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ISEE Vocabulary
ISEE Vocabulary Words
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abduct (v.) | - to kidnap |
| abase (v.) | - to lower, demean, degrade |
| abscond (v.) | - to sneak away and hide |
| abate (v.) | - to lessen, to reduce in severity |
| abbreviate (v.) | - to shorten, reduce |
| abundant (adj.) | - in great numbers |
| accede (v.) | - to agree |
| accentuate (v.) | - to emphasize, to highlight |
| aberration (n.) | - a deviation from the expected course |
| abhor (v.) | - to hate, loathe |
| abide (v.) | - to put up with, tolerate |
| abject (adj.) | - of the most miserable kind |
| abort (v.) | - to give up unfinished |
| abridge (v.) | - to shorten, cut down |
| accommodating (adj.) | - obliging, helpful |
| accost (v.) | - to approach or confront aggressively |
| acumen (n.) | - keen insight |
| acute (adj.) | - sharp, severe |
| affable (adj.) | - friendly, amiable |
| affluent (adj.) | - rich, wealthy |
| aggrandize (v.) | - to increase or make greater |
| abrogate (v.) | - to abolish, often by authority |
| aggregate (v.) | to gather, amass |
| aghast (adj.) | struck by amazement |
| agoraphobia (n.) | an abnormal fear of open or public places |
| akimbo (adj.) | with hands on hips |
| alacrity (n.) | speed readyness |
| algid (adj.) | fridgid, cold |
| allay (v.) | to sooth, assuage |
| alleviate (v.) | to relieve |
| aloof (adj.) | reserved, distant |
| altercation (n.) | an argument, dispute |
| amalgamation (n.) | a union, a merger |
| ambivalent (adj.) | having contradictory feelings |
| amble (v.) | to stroll, walk |
| ameliorate (v.) | - to improve, to make better |
| amend (v.) | - to change for the better, |
| amiable (adj.) | - friendly, affable |
| amorous (adj.) | - relating to or showing love |
| amorphous (adj.) | - without shape or borders |
| anomaly (n.) | - something that does not fit into the normal order |
| antechamber (n.) | - a waiting room |
| anxiety (n.) | - uneasiness |
| aphorism (n.) | - a short saying |
| apocalypse (n.) | - total devastation, the end of the world |
| apparitional (adj.) | - ghostly, spectral |
| arbitrator (n.) | - one who settles controversy between two sides |
| ascetic (n.) | - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline |
| assuage (v.) | - to ease, pacify |
| atone (v.) | - to apologize, make amends |
| audacious (adj.) | - excessively bold |
| augment (v.) | - to increase or make larger |
| austere (adj.) | - very bare, bleak, simple |
| baleful (adj.) | - harmful, threatening |
| bard (n.) | - a poet, often a singer as well |
| battery (n.) | - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together |
| belligerent (adj.) | - contentious, ready to fight |
| benevolent (adj.) | - kind, good, caring |
| benign (adj.) | - non-threatening, innocuous |
| berate (v.) | - to scold severely |
| bereft (adj.) | - without, devoid of |
| bide (v.) | - to wait, or remain in a condition |
| bilk (v.) | - to cheat, to swindle |
| blandish (v.) | - to coax through flattery |
| bloated (adj.) | - swollen, bigger than desired |
| boisterous (adj.) | - loud, energetic |
| bourgeois (adj.) | - middle class |
| brash (adj.) | - hasty or lacking in sensitivity |
| brazen (adj.) | - excessively bold, brash |
| brumal (adj.) | - wintry, relating to winter |
| brusque (adj.) | - short, abrupt, dismissive |
| buffet (n.) | - a spread of food involving choices |
| buffet (v.) | - to hit or strike |
| burgeon (v.) | - to come forth, blossom |
| cacophony (n.) | - noise, discordant sound |
| cadence (n.) | - rhythm |
| cajole (v.) | - to urge, coax |
| callous (adj.) | - harsh, cold, unfeeling |
| calumny (n.) | - an attempt to defame another's reputation |
| camaraderie (n.) | - cheerful unity among a group |
| canvas (n.) | - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints |
| capricious (adj.) | - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim |
| captivate (v.) | - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of |
