Word list

To accumulate and store away, often excessively.

To deceive or trick someone.

Extremely peaceful and picturesque; idealized.

Filled with strong feeling; passionate.

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

The act of creating or performing something without preparation.

Not deliberate; accidental.

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

Currently holding an office, or necessary as a duty.

Unable to be justified or excused.

Treatment that causes shame or embarrassment.

Absolutely necessary; too important to do without.

An intense but usually short-lived passion or admiration.

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Likely to provoke anger or violence.

Defiant of authority; disobedient.

Impossible to tolerate; unbearably arrogant or tedious.

Examining one's own thoughts and feelings.

To understand something instinctively, without conscious reasoning.

Without conscious control; unintentionally.

To irritate or annoy.

Not connected to the matter at hand.

A feeling of great happiness and triumph.

Relating to or produced by motion.

Heavily loaded or weighed down.

Freedom to act or make decisions within limits.

Not sufficiently strict or careful.

A published false statement damaging someone's reputation.

A lack of energy or enthusiasm.

Reluctant or unwilling.

Giving off light; bright and glowing.

Small in amount; inadequate.

Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed upon.

A deep, thoughtful sadness.

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

Amusement or laughter.

Extremely stingy with money.

Dark and unclear, literally or figuratively.

To make ineffective or cancel out.

Failing to take proper care in doing something.

So small as to be not worth considering.

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

A sentimental longing for the past.

A person new to a skill or activity.

Quick to notice things; watchful.

Hopeful and confident about the future.

A skilled public speaker.

To calm someone down or reduce their hostility.

More important than anything else; supreme.

Having keen insight and understanding.

Continuing forever or without interruption.

Confusing or puzzling.

Relevant to the matter being discussed.

Expecting the worst outcome.

The highest point of achievement or success.

Seeming reasonable or probable.

Easily bent or shaped; adaptable.

A difficult or dangerous situation.

Showing determined courage in the face of difficulty.

Excessively self-important in manner or speech.