| ABACK | /əˈbæk/ | adv | Having the wind against the forward side of the sails. |
| ABATEMENT | /əˈbeɪtmənt/ | noun | The act of abating. |
| ABBREVIATE | /əˈbriviˌeɪt/ | verb | Shorten. |
| ABDOMINAL | /æbˈdɑmənəl/ | adj | Of or relating to or near the abdomen. |
| ABERRANT | /æˈbɛrənt/ | adj | Markedly different from an accepted norm. |
| ABHORRENT | /æbˈhɔrənt/ | adj | Offensive to the mind. |
| ABJECT | /ˈæbdʒɛkt/ | adj | Most unfortunate or miserable. |
| ABLAZE | /əˈbleɪz/ | adj | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. |
| ABNEGATION | /ˌæbnɛˈɡeɪʃən/ | noun | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. |
| ABOMINABLE | /əˈbɑmənəbəl/ | adj | Unequivocally detestable. |
| ABOMINATION | /əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/ | noun | An action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence. |
| ABORTIVE | /əˈbɔrtɪv/ | adj | Failing to accomplish an intended result. |
| ABREAST | /əˈbrɛst/ | adj | Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge. |
| ABSOLVE | /əbˈzɑlv/ | verb | Let off the hook. |
| ABSORB | /əbˈzɔrb/ | verb | Become imbued. |
| ABSORBENT | /əbˈzɔrbənt/ | adj | Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.). |
| ABSORPTION | /əbˈzɔrpʃən/ | noun | The process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium. |
| ABSTAIN | /əbˈsteɪn/ | verb | Choose not to consume. |
| ABUZZ | /əˈbʌz/ | adj | Noisy like the sound of a bee. |
| ABYSMAL | /əˈbɪzməl/ | adj | Very great; limitless. |
| ACCEDE | /ækˈsid/ | verb | Take on duties or office. |
| ACCELERATION | /ˌækˌsɛlɚˈeɪʃən/ | noun | An increase in rate of change. |
| ACCUSATIVE | /əˈkjuzətɪv/ | adj | Containing or expressing accusation. |
| ACCUSATORY | /əˈkjuzəˌtɔri/ | adj | Containing or expressing accusation. |
| ACERBIC | /əˈsɛrbɪk/ | adj | Harsh or corrosive in tone. |
| ACHIEVER | /əˈtʃivɚ/ | noun | A person with a record of successes. |
| ACHY | /ˈeɪki/ | adj | Causing a dull and steady pain. |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | /ækˈnɑlɪdʒmənt/ | noun | A statement acknowledging something or someone. |
| ACME | /ˈækmi/ | noun | The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. |
| ACQUAINT | /əˈkweɪnt/ | verb | Cause to come to know personally. |
| ACQUIESCENCE | /ˌækwiˈɛsəns/ | noun | Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something. |
| ACREAGE | /ˈeɪkɚɪdʒ/ | noun | An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming). |
| ACRID | /ˈækrɪd/ | adj | Strong and sharp. |
| ACRIMONIOUS | /ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs/ | adj | Marked by strong resentment or cynicism. |
| ACROBATIC | /ˌækrəˈbætɪk/ | adj | Vigorously active. |
| ACTIONABLE | /ˈækʃənəbəl/ | adj | Affording grounds for legal action. |
| ACTIVATE | /ˈæktəˌveɪt/ | verb | Make active or more active. |
| ACTUALITY | /ˌæktʃuˈæləˌti/ | noun | The state of actually existing objectively. |
| ACUTE | /əˈkjut/ | adj | Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course. |
| ADAGIO | /əˈdɑʒiˌoʊ/ | noun | A composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully). |
| ADAPTATION | /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ | noun | A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. |
| ADDRESSABLE | /əˈdrɛsəbəl/ | adj | Capable of being addressed. |
| ADHESION | /ædˈhiʒən/ | noun | The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition. |
| ADIPOSE | /ˈædəˌpoʊs/ | adj | Composed of animal fat. |
| ADMIRABLY | /ˈædmɚəbli/ | adv | In an admirable manner. |
| ADMISSIBLE | /ədˈmɪsəbəl/ | adj | Deserving to be admitted. |
| ADMONITION | /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ | noun | Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness). |
| ADOLESCENT | /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ | adj | Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent. |
| ADORING | /əˈdɔrɪŋ/ | adj | Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. |
| ADRIFT | /əˈdrɪft/ | adj | Afloat on the surface of a body of water. |
| ADROIT | /əˈdrɔɪt/ | adj | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. |
| ADULTEROUS | /əˈdʌltɚəs/ | adj | Not faithful to a spouse or lover. |
| ADVERSE | /ædˈvɝs/ | adj | Contrary to your interests or welfare. |
