The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. It was first introduced in 1926, and its name and scoring have changed several times, being originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, then the Scholastic Assessment Test, then the SAT Reasoning Test, and now simply the SAT.
The SAT and SAT Subject Tests are designed to assess your academic readiness for college. These exams provide a path to opportunities, financial support, and scholarships, in a way that's fair to all students. The SAT and SAT Subject Tests keep pace with what colleges are looking for today, measuring the skills required for success in the 21st century.
WORD | DEFINITION | GROUPING | |
5001 | rigmarole | complex, obsolete procedures, excess steps or activity | noun |
5002 | rigor | strictness, severity or harshness | noun |
5003 | rigorous | rigidly severe or harsh | adjective |
5004 | ripplet | a small ripple | noun |
5005 | risible | causing laughter | adjective |
5006 | rivulet | a small brook or stream, a streamlet | noun |
5007 | robust | strong and healthy | adjective |
5008 | rogue | a dishonest, knavish person | noun |
5009 | rondo | music that returns to a main theme throughout the piece | noun |
5010 | rookery | a colony of breeding birds or other animals | noun |
5011 | rotary | capable of turning around on an axis | adjective |
5012 | rote | routine | adjective |
5013 | rotund | having a round or spherical shape, circular, orbicular | adjective |
5014 | rout | an overwhelming defeat | noun |
5015 | routine | according to established procedure | adjective |
5016 | rudimentary | pertaining to first principles, basics | adjective |
5017 | rudiments | the elements or first principles of a subject | noun |
5018 | rue | to feel sorrow over | verb |
5019 | ruffian | a tough, lawless person | noun |
5020 | rugged | broken into sharp or irregular points, not smooth | adjective |
5021 | ruminant | any cud-chewing quadruped | adjective |
5022 | ruminate | to chew cud | verb |
5023 | rupture | to burst, break through, or split, as under pressure | verb |
5024 | ruse | a trick or artifice | noun |
5025 | rustic | country-styled or pastoral, rural | adjective |
5026 | ruth | pity or compassion | noun |
5027 | saccharin | a white, crystalline powder used as an artificial sweetener | noun |
5028 | saccharine | resembling sugar | adjective |
5029 | sacred | devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose | adjective |
5030 | sacrilege | misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred | noun |
5031 | sacrosanct | beyond alteration, criticism, or interference | adjective |
5032 | sadistic | delighting in the pain of others | adjective |
5033 | saga | any narrative or legend of heroic exploits | noun |
5034 | sagacious | showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense | adjective |
5035 | sagacity | acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement | noun |
5036 | sage | a profoundly wise person | noun |
5037 | salacious | lustful or lecherous | adjective |
5038 | salient | prominent or conspicuous | adjective |
5039 | saline | containing or resembling salt, salty | adjective |
5040 | sallow | having a grayish, yellow-green hue | adjective |
5041 | salubrious | favourable to or promoting health | adjective |
5042 | salutary | favourable to or promoting health | adjective |
5043 | salvage | to save from shipwreck, fire, etc | verb |
5044 | salve | a medical ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores | noun |
5045 | salvo | a successive charge of artillery, bombs, etc | noun |
5046 | sanctimonious | making a hypocritical show of piety | adjective |
5047 | sanction | authoritative permission or approval for an action | noun |
5048 | sanctity | holiness of life or disposition, saintliness | noun |
5049 | sangfroid | self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain | noun |
5050 | sanguinary | accompanied by bloodshed | adjective |
5051 | sanguine | cheerfully optimistic | adjective |
5052 | sapid | tasty, flavoursome or savoury | adjective |
5053 | sapient | possessing wisdom and discernment, wise, learned | adjective |
5054 | saponaceous | resembling soap, having the qualities of soap, soapy | adjective |
5055 | sarcasm | harsh or bitter derision or irony | noun |
5056 | sarcophagus | a stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture | noun |
5057 | sardonic | characterised by bitter or scornful derision | adjective |
5058 | sartorial | pertaining to tailors and their trade | adjective |
5059 | satiate | to fill to satisfaction, to satisfy | verb |
5060 | satire | the use of irony,or sarcasm in exposing folly, vice | noun |
5061 | saturate | to become completely penetrated, soaked | verb |
5062 | saturnalian | relating to unrestrained revelry | adjective |
5063 | saturnine | sluggish in temperament, gloomy, taciturn | adjective |
5064 | satyr | a woodland deity represented as half-man, half-horse | noun |
5065 | savage | fierce, ferocious or cruel | noun |
5066 | savant | a person of profound or extensive learning | noun |
5067 | savor | to enjoy something with unhurried appreciation | verb |
5068 | savory | tasty, attractive to the palate | adjective |
5069 | scabbard | the sheath of a sword | noun |
5070 | scarcity | insufficiency or shortness of supply | noun |
5071 | scathing | bitterly severe | adjective |
5072 | schism | division, especially into mutually opposed parties | noun |
5073 | scholarly | concerned with academic learning and research | adjective |
5074 | scintilla | a small spark or flash, a trace | noun |
5075 | scintillating | animated, vivacious, effervescent | adjective |
5076 | scoff | to jeer, laugh at with contempt and derision | verb |
5077 | scope | to perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out | verb |
5078 | scorn | to feel or display contempt or disdain for something | verb |
5079 | scotch | to cut or score | verb |
5080 | scoundrel | one without honor, a villain | noun |
5081 | scourge | to punish or criticize somebody severely | noun |
5082 | scribble | to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry | verb |
5083 | scribe | person who made copies of manuscripts before printing | noun |
5084 | scriptural | in accordance with sacred writings | adjective |
5085 | scruple | a moral standard that inhibits certain actions | noun |
5086 | scrupulous | showing a strict regard for what one considers right | adjective |
5087 | scrutinize | to examine something with great care | verb |
5088 | scurrilous | given to vulgar verbal abuse, foul-mouthed | adjective |
5089 | scurvy | a disease caused by a diet lacking in vitamin c | noun |
5090 | scuttle | to sink a boat deliberately by making openings in the bottom | verb |
5091 | scythe | a long, curved blade used for cutting grass and grain | noun |
5092 | séance | meeting where a mystic tries to communicate with the dead | noun |
5093 | sear | to char the surface of something with a hot instrument | verb |
5094 | sebaceous | of or relating to tallow or fat, | adjective |
5095 | secant | a straight line that intersects a curve at 2 or more points | noun |
5096 | secede | to withdraw formally from an alliance | verb |
5097 | seclude | to shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc | verb |
5098 | seclusion | solitude | noun |
5099 | secular | not specifically religious | adjective |
5100 | sedate | to tranquilize by giving a sedative, to induce sleep | verb |
5101 | sedentary | not moving, relatively still, staying in the vicinity | adjective |
5102 | sediment | particles that settle to the bottom of a liquid | noun |
5103 | sedition | incitement of discontent or rebellion against movement | noun |
5104 | seduce | to entice someone to engage in a sexual relationship | verb |
5105 | sedulous | diligent in application or attention | adjective |
5106 | seer | a person who prophesies future events | noun |
5107 | seethe | to be in a state of agitation or excitement | verb |
5108 | seignior | a feudal lord, nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant | noun |
5109 | seismograph | instrument for measuring the vibrations of earthquakes | noun |
5110 | seize | to deliberately take hold of, to grab or capture | verb |
5111 | semaphore | an apparatus for conveying information by visual signals | noun |
5112 | semblance | likeness, similarity, the quality of being similar | noun |
5113 | semiannual | occurring twice a year, half-yearly, biannual | adjective |
5114 | semiconscious | neither fully conscious nor unconscious | adjective |
5115 | seminal | having possibilities of future development | adjective |
5116 | seminar | a small group of students engaged in study | noun |
