all 19,295 words · one row per spelling

Word ranking

Ranked by how often each word appears in film and television subtitles — the first 15,258 spellings, from the ones you cannot avoid to the ones you will only ever read. Words the frequency norms never measured follow at the end, A to Z.

words 11,501–12,000 of 19,295

Occasional — familiar, but not everydayzipf 2.5–3

11,501styThe pen where pigs are kept.B1+2.6
11,502subterfugeA trick used to avoid a difficulty or to hide something.C12.6
11,503succumbTo stop resisting and be overcome.C22.6
11,504tarnishTo lose brightness, or to make metal lose its brightness, through a film forming on the surface.3×C12.6
11,505thrushA speckle-chested songbird that smashes snails on stones.B2+2.6
11,506tsarThe former emperor of Russia.B2+2.6
11,507turnstileThe barrier that lets one person through at a time.B2+2.6
11,508twixtBetween.C22.6
11,509uncheckedGrowing or spreading with nothing to stop it.2×B2+2.6
11,510unwaveringSteady and never faltering.C12.6
11,511varianceA difference, or the state of disagreeing.C12.6
11,512watertightSealed so that no water can pass through.2×B1+2.6
11,513weightlessHaving no apparent weight at all.B2+2.6
11,514wrenOne of the tiniest birds, with a cocked-up tail.B2+2.6
11,515aboundTo be present in very great numbers.C12.5
11,516abrasionWearing away by rubbing.C12.5
11,517absenteeSomebody who fails to turn up where they are expected.B2+2.5
11,518accentuateTo make something more noticeable or prominent.C12.5
11,519alkaliA substance that neutralises acid and feels soapy.B2+2.5
11,520alternatorThe part that charges the battery while the engine runs.C12.5
11,521altruisticCaring for others before yourself.C12.5
11,522anchormanThe man who presents a news programme.B22.5
11,523apatheticFeeling no interest or care about anything.C12.5
11,524atonementMaking up for something wrong you did.C12.5
11,525aughtAnything at all.C22.5
11,526bandyTo pass words or ideas back and forth carelessly.C22.5
11,527basteTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.2×C12.5
11,528bastionA stronghold, or a last defender of an idea.C12.5
11,529beechA smooth grey-barked tree with a deep shady canopy.B2+2.5
11,530birdseedA mix of grains put out for garden birds.B1+2.5
11,531boorishRough and rude in manner.C22.5
11,532botswanaA country in southern Africa.B2+2.5
11,533buffingRubbing the nails smooth and shiny.C12.5
11,534buoyancyThe tendency of a body to rise in water.B2+2.5
11,535captionThe line of text under a photo saying what it shows.B22.5
11,536caratThe unit by which gems are weighed.2×B2+2.5
11,537carrionThe rotting flesh of dead animals.C12.5
11,538cautionaryMeant to serve as a warning.B2+2.5
11,539chasmA deep split in the ground, or a wide gap between views.B2+2.5
11,540chivalrousCourteous and protective in an old-fashioned way.C12.5
11,541complicitInvolved with others in something wrong.C12.5
11,542congregateTo come together in a crowd.C12.5
11,543contributorSomebody who gives something towards a whole.C12.5
11,544coolnessMild coldness, or calm unfriendliness.B2+2.5
11,545cutleryKnives, forks and spoons taken together.A2+2.5
11,546demeanTo lower somebody's dignity.C12.5
11,547diligentlyWith steady and careful effort.C22.5
11,548disembarkTo get off a ship or an aircraft.B2+2.5
11,549disinterestedImpartial, with nothing personal to gain.C12.5
11,550dispensationSpecial permission to be released from a rule.C22.5
11,551domicileThe place somebody legally has their home.C12.5
11,552durableLasting a long time under use.C12.5
11,553ebbTo flow back out, as the tide does.2×C22.5
11,554elasticityHow well something springs back into shape.C22.5
11,555elationA great rush of joy and pride.C22.5
11,556emphaticallyIn a firm way that leaves no room for doubt.2×B2+2.5
11,557equitableFair to everybody involved.C12.5
11,558escapadeA wild adventure that breaks the rules a little.C12.5