| AEROBIC | /ɛˈroʊbɪk/ | adj | Based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency. |
| AESTHETIC | /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/ | adj | Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. |
| AESTHETICALLY | /ɛsˈθɛtɪkli/ | adv | In a tasteful way. |
| AESTHETICS | /ɛsˈθɛtɪks/ | noun | The branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art). |
| AFFABLE | /ˈæfəbəl/ | adj | Diffusing warmth and friendliness. |
| AFFERENT | /ˈæfɚənt/ | adj | Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS. |
| AFFIX | /ˈæfɪks/ | verb | Stick or fasten to. |
| AFFLICT | /əˈflɪkt/ | verb | Cause physical pain or suffering in. |
| AFIELD | /əˈfild/ | adv | Far away from home or one's usual surroundings. |
| AFIRE | /əˈfaɪr/ | adj | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. |
| AFLAME | /əˈfleɪm/ | adj | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. |
| AFOOT | /əˈfʊt/ | adj | Traveling by foot. |
| AFOUL | /əˈfaʊl/ | adj | Especially of a ship's lines etc. |
| AFRESH | /əˈfrɛʃ/ | adv | Again but in a new or different way. |
| AFTERGLOW | /ˈæftɚˌɡloʊ/ | noun | The pleasure of remembering some pleasant event. |
| AFTERTHOUGHT | /ˈæftɚˌθɑt/ | noun | An addition that was not included in the original plan. |
| AFTERWARD | /ˈæftɚwɚd/ | adv | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. |
| AGAPE | /əˈɡeɪp/ | adj | With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe. |
| AGELESS | /ˈeɪdʒləs/ | adj | Continuing forever or indefinitely. |
| AGGRAVATION | /ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/ | noun | Action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse. |
| AGGREGATE | /ˈæɡrəɡət/ | adj | Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. |
| AGLOW | /əˈɡloʊ/ | adj | Softly bright or radiant. |
| AGONIST | /ˈæɡənɪst/ | noun | A muscle that contracts while another relaxes. |
| AGROUND | /əˈɡraʊnd/ | adj | Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float. |
| AIRDROP | /ˈɛrdrɑp/ | noun | Delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft. |
| AIRFLOW | /ˈɛrfloʊ/ | noun | The flow of air. |
| AIRHEAD | /ˈɛrˌhɛd/ | noun | A flighty scatterbrained simpleton. |
| AIRLESS | /ˈɛrləs/ | adj | Lacking fresh air. |
| AIRPLANE | /ˈɛrˌpleɪn/ | noun | An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. |
| AIRTIGHT | /ˈɛrˌtaɪt/ | adj | Having no weak points. |
| AIRWORTHINESS | /ˈɛrˌwɝðinəs/ | noun | Fitness to fly. |
| AJAR | /əˈdʒɑr/ | adj | Slightly open. |
| ALABASTER | /ˈæləˌbæstɚ/ | adj | Of or resembling alabaster. |
| ALACRITY | /əˈlækrəti/ | noun | Liveliness and eagerness. |
| ALBATROSS | /ˈælbəˌtrɑs/ | noun | Something that hinders or handicaps. |
| ALGEBRAIC | /ˌældʒəˈbreɪɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to algebra. |
| ALIBI | /ˈæləˌbaɪ/ | noun | A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| ALIENATION | /ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən/ | noun | The voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another. |
| ALIGHT | /əˈlaɪt/ | adj | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. |
| ALIYAH | /əˈliə/ | noun | The honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah. |
| ALLEGORICAL | /ˌæləˈɡɔrəkəl/ | adj | Used in or characteristic of or containing allegory. |
| ALLEGRO | /əˈlɛˌɡroʊ/ | adv | In a quick and lively tempo. |
| ALLURING | /əˈlʊrɪŋ/ | adj | Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire. |
| ALOFT | /əˈlɔft/ | adv | At or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship. |
| ALOOF | /əˈluf/ | adj | Remote in manner. |
| ALPHABETIC | /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/ | adj | Arranged in order according to the alphabet. |
| ALTERNATION | /ˈɔltɚˌneɪʃən/ | noun | Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again. |
| ALTITUDE | /ˈæltəˌtud/ | noun | Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. |
| ALVEOLAR | /ælˈviəlɚ/ | adj | Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw. |
| AMALGAM | /əˈmælɡəm/ | noun | A combination or blend of diverse things. |
| AMATEURISH | /ˈæməˌtʃɝɪʃ/ | adj | Lacking professional skill or expertise. |
| AMBIDEXTROUS | /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəs/ | adj | Equally skillful with each hand. |
