List of Use context to identify the meaning of a word
- Ambiguous – Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.
- Adept – Very skilled or proficient at something.
- Anomaly – Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
- Arbitrary – Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
- Assess – Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.
- Candid – Truthful and straightforward; frank.
- Coerce – Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
- Comprehensive – Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
- Concede – Admit or acknowledge reluctantly or because of circumstances.
- Constitute – Be (a part) of a whole.
- Convey – Transport or carry to a place.
- Cynical – Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
- Debilitate – Make (someone) weak and infirm.
- Delineate – Describe or portray (something) precisely.
- Denounce – Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
- Depict – Show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
- Derive – Obtain something from (a specified source).
- Deter – Discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
- Deviate – Depart from an established course.
- Diligent – Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
- Eccentric – (Of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
- Elaborate – Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.
- Elicit – Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
- Eloquent – Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
- Empirical – Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- Endorse – Declare one’s public approval or support of.
- Enhance – Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
- Enigma – A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
- Erratic – Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
- Exacerbate – Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
- Exemplify – Be a typical example of.
- Exploit – Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- Facilitate – Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
- Foster – Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).
- Garrulous – Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
- Genial – Friendly and cheerful.
- Hypothesis – A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- Imminent – About to happen.
- Impartial – Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
- Implausible – (Of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.
- Incorporate – Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.
- Indifferent – Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
- Inevitable – Certain to happen; unavoidable.
- Infer – Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
- Innovative – (Of a person) introducing new ideas; original and creative in thinking.
- Instigate – Bring about or initiate (an action or event).
- Integrate – Combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole.
- Interpret – Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions).
- Intricate – Very complicated or detailed.
- Intuition – The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
- Irrespective – Not taking (something) into account; regardless of.
- Juxtapose – Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
- Lucid – Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
- Meticulous – Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
- Mitigate – Make less severe, serious, or painful.
- Nurture – Care for and encourage the growth or development of.
- Objective – Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
- Obsolete – No longer produced or used; out of date.
- Paradox – A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
- Perpetuate – Make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.
- Pertinent – Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
- Pragmatic – Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- Predicament – A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
- Prerequisite – A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
- Profound – (Of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
- Prolific – (Of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
- Rationale – A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
- Reconcile – Restore friendly relations between.
- Reinforce – Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.
- Relevant – Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.
- Resilient – (Of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
- Rudimentary – Involving or limited to basic principles.
- Skeptical – Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
- Spontaneous – Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.
- Substantiate – Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
- Superfluous – Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
- Surmise – Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
- Sustain – Strengthen or support physically or mentally.
- Tangible – Perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real.
- Tenuous – Very weak or slight.
- Transient – Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
- Undermine – Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).
- Validate – Check or prove the validity or accuracy of (something).
- Viable – Capable of working successfully; feasible.
- Vindicate – Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
- Volatile – (Of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures; liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
- Warrant – Justify or necessitate (a certain course of action).
- Whimsical – Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
- Zealous – Having or showing zeal; fervent or enthusiastic.