5117 | seminary | a theological school to train rabbis, priests, or ministers | noun |
5118 | senile | decline in mental or physical health due to old age | adjective |
5119 | sensation | perception or awareness of stimuli | noun |
5120 | sensibility | the ability to sense, feel or perceive | noun |
5121 | sensorium | the sensory part of the brain | noun |
5122 | sensory | pertaining to the senses | adjective |
5123 | sensual | inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations | adjective |
5124 | sensuous | appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification | adjective |
5125 | sentence | to declare a sentence on a convicted person | verb |
5126 | sentient | conscious or aware | adjective |
5127 | sentinel | a person or thing that watches or guards | noun |
5128 | separatist | an advocate of religious or political separation | adjective |
5129 | septennial | lasting or continuing seven years | adjective |
5130 | sepulcher | a tomb, grave or burial place | noun |
5131 | sepulchral | serving as a tomb | adjective |
5132 | sequacious | following with smooth or logical regularity | adjective |
5133 | sequence | to arrange in an order | verb |
5134 | sequent | that comes after in time or order, subsequent | adjective |
5135 | sequester | to separate from all external influence | verb |
5136 | sequestrate | to sequester | verb |
5137 | seraphic | of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim | adjective |
5138 | serendipity | an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident | noun |
5139 | serene | calm, peaceful, tranquil | adjective |
5140 | sergeant | an army officer above the rank of corporal | noun |
5141 | sergeant-at-arms | a person charged with keeping order at a meeting | noun |
5142 | sergeant-major | officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit | noun |
5143 | serrated | having a notched edge or sawlike teeth | adjective |
5144 | servile | slavishly submissive, fawning | adjective |
5145 | servitude | slavery or bondage of any kind | noun |
5146 | sever | to cut free | verb |
5147 | severance | a breaking off | noun |
5148 | severely | harshly | noun |
5149 | sextet | any group or set of six | noun |
5150 | sextuple | having six parts | adjective |
5151 | shackle | a ring of iron used to secure the wrist or ankle | noun |
5152 | shambles | any scene of destruction | noun |
5153 | shambolic | chaotic, disorganised | adjective |
5154 | sheer | transparently thin | noun |
5155 | shibboleth | a peculiarity that distinguishes a class of people | noun |
5156 | shiftless | lazy, unmotivated | adjective |
5157 | shoal | a place where a body of water is shallow | noun |
5158 | shrewd | showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters | adjective |
5159 | shriek | to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry | verb |
5160 | shrinkage | the act of shrinking | noun |
5161 | shrivel | to collapse inward, to crumble | verb |
5162 | shroud | a cloth in which a corpse is wrapped for burial | noun |
5163 | shunt | to turn away or aside | verb |
5164 | sibilant | characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" in sash | adjective |
5165 | sibilate | to hiss | verb |
5166 | sic | written parenthetically to show something quoted verbatim | verb |
5167 | sidelong | directed to the side, sideways | adjective |
5168 | sidereal | determined by or from the stars | adjective |
5169 | siege | to attack a fortified place to isolate it from help | noun |
5170 | signatory | having signed a document | adjective |
5171 | signification | an exact meaning or sense | noun |
5172 | simile | figure of speech in which 2 unlike things are compared | noun |
5173 | similitude | likeness, resemblance | noun |
5174 | simulate | to model or replicate the appearance or properties of | verb |
5175 | simultaneous | occurring or transpiring at the same time | adjective |
5176 | sinecure | a job that requires no work but still gives an ample payment | noun |
5177 | singe | to burn slightly | verb |
5178 | sinister | threatening or portending evil, harm or trouble | adjective |
5179 | sinuosity | a curve, bend or turn | noun |
5180 | sinuous | having many curves, bends or turns | adjective |
5181 | sinus | a cavity in any organ or tissue, i.e. the nasal passage | noun |
5182 | sirocco | a hot, dry wind blowing from N. Africa into southern Europe | noun |
5183 | skeptic | a person who questions the validity of something | noun |
5184 | skeptical | having, or expressing doubt, questioning | adjective |
5185 | skiff | a small flat-bottomed open boat | noun |
5186 | skirmish | to engage in a minor battle or dispute | verb |
5187 | skulk | to move in a stealthy manner | verb |
5188 | slake | to allay thirst, desire, etc, by satisfying it | verb |
5189 | slander | defamation | noun |
5190 | slapdash | done hastily, haphazard, careless | adjective |
5191 | sleazy | marked by low quality, inferior, inadequate | adjective |
5192 | sleight | cunning, craft, artful practice | noun |
5193 | slight | very small in size, degree, amount, or importance | verb |
5194 | slipshod | done poorly or too quickly, slapdash | adjective |
5195 | sloth | laziness, slowness in the mindset | noun |
5196 | slough | to shed (skin) | verb |
5197 | slovenly | having an untidy appearance, unkempt | adjective |
5198 | sluggard | a person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit | noun |
5199 | smelt | to fuse or melt ore in order to separate the metal contained | verb |
5200 | smorgasbord | a buffet | noun |
5201 | smug | irritatingly pleased with oneself, self-satisfied | adjective |
5202 | snide | derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner | adjective |
5203 | sobriety | the quality or state of being sober | noun |
5204 | sociable | inclined to associate with or be in the company of others | adjective |
5205 | socialist | of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism | adjective |
5206 | sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture | adjective |
5207 | sojourn | to reside somewhere temporarily | verb |
5208 | sol | the fifth step in the solfège scale of c | noun |
5209 | solace | comfort in sorrow, misfortune or trouble | noun |
5210 | solder | an alloy applied between metal objects to unite them | noun |
5211 | solecism | a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage | noun |
5212 | solemn | deeply serious and somber | adjective |
5213 | solicit | to persistently try to get something or bring about an event | verb |
5214 | solicitude | anxiety or concern | noun |
5215 | soliloquy | speech by a person talking to himself, disregarding others | noun |
5216 | solipsistic | of the theory that only the self can be proved to exist | adjective |
5217 | solstice | either the shortest or longest day of the year | noun |
5218 | solubility | the quality or property of being soluble | noun |
5219 | soluble | capable of being dissolved or liquefied | noun |
5220 | solvent | a substance that dissolves another to form a solution | noun |
5221 | somatic | part of, or relating to the body of an organism | adjective |
5222 | somber | dark and dull in colour or things in respect to colour | adjective |
5223 | somnambulist | a person who walks about in his or her sleep | noun |
5224 | somniferous | causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones | adjective |
5225 | somnolent | drowsy or sleepy | adjective |
5226 | sonata | musical piece for 1 or more instruments in 3-4 movements | noun |
5227 | sonnet | a fixed verse form of 14 lines usually in iambic pentameter | noun |
5228 | sonorous | capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound | adjective |
5229 | soothsayer | a person who professes or foretell events | noun |
5230 | sophism | any false argument | noun |
5231 | sophistical | fallacious | adjective |
5232 | sophisticate | make worldly-wise | verb |
5233 | sophistry | a superficially plausible, but false method of reasoning | noun |
5234 | sophomoric | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore | adjective |
5235 | soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep | adjective |
5236 | soprano | the highest singing voice in women and boys | noun |
5237 | sorcery | magic done with the help of evil spirits | noun |
5238 | sordid | dirty or squalid | adjective |
5239 | souvenir | an item to remember an event or location | noun |
5240 | sovereign | a monarch | noun |
5241 | sparse | having widely spaced intervals | adjective |
5242 | spartan | austere, frugal or characterized by self-denial | adjective |
5243 | spasmodic | sudden but brief | adjective |
5244 | spate | a sudden outpouring | noun |