| AMBIVALENT | /æmˈbɪvələnt/ | adj | Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow. |
| AMBULATORY | /ˈæmbjələˌtɔri/ | noun | A covered walkway (as in a cloister). |
| AMIABLE | /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ | adj | Disposed to please. |
| AMICABLE | /ˈæmɪkəbəl/ | adj | Characterized by friendship and good will. |
| AMICABLY | /ˈæmɪkəbli/ | adv | In an amicable manner. |
| AMISS | /əˈmɪs/ | adv | Away from the correct or expected course. |
| AMNIOTIC | /ˈæmniɔtɪk/ | adj | Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion. |
| AMOROUS | /ˈæmɚəs/ | adj | Inclined toward or displaying love. |
| AMORPHOUS | /əˈmɔrfəs/ | adj | Having no definite form or distinct shape. |
| AMPHIBIOUS | /æmˈfɪbiəs/ | adj | Operating or living on land and in water. |
| AMPLIFICATION | /ˌæmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ | noun | Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail. |
| AMPUTATE | /ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/ | verb | Remove surgically. |
| ANACHRONISTIC | /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/ | adj | Chronologically misplaced. |
| ANAEROBIC | /ˌænɚˈoʊbɪk/ | adj | Not aerobic. |
| ANARCHIC | /æˈnɑrkɪk/ | adj | Without law or control. |
| ANATHEMA | /əˈnæθəmə/ | noun | A detested person. |
| ANCILLARY | /ˈænsəˌlɛri/ | adj | Furnishing added support. |
| ANDANTE | /ɑnˈdɑnteɪ/ | adv | At a moderately slow tempo. |
| ANECDOTAL | /ˌænəkˈdoʊtəl/ | adj | Characterized by or given to telling anecdotes. |
| ANEMIC | /əˈnimɪk/ | adj | Lacking vigor or energy. |
| ANESTHETIC | /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ | adj | Characterized by insensibility. |
| ANGELIC | /ˌænˈdʒɛlɪk/ | adj | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. |
| ANIMATE | /ˈænəmət/ | adj | Belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings. |
| ANOMALOUS | /əˈnɑmələs/ | adj | Deviating from the general or common order or type. |
| ANSWERABLE | /ˈænsɚəbəl/ | adj | Morally or legally responsible to a higher authority. |
| ANTAGONISM | /ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm/ | noun | The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors. |
| ANTAGONISTIC | /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/ | adj | Characterized by antagonism or antipathy. |
| ANTAGONIZE | /ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz/ | verb | Provoke the hostility of. |
| ANTECEDENT | /ˌænˈtɛsədənt/ | noun | Anything that precedes something similar in time. |
| ANTHROPOLOGICAL | /ˌænθrəpəˈlɑdʒəkəl/ | adj | Of or concerned with the science of anthropology. |
| ANTIC | /ˈæntɪk/ | adj | Ludicrously odd. |
| ANTICANCER | /ˌænˌtaɪˈkænsɚ/ | adj | Used in the treatment of cancer. |
| ANTICLIMACTIC | /ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk/ | adj | Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot. |
| ANTIPATHY | /ænˈtɪpəθi/ | noun | The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided. |
| ANTIPODES | /ˌæntɪˌpoʊdiz/ | noun | Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth. |
| ANTISEPTIC | /ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk/ | adj | Thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms. |
| ANTISOCIAL | /ˌæntɪˈsoʊʃəl/ | adj | Shunning contact with others. |
| ANTITHESIS | /ænˈtɪθəsəs/ | noun | Exact opposite. |
| ANTITHETICAL | /ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl/ | adj | Sharply contrasted in character or purpose. |
| APATHETIC | /ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/ | adj | Showing little or no emotion or animation. |
| APOLOGETIC | /əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪk/ | adj | Offering or expressing apology. |
| APOLOGIST | /əˈpɑlədʒəst/ | noun | A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution. |
| APOPLECTIC | /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/ | adj | Pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy. |
| APPARITION | /ˌæpɚˈɪʃən/ | noun | A ghostly appearing figure. |
| APPEND | /əˈpɛnd/ | verb | Fix to; attach. |
| APPORTIONMENT | /əˈpɔrʃənmənt/ | noun | The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. |
