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.
Common in everyday speech and writing
- 7,501grinderA machine or device for crushing something into small pieces or powder.B1+3.1
- 7,502groomingKeeping yourself clean and neatly presented.B23.1
- 7,503gullibleBelieving anything anybody says, however unlikely.C13.1
- 7,504hallmarkAn official mark stamped on gold, silver or platinum to certify its purity and where it was assayed.C13.1
- 7,505hiccupsThe jumping sounds the chest makes involuntarily.B13.1
- 7,506houseworkThe unpaid jobs of cleaning and tidying a home.B1+3.1
- 7,507hypocriticalClaiming standards you do not keep yourself.C13.1
- 7,508implicatedShown to have had a part in wrongdoing.C13.1
- 7,509imprintThe name of a publishing house as it appears on a book, or a branded list within a larger publisher.C13.1
- 7,510inevitablyIn a way that cannot be prevented or avoided.B2+3.1
- 7,511insubordinationOpen refusal to obey orders.C13.1
- 7,512investorA person who puts money in expecting a return.B2+3.1
- 7,513knickersUnderwear worn by women below the waist.B1+3.1
- 7,514landmarkA famous building or place everyone recognises.C13.1
- 7,515latterThe second of two things mentioned.C13.1
- 7,516lewdCrudely and offensively sexual.C13.1
- 7,517lifelessDead, or with no energy or spirit at all.B23.1
- 7,518liveryThe distinctive colours a company or servant wears.C23.1
- 7,519louvreOne of a set of slanting slats that let air through.C13.1
- 7,520lucidPerfectly clear in thought or explanation.C13.1
- 7,521mascaraA dark cosmetic brushed onto the eyelashes to darken and thicken them.B1+3.1
- 7,522maximA short rule of conduct people live by.C13.1
- 7,523mementoA small object kept to remind you of somebody or something.B2+3.1
- 7,524orbitalTo do with the path one body takes around another.B2+3.1
- 7,525pakistanA country in South Asia.B1+3.1
- 7,526paradoxA statement that contradicts itself yet seems true, or that reaches an impossible conclusion by sound steps.B2+3.1
- 7,527pebbleA small smooth stone rounded by water.B23.1
- 7,528petroleumRefined oil and the fuels made from it.B2+3.1
- 7,529piccoloA small flute that plays an octave higher.C13.1
- 7,530podiumA raised stand for a speaker or a winner.B1+3.1
- 7,531poisedCalm and composed.B23.1
- 7,532poshSmart and expensive, or upper class in manner.B2+3.1
- 7,533possessiveWanting to keep somebody entirely to yourself.B1+3.1
- 7,534pretextA false reason given to hide the real one.C13.1
- 7,535processionA line of people walking together in ceremony.B2+3.1
- 7,536prosperousSuccessful and comfortably rich.C13.1
- 7,537registryThe official office where records of births, marriages and property dealings are kept and consulted.B2+3.1
- 7,538rejoinTo join something again after leaving.B2+3.1
- 7,539relocateTo move a home or a business to another place.B23.1
- 7,540residualLeft over after the main part has gone.C23.1
- 7,541retaliateTo strike back after being hurt.B2+3.1
- 7,542rockerA performer or fan of rock music.B23.1
- 7,543rowingThe sport of pulling oars to move a boat.B1+3.1
- 7,544runnyThin enough to flow like liquid.B1+3.1
- 7,545scatJazz singing on nonsense syllables.C23.1
- 7,546sedateCalm, unhurried and dignified.C13.1
- 7,547seriousnessThe degree to which something is grave or severe.B23.1
- 7,548singularReferring to one only, or remarkably unusual.B23.1
- 7,549singularityA point where the usual rules break down.C13.1
- 7,550slanderSpoken lies that damage a person's good name.C13.1
- 7,551slumA poor crowded city area of makeshift houses.B2+3.1
- 7,552socialistBelieving the state should own and share out the wealth.C13.1
- 7,553stowTo pack something away tidily and securely.B2+3.1
- 7,554subsequentHappening or coming after something already mentioned.B2+3.1
- 7,555susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed by something.B2+3.1
- 7,556tolerantLetting others be different without anger.B2+3.1
- 7,557toolboxA box or case for carrying tools.B1+3.1
