English Vocabulary
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untruth
C2+
/ʌnˈtruθ/
a statement that is not true; a lie or falsehood
untruthful
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/ʌnˈtruθfəl/
not telling the truth; dishonest or false
untypical
C2+
/ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl/
not typical or representative; unusual
unused
C2+
/ʌnˈjuzd/
not having been used; not accustomed to
unutterable
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/ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/
too great or intense to be expressed in words; inexpressible
unvisited
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/ʌnˈvɪzɪtɪd/
not visited; rarely or never frequented
unvoracious
C2+
/ʌnvɔˈreɪʃəs/
not greedy or insatiable; lacking voracity
upkeep
C2+
/ˈʌpkip/
the cost or process of maintaining something in good condition
upscale
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/ˈʌpˌskeɪl/
relating to affluent consumers; high-end or expensive
utile
C2+
/ˈjutəl/
useful or having utility
vaguely
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/ˈveɪɡli/
in an unclear, imprecise, or slight manner
validness
C2+
/ˈvælɪdnəs/
the quality of being valid, sound, or well-founded
vandalic
C2+
/vænˈdælɪk/
of or characterized by willful destruction; relating to the Vandals
variously
C2+
/ˈvɛriəsli/
in different ways or to differing degrees
vastly
C2+
/ˈvæstli/
to a very great extent or degree
vaulting
C2+
/ˈvɔltɪŋ/
reaching for great heights; excessively ambitious
veal
C2+
/vil/
the flesh of a young calf used as meat
veridicality
C2+
/vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/
the quality of being truthful or corresponding to reality
verisimilar
C2+
/ˌvɛrɪˈsɪmɪlər/
appearing true or probable; lifelike
verity
C2+
/ˈvɛrɪti/
a true statement or principle; the quality of being true
vexed
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/vɛkst/
annoyed or irritated; difficult and much debated
vibratiuncle
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/vaɪˈbreɪʃiʌŋkəl/
a small or faint vibration, especially in obsolete nerve-theory psychology
vigilant
C2+
/ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/
keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulty
vile
C2+
/vaɪl/
extremely unpleasant, wicked, or morally despicable
violative
C2+
/ˈvaɪəleɪtɪv/
constituting a violation or breach of something
virgula
C2+
/ˈvɜrɡjələ/
a small rod or slanting mark, such as an early form of comma
virid
C2+
/ˈvɪrɪd/
green; verdant
virtuousness
C2+
/ˈvɜrtʃuəsnəs/
the quality of being morally good or upright
vivacious
C2+
/vɪˈveɪʃəs/
attractively lively and animated in spirit
vividness
C2+
/ˈvɪvɪdnəs/
the quality of being intensely clear, bright, or lifelike
vulgarize
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/ˈvʌl.ɡəˌraɪz/
to make coarse, common, or less refined; to popularize crudely
wakeless
C2+
/ˈweɪk.ləs/
without waking; from which one does not awaken, as in deep or final sleep
wallop
C2+
/ˈwɑl.əp/
to strike hard, or a heavy resounding blow
wanderlust
C2+
/ˈwɑn.dɚ.lʌst/
a strong impulse or longing to travel and explore the world
wariness
C2+
/ˈwɛr.i.nəs/
the quality of being cautious and watchful of possible danger
warped
C2+
/wɔrpt/
twisted out of true shape, or perverse and distorted in outlook
warrantable
C2+
/ˈwɔr.ən.tə.bəl/
able to be justified or defended; permissible
wastefulness
C2+
/ˈweɪst.fəl.nəs/
the quality of using resources carelessly or extravagantly
wasteness
C2+
/ˈweɪst.nəs/
the condition of being a desolate waste; barren emptiness
watery
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/ˈwɔ.tɚ.i/
containing, resembling, or diluted with water; weak or pale
weightiness
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/ˈweɪ.ti.nəs/
the quality of being heavy, serious, or of great importance
whiteness
C2+
/ˈwaɪt.nəs/
the quality or state of being white; pallor
wholesale
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/ˈhoʊl.seɪl/
relating to selling goods in bulk, or done on a large indiscriminate scale
wideness
C2+
/ˈwaɪd.nəs/
the quality of being wide; breadth or extent
willful
C2+
/ˈwɪl.fəl/
deliberate and intentional, or stubbornly self-willed
withal
C2+
/wɪˈðɔl/
in addition; as well; nevertheless (archaic)
workaday
C2+
/ˈwɝ.kə.deɪ/
ordinary, everyday, and unremarkable; mundane
wraithlike
C2+
/ˈreɪθ.laɪk/
resembling a wraith; pale, thin, and ghostly
wrongfulness
C2+
/ˈrɔŋ.fəl.nəs/
the quality of being unjust, unlawful, or morally wrong
yearnful
C2+
/ˈjɝn.fəl/
full of yearning; longing or wistful
yesterevening
C2+
/ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/
the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic)
yucky
C2+
/ˈjʌk.i/
disgusting, unpleasant, or distasteful (informal)
skeuomorphic
C2+
/ˌskjuːəˈmɔːrfɪk/
designing digital interfaces or objects to imitate the appearance of their real-world counterparts
assertoric
C2+
/ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/
Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.