11,559eventfulFull of things happening.B2+2.5
11,560exorbitantFar higher in price than is reasonable.C12.5
11,561explicitlyStated openly and in so many words.C12.5
11,562extrapolateTo extend a known trend past the data you have.C12.5
11,563ferventFeeling and showing very strong belief.C12.5
11,564fidgetyUnable to keep still.B22.5
11,565flamencoA Spanish dance of stamping feet and clapping hands.B1+2.5
11,566footnoteA small note at the bottom of the page.2×B2+2.5
11,567frailtyWeakness of body or of character.C12.5
11,568fraudulentDone to cheat people out of money or rights.B2+2.5
11,569frigateA fast warship of medium size.B2+2.5
11,570gargantuanEnormous beyond ordinary measure.C12.5
11,571gentlenessA soft and careful way of treating things.B22.5
11,572glassySmooth and shining like glass.2×B22.5
11,573gluttonyEating and drinking far more than you need.C12.5
11,574gratuitousDone without cause, and uncalled for.C12.5
11,575griddleA flat hot metal plate for cooking pancakes.B2+2.5
11,576hairpinA thin bent wire that holds hair up.2×B1+2.5
11,577hobbleTo walk awkwardly and painfully.2×B2+2.5
11,578huckA coarse absorbent towelling fabric woven with small raised squares, not with looped pile.C22.5
11,579illuminatedDecorated with gold and coloured painting.C12.5
11,580impunityFreedom from any punishment for what you have done.C12.5
11,581incarnationA life lived in one particular body or form.C12.5
11,582incidenceHow often something occurs in a population.C12.5
11,583inertNot reacting with anything.2×C12.5
11,584infancyThe first stage of a life or a project.B2+2.5
11,585infusionA liquid made by steeping, or a fresh supply put in.C12.5
11,586inoculateTo protect against a disease by a small dose of it.C12.5
11,587interTo bury a body in the ground.C12.5
11,588interlockTo fit together so that neither part can come free.C12.5
11,589internmentThe holding of people without trial in wartime.C12.5
11,590kerbThe raised stone edge between road and pavement.B1+2.5
11,591keystoneThe wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones in place.2×C12.5
11,592kitschArt so tasteless that it becomes enjoyable.C22.5
11,593liberiaAfrican country founded by freed American slaves, capital Monrovia.B2+2.5
11,594loinThe part of the body between the ribs and the hips.C12.5
11,595magmaMolten rock still under the surface.B2+2.5
11,596malevolentWishing harm to others.C12.5
11,597mantelpieceThe shelf above a fireplace where photos and clocks stand.B2+2.5
11,598marinatedLeft to sit in a flavoured liquid before cooking.B2+2.5
11,599mindsetThe settled habits of thought a person brings.B2+2.5
11,600molestationUnwanted sexual interference with somebody.B2+2.5
11,601moroseGloomy and unwilling to talk.C12.5
11,602nativityA birth, especially the birth of Christ.C12.5
11,603numbnessA loss of feeling in part of the body.2×B2+2.5
11,604obliterateTo destroy or remove something completely.B2+2.5
11,605oboeA slim woodwind with a double reed and a nasal tone.B2+2.5
11,606organizationalTo do with how a body is arranged and run.C12.5
11,607overworkToo much work for one person to manage.B2+2.5
11,608panningSwinging the camera sideways to follow movement.2×C12.5
11,609peerlessHaving no equal anywhere.C22.5
11,610peruseTo read something thoroughly and carefully.C12.5
11,611pesticideA chemical sprayed to kill crop pests.B2+2.5
11,612pewterA dull grey metal alloy of tin.C12.5
11,613plagiarismPassing off someone else's writing or ideas as your own.B2+2.5
11,614pointeDancing on the tips of the toes.C12.5
11,615portrayalThe way somebody is represented in a work.C12.5
11,616professTo claim something openly, whether truly or not.C12.5
11,617progenyThe children or young that come from somebody.C12.5
11,618prolificProducing a great deal.C12.5
11,619punchlineThe last line of a joke, where the laugh is.2×B2+2.5
11,620quotationA stated price for a job before it is done.2×B2+2.5
