English Vocabulary
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humility
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/hjuˈmɪlɪti/
a modest or humble view of one's own importance
ingeniousness
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/ɪnˈdʒinjəsnəs/
the quality of being clever, original, and inventive
outgoing
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/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/
friendly and sociable; leaving office or departing
princely
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/ˈprɪnsli/
befitting a prince; generous or lavish in scale
repentance
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/rɪˈpɛntəns/
sincere regret or remorse for wrongdoing or sin
resemblance
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/rɪˈzɛmbləns/
the quality of being similar in appearance or character
saturnine
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/ˈsætərnaɪn/
gloomy, sullen, or grave in temperament or appearance
scintillate
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/ˈsɪntəleɪt/
to sparkle or flash; to be brilliantly clever or animated
sincerely
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/sɪnˈsɪrli/
in a genuine, honest, heartfelt manner
stalwart
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/ˈstɔlwərt/
loyal, reliable, and hard-working; sturdy and resolute
sureness
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/ˈʃʊrnəs/
the quality of being certain, confident, or reliably accurate
tyrannical
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/təˈrænɪkəl/
exercising power in a cruel, oppressive, and arbitrary way
amity
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/ˈæməti/
friendly and peaceful relations
approachable
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/əˈproʊtʃəbəl/
easy to talk to or to reach; friendly
artful
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/ˈɑrtfəl/
clever or skillful, often in a cunning or deceptive way
assort
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/əˈsɔrt/
to arrange or classify into groups according to kind
bashful
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/ˈbæʃfəl/
shy and easily embarrassed
bendable
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/ˈbɛndəbəl/
capable of being bent without breaking
benignant
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/bɪˈnɪɡnənt/
kind and gracious, especially toward inferiors
bestial
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/ˈbɛstʃəl/
savagely cruel, brutish, or like a beast
bighearted
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/ˈbɪɡˌhɑrtɪd/
generous, kind, and warmly sympathetic
bounty
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/ˈbaʊnti/
a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance
companionable
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/kəmˈpænjənəbəl/
friendly and sociable; pleasant to be with
controllable
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/kənˈtroʊləbəl/
capable of being managed or directed
crafty
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/ˈkræfti/
clever at achieving aims by deceit or indirect means
dastardly
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/ˈdæstɚdli/
wicked and cruel in a cowardly, contemptible way
deific
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/diˈɪfɪk/
making divine, or having a godlike character
despotic
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/dɪˈspɑtɪk/
exercising absolute power in a cruel or oppressive way
discourtesy
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/dɪsˈkɜrtəsi/
rude or impolite behavior; lack of courtesy
disloyal
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/dɪsˈlɔɪəl/
failing to be faithful or loyal; treacherous
disreputable
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/dɪsˈrɛpjətəbəl/
not respectable in character or appearance; of bad reputation
expressible
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/ɪkˈsprɛsəbəl/
capable of being expressed or stated
fallible
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/ˈfæləbəl/
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
fictile
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/ˈfɪktəl/
capable of being molded, especially in clay; pertaining to pottery
foldable
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/ˈfoʊldəbəl/
capable of being folded for storage or transport
forbearance
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/fɔrˈbɛrəns/
patient self-control and restraint, especially under provocation
forthright
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/ˈfɔrθraɪt/
direct and honest in manner or speech
goodhearted
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/ˌɡʊdˈhɑrtɪd/
kind and generous in disposition
governable
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/ˈɡʌvərnəbəl/
capable of being controlled or ruled
gregarious
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/ɡrɪˈɡɛriəs/
fond of company; sociable; living in flocks or groups
guileless
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/ˈɡaɪlləs/
innocent and without deceit; honest and sincere
heartily
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/ˈhɑrtəli/
in a warm, sincere, or vigorous manner
industriousness
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/ɪnˈdʌstriəsnəs/
the quality of being diligent and hardworking
insufferable
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/ɪnˈsʌfərəbəl/
too unpleasant or arrogant to be endured
lavishness
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/ˈlævɪʃnəs/
the quality of being extravagantly abundant or generous
legerdemain
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/ˌlɛdʒɚdɪˈmeɪn/
