## 200 Adva nced English Words:

Nouns:

• Abs cission: The act or process of s hedding or being shed, especially of leaves from a tree or of a part of a plant or
a ni mal.
• Aegi s: Protection, patronage, or s upport.
• Aphori sm: A pi thy observation that contains a general truth.
• Apogee: The highest point i n the development of s omething; the climax.
• Bl i ght: Something that ca uses harm or destruction.
• Ca cogra phy: Bad or incorrect s pelling.
• Ca dence: A rhythmical flow, modulation, or pattern.
• Chi ca nery: Deception, tri ckery, or fra ud.
• Ci rcums pect: Ca reful to consider all possible consequences and risks.
• Cogent: Cl ear, l ogical, a nd convincing.
• Confl agration: A l arge, destructive fire.
• Convi vi ality: A l ively a nd enjoyable a tmosphere.
• Cul mi nation: The highest point of achievement or development.
• Decorum: Proper behavior or conduct.
• Des ideratum: Something that is desired or considered essential.
• Effervescence: The state of being lively, exciting, and full of energy.
• Erudi tion: Extensive knowledge acquired through s tudy.
• Exi gent: Urgent, pressing, or demanding immediate a ction.
• Fecundity: The ability to produce many offspring.
• Fortui tous: Ha ppening by cha nce; l ucky.
• Genre: A ca tegory of a rtistic, musical, or l iterary composition characterized by s imilarities i n form, style, or
s ubject matter.
• Grega rious: Fond of company; s ociable.
• Ha rbinger: A person or thing that foreshadows s omething else.
• Hegemony: Dominance or l eadership, especially by on e country or s ocial group over others.
• Idi osyncrasy: A peculiarity of temperament or behavior.
• Indelible: Impossible to remove or forget.
• Ineffable: Too great or extreme to be expressed i n words.
• Ini mical: Hostile or unfriendly.
• Ins crutable: Difficult to understand or interpret.
• Ins olence: Rude a nd disrespectful behavior.
• Intra nsigence: Refusal to compromise or change one's position.
• Juxta position: The act or s tate of placing two things close together wi th contrasting effect.
• La byri nthine: Complex a nd confusing.
• Ma gna nimity: Noble and generous in forgiving or overlooking a fault.
• Mercuri al: Subject to s udden or unpredictable changes of mood or mi nd.
• Mettl e: Courage and fortitude.
• Mi s anthropy: A ha tred or distrust of humankind.
• Mora tori um: A temporary prohibition of an activity.
• Nemesis: A formi dable rival or opponent.
• Nos talgia: A s entimental l onging or wistful a ffection for the past.
• Obs equious: Obedient or a ttentive to a n excessive degree.
• Opprobrium: Public disgrace or reproach.
• Pa roxys m: A s udden attack or vi olent expression of a particular emotion or a ctivity.
• Perni cious: Having a harmful effect, especially i n a gradual or subtle way.
• Phl egmatic: Ca lm, composed, and unemotional.
• Preci pitous: Very s teep, dangerously high, or hasty.
• Pres ci ent: Havi ng or s howing knowledge of events before they ta ke place.
• Prol i fic: Producing a large a mount of something.
• Propensity: An i nclination or tendency to behave i n a particular way.
• Qui xotic: Idealistic but unrealistic a nd i mpractical.
• Reca lcitrant: Unwilling to obey rules or orders.
• Reci divism: The tendency of a convicted cri minal to reoffend.
• Reti cence: The quality of being unwilling to talk about things, especially personal matters.
• Reveri e: A s tate of being pleasantly l ost i n one's thoughts.
• Rha psodic: Expressing great enthusiasm and excitement.
• Sa l ient: Most noticeable or i mportant.
• Scrupulous: Ca reful to do what is right a nd honest.
• Serendipity: The occurrence and development of events by cha nce i n a happy or beneficial way.
• Sol ipsism: The vi ew that the self is all that ca n be known to exist.
• Speci ous: Superficially plausible but actually wrong
 Sycopha ncy: The act of flattering someone in order to gain a dvantage.
 Ta utology: The unnecessary repetition of the same idea i n different words.
 Tena cious: Holding firmly or s tubbornly to s omething; persistent.
 Ubi quitous: Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
 Unctuous: Excessively flattering or i ngratiating.
 Venerable: Respected because of a ge, wisdom, or dignity.
 Vera ci ty: Truthfulness, honesty.
 Vi ci ssitude: A cha nge of circumstances or fortune, typi cally one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
 Vi ndictive: Seeking revenge.
 Vi rtuoso: A person highly s killed i n music or a nother art form.
 Whi msical: Impulsive a nd unpredictable.
 Zeni th: The highest point, peak, or cl imax.

