ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Mare -the female of a horse or other equine animal.

Mule - the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a
female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden.
Amble - walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
Frown - furrow one's brow in an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or
concentration.
he frowned as he reread the letter"
Squint - a quick or casual look
Scowl - frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
Cowlick(alimpo) - a lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest
and that resists being combed flat.
Hush - make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.
Fuss - move around or busy oneself restlessly.
Quaint - attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Repertoire - a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer
knows or is prepared to perform.
Vapid - insipid; offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Jutted - extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something.
"a rock jutted out from the side of the bank"
Porch - a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
Azalea - A type of flower
Morbid(unpleasant, gruesome) - characterized by or appealing to an abnormal
and unhealthy interest in disturbing and
unpleasant subjects, especially death and
disease.
Nocturnal - done, occurring, or active at night.
Predilection - a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of
something.
"my predilection for Asian food"
Spurt - gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
"he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes
Flivver - a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition.
Beadle - a minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders
Inebriate - Drunk
Inveighed - speak or write about (something) with great hostility.
Jinx - Bad luck
Kibitzers - a person who offers (often unwanted) advice or commentary
Lanky - ungracefully thin and tall.
Loathsome - causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
Mellifluous - (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
Munificence - the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity.
"we must be thankful for his munificence"
Nefarious - wicked
Noteworthy - interesting, significant, or unusual.
"it is noteworthy that no one at the bank has accepted
responsibility for the failure"
Obdurate -stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
Obtrusive - noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way.
"high-powered satellites can reach smaller and less obtrusive
antennas"
Opulence - great wealth or luxuriousness.
Paragon - a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular
quality.
Pathos - a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Precocious - (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an

earlier age than usual.
Pragmatic - dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based
on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
"a pragmatic approach to politics"
Quixotic - exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
Ramshackle - (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.
Uncanny - strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Utterly - completely and without qualification; absolutely.
Vacillate - alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be
indecisive.
Vindictive - having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Yonder - at some distance in the direction indicated; over there.
Cortege - a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.
Rivulet - a very small stream
Conspicuous - standing out so as to be clearly visible.
Latrine - a toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or
barracks.
Abattoir - a slaughter house.
Quay - a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into
water for loading and unloading ships.
Nubile - (of a girl or young woman) sexually mature; suitable for marriage.
Numismatists - students or collectors of coins
Kennel - a small shelter for a dog or cat.
Sty - a small shelter for a pig.
Morose - sullen and ill-tempered.
Pompous - affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
"a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything"
Guffaw - laugh in a loud or boisterous way.
"both men guffawed at the remark"
Extricate - free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
"he was trying to extricate himself from official duties
Maggot - a soft-bodied legless larva, especially that of a fly found in decaying
matter.
Recline - lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.
"she was reclining in a deck chair"
Macabre - disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of
death and injury.
"a macabre series of murders"
Ewe - a female sheep
Prowess - skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
"his prowess as a fisherman"
Adroit - clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
"he was adroit at tax avoidance"
Verbose - using or expressed in more words than are needed.
"much academic language is obscure and verbose"
Firmament - the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible
thing.
Truculent - eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
"his days of truculent defiance were over"
Vane - a broad blade attached to a rotating axis or wheel that pushes or is
pushed by wind or water and forms part of a machine or device such
a windmill, propeller, or turbine.
Vain - having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance,
abilities, or worth.
"their flattery made him vain"
- producing no result; useless.
"a vain attempt to tidy up the room"

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Fussy - Particular; (of a person) fastidious about one's needs or requirements;

