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1649個單字
A
abdication n. giving up control authority 發音
aberration n. straying away from what is normal 發音
abet v. help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong) 發音
abeyance n. suspended action 發音
abhor v. to hate to detest 發音
abide v. be faithful to endure 發音
abjure v. promise or swear to give up 發音
abrade v. rubbed off worn away by friction 發音
abrogate v. repeal or annul by authority 發音
abscond v. to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) 發音
abstruse adj. difficult to comprehend obscure 發音
abut v. border on 發音
abysmal adj. bottomless extreme 發音
acclaimed adj. welcomed with shouts and approval 發音
accolade n. praise approval 發音
accretion n. the growing of separate things into one 發音
accrue v. accumulate 發音
acumen n. Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment 發音
adamant adj. kind of stone inflexible 發音
admonitory adj. containing warning 發音
adorn v. add beauty decorate 發音
adulteration n. making unpure poorer in quality 發音
affable adj. polite and friendly 發音
affinity n. close connection relationship 發音
aggravate v. make worse irritate 發音
agile adj. active quick-moving 發音
agog adj. eager/excited 發音
ail v. to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to 發音
alacrity n. eager and cheerful readiness 發音
alcove n. recess/partially enclosed place 發音
ale n. fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer 發音
aleck n. one who considers himself smarter than others 發音
allegiance n. duty support loyalty 發音
alleviate v. make (pain) easier to bear 發音
alloy n. to debase by mixing with something inferior 發音
aloof adj. reserved indifferent 發音
amalgamate v. mix combine unite societies 發音
ambidextrous adj. able to use the left hand or the right equally well 發音
ambiguous adj. doubtful uncertain 發音
ambivalent adj. having both of two contrary meanings 發音
ambrosial adj. extremely pleasing to taste 發音
ameliorate v. improve make better 發音
amortize v. end (a debt) by setting aside money 發音
anguish n. severe suffering 發音
animosity n. strong dislike 發音
antidote n. medicine used against a poison or a disease 發音
antithetical adj. direct opposing 發音
apartheid n. brutal racial discrimination 發音
aplomb n. self-confidence 發音
apostate n. one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions 發音
apotheosis n. deification glorification to godliness 發音
appease v. make quiet or calm 發音
apprehensive adj. grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future 發音
apprise v. give notice to inform 發音
approbation n. approval 發音
apropos adv. appropriate to the situation apt 發音
apt adj. well-suited quick-witted 發音
arabesque n. a complex ornate design 發音
arboreal adj. of connected with trees 發音
arcane adj. known or understood by very few 發音
ardor n. enthusiasm 發音
arduous adj. steep difficult ascent laborious 發音
argot n. jargon slang 發音
arrant adj. in the highest degree 發音
arrogance n. proud superior manner of behaviour 發音
articulate adj. speak distinctly connect by joints 發音
ascend v. go or come up 發音
ascertain v. get to know 發音
ascetic adj. practicing self-denial austere stark 發音
ascribe consider to be the origin of or belonging to 發音
aseptic adj. surgically clean 發音
asperity n. roughness harshness ill temper irritability 發音
aspersion slander 發音
assail v. with attack violently 發音
assiduous adj. diligent hard-working sedulous 發音
assuage v. make something (pain desire) less 發音
asterisk n. the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters) 發音
astringent adj. substance that shrinks 發音
astute adj. clever quick at seeing to get an advantage 發音
atavistic adj. something reverting to an earlier type 發音
atonement n. repayment death of Jesus 發音
attenuate v. make thin. weaken enervate 發音
attune v. bring into harmony 發音
audacious adj. Bold 發音
augury n. omen sign 發音
august adj. majestic venerable 發音
auspicious adj. favorable successful prosperous 發音
austere adj. severely moral and strict simple and plain 發音
auxiliary adj. helping supporting 發音
aver v. affirm assert prove justify 發音
aversion n. strong dislike 發音
avid adj. eager greedy 發音
avow v. admit. Declare openly 發音
aberration n. straying away from what is normal 發音
abet v. help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong) 發音
abeyance n. suspended action 發音
abhor v. to hate to detest 發音
abide v. be faithful to endure 發音
abjure v. promise or swear to give up 發音
abrade v. rubbed off worn away by friction 發音
abrogate v. repeal or annul by authority 發音
abscond v. to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) 發音
abstruse adj. difficult to comprehend obscure 發音
abut v. border on 發音
abysmal adj. bottomless extreme 發音
acclaimed adj. welcomed with shouts and approval 發音
accolade n. praise approval 發音
accretion n. the growing of separate things into one 發音
accrue v. accumulate 發音
acumen n. Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment 發音
adamant adj. kind of stone inflexible 發音
admonitory adj. containing warning 發音
adorn v. add beauty decorate 發音
adulteration n. making unpure poorer in quality 發音
affable adj. polite and friendly 發音
affinity n. close connection relationship 發音
aggravate v. make worse irritate 發音
agile adj. active quick-moving 發音
agog adj. eager/excited 發音
ail v. to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to 發音
alacrity n. eager and cheerful readiness 發音
alcove n. recess/partially enclosed place 發音
ale n. fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer 發音
aleck n. one who considers himself smarter than others 發音
allegiance n. duty support loyalty 發音
alleviate v. make (pain) easier to bear 發音
alloy n. to debase by mixing with something inferior 發音
aloof adj. reserved indifferent 發音
amalgamate v. mix combine unite societies 發音
ambidextrous adj. able to use the left hand or the right equally well 發音
ambiguous adj. doubtful uncertain 發音
ambivalent adj. having both of two contrary meanings 發音
ambrosial adj. extremely pleasing to taste 發音
ameliorate v. improve make better 發音
amortize v. end (a debt) by setting aside money 發音
anguish n. severe suffering 發音
animosity n. strong dislike 發音
antidote n. medicine used against a poison or a disease 發音
antithetical adj. direct opposing 發音
apartheid n. brutal racial discrimination 發音
aplomb n. self-confidence 發音
apostate n. one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions 發音
apotheosis n. deification glorification to godliness 發音
appease v. make quiet or calm 發音
apprehensive adj. grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future 發音
apprise v. give notice to inform 發音
approbation n. approval 發音
apropos adv. appropriate to the situation apt 發音
apt adj. well-suited quick-witted 發音
arabesque n. a complex ornate design 發音
arboreal adj. of connected with trees 發音
arcane adj. known or understood by very few 發音
ardor n. enthusiasm 發音
arduous adj. steep difficult ascent laborious 發音
argot n. jargon slang 發音
arrant adj. in the highest degree 發音
arrogance n. proud superior manner of behaviour 發音
articulate adj. speak distinctly connect by joints 發音
ascend v. go or come up 發音
ascertain v. get to know 發音
ascetic adj. practicing self-denial austere stark 發音
ascribe consider to be the origin of or belonging to 發音
aseptic adj. surgically clean 發音
asperity n. roughness harshness ill temper irritability 發音
aspersion slander 發音
assail v. with attack violently 發音
assiduous adj. diligent hard-working sedulous 發音
assuage v. make something (pain desire) less 發音
asterisk n. the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters) 發音
astringent adj. substance that shrinks 發音
astute adj. clever quick at seeing to get an advantage 發音
atavistic adj. something reverting to an earlier type 發音
atonement n. repayment death of Jesus 發音
attenuate v. make thin. weaken enervate 發音
attune v. bring into harmony 發音
audacious adj. Bold 發音
augury n. omen sign 發音
august adj. majestic venerable 發音
auspicious adj. favorable successful prosperous 發音
austere adj. severely moral and strict simple and plain 發音
auxiliary adj. helping supporting 發音
aver v. affirm assert prove justify 發音
aversion n. strong dislike 發音
avid adj. eager greedy 發音
avow v. admit. Declare openly 發音
B
baleful adj. harmful ominous causing evil 發音
balk v. obstacle purposely to get on the way of 發音
bandy adj. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly 發音
baneful adj. causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive 發音
barrage n. artificial obstacle built across a river 發音
barren adj. not good enough unable to have young ones without value 發音
bask v. in enjoy warmth and light 發音
beatify v. to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to 發音
bedizen to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner 發音
beguile v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time 發音
belabor v. beat hard 發音
bellicose adj. inclined to fighting 發音
belligerent adj. (person nation) waging war 發音
benefactor n. person who has given help 發音
benevolence n. wish or activity in doing good 發音
benign adj. kind and gentle mild (climate) 發音
benison blessing 發音
bequest n. arrangement to give something at death 發音
berate v. scold sharply 發音
bereft adj. rob or dispossess of something (material) 發音
bewilder v. puzzle confuse 發音
bigot n. stubborn narrow-minded person 發音
bilge n. bulge the protuberance of a cask 發音
blandishment flattery coaxing 發音
blandness n. polite manner comforting uninteresting 發音
blasé adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation 發音
blatant adj. noisy and rough 發音
blithe adj. cheerful casual carefree 發音
boggle v. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt 發音
bogus adj. sham counterfeit not genuine 發音
boisterous adj. loud noisy rough lacking restraint 發音
bolster v. give greatly needed support 發音
boorish adj. crude offensive rude 發音
braggart n. boastful 發音
brash adj. hasty rush cheeky saucy 發音
brass n. yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) 發音
brazen adj. made of brass 發音
breach n. opening broken place breaking 發音
brittle adj. easily broken 發音
broach v. bring up announce begin to talk about 發音
brook n. to tolerate endure 發音
brummagem Cheap and showy 發音
buoyant adj. able to float light-hearted 發音
burgeon v. grow forth send out buds 發音
burnish v. to polish rub to a shine 發音
balk v. obstacle purposely to get on the way of 發音
bandy adj. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly 發音
baneful adj. causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive 發音
barrage n. artificial obstacle built across a river 發音
barren adj. not good enough unable to have young ones without value 發音
bask v. in enjoy warmth and light 發音
beatify v. to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to 發音
bedizen to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner 發音
beguile v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time 發音
belabor v. beat hard 發音
bellicose adj. inclined to fighting 發音
belligerent adj. (person nation) waging war 發音
benefactor n. person who has given help 發音
benevolence n. wish or activity in doing good 發音
benign adj. kind and gentle mild (climate) 發音
benison blessing 發音
bequest n. arrangement to give something at death 發音
berate v. scold sharply 發音
bereft adj. rob or dispossess of something (material) 發音
bewilder v. puzzle confuse 發音
bigot n. stubborn narrow-minded person 發音
bilge n. bulge the protuberance of a cask 發音
blandishment flattery coaxing 發音
blandness n. polite manner comforting uninteresting 發音
blasé adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation 發音
blatant adj. noisy and rough 發音
blithe adj. cheerful casual carefree 發音
boggle v. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt 發音
bogus adj. sham counterfeit not genuine 發音
boisterous adj. loud noisy rough lacking restraint 發音
bolster v. give greatly needed support 發音
boorish adj. crude offensive rude 發音
braggart n. boastful 發音
brash adj. hasty rush cheeky saucy 發音
brass n. yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) 發音
brazen adj. made of brass 發音
breach n. opening broken place breaking 發音
brittle adj. easily broken 發音
broach v. bring up announce begin to talk about 發音
brook n. to tolerate endure 發音
brummagem Cheap and showy 發音
buoyant adj. able to float light-hearted 發音
burgeon v. grow forth send out buds 發音
burnish v. to polish rub to a shine 發音
C
cabal n. a scheme or plot a group of plotters 發音
cadge v. to beg to get by begging 發音
cajole v. use flattery or deceit to persuade 發音
calipers n. metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument 發音
calisthenics n. exercises to develop strong bodies 發音
calumny n. slander aspersion 發音
candid adj. frank straight-forward 發音
cant n. insincere talk/jargon 發音
cantankerous adj. bad-tempered/quarrelsome 發音
canvass v. discuss thoroughly sort of touting 發音
castigate v. to chastise correct by punishing 發音
castigation n. severe punishment 發音
catalyst n. substance that causes speeding up 發音
caustic adj. biting sarcastic 發音
cavalcade n. a possession 發音
censure n. expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke 發音
centurion n. leader of a unit of 100 soldiers 發音
chagrin n. vexation disappointment 發音
chary adj. cautious wary 發音
chaste pure 發音
chastened corrected punished 發音
