Vocabulary Lists

Impressive Vocabulary Words

unqualified

vigorous

industrious

adequate

uniform

proportionate

equitable

adventurous

gossipy

adverse

antagonistic

hostile

advisable

advantageous

expedient

affable

diffident

affectionate

tender

affluent

opulent

abundant

ample

allurement

snare

torment

indignation

resentment

animate

impel

instigate

embolden

animosity

malice

enmity

annul

anxiety

solicitude

apparent

ostensible

plausible

specious

appropriate

arrogate

usurper

enthusiasm

sympathy

aptitude

capacity

arbitrary

dictatorial

domineering

imperious

sculpture

ardent

impatient

keen

vehement

dispute

artful

wily

insincere

disingenuous

artificial

soulless

hectic

assemble

amass

accumulate

acquire

assiduity

industry

vigilance

assiduity

assurance

persuasion

fidelity

diligence

august

magnanimous

distinguished

authoritative

independent

arbitrary

avaricious

grasping

miserly

parsimonious

aversion

repugnance

vicious

babble

prate

chatter

prattle

barbarous

brutal

inhuman

base

abject

hideous

bearing

deportment

manner

entreat

implore

supplicate

doctrine

boorish

clownish

uncultivated

boundless

immeasurable

breadth

brilliant

elegant

faithful

broaden

extend

augment

vocation

candid

ingenuous

captious

petulant

peevish

splenetic

cautious

discreet

provident

positive

unquestionable

chagrin

vexation

mortification

disposition

temperament

reputation

charm

fascinate

bewitch

captivate

animate

vivify

exhilaration

chiefly

principally

especially

environment

claim

compel

fastidious

frugal

refined

distinct

obvious

intelligible

snobbish

coarse

offensive

nauseous

coax

wheedle

persuade

cogitate

contemplate

meditate

ponder

frigid

unfeeling

stoical

authoritative

imperative

peremptory

compassion

goodwill

admiration

enthusiasm

confirm

establish

sustain

strengthen

conform

distort

involve

misinterpret

consistent

congruous

firm

harmonious

self-possessed

copious

sonorous

emotional

timid

timorous

absurd

nonsensical

preposterous

crude

jagged

pitiless

daring

cordial

discerning

optimistic

dimness

dullness

deadly

fatal

implacable

deceit

delusion

treachery

sham

abstruse

profound

deficient

inadequate

scanty

determine

circumscribe

degrade

defame

debase

delicacy

daintiness

tact

refinement

palatable

democracy

dismiss

exclude

repudiate

deprive

dispossess

divest

despoil

describe

delineate

depict

characterize

contrived

executed

desperate

reckless

irremediable

despicable

abject

servile

destructive

detrimental

deleterious

subversive

desultory

discursive

unmethodical

desultory

detestable

abominable

discord

estrangement

arduous

intricate

perplexing

diffuse

discursive

rambling

diligence

attention

assiduity

disagreement

discrepancy

divergence

disconsolate

desolate

pessimistic

discrimination

acuteness

insight

judgment

loathing

abhorrence

dissatisfied

unsettled

satirical

distinct

distinguished

illustrious

eminent

disturbed

distressed

bewildered

docile

tractable

compliant

teachable

dogmatic

bigoted

libelous

unsympathizing

indecision

perplexity

dread

repugnance

dreary

dispirited

peevish

tiresome

uninteresting

dubious

equivocal

fluctuating

dull

painstaking

conscientious

forcible

adequate

potent

emaciated

scraggy

meager

attenuated

ceaseless

immutable

imperishable

eagerness

earnestness

enthusiasm

elevate

intensify

enormous

prodigious

colossal

enrage

incense

infuriate

exasperate

intensity

zeal

envy

deception

equitable

reasonable

equivocal

uncertain

ambiguous

eradicate

extirpate

exterminate

annihilate

extirpate

erroneous

faulty

inexact

eternal

unchangeable

unerring

misfortune

corruption

exacting

suspicious

irritable

wayward

dignify

elevate

extol

inquiry

scrutiny

exceed

outdo

surpass

transcend

exceptional

abnormal

diversion

