4-letter English words
Every 4-letter word in the VocaFlare vocabulary, grouped by first letter with its meaning. Tap a word for its example sentence and CEFR level.
A
- ablehaving the skill to do
- achecontinuous dull pain
- acida chemical substance that can dissolve metals
- acrea unit of land area
- agedold, or having a certain age
- allya person or country that helps another
- alsoin addition, too
- amidsurrounded by, in the middle of
- antiopposed to something
- aquaa light blue-green color
- archa curved structure over an opening
- areaa part of a place or space
- armyorganized military land force
- atomthe smallest unit of a chemical element
- auntthe sister of your mother or father
- avidvery enthusiastic about something
- awayat a distance from a place
- axisan imaginary line something rotates around
B
- babya very young child
- backto the original place or position
- baketo cook food in an oven
- baldhaving no hair on the head
- balla round object used in games
- banda group of musicians
- banga sudden loud noise
- banka place that keeps and lends money
- barenot covered, plain, empty
- barksharp sound a dog makes, or tree covering
- barna large farm building for animals or crops
- basethe bottom part that supports something
- bathwashing your body in a tub
- beakthe hard pointed mouth part of a bird
- beama line of light, or a long piece of wood or metal
- beana small seed used as food
- beara large wild furry animal
- beathit repeatedly, or defeat
- beefmeat from a cow
- beenpast participle of the verb be
- beeran alcoholic drink made from grain
- bella metal object that makes a ringing sound
- belta strip of material worn around the waist
- bendto make something curved, not straight
- bentcurved, not straight
- bestbetter than all others
- bikeshort word for bicycle
- billa paper showing money owed
- bindto tie things together or unite people
- birdan animal with feathers and wings
- bitethe act of biting, or a small meal
- blogregularly updated personal website
- blowto move air out or push with air
- bluehaving the color of the sky
- blurto make something unclear or difficult to see
- boata small vehicle that travels on water
- bodythe whole physical form of a person
- boilto heat a liquid until it bubbles
- boldshowing courage, or strong and clear
- bolta metal pin used to fasten things together
- bombdevice designed to explode
- bonda strong connection, or financial certificate
- bonea hard part inside the body
- bonyvery thin, with bones showing
- bookpages with writing, joined together
- booma period of rapid growth
- bootheavy shoe covering the ankle
- boremake someone feel uninterested
- bossa person in charge at work
- boththe two together, not just one
- bouta short period of intense activity or illness
- bowla round deep dish for food
- braga boastful statement about oneself
- brimto be nearly overflowing with something
- bulba glass part that gives off light
- bulkthe main part, or a large mass
- bulladult male cattle
- bumphit something by accident
- burnan injury caused by fire or heat
- buryto put something under the ground
- busha low, thick woody plant
- bustbreak something, or catch someone illegal
- busyhaving a lot to do
- buzza low humming sound, or excitement
C
- cafea small restaurant serving coffee and snacks
- cageenclosed structure for animals
- cakea sweet baked dessert
- calfyoung cow, or back of the leg
- callan act of talking by phone
- calmnot worried, angry, or excited
- campa place with tents for staying outdoors
- canea stick for support, or a plant stem
- carda small piece of stiff paper
- careattention given to keep someone safe
- casea situation, or a container for something
- cashmoney in coins and notes
- castthe actors in a play or film
- cavenatural hollow space underground
- cellsmall room, or basic living unit
- centa small unit of money
- chatto talk in a friendly, informal way
- chefa professional cook, often in charge
- chewto crush food repeatedly with the teeth
- chinthe front point of the lower face
- chipa small broken piece, or an electronic circuit
- chopto cut something into pieces with force
- citequote a source as evidence
- citya large town where many people live
- clama shellfish with a hinged shell
- clana large group of related families
- clapto strike the hands together, applaud
- clipshort extract, or small fastener
- clogto block a passage or pipe
- cluba group of people with a shared interest
- cluea piece of information that helps solve something
