Word list

To become less intense or severe.

To formally give up a position of power or responsibility.

Departing from what is normal or expected.

Something that differs noticeably from what is normal or expected.

To regard with intense hatred or disgust.

Sudden and unexpected, often without warning.

Formal release from blame or guilt.

Practicing strict self-restraint, especially with food and drink.

Difficult to understand, especially because of deep complexity or specialized technicality.

Enthusiastic public praise or approval.

An award or expression of praise.

To approach and speak to someone boldly or aggressively.

Sharp and biting in tone.

To accept or admit that something is true.

To accept something reluctantly, without protest.

Full of bitterness or anger, especially in speech or dispute.

Sharp insight or good judgment, especially in a practical matter.

Refusing to change one's position; unyielding.

To stick firmly to a surface, or to follow a rule or belief closely.

To make an official decision about a dispute.

To warn or reprimand firmly but not harshly.

Excessive or uncritical praise.

Characterized by opposition or conflict.

A difficult or unfavorable situation.

To publicly support a cause, or a person who does so.

Relating to beauty or the appreciation of what is pleasing to the senses.

Easygoing and pleasant to talk to.

A natural liking for, or similarity to, someone or something.

To make something appear greater or more important than it is.

Eager and cheerful readiness.

To make fear or doubt less intense.

A story whose characters and events represent a broader moral or political meaning.

To make pain or difficulty less severe.

Distant in manner; not friendly or forthcoming.

A noisy argument or disagreement.

Selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Motivated by unselfish concern for others.

A mixture or blend of different elements.

To combine into a unified whole.

The quality of having more than one possible meaning, causing confusion.

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear in meaning.

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something.

To make a bad situation better.

Open and willing to cooperate.

Friendly and easy to like.

Done in a friendly way, without hostility.

Without a clear shape or form.

Something placed in the wrong time period.

Belonging to a different time period than the one it's placed in.

Comparable in certain respects to something else.

A state of disorder due to absence of authority.

Something intensely disliked or forbidden.

Providing support to something more central; secondary.

A short, entertaining account of a real incident.

Strong hostility or dislike.

Not likely to offend or provoke; bland.

Deviating from what is standard or expected.

Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone.

Showing active hostility or opposition.

To provoke hostility in someone.

A thing that came before, especially as a cause or origin.

A strong feeling of dislike.

Old-fashioned or outdated.

The direct opposite of something.

Directly opposed in nature.

A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Of doubtful authenticity, though widely circulated.

To calm someone by giving them what they want.

Especially relevant or fitting for the situation.

Anxious about something that might happen.

Approval or praise.

A person with the power to settle a dispute or decide an outcome.

Based on random choice rather than reason.

Understood by very few people; mysterious or secret.

Very old-fashioned or no longer in common use.

Full of intense feeling; passionate.

Requiring great effort; difficult and tiring.

Extremely dry, especially of land or climate.

A formal agreement to stop fighting.

Able to express ideas clearly, or to express clearly.

Clever trickery used to deceive.

Rising in power or influence.

To find out something for certain.

Practicing strict self-denial, especially for spiritual reasons.

Extremely foolish or stupid.

Showing great care and perseverance.

To absorb and integrate into a larger group or system.

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

Having sharp judgment; clever and perceptive.

To waste away or weaken from disuse.

Not typical or usual; different from the usual pattern.

Willing to take bold risks; daring.

Suggesting a favorable outcome; promising.

Plain, severe, and without luxury.

Extreme plainness or a severe reduction in spending.

Commanding respect through recognized expertise or confidence.

Ruling with unlimited personal authority.

Self-governing; independent of outside control.

Extreme greed for wealth.

Excessively greedy for wealth.

Kind and friendly toward someone younger, like a favorite uncle.

Causing embarrassment or difficulty; not smooth.

A statement accepted as true without needing proof.

Pleasantly warm and mild.

So common as to be boring; unoriginal.

A source of harm or annoyance.

Not producing plant life; unable to support growth.

Shy and easily embarrassed.

Something enormous in size or power.

Owing gratitude or obligation to someone.

Coming later than it should have.

To give a false impression of something.

Eager to fight; warlike.

Hostile and aggressive.

Producing good results; helpful.

A person who receives money or benefits from something.

Kind and generous, wishing good for others.

Gentle and harmless; not threatening.

To leave property to someone in a will.

To scold someone angrily and at length.

Deprived of or lacking something, often painfully.

Bad-tempered, as if suffering from indigestion.

To coax with flattery.

Showing contempt for something considered sacred.

Completely obvious, especially in a negative way.

A disease that harms plants, or something that spoils or damages.

Carefree and untroubled, sometimes to a careless degree.

Loud, energetic, and cheerful.

To support or strengthen something.

Pompous, inflated language meant to impress.

Using inflated, pompous language.

A helpful and welcome benefit.

Abundant or generously plentiful.

Relating to the conventional middle class, often used critically.

A bold, swaggering manner meant to impress or intimidate.

Bold and shameless, without regard for propriety.

Shortness of expression or duration.

To tolerate or put up with, usually in a negative sense.

Blunt and abrupt in manner.

Relating to pleasant, peaceful countryside life.

Cheerful and optimistic, or able to stay afloat.

Growing or developing rapidly.