stimulation

exhaustive

expend

dissipate

squander

facile

showy

superficial

dignity

fanatic

enthusiast

visionary

zealot

fanciful

grotesque

vagary

caprice

fastidious

poised

contingency

fatuous

moony

impracticable

timidity

cowardice

pusillanimity

feeble

languid

timid

irresolute

ferocious

restive

savage

uncultivated

fervent

anxious

zealous

falsehood

fabrication

fragile

delicate

dainty

firmness

steadfastness

stability

tenacity

glare

flat

insipid

monotonous

fluctuating

hesitating

vacillating

oscillating

folly

imbecility

fatuity

foolhardy

hasty

fop

coxcomb

force

vigor

precise

stiff

methodical

prosperous

fragile

frail

brittle

delicate

familiarity

liberty

independence

direful

dreadful

frivolous

trifling

petty

fertile

prolific

productive

vain

trivial

foolish

frustrate

disappoint

thwart

abundantly

furious

impetuous

boisterous

vehement

gaiety

merriment

hilarity

gallant

ardent

self-sacrificing

garnish

embellish

beautify

generous

candid

independent

aptitude

genteel

refined

polished

persuasive

affective

unaffected

ghastly

grim

hideous

gibe

mock

taunt

jeer

giddy

fickle

flighty

gleam

glimmer

gloomy

dismal

dejected

noble

resplendent

glut

gorge

cloy

satiate

venerable

solid

stately

dignified

pompous

contemplative

profound

avarice

covetousness

cupidity

gross

academic

vulgar

indiscriminate

habit

method

exquisite

accomplished

innocent

innocuous

inoffensive

harmony

sublimity

harsh

discordant

hasty

superficial

impatient

desultory

soothe

console

assuage

healthy

hale

sluggish

dejected

hallowed

sacred

consecrated

homely

hideous

horrid

unsightly

honor

virtue

program

hospitable

generous

tolerant

kindly

hasty

fervent

fiery

humane

submissive

unostentatious

imagination

conception

idleness

recreation

repose

ignominious

infamous

despicable

contemptible

illumine

instruct

enlighten

inform

sensitive

nervous

impatience

indolence

inconclusiveness

impel

stimulate

animate

inspirit

imperious

wayward

empirical

improvident

incautious

prodigal

thriftless

impudent

insolent

irrelevant

officious

inadvertency

negligence

oversight

indecision

lassitude

indifference

indolent

passive

sluggish

slothful

ineffectual

unavailing

infamy

disgrace

infantile

dutiful

informal

unconventional

insolent

impudent

impertinent

flippant

125 Words Every 7th Grader Should Know

    abolish

    coherent

    comprise

    domestic

    earnest

    explicit

    impede

    instinctive

    nostalgic

    prevail

    relevant

    somber

    stagnant

    turmoil

    zeal

    agile

    chronic

    dwindle

    eccentric

    flounder

    impose

    lax

    lull

    meticulous

    oblige

    plagiarize

    remnant

    sophisticated

    sustain

    versatile

    askew

    contemporary

    crude

    defiant

    fluctuate

    haphazard

    inconceivable

    jeer

    lenient

    obliterate

    predicament

    resilience

    sprawl

    tarnish

    vigilant

    astride

    clamor

    converge

    delegate

    elated

    forsake

    incorporate

    jostle

    lapse

    liable

    oblivious

    rural

    taut

    veer

    vulnerable

    benevolent

    blunt

    censorship

    contract

    diligent

    embellish

    endure

    fugitive

    inexplicable

    intrigue

    obscure

    prod

    torrent

    tranquil

    warily

    blemish

    colossal

    conscious

    discipline

    gingerly

    infringe

    judicial

    jut

    mediocre

    ominous

    protrude

    sheepish

    stricken

    stupendous

    whim

    compatible

    convey

    disdain

    entail

    grueling

    ingenious

    juvenile

    melancholy

    oppress

    rebellious

    scorn

    smug

    subside

    tumultuous

    wispy

    calamity

    casual

    chortle

    cower

    curt

    dormant