- 7,558toupeeA small hairpiece worn to cover baldness.C13.1
- 7,559tromboneA brass instrument played with a sliding tube.B23.1
- 7,560uncleanDirty.B23.1
- 7,561underlyingLying beneath the surface and explaining it.C13.1
- 7,562variationOne of the possible lines a game may follow.B23.1
- 7,563vendorA person selling from a small stand.B1+3.1
- 7,564ventilatorA machine that breathes for a patient.B1+3.1
- 7,565veterinarianA qualified doctor who treats animals.B1+3.1
- 7,566wannabeSomebody trying to be like a person they admire.B2+3.1
- 7,567wharfA platform along the water where ships are worked.C13.1
- 7,568windmillA tower with sails turned by the wind to drive machinery.A2+3.1
- 7,569advancementMoving forward, especially in a career.B2+3.1
- 7,570adventurousWilling to take risks for the sake of experience.B23.1
- 7,571anomalyThe one thing that does not fit the pattern.C13.1
- 7,572arabianBelonging to the great desert peninsula of south-west Asia.B1+3.1
- 7,573arouseTo stir a feeling into life, or to wake somebody.B2+3.1
- 7,574avocadoA green pear-shaped fruit with soft flesh and a large stone.A2+3.1
- 7,575axleA rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that joins a pair of wheels and turns with them.B2+3.1
- 7,576bashfulShy and easily embarrassed.C13.1
- 7,577bedlamA scene of wild noise and confusion.C23.1
- 7,578blazerA smart jacket worn over a shirt.B1+3.1
- 7,579blueprintA detailed plan or drawing.B23.1
- 7,580buttermilkThe sour liquid left after churning butter.B23.1
- 7,581caramelSugar cooked until it browns, or that colour.B1+3.1
- 7,582ceramicAn object made from clay hardened by heat.B23.1
- 7,583chargerThe cable and plug that refill a device's battery.A2+3.1
- 7,584chimpanzeeA clever African ape with dark hair and no tail.B1+3.1
- 7,585compressionThe squeezing of something into a smaller space.B2+3.1
- 7,586compulsionAn urge to do something over and over.C13.1
- 7,587conscientiousCareful and thorough in doing what is required.C13.1
- 7,588contemplateTo think about something seriously as a possibility.C13.1
- 7,589cordialA sweet syrup diluted with water.B2+3.1
- 7,590courteousPolitely respectful.B23.1
- 7,591disorientedHaving lost your sense of direction or of what is happening.B23.1
- 7,592figA soft purple fruit full of tiny seeds.B1+3.1
- 7,593firehouseThe station where fire engines and crews are based.B2+3.1
- 7,594flattenTo make or become level or flat.B1+3.1
- 7,595flawedSpoiled by a fault.C13.1
- 7,596foilVery thin sheet metal, used in the kitchen for wrapping and covering.B1+3.1
- 7,597frictionThe rubbing force that resists sliding.B23.1
- 7,598furnishedRented with furniture already inside.B2+3.1
- 7,599gazelleA small swift graceful antelope.B2+3.1
- 7,600genocideThe deliberate destruction of a whole people.C13.1
- 7,601governTo rule a country and make its decisions.B2+3.1
- 7,602hairlineThe edge where the hair begins on the forehead.B23.1
- 7,603heftyLarge, heavy and substantial.B2+3.1
- 7,604hillsideThe sloping side of a hill.B1+3.1
- 7,605horsepowerA unit for measuring the power of an engine.B23.1
- 7,606implementTo put a plan or decision into effect.B2+3.1
- 7,607inboundTravelling towards a place rather than away from it.B2+3.1
- 7,608incriminatingSuggesting that somebody is guilty.B2+3.1
- 7,609infectTo pass a disease to somebody, or to spread through them.C13.1
- 7,610informerSomebody who secretly tells the authorities.B2+3.1
- 7,611inspirationalFilling people with the urge to act or create.B2+3.1
- 7,612isleAn island, in poetic use or in place names.B2+3.1
- 7,613jiggleTo move something with quick little jerks.B23.1
- 7,614ledgerThe book in which every transaction is recorded.C13.1
- 7,615mainstreamBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.C13.1
- 7,616malaysiaA country in Southeast Asia.B1+3.1
- 7,617malignantCancerous and able to invade the rest of the body.B2+3.1
- 7,618mammalA warm-blooded animal that feeds its young on milk.B1+3.1
- 7,619manhuntAn organised search for a wanted person.B2+3.1