hard to please.
"he is very fussy about what he eats"
Subservient - prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
"she was subservient to her parents"
Tureen - a deep covered dish from which soup is served.
Coif - a woman's close-fitting cap, now only worn under a veil by nuns.
Feta - Cheese in greek
Provolone - Cheese in Italian.
Moccasin - a soft leather slipper or shoe; a venomous American pit viper.
Wader - a person or animal, especially a bird, that wades, in particular; high
waterproof boots, or a waterproof garment for the legs and body, used
especially by anglers when fishing.
Asp - a small southern European viper with an upturned snout.
Loafer - a person who idles time away; a leather shoe shaped like a moccasin,
with a low flat heel.
Zenith - apex; the highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
"the sun was well past the zenith"
Nadir - the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
"they had reached the nadir of their sufferings"
Placebo - a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the
psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
"his Aunt Beatrice had been kept alive on sympathy and placebos
for thirty years"
Bore - make (a hole) in something, especially with a revolving tool.
"they bored holes in the sides"; the hollow part inside a gun barrel or
other tube.
Pilfer - Steal
Aboriginal - (of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a
land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists;
indigenous.
Arid - (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support
vegetation.
"hot and arid conditions";
- lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.
"his arid years in suburbia
Junket - a dish of sweetened and flavored curds of milk, often served with fruit;
an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a
government official at public expense.
Trounce - defeat heavily in a contest.
"the Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday";
- rebuke or punish severely.
"some shows were trounced by critics"
Trinket - a small ornament or item of jewelry that is of little value.
Somber - dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
"the night skies were somber and starless";
- oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave.
"he looked at her with a somber expression"
Soiree - an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for
conversation or music.
Eulogy - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly,
typically someone who has just died.
"his good friend delivered a brief eulogy"
Sari - a garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped
around the body, traditionally worn by women from South Asia.
Sloth - a mammal; reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness.
"he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency"
Hovel - a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.
Bog - wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body.

"the island is a wilderness of bog";

- cause (a vehicle, person, or animal) to become stuck in mud or wet
ground.
"the car became bogged down on the beach road"
Foray - a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain
something; a raid.
"the garrison made a foray against Richard's camp"
Throng - a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
"he pushed his way through the throng"; (of a crowd) fill or be present - in
(a place or area).
"a crowd thronged the station"
Segue - Transition; (in music and film) move without interruption from one
song, melody, or scene to another.
"allowing one song to segue into the next"
Ragtime - music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly
accented accompaniment, evolved by black American musicians in
the 1890s and played especially on the piano.
Raga - (in Indian music) a pattern of notes having characteristic intervals,
rhythms, and embellishments, used as a basis for improvisation.
Miser/miserly - a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as
possible/ of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser.
"his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million";
- (of a quantity) pitiably small or inadequate.
"last year's miserly growth in sales"
Homogeneous - of the same kind; alike.
"timbermen prefer to deal with homogeneous woods"
Skew - neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew;
crooked.
"his hat looked slightly skew";
- suddenly change direction or position.
"the car had skewed across the track"
Gloomy - desperate; dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or
frightening.
"a gloomy corridor;
- feeling distressed or pessimistic.
"I am by no means gloomy about the prospects for domestic
industry"
Slant - slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from
the vertical or horizontal.
"a plowed field slanted up to the skyline";
- a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented.
"a new slant on science"
Foible - a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
"they have to tolerate each other's little foibles";
FENCING
the weaker part of a sword blade, from the middle to the point
Gloaming - twilight; dusk.
Eider - a northern sea duck,
Cedar - any of a number of conifers that typically yield fragrant, durable timber,
in particular.
Gerrymander - manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as
to favor one party or class.
Filibuster - prolonged speech that obstructs progress.
Insipid - lacking vigor or interest.
"many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works"
Turgid - swollen and distended or congested.
"a turgid and fast-moving river";
- (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
"some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert"

Denim - a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue.

Flax - textile fiber obtained from the flax plant.
"a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax"
Coarse - obscene; rough or loose in texture or grain.
"a coarse woolen cloth";
- (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar.
Obtuse - stupid; annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
"he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"
Murky - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
"the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling";
- not fully explained or understood, especially with concealed dishonesty
or immorality.
"the murky world of espionage"
Smear - coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky
substance.
"his face was smeared with dirt";
- damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.
"someone was trying to smear her by faking letters"
Heed - pay attention to; take notice of.
"he should have heeded the warnings"
Nymph - a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden
inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations; an immature form of an
insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g., a dragonfly,
mayfly,
or locust.
Jibe - change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind.
"they jibed, and the boat turned over"
Jib - SAILING
a triangular staysail set forward of the forwardmost mast; the projecting
arm of a crane.
Delude - impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool.
"too many theorists have deluded the public"
Fecund - producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new
growth; fertile.
"a lush and fecund garden"
Slight - insult
Mend - Repair
Darn - mend (knitted material or a hole in this) by weaving yarn across the hole
with a needle.
"I don't expect you to darn my socks"
Abet - encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to
commit a crime or other offense.
"he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and
abetting others"
Congeal - solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
"the blood had congealed into blobs"
Char - partially burn (an object) so as to blacken its surface.
"their bodies were badly charred in the fire"
Singe - burn (something) superficially or lightly.
"the fire had singed his eyebrows"
Marsupial - a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely
developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the
mother's belly
Shallot - a small bulb that resembles an onion and is used for pickling or as a
substitute for onion.
Conjugate - coupled, connected, or related, in particular.
Forthright - (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken;
straightforward and honest.
"his most forthright attack yet on the reforms"
Vaunt - boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.

