Max Vocab

Abstaining from extramarital or all sexual intercourse.

To discipline or correct by punishment or criticism

To criticize or reprimand severely

An item of personal property that is movable

Excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for one's own cause, group, or gender

A person displaying excessive or prejudiced support for their own cause or group, often with a sense of superiority

Excessively or blindly patriotic

To examine or verify the accuracy or quality of something

Having a pattern of alternating squares of different colors

Marked by varied experiences, often with both successes and failures.

To hold dear or to treat with love and affection

Having a sweet, innocent, or angelic appearance

Use of trickery to achieve a purpose

Use of trickery to achieve a purpose

To scold or rebuke someone gently

A mythical creature with parts from various animals

Imaginary or fantastical

A small piece broken off

The practice of interpreting a person's character or predicting their future by examining the lines and features of their hands.

A healthcare professional specializing in foot care

A tool with a sharp edge for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

Courteous and gallant, especially toward women

The act of selecting among options

A group of singers who perform together, typically in a church or school setting.

Easily angered or bad-tempered

A routine task, especially a household one

The art of designing sequences of movements, often for dance performances.

To laugh in a breathy, gleeful way

A group of singers performing together, often in a church or concert setting.

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

A detailed and factual written account of events in the order they happened.

Arranged in the order of time

To laugh quietly or to oneself

Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Having tiny hair-like structures

A method of transforming a text to conceal its meaning

A small circular band, typically worn as an ornament on the head.

A complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow.

Not direct or straightforward

Using many words to say something that could be said more directly

To restrict within limits

To restrict something within limits

Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences

Conditions or facts affecting a situation

To find a way around an obstacle or problem

A tank for storing water, especially one supplying taps or as part of a flushing toilet.

A fortress protecting a city

To mention or refer to as evidence or support

Relating to citizens or public life

Dressed or covered in a particular type of clothing or material

Having the ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

To climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

Making a loud and confused noise

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

A loud, resonant sound

To strike the palms together, usually in applause or appreciation.

The moving part inside a bell that strikes the bell to produce sound.

A medieval trumpet with a clear, shrill tone

A device for holding objects or parts of something together

Fear of confined spaces

The bone that connects the shoulder to the sternum

To split or divide something, especially along a natural line or grain

A split or opening

Mercy shown towards someone, especially by a person in authority

An overused phrase or idea

The group of customers or patrons of a business

Relating to the highest or most intense point

Region with particular weather patterns

To secure or settle definitely

A small device for holding things together

A fast sailing ship used in the 19th century, known for its speed.

A small, exclusive group of people

A loose outer garment, often sleeveless, worn over indoor clothing.

A covered walk in a convent, monastery, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other.

A thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood.

Influence or power, especially in politics or business

A performer who entertains with comical acts and costumes

Excessively sweet or sentimental to the point of being unpleasant

An assistant or helper, especially in a formal or official capacity

To change from a fluid into a thickened mass

To change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

To come together to form a whole

A group formed for a common purpose

The land next to the sea

To persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be

A knot of ribbons or other circular ornament worn on a hat as a badge of office or party, or as part of a livery.

A concluding section of a musical or literary piece

To treat with excessive care or kindness

An addition or supplement that modifies a will

To arrange laws or rules into a systematic code

To force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

The act of forcing someone to do something against their will

The act of forcing someone to do something against their will

Using force or threats to make someone do something

Having the same age or date of origin

A strongbox or chest for holding valuables.

A tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear, or a wheel with such teeth.

Clear, logical, and convincing

To think deeply or carefully about something

Having the same linguistic origin or root

Relating to mental processes such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

Awareness or knowledge of something

Being aware or having knowledge of something

A nickname or a personal name given to an individual, often reflecting a characteristic or achievement.

To live together, often in a romantic relationship, without being married.

To stick together in a mass

The action or fact of forming a united whole.

Sticking together or being united

A group of people with a shared characteristic, often used in statistical studies.

A group of people with a shared characteristic, often used in statistical studies.

A hairstyle or the way hair is arranged

A small, flat, round piece of metal used as money.

A remarkable occurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.

Occurring at the same time or place

A perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food

To work jointly on an activity or project.

An artistic composition made by assembling different materials onto a surface.

To gather and arrange information or documents in a specific order

Property or assets pledged as security for a loan

The action of collecting and arranging information or items in a specific order

Calm and self-controlled

A person who works in a coal mine

Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

A formal conversation or dialogue

To secretly work together for a deceitful purpose

Secret cooperation for an illegal or deceitful purpose

The property of an object producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Extremely large or great

A person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability

A state of deep unconsciousness

In a state of deep unconsciousness for a prolonged or indefinite period, typically as a result of severe injury or illness.

Able to catch fire and burn easily

A return to a former position or condition after a period of absence or decline

Attractive or pleasing in appearance

Fit to be eaten

A deserved punishment or fate

Mutual courtesy and respectful behavior among individuals or groups.

To take control or possession, especially for military purposes

To honor or remember someone or something with a ceremony or action

Serving to honor or remember an event or person

To begin or start

Deserving praise

Corresponding in size or degree

To express or feel sympathy or pity

A group of people officially charged with a particular function.

