List of English Terms and Their Definitions, Quizzes of English Language

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TERM 1 Abrogate DEFINITION 1 to abolish, usually by authority TERM 2 Acerbic DEFINITION 2 biting, bitter in tone or taste TERM 3 Abjure DEFINITION 3 to reject, renounce TERM 4 Acrimony DEFINITION 4 bitterness, discord TERM 5 Acumen DEFINITION 5 keen insight TERM 6 Adumbrate DEFINITION 6 to sketch out in a vague way TERM 7 Alacrity DEFINITION 7 eagerness, speed TERM 8 Anathema DEFINITION 8 a curesed, detested person TERM 9 Antipathy DEFINITION 9 a strong dislike, repugnance TERM 10 approbation DEFINITION 10 praise TERM 21 cacophony DEFINITION 21 tremendous noise, disharmonious sound TERM 22 cajole DEFINITION 22 to urge, coax TERM 23 calumny DEFINITION 23 an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies TERM 24 capricious DEFINITION 24 subject to whim, fickle TERM 25 clemency DEFINITION 25 mercy TERM 26 cogent DEFINITION 26 intellectually convincing TERM 27 concomitant DEFINITION 27 accompanying in a subordinate fashion TERM 28 conflagration DEFINITION 28 great fire TERM 29 contrite DEFINITION 29 penitent, eager to be forgiven TERM 30 conundrum DEFINITION 30 puzzle, problem TERM 31 cupidity DEFINITION 31 greed, strong desire TERM 32 cursory DEFINITION 32 brief to the point of being superficial TERM 33 decry DEFINITION 33 to critisize openly TERM 34 defile DEFINITION 34 to make unclean, impure TERM 35 deleterious DEFINITION 35 harmful TERM 46 ebullient DEFINITION 46 extremely lively, enthusiastic TERM 47 effrontery DEFINITION 47 impudence, nerve, insolvense TERM 48 effulgent DEFINITION 48 radiant, spendorous TERM 49 egregious DEFINITION 49 extremely bad TERM 50 enervate DEFINITION 50 to weaken, exhaust TERM 51 ephemeral DEFINITION 51 short-lived, fleeting TERM 52 eschew DEFINITION 52 to shun, avoid TERM 53 evanescent DEFINITION 53 fleeting, momentary TERM 54 evince DEFINITION 54 to show, reveal TERM 55 exculpate DEFINITION 55 to free from guilt or blame TERM 56 execrable DEFINITION 56 loathsome, detestable TERM 57 exigent DEFINITION 57 urgent, critical TERM 58 expiate DEFINITION 58 to make amends for, atone TERM 59 expunge DEFINITION 59 to eradicate TERM 60 extant DEFINITION 60 existing, notdestroyedor lost TERM 71 grandiloquence DEFINITION 71 lofty, pompous language TERM 72 gregarious DEFINITION 72 drawn to the company of others, sociable TERM 73 hackneyed DEFINITION 73 unoriginal, trite TERM 74 hapless DEFINITION 74 unlucky TERM 75 harangue DEFINITION 75 ranting speech TERM 76 hegemony DEFINITION 76 domination over others TERM 77 iconoclast DEFINITION 77 one who attacks common beliefs TERM 78 ignominious DEFINITION 78 humiliating, disgracing TERM 79 impassive DEFINITION 79 stoic, not susceptible to suffering TERM 80 imperious DEFINITION 80 commanding, domineering TERM 81 impertinent DEFINITION 81 rude, insolent TERM 82 impervious DEFINITION 82 impenetrable, incapable of being affected TERM 83 impetuous DEFINITION 83 rash; hastily done TERM 84 impinge DEFINITION 84 to impact, affect, make an impression TERM 85 implacable DEFINITION 85 incapable of being appeased to mitigated TERM 96 inure DEFINITION 96 to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation TERM 97 invective DEFINITION 97 an angry verbal attack TERM 98 inveterate DEFINITION 98 stubbornly established by habit TERM 99 jubilant DEFINITION 99 extremely joyful, happy TERM 100 juxtaposition DEFINITION 100 the act of placing to things next to each other for implicit co existence TERM 101 laconic DEFINITION 101 terse in speech or writing TERM 102 languid DEFINITION 102 sluggish from fatigue or weakness TERM 103 largess DEFINITION 103 the generous giving of lavish gifts TERM 104 latent DEFINITION 104 hidden, but capable of being exposed TERM 105 legerdemain DEFINITION 105 deception, slight of hand TERM 106 licentious DEFINITION 106 displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints TERM 107 limpid DEFINITION 107 clear, transparent TERM 108 maelstrom DEFINITION 108 a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects TERM 109 magnanimous DEFINITION 109 noble, generous TERM 110 malediction DEFINITION 110 a curse TERM 121 myriad DEFINITION 121 consisting of a very great number TERM 122 nadir DEFINITION 122 the lowest point of something TERM 123 nascent DEFINITION 123 in the process of being born or coming into existence TERM 124 nefarious DEFINITION 124 