    dubious

    falter

    idle

    keen

    lament

    ornate

    perpetual

    recede

    relentless

    sociable

    sullen

    unfurl

    waft

    writhe

Sensational Suffixes: OUS

abstemious

abstentious

acidulous

acrimonious

advantageous

adventitious

adventurous

alacritous

ambidextrous

ambiguous

ambitious

amorous

amorphous

amphibious

analogous

androgynous

anhydrous

anomalous

anonymous

aqueous

arduous

assiduous

asynchronous

atrocious

audacious

auriferous

aurous

auspicious

autochthonous

autonomous

avaricious

barbarous

beauteous

bibulous

bigamous

bilious

bituminous

blasphemous

bodacious

boisterous

bounteous

bulbous

bumptious

cacophonous

cadaverous

calamitous

callous

cancerous

cantankerous

capacious

capricious

captious

carboniferous

carnivorous

cartilaginous

cautious

cavernous

censorious

ceremonious

chivalrous

circuitous

clamorous

commodious

compendious

congruous

coniferous

consanguineous

conscientious

conscious

conspicuous

contagious

contemporaneous

contemptuous

contentious

contiguous

continuous

contumacious

contumelious

copious

coterminous

courageous

courteous

covetous

credulous

cumbrous

curvaceous

cutaneous

dangerous

deciduous

declivitous

decorous

deleterious

delicious

delirious

desirous

devious

dexterous

diaphanous

dichotomous

disadvantageous

disastrous

discourteous

disingenuous

disputatious

dolorous

dubious

duplicitous

duteous

edacious

efficacious

egregious

emulous

endogenous

enormous

envious

eponymous

equanimous

erroneous

euphonious

exiguous

exogenous

expeditious

extemporaneous

extraneous

fabulous

facetious

factious

factitious

fallacious

famous

fantabulous

fastidious

fatuous

felicitous

felonious

ferocious

ferrous

fibrous

fictitious

flagitious

flirtatious

fortuitous

fractious

frivolous

fugacious

fulgurous

furious

fuscous

garrulous

gaseous

gelatinous

generous

gibbous

glamorous

glorious

glutinous

gluttonous

gorgeous

gracious

gratuitous

gregarious

grievous

harmonious

hazardous

heinous

herbaceous

herbivorous

heterogeneous

heterogenous

heterologous

heterozygous

hideous

hilarious

homogeneous

homogenous

homologous

homozygous

horrendous

humongous

humorous

hydrous

idolatrous

igneous

ignominious

illustrious

impecunious

imperious

impervious

impetuous

impious

inauspicious

incautious

incommodious

incongruous

inconspicuous

incredulous

incurious

indecorous

indigenous

industrious

inefficacious

infamous

infectious

infelicitous

ingenious

ingenuous

inglorious

inharmonious

iniquitous

injurious

innocuous

innumerous

insalubrious

insectivorous

insidious

instantaneous

intravenous

invidious

irreligious

jealous

joyous

judicious

laborious

languorous

lascivious

lecherous

libidinous

licentious

ligneous

litigious

longanimous

loquacious

lubricious

ludicrous

lugubrious

luminous

luscious

lustrous

luxurious

magnanimous

malicious

malodorous

marvelous

mellifluous

melodious

membranous

mendacious

meretricious

meritorious

meticulous

miraculous

miscellaneous

mischievous

misogynous

momentous

monogamous

monotonous

monstrous

mordacious

mountainous

multifarious

multiparous

multitudinous

murderous

murmurous

mutinous

mysterious

nauseous

nebulous

necessitous

nefarious

nervous

notorious

noxious

numerous

numinous

nutritious

oblivious

obnoxious

obsequious

obstreperous

obvious

odious

odoriferous

odorous

officious

oleaginous

ominous

omnifarious

omnivorous

onerous

opprobrious

osseous

ostentatious

outrageous

overzealous

oviparous

parlous

parsimonious

pendulous

penurious

perfidious

perilous

pernicious

perspicacious

perspicuous

pertinacious

pervious

pestiferous

petrous

phosphorous

pious

piscivorous

piteous

platitudinous

plenteous

poisonous

polygamous

pompous

ponderous

populous

porous

portentous

posthumous

precarious

precious