chastisement punishment 發音
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot 發音
chicanery legal trickery/false argument 發音
chisel steel tool for shaping materials 發音
chortle loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement 發音
churl bad-tempered person 發音
churlish (adj) boorish 發音
clamor shout complain with a lot of noise 發音
clientele customers 發音
clinch come to grips/settle conclusively 發音
cling to resist separation 發音
clot half-solid lump formed from liquid 發音
cloture closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting 發音
coagulation change to a thick and solid state 發音
coalescing coming together and uniting into one substance 發音
coax get somebody to do something by kindness 發音
coda passage that completes a piece of music 發音
coddle treat with care and tenderness 發音
coerce compel to force to make obedient 發音
coeval of the same period coexisting 發音
cogent strong convincing 發音
cogitate think deeply mediate 發音
cognizant being fully aware of 發音
cohort a group or band of people 發音
colander bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water 發音
colloquial involving or using conversation 發音
collusion secret agreement for a deceitful purpose 發音
combustion process of burning 發音
commemorate keep the memory of 發音
commodious having plenty of space for what is needed 發音
commuter person who travels regularly 發音
complaisance tending to comply obliging willingness to please 發音
complaisant trying to please; obliging 發音
compunction feeling of regret for one's action 發音
conceal hide keep secret 發音
conceit over-high opinion of too much pride 發音
conciliatory reconciling soothing comforting mollifying 發音
concoct invent, prepare by mixing together 發音
concord agreement or harmony 發音
concur agree in opinion happen together 發音
condense increase in density strength make laconic 發音
condone forgive 發音
Conduce To bring about 發音
congeal make or become stiff and solid 發音
conjoin to join together 發音
connoisseur a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) 發音
connotation suggestion in addition to 發音
connote Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning 發音
consequential pompous self important 發音
console give comfort or sympathy to 發音
conspicuous easily seen remarkable 發音
consternation surprise and fear dismay 發音
constrain compel 發音
constrict make tight or smaller 發音
consume get to the end of 發音
consummate perfect/make perfect/complete 發音
contemn to scorn or despise 發音
contentious argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome 發音
contiguous touching neighboring near 發音
contrite filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing 發音
contumacious insubordinate rebellious 發音
conundrum a riddle dilemma enigma 發音
conviction convincing firm belief 發音
convoke call together summon 發音
convoluted complicated coiled twisted 發音
cordial warm and sincere 發音
cordon line (of police acting as a guard) 發音
cornucopia abundant supply 發音
corporeal physical of or for the body 發音
correlate have a mutual relation 發音
corroboration additional strengthening evidence 發音
coruscate sparkle 發音
countenance to favor or approve of 發音
counterfeit forgery 發音
countervail counterbalance 發音
covert disguised 發音
covetous eagerly desirous 發音
cower crouch shrink back 發音
coy shy/modest (esp of a girl) 發音
crass very great (es. stupidity) 發音
cravat piece of linen worn as a necktie 發音
craven cowardly 發音
crease line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket 發音
credulity too great a readiness to believe things 發音
credulous ready to believe things 發音
crush press lose shape subdue overwhelm 發音
cryptic secret with a hidden meaning 發音
cumbersome burdensome heavy and awkward to carry 發音
curmudgeon bad-tempered person 發音
curriculum course of study 發音
cursory quick hurried 發音
curtail make shorter then was planned 發音
cadge v. to beg to get by begging 發音
cajole v. use flattery or deceit to persuade 發音
calipers n. metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument 發音
calisthenics n. exercises to develop strong bodies 發音
calumny n. slander aspersion 發音
candid adj. frank straight-forward 發音
cant n. insincere talk/jargon 發音
cantankerous adj. bad-tempered/quarrelsome 發音
canvass v. discuss thoroughly sort of touting 發音
castigate v. to chastise correct by punishing 發音
castigation n. severe punishment 發音
catalyst n. substance that causes speeding up 發音
caustic adj. biting sarcastic 發音
cavalcade n. a possession 發音
censure n. expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke 發音
centurion n. leader of a unit of 100 soldiers 發音
chagrin n. vexation disappointment 發音
chary adj. cautious wary 發音
chaste pure 發音
chastened corrected punished 發音
chastisement punishment 發音
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot 發音
chicanery legal trickery/false argument 發音
chisel steel tool for shaping materials 發音
chortle loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement 發音
churl bad-tempered person 發音
churlish (adj) boorish 發音
clamor shout complain with a lot of noise 發音
clientele customers 發音
clinch come to grips/settle conclusively 發音
cling to resist separation 發音
clot half-solid lump formed from liquid 發音
cloture closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting 發音
coagulation change to a thick and solid state 發音
coalescing coming together and uniting into one substance 發音
coax get somebody to do something by kindness 發音
coda passage that completes a piece of music 發音
coddle treat with care and tenderness 發音
coerce compel to force to make obedient 發音
coeval of the same period coexisting 發音
cogent strong convincing 發音
cogitate think deeply mediate 發音
cognizant being fully aware of 發音
cohort a group or band of people 發音
colander bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water 發音
colloquial involving or using conversation 發音
collusion secret agreement for a deceitful purpose 發音
combustion process of burning 發音
commemorate keep the memory of 發音
commodious having plenty of space for what is needed 發音
commuter person who travels regularly 發音
complaisance tending to comply obliging willingness to please 發音
complaisant trying to please; obliging 發音
compunction feeling of regret for one's action 發音
conceal hide keep secret 發音
conceit over-high opinion of too much pride 發音
conciliatory reconciling soothing comforting mollifying 發音
concoct invent, prepare by mixing together 發音
concord agreement or harmony 發音
concur agree in opinion happen together 發音
condense increase in density strength make laconic 發音
condone forgive 發音
Conduce To bring about 發音
congeal make or become stiff and solid 發音
conjoin to join together 發音
connoisseur a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) 發音
connotation suggestion in addition to 發音
connote Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning 發音
consequential pompous self important 發音
console give comfort or sympathy to 發音
conspicuous easily seen remarkable 發音
consternation surprise and fear dismay 發音
constrain compel 發音
constrict make tight or smaller 發音
consume get to the end of 發音
consummate perfect/make perfect/complete 發音
contemn to scorn or despise 發音
contentious argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome 發音
contiguous touching neighboring near 發音
contrite filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing 發音
contumacious insubordinate rebellious 發音
conundrum a riddle dilemma enigma 發音
conviction convincing firm belief 發音
convoke call together summon 發音
convoluted complicated coiled twisted 發音
cordial warm and sincere 發音
cordon line (of police acting as a guard) 發音
cornucopia abundant supply 發音
corporeal physical of or for the body 發音
correlate have a mutual relation 發音
corroboration additional strengthening evidence 發音
coruscate sparkle 發音
countenance to favor or approve of 發音
counterfeit forgery 發音
countervail counterbalance 發音
covert disguised 發音
covetous eagerly desirous 發音
cower crouch shrink back 發音
coy shy/modest (esp of a girl) 發音
crass very great (es. stupidity) 發音
cravat piece of linen worn as a necktie 發音
craven cowardly 發音
crease line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket 發音
credulity too great a readiness to believe things 發音
credulous ready to believe things 發音
crush press lose shape subdue overwhelm 發音
cryptic secret with a hidden meaning 發音
cumbersome burdensome heavy and awkward to carry 發音
curmudgeon bad-tempered person 發音
curriculum course of study 發音
cursory quick hurried 發音
curtail make shorter then was planned 發音
D
dainty pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please 發音
dangle hand or swing loosely 發音
daunt intimidate make fearful 發音
dawdler person who is slow waste of time 發音
dearth shortage 發音
debacle a breakup overthrow sudden disaster 發音
decorum propriety properness 發音
decree order given by authority 發音
decry disapprove of 發音
defalcate (v) to embezzle or misappropriate 發音
defer postpone 發音
deferential showing respect 發音
defiance open disobedience or resistance 發音
delineate to portray depict sketch out 發音
deluge great flood heavy rush of water 發音
demagogue person appealing not to reasons 發音
demur to hesitate raise objections 發音
denigrate blacken belittle sully defame 發音
denouement an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot 發音
deplete use until none remains 發音
deposition dethronement depositing 發音
deprave make morally bad corrupt 發音
deprecate protest against express disapproval of 發音
depredation plundering 發音
dereliction deserting and leaving to fall into ruins 發音
derision ridicule mockery deriding 發音
derivative unoriginal obtained from another source 發音
derogatory insulting tending to damage 發音
descry catch sight of see something in the distance 發音
desiccant substance used to absorb moisture 發音
desuetude cessation of use disuse 發音
desultory aimless haphazard digressing at random 發音
deter discourage hinder 發音
detraction slandering verbal attack aspersion 發音
detumescence diminishing or lessening of swelling
deviance being different in moral standards (from normal) 發音
dexterity skill (esp. in handling) 發音
diabolical having the qualities of a devil 發音
diaphanous transparent gauzy 發音
diatribe bitter and violent attack in words 發音
didactic intended to instruct 發音
diffidence shyness 發音
dilate speak comprehensively become wider large 發音
dilettante a lover of an art or science 發音
dirge a song of grief or lamentation 發音
disallow refuse to allow or accept as a correct 發音
discern see with an effort but clearly 發音
discomfit confuse embarrass 發音
disconcert upset the self-possession of 發音
discountenance refuse to approve of 發音
discourse speech lecture 發音
discredit refuse to believe 發音
discreet careful/prudent 發音
discrete individually distinct 發音
disdain look on with contempt 發音
disencumber free from encumbrance 發音
disheveled untidy 發音
disingenuous sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning 發音
disinter dig up from the earth 發音
dislodge move force from the place occupied 發音
dismal sad gloomy miserable 發音
disparate essentially different 發音
disproof proof to the contrary 發音
disrobe undress 發音
dissemble speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind) 發音
disseminate distribute (esp. ideas) 發音
dissent have a different opinion refuse to assent 發音
dissolution disintegration looseness in morals 發音
distrait distracted 發音
distraught distracted violently upset in mind 發音
divergence getting farther apart from a point 發音
divestiture taking off getting rid of giving up 發音
divulge make known something secret 發音
doggerel trivial poorly constructed verse 發音
dogmatic positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion 發音
doleful dismal, mourful 發音
dolt stupid fellow 發音
dormant in a state of inactivity but awaiting development 發音
dote show much fondness center one's attention 發音
drawl slow way of speaking 發音
droll jesting 發音
drone male bee person who isn't self-employed 發音
drowsiness feeling sleepy half asleep 發音
dubious feeling doubt 發音
dud no use person something that fails 發音
dulcet melodious harmonious 發音
dullard a stupid, insensitive person 發音
dupe cheat make a fool of 發音
duplicity deliberate deception 發音
duress threats to compel somebody 發音
dwarf person much smaller the usual size 發音
dynamo a generator something that produces electric current 發音
dangle hand or swing loosely 發音
daunt intimidate make fearful 發音
dawdler person who is slow waste of time 發音
dearth shortage 發音
debacle a breakup overthrow sudden disaster 發音
decorum propriety properness 發音
decree order given by authority 發音
decry disapprove of 發音
defalcate (v) to embezzle or misappropriate 發音
defer postpone 發音
deferential showing respect 發音
defiance open disobedience or resistance 發音
delineate to portray depict sketch out 發音
deluge great flood heavy rush of water 發音
demagogue person appealing not to reasons 發音
demur to hesitate raise objections 發音
denigrate blacken belittle sully defame 發音
denouement an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot 發音
deplete use until none remains 發音
deposition dethronement depositing 發音
deprave make morally bad corrupt 發音
deprecate protest against express disapproval of 發音
depredation plundering 發音
dereliction deserting and leaving to fall into ruins 發音
derision ridicule mockery deriding 發音