To support something structurally or strengthen an argument, often by propping it up from beneath or the side.

Excessively complicated, especially of a system or process.

Full of harsh, jarring sound.

A harsh, jarring mixture of sounds.

A rhythmic flow of sound, especially in speech or music.

To persuade someone through flattery or promises.

To become rigid or fixed, as if hardened.

Showing no sympathy for others' suffering.

Immature and lacking experience.

A false statement made to damage someone's reputation.

A feeling of trust and friendship among a group.

A false, often deliberately misleading story or rumor.

Honest and direct, without holding back.

The quality of being open and honest.

Shrewd and careful, especially in practical matters.

Bad-tempered and argumentative.

Having a lot of space; roomy.

To stop resisting and give in.

Given to sudden, unpredictable changes.

Quick to find fault over trivial matters.

Of central importance; fundamental.

To move swiftly and out of control, often lurching from side to side.

To complain persistently about something trivial.

To criticize someone harshly.

Something that triggers a significant change or event.

Causing or accelerating significant change.

Extremely harmful or damaging.

A release of strong emotion, often bringing relief.

Harshly critical or sarcastic.

Showing offhand disregard for something serious.

Swiftness of movement or action.

To criticize formally or harshly.

The stopping of an action or state.

A feeling of annoyance or embarrassment at failure.

A person who falsely claims special knowledge or skill.

Cautious and wary about doing something.

To criticize or punish someone severely.

Trickery used to deceive someone.

To scold someone mildly.

Easily angered; bad-tempered.

An indirect way of saying something, using more words than necessary.

To restrict or limit something within bounds.

Careful to consider consequences before acting.

To find a way around an obstacle or rule, often cleverly.

A loud, confused noise, often of shouting or protest.

Kept secret, often because it's illicit.

Mercy shown toward someone who could be punished.

To come together to form one group or whole.

A concluding section that completes something.

Clear, logical, and convincing.

To think deeply about something.

The state of holding together as a unified whole.

A group of people sharing a common trait, often studied together.

Characteristic of informal, everyday speech.

To secretly cooperate for an illegal or deceptive purpose.

To praise formally, or to entrust something to someone.

Corresponding in size or degree to something else.

To express sympathy with someone's misfortune.

Strongly convincing or attention-grabbing.

Overly satisfied with oneself, unaware of potential danger.

The state of having many interconnected parts, making something hard to understand.

Involved with others in a wrongful act.

To understand something fully.

To hide something from view or knowledge.

To admit that something is true, often reluctantly.

To calm someone's anger or win their goodwill.

Intended to end a disagreement and win favor.

A state of agreement or harmony.

To express strong disapproval of, or to sentence to punishment.

Showing an attitude of superiority toward others.

To accept or approve of behavior, often implicitly.

A large, destructive fire.

A coming together of two or more things.

A person who conforms to prevailing standards or attitudes.

To confuse or perplex.

To thicken or solidify, as a liquid cools.

Pleasant and friendly; agreeable.

In agreement or harmony; corresponding.

A conclusion based on incomplete information.

To bring something to mind, or to produce as if by magic.

To secretly plan or cooperate to do something wrong.

An expert judge in matters of taste.

General agreement among a group of people.

To hand over or commit to a particular fate or condition.

To interpret the meaning of something.

Existing or occurring at the same time as something else.

Likely to cause disagreement or argument.

A person who takes an opposing view, often just to be different.

Feeling or showing genuine regret for wrongdoing.

Deliberately created in an artificial or forced way.

Stubbornly disobedient to authority.

A difficult and confusing problem.

Recovering gradually from illness or injury.

Based on general agreement or common practice; not unusual.

Friendly and lively, especially in a social setting.

Extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Abundant; existing in large quantities.

Warm and friendly, especially in a polite, formal way.

A natural consequence that follows from something else.

Fat; overweight.

To confirm or support a statement or theory with additional evidence.

Familiar with and comfortable in many different countries and cultures.

A small, exclusive group of people with shared interests.

A person's facial expression, or to tolerate/approve of something.

To reduce or eliminate the effect of something by acting against it.

Not openly acknowledged or displayed; secret.

Having a strong desire for something belonging to someone else.

Shamefully lacking courage.

Belief in or acceptance of something as true.

Too willing to believe things without enough evidence.

A gradual increase in intensity or loudness.

To express disapproval of someone or something's faults.

Mysterious or difficult to understand.

To reach a climax or final result.

Deserving blame for wrongdoing.

Done quickly, without much attention to detail.

Rudely brief in speech or manner.

To reduce or cut short.

Feeling intimidated or discouraged.

Showing fearlessness and determination.

A scarcity or lack of something.

A complete and often embarrassing failure.

To lower the quality, value, or reputation of something.

To weaken someone's strength or ability.

To expose a claim or belief as false.

Excessive indulgence in luxury or pleasure.

Giving a false or misleading impression.

To destroy a large portion of something.

Settling an issue clearly, or able to make decisions quickly and firmly.

Showing propriety and good taste.

Behavior that follows accepted social standards.

Worn out or weakened, especially through age or neglect.

A conclusion reached through logical reasoning.

The act of damaging someone's reputation through false statements.

Respectful submission to someone's wishes or judgment.

Showing respect for another's authority or wishes.