precipitous

precocious

preposterous

prestigious

presumptuous

pretentious

previous

prodigious

promiscuous

propitious

prosperous

pugnacious

pulchritudinous

punctilious

pusillanimous

querulous

rambunctious

rampageous

rancorous

rapacious

rapturous

raucous

ravenous

rebellious

religious

rendezvous

repetitious

ridiculous

righteous

rigorous

riotous

rivalrous

ruinous

rumbustious

sacrilegious

sagacious

salacious

salubrious

sanctimonious

sanguineous

saprophagous

scandalous

scrumptious

scrupulous

scurrilous

sebaceous

seditious

sedulous

self-conscious

self-righteous

semiconscious

sensuous

sententious

serendipitous

serious

simultaneous

sinuous

slanderous

slaughterous

slumberous

slumbrous

solicitous

somniferous

sonorous

spacious

specious

spinous

spiritous

splendiferous

spontaneous

spurious

stannous

stertorous

strenuous

studious

stupendous

subconscious

subcutaneous

sulfurous

sumptuous

supercilious

superfluous

superstitious

supposititious

surreptitious

suspicious

symphonious

synchronous

synonymous

tedious

tempestuous

tenacious

tendentious

tenebrous

tenuous

thunderous

timorous

tortious

tortuous

torturous

traitorous

treacherous

treasonous

tremendous

tremulous

tumultuous

tyrannous

ubiquitous

unambiguous

unanimous

unconscious

unctuous

ungenerous

unglamorous

ungracious

uniparous

unpretentious

unrighteous

unscrupulous

uproarious

usurious

uxorious

vacuous

vainglorious

valorous

vaporous

various

venomous

venous

venturous

veracious

verminous

vertiginous

vexatious

vicarious

vicious

victorious

vigorous

villainous

virtuous

viscous

vitreous

vivacious

viviparous

vociferous

voluminous

voluptuous

voracious

vulturous

wondrous

xanthous

zealous

zoophagous

Vocabulary Words With The Suffix –or

    author

    traitor

    tutor

    dictator

    orator

    censor

    suitor

    conspirator

    donor

    solicitor

    auditor

    captor

    chancellor

    curator

    proctor

    progenitor

    prospector

    perpetrator

    purveyor

    assessor

    transgressor

    defibrillator

    facilitator

    procrastinator

    parlor

    abhor

    clamor

    rigor

    vapor

    valor

    fervor

    pallor

    arbor

    languor

    stupor

    candor

    succor

    savor

    torpor

    rancor

    squalor

    furor

    hector

    clangor

    vector

Important Words for College Students

evaluative

cartographer

discomfit

psyche

prognosticate

winnow

embed

provenance

amok

relegate

leery

detach

cornucopia

protract

indenture

academia

disgorge

ethos

quaff

libation

eschew

expertly

relevance

pessimist

prod

compress

administrator

shoddy

resource

dwindle

revere

college

touchstone

articulate

goad

fraught

disparity

consequential

expend

temerity

erotic

analytical

revise

stroll

detached

nonetheless

challenging

reliance

navigate

sheaf

barrage

periodically

surround

transcendent

pretentious

exhilarating

synonymous

guy

astonish

quest

challenge

exaggerate

intermittent

radically

gruff

suggest

legacy

develop

salient

altering

thesis

detect

enhance

creator

ponder

aspire

affront

projection

precept

repress

raise

metaphor

requirement

confront

precipitate

grade

banish

job

probe

abstract

arduous

major

virtually

culture

proximity

conformity

predict

profound

tenure

hatch

volunteer

commend

chilly

realm

provoke

affirm

discreet

clasp

faculty

aversion

issuing

potentially

create

suppress

prone

emerge

pose

massive

demonstrate

controversial

injure

discern

monetary

prohibition

predecessor

primary

cultivate

invest

benevolent

ignore

publication

energy

perspective

compel

reject

exceed

rub

destructive

joint

talent

deposit

brilliant

medical

mock

objective

devote

content

bore

promotion

contain

despise

sustain

statistics

facility

aggressive

figure

ignored

restraint

