English Vocabulary
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329 words
unclose
C2
/ʌnˈkloʊz/
archaic or literary: to open, become open, or release from a closed position
ordure
C2
/ˈɔːr.dʒɚ/
solid bodily waste; dung or excrement; literary or formal
inveigh
C2
/ɪnˈveɪ/
To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
unexampled
C2
/ˌʌnɪɡˈzæmpəld/
having no known precedent or parallel; unlike anything previously encountered
nugatory
C2
/ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/
of no real value
abnegate
C2
/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/
to deny or renounce
magniloquent
C2
/mæɡˈnɪləkwənt/
formal and usually disapproving: using lofty, grandiose, or pompous language
auspice
C2
/ˈɔspɪs/
Patronage or protection.
imprecation
C2
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil and usually serves as an insult
behoof
C2
/bɪˈhuːf/
advantage, benefit, or interest, chiefly in the formal phrase for someone's behoof
seraphic
C2
/səˈɹæf.ɪk/
of or relating to an angel of the first order
archaism
C2
/ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/
an old-fashioned word, expression, spelling, grammatical form, custom, or stylistic feature no longer in ordinary use
paronomasia
C2
/ˌpɛɹ.ə.noʊˈmeɪ.ʒi.ə/
rhetoric: a pun or play on words, especially one exploiting similar sounds with different meanings
assemblance
C2
/əˈsɛmbləns/
an assembling, gathered collection, or assemblage; obsolete
coterminous
C2
/kəˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
whereunto
C2
/wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/
Unto what or which; to what purpose.
prosy
C2
/ˈproʊzi/
dull, tedious, or lacking imagination, especially in speech or writing
proportionable
C2
/prəˈpɔːrʃənəbəl/
dated: proportional or appropriately related in size, amount, or degree
concernment
C2
/kənˈsɝnmənt/
a matter in which someone has an interest or involvement; a concern or affair, now archaic
disgustful
C2
/dɪsˈɡʌstfəl/
causing strong disgust; disgusting or repellent
perquisite
C2
/ˈpɜɹkwəzɪt/
Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
inerrancy
C2
/ɪˈnɛɹənsi/
(Christianity) exemption from error
appurtenant
C2
/əˈpɜːtɪnənt/
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
agean
C2
/əˈɡɛn/
dialectal pronunciation spelling of again
unfrequent
C2
/ʌnˈfriːkwənt/
rare or dated: not frequent, common, or often occurring
habitude
C2
/ˈhæb.ɪ.tuːd/
formal or historical: a habitual disposition, customary mode of behaviour, or established way of acting
airt
C2
/ɛrt/
in Scots and northern English, a direction, quarter, or point of the compass
hagiographic
C2
/ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/
Uncritically reverent; adulating.
unremitted
C2
/ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪd/
continued without pause, relaxation, or reduction; unceasing; literary
asseveration
C2
/əˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən/
a positive, emphatic, or solemn assertion
clangorous
C2
having a loud resonant metallic sound
cain't
C2
/keɪnt/
nonstandard, especially Southern US: cannot or can't
slumbrous
C2
/ˈslʌmbrəs/
drowsy, sleepy, or suggestive of sleep
untechnical
C2
/ˌʌnˈtɛknɪkəl/
not using specialist terminology or requiring technical knowledge
arrowy
C2
/ˈæroʊi/
shaped, straight, swift, or moving like an arrow; literary
overweigh
C2
/ˌoʊvərˈweɪ/
to exceed in weight, force, importance, or influence; to outweigh; archaic
perfectionate
C2
/pərˈfɛkʃəˌneɪt/
to make perfect, complete, or fully developed; archaic
unfashioned
C2
/ʌnˈfæʃənd/
not made, shaped, or fully formed; unformed or incomplete; literary
ungazed
C2
/ʌnˈɡeɪzd/
not looked at or regarded, usually followed by at or upon; literary
succedaneous
C2
/ˌsʌksəˈdeɪniəs/
rare: serving in place of something else; acting as a substitute
ech
C2
/ɛx/
Scots and Northern English: an exclamation expressing surprise, pity, or disgust