5245 | spawn | to produce or deposit (eggs) in water | verb |
5246 | specimen | an individual instance that represents a class, an example | noun |
5247 | specious | apparently good or right though lacking real merit | adjective |
5248 | speckled | marked with dots | adjective |
5249 | spectator | one who observes an event, an observer | noun |
5250 | specter | a ghostly apparition | noun |
5251 | spectrum | a broad range of varied but related ideas or objects | noun |
5252 | speculate | to think, meditate or reflect on a subject | verb |
5253 | speculator | one who speculates | noun |
5254 | spelunker | one who explores caves, one who spelunks | noun |
5255 | spendthrift | a person who spends money extravagantly or wastefully | noun |
5256 | sphericity | the quality of being spherical | noun |
5257 | spheroid | a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere | noun |
5258 | spherometer | an instrument for measuring the curvature of surfaces | noun |
5259 | spinous | thorny, as a plant | adjective |
5260 | spinster | a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marriage | noun |
5261 | splenetic | irritable | adjective |
5262 | spontaneous | coming from natural impulse | adjective |
5263 | sporadic | appearing or happening at irregular intervals | adjective |
5264 | sprightly | animated, vivacious, or gay, lively | adjective |
5265 | spurious | not genuine | adjective |
5266 | spurn | to reject disdainfully, contemn, scorn | verb |
5267 | squabble | to participate in a minor fight or argument | verb |
5268 | squalid | foul and repulsive from lack of care or cleanliness | adjective |
5269 | squalor | filth and misery | noun |
5270 | squander | to waste, lavish, splurge | verb |
5271 | squatter | one who occupies a building or land without permission | noun |
5272 | squeamish | easily bothered or upset, tending to be nauseous or nervous | adjective |
5273 | staccato | shortened and detached when played or sung | adjective |
5274 | stagnant | lacking freshness, motion, progress, or change | adjective |
5275 | stagnate | to cease motion, activity, or progress | verb |
5276 | stagnation | inactivity | noun |
5277 | stagy | theatrical | adjective |
5278 | staid | of settled or sedate character, not flighty | adjective |
5279 | stallion | an uncastrated male horse | noun |
5280 | stalwart | firmly built | adjective |
5281 | stamina | the energy for continuing to do something for a long time | noun |
5282 | stanch | to stop the flow of | verb |
5283 | stanchion | an upright bar or beam used as support in a window or stall | noun |
5284 | stanza | a unit of a poem, equivalent to a verse | noun |
5285 | stark | sheer, utter, downright or complete | adjective |
5286 | statecraft | the art of government and diplomacy | noun |
5287 | stately | of people: regal, dignified, worthy of respect | adjective |
5288 | static | characterised by a fixed or stationary position | adjective |
5289 | statics | branch of mechanics dealing w/ forces in static equilibrium | noun |
5290 | stationary | standing still, not moving | adjective |
5291 | statistician | a person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics | noun |
5292 | statuesque | like a statue | adjective |
5293 | statuette | a small statue | noun |
5294 | stature | a person or animal's natural height when standing upright | noun |
5295 | statute | written law, as laid down by the legislature | noun |
5296 | staunch | to stop the flow of (blood) | verb |
5297 | steadfast | fixed or unchanging, steady | adjective |
5298 | stealth | secret or clandestine procedure | noun |
5299 | stellar | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars | adjective |
5300 | stentorian | very loud or powerful in sound | adjective |
5301 | steppe | the grasslands of eastern europe and asia | noun |
5302 | stereotype | a simplified and standardised conception held by a group | noun |
5303 | sterling | (of silver) having the standard fineness 0 925 | adjective |
5304 | stevedore | firm or individual engaged in loading or unloading a vessel | noun |
5305 | stifle | to quell, crush or end by force | verb |
5306 | stigma | a mark of disgrace or infamy | noun |
5307 | stigmatize | to characterize as disgraceful, to mark with a stigma | verb |
5308 | stiletto | a short dagger with a thick blade | noun |
5309 | stimulate | to encourage into action | verb |
5310 | stimulus | anything that may have an impact or influence on a system | noun |
5311 | stingy | reluctant to give or spend | adjective |
5312 | stint | a period of time spent doing something | noun |
5313 | stipend | a fixed payment, generally small | noun |
5314 | stipulate | to require (something) as a condition of a contract | verb |
5315 | stoic | unaffected, indifferent, restrained | adjective |
5316 | stoicism | (school of philosophy) logic reflects cosmic reason | noun |
5317 | stoke | to stir up and feed, especially, a fire or furnace | verb |
5318 | stolid | unemotional | adjective |
5319 | strait | a narrow passage of water connecting 2 large bodies of water | noun |
5320 | strait-laced | excessively strict in conduct or morality | adjective |
5321 | stratagem | a deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand | noun |
5322 | stratum | one of several parallel horizontal layers of materia | noun |
5323 | streamlet | a small stream | noun |
5324 | strenuous | characterised by vigorous exertion | adjective |
5325 | striated | having parallel lines or grooves on the surface | adjective |
5326 | stricture | a rule restricting behaviour or action | noun |
5327 | stridency | the quality of being loud or making a harsh sound | noun |
5328 | strident | loud, shrill, piercing, high-pitched, rough-sounding | adjective |
5329 | stringent | rigorously binding or exacting | adjective |
5330 | stripling | a youth just passing from boyhood to manhood | noun |
5331 | strut | to walk with a vain, pompous bearing | verb |
5332 | studious | given to thought, contemplative | adjective |
5333 | stultify | to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous | verb |
5334 | stupefy | to dull capacity to think, thereby reducing responsiveness | verb |
5335 | stupendous | astonishingly great or large, huge, enormous | adjective |
5336 | stupor | a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility | noun |
5337 | stymie | to hinder, block or thwart | verb |
5338 | suasion | the act of urging or influencing, persuasion | noun |
5339 | suave | charming, confident and elegant | adjective |
5340 | subacid | somewhat acidic | adjective |
5341 | subaquatic | located or living under water, submarine | adjective |
5342 | subconscious | the mental processes of which the individual is not aware | noun |
5343 | subdue | to overcome, quieten, or bring under control | verb |
5344 | subjacent | lying beneath or at a lower level, underlying | adjective |
5345 | subjection | bringing something under the control of something else | noun |
5346 | subjugate | to forcibly impose obedience or servitude | verb |
5347 | sublimate | to change from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid | verb |
5348 | sublime | elevated or lofty in thought | adjective |
5349 | subliminal | existing below the threshold of consciousness | adjective |
5350 | sublingual | beneath the tongue | adjective |
5351 | submarine | a vessel that can be submerged and navigated underwater | noun |
5352 | submerge | to sink below the surface of water or another medium | verb |
5353 | submersible | able to be put under water | adjective |
5354 | submersion | the act of sinking until completely covered with water | noun |
5355 | submission | the act of yielding to the will or authority of another | noun |
5356 | submissive | meekly obedient or passive | adjective |
5357 | submittal | the act of submitting | noun |
5358 | subordinate | to make subservient | verb |
5359 | subpoena | the summoning of witnesses or evidence before a court | noun |
5360 | subsequent | following in time, coming after something else at any time | adjective |
5361 | subservience | a subordinate place or function | noun |
5362 | subservient | acting in an inferior capacity | adjective |
5363 | subside | to sink or fall to the bottom, to settle, as lees | verb |
5364 | subsist | to survive on a minimum of resources | verb |
5365 | subsistence | real being, existence | noun |
5366 | substantiate | to establish by proof or competent evidence | verb |
5367 | substantive | of the essence or essential element of a thing | adjective |
5368 | subtend | to extend or stretch underneath or opposite something | verb |
5369 | subterfuge | an indirect or deceptive device or stratagem | noun |
5370 | subterranean | below ground, under the earth, underground | adjective |
