| ABASHED | /əˈbæʃt/ | adj | Feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed. |
| ABBREVIATE | /əˈbriviˌeɪt/ | verb | Shorten. |
| ABDOMINAL | /æbˈdɑmənəl/ | adj | Of or relating to or near the abdomen. |
| ABNEGATION | /ˌæbnɛˈɡeɪʃən/ | noun | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. |
| ABOVEBOARD | /əˈbʌvˌbɔrd/ | adj | Without concealment or deception; honest. |
| ABRIDGE | /əˈbrɪdʒ/ | verb | Lessen, diminish, or curtail. |
| ABSOLUTENESS | /ˈæbsəˌlutnəs/ | noun | The quality of being absolute. |
| ABSORB | /əbˈzɔrb/ | verb | Become imbued. |
| ABSORPTION | /əbˈzɔrpʃən/ | noun | The process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium. |
| ABSTINENT | /ˈæbstənənt/ | adj | Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink. |
| ABSTRUSE | /əbsˈtrus/ | adj | Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. |
| ABUZZ | /əˈbʌz/ | adj | Noisy like the sound of a bee. |
| 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. |
| ACQUAINT | /əˈkweɪnt/ | verb | Cause to come to know personally. |
| ACQUIESCENCE | /ˌækwiˈɛsəns/ | noun | Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something. |
| ACQUIESCENT | /ˌækwiˈɛsənt/ | adj | Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest. |
| ACQUISITIVE | /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ | adj | Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas. |
| ACRID | /ˈækrɪd/ | adj | Strong and sharp. |
| ACRIMONIOUS | /ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs/ | adj | Marked by strong resentment or cynicism. |
| ACTIVATE | /ˈæktəˌveɪt/ | verb | Make active or more active. |
| ACTUATE | /ˈækˌtʃuˈeɪt/ | verb | Put in motion or move to act. |
| ACUTE | /əˈkjut/ | adj | Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course. |
| ACUTENESS | /əˈkjutnəs/ | noun | A sensitivity that is keen and highly developed. |
| 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. |
| ADJOIN | /əˈdʒɔɪn/ | verb | Attach or add. |
| 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. |
| ADOPTABLE | /əˈdɑptəbəl/ | adj | Suitable or eligible for adoption. |
| ADROIT | /əˈdrɔɪt/ | adj | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. |
| ADULTERATE | /əˈdʌltɚˌeɪt/ | verb | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. |
| ADULTEROUS | /əˈdʌltɚəs/ | adj | Not faithful to a spouse or lover. |
| ADVENTURESOME | /ædˈvɛntʃɚsəm/ | adj | Willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises. |
| ADVERBIAL | /ædˈvɝbiəl/ | adj | Of or relating to or functioning as an adverb. |
| ADVERSE | /ædˈvɝs/ | adj | Contrary to your interests or welfare. |
| ADVISABILITY | /ˌædˌvaɪzəˈbɪlɪti/ | noun | The quality of being advisable. |
| AESTHETIC | /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/ | adj | Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. |
| AESTHETICS | /ɛsˈθɛtɪks/ | noun | The branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art). |
| AFFERENT | /ˈæfɚənt/ | adj | Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS. |
| AFFLICT | /əˈflɪkt/ | verb | Cause physical pain or suffering in. |
| AFIRE | /əˈfaɪr/ | adj | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. |
| AFLAME | /əˈfleɪm/ | adj | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. |
| AFORETHOUGHT | /əˈfɔrˌθɑt/ | adj | With planning and intention. |
| AFTERWARD | /ˈæftɚwɚd/ | adv | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. |
| AGGRANDIZEMENT | /ˈæɡrənˌdaɪzmənt/ | noun | The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something. |
| AGGREGATE | /ˈæɡrəɡət/ | adj | Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. |
| AGLOW | /əˈɡloʊ/ | adj | Softly bright or radiant. |
| AGOG | /əˈɡɑɡ/ | adj | Highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. |
