search example sentence   Close
ore  Speak
rock that contains valuable materials, such as metals or gems
Search example sentence   Close
Orwellian  Speak
characterized by use of misleading terminology, propaganda, censorship, and surveillance etc. described by author George Orwell, particularly in his dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
Search example sentence   Close
outfit  Speak
a group that works as a team

Search example sentence   Close
overhaul  Speak
take apart in order to examine it and repair it if necessary

Search example sentence   Close
pachinko  Speak
a Japanese form of pinball

Search example sentence   Close
palatial  Speak
like a palace; grand and rich
Search example sentence   Close
pandemonium  Speak
very noisy place; state of extreme confusion and disorder
Search example sentence   Close
panoramic  Speak
provided with a very broad or wide view
Search example sentence   Close
panther  Speak
a leopard, especially a black one

Search example sentence   Close
paragon  Speak
a model of excellence or perfection
Search example sentence   Close
paramour  Speak
a lover; an illicit lover (either male or female)
Search example sentence   Close
parsimonious  Speak
sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; stingy
Search example sentence   Close
pawn  Speak
an object left as security for money lent

Search example sentence   Close
perceive  Speak
become aware or conscious of; come to realize or understand

Search example sentence   Close
perennially  Speak
continually; without ceasing; year after year
Search example sentence   Close
perfunctory  Speak
performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference
Search example sentence   Close
perk  Speak
money, goods, or other benefit to which one is entitled as an employee or as a shareholder

Search example sentence   Close
pervasive  Speak
penetrating or affecting everything; manifested throughout; permeating
Search example sentence   Close
philanthropy  Speak
effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations
Search example sentence   Close
pilgrim  Speak
a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons

Search example sentence   Close
pinball  Speak
a game in which small metal balls are shot across a sloping board

Search example sentence   Close
pinch  Speak
grip something tightly and sharply between finger and thumb

Search example sentence   Close
plagiarism  Speak
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

Search example sentence   Close
platelet  Speak
a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting

Search example sentence   Close
plume  Speak
a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display

Search example sentence   Close
plummet  Speak
fall or drop straight down at high speed

Search example sentence   Close
polymer  Speak
a substance that has a molecular structure consisting of a large number of similar units bonded together

Search example sentence   Close
poster child  Speak
typical or good example of something

Search example sentence   Close
potent  Speak
having great power, influence, or effect

Search example sentence   Close
predominate  Speak
common or widespread; prevalent
Search example sentence   Close
preeminent  Speak
surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way

Search example sentence   Close
prioritize  Speak
designate or treat something as more important than other things

Search example sentence   Close
proactive  Speak
acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty
Search example sentence   Close
prodigious  Speak
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Search example sentence   Close
promptly  Speak
at exactly a specified time; punctually

Search example sentence   Close
proponent  Speak
person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project

Search example sentence   Close
provenance  Speak
the place of origin or earliest known history of something

Search example sentence   Close
proverbial  Speak
of a word or phrase referred to in a proverb or idiom

Search example sentence   Close
pugnacious  Speak
naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent
Search example sentence   Close
pummel  Speak
strike repeatedly, typically with the fists

Search example sentence   Close
pundit  Speak
a learned man, a source of opinion, a critic
Search example sentence   Close
punter  Speak
a person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment

Search example sentence   Close
putative  Speak
commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof
Search example sentence   Close
ramshackle  Speak
in disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles
Search example sentence   Close
rancour  Speak
feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Search example sentence   Close
rankle  Speak
to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter
Search example sentence   Close
ransomware  Speak
a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

Search example sentence   Close
raucous  Speak
Harsh and rough-sounding; disorderly and boisterous.
Search example sentence   Close
recrimination  Speak
mutual accusations
Search example sentence   Close
rectal  Speak
related to the terminal part of the large intestine
Search example sentence   Close
rectitude  Speak
rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice
Search example sentence   Close
redeem  Speak
gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment

Search example sentence   Close
reed  Speak
any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water; the hollow stem of these plants
Search example sentence   Close
refrain  Speak
hold oneself back; forbear; keep one's self from action or interference
Search example sentence   Close
regard  Speak
matter; point; particular; consideration; condition; respect
Search example sentence   Close
reimbursement  Speak
the act of compensating someone for an expense
Search example sentence   Close
renegade  Speak
a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles

Search example sentence   Close
reprehensible  Speak
blameworthy, censurable, guilty
Search example sentence   Close
resemblance  Speak
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
Search example sentence   Close
restitution  Speak
reparation made by giving a compensation for loss or damage caused; indemnification
Search example sentence   Close
resurrection  Speak
the act of rising from the dead