heinously villainous TERM 125 neophyte DEFINITION 125 someone who is young or inexperienced TERM 126 obdurate DEFINITION 126 unyielding to persuasion or moral influences TERM 127 obfuscate DEFINITION 127 to render incmprehensible TERM 128 oblique DEFINITION 128 diverging from a straight line or course TERM 129 obsequious DEFINITION 129 excessively compliant or submissive TERM 130 obstreperous DEFINITION 130 noisy, unruly TERM 131 obtuse DEFINITION 131 lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect TERM 132 odious DEFINITION 132 instilling hatred or intense displeasure TERM 133 officious DEFINITION 133 offering one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed TERM 134 opulent DEFINITION 134 characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation TERM 135 ostensible DEFINITION 135 appearing as such, seemingly TERM 146 penurious DEFINITION 146 miserly, stingy TERM 147 perfidious DEFINITION 147 disloyal, unfaithful TERM 148 perfunctory DEFINITION 148 showing little interest or enthusiasm TERM 149 pernicious DEFINITION 149 extremely destructive or harmful TERM 150 perspicacity DEFINITION 150 shrewdness, perceptiveness TERM 151 pertinacious DEFINITION 151 stubbornly persistent TERM 152 petulance DEFINITION 152 rudeness, irritability TERM 153 pithy DEFINITION 153 conciesly meaningful TERM 154 platitude DEFINITION 154 an uninspired remark, cliche TERM 155 plethora DEFINITION 155 an abundance, excess TERM 156 polemic DEFINITION 156 an aggressive argument against a specific opinion TERM 157 portent DEFINITION 157 an omen TERM 158 precocious DEFINITION 158 advanced, developing ahead of time TERM 159 prescient DEFINITION 159 to have foreknowledge of events TERM 160 primeval DEFINITION 160 original, ancient TERM 171 pulchritude DEFINITION 171 physical beauty TERM 172 punctilious DEFINITION 172 eager to follow rules or conventions TERM 173 quagmire DEFINITION 173 a difficult situation TERM 174 querulous DEFINITION 174 whiny, complaining TERM 175 quixotic DEFINITION 175 idealistic, impractical TERM 176 rancor DEFINITION 176 deep, bitter resentment TERM 177 rebuke DEFINITION 177 to scold,criticize TERM 178 recalcitrant DEFINITION 178 defiant, unapologetic TERM 179 rectitude DEFINITION 179 uprightness, extreme morality TERM 180 replete DEFINITION 180 full, abundant TERM 181 reprobate DEFINITION 181 evil, unprincipled TERM 182 reprove DEFINITION 182 to scold, rebuke TERM 183 repudiate DEFINITION 183 to reject, refuse to accept TERM 184 rescind DEFINITION 184 to take back, repeal TERM 185 restive DEFINITION 185 resistant, stubborn, impatient TERM 196 servile DEFINITION 196 subservient TERM 197 solicitous DEFINITION 197 concerned, attentive TERM 198 solipsitic DEFINITION 198 believeing that oneself is all that exists TERM 199 somnolent DEFINITION 199 sleepy, drowsy TERM 200 spurious DEFINITION 200 false but designed to seem plausible TERM 201 staid DEFINITION 201 sedate, serious, self-restrained TERM 202 stolid DEFINITION 202 expressing little sensibility, unemotional TERM 203 stupefy DEFINITION 203 to astonish, make insensible TERM 204 surfeit DEFINITION 204 an overabundant supply or indulgence TERM 205 surmise DEFINITION 205 to infer with little evidence TERM 206 surreptitious DEFINITION 206 stealthy TERM 207 sycophant DEFINITION 207 one who flatters for self-gain TERM 208 tacit DEFINITION 208 expressed without words TERM 209 taciturn DEFINITION 209 not inclined to talk TERM 210 tantamount DEFINITION 210 equivalent in value or significance TERM 221 turpitude DEFINITION 221 depravity, moral corruption TERM 222 ubiquitous DEFINITION 222 existing everywhere, widespread TERM 223 umbrage DEFINITION 223 resentment, offense TERM 224 unctuous DEFINITION 224 smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner TERM 225 undulate DEFINITION 225 to move in waves TERM 226 upbraid DEFINITION 226 to critize or scold severely TERM 227 usurp DEFINITION 227 to seize by force, take possession of without right TERM 228 vacillate DEFINITION 228 to fluctuate, hesitate TERM 229 vacuous DEFINITION 229 lack of content or ideas, stupid TERM 230 vapid DEFINITION 230 lacking liveliness, dull TERM 231 variegated DEFINITION 231 diversified, distinctly marked TERM 232 venerate DEFINITION 232 to regard with respect or to honor TERM 233 veracity DEFINITION 233 truthfulness, accuracy TERM 234 verdant DEFINITION 234 green in tint or color TERM 235 vex DEFINITION 235 to confuse or annoy