| carouse (v.) | - to revel, to party |
| cavity (n.) | - a hole |
| cavort (v.) | - to frolic, leap, prance |
| celestial (adj.) | - relating to the sky or the heavens |
| chastise (v.) | - to criticize, to scold |
| choreographed (adj.) | - arranged, as in dance |
| circumlocution (n.) | - indirect language |
| circumspect (adj.) | - cautious |
| clairvoyant (adj.) | - able to see things that others cannot |
| claustrophobia (n.) | - an abnormal fear of closed or crowed spaces |
| cliché (n.) | - a trite, overused expression |
| coalesce (v.) | - to combine into one |
| cogent (adj.) | - intelligent, viable |
| collusion (n.) | - a conspiracy, a secret agreement |
| colossus (n.) | - an enormous structure |
| comatose (adj.) | - lethargic |
| commendable (adj.) | - worthy of praise |
| commodious (adj.) | - spacious, roomy |
| compel (v.) | - to force |
| complicit (adj.) | - being an accomplice in a wrong act |
| compliment (n.) | - an expression of esteem or approval |
| concede (v.) | - to give in, to accept |
| conciliatory (adj.) | - agreeable, friendly |
| concoct (v.) | - to make up or invent |
| concord (n.) | - agreement |
| conduit (n.) | - a pipe, passage, channel |
| confluence (n.) | - a convergence, a coming together |
| confound (v.) | - to frustrate |
| connotation (n.) | - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition |
| contusion (n.) | - bruise, injury |
| convalescence (n.) | - the gradual return to health after illness |
| copious (adj.) | - abundant, plentiful |
| corpulent (adj.) | - very fat |
| cosmopolitan (adj.) | - worldly, sophisticated |
| credulity (n.) | - readiness to believe |
| cursory (adj.) | - brief to the point of being superficial |
| daft (adj.) | - insane, foolish |
| daunting (adj.) | - intimidating |
| dearth (n.) | - a lack, scarcity |
| defame (v.) | - to destroy the reputation of |
| deft (adj.) | - skilled, adept |
| defunct (adj.) | - no longer used or existing |
| deleterious (adj.) | - harmful |
| delude (v.) | - to deceive, to mislead |
| deluge (n.) | - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood |
| derelict (adj.) | - run-down, abandoned |
| desolate (adj.) | - deserted, lifeless |
| despondent (adj.) | - discouraged, hopeless, depressed |
| destitute (adj.) | - impoverished |
| diaphanous (adj.) | - transparent, light, airy |
| dictate (v.) | - to pronounce, command, prescribe |
| differentiate (v.) | - to distinguish, to make different |
| dilapidated (adj.) | - in a state of disrepair |
| diligent (adj.) | - careful, showing care |
| diminish (v.) | - to decrease or make smaller |
| diminutive (adj.) | - miniature, small |
| discreet (adj.) | - prudent or inconspicuous |
| discrete (adj.) | - separate, distinct, individual |
| disparage (v.) | - to criticize, degrade, belittle |
| dissonance (n.) | - lack of harmony or agreement |
| divergent (adj.) | - different, deviating, contrary |
| diverse (adj.) | - varied |
| divisive (adj.) | - causing conflict, opposition |
| domicile (n.) | - a residence, a home |
| doppelganger (n.) | - a ghostly double of a living person |
| douse (v.) | - to drench, saturate |
| dutiful (adj.) | - careful to fulfill obligations |
| dynamic (adj.) | - characterized by continuous change or activity |
| elocution (n.) | - the art of public speaking |
| elucidate (v.) | - to clarify |
| empathetic (adj.) | - feeling another’s pain as own's own |
| empathy (n.) | - the experience of another’s feelings as one's own |
| enervate (v.) | - to weaken, make weary |
| enervated (adj.) | - lacking energy, weakened, exhausted |
| entity (n.) | - something that exists as a discrete unit |
| entomology (n.) | - the study of insects |
| envious (adj.) | - jealous |
| erect (v.) | - to construct, to raise |
| erroneous (adj.) | - mistaken, incorrect |
| euphoric (adj.) | - elated, overjoyed |
| exacerbate (v.) | - to make more violent, intense |
| excursion (n.) | - a trip, an outing |
| exemplary (adj.) | - serving as an example |
| exigent (adj.) | - critical, urgent |