sleight of hand; skillful deception or trickery
lowly
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/ˈloʊli/
low in rank or status; humble
lunacy
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/ˈlunəsi/
foolish or reckless behavior; insanity
matey
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/ˈmeɪti/
friendly and sociable; (British) a familiar term of address
penitence
C2+
/ˈpɛnɪtəns/
sincere regret or remorse for wrongdoing
rugged
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/ˈrʌɡɪd/
having a rough, uneven surface or a tough, sturdy character
rulable
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/ˈruləbəl/
capable of being ruled, governed, or decided upon
slothful
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/ˈslɔθfəl/
reluctant to work or exert oneself; lazy and indolent
smartness
C2+
/ˈsmɑrtnəs/
the quality of being clever, neat, or stylishly elegant
studious
C2+
/ˈstudiəs/
devoted to study; diligent and careful
transmissible
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/trænsˈmɪsəbəl/
capable of being passed on, especially as a disease or trait
uniqueness
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/juˈniknəs/
the quality of being the only one of its kind
ware
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/wɛr/
manufactured articles or goods of a specified kind
aboveboard
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/əˈbʌvbɔrd/
honest, open, and without concealment
affectable
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/əˈfɛktəbəl/
capable of being affected or influenced
allocable
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/ˈæləkəbəl/
capable of being allocated or assigned to a particular use
amiable
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/ˈeɪmiəbəl/
having a friendly and pleasant manner; good-natured
antihero
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/ˈæntiˌhɪroʊ/
a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities
apprehensible
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/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/
capable of being grasped by the mind or senses; comprehensible
assumptive
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/əˈsʌmptɪv/
taking something for granted; presumptuous or arrogant
backboneless
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/ˈbækˌboʊnləs/
lacking firmness of character; spineless
bendy
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/ˈbɛndi/
capable of bending easily; flexible
beneficence
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/bəˈnɛfəsəns/
the quality of being kind, generous, or charitable
boreism
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/ˈbɔrɪzəm/
the behavior or character of a bore; tedious dullness
bullheaded
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/ˈbʊlˌhɛdɪd/
obstinately and unreasonably stubborn
candor
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/ˈkændɚ/
the quality of being open, honest, and frank
capacitate
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/kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/
to make capable; to qualify or enable
caustic
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/ˈkɔstɪk/
capable of burning or corroding; bitingly sarcastic
choosable
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/ˈtʃuzəbəl/
capable of being chosen or selected
churlish
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/ˈtʃɝlɪʃ/
rude, surly, and ill-mannered
competently
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/ˈkɑmpɪtəntli/
in a capable and effective manner
courageously
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/kəˈreɪdʒəsli/
in a brave manner; with courage
creatable
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/kriˈeɪtəbəl/
capable of being created or brought into existence
cruelness
C2+
/ˈkruəlnəs/
the quality of being cruel; cruelty
curtly
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/ˈkɜrtli/
in a brief and abrupt, often rude, manner
deadliness
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/ˈdɛdlinəs/
the quality of being capable of causing death
demiss
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/dɪˈmɪs/
humble or submissive; downcast (archaic)
demonstrable
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/dɪˈmɑnstrəbəl/
capable of being shown or logically proved
describable
C2+
/dɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
capable of being described in words
desex
C2+
/diˈsɛks/
to deprive of sexual character or function; to neuter
destructible
C2+
/dɪˈstrʌktəbəl/
capable of being destroyed
devotedness
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/dɪˈvoʊtɪdnɪs/
the quality of being loyal, dedicated, or deeply committed
dexterous
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/ˈdɛkstrəs/
skillful with the hands or mentally adroit
dissolvent
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/dɪˈzɑlvənt/
a substance capable of dissolving another; a solvent
earnestness
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/ˈɝnəstnəs/
sincere and serious conviction or intensity of purpose
egoistical
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/ˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪkəl/
excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish
escapade
C2+
/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/
a reckless or playful adventure that flouts convention
faithfully
C2+
/ˈfeɪθfəli/
in a loyal, accurate, or steadfast manner
faithfulness
C2+
/ˈfeɪθfəlnəs/
the quality of being loyal, accurate, or constant
fiendishness
C2+
/ˈfindɪʃnəs/
the quality of being cruelly wicked or devilishly clever
fishy
C2+
/ˈfɪʃi/
arousing suspicion; of doubtful character