- 7,620melodramaticExaggerated in emotion or behaviour.C13.1
- 7,621menopauseThe time when a woman's monthly cycles come to an end.B2+3.1
- 7,622moderateHolding views away from either extreme.C13.1
- 7,623moistureTiny amounts of water in the air or on a surface.B1+3.1
- 7,624moreoverAnd on top of that.B2+3.1
- 7,625mountaineerSomebody who climbs mountains.C13.1
- 7,626navelThe small hollow in the middle of the belly.B1+3.1
- 7,627neutralizeTo cancel the effect of something.B2+3.1
- 7,628neutronA particle with no charge, found in the nucleus.B1+3.1
- 7,629nitwitSomebody silly and scatterbrained.C13.1
- 7,630nocturnalActive at night and asleep by day.C13.1
- 7,631nourishmentThe food a body needs to keep going.B23.1
- 7,632observantQuick to notice things.B23.1
- 7,633outrightCompletely and openly.B2+3.1
- 7,634pennilessHaving no money at all.C13.1
- 7,635playmateA child somebody regularly plays with.B23.1
- 7,636plightA sad and difficult situation somebody is trapped in.C13.1
- 7,637pollenThe fine dust flowers exchange to make seed.B1+3.1
- 7,638polyesterA cheap man-made cloth that dries fast.B1+3.1
- 7,639priestessA woman who performs sacred rites.B2+3.1
- 7,640projectorA device that throws an image onto a screen.B1+3.1
- 7,641puppeteerSomebody who works puppets.B2+3.1
- 7,642respirationThe process by which cells release energy from food.B2+3.1
- 7,643saucyCheeky or impudent.B23.1
- 7,644seagullA noisy white coastal bird.A2+3.1
- 7,645sereneDeeply calm and untroubled.B2+3.1
- 7,646sketchyGiving only the outline, or not quite trustworthy.B2+3.1
- 7,647skilletA heavy flat pan with sloping sides.B23.1
- 7,648slammerPrison.C13.1
- 7,649smittenSuddenly and helplessly in love.C13.1
- 7,650smugglerSomebody who moves goods illegally past customs.B2+3.1
- 7,651speculateTo guess at something without firm evidence.B2+3.1
- 7,652stingyHating to spend or give even the smallest amount.B23.1
- 7,653tabooSomething a society forbids without needing to explain.B2+3.1
- 7,654thereafterAfter that point in time.C13.1
- 7,655turmoilA state of wild confusion and disturbance.C13.1
- 7,656uglinessThe quality of being unpleasant to look at.B23.1
- 7,657unprotectedHaving no covering, defence or safeguard.B23.1
- 7,658vendettaA long feud pursued with revenge in mind.C13.1
- 7,659venezuelaA country in South America.B1+3.1
- 7,660wartA small hard growth on the skin.B1+3.1
- 7,661wringTo twist something to squeeze the water out.B2+3.1
- 7,662advertisementA public notice or message promoting a product or service.B1+3.1
- 7,663animatedLively and full of interest.B23.1
- 7,664appetizerThe small first course that wakes your hunger.B1+3.1
- 7,665baptismThe Christian rite of admitting somebody with water.B23.1
- 7,666blingShowy expensive jewellery.B2+3.1
- 7,667bonySo thin that the bones show.B2+3.1
- 7,668carnalTo do with the body and its appetites.C13.1
- 7,669chivalryThe code of honour a knight was meant to live by.C13.1
- 7,670conceivablePossible to believe or imagine.B2+3.1
- 7,671conclusiveSettling a question beyond any argument.B2+3.1
- 7,672concurTo agree with an opinion.C13.1
- 7,673crowningStanding at the top of a life's achievements.C13.1
- 7,674culinaryTo do with cooking and the kitchen.C13.1
- 7,675daintySmall, delicate and pretty.B23.1
- 7,676dissertationThe book-length research project written for a degree.C13.1
- 7,677duskThe dim time after the sun has set and before darkness.B1+3.1
- 7,678frivolousNot serious when seriousness is called for.C13.1
- 7,679garnerTo gather support or information bit by bit.C13.1
- 7,680grovelTo behave humbly in order to win favour.C13.1
- 7,681heartbreakingCausing very great sadness.B23.1
- 7,682heiferA young cow that has not yet had a calf.C13.1
- 7,683horsemanA male rider skilled at handling a horse, especially in hunting or cavalry.B2+3.1
- 7,684hypnotizedPut into a sleeplike trance by a swinging watch and a soothing voice, so as to obey suggestions.B23.1
- 7,685insolentRudely disrespectful to those owed respect.C13.1
