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

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  • queer/kwɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange or odd, in older use.
  • querulous/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/adjectiveC2Complaining in a whining tone.
  • quiescent/kwaɪˈɛsənt/adjectiveC2Quiet and inactive for the time being.
  • quixotic/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/adjectiveC2Nobly idealistic, and hopelessly impractical.
  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • rapacious/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/
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Greedily grasping for more at others' cost.
  • rapturous/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Full of overwhelming delight.
  • recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/adjectiveC2Resisting authority and refusing to co-operate.
  • reclusive/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/adjectiveC2Choosing to live away from company.
  • recondite/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/adjectiveC2Dealing with matters far beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • recumbentadjectiveC2Lying down.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • refractory/ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Stubbornly resisting control or treatment.
  • remiss/ɹəˈmɪs/adjectiveC2Careless in doing what you were supposed to do.
  • remorseful/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/adjectiveC2Deeply sorry for something you did wrong.
  • replete/ɹɪˈpliːt/adjectiveC2Filled to overflowing with something.
  • reptilian/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/adjectiveC12 meaningsLike a reptile.
  • residual/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/adjectiveC2Left over after the main part has gone.
  • resounding/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/adjectiveC2Ringing loudly, or emphatic and beyond dispute.
  • resplendent/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/adjectiveC2Shining brilliantly and richly dressed.
  • restive/ˈɹɛstɪv/adjectiveC2Restless and hard to keep under control.
  • retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/nounC22 meaningsAn exhibition or survey covering a long period of work.
  • revelatory[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]adjectiveC2Showing something that had not been understood before.
  • rhetorical/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsIntended to persuade or impress rather than inform.
  • rheumy/ˈɹuːmi/adjectiveC2Watery and dull, said of old eyes.
  • ribald/ˈɹɪb.əld/adjectiveC2Coarsely humorous about sex.
  • rife/ɹaɪf/adjectiveC2Widespread, and usually unwelcome.
  • riven/ˈɹɪvən/adjectiveC2Split violently apart.
  • roan/ɹəʊn/adjectiveC2Having a coat of mixed white and coloured hairs.
  • rotund/ɹəʊ̯ˈtʌnd/adjectiveC12 meaningsRound and plump.
  • ruminative/ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/adjectiveC2Given to long slow thought.
  • ruttingadjectiveC2In the season when male deer fight and mate.
  • sacrosanct/ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/adjectiveC2So sacred that it must never be touched or changed.
  • sagacious/səˈɡeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Showing deep and shrewd wisdom.
  • salacious/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Dwelling on sex in a way meant to titillate.
  • salubrious/səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Good for health, or pleasant to live in.
  • salutary/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/adjectiveC2Producing a good effect, though unpleasant at the time.
  • sanctimonious/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Making a show of being more moral than others.
  • sanguine/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/adjectiveC2Cheerfully confident that things will turn out well.
  • scabrous/ˈskeɪbɹəs/adjectiveC2Rough to the touch, or indecent in subject.
  • scurrilous/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/adjectiveC2Making damaging and indecent accusations.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
  • seditious/səˈdɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Stirring people up against the government.
  • sedulous/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/adjectiveC2Working with steady untiring care.
  • seedy/ˈsiːdi/adjectiveC2Shabby and faintly disreputable.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • sere/sɪə/adjectiveC2Dry and withered, in poetic use.
  • serendipitous/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/adjectiveC2Happening by a happy accident.
  • servile/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/adjectiveC2Fawning and slavishly obedient.
  • several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsMore than two but not many.
  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • snaky/ˈsneɪki/adjectiveC2Winding, or sly and treacherous.
  • snug/snʌɡ/adjectiveB23 meaningsWarm, small and comfortable.
  • solicitous/səˈlɪsɪtəs/adjectiveC2Showing anxious care for somebody's wellbeing.
  • sonorous/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Deep, full and resonant in sound.