| ABBREVIATE | /əˈbriviˌeɪt/ | verb | Shorten. |
| ABDOMINAL | /æbˈdɑmənəl/ | adj | Of or relating to or near the abdomen. |
| ABRUPT | /əˈbrʌpt/ | adj | Exceedingly sudden and unexpected. |
| ABSTRACT | /æbsˈtrækt/ | noun | A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance. |
| ABSURD | /əbˈsɝd/ | noun | A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless. |
| ABUNDANCE | /əˈbʌndəns/ | noun | The property of a more than adequate quantity or supply. |
| ABUNDANT | /əˈbʌndənt/ | adj | Present in great quantity. |
| ABUSE | /əˈbjus/ | noun | Cruel or inhumane treatment. |
| ACADEMIC | /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ | adj | Associated with academia or an academy. |
| ACCEPTANCE | /ækˈsɛptəns/ | noun | The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true. |
| ACUTE | /əˈkjut/ | adj | Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course. |
| ADAPT | /əˈdæpt/ | verb | Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. |
| ADDICT | /əˈdɪkt/ | noun | Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction. |
| ADEQUATE | /ˈædəkwət/ | adj | Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. |
| ADULTERY | /əˈdʌltɚi/ | noun | Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations. |
| ADVANTAGE | /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ | noun | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position. |
| ADVERSE | /ædˈvɝs/ | adj | Contrary to your interests or welfare. |
| ADVERSITY | /ædˈvɝsɪˌti/ | noun | A state of misfortune or affliction. |
| AFAR | /əˈfɑr/ | adv | At or from or to a great distance; far. |
| AFFAIR | /əˈfɛr/ | noun | A vaguely specified concern. |
| AFFECTIONATE | /əˈfɛkʃənət/ | adj | Having or displaying warmth or affection. |
| AGILE | /ˈædʒəl/ | adj | Moving quickly and lightly. |
| ALBATROSS | /ˈælbəˌtrɑs/ | noun | Something that hinders or handicaps. |
| ALCOHOL | /ˈælkəˌhɑl/ | noun | A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent. |
| ALCOHOLIC | /ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/ | adj | Addicted to alcohol. |
| ALOFT | /əˈlɔft/ | adv | At or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship. |
| ALOOF | /əˈluf/ | adj | Remote in manner. |
| ALTITUDE | /ˈæltəˌtud/ | noun | Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. |
| AMATEUR | /ˈæməˌtɝ/ | adj | Engaged in as a pastime. |
| AMBASSADOR | /æmˈbæsədɚ/ | noun | An informal representative. |
| AMBITION | /æmˈbɪʃən/ | noun | A cherished desire. |
| AMMUNITION | /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/ | noun | Information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint. |
| AMPUTATE | /ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/ | verb | Remove surgically. |
| ANXIOUS | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | adj | Eagerly desirous. |
| APPALLING | /əˈpɔlɪŋ/ | noun | An experience that appalls. |
| APPLY | /əˈplaɪ/ | verb | Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. |
| APPROVAL | /əˈpruvəl/ | noun | The formal act of approving. |
| ARISTOCRATIC | /ɚˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/ | adj | Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. |
| AROUSE | /ɚˈaʊz/ | verb | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). |
| ARRAY | /ɚˈeɪ/ | noun | An orderly arrangement. |
| ARROGANT | /ˈɛrəɡənt/ | adj | Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. |
| ARSON | /ˈɑrsən/ | noun | Malicious burning to destroy property. |
| ASCEND | /əˈsɛnd/ | verb | Go back in order of genealogical succession. |
| ASHAMED | /əˈʃeɪmd/ | adj | Feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse. |
| ATMOSPHERE | /ˈætməsˌfɪr/ | noun | A particular environment or surrounding influence. |
| ATOMIC | /əˈtɑmɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to or comprising atoms. |
| ATROCIOUS | /əˈtroʊʃəs/ | adj | Shockingly brutal or cruel. |
| ATTENDANT | /əˈtɛndənt/ | adj | Being present (at a meeting or event, etc.). |
| ATTRACTION | /əˈtrækʃən/ | noun | The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts. |
| AUTHENTIC | /əˈθɛntɪk/ | adj | Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief. |
| AVALANCHE | /ˈævəˌlæntʃ/ | noun | A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things. |
