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    Learn Difficult Words: Improve Word Power
    Learn Difficult Words: Improve Word Power
    Learn Difficult Words: Improve Word Power
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    Learn Difficult Words: Improve Word Power

    By Mohit Joshi

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    THIS BOOK CONTAINS MEANINGS OF MORE THAN 3400 ADVANCED ENGLISH WORDS (including phrasal verbs and idioms).

    Learn Difficult English Words & Their Meanings

    Sample This:

    ("sb" implies somebody, "sth" implies something)

    abate to become, or make sth less strong
    abed in bed
    aberrant not socially acceptable
    abet to help, or encourage sb to do sth wrong
    in abeyance not being used for a period of time
    ablutions act of washing yourself
    aboard on a ship, plane, bus etc.
    abode where sb lives
    abolition ending of sth
    abominate to feel hatred, or disgust
    abomination extremely unpleasant, disgusting
    abortive unsuccessful
    above board legal and honest; in a legal and honest way
    abridge to make book, etc. shorter
    absent minded forgetful
    abstainer who chooses not to vote, who never drinks alcohol
    abstruse difficult to understand
    abundant plentiful
    abysmal extremely bad
    abyss deep wide space, or hole that seems to have no bottom
    accede to agree, to become king, or queen
    accommodating willing to help, obliging
    accomplish to achieve sth
    in accord with sb/sth in agreement with
    accord with sth to agree with sth
    accountable responsible
    accoutrements pieces of equipment for a particular activity
    accredited officially recognized
    accrue to increase over a period of time
    accursed suffering from a curse, or black magic
    ace person who is very good at doing sth
    Achilles heel weak point in sb's character attacked by other people
    acme peak
    acquaintance with sb slight friendship
    make sb's acquaintance to meet sb first time
    acquiesce to accept sth, even if you do not agree
    acrimonious bitter
    acrobat rope dancer
    acronym a word formed using initial letters of other words
    act up to behave badly
    acumen ability to understand and decide things quickly
    ad hominem against person's character
    ad nauseam again and again in boring and annoying way
    Adam's apple lump at the front of the throat
    adamantine very strong and impossible to break
    add up to seem reasonable
    add-on a thing that is added to sth else
    adieu goodbye
    ad-infinitum for ever
    adjourn to postpone
    adjudicate to make official decision
    adjure to order sb to do sth
    Adonis extremely attractive young man
    adorable attractive
    adoration great love, or worship
    adore to love very much, to like very much
    adrenalin hormone produced in the body due to excitement, fear, or anger
    adulation excessive praise
    the advent of sb/sth coming of invention, etc.
    adventitious happening by accident; not planned
    advisable sensible
    advise sb of sth to inform
    advisory official warning
    aeon thousands of years
    aerodrome small airport
    aesthete who love art and beautiful things
    affaire love affair
    affectation behaviour, action to impress other people
    affectionate loving
    affections person's feelings of love
    affective connected with emotions, attitudes
    affliction pain and suffering, or sth that causes it
    afforestation process of planting areas of land with trees
    aficionado who likes a particular subject, etc. very much and knows a lot about it
    afloat floating on water
    afoot being planned
    afore mentioned mentioned earlier
    aftermath situation existing after a war, an accident, etc.
    her mouth was agape wide open, because of surprise or shock
    come of age to become mature
    age of consent legal age to have sex
    aggrandizement increase in the power, or importance of a person, or country
    aggravate to worsen
    agonize over sth to spend a long time thinking and worrying about sth
    agreeable pleasant and easy to like
    aggrieved feeling that you have been treated unfairly
    aghast horrified
    ahead of earlier than
    agog excited

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMohit Joshi
    Release dateJun 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301911967
    Learn Difficult Words: Improve Word Power
    Author

    Mohit Joshi

    Mohit Joshi, The Author Of This Book Is Graduate In 'Electronics And Communication Engineering' & Is GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering) Qualified. He Is Particularly Interested In Cosmology & High Energy Physics. Albert Einstein & Richard Feynman Are His Favourite Nobel Laureates.MohitJoshi.com Is The Personal Website Of The Author

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      Learn Difficult Words - Mohit Joshi

      Learn Difficult Words

      By Mohit Joshi

      Copyright Mohit Joshi 2013

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      Table of Contents

      Difficult English Words – A

      Difficult English Words – B

      Difficult English Words – C

      Difficult English Words – D

      Difficult English Words – E

      Difficult English Words – F

      Difficult English Words – G

      Difficult English Words – H

      Difficult English Words – I

      Difficult English Words – J

      Difficult English Words – K

      Difficult English Words – L

      Difficult English Words – M

      Difficult English Words – N

      Difficult English Words – O

      Difficult English Words – P

      Difficult English Words – Q

      Difficult English Words – R

      Difficult English Words – S

      Difficult English Words – T

      Difficult English Words – U

      Difficult English Words – V

      Difficult English Words – W

      Difficult English Words – XYZ

      About The Author

      Difficult English Words – A

      (sb implies somebody, sth implies something)

      abate to become, or make sth less strong

      abed in bed

      aberrant not socially acceptable

      abet to help, or encourage sb to do sth wrong

      in abeyance not being used for a period of time

      ablutions act of washing yourself

      aboard on a ship, plane, bus etc.

