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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • prohibitive/pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/adjectiveC1So high in cost that it stops people.
  • prolific/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/adjectiveC1Producing a great deal.
  • prominent/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStanding out where everyone can see it.
  • promiscuous/pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/adjectiveC12 meaningsCasual and indiscriminate, especially about sex.
  • prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjectiveB24 meaningsDone without delay.
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adjectiveC22 meanings
Naturally tending towards something bad.
  • pronounced/pɹəˈnaʊnst/adjectiveC1Very noticeable indeed.
  • proof/pɹuːf/nounB14 meaningsThe evidence that shows something is true.
  • proper/ˈpɹɒpə/adjectiveB13 meaningsRight and suitable for the situation.
  • prophetic/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Turning out to have foretold what happened.
  • prosaic/pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Plain and dull, with nothing imaginative about it.
  • prospective/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/adjectiveC1Expected or likely in the future.
  • prosperous/ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Successful and comfortably rich.
  • provincial/pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/adjectiveC1Of the regions rather than the capital, or narrow in outlook.
  • provocative/pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Meant to stir up strong feeling or argument.
  • prudent/ˈpɹuː.dənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCareful about risk, and thinking ahead to what could go wrong.
  • psychiatric/ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the treatment of mental illness.
  • pudgy/ˈpʌd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Short and rather fat.
  • pulmonary/ˈpʌl.məˌnɛ.ɹi/adjectiveC1Relating to the lungs.
  • pungent/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsHaving a sharp strong smell or taste.
  • pure/ˈpjʊə/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot mixed with anything else; made of one substance only.
  • putrid/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/adjectiveC1Rotten, and smelling of decay.
  • quadrupedal/ˌkwɑdɹəˈpiːdəl/adjectiveC1Walking on four legs.
  • quaint/kweɪnt/adjectiveC1Charmingly old-fashioned.
  • quantitative/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/adjectiveC1Measured in numbers and statistics.
  • quantum/ˈkwɒntəm/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the physics of the very smallest things.
  • queasy/ˈkwiː.zi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFeeling slightly sick.
  • quintessential/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/adjectiveC1Showing a quality in its purest form.
  • quizzical/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/adjectiveC1Showing mild puzzled amusement.
  • rabid/ˈɹæbɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCarrying the disease rabies.
  • radiant/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsShining brightly.
  • radical/ˈɹædɪkəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsReaching the deepest, most basic parts of something; complete and far-reaching.
  • rambunctious/ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/adjectiveC1Boisterous and hard to control.
  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • ramshackle/ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/adjectiveC1Badly built or maintained and close to collapse.
  • rancid/ˈɹænsɪd/adjectiveC1Smelling of fat that has gone off.
  • rangy/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Tall, thin and long-limbed.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.
  • rapt/ˈɹæpt/adjectiveC1So absorbed that nothing else reaches you.
  • raucous/ˈɹɔːkəs/adjectiveC1Loud, harsh and disorderly.
  • raunchy/ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/adjectiveC1Openly and coarsely sexual.
  • ravenous/ˈɹævənəs/adjectiveC1Extremely hungry.
  • raving/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsTalking wildly and incoherently, as in delirium.
  • raw/ɹɔː/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot cooked.
  • reactionary/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Opposed to change and wanting the old ways back.
  • readable/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy or enjoyable to read.
  • rearmostadjectiveC1Furthest to the back.
  • recessive/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveC1Said of a gene whose effect shows only without a stronger one.
  • reciprocal/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/adjectiveC1Given by each side to the other.
  • reconciled/ˈɹɛkənsaɪld/adjectiveC12 meaningsBrought back together after a long quarrel.
  • recreationaladjectiveC1Done for enjoyment rather than as work or duty.
  • red-hotadjectiveB22 meaningsHeated until it glows red.
  • redactedadjectiveC1With the sensitive parts blacked out.
  • reduced/ɹɪˈdjuːst/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiled down until thicker and stronger.
  • redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsNo longer needed or useful.
  • reedy/ˈɹiː.di/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and high in tone.
  • refreshing/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsMaking you feel cool and revived.
  • regimentaladjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to a regiment.
  • regulatory/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/adjectiveC1Concerned with making and enforcing rules.
  • relationaladjectiveC1To do with how things stand in relation to each other.