| AIRDROP | /ˈɛrdrɑp/ | noun | Delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft. |
| 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. |
| AIRWORTHINESS | /ˈɛrˌwɝðinəs/ | noun | Fitness to fly. |
| AJAR | /əˈdʒɑr/ | adj | Slightly open. |
| AKIMBO | /əˈkɪmˌboʊ/ | adj | Bent outward with the joint away from the body. |
| ALACRITY | /əˈlækrəti/ | noun | Liveliness and eagerness. |
| ALEATORY | /ˈeɪliəˌtɔri/ | adj | Dependent on chance. |
| ALGEBRAICALLY | /ˌældʒəˈbreɪɪkli/ | adv | In an algebraic manner. |
| ALIYAH | /əˈliə/ | noun | The honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah. |
| ALLITERATIVE | /əˈlɪtɚətɪv/ | adj | Having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable. |
| ALLUSIVE | /əˈlusɪv/ | adj | Characterized by indirect references. |
| ALPHABETIC | /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/ | adj | Arranged in order according to the alphabet. |
| ALPHABETIZE | /ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz/ | verb | Arrange in alphabetical order. |
| 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. |
| AMATEURISH | /ˈæməˌtʃɝɪʃ/ | adj | Lacking professional skill or expertise. |
| AMBIDEXTROUS | /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəs/ | adj | Equally skillful with each hand. |
| AMBROSIAL | /æmˈbroʊʒəl/ | adj | Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant. |
| AMIABLY | /ˈeɪmiəbli/ | adv | In an affable manner. |
| AMOEBIC | /əˈmibɪk/ | adj | Pertaining to or resembling amoebae. |
| AMPUTATE | /ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/ | verb | Remove surgically. |
| ANARCHIC | /æˈnɑrkɪk/ | adj | Without law or control. |
| ANDANTE | /ɑnˈdɑnteɪ/ | adv | At a moderately slow tempo. |
| ANIMISM | /ˈænəˌmɪzəm/ | noun | The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls. |
| ANTAGONIZE | /ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz/ | verb | Provoke the hostility of. |
| ANTHROPOCENTRIC | /ˌænθrəpəˈsɛntrɪk/ | adj | Human-centered. |
| 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. |
| ANTIPODAL | /ænˈtɪpədəl/ | adj | Relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth. |
| ANTIPODES | /ˌæntɪˌpoʊdiz/ | noun | Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth. |
| APOLOGETICALLY | /əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪˌkli/ | adv | In an apologetic manner. |
| APOPLECTIC | /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/ | adj | Pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy. |
| APPORTIONMENT | /əˈpɔrʃənmənt/ | noun | The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. |
| APPRECIABLY | /əˈpriʃəbli/ | adv | To a noticeable degree. |
| APPROXIMATE | /əˈprɑksəmət/ | verb | Be close or similar. |
| APPROXIMATION | /əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən/ | noun | An imprecise or incomplete account. |
| ARBITRARY | /ˈɑrbəˌtrɛri/ | adj | Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice. |
| ARBOREAL | /ɑrˈbɔriəl/ | adj | Inhabiting or frequenting trees. |
| ARDOR | /ˈɑrdɚ/ | noun | A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause). |
| ARRANT | /ˈærənt/ | adj | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. |
| 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. |
| ASKANCE | /əˈskæns/ | adj | Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. |
| ASPERITY | /əˈspɛrɪti/ | noun | Something hard to endure. |
| ASPERSION | /əˈspɝʒən/ | noun | A disparaging remark. |
| ASPIRATE | /ˈæspɚˌeɪt/ | noun | A speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds. |
| ASSERT | /əˈsɝt/ | verb | Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized. |
| ASSIDUOUS | /əˈsɪdwəs/ | adj | Marked by care and persistent effort. |