derivative unoriginal obtained from another source 發音
derogatory insulting tending to damage 發音
descry catch sight of see something in the distance 發音
desiccant substance used to absorb moisture 發音
desuetude cessation of use disuse 發音
desultory aimless haphazard digressing at random 發音
deter discourage hinder 發音
detraction slandering verbal attack aspersion 發音
detumescence diminishing or lessening of swelling
deviance being different in moral standards (from normal) 發音
dexterity skill (esp. in handling) 發音
diabolical having the qualities of a devil 發音
diaphanous transparent gauzy 發音
diatribe bitter and violent attack in words 發音
didactic intended to instruct 發音
diffidence shyness 發音
dilate speak comprehensively become wider large 發音
dilettante a lover of an art or science 發音
dirge a song of grief or lamentation 發音
disallow refuse to allow or accept as a correct 發音
discern see with an effort but clearly 發音
discomfit confuse embarrass 發音
disconcert upset the self-possession of 發音
discountenance refuse to approve of 發音
discourse speech lecture 發音
discredit refuse to believe 發音
discreet careful/prudent 發音
discrete individually distinct 發音
disdain look on with contempt 發音
disencumber free from encumbrance 發音
disheveled untidy 發音
disingenuous sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning 發音
disinter dig up from the earth 發音
dislodge move force from the place occupied 發音
dismal sad gloomy miserable 發音
disparate essentially different 發音
disproof proof to the contrary 發音
disrobe undress 發音
dissemble speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind) 發音
disseminate distribute (esp. ideas) 發音
dissent have a different opinion refuse to assent 發音
dissolution disintegration looseness in morals 發音
distrait distracted 發音
distraught distracted violently upset in mind 發音
divergence getting farther apart from a point 發音
divestiture taking off getting rid of giving up 發音
divulge make known something secret 發音
doggerel trivial poorly constructed verse 發音
dogmatic positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion 發音
doleful dismal, mourful 發音
dolt stupid fellow 發音
dormant in a state of inactivity but awaiting development 發音
dote show much fondness center one's attention 發音
drawl slow way of speaking 發音
droll jesting 發音
drone male bee person who isn't self-employed 發音
drowsiness feeling sleepy half asleep 發音
dubious feeling doubt 發音
dud no use person something that fails 發音
dulcet melodious harmonious 發音
dullard a stupid, insensitive person 發音
dupe cheat make a fool of 發音
duplicity deliberate deception 發音
duress threats to compel somebody 發音
dwarf person much smaller the usual size 發音
dynamo a generator something that produces electric current 發音
E
earthenware dishes made of baked clay 發音
ebullience exuberance outburst of feeling 發音
ebullient overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement 發音
eclat Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement 發音
ecumenical representing the whole Christian world 發音
edacious voracious devouring 發音
eddy circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind) 發音
edible fit to be eaten/not poisonous 發音
edify instruct; correct morally 發音
efface rub or wipe out, obliterate 發音
effete infertile worn out weak 發音
efficacy production of a desired result 發音
effluvia outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor 發音
effrontery boldness impudence arrogance 發音
egress way out exit 發音
elaborate worked out with much care in great detail 發音
elegy a lament a melancholy composition 發音
elicit draw out 發音
eloquence fluent speaking skillful use of language 發音
emaciate make thin and weak 發音
embellish make beautiful 發音
embezzle use in a wrong way for one's own benefit 發音
emote stir up excite 發音
empirical relying on experiment 發音
encapsulate enclose in capsule 發音
encomium warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric 發音
encumbrance burden things that get on the way of 發音
endearing making dear or liked 發音
endeavor to make an effort, to try very hard 發音
endemic epidemic 發音
endorse write one's name on the back of 發音
enduring lasting 發音
enervate weaken deprive of strength attenuate 發音
engender cause produce give rise to 發音
engrave impress deeply 發音
engrossing taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal 發音
engulf swallow up 發音
enigma something that is puzzling 發音
enmity hatred being an enemy 發音
ensconce To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably 發音
ensign flag/badge 發音
entangle put into difficulties 發音
enthrall take the whole attention, enslave 發音
entice attract, lure 發音
entreat ask earnestly 發音
enunciate pronounce (words)/express a theory 發音
enzyme catalyst 發音
epicurean devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment) 發音
epiphany A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. 發音
epistle letter 發音
epithet adjective 發音
epitome brief summary representative example a typical model 發音
equable steady regular 發音
equanimity calmness of temperament 發音
equilibrium state of being balanced 發音
equipoise equal distribution of weight equilibrium 發音
equivocal having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious 發音
equivocate try to deceive by equivocal language 發音
eradicate get rid of pull up by the roots 發音
erratic irregular in behaviour or opinion 發音
erudite learned scholarly 發音
eschew avoid 發音
esoteric abstruse intended only for a small circle of 發音
espouse To take in marriage 發音
eulogy formal praise panegyric 發音
euphoria elation state of pleasant excitement 發音
euthanasia easy and painless death 發音
evasive tending to evade 發音
evince to show clearly to indicate 發音
evoke call up bring out 發音
excoriation severe criticism 發音
exculpate to clear from a charge of guilt 發音
exhaustive complete thorough 發音
exigency emergency an urgent situation 發音
exoneration set someone clear (e.g.. from blame) 發音
exorbitant much too high or great 發音
expatiate to roam wander freely 發音
expedient likely to be useful for a purpose 發音
expiation ending expiring 發音
exploit brilliant achievement develop use selfishly 發音
expostulate argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest 發音
expurgate to remove obscenity purify censor 發音
exscind to cut out cut away 發音
extant still in existence 發音
extempore without previous thought or preparation 發音
extenuate reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse 發音
extinct no longer active 發音
extinguish end the existence of/wipe or put out 發音
extirpate to destroy exterminate cut out exscind 發音
extol to praise highly 發音
extort obtain by threats violence 發音
extralegal outside the law 發音
extricable that can be freed 發音
extrovert cheerful person 發音
exuberance state of growing vigorously being full of life 發音
ebullience exuberance outburst of feeling 發音
ebullient overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement 發音
eclat Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement 發音
ecumenical representing the whole Christian world 發音
edacious voracious devouring 發音
eddy circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind) 發音
edible fit to be eaten/not poisonous 發音
edify instruct; correct morally 發音
efface rub or wipe out, obliterate 發音
effete infertile worn out weak 發音
efficacy production of a desired result 發音
effluvia outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor 發音
effrontery boldness impudence arrogance 發音
egress way out exit 發音
elaborate worked out with much care in great detail 發音
elegy a lament a melancholy composition 發音
elicit draw out 發音
eloquence fluent speaking skillful use of language 發音
emaciate make thin and weak 發音
embellish make beautiful 發音
embezzle use in a wrong way for one's own benefit 發音
emote stir up excite 發音
empirical relying on experiment 發音
encapsulate enclose in capsule 發音
encomium warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric 發音
encumbrance burden things that get on the way of 發音
endearing making dear or liked 發音
endeavor to make an effort, to try very hard 發音
endemic epidemic 發音
endorse write one's name on the back of 發音
enduring lasting 發音
enervate weaken deprive of strength attenuate 發音
engender cause produce give rise to 發音
engrave impress deeply 發音
engrossing taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal 發音
engulf swallow up 發音
enigma something that is puzzling 發音
enmity hatred being an enemy 發音
ensconce To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably 發音
ensign flag/badge 發音
entangle put into difficulties 發音
enthrall take the whole attention, enslave 發音
entice attract, lure 發音
entreat ask earnestly 發音
enunciate pronounce (words)/express a theory 發音
enzyme catalyst 發音
epicurean devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment) 發音
epiphany A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. 發音
epistle letter 發音
epithet adjective 發音
epitome brief summary representative example a typical model 發音
equable steady regular 發音
equanimity calmness of temperament 發音
equilibrium state of being balanced 發音
equipoise equal distribution of weight equilibrium 發音
equivocal having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious 發音
equivocate try to deceive by equivocal language 發音
eradicate get rid of pull up by the roots 發音
erratic irregular in behaviour or opinion 發音
erudite learned scholarly 發音
eschew avoid 發音
esoteric abstruse intended only for a small circle of 發音
espouse To take in marriage 發音
eulogy formal praise panegyric 發音
euphoria elation state of pleasant excitement 發音
euthanasia easy and painless death 發音
evasive tending to evade 發音
evince to show clearly to indicate 發音
evoke call up bring out 發音
excoriation severe criticism 發音
exculpate to clear from a charge of guilt 發音
exhaustive complete thorough 發音
exigency emergency an urgent situation 發音
exoneration set someone clear (e.g.. from blame) 發音
exorbitant much too high or great 發音
expatiate to roam wander freely 發音
expedient likely to be useful for a purpose 發音
expiation ending expiring 發音
exploit brilliant achievement develop use selfishly 發音
expostulate argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest 發音
expurgate to remove obscenity purify censor 發音
exscind to cut out cut away 發音
extant still in existence 發音
extempore without previous thought or preparation 發音
extenuate reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse 發音
extinct no longer active 發音
extinguish end the existence of/wipe or put out 發音
extirpate to destroy exterminate cut out exscind 發音
extol to praise highly 發音
extort obtain by threats violence 發音
extralegal outside the law 發音
extricable that can be freed 發音
extrovert cheerful person 發音
exuberance state of growing vigorously being full of life 發音
F
facetious humorous funny jocular 發音
facile easily done 發音
fagged too tired 發音
fallacious based on error 發音
falter waver/move in an uncertain manner 發音
fatuous without sense foolish self-satisfaction 發音
fawn To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious 發音
feckless lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless 發音
fecund fertile 發音
feint pretend 發音
felicitous apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos 發音
felon person guilty of murder 發音
feral Existing in a wild or untamed state 發音
ferment substance become excited 發音
ferocity savage cruelty 發音
ferret discover by searching search 發音
fervid showing earnest feeling 發音
fervor warmth of feelings earnestness 發音
festoon a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points 發音
fetid stinking 發音
fetter to shackle put in chains 發音
feud bitter quarrel over a long period of time 發音
fidelity loyalty accuracy 發音
fidget move restlessly make nervous 發音
figurehead carved image on the prow of a ship 發音
finagle to practice deception or fraud; scheme 發音
finesse delicate way of dealing with a situation 發音
finical too fussy about food clothing etc. 發音
finicky finical 發音
fission splitting or division (esp. of cells) 發音
fixate stare at 發音
flak criticism/anti-aircraft guns 發音
flamboyant brightly colored florid 發音
flaunting show off complacently 發音
flax pale yellow (hair) a plant 發音
fledged able to fly trained experienced 發音
fledgling an inexperienced person 發音
fleet number of ships quick-moving 發音
flimsy lacking solidarity, strength 發音
flinch draw move back wince 發音
floe a sheet of floating ice 發音
flop fail/move/fall clumsily 發音
florid very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face) 發音
flout reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition) 發音
fluke lucky stroke 發音
fluster make nervous or confused 發音
foible defect of character (a person is wrongly proud) 發音
foil prevent from carrying out contrast 發音
foment put something warm (to lessen the pain) 發音
foolproof incapable of failure or error 發音
foppish like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes 發音
forage food for horses and cattle 發音
foray to venture 發音
forbear refrain from be patient ancestor 發音
forbearance patience willingness to wait 發音
ford shallow place in a river (to cross) 發音
forestall prevent by taking action in advance preempt 發音
forfeit suffer the loss of something 發音
forge workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead 發音
forgery counterfeit 發音
forswear renounce disallow repudiate 發音
foster nurture care for 發音