11,621raunchyOpenly and coarsely sexual.C12.5
11,622recuperateTo get your strength back after illness.C22.5
11,623ribbedMarked with raised parallel bands.B2+2.5
11,624routA crushing defeat that sends the losers fleeing.C22.5
11,625shrubberyAn area planted with bushes.B2+2.5
11,626snipeA marsh bird with a very long straight bill.C12.5
11,627sorceressA woman who works magic.B2+2.5
11,628staunchLoyal and firm in support.C12.5
11,629stepladderA short self-supporting folding ladder.B1+2.5
11,630stubbleThe short growth of beard after shaving.2×B2+2.5
11,631sucklingA young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.C12.5
11,632sunbeamA single ray of light from the sun.B22.5
11,633surmiseTo guess from slight evidence.C22.5
11,634surpassTo go beyond what was achieved before.B2+2.5
11,635swatchA small patch of colour tried out on the skin or a wall.C12.5
11,636syntaxThe rules for how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.2×C12.5
11,637tactileTo do with touch, or pleasant to handle.C12.5
11,638tandemA bicycle built for two riders one behind the other.2×B2+2.5
11,639telltaleGiving away something that was meant to stay hidden.C12.5
11,640tongaThe Polynesian island kingdom.B2+2.5
11,641truantA pupil secretly skipping school.C12.5
11,642tumblerA plain drinking glass with no handle or stem.2×B2+2.5
11,643turntableA turning platform that swings a locomotive around.2×C12.5
11,644underfootDirectly beneath where you walk.B2+2.5
11,645unearthTo dig something up.2×B22.5
11,646unleadedPetrol made without any lead in it.B1+2.5
11,647unsatisfactoryNot good enough for what was required.B2+2.5
11,648untowardUnexpected and unwelcome.C12.5
11,649uprootTo pull a plant out by the roots.2×C12.5
11,650upwindInto the wind, or on the side it blows from.C12.5
11,651vulgarityCoarseness that offends against good taste.C12.5
11,652waistcoatA sleeveless buttoned top worn under a jacket.B2+2.5
11,653wiryLean and tough rather than bulky.2×B2+2.5
11,654wrangleTo argue at length and noisily.2×C12.5
11,655yemenA country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.B1+2.5
11,656yoghurtMilk cultured with bacteria until it thickens and sours.A2+2.5
11,657zimbabweA country in southern Africa.B1+2.5
11,658affirmTo state firmly that something is true.2×B2+2.5
11,659airmailPost carried abroad by aircraft.B2+2.5
11,660allayTo calm a fear or ease a pain.C12.5
11,661aqueductA bridge built to carry water across a valley.B2+2.5
11,662backlogThe pile of work that has built up unfinished.B2+2.5
11,663bisonA shaggy wild ox of the plains.B1+2.5
11,664bookshelfA shelf or set of shelves for holding books.A2+2.5
11,665burlyLarge, strong and heavily built.B2+2.5
11,666butteryTasting or smelling of butter — rich, soft and faintly salty.2×B22.5
11,667buttockOne of the two fleshy parts you sit on.B2+2.5
11,668cartoonistSomebody who draws humorous pictures for a living.B1+2.5
11,669catharsisThe relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.C12.5
11,670causewayA raised road across wet ground or water.C12.5
11,671caveatA warning about a limit or condition.C12.5
11,672chessboardThe squared board the game of chess is played on.B1+2.5
11,673chronologicalArranged in the order that things happened.B2+2.5
11,674cinematographerThe person responsible for how the film looks.C22.5
11,675coldnessLow temperature, or a lack of warmth in manner.B22.5
11,676condensationGas turning back to liquid.2×B2+2.5
11,677courtesanA prostitute with wealthy or noble clients.C12.5
11,678debonairConfident, stylish and charming.C22.5
11,679decryptTo turn encrypted data back into readable form.B2+2.5
11,680defileTo make something sacred or clean unfit.2×C12.5
11,681defunctNo longer existing or working.C12.5
11,682differentiateTo recognise or state what makes things different.2×C12.5
11,683disarrayA state of complete disorder.C12.5
11,684discernTo see or make out something with difficulty.2×C12.5