Boldly resisting authority or opposition.

Lacking a necessary quality or amount.

To provide money to pay part or all of a cost.

No longer existing or functioning.

To treat as a god; to idolize.

Sad and depressed, especially after disappointment.

Extremely delicious or delightful.

To assign a task or responsibility to someone else.

Harmful, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Careful consideration before making a decision.

Easily damaged, or requiring careful handling.

To describe or outline something precisely.

To mislead someone, especially themselves, into believing something false.

A political leader who appeals to emotion and prejudice rather than reason.

Requiring a lot of skill, effort, or attention.

The end or death of something.

To raise objections or show reluctance.

Modest and reserved in behavior.

To make something clearer and easier to understand.

To criticize unfairly in order to damage someone's reputation.

The final resolution of a story's plot.

To publicly condemn something as wrong.

To feel or express strong disapproval of something.

To remove someone from power, or to question under oath.

To express disapproval of something.

To mock or ridicule something.

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Not original; based heavily on something else.

To remove moisture from thoroughly; to dry out completely.

Deserted and bleak, or feeling utterly abandoned.

The complete loss of hope.

To plunder or strip of possessions and value.

Feeling deeply discouraged or hopeless.

A ruler with absolute, often cruel power.

Ruling with absolute and often cruel power.

Completely lacking money or resources.

Lacking a plan or purpose; disconnected.

To discourage someone from doing something.

Causing harm or damage.

Completely lacking something.

Deeply religious or earnestly committed to a cause.

Light, delicate, and translucent.

A forceful, often angry verbal attack.

A division between two sharply contrasting things.

Intended to teach or instruct, sometimes excessively.

Modest or shy due to lack of self-confidence.

Spread out over a wide area; not concentrated.

To move away from the main subject temporarily.

To become or make wider or larger.

Slow to act; intended to delay.

A person with only a superficial interest in an art or subject.

To become smaller or less, or to make something so.

Very small in size.

To free someone from a mistaken belief.

Dissatisfied with authority and no longer loyal to it.

Causing great, often sudden, damage or harm.

To notice or understand something that isn't obvious.

Able to be perceived or recognized.

The ability to judge well and perceive clearly.

To make known or reveal information.

To make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed.

To disturb the calm or composure of.

To unsettle or disturb someone's composure.

Causing unease or confusion.

Unable to be comforted; deeply unhappy.

Disagreement or lack of harmony.

Disagreeing or clashing; harsh-sounding.

A difference between things that should match.

The freedom to make decisions based on judgment, or careful behavior to avoid embarrassment.

Moving from topic to topic in a rambling way.

Showing scorn or contempt.

To deprive someone of a right, especially the right to vote.

To cause someone to lose hope or enthusiasm.

Untidy in appearance; disordered.

A reluctance or unwillingness to do something.

Not candid or sincere; insincerely pretending ignorance.

Not influenced by personal interest; impartial.

Lacking order or coherence; disconnected.

A feeling of alarm or discouragement.

Lacking order or a clear system; messy.

Causing a loss of one's sense of direction or clarity.

To speak of something or someone in a critical, belittling way.

Fundamentally different; not comparable.

Not influenced by strong emotion; impartial.

To make a feeling, belief, or rumor disappear.

To enjoy oneself in a lively, playful way.

A feeling of anxiety or unease.

The state of having a bad reputation.

To hide one's true feelings or motives.

To spread information or ideas widely.

Disagreement that leads to conflict within a group.

Disagreement with an official or widely held opinion.

A person who openly opposes official policy.

To gradually disappear or scatter.

Lacking moral restraint; given to excessive pleasure-seeking.

A lack of harmony or agreement; harsh sound.

To persuade someone not to do something.

To swell or bulge out from internal pressure.

To extract the essential meaning or most important part of something.

Deeply upset and agitated.

A lack of trust or confidence in someone or something.

Active during the day rather than at night.

To separate and go in different directions, or to differ from something.

To sell off or get rid of an asset or holding.

To reveal private or secret information.

Easy to manage or teach; submissive.

Applying a theory or doctrine rigidly, without regard to practical concerns.

Showing persistent determination.

A set of principles laid down by an authority as unquestionably true.

Asserting opinions as facts, without allowing room for doubt.

Expressing sorrow; mournful.

Feeling or expressing great sorrow.

The state of having the most power or influence in a situation.

Asserting control over others in a forceful way.

Temporarily inactive, but capable of becoming active again.

Stern and unfriendly in manner.

Excessively harsh or severe, especially of laws or punishments.

Worthless or inferior material.

Doubtful or of questionable value.

Capable of being drawn out into a thin wire or shape without breaking.

Sweet and soothing, especially in sound.

To trick or deceive someone.

Deceptive; saying one thing while doing another.

Deceitfulness; the act of saying one thing and doing another.

Threats or pressure used to force someone to act.

To gradually decrease in size or amount.

Gradually decreasing in size or amount.

Cheerful and full of energy.

Unconventional in a slightly strange way.

Brilliant, conspicuous success or acclaim.

Made up of a wide variety of sources or styles.

To surpass or overshadow in importance.

A large, imposing building, or a complex system of beliefs.

To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

To erase or make something unnoticeable.

Bubbly and full of enthusiasm, or literally fizzy.