      abode where sb lives

      abolition ending of sth

      abominate to feel hatred, or disgust

      abomination extremely unpleasant, disgusting

      abortive unsuccessful

      above board legal and honest; in a legal and honest way

      abridge to make book, etc. shorter

      absent minded forgetful

      abstainer who chooses not to vote, who never drinks alcohol

      abstruse difficult to understand

      abundant plentiful

      abysmal extremely bad

      abyss deep wide space, or hole that seems to have no bottom

      accede to agree, to become king, or queen

      accommodating willing to help, obliging

      accomplish to achieve sth

      in accord with sb/sth in agreement with

      accord with sth to agree with sth

      accountable responsible

      accoutrements pieces of equipment for a particular activity

      accredited officially recognized

      accrue to increase over a period of time

      accursed suffering from a curse, or black magic

      ace person who is very good at doing sth

      Achilles heel weak point in sb’s character attacked by other people

      acme peak

      acquaintance with sb slight friendship

      make sb’s acquaintance to meet sb first time

      acquiesce to accept sth, even if you do not agree

      acrimonious bitter

      acrobat rope dancer

      acronym a word formed using initial letters of other words

      act up to behave badly

      acumen ability to understand and decide things quickly

      ad hominem against person’s character

      ad nauseam again and again in boring and annoying way

      Adam’s apple lump at the front of the throat

      adamantine very strong and impossible to break

      add up to seem reasonable

      add-on a thing that is added to sth else

      adieu goodbye

      ad-infinitum for ever

      adjourn to postpone

      adjudicate to make official decision

      adjure to order sb to do sth

      Adonis extremely attractive young man

      adorable attractive

      adoration great love, or worship

      adore to love very much, to like very much

      adrenalin hormone produced in the body due to excitement, fear, or anger

      adulation excessive praise

      the advent of sb/sth coming of invention, etc.

      adventitious happening by accident; not planned

      advisable sensible

      advise sb of sth to inform

      advisory official warning

      aeon thousands of years

      aerodrome small airport

      aesthete who love art and beautiful things

      affaire love affair

      affectation behaviour, action to impress other people

      affectionate loving

      affections person’s feelings of love

      affective connected with emotions, attitudes

      affliction pain and suffering, or sth that causes it

      afforestation process of planting areas of land with trees

      aficionado who likes a particular subject, etc. very much and knows a lot about it

      afloat floating on water

      afoot being planned

      afore mentioned mentioned earlier

      aftermath situation existing after a war, an accident, etc.

      her mouth was agape wide open, because of surprise or shock

      come of age to become mature

      age of consent legal age to have sex

      aggrandizement increase in the power, or importance of a person, or country

      aggravate to worsen

      agonize over sth to spend a long time thinking and worrying about sth

      agreeable pleasant and easy to like

      aggrieved feeling that you have been treated unfairly

      aghast horrified

      ahead of earlier than

      agog excited

      agonizing causing severe physical, or mental pain

      agrarian relating to agricultural land

      aide who helps politician in their job

      ailing ill and not improving

      air-liner large plane that carries passengers

      airy-fairy not clear, or practical

      ajar slightly open

      aka also known as

      akin to similar

      a la in the same style as sb/sth else

      alacrity great willingness

      alarm anxiety, fear

      alarmist causing unnecessary anxiety, fear

      albatross a thing that causes problems, or prevents you from doing sth

      albeit although

      albumen / yoke white / yellow part of egg

      alchemy mysterious power, or magic that can change things

      alcove area in a room built farther back than the rest of the wall

      alfresco outdoors

      alibi evidence that a person was in another place during a crime

      alienate to make sb unfriendly towards you

      she was all smiles she was smiling a lot

      all manner of sb/sth many different types of people, or things

      all the while all the time

      allege to state sth without a proof

      allegiance continued support for a political party, religion, etc.

      allude to mention indirectly

      alluvial made of sand and earth left by rivers or floods

      Alma Mater school, college, etc. where sb had studied

      aloft high in the air

      altruism giving more value to the other people’s need or happiness than yourself

      amalgamate to merge

      amass to accumulate

      amatory related to sexual desire, or activity

      ambience character and atmosphere of a place

      ambidextrous who can do things with the left hand or the right hand equally well

      ambit scope of authority, etc.

      ambivalent having both good and bad feelings

      ambrosia food of the gods

      ameliorate to make sth better

      amenable willing to be influenced by sb/sth

      make amends for sth to make up for sth

      amenity a feature that makes a place pleasant, or easy to live in

      basic amenities baths, showers, hot water, etc.

      amicus curie friendly lawyer of court

      amiss wrong

      amity friendly relationship between people, or countries

      amnesia loss of memory

      run amok to behave violently

      amour secret love affair

      ample plenty of

      anaemia lack of red cells in blood

      analgesic painkiller

      anathema thing, or idea you hate

      ancillary auxiliary

      androgynous having both male and female characteristics

      go angling to catch fish with a line and hook

      Anglo Saxon whose ancestors

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