- coalblack rock burned as fuel
- coata piece of clothing worn over other clothes
- coaxto gently persuade someone
- codea set of numbers or letters used as a signal
- coina small round piece of metal money
- cokea sweet dark fizzy soft drink
- colaa sweet fizzy soft drink
- coldhaving a low temperature
- comaa deep, prolonged state of unconsciousness
- comba tool with teeth for tidying hair
- cometo move toward the speaker
- conea shape that narrows to a point
- cooka person who makes food
- coola little cold, in a pleasant way
- copeto deal successfully with a difficulty
- copysomething made to look exactly like another
- corethe central, most important part
- corna tall plant with yellow seeds, used as food
- costthe amount of money needed for something
- cozywarm, comfortable, and pleasant
- craba sea creature with a shell and claws
- crewpeople working together on a task
- cropplant grown for food or use
- crowlarge black bird
- cubea solid shape with six square sides
- cuffthe end part of a sleeve
- cullto selectively remove or kill from a group
- curetreatment that ends an illness
- curla spiral twist of hair or shape
- cutepretty and pleasant in a charming way
D
- daftsilly or foolish
- damnused to express annoyance, informal
- dampslightly wet or moist
- darehave the courage to do something
- darkwith little or no light
- dasha small amount, or a punctuation mark
- datafacts and statistics for analysis
- datea specific day of the month or year
- dawnthe first light of day
- dazestate of confused shock
- deadno longer alive
- deafunable to hear
- dealan agreement, especially in business
- dearloved, or used to begin a letter
- debtmoney owed to someone
- decka flat outdoor platform, or ship's floor
- deedaction performed, often notable
- deemto consider or judge in a certain way
- deepfar down or into something
- deera wild grazing animal with antlers
- defyto openly resist or refuse to obey
- demoa demonstration, or sample recording
- denystate that something is not true
- deska table used for writing or working
- dialcircular control or display with numbers
- dietthe food a person usually eats
- dimea US coin worth ten cents
- dirtsoil, or unclean matter
- disha plate for serving food
- diskflat round object, or storage device
- divejump headfirst into water
- docka platform where ships load or unload
- doeshe or she does something
- dolla toy shaped like a person
- donefinished or completed
- doomdeath or destruction that cannot be avoided
- dooran entrance you open and close
- dorma student residence building, short for dormitory
- dosea measured amount of medicine
- dovea bird symbolizing peace, related to the pigeon
- downtoward a lower place
- dozeshort light sleep, a nap
- dragpull something along with effort
- drawmake a picture with a pencil
- droplet something fall down
- druga medicine, or an illegal substance
- druma musical instrument you hit
- ducka water bird with a flat beak
- dudeinformal word for a man
- duela formal fight between two people
- dullboring, or not bright or sharp
- dumbunable to speak, or informally, stupid
- dumpplace where waste is left
- dustfine dry powder that settles on surfaces
- dutymoral or legal obligation
E
- eachevery one, one by one
- earnto get money by working
- easeabsence of difficulty or effort
- eastrelating to the direction of sunrise
- easynot difficult
- echoa repeated sound bouncing back
- edgeouter border or line where something ends
- edita change made to a text
- elseother than this, in addition
- envya feeling of wanting what someone else has
- etchcut a design into a surface
- eurothe currency used in most of the European Union
- evenused to emphasize something surprising
- everat any time
- evilmorally wrong, wicked
- exama formal test of knowledge or skill
- exitway out of a building or vehicle
F
- facethe front part of the head
- facta piece of information known to be true
- fadelose color, strength, or clarity gradually
- failto not succeed at something
- fairtreating people equally and justly
- fakenot genuine, made to look real
- fallto drop down to a lower level
- famestate of being well known
- farethe money paid for a journey
- farmland for growing crops or animals
- fastmoving quickly
- fatepower believed to control events
- fearthe feeling of being afraid
- featimpressive act requiring skill
- feedfood given to animals
- feelexperience an emotion or sensation
- fetea large public festival or celebration
- filea folder of documents or data
- fillmake something full
