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TOEIC Vocabulary List: 842 Words with Definitions
TOEIC measures English for international workplaces: emails, meetings, travel arrangements, purchasing and customer service. This pool draws on the business, travel and daily-conversation packs inside Word Hype and spans A1 to C2. It is a curated practice pool, not an official ETS list.
Showing the first 400 of 842 words in alphabetical order. The full list is available inside the app.
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| Absorb | Become imbued.Take up, as of debts or payments. | Play ▶ |
| Abstract | Existing as a thought, concept, or idea rather than having a concrete, physical existence.A summary or outline of the main points of a book, article, scientific paper, or speech. | Play ▶ |
| Academic | Relating to education, schools, colleges, scholarship, or formal study.Theoretical, hypothetical, or speculative, with no practical or immediate relevance. | Play ▶ |
| Accent | Distinctive manner of oral expression.The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. | Play ▶ |
| Accurate | Conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact, truth, or a specified standard.Performing a task, measurement, or shot with total precision and target success. | Play ▶ |
| Across | To the opposite side.Transversely. | Play ▶ |
| Action | Something that a person does.Exciting events in a story or movie. | Play ▶ |
| Adjust | Change something slightly so that it works or fits better. | Play ▶ |
| Advocate | A person who publicly supports, pleads for, or recommends a particular cause, policy, or idea.A professional lawyer who pleads cases on behalf of clients in a court of law. | Play ▶ |
| Afraid | Filled with fear or apprehension.Filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement. | Play ▶ |
| Agency | An administrative unit of government.The state of being in action or exerting power. | Play ▶ |
| Agenda | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting). | Play ▶ |
| Agent | An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect.A substance that exerts some force or effect. | Play ▶ |
| Agree | Be in accord; be in harmony of opinion.Consent or assent to a condition, or accept to do something. | Play ▶ |
| Ahead | Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.At or in the front. | Play ▶ |
| Alive | Possessing life.(often followed by `with') full of life and spirit. | Play ▶ |
| Alloy | A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten.The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something. | Play ▶ |
| Almost | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. | Play ▶ |
| Alone | Isolated from others.Lacking companions or companionship. | Play ▶ |
| Along | With a forward motion.In accompaniment or as a companion. | Play ▶ |
| Alpha | The beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations.Early testing stage of a software or hardware product. | Play ▶ |
| Alter | Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence. | Play ▶ |
| Always | At all times; all the time and on every occasion.Without variation or change, in every case. | Play ▶ |
| Ambiguous | Open to more than one interpretation; having a double, vague, or uncertain meaning.Unclear, of an uncertain nature, or lacking objective boundaries. | Play ▶ |
| Amend | (usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.To make better; improve. | Play ▶ |
| Analogy | A comparison between two different things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.The proportion, balance, or mathematical equality of ratios. | Play ▶ |
| Ancestor | A person from whom one is descended; a forefather or progenitor more remote than a grandparent.An early, primitive, or ancestral type from which a later model, species, or system developed. | Play ▶ |
| Anger | A strong feeling of being annoyed or unhappy.To make someone feel mad. | Play ▶ |
| Angry | Feeling or showing anger.(of the elements) as if showing violent anger. | Play ▶ |
| Animal | A living creature such as a dog, cat, or bird.Relating to living creatures. | Play ▶ |
| Annual | (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year.Completing its life cycle within a year. | Play ▶ |
| Anomaly | Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.A person, result, or observation that is highly unusual and does not fit a category. | Play ▶ |
| Answer | A thing said, written, or done to deal with a question.To respond to a question. | Play ▶ |
| Anyone | Any person or people.A person of any importance. | Play ▶ |
| Anyway | No matter what else is true.A word used to change the subject. | Play ▶ |
| Apart | Separated by a distance.Into separate pieces. | Play ▶ |
| Apparent | Clearly visible, open to view, or easily seen by the eye.Seeming real or true, but not necessarily so; superficial or ostensible rather than actual. | Play ▶ |
| Appear | Come into sight.Seem or give the impression of being. | Play ▶ |
| Append | Add to the very end.Fix to; attach. | Play ▶ |
| Appoint | Choose someone officially for a position or duty. | Play ▶ |
| Approve | Officially accept or agree to something. | Play ▶ |
| Arbitrary | Based on random choice, personal whim, or impulse rather than any reason, system, or objective standard.Of power: tyrannical, absolute, and unrestrained by law or constitution. | Play ▶ |
| Archive | A depository, registry, or collection containing historical records, documents, or data.To compress, store, or move computer files to a long-term, low-priority storage medium. | Play ▶ |
| Arctic | Relating to the polar region around the North Pole. | Play ▶ |
| Around | In the area or vicinity.By a circular or circuitous route. | Play ▶ |
