English vocabulary word list
1. Keen - Intense or bracing: a keen wind.
2. Wage - A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis,
made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled
work.
3. Nifty - quick, agile: he's nifty on his feet.
4. Nigh - Nearly; almost: It is nigh impossible to get tickets now.
5. Forbear - To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain:
forbear from making a comment.
6. Respite - A usually short period of rest or relief. See Synonyms at pause.
7. Dicey - Involving or fraught with danger or risk: "an extremely dicey
future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog" (New
Yorker).
8. Brawl - A noisy quarrel or fight.
9. Fawning seeking favor by flattering
10.Fable - A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point
and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like
humans.
11.Hare - (Animals) any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such
as L. europaeus (European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having
longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms).
12.Garrulous very talkative; wordy
13.Scarcerly Almost not : I could scarcerly belive it when she said she
wanted to marry me.
14.Feeble - Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill.
15.Wistful - Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning: "She seemed
wistful for the old days when I'd hung around her all the time" (David
Huddle).
16.Umbrage - Offense or resentment: took umbrage at their rudeness.
17.Reprove - To express disapproval to (someone); criticize: reproved the
children for making too much noise.
18.Liable - Legally obligated or responsible: liable to pay for damages;
liable for negligence.
19.Hinder - To obstruct or delay the progress of: a snowfall hindered the
mountain climbers; lack of funds that hindered research.
20.Blaze - A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun.
21.To queue - To get in line: queue up at the box office.
22.Wardens - An official charged with the enforcement of certain laws and
regulations: an air raid warden.
23.Knit - To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a
series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a
machine.
24.Row - A succession without a break or gap in time: won the title for three
years in a row.
25.Heir - A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will
to inherit the estate of another.
26.Adviser - One that advises, such as a person or firm that offers official or
professional advice to clients.
27.Wistful - Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning: "She seemed
wistful for the old days when I'd hung around her all the time" (David
Huddle).
28.Burial - the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body
29.Uttered - To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry.
30.Shallowness - Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge: "This is
a shallow parody of America" (Lloyd Rose).
31.Feeble - Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill.
32.Concern - To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the
plight of homeless people.
33.Stubborn - Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite
pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
34.Commuter - One that travels regularly from one place to another, as from
suburb to city and back.
35.Withstood- To resist or oppose with determined effort: The soldiers
withstood the attack.
36.acquiesce (v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny
wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him
that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)
37.Appease (v.) to calm, satisfy (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him
chocolate to appease him.)
38.Chide (v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar
habits and sloppy appearance.)
39.Coherent (adj.) logically consistent, intelligible (William could not figure
out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a
coherent statement.)
40.Debase (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise
that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
41.Elated (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the
lottery, the postman was elated.)
42.Demure (adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the party
was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)
43.Haughty (adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstars haughty dismissal of
her co-stars will backfire on her someday.)
44.Fractious (adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he
wasnt tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his
jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was
time to put him to bed.)
45.Gluttony (n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Helens fried chicken
tastes so divine, I dont know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)
46.Furtive (adj.) secretive, sly (Claudias placement of her drugs in her sock
drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first
place most parents look.)
47.Incisive (adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasnt going anywhere
until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues
were.)
48.Impertinent (adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so
impertinent that I dont wish to dignify them with an answer.)
49.Inveterate (adj.) stubbornly established by habit (Im the first to admit
that Im an inveterate cider drinkerI drink four pints a day.)
50.Extol (v.) to praise, revere (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian
diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)
51.pristineuntouched; uncorrupted
52.Feral (adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being
alone with it.)
53.Despot (n.) one who has total power and rules brutally (The despot issued
a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.)
54.Volatile tending to vary frequently; fickle
55.Decry (v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish
Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)
56.Coerce (v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat (The court
decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the contract because
he had been coerced into signing it.)
57.Bias a particular tendency or inclination
58.Tirade long, violent speech; verbal assault
59.Callous (adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderers callous lack of
remorse shocked the jury.)
60.Avarice (n.) excessive greed (The bankers avarice led him to amass an
enormous personal fortune.)
61.Assess to fix or determine the value or amount
62.Brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (Simons brusque manner
sometimes offends his colleagues.)
63.Deride (v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The native speaker often derided
the other teachers accent.)
64.Empathy (n.) sensitivity to anothers feelings as if they were ones own (I
feel such empathy for my dog when she is upset so am I)
65.Flabbergasted (adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie
mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the
murderer.)
66.Hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the
politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign
promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)
67.Solicitous concerned; attentive; eager
68.Infamy (n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will not
lessen as time passes.)
69.Anachronism something out of proper time
70.Insular (adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
(Because of the sensitive nature of their jobs, those who work for MI5
must remain insular and generally only spend time with each other.)
71.Forsake (v.) to give up, renounce (I won't forsake my conservative
principles.)
72.Refractory resisting ordinary methods of treatment
73.Connive (v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my plans
to start up a new business.)
74.Chide (v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar
habits and sloppy appearance.)
75.Brazen (adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics
condemned the writers brazen attempt to plagiarise FrankowCzerwonkos work.)
76.Garrulous very talkative; wordy
77.Avarice (n.) excessive greed (The bankers avarice led him to amass an
enormous personal fortune.)
78.displace to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc
79.Abhor (v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting hit in the
head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport).
80.Convene to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose
81.Disseminate spread; scatter; disperse
82.Alacrity (n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help his
girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the
table he did so with alacrity.)
83.Discerning perceptive; Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
84.Zealot one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
85.Connive (v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my plans
to start up a new business.)
86.Enmity (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (John and Scott have clearly not
forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to
anyone in their presence.)
87.Dogmatic stating opinions without proof
88.Furtive (adj.) secretive, sly (Claudias placement of her drugs in her sock
drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first
place most parents look.)
89.Intransigence stubbornness; refusal of any compromise;
90.Felicitous apt; suitably expressed; appropriate; well chosen
91.Gratuitous (adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every evening the guy at the
fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)
92.Impudent (adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young
woman looked her teacher up and down and told him he was hot.)
93.Ostentatious trying to attract attention; showy; pretentious;
94.Pungent strong, sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic to the point
95.Advocate to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument
96.Cease to stop; discontinue; to come to an end
97.Exploit a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act
98.Paradigm an example that serves as a pattern or model
99.Emerge to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or
obscurity
100.
Pungent strong, sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic to the
point
101.
Coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition;
something that summarizes or concludes
102.
Alleviate to relieve; improve partially
103.
Sentient Having sense perception; conscious: "The
living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's
stage"
104.
Quash To put down or suppress forcibly and
completely: quash a rebellion.
105.
Torpid Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's
own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in
old age" (Samuel Johnson).
