English Exam Vocabulary Words

Entice (verb)

to attract by offering or showing something that is appealing, interesting, etc.

Meddle (verb)

to become involved in the activities and concerns of other people when your involvement is not wanted

Knavish (adjective)

full of trickery; dishonest

Odious (adjective)

extremely unpleasant; causing hatred or strong dislke

Conspire (verb)

to secretly plan with someone to do something harmful or illegal; to happen in a way that produces bad or unpleasant results.

Shun (verb)

to avoid deliberately

Cringe (verb)

to shrink in fear, pain disgust or danger.

Boisterous (adjective)

very noisy and active in a lively way

Retaliate (verb)

to return or pay back a wrong, especially to get revenge

Gullible (adjective)

easily deceived or fooled

Inept (adjective)

lacking skill or ability; clumsy

Commence (verb)

to begin

Promissory (noun)

containing or conveying a promise or assurance

Languish (verb)

to become weak

Degenerate (verb)

to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition

Inextricable (adjective)

not capable of being solved or get free from

Hew (verb)

to cut down

Tranquil (adjective)

free from disturbance; calm

Desolate (adjective)

deserted, unpopulated; lonely, forlorn, joyless

Conduct (verb)

to plan and do (something, such as an activity)

Threshold (noun)

a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building; the point or level at which something

begins or changes

Prodigious (adjective)

amazing or wonderful; very impressive

Undaunted (adjective)

not discouraged; brave

Jangling (adjective)

clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant in sound; discordant

Persecute (verb)

to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences; to opress