fracas noisy quarrel 發音
fragile easily injured broken or destroyed 發音
fragrant sweet-smelling 發音
frantic wildly excited with joy pain anxiety 發音
frenetic frantic frenzied 發音
fret worry irritation wear away 發音
fringe edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead 發音
froward intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn 發音
frugal careful economical 發音
fulmination bitter protest 發音
fulsome disgusting offensive due to excessiveness 發音
fustian bombastic 發音
facile easily done 發音
fagged too tired 發音
fallacious based on error 發音
falter waver/move in an uncertain manner 發音
fatuous without sense foolish self-satisfaction 發音
fawn To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious 發音
feckless lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless 發音
fecund fertile 發音
feint pretend 發音
felicitous apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos 發音
felon person guilty of murder 發音
feral Existing in a wild or untamed state 發音
ferment substance become excited 發音
ferocity savage cruelty 發音
ferret discover by searching search 發音
fervid showing earnest feeling 發音
fervor warmth of feelings earnestness 發音
festoon a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points 發音
fetid stinking 發音
fetter to shackle put in chains 發音
feud bitter quarrel over a long period of time 發音
fidelity loyalty accuracy 發音
fidget move restlessly make nervous 發音
figurehead carved image on the prow of a ship 發音
finagle to practice deception or fraud; scheme 發音
finesse delicate way of dealing with a situation 發音
finical too fussy about food clothing etc. 發音
finicky finical 發音
fission splitting or division (esp. of cells) 發音
fixate stare at 發音
flak criticism/anti-aircraft guns 發音
flamboyant brightly colored florid 發音
flaunting show off complacently 發音
flax pale yellow (hair) a plant 發音
fledged able to fly trained experienced 發音
fledgling an inexperienced person 發音
fleet number of ships quick-moving 發音
flimsy lacking solidarity, strength 發音
flinch draw move back wince 發音
floe a sheet of floating ice 發音
flop fail/move/fall clumsily 發音
florid very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face) 發音
flout reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition) 發音
fluke lucky stroke 發音
fluster make nervous or confused 發音
foible defect of character (a person is wrongly proud) 發音
foil prevent from carrying out contrast 發音
foment put something warm (to lessen the pain) 發音
foolproof incapable of failure or error 發音
foppish like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes 發音
forage food for horses and cattle 發音
foray to venture 發音
forbear refrain from be patient ancestor 發音
forbearance patience willingness to wait 發音
ford shallow place in a river (to cross) 發音
forestall prevent by taking action in advance preempt 發音
forfeit suffer the loss of something 發音
forge workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead 發音
forgery counterfeit 發音
forswear renounce disallow repudiate 發音
foster nurture care for 發音
fracas noisy quarrel 發音
fragile easily injured broken or destroyed 發音
fragrant sweet-smelling 發音
frantic wildly excited with joy pain anxiety 發音
frenetic frantic frenzied 發音
fret worry irritation wear away 發音
fringe edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead 發音
froward intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn 發音
frugal careful economical 發音
fulmination bitter protest 發音
fulsome disgusting offensive due to excessiveness 發音
fustian bombastic 發音
G
gainsay to deny to oppose 發音
gait a manner of walking, stepping, or running 發音
gallant brave,behaves well with women 發音
garble make unfair selection from facts 發音
garner to gather and save to store up 發音
garrulous too talkative 發音
gauche hence, awkward 發音
gaucherie socially awkward tactless behavior 發音
germane relevant pertinent to 發音
gerontocracy government ruled by old people 發音
gist the point general sense 發音
glean gather facts in small quantities 發音
glib ready and smooth but not sincere 發音
glimmer weak/unsteady light 發音
gloat over look at with selfish delight 發音
glut supply to much fill to excess 發音
gnaw waste away bite steadily 發音
goad something urging a person to action 發音
gorge eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream 發音
gossamer soft light delicate material 發音
gouge tool for cutting grooves in wood 發音
gourmand a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess 發音
grandiloquent using pompous words 發音
grave serious requiring consideration 發音
graze touch or scrape lightly in passing 發音
gregarious living in societies liking the company 發音
grievous causing grief or pain serious dire grave 發音
grouse Complain or grumble (verb) 發音
grovel crawl humble oneself 發音
grumble to complain 發音
guile deceit cunning 發音
guileless honest; straightforward 發音
gullible easily gulled 發音
gush burst out suddenly/talk ardently 發音
gust outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc. 發音
gait a manner of walking, stepping, or running 發音
gallant brave,behaves well with women 發音
garble make unfair selection from facts 發音
garner to gather and save to store up 發音
garrulous too talkative 發音
gauche hence, awkward 發音
gaucherie socially awkward tactless behavior 發音
germane relevant pertinent to 發音
gerontocracy government ruled by old people 發音
gist the point general sense 發音
glean gather facts in small quantities 發音
glib ready and smooth but not sincere 發音
glimmer weak/unsteady light 發音
gloat over look at with selfish delight 發音
glut supply to much fill to excess 發音
gnaw waste away bite steadily 發音
goad something urging a person to action 發音
gorge eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream 發音
gossamer soft light delicate material 發音
gouge tool for cutting grooves in wood 發音
gourmand a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess 發音
grandiloquent using pompous words 發音
grave serious requiring consideration 發音
graze touch or scrape lightly in passing 發音
gregarious living in societies liking the company 發音
grievous causing grief or pain serious dire grave 發音
grouse Complain or grumble (verb) 發音
grovel crawl humble oneself 發音
grumble to complain 發音
guile deceit cunning 發音
guileless honest; straightforward 發音
gullible easily gulled 發音
gush burst out suddenly/talk ardently 發音
gust outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc. 發音
H
hack cut roughly hired horse 發音
halcyon calm and peaceful 發音
hallow to make holy consecrate 發音
hapless unlucky 發音
harangue a long passionate speech 發音
harbinger One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner 發音
harrow to distress create stress or torment 發音
haughty arrogant conceited 發音
hauteur haughtiness 發音
heed attention/give notice to 發音
hegemony predominance 發音
heinous odious (of crime) 發音
heresy belief contrary to what is generally accepted 發音
heretic recreant, protestant,skeptic 發音
hermetic sealed by fusion 發音
heterogeneous made up of different kinds 發音
hew make by hard work cut (by striking) 發音
highbrow (person) with superior tastes 發音
hirsute hairy shaggy 發音
hoax mischievous trick played to deceive 發音
hoi polloi ordinary people 發音
hollow not soled with hole 發音
holster leather case for a pistol 發音
homiletics act of preaching 發音
hone stone used for sharpening tools 發音
hoodwink trick mislead 發音
hospitable liking to give hospitality 發音
hubris arrogant pride 發音
hush make or become silent 發音
husk worthless outside part of anything 發音
hypocrisy falsely making oneself appear to be good 發音
halcyon calm and peaceful 發音
hallow to make holy consecrate 發音
hapless unlucky 發音
harangue a long passionate speech 發音
harbinger One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner 發音
harrow to distress create stress or torment 發音
haughty arrogant conceited 發音
hauteur haughtiness 發音
heed attention/give notice to 發音
hegemony predominance 發音
heinous odious (of crime) 發音
heresy belief contrary to what is generally accepted 發音
heretic recreant, protestant,skeptic 發音
hermetic sealed by fusion 發音
heterogeneous made up of different kinds 發音
hew make by hard work cut (by striking) 發音
highbrow (person) with superior tastes 發音
hirsute hairy shaggy 發音
hoax mischievous trick played to deceive 發音
hoi polloi ordinary people 發音
hollow not soled with hole 發音
holster leather case for a pistol 發音
homiletics act of preaching 發音
hone stone used for sharpening tools 發音
hoodwink trick mislead 發音
hospitable liking to give hospitality 發音
hubris arrogant pride 發音
hush make or become silent 發音
husk worthless outside part of anything 發音
hypocrisy falsely making oneself appear to be good 發音
I
iconoclast person who attacks popular beliefs 發音
idiosyncrasy personal mannerism 發音
idolatry excessive admiration of 發音
idyll a carefree episode or experience 發音
ignoble dishonorable common undignified 發音
ignominious shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful 發音
illicit unlawful forbidden 發音
imbroglio complicated and embarrassing situation 發音
immaculate pure faultless 發音
imminent likely to come or happen soon 發音
immutable that cannot be changed 發音
impair worsen diminish in value 發音
impassive unmoved feeling no sign of passion 發音
impecunious having little or no money 發音
impede hinder get in the way of 發音
impediment something that hinders (e.g. stammer) 發音
impending imminent being about to happen expected 發音
imperative urgent essential 發音
imperious commanding haughty arrogant 發音
impermeable that cannot be permeated 發音
imperturbable calm not capable of being excited 發音
impervious not allowing to pass through (of materials) 發音
imperviousness haughty arrogant commanding 發音
impetuous having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful 發音
impiety lack of reverence or dutifulness 發音
implacable incapable of being placated unpleasable 發音
implicate to be involved 發音
implicit implied though not plainly expressed 發音
implosion collapse bursting inward 發音
importune beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute) 發音
imprecation an invocation of evil a curse 發音
impromptu without preparation 發音
impudent rash indiscreet 發音
impugned challenged to be doubted 發音
impute to attribute to a cause or source ascribe 發音
inadvertent not paying proper attention 發音
inane silly senseless 發音
inasmuch since because 發音
incense make angry 發音
incessant Constant 發音
inchoate not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary 發音
incipient beginning 發音
incise engrave make a cut in 發音
incite stir up rouse 發音
inclined directing the mind in a certain direction 發音
incongruous out of place not in harmony or agreement 發音
incorrigibility cannot be cured or corrected 發音
incredulous skeptical unwilling to believe 發音
inculcate fix firmly by repetition 發音
incumbents official duties 發音
incursion a raid a sudden attack 發音
indefatigability not easily exhaustible tirelessness 發音
indelible that cannot be rubbed out 發音
indigence poverty 發音
indigenous native 發音
indistinct not easily heard seen clearly marked 發音
indolence laziness 發音
indomitable not easily discouraged or subdued 發音
indulge gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself 發音
indulgent inclined to indulge 發音
ineffable to great to be described in words 發音
ineluctable certain inevitable 發音
inept unskillful said or done at the wrong time 發音
ineptitude quality of being unskillful 發音
inferno hell 發音
infuriate fill with fury or rage 發音
infuse put pour fill 發音
ingenuous naive young artless frank honest sincere 發音
ingest take in by swallowing 發音
inimical harmful or unfriendly 發音
inimitable defying imitation unmatchable 發音
innocuous causing no harm 發音
inquest Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death
inscrutable incapable of being discovered or understood 發音
insensible unconscious unresponsive unaffected 發音
insinuate suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently 發音
insipid without taste or flavor 發音
insouciant unconcerned carefree 發音
insularity narrow-mindedness isolated 發音
insurrection rising of people to open resistance to 發音
interdict prohibit forbid 發音
interim as an installment 發音
intersperse place here and there 發音
intransigence unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability 發音
intransigent uncompromising 發音
intrepid fearless brave undaunted 發音
introspection examining one's own thoughts and feelings 發音
introvert one who turns towards himself 發音
inundate flood cover by overflowing 發音
inured accustomed to adapted 發音
invective abusive language curses 發音
inveigh to attack verbally denounce deprecate 發音
inveterate deep-rooted. long-established 發音
invincible too strong to be defeated 發音
involute complex 發音
irascible irritable easily angered 發音
irate angry 發音
ire anger 發音
irksome tiresome 發音
irresolute hesitating undecided 發音
irrevocable final and unalterable 發音
itinerate to travel from place to place to peregrinate 發音
idiosyncrasy personal mannerism 發音
idolatry excessive admiration of 發音
idyll a carefree episode or experience 發音
ignoble dishonorable common undignified 發音
ignominious shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful 發音
illicit unlawful forbidden 發音
imbroglio complicated and embarrassing situation 發音
immaculate pure faultless 發音
imminent likely to come or happen soon 發音
immutable that cannot be changed 發音
impair worsen diminish in value 發音