o'er
C2+
/ɔɹ/
throughout a period of time
blamable
C2+
/ˈbleɪməbəl/
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
sessile
C2+
/ˈsɛsaɪl/
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
glairy
C2+
/ˈɡlɛr.i/
having a slimy, viscous, translucent consistency like egg white
disserviceable
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/ˌdɪsˈsɝvɪsəbəl/
harmful or counterproductive rather than useful or helpful
unsplinterable
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/ˌʌnˈsplɪn.tɚ.ə.bəl/
resistant or impossible to split, shatter, or break into sharp fragments
lamplit
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/ˈlæmpˌlɪt/
illuminated by one or more lamps
daylit
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/ˈdeɪˌlɪt/
illuminated by natural daylight
many-sidedness
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/ˌmɛniˈsaɪdɪdnəs/
the quality of having many literal sides or facets
unarrestable
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/ˌʌn.əˈrɛs.tə.bəl/
impossible to stop, check, restrain, or bring to a halt
asmear
C2+
/əˈsmɪɹ/
smeared or covered over with a greasy, dirty, or sticky substance; archaic and literary
hueless
C2+
/ˈhjuːləs/
having no hue or color; colorless or drained of color
unwhole
C2+
/ʌnˈhoʊl/
rare: not whole, complete, or entire
shackly
C2+
/ˈʃækli/
chiefly dialectal: rickety, shaky, or poorly built
dimmish
C2+
/ˈdɪmɪʃ/
somewhat dim; giving or having only a little light
stellated
C2+
/ˈstɛl.eɪ.tɪd/
arranged, marked, or radiating in the shape of a star
theroid
C2+
/ˈθɪrɔɪd/
beastlike or resembling a wild animal; historical and offensive when used to demean a person
isabelline
C2+
/ˌɪzəˈbɛlɪn/
pale grayish-yellow, buff, or sandy in color, especially in descriptions of animal plumage or fur
mammillate
C2+
/ˈmæmɪlət/
covered with or bearing small rounded, nipple-shaped projections
lanuginose
C2+
/ləˈnuːdʒəˌnoʊs/
botany or zoology: covered with or resembling fine, soft, downy hair
palpitant
C2+
/ˈpælpɪtənt/
literary: trembling, throbbing, or seeming to pulse with life or feeling
inexpungible
C2+
/ˌɪnɪkˈspʌndʒəbəl/
impossible to erase, delete, remove, or blot out completely
overfraught
C2+
/ˌoʊvərˈfrɔt/
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
tobaccoey
C2+
/təˈbækoʊi/
Resembling or characteristic of tobacco.
unaccused
C2+
/ˌʌnəˈkjuːzd/
not charged with or blamed for an offense
unornamental
C2+
/ˌʌnɔrnəˈmɛntəl/
Not ornamental.
unbrutalized
C2+
/ʌnˈbruːtəˌlaɪzd/
Not brutalized.
rosiny
C2+
/ˈrɑː.zə.ni/
Like or resembling rosin
unencyclopedic
C2+
/ˌʌn.ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪk/
Not encyclopedic
flaysome
C2+
/ˈfleɪsəm/
Yorkshire dialect: frightening, dreadful, or terrible
meeterly
C2+
/ˈmiːtərli/
Yorkshire dialect: moderately, tolerably, or suitably
mensful
C2+
/ˈmɛnsfəl/
Northern English dialect: proper, decent, or fit to be seen
offald
C2+
/ˈɒfəld/
Northern English dialect: vile, wicked, or mean
overforward
C2+
/ˌoʊvərˈfɔrwərd/
excessively bold, presumptuous, or eager
preterhuman
C2+
/ˌpriːtərˈhjuːmən/
beyond ordinary human powers or qualities; superhuman
thrang
C2+
/ˈθɹæŋ/
Northern English and Scots: busy or fully occupied
unpliableness
C2+
/ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/
the quality of being physically rigid or difficult to bend