| ABACK | /əˈbæk/ | adv | Having the wind against the forward side of the sails. |
| ABANDONMENT | /əˈbændənmənt/ | noun | Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility. |
| ABATEMENT | /əˈbeɪtmənt/ | noun | The act of abating. |
| 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. |
| ABIDING | /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ | adj | Lasting a long time. |
| ABJECT | /ˈæbdʒɛkt/ | adj | Most unfortunate or miserable. |
| ABLAZE | /əˈbleɪz/ | adj | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. |
| ABOLITION | /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/ | noun | The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery). |
| ABOMINABLE | /əˈbɑmənəbəl/ | adj | Unequivocally detestable. |
| ABOMINATION | /əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/ | noun | An action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence. |
| ABORT | /əˈbɔrt/ | noun | The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed. |
| ABORTIVE | /əˈbɔrtɪv/ | adj | Failing to accomplish an intended result. |
| ABRASIVE | /əˈbreɪsɪv/ | adj | Sharply disagreeable; rigorous. |
| ABREAST | /əˈbrɛst/ | adj | Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge. |
| ABRUPT | /əˈbrʌpt/ | adj | Exceedingly sudden and unexpected. |
| 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. |
| ABSURDITY | /əbˈsɝdəti/ | noun | A ludicrous folly. |
| ABYSMAL | /əˈbɪzməl/ | adj | Very great; limitless. |
| ACCELERATION | /ˌækˌsɛlɚˈeɪʃən/ | noun | An increase in rate of change. |
| ACCESSION | /əkˈsɛʃən/ | noun | A process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group). |
| ACCLAIM | /əˈkleɪm/ | noun | Enthusiastic approval. |
| ACCOMMODATING | /əˈkɑməˌdeɪtɪŋ/ | adj | Helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation. |
| ACCOMPANIMENT | /əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/ | noun | Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect. |
| ACCREDITATION | /əˌkrɛdəˈteɪʃən/ | noun | The act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards). |
| ACHING | /ˈeɪkɪŋ/ | 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. |
| ACQUAINTED | /əˈkweɪntɪd/ | adj | Having fair knowledge of. |
| ACQUITTED | /əˈkwɪtɪd/ | adj | Declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless. |
| ACREAGE | /ˈeɪkɚɪdʒ/ | noun | An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming). |
| ACROBATIC | /ˌækrəˈbætɪk/ | adj | Vigorously active. |
| ACRONYM | /ˈækrənɪm/ | noun | A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word. |
| 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. |
| ADAMANT | /ˈædəmənt/ | adj | Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason. |
| ADAPTATION | /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ | noun | A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. |
| ADDITIVE | /ˈædətɪv/ | adj | Characterized or produced by addition. |
| ADEPT | /əˈdɛpt/ | adj | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. |
| ADHERE | /ədˈhɪr/ | verb | Be compatible or in accordance with. |
| ADHERENCE | /ədˈhɪrəns/ | noun | Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion. |
| 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. |
| ADJECTIVE | /ˈædʒɪktɪv/ | adj | Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective. |
| ADMINISTER | /ədˈmɪnəstɚ/ | verb | Perform (a church sacrament) ritually. |
| ADMIRABLY | /ˈædmɚəbli/ | adv | In an admirable manner. |
| ADMIRATION | /ˌædmɚˈeɪʃən/ | noun | A favorable judgment. |
| ADMISSIBLE | /ədˈmɪsəbəl/ | adj | Deserving to be admitted. |
| 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. |
| ADULTERY | /əˈdʌltɚi/ | noun | Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations. |
| ADVANTAGEOUS | /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ | adj | Giving an advantage. |
| ADVENTUROUS | /ædˈvɛntʃɚəs/ | adj | Willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises. |
| ADVERSE | /ædˈvɝs/ | adj | Contrary to your interests or welfare. |
| ADVERSITY | /ædˈvɝsɪˌti/ | noun | A state of misfortune or affliction. |