impassive unmoved feeling no sign of passion 發音
impecunious having little or no money 發音
impede hinder get in the way of 發音
impediment something that hinders (e.g. stammer) 發音
impending imminent being about to happen expected 發音
imperative urgent essential 發音
imperious commanding haughty arrogant 發音
impermeable that cannot be permeated 發音
imperturbable calm not capable of being excited 發音
impervious not allowing to pass through (of materials) 發音
imperviousness haughty arrogant commanding 發音
impetuous having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful 發音
impiety lack of reverence or dutifulness 發音
implacable incapable of being placated unpleasable 發音
implicate to be involved 發音
implicit implied though not plainly expressed 發音
implosion collapse bursting inward 發音
importune beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute) 發音
imprecation an invocation of evil a curse 發音
impromptu without preparation 發音
impudent rash indiscreet 發音
impugned challenged to be doubted 發音
impute to attribute to a cause or source ascribe 發音
inadvertent not paying proper attention 發音
inane silly senseless 發音
inasmuch since because 發音
incense make angry 發音
incessant Constant 發音
inchoate not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary 發音
incipient beginning 發音
incise engrave make a cut in 發音
incite stir up rouse 發音
inclined directing the mind in a certain direction 發音
incongruous out of place not in harmony or agreement 發音
incorrigibility cannot be cured or corrected 發音
incredulous skeptical unwilling to believe 發音
inculcate fix firmly by repetition 發音
incumbents official duties 發音
incursion a raid a sudden attack 發音
indefatigability not easily exhaustible tirelessness 發音
indelible that cannot be rubbed out 發音
indigence poverty 發音
indigenous native 發音
indistinct not easily heard seen clearly marked 發音
indolence laziness 發音
indomitable not easily discouraged or subdued 發音
indulge gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself 發音
indulgent inclined to indulge 發音
ineffable to great to be described in words 發音
ineluctable certain inevitable 發音
inept unskillful said or done at the wrong time 發音
ineptitude quality of being unskillful 發音
inferno hell 發音
infuriate fill with fury or rage 發音
infuse put pour fill 發音
ingenuous naive young artless frank honest sincere 發音
ingest take in by swallowing 發音
inimical harmful or unfriendly 發音
inimitable defying imitation unmatchable 發音
innocuous causing no harm 發音
inquest Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death
inscrutable incapable of being discovered or understood 發音
insensible unconscious unresponsive unaffected 發音
insinuate suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently 發音
insipid without taste or flavor 發音
insouciant unconcerned carefree 發音
insularity narrow-mindedness isolated 發音
insurrection rising of people to open resistance to 發音
interdict prohibit forbid 發音
interim as an installment 發音
intersperse place here and there 發音
intransigence unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability 發音
intransigent uncompromising 發音
intrepid fearless brave undaunted 發音
introspection examining one's own thoughts and feelings 發音
introvert one who turns towards himself 發音
inundate flood cover by overflowing 發音
inured accustomed to adapted 發音
invective abusive language curses 發音
inveigh to attack verbally denounce deprecate 發音
inveterate deep-rooted. long-established 發音
invincible too strong to be defeated 發音
involute complex 發音
irascible irritable easily angered 發音
irate angry 發音
ire anger 發音
irksome tiresome 發音
irresolute hesitating undecided 發音
irrevocable final and unalterable 發音
itinerate to travel from place to place to peregrinate 發音
J
jabber talk excitedly utter rapidly 發音
jagged notched 發音
jejune insubstantial/dull/immature 發音
jibe gibe make fun of 發音
jocular meant as a joke 發音
judicious sound in judgment wise 發音
jagged notched 發音
jejune insubstantial/dull/immature 發音
jibe gibe make fun of 發音
jocular meant as a joke 發音
judicious sound in judgment wise 發音
K
L
labyrinthine to entangle the state of affairs 發音
lachrymose causing tears tearful 發音
lackluster (of eyes) dull 發音
Lambaste attack verbally 發音
lament show feel great sorrow 發音
lampoon publicly mock or ridicule 發音
lassitude weariness tiredness 發音
latent present but not yet active developed or visible 發音
laudatory expressing or giving praise 發音
lavish giving or producing freely liberally or generously 發音
legacy Bequest or inheritance 發音
levee formal reception/embankment 發音
levity lack of seriousness 發音
libel statement that damages reputation 發音
liberality free giving generosity 發音
libertine immoral person 發音
lien legal claim until a debt on it is repaid 發音
limn paint portray 發音
limp lacking strength walking unevenly 發音
lionize treat as a famous person 發音
lithe bending twisting 發音
livid Furiously angry, enraged 發音
loll rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) 發音
lope move along with long strides 發音
loquacious talkative garrulous 發音
lucubrate write in scholarly fashion 發音
luculent easily understood lucid clear 發音
lugubrious mournful excessively sad 發音
lull become quiet or less active 發音
lumber move in a clumsy/noisy way 發音
luminary star light-giving body 發音
lurk be out of view ready to attack 發音
lustrous being bright polished 發音
lachrymose causing tears tearful 發音
lackluster (of eyes) dull 發音
Lambaste attack verbally 發音
lament show feel great sorrow 發音
lampoon publicly mock or ridicule 發音
lassitude weariness tiredness 發音
latent present but not yet active developed or visible 發音
laudatory expressing or giving praise 發音
lavish giving or producing freely liberally or generously 發音
legacy Bequest or inheritance 發音
levee formal reception/embankment 發音
levity lack of seriousness 發音
libel statement that damages reputation 發音
liberality free giving generosity 發音
libertine immoral person 發音
lien legal claim until a debt on it is repaid 發音
limn paint portray 發音
limp lacking strength walking unevenly 發音
lionize treat as a famous person 發音
lithe bending twisting 發音
livid Furiously angry, enraged 發音
loll rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) 發音
lope move along with long strides 發音
loquacious talkative garrulous 發音
lucubrate write in scholarly fashion 發音
luculent easily understood lucid clear 發音
lugubrious mournful excessively sad 發音
lull become quiet or less active 發音
lumber move in a clumsy/noisy way 發音
luminary star light-giving body 發音
lurk be out of view ready to attack 發音
lustrous being bright polished 發音
M
macabre gruesome suggesting death 發音
macerate make or become soft by soaking in water 發音
machination plot scheme (esp. evil) 發音
maladroit tactless clumsy 發音
malapropism misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) 發音
malevolence wishing to do evil 發音
malevolent malicious; evil; having or showing ill will 發音
malign to speak harmful untruths about someone 發音
malinger to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty 發音
malleable yielding easily shaped moldable adapting 發音
manacle chains for the hands or feet 發音
massacre cruel killing of a large number of people 發音
matriculation be admitted enter a university as a student 發音
maudlin sentimental in a silly or tearful way 發音
maul hurt by rough handling 發音
maverick rebel nonconformist 發音
mellifluous sweetly flowing 發音
mendacious lying; habitually dishonest 發音
mendacity dishonesty 發音
mendicant a beggar 發音
mephitic Poisonous; noxious 發音
mercurial quick changeable in character fleeting 發音
meretricious attractive on the surface but of little value 發音
mesmerize hypnotize 發音
meticulous giving great attention to details 發音
mettle quality of endurance or courage 發音
mettlesome courageous high-spirited 發音
middling fairly good but not very good 發音
mien demeanor 發音
minatory menacing threatening 發音
mince pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize 發音
misanthrope person who hates mankind 發音
mischievous harmful causing mischief 發音
miseenscene the stage setting or scenery of a play 發音
miser person who loves wealth and spends little 發音
misogynist one who hates women/females 發音
mite A very small amount, portion, or particle 發音
moderation quality of being limited not extreme 發音
mollify make calmer or quieter 發音
molt moult lose hair feathers before new growing 發音
morbid diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) 發音
moribund in a dying state; near death 發音
morose ill-tempered unsocial 發音
muffler cloth worn round the neck/silencer 發音
mulct to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc. 發音
multifarious varied motley greatly diversified 發音
mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday 發音
myriad very great number 發音
macerate make or become soft by soaking in water 發音
machination plot scheme (esp. evil) 發音
maladroit tactless clumsy 發音
malapropism misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) 發音
malevolence wishing to do evil 發音
malevolent malicious; evil; having or showing ill will 發音
malign to speak harmful untruths about someone 發音
malinger to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty 發音
malleable yielding easily shaped moldable adapting 發音
manacle chains for the hands or feet 發音
massacre cruel killing of a large number of people 發音
matriculation be admitted enter a university as a student 發音
maudlin sentimental in a silly or tearful way 發音
maul hurt by rough handling 發音
maverick rebel nonconformist 發音
mellifluous sweetly flowing 發音
mendacious lying; habitually dishonest 發音
mendacity dishonesty 發音
mendicant a beggar 發音
mephitic Poisonous; noxious 發音
mercurial quick changeable in character fleeting 發音
meretricious attractive on the surface but of little value 發音
mesmerize hypnotize 發音
meticulous giving great attention to details 發音
mettle quality of endurance or courage 發音
mettlesome courageous high-spirited 發音
middling fairly good but not very good 發音
mien demeanor 發音
minatory menacing threatening 發音
mince pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize 發音
misanthrope person who hates mankind 發音
mischievous harmful causing mischief 發音
miseenscene the stage setting or scenery of a play 發音
miser person who loves wealth and spends little 發音
misogynist one who hates women/females 發音
mite A very small amount, portion, or particle 發音
moderation quality of being limited not extreme 發音
mollify make calmer or quieter 發音
molt moult lose hair feathers before new growing 發音
morbid diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) 發音
moribund in a dying state; near death 發音
morose ill-tempered unsocial 發音
muffler cloth worn round the neck/silencer 發音
mulct to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc. 發音
multifarious varied motley greatly diversified 發音
mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday 發音
myriad very great number 發音
N
nadir lowest weakest point 發音
narcissism Self-love 發音
nascent coming into existence emerging 發音
nebulous cloud-like hazy vague indistinct 發音
negligent taking too little care 發音
nemesis deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing 發音
neophyte person who has been converted to a belief 發音
nexus a connection tie or link 發音
nibble show some inclination to accept (an offer) 發音
nihilism total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs 發音
noisome offensive disgusting (smell) 發音
nonchalant not having interest 發音
nonplused greatly surprised 發音
nostrum a quack remedy an untested cure 發音
noxious harmful 發音
nugatory trifling/worthless 發音
narcissism Self-love 發音
nascent coming into existence emerging 發音
nebulous cloud-like hazy vague indistinct 發音
negligent taking too little care 發音
nemesis deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing 發音
neophyte person who has been converted to a belief 發音
nexus a connection tie or link 發音
nibble show some inclination to accept (an offer) 發音
nihilism total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs 發音
noisome offensive disgusting (smell) 發音
nonchalant not having interest 發音
nonplused greatly surprised 發音
nostrum a quack remedy an untested cure 發音
noxious harmful 發音
nugatory trifling/worthless 發音
O
obdurate hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible 發音
obfuscate to darken make obscure muddle 發音
oblivious unaware having no memory 發音
obloquy abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation 發音
obsequious too eager to obey or serve 發音
obstreperous noisy loud 發音
obtain to be established accepted or customary 發音
obtrusive projecting prominent undesirably noticeable 發音
obtuse blunt/stupid 發音
obviate to make unnecessary get rid of 發音
occluded blocked up 發音
odious repulsive hateful 發音
odium contempt dislike aversion 發音
odor smell favor reputation 發音
offhand Without preparation or forethought 發音
officious too eager or ready to help offer advice 發音
ominous threatening 發音
onerous needing effort burdensome 發音
onus responsibility, burden 發音
opaqueness dullness/not allowing light to pass through 發音
opprobrious showing scorn or reproach 發音
orison prayer 發音
ossified turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible 發音
ossify to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea 發音
ostensible seeming appearing as such professed 發音
