Word List for Vocab Building

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Word List for Vocab BuildingBelow are 333 high frequency words which would be helpful in building yourvocabulary. You can set a goal of 21 days to get familiar with all the 333 words inthe list below:

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Abate – v – subside or moderate.Aberrant – adj – abnormal or deviantAbeyance – n – suspended actionAbscond – v – depart secretly and hide

Abstemious – adj – sparing in eating and drinking temperateAdmonish – v – warn; reprove.Adulterate – v – make impure by adding inferior or tainted substancesAesthetic – artistic dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautifulAggregate – v – gather; accumulate

Alacrity – n – cheerful promptness; eagernessAlleviate – v – relieveAmalgamate – v – combine; unite in one bodyAmbiguous – adj – unclear or doubtful in meaningAmbivalence – n – the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudesAmeliorate – v – improveAnachronism – n – something or someone misplaced in time

Analogous – adj – comparableAnarchy – n – absence of governing body; state of disorderAnomalous – adj – abnormal; irregularAntipathy – n – aversion; dislike

Apathy – n - lack of caring; indifferenceAppease – v – pacify or soothe; relieveApprise – v - informApprobation – n – approvalAppropriate – acquire; take possession of for one’s own use Arduous – adj – hard; strenuousArtless – adj – without guile; open and honest

Ascetic – adj – practicing self-denial; austereAssiduous – adj- diligent

Assuage – v – ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)Attenuate – v – make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)

Audacious – adj – daring boldAustere – forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamentedAutonomous – self-governing

Aver – assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state, formally as a factBanal – hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originalityBelie – contradict; give a false impressionBeneficent – kindly; doing goodBolster – support; reinforceBombastic – pompous; using inflated languageBoorish – rude; insensitive

Burgeon – grow forthBurnish – make shiny by rubbing; polish

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Buttress – support; prop upCacophonous – discordant; inharmoniousCapricious – unpredictable; fickleCastigation-punishment; severe criticismCatalyst – agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remainsunaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action

Caustic – burning; sarcastically bitingChicanery – trickery; deceptionCoagulate – thicken; congeal; clotCoda – concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds

out, summarizes, or concludesCogent – convincingCommensurate – corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionate

Compendium – brief; comprehensive summaryComplaisant – trying to please; overly polite; obligingCompliant – yielding; conforming to requirementsConciliatory – reconciling; soothingCondone – overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

Confound – confuse; puzzledConnoisseur – person competent to act as a judge of art

Contention – claim; thesisContentious – quarrelsomeContrite – penitent; repentantConundrum – riddle; difficult problem

Converge – approach; tend to meet; come togetherConvoluted – coiled around; involved; intricateCraven – cowardlyDaunt – intimidate; frighten

Decorum – propriety; orderliness and good taste in mannersDefault – failure to act

Deference – courteous regard for another’s wish Delineate – portray; depict; sketchDenigrate – blackenDeride – ridicule; make fun of Derivative; unoriginal; obtained from another source

Desiccate – dry upDesultory – aimless; haphazard; digressing at randomDeterrent – something that discourage; hindranceDiatribe – bitter scolding; invectiveDichotomy – split; branching into two parts (usually contradictory)Diffidence – shynessDiffuse – wordy; rambling; spread out

Digression – wandering away from the subjectDirge – lament with musicDisabuse – correct a false impression; undeceiveDiscerning – mentally quick and observant; having insight

Discordant – not harmonious; conflictingDiscredit – defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieveDiscrepancy – lack of consistency; difference

Discrete – separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct partsDisingenuous – lacking genuine candor; insincereDisinterested; unprejudicedDisjointed – lacking coherence; separated at the jointsDismiss – eliminate from consideration; rejectDisparage – belittle

Disparate – basically different; unrelatedDissemble – disguise; pretend



Disseminate – distribute; spread; scatterDissolution – disintegration; looseness in moralsDissonance – discord; opposite of harmonyDistend – expend; swell outDistill – purify; refine; concentrateDiverge – vary; go in different directions from the same point

Divest – strip; depriveDocument – provide written evidenceDogmatic – opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinalDormant – sleeping; lethargic; latent

Dupe – someone easily fooledEbullient – showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasmEclectic – selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

Efficacy – power to produce desired effectEffrontery – impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousnessElegy – poem or song expressing lamentationElicit – draw out by discussionEmbellish – adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story

Empirical – based on experienceEmulate – imitate; rival

Endemic – prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or countryEnervate – weakenEngender – cause; produceEnhance – increase; improve

Ephemeral – short-lived; fleetingEquanimity – calmness of temperament; composureEquivocate – lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truthErudite – learned; scholarly

Esoteric – hard to understand; known only to the chosen fewEulogy – expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death

Euphemism – mild expression in place of an unpleasant oneExacerbate – worsen; embitterExculpate – clear from blameExigency – urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediateattention

Extrapolation – projection; conjectureFacetious – joking (often inappropriately)Facilitate – help bring about; make less difficultFallacious – false; misleadingFatuous – brainless; inane; foolish, yet smugFawning – trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringingFelicitous – apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

Fervor – glowing ardor; intensity of feelingFlag – droop; grow feebleFledgling – inexperiencedFlout – reject; mock; show contempt for

Foment – stir up; instigateForestall – prevent by taking action in advanceFrugality – thrift, economy

Futile – useless; hopeless; ineffectualGainsay – denyGarrulous – loquacious; wordy; talkativeGoad – urge onGouge – overchargeGrandiloquent – pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

Gregarious – sociableGuileless – without deceit



Gullible – easily deceivedHarangue – long, passionate, and vehement speechHomogeneous – off the same kindHyperbole – exaggeration; overstatementIconoclastic – attacking cherished traditionsIdolatry – worship of idols

