ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS
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attack | English Vocabulary Words
n.
offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
attain | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. gain
achieve or accomplish; gain
attempt | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. try; endeavor; effort
action of trying at something
attend | English Vocabulary Words
v.
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
attendance | English Vocabulary Words
n.
act of being present
attendant | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. aide; servant
aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting
attention | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. concentration; care
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
attentive | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. considerate; thoughtful
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
attic | English Vocabulary Words
n.
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
attitude | English Vocabulary Words
n.
posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
attorney | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. lawyer
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
attract | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. lure; allure
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
attraction | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. affinity; appeal
appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
attribute | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. trait
essential quality; reputation; honor
auction | English Vocabulary Words
n.
public sale of property to the highest bidder
audience | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. spectator; viewer
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
auditorium | English Vocabulary Words
n.
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
august | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. impressive; majestic; grand
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
author | English Vocabulary Words
n.
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
authority | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. jurisdiction; power
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
authorization | English Vocabulary Words
n.
act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
authorize | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. empower; sanction
empower; give permission for; sanction
autobiography | English Vocabulary Words
n.
biography or story written by yourself
automate | English Vocabulary Words
v.
replace or enhance human labor with machines
automatic | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. automated; mechanized; involuntary
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
automation | English Vocabulary Words
n.
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
automobile | English Vocabulary Words
n.
self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
autonomous | English Vocabulary Words
a.
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
autonomy | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. independence; liberty
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
auxiliary | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. aiding; supplementary
helper, additional or subsidiary
avail | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. profit; promote
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
available | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. free
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
avenge | English Vocabulary Words
v.
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
avenue | English Vocabulary Words
n.
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
average | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. typical; mediocre
typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
aviation | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. flying; flight; aeronautics
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
avoid | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. shun; prevent
shield away from; prevent
aware | English Vocabulary Words
a.
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
awe | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. d; admiration; amazement
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, d, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
awful | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. terrible
causing fear, d, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
awkward | English Vocabulary Words
a. Syn. clumsy; inept
difficult to handle or manage
awkwardly | English Vocabulary Words
ad.
in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
axis | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. shaft; pivot
the center around which something rotates; pivot
axle | English Vocabulary Words
n.
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage
baby-sitter | English Vocabulary Words
n.
person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
bachelor | English Vocabulary Words
n.
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
backbone | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. support; mainstay
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
backward | English Vocabulary Words
a.
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
bacon | English Vocabulary Words
n.
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
bacterium | English Vocabulary Words
n.
single celled organism with no nucleus
badge | English Vocabulary Words
n.
distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
badminton | English Vocabulary Words
n.
game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
baffle | English Vocabulary Words
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
baggage | English Vocabulary Words
n. Syn. luggage; packing
trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one’s belongings while traveling; luggage
bait | vocabulary words for adults
v. Syn. harass; tease
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
bake | vocabulary words for adults
v.
prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
balance | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. equilibrium; symmetry; stability
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
balcony | vocabulary words for adults
n.
platform projecting from the wall of a building
bald | vocabulary words for adults
a. Syn. hairless
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
ballet | vocabulary words for adults
n.
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
balloon | vocabulary words for adults
n.
large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
ballroom | vocabulary words for adults
n.
large room used mainly for dancing
bamboo | vocabulary words for adults
n.
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
band | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. orchestra; team
orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
bandage | vocabulary words for adults
n.
strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
bang | vocabulary words for adults
n.
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
banker | vocabulary words for adults
n.
person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
bankrupt | vocabulary words for adults
a.
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
banner | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. flag; sign
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
banquet | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. feast
feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
bar | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. caf
a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
barber | vocabulary words for adults
n. Syn. haircutter; shaver
haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
bare | vocabulary words for adults
a. Syn. naked; nude
lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
barely | vocabulary words list
ad. Syn. just; only
just; only; hardly; scarcely
bargain | vocabulary words list
n.
agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
barge | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. flatboat
flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
bark | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. yelp; howl
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
barn | vocabulary words list
n.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
barometer | vocabulary words list
n.
instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
baron | vocabulary words list
n.
title or degree of nobility | vocabulary words list
barrel | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. vessel
vessel; large cylindrical container
barren | vocabulary words list
a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
barrier | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. obstacle; hindrance; hurdle
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
barter | vocabulary words list
v. Syn. trade; exchange
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
baseball | vocabulary words list
n.
game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
basement | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. cellar
cellar; storage room
basin | vocabulary words list
n.
bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
bathe | vocabulary words list
v. Syn. lave; immerse
wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one’s self
batter | vocabulary words list
v.
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
battery | vocabulary words list
n.
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
bay | vocabulary words list
n.
inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
bazaar | vocabulary words list
n.
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
bead | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. pearl; drops; droplet
small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing
beak | vocabulary words list
n. Syn. nib
nib ;horny projecting mouth of a bird
beam | vocabulary words sat
n. Syn. rafter; brace
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
bean | vocabulary words sat
n.