ostentation display to obtain admiration or envy 發音
ostracism shut out from society refuse to meet talk 發音
overhaul examine thoroughly to learn about the condition 發音
overweening presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk 發音
obfuscate to darken make obscure muddle 發音
oblivious unaware having no memory 發音
obloquy abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation 發音
obsequious too eager to obey or serve 發音
obstreperous noisy loud 發音
obtain to be established accepted or customary 發音
obtrusive projecting prominent undesirably noticeable 發音
obtuse blunt/stupid 發音
obviate to make unnecessary get rid of 發音
occluded blocked up 發音
odious repulsive hateful 發音
odium contempt dislike aversion 發音
odor smell favor reputation 發音
offhand Without preparation or forethought 發音
officious too eager or ready to help offer advice 發音
ominous threatening 發音
onerous needing effort burdensome 發音
onus responsibility, burden 發音
opaqueness dullness/not allowing light to pass through 發音
opprobrious showing scorn or reproach 發音
orison prayer 發音
ossified turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible 發音
ossify to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea 發音
ostensible seeming appearing as such professed 發音
ostentation display to obtain admiration or envy 發音
ostracism shut out from society refuse to meet talk 發音
overhaul examine thoroughly to learn about the condition 發音
overweening presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk 發音
P
paean song of praise or triumph 發音
palate roof of the mouth sense of taste 發音
palatial magnificent 發音
palaver To flatter; to cajole 發音
palliate lessen the severity of 發音
palpability can be felt touched understood 發音
Palpable Obvious 發音
palpitate tremble beat rapidly and irregularly 發音
panegyric formal praise eulogy 發音
paradigm a model example or pattern 發音
parenthesis sentence within another one something separated 發音
pariah an outcast a rejected and despised person 發音
parley negotiation 發音
parsimonious too economical miserly 發音
partisan one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced 發音
Pastiche work (usually artistic) which imitates 發音
patron regular customer person who gives support 發音
paucity scarcity a lacking of 發音
peccadillo small sin small weakness in one's character 發音
pedantic bookish showing off learning 發音
pedestrian commonplace trite unremarkable 發音
pellucid transparent easy to understand 發音
penchant strong inclination a liking 發音
penitent feeling or showing regret 發音
penurious poor/stingy 發音
penury extreme poverty 發音
perch take up a high position 發音
peregrination traveling about wandering 發音
peremptory urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate 發音
perfidious treacherous faithless 發音
perfidy treachery breaking of faith 發音
perfunctory done as a duty without care 發音
perilous dangerous 發音
peripatetic wandering 發音
perish be destroyed decay 發音
perjury willful FALSE statement unlawful act 發音
permeate spread into every part of 發音
pernicious harmful injurious 發音
perpetrate be guilty commit (a crime) 發音
personable pleasing in appearance attractive 發音
perspicacity quick judging and understanding 發音
pertain belong as a part have reference 發音
pervade spread through every part of 發音
pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance 發音
petrified taken away power (to think feel act) 發音
petrify to make hard rocklike 發音
petrous like a rock hard stony 發音
petulant unreasonably impatient 發音
philanthropist one who loves mankind 發音
philistine a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge 發音
phlegmatic calm sluggish temperament unemotional 發音
picaresque involving clever rogues or adventurers 發音
pied of mixed colors 發音
pileous Covered with hair 發音
pilferer to steal, especially in small quantities 發音
pillage plunder (especially in war) 發音
pinch be too tight take between the thumb and finger 發音
pine waste away through sorrow or illness 發音
pious dutiful to parents devoted to religion 發音
piquant agreeably pungent stimulating 發音
pique hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity) 發音
pitfall covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger 發音
pith essential part force soft liquid substance 發音
pivotal of great importance (others depend on it) 發音
placate soothe pacify calm 發音
plaintive mournful melancholy sorrowful 發音
plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorial 發音
platitude a trite or banal statement unoriginality 發音
plea request 發音
plead address a court of law as an advocate 發音
plethora glut 發音
pliant pliable easily bent shaped or twisted 發音
plod continue doing something without resting 發音
pluck pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) 發音
plumb get to the root of 發音
plummet fall plunge steeply 發音
plunge move quickly suddenly and with force 發音
poignant deeply moving keen 發音
polemic a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument 發音
poncho large piece of cloth 發音
ponderous heavy bulky dull 發音
portent omen marvelous threatening 發音
poseur a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself 發音
precarious uncertain risky dangerous 發音
precepts rules establishing standards of conduct 發音
preclude prevent make impossible 發音
precursors a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. 發音
precursory preliminary anticipating 發音
predilection special liking mental preference 發音
predominate have more power than others 發音
preen tidy/show self-satisfaction 發音
premature doing or happening something before the right time 發音
preponderance greatness in number strength weight 發音
presage warning sign 發音
presentiment anticipatory fear; premonition 發音
presumption arrogance 發音
preternatural not normal or usual 發音
prevalent common 發音
prevaricate to equivocate to stray from the truth 發音
prim neat formal 發音
pristine primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated 發音
privation hardship 發音
probity uprightness incorruptibility principle 發音
proclivity inclination 發音
procrastination keeping on putting off 發音
prodigal wasteful reckless with money 發音
prodigious enormous wonderful 發音
profane worldly having contempt for God 發音
profligacy shameless immorality 發音
profligate wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant 發音
profundity depth 發音
profuse abundant/lavish 發音
proliferate grow reproduce by rapid multification 發音
prolix tiring because too long 發音
prone prostrate inclined to (undesirable things) 發音
propagation increasing the number spreading extending 發音
propinquity nearness in time or place affinity of nature 發音
propitiatory conciliatory appeasing mitigating 發音
propitious auspicious presenting favorable circumstances 發音
prosaic everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian 發音
proscribe denounce as dangerous 發音
protracted prolonged 發音
provident frugal looking to the future 發音
provisional of the present time only 發音
provoke make angry vax 發音
prudence careful forethought 發音
prudish easily shocked excessively modest 發音
prune dried plum silly person 發音
pry get something inquire too curiously 發音
pucker wrinkle 發音
puerile childish 發音
pugnacious fond of in the habit of fighting 發音
puissance strength 發音
pulchritude Physical beauty 發音
punctilious Meticulous 發音
pundit pedant authority on a subject 發音
pungency sharpness stinging quality 發音
punitive Punishing 發音
purvey provide supply 發音
pusillanimous cowardly craven 發音
putrefaction becoming rotten 發音
pyre large pile of wood for burning 發音
palate roof of the mouth sense of taste 發音
palatial magnificent 發音
palaver To flatter; to cajole 發音
palliate lessen the severity of 發音
palpability can be felt touched understood 發音
Palpable Obvious 發音
palpitate tremble beat rapidly and irregularly 發音
panegyric formal praise eulogy 發音
paradigm a model example or pattern 發音
parenthesis sentence within another one something separated 發音
pariah an outcast a rejected and despised person 發音
parley negotiation 發音
parsimonious too economical miserly 發音
partisan one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced 發音
Pastiche work (usually artistic) which imitates 發音
patron regular customer person who gives support 發音
paucity scarcity a lacking of 發音
peccadillo small sin small weakness in one's character 發音
pedantic bookish showing off learning 發音
pedestrian commonplace trite unremarkable 發音
pellucid transparent easy to understand 發音
penchant strong inclination a liking 發音
penitent feeling or showing regret 發音
penurious poor/stingy 發音
penury extreme poverty 發音
perch take up a high position 發音
peregrination traveling about wandering 發音
peremptory urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate 發音
perfidious treacherous faithless 發音
perfidy treachery breaking of faith 發音
perfunctory done as a duty without care 發音
perilous dangerous 發音
peripatetic wandering 發音
perish be destroyed decay 發音
perjury willful FALSE statement unlawful act 發音
permeate spread into every part of 發音
pernicious harmful injurious 發音
perpetrate be guilty commit (a crime) 發音
personable pleasing in appearance attractive 發音
perspicacity quick judging and understanding 發音
pertain belong as a part have reference 發音
pervade spread through every part of 發音
pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance 發音
petrified taken away power (to think feel act) 發音
petrify to make hard rocklike 發音
petrous like a rock hard stony 發音
petulant unreasonably impatient 發音
philanthropist one who loves mankind 發音
philistine a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge 發音
phlegmatic calm sluggish temperament unemotional 發音
picaresque involving clever rogues or adventurers 發音
pied of mixed colors 發音
pileous Covered with hair 發音
pilferer to steal, especially in small quantities 發音
pillage plunder (especially in war) 發音
pinch be too tight take between the thumb and finger 發音
pine waste away through sorrow or illness 發音
pious dutiful to parents devoted to religion 發音
piquant agreeably pungent stimulating 發音
pique hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity) 發音
pitfall covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger 發音
pith essential part force soft liquid substance 發音
pivotal of great importance (others depend on it) 發音
placate soothe pacify calm 發音
plaintive mournful melancholy sorrowful 發音
plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorial 發音
platitude a trite or banal statement unoriginality 發音
plea request 發音
plead address a court of law as an advocate 發音
plethora glut 發音
pliant pliable easily bent shaped or twisted 發音
plod continue doing something without resting 發音
pluck pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) 發音
plumb get to the root of 發音
plummet fall plunge steeply 發音
plunge move quickly suddenly and with force 發音
poignant deeply moving keen 發音
polemic a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument 發音
poncho large piece of cloth 發音
ponderous heavy bulky dull 發音
portent omen marvelous threatening 發音
poseur a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself 發音
precarious uncertain risky dangerous 發音
precepts rules establishing standards of conduct 發音
preclude prevent make impossible 發音
precursors a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. 發音
precursory preliminary anticipating 發音
predilection special liking mental preference 發音
predominate have more power than others 發音
preen tidy/show self-satisfaction 發音
premature doing or happening something before the right time 發音
preponderance greatness in number strength weight 發音
presage warning sign 發音
presentiment anticipatory fear; premonition 發音
presumption arrogance 發音
preternatural not normal or usual 發音
prevalent common 發音
prevaricate to equivocate to stray from the truth 發音
prim neat formal 發音
pristine primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated 發音
privation hardship 發音
probity uprightness incorruptibility principle 發音
proclivity inclination 發音
procrastination keeping on putting off 發音
prodigal wasteful reckless with money 發音
prodigious enormous wonderful 發音
profane worldly having contempt for God 發音
profligacy shameless immorality 發音
profligate wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant 發音
profundity depth 發音
profuse abundant/lavish 發音
proliferate grow reproduce by rapid multification 發音
prolix tiring because too long 發音
prone prostrate inclined to (undesirable things) 發音
propagation increasing the number spreading extending 發音
propinquity nearness in time or place affinity of nature 發音
propitiatory conciliatory appeasing mitigating 發音
propitious auspicious presenting favorable circumstances 發音
prosaic everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian 發音
proscribe denounce as dangerous 發音
protracted prolonged 發音
provident frugal looking to the future 發音
provisional of the present time only 發音
provoke make angry vax 發音
prudence careful forethought 發音
prudish easily shocked excessively modest 發音
prune dried plum silly person 發音
pry get something inquire too curiously 發音
pucker wrinkle 發音
puerile childish 發音
pugnacious fond of in the habit of fighting 發音
puissance strength 發音
pulchritude Physical beauty 發音
punctilious Meticulous 發音
pundit pedant authority on a subject 發音
pungency sharpness stinging quality 發音
punitive Punishing 發音
