ENGLISH 100 WORDS 2B

WORD LIST

Abate

To reduce or lessen.

Aberration

A departure from what is expected.

Abstemious

Showing self-restraint, especially in regards to

food or drink.

Abysmal

Extremely bad or appalling.

Accolade

An award or honour.

Acquiesce

To accept or comply without protest.

Adulation

Excessive praise or flattery.

Aesthetic

Pertaining to beauty or art.

Affluent

Wealthy or rich.

Alacrity

Eagerness or willingness.

Alleviate

To make it less severe or intense.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or uncertainty.

Ameliorate

To make better or improve.

Anachronism

Something out of place in time or history.

Anathema

Something or someone that is cursed or detested.

Antithesis

The direct opposite or contrast.

Apathy

Lack of interest or emotion.

Aphorism

A statement of a principle or truth, often witty or memorable.

Apotheosis

The highest point.

Arbiter

A person who settles disputes or makes decisions.

Arduous

Difficult or strenuous.

Arrogate

To take something without permission or justification.

Ascetic

Someone who practices self discipline.

Assiduous

Diligent or persistent.

Auspicious

Favourable or promising.

Avarice

Greed or desire for wealth.

Axiom

A self-evident truth or principle.

Baffle

To confuse or perplex.

Banal

Unoriginal or common.

Benevolent

Kind or generous.

Benign

Harmless or gentle.

Byzantine

Complicated or convoluted.

Cacophony

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds.

Capricious

Unpredictable or impulsive.

Catalyst

Something that causes change or reaction.

Censure

Strong disapproval or criticism.

Charlatan

A fraud or imposter.

Chicanery

Deception or trickery.

Clandestine

Done in secret or kept hidden.

Collaborative

Characterized by working together to achieve a goal.

Concatenation

A series of interconnected things or events.

Conundrum

A confusing or complex problem.

Deference

Humble submission and respect.

Desultory

Lacking a plan or purpose.

Disseminate

To spread or distribute something, especially information, widely.

Ecstatic

Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

Enigmatic

Mysterious or puzzling, difficult to understand.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

Equanimity

Calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations.

Exculpate

To clear from blame or fault.

Fallacious

Based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning.

Fastidious

Very attentive to detail, meticulous.

Frugal

Using resources carefully and avoiding waste.

Grandiloquent

Using fancy or overly elaborate language.

Gratifying

Pleasing or satisfying.

Gregarious

Fond of company, sociable.

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Hilarity

Great laughter.

Idiosyncrasy

A unique personal characteristic or habit.

Impenetrable

Impossible to pass through or enter.

Incorrigible

Incapable of being reformed or corrected.

Ineffable

Too great or extreme to be expressed or described.

Inscrutable

Difficult to understand or interpret, enigmatic.

Inveterate

Having a habit that is firmly established and unlikely to change.

Kinetic

Caused by motion.

Luminous

Bright or shining, especially in the dark.

Maelstrom

A powerful and violent whirlpool, or turmoil.

Magnanimous

Generous and forgiving.

Mellifluous

Pleasing to the ear, smooth and musical.

Metamorphosis

A complete transformation or change.

Modest

Not overly proud or boastful, showing humility.

Neat

Orderly and clean.

Nonchalant

Appearing unconcerned or casual.

Obsequious

Excessively eager to please or obey.

Omniscient

Having complete awareness, or understanding.

Opaque

Not able to be seen through, not transparent.

Peccadillo

A minor fault or sin.

Pensive

Deep in thought or contemplation.

Pernicious

Causing harm or damage, especially gradually or subtly.

Perseverance

Persistence in doing something despite the difficulty.

Perspicacious

Having a keen insight or understanding, perceptive.

Plenitude

An abundance or plenty of something.

Profligate

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful.

Prudent

Wise or cautious in practical matters.

Rancorous

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.

Reliable

Trustworthy and dependable.

Sagacious

Showing good judgement.

Serendipity

Happy or beneficial events by chance.

Skilful

Having the expertise to do something well.

Soporific

Causing drowsiness or sleep.

Superfluous

Unnecessary or excessive.

Tenacious

Persistent and determined.

Transcendent

Above the normal or physical human experience.

Unwavering

Steady and firm, not faltering or changing.

Vehement

Showing strong feelings or passion.

Venerable

Respected or admired due to age, wisdom, or character.

Veracity

Truthfulness or accuracy.

Wistful

Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

Yoke

A wooden frame used to attach animals to a plough.

Zealot

A person who is fanatical in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. \#