- 7,686keelThe long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.B2+3.1
- 7,687leftoverFood or material remaining after the rest is used.B1+3.1
- 7,688lorryA large goods vehicle.A2+3.1
- 7,689maroonTo leave somebody in a place they cannot get away from.C13.1
- 7,690mercilessShowing no pity or forgiveness.B2+3.1
- 7,691nitrogenThe gas that makes up most of the air.B1+3.1
- 7,692novelistSomebody who writes novels.B2+3.1
- 7,693omeletteBeaten eggs cooked flat in a pan and folded.A2+3.1
- 7,694persistTo continue in spite of difficulty or opposition.C13.1
- 7,695premiseA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.C13.1
- 7,696prohibitionAn official ban on something.C13.1
- 7,697replayTo play something over again.B1+3.1
- 7,698rosaryA string of beads used for counting prayers.B23.1
- 7,699rumbaA slow sensual Cuban partner dance.B2+3.1
- 7,700sapphireA hard blue precious stone.B1+3.1
- 7,701slumpTo sit or fall heavily, with no energy left.B23.1
- 7,702summertimeThe warmest season of the year.B13.1
- 7,703tarotA pack of picture cards used to tell fortunes.B2+3.1
- 7,704technicalityA small point of the rules that changes the outcome.C13.1
- 7,705tripletsThree children born to the same mother at the same time.B1+3.1
- 7,706truckerSomebody who drives a lorry for a living.B1+3.1
- 7,707tubaThe largest and lowest brass instrument.B23.1
- 7,708visibilityHow far and how clearly you can see.B1+3.1
- 7,709afflictionSomething that causes lasting pain or trouble.C13.1
- 7,710ballastHeavy material carried in a ship, balloon or vehicle to keep it stable.C13.1
- 7,711blobA small round mass of something soft.B1+3.1
- 7,712boroughA town district with its own local council.B2+3.1
- 7,713brazenBold and shameless.C13.1
- 7,714buoyA floating marker anchored to warn or guide.B2+3.1
- 7,715cadaverA dead body, especially one used for study.C13.1
- 7,716cavalierOffhand about matters that deserve care.C13.1
- 7,717characteristicA feature or quality typical of a person or thing.B23.1
- 7,718condorAn enormous vulture of the Americas.B2+3.1
- 7,719contaminationThe spoiling of something by an unwanted substance.B2+3.1
- 7,720coordinationThe organising of separate parts to work together effectively.C13.1
- 7,721creamyThick and smooth in texture, like cream.B1+3.1
- 7,722crucifixA cross bearing a figure of Christ.B23.1
- 7,723decadentLuxuriously rich to the point of excess.C13.1
- 7,724decreaseTo become smaller in number or amount.B23.1
- 7,725dinA loud unpleasant noise that goes on and on.C13.1
- 7,726distastefulUnpleasant and offensive.C13.1
- 7,727distortionA twisting of shape, sound or truth out of true.B2+3.1
- 7,728downwardMoving or facing towards a lower place.B1+3.1
- 7,729erectTo build or put up something upright.C13.1
- 7,730evolutionaryRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.C13.1
- 7,731fickleChanging loyalties and moods without warning.C13.1
- 7,732fillyA young female horse.C13.1
- 7,733flamingoA tall pink bird that often stands on one leg.A2+3.1
- 7,734hereditaryPassed down from parent to child.B2+3.1
- 7,735hermitSomebody who lives entirely apart from other people.B23.1
- 7,736homeownerSomebody who owns the house they live in.B1+3.1
- 7,737horoscopeA forecast made from the position of the stars.B1+3.1
- 7,738infernalBelonging to hell, or thoroughly annoying.C23.1
- 7,739infrastructureThe roads, pipes, wires and rails a place runs on.B2+3.1
- 7,740interactionThe action two things have on each other.B23.1
- 7,741lairdA Scottish landowner of an estate.C23.1
- 7,742lullA brief period of quiet or reduced activity.C13.1
- 7,743lushOf plants, growing thickly and looking green and healthy.B2+3.1
- 7,744miteA very small creature.B2+3.1
- 7,745moatA wide water-filled ditch around a castle.B2+3.1
- 7,746mootOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.C13.1
- 7,747mosqueA building where Muslims gather to pray.B1+3.1
- 7,748nuggetA rounded lump of pure metal found in the ground.B23.1
- 7,749occurrenceSomething that happens.C13.1