purvey provide supply 發音
pusillanimous cowardly craven 發音
putrefaction becoming rotten 發音
pyre large pile of wood for burning 發音
Q
quack person dishonestly claiming to something 發音
quaff drink deeply 發音
quail lose courage turn frightened 發音
qualm feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness 發音
quandary state of doubt or perplexity 發音
quell suppress subdue 發音
quibble try to avoid by sophistication 發音
quiescence state of being passive/motionless 發音
quirk habit or action peculiar to something 發音
quixotic fanciful, fantastic, imaginary 發音
quotidian banal everyday 發音
quaff drink deeply 發音
quail lose courage turn frightened 發音
qualm feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness 發音
quandary state of doubt or perplexity 發音
quell suppress subdue 發音
quibble try to avoid by sophistication 發音
quiescence state of being passive/motionless 發音
quirk habit or action peculiar to something 發音
quixotic fanciful, fantastic, imaginary 發音
quotidian banal everyday 發音
R
rabble mob crowd the lower classes of populace 發音
raconteur person who tells anecdotes 發音
raffish low vulgar base tawdry 發音
ramify to be divided or subdivided to branch out 發音
rancorous feeling bitterness spitefulness 發音
rant use extravagant language 發音
rapacious greedy (esp for money) 發音
rarefy to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine 發音
rave act with excessive enthusiasm 發音
reactionary opposing progress 發音
rebuff snub 發音
rebus puzzle in which pictures stand for words 發音
recalcitrant disobedient 發音
recant take back as being FALSE give up 發音
recast cast or fashion anew 發音
recidivism relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior 發音
reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similar 發音
recitals a number of performance of music 發音
recluse person who lives alone and avoids people 發音
recompense make payment to reward punish 發音
reconcile settle a quarrel restore peace 發音
recondite little known abstruse 發音
recreancy cowardice a cowardly giving up 發音
recuperate become strong after illness loss exhaustion 發音
redeem get back by payment compensate 發音
redoubtable formidable causing fear 發音
refine make or become pure cultural 發音
refractory stubborn unmanageable untractable 發音
refulgent shining brilliant 發音
regale to delight or entertain to feast 發音
regicide crime of killing a king 發音
reiterate say or do again several times 發音
rejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearance 發音
relapse fall back again 發音
reminiscent suggest something in the past 發音
remonstrate to protest object 發音
render deliver provide represent 發音
renovate restore something to better condition 發音
renowned celebrated famous 發音
repast meal 發音
repel refuse to accept/cause dislike 發音
repine at be discontented with 發音
reproach scold upbraid 發音
reprobate person hardened in sin one devoid of decency 發音
repudiate disown refuse to accept or pay 發音
repulsive causing a feeling of disgust 發音
requite repay give in return 發音
rescind repeal/annul/cancel 發音
resigned unresisting submissive 發音
resilience quality of quickly recovering the original shape 發音
resort to frequently visit 發音
restive refusing to move reluctant to be controlled 發音
resuscitation coming back to consciousness 發音
retard check hinder 發音
reticence uncommunicativeness 發音
reticent reserved untalkative silent taciturn 發音
retinue following; attendants 發音
retrograde receding 發音
retrospective Looking back on past 發音
revere have deep respect for 發音
reverent feeling or showing deep respect 發音
riddle puzzling person or thing 發音
rife widespread 發音
rift split crack dissension 發音
rivet fix take up secure metal pin 發音
roll call calling of names 發音
rotund rich and deep plump and round 發音
rubicund red and healthy 發音
ruddy reddish, healthy-looking 發音
rueful dejected 發音
ruffian violent cruel man 發音
rumple make rough 發音
raconteur person who tells anecdotes 發音
raffish low vulgar base tawdry 發音
ramify to be divided or subdivided to branch out 發音
rancorous feeling bitterness spitefulness 發音
rant use extravagant language 發音
rapacious greedy (esp for money) 發音
rarefy to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine 發音
rave act with excessive enthusiasm 發音
reactionary opposing progress 發音
rebuff snub 發音
rebus puzzle in which pictures stand for words 發音
recalcitrant disobedient 發音
recant take back as being FALSE give up 發音
recast cast or fashion anew 發音
recidivism relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior 發音
reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similar 發音
recitals a number of performance of music 發音
recluse person who lives alone and avoids people 發音
recompense make payment to reward punish 發音
reconcile settle a quarrel restore peace 發音
recondite little known abstruse 發音
recreancy cowardice a cowardly giving up 發音
recuperate become strong after illness loss exhaustion 發音
redeem get back by payment compensate 發音
redoubtable formidable causing fear 發音
refine make or become pure cultural 發音
refractory stubborn unmanageable untractable 發音
refulgent shining brilliant 發音
regale to delight or entertain to feast 發音
regicide crime of killing a king 發音
reiterate say or do again several times 發音
rejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearance 發音
relapse fall back again 發音
reminiscent suggest something in the past 發音
remonstrate to protest object 發音
render deliver provide represent 發音
renovate restore something to better condition 發音
renowned celebrated famous 發音
repast meal 發音
repel refuse to accept/cause dislike 發音
repine at be discontented with 發音
reproach scold upbraid 發音
reprobate person hardened in sin one devoid of decency 發音
repudiate disown refuse to accept or pay 發音
repulsive causing a feeling of disgust 發音
requite repay give in return 發音
rescind repeal/annul/cancel 發音
resigned unresisting submissive 發音
resilience quality of quickly recovering the original shape 發音
resort to frequently visit 發音
restive refusing to move reluctant to be controlled 發音
resuscitation coming back to consciousness 發音
retard check hinder 發音
reticence uncommunicativeness 發音
reticent reserved untalkative silent taciturn 發音
retinue following; attendants 發音
retrograde receding 發音
retrospective Looking back on past 發音
revere have deep respect for 發音
reverent feeling or showing deep respect 發音
riddle puzzling person or thing 發音
rife widespread 發音
rift split crack dissension 發音
rivet fix take up secure metal pin 發音
roll call calling of names 發音
rotund rich and deep plump and round 發音
rubicund red and healthy 發音
ruddy reddish, healthy-looking 發音
rueful dejected 發音
ruffian violent cruel man 發音
rumple make rough 發音
S
sadastic Cruel 發音
sagacious having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage 發音
salacious obscene 發音
salubrious healthful 發音
salutary remedial wholesome causing improvement 發音
salvage the saving of property from loss 發音
sanctimony self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety 發音
sanction approval (by authority) penalty 發音
sanguine cheerful confident optimistic 發音
sanity health of mind soundness of judgment 發音
sash long strip worn round the waist 發音
satiate satisfy fully 發音
saturnine gloomy dark sullen morose 發音
savant person of great learning 發音
savor taste flavor something 發音
sawdust tiny bits of wood 發音
scabbard sheath for the blade 發音
scalding hot enough to boil 發音
scent smell (especially pleasant) 發音
scorch become discolored/dry up/go at high speed 發音
scribble write hastily 發音
scurvy mean contemptible 發音
secular material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries 發音
sedulous persevering 發音
seminal like a seed constituting a source originative 發音
sententious short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs 發音
sequence succession connected line of 發音
sere make hard and without feeling 發音
sermon reproving a person for his faults 發音
serrated having a toothed edge 發音
serration having a toothed edge 發音
servile like a slave lacking independence 發音
sever break off 發音
severance severing 發音
shallow little depth not earnest 發音
shard A piece of broken pottery 發音
sheath cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool 發音
shrewd astute showing sound judgement 發音
shrill sharp piercing 發音
shun keep away from avoid 發音
shunned avoided, kept away from 發音
shunt send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion 發音
sidestep step to one side 發音
simper (give a) silly/self-conscious smile 發音
sinuous winding undulating serpentine 發音
sketchy shortly, roughly, quickly 發音
skiff small boat 發音
skit short piece of humorous writing 發音
slack sluggish dull not tight 發音
slake to assuage to satisfy allay 發音
slate king of blue-grey stone propose criticize 發音
sluggard lazy slow-moving person 發音
slur join sounds/words (indistinct) 發音
smolder burn slowly without flame 發音
snare trap 發音
snub treat with contempt 發音
soar rise fly high 發音
sober self-controlled 發音
sobriety quality or condition of being sober 發音
sobriquet nickname 發音
sodden soaked saturated 發音
soggy heavy with water 發音
solvent of the power of forming a solution 發音
somatic of the body 發音
somersault rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement 發音
soot black powder in smoke 發音
sophisticated complex subtle refined 發音
sophistry fallacious reasoning faulty logic 發音
sophomoric self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown 發音
soporific producing sleep 發音
sordid wretched comfortless contemptible 發音
spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft 發音
specious illogical of questionable truth or merit 發音
splenetic bad-tempered irritable 發音
splice join (two ends) 發音
sponge porous rubber for washing live at once expense 發音
sporadic happening from time to time 發音
spurious FALSE counterfeit 發音
spurn have nothing to do reject or refuse 發音
squalid foul filthy 發音
squander spend wastefully 發音
squat crouch/settle without permission 發音
stanch to stop the flow of a fluid 發音
steeply rising or falling sharply 發音
stentorian extremely loud and powerful 發音
stickler person who insists on importance of something 發音
stifled suppressed, kept back 發音
stigma mark of shame or disgrace 發音
stigmatize describe somebody scornfully 發音
sting something sharp 發音
stingy spending using unwillingly 發音
stint to be thrifty to set limits 發音
stipple paint with dots 發音
stipulate state or put forward as a necessary condition 發音
stolid showing no emotion impassive 發音
stray wander lose one's way 發音
streak long thin move very fast 發音
striated striped grooved or banded 發音
stride walk with long steps 發音
strive to make great efforts, to struggle 發音
strut a supporting bar 發音
stygian hence dark gloomy 發音
stymie to hinder obstruct or block 發音
subdue overcome bring under control 發音
sublime extreme astounding 發音
submerge put under water liquid sink out of sight 發音
suborn induce by bribery or something to commit perjury 發音
subpoena written order requiring a person to appear in a low court 發音
substantiation giving facts to support (statement) 發音
subsume include under a rule 發音
succor assistance relief in time of distress 發音
succumb yield, die 發音
suffice be enough 發音
suffocate cause or have difficulty in breathing 發音
sullied to be stained or discredited 發音
summarily briefly without delay 發音
sumptuous magnificent 發音
sundry various miscellaneous separate 發音
supercilious disdainful characterized by haughty scorn 發音
superfluous more then is needed or wanted 發音
superimpose put something on the top 發音
supersede take the place of 發音
supine lying on the back slow to act passive 發音
suppliant asking humbly beseeching 發音
supplicate make a humble petition to 發音
suppress prevent from being known put an end to 發音
surcharge additional load/charge 發音
surfeit satiate feed to fulness or to excess 發音
susceptibility sensitiveness 發音
swerve change direction suddenly 發音
sycophant person who flatter to the rich and powerful 發音
synopsis summary or outline 發音
sagacious having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage 發音
salacious obscene 發音
salubrious healthful 發音
salutary remedial wholesome causing improvement 發音
salvage the saving of property from loss 發音
sanctimony self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety 發音
sanction approval (by authority) penalty 發音
sanguine cheerful confident optimistic 發音
sanity health of mind soundness of judgment 發音
sash long strip worn round the waist 發音
satiate satisfy fully 發音
saturnine gloomy dark sullen morose 發音
savant person of great learning 發音
savor taste flavor something 發音
sawdust tiny bits of wood 發音
scabbard sheath for the blade 發音
scalding hot enough to boil 發音
scent smell (especially pleasant) 發音
scorch become discolored/dry up/go at high speed 發音
scribble write hastily 發音
scurvy mean contemptible 發音
secular material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries 發音
sedulous persevering 發音
seminal like a seed constituting a source originative 發音
sententious short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs 發音
sequence succession connected line of 發音
sere make hard and without feeling 發音
sermon reproving a person for his faults 發音
serrated having a toothed edge 發音
serration having a toothed edge 發音
servile like a slave lacking independence 發音
sever break off 發音
severance severing 發音
shallow little depth not earnest 發音
