Max Vocab

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns

A building where monks or nuns live and work

The head of a monastery

To give up a position of power or responsibility formally

The part of the body between the chest and the pelvis containing digestive organs.

Relating to the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis

The act of taking someone away by force

In bed

Something that departs from what is normal or expected

To encourage or support someone in doing something wrong or illegal

A state of temporary inactivity or suspension

To intensely dislike or hate

A feeling of strong disgust or hatred.

Inspiring disgust and loathing

The act of following or obeying rules

Extremely bad or severe

To formally reject or disavow a previously held belief or claim

Having a healthy and strong body; physically fit

The act of washing oneself, often for ritual purification

To reject or renounce something

Deviating from what is usual or typical

Causing moral revulsion

To feel intense dislike or hatred

Something that causes disgust or hatred

Relating to the original inhabitants of a region

The original inhabitants of a region

Honest and open

To wear away by friction

A scrape or wearing away of the surface

Having a rough quality; used for rubbing surfaces to make them smooth or clean

To shorten a text without losing the main idea

A shortened version of a text

To officially end a law, agreement, or practice

Sudden and unexpected

A swollen area within body tissue, containing pus.

The natural detachment of parts of a plant, typically dead leaves or ripe fruit.

To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest

The state of being away or not present.

Frequently forgetting things or not paying attention

Formal release from guilt or punishment

To free from guilt or responsibility

To take in or soak up

The process of taking in or soaking up

To choose not to do something

Moderate, especially in eating and drinking

The practice of refraining from indulging in something, typically alcohol or other pleasures.

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

Difficult to understand

Ridiculously unreasonable or illogical

Existing in large quantities; plentiful

Using harsh, insulting language or behavior.

To be next to or share a boundary with

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

Related to education, schools, or scholarly activities

A member of an academy, especially one who is involved in scholarly activities.

A place of study or training in a special field

To agree to a request or demand

To increase in speed

To make more noticeable

To agree to take something offered

The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place

Easy to approach or reach

The act of attaining a position of power or the right to enter

An item that adds to the appearance or functionality of something.

To praise enthusiastically and publicly

To adjust or become accustomed to a new environment or situation

To provide someone with a place to stay or space for something

A musical part that supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group

A musician who supports another performer, often on the piano.

To go with someone as a companion or protector

A person who helps another in a crime or wrongdoing

To achieve or complete successfully

An agreement or harmony between people or groups.

A musical instrument with a keyboard and bellows

To approach someone aggressively or confrontationally

A record of financial transactions

To outfit or equip, especially with military clothing or equipment

To officially recognize or approve

To gather or pile up gradually

The quality of being correct or precise

Correct and true in every detail

Under a curse; doomed or ill-fated.

A claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal

Indicating or suggesting that someone has done something wrong

To charge someone with a crime or fault

To make familiar with something through regular use or experience

Sharp and direct in tone or manner

Sharpness or bitterness of speech or tone

A salt or ester of acetic acid, often used in textiles and plastics.

Relating to or containing vinegar

To feel a continuous dull pain

Without color

A chemical substance that can donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions.

To make or become more acidic

To recognize the existence or truth of something

Recognition of the existence or truth of something

The highest point of achievement or development

Related to sound or the sense of hearing

To make someone familiar with something

To accept something reluctantly but without protest

The act of accepting something reluctantly but without protest

To gain possession of something

The act of gaining or obtaining something

To free someone from a criminal charge

A legal judgment that officially clears someone of criminal charges

A written release from a debt or obligation

An area of land measured in acres

Having a strong and unpleasant smell or taste

Angry and bitter

Bitterness or ill feeling

Able to be acted upon or put into practice

The state of being real or true

A professional who analyzes financial risks using mathematics, statistics, and financial theory.

To cause a machine or device to operate

The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

Having a sharp or severe effect

Unyielding in attitude or opinion

An additional item, usually to a document

To confuse or make someone unable to think clearly

To cite as evidence or proof

Very skilled or proficient at something

To stick firmly to a surface

Commitment to a cause or belief

A person who supports a particular idea or leader

The action or process of sticking to a surface or object

A farewell or goodbye

The state of being next to or near something

Next to or adjoining something else

To consider or declare to be true or the case

Something added or connected to a larger or more important thing

A solemn urging or earnest request

A military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer.