| existential (adj.) | - relating to existence |
| exorbitant (adj.) | - excessive |
| extol (v.) | - to praise |
| extravagant (adj.) | - excessive, over-the-top |
| fabricate (v.) | - to invent, make-up, concoct |
| fabulist (n.) | - a teller of fables; a liar |
| facile (adj.) | - easy |
| fallacious (adj.) | - incorrect, misleading |
| familial (adj.) | - relating to family |
| fatuous (adj.) | - silly, foolish |
| fecund (adj.) | - fertile, fruitful |
| feign (v.) | - to fake or pretend to |
| feral (adj.) | - savage, wild, untamed |
| fetter (v.) | - to restrain, chain, tie |
| fey (adj.) | - magical |
| fickle (adj.) | - characterized by changeableness, whimsical |
| figurative (adj.) | - symbolic |
| firmament (n.) | - the sky, the heavens |
| flabbergasted (adj.) | - astounded, stupefied |
| flaccid (adj.) | - limp |
| flattery (n.) | - compliments, sycophancy |
| flout (v.) | - to scorn, ignore, show contempt for |
| fluctuate (v.) | - to vary irregularly |
| flux (n.) | - a state of constant change or a flow |
| forage (v.) | - to rummage, scavenge, graze for food |
| forestall (v.) | - to delay, impede |
| forlorn (adj.) | - lonely, hopeless |
| formidable (adj.) | - arousing fear or alarm |
| forsake (v.) | - to abandon, forget |
| fortify (v.) | - to strengthen |
| fortitude (n.) | - strength, bravery |
| fortuitous (adj.) | - lucky, occurring by chance |
| foster (v.) | - to stimulate, promote, encourage |
| frenetic (adj.) | - frenzied, hectic, frantic |
| gape (v.) | - to open the mouth and stare stupidly |
| gay (adj.) | - happy, cheery, or homosexual |
| gluttonous (adj.) | - insatiable in appetite |
| goad (v.) | - to urge, to provoke into action |
| gourmand (n.) | - one who likes eating and drinking |
| grandiose (adj.) | - extraordinary, grand in scope |
| gregarious (adj.) | - sociable, outgoing |
| grotto (n.) | - a small cave or cavern |
| guile (n.) | - deceitful actions or behavior |
| hail (v.) | - to come from |
| hapless (adj.) | - unlucky |
| harmony (n.) | - agreement, often of sound |
| harrowing (adj.) | - agonizing, distressing |
| hedonist (n.) | - one whose primary pursuit is pleasure |
| henchman (n.) | - a trusted follower, goon |
| hiatus (n.) | - an interruption in continuity, a break |
| hiemal (adj.) | - wintry, relating to winter |
| hierarchy (n.) | - a ranking system of groups or individuals |
| histrionic (adj.) | - excessively dramatic or emotional |
| idolatrous (adj.) | - worshiping excessively an object or person |
| illusory (adj.) | - deceptive, produced by an illusion |
| immaculate (adj.) | - impeccably clean, spotless, pure |
| immutable (adj.) | - not susceptible to change |
| impecunious (adj.) | - excessively poor |
| impervious (adj.) | - unable to be penetrated, unaffected |
| impudent (adj.) | - rude, improper |
| incessant (adj.) | - without interruption |
| incisive (adj.) | - clear, sharp, direct |
| inclement (adj.) | - stormy, bad, severe |
| inclination (n.) | - a tendency, propensity |
| indictment (n.) | - accusation of wrongdoing |
| indignation (n.) | - anger due to an unfair situation |
| inextricable (adj.) | - hopelessly confused or tangled |
| infuse (v.) | - to inject |
| ingenious (adj.) | - marked by special intelligence |
| inimical (adj.) | - hostile, threatening |
| iniquity (n.) | - a wicked act, a sin |
| innate (adj.) | - inborn, native, inherent |
| innocuous (adj.) | - harmless |
| inquisitor (n.) | - someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry |
| inundate (v.) | - to flood |
| invariable (adj.) | - not susceptible to change |
| invective (n.) | - a verbal attack |
| inveterate (adj.) | - habitual, natural |
| irascible (adj.) | - easily angered |
| jubilant (adj.) | - joyful, happy |
| judicious (adj.) | - of sound judgment |
| juvenile (adj.) | - young or immature |
| juxtapose (v.) | - to put next to each other |
| labyrinthine (adj.) | - intricate, maze-like |
| laceration (n.) | - a cut, a rip |
| lachrymose (adj.) | - tearful |
| latent (adj.) | - present but hidden |
