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

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  • abashed/əˈbæʃt/adjectiveC2Embarrassed and put out of countenance.
  • abhorrent/æbˈ(h)ɒɹənt/adjectiveC2Utterly detestable to your moral sense.
  • abject/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/adjectiveC2As wretched or as complete a failure as could be.
  • abstruse/əbˈstɹuːs/adjectiveC2So difficult to follow that few can understand it.
  • acerbic/əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/adjectiveC2Sharp and biting in speech.
  • acrobatic/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/
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Involving daring feats of balance and agility.
  • adroit/əˈdɹɔɪt/adjectiveC2Clever and quick in handling things.
  • afire/əˈfaɪɚ/adjectiveC2Burning, or glowing as though burning.
  • agape/əˈɡeɪp/adjectiveC2With the mouth wide open in astonishment.
  • aghast/əˈɡæst/adjectiveC2Struck with horror at what you see.
  • agile/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/adjectiveC2Quick and light on your feet.
  • aglitter/əˈɡlɪtɚ/adjectiveC2Sparkling all over with light.
  • all-encompassingadjectiveC2Taking in absolutely everything.
  • allegorical/ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC2Telling one story so as to stand for another meaning.
  • amorphous/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/adjectiveC2Having no definite shape or structure.
  • anachronistic/əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC2Belonging to the wrong period of history.
  • anarchic/əˈnɑː.kɪk/adjectiveC2Wildly disordered and recognising no authority.
  • angular/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/adjectiveC2Made of sharp corners, or bony and thin.
  • anodyne/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/adjectiveC2Deliberately inoffensive and lacking any substance.
  • antediluvian/ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/adjectiveC2Absurdly old-fashioned, as if from before the flood.
  • anthropological/æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/adjectiveC2To do with the study of human societies.
  • antithetical/ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC2Directly opposed in nature.
  • apocalyptic/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/adjectiveC2Resembling or predicting the end of the world.
  • aquiline/ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/adjectiveC2Curved like an eagle's beak.
  • arcane/ɑɹˈkeɪn/adjectiveC2Known only to a few, and mysterious to the rest.
  • archetypal/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/adjectiveC2Being the original or most typical example of a kind.
  • archival/ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/adjectiveC2Kept as a permanent record.
  • arduous/ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/adjectiveC2Needing hard and tiring effort.
  • aromatic/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a strong pleasant spicy smell.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • artless/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/adjectiveC2Simple and natural, with no cunning at all.
  • assiduous/əˈsɪdjuːəs/adjectiveC2Showing steady careful attention to a task.
  • astringent/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsDrying and puckering in the mouth.
  • attunedadjectiveC2Finely aware of and responsive to something.
  • august/ɔːˈɡʌst/nounA12 meaningsThe eighth month of the year.
  • austere/ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Strictly plain and without comfort.
  • autonomous/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/adjectiveC2Running itself, under no one else's control.
  • avian/ˈeɪvi.ən/adjectiveC2To do with birds.
  • axiomatic/ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC2So obviously true that it needs no proof.
  • baleful/ˈbeɪl.fəl/adjectiveC2Threatening harm.
  • baroque/bæˈɹɒk/adjectiveC2In the ornate European style of the seventeenth century.
  • basebornadjectiveC2Born of low or illegitimate birth.
  • becalmedadjectiveC2Stopped for lack of any wind.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • bellicose/ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/adjectiveC2Eager to fight.
  • belligerent/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsEager to fight or argue.
  • bereft/bəˈɹɛft/adjectiveC2Left completely without something valued.
  • besotted/bɪˈsɒtɪd/adjectiveC2So much in love that judgement is lost.
  • bespectacled/bɪˈspɛktəkəld/adjectiveC2Wearing spectacles.
  • biddable/ˈbɪdəbəl/adjectiveC2Willing to do as you are told.
  • bombastic/bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/adjectiveC2Using grand words with little behind them.
  • bona fide/ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/adjectiveC2Genuine and made in good faith.
  • boorish/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/adjectiveC2Rough and rude in manner.
  • brindleadjectiveC2Brown with streaks of another colour.
  • brusque/bɹʊsk/adjectiveC2Abrupt to the point of rudeness.
  • calamitous/kəˈlæmɪtəs/adjectiveC2Bringing disaster.
  • callous/ˈkæləs/adjectiveC2Hard-hearted and unfeeling.
  • callow/ˈkæləʊ/adjectiveC2Young and lacking any experience.
  • calorific/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveC2Containing a great deal of energy as food.
  • cantankerous/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered and quick to argue.