Effective at producing the intended result.

Shameless boldness or nerve.

Expressing feelings in an unrestrained, gushing way.

Believing in equal rights and opportunities for everyone.

Thinking mainly of oneself; self-centered.

Shockingly bad or blatant.

The ability to stretch, adapt, or return to an original form after change.

Extremely happy and excited.

Mournful, expressing sorrow especially for something lost.

A poem or song expressing sorrow, often for the dead.

To draw out a response or reaction.

Fluent and persuasive in speaking or writing.

To make something clearer through explanation.

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

To come out from a source.

To free someone from restriction or control.

To make something more attractive by adding details, sometimes exaggerated.

To accept something readily or enthusiastically.

To involve someone deeply in a conflict or difficult situation.

In an early, undeveloped stage.

To correct or revise a text.

Famous and respected within a particular field.

Based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.

To imitate someone in an attempt to match their success.

A formal expression of high praise.

To include a wide range of things within its scope.

Regularly found in a particular area or group; native to it.

To publicly declare support or approval of someone or something.

To drain someone of energy or vitality.

To cause or give rise to something.

Something or someone puzzling and hard to understand.

Mysterious and difficult to understand.

Deep hostility between people or groups.

To make someone more dignified or noble in character.

A feeling of listlessness and boredom.

The extreme scale or seriousness of something, especially something bad.

To fill with intense delight; to captivate completely.

To settle securely or comfortably in a place.

To preserve a right, tradition, or idea as sacred or protected.

To happen as a result of something else.

To captivate someone's attention completely.

An earnest or humble request.

To pronounce words clearly and distinctly.

Items of only brief usefulness or interest, not meant to last.

Lasting for a very short time.

A person with refined taste in food and wine.

Devoted to the pursuit of sensory and culinary pleasure.

A short, witty statement expressing a single thought.

Relating to or conducted through letters.

Words inscribed on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there.

A descriptive word or phrase used to characterize someone, often disparagingly.

The perfect example of a particular quality.

To be a perfect example of a quality or type.

Calm and even-tempered; not easily disturbed.

Mental calm, especially under stress.

Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately.

To use ambiguous language to avoid committing to a position.

To completely destroy or eliminate something.

Straying from the proper course or standard.

Not consistent or predictable.

Former; previous.

Having or showing great knowledge from study.

Extensive knowledge gained through study.

To deliberately avoid something.

Understood by only a small, specialized group.

To publicly support or adopt a belief.

Respect and admiration; to regard highly.

No longer close or in contact, especially within a family.

Extremely delicate and light, seeming almost unearthly.

To praise highly, especially in a formal speech honoring someone.

A speech praising someone, especially at a funeral.

A mild word substituted for a harsh or blunt one.

Feeling intense happiness or excitement.

Quickly fading; short-lived.

To clearly reveal a quality or feeling.

To make a problem worse.

To demand and obtain something, or precisely accurate.

Making great demands on skill or attention; very strict.

The quality of being precise and accurate.

To praise highly or elevate in status.

To irritate someone intensely.

To go beyond a limit, expectation, or amount.

To remove something by cutting it out.

To criticize someone severely.

To clear someone of blame.

Extremely bad or unpleasant.

Serving as a desirable model; outstandingly good.

Serves as a clear example of something.

To strongly urge someone to do something.

Requiring immediate action or attention.

Extremely scanty or meager.

To officially clear someone of a criminal charge.

Unreasonably excessive, especially in price.

The quality of being convenient and practical, sometimes at the expense of principle.

Convenient and practical, though not necessarily fair or moral.

Done quickly and efficiently.

To make amends for wrongdoing.

To explain something in detail.

To make full use of something, often unfairly, for one's own benefit.

To express strong disagreement or protest.

To completely erase or remove something.

To remove objectionable material from a text before publishing it.

Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed.

Spoken or done without preparation.

To praise enthusiastically.

To obtain something through force or threats.

Not relevant or essential to the subject at hand.

To estimate by extending known information to an unknown situation.

Exceeding what is reasonable or necessary, especially in spending.

To free something or someone from a difficult situation.

Full of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm.

To invent or construct falsely.

The face of a building, or a false outward appearance.

Treating a serious matter with inappropriate humor.

Overly simple and superficial, ignoring real complexity.

A small, organized group within a larger one, often in dispute with it.

Based on a mistaken belief; logically flawed.

A mistaken belief based on flawed reasoning.

Left unused or uncultivated, especially farmland.

Very attentive to detail and hard to please.

Believing that events are predetermined and cannot be changed.

To understand something fully, often after difficulty.

Silly and pointless in a self-satisfied way.

Displaying excessive flattery or affection.

Loyalty or allegiance owed to a lord or cause.

Possible to do easily or practically.

Lacking effectiveness or initiative; irresponsible.

Highly productive or fertile.

The quality of being highly productive or fertile.

To pretend to feel or experience something.

Well-suited or aptly expressed.

Great happiness, or a particularly apt expression.

Wild, especially having escaped from domestication.

Showing intense and passionate feeling.

Intense and passionate feeling.

Having an extremely unpleasant smell.

To restrict or restrain, or a restraint itself.

An official order or decree issued without consultation.

Changing frequently, especially in loyalty or opinion.

