Word list

Departing from what is normal or expected.

Formal release from blame or guilt.

To make an official decision about a dispute.

To warn or reprimand firmly but not harshly.

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

A mixture or blend of different elements.

Providing support to something more central; secondary.

Strong hostility or dislike.

Deviating from what is standard or expected.

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

Directly opposed in nature.

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

Full of intense feeling; passionate.

A formal agreement to stop fighting.

Rising in power or influence.

Extremely foolish or stupid.

To waste away or weaken from disuse.

Extreme plainness or a severe reduction in spending.

Excessively greedy for wealth.

A statement accepted as true without needing proof.

A source of harm or annoyance.

Hostile and aggressive.

To leave property to someone in a will.

Showing contempt for something considered sacred.

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

A helpful and welcome benefit.

Bold and shameless, without regard for propriety.

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

Blunt and abrupt in manner.

Cheerful and optimistic, or able to stay afloat.

Growing or developing rapidly.

Full of harsh, jarring sound.

To become rigid or fixed, as if hardened.

Immature and lacking experience.

Shrewd and careful, especially in practical matters.

Bad-tempered and argumentative.

To complain persistently about something trivial.

Showing offhand disregard for something serious.

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.

A concluding section that completes something.

To think deeply about something.

To secretly cooperate for an illegal or deceptive purpose.

Intended to end a disagreement and win favor.

A state of agreement or harmony.

In agreement or harmony; corresponding.

To secretly plan or cooperate to do something wrong.

An expert judge in matters of taste.

Extremely complex and difficult to follow.

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.

Having a strong desire for something belonging to someone else.

Shamefully lacking courage.

Showing fearlessness and determination.

A scarcity or lack of something.

Showing propriety and good taste.

Worn out or weakened, especially through age or neglect.

Showing respect for another's authority or wishes.

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

To raise objections or show reluctance.

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Deserted and bleak, or feeling utterly abandoned.

To plunder or strip of possessions and value.

Ruling with absolute and often cruel power.

To free someone from a mistaken belief.

Able to be perceived or recognized.

The ability to judge well and perceive clearly.

Causing unease or confusion.

Disagreeing or clashing; harsh-sounding.

Moving from topic to topic in a rambling way.

A reluctance or unwillingness to do something.

Not candid or sincere; insincerely pretending ignorance.

A feeling of anxiety or unease.

Disagreement that leads to conflict within a group.

To swell or bulge out from internal pressure.

Active during the day rather than at night.

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

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

Expressing sorrow; mournful.

Stern and unfriendly in manner.

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

To trick or deceive someone.

Deceptive; saying one thing while doing another.

To surpass or overshadow in importance.

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

Expressing feelings in an unrestrained, gushing way.

Believing in equal rights and opportunities for everyone.

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

To involve someone deeply in a conflict or difficult situation.

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

Mysterious and difficult to understand.

To make someone more dignified or noble in character.

To fill with intense delight; to captivate completely.

To settle securely or comfortably in a place.

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

A short, witty statement expressing a single thought.

To use ambiguous language to avoid committing to a position.

Straying from the proper course or standard.

Former; previous.

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

To clearly reveal a quality or feeling.

The quality of being precise and accurate.

To praise highly or elevate in status.

To remove something by cutting it out.

To strongly urge someone to do something.

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

To explain something in detail.

Spoken or done without preparation.

Left unused or uncultivated, especially farmland.

Great happiness, or a particularly apt expression.

Having an extremely unpleasant smell.

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

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

Utterly astonished.

To prevent something by acting in advance.

Direct and outspoken; frank.

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

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

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

Politeness and refinement of manner.

Fluent and persuasive but insincere or superficial.

Excessive eating or greed for food.

Honest and without deception; innocent.

Unlucky, especially in a way that invites sympathy.

A person devoted to pleasure-seeking.

Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-indulgence.

Consisting of diverse or different elements.

Not honorable in character or purpose.

An ignorant or foolish person.

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

Well known and admired for past achievements.

Extremely stupid.

To put something at serious risk.

Behavior that is not socially or morally acceptable.

To attribute a fault or quality to someone.

Unable to express oneself clearly.

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

Tending to provoke conflict or strong emotion.

To make someone extremely angry.

Extremely angry.

Out of place or not fitting with the surroundings.

Not able to be precisely determined.

Feeling anger at something unfair or unjust.

Unable to be questioned or denied.

Laziness; avoidance of activity or effort.

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

Impossible to explain or account for.

Extremely small in amount or degree.

To bring oneself into favor with someone through deliberate effort.

Unusually or excessively large.

Unable to pay one's debts.

To interrupt with a remark.

Not able to be changed or reversed.

Traveling from place to place, especially for work.

To abandon or discard something no longer wanted.

Fond of joking; humorous in manner.

Having or showing good judgment; sensible.

Lacking enthusiasm or determination.

Growing weak or failing to progress.

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

Disturbing because concerned with death or violence.

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

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

Harmful in intent or effect, especially of disease.

Relating to trade or commerce.

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

A person's social environment or surroundings.

Disliking or distrusting people in general.

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

A complicated or messy situation that is hard to escape.

Made up of a variety of different, incongruous elements.

Having many different aspects or facets.

Feeling or showing sincere regret for wrongdoing.

The act of lying under oath.

Showing advanced ability or maturity at an unusually young age.

Seeking to exploit or harm others for gain.

Wastefully extravagant, or lavishly generous.

To formally give up a belief, claim, or course of action.

Able to be reproduced with the same results.

To think deeply about something for a long time.

Insufficient or meager in amount.

To produce and release a substance, or to hide something.

A brief, minor fight or conflict.

A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.

Occurring occasionally and without a regular pattern.

Firm and loyal in support of a cause.

Enduring hardship without showing feeling or complaint.

Silently resentful and bad-tempered.

The combination of separate elements into a whole.

A long, angry speech of criticism.

Allowing some light to pass through while scattering it, so objects behind appear blurry rather than clearly visible.

To shorten something by cutting off part of it.

A state of confusion, disturbance, or noisy commotion.

Absolute and complete, especially something negative.

Not aware of what one is doing; unintentional.

The act of speaking abusively about someone.

A person with exceptional skill, especially in music.