Max Vocab

A person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief

A small, light boat

The ability to do something well

To read quickly to get the main ideas

To use less of something than is necessary

A person who is unwilling to spend money

A short and usually unplanned fight, especially between small groups of soldiers

A garment hanging from the waist, worn by women and girls.

Easily frightened or nervous

Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior

To move stealthily or furtively

Deceptive or dishonest behavior

Not tight or taut; loose

To make or become less tight

Waste material from metal smelting

To satisfy thirst or a desire

A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

To hit with an open hand

Done carelessly and hastily

A woman who is careless and untidy in her appearance or habits.

To kill in a brutal manner

Excessively submissive or imitative

To kill someone or something, especially in a violent way

Morally degraded or disreputable

A vehicle on runners for traveling over snow or ice, often pulled by animals.

Smooth and glossy

A person who is asleep

A vehicle on runners for traveling over snow or ice, often pulled by horses or reindeer.

Skillful use of one's hands when performing tricks

A large number or quantity of something

Smooth and efficient

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

To move in a quiet, sneaky, or furtive manner

Lack of care, thought, or organization

To move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion

Reluctance to work or make an effort

Lazy or unwilling to work

To shed or remove a layer of dead skin

Messy and untidy in appearance or habits

A lazy person

lacking energy or slow to move or react

A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a canal or river.

An insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo

Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.

Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence

A small amount or slight knowledge of something

To spread or apply a substance messily or carelessly

To extract metal from its ore by heating and melting.

To smile in a smug or condescending way

To burn slowly with smoke but no flame

To suffocate someone or something by covering it completely.

A blurred or smeared mark

Excessively self-satisfied or confident

To move quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed

To give a suppressed laugh

Sarcastic or mocking in an indirect way

To cut quickly with scissors or a similar tool

To cry or whine with sniffling

To ignore or reject someone in a deliberate and insulting way

To breathe noisily due to a blocked nose.

To fly or rise high in the air

To cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps

Not affected by alcohol; clear-headed

The state of being sober, especially after stopping alcohol or drugs

A nickname

Thoroughly soaked with liquid

A temporary stay

Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

To join metal pieces using melted metal

A grammatical mistake or a breach of good manners

The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

To ask for something earnestly or try to obtain something from someone.

Showing concern or care

A legal professional who advises clients and represents them in lower courts

Showing concern or care for someone's well-being

Showing concern or care for someone's health, happiness, etc.

Care or concern for someone or something

Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest.

A speech in a play where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often when alone

The state of being alone, often by choice and with a positive connotation.

Either of the two times in the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator, resulting in the longest or shortest day.

Capable of being dissolved in a liquid, especially water

A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute

Relating to the body

Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

A person who walks while asleep

Sleepy or drowsy

Relating to sound waves or the speed of sound

A poem with 14 lines, typically in iambic pentameter, with specific rhyme schemes.

Having a deep, rich, and pleasing sound

A person who predicts the future

A person skilled in elaborate and devious argumentation

Having a refined knowledge of the world

The quality of being cultured and refined

Use of fallacious arguments with the intention to deceive

Immature or juvenile

Causing sleepiness or drowsiness

Involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

A very small amount

Having an acidic taste

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

Supreme power or authority

To plant seeds in the ground for growth

A small, shiny piece used for decoration

To refrain from harming or destroying

Economical or restrained in the use of resources

Thinly dispersed or scattered

Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

A minor argument or dispute

A large number or amount of things occurring in quick succession

Related to space and the position, area, and size of things within it

A flat, broad tool used for mixing, spreading, or lifting

To produce or generate, especially in large numbers

To lead an initiative or movement

Misleadingly attractive

Superficially plausible but actually wrong

A small spot or mark

Related to or resembling a ghost

A range of different things, usually colors or ideas

To form a theory or guess without firm evidence

Unable to speak due to shock or strong emotion

A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

To replace something older or less effective

Having a mysterious or enigmatic quality

To turn around quickly

Easily angered or marked by bad temper

To join two pieces together

A person who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others

The act of ruining or destroying something

The quality of being impulsive or unplanned

A humorous imitation

A verbal mistake where the initial sounds or letters of two or more words are swapped.

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Playful or lighthearted

Full of energy and life

To begin to grow

To make neat or smart in appearance

Active and energetic, especially in an older person

Froth or foam, especially on waves

Not genuine or authentic

To reject with disdain or contempt

To engage in a petty or trivial argument

Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect

A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

To waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless or foolish manner

To crush or flatten something with force

To crouch down with knees bent

Easily made to feel sick or disgusted

To make a soft sucking sound when pressure is applied to something wet or muddy.