"the much vaunted information superhighway"

Gambol - run or jump about playfully.
"the mare gamboled toward Connie"
Gall - bold, impudent behavior.
"the bank had the gall to demand a fee"
Vex - make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with
trivial matters.
"the memory of the conversation still vexed him"
Hex - cast a spell on; bewitch.
"he hexed her with his fingers"
Vixen - a spiteful or quarrelsome woman.
Iota - an extremely small amount.
"nothing she said seemed to make an iota of difference"
Jot - write (something) quickly.
"when you've found the answers, jot them down"; a very small amount.
"you didn't care a jot"
Ilk - a type of people or things similar to those already referred to.
"the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at"
Veer - change direction suddenly.
"an oil tanker that had veered off course"
Digress - leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
"I have digressed a little from my original plan"
informal
Pan - criticize (someone or something) severely.
"the movie was panned by the critics"; a container made of metal and
used for cooking food in.
Aphrodisiac - a thing that causes excitement.
adjective: aphrodisiac
"for a few seconds she'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of
music"
Cicada - a large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, occurring
chiefly in warm countries.
Collie - a sheepdog of a breed originating in Scotland, having a long, pointed
nose and thick, long hair.
Canine/collie- a dog
Mica - a shiny silicate mineral with a layered structure, found as minute scales in
granite and other rocks, or as crystals.
Dolorous - feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
Woozy - unsteady, dizzy, or dazed.
"I still felt woozy from all the pills"
Sonorous - capable of producing a deep or ringing sound.
"the alloy is sonorous and useful in making bells"; (of a speech or
style) using imposing language. "they had expected the lawyers to
deliver sonorous lamentations"
Lapidary - a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems; (of language)
engraved on or suitable for engraving on stone and therefore
elegant and concise. "a lapidary statement"
Penurious - extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
"a penurious old tramp"
Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
"a penurious old tramp"
Decrepit - (of a person) elderly and infirm.
"a decrepit old drunk"
worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
"centuries-old buildings, now decrepit and black with soot"
Cavernous - like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
"a cavernous warehouse"
giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
"his cavernous eyes"

Somnolent - sleepy; drowsy; causing or suggestive of drowsiness.

"a somnolent summer day"
Truculent - eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
"his days of truculent defiance were over"
Nictitate - (especially of the eyelid) blink.
Expectorate - spit out (phlegm).
Cytology - the branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of
plant and animal cells.
Proboscis - the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such
as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.
Rein - a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used
in pairs to guide or check a horse while riding or driving.
Persimmon - an edible fruit that resembles a large tomato and has very sweet
flesh.
Dearth - a scarcity or lack of something.
"there is a dearth of evidence"
Cohesion - the action or fact of forming a united whole.
"the work at present lacks cohesion"
Turncoat - Traitor
Scamp - A man who causes trouble in a playful way.
Hanker/yearn - to have a strong or constant desire for something.
File - a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing
surfaces especially of metal; a shrew or crafty person.
Flutter - to fly lightly with quick beats of the wings.
Egregious - very bad and easily noticed
the students theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling.
Torrid - very hot and usually dry; showing or expressing very strong feelings
especially of sexual or romantic desire; very difficult, uncomfortable, or
unpleasant.
Bivouac - a temporary shelter camp or shelter.
Goldbrick - a worthless brick that appears to be of gold; something that appears
to be valuable but is actually worthless; a person who shirks assigned work.
Shirk - to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do
He never shirked from doing his duty.
Joey - Kangaroo
Minnow - small fish used as bait to catch large fish.
Kennel - a small shelter for a dog or cat.
Aerie - a large nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle, typically built high in a
tree or on a cliff.
Ornithology - study of birds
Cartography - the science or practice of drawing maps.
Cryptography - the art of writing or solving codes.
Haiku - poetry
Jetty - pier
Furtive - attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a
belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
"they spent a furtive day together"
Audible - able to be heard.
"ultrasound is audible to dogs"
Vamp - the upper front part of a boot or shoe; repeat a short, simple passage of
music.
"the band was vamping gently behind his busy lead guitar"
Ornithology - is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.
Repast - meal
Tine - a prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler.
Grove - a small wood, orchard, or group of trees; thicket
"an olive grove"
Trot - (with reference to a horse or other quadruped) proceed or cause to proceed
at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.

