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

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397 words · showing 241–300

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  • nag/ˈnæɡ/verbB24 meaningsTo keep asking or complaining about the same thing until somebody gives in.
  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo get something, often with effort.
  • obtrude/əbˈtɹuːd/verbC2To push yourself forward where you are not wanted.
  • obviate/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/verbC2To remove the need for something.
  • ordain/ɔɹˈdeɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo make somebody a priest.
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To finish a raw edge so it cannot fray.
  • palliate/ˈpælieɪt/verbC2To ease suffering without curing the cause.
  • palpitate/ˈpælpɪteɪt/verbC2To beat fast and irregularly.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC2To sweat.
  • pinion/ˈpɪnjən/verbC22 meaningsTo bind somebody's arms so they cannot move.
  • ply/plaɪ/verbC24 meaningsTo travel a route regularly.
  • poleaxe/ˈpoʊlˌæks/verbC2To knock somebody down with one blow.
  • pontificate/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/verbC2To speak as if your opinion settled everything.
  • portend/pɔːˈtɛnd/verbC2To be a sign that something is coming.
  • posit/ˈpɒzɪt/verbC2To put something forward as a starting point.
  • prate/pɹeɪt/verbC2To talk on foolishly and at length.
  • pray/pɹeɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo speak to a god.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • pressurize/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/verbC2To raise the pressure inside, or to push somebody hard.
  • presuppose/ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/verbC2To take something as given before the argument starts.
  • prevaricate/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/verbC2To avoid a straight answer.
  • primp/pɹɪmp/verbC2To fuss over your appearance.
  • prise/pɹaɪz/verbC2To force something open with a lever.
  • proclaim/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/verbC13 meaningsTo announce something publicly and officially.
  • proffer/ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/verbC2To hold something out for somebody to take.
  • prolong/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/verbC2To make something last longer.
  • propitiate/ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/verbC2To win back the goodwill of somebody offended.
  • proscribe/pɹəˈskɹaɪb/verbC2To forbid something by official order.
  • protract/pɹəˈtɹakt/verbC2To draw something out longer than it need be.
  • protrude/pɹəˈtɹuːd/verbC2To stick out beyond a surface.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • quaff/kwɒf/verbC2To drink deeply and with enjoyment.
  • queer/kwɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange or odd, in older use.
  • quench/kwɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo satisfy a thirst, or to put a fire out.
  • quest/kwɛst/nounB23 meaningsA long and difficult search for something important.
  • rankle/ˈɹæŋ.kəl/verbC2To keep causing bitter resentment.
  • ravish/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/verbC22 meaningsTo fill with delight.
  • realize/ˈɹɪə.laɪz/verbA23 meaningsTo become aware of something you had not noticed.
  • reave/ɹiːv/verbC2To carry off by force.
  • rebuke/ɹiˈbjuːk/verbC22 meaningsTo tell somebody sharply that they were wrong.
  • recant/ɹəˈkænt/verbC2To take back publicly what you once declared.
  • reconcile/ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/verbC22 meaningsTo restore peace between people.
  • rectify/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put a mistake right.
  • recuperate/ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/verbC2To get your strength back after illness.
  • reef/ɹiːf/nounB1+2 meaningsA ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
  • rejoin/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join something again after leaving.
  • relegate/ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/verbC2To send down to a lower rank or division.
  • remit/ɹɪˈmɪt/verbC2To send money, or to cancel a debt or a penalty.
  • remonstrate/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/verbC2To protest to somebody about what they are doing.
  • rend/ɹɛnd/verbC2To tear something violently apart.
  • render/ˈɹɛn.də/verbC17 meaningsTo cause someone or something to be in a particular state or condition.
  • renege/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/verbC2To go back on a promise you gave.
  • report/ɹɪˈpɔːt/verbA15 meaningsTo give an account of something that happened.
  • reproach/ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/verbC2To tell somebody with sorrow that they have let you down.
  • reprove/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/verbC2To tell somebody off gently, showing that you disapprove of what they did, without any formal or official rebuke.
  • repudiate/ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/verbC2To reject something and refuse to be bound by it.
  • requisition/ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/nounC22 meaningsA formal request for goods or services.
  • resound/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/verbC2To ring loudly through a place.
  • resuscitate/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo bring somebody back to consciousness or life.