| ASTRINGENT | /əsˈtrɪndʒənt/ | adj | Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue. |
| ATOMIC | /əˈtɑmɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to or comprising atoms. |
| ATTENTIVENESS | /əˈtɛntɪvnəs/ | noun | Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people). |
| AUDIBLY | /ˈɑdəbli/ | adv | In an audible manner. |
| AUDIT | /ˈɔdɪt/ | noun | A methodical examination or review of a condition or situation. |
| AUSTRAL | /ˈɔstrəl/ | adj | Of the south or coming from the south. |
| AWESTRUCK | /ˈɑsˌtrʌk/ | adj | Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread. |
| AXIOMATIC | /ˌæksiəˈmætɪk/ | adj | Evident without proof or argument. |
| AXIS | /ˈæksəs/ | noun | In World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations. |
| BABYISH | /ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/ | adj | Characteristic of a baby. |
| BACKBOARD | /ˈbækˌbɔrd/ | noun | A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball. |
| BACKHANDED | /ˈbækˌhændɪd/ | adj | Roundabout or ambiguous. |
| BACKLESS | /ˈbækləs/ | adj | Lacking a back. |
| BACKWARD | /ˈbækwɚd/ | adv | At or to or toward the back or rear. |
| BACTERIAL | /bækˈtɪriəl/ | adj | Relating to or caused by bacteria. |
| BALEFUL | /ˈbeɪlfəl/ | adj | Deadly or sinister. |
| BALKY | /ˈbɔki/ | adj | Refusing to proceed, act or work. |
| BANTERING | /ˈbæntɚɪŋ/ | adj | Cleverly amusing in tone. |
| BARBAROUS | /ˈbɑrbɚəs/ | adj | Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. |
| BARGAIN | /ˈbɑrɡən/ | noun | An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each. |
| BAROMETRIC | /ˌbærəˈmɛtrɪk/ | adj | Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer. |
| BASHFUL | /ˈbæʃfəl/ | adj | Self-consciously timid. |
| BASIN | /ˈbeɪsən/ | noun | A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids. |
| BASTE | /beɪst/ | verb | Cover with liquid before cooking. |
| BAWDY | /ˈbɔdi/ | noun | Lewd or obscene talk or writing. |
| BAWL | /bɔl/ | verb | Cry loudly. |
| BEACHHEAD | /ˈbitʃˌhɛd/ | noun | A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation. |
| BEADY | /ˈbidi/ | adj | Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button. |
| BEAUTIFY | /ˈbjutɪˌfaɪ/ | verb | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
| BEGUILING | /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/ | adj | Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire. |
| BEHAVIORAL | /bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/ | adj | Of or relating to behavior. |
| BELABOR | /bɪˈleɪbɚ/ | verb | To work at or to absurd length. |
| BELLICOSE | /ˈbɛləˌkoʊs/ | adj | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. |
| BEMUSED | /bɪˈmjuzd/ | adj | Deeply absorbed in thought. |
| BENEFICENT | /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃənt/ | adj | Doing or producing good. |
| BENIGHTED | /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/ | adj | Overtaken by night or darkness. |
| BESPECTACLED | /bɪˈspɛktəkəld/ | adj | Wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass. |
| BESTIAL | /ˈbɛstʃəl/ | adj | Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. |
| BEVY | /ˈbɛvi/ | noun | A large gathering of people of a particular type. |
| BICUSPID | /baɪˈkʌspəd/ | adj | Having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth). |
| BIDDABLE | /ˈbɪdəbəl/ | adj | Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest. |
| BIER | /bir/ | noun | A coffin along with its stand. |
| BIFOCAL | /ˈbaɪfoʊkəl/ | adj | Having two foci. |
| BILINGUAL | /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/ | adj | Using or knowing two languages. |
| BINARY | /ˈbaɪnɚi/ | adj | Consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms). |