11,685droopTo hang down limply through weakness.B2+2.5
11,686earlobeThe soft hanging part at the bottom of the ear.B1+2.5
11,687earmuffsTwo pads on a band that keep the ears warm.B1+2.5
11,688egregiousOutstandingly bad.C12.5
11,689encloseTo surround something on all sides.2×B2+2.5
11,690equipTo supply somebody with what they need.B2+2.5
11,691extricateTo free someone or something from a difficult position.2×C12.5
11,692exuberanceLively and overflowing high spirits.C12.5
11,693eyelidThe fold of skin that closes over your eye.B22.5
11,694fabricateTo invent a false story.2×C22.5
11,695fluctuationAn up-and-down movement around an average.C22.5
11,696frescoA painting done on wet plaster.B2+2.5
11,697fruitionThe point at which a plan finally bears results.C22.5
11,698ghanaA country in West Africa.B1+2.5
11,699goldsmithA craftsman who works in precious metal.B2+2.5
11,700gravestoneA stone marker placed over a grave.B22.5
11,701grimaceTo twist the face to show pain or distaste.2×B2+2.5
11,702harbingerA sign that something is on its way.C22.5
11,703hempA tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth.B2+2.5
11,704henchmanA loyal follower who does the dirty work.B2+2.5
11,705highbrowAppealing to cultivated or intellectual tastes.2×C12.5
11,706homemakerThe family member who runs the home.B2+2.5
11,707hunkerTo crouch down low on your heels.2×B2+2.5
11,708imamThe person who leads prayer in a mosque.B2+2.5
11,709impaleTo pierce right through with something sharp.C12.5
11,710implodeTo collapse violently inward.2×C12.5
11,711inadequacyThe state of not being good enough.B2+2.5
11,712indonesiaA country of islands in south-east Asia.B1+2.5
11,713industriousWorking steadily and hard.C12.5
11,714inhibitTo hold back a process.2×C12.5
11,715institutionalBelonging to a large established organisation.C12.5
11,716intermediarySomebody who acts between two sides to help them agree.C22.5
11,717interrogatorSomebody who questions a suspect at length.C12.5
11,718jangleTo make a harsh ringing clatter.C12.5
11,719jewellerA person who makes or sells jewellery.B1+2.5
11,720joinerA carpenter who makes doors, windows and stairs.C12.5
11,721memoriseTo learn something so that it can be repeated from memory.B1+2.5
11,722menagerieA collection of wild animals kept for show.2×C12.5
11,723mettleStrength of character shown under test.C22.5
11,724monotonyDull sameness that never varies.C12.5
11,725neutralityTaking no side in a dispute.C12.5
11,726newsreaderThe person who reads the news on television or radio.B2+2.5
11,727normalityThe state of things being as they usually are.B2+2.5
11,728obligingEager to be helpful.C12.5
11,729onslaughtA fierce sustained attack.B2+2.5
11,730onyxA banded stone, often black, used in jewellery.B2+2.5
11,731outlandishStrange and unfamiliar to the point of absurdity.B2+2.5
11,732paddockA small fenced field near a stable.2×B2+2.5
11,733pannedHarshly criticised by reviewers.C12.5
11,734parochialInterested only in your own small corner of the world.C22.5
11,735perpetuityA state of lasting for ever.C12.5
11,736perplexedPuzzled and unable to understand something.B2+2.5
11,737poachTo cook gently in water just below boiling.2×B2+2.5
11,738premeditationThe planning of an act, especially a crime, in advance.C12.5
11,739presideTo be in charge of a meeting or an occasion.C12.5
11,740procrastinationPutting off what you know you should do.B2+2.5
11,741quellTo put an end to a rebellion or a fear.C12.5
11,742quotientThe result of dividing one number by another.C12.5
11,743rainfallThe amount of water that falls from the sky in a place.B1+2.5
11,744reactionaryOpposed to change and wanting the old ways back.C12.5
11,745reappearTo become visible or present again.B2+2.5
11,746rivetA metal pin used to fasten two plates together permanently.2×B2+2.5
11,747rooferThe worker who covers and mends roofs.B22.5
11,748salespersonA person whose job is persuading customers to buy.B2+2.5