- 7,750pamphletA thin booklet arguing a case or giving information.B2+3.1
- 7,751passagewayA narrow way leading between rooms or buildings.B23.1
- 7,752persecutionSustained cruel treatment of a group because of their identity or beliefs.C13.1
- 7,753pertinentDirectly to the point being discussed.C13.1
- 7,754piranhaA small fierce South American fish that attacks in shoals.B2+3.1
- 7,755pistonThe plug that slides up and down inside a cylinder.B2+3.1
- 7,756proprietorThe owner of a business.B2+3.1
- 7,757pubicRelating to the hair-bearing area just above the genitals.B2+3.1
- 7,758queueA line of people waiting for something, one behind another.B1+3.1
- 7,759readinessThe state of being prepared.B23.1
- 7,760rechargeTo put electrical power back into a battery.B23.1
- 7,761revivalA bringing back into life or use.C13.1
- 7,762sanitationThe systems that keep drinking water and waste apart.B2+3.1
- 7,763selectiveChoosing carefully from a range of options.B23.1
- 7,764sewageThe waste water carried away from buildings.B23.1
- 7,765snowflakeA single falling ice crystal.A2+3.1
- 7,766spatterTo scatter drops of liquid over a surface.C13.1
- 7,767spokesmanA man who speaks on behalf of a group.B23.1
- 7,768spotlessPerfectly clean, with no mark anywhere.B1+3.1
- 7,769startleTo make someone jump with sudden fright.B23.1
- 7,770steadilyAt an even and continuing rate.B2+3.1
- 7,771stokeTo feed and stir a fire.C13.1
- 7,772strongholdA place strongly held and hard to take.B2+3.1
- 7,773thinkerSomebody who thinks deeply, especially in public.B23.1
- 7,774throbbingBeating or pulsing strongly and steadily, as an aching wound does.B23.1
- 7,775weakenTo make or become less strong.C13.1
- 7,776whooshTo move fast with a rushing sound.B2+3.1
- 7,777zingA sharp, pleasing tang or spark that livens something up.C13.1
- 7,778abominationSomething that causes disgust and hatred.C13.1
- 7,779abruptSudden and unexpected.B2+3.1
- 7,780accuratelyIn a way that matches the truth exactly.B2+3.1
- 7,781aggravationA worsening of a problem, or persistent annoyance.B23.1
- 7,782albinoA creature born with no colouring in skin or hair.B2+3.1
- 7,783analogyA comparison that explains something by showing how it works like something else.C13.1
- 7,784appalledDeeply shocked and dismayed.B2+3.1
- 7,785armouredProtected by heavy plating.B2+3.1
- 7,786attachmentA close feeling of fondness or loyalty towards somebody or something.B2+3.1
- 7,787authenticityThe quality of being genuine.C23.1
- 7,788bazaarA market of many small stalls.B2+3.1
- 7,789benignGentle and harmless.C13.1
- 7,790blatantDone openly and without any shame.B2+3.1
- 7,791chemotherapyTreatment of cancer with powerful drugs.B2+3.1
- 7,792chileA country on the Pacific coast of South America.B1+3.1
- 7,793civilisedHaving a developed culture and humane customs.B2+3.1
- 7,794collaborationWorking together on something.C13.1
- 7,795comprehensiveCovering everything, or nearly everything, that is relevant.B2+3.1
- 7,796condoneTo accept behaviour that ought to be condemned.C23.1
- 7,797confoundTo puzzle somebody, or to prove them wrong.C13.1
- 7,798courtshipThe time of trying to win somebody's love.C13.1
- 7,799croakTo make a deep hoarse sound.B23.1
- 7,800deactivateTo switch a device, alarm or account out of operation, usually in a way that can be reversed later.B1+3.1
- 7,801debriefA meeting after an event to review how it went.B2+3.1
- 7,802deceitfulIn the habit of lying to get what you want.B2+3.1
- 7,803disapproveTo judge that something is wrong.B23.1
- 7,804dominionPower to rule, or the lands ruled.C13.1
- 7,805dormantAlive but inactive.C13.1
- 7,806duressForce or threats used to make somebody act.C13.1
- 7,807empathyThe ability to feel and understand what another person is feeling, as if from inside their experience.B2+3.1
- 7,808evasionThe act of dodging a question or a duty.B2+3.1
- 7,809factionA small group inside a larger one, pulling its own way.C13.1
- 7,810femurThe long bone of the thigh.B2+3.1