| AVENGE | /əˈvɛndʒ/ | verb | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. |
| AWE | /ɑ/ | noun | An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration. |
| BAIL | /beɪl/ | noun | Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. |
| BANKRUPT | /ˈbæŋkrəpt/ | adj | Financially ruined. |
| BAROQUE | /bɚˈoʊk/ | adj | Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation. |
| BARRAGE | /bɚˈɑʒ/ | noun | The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written). |
| BEFALL | /bɪˈfɔl/ | verb | Become of; happen to. |
| BEHALF | /bɪˈhæf/ | noun | As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’). |
| BENEFICIAL | /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ | adj | Promoting or enhancing well-being. |
| BENEFIT | /ˈbɛnəfɪt/ | noun | Something that aids or promotes well-being. |
| BEVERAGE | /ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/ | noun | Any liquid suitable for drinking. |
| BID | /bɪd/ | noun | An attempt to get something. |
| BIZARRE | /bəˈzɑr/ | adj | Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. |
| BLAND | /blænd/ | adj | Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting. |
| BLEAK | /blik/ | adj | Offering little or no hope. |
| BLUFF | /blʌf/ | noun | Pretense that your position is stronger than it really is. |
| BOSOM | /ˈbʊzəm/ | noun | The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept. |
| BOTANY | /ˈbɑtəni/ | noun | All the plant life in a particular region or period. |
| BOUND | /baʊnd/ | adj | Confined by bonds. |
| BOUT | /baʊt/ | noun | A period of illness. |
| BRAND | /brænd/ | noun | A recognizable kind. |
| BRAZEN | /ˈbreɪzən/ | verb | Face with defiance or impudence. |
| BRIEF | /brif/ | adj | Of short duration or distance. |
| BRINK | /brɪŋk/ | noun | The limit beyond which something happens or changes. |
| BRISK | /brɪsk/ | adj | Quick and energetic. |
| BRUNCH | /brʌntʃ/ | verb | Eat a meal in the late morning. |
| BRUTAL | /ˈbrutəl/ | adj | Punishingly harsh. |
| BRUTE | /brut/ | adj | Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. |
| BULK | /bʌlk/ | noun | The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. |
| BURDEN | /ˈbɝdən/ | noun | An onerous or difficult concern. |
| CAPACITY | /kəˈpæsəti/ | noun | Capability to perform or produce. |
| CAREER | /kɚˈɪr/ | noun | The general progression of your working or professional life. |
| CARESS | /kɚˈɛs/ | noun | A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it). |
| CATASTROPHE | /kəˈtæstrəfi/ | noun | A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune. |
| CHISEL | /ˈtʃɪzəl/ | verb | Carve with a chisel. |
| CHORAL | /ˈkɔrəl/ | adj | Related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir. |
| CIRCUIT | /ˈsɝkət/ | noun | A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area. |
| CIRCULATE | /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/ | verb | Cause to become widely known. |
| CIVILIAN | /səˈvɪljən/ | adj | Associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military. |
| CIVILIZATION | /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ | noun | A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations). |
| CIVILIZED | /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/ | adj | Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological. |
| CLASSICAL | /ˈklæsɪkəl/ | adj | Of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc. |
| CLASSIFY | /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ | verb | Arrange or order by classes or categories. |
| CLIMATE | /ˈklaɪmət/ | noun | The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time. |
| CLIMAX | /ˈklaɪˌmæks/ | noun | The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding. |
| CLONE | /kloʊn/ | verb | Make multiple identical copies of. |
| CLUSTER | /ˈklʌstɚ/ | noun | A grouping of a number of similar things. |
| CLUTCH | /klʌtʃ/ | noun | A tense critical situation. |
| COLLAGE | /kəˈlɑʒ/ | noun | A paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image. |
| COLLATE | /kəˈleɪt/ | verb | To assemble in proper sequence. |
| COLONY | /ˈkɑləni/ | noun | A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government. |
| COMBAT | /ˈkɑmbæt/ | verb | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. |