Search example sentence   Close
retiree  Speak
a person who has retired from full-time work

Search example sentence   Close
revamp  Speak
renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch
Search example sentence   Close
reveal  Speak
make previously secret information known to others

Search example sentence   Close
rid  Speak
make someone or something free of a troublesome person or thing

Search example sentence   Close
riddle  Speak
make many holes in someone or something, especially with gunshot

Search example sentence   Close
risotto  Speak
Italian food of rice cooked with other ingredients such as meat and vegetables

Search example sentence   Close
rivalry  Speak
state of trying to defeat or be more successful than another

Search example sentence   Close
rogue  Speak
a dishonest or unprincipled man

Search example sentence   Close
run along  Speak
be in line with; form a line along

Search example sentence   Close
rye  Speak
grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop

Search example sentence   Close
sacrilege  Speak
violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

Search example sentence   Close
salvage  Speak
rescue a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea

Search example sentence   Close
scapegoat  Speak
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others

Search example sentence   Close
schism  Speak
a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties

Search example sentence   Close
scorched-earth  Speak
a military policy in which everything in an area are destroyed so that enemy cannot use them

Search example sentence   Close
scrap  Speak
a small piece of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used

Search example sentence   Close
scrubland  Speak
land consisting of scrub vegetation

Search example sentence   Close
scrutinize  Speak
examine or observe with great care; inspect critically
Search example sentence   Close
security  Speak
property temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan; something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law
Search example sentence   Close
seepage  Speak
the slow escape of a liquid or gas through porous material or small holes

Search example sentence   Close
seismic  Speak
of or relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust

Search example sentence   Close
shale  Speak
soft rock that can be split easily into fragile slabs

Search example sentence   Close
shine a light  Speak
metaphorically put the spotlight on an issue or subject so that others will notice it

Search example sentence   Close
sideways  Speak
to, toward, or from the side

Search example sentence   Close
silver iodide  Speak
a yellow insoluble powder, used in photography and artificial rainmaking

Search example sentence   Close
slam  Speak
shut something forcefully and loudly

Search example sentence   Close
slate  Speak
thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses; a list of candidates
Search example sentence   Close
sleet  Speak
a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground
Search example sentence   Close
sleight-of-hand  Speak
skill of using quick and clever movements of the hands for entertainment or deception; performance using such techniques, such as jugglery or magic; legerdemain
Search example sentence   Close
slender  Speak
gracefully thin; barely sufficient in amount

Search example sentence   Close
sloppy  Speak
casual and loose-fitting

Search example sentence   Close
sluggish  Speak
slow or having little motion; habitually idle and lazy; inactive
Search example sentence   Close
snap  Speak
break or cause to break suddenly and completely

Search example sentence   Close
snap election  Speak
an election called earlier than expected

Search example sentence   Close
snippet  Speak
a small piece or brief extract

Search example sentence   Close
snort  Speak
make a sudden sound through one's nose

Search example sentence   Close
soulmate  Speak
a person ideally suited to another as a close friend

Search example sentence   Close
sovereignty  Speak
supremacy of authority or rule
Search example sentence   Close
Soviet Union  Speak
a single-party Marxist-Leninist state, existed from 1922 until 1991

Search example sentence   Close
sparkle  Speak
shine brightly with flashes of light

Search example sentence   Close
speculation  Speak
conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
Search example sentence   Close
spruce  Speak
to arrange neatly; tidy up; to make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance)
Search example sentence   Close
sputter  Speak
to spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech
Search example sentence   Close
stagnation  Speak
inactivity, lack of action
Search example sentence   Close
stalk  Speak
walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry
Search example sentence   Close
starchy  Speak
very formal and serious in behavior

Search example sentence   Close
stark  Speak
severe or bare in appearance or outline

Search example sentence   Close
stewardship  Speak
the position and duties of a steward (a person who acts for someone else, usually by managing property or financial affairs)
Search example sentence   Close
strained  Speak
not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy

Search example sentence   Close
strand  Speak
drive or leave a boat or sea creature aground on a shore

Search example sentence   Close
stratosphere  Speak
region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
Search example sentence   Close
stricken  Speak
removed or rubbed out; disabled or incapacitated by something; struck by something
Search example sentence   Close
subsidize  Speak
to aid or promote a private enterprise with public money (e.g. government grants)
Search example sentence   Close
subversive  Speak
intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority
Search example sentence   Close
succulent  Speak
plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, such as a cactus
Search example sentence   Close
sumo  Speak
a Japanese form of heavyweight wrestling