 Verbs :

 Abroga te: To a bolish or a nnul, especially by formal means.

 Amel iorate: To make something better or l ess s evere.
 Annul : To declare i nvalid or voi d.
 As s uage: To make something unpleasant less severe or intense.
 Attenuate: To reduce the force or i ntensity of something.
 Ca pi tulate: To cease resisting a n opponent or demand.
 Ci rcumvent: To a void s omething by using an i ndirect route or method.
 Coa l esce: To come together to form one mass or whole.
 Conci liate: To a ppease or win over.
 Contri ve: To plan or devise s omething cleverly.
 Deci mate: To destroy a large part of s omething.
 Del eterious: Ha rmful or damaging.
 Denigrate: To cri ticize unfairly; to belittle.
 Deprecate: To express disapproval of s omething.
 Deri de: To ridicule or mock.
 Di s abuse: To free s omeone from a mistaken belief.
 Di s parage: To s peak of s omeone or s omething in a derogatory or di srespectful wa y.
 Di s seminate: To spread widely.
 El uci date: To make s omething clear or understandable.
 Embellish: To make something more attractive or i nteresting by a dding decorative details.
 Emol lient: To s oothe or soften something.
 Enerva te: To weaken or s ap someone's s trength.
 Enerva te: To ma ke s omeone feel ti red a nd weak.
 Ephemeral: Lasting for a very s hort ti me.
 Exa cerbate: To make something worse.
 Exonera te: To clear s omeone of blame.
 Extol : To pra ise highly.
 Foment: To instigate or s tir up (a n unpleasant feeling or activity).
 Fors ake: To abandon or leave someone or something.
 Fortui tous: Ha ppening by cha nce; l ucky.
 Ga i nsay: To deny or contradict.
 Ga rner: To gather or collect something.
 Ha s ten: To make something happen sooner.
 Impugn: To challenge the truth or va lidity of something.
 Incense: To ma ke someone extremely a ngry.
 Ins inuate: To s uggest something i ndirectly or s ubtly.
 Intercede: To intervene on behalf of s omeone else.
 Jetti son: To throw s omething overboard from a ship or aircraft.
 La ment: To express sorrow or regret for s omething.
 Ma gni fy: To ma ke s omething appear larger or more important.
 Ma l i nger: To pretend to be ill in order to a void work or duty.
 Mi ti gate: To make something l ess severe or i ntense.
 Obvi a te: To remove or a void (a need or difficulty).
 Opi ne: To express a n opinion.
 Pa l liate: To relieve or l essen the s everity of something, without curi ng i t.
 Perpetuate: To cause s omething to continue indefinitely.
 Preci pitate: To ca use something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.
 Procra s tinate: To delay or postpone something.
 Propi tiate: To a ppease someone.
 Repudiate: To refuse to accept or be associated with.
 Revere: To respect or a dmire someone deeply.
 Sa l vage: To rescue something from a dangerous or damaged situation.
 Sa nction: To give official permission for s omething.
 Sa ti ate: To satisfy fully.
 Subs tantiate: To provide evidence to s upport or prove s omething.
 Suppress: To prevent something from being expressed or published.
 Surmi se: To guess s omething.
 Ta ci t: Understood without being s tated.
 Tenuous: Thin, weak, or fl imsy.
 Tra ns cend: To go beyond the limits of something.
 Ubi quitous: Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
 Unra vel: To s olve or explain s omething that is complex or mys terious.
 Vi ndicate: To clear s omeone of blame.
 Vi ti ate: To make something weaker or l ess effective.

 Adjecti ves:

 Acri monious: Bitter and angry.