5371 | subtext | the underlying or implicit meaning | noun |
5372 | subtle | fine or delicate in meaning or intent | adjective |
5373 | subtrahend | a number or quantity to be subtracted from another | noun |
5374 | subversion | the act of subverting or the condition of being overthrown | noun |
5375 | subversive | intending to overturn or undermine a government or authority | adjective |
5376 | subvert | to overturn from the foundation, to overthrow | verb |
5377 | successive | following in an uninterrupted sequence | adjective |
5378 | successor | person that immediately follows another in holding a title | noun |
5379 | succinct | brief and to the point | adjective |
5380 | succor | help, relief, aid | noun |
5381 | succulent | juicy or lush | adjective |
5382 | succumb | to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire | verb |
5383 | sufferance | endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity | noun |
5384 | suffice | to be enough or adequate | verb |
5385 | suffrage | the right to vote, especially in a political election | noun |
5386 | suffragist | advocate of granting the right to vote, especially to women | noun |
5387 | suffuse | to spread through or over something, especially as a liquid | verb |
5388 | suggestible | susceptible to influence by suggestion | adjective |
5389 | sully | to soil, stain or tarnish | verb |
5390 | sumptuous | magnificent and splendid, suggesting great expense | adjective |
5391 | sunder | to separate | verb |
5392 | superabundance | more than sufficient, excessive | noun |
5393 | superadd | to add on top of a previous addition | verb |
5394 | superannuate | to allow to retire from office on a pension because of age | verb |
5395 | supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous | adjective |
5396 | superficial | shallow, lacking substance | adjective |
5397 | superfluity | the quality or state of being in excess | noun |
5398 | superfluous | in excess of what is required or sufficient | adjective |
5399 | superintend | to oversee the work of others, to supervise | verb |
5400 | superlative | exceptionally good, of the highest quality, superb | adjective |
5401 | supernumerary | extra, beyond the standard or prescribed amount | adjective |
5402 | supersede | to replace in power, effectiveness, use, etc | verb |
5403 | supervene | to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous | verb |
5404 | supine | lying on the back, face or front upward | adjective |
5405 | supplant | to take the place of, to replace, to supersede | verb |
5406 | supple | bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed | adjective |
5407 | supplementary | additional, added to supply what is wanted | adjective |
5408 | suppliant | a petitioner | noun |
5409 | supplicant | begging, pleading, supplicating | adjective |
5410 | supplicate | humble oneself before another in making a request, to beg | verb |
5411 | supplication | humble prayer, entreaty or petition | noun |
5412 | supposition | something that is assumed | noun |
5413 | suppress | to hold in place, to keep low, to prevent publication | verb |
5414 | suppressible | capable of being done away with | adjective |
5415 | suppression | the act or instance of repressing | noun |
5416 | supramundane | situated above the world or above our system, celestial | adjective |
5417 | surcharge | an additional charge, tax or cost | noun |
5418 | surety | security against loss or damage, guarantee | noun |
5419 | surfeit | excessive amount | noun |
5420 | surfeit | an excessive amount of something | noun |
5421 | surly | lordly, arrogant, supercilious | adjective |
5422 | surmise | a conclusion drawn on limited evidence or intuitive feeling | verb |
5423 | surmount | to get over, to overcome | verb |
5424 | surpass | exceed; be greater than | verb |
5425 | surreptitious | obtained or done by stealth | adjective |
5426 | surrogate | to substitute something with something else | verb |
5427 | surround | to encircle | verb |
5428 | surveillance | a watch kept over a person | noun |
5429 | surveyor | a person whose occupation is to survey land or buildings | noun |
5430 | susceptibility | vulnerability | noun |
5431 | susceptible | likely to be affected by something | adjective |
5432 | suspect | to suppose (something) to be true without evidence | verb |
5433 | suspense | a state of uncertainty or excitement in awaiting an outcome | noun |
5434 | suspicious | questionable | adjective |
5435 | sustenance | something that provides support or nourishment | noun |
5436 | svelte | attractively thin, gracefully slender | adjective |
5437 | swarthy | tawny, dusky, dark | adjective |
5438 | swathe | to bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers | verb |
5439 | sybarite | a person devoted to luxury and pleasure | noun |
5440 | sycophant | self-seeking, servile flatterer | noun |
5441 | syllabic | of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables | adjective |
5442 | syllabication | the act of dividing something into syllables | noun |
5443 | syllable | segment of speech: a vowel sound or syllabic consonant | noun |
5444 | syllabus | an outline of the contents of a curriculum | noun |
5445 | sylph | a wood nymph | noun |
5446 | sylvan | pertaining to the forest, or woodlands | adjective |
5447 | symbiosis | any interdependent relationship between two things | noun |
5448 | sympathetic | of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy | adjective |
5449 | symphonic | characteristic of a symphony orchestra | adjective |
5450 | symphony | an elaborate instrumental composition, written for orchestra | noun |
5451 | symptomatic | (of a disease) showing symptoms | adjective |
5452 | synaeresis | the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one | noun |
5453 | synchronism | coincidence in time | noun |
5454 | syndicate | a group of people making a joint effort to undertake a duty | noun |
5455 | syndrome | a recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours | noun |
5456 | synergy | elements that make an effect greater than the sum of parts | noun |
5457 | synod | an ecclesiastic council to consult on church matters | noun |
5458 | synonym | a word having the same meaning as another in the language | noun |
5459 | synopsis | a brief summary of the major points of a written work | noun |
5460 | syntax | a system or orderly arrangement | noun |
5461 | synthetic | artificial | adjective |
5462 | systematic | carried out using a planned, ordered procedure | adjective |
5463 | systemic | pertaining to or affecting a whole system | adjective |
5464 | tableau | a picturesque grouping of persons or objects | noun |
5465 | tacit | done or made in silence, implied, but not expressed | adjective |
5466 | taciturn | inclined to silence | adjective |
5467 | tack | a short nail with a flat, broad head | noun |
5468 | tact | a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offence | noun |
5469 | tactician | a person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics | noun |
5470 | tactics | the art of implementing means to achieve immediate goals | noun |
5471 | tactile | tangible | adjective |
5472 | talisman | an object supposed to possess occult powers, worn as a charm | noun |
5473 | tangent | touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it | adjective |
5474 | tangential | digressive or divergent from the topic of discussion | adjective |
5475 | tangible | capable of being touched | adjective |
5476 | tannery | a place where people tan hides to make leather | noun |
5477 | tantalize | to tease by offering something but keeping it out of reach | verb |
5478 | tantamount | to amount to as much, to be equivalent | verb |
5479 | tapestry | fabric on which a picture is embroidered, for wall hangings | noun |
5480 | tarantula | any large, hair spider of the family theraphosidae | noun |
5481 | tardy | late, overdue or delayed | adjective |
5482 | tarnish | to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation | verb |
5483 | taunt | to goad (a person) into responding, often aggressively | verb |
5484 | taut | tight, under tension, as in a rope or bow string | adjective |
5485 | tautological | of, relating to, or using redundant language | adjective |
5486 | tautology | redundant use of words | noun |
5487 | tawdry | gaudy | adjective |
5488 | taxation | the act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed | noun |
5489 | taxidermy | the art of stuffing the skins of dead animals to be lifelike | noun |
5490 | technic | technique | adjective |
5491 | technicality | a petty point coming from a strict interpretation of details | noun |