| COMBUSTION | /kəmˈbʌstʃən/ | noun | A state of violent disturbance and excitement. |
| COMMITTEE | /kəˈmɪti/ | noun | A special group delegated to consider some matter. |
| COMPARISON | /kəmˈpɛrəsən/ | noun | The act of examining resemblances. |
| COMPETENT | /ˈkɑmpətɪnt/ | adj | Properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient. |
| COMPLEMENT | /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ | noun | Number needed to make up a whole force. |
| COMPLEX | /ˈkɑmplɛks/ | noun | A conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts. |
| COMRADE | /ˈkɑmˌræd/ | noun | Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement. |
| CONCEALED | /kənˈsild/ | adj | Not accessible to view. |
| CONCEPTUAL | /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/ | adj | Being or characterized by concepts or their formation. |
| CONCLUSION | /kənˈkluʒən/ | noun | A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration. |
| CONCOCT | /kənˈkɑkt/ | verb | Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. |
| CONCOCTION | /kənˈkɑkʃən/ | noun | Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients. |
| CONDEMN | /kənˈdɛm/ | verb | Express strong disapproval of. |
| CONFIRM | /kənˈfɝm/ | verb | Make more firm. |
| CONFIRMATION | /ˌkɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ | noun | Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct. |
| CONFORMITY | /kənˈfɔrməti/ | noun | Acting according to certain accepted standards. |
| CONQUEST | /ˈkɑŋkwɛst/ | noun | Success in mastering something difficult. |
| CONSENT | /kənˈsɛnt/ | noun | Permission for something to happen. |
| CONSTRUCTION | /kənsˈtrʌkʃən/ | noun | The act of constructing something. |
| CONSULT | /kənˈsʌlt/ | verb | Get or ask advice from. |
| CONTEMPT | /kənˈtɛmpt/ | noun | Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. |
| CONTINENTAL | /ˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl/ | adj | Of or pertaining to or typical of Europe. |
| CONTRIBUTION | /ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən/ | noun | The effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result. |
| CONVENTION | /kənˈvɛnʃən/ | noun | Something regarded as a normative example. |
| CONVERT | /ˈkɑnvɚt/ | verb | Change the nature, purpose, or function of something. |
| CONVICTION | /kənˈvɪkʃən/ | noun | A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. |
| CORPSE | /kɔrps/ | noun | The dead body of a human being. |
| CORRUPT | /kɚˈʌpt/ | adj | Lacking in integrity. |
| COURAGEOUS | /kɚˈeɪdʒəs/ | adj | Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching. |
| COURTSHIP | /ˈkɔrˌtʃɪp/ | noun | A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage). |
| COVERT | /ˈkoʊvɚt/ | noun | A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. |
| CRANK | /kræŋk/ | verb | Start by cranking. |
| CREDIT | /ˈkrɛdət/ | noun | Approval. |
| CRISIS | /ˈkraɪsəs/ | noun | An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. |
| CRITICISM | /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/ | noun | Disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings. |
| CRITICIZE | /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/ | verb | Act as a critic. |
| CRUDE | /krud/ | adj | Not carefully or expertly made. |
| CULTURAL | /ˈkʌltʃɚəl/ | adj | Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors. |
| CUNNING | /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ | adj | Marked by skill in deception. |
| CURRENCY | /ˈkɝənsi/ | noun | General acceptance or use. |
| DAPPER | /ˈdæpɚ/ | adj | Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. |
| DATA | /ˈdeɪtə/ | noun | A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. |
| DAZE | /deɪz/ | noun | The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally. |
| DEBT | /dɛt/ | noun | The state of owing something (especially money). |
| DECADENT | /ˈdɛkədənt/ | adj | Luxuriously self-indulgent. |
| DECAY | /dɪˈkeɪ/ | verb | Fall into decay or ruin. |
| DECREE | /dɪˈkri/ | verb | Issue a decree. |
| DEFIANT | /dɪˈfaɪənt/ | adj | Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. |
| DEFINE | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | verb | Give a definition for the meaning of a word. |
| DEFINITION | /ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/ | noun | Clarity of outline. |