Characterized by short, detached notes

Not flowing or moving, often resulting in an unpleasant smell

Serious, boring, or old-fashioned

A strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground

A situation where no progress can be made

Loyal and reliable

The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.

To speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.

A small piece of paper with a design, used to show that postage has been paid.

A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.

To stop the flow of something

Reputation or status in a community or group

A complete stop or halt

A grouped set of lines in a poem, often sharing a common rhyme scheme or rhythm.

Severe or bare in appearance or outline

To begin an action or process

A state of stability or inactivity

Having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner

Unchanging or lacking movement

The current state of affairs

A written law passed by a legislative body

Related to or required by law

Loyal and committed in attitude

Firmly fixed in place or position

The act of moving quietly and carefully to avoid being seen or heard

Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.

To soak in liquid to extract flavor or soften

A large mug, typically used for beer

Related to stars

The main stalk of a plant

A strong and very unpleasant smell

Extremely loud and powerful voice

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified idea of a particular type of person or thing

Having a fixed or oversimplified idea or image

Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms

Serious and strict, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Characterized by heavy snoring or labored breathing

A person employed at a dock to load and unload ships

A person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior.

To prevent or constrain (an activity or idea)

A mark of disgrace or infamy

To mark someone or something as disgraceful or shameful

Stiff and unnatural in speech or writing

Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous

To have a strong unpleasant odor

A period of time spent doing a specific activity

To supply sparingly or restrictively

A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance

To mark a surface with numerous small dots or specks

To specify a condition or requirement

A supply or quantity of something available for use

A barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defense against attack.

Dull and uninspired; lacking in excitement or interest

Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining

To add fuel to a fire to keep it burning.

Showing little or no emotion

To bend one's body forward and downward

bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat

To move slowly or fall behind

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction without a curve or bend.

To choke someone to death by compressing their throat

A clever plan or trick to achieve a goal

Arranged in layers

A layer of material, often one of several parallel layers.

To scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area

To mark with stripes or grooves

Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

A restriction or limitation

Loud and harsh

Bitter conflict or disagreement

Strict and precise

A slang term for a street

To walk with a proud or confident gait

To apply oneself to learning

Spending a lot of time studying or reading

To make someone or something appear foolish or ridiculous

to trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall

The base part of a tree remaining after the trunk has been cut down

To shock or surprise someone greatly

To make someone unable to think or feel properly

Extremely impressive or large

A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

Strong and firm; not easily broken or damaged

Extremely dark or gloomy

To prevent or hinder the progress of something

Charming, confident, and elegant in manner

Smoothness and sophistication in manner

In secret or privately

A subordinate or someone of lower rank

To bring under control

Based on personal feelings or opinions

To bring under control or domination

To redirect energy from unacceptable impulses into acceptable activities

Of such excellence or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe.

Below the threshold of conscious perception

To put under water

Willing to obey someone else

Lower in rank or position

To bribe or induce someone to commit an unlawful act or perjury.

A legal document ordering someone to attend a court proceeding

Coming after something in time; following

Excessively willing to obey others

To become less intense or severe

A company controlled by another company

Financial aid provided by the government to support a specific sector or industry.

The minimum resources needed for survival

Of considerable importance, size, or worth

To provide evidence to support or prove

Having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.

To include or absorb something into something larger.

Deceptive strategy or device

Not obvious or easy to notice

The quality of being delicate or precise

Intending to undermine or overthrow an established system or institution

To undermine the power or authority of an established system or institution.

Coming after something in time or order

Expressed in a clear and brief manner

Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

Juicy and tender

To fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

To feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder.

Causing or inducing sweat

Enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end

To die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.

The right to vote in political elections

A person advocating for voting rights, especially for women.

To spread through or over something

A person who pursues a relationship with someone, often with the intention of marriage.

Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

To damage the purity or integrity of something

Hot and humid

The process of adding things together

The highest point of a hill or mountain

Related to laws that limit personal expenditures on goods and services

Splendid and expensive-looking

To split or break apart

Various or diverse

Outdated or obsolete

In an excellent or outstanding manner

Behaving as though one is superior to others

Going beyond what is required or expected

Concerned only with the surface or appearance

An excessive amount or more than what is needed

More than what is needed; unnecessary

To place or lay over something else, typically so that both are still evident.

Relating to the sky or the heavens

Exceeding the usual or required number; extra.

To take the place of something that is considered old or no longer useful

Lying face upward

To take the place of something or someone

Flexible and able to bend easily without breaking

Humbly begging or asking for something

A person who asks for something humbly or earnestly

To ask humbly and earnestly

An uncertain belief or assumption

Based on assumption rather than fact

To stop something from being expressed or known

To form or discharge pus

To bring to an end