| APPRECIABLE | /əˈpriʃəbəl/ | adj | Enough to be estimated or measured. |
| APPRECIABLY | /əˈpriʃəbli/ | adv | To a noticeable degree. |
| APPREHENSION | /ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/ | noun | Fearful expectation or anticipation. |
| APPREHENSIVE | /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ | adj | Quick to understand. |
| APPROACHABLE | /əˈproʊtʃəbəl/ | adj | Capable of being read with comprehension. |
| APPROXIMATE | /əˈprɑksəmət/ | verb | Be close or similar. |
| APPROXIMATION | /əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən/ | noun | An imprecise or incomplete account. |
| APROPOS | /ˌæprəˈpoʊ/ | adv | At an opportune time. |
| AQUEOUS | /ˈeɪkwiəs/ | adj | Similar to or containing or dissolved in water. |
| ARBITER | /ˈɑrbɪtɚ/ | noun | Someone with the power to settle matters at will. |
| ARBITRARY | /ˈɑrbəˌtrɛri/ | adj | Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice. |
| ARBITRATOR | /ˈɑrbɪˌtreɪtɚ/ | noun | Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue. |
| ARBOREAL | /ɑrˈbɔriəl/ | adj | Inhabiting or frequenting trees. |
| ARCANE | /ˌɑrˈkeɪn/ | adj | Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. |
| ARCHETYPAL | /ˈɑrkˈtaɪpəl/ | adj | Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned. |
| ARDOR | /ˈɑrdɚ/ | noun | A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause). |
| ARDUOUS | /ˈɑrdʒuəs/ | adj | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. |
| ARGUMENTATIVE | /ˌɑrɡjəˈmɛntətɪv/ | adj | Given to or characterized by argument. |
| AROUSAL | /ɚˈaʊzəl/ | noun | The act of arousing. |
| AROUSE | /ɚˈaʊz/ | verb | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). |
| ARREARS | /ɚˈɪrz/ | noun | The state of being behind in payments. |
| ARTFUL | /ˈɑrtfəl/ | adj | Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft. |
| ARTHRITIC | /ɑrˈθrɪtɪk/ | noun | A person afflicted with arthritis. |
| ARTICULAR | /ɑrˈtɪkjəˌlɝ/ | adj | Relating to or affecting the joints of the body. |
| ARTICULATE | /ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/ | adj | Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language. |
| ARTICULATION | /ˌɑrtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ | noun | Expressing in coherent verbal form. |
| ARTISTICALLY | /ɑrˈtɪstɪkli/ | adv | In an artistic manner. |
| ASCENDANT | /əˈsɛndənt/ | noun | Position or state of being dominant or in control. |
| ASCETIC | /əˈsɛtɪk/ | adj | Practicing great self-denial. |
| ASKEW | /əsˈkju/ | adv | Turned or twisted to one side. |
| ASPIRANT | /ˈæspɚənt/ | noun | An ambitious and aspiring young person. |
| ASSENT | /əˈsɛnt/ | noun | Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something. |
| ASSERT | /əˈsɝt/ | verb | Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized. |
| ASSERTIVE | /əˈsɝtɪv/ | adj | Aggressively self-assured. |
| ASSIMILATE | /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/ | verb | Become similar to one's environment. |
| ASTHMATIC | /æzˈmætɪk/ | noun | A person suffering from asthma. |
| ASTONISHMENT | /əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/ | noun | The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. |
| ASTRAL | /ˈæstrəl/ | adj | Being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars. |
| ASTRAY | /əsˈtreɪ/ | adv | Away from the right path or direction. |
| ASTRIDE | /əsˈtraɪd/ | adv | With one leg on each side. |
| ASTRINGENT | /əsˈtrɪndʒənt/ | adj | Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue. |
| ASTROLOGICAL | /ˌæstrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ | adj | Relating to or concerned with astrology. |
| ASTUTE | /əˈstut/ | adj | Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. |
| ASUNDER | /əˈsʌndɚ/ | adj | Widely separated especially in space. |
| ASYMMETRICAL | /ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ | adj | Irregular in shape or outline. |
| ASYMPTOTIC | /ˈæsɪmpˌtɔtɪk/ | adj | Relating to or of the nature of an asymptote. |
| ATHLETICISM | /æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzəm/ | noun | Intense energy. |
| ATOMIC | /əˈtɑmɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to or comprising atoms. |
| ATROCIOUS | /əˈtroʊʃəs/ | adj | Shockingly brutal or cruel. |