5492 | technography | historical study of art and science in relation to geography | noun |
5493 | technology | a method that applies technical knowledge or tools | noun |
5494 | tedious | boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome | adjective |
5495 | tedium | the quality or state of being wearisome | noun |
5496 | teem | to be stocked to overflowing | verb |
5497 | telepathy | the capability to communicate directly by psychic means | noun |
5498 | telephony | sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum | noun |
5499 | telltale | a person who heedlessly reveals private matters | adjective |
5500 | temerity | reckless boldness | noun |
5501 | temper | to moderate or control | verb |
5502 | temperate | moderate or self-restrained | adjective |
5503 | temporal | pertaining to time | adjective |
5504 | temporize | to be indecisive or evasive to gain time | verb |
5505 | tempt | to entice to do something often regarded as unwise or wrong | verb |
5506 | tempter | someone or something that tempts, especially to evil | noun |
5507 | tenable | capable of being maintained or justified, well-founded | adjective |
5508 | tenacity | the quality or property of being persistent or stubborn | noun |
5509 | tenant | a person that rents or occupies land | noun |
5510 | tendency | a likelihood of behaving in a particular way | noun |
5511 | tendentious | having a bias or purpose | adjective |
5512 | tenet | any principle held as true by members of a group | noun |
5513 | tenor | the adult male voice between the bass and countertenor | noun |
5514 | tentative | unsure | adjective |
5515 | tenuous | thin or slender in form | adjective |
5516 | tenure | the holding or possessing of something | verb |
5517 | tepid | lukewarm, neither warm nor cool | adjective |
5518 | tercentenary | tricentenntial | adjective |
5519 | termagant | quarrelsome and scolding or censorious, shrewish | adjective |
5520 | terminal | fatal, resulting in death | adjective |
5521 | terminate | to finish or end | verb |
5522 | terminus | the end or final point of something | noun |
5523 | terrestrial | representing the earth as distinct from other planets | adjective |
5524 | terrify | to frighten greatly, to fill with terror | verb |
5525 | territorial | of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area | adjective |
5526 | terse | neatly or effectively concise | adjective |
5527 | testament | a will, relating to one's personal property | noun |
5528 | testator | one who dies having made a legally valid will | noun |
5529 | testimonial | a statement, especially one given under oath, testimony | noun |
5530 | testy | easily annoyed, irritable | adjective |
5531 | tether | a rope or chain by which an animal is tied to a fixed object | noun |
5532 | thearchy | the rule or government of a god | noun |
5533 | theism | belief in the existence of at least one deity | noun |
5534 | theocracy | government under the control of a religion | noun |
5535 | theocrasy | interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles | noun |
5536 | theologian | one who studies theology, especially christian | noun |
5537 | theological | relating to the nature and will of god as revealed to humans | adjective |
5538 | theology | the field of study and analysis of divine things | noun |
5539 | theoretical | existing only in theory, hypothetical | adjective |
5540 | theorist | someone who constructs theories | noun |
5541 | theorize | to formulate theories about some specific subject | verb |
5542 | therapeutic | of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease | adjective |
5543 | thereabout | about or near that place or time | adverb |
5544 | thermal | pertaining to heat or temperature | adjective |
5545 | thermoelectric | pertaining to the relationship between heat and electricity | adjective |
5546 | thermoelectricity | electricity generated by heat or temperature | noun |
5547 | thesis | a subject for a composition or essay | noun |
5548 | thoroughbred | bred from pure stock | adjective |
5549 | thoroughfare | a passage, a way through | noun |
5550 | thrall | a person who is enslaved by some power | noun |
5551 | threadbare | shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show | adjective |
5552 | threshold | the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter | noun |
5553 | thrive | prosper; flourish | verb |
5554 | throng | a crowd | noun |
5555 | thwart | to prevent, to halt, to cause to fail, to foil, to frustrate | verb |
5556 | tilth | the act of tilling land for crop | noun |
5557 | timbre | the quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume | noun |
5558 | timorous | fearful | adjective |
5559 | tincture | a dye or pigment | noun |
5560 | tinge | to colour slightly | verb |
5561 | tipsy | foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages | adjective |
5562 | tirade | a long, angry or violent speech, a diatribe | noun |
5563 | tiresome | causing fatigue or boredom, wearisome | adjective |
5564 | titter | to laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued manner | verb |
5565 | toady | a flatterer | noun |
5566 | toilsome | requiring continuous physical effort, laborious | adjective |
5567 | tome | a very heavy or learned book | noun |
5568 | topography | the detailed mapping of the features of a geological area | noun |
5569 | torpid | unmoving, dormant or hibernating | adjective |
5570 | torpor | sluggish activity, inertia | noun |
5571 | torrid | very hot and dry | adjective |
5572 | tortious | of, pertaining to, a breach of contract | adjective |
5573 | tortuous | full of twists, turns or bends | adjective |
5574 | torturous | of or pertaining to suffering or torture | adjective |
5575 | totter | to walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly | verb |
5576 | touchstone | a test for the qualities of something | noun |
5577 | tourniquet | a device for stopping bleeding by compressing a blood vessel | noun |
5578 | tractable | easily managed or controlled | adjective |
5579 | traduce | to slander, or to speak maliciously and falsely of | verb |
5580 | trait | an identifying characteristic, habit or trend | noun |
5581 | trajectory | the path of a body as it travels through space | noun |
5582 | trammel | a restraint | noun |
5583 | tranquil | peaceful | adjective |
5584 | transact | to do, carry through, conduct or perform some action | verb |
5585 | transalpine | on the other side of the alps (with respect to rome) | adjective |
5586 | transatlantic | on, from the other side of, or crossing the atlantic ocean | adjective |
5587 | transcend | to rise above or go beyond | verb |
5588 | transcontinental | crossing, spanning a continent | adjective |
5589 | transcribe | to make a written copy of spoken material | verb |
5590 | transcript | a written, or printed copy | noun |
5591 | transference | the act of conveying from one place to another | noun |
5592 | transferrer | a person who, or thing that transfers | noun |
5593 | transfigure | to transform the outward appearance of something | verb |
5594 | transfuse | to transfer or pass from one to another | verb |
5595 | transfusion | the transfer of blood from one individual to another | noun |
5596 | transgress | to violate a law, command, moral code, etc | verb |
5597 | transience | the quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting | noun |
5598 | transient | passing or disappearing with time, transitory | adjective |
5599 | transitive | passing over or affecting something else | adjective |
5600 | transitory | lasting only a short time, temporary | adjective |
5601 | transliterate | to change into corresponding characters of another alphabet | verb |
5602 | translucent | clear enough for light to pass through but not totally clear | adjective |
5603 | transmission | the act of sending something forward | noun |
5604 | transmit | to send something from one person, place or thing to another | verb |
5605 | transmute | to change from one form into another | verb |
5606 | transpire | to occur, happen or take place | verb |
5607 | transplant | to transfer something from one place to another | verb |
5608 | transposition | a shift in a piece of music from one key to another | noun |
5609 | transverse | lying or extending crosswise or at right angles to something | adjective |
5610 | trappings | the dress or insignia associated with a position or status | noun |
5611 | traumatic | of, caused by, or causing trauma | adjective |
5612 | travail | toil, painfully difficult work | noun |
5613 | traverse | to pass or move over, along or through | verb |
5614 | travesty | any grotesque likeness or imitation of something | noun |
5615 | treacherous | traitorous | adjective |