Immutable – unchangeableImpair – injure; hurtImpassive – without feeling; imperturbable; stoicalImpede – hinder; block

Impermeable – impervious; not permitting passage through its substanceImperturbable – calm placidImpervious – impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

Implacable – incapable of being pacifiedImplicit – understood but not statedImplode – burst inwardInadvertently – unintentionally; by oversight; carelesslyInchoate – recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

Incongruity – lack of harmony; absurdityInconsequential – insignificant; unimportant

Incorporate – introduce something into a larger whole; combine; uniteIndeterminate – uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefiniteIndigence – povertyIndolent – lazy

Inert – inactive; lacking power to moveIngenuous – naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticatedInherent – firmly established by nature or habitInnocuous – harmless

Insensible – unconscious; unresponsiveInsinuate – hint; imply; creep in

Insipid – lacking in flavor; dullInsularity – narrow-mindedness; isolationIntractable – unruly; stubborn; unyieldingIntransigence – refusal of any compromise; stubbornnessInundate – overwhelm; flood; submerge

Inured – accustomed; hardenedInvective – abuseIrascible – irritable; easily angeredIrresolute – uncertain how to act; weakItinerary – plan of a tripLaconic – brief and to the pointLassitude – languor; weariness

Latent – potential but undeveloped; dormant; hiddenLaud – praiseLethargic – drowsy; dullLevee – earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding

Levity – lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolityLog – record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activitiesLoquacious – talkative

Lucid – easily understoodLuminous – shining; issuing lightMagnanimity – generosityMalingerer – one who feigns illness to escape dutyMalleable – capable to being shaped by pounding; impressionableMaverick – rebel; nonconformist

Mendacious – lying; habitually dishonestMetamorphosis – change of form



Meticulous – excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulousMisanthrope – one who hates mankindMitigate – appease; moderateMollify – sootheMorose – ill-humored; sullen; melancholyMundane – worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

Negate – cancel out; nullify; denyNeophyte – recent convert; beginnerObdurate – stubbornObsequious – slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

Obviate – make unnecessary; get rid of Occlude – shut; closeOfficious – meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

Onerous – burdensomeOpprobrium – infamy; vilificationOscillate – vibrate pendulumlike; waverOstentatious – showy; pretentious; trying to attract attentionParagon – model of perfection

Partisan – one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a partyPathological – pertaining to disease

Paucity – scarcityPedantic – showing off learning; bookishPenchant – strong inclination; likingPenury – severe poverty; stinginess

Perennial – something long-lastingPerfidious – treacherous; disloyalPerfunctory – superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, enthusiasmPermeable – penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

Pervasive – spread throughoutPhlegmatic – clam; not easily disturbed

Piety – devoutness; reverence for GodPlacate – pacify; conciliatePlasticity – ability to be moldedPlatitude – trite remarkPlethora – excess; overabundance

Plummet – fall sharplyPorous – full of pores; like a sievePragmatic – practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth orimpact of somethingPreamble – introductory statementPrecarious – uncertain; riskyPrecipitate – rash; premature; hasty; sudden

Precursor – forerunnerPresumptuous – arrogant; taking libertiesPrevaricate – lieProbity – uprightness; incorruptibility

Problematic – doubtful; unsettled; questionableProdigal – wasteful; reckless with moneyProfound – deep; not superficial; complete

Prohibitive – tending to prevent the purchase or use of somethingProliferate – grow rapidly; spread; multiplyPropensity – natural inclinationPropitiate – appeasePropriety 0 fitness; correct conductProscribe – ostracize; banish; outlaw

Pungent – stinging; sharp in taste or smell; causticQualified – limited; restricted



Quibble - minor objection or complaintQuiescent – at rest; dormant; temporarily inactiveRarefied – made less dense (of a gas)Recalcitrant – obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unrulyRecant – disclaim of disavow; retract a precious statementRecluse – hermit; loner

Recondite – abstruse; profound; secretRefractory – stubborn, unmanageableRefute – disproveRelegate – banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

Reproach – express disapproval or disappointmentReprobate – person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decencyRepudiate - disown; disavow

Rescind – cancelResolution – determinationResolve – determination; firmness of purposeReticent – reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silenceReverent – respectful; worshipful

Sage – person celebrated for wisdomSalubrious – healthful

Sanction – approve; ratifySatiate – satisfy fullySaturate – soak thoroughlySavor – enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality

Secrete – hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organismShard – fragment, generally of potterySkeptic – doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidencesupporting a point of view

Solicitous – worried, concernedSoporific – sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

Specious – seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)Spectrum – color band produced when a beam of light passes through a prismSporadic – occurring irregularlyStigma – token of disgrace; brandStint – be thrifty; set limits

Stipulate – make express conditions, specifyStolid – dull; impassiveStriated – marked with parallel bands; groovedStrut – pompous walkStrut – supporting barSubpoena – writ summoning a witness to appearSubside – settle down; descend; grow quiet

Substantiate – establish by evidence; verity; supportSupersede – cause to be set aside; replace; make obsoleteSupposition – hypothesis; surmiseTacit – understood; not put into words

Tangential – peripheral; only slightly connected; digressingTenuous – thin; rare; slimTirade – extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

Torpor – lethargy; sluggishness; dormancyTortuous – winding; full of curvesTractable – docile; easily managedTransgression – violation of a law; sinTruculence – aggressiveness; ferocityVacillate – waver; fluctuate

Venerate – revereVeracious – truthful



Verbose – wordyViable – practical or workable; capable of maintaining lifeViscous – sticky, glueyVituperative – abusive; scoldingVolatile – changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidlyWarranted – justified; authorized

Wary – very cautiousWelter – turmoil; bewildering jumbleWhimsical – capricious; fancifulZealot – fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal (enthusiasm)

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