| laud (v.) | - to applaud or praise |
| laudatory (adj.) | - admiring, praising |
| lavish (adj.) | - extravagant |
| lethargic (adj.) | - sluggish, weary, apathetic |
| lewd (adj.) | - vulgar, offensive, rude |
| libel (n.) | - a statement giving an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing |
| licentious (adj.) | - amoral, lawless, lewd |
| limber (adj.) | - bending or flexing readily, pliable |
| limpid (adj.) | - clear, easily understood |
| linchpin (n.) | - something that holds separate things together |
| lithe (adj.) | - graceful, flexible, supple |
| loquacious (adj.) | - talkative |
| lull (n.) | - a relatively calm interval, as in a storm |
| luminescence (n.) | - light from non-thermal sources |
| magnanimous (adj.) | - generous, noble |
| malaise (n.) | - vague feeling of discomfort |
| malevolent (adj.) | - having intent to harm others |
| malicious (adj.) | - malevolent, harmful |
| malign (v.) | - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of |
| malleable (adj.) | - easily shaped or formed |
| mandatory (adj.) | - required, not optional |
| manifest (v.) | - to show clearly |
| manifold (adj.) | - many |
| masticate (v.) | - to chew |
| matrimony (n.) | - marriage |
| maudlin (adj.) | - sentimental |
| maxim (n.) | - a common saying of advice or virtue |
| meager (adj.) | - lacking in quality stature |
| mediate (v.) | - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out |
| melodramatic (adj.) | - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic |
| mendacious (adj.) | - inclined to lie or mislead |
| meritorious (adj.) | - deserving of praise or merit |
| metamorphosis (n.) | - a change of form, shape or substance |
| mimic (v.) | - to imitate, to copy |
| misogyny (n.) | - hatred of women |
| modicum (n.) | - a small amount of something |
| mollify (v.) | - to soften in temper |
| mercurial (adj.) | - quick and changeable in temperment |
| monogamy (n.) | - having only one spouse at a time |
| mores (n.) | - moral attitudes |
| morose (adj.) | - gloomy or sullen |
| munificent (adj.) | - generous, benevolent |
| mutability (n.) | - capability of change |
| myopic (adj.) | - short-sighted |
| myriad (adj.) | - consisting of a very great number |
| narrate (v.) | - to tell a story |
| nebulous (adj.) | - indistinct, hazy |
| nefarious (adj.) | - horribly villainous |
| neologism (n.) | - the creation of new words, or a new word |
| neonate (n.) | - a newborn baby |
| noisome (adj.) | - foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell |
| notoriety (n.) | - infamy, known in bad regard |
| novel (adj.) | - strikingly new, unusual, or different |
| noxious (adj.) | - harmful, toxic |
| obdurate (adj.) | - unyielding to persuasion or moral influences |
| obfuscate (v.) | - to render incomprehensible |
| obsequious (adj.) | - excessively compliant or submissive |
| odious (adj.) | - meriting strong displeasure |
| officious (adj.) | - offering unwanted help or service |
| olfactory (adj.) | - relating to the sense of smell |
| ominous (adj.) | - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous |
| oration (n.) | - a dignified and formal speech |
| ostracize (v.) | - to exclude from a community |
| pacify (v.) | - to sooth, ease |
| paragon (n.) | - model of perfection |
| pariah (n.) | - an outcast |
| parody (n.) | - a satirical imitation |
| patent (adj.) | - clear, apparent |
| pedagogue (n.) | - a schoolteacher |
| pellucid (adj.) | - clear |
| penchant (n.) | - a tendency, partiality, preference |
| peregrinate (v.) | - to travel from place to place on foot |
| perfunctory (adj.) | - showing little enthusiasm, done as duty |
| permeate (v.) | - to spread out, to pervade |
| persevere (v.) | - to persist, remain constant |
| pertinacious (adj.) | - stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position |
| peruse (v.) | - to examine carefully |
| pervasive (adj.) | - to spread throughout |
| petulance (n.) | - irritability, impoliteness |
| physiognomy (n.) | - the art of judging human character from facial features |
