Max Vocab

Engaged to be married

A large group of people or things of a particular kind

To be cautious and alert to risks or dangers

To enchant or captivate completely.

Unfairly favoring one side over another

Having two branches or chambers, typically in a legislative body.

To argue about petty matters

To offer a price for something, especially at an auction

Occurring every two years

To divide into two branches or parts

Divided into two branches or parts

A person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

Intolerance towards those who are different

Affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.

To cheat or defraud someone

Coarse or vulgar language

To rise or swell in waves

To swell out or puff up, usually due to wind

A period of two months.

A rich, creamy soup

Harsh or cutting in tone or expression

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet

A temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

Very strange or unusual

To exclude someone from a group or organization by means of a secret ballot.

To make pale

Lacking strong flavor or taste

Flattering speech or actions used to persuade someone

To make a loud, harsh sound

Unimpressed or indifferent due to frequent exposure or experience

Disrespectful or irreverent towards something sacred

Disrespectful or offensive speech about sacred things

Completely obvious, especially in an offensive manner

To display prominently or vividly

Cold and dreary; lacking in warmth or life

A small mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something.

A disease or condition that harms plants

Damaged or spoiled

Having a limited or narrow outlook or understanding

Extreme happiness or joy

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

Cheerful and carefree

To swell or cause to swell with fluid or gas

Swollen with fluid or gas

An irregular patch or unsightly mark on a surface

A person who talks too much and boasts about their achievements or abilities.

To hit with a heavy object

Having the color of a clear sky or the ocean

A feeling of sadness or depression

To deceive someone by pretending to have a stronger position or more knowledge than one actually possesses.

A stupid or careless mistake

Not sharp

To say something suddenly and without careful consideration

To become red in the face typically from embarrassment or shyness

To talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect

To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

To be a sign of a future event

A wetland area with spongy, waterlogged ground

Not genuine or true; fake.

Unconventional and artistic lifestyle

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful

To support or strengthen

A metal pin or bar, in particular

A continuous attack with bombs, artillery, or other missiles

Language that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Cheerful friendliness and geniality

Fond of reading and studying

A thing that is helpful or beneficial

A rude or insensitive person

Rude and insensitive

To increase or improve something

Useless or ineffective

To drill a hole or tunnel into or through something

To carry out a task badly or carelessly.

A clear, seasoned broth

Obligated or certain to do something

Abundant or plentiful in supply or quantity

Relating to the middle class, often with materialistic values or conventional attitudes

A short period of intense activity

Relating to cattle

To remove parts considered offensive or inappropriate from a text

Slightly salty, often used to describe water that is a mix of fresh and seawater

To talk with excessive pride about achievements or possessions

Boastful or arrogant behavior

A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.

To weave together strands of hair or other material

A type of product made by a particular company under a particular name

To wave or display something, especially a weapon, in a threatening or showy manner

A show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

Showing courage; ready to face and endure danger or pain

A rough or noisy fight

Physical strength or muscular power

Physically strong and muscular

Bold and without shame

A portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals.

To break through or make a gap in

The distance or measurement from side to side of something; width.

To produce offspring through reproduction

A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church

Conciseness in speech or writing

To begin to grow or develop rapidly

A device used to control a horse, consisting of straps around its head and a bit in its mouth

The upper edge or lip of a container or a circular object.

Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern, especially in fur

The edge or border of something

Active, fast, and energetic

To react angrily or defensively

To react with anger or defensiveness

Easily broken, cracked, or snapped

To polish something by rubbing

To bring up a subject for discussion

A strong verbal attack

A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread.

A small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service.

To cook food using direct heat

A commonplace or boring statement

An ornament fastened to clothing with a pin.

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy

A small stream

To intimidate or bully someone into doing something

To look through casually

A mark on the skin caused by a blow or impact, rupturing underlying blood vessels.

The main impact or force of something unpleasant

Abrupt or blunt in manner or speech

In a blunt or abrupt manner

A pirate, especially one who raided Spanish settlements in the Caribbean during the 17th century.

A male deer, antelope, rabbit, or hare.

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

A person who is very interested in a particular subject.

A protective barrier

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves

A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Silly or ridiculous behavior

An object of fear or anxiety

To swell outward

The majority or greater part of something

Gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight.

A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those they perceive as vulnerable.

A defensive wall or barrier

Acting in a confused or inept way

To hit or knock against something

Excessively confident or self-assertive

To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

Able to float in water or air

A system of government or management with many complicated rules and ways of doing things

To grow or develop rapidly

A type of entertainment that uses humor and exaggeration to mock or parody something.

To polish something, especially metal, by rubbing.

A type of boot reaching halfway or more to the knee, often associated with ancient Greek and Roman actors.