- 7,811fleeceThe whole woolly coat of a sheep.B1+3.1
- 7,812flinchTo make a sudden small movement from fear or pain.B23.1
- 7,813floppySo soft and bendy that it flaps instead of holding its shape.B1+3.1
- 7,814fluentSpeaking a language smoothly and easily.B2+3.1
- 7,815frightfulShockingly bad or alarming.B23.1
- 7,816gleeGreat delight, often at another's misfortune.B23.1
- 7,817gloomPartial darkness in which you can barely make things out.B23.1
- 7,818gunfightA fight in which both sides use firearms.B2+3.1
- 7,819homesteadA house and the land around it that a family works.C23.1
- 7,820hordeA great crowd, often an unwelcome one.B2+3.1
- 7,821hoverTo stay in one place in the air.B23.1
- 7,822hurtfulCausing emotional pain.B23.1
- 7,823hydraulicWorked by the pressure of a liquid.B2+3.1
- 7,824impetuousActing suddenly without stopping to think.C13.1
- 7,825indebtedOwing money.B2+3.1
- 7,826indifferentHaving no interest or feeling either way.B2+3.1
- 7,827inexperiencedNot yet having done something enough to be good at it.B2+3.1
- 7,828invasiveSpreading harmfully into places it should not be.B2+3.1
- 7,829joustA contest between two knights with lances.B2+3.1
- 7,830liberateTo set free from control or imprisonment.B2+3.1
- 7,831lightweightA boxer fighting at a limit of about sixty-one kilograms.C13.1
- 7,832likelihoodThe chance that something will happen.C13.1
- 7,833lindenA broad-leaved tree with fragrant flowers.C13.1
- 7,834methaneA colourless gas with no smell, burnt as fuel.B2+3.1
- 7,835microscopicSo small it needs a lens to be seen.B2+3.1
- 7,836mimeTo act something out without speaking.B23.1
- 7,837miscarriageThe early loss of a pregnancy.B2+3.1
- 7,838mistrialA trial made invalid by an error or a hung jury.C13.1
- 7,839moltenMelted by great heat.B2+3.1
- 7,840monologueA long speech by one person alone.B2+3.1
- 7,841motherhoodThe state of being a mother.B23.1
- 7,842mousseA light airy dessert full of whipped bubbles.B2+3.1
- 7,843optionalAllowed but not required.B23.1
- 7,844ornamentA small object kept only because it is pretty.B23.1
- 7,845parchedDried out completely by heat.B23.1
- 7,846pathwayA narrow way for walking along.B23.1
- 7,847pilgrimageA long journey made to a holy place.B2+3.1
- 7,848playfulLively and full of fun, with no serious intent.B23.1
- 7,849pliersA pinching hand tool for gripping and bending.B1+3.1
- 7,850primalBelonging to the earliest and deepest instincts.C13.1
- 7,851promptDone without delay.B23.1
- 7,852propulsionThe driving of a craft forward by engine thrust, as jets and rockets provide.C13.1
- 7,853puttTo hit a golf ball gently along the green.B2+3.1
- 7,854queasyFeeling slightly sick.B2+3.1
- 7,855recipientA person who receives something.B23.1
- 7,856reconcileTo restore peace between people.C23.1
- 7,857reconstructTo build something again after damage.B23.1
- 7,858recurringComing back again and again.B2+3.1
- 7,859regalFit for a monarch, and grand in bearing.B2+3.1
- 7,860regimentalBelonging to a regiment.C13.1
- 7,861roundupA summary of the main news, or the gathering of cattle.C13.1
- 7,862roveTo wander from place to place with no fixed course.C13.1
- 7,863ruralBelonging to the countryside.B23.1
- 7,864rustleTo make the soft dry sound of leaves or paper moving.C13.1
- 7,865sashA wide band of cloth tied around the waist.B2+3.1
- 7,866saviourSomebody who rescues others from danger.B2+3.1
- 7,867scrutinyCareful and critical examination.C13.1
- 7,868sedationThe calming of a patient with drugs.C13.1
- 7,869shimmyTo move the body with a shaking sideways motion.C13.1
- 7,870sideburnsStrips of hair grown down in front of the ears.B23.1
- 7,871simulateTo imitate the working of something for study or practice.C13.1
- 7,872snortTo force air noisily through the nose, often in scorn.B23.1
- 7,873solitaireA card game for one player.B1+3.1
- 7,874spaciousHaving lots of room inside.C13.1
- 7,875spamUnwanted junk messages sent in bulk.C13.1
- 7,876subsequentlyAfter the thing already mentioned; afterwards.B2+3.1