sage

achievement

contribute

inevitably

detected

prospect

assert

shrewd

odds

alter

concern

comprehend

survive

future

adequate

sublime

intensity

crude

associate

ability

lecture

experience

undertake

text

adopt

esteem

scholar

accomplish

function

reflect

commit

substantial

sustained

perpetual

course

depart

fundamental

evolution

formidable

harsh

conceive

source

decade

toil

philosopher

invisible

discourse

plenty

direction

restore

necessity

hint

risk

luxury

analysis

vigorous

intellect

decline

rejected

influence

surrender

center

instruction

balance

inevitable

absurd

determination

arrive

merit

injured

access

institution

declare

idle

instructions

tradition

purchase

significant

channel

normal

conflict

deny

victim

render

element

corner

opportunity

utter

intense

confess

possess

incident

tour

office

liberal

capacity

goal

essential

observe

exist

remark

shape

attend

blame

simple

absolute

generation

solid

labor

precious

require

ease

severe

divine

journal

devoted

surrounded

request

entrance

design

terror

exercise

brief

practical

contact

virtue

theory

100 SAT Words Beginning with “J,” “K,” and “L”

jaded

jargon

jaunt

jaunty

jeer

jejune

jeopardize

jest

jettison

jibe

jingoist

jocular

jollity

jostle

jovial

jubilant

judicious

juggernaut

juncture

junket

junta

jurisdiction

jurisprudence

justify

juxtapose

keen

ken

kindle

kinetic

kinship

knave

knead

knell

knit

knoll

knotty

labile

lachrymose

lackadaisical

lackluster

laconic

lament

lampoon

lancet

languid

languish

languor

lassitude

latent

latter

laudable

lavish

leery

legacy

legerdemain

legislate

legitimacy

legitimate

leisure

leniency

lethal

lethargic

lethargy

levee

level

leverage

leviathan

levity

lexicon

liability

liaison

libation

libel

lilliputian

limber

limpid

lineage

linger

linguistic

lionize

liquidate

lissome

listless

literal

lithe

litigation

livid

loll

longevity

loquacious

lucid

lucrative

ludicrous

lugubrious

lull

luminary

lunar

lurid

lurk

lustrous

Christian Vocabulary Words

Jesus Christ

Cross

God

faith

anger

mercy

forgiveness

love

Holy Spirit

soul

heart

mindful

faithful

joyfulness

resurrection

heal

pray

prayer

will

goal

Devil

angel

Lord

death

Heaven

Hell

Satan

gospel truth

glorious

eternal life

inspire

eternity

spiritual

Holy Ghost

grace

focus

honor

quality

faithfulness

perfect

Short Vocabulary Words

eon

nee

ode

pod

dope

peon

chi

sic

niche

concavity

elm

isle

slime

ire

pier

crepe

gait

gnat

tang

ting

cede

slob

lob

yap

con

canoe

hoe

hue

sou

jig

wag

swag

swig

jigsaw

sag

jag

rut

rue

tee

rune

runt

tern

tenure

tureen

ale

Ham

hat

hale

helm

lath

teal

hamlet

eke out

elk

lee

keel

leek

leer

reek

reel

ken

kernel

kneel

ail

ale

elf

clef

facile

aye-aye

pap

pep

yap

mane

mare

ream

mar

hilt

cud

ire

rye

emir

mire

sire

ivy

vat

sup

ruse

fen

flue

mar

Movie Vocabulary Words

script

soundtrack

actor

film

producer

director

special effect

score

cameraman

editor

blooper

box office

cast

choreographer

cinema

movie theater

costumer

critic

dubbing

extra

flashback

flash-forward

grip

hairstylist

lighting

negative

outtake

premiere

sequel

puppeteer

reel

scene

set

stunt man

subtitle

synopsis

studio

squib

sound effect

voice over

writer

zoom in

ichthyologist

jackanapes

jambeau

jape

jennet

jerboa

jerkin

jeroboam

jest

jetsam

jocund

juggernaut

jumble

kahikatea

Kama

kameez

kismet

kittiwake

kudzu

kwashiorkor

lackadaisical

Lothario

lugubrious

mahatma

mahout

mammee

mealymouthed

meme

mizzen

mizzenmast

mojo

moue

nadir

nautch

nidifugous

nosegay

oakum

outflow

paltry

panjandrum

pannikin

pharos

piddling

piffling

pogonip

prim

primp

purdah

quisling

quizzical

ragamuffin

remora

rhumb

ribald