| ADVISABLE | /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/ | adj | Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise. |
| 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). |
| AFAR | /əˈfɑr/ | adv | At or from or to a great distance; far. |
| AFFABLE | /ˈæfəbəl/ | adj | Diffusing warmth and friendliness. |
| AFFECTIONATE | /əˈfɛkʃənət/ | adj | Having or displaying warmth or affection. |
| AFFIRMATIVE | /əˈfɝmətɪv/ | noun | A reply of affirmation. |
| AFFIX | /ˈæfɪks/ | verb | Stick or fasten to. |
| AFFLUENT | /ˈæfluənt/ | adj | Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value. |
| AFIELD | /əˈfild/ | adv | Far away from home or one's usual surroundings. |
| AFLOAT | /əˈfloʊt/ | adj | Covered with water. |
| AFOOT | /əˈfʊt/ | adj | Traveling by foot. |
| AFOREMENTIONED | /əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd/ | adj | Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of. |
| AFOUL | /əˈfaʊl/ | adj | Especially of a ship's lines etc. |
| AFRESH | /əˈfrɛʃ/ | adv | Again but in a new or different way. |
| AFT | /æft/ | adv | At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. |
| 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. |
| AGILE | /ˈædʒəl/ | adj | Moving quickly and lightly. |
| AGONIST | /ˈæɡənɪst/ | noun | A muscle that contracts while another relaxes. |
| AGRARIAN | /əˈɡrɛriən/ | adj | Relating to farming or agriculture. |
| AGROUND | /əˈɡraʊnd/ | adj | Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float. |
| AIRFLOW | /ˈɛrfloʊ/ | noun | The flow of air. |
| AIRING | /ˈɛrɪŋ/ | noun | A short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air. |
| AIRPLANE | /ˈɛrˌpleɪn/ | noun | An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. |
| AIRSPACE | /ˈɛrˌspeɪs/ | noun | The atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction. |
| AIRTIGHT | /ˈɛrˌtaɪt/ | adj | Having no weak points. |
| AIRY | /ˈɛri/ | adj | Not practical or realizable; speculative. |
| ALABASTER | /ˈæləˌbæstɚ/ | adj | Of or resembling alabaster. |
| ALBATROSS | /ˈælbəˌtrɑs/ | noun | Something that hinders or handicaps. |
| ALCHEMY | /ˈælkəmi/ | noun | The way two individuals relate to each other. |
| ALGEBRAIC | /ˌældʒəˈbreɪɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to algebra. |
| ALIAS | /ˈeɪliəs/ | adv | As known or named at another time or place. |
| 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. |
| ALKALINE | /ˈælkəˌlaɪn/ | adj | Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. |
| ALLEGATION | /ˌæləˈɡeɪʃən/ | noun | A formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law). |
| ALLEGORICAL | /ˌæləˈɡɔrəkəl/ | adj | Used in or characteristic of or containing allegory. |
| ALLEGRO | /əˈlɛˌɡroʊ/ | adv | In a quick and lively tempo. |
| ALLOTTED | /əˈlɑtɪd/ | adj | Given as a task. |
| 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. |
| ALOUD | /əˈlaʊd/ | adv | Using the voice; not silently. |
| ALPHABETICAL | /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ | adj | Arranged in order according to the alphabet. |
| ALTITUDE | /ˈæltəˌtud/ | noun | Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. |
| ALTO | /ˈæltoʊ/ | adj | Second highest member of a group. |
| 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. |
| AMBIGUOUS | /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ | adj | Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead. |
| AMBIVALENT | /æmˈbɪvələnt/ | adj | Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow. |
| AMBULATORY | /ˈæmbjələˌtɔri/ | noun | A covered walkway (as in a cloister). |
| AMEND | /əˈmɛnd/ | verb | Make amendments to. |
| 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. |
| ANACHRONISTIC | /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/ | adj | Chronologically misplaced. |
| ANAEROBIC | /ˌænɚˈoʊbɪk/ | adj | Not aerobic. |
| ANATHEMA | /əˈnæθəmə/ | noun | A detested person. |
| ANATOMICAL | /ˌænəˈtɑməkəl/ | adj | Of or relating to the structure of the body. |
| ANCESTRAL | /ænˈsɛstrəl/ | adj | Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. |
| ANCILLARY | /ˈænsəˌlɛri/ | adj | Furnishing added support. |
| ANECDOTAL | /ˌænəkˈdoʊtəl/ | adj | Characterized by or given to telling anecdotes. |