Relating to the duty or affection owed by a child to a parent.

Skillful, subtle handling of a situation.

A person who is passionate and provokes conflict, especially politically.

Utterly astonished.

Conspicuously and shamelessly wrong.

Not showing proper seriousness.

Elaborately decorated, or flushed red in complexion.

To openly disregard a rule or convention.

A minor fault or quirk in someone's character.

To stir up or instigate trouble.

Patient self-control; restraint despite provocation.

A feeling that something bad is about to happen.

To prevent something by acting in advance.

Sad and abandoned-seeming.

To abandon or give up on someone or something.

Abandoned or deserted.

Direct and outspoken; frank.

To strengthen something against attack or difficulty.

Courage and strength in facing pain or adversity.

Happening by a lucky chance.

Forming a basis or foundation; fundamental.

Easily irritated and inclined to cause trouble.

Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.

Open and direct in speech.

Obtained or done through deceit; dishonest.

Fast, energetic, and chaotic.

Not serious or sensible; trivial.

Careful about spending money or using resources.

A person who performs official duties, often in a minor role.

Forming a necessary base or core part of something.

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Secretive and trying not to be noticed.

Producing no useful result; pointless.

To deny or contradict a statement.

An action calculated to gain an advantage, often involving some risk.

Of enormous size.

Obtrusively bright or overdecorated.

To gather or collect, especially support or praise.

A group of troops stationed in a place to defend it.

Excessively talkative, especially about unimportant things.

Too brightly colored or decorated; tasteless.

The origin or beginning of something.

Friendly and warm in manner.

Politeness and refinement of manner.

Relevant to the topic at hand.

To begin to grow or develop, as a seed does.

To make expressive gestures while speaking.

Extremely unpleasant or shocking.

To make a taunting or mocking remark.

To gather information or material gradually, often bit by bit.

Fluent and persuasive but insincere or superficial.

Excessive eating or greed for food.

Knotted, twisted, and roughened, especially with age.

To provoke someone into action.

Extremely light, thin, and delicate.

Pompous or extravagant language.

Using pompous, overly elaborate language.

Impressively large or extravagant, often excessively so.

To struggle to deal with a difficult problem.

Uncalled for; done without good reason.

Seriousness or importance, or the force that pulls objects together.

Sociable and enjoying the company of others.

To behave in a humble, submissive way to gain favor.

Cunning or deceit used to manipulate others.

Cunning and deceitful.

Honest and without deception; innocent.

Easily deceived or tricked.

Done regularly, as a settled or fixed practice.

Overused and lacking originality.

Looking exhausted, worn out from stress or lack of sleep.

Hindered or restricted in movement or progress.

Lacking any organized system or plan; random.

Unlucky, especially in a way that invites sympathy.

A lengthy, aggressive speech of criticism.

Something that signals an approaching event.

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Risky or dangerous.

Determined to do as one wishes, ignoring advice.

A person devoted to pleasure-seeking.

Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-indulgence.

Relating to dominant influence or control over others.

Dominance of one group or nation over others.

Shockingly wicked or evil.

A belief or opinion that goes against accepted doctrine.

Contrary to accepted or official doctrine.

The quality of consisting of diverse, dissimilar parts.

Consisting of diverse or different elements.

A pause or gap in continuity.

Arranged in ranks or levels of authority.

A system ranking people or things by status or authority.

To make progress more difficult; to get in the way of.

Overly dramatic or theatrical, especially to attract attention.

Exaggerated, theatrical behavior meant for effect.

To accumulate and store away, often excessively.

Very old, or gray/white with age.

Special honor or respect shown publicly.

A moralizing speech or lecture, or a religious sermon.

Made up of parts that are all the same or very similar.

To refine or perfect a skill over time.

To deceive or trick someone.

Unfriendly and antagonistic.

Excessive pride or self-confidence.

Lacking excitement; dull and monotonous.

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

Someone who acts contrary to their stated beliefs.

A proposed explanation made on limited evidence, to be tested further.

A person who challenges established beliefs or institutions.

Attacking cherished beliefs or traditional institutions.

A distinctive, often odd, personal habit or trait.

Peculiar to an individual; distinctively unusual.

Extremely peaceful and picturesque; idealized.

Not honorable in character or purpose.

Deserving or causing public shame.

An ignorant or foolish person.

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Based on illusion; not real, though it may seem so.

Well known and admired for past achievements.

Extremely stupid.

Perfectly clean or without flaw.

About to happen very soon.

Unable to be changed.

Not favoring one side over another.

Filled with strong feeling; passionate.

Not showing emotion; expressionless.

Having little or no money.

To delay or block the progress of something.

About to happen soon, often something ominous.

Impossible to enter, pass through, or understand.

Too slight to be noticed.

To put something at serious risk.

Arrogantly commanding, expecting obedience.

Unable to be upset or disturbed; calm.

Acting quickly without thinking things through.

To have a negative effect on, or to intrude on.

Unable to be calmed or satisfied.

Persistently demanding attention in an annoying way.

To repeatedly and urgently ask someone for something.

To seize and hold legally, especially a vehicle or asset.

Impossible to capture or enter by force.

A lack of honesty or moral integrity.

Behavior that is not socially or morally acceptable.

The act of creating or performing something without preparation.