Search example sentence   Close
sumptuous  Speak
magnificent, luxurious, extremely good; costly; expensive
Search example sentence   Close
surreptitious  Speak
stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert
Search example sentence   Close
surveillance  Speak
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal

Search example sentence   Close
swear someone in  Speak
administer an oath to someone who then officially begins in office

Search example sentence   Close
synod  Speak
an ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters
Search example sentence   Close
tally  Speak
calculate the total number of

Search example sentence   Close
tantalisingly  Speak
in attractive, alluring, or tempting

Search example sentence   Close
tat  Speak
tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewelry, or ornaments

Search example sentence   Close
technocratic  Speak
related to a technocracy, that is, system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. It's a type of meritocracy based on people's ability and knowledge in a given area
Search example sentence   Close
tectonic  Speak
of or relating to the structure of the earth's crust

Search example sentence   Close
tedium  Speak
the state of being tedious

Search example sentence   Close
teem  Speak
be full of or swarming with
pour down; fall heavily

Search example sentence   Close
tepid  Speak
lacking emotional warmth or enthusiasm, moderately warm
Search example sentence   Close
terrain  Speak
a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features

Search example sentence   Close
terrestrial  Speak
of, on, or relating to the earth

Search example sentence   Close
tilt  Speak
move or cause to move into a sloping position

Search example sentence   Close
tinker  Speak
attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way, often to no useful effect

Search example sentence   Close
tormenter  Speak
one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress
Search example sentence   Close
tout  Speak
to promote or praise energetically; publicize
Search example sentence   Close
traction  Speak
popular support; grip; the adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface
Search example sentence   Close
transfix  Speak
cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment

Search example sentence   Close
treacherous  Speak
guilty of or involving betrayal or deception

Search example sentence   Close
tribute  Speak
gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration
Search example sentence   Close
trifling  Speak
unimportant or trivial

Search example sentence   Close
trot out  Speak
(informal) to bring out and show for inspection
Search example sentence   Close
truffle  Speak
a strong-smelling underground fungus that resembles an irregular, rough-skinned potato

Search example sentence   Close
tuck in  Speak
push, fold so as to hide them;
eat food heartily

Search example sentence   Close
turquoise  Speak
a greenish-blue color

Search example sentence   Close
tweak  Speak
improve system by making fine adjustments to it

Search example sentence   Close
typhoon  Speak
a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans

Search example sentence   Close
ubiquitous  Speak
present, appearing, or found everywhere

Search example sentence   Close
underscore  Speak
to emphasize or draw attention to; to underline
Search example sentence   Close
undone  Speak
not tied or fastened;
not done or finished

Search example sentence   Close
unfathomable  Speak
incapable of being fully explored or understood

Search example sentence   Close
unicycle  Speak
a cycle with a single wheel, typically used by acrobats

Search example sentence   Close
unmoor  Speak
unfix or unsecure; release for anchoring
Search example sentence   Close
up sticks  Speak
take all the things that you own and go and live in a different place

Search example sentence   Close
uptight  Speak
anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way

Search example sentence   Close
urbane  Speak
polite, refined, courteous and elegant in manner
Search example sentence   Close
usher  Speak
cause or mark the start of something new

Search example sentence   Close
vagary  Speak
erratic notion or action; an impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice
Search example sentence   Close
vantage point  Speak
a place or position that gives a good view
Search example sentence   Close
vaunted  Speak
highly or widely praised or boasted about
Search example sentence   Close
verdict  Speak
a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest

Search example sentence   Close
vigilant  Speak
watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert
Search example sentence   Close
vigilante  Speak
a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community

Search example sentence   Close
vigorous  Speak
physically strong and active
Search example sentence   Close
visceral  Speak
Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect
Search example sentence   Close
vital  Speak
absolutely necessary or important; essential

Search example sentence   Close
wag  Speak
a person who makes facetious jokes

Search example sentence   Close
wasp  Speak
any of many types of stinging flying insect
Search example sentence   Close
waterlog  Speak
make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water
Search example sentence   Close
watershed  Speak
an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers

Search example sentence   Close
well-pressed  Speak
thoroughly or skilfully pressed

Search example sentence   Close
well-studied  Speak
proceeding or resulting from careful study; carefully designed or contrived

Search example sentence   Close
whiff  Speak
a slight sign of something; a brief, gentle breeze; an odour carried briefly through the air
Search example sentence   Close
worried well  Speak
users of medical or psychiatric services who are not suffering from any diagnosable disease
Search example sentence   Close
wristband  Speak
a strip of material worn around the wrist

Search example sentence   Close
yuppie  Speak
a well-paid young middle-class professional who has a luxurious lifestyle

Search example sentence   Close