100 Advanced Words for Duolingo English Test Preparation

Accomplish

to achieve or complete successfully

Allocate

to distribute resources or duties

Commence

to begin or start something

Devote

to commit time or effort to something

Diminish

to reduce or lessen

Endeavor

to attempt or strive toward a goal

Facilitate

to make an action easier

Implement

to put a plan or decision into effect

Neglect

to fail to take care of something properly

Undertake

to take on a responsibility or challenge

Analyze

to examine something in detail

Contemplate

to think deeply about something

Conceive

to form an idea in the mind

Deduce

to draw a logical conclusion

Discern

to recognize or identify differences

Evaluate

to assess the value or importance of something

Infer

to conclude based on evidence

Interpret

to explain the meaning of something

Speculate

to form a theory without firm evidence

Synthesize

to combine different ideas into a whole

Agitated

feeling nervous or disturbed

Apprehensive

feeling anxious about the future

Content

feeling satisfied or at peace

Disheartened

feeling discouraged

Elated

feeling extremely happy or joyful

Exasperated

feeling irritated or annoyed

Melancholy

feeling deep sadness

Resilient

able to recover quickly from difficulties

Skeptical

feeling doubtful about something

Wary

feeling cautious or watchful

Accumulate

to gather or collect over time

Coincide

to happen at the same time as something else

Compensate

to make up for something lost or lacking

Constrain

to limit or restrict something

Disrupt

to interrupt or cause disorder

Escalate

to increase or intensify

Fluctuate

to rise and fall irregularly

Hinder

to slow down progress

Prevail

to prove more powerful or win in a situation

Recede

to move back or withdraw

Ascend

to move upward

Bolster

to support or strengthen

Comply

to follow rules or requests

Convey

to communicate or express

Disperse

to spread in different directions

Encompass

to include or surround completely

Exert

to apply effort or pressure

Merge

to combine into one

Retract

to take back or withdraw

Yield

to give way or surrender

Adequate

enough for a particular purpose

Ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

Candid

honest and straightforward

Cynical

believing people are motivated by selfishness

Diligent

hardworking and careful

Empathetic

able to understand others' feelings

Frivolous

lacking seriousness

Impartial

treating all sides fairly

Meticulous

showing great attention to detail

Vindictive

having a desire for revenge

Adapt

to adjust to new conditions

Catalyst

something that speeds up a process

Correlate

to show a connection between things

Deplete

to use up resources

Derive

to obtain something from a source

Innovate

to introduce something new

Manipulate

to control something skillfully

Mitigate

to make something less severe

Reinforce

to strengthen or support

Utilize

to make use of something effectively

Advocate

to publicly support something

Altruistic

concerned for the well-being of others

Bias

a preference that prevents fair judgment

Conventional

based on traditional ideas

Diversify

to add variety

Inhibit

to hold back or restrain

Marginalize

to push someone or something to the edge of society

Perceive

to become aware of something

Prejudice

a biased opinion not based on reason

Scrutinize

to examine very closely

Analogous

similar in a way that makes comparison possible

Credible

believable or trustworthy

Feasible

possible and practical

Hypothetical

based on a possible idea, not real

Indispensable

absolutely necessary

Intrinsic

naturally belonging to something

Ostensible

appearing true but not necessarily so

Plausible

seeming reasonable or probable

Tangible

something that can be touched or felt

Articulate

able to express thoughts clearly

Concise

brief and to the point

Depict

to represent or describe

Elucidate

to explain clearly

Exemplify

to show by example

Justify

to give reasons for something

Refute

to disprove a claim

Substantiate

to provide evidence for a claim

Summarize

to give a brief statement of key points

Synthesize

to combine different elements into a whole