| BIODIVERSITY | /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/ | noun | The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole). |
| BITUMINOUS | /bɪˈtumənəs/ | adj | Resembling or containing bitumen. |
| BIZARRE | /bəˈzɑr/ | adj | Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. |
| BLACKTOP | /ˈblækˌtɑp/ | verb | Coat with blacktop. |
| BLANDNESS | /ˈblændnəs/ | noun | The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern. |
| BLASE | /bleɪz/ | adj | Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world. |
| BLITHE | /blaɪð/ | adj | Lacking or showing a lack of due concern. |
| BLOODLETTING | /ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/ | noun | Indiscriminate slaughter. |
| BLOTCHY | /ˈblɑttʃi/ | adj | Marred by discolored spots or blotches. |
| BLOWY | /ˈbloʊi/ | adj | Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. |
| BLUNTNESS | /ˈblʌntnəs/ | noun | The quality of being direct and outspoken. |
| BLUSTER | /ˈblʌstɚ/ | noun | Noisy confusion and turbulence. |
| BLUSTERY | /ˈblʌstɚi/ | adj | Blowing in violent and abrupt bursts. |
| BOATLOAD | /ˈboʊtˌloʊd/ | noun | The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car. |
| BODILY | /ˈbɑdəli/ | adv | In bodily form. |
| BOFFO | /ˈbɔfoʊ/ | adj | Resoundingly successful and popular. |
| BOOKISH | /ˈbʊkɪʃ/ | adj | Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading. |
| BOORISH | /ˈbʊrɪʃ/ | adj | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. |
| BOOTLEGGING | /ˈbutˌlɛɡɪŋ/ | noun | The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally. |
| BOOZY | /ˈbuzi/ | adj | Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol. |
| BRACKET | /ˈbrækɪt/ | verb | Place into brackets. |
| BRAISE | /breɪz/ | verb | Cook in liquid. |
| BRANDISH | /ˈbrændɪʃ/ | verb | Exhibit aggressively. |
| BRAVURA | /brəˈvjʊrə/ | noun | Brilliant and showy technical skill. |
| BREAKABLE | /ˈbreɪkəbəl/ | adj | Capable of being broken or damaged. |
| BREAKNECK | /ˈbreɪkˌnɛk/ | adj | Moving at very high speed. |
| BRIDGEHEAD | /ˈbrɪdʒˌhɛd/ | noun | An area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies. |
| BROIL | /brɔɪl/ | verb | Cook under a broiler. |
| BRONCHIAL | /ˈbrɑntʃiəl/ | adj | Relating to or associated with the bronchi. |
| BROODY | /ˈbrudi/ | adj | Physiologically ready to incubate eggs. |
| BRUSQUE | /brʌsk/ | adj | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. |
| BRUTISH | /ˈbrutɪʃ/ | adj | Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. |
| BUCOLIC | /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ | adj | Idyllically rustic. |
| BUGABOO | /ˈbʌɡəˌbu/ | noun | A source of concern. |
| BUNDLE | /ˈbʌndəl/ | noun | A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit). |
| BUSILY | /ˈbɪzəli/ | adv | In a busy manner. |
| BUXOM | /ˈbʌksəm/ | adj | Healthily plump and vigorous. |
| CABOODLE | /kəˈbudəl/ | noun | Any collection in its entirety. |
| CAGEY | /ˈkeɪdʒi/ | adj | Characterized by great caution and wariness. |
| CALAMITOUS | /kəˈlæmətəs/ | adj | Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. |
| CALCIFY | /ˈkælsəˌfaɪ/ | verb | Become inflexible and unchanging. |
| CALISTHENICS | /ˌkæləsˈθɛnɪks/ | noun | The practice of calisthenic exercises. |
| CALK | /kɔk/ | verb | Provide with calks. |
| CALLABLE | /ˈkɔləbəl/ | adj | Subject to a demand for payment before due date. |
| CAMPY | /ˈkæmpi/ | adj | Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. |
| CANKER | /ˈkæŋkɚ/ | noun | A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of. |
| CANTANKEROUS | /kænˈtæŋkɚəs/ | adj | Having a difficult and contrary disposition. |
| CAPACIOUS | /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ | adj | Large in capacity. |