Max Vocab

To intensely dislike or hate

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

A person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

To become less intense or widespread

Made in imitation to deceive

To give up a position of power or responsibility formally

To give the right to vote

To take someone away by force or deception

To hinder or impede the movement or progress of something.

Something that departs from what is normal or expected

To start a fire or ignite something

To encourage or support someone in doing something wrong or illegal

Harmful or poisonous

To follow or comply with a rule or decision

Calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity

Extremely bad or severe

Payment for work or services

To formally reject or disavow a previously held belief or claim

An object believed to have magical powers or bring good luck.

The act of rejecting or renouncing something

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

To stop a process before completion

To cheat or defraud someone

To shorten a text without losing the main idea

Not openly acknowledged or displayed

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

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition

Difficult to understand

A large building where aircraft are stored, maintained, and repaired

To agree to a request or demand

Complicated or difficult to solve

To make more noticeable

A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, or response

Easy to approach or reach

The act of using someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit.

To praise enthusiastically and publicly

The state of being widely known and admired

Willing to help or please others

A line that touches a curve at a single point without crossing it

An agreement or harmony between people or groups.

A state of being lowered in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

To approach someone aggressively or confrontationally

To swell out or puff up, usually due to wind

The process of growth or increase by gradual accumulation

To crouch down in fear

Sharp and direct in tone or manner

To improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

Bitterness or ill feeling

A lengthy and aggressive speech

The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

A complex network of paths or passages

Having a sharp or severe effect

To make something lose its value or effect

Very skilled or proficient at something

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law

To stick firmly to a surface

Filled or well-supplied with something

To warn or reprimand someone firmly

Able to be touched or physically felt

To make more beautiful or attractive

To officially end a law, agreement, or practice

To outline or sketch in a vague way

Disrespectful or offensive speech about sacred things

Preventing success or development; harmful or unfavorable

Able to be believed; convincing

Existing, happening, or operating in the air

Something difficult to understand or explain

A natural liking or attraction to something or someone

Indicators of future events

Having a lot of money and wealth

Complicated and difficult to navigate

An action or remark causing outrage or offense

To rub or push gently with the nose or face

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

Enthusiastic approval or praise

To collect or gather into a whole

Deserving blame or condemnation

Feeling resentment due to unfair treatment

Delayed beyond the expected or proper time

Able to move quickly and easily

Formal release from guilt or punishment

A person who believes that the existence of a higher power cannot be known or proven

Completely obvious, especially in an offensive manner

The practice of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising animals for food, fiber, and other products.

Deserving praise or recognition

A passage between rows of seats or shelves

To settle securely or comfortably

A false or assumed identity

To move or act quickly

To claim or assert something, typically without proof

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

A noisy argument or disagreement

Seeming probable or reasonable, but not necessarily true

To combine or unite to form one structure or organization

A temporary relief from an unpleasant situation

Having mixed feelings

Showy but cheap and of poor quality

Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

To choose not to do something

A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place

Damaged or spoiled

Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord

Easily fooled or too ready to believe things

Showing or feeling romantic love or desire

To cover completely

Belonging to a different time period, often outdated

An attitude of superiority

A person who believes in or tries to bring about a society without government or laws

Tending to cause tears or to be tearful

Something or someone that is intensely disliked or loathed

To make unclear or unintelligible

Loss of sensation, typically induced for medical procedures

An excessive amount

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

To reject or refuse to accept something

Full of life or excitement; lively

The state of being monotonous and boring

To declare invalid

Moderate, especially in eating and drinking

Not identified by name; unknown.

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

A preceding event, condition, or cause

Active during twilight

A strong feeling of dislike

The act of pronouncing words clearly

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

Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly willful

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

Lacking energy or excitement

A feeling of worry or unease

A goal or aim

Causing shock or dismay

Easily bent or shaped

To evaluate or estimate the value or quality of something.

To officially cancel or revoke

To arrest someone for a crime

A person's state of mind, especially in terms of being angry or calm

Approval or praise

Difficult to understand

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

A short-barreled large-bored gun with a flared muzzle, used at short range.

Relating to water

To react with discomfort or embarrassment

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

To make poisonous

A process to settle a dispute outside of court by an impartial third party

Pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

Relating to or resembling trees

Using very few words

Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing

Not straightforward or direct

Intense enthusiasm or passion

The feathers covering a bird's body.

Extremely dry due to lack of rainfall

The act of leaving a job or position

To claim or take something without justification

Holding firmly to something

An object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest

An award or expression of praise

To find out for sure

To support or strengthen

To attribute something to a cause or source

Having a hidden or mysterious meaning

A damaging or derogatory remark

Lasting for a very short time

To have a strong desire to achieve something

A person who pursues pleasure as the most important goal in life

To attack violently or criticize strongly

Expression of sorrow or grief

To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of something.

To completely destroy or remove all traces of something

To make amends or reparation

To fall or drop straight down at high speed

To achieve or accomplish

A firm decision to do or not to do something

A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.

Not certain or fixed; provisional

Not usual or normal

To accept something reluctantly but without protest

The process of growth or increase by gradual accumulation

Willing to take bold risks

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

Able to be heard

To reduce or limit something

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

A person who enjoys and has a refined taste in fine food and drink.

To seek retribution or justice for a wrongdoing

To pay attention to

A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas

To publicly criticize using ridicule or sarcasm

Shy or easily embarrassed

Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one

A device that stores and provides electrical energy

A raised platform for speakers or performers

A huge or monstrous creature or entity

Producing a deep, clear, and continuing sound

Deprived of something

Very weak or slight

To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

Having a strong and unpleasant smell or taste

A tendency to favor one thing over another unfairly

Rude and insensitive

To coax someone with kind words or flattery

Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

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

A formal or elegant letter

A disease or condition that harms plants

Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful

A long weapon with a pointed tip

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Not clear or hard to understand

A thing that is helpful or beneficial

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Bold and without shame

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves

Brief and to the point; effectively concise

A rhythmic flow or pattern, often in music or speech

An intense fear of heights

A sudden event causing great damage or distress

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

To adjust or mark a measuring instrument with a standard scale of readings

Physical weakness, especially as a result of illness

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Related to letters or letter writing

A false statement made to damage someone's reputation

A break or interruption in continuity

A feeling of friendship and trust among a group.

Lacking energy or vitality

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

To make unclear or difficult to see

A strong, heavy cloth used as a surface for painting.

Calm and self-assured

Given to sudden changes in mood or behavior.

Shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid

To attract and hold the attention or interest of someone

Having healing or curative properties

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

Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing

To complain or find fault continually

A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.

A complete list of items, typically in alphabetical or systematic order

To expose the falseness of a belief or idea

To cause or accelerate a reaction

To be a perfect example of something

To jump or dance around excitedly

Unwilling to change because of tradition or convention

Complete disorder and confusion

To become weak or lose strength

To criticize or reprimand severely

Excessively eager to please or obey

To hold dear or to treat with love and affection

Involving strong arguments about a controversial issue

To scold or rebuke someone gently

Having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being

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

To prevent someone from accomplishing something

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

Unyielding in attitude or opinion

Arranged in the order of time

Physically strong and muscular

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

A track and field contest consisting of ten different events

To restrict something within limits

To use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing

A person who claims to have the ability to see the future or beyond normal sensory contact

Ancient writing system using symbols or pictures