To carry out or perpetrate a mistake, crime, or immoral act

Spacious and comfortable

Ordinary or unremarkable

A political community founded for the common good

Shared by all members of a community

A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.

Small and efficiently arranged

A separate section or part of a larger structure or container

Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

Able to exist or work together without conflict

To force or drive someone to do something

Evoking interest or attention in a powerful way

A concise collection of information

A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject

To give something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred

Intended to make up for a loss, injury, or suffering

Having the necessary ability or skills to do something successfully.

A collection of items, such as songs or writings, gathered together.

To gather information from different sources and put it together

A feeling of self-satisfaction without awareness of potential dangers

Self-satisfied and unaware of potential dangers or deficiencies

Willingness to please others

Willing to please others or accept their demands

Something that completes or makes perfect

Combining well to enhance or emphasize qualities

The act of conforming to a rule or request

Willing to agree or follow rules

Involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong

The state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

To act in accordance with a wish or command

A part or element of a larger whole

To behave in a manner conforming to what is right, proper, or expected

Decomposed organic material used as a fertilizer

Calmness and self-control

A substance made from two or more elements chemically combined

To understand or grasp the meaning of something

Complete and covering all or nearly all elements or aspects

To press together or reduce in size

To include or contain; to be made up of

An agreement where each side makes concessions

A strong, often irresistible urge to act, especially one that is contrary to one's conscious wishes.

Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.

Required by law or a rule; obligatory

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple

To calculate or determine by mathematical methods

To link together in a series or chain

Curved inward

To admit something is true after first denying or resisting it

Excessive pride in oneself

Having a common center, especially in circles or spheres

An idea or mental image which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities.

The action of conceiving a child or the state of being conceived

To relate to or be about something

Jointly arranged, planned, or carried out

An act of yielding or compromising

A large spiral shell

To pacify or reconcile

Intended to pacify or make peace

Expressing much in few words

A private or secret meeting

Serving to settle or decide a question; decisive

To prepare by mixing ingredients

Naturally accompanying or associated

Agreement or harmony between people or groups

An agreement or treaty, especially one between the Vatican and a secular government.

To agree

Happening or existing at the same time

To express strong disapproval

To talk down to someone

Deserved or appropriate, especially of punishment or retribution

A substance used to add flavor to food

Substances added to food to enhance flavor

To express sympathy or sorrow

Expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death

To accept or allow behavior that is considered wrong

Making a situation or outcome more likely or possible

To organize and carry out

A channel for conveying water or other fluid

To discuss or exchange opinions

A trusted person with whom one shares personal matters

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

To trust someone with private or secret information

A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's abilities or qualities

Intended to be kept secret

To keep within limits

To take away something as a penalty or for security reasons

A large, destructive fire

A large destructive fire

To combine two or more things into one, often confusingly.

A coming together of people or things

To cause confusion or perplexity

A person who follows traditional standards or customs

Behavior that matches accepted standards or norms

To cause confusion or surprise

To solidify or thicken, especially by cooling

Pleasant and friendly

Present from birth

A large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms.

A collection or mixture of different things

Agreement or harmony

In agreement or harmony

A type of tree or shrub that bears cones and evergreen needle-like leaves.

Based on guesswork or incomplete evidence

An opinion or conclusion formed without complete information

Relating to marriage or the relationship between married partners

To call upon or bring into existence as if by magic

A confusing or difficult problem

Secret cooperation in wrongdoing

Given to or involved in conspiring to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.

An expert judge in matters of taste.

An expert judge in matters of taste

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.

To imply or suggest an additional meaning beyond the literal one

Relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple

Having the same ancestry or descent

Related by blood or descended from the same ancestor

The quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person.

Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly

To force someone to join the armed forces

To make or declare sacred

General agreement among a group

Having significant effects or results

A school for the study of classical music or other arts.

A school dedicated to the study of music or other fine arts.

To think about carefully

To deliver something to a person's custody, typically for sale

The quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way

To comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment

To combine into a single, more effective or coherent whole

The process of making something stronger or more solid.

Agreement or harmony among components

A speech sound that is not a vowel

A spouse or companion, especially of a reigning monarch.

Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

To secretly plan with others to do something harmful or unlawful.

Happening continuously over a period of time; unchanging

A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.

A component part of something

To make up or form something

A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

Restricted or limited in scope or extent.

A limitation or restriction

To make narrower by squeezing or compressing.

To interpret or understand in a particular way

Showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect

The act of using up a resource

The spread of a disease by direct or indirect contact

To make something impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.

To view with disdain or scorn

The feeling that something or someone is worthless or beneath consideration

Showing disdain or lack of respect

To struggle or compete against difficulties or opponents

A heated disagreement or dispute

Causing or likely to cause disagreement

Causing or likely to cause disagreement or argument

A competition where individuals or teams strive to win

The circumstances or setting surrounding an event, statement, or idea

To place something in a context

Sharing a common border or touching

Self-restraint, especially in regard to sexual activity