- 7,877supplementSomething taken or added to make up for a shortage.C13.1
- 7,878switchboardThe system that routes incoming calls to the right person.B23.1
- 7,879tardyLater than it should be.B23.1
- 7,880temperamentA person's natural disposition — the way they tend to feel and react.C13.1
- 7,881ticklishSensitive to being tickled.B23.1
- 7,882toothacheA pain in a tooth.A2+3.1
- 7,883unhappinessA settled state of not being happy.B23.1
- 7,884unifiedMade into a single whole, as when separate states join under one government.B2+3.1
- 7,885untraceableImpossible to follow back to its source.C13.1
- 7,886unwillingNot wanting to do something.B23.1
- 7,887upbringingThe way your parents raised you and the values they taught.B23.1
- 7,888upholsteryThe padding and fabric covering furniture.C13.1
- 7,889uploadTo send a file from your device onto the internet.B1+3.1
- 7,890uprisingA revolt by people against those in power.B2+3.1
- 7,891urgentlyIn a way that cannot wait.B2+3.1
- 7,892volatileLikely to change suddenly and unpredictably.B2+3.1
- 7,893volleyballA team game of hitting a ball over a high net with the hands.A2+3.1
- 7,894wartimeThe period during which a war is being fought.B23.1
- 7,895addictiveHard to stop once you have started.B2+3.0
- 7,896adjoiningSharing a wall or a border with the next one.C13.0
- 7,897airtightSealed so completely that no air passes.B1+3.0
- 7,898archaeologistA person who studies the past by digging it up.B2+3.0
- 7,899auditAn official examination of financial accounts to check that they are accurate.C13.0
- 7,900bansheeA wailing spirit whose cry foretells a death.C13.0
- 7,901beadA small ball threaded on a string.B1+3.0
- 7,902bonkersMad, in British informal use.B23.0
- 7,903carnageThe killing of very many people.B2+3.0
- 7,904caterpillarThe creeping larva of a butterfly or moth.A2+3.0
- 7,905chaoticCompletely disordered and out of control.B23.0
- 7,906clippersAn electric tool that cuts hair very short.B1+3.0
- 7,907cocoonThe silk case a caterpillar spins around itself.B23.0
- 7,908conquerorSomebody who takes a country by force.B2+3.0
- 7,909continuanceThe act of going on.C23.0
- 7,910corkscrewThe twisting tool that pulls the stopper out of a wine bottle.B1+3.0
- 7,911dabTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.B2+3.0
- 7,912defianceOpen refusal to obey an authority or a rule.C13.0
- 7,913disadvantageSomething that holds you back compared with others.B2+3.0
- 7,914dismissalBeing formally removed from your job.C13.0
- 7,915dualHaving two parts or two purposes.C13.0
- 7,916ensembleA group of musicians, actors or dancers who perform together as one.B2+3.0
- 7,917exhilaratingMaking you feel thrillingly alive.C13.0
- 7,918fanfareA short loud flourish of trumpets.B2+3.0
- 7,919flaskA bottle with a screw top that keeps a drink hot or cold for hours.B1+3.0
- 7,920gravitationalTo do with the pull between masses.C23.0
- 7,921gunpointThe threat of a gun.B23.0
- 7,922improperNot right or not suitable for the occasion.B23.0
- 7,923indigenousNative to a place from the earliest times.C13.0
- 7,924kennelThe small shelter a dog sleeps in.B1+3.0
- 7,925liegeA lord owed loyalty, or the vassal who owes it.C23.0
- 7,926luxuriousVery comfortable and expensive.B2+3.0
- 7,927membraneA thin flexible sheet of tissue.B2+3.0
- 7,928montageA sequence of short shots cut together to compress time.B2+3.0
- 7,929neurologicalTo do with the nerves and the brain.B2+3.0
- 7,930nexusThe central point where connections meet.C13.0
- 7,931nirvanaA state of perfect peace beyond all suffering.B2+3.0
- 7,932nudgeTo push somebody gently, usually with your elbow.B23.0
- 7,933outliveTo go on living after somebody else has died.B23.0
- 7,934parmesanA very hard Italian cheese.B1+3.0
- 7,935prodigalSpending money wastefully and without limit.C13.0
- 7,936punctualArriving or happening at exactly the time agreed.B23.0
- 7,937readilyWillingly and without hesitation.C13.0
- 7,938requisitionA formal request for goods or services.C23.0