Rude and disrespectful, especially toward an authority figure.

To challenge or attack someone's honesty or integrity.

To attribute a fault or quality to someone.

The state of not moving or doing anything; being idle.

Not enough, or not good enough, for what is needed.

Not deliberate; accidental.

Silly and lacking sense.

Unable to express oneself clearly.

To formally begin or introduce a policy, event, or era.

Emitting light as a result of being heated; brilliantly glowing.

Tending to provoke conflict or strong emotion.

To make someone extremely angry.

Extremely angry.

Just begun and not fully formed.

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

In an initial, still-developing stage.

Sharply and clearly expressed; penetrating.

Unable to exist or work together without conflict.

Out of place or not fitting with the surroundings.

Not easily noticed or attracting attention.

The quality of not attracting attention.

Not able to be denied or disputed.

Impossible to reform or correct.

Unwilling or unable to believe something.

Currently holding an office, or necessary as a duty.

The quality of being impossible to read or interpret.

Impossible to read or understand.

Never tiring; persisting tirelessly.

Unable to be justified or excused.

Not able to be precisely determined.

To formally charge someone with a crime.

Originating naturally in a particular place; native.

Extremely poor; lacking basic resources.

Feeling anger at something unfair or unjust.

Treatment that causes shame or embarrassment.

Absolutely necessary; too important to do without.

Unable to be questioned or denied.

Not clearly outlined or perceived; vague.

Marked by independence and self-reliance rather than conformity to a group.

Laziness; avoidance of activity or effort.

Lazy and avoiding effort.

Impossible to subdue or defeat.

Impossible to doubt; certain.

The act of formally admitting someone to a role, or reasoning from specific cases to a general rule.

Diligent and hardworking.

Too great or intense to be expressed in words.

Not producing the intended result.

Unable to be avoided or escaped.

Lacking skill or ability.

Certain to happen; impossible to avoid.

Impossible to stop or persuade otherwise.

Impossible to explain or account for.

Incapable of being wrong.

The state of being well known for something bad.

An intense but usually short-lived passion or admiration.

To reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Extremely small in amount or degree.

Likely to provoke anger or violence.

Innocent and unsuspecting; open and honest.

To bring oneself into favor with someone through deliberate effort.

To hinder or restrain a process or action.

Harmful or hostile in effect.

Gross injustice or wickedness.

Not likely to cause harm or offense.

Featuring new methods or ideas; original.

Unusually or excessively large.

Impossible to satisfy.

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Gradually and subtly harmful.

To suggest something indirectly, often something negative.

Lacking flavor, spirit, or interest; bland and dull.

Rude and lacking respect.

Unable to pay one's debts.

To bring about or initiate, especially trouble.

To gradually establish an idea or feeling in someone's mind.

Defiant of authority; disobedient.

Impossible to tolerate; unbearably arrogant or tedious.

Narrow-minded and disconnected from outside influence.

A person fighting against an established authority.

Too great to be overcome.

Unable to be touched or precisely defined; abstract.

Necessary to make something whole or complete.

Linked together in a network or system.

To interrupt with a remark.

A person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.

Seemingly endless, especially in a tedious way.

A period when normal government is suspended, often between rulers.

To stop something or someone briefly, breaking continuity.

To suggest or imply something delicately, or closely familiar.

Made to feel afraid or overawed.

Hard to control or solve.

Refusing to change one's views or agree about something.

Describing a verb that does not take a direct object.

Fearless and adventurous.

Having many small, detailed parts; complicated.

Examining one's own thoughts and feelings.

To understand something instinctively, without conscious reasoning.

To overwhelm with a large amount of something.

To make someone accustomed to something unpleasant over time.

To make something no longer valid, true, or effective.

Extremely useful; too valuable to measure.

Harsh, abusive language directed at someone.

To speak or write with strong hostility about something.

To create something new that didn't exist before.

Having a long-established habit; deeply set in a way of behaving.

Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.

Without conscious control; unintentionally.

Easily made angry.

Extremely angry.

To irritate or annoy.

Not connected to the matter at hand.

Beyond criticism; blameless.

Unsure and unable to decide.

Lack of proper respect.

Not able to be changed or reversed.

Traveling from place to place, especially for work.

Tired of or cynical about something from too much experience.

To abandon or discard something no longer wanted.

Playful and humorous in manner.

Fond of joking; humorous in manner.

To push or bump against roughly, especially in a crowd.

Cheerful and friendly.

Feeling or expressing great happiness, especially over success.

A feeling of great happiness and triumph.

Having or showing good judgment; sensible.

To place things side by side for comparison or contrast.

To start a fire, or to arouse a feeling or interest.

Relating to or produced by motion.

Extremely complex and confusing, like a maze.

Lacking enthusiasm or determination.

Using very few words.

Heavily loaded or weighed down.

To express deep sorrow or regret.

Lacking energy; slow and relaxed.

To lose strength or become weak, often from being neglected.

Growing weak or failing to progress.

Generosity in giving money or gifts.

A state of physical or mental weariness.

Present but not yet developed or visible.

Freedom to act or make decisions within limits.

To praise highly.

Expressing praise.

Not sufficiently strict or careful.

Conforming to accepted rules or standards; genuine.

Lacking energy; sluggish.