A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest

A support built against a wall for reinforcement

Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially with a large chest

Belonging to an earlier time

Extremely complex and intricate

A secret group

A hidden storage place for items

Having a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Having a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

A dead human body used for medical study

Resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

A rhythmic flow or pattern, often in music or speech

A student in training for a military or naval commission.

To persuade someone to do something by flattery or gentle urging

A sudden event causing great damage or distress

Done with full awareness of likely consequences

A large pot used for boiling

The quality or level of ability of someone or something

A cleat on a shoe or boot to prevent slipping.

Artistic writing

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Lacking experience and maturity

A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

Relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel

To make false and defamatory statements about someone

A false statement made to damage someone's reputation

A feeling of friendship and trust among a group.

A small but noticeable part in a movie or play, often played by a famous actor

A place with temporary accommodations of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelers.

A series of activities designed to achieve a goal, often in politics or business

A false or unfounded story

Truthful and straightforward; frank.

Quality of being honest and straightforward

The quality of being open and honest

A dog or a member of the dog family

An ulcerous condition or sore, especially in plants or animals.

Having shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters

A collection of works considered authoritative or essential in a particular field

Recognized as authoritative or standard

To officially declare a deceased person as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Language specific to a particular group, often difficult for outsiders to understand

Bad-tempered and argumentative

A vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.

To move at a speed between a trot and a gallop.

A section or division of a long poem

To solicit votes or opinions

Having a lot of space inside

The maximum amount that something can contain or produce

Decorative covering for a horse or its tack

A tiny blood vessel

To surrender or give up resistance

A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

Subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

Given to sudden changes in mood or behavior.

To overturn in the water

A brief explanation or description accompanying an illustration

Inclined to find fault or raise petty objections

A wide-mouthed container

A hard shell covering the back of some animals

A unit of weight for precious stones, equivalent to 200 milligrams.

Having the potential to cause cancer

Most important or essential

A medical doctor specializing in the heart and its functions

To move swiftly and uncontrollably

An occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework

Free from anxiety or responsibility

A drawing or description that exaggerates features for comic effect

A set of bells in a tower, played using a keyboard or automatic mechanism

A vivid red color

Large-scale killing or destruction of life

Related to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities

Feeding on animal flesh

A merry-go-round

To drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a lively way

Constantly finding fault in trivial matters

The decaying flesh of dead animals

Complete freedom to act as one wishes

A person who draws or produces maps

The science or practice of drawing maps.

A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support

A series of small waterfalls or a process where something, typically information or effects, is passed on in a sequence.

A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank, profession, or wealth

Sarcastically critical or mocking

To criticize someone severely

Severe criticism or punishment

To remove the testicles of a male animal or human

Relaxed and unconcerned

A person injured or killed in an accident or a military action

The use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions

A large-scale and violent event in the natural world.

Causing great destruction or upheaval

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

A device used to launch objects at a high speed.

A medical condition where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, leading to decreased vision

A sudden event causing great damage or suffering

To whistle or shout at someone, typically in a sexually suggestive or derogatory manner.

A summary of religious doctrine often in question-and-answer form

Absolute and unqualified

To provide food and service for an event

The process of releasing strong emotions

Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions

All-embracing or universal

A meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

A large metal pot used for cooking over an open fire

To seal joints or seams in various structures and some types of piping.

Relating to or acting as a cause

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue

To burn a wound to stop bleeding or prevent infection

A formal procession of people on horseback or in vehicles.

Showing a lack of proper concern

To make petty or unnecessary objections.

To stop or come to an end

To give up control or possession of something, often unwillingly.

Swiftness of movement

Related to the sky or outer space

Abstaining from sexual relations

A place where dead people are buried

To suppress or remove parts of a book, film, or other media that are considered unacceptable

Highly critical

To express severe disapproval

A mythical creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.

Relating to a temperature scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

Moving or tending to move away from a center.

A machine that uses rapid spinning to separate substances of different densities.

Directed toward the center

An officer in the ancient Roman army

Related to the brain or intellect

The process of thinking deeply

Relating to or characterized by formal ceremony or ritual.

Absolute certainty or conviction

The act of stopping something

The act of giving up something, especially land or rights, to another party

To become irritated or annoyed

Husks of grains separated during threshing

To tease someone in a playful manner

To make sore by rubbing

A feeling of distress or embarrassment

A large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine.

A room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a legislature

A type of lizard known for changing its skin color.

A person who has won a competition or contest.

A person who has defeated all opponents in a competition

A competition to determine a winner

A senior official in a government or university

A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically shouted or sung in unison

In a state of complete confusion and disorder

A small place of worship

An adult who supervises young people

A clergyman in charge of a chapel or who serves in a specific institution

To burn slightly

A compelling charm or appeal that can inspire devotion in others

A person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or skill; a fraud.

The power or quality of delighting or attracting others

Cautious or wary

To pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.

The frame of a vehicle or machine