- filma movie shown in cinemas or online
- finddiscover where something is
- finegood, acceptable, or healthy
- fireflames that burn and give heat
- firmstrong and steady, or decided
- fishan animal that swims in water
- fivethe number 5
- flaga piece of cloth representing a country
- flapto move up and down quickly
- flatan apartment for living in
- flawfault or imperfection in something
- flaxplant used to make linen fiber
- fleaa tiny jumping insect that bites animals
- fleeto run away from danger
- flipto turn over quickly
- flitmove quickly and lightly from place to place
- floea sheet of floating sea ice
- flowsteady movement of something
- foldcrease made by bending something
- folkpeople in general
- fondhaving a liking for someone or something
- foodthings that people eat
- foola silly or foolish person
- footlower part of the leg
- forka tool with prongs used for eating
- forma document to fill in, or a shape
- foulextremely unpleasant, or unfair (in sport)
- fourthe number 4
- freecosting nothing, or not restricted
- froga small green animal that jumps
- fromshowing where something starts
- fuelmaterial burned for energy
- fullcontaining as much as possible
- fumestrong smelling smoke or gas
- fundamount of money saved for a purpose
- funkmusic style, or a low, gloomy mood
- fuseto join together, often by melting
- fussunnecessary excitement or complaint
G
- gainincrease or improvement in something
- galea very strong wind
- gallrude and disrespectful boldness
- gamean activity you play for fun
- gangorganized group of criminals or friends
- gapeto stare open mouthed in surprise
- gaspsudden sharp intake of breath
- gatea door in a fence or wall
- gazelong steady look at someone
- gearequipment for an activity, or a mechanism
- geneunit of heredity in living things
- germmicroorganism that causes disease
- gifta present given to someone
- girla female child
- givehand something to someone
- gladpleased, happy about something
- gleegreat delight or joyful excitement
- glowsteady, soft light or warmth
- glumlooking sad and gloomy
- gnawto bite or chew persistently
- goalan aim, or a point in sport
- goathorned farm animal related to sheep
- goldmade of, or colored like, gold
- golfa sport played by hitting a ball into holes
- goodhaving positive qualities, not bad
- gouta joint disease causing painful swelling
- gownlong formal dress
- grabseize something suddenly
- grama small unit of weight
- graythe color between black and white
- grimvery serious, gloomy, or unpleasant
- grinwide, happy smile
- gripfirm hold on something
- growbecome bigger over time
- gulpact of swallowing quickly
- gushto flow out suddenly in large amounts
- gutscourage and determination, informal
H
- hackto gain unauthorized access to a computer
- hailto greet enthusiastically, or fall as ice
- hairthe growth covering your head
- halfone of two equal parts
- halla passage or large room in a building
- handthe body part at the end of your arm
- hangattach something from above
- harddifficult, or firm to the touch
- harmto hurt or damage something
- hateto dislike something strongly
- havepossess or own something
- headthe top part of the body
- healbecome healthy again
- heapuntidy pile of things
- hearnotice sound with your ears
- heatthe quality of being hot
- heelback part of the foot
- hellplace of suffering after death, or misery
- helma ship's steering wheel, or leadership role
- helpmake something easier for someone
- hempplant fiber used for rope and cloth
- herbplant used for flavor or medicine
- herdgroup of large animals together
- herein this place
- heroa person admired for brave actions
- hersbelonging to her, used alone
- hideput something where it cannot be seen
- highhaving a great height
- hikea long walk in the countryside
- hilla small raised area of land
- hintsmall clue or slight suggestion
- hireemploy someone, or pay to use something
- holdthe act of grasping something
- holean opening or gap in something
- holysacred, connected with God
- homethe place where you live
- honestone used for sharpening blades
- honkto sound a horn loudly
- hoodcovering for the head, or car's engine cover
- hookcurved device for catching or hanging
- hopea feeling that good things will happen
- horndevice that makes a warning sound
- hosta person who welcomes guests
- houra unit of time, 60 minutes
- hugeextremely large
- hullthe main body of a ship, or a seed's shell
- huntact of searching for or chasing
- hurtcause pain or injury