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
bear | vocabulary words sat
v. Syn. support; sustain
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
bearing | vocabulary words sat
n.
carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; act of producing or giving birth
beat | vocabulary words sat
v. Syn. whip; strike; defeat
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
become | vocabulary words sat
v.
suit or be suitable to; be worthy of, or proper for; cause to appear well; grow or come to be
beforehand | vocabulary words meaning
ad. Syn. previously; aforetime
in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
behalf | vocabulary words meaning
n. Syn. represent
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
behave | vocabulary words meaning
v. Syn. perform; behave oneself
perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
behavior | vocabulary words meaning
n. Syn. conduct; manner
conduct; manner
belly | vocabulary words meaning
n.
part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
beloved | vocabulary words meaning
a.
greatly loved; dear to the heart
below | vocabulary words meaning
ad. Syn. beneath; under
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
bend | vocabulary words meaning
v.
strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
beneath | vocabulary words meaning
ad. Syn. below; under
lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
beneficial | vocabulary words meaning
a. Syn. helpful; useful
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
beneficiary | vocabulary words meaning
n.
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
benefit | vocabulary words meaning
n. Syn. welfare; gain
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
benevolent | vocabulary words meaning
a. Syn. generous; charitable
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
bent | vocabulary words meaning
a.
determined to do or have
besides | vocabulary words meaning
ad.
over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than
bestow | vocabulary words meaning
v. Syn. present
give as gift; present
bet | vocabulary words in english
n.
stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
betray | vocabulary words in english
v. Syn. reveal
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
beverage | vocabulary words in english
n. Syn. refreshment
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
bewilder | vocabulary words in english
v. Syn. confuse
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
bias | vocabulary words in english
n. Syn. prejudice; preference
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
bid | vocabulary words in english
v.
make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
bill | vocabulary words in english
n. Syn. invoice
invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
billion | vocabulary words in english
n.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
bind | vocabulary words in english
v. Syn. contract; cohere; stick
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
biographer | vocabulary words in english
n.
one who writes a book about somebody’s life
biography | vocabulary words in english
n.
an account of the series of events making up a person’s life; accounts of people’s life
biologist | vocabulary words in english
n.
scientist who studies living organisms
bite | vocabulary words in english
v.
pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
bitter | learn english vocabulary
a. Syn. painful; acrid; acrimonious
harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
bitterness | learn english vocabulary
n.
sharp and bitter manner
blacksmith | learn english vocabulary
n.
one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
blade | learn english vocabulary
n.
flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
blame | learn english vocabulary
v. Syn. condemn; rebuke
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
blank | learn english vocabulary
a.
of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
blanket | learn english vocabulary
n.
heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
blast | learn english vocabulary
n. Syn. explode; burst
explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
blaze | learn english vocabulary
n. Syn. flame
brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
bleach | learn english vocabulary
v. Syn. whiten; blanch
make white or colorless; blanch
bleed | learn english vocabulary
v.
emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
blend | learn english vocabulary
n. Syn. combination; mixture
combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
bless | learn english vocabulary
v.
make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
blessing | learn english vocabulary
n. Syn. boon; benediction
praying for divine protection; formal act of giving approval
blink | learn english vocabulary
v. Syn. wink
shut eyes briefly; wink
block | vocabulary words of the day
v. Syn. chunk
hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
bloom | vocabulary words of the day
n. Syn. flower; blossom
flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
blossom | vocabulary words of the day
n.
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
blot | vocabulary words of the day
n.
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
blunder | vocabulary words of the day
n. Syn. error
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunt | vocabulary words of the day
a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
blush | vocabulary words of the day
v.
become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
board | vocabulary words of the day
n. Syn. lumber; plank
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
boarding | vocabulary words of the day
n.
wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
boast | vocabulary words of the day
v. Syn. brag; vaunt
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
bodyguard | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
boil | vocabulary words dictionary
v.
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
bold | vocabulary words dictionary
a. Syn. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
bolt | vocabulary words dictionary
v. Syn. dash
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
bond | vocabulary words dictionary
n. Syn. link; tie; connection
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
bonus | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
bookcase | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
boom | vocabulary words dictionary
n. Syn. bonanza; prosperity
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
booming | vocabulary words dictionary
a.
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
boost | vocabulary words dictionary
v. Syn. raise; advance
raise; advance; push or shove upward
booth | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
border | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
bore | vocabulary words dictionary
v. Syn. drill
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
boring | vocabulary words dictionary
a. Syn. tiresome; tedious
uninteresting and tiresome; dull
bother | vocabulary words dictionary
v. Syn. disturb; puzzle
annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
bounce | vocabulary words dictionary
v. Syn. jolt; rebound
jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
bound | vocabulary words dictionary
n. Syn. limit; constraint
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
boundary | vocabulary words dictionary
n. Syn. border; frontier
dividing line; border; frontier
bourgeois | vocabulary words dictionary
a.
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
bow | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
inclination of head, or bending of body for reverence, respect, civility, or submission; bending or rounded part of ship forward
bowl | vocabulary words dictionary
v.
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
boycott | vocabulary words dictionary
v.
refrain from buying or using
brace | vocabulary words dictionary
n.
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