5616 | treachery | betrayal of trust | noun |
5617 | treasonable | involving, or constituting treason | adjective |
5618 | treatise | a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on a subject | noun |
5619 | treble | a high or shrill voice or sound | noun |
5620 | trebly | having treble, or high-pitched, qualities | adjective |
5621 | tremendous | awe-inspiring, terrific | adjective |
5622 | tremor | to shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily | verb |
5623 | tremulous | trembling, quivering or shaking | adjective |
5624 | trenchant | caustic, cutting, as language or a person | adjective |
5625 | trepidation | tremulous fear | noun |
5626 | trestle | a frame with a horizontal beam supported by a pair of legs | noun |
5627 | triad | a grouping of three | noun |
5628 | tribune | a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people | noun |
5629 | trickery | artifice, deception | noun |
5630 | tricolor | having three colors | adjective |
5631 | tricycle | vehicle with 1 large front wheel and 2 smaller rear wheels | noun |
5632 | trident | a three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork | noun |
5633 | triennial | happening every three years | adjective |
5634 | trimness | the state of being well arranged or appearing neat | noun |
5635 | trinity | a group of three people or things | noun |
5636 | trinket | a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry | noun |
5637 | triplicate | to make three identical copies of something | verb |
5638 | triplicity | the state of being triple or threefold | noun |
5639 | tripod | a three-legged stand or support, as for a camera | noun |
5640 | trisect | to cut into three pieces | verb |
5641 | trite | lacking in originality, stale | adjective |
5642 | triumvir | 1 of 3 persons associated in any position of authority | noun |
5643 | trivial | of little significance or value | adjective |
5644 | troubadour | one of a class of medieval lyric poets | noun |
5645 | trough | a long box used to hold food and water for animals | noun |
5646 | truant | a student who stays away from school without permission | noun |
5647 | truckle | to submit or yield tamely | verb |
5648 | truculent | fierce | adjective |
5649 | truism | a self-evident or obvious truth | noun |
5650 | truncate | to shorten something as if by cutting off part of it | verb |
5651 | truthful | honest, and always telling the truth | adjective |
5652 | tryst | an arrangement between lovers to meet | noun |
5653 | tumult | violent and noisy commotion of a crowd or mob | noun |
5654 | turbid | not clear because of stirred up sediment, opaque, obscured | adjective |
5655 | turgid | swollen | adjective |
5656 | turmoil | a state of great commotion, confusion or disturbance | noun |
5657 | turpitude | vile, shameful or base character | noun |
5658 | tutelage | the act of guarding or protecting, guardianship | noun |
5659 | tutelar | serving as a guardian, protective, tutelary | adjective |
5660 | tutorship | the duty of a tutor, tutelage | noun |
5661 | twinge | a sudden, sharp pain | noun |
5662 | typical | capturing the overall sense of a thing | adjective |
5663 | typify | to embody, exemplify, to represent by an image | verb |
5664 | typographical | pertaining to typography or printing | adjective |
5665 | typography | the art or practice of setting and arranging type | noun |
5666 | tyrannical | unjustly cruel, harsh or severe | adjective |
5667 | tyranny | arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power | noun |
5668 | tyro | a learner or beginner | noun |
5669 | ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere, omnipresent | adjective |
5670 | ulterior | beyond what is obvious or evident | adjective |
5671 | ultimate | highest, maximum | adjective |
5672 | ultimatum | a final, uncompromising demand issued by a party | noun |
5673 | ultramontane | pertaining to the area south of the alps, especially italy | adjective |
5674 | ultramundane | extraordinary, abnormal | adjective |
5675 | umbrage | offense, annoyance, displeasure | noun |
5676 | umlaut | a mark over a vowel used to indicate a different vowel sound | noun |
5677 | unaccountable | inexplicable, unable to account for, or explain | adjective |
5678 | unaffected | lacking pretense or affectation, natural | adjective |
5679 | unalloyed | not in mixture with other metals, pure | adjective |
5680 | unanimity | the condition of complete agreement by all parties | noun |
5681 | unanimous | based on complete assent or agreement | adjective |
5682 | unassailable | secure against attack, impregnable | adjective |
5683 | unassuming | modest and having no pretensions or ostentation | adjective |
5684 | unavoidable | impossible to avoid, bound to happen | adjective |
5685 | unbearable | so unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable | adjective |
5686 | unbecoming | not flattering, attractive or appropriate | adjective |
5687 | unbelief | a lack (or rejection) of belief | noun |
5688 | unbridled | not controlled or restrained | adjective |
5689 | uncanny | extraordinary | adjective |
5690 | unconscionable | unscrupulous, not guided by conscience | adjective |
5691 | unconscious | not awake | adjective |
5692 | unction | anointing, as a medical treatment or religious rite | noun |
5693 | unctuous | excessively smooth, suave or smug | adjective |
5694 | undeceive | to free from misconception, deception or error | verb |
5695 | undercharge | to charge less than the correct amount | verb |
5696 | underexpose | expose (film or an image) for too short a time | verb |
5697 | underhanded | sneaky | adjective |
5698 | underlie | to lie in a position directly beneath | verb |
5699 | underling | a subordinate | noun |
5700 | underman | insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed | |
5701 | undermine | to attempt to subvert through stealth | verb |
5702 | underpinning | a system of supports beneath a wall | noun |
5703 | underrate | to underestimate, to make too low a rate or estimate | verb |
5704 | underscore | to underline, to mark a line beneath text | verb |
5705 | undersell | to sell goods for a lower price than a competitor | verb |
5706 | understate | to minimise or downplay | verb |
5707 | underwrite | to write under, especially under other written matter | verb |
5708 | undulate | to cause to move in a wavelike motion | verb |
5709 | undulating | rising and falling like waves | adjective |
5710 | undulation | a wavelike motion | noun |
5711 | undulous | undulating | adjective |
5712 | unduly | excessively | adjective |
5713 | unequivocal | having only one possible meaning or explanation | adjective |
5714 | unfavorable | disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable | adjective |
5715 | unfeigned | sincere | adjective |
5716 | unfetter | free from restraint | verb |
5717 | unflappable | remaining composed and level-headed at all times | adjective |
5718 | unflinching | staying committed despite any difficulty, steadfast | adjective |
5719 | unfounded | having no strong foundation, not based on reasons or facts | adjective |
5720 | unfrock | to remove from status as a member of a clergy | verb |
5721 | ungainly | clumsy, lacking grace | adjective |
5722 | unguent | therapeutic skin cream with medicinal ingredients | noun |
5723 | unicellular | describing any microorganism that has a single cell | adjective |
5724 | unification | the process of unifying or uniting | noun |
5725 | uniform | identical or consistent | noun |
5726 | unify | to become one, merge, combine | verb |
5727 | unilateral | done by one side only | adjective |
5728 | unimpeachable | above suspicion, impossible to discredit | adjective |
5729 | uninhibited | not restrained by social convention or usage | adjective |
5730 | unintelligible | not capable of being understood | adjective |
5731 | unisonant | of a single sound, producing the same sound | adjective |
5732 | unitarian | a supporter of unity or centralization | noun |
5733 | univalence | (chemistry) the condition of having a valence of one | noun |
5734 | univocal | having only one meaning | adjective |
5735 | unkempt | dishevelled, untidy, dirty, not kept up | adjective |
5736 | unobtrusive | not noticeable or blatant, inconspicuous | adjective |
5737 | unpalatable | unpleasant to the taste | adjective |
5738 | unprecedented | never before seen or done, without precedent | adjective |
5739 | unravel | to separate the threads (of) | verb |
5740 | unregenerate | which cannot be transformed in mind and spirit | adjective |
5741 | unremitting | incessant, never slackening | adjective |
5742 | unrequited | unanswered, not returned, not reciprocated, not repaid | adjective |