| pique (v.) | - to provoke or to cause indignation |
| pithy (adj.) | - succinctly meaningful |
| pittance (n.)– | - very small amount |
| placate (v.) | - to soothe, appease |
| placid (adj.) | - calm, tranquil |
| plethora (n.) | - a great number, an abundance |
| pliable (adj.) | - flexible, bendable |
| poach (v.) | - to hunt or fish illegally |
| poised (adj.) | - balanced, readied |
| polygamy (n.) | - having more than one spouse at a time |
| portentous (adj.) | - foreboding or forshadowing evil, ominous |
| portly (adj.) | - fat, chubby, round |
| precarious (adj.) | - dangerously lacking in |
| predestination (n.) | - the concept of destiny or fate |
| premonition (n.) | - a presentiment of the future |
| preponderance (n.) | - a great amount or frequency |
| presage (n.) | - an omen |
| prestidigitation (n.) | - a sleight of hand |
| presumptuous (adj.) | - disrespectfully bold |
| profane (adj.) | - indecent, blasphemous |
| profuse (adj.) | - abundant, lavish, prolific |
| propensity (n.) | - an inclination, preference |
| propriety (n.) | - decency, state of being proper |
| protean (adj.) | - readily taking on various shapes or forms |
| prudent (adj.) | - cautious, careful |
| puerile (adj.) | - immature |
| pugnacious (adj.) | - belligerent |
| pulchritude (n.) | - physical beauty |
| punctilious (adj.) | - eager to follow rules |
| pungent (adj.) | - having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell |
| purport (v.) | - to present an intention that is often false |
| putrid (adj.) | - rotten, rancid, foul |
| quaint (adj.) | - old-fashioned |
| quid pro - (n., latin) | – a mutually beneficial exchange |
| quotidian (adj.) | - daily, everyday |
| radiant (adj.) | - bright, beaming |
| rancid (adj.) | - rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste |
| ratiocinate (v.) | - to think, contemplate |
| raze (v.) | - to demolish |
| recalcitrant (adj.) | - defiant |
| recalibrate (v.) | - to readjust or make corrections to |
| recapitulate (v.) | - to repeat, reiterate |
| rectify (v.) | - to set right, correct |
| redact (v.) | - to revise, edit |
| redoubtable (adj.) | - formidable, commanding respect |
| redress (v.) | - to set right or remedy |
| reel (v.) | - to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy |
| refrain (v.) | - to hold oneself back, forbear |
| reiterate (v.) | - to repeat |
| relish (v.) | - to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy flavor of |
| remiss (adj.) | - negligent, exhibiting carelessness |
| render (v.) | - to say, or to make |
| renovate (v.) | - to restore, return to original state |
| repose (n.) | - rest, sleep |
| reprehensible (adj.) | - deserving criticism |
| repudiate (v.) | - to reject, turn down |
| repulse (v.) | - to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel |
| requisition (n.) | - a demand for goods, often by an authority |
| restitution (n.) | - compensation, reimbursement |
| retaliation (n.) | - revenge, punishment |
| retract (v.) | - withdraw |
| retribution (n.) | - vengeance, revenge, payback |
| revel (v.) | - to enjoy |
| rife (adj.) | - abundant |
| ruddy (adj.) | - having a healthy, reddish color |
| ruse (n.) | - a trick |
| saccharine (adj.) | - overly sweet |
| rustic (adj.) | - relating to country life |
| sacrosanct (adj.) | - sacred, holy |
| sagacious (adj.) | - shrewd, showing sound judgment |
| salient (adj.) | - significant, conspicuous |
| salutation (n.) | - a greeting |
| sanguine (adj.) | - cheery, optimistic, hopeful |
| sate (v.) | - to satisfy (an appetite) fully. |
| satiate (v.) | - to satisfy excessively |
| savor (v.) | - to appreciate fully, enjoy |
| scathing (adj.) | - hurtful, critical |
| scourge (n.) | - a plague |
| scurrilous (adj.) | - crude, vulgar |
| sedate (v.) | - to calm, soothe |
| sedentary (adj.) | - sitting |
| seer (n.) | - a fortune teller |
| seminal (adj.) | - original, ground-breaking |
| serendipity (n.) | - the act of finding things not sought, luck |