Humor or lightheartedness, especially in a serious situation.

A published false statement damaging someone's reputation.

To set free from restriction or control.

Lacking moral restraint, especially sexually.

Clear and transparent, especially of water or writing style.

Lacking energy or enthusiasm.

A lack of energy or enthusiasm.

Gracefully thin and flexible.

Prone to taking legal action.

Extremely angry.

Reluctant or unwilling.

To feel intense dislike for.

Very talkative.

Clear and easy to understand.

Producing a great deal of profit.

Absurd or ridiculous.

Excessively mournful or gloomy.

A person who inspires or influences others, especially in a particular field.

Giving off light; bright and glowing.

Shockingly vivid or sensational, especially about violence.

Disturbing because concerned with death or violence.

To plot or scheme, usually secretly.

A scheming plot, usually secret.

A situation of great confusion or violent turmoil.

Generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival.

A general feeling of discomfort or unease, often hard to pinpoint.

A person who commits a crime or does wrong.

Wishing harm on others.

To speak badly of someone unfairly, or having an evil influence.

Harmful in intent or effect, especially of disease.

To pretend illness to avoid work or duty.

Easily shaped or influenced.

Able to be handled or controlled without excessive difficulty.

To damage or spoil the appearance or quality of something.

To push a group or person to the edges of society, reducing their influence.

Relating to war or the military.

A person who enforces strict discipline, especially in a rigid, petty way.

A false pretense or disguise.

Excessively and tearfully sentimental.

An independent-minded person who doesn't follow convention.

A short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Small in amount; inadequate.

To follow a winding course, or to wander without a fixed purpose.

Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed upon.

A deep, thoughtful sadness.

Sweet or musical in sound; pleasant to hear.

Habitually dishonest.

A person who lives by begging.

Relating to trade or commerce.

Motivated by money rather than principle, or a hired soldier.

Subject to sudden, unpredictable changes in mood.

Extremely careful and precise about details.

Courage and resilience in a difficult situation.

Full of spirit and courage.

Relating to the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

A person's social environment or surroundings.

Combative and aggressive in support of a cause.

Threatening or menacing.

Amusement or laughter.

A person who dislikes people in general.

Disliking or distrusting people in general.

To wrongly interpret the meaning of something.

Extremely stingy with money.

A feeling of doubt or apprehension about an outcome.

Understood incorrectly.

Giving a wrong impression or idea.

To make a bad situation less severe or harmful.

The act of making something less severe or serious.

Average in amount or intensity; or, to make something less extreme.

A small amount of something.

To calm someone's anger.

Massive, uniform, and unchanging; treated as a single unit.

A complicated or messy situation that is hard to escape.

Sharply critical or sarcastic.

Gloomy and unsociable.

A recurring theme or image in a work of art or literature.

Made up of a variety of different, incongruous elements.

Expressing sorrow or grief.

Confused or unclear.

Having many different aspects or facets.

Ordinary and lacking excitement.

Extremely generous.

Dark and unclear, literally or figuratively.

To gather or summon, especially strength or support.

Liable to change; not fixed.

Willing to rebel against authority.

Lacking foresight; short-sighted in judgment.

A very large, indefinite number.

Impossible to understand; puzzling.

The lowest point of something.

Just beginning to exist or develop.

Vague or unclear in form or meaning.

Wicked or criminal.

To make ineffective or cancel out.

Failing to take proper care in doing something.

So small as to be not worth considering.

A person new to a field or activity.

To irritate or annoy.

A specialized segment of the market, or a specific role suited to someone.

Extremely unpleasant, especially in smell.

Calm and casual, showing little concern.

A person who does not follow accepted norms or conventions.

A person or thing of no importance.

A sentimental longing for the past.

Existing only as an idea; speculative rather than real.

New and original, not seen before.

A person new to a skill or activity.

Harmful, especially to health.

Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.

To make something legally or officially invalid; to cancel out an effect.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or feelings.

Deferential respect shown through a bow or gesture.

To deliberately make something unclear or confusing.

Not direct or straightforward, especially in expression.

To destroy completely, leaving no trace.

Not aware of what's happening around oneself.

Offensive to accepted standards of decency.

Not well known, or hard to see/understand; to hide from view.

Excessively eager to please or obey.

Quick to notice things; watchful.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind.

Noisy and difficult to control.

To block or get in the way of something.

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome way.

Slow to understand; lacking sharpness of mind.

To remove a need or difficulty in advance.

To block or close off a passage.

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Widespread hatred or disgust directed at someone.

To act as an official in charge of an event or ceremony.

Excessively eager to assert authority or offer unwanted help.

Suggesting that something bad is about to happen.

Involving a heavy, burdensome amount of effort.

Not able to be seen through, or, figuratively, hard to understand.

Functioning or having effect; also, a secret agent.

To express an opinion.

Harsh public criticism or disgrace.

Hopeful and confident about the future.

Extremely wealthy or luxurious.

A skilled public speaker.

The art of formal public speaking.

Decorative details added to something.

Elaborately decorated.

To swing or move back and forth between states.

Stated or appearing to be true, though possibly not.

Designed to impress others; showy.

To exclude someone from a group.

To force someone out of a position or place.

No longer fashionable or useful.

To move ahead of or surpass a competitor, especially in growth, speed, or progress.