rickettsia

rijsttaffel

rinderpest

sambur

scabrous

scrivener

scuppernong

shalwar

slapstick

slipshod

snafu

snooker

soliloquy

sphinx

sthene

sully

syzygy

tarboosh

thuggee

tiddlywinks

tomalley

trepang

tsetse

tunic

tureen

unau

usufruct

whorl

yatobyo

yaws

zeugma

couscous

pogey

bogey

hebdomadally

poltroon

pontoon

samizdat

pleach

gawp

mawkish

snickersnee

topple

tightwad

blackguard

chortle

blinker

jingoism

apprehend

quaff

slosh

auk

rouleau

GRE High Frequency Words

abate

chicanery

disseminate

gainsay

latent

aberrant

coagulate

dissolution

garrulous

laud

abeyance

coda

dissonance

goad

lethargic

abscond

cogent

distend

gouge

levee

abstemious

commensurate

distill

grandiloquent

levity

admonish

compendium

diverge

gregarious

log

adulterate

complaisant

divest

guileless

loquacious

aesthetic

compliant

document

gullible

lucid

aggregate

conciliatory

dogmatic

harangue

luminous

alacrity

condone

dormant

homogeneous

magnanimity

alleviate

confound

dupe

hyperbole

malingerer

amalgamate

connoisseur

ebullient

iconoclastic

malleable

ambiguous

contention

eclectic

idolatry

maverick

ambivalence

contentious

efficacy

immutable

mendacious

ameliorate

contrite

effrontery

impair

metamorphosis

anachronism

conundrum

elegy

impassive

meticulous

analogous

converge

elicit

impede

misanthrope

anarchy

convoluted

embellish

impermeable

mitigate

anomalous

craven

empirical

imperturbable

mollify

antipathy

daunt

emulate

impervious

morose

apathy

decorum

endemic

implacable

mundane

appease

default

enervate

implicit

negate

apprise

deference

engender

implode

neophyte

approbation

delineate

enhance

inadvertently

obdurate

appropriate

denigrate

ephemeral

inchoate

obsequious

arduous

deride

equanimity

incongruity

obviate

artless

derivative

equivocate

inconsequential

occlude

ascetic

desiccate

erudite

incorporate

officious

assiduous

desultory

esoteric

indeterminate

onerous

assuage

deterrent

eulogy

indigence

opprobrium

attenuate

diatribe

euphemism

indolent

oscillate

audacious

dichotomy

exacerbate

inert

ostentatious

austere

diffidence

exculpate

pate

ingenuous

paragon

autonomous

diffuse

exigency

inherent

partisan

aver

digression

extrapolation

innocuous

pathological

banal

dirge

facetious

insensible

paucity

belie

disabuse

facilitate

insinuate

pedantic

beneficent

discerning

fallacious

insipid

penchant

bolster

discordant

fatuous

insularity

penury

bombastic

discredit

fawning

intractable

perennial

boorish

discrepancy

felicitous

intransigence

perfidious

burgeon

discrete

fervor

inundate

perfunctory

burnish

disingenuous

flag

inured

permeable

buttress

disinterested

fledgling

invective

pervasive

cacophonous

disjointed

flout

irascible

phlegmatic

capricious

dismiss

foment

irresolute

piety

castigation

disparage

forestall

itinerary

placate

catalyst

disparate

frugality

laconic

plasticity

caustic

dissemble

futile

lassitude

platitude

plethora

propitiate

rescind

sporadic

tractable

plummet

propriety

resolution

stigma

transgression

porous

proscribe

resolve

stint

truculence

pragmatic

pungent

reticent

stipulate

vacillate

preamble

qualified

reverent

stolid

venerate

precarious

quibble

sage

striate

veracious

precipitate

quiescent

salubrious

strut

verbose

precursor

rarefied

sanction

subpoena

viable

presumptuous

recalcitrant

satiate

subside

viscous

prevaricate

recant

saturate

substantiate

vituperative

pristine

recluse

savor

supersede

volatile

probity

recondite

secrete

supposition

unwarranted

problematic

refractory

shard

tacit

wary

prodigal

refute

skeptic

tangential

welter

profound

relegate

solicitous

tenuous

whimsical

prohibitive

reproach

soporific

tirade

zealot

proliferate

reprobate

specious

torpor

propensity

repudiate

spectrum

tortuous