"the horses trotted slowly through the night"

Canter - a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a
gallop.
"he kicked his horse into a canter
Fodder - food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock.
Postmortem - an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
synonyms autopsy, postmortem examination, necropsy
:
"the hospital carried out a postmortem"
Rake - karaw
Knave - a dishonest or unscrupulous man.
Stoicism - the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and
without complaint.
synonyms patience, forbearance, resignation, fortitude, endurance, acceptance, t
:
olerance,phlegm
"she accepted her sufferings with remarkable stoicism"
Periscope - an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or
prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a
high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.
Lop - cut off (a branch, limb, or other protrusion) from the main body of a tree.
"they lopped of more branches to save the tree"
Snit - a fit of irritation; a sulk.
"the ambassador and delegation had withdrawn in a snit"
synonyms state, temper, bad mood, fit of pique, huff, hissy fit
:
"what's he in a snit about today?"
Snip - cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.
"she snipped layers into the hair around her face"
Peeve - annoy; irritate.
"he was peeved at being left out of the cabinet"
Diminuendo - a decrease in loudness.
"the sudden diminuendos are brilliantly effective"
Avarice - extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Clandestine - kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
"she deserved better than these clandestine meetings"
Pallid - (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health; feeble or insipid.
"an utterly pallid and charmless character"
Verve - vigor and spirit or enthusiasm.
"Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility"
Din - (noun) a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
"the fans made an awful din" (verb) make (someone) learn or remember
something by constant repetition.
"the doctrine that has been dinned into all our heads"
Incise - mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or a series of cuts.
"a button incised with a skull"
Spatula - an implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade, used for mixing and
spreading things, especially in cooking and painting.
Bullhorn - an electronic device for amplifying the sound of the voice so it can be
heard at a distance.
Ratchet - a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which
a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only; a situation or
process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of
irreversible steps.
"a one-way ratchet of expanding entitlements"
Parsimony - extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
"a great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony"
Fissure - split or crack (something) to form a long narrow opening.
"the skin becomes dry, fissured, and cracked"
Admonish - warn or reprimand someone firmly.
"she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven"

Lentil - a high-protein pulse that is dried and then soaked and cooked before
eating. There are several varieties of lentils, including green ones and smaller
orange ones, which are typically sold split.
Dilettante - a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without
real commitment or knowledge.
"a dilettante approach to science"
Strife - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
"strife within the community"
Wick - absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
"these excellent socks will wick away the sweat"
Pop - a man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and
excessive way; a dandy.
Groom - look after the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal) by brushing and
cleaning it.
"you must be prepared to spend time grooming your dog"
Lectern - a tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, and from which
someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up.
Glade - an open space in a forest.
Moat - a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with
water and intended as a defense against attack.
Welt - a leather rim sewn around the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is
attached; a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
Blotch - an irregular patch or unsightly mark on a surface, typically the skin.
"red blotches on her face"
Laconic - brief; concise; (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few
words.
"his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic"
Vapid - offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
"tuneful but vapid musical comedies"
Potable - safe to drink; drinkable.
"there is no supply of potable water available"
Buoy - an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other
hazards, or for mooring.
Ardent - enthusiastic or passionate.
"an ardent baseball fan"
Zealot - a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious,
political, or other ideals.