| ANEMIC | /əˈnimɪk/ | adj | Lacking vigor or energy. |
| ANESTHETIC | /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ | adj | Characterized by insensibility. |
| ANEW | /əˈnu/ | adv | Again but in a new or different way. |
| ANGELIC | /ˌænˈdʒɛlɪk/ | adj | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. |
| ANGRILY | /ˈæŋɡrəli/ | adv | With anger. |
| ANGULAR | /ˈæŋɡjəlɚ/ | adj | Measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle. |
| ANIMATE | /ˈænəmət/ | adj | Belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings. |
| ANNEXATION | /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/ | noun | The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation. |
| ANNIHILATION | /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/ | noun | Total destruction. |
| ANNUITY | /əˈnuəti/ | noun | Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments. |
| ANOMALOUS | /əˈnɑmələs/ | adj | Deviating from the general or common order or type. |
| ANON | /ˌæˈnɔn/ | adv | At another time. |
| ANSWERABLE | /ˈænsɚəbəl/ | adj | Morally or legally responsible to a higher authority. |
| ANTAGONISM | /ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm/ | noun | The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors. |
| ANTAGONIST | /ænˈtæɡənəst/ | noun | A muscle that relaxes while another contracts. |
| ANTAGONISTIC | /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/ | adj | Characterized by antagonism or antipathy. |
| ANTECEDENT | /ˌænˈtɛsədənt/ | noun | Anything that precedes something similar in time. |
| ANTHROPOLOGICAL | /ˌænθrəpəˈlɑdʒəkəl/ | adj | Of or concerned with the science of anthropology. |
| ANTIPATHY | /ænˈtɪpəθi/ | noun | The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided. |
| 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. |
| ANYHOW | /ˈɛniˌhaʊ/ | adv | Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. |
| 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. |
| APOSTLE | /əˈpɑsəl/ | noun | An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform. |
| APPALLING | /əˈpɔlɪŋ/ | noun | An experience that appalls. |
| APPARITION | /ˌæpɚˈɪʃən/ | noun | A ghostly appearing figure. |
| APPELLATE | /əˈpɛlɪt/ | adj | Of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals). |
| APPEND | /əˈpɛnd/ | verb | Fix to; attach. |
| APPLAUD | /əˈplɔd/ | verb | Express that something is worthy of praise. |
| APPRECIABLE | /əˈpriʃəbəl/ | adj | Enough to be estimated or measured. |
| APPRECIATIVE | /əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪv/ | adj | Feeling or expressive of gratitude. |
| APPREHENSION | /ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/ | noun | Fearful expectation or anticipation. |
| APPREHENSIVE | /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ | adj | Quick to understand. |
| APPROACHABLE | /əˈproʊtʃəbəl/ | adj | Capable of being read with comprehension. |
| APPROPRIATION | /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ | noun | A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner. |
| 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. |
| ARBOR | /ˈɑrbɚ/ | noun | A framework that supports climbing plants. |
| ARCANE | /ˌɑrˈkeɪn/ | adj | Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. |
| ARCHAIC | /ɑrˈkeɪɪk/ | adj | Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type. |
| ARCHETYPAL | /ˈɑrkˈtaɪpəl/ | adj | Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned. |
| ARDENT | /ˈɑrdənt/ | adj | Glowing or shining like fire. |
| ARDUOUS | /ˈɑrdʒuəs/ | adj | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. |
| ARGUMENTATIVE | /ˌɑrɡjəˈmɛntətɪv/ | adj | Given to or characterized by argument. |
| ARID | /ˈærəd/ | adj | Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. |
| ARISTOCRATIC | /ɚˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/ | adj | Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. |
| ARMORY | /ˈɑrmɚi/ | noun | A collection of resources. |
| AROMATIC | /ˌɛrəˈmætɪk/ | adj | Of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings. |
| 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. |