5743 | unscathed | not harmed or damaged in any way, untouched | adjective |
5744 | unscrupulous | conscienceless, unprincipled | adjective |
5745 | unsettle | to make upset or uncomfortable | verb |
5746 | unsophisticated | without complexity or refinements | adjective |
5747 | unspeakable | incapable of being spoken or uttered | adjective |
5748 | untenable | incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc | adjective |
5749 | untimely | at an inopportune time | adjective |
5750 | untoward | unfavourable or unfortunate | adjective |
5751 | unutterable | unspeakable, beyond expression | adjective |
5752 | unwieldy | not readily handled or managed in use or action, awkward | adjective |
5753 | unwitting | unintentional | adjective |
5754 | unwonted | not customary or habitual, unusual, infrequent, strange | adjective |
5755 | unyoke | to release something from a yoke or harness | verb |
5756 | up-keep | the process of properly maintaining something | noun |
5757 | upbraid | to find fault with or reproach severely | verb |
5758 | upcast | to cast or throw up, to turn upward | verb |
5759 | upheaval | strong or violent change or disturbance | noun |
5760 | upheave | to heave or lift up, raise up or aloft | verb |
5761 | uppermost | at, or nearest the top of something | adjective |
5762 | upright | vertical, erect | adjective |
5763 | uproarious | in a state of uproar, confused and noisy | adjective |
5764 | uproot | to tear away from a native place or environment | verb |
5765 | upshot | the final issue, conclusion or result | noun |
5766 | upstart | to rise suddenly, to spring | verb |
5767 | upturn | to turn (something) up or over | verb |
5768 | urban | related to the (or any) city | adjective |
5769 | urbane | courteous, polite, refined, and suave | adjective |
5770 | urbanity | behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous | noun |
5771 | urchin | a mischievous child | noun |
5772 | urgency | imperativeness | noun |
5773 | usage | a customary way of doing something | noun |
5774 | usually | most of the time | adverb |
5775 | usurious | charging illegal rates of interest for the use of money | adjective |
5776 | usurp | to seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means | verb |
5777 | usury | the practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest | noun |
5778 | utilitarian | having regard to usefulness rather than beauty | adjective |
5779 | utility | the state or condition of being useful, usefulness | noun |
5780 | utmost | of the greatest or highest degree, quantity or the like | adjective |
5781 | utopia | an ideal place or state | noun |
5782 | uxorious | overly devoted or submissive to one's wife | adjective |
5783 | vacate | to move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction | verb |
5784 | vaccinate | treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease | verb |
5785 | vacillate | to waver in opinion | verb |
5786 | vacuity | absent of thought or intelligence | noun |
5787 | vacuous | empty, without contents | adjective |
5788 | vacuum | a space entirely devoid of matter | noun |
5789 | vagabond | wandering from place to place without any settled home | noun |
5790 | vagary | an erratic notion or action | noun |
5791 | vagrant | a person who wanders and has no permanent home or employment | noun |
5792 | vainglorious | filled with excessive pride over one's own achievements | adjective |
5793 | vainglory | excessive vanity | noun |
5794 | vale | valley | noun |
5795 | valediction | a speech made when leaving or parting company | noun |
5796 | valedictorian | the student who gives the farewell address at graduation | noun |
5797 | valedictory | bidding good-bye | adjective |
5798 | valiant | boldly courageous | adjective |
5799 | valid | well grounded or justifiable, pertinent | adjective |
5800 | validate | to confirm | verb |
5801 | valorous | courageous | adjective |
5802 | vanguard | the foremost division or the front part of an army | noun |
5803 | vantage | a position affording some advantage or commanding view | noun |
5804 | vapid | lacking or having lost life, sharpness or flavour | adjective |
5805 | vaporizer | a device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid | noun |
5806 | variable | able to change | adjective |
5807 | variant | tending to change or alter | adjective |
5808 | variegate | to make varied in appearance | verb |
5809 | variegated | varied in appearance or color | adjective |
5810 | vassal | a person granted land in exchange for loyalty to a superior | noun |
5811 | vaudeville | a theatrical piece of light or amusing character | noun |
5812 | veer | to change from one course or direction to another | verb |
5813 | vegetal | pertaining to vegetables or other plants | adjective |
5814 | vegetate | to grow or sprout | verb |
5815 | vegetative | growing or developing as or like plants | adjective |
5816 | vehemence | an intense concentration, force or power | noun |
5817 | vehement | zealous, ardent, impassioned | adjective |
5818 | veiled | covered or concealed by a veil | adjective |
5819 | velocity | rapidity of motion or operation | noun |
5820 | velvety | like velvet (but not velvet), soft, smooth | adjective |
5821 | venal | willing to sell one's influence, in return for a bribe | adjective |
5822 | vendetta | any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry or contention | noun |
5823 | vendible | able to be bought, sold, or traded | adjective |
5824 | vendition | the act of vending or selling, sale | noun |
5825 | vendor | a person or a company that vends or sells | noun |
5826 | veneer | a thin layer of wood | noun |
5827 | venerable | commanding respect because of great age or dignity | adjective |
5828 | venerate | to regard or treat with reverence | verb |
5829 | venereal | sexually transmitted | adjective |
5830 | vengeance | violent revenge | noun |
5831 | venial | able to be forgiven or pardoned | adjective |
5832 | venison | the meat of a deer | noun |
5833 | venom | poisonous fluid that animals secrete by biting or stinging | noun |
5834 | venomous | able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting or wound | adjective |
5835 | venous | of or pertaining to veins | adjective |
5836 | ventriloquist | an entertainer who can speak without moving his lips | noun |
5837 | venture | to undertake a risky or daring journey | verb |
5838 | venturesome | bold | adjective |
5839 | veracious | habitually speaking the truth | adjective |
5840 | veracity | habitual observance of truth in speech | noun |
5841 | verbatim | corresponding with the original word for word | adjective |
5842 | verbiage | overabundance of words | noun |
5843 | verbose | characterised by the use of many or too many words | adjective |
5844 | verbosity | superfluity of words | noun |
5845 | verdant | covered with growing plants or moss | adjective |
5846 | verification | evidence that confirms the truth of something | noun |
5847 | verify | to substantiate or prove the truth of something | verb |
5848 | verisimilitude | the appearance or semblance of truth | noun |
5849 | veritable | being truly or very much so | adjective |
5850 | verity | truth, fact or reality | noun |
5851 | vermin | small animals or insects that harm people, property, crops | noun |
5852 | vernacular | of or pertaining to everyday language | adjective |
5853 | vernal | of or pertaining to spring | adjective |
5854 | versatile | capable of doing many things competently | adjective |
5855 | vertex | the highest point of something | noun |
5856 | vertigo | a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings | noun |
5857 | vespertine | occurring in or related to the evening | adjective |
5858 | vestige | a mark or trace of something no longer in evidence | noun |
5859 | vestigial | of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant | adjective |
5860 | vestment | a garment, especially an outer garment | noun |
5861 | veto | the power to reject bills passed by the legislature | noun |
5862 | vex | to irritate | verb |
5863 | vexation | the state of being provoked to slight annoyance or distress | noun |
5864 | vexatious | causing vexation, annoyance, or trouble | adjective |
5865 | viable | able to live on its own (as for a newborn) | adjective |
5866 | vicarious | experienced through someone else rather than first hand | adjective |
5867 | viceroy | one who governs a place as the representative of a monarch | noun |
5868 | vicissitude | a change or variation in the course of something | noun |
5869 | vicissitudes | successive, alternating or changing phases of conditions | noun |
5870 | vie | to contend for superiority | verb |