A person responsible for managing or running a business, organization, or institution.

Acceptable or valid, especially as evidence in a court of law

Permission to enter a place

To warn or reprimand someone firmly

A warning or reprimand

Fuss or trouble

Deep love and respect

To make more beautiful or attractive

Skillful and clever in using the hands or mind

Excessive admiration or praise

A substance added to something else, usually to lower its quality

To make something less pure by adding inferior substances

To outline or sketch in a vague way

The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event

Preventing success or development; harmful or unfavorable

A difficult or unpleasant situation

A notice or announcement promoting a product, service, or event.

A person or company that promotes products or services to the public.

Providing recommendations or guidance

Public support or recommendation for a cause or policy

To support or argue for a cause or policy

Existing, happening, or operating in the air

A person who operates or travels in an airship or balloon.

The science or practice of building and flying aircraft

A lighter-than-air craft that stays aloft by means of buoyancy

The branch of physics that deals with gases at rest and the forces in equilibrium within them.

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Friendly and easy to talk to

To influence or make a difference to

Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

To officially connect or associate with an organization

A natural liking or attraction to something or someone

Expressing agreement or consent

To attach or stick

A condition of pain, suffering, or distress

Wealth and abundance

Having a lot of money and wealth

An action or remark causing outrage or offense

On fire; burning

In progress or happening

Previously mentioned

In a new or different way

An idea or item that is considered or added later.

To collect or form into a mass or group

To increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something.

To make a bad situation worse

A feeling of annoyance or irritation

To collect or gather into a whole

To attack or behave in a hostile manner

Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes

To cause distress or pain

Filled with shock or horror

Able to move quickly and easily

To make someone feel anxious or disturbed.

Related to farming or rural matters

A military officer acting as a confidential assistant to a senior officer

A minor illness or medical condition

Light and spacious

Similar or related in nature

A fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, used for carving and making ornaments.

Brisk and cheerful readiness

Even though

An individual with a genetic condition resulting in little or no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.

A collection of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium.

A medieval science aimed at transforming base metals into gold

A colorless liquid that is the intoxicating ingredient in drinks like beer, wine, and spirits

A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol.

A small recessed section of a room or garden

A type of tree or shrub with toothed leaves and catkins, often found near water.

A member of a municipal legislative body

The position or office of an alderman, a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions.

A false or assumed identity

A being from another world

Capable of being transferred to another's ownership

To make someone feel isolated or estranged

Feeling isolated or estranged

Something that nourishes or sustains

A substance that is a base and dissolves in water

To reduce or diminish fear, worry, or suspicion.

To claim or assert something, typically without proof

Loyalty or commitment to a group or cause

A story or image that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

To make a problem or pain less severe

A narrow passageway between or behind buildings

A union formed for mutual benefit

To distribute or assign a portion of something

A share or portion of something given to someone

To make an indirect reference

An indirect reference

An overflow of water that results in a flood

A person or group that provides support or cooperation

A yearly publication listing a set of events in the coming year

Distant or uninvolved either physically or emotionally

A table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual

To change or modify something.

A change or modification

To argue or dispute vehemently

To do or perform by turns, repeatedly or in succession

A choice or option that is available instead of something else.

The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level

A voice or instrument part that is lower than soprano and higher than tenor

Selfless concern for the well-being of others

A person who selflessly helps others

Showing a selfless concern for others' well-being

A mixture or blend of different elements

To combine or unite to form one structure or organization

A person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.

Relating to love or sexual desire

Able to use both hands equally well

Having more than one possible meaning

Having a strong desire for success or achievement

Having mixed feelings

Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell

A vehicle equipped to transport sick or injured people to the hospital.

To walk or move from place to place

A surprise attack by people lying in wait

To make a bad situation better

Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

Friendly and pleasant in manner

Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord

A friendly relationship

A pardon for offenses, especially political ones

Showing or feeling romantic love or desire

Lacking a clear shape or form

A secret or illicit romantic relationship

Unit of electric current

A symbol used for 'and'

Able to live or operate both on land and in water

A circular or oval building with tiers of seats around a central open area, used for public events.