11,749sharpenerA small tool that puts a point on a pencil.A2+2.5
11,750shivA crude knife made or carried as a weapon.C22.5
11,751shopliftTo steal goods from a shop while pretending to shop.B2+2.5
11,752shrikeA songbird that impales its prey on thorns.C22.5
11,753shroudedCovered and hidden from view.C12.5
11,754signageThe signs put up to guide people about.C12.5
11,755siltVery fine soil carried and dropped by water.2×B2+2.5
11,756singularlyTo a remarkable and unusual degree.C12.5
11,757slantedSet at an angle rather than level or upright.2×B2+2.5
11,758smidgeA very small amount.C12.5
11,759staveThe five lines music is written on.2×C12.5
11,760stepsisterThe daughter of a parent's new partner.A2+2.5
11,761stilettoA slender dagger, or a very thin heel.B2+2.5
11,762subvertTo undermine the power or authority of something.C12.5
11,763tangyHaving a sharp, fresh, pleasant taste.2×B2+2.5
11,764tantamountAs good as the same thing in effect.C12.5
11,765tenuousSo thin or slight that it may not hold.C12.5
11,766theoremA statement proved to be true from other truths.B2+2.5
11,767thwartTo stop a plan from succeeding.2×C12.5
11,768tidbitA small tasty piece of food or news.B2+2.5
11,769timberlineThe edge of the forest on a mountainside.C12.5
11,770toadstoolA mushroom, especially a poisonous one.B1+2.5
11,771toddleTo walk unsteadily, as a small child does.B1+2.5
11,772truancyStaying away from school without permission.C12.5
11,773trussA rigid triangle of beams that spans a wide roof.C12.5
11,774unobtrusiveNot attracting attention to itself.C22.5
11,775verbatimRepeated word for word, exactly as said.C22.5
11,776voraciousConsuming large quantities eagerly.C12.5
11,777waifA homeless neglected child.C22.5
11,778weatheredWorn and roughened by years outdoors.B2+2.5
11,779wineryA place where wine is made.B2+2.5
11,780workforceAll the people working in a company or a country together.B2+2.5
11,781workstationOne person's desk with all the equipment on it.B2+2.5
11,782wrinklyCovered in small creases.B1+2.5
11,783yardstickA standard used for measuring or comparing.C12.5
11,784zoologyThe scientific study of animals.C22.5

Rare in speech; mostly a word you readzipf < 2.5

11,785additionallyAs a further point.B2+2.5
11,786adjustableAble to be altered to suit different needs or sizes.C12.5
11,787airyFull of fresh air and light.2×B2+2.5
11,788amplifierThe box that makes an electric instrument loud.B2+2.5
11,789antithesisThe direct opposite of something.C22.5
11,790aridSo dry that little will grow.B2+2.5
11,791ascentThe climb up.B2+2.5
11,792awashCovered or flooded with water, or overflowing with something.C12.5
11,793baroqueIn the ornate European style of the seventeenth century.C22.5
11,794bassoonA very long low woodwind, doubled back on itself.C12.5
11,795bedrockThe solid rock underneath the loose soil.B2+2.5
11,796begetTo father a child, or to give rise to something.C22.5
11,797bodybuildingTraining to build muscle for its appearance.B2+2.5
11,798bolsterTo strengthen or support something that is weak — confidence, an argument, a price, a defence.2×C12.5
11,799botchTo do a job so badly it has to be done again.C12.5
11,800bothersomeCausing small persistent annoyance.B2+2.5
11,801breadwinnerThe family member who earns the money.C22.5
11,802breakoutAn escape from a prison or other closed place.3×B2+2.5
11,803brineVery salty water used for pickling and preserving.C12.5
11,804broadbandA fast connection that carries a great deal of data.C12.5
11,805capitulateTo give in and accept the other side's terms.C12.5
11,806ceruleanDeep sky blue.C22.5
11,807cheapenTo lower the value or the dignity of something.B2+2.5
11,808chevronA V-shaped stripe repeated in a band.C12.5
11,809clankTo make a heavy dull metallic sound.C12.5
11,810conditionalDepending on something else being met first.C12.5
11,811continualHappening again and again over a period.C12.5