- 7,939retrievalGetting something back from where it was.B2+3.0
- 7,940revereTo respect somebody very deeply.C13.0
- 7,941reversalA change to the opposite direction or decision.B23.0
- 7,942sharpenTo make something sharper.B13.0
- 7,943shudderTo shake suddenly with cold or horror.B23.0
- 7,944stapleA U-shaped wire fastener.C13.0
- 7,945subjectiveShaped by personal feeling rather than fact.B2+3.0
- 7,946surrealSo strange that it feels like a dream.B2+3.0
- 7,947thermosA container with double walls and a vacuum between them, used to keep drinks or food hot or cold.B1+3.0
- 7,948tidingsNews.C13.0
- 7,949ultraExtreme in style or opinion.B2+3.0
- 7,950utopiaAn imagined place where everything is perfect.B2+3.0
- 7,951volcanicFormed by molten rock from below the surface.B1+3.0
- 7,952walrusA large sea mammal with long tusks.B13.0
- 7,953woodlandLand covered with trees.B1+3.0
- 7,954accessibleEasy to reach, to enter or to understand.C13.0
- 7,955agricultureThe science and business of farming.B2+3.0
- 7,956almondAn oval nut with a pale sweet kernel.A2+3.0
- 7,957baldySomebody with no hair on their head.C13.0
- 7,958bestowTo give something as an honour.B2+3.0
- 7,959betrothedAn old-fashioned, literary word for the person one has promised to marry, used unchanged for a man or a woman rather than the French-derived pair.C13.0
- 7,960bilgeThe lowest inside part of a hull, where water collects.C23.0
- 7,961cannibalSomebody who eats the flesh of their own kind.B23.0
- 7,962cavernA large cave.B23.0
- 7,963cloggedBlocked so that nothing can pass.B23.0
- 7,964consciouslyKnowing full well what you are doing.B2+3.0
- 7,965corroborateTo support a statement or a finding with evidence from another, independent source.C13.0
- 7,966crossbowA bow set across a stock and fired like a gun.B2+3.0
- 7,967cynicSomebody who assumes people always act from self-interest.C13.0
- 7,968diversityThe mix of different kinds within one group.B2+3.0
- 7,969dossierA file of collected information about somebody.C13.0
- 7,970eggplantA shiny purple vegetable shaped like a teardrop.A2+3.0
- 7,971emphasizeTo give special importance or force to something.B2+3.0
- 7,972freestyleA swimming race in which any stroke is allowed, so almost everyone swims front crawl.B2+3.0
- 7,973funnelA cone-shaped tube used for pouring liquid or powder into a narrow opening.B1+3.0
- 7,974galacticTo do with a galaxy, or inconceivably large.B2+3.0
- 7,975gistThe essential point of what was said.B2+3.0
- 7,976guacamoleA dip mashed from avocado with lime.B1+3.0
- 7,977haggardLooking exhausted and worn out.C13.0
- 7,978heroismBehaviour of very great courage.B23.0
- 7,979implicateTo show that somebody had a part in wrongdoing.C13.0
- 7,980indisposedSlightly unwell.C13.0
- 7,981libelDamaging somebody's reputation in writing.C13.0
- 7,982lyricThe words of a song, or a short poem of feeling.B23.0
- 7,983momentaryLasting for a very short time.B2+3.0
- 7,984opticalTo do with sight and with light.C13.0
- 7,985papayaA tropical fruit with orange flesh and black seeds.B2+3.0
- 7,986poiseCalm, confident self-control, especially under pressure.C13.0
- 7,987ponderTo turn a question over slowly in your mind.B2+3.0
- 7,988populatedHaving inhabitants living there.B23.0
- 7,989pounceTo spring suddenly on something.C13.0
- 7,990premeditatedPlanned carefully in advance.C13.0
- 7,991programmerA person who writes computer code.B2+3.0
- 7,992prosperTo grow successful and wealthy.B2+3.0
- 7,993replicaAn exact copy of an object, often at another size.B2+3.0
- 7,994resideTo live in a place, formally.C13.0
- 7,995scapegoatSomebody blamed for what others did.B2+3.0
- 7,996severanceMoney paid to somebody whose job is ending.C13.0
- 7,997sideshowA small separate attraction beside the main show.B2+3.0
- 7,998spasmA sudden involuntary tightening of a muscle.B2+3.0
- 7,999spatulaA flat blade on a handle for lifting and turning food.B1+3.0
- 8,000spruceAn evergreen conifer with short needles all round the twig.B2+3.0