| slander (n.) | - a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of anothr |
| sobriety (n.) | - moderation from excess, calm, tranquility |
| somnolent (adj.) | - sleepy |
| soothsayer (n.) | - a fortune teller |
| sordid (adj.) | - dirty |
| spectral (adj.) | - ghostly |
| spurious (adj.) | - FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible |
| stagnant (adj.) | - still, not flowing |
| stagnate (v.) | - to be idle, to be still |
| static (adj.) | - not moving, being at rest |
| steadfast (adj.) | - fixed or unchanging |
| strenuous (adj.) | - requiring tremendous strength or energy |
| strife (n.) | - conflict |
| stupefy (v.) | - to astound |
| submissive (adj.) | - easily yielding to authority |
| subsist (v.) | - to live, exist |
| succinct (adj.) | - marked by compact precision |
| suffice (v.) | - to meet needs |
| supplant (v.) | - to displace and substitute for another |
| surfeit (n.) | - an excess, a surplus, an overabundance |
| surmise (v.) | - to guess, infer, suppose |
| surreptitious (adj.) | - done in a secret, or stealthy way |
| swarthy (adj.) | - of dark color or complexion |
| sybarite (n.) | - someone devoted to pleasure and luxuary, a voluptuary |
| sycophant (n.) | - a self-serving flatterer |
| sympathetic (adj.) | - compassionate |
| sympathy (n.) | - an expression of pity for another, compassion |
| synopsis (n.) | - a summary |
| taciturn (adj.) | - not inclined to talk |
| tantamount (adj.) | - equivalent in value or significance |
| tedious (adj.) | - boring, dull |
| telepathic (adj.) | - capable of reading minds |
| tenuous (adj.) | - having little substance or strength |
| terrestrial (adj.) | - relating to the land |
| terse (adj.) | - abrupt, short, brief |
| timorous (adj.) | - fearful, timid |
| tome (n.) | - a large book |
| toothsome (adj.) | - delicious, luscious |
| torpid (adj.) | - lazy, lethargic, moving slowly |
| torrid (adj.) | - giving off intense heat, passionate |
| tortuous (adj.) | - winding, twisted |
| tragedy (n.) | - a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate |
| tranquil (adj.) | - calm, serene, peaceful |
| travesty (n.) | - a grossly inferior imitation |
| trek (v.) | - to walk, travel by foot |
| trite (adj.) | - overused, hackneyed |
| truculent (adj.) | - eager to fight, violent |
| ubiquitous (adj.) | - existing everywhere, widespread |
| ultimate (n.) | - the last part, or a fundamental element |
| umbrage (n.) | - anger, offense, resentment |
| uncanny (adj.) | - of supernatural character or origin |
| undulate (v.) | - to move in a smooth wavelike motion |
| uniform (adj.) | - unvarying, conforming to one principle |
| unilateral (adj.) | - having only one side |
| unique (adj.) | - being the only one of its kind |
| upbraid (v.) | - to criticize, scold, reproach |
| vacillate (v.) | - to sway from one side to another |
| variance (n.) | - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs |
| variegate (v.) | - to diversify |
| vast (adj.) | - enormous, immense |
| veneer (n.) | - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade |
| veracious (adj.) | - honest, truthful |
| verbose (adj.) | - wordy |
| vicarious (adj.) | - experienced through another's actions |
| vicissitudes (n.) | - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life |
| vigor (n.) | - vitality and energy, vim |
| vim (n.) | - and energy, vigor |
| vivacious (adj.) | - lively, spirited, full of life |
| vocation (n.) | - one’s work or professional calling |
| volition (n.) | - a conscious choice or decision |
| voluminous (adj.) | - large, ample |
| voluptuary (n.) | - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybaritye |
| wane (v.) | - to decrease gradually in size or degree |
| wax (v.) | - to increase gradually in size or degree |
| weather (v.) | - to withstand or survive a situation |
| whet (v.) | - to make more keen, stimulate |
| winsome (adj.) | - charming, attractive |
| Zeitgeist (n.) | - the spirit of the time |
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