| DEJECTED | /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ | adj | Affected or marked by low spirits. |
| DELAY | /dɪˈleɪ/ | noun | Time during which some action is awaited. |
| DEMOCRATIC | /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/ | adj | Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality. |
| DENSE | /dɛns/ | adj | Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. |
| DERELICT | /ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt/ | adj | Failing in what duty requires. |
| DESOLATE | /ˈdɛsələt/ | adj | Providing no shelter or sustenance. |
| DESPAIR | /dɪˈspɛr/ | noun | A state in which all hope is lost or absent. |
| DESPERATION | /ˌdɛspɚˈeɪʃən/ | noun | A state in which all hope is lost or absent. |
| DESTINY | /ˈdɛstəni/ | noun | The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events. |
| DESTROYER | /dɪsˈtrɔɪɚ/ | noun | A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to. |
| DETACH | /ˈdɪˌtætʃ/ | verb | Cause to become detached or separated; take off. |
| DETERMINED | /dɪˈtɝmənd/ | adj | Characterized by great determination. |
| DEVELOPMENT | /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ | noun | Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining. |
| DEVIANT | /ˈdiviənt/ | adj | Markedly different from an accepted norm. |
| DEVIATION | /ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/ | noun | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm. |
| DEVOTED | /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/ | adj | Zealous in devotion or affection. |
| DEVOTION | /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ | noun | Feelings of ardent love. |
| DIGESTION | /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/ | noun | Learning and coming to understand ideas and information. |
| DIGITAL | /ˈdɪdʒətəl/ | adj | Displaying numbers rather than scale positions. |
| DIGNIFIED | /ˈdɪɡnəˌfaɪd/ | adj | Having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance. |
| DIGNITY | /ˈdɪɡnəti/ | noun | The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. |
| DIRE | /daɪr/ | adj | Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless. |
| DISCLOSE | /dɪsˈkloʊz/ | verb | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. |
| DISCOURAGE | /dɪˈskɝɪdʒ/ | verb | Try to prevent; show opposition to. |
| DISCRETE | /dɪsˈkrit/ | adj | Constituting a separate entity or part. |
| DISCRETION | /dɪsˈkrɛʃən/ | noun | Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress. |
| DISPOSITION | /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ | noun | Your usual mood. |
| DISSENT | /dɪˈsɛnt/ | noun | The difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority. |
| DISTINCTION | /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ | noun | A discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes. |
| DISTINGUISH | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ | verb | Mark as different. |
| DISTRESS | /dɪsˈtrɛs/ | noun | Psychological suffering. |
| DIVERSE | /daɪˈvɝs/ | adj | Many and different. |
| DOCILE | /ˈdɑsəl/ | adj | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. |
| DOCUMENT | /ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/ | verb | Support or supply with references. |
| DOGMA | /ˈdɑɡmə/ | noun | A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative. |
| DRAB | /dræb/ | adj | Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. |
| DREAD | /drɛd/ | adj | Causing fear or dread or terror. |
| DREARY | /ˈdrɪri/ | adj | Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. |
| DROUGHT | /draʊt/ | noun | A shortage of rainfall. |
| DRUGGED | /drʌɡd/ | adj | Under the influence of narcotics. |
| DRUNK | /drʌŋk/ | adj | As if under the influence of alcohol. |
| DUBIOUS | /ˈdubiəs/ | adj | Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. |
| DURABLE | /ˈdʊrəbəl/ | adj | Existing for a long time. |
| DWELL | /dwɛl/ | verb | Originate (in). |
| EASYGOING | /ˈiziˈɡoʊɪŋ/ | adj | Not hurried or forced. |
| ECCENTRIC | /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ | adj | Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. |
| ECONOMIC | /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ | adj | Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness. |