| Arrive | Reach a destination by movement or progress.Succeed in a big way; get to the top. | Play ▶ |
| Arrow | A symbol used to show direction.A long, thin weapon shot from a bow. | Play ▶ |
| Asleep | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. | Play ▶ |
| Aspect | A particular part, feature, or facet of a complex situation, problem, or subject.The visual appearance of a building, landscape, or face in a particular direction. | Play ▶ |
| Assemble | To gather together in one place for a common purpose, meeting, or event.To construct or build an object by putting its individual parts and components together. | Play ▶ |
| Assert | To state a fact, belief, or opinion confidently, forcefully, and categorically.To demand recognition for, or insist upon, one's rights, authority, or influence. | Play ▶ |
| Assign | Give out.Attribute or credit to. | Play ▶ |
| Atomic | Relating to the smallest basic unit of a chemical element. | Play ▶ |
| Attic | A room at the top of a house, under the roof.A space under the roof used for keeping old things. | Play ▶ |
| Attribute | A quality, property, or characteristic that belongs to or defines a person, object, or entity.To regard something as being caused by, or originating from, a specific source or author. | Play ▶ |
| August | The eighth month of the year.A month with 31 days. | Play ▶ |
| Avenue | A line of approach.A line of approach. | Play ▶ |
| Awake | Not sleeping.To stop sleeping. | Play ▶ |
| Awful | Very bad or unpleasant.Making you feel very sick or unhappy. | Play ▶ |
| Backed | Be behind; approve of.Travel backward. | Play ▶ |
| Backup | An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage.Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). | Play ▶ |
| Badge | A small piece of metal or plastic worn to show who you are.A small pin worn on clothing. | Play ▶ |
| Baggage | Suitcases, trunks, and bags used to pack and carry a traveler's personal belongings.Past experiences, sorrows, or prejudices that burden a person's mental state or relationships. | Play ▶ |
| Banker | A person who works in a bank.Someone whose job involves managing money. | Play ▶ |
| Banner | A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.To adorn with a flag or decorative strip. | Play ▶ |
| Barber | A person whose job is to cut men's hair.A shop where men go for a haircut. | Play ▶ |
| Bargain | An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each.An advantageous purchase. | Play ▶ |
| Barrel | A large, round wooden container for liquids.The metal tube of a gun. | Play ▶ |
| Become | Enter or assume a certain state or condition.Undergo a change or development. | Play ▶ |
| Before | During the period of time preceding.In front of someone or something. | Play ▶ |
| Behalf | As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as rather than ).As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as rather than ). | Play ▶ |
| Behind | At or to the far side of.Less advanced than others in a process. | Play ▶ |
| Belief | A feeling that something is true or real.Something that you believe. | Play ▶ |
| Belong | Be the property of.Be a member or part of. | Play ▶ |
| Benefit | An advantage or profit gained from something.Receive an advantage. | Play ▶ |
| Beyond | At or to the further side of.Happening or continuing after a specified time. | Play ▶ |
| Bias | A partiality, prejudice, or inclination for or against one person or group, especially in an unfair way.A diagonal line or cut across a woven fabric, running at an angle to the warp and weft. | Play ▶ |
| Blanket | Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed.Anything that covers. | Play ▶ |
| Blind | Not able to see.A cover for a window to keep out the light. | Play ▶ |
| Block | A solid piece of wood, stone, or ice.An area of a city with streets on all four sides. | Play ▶ |
| Bloom | A flower on a plant.To produce flowers. | Play ▶ |
| Border | A line separating two political or geographical areas.The edge or boundary of something. | Play ▶ |
| Borrow | Get temporarily.Take up and practice as one's own. | Play ▶ |
| Bother | An angry disturbance.Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. | Play ▶ |
| Bottom | The lowest point or part of something.To reach the lowest point. | Play ▶ |
| Bound | A line determining the limits of an area.The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. | Play ▶ |
| Boundary | A line, plane, or marker indicating the limit or extent of a territory, area, or property.An abstract limit defining what is acceptable, possible, or within one's personal space. | Play ▶ |
| Branch | A part of a tree growing out from the trunk.A division of a business or organization. | Play ▶ |
| Brave | A North American Indian warrior.Those who show great courage. | Play ▶ |
| Break | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.A sudden and unexpected opportunity for success. | Play ▶ |
| Breeze | A slight wind (usually refreshing).Any undertaking that is easy to do. | Play ▶ |
| Brick | Rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material.A good fellow; helpful and trustworthy. | Play ▶ |
| Bridge | A structure built over a river or road so people can cross.Something that connects two places. | Play ▶ |
| Bright | Giving out or reflecting a lot of light.Intelligent and quick-witted. | Play ▶ |
| Bubble | A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide).A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control. | Play ▶ |
| Bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.To place inside a cylindrical container. | Play ▶ |
| Budget | An estimate of income and expenditure.Provided at a low price. | Play ▶ |
| Buffer | Something that softens the impact between two things. | Play ▶ |
| Bullet | A projectile that is fired from a gun.A high-speed passenger train. | Play ▶ |
| Bundle | A collection of things wrapped or boxed together.A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing. | Play ▶ |
| Bureau | An office or department that provides a service. | Play ▶ |
| Burner | An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse).The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking. | Play ▶ |
| Busily | In a busy manner; actively. | Play ▶ |
| Button | A small disk or knob sewn on to a garment.A small device pressed to operate a machine. | Play ▶ |
| Cabinet | A piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display.A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock. | Play ▶ |
| Cancel | Decide that an organized event will not take place.Annul or make void. | Play ▶ |
| Candle | A stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light. | Play ▶ |
| Cannon | A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels.Heavy gun fired from a tank. | Play ▶ |
| Canyon | A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. | Play ▶ |
| Capacity | The maximum amount, volume, or space that a container, room, or vehicle can hold.The ability, intelligence, or power to do, understand, or remember something. | Play ▶ |
| Capital | Assets available for use in the production of further assets.A seat of government. | Play ▶ |
| Carbon | The chemical element with atomic number 6, found in all living things. | Play ▶ |
| Cargo | Goods carried by a large vehicle. | Play ▶ |
| Carpet | Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).An object that resembles a textile floor covering. | Play ▶ |
| Cartel | A group of businesses that cooperate to control prices or supply. | Play ▶ |
| Castle | A large and stately mansion.A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack. | Play ▶ |
| Category | A class or division of people or things regarded as having shared characteristics.A general, fundamental concept that marks major divisions in a conceptual or philosophical scheme. | Play ▶ |
| Cattle | Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age;;; - Bible. | Play ▶ |
| Cause | Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something.A justification for something existing or happening. | Play ▶ |
| Cement | A building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar.Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth. | Play ▶ |
| Center | The middle point of a circle or sphere.To place in the middle. | Play ▶ |
| Chair | A seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.The person in charge of a meeting. | Play ▶ |
| Chance | A possibility of something happening.An opportunity to do something. | Play ▶ |
| Change | Make or become different.Coins as opposed to paper currency. | Play ▶ |
| Chaos | A state of complete confusion, disorder, pandemonium, or lawlessness.In cosmology: the formless, disordered state of matter preceding the creation of the universe. | Play ▶ |
| Charge | Demand an amount as a price.Accuse someone of an offense. | Play ▶ |
| Charity | A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals).A kindly and lenient attitude toward people. | Play ▶ |
| Charm | Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.A verbal formula believed to have magical force. | Play ▶ |
| Chart | A visual display of information.A map designed to assist navigation by air or sea. | Play ▶ |
| Cheap | Relatively low in price or charging low prices.Tastelessly showy. | Play ▶ |
| Check | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.To inspect; to examine. | Play ▶ |
| Chest | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.Box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy. | Play ▶ |
| Chief | A person who is in charge.A person who exercises control over workers. | Play ▶ |
| Child | A young person of either sex.A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age. | Play ▶ |
| Chilly | Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.Not characterized by emotion; -C.W.Cunningham. | Play ▶ |
| Choice | The person or thing chosen or selected.The act of choosing or selecting. | Play ▶ |
| Chosen | To pick; to make the choice of; to select.Picked; selected. | Play ▶ |
| Chrome | Another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments.Another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments. | Play ▶ |
| Church | A building where Christians go to pray.A group of people with the same religious beliefs. | Play ▶ |
| Circle | A round plane figure.To move all the way around something. | Play ▶ |
| Circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow.An established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to. | Play ▶ |
| Circus | A travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals.A performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals. | Play ▶ |
| Cited | Make reference to.commend. | Play ▶ |
| Citizen | A person who legally belongs to a country. | Play ▶ |
| Civil | Relating to ordinary people, not the army.Polite and friendly to other people. | Play ▶ |
| Claim | To say that something is true or belongs to you.To ask for money you think you should get. | Play ▶ |
| Clarify | To make a statement, situation, or concept clear and more easily comprehensible.To make a liquid clear, pure, or free from impurities, especially by heating or filtering. | Play ▶ |
| Class | A group of things that are similar.A group of students taught together. | Play ▶ |
| Clean | Free from dirt, marks, or stains.To remove dirt or stains from something. | Play ▶ |
| Clever | Quick to understand, learn, and devise.Skilled at doing or achieving something. | Play ▶ |
| Cliff | A high, steep rock edge, usually by the sea. | Play ▶ |
| Climate | The usual weather conditions of a region over a long period. | Play ▶ |
| Clock | A timepiece that shows the time of day.To check the time using a watch or clock. | Play ▶ |
| Close | The temporal end; the concluding time.The last section of a communication. | Play ▶ |
| Cloth | Material made from threads, used to make clothes. | Play ▶ |
| Cloud | A white or gray mass in the sky made of water drops.A dark shape that blocks the light. | Play ▶ |
| Coast | The land right next to the sea or ocean.To move forward easily without using power. | Play ▶ |
| Cobalt | A hard blue-gray metallic chemical element. | Play ▶ |
| Cognitive | Relating to, or involving, conscious intellectual activity, such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering.Relating to the brain's ability to process, store, and retrieve information. | Play ▶ |
| Coherent | Logical, orderly, consistent, and aesthetically well-structured in all its parts.Capable of thinking, speaking, and expressing oneself in a completely clear, rational manner. | Play ▶ |
| Coincide | To happen at the same time, co-occur, or take place simultaneously by chance.To be in complete agreement, harmony, or alignment in opinion, nature, or space. | Play ▶ |
| Collar | The part of a shirt that goes around the neck.A band put around the neck of an animal like a dog or cat. | Play ▶ |
| Collect | To bring things together into a group.To get things from different places and put them together. | Play ▶ |
| Colony | A country or area controlled by another country.A group of animals or insects living together. | Play ▶ |
| Column | A tall, solid post used to support a building.A line of text in a newspaper or magazine. | Play ▶ |
| Commence | To take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; to start or begin.To initiate, open, or launch a meeting, school term, or game. | Play ▶ |
| Common | Occurring, found, or done often.Shared by, coming from, or done by more than one. | Play ▶ |
| Company | An institution created to conduct business.The state of being with someone. | Play ▶ |
| Complex | Consisting of many different and connected parts.A group of buildings or facilities. | Play ▶ |
| Comprise | To consist of, be composed of, or have as constituent parts.To make up, constitute, or form a larger system or total. | Play ▶ |
| Concrete | A heavy, hard building material made of sand, gravel, cement, and water.Existing in a material or physical form; real, solid, and tangible rather than abstract. | Play ▶ |
| Confirm | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.Make more firm. | Play ▶ |
| Consent | Permission or agreement for something to happen or to do something.A mutual agreement or unity of opinion between two or more parties. | Play ▶ |
| Context | The circumstances, environment, or background that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.The parts of a written or spoken statement that immediately precede and follow a word, clarifying its meaning. | Play ▶ |
| Convert | To change the form, character, function, or system of something into another.A person who has changed their religious faith, political beliefs, or opinion. | Play ▶ |
| Convict | To declare someone to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or decision of a judge.A person serving a sentence in a prison or correctional facility. | Play ▶ |
| Copper | A reddish-brown metal used for making wires and coins.A small brown coin. | Play ▶ |
| Corner | A place or angle where two sides meet.A difficult or awkward situation. | Play ▶ |
| Costly | Entailing great loss or sacrifice.Having a high price. | Play ▶ |
| Cotton | A soft white material from a plant used to make clothes.Fabric or thread made from this material. | Play ▶ |
| County | An area of a country or state that has its own local government.The largest administrative district in many places. | Play ▶ |
| Couple | Two individuals of the same sort considered together.Two people who are married or in a relationship. | Play ▶ |
| Courts | The places where legal trials happen.Places to play sports like tennis or basketball. | Play ▶ |
| Cousin | The child of your aunt or uncle. | Play ▶ |
| Covers | A lid.To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. | Play ▶ |
| Craft | The skilled practice of a practical occupation.A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space. | Play ▶ |
| Crash | A loud resonant repeating noise.A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles). | Play ▶ |
| Crazy | Someone who acts in a wild or strange way.Very angry or upset. | Play ▶ |
| Credit | An arrangement to buy things now and pay later.Praise for something you have done well. | Play ▶ |
| Creek | A small stream or river.A Native American group. | Play ▶ |
| Crime | An action that is against the law.Something very bad or wrong. | Play ▶ |
| Crisis | An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty.A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something. | Play ▶ |
| Criteria | The plural principles, standards, or benchmarks by which something is judged, evaluated, or decided.The specific requirements, rules, or test benchmarks established for selection or judgment. | Play ▶ |
| Crowd | A large group of people together in one place.To stand very close together. | Play ▶ |
| Crown | A circular decoration worn on the head by a king or queen.The very top of something, like a head or hill. | Play ▶ |
| Crude | Oil in its natural state before it is processed.Simple and not carefully made. | Play ▶ |
| Cruel | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. | Play ▶ |
| Cruise | A holiday on a large ship.To travel slowly in a car or boat for pleasure. | Play ▶ |
| Crush | To press something very hard until it breaks.A strong but temporary feeling of liking someone. | Play ▶ |
| Crystal | A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure.Colorless glass made of almost pure silica. | Play ▶ |
| Curse | To say bad or magic words to bring bad luck.To use bad or rude language. | Play ▶ |
| Curve | A line that bends smoothly.Something that bends and is not straight. | Play ▶ |
| Custom | A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving.Made or done to order for a particular customer. | Play ▶ |
| Cycles | A series of events that happen over and over again.To ride a bicycle. | Play ▶ |
| Damage | To break or harm something.Money paid for breaking something. | Play ▶ |
| Danger | The possibility of suffering harm or injury.A person or thing that is likely to cause harm. | Play ▶ |
| Darkly | Without light.In a dark glowering menacing manner. | Play ▶ |
| Debate | A formal discussion where people argue different opinions.To think carefully about different choices. | Play ▶ |
| Debris | The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. | Play ▶ |
| Decent | Good, honest, and polite. | Play ▶ |
| Decline | To become smaller, fewer, weaker, or less; to decrease or deteriorate over time.To politely refuse an invitation, offer, or request. | Play ▶ |
| Deduce | To arrive at a logical fact or conclusion by reasoning from general premises, evidence, or principles.To conclude, infer, or figure out through structured deduction and logical reasoning. | Play ▶ |
| Deficit | The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount.An insufficiency, loss, or handicap in physical, neurological, or mental functioning. | Play ▶ |
| Define | To explain exactly what a word means.To show what something is. | Play ▶ |
| Degree | A unit used to measure temperature or angles.A certificate you get when you finish university. | Play ▶ |
| Delay | To wait or make something late.When something happens later than it should. | Play ▶ |
| Delegate | A person designated, appointed, or elected to represent others, especially at a conference.To entrust, assign, or transfer a task, responsibility, or power to another person. | Play ▶ |
| Delete | To erase or remove something.To remove words or files from a computer. | Play ▶ |
| Delta | Land shaped like a triangle where a river meets the sea.The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. | Play ▶ |
| Demand | The need or desire that people have for a product.To ask for something very strongly. | Play ▶ |
| Denote | To be a sign, symbol, or direct indication of something; to stand for.To have as a literal, primary, or direct meaning, as opposed to a connotation. | Play ▶ |
| Depart | Leave a place, especially to begin a journey. | Play ▶ |
| Depend | To need someone's help.To be affected by something else. | Play ▶ |
| Deploy | Place troops or weapons in battle formation.Place troops or weapons in battle formation. | Play ▶ |
| Deputy | A person who helps or acts for a boss.The second most important person in a group. | Play ▶ |
| Derive | To obtain, receive, or trace something from a specified source or origin.To deduce, formulate, or obtain a conclusion, math equation, or chemical compound through reasoning. | Play ▶ |
| Desert | A very dry area of land with lots of sand.To leave someone when they need you. | Play ▶ |
| Desire | A strong feeling of wanting to have something.Strong sexual appetite. | Play ▶ |
| Detect | To discover, identify, or determine the presence, existence, or fact of something hidden or subtle.To solve a crime or uncover a secret through investigation, scanning, or analysis. | Play ▶ |
| Deviate | To depart, diverge, or turn aside from an established course, plan, standard, or route.A person whose behavior, beliefs, or lifestyle departs significantly from accepted social standards. | Play ▶ |
| Device | A machine or tool made for a special use.A phone, tablet, or computer. | Play ▶ |
| Devil | A very evil spirit.A bad or cruel person. | Play ▶ |
| Devote | To give all of your time or energy to something.To dedicate your life to someone. | Play ▶ |
| Diary | A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations.A personal journal (as a physical object). | Play ▶ |
| Diesel | A type of fuel used in some cars and trucks.An engine that burns heavy oil. | Play ▶ |
| Differ | To be different from someone or something.To have a different opinion from someone. | Play ▶ |
| Digital | Displaying numbers rather than scale positions.Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits. | Play ▶ |
| Diminish | To make or become smaller, fewer, weaker, or less in size, extent, or range.To lessen, detract from, or undermine the authority, dignity, value, or reputation of someone. | Play ▶ |
| Discrete | Individually separate, distinct, and unconnected to other elements.Consisting of distinct, unconnected points or values, as in mathematical integers or data. | Play ▶ |
| Dismiss | To order or allow someone to leave; to send away from a room, job, or presence.To treat as unworthy of serious consideration; to disregard or brush aside an idea or claim. | Play ▶ |
| Dispute | A serious argument, disagreement, or debate, especially an official one between groups or nations.To question, contest, or challenge the truth, validity, or authority of a statement. | Play ▶ |
| Distant | Far away in space or time. | Play ▶ |
| Distinct | Clearly different, separate, and distinguishable in nature, quality, or identity from others.Easy to perceive, spot, or see; clearly outlined, sharp, and plain. | Play ▶ |
| Diverse | Showing a great deal of variety; very different and containing many distinct elements.Distinctly dissimilar, unlike, or varied in character or quality. | Play ▶ |
| Dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. | Play ▶ |
| Domain | An area controlled by a ruler or government.A specific area of knowledge or work. | Play ▶ |
| Donate | Give to a charity or good cause. | Play ▶ |
| Donkey | An animal that looks like a small horse with long ears.A strong animal used for carrying heavy things. | Play ▶ |
| Double | Twice as much or twice as many.To make something twice as big. | Play ▶ |
| Dozen | A group of twelve.Twelve of something. | Play ▶ |
| Dragon | A large, magical animal that breathes fire.A scary creature from old stories. | Play ▶ |
| Dread | A strong feeling of fear or worry.To feel very afraid about something. | Play ▶ |
| Dream | Pictures or stories that happen in your mind when you sleep.Something you really want to happen in the future. | Play ▶ |
| Dress | A piece of clothing that covers the body and legs.To put on clothes. | Play ▶ |
| Drive | To control a car or other vehicle.A journey in a car. | Play ▶ |
| Driver | A person who drives a vehicle.A factor which causes a particular phenomenon. | Play ▶ |
| Ductile | Easily influenced.Susceptible to being led or directed. | Play ▶ |
| Durable | Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing, sturdy, and long-lasting.In economics: a consumer good that is useful over a long period, typically more than a year. | Play ▶ |
| Duties | Things you must do for your job or because it is right.Jobs that you have to do. | Play ▶ |
| Dying | Stopping to live.Close to death. | Play ▶ |
| Dynamic | Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.A force that stimulates change or progress within a system. | Play ▶ |
| Earned | Got money by working.Got something because you worked hard for it. | Play ▶ |
| Earth | The planet on which we live.The soil or dirt on the ground. | Play ▶ |
| Earthy | Looking or smelling like dirt or soil.Simple, natural, and honest. | Play ▶ |
| Easter | A holiday in the spring often celebrated with eggs.A spring festival. | Play ▶ |
| Echoed | (of a sound or sound waves) To reflect off a surface and return. | Play ▶ |
| Effect | A change that happens because of something else.The result of an action. | Play ▶ |
| Efficacy | The ability or capacity to produce a desired, intended, or successful result.Effectiveness, productiveness, or potency in achieving an objective. | Play ▶ |
| Eighty | The number 80.Eight times ten. | Play ▶ |
| Either | One or the other of two things. | Play ▶ |
| Elbows | The joints in the middle of your arms.The outside part of your arm where it bends. | Play ▶ |
| Elders | People who are older than you.Older people in a family or town. | Play ▶ |
| Elect | An exclusive group of people.Selected by a vote for an office or membership. | Play ▶ |
| Element | A part or aspect of something abstract.A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. | Play ▶ |
| Elements | The fundamental, abstract, or essential parts of which anything is composed.Severe, rough, or violent weather, viewed as caused by the forces of nature. | Play ▶ |
| Eleven | The number 11.A team that plays football. | Play ▶ |
| Eligible | Qualified for, allowed, or worthy of being chosen or selected under established rules.Desirable or suitable as a marriage partner, typically due to wealth, status, or charm. | Play ▶ |
| Emerge | To move out of, or away from, something and come into full view from concealment.To arise, occur, or come into existence as a result of a process or event. | Play ▶ |
| Empire | A large group of countries ruled by one person or country.A kingdom with an emperor. | Play ▶ |
| Empirical | Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.Capable of being proven, tested, or disproven through scientific trial and measurement. | Play ▶ |
| Employ | To pay someone to work for you.To use something. | Play ▶ |
| Empty | Having nothing inside.Without people or things. | Play ▶ |
| Emulate | To match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation out of admiration.To reproduce or imitate the function of another computer, device, or program using hardware or software. | Play ▶ |
| Enable | To make someone able to do something. | Play ▶ |
| Energy | The power you need to do things and be active.Power from electricity, gas, or the sun. | Play ▶ |
| Engage | To take part in something.To get someone's interest or attention. | Play ▶ |
| Engine | A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process. | Play ▶ |
| Enjoy | To get pleasure from something.To like doing something. | Play ▶ |
| Enough | As much as you need.The right amount of something. | Play ▶ |
| Enroll | To join a school or a class officially. | Play ▶ |
| Ensure | To make sure that something happens. | Play ▶ |
| Enter | To go into a room or building.To join a competition or group. | Play ▶ |
| Entity | A thing with a distinct, independent, and separate existence, whether living or non-living.An abstract or real concept that has its own unique identity and properties. | Play ▶ |
| Envoy | A messenger who represents their country.A person sent on a special mission. | Play ▶ |
| Equal | The same in size, amount, or value.Having the same rights as other people. | Play ▶ |
| Equation | A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions using symbols.The process of equating or balancing one thing with another, making them equal. | Play ▶ |
| Equip | To give someone the things they need for a job.To prepare someone with skills. | Play ▶ |
| Erased | Rubbed out or removed completely.Deleted from a paper or computer. | Play ▶ |
| Erode | To gradually wear away, disintegrate, or destroy rock, soil, or material by wind, water, or other natural agents.To slowly diminish, weaken, or undermine a value, authority, confidence, or position. | Play ▶ |
| Errors | Mistakes or things that are wrong.Incorrect answers on a test. | Play ▶ |
| Escort | To go with someone to protect or show them the way.A person who travels with someone else to keep them safe. | Play ▶ |
| Essay | A short piece of writing on a particular subject.An attempt to do something. | Play ▶ |
| Estate | All the money and property owned by a person.A large area of land in the country. | Play ▶ |
| Estimate | An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.A written statement indicating the likely cost of a proposed job or service. | Play ▶ |
| Ethical | Relating to moral principles, standards of conduct, or the philosophical study of ethics.Avoiding harm, deceit, or unfairness, and adhering to strict moral principles of justice. | Play ▶ |
| Ethics | Ideas about what is right and wrong behavior.The study of right and wrong. | Play ▶ |
| Evacuate | To remove people from a dangerous, threatened, or unsafe place to a safer location.To empty completely, remove contents, or discharge waste from a container or organ. | Play ▶ |
| Event | Something important that happens.A planned public or social occasion. | Play ▶ |
| Every | All the people or things in a group.Happening all the time or regularly. | Play ▶ |
| Evident | Plain, clear, or obvious to the mind, judgment, or senses; easily perceived.Discernible, visible, or capable of being easily noticed by an observer. | Play ▶ |
| Evil | Very bad or cruel.Something that causes harm or bad luck. | Play ▶ |
| Evolve | To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.To gain, grow, or work out a plan, idea, or pattern through experience or time. | Play ▶ |
| Exact | Completely correct; with no mistakes.To demand and get something from someone. | Play ▶ |
| Examine | To look at something carefully.To test someone's knowledge or health. | Play ▶ |
| Except | Not including; but not.To leave out. | Play ▶ |
| Excess | More than what is needed or usual.An extra amount. | Play ▶ |
| Excite | To make someone feel very happy and interested.To cause strong feelings. | Play ▶ |
| Excuse | A reason you give to explain why you did something wrong.To forgive someone for a small mistake. | Play ▶ |
| Execute | To carry out, perform, or put a plan, decision, law, or command into active effect.To carry out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person. | Play ▶ |
| Exhaust | To drain someone of their physical or mental strength; to tire out completely.Waste gases or steam ejected from an engine, pipe, or system during operation. | Play ▶ |
| Exhibit | An object, document, or piece of evidence produced in a court of law to be referred to during a trial.A public display of art, historic items, or goods, typically in a gallery or museum. | Play ▶ |
| Exist | To be real; to be alive.To continue to live in difficult situations. | Play ▶ |
| Exit | A way out of a building or room.To leave a place. | Play ▶ |
| Exotic | Originating in, or characteristic of, a distant, foreign, or tropical country; not native.Strikingly strange, unusual, mysterious, or glamorous in appearance or behavior. | Play ▶ |
| Expand | To become bigger or make something bigger.To add more details to a story. | Play ▶ |
| Expect | To think that something will happen.To believe that someone should do something. | Play ▶ |
| Expert | A person who knows a lot about a subject.Having a lot of skill in something. | Play ▶ |
| Explicit | Stated clearly, precisely, and in detail, leaving no room for confusion, doubt, or implication.Graphic, highly realistic, and containing explicit details of violence or adult themes. | Play ▶ |
| Exploit | To make full use of and derive benefit from a resource, opportunity, or system.A notable, daring, or heroic achievement or deed; a great feat. | Play ▶ |
| Export | To send goods to another country to sell them.A product sold to a different country. | Play ▶ |
| Extend | To make something longer or bigger.To stretch out your arm or leg. | Play ▶ |
| External | Of, situated on, or relating to the outside or outer surface of something.Relating to foreign countries, international relations, or outside organizations. | Play ▶ |
| Extinct | No longer in existence; died out completely leaving no living representatives, as a species.Of a volcano: permanently inactive and no longer capable of erupting. | Play ▶ |
| Extra | More than is usual or expected.An actor in a movie who does not speak. | Play ▶ |
| Extract | To pull out, draw out, or remove something forcibly from a fixed position.A preparation, essence, or concentrate obtained by distillation, squeezing, or chemical processing of a plant or fruit. | Play ▶ |
| Fabric | Cloth used for making clothes or curtains.The basic structure of a building or society. | Play ▶ |
| Facial | Relating to the face.A beauty treatment for the face. | Play ▶ |
| Facilitate | To make an action, process, or task easy or easier.To promote, smooth, or accelerate the progress of a system or process. | Play ▶ |
| Factor | One of the things that causes something to happen.A number that divides into another number smoothly. | Play ▶ |
| Faded | Lost color and brightness over time.Looking old and less bright. | Play ▶ |
| Failed | Did not succeed in doing something.Did not pass a test. | Play ▶ |
| Fairly | In a way that is right and treats everyone equally.Quite or rather. | Play ▶ |
| Faith | Strong belief in a religion or God.Complete trust in someone or something. | Play ▶ |
| Fallacy | A mistaken belief or misconception, especially one based on unsound, deceptive, or incorrect argument.The quality of being false, misleading, or deceptive in argument. | Play ▶ |
| Fallen | Dropped down to the ground.Having dropped from a high place. | Play ▶ |
| Family | A group of parents and their children living together.All the descendants of a common ancestor. | Play ▶ |
| Farmer | A person who owns or works on a farm.A person who works in agriculture. | Play ▶ |
| Fasten | To close or join securely.To do up a seatbelt or a button. | Play ▶ |
| Father | A man in relation to his natural child or children.To bring a basic idea into being. | Play ▶ |
| Faults | Mistakes or things that are wrong with something.Things you do wrong. | Play ▶ |
| Favors | Kind things that you do to help someone.Helpful actions done for a friend. | Play ▶ |
| Feasible | Capable of being done, executed, or accomplished easily or conveniently with the means at hand.Reasonable, likely, or probable given the current circumstances and facts. | Play ▶ |
| Feature | A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.A newspaper or magazine article. | Play ▶ |
| Federal | Relating to the central government of a group of states. | Play ▶ |
| Fellow | Someone who is in the same situation as you.A man or a boy. | Play ▶ |
| Female | Belonging to the sex that can have babies.A woman or girl. | Play ▶ |
| Ferric | Of or relating to or containing iron. | Play ▶ |
| Fibers | A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber). | Play ▶ |
| Field | A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought. | Play ▶ |
| Fields | Areas of land used for growing crops or keeping animals.Areas of land covered in grass. | Play ▶ |
| Fifty | The number 50.Five times ten. | Play ▶ |
| Figure | A number or symbol used in math.The shape of the human body. | Play ▶ |
| Filing | Putting documents into folders to keep them organized.Smoothing the edge of your nails with a tool. | Play ▶ |
| Finals | The last games in a sports competition.Important exams at the end of the school year. | Play ▶ |
| Finely | Into very small pieces.In a very beautiful or detailed way. | Play ▶ |
| Finger | Each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand.To touch or feel something with the hands. | Play ▶ |
| Finish | To complete something or come to the end.The end of a race. | Play ▶ |
| Finite | Having definite limits, boundaries, or caps in size, time, or extent; not infinite.Of verbs: relating to forms that are limited by tense, person, and number. | Play ▶ |
| Firing | Making someone leave their job.Shooting a gun. | Play ▶ |
| First | Coming before all others.Number one in a line or race. | Play ▶ |
| Fiscal | Connected with money, taxes, and government.About public money. | Play ▶ |
| Fisher | A person who catches fish.An animal that eats fish. | Play ▶ |
| Fitted | Made to be the exact size and shape.Equipped with everything necessary. | Play ▶ |
| Fixing | Repairing something that is broken.Attaching something firmly. | Play ▶ |
| Flames | The bright, burning gas that you see when something is on fire.The hot, orange part of a fire. | Play ▶ |
| Flange | A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object. | Play ▶ |
| Flight | A journey in an airplane.Running away from danger. | Play ▶ |
| Floats | Stays on the top of the water without sinking.Moves gently in the air or water. | Play ▶ |
| Floods | When a lot of water covers land that is usually dry.A huge amount of water crashing over land. | Play ▶ |
| Floor | The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure).A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. | Play ▶ |
| Floral | Made of flowers or having pictures of flowers.Smelling like flowers. | Play ▶ |
| Flower | The seed-bearing part of a plant.To be in or reach an optimum stage of development. | Play ▶ |
| Fluctuate | To rise and fall, or vary irregularly and continually in number, value, or state.To waver, hesitate, or shift indecisively in opinion, feeling, or decision. | Play ▶ |
| Fluids | Liquids like water or juice.Substances that can flow easily. | Play ▶ |
| Flyers | Small pieces of paper used for advertising.People who travel in airplanes. | Play ▶ |
| Flying | Moving through the air using wings or an airplane.Traveling by plane. | Play ▶ |
| Focus | To give all your attention to one thing.The main point of interest. | Play ▶ |
| Foggy | When there is a lot of thick cloud near the ground making it hard to see.Not clear or confused. | Play ▶ |
| Folded | Bent something over on itself so that one part covers another.Closed a paper or blanket by bending it. | Play ▶ |
| Follow | To go or come behind someone or something.To obey rules or instructions. | Play ▶ |
| Fondly | In a loving or caring way.With affection and nice memories. | Play ▶ |
| Forced | Made to do something you do not want to do.Done with a lot of effort, not naturally. | Play ▶ |
| Forecast | A prediction, estimate, or prognosis of how something (such as the weather or economy) will develop.A calculation or layout of expected expenses, revenues, or patterns. | Play ▶ |
| Forest | A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.A dense mass of vertical objects. | Play ▶ |
| Forget | To not remember something.To accidentally leave something behind. | Play ▶ |
| Formal | Very polite and serious, or following strict rules.Clothes you wear to a very fancy party. | Play ▶ |
| Formulate | To express, declare, or state a theory, opinion, or argument systematically and clearly.To prepare or construct a chemical formula, recipe, or medical mixture according to a precise blueprint. | Play ▶ |
| Fossil | The shape of an old bone or plant kept in rock.An old-fashioned or outdated person. | Play ▶ |
| Foster | To take care of a child that is not your own.To help something grow or develop. | Play ▶ |
| Fought | Used physical force to try to defeat someone in the past.Argued strongly about something. | Play ▶ |