English has a large vocabulary with an estimated 250,000 distinct words and three times that many distinct meanings of words. However, most English teachers will tell you that mastering the 3000 most common words in English will give you 90 to 95% comprehension of English newspapers, books, movies, and conversations. Vocabulary helps you learn new words, play games that improve your vocabulary, and explore language.Learn new words and improve your vocabulary so that you will be able to communicate well in English. Choose your level and do the exercises to help you learn Vocabulary. Learning English vocabulary is a basic and very important part of learning the language. Learning a new vocabulary word means more than just understanding what the word means. To really learn new English words, you must understand them and be able to use the words correctly when you speak or write.
English Vocabulary Words
Alacrity: speed & eagerness
Alleviate: make less serve; reduce
Aberration: deviation; abnormality
Affability: friendliness; cordiality
Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
Acumen: sharpness of mind
Adroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy)
Adulation: worship
Affluence: wealth; opulence
Amalgam: mixture
Amassed: accumulated
Ameliorate: make better; improve
Anachronistic: out of normal time range (Root — chon always implies the time)
Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-will
Arable: cab be cultivated; fit for pillowing
Arcane: esoteric; obscure; known only to few people
Augment: increase in size or number
Autocrat: absolute ruler; dictator
Autonomy: self-government
Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); continuous attack
Belabor: over-emphasizing
Belied: contradicted
Belitters: people who criticize/disparag
Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered
Brevity: briefness
Bypass: avoid; find a way around
Byzantine: excessive; decadent
Cacophony: noise; din
Callous: cruel & unfeeling
Candid: truthful; straight forward;
Capricious: whimsical; changeable
Cerebral: concerned with thinking
Insolvent: bankrupt
Insurrectionist: rebel; combative
Intemperate: not moderate; excessive
Intermittent: on & off; not continuous; spasmodic
Intonation: tone of voice
intrigued: interested and curious
Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling
Irony: something unexpected; words to convey opposite meaning
Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
Juxtaposition: placing two things next to each other
Languid: Lacking energy; weak
Lavish: to spend freely(v); costing a lot
Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to
Lithe: flexible; supple
Litigious: seeking legal remedies
Lucid: clear; explained
Mandatory: compulsory
Manipulative: deceptive; skill-full at handling people
Marred: spoiled; ruined
Tenor : The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males, Strain
Immunity: Freedom or exemption from any charge
Barring : To restrict or confine
Endorse: Back, Certify, Indorse, Second, Support,
Ditch: Chuck, Dump, Trench,
Complicity: The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.
Immunity: Freedom or exemption from any charge
Divulge: To make public; to several or communicate to the public, Disclose
Riva: To stand in competition with Inception
Hilled: Anything done or said to enforce the will
Tactile: concerned with the sense of touch
Zenith: summit
consensus: Agreement
Insurgent: A person who rises in revolt against civil authority
Bid: To invite; to call in; to request to come.
Plunder: robbery
Sculpture: The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal
Beret: type of cap Corpulent
Endurance: staying power; patience; stamina
Hackneyed: common and over-used
Jurisprudence: science or study of law
Novel: new; unusual
Placate: pacify; soothe; calm
Relegate: dismiss to a lower position
Taciturn: quiet; saying little
Zealot: fanatic
Bestial: behaving like a beast; brutal
Corrugated: highly folded
Enduring: lasting
Novice: a beginner; tyro
Hallowed: worshiped; consecrated
Juxtapose: place next to
Novice: a beginner; tyro
Placebo: harmless medicine
Hallowed: worshiped; consecrated
Juxtapose: place next to
Placebo: harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
Remorse: regret; sorrow; contrition
Sycophant: bootlicker; flatterer Zeal: enthusiasm
Notoriety: infamy; known for wrong doing
Pivotal: of central importance
Regale: entertain
Judicious: correct in judgment; wise
Sycophant: bootlicker; flatterer
Zeal: enthusiasm
Regale: entertain
Pivotal: of central importance
Notoriety: infamy; known for wrong doing.
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