- hushto make or become quiet
I
- icona symbol, image, or greatly admired person
- ideaa thought or plan in your mind
- idlenot working or being used
- idolperson greatly admired
- incha unit of length, about 2.5 cm
- intoto the inside of a place
- ironstrong metal, appliance for pressing clothes
- isleisland, especially a small one
- itchto have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin
- itema single thing on a list
J
- jadehard green gemstone
- jailplace where criminals are kept
- jazzstyle of music with strong rhythm
- joinbecome a member of a group
- jokesomething said to make people laugh
- judoa Japanese martial art and combat sport
- Julythe seventh month of the year
- jumppush yourself off the ground
- Junethe sixth month of the year
- junkold or useless things
- jurya group of people who decide a verdict
- justexactly, or only a moment ago
K
- keenvery interested or enthusiastic about something
- keepto have or hold something
- kicka hit with the foot
- killto make someone or something die
- kiloa short word for kilogram
- kinda type or sort of thing
- kinga male ruler of a country
- kissa touch with the lips
- kitea toy that flies on a string
- kneethe middle joint of the leg
- knitto make clothing from wool using needles
- knota fastening made by tying rope or string
- knowto have information about something
L
- lacknot having enough of something
- ladya polite word for woman
- lakea large area of water on land
- lambyoung sheep, meat from a young sheep
- lameweak and unconvincing, or unable to walk normally
- lampa device that gives light
- landto arrive on the ground after flying
- lanea narrow street or road
- larka small songbird, or a playful adventure
- lastcoming after all others, final
- lateafter the expected time
- laudpraise highly
- lavahot melted rock flowing from a volcano
- lawnan area of short cut grass
- lazynot wanting to work or move
- leadthe front or first position
- leafa flat green part of a plant
- leaka small hole letting liquid or gas escape
- leanthin, without much fat
- leapto jump a long way or high
- leeka long green and white vegetable
- lefton the opposite side from right
- lendto give something temporarily
- lessto a smaller extent, not as much
- lestused to express something to be avoided
- liarperson who tells lies
- lickto pass the tongue over something
- lifethe state of being alive
- liftelevator, a free ride in someone's car
- likesimilar to something
- lilya flower with large white petals
- limban arm, leg, or large tree branch
- limpto walk unevenly because of an injured leg
- linea long thin mark or row
- linga purple flowered heather, or a sea fish
- linkconnection between two things
- liona large wild cat
- lista set of written names or items
- liveto have your home somewhere
- loadan amount that is carried
- loafbread shaped and baked as one whole piece
- loana sum of money lent, to be repaid
- locka device that keeps a door closed
- logosymbol or design representing a company
- longhaving great length
- lookthe way someone looks at you
- loomto appear as a large, threatening shape
- loseto no longer have something
- lossact of losing something or someone
- lostunable to find your way
- loudproducing a lot of noise
- lovea strong feeling of caring
- lucksomething good that happens by chance
- lungorgan used for breathing
- lushgrowing thickly and healthily, richly green
- lusta strong desire, often sexual
M
- mailletters and packages sent to you
- mainmost important, largest, or central
- maketo create or produce something
- malea man or male animal
- malla large building with many shops
- mamaan informal word for mother
- manya large number of
- marka small spot or a grade
- mashto crush food into a soft mass
- maskcovering worn over the face
- massinvolving a large number of people or things
- matefriend, or an animal's breeding partner
- maththe study of numbers
- mealthe food eaten at one time
- meanto have a certain meaning
- meatfood from an animal's body
- meetto come together with someone
- meltto change from solid to liquid by heating
- mendto repair something that is broken or torn
- menua list of food in a restaurant
- merenothing more than, used to emphasize smallness
- meshto fit together well, interlock
- messuntidy or dirty state
- miena person's manner or appearance
- mildgentle or not severe
- mileunit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers
- milka white drink from cows
- milla building where grain is ground, or a factory