Enough or more than enough; plentiful

The maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

In a generous or sufficient manner

To surgically remove a limb or part of the body.

The state of finding something entertaining or funny

Something from a different time period

A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another.

Similar in a way that makes clear the nature of the relationship

A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification

A person who examines and interprets data or information

To examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

Something or someone that is intensely disliked or loathed

The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.

Line of descent or lineage from ancestors

A short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood.

Lacking in color, spirit, or vitality

An instrument used to measure wind speed

A substance that causes loss of sensation

In a new or different way

Resembling or characteristic of an angel, especially in beauty or purity.

Having sharp corners or edges

Lacking water or free from water

A critical and usually censorious remark

To comment critically or unfavorably

A microscopic organism

To bring to life or make lively

Strong hostility or opposition

A person who writes historical records

A record of events, often yearly

To add or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing

To destroy completely

To add notes or comments

Occurring once every year

A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

The act of announcing or proclaiming something

The positive electrode in a device where current flows in from outside.

Something that deviates from the norm or expectations

Not identified by name; unknown.

Active hostility or opposition

A stake put up by a player in poker and similar games before receiving cards.

To come before something in time

A preceding event, condition, or cause

A small room leading to a main one

To assign a date earlier than the actual one

Extremely old or outdated

Relating to the time before noon

Existing before the creation of the world

Relating to the period before birth

Located at the front

A small room leading to a main one

A collection of literary works

A hard, shiny type of coal that burns with little smoke or flame

The study of human societies and cultures and their development.

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities

Having human characteristics or form

A playful or silly act, gesture, or series of movements

To expect or predict

A disappointing end after a big build-up

A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, typically associated with calm, fine weather.

A remedy to counteract poison or disease

A contradiction between two ideas or statements

To feel a strong dislike or opposition towards something or someone.

A strong feeling of dislike

A short chant sung in response during a religious service

A musical or vocal response

Places on opposite sides of the earth

A person who studies or collects old and rare objects

To make outdated or obsolete

An old collectible object, often valuable

A substance that prevents infection by killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms.

Opposed to the practice of owning people as property

Relieving or preventing muscle spasms

The second section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it.

Directly opposed or contrasted

A substance that neutralizes toxins in the body

A word opposite in meaning to another

Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

An opening or hole

The highest point of something, especially in terms of success or achievement.

A brief saying that expresses a general truth or principle

A place where bees are kept, especially for honey production.

The highest or most distant point in an orbit around Earth

A statement expressing regret for an offense or failure

The act of abandoning or renouncing a religious or political belief.

A person who abandons a religious or political belief

A person who promotes and spreads a particular cause or belief.

A person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs.

The highest point in the development of something; a perfect example.

To greatly dismay or horrify

Clearly visible or understood; obvious

A ghostly figure or specter

To calm or pacify someone, often by giving in to their demands.

Relating to the authority to review and change decisions of lower courts.

A name or title

To add something as an attachment or supplement

To belong or relate to something

Highly relevant or suitable

A grammatical construction where two elements are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other.

To evaluate or estimate the value or quality of something.

Large enough to be noticed or measured

To arrest someone for a crime

Capable of being understood

Approval or praise

To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission

Natural ability to do something

A structure for conveying water

Containing water or related to water

A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

To settle a dispute or a disagreement between parties

A shaded area formed by plants

Relating to or resembling trees

Resembling a tree in growth or appearance

A place where trees and plants are grown for study and display

The cultivation, management, and study of trees, shrubs, and other perennial plants.

A covered passageway with arches along one or both sides, often lined with shops.

Understood by few; mysterious or secret

The study of human history through excavation and analysis of artifacts

Old and no longer in use

A word or phrase that is no longer in common use

A high-ranking angel

A senior bishop in charge of an archdiocese

A senior clergy position in a diocese, ranking just below a bishop.

A perfect example of something

A group or chain of islands

Having intense enthusiasm or passion

Intense enthusiasm or passion

Requiring a lot of effort or hard work

Extremely dry due to lack of rainfall

A class of people who hold high social rank, often due to birthright or wealth

A person of high social rank, often part of the nobility

Relating to the nobility or upper class

A large fleet of warships

The amount that can be carried in one arm or both arms

A place where weapons are stored