 Al a critous: Cheerful a nd eager.
 Anodyne: Harmless or inoffensive.
 Arca ne: Mys terious or secret.
 Auda cious: Bold a nd daring.
 Aus tere: Severe or s trict.
 Ba nal: La cking originality or i nterest.
 Beguiling: Charming or enchanting.
 Bel ligerent: Hostile and aggressive.
 Boi sterous: Noisy a nd lively.
 Bra zen: Bold a nd s hameless.
 Brus que: Abrupt or curt i n manner.
 Ca ndi d: Honest and direct.
 Ca pri cious: Given to sudden a nd unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
 Cl a ndestine: Kept secret or done s ecretly, especially because illicit.
 Cohesive: United or i ntegrated as a whole.
 Condescending: Behaving as though one is s uperior to others.
 Contentious: Ca using or l ikely to ca use disagreement.
 Convol uted: Intricate a nd complex.
 Cunni ng: Skillful in deceiving others.
 Debonair: Confident and charming.
 Decorous: Behaving in a proper a nd dignified way.
 Deferential: Showing respect or courtesy.
 Del eterious: Ha rmful or damaging.
 Deplorable: Very ba d or unacceptable.
 Di dactic: Intended to teach, particularly i n a moralizing way.
 Di s ingenuous: Not s incere or honest.
 Di s parate: Fundamentally different.
 Egregi ous: Outstandingly bad.
 El oquent: Fluent and persuasive in s peaking or writing.
 Ephemeral: Lasting for a very s hort ti me.
 Equi vocal: Open to more than one i nterpretation; a mbiguous.
 Erudi te: Ha ving or showing great knowledge or learning.
 Exa cerbating: Ma king something worse.
 Exi gent: Urgent, pressing, or demanding immediate a ction.
 Exonera ting: Cl earing someone of blame.
 Extra neous: Irrelevant or unrelated to the matter a t hand.
 Fa cetious: Humorous, but often inappropriate.
 Fa tuous: Silly or foolish.
 Fi ckl e: Changing frequently, especially a s regards one's loyalties or a ffections.
 Fl a grant: Shockingly obvious; blatant.
 Fortui tous: Ha ppening by cha nce; l ucky.
 Futi le: Havi ng no useful result; pointless.
 Ga uche: Awkward or cl umsy.
 Gul lible: Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
 Ha ughty: Arroga nt a nd s uperior.
 Iconoclastic: Atta cking cherished beliefs or i nstitutions.
 Idi osyncratic: Peculiar to a n i ndivi dual; eccentric.
 Ignominious: Shameful or humiliating.
 Il l ustrious: Very famous or distinguished.
 Impertinent: Rude and disrespectful.
 Impetuous: Acting or done quickly a nd without thinking ca refully.
 Implausible: Not believable or credible.
 Inci sive: Sharp and direct.
 Indefatigable: Persistent, tireless.
 Indelible: Impossible to remove or forget.
 Ineffable: Too great or extreme to be expressed i n words.
 Ini mical: Hostile or unfriendly.
 Ins crutable: Difficult to understand or interpret.
 Ins olent: Rude a nd disrespectful.
 Ins ufferable: Too unpleasant to tolerate.
 Inta ngible: Unable to be touched or grasped; not concrete.
 Intra nsigent: Refusal to compromise or change one's position.
 Inveterate: Habitual; firmly established.
 Jocul ar: Humorous or playful.
 La udatory: Expressing or containing praise.

 Luci d: Cl ear a nd easy to understand.

 Ma gna nimous: Noble and generous in forgiving or overlooking a fault.
 Ma l i cious: Intended to do harm.
 Ma wki sh: Excessively s entimental.
 Mercuri al: Subject to s udden or unpredictable changes of mood or mi nd.
 Mi s anthropic: Hating or distrusting humankind.
 Moot: Subject to debate; uncertain.
 Muni ficent: Very generous.
 Na i ve: Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment.
 Nefa rious: Wi cked or cri minal.
 Negl igible: So s mall or unimportant as to be disregarded.
 Noi s ome: Offensive to the senses, especially to the s ense of s mell.
 Obs equious: Obedient