shard A piece of broken pottery 發音
sheath cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool 發音
shrewd astute showing sound judgement 發音
shrill sharp piercing 發音
shun keep away from avoid 發音
shunned avoided, kept away from 發音
shunt send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion 發音
sidestep step to one side 發音
simper (give a) silly/self-conscious smile 發音
sinuous winding undulating serpentine 發音
sketchy shortly, roughly, quickly 發音
skiff small boat 發音
skit short piece of humorous writing 發音
slack sluggish dull not tight 發音
slake to assuage to satisfy allay 發音
slate king of blue-grey stone propose criticize 發音
sluggard lazy slow-moving person 發音
slur join sounds/words (indistinct) 發音
smolder burn slowly without flame 發音
snare trap 發音
snub treat with contempt 發音
soar rise fly high 發音
sober self-controlled 發音
sobriety quality or condition of being sober 發音
sobriquet nickname 發音
sodden soaked saturated 發音
soggy heavy with water 發音
solvent of the power of forming a solution 發音
somatic of the body 發音
somersault rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement 發音
soot black powder in smoke 發音
sophisticated complex subtle refined 發音
sophistry fallacious reasoning faulty logic 發音
sophomoric self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown 發音
soporific producing sleep 發音
sordid wretched comfortless contemptible 發音
spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft 發音
specious illogical of questionable truth or merit 發音
splenetic bad-tempered irritable 發音
splice join (two ends) 發音
sponge porous rubber for washing live at once expense 發音
sporadic happening from time to time 發音
spurious FALSE counterfeit 發音
spurn have nothing to do reject or refuse 發音
squalid foul filthy 發音
squander spend wastefully 發音
squat crouch/settle without permission 發音
stanch to stop the flow of a fluid 發音
steeply rising or falling sharply 發音
stentorian extremely loud and powerful 發音
stickler person who insists on importance of something 發音
stifled suppressed, kept back 發音
stigma mark of shame or disgrace 發音
stigmatize describe somebody scornfully 發音
sting something sharp 發音
stingy spending using unwillingly 發音
stint to be thrifty to set limits 發音
stipple paint with dots 發音
stipulate state or put forward as a necessary condition 發音
stolid showing no emotion impassive 發音
stray wander lose one's way 發音
streak long thin move very fast 發音
striated striped grooved or banded 發音
stride walk with long steps 發音
strive to make great efforts, to struggle 發音
strut a supporting bar 發音
stygian hence dark gloomy 發音
stymie to hinder obstruct or block 發音
subdue overcome bring under control 發音
sublime extreme astounding 發音
submerge put under water liquid sink out of sight 發音
suborn induce by bribery or something to commit perjury 發音
subpoena written order requiring a person to appear in a low court 發音
substantiation giving facts to support (statement) 發音
subsume include under a rule 發音
succor assistance relief in time of distress 發音
succumb yield, die 發音
suffice be enough 發音
suffocate cause or have difficulty in breathing 發音
sullied to be stained or discredited 發音
summarily briefly without delay 發音
sumptuous magnificent 發音
sundry various miscellaneous separate 發音
supercilious disdainful characterized by haughty scorn 發音
superfluous more then is needed or wanted 發音
superimpose put something on the top 發音
supersede take the place of 發音
supine lying on the back slow to act passive 發音
suppliant asking humbly beseeching 發音
supplicate make a humble petition to 發音
suppress prevent from being known put an end to 發音
surcharge additional load/charge 發音
surfeit satiate feed to fulness or to excess 發音
susceptibility sensitiveness 發音
swerve change direction suddenly 發音
sycophant person who flatter to the rich and powerful 發音
synopsis summary or outline 發音
T
taciturn unspoken, silent 發音
tadpole form of a frog when it leaves the egg 發音
talon claw of a bird of prey 發音
tamp tap or drive down by repeated light blows 發音
tamper interfere with 發音
tangential suddenly changeable 發音
tarnished lost brightness 發音
tassel bunch of threads 發音
taunt contemptuous reproach hurtful remark 發音
taut tightly stretched 發音
tautology a repetition a redundancy 發音
tawdry cheap gaudy showy tacky 發音
teetotal oppose to alcohol 發音
telltale That gives warning or information 發音
temerity boldness brashness intrepidness 發音
temperance abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation 發音
temperate showing self-control 發音
tenacity firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on 發音
tenuous insubstantial flimsy weak 發音
tepid lukewarm 發音
terse brief and to the point 發音
testiness witness/evidence 發音
thrift care economy thriving prosperous 發音
thwart obstruct/frustrate 發音
timid shy easily frightened 發音
timorous fearful timid afraid 發音
toady obsequious flatterer 發音
tocsin a signal, especially of alarm 發音
tonic something giving strength or energy 發音
topple be unsteady and overturn 發音
torment severe pain or suffering 發音
torpid dull and slow 發音
torque twisting force causing rotation 發音
tortuous devious/not straightforward 發音
tout To solicit customers, votes, or patronage 發音
tractable easily controlled or guided 發音
transgress break go beyond (a limit) 發音
transient temporary fleeting 發音
transitory brief 發音
travesty parody/imitation 發音
treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious 發音
trenchant forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive 發音
trencherman person who eats a lot 發音
trepidation alarm excited state of mind 發音
trickle flow in drops 發音
trifling unimportant 發音
trite not new 發音
truce (agreement) stop of fighting for a time 發音
truculence aggressiveness ferocity 發音
trudge walk heavily 發音
turbid muddy having the sediment stirred up 發音
turbulence being uncontrollably violent 發音
turgid excessively ornate swollen or bloated 發音
turmoil trouble disturbance 發音
turpitude wickedness shamefulness 發音
turquoise greenish-blue precious stone 發音
tyro a beginner 發音
tadpole form of a frog when it leaves the egg 發音
talon claw of a bird of prey 發音
tamp tap or drive down by repeated light blows 發音
tamper interfere with 發音
tangential suddenly changeable 發音
tarnished lost brightness 發音
tassel bunch of threads 發音
taunt contemptuous reproach hurtful remark 發音
taut tightly stretched 發音
tautology a repetition a redundancy 發音
tawdry cheap gaudy showy tacky 發音
teetotal oppose to alcohol 發音
telltale That gives warning or information 發音
temerity boldness brashness intrepidness 發音
temperance abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation 發音
temperate showing self-control 發音
tenacity firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on 發音
tenuous insubstantial flimsy weak 發音
tepid lukewarm 發音
terse brief and to the point 發音
testiness witness/evidence 發音
thrift care economy thriving prosperous 發音
thwart obstruct/frustrate 發音
timid shy easily frightened 發音
timorous fearful timid afraid 發音
toady obsequious flatterer 發音
tocsin a signal, especially of alarm 發音
tonic something giving strength or energy 發音
topple be unsteady and overturn 發音
torment severe pain or suffering 發音
torpid dull and slow 發音
torque twisting force causing rotation 發音
tortuous devious/not straightforward 發音
tout To solicit customers, votes, or patronage 發音
tractable easily controlled or guided 發音
transgress break go beyond (a limit) 發音
transient temporary fleeting 發音
transitory brief 發音
travesty parody/imitation 發音
treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious 發音
trenchant forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive 發音
trencherman person who eats a lot 發音
trepidation alarm excited state of mind 發音
trickle flow in drops 發音
trifling unimportant 發音
trite not new 發音
truce (agreement) stop of fighting for a time 發音
truculence aggressiveness ferocity 發音
trudge walk heavily 發音
turbid muddy having the sediment stirred up 發音
turbulence being uncontrollably violent 發音
turgid excessively ornate swollen or bloated 發音
turmoil trouble disturbance 發音
turpitude wickedness shamefulness 發音
turquoise greenish-blue precious stone 發音
tyro a beginner 發音
U
ubiquitous present everywhere 發音
ulterior situated beyond 發音
umbrage offense resentment 發音
uncouth rough awkward 發音
underbid make a lower bid then somebody else 發音
undermine weaken gradually at the base make something under 發音
undulate to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate 發音
unearth discover and bring to light 發音
unencumbered easy-going trifle 發音
unfeigned not pretended sincere 發音
unscathed unharmed unhurt 發音
untoward unfortunate inconvenient 發音
upbraid scold reproach 發音
urbane elegant refined in manners 發音
ulterior situated beyond 發音
umbrage offense resentment 發音
uncouth rough awkward 發音
underbid make a lower bid then somebody else 發音
undermine weaken gradually at the base make something under 發音
undulate to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate 發音
unearth discover and bring to light 發音
unencumbered easy-going trifle 發音
unfeigned not pretended sincere 發音
unscathed unharmed unhurt 發音
untoward unfortunate inconvenient 發音
upbraid scold reproach 發音
urbane elegant refined in manners 發音
V
vacillation n. being uncertain hesitating 發音
vacuity n. idleness 發音
vagary strange act or idea 發音
vain adj. without use result conceited 發音
valiant adj. brave 發音
valorous adj. brave 發音
vanquish conquer 發音
variegate To mark with different shade or colors 發音
veer change direction 發音
vehemence forcefulness 發音
venal ready to do something dishonest 發音
veneer surface appearance covering the TRUE nature 發音
veneration regard with deep respect 發音
veracity truth 發音
verdant fresh and green 發音
verisimilitude appearing TRUE or real 發音
veritable real rightly named 發音
verve spirit vigor enthusiasm 發音
vestige trace or sign 發音
vex annoy distress trouble 發音
vigilance watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order 發音
vigilant member of a vigilance committee 發音
vigorous strong energetic 發音
vilify slander say evil things 發音
vindictive having a desire to revenge 發音
virago a loud domineering woman a scold or nag 發音
visceral of the internal organs of the body 發音
viscous sticky/semi-fluid 發音
vitiate lower the quality weaken the strength 發音
vitriolic corrosive; sarcastic 發音
vituperate curse abuse in words 發音
vivacious lively high-spirited 發音
volatile changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive 發音
volubility fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language 發音
voluble fluent 發音
voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures 發音
vacuity n. idleness 發音
vagary strange act or idea 發音
vain adj. without use result conceited 發音
valiant adj. brave 發音
valorous adj. brave 發音
vanquish conquer 發音
variegate To mark with different shade or colors 發音
veer change direction 發音
vehemence forcefulness 發音
venal ready to do something dishonest 發音
veneer surface appearance covering the TRUE nature 發音
veneration regard with deep respect 發音
veracity truth 發音
verdant fresh and green 發音
verisimilitude appearing TRUE or real 發音
veritable real rightly named 發音
verve spirit vigor enthusiasm 發音
vestige trace or sign 發音
vex annoy distress trouble 發音
vigilance watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order 發音
vigilant member of a vigilance committee 發音
vigorous strong energetic 發音
vilify slander say evil things 發音
vindictive having a desire to revenge 發音
virago a loud domineering woman a scold or nag 發音
visceral of the internal organs of the body 發音
viscous sticky/semi-fluid 發音
vitiate lower the quality weaken the strength 發音
vitriolic corrosive; sarcastic 發音
vituperate curse abuse in words 發音
vivacious lively high-spirited 發音
volatile changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive 發音
volubility fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language 發音
voluble fluent 發音
voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures 發音
W
waffle v. talk vaguely and without much result 發音
waft v. scent waving movement carry lightly through 發音
wag v. merry person 發音
wan adj. looking ill, not bright 發音
wanton adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste 發音
warmonger n. person who stirs up war 發音
warrant v. authority written order guarantee 發音
wean v. to turn away (from a habit) 發音
weigh v. measure hoe heavy something is 發音
welter n. turmoil a bewildering jumble 發音
wend v. to go proceed 發音
whimsical adj. full of odd and fanciful ideas 發音
wile a trick 發音
wince v. show bodily or mental pain 發音
woo v. try to win 發音
writ n. written order 發音
waft v. scent waving movement carry lightly through 發音
wag v. merry person 發音
wan adj. looking ill, not bright 發音
wanton adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste 發音
warmonger n. person who stirs up war 發音
warrant v. authority written order guarantee 發音
wean v. to turn away (from a habit) 發音
weigh v. measure hoe heavy something is 發音
welter n. turmoil a bewildering jumble 發音
wend v. to go proceed 發音
whimsical adj. full of odd and fanciful ideas 發音
wile a trick 發音
wince v. show bodily or mental pain 發音
woo v. try to win 發音
writ n. written order 發音
X
xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl) n. a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures
