Vocabulary decks

Words for Feelings 153 words

Precise words for emotions, from wistful to ebullient. For writers, therapists, and anyone who wants to say exactly how they feel.

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• wistful adj showing pensive sadness
• ebullient adj joyously unrestrained
• melancholy noun a feeling of thoughtful sadness
• exultant adj joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
• inconsolable adj sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
• abashed adj feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
• sanguine adj confidently optimistic and cheerful
• remorseful adj feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Words That Sound Beautiful 142 words

Words chosen for how they sound: soft, musical, and a pleasure to say out loud.

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• mellifluous adj pleasing to the ear
• ineffable adj defying expression or description
• luminous adj softly bright or radiant
• gossamer adj characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
• serendipity noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
• petrichor noun the earthy scent that arises when rain falls on dry ground
• tranquil adj not agitated; without losing self-possession
• silhouette noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

Literary 231 words

Vocabulary you meet in classic novels, so older books read more easily.

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• abide verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• repast noun the food served and eaten at one time
• gallant adj having or displaying great dignity or nobility
• insipid adj lacking interest or significance or impact
• dowry noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
• countenance noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
• ardent adj characterized by strong enthusiasm
• parlour noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

Rare Words 82 words

Obscure and delightful words most people have never heard.

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• abibliophobia noun the fear of having nothing left to read or of running out of books
• defenestration noun the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
• fuliginous adj having the color of soot; dark, smoky, or dusky
• interrobang noun a punctuation mark combining a question mark and an exclamation point to convey surprised inquiry
• metanoia noun a profound transformation in one's outlook or a fundamental change of heart
• tenebrous adj dark and gloomy
• apricity noun the warmth of the sun felt during winter
• sesquipedalian adj given to the overuse of long words

Business 168 words

Sharp, precise words for meetings, emails, and presentations.

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• synergy noun the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
• leverage noun strategic advantage; power to act effectively
• proviso noun a stipulated condition
• contingent adj determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
• accede verb to agree or express agreement
• nominal adj existing in name only
• paradigm noun a standard or typical example

GRE 800 words

High-frequency GRE vocabulary, the words that show up again and again on test day.

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• laconic adj brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• obdurate adj showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
• sanguine adj confidently optimistic and cheerful
• profligate adj recklessly wasteful
• spurious adj plausible but false
• decorum noun propriety in manners and conduct
• bane noun something causing misery or death
• ephemeral adj lasting a very short time

SAT 450 words

The academic words the digital SAT tests in context, like undermine, plausible, and substantiate.

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• undermine verb destroy property or hinder normal operations
• plausible adj apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
• substantiate verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• pivotal adj being of crucial importance
• scrutinize verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
• pragmatic adj concerned with practical matters
• frugal adj avoiding waste
• benevolent adj intending or showing kindness

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