To fail to notice something, or to let it pass without objection.

Done or shown openly; not hidden.

Extremely agitated or overly elaborate.

To calm someone down or reduce their hostility.

Acceptable or agreeable to taste or mind.

To make a problem less severe without solving it.

Pale, especially from illness or fear.

An unusually pale appearance, especially of the face.

So intense as to be almost touchable; obvious.

A speech or piece of writing praising someone extensively.

Serving as a typical or perfect example of something.

A perfect example of a particular quality.

More important than anything else; supreme.

Extremely dry, especially from heat.

An outcast, someone widely rejected by others.

The state of being equal, especially in status or amount.

Narrow in scope or outlook; limited to local concerns.

An imitation of something, done for comic effect.

To deflect an attack or a difficult question skillfully.

Extremely unwilling to spend money.

Strongly favoring one side, especially in politics.

A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

A small or insufficient amount.

A minor sin or fault.

Overly concerned with formal rules or minor details.

Lacking excitement or distinction; ordinary.

Expressing contempt or disapproval.

Extremely clear in style or transparency.

An act performed to show repentance for wrongdoing.

A strong liking for something.

Feeling or showing sincere regret for wrongdoing.

Extremely poor, or unwilling to spend money.

Extreme poverty.

To become aware of or notice something through the senses or mind.

Having keen insight and understanding.

Lasting for a long time or recurring repeatedly.

Deceitful and untrustworthy; treacherous.

Done with minimal effort, as a routine formality.

Traveling from place to place, especially for work.

Of secondary importance; on the edge rather than the center.

The act of lying under oath.

To spread throughout something.

Having a harmful effect in a gradual way.

Continuing forever or without interruption.

To cause something to continue indefinitely.

Confusing or puzzling.

Continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition.

Having keen insight and understanding.

Stubbornly persistent in pursuing something.

Relevant to the matter being discussed.

Anxious or unsettled.

To read something carefully and thoroughly.

Spreading widely throughout something.

Expecting the worst outcome.

Childish irritability or sulkiness.

Childishly irritable or sulky.

Concerned with promoting the welfare of others, especially through donation.

A person indifferent or hostile to art and culture.

Calm and unemotional in temperament.

Devout religious belief or observance.

The highest point of achievement or success.

Devoutly religious.

Brief, forceful, and full of meaning.

Of crucial importance to a situation's outcome.

To make someone less angry or upset.

A substance with no therapeutic effect, given to satisfy a patient's expectation.

Calm and peaceful, undisturbed.

Expressing sorrow; mournful.

A trite, overused remark presented as if profound.

An expression of praise.

Enthusiastic praise or approval.

Seeming reasonable or probable.

A very large or excessive amount.

Easily bent or shaped; adaptable.

A difficult or dangerous situation.

Showing determined courage in the face of difficulty.

The quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

A strong verbal or written attack on a belief or opinion.

Excessively self-important in manner or speech.

Slow and heavy, especially in a labored way.

To be a sign that something is about to happen.

A sign or warning that something significant is about to happen.

To put forward as a fact or basis for argument.

Powerful or highly effective.

Dealing with things in a practical, realistic way.

An approach that deals with things sensibly and realistically.

An introductory statement explaining a document's purpose.

Not securely held or in a safe position; likely to fail.

The state of being uncertain or unstable.

A rule or principle intended to guide behavior.

A very steep cliff face, or the brink of a dangerous situation.

Exact and accurate.

To prevent something from happening.

Showing advanced ability or maturity at an unusually young age.

Something that comes before and leads to something else.

Seeking to exploit or harm others for gain.

A preference or special liking for something.

A tendency to behave in a particular way or develop a particular condition.

Surpassing all others; the most distinguished.

Serving as an introduction.

Planned or thought out in advance.

A statement or idea forming the basis for an argument.

Utterly absurd or ridiculous.

To be a sign or warning of a future event.

The ability to know or predict what will happen in the future.

Having knowledge of events before they take place.

To recommend or officially specify a treatment or course of action.

Widespread respect or admiration resulting from success or high status.

Overly confident or bold, exceeding proper limits.

To assume something in advance as a basis for an argument.

A false show or claim intended to deceive.

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than one has.

To win out over opposition, or to be the most common or widespread condition.

Widespread; common in a particular area or time.

To speak evasively to avoid telling the truth.

So valuable that its worth cannot be measured.

Existing from the very beginning of time.

To arrange or treat something as more important than other things.

In its original, unspoiled condition.

The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty.

To announce something publicly and officially.

A natural tendency toward a certain behavior.

Wastefully extravagant, or lavishly generous.

Impressively great in size or degree.

To offer something for acceptance.

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness.

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful.

Abundant or plentiful.

A large or abundant quantity.

Offspring; descendants.

To increase rapidly in number.

Producing a large amount of something.

Tediously long-winded.

A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.

Favorable; likely to lead to a good outcome.

A person who argues in favor of something.

Lacking imagination; ordinary and dull.

To officially forbid something.

To try to convert someone to a belief or religion.

The main character in a story.

Able to change easily; versatile.

Lasting for a longer time than expected or usual.

Narrow-minded or unsophisticated, as if limited to a small region.

Arranged temporarily, subject to later change.