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- aberrationnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Something that differs noticeably from what is normal or expected.
- accostverb · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
To approach and speak to someone boldly or aggressively.
- acrimoniousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Full of bitterness or anger, especially in speech or dispute.
- affableadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Easygoing and pleasant to talk to.
- affinitynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A natural liking for, or similarity to, someone or something.
- ambivalentadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something.
- ameliorateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To make a bad situation better.
- antipathynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A strong feeling of dislike.
- arcaneadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Understood by very few people; mysterious or secret.
- archaicadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Very old-fashioned or no longer in common use.
- benevolentadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Kind and generous, wishing good for others.
- cacophonynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A harsh, jarring mixture of sounds.
- calumnynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A false statement made to damage someone's reputation.
- chicanerynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Trickery used to deceive someone.
- circumventverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To find a way around an obstacle or rule, often cleverly.
- clandestineadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Kept secret, often because it's illicit.
- cohesionnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
The state of holding together as a unified whole.
- complacentadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Overly satisfied with oneself, unaware of potential danger.
- counteractverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To reduce or eliminate the effect of something by acting against it.
- credulousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Too willing to believe things without enough evidence.
- deceptiveadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Giving a false or misleading impression.
- deferencenoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Respectful submission to someone's wishes or judgment.
- discretionnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
The freedom to make decisions based on judgment, or careful behavior to avoid embarrassment.
- disparageverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To speak of something or someone in a critical, belittling way.
- disseminateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To spread information or ideas widely.
- dissonancenoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A lack of harmony or agreement; harsh sound.
- divergeverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To separate and go in different directions, or to differ from something.
- dulcetadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Sweet and soothing, especially in sound.
- dwindlingadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Gradually decreasing in size or amount.
- efficaciousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Effective at producing the intended result.
- egregiousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Shockingly bad or blatant.
- empiricaladjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.
- endorseverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To publicly declare support or approval of someone or something.
- extraneousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Not relevant or essential to the subject at hand.
- facileadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Overly simple and superficial, ignoring real complexity.
- heterogeneitynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
The quality of consisting of diverse, dissimilar parts.
- hypothesisnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A proposed explanation made on limited evidence, to be tested further.
- idiosyncrasynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A distinctive, often odd, personal habit or trait.
- inexorableadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Impossible to stop or persuade otherwise.
- insurgentnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A person fighting against an established authority.
- interminableadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Seemingly endless, especially in a tedious way.
- nuancedadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.
- prevailverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To win out over opposition, or to be the most common or widespread condition.
- protractedadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Lasting for a longer time than expected or usual.
- recalcitrantadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance.
- solventadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Able to pay all debts, or a substance that dissolves another.
- spuriousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Not genuine or authentic; based on false reasoning.
- succumbverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To give in to a force, pressure, or temptation.
- tractableadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Easy to control or manage.
- tumultuousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Marked by disorder or turbulence.
- umbragenoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A feeling of offense or annoyance.
- veritableadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Used to emphasize that something truly deserves a name or description.
- virtuosicadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Displaying exceptional skill, especially in the arts.
- voluminousadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Very large in size, volume, or quantity.
- voracitynoun · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Extreme eagerness or greediness, especially for food or activity.
- wilenoun · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
A cunning or deceitful trick used to persuade.
- wistfuladjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Feeling or showing a vague longing, often mixed with sadness.
- wizenedadjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Shriveled or wrinkled with age.
- wrathfuladjective · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Full of intense anger.
- zealotrynoun · 600-700 · Priority 3+ Save
Excessive or fanatical devotion to a cause.