English vocabularies

For English purpose

Juxtaposition(noun)

Two things or more that contrast each other

Ubiquitous(adj)

Present and appearing everywhere

Serendipitous(adj)

Happening or found by chance

Rhetorical(adj)

Expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress.

Idyllic(adj)

Something beautiful, suitable, perfect

Tenacious(adj)

Describe someone who never give up

Intricate(adj)

Complex, and hard to understand

Meticulous(adj)

To be very careful

Perseverance(noun)

Continued effort to do or achieve something, even when it is difficult or takes a long time

Ordeal(noun)

A very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience

Feat(noun)

Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

Trial(noun)

A test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is

Caregiver(noun)

Someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, ill, or disabled (= having an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for them to do something that other people do), either as a family member or friend, or as a job

Delegate(noun)

A person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting

Operating theater(noun)

Room in a hospital where doctors perform surgery.

Kafkaesque(adj)

Extremely unpleasant, frightening, and confusing, and similar to situations described in the novels of Franz Kafka

Irrespective(adv)

Without considering; not needing to allow for

Adequate(adj)

Enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

Contentment(noun)

Happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need

Rendezvous(noun)

An arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself

Abundance(noun)

The situation in which there is more than enough of something

Scrutiny(noun)

The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

Colloquial(adj)

Informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing

Garment(noun)

A piece of clothing

Cultivate(verb)

To try to develop and improve something

Fad(noun)

A style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time

Culmination(noun)

The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point.

Upheaval(noun)

A great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble

Narrative(noun)

A story or a description of a series of events

Indubitably(adv)

In a way that cannot be doubted

Swiftly(adv)

Quickly or immediately

Cynical(adj)

Believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

Public relations(noun)

The activity of keeping good relationships between an organization and the general public

Regime(noun)

A particular government or a system or method of government

Extravagant(adj)

Spending too much money, or using too much of something

Distinction(noun)

A difference between two similar things

Unprecedented(adj)

Never having happened or existed in the past

Totalitarianism(noun)

A political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow anyone to oppose them

Tyrannical(adj)

Using, showing, or relating to the unfair and cruel use of power over other people in a country, group, etc.

Defy(verb)

To refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.

Conform(verb)

To behave according to the usual standards of behavior that are expected by a group or society

Facilitate(verb)

To make something possible or easier

Condemn(verb)

To criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

Integration(noun)

The action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people.

Foster(verb)

Encourage or promote the development of something(typically something regarded as good).

Autonomous(adj)

Independent and having the power to make your own decisions.

Indigenous(adj)

Used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

Counter-argument(noun)

An argument against another argument, idea, or suggestion

Refutation(noun)

The act of saying or proving that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

Marginalize(verb)

To treat someone or something as if they are not important

Compromise(noun/verb)

An agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree

Resentment(noun)

A feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

Induce(verb)

To persuade someone to do something

Intact(adj)

Complete and in the original state

Resilience(noun)

The ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened

Equanimity(noun)

A calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation

Retrograde(adj)

Returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc.

Threshold(noun)

The level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen

Quixotic(adj)

Having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed

Introspection(noun)

The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

Ponder(verb)

To think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time

Regressive(adj)

Returning to a previous and less advanced or worse state or way of behaving

Whimsy(noun)

Unusual, funny, and pleasant ideas or qualities

Pleasant(adj)

Enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like

Sesquipedalian(adj)

(of a person or their language) using too many long words.

Epiphany(noun)

A moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you.

Vivacious(adj)

A woman or girl, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic

Effervescent(adj)

Active, positive, and full of energy

Mellifluous(adj)

Having a pleasant and flowing sound

Obsequious(adj)

Too eager to praise or obey someone

Ephemeral(adj)

Lasting for only a short time.

Infiltrate(verb)

To secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves

Recondite(adj)

Not known about by many people and difficult to understand

Esoteric(adj)

Very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge

Paradigm(noun)

A model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something

Literate(adj)

Able to read and write

Equatorial(adj)

Near the equator, or typical of places near the equator

Crater(noun)

The round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole in the ground

Anomalous(adj)

Different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory

Accumulate(verb)

To collect a large number of things over a long period of time

Finesse(noun)

Great skill or style

Collate(verb)

To bring together different pieces of written information so that the similarities and differences can be seen

Tedious(adj)

Boring

Ambiguous(adj)

Having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally

Dichotomy(noun)

A difference between two completely opposite ideas or things

Incongruous(adj)

Unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening

Superfluous(adj)

More than is needed; extra and not necessary

Insouciant(adj)

Relaxed and happy, with no feelings of worry or guilt

Contemplate(verb)

To spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way

Sediment(noun)

A soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of a liquid

Binomial(noun)

An expression (= a mathematical statement) that has two terms (= numbers or symbols) that are not the same

Exemplify(verb)

To be or give a typical example of something

Flux(noun)

Continuous change

Constrained(adj)

Forced and unnatural

Evaluate(verb)

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Tangible(adj)

Real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced

Obfuscate(verb)

To make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally

Detrimental(adj)

Causing harm or damage

Pernicious(adj)

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Salubrious(adj)

A place that is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in/ Health-giving; healthy