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

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  • abase/əˈbeɪs/verbC2To humble somebody, or to lower yourself.
  • abhor/əbˈhɔː/verbC2To hate something deeply.
  • abjure/əbˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/verbC2To give up a belief or a claim by solemn promise.
  • abrogate/ˈæ.bɹə.ɡət/verbC2To cancel a law or an agreement by authority.
  • accost/əˈkɔst/verbC2To approach a stranger boldly and speak to them.
  • accrue/əˈkɹuː/
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To build up in amount over time.
  • ad-libverbC2To speak without a script, making it up as you go.
  • addle/ˈæ.dəl/verbC2To muddle somebody's thinking.
  • adulterate/əˈdʌltəɹət/verbC2To spoil something by adding an inferior substance.
  • afford/əˈfoɹd/verbB13 meaningsTo have enough money for something.
  • aggrieve/əˈɡɹiːv/verbC2To make somebody feel unfairly treated.
  • allot/əˈlɒt/verbC2To give out shares of something to each in turn.
  • allude/əˈljuːd/verbC2To hint at something without naming it.
  • amble/ˈæm.bəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
  • ameliorate/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/verbC2To make a bad situation better.
  • annex/ˈænɛks/verbC2To take territory and add it to your own.
  • anoint/əˈnɔɪnt/verbC12 meaningsTo smear with oil as part of a religious ceremony.
  • apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbC2To arrest somebody, or to grasp a meaning.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • assail/əˈseɪl/verbC2To attack violently, physically or with words.
  • assimilate/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/verbC2To take something in fully, or to blend into a society.
  • assuage/əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/verbC2To make a painful feeling less sharp.
  • attaint/əˈteɪnt/verbC2To strip somebody of rights after a conviction.
  • audit/ˈɔːdɪt/nounC14 meaningsAn official examination of financial accounts to check that they are accurate.
  • automate/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/verbC2To replace human work with machinery.
  • baffle/ˈbæfl̩/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confuse somebody completely.
  • bandy/ˈbændi/verbC2To pass words or ideas back and forth carelessly.
  • banish/ˈbænɪʃ/verbC2To send somebody away and forbid their return.
  • baste/beɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • become/bɪˈkʌm/verbA13 meaningsTo begin to be something, or to change into it.
  • bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/verbC2To cover something with decorations.
  • befoul/bɪˈfaʊl/verbC2To make something filthy.
  • befuddle/bɪˈfʌdl/verbC2To muddle somebody's thinking.
  • beget/biˈɡɛt/verbC2To father a child, or to give rise to something.
  • beguile/bɪˈɡaɪl/verbC2To charm somebody, often in order to deceive.
  • behoove/bɪˈhuːv/verbC2To be right and proper for somebody to do.
  • belay/bɪˈleɪ/verbC2To hold the rope safe for a climber above you.
  • beleaguer/bɪˈliː.ɡə/verbC2To surround with trouble or with an army.
  • belie/bɪˈlaɪ/verbC2To give a false impression of something.
  • beseech/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/verbC2To beg somebody urgently.
  • besiege/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/verbC2To surround a place with an army, or to press in on somebody.
  • besmirch/bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/verbC2To damage somebody's good name.
  • bespeak/bɪˈspiːk/verbC2To be a sign of something.
  • bestir/bɪˈstɜː/verbC2To rouse yourself into activity.
  • bestride/bɪˈstɹaɪd/verbC2To stand or sit with a leg on each side of something.
  • betide/bɪˈtaɪd/verbC2To happen to somebody.
  • betoken/bɪˈtoʊ.kən/verbC2To be a sign of what is to come.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • blabber/ˈblæb.ɚ/verbC2To talk at length without saying anything of substance.
  • blazon/ˈbleɪzən/verbC2To display or proclaim something very publicly.
  • bodge/bɒdʒ/verbC2To repair something clumsily and badly.
  • brainstorm/ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/verbB2+3 meaningsTo produce ideas quickly as a group, without judging them yet.
  • brandish/ˈbɹændɪʃ/verbC2To wave something about, especially a weapon.
  • bray/bɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
  • brim/bɹɪm/nounC22 meaningsThe projecting edge of a hat, or the top rim of a cup.
  • broach/bɹəʊtʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo raise a subject for the first time.
  • brook/bɹʊk/nounB1+2 meaningsA small stream.
  • buffer/ˈbʌfə/verbC15 meaningsTo store data in advance so that sound or video plays without breaks.
  • bustle/ˈbʌsəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move about busily and noisily.