11,812corroborationIndependent confirmation that something is true.C12.5
11,813cowerTo crouch down in fear.C12.5
11,814dampenTo make slightly wet.2×C22.5
11,815dauntingFrightening because it looks so difficult.C12.5
11,816debtorA person or firm that owes money.C12.5
11,817deignTo do something you consider beneath you.C22.5
11,818demotionBeing moved down to a less important position.B2+2.5
11,819depictionA showing of something in a picture or in words.C12.5
11,820discordantClashing and not in harmony.C12.5
11,821dismemberTo cut a body into pieces.2×C12.5
11,822drumrollA rapid continuous sound made on a drum, used to build anticipation.B2+2.5
11,823edictA command issued by somebody in authority.C12.5
11,824effusionAn outpouring, of liquid or of feeling.C22.5
11,825embodyTo be the living example of an idea.C12.5
11,826empowerTo give somebody the power or confidence to act.C12.5
11,827enmityDeep and lasting hostility.C22.5
11,828esplanadeA long open level walk beside water.C12.5
11,829eweAn adult female sheep.C12.5
11,830falterTo lose strength or steadiness for a moment and nearly stop.4×C12.5
11,831fatherlessHaving no father alive or present.B22.5
11,832feteAn outdoor entertainment held to raise money.C22.5
11,833fissionSplitting a heavy nucleus to release energy.C12.5
11,834flagonA large vessel with a handle for holding drink.C22.5
11,835forageTo search widely for food or supplies.2×B2+2.5
11,836foretellTo say what will happen before it does.B2+2.5
11,837furtiveDone quietly and secretly, as if guilty.C12.5
11,838gaitThe way a person walks.2×C12.5
11,839garbClothing of a particular kind.C12.5
11,840glintTo give out small quick flashes of light.C12.5
11,841goalkeeperThe one player allowed to use hands to guard the net.B1+2.5
11,842gratingHarsh and irritating to listen to.2×C12.5
11,843gratuityExtra money left in appreciation of service.C12.5
11,844headmistressThe woman in charge of a school.C22.5
11,845indigoA deep blue verging on violet.B1+2.5
11,846injectorThe part that squirts fuel or medicine in.C12.5
11,847insincereSaying warm things you do not feel.B2+2.5
11,848instepThe arched upper part of the foot.C12.5
11,849intersectTo cross at a point.B2+2.5
11,850jumbleAn untidy mixture of unrelated things.B22.5
11,851latheA machine that turns work against a cutting tool.C12.5
11,852legislateTo make laws.B2+2.5
11,853lethargicHeavy and slow from a lack of energy.C12.5
11,854liabilitiesEverything a business owes.C12.5
11,855lockoutAn employer shutting workers out to force terms.C12.5
11,856madcapWildly reckless and funny with it.C12.5
11,857martyrdomDeath or great suffering endured for a belief.C12.5
11,858maulTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.2×C12.5
11,859monikerA name or a nickname.C12.5
11,860newsworthyInteresting or important enough to report.B2+2.5
11,861nonprofitRun for a cause rather than to make money.B2+2.5
11,862offingThe near future, in the phrase in the offing.C22.5
11,863ostensiblyAs it is made to appear, though the truth may differ.C22.5
11,864outboundGoing out from a place.B2+2.5
11,865outsetThe very beginning of something.C12.5
11,866overcookedLeft on the heat far too long.B1+2.5
11,867paratrooperA soldier trained to drop from an aircraft.C12.5
11,868patriarchThe old man at the head of a family or tribe.2×C12.5
11,869pedanticExcessively concerned with minor details or rules.B2+2.5
11,870peripheryThe outer edge of an area or a subject.C12.5
11,871pervasiveSpreading through every part of something.C22.5
11,872petulantSulky and bad-tempered over small things.C12.5
11,873philanthropicGiving generously to help other people.C22.5
11,874plyTo travel a route regularly.4×C22.5
11,875populaceThe ordinary people of a place.C12.5
11,876porticoA covered entrance with columns in front of a doorway.C12.5
11,877preambleAn opening statement that leads into the main text.C12.5