5871 | vigilant | watchful, especially for danger or disorder, alert, wary | adjective |
5872 | vignette | a short descriptive piece of literary writing | noun |
5873 | vigour | energy: forceful exertion | adjective |
5874 | vilification | slanderous or malicious defamation, character assassination | noun |
5875 | vilify | to say defamatory things about someone or something | verb |
5876 | vincible | capable of being defeated or overcome | adjective |
5877 | vindicate | to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism | verb |
5878 | vindicatory | tending or serving to vindicate | adjective |
5879 | vindictive | having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged | adjective |
5880 | vinery | vineyard | noun |
5881 | viol | a bowed instrument common in the 16th and 17th centuries | noun |
5882 | viola | stringed instrument of the violin family, larger than violin | noun |
5883 | violation | a breach of a law, rule or promise | noun |
5884 | violator | one who infringes upon a rule, another person's body, etc | noun |
5885 | violoncello | a large stringed instrument of the violin family | noun |
5886 | viper | a poisonous snake in the family viperidae | noun |
5887 | virago | a loud-voice, ill-tempered, scolding woman | adjective |
5888 | virile | being manly | adjective |
5889 | virtu | knowledge of the fine arts | noun |
5890 | virtual | imitated, simulated | adjective |
5891 | virtuoso | a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field | noun |
5892 | virulence | the state of being actively poisonous | noun |
5893 | virulent | of a disease or disease-causing agent | adjective |
5894 | visage | countenance, appearance, one's face | noun |
5895 | visceral | of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of the body | adjective |
5896 | viscid | sticky | adjective |
5897 | viscosity | property of fluid that resists the force causing it to flow | noun |
5898 | viscount | a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count | noun |
5899 | viscous | sticky, thick as a fluid | adjective |
5900 | visionary | characterised by fanciful, or unpractical ideas | adjective |
5901 | vista | a distant view seen through some opening | noun |
5902 | vital | relating to, or characteristic of life | adjective |
5903 | vitiate | to impair the quality of | verb |
5904 | vitriol | something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism | noun |
5905 | vitriolic | scathing | adjective |
5906 | vituperable | liable to, or deserving, vituperation or severe censure | adjective |
5907 | vituperate | to criticize in a harsh or abusive manner | verb |
5908 | vivacious | lively | adjective |
5909 | vivacity | liveliness | noun |
5910 | vivify | to bring to life | verb |
5911 | vivisection | the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body | noun |
5912 | vocable | able to be uttered | adjective |
5913 | vocation | a particular occupation, business or profession, calling | noun |
5914 | vociferate | to speak or cry out loudly | verb |
5915 | vociferous | crying out noisily | adjective |
5916 | vogue | something in fashion at a particular time | noun |
5917 | volant | having extended wings as if flying | adjective |
5918 | volatile | tending or threatening to break out into open violence | adjective |
5919 | volition | a conscious choice or decision | noun |
5920 | voluble | characterised by a ready and continuous flow of words | adjective |
5921 | voluminous | of great size or extent | adjective |
5922 | voluptuous | suggestive of or characterized by full, generous sensation | adjective |
5923 | voracious | craving or consuming large quantities of food | adjective |
5924 | vortex | a whirlwind, moving matter in the form of a spiral | noun |
5925 | votary | a person bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or nun | noun |
5926 | votive | dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge | adjective |
5927 | vouchsafe | to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness or condescension | verb |
5928 | vulgarity | the quality of being crude or tasteless | noun |
5929 | vulnerable | capable of or susceptible to being hurt or wounded | adjective |
5930 | waft | to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water | verb |
5931 | waggish | roguish in merriment and good humor | adjective |
5932 | waif | a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends | noun |
5933 | waive | to refrain from claiming or insisting on | verb |
5934 | wallow | to move lazily or heavily | verb |
5935 | wampum | formerly native american peoples' currency | noun |
5936 | wane | to decrease in strength, intensity, etc | verb |
5937 | wanton | deliberate and without motive or provocation | adjective |
5938 | wantonness | the state of being reckless | noun |
5939 | warily | in a careful manner | adverb |
5940 | warlike | hostile and belligerent | adjective |
5941 | warp | to bend or twist out of shape | verb |
5942 | warrant | something that gives formal assurance of something | noun |
5943 | wary | watchful, being on one's guard against danger | adjective |
5944 | wastrel | one who wastes time or resources extravagantly | noun |
5945 | wavelet | a small wave, ripple | noun |
5946 | waver | to sway back and forth, to totter or reel | verb |
5947 | waylay | to lie in wait for and attack from ambush | verb |
5948 | weal | well-being, prosperity or happiness | noun |
5949 | wean | to accustom a child to food other than mother's milk | verb |
5950 | wearisome | tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue | adjective |
5951 | wee | little, very small | noun |
5952 | weighty | having weight, heavy, ponderous, as, a weighty body | adjective |
5953 | welter | to roll, toss or heave | verb |
5954 | wheedle | to influence a person by smooth, flattering words or acts | verb |
5955 | whelp | to give birth | verb |
5956 | wherewith | with which | adverb |
5957 | whet | to sharpen by grinding or friction | verb |
5958 | whim | a fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea | noun |
5959 | whimsical | given to whimsy or fanciful notions | adjective |
5960 | whine | to utter a complaining cry or sound | verb |
5961 | wholly | entirely | adverb |
5962 | wield | to command, rule over, to possess or own | verb |
5963 | wile | a trick, artifice or stratagem meant to fool, trap or entice | noun |
5964 | willful | deliberate, voluntary or intentional | adjective |
5965 | wily | sly, cunning, full of tricks | adjective |
5966 | winnow | to remove lighter particles from grain | verb |
5967 | winsome | sweetly or innocently charming | adjective |
5968 | wintry | suggestive or characteristic of winter, cold, stormy | adjective |
5969 | wiry | thin, muscular and flexible | adjective |
5970 | wispy | like a slender, flexible strand or bundle | adjective |
5971 | wistful | full of yearning or longing | adjective |
5972 | wither | to shrivel | verb |
5973 | witling | a person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty | noun |
5974 | witticism | a witty remark, a quip | noun |
5975 | witty | amusingly clever in perception and expression | adjective |
5976 | wizen | to become wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | verb |
5977 | wizened | withered, shriveled | adjective |
5978 | wraith | a ghost or specter | noun |
5979 | wrangle | to bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily | verb |
5980 | wrath | strong or fierce anger | noun |
5981 | wreak | to inflict, especially if causing harm or injury | verb |
5982 | wrench | to twist suddenly and forcibly | verb |
5983 | wrest | to pull or twist violently | verb |
5984 | wretchedness | an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering | noun |
5985 | writhe | to twist or turn so as to distort, to wring | verb |
5986 | wry | produced by a lopsidedness of the facial features | adjective |
5987 | xenophobia | an unreasonable fear of strangers or foreigners | noun |
5988 | yearling | an animal that is between one and two years old | noun |
5989 | yearn | to have earnest or strong desire | verb |
5990 | yielding | inclined to give in | adjective |
5991 | yoke | a device for joining together a pair of draft animals | noun |
5992 | zany | ludicrously or incongruously comical | adjective |
5993 | zeal | eager desire or endeavor | noun |
5994 | zealot | a fanatic | noun |
5995 | zealous | ardently devoted or diligent | adjective |
5996 | zeitgeist | a trend of thought characteristic of a particular time | noun |
5997 | zenith | a highest point or state | noun |
5998 | zephyr | a gentle, mild breeze | noun |
5999 | zodiac | an astrological system | noun |
6000 | zodiacal | of or pertaining to the zodiac | adjective |