11,878prepositionA small word showing position or relation, such as in or under.B1+2.5
11,879prevalentWidespread and found in many places.B2+2.5
11,880profuselyIn large amounts, flowing or given freely.C12.5
11,881prominenceThe state of standing out and being widely noticed.C12.5
11,882raucousLoud, harsh and disorderly.C12.5
11,883rebateMoney given back after a purchase.C12.5
11,884reclusiveChoosing to live away from company.C22.5
11,885reenactTo act out a past event again.C12.5
11,886regularityThe quality of happening at even intervals.B2+2.5
11,887reliabilityWhether a measure gives the same answer when repeated.C12.5
11,888remixA track rebuilt from the same recorded parts.B1+2.5
11,889remorsefulDeeply sorry for something you did wrong.C22.5
11,890rendTo tear something violently apart.C22.5
11,891repertoryA company that keeps a set of plays ready to perform.C12.5
11,892reptilianLike a reptile.2×C12.5
11,893resonateTo sound deeply and go on vibrating.2×C12.5
11,894restlessnessBeing unable to settle or stay still.B2+2.5
11,895rosewoodA dense dark tropical timber streaked with near-black grain and faintly sweet in smell, prized for guitar fingerboards and fine furniture.C12.5
11,896sandstoneA rock formed from pressed sand.B2+2.5
11,897scalyCovered in small hard overlapping plates.B2+2.5
11,898scarabA beetle carved as a charm in ancient Egypt.C12.5
11,899scytheA long curved blade on a handle for cutting grass by hand.B2+2.5
11,900seamlessSo smoothly joined that no break can be seen.B2+2.5
11,901searingBurning fiercely.C12.5
11,902senilityThe mental decline that can come with great age.C12.5
11,903shackleA metal ring locked round a prisoner's limb.B2+2.5
11,904signpostA post with signs showing directions and distances.3×B2+2.5
11,905sinkholeA hole where the ground has collapsed into a hollow.B2+2.5
11,906sizeableFairly large.B2+2.5
11,907solsticeThe longest or the shortest day of the year.B2+2.5
11,908somaliaCountry on the Horn of Africa with the continent's longest coastline.B1+2.5
11,909somberDark and gravely serious in mood.C12.5
11,910stepbrotherThe son of a parent's new partner.A2+2.5
11,911subsidizeTo help pay for something with public or company money.C22.5
11,912sumptuousSplendid and expensive-looking.C12.5
11,913sympathiseTo share and show sorrow for somebody's trouble.B2+2.5
11,914tartanA checked pattern belonging to a Scottish clan.B2+2.5
11,915teatThe part of a female animal a young one sucks from.B2+2.5
11,916telephotoA lens that magnifies distant subjects.B2+2.5
11,917thriftyClever at saving money.B2+2.5
11,918throngA great crowd pressed close together.C12.5
11,919tributaryA smaller river that feeds into a larger one.B2+2.5
11,920trickleTo flow in a very thin stream.2×B22.5
11,921unconcernedNot worried or anxious about something.B2+2.5
11,922unconstitutionalAgainst the basic law of a country.B2+2.5
11,923uninterestingNot interesting or able to hold attention.B1+2.5
11,924uruguayThe small South American country between its two giant neighbors, mad about football.B1+2.5
11,925vacuousEmpty of thought or meaning.C22.5
11,926villainousWicked in the manner of a story's villain.B2+2.5
11,927waltzerA fairground ride of spinning tubs.C22.5
11,928yokelA country person, spoken of as simple and unpolished.C22.5
11,929abackBackwards, in the phrase taken aback.B2+2.5
11,930abstractionAn idea considered apart from any real example.C12.5
11,931acronymA word built from first letters, like NASA.B2+2.5
11,932addendumSomething added at the end of a document.C12.5
11,933advocacySpeaking up on behalf of somebody who needs support.C12.5
11,934affiliateA local station carrying a national network's shows.2×C12.5
11,935affluentHaving plenty of money.C12.5
11,936agelessNever seeming to grow old.B2+2.5
11,937antlerOne of the branched horns a deer grows.B22.5
11,938averseStrongly disinclined towards something.C12.5
11,939azureBright clear blue, like a cloudless sky.B2+2.5
11,940behooveTo be right and proper for somebody to do.C22.5
11,941bereftLeft completely without something valued.C22.5
11,942besmirchTo damage somebody's good name.C22.5
11,943bewitchingSo charming that you cannot look away.C12.5
11,944boughA large main branch of a tree.B2+2.5
11,945boundlessHaving no limit or end.C12.5
11,946bourgeoisieThe property-owning middle class.C12.5
11,947bridleThe straps and bit by which a horse is guided.2×B2+2.5
11,948broilTo cook by direct heat, or to be uncomfortably hot.B2+2.5
11,949cackleTo laugh in a harsh broken way.B2+2.5
11,950cadenceThe rise and fall of a voice or a tune.2×C12.5
11,951candourHonest plain speaking.C12.5
11,952captorSomebody who has taken another prisoner.B2+2.5
11,953caricatureA drawing that exaggerates somebody's features.B2+2.5
11,954cartwheelA sideways turn of the body on hands and feet.B1+2.5
11,955caucusA meeting of a party's members to decide policy.C12.5
11,956ceasefireAn agreement to stop fighting.B2+2.5
11,957chattelA movable possession, as opposed to land.C22.5
11,958chokerA close-fitting necklace worn at the throat.B2+2.5
11,959clothespinThe small wooden clip that holds washing on the line.B1+2.5
11,960collusionSecret co-operation for a wrong purpose.C12.5
11,961commencementThe act of starting something, or in America the ceremony at which students receive their degrees.C12.5
11,962composureCalm self-control in a difficult situation.C12.5
11,963construeTo take words as having a particular meaning.C12.5
11,964cornucopiaAn overflowing supply of good things.C22.5
11,965cottonwoodA poplar whose seeds carry white fluffy tufts.C12.5
11,966cruxThe decisive point of a matter.C12.5
11,967cumbersomeSo big and awkward it is hard to carry or use.C12.5
11,968cursoryHasty and without attention to detail.2×C12.5
11,969dandelionA yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.B22.5
11,970disarmamentReducing or giving up weapons by agreement.C12.5
11,971diversifyTo spread into a wider range of kinds.C12.5
11,972dowagerA widow holding a title from her late husband.C22.5
11,973downheartedLow in spirits.C12.5
11,974dutifulDoing what is required of you, out of obligation.C12.5
11,975earacheA pain inside the ear.B1+2.5
11,976eardrumThe tiny skin inside your ear that sound makes tremble.B22.5
11,977ecologyThe study of how living things relate to their surroundings.B2+2.5
11,978edificationInstruction that improves the mind or morals.C22.5
11,979electrodeA conductor through which current enters or leaves.C22.5
11,980embellishTo decorate something.2×C12.5
11,981enfoldTo wrap something or someone up and hold them close.C12.5
11,982engraveTo cut a design or lettering into a hard surface.2×B2+2.5
11,983evokeTo call up a memory or feeling.C12.5
11,984exertionStrenuous physical or mental effort.B2+2.5
11,985extraneousNot belonging to the matter in hand.C12.5
11,986falsettoA high singing voice produced above a man's natural range.C12.5
11,987filialTo do with the duty a child owes a parent.B2+2.5
11,988flogTo beat somebody as a punishment.2×C12.5
11,989forbearancePatient restraint when you would be entitled to act.C22.5
11,990forgoTo go without something you could have had.C12.5
11,991formativeHaving a lasting effect on how somebody develops.C12.5
11,992fritterTo waste money or time in small amounts.2×B2+2.5
11,993gantryAn overhead frame carrying a crane or signals.C12.5
11,994godlyDevout in conduct, living by divine law so that righteousness shows in behaviour rather than in outward displays of devotion.B2+2.5
11,995harridanA bad-tempered scolding old woman.C22.5
11,996hedgehogA small spiny nocturnal mammal that curls into a ball for defence.B22.5
11,997hoodedWearing or fitted with a covering for the head.B2+2.5
11,998hopscotchThe pavement game of jumping through numbered chalk squares.B22.5
11,999hubbubThe confused noise of a crowd talking.C12.5
12,000icicleA hanging spike of frozen drip.B1+2.5