- mindthe part of you that thinks
- minebelonging to me
- minta fragrant herb, or a place that makes coins
- Missa title for an unmarried woman
- mista light fog made of water droplets
- mockfake, made to imitate the real thing
- molda fungus, or a shaped container for casting
- monkman who lives a religious life in a monastery
- moodthe way someone feels at a time
- moonthe round object seen at night
- mooran open area of high, uncultivated land
- morea greater amount of something
- mosssmall soft green plant that grows on damp surfaces
- mostthe largest number or amount
- movean act of moving, or a change of place
- mucha large amount, or by a lot
- muleanimal that is a mix of a horse and donkey
- museto think about something quietly and carefully
- mustused to say something is necessary
- mythtraditional story, a widely believed but false idea
N
- nailthin metal pin, hard covering on fingers and toes
- namewhat a person or thing is called
- nanoa prefix meaning one billionth of a unit
- navythe branch of military forces at sea
- nearclose to something in distance
- neattidy and orderly, or clever
- neckthe part between the head and body
- needused to say something is necessary
- nessa narrow point of land into water
- newsinformation about recent events
- nextimmediately after this one
- nicepleasant or kind
- nighnear in time or place
- ninethe number 9
- nonenot any of a group
- noontwelve o'clock in the day
- nosethe part of the face used for smelling
- notea short written message
- nouna word that names a person or thing
- numbunable to feel, lacking sensation
O
- oatha formal promise or solemn declaration
- obeyto do what one is told or commanded
- oilycovered in or containing oil
- onceone single time
- onlysingle, with no others
- ontoto a position on a surface
- opennot closed
- orala spoken exam or test
- oursbelonging to us
- ovalshaped like an egg or ellipse
- ovenan appliance for baking food
- overabove or across something
P
- pacespeed of moving or doing something
- packa package or a group of animals
- pageone side of a sheet in a book
- paidreceiving or involving payment
- painphysical or emotional suffering
- paira set of two matching things
- palelight in color; lacking color
- palminner surface of the hand, or tropical tree
- parkan outdoor area with grass and trees
- parta piece of something larger
- passa permit, or a successful result
- pastmoving beyond a place
- patha track for walking
- pavecover a surface with a hard material
- peakhighest point of something, like a mountain
- peara sweet green or yellow fruit
- peelouter skin of a fruit or vegetable
- peepquick or secret look
- peerperson of the same age or status
- pickto choose something
- pilea group of things stacked together
- pilla small round piece of medicine
- pineevergreen tree with needle-shaped leaves
- pinkhaving a pale red color
- pintunit of liquid measure, about half a liter
- pipetube for carrying liquid or gas
- pitysadness for someone, or a shame
- planan idea for doing something
- playa story performed on a stage
- plotstoryline of a book or film, or a secret plan
- ploya cunning trick to gain advantage
- plugdevice that connects to an electrical socket
- plumsmall round purple or red fruit
- plusadded to, in addition to
- poema piece of writing with rhythm
- poetperson who writes poems
- polelong straight stick, or Earth's axis end
- polosport played on horseback with mallets and a ball
- pondsmall area of still water
- poola place filled with water for swimming
- poorhaving very little money
- porkmeat from a pig
- portharbor town, or a computer socket
- poseparticular position of the body
- poshelegant and associated with the upper class
- postletters and packages sent by mail
- pourto make liquid flow from a container
- prayto speak to God
- promformal dance for high school students
- propto support something by leaning it
- pullto move something toward you
- pumpa device that moves liquid or gas
- purenot mixed with anything else
- pushto move something away with force
- pyrea pile of wood for burning a body
Q
R
- racea competition to see who is fastest
- rackframework for holding or storing things
- rageviolent, uncontrollable anger
- raila bar to hold onto, or railway track
- rainwater that falls from clouds
- rampsloped surface connecting different levels
- ranka position in a hierarchy
- rapecrime of forcing someone into sex
- rarenot common, unusual
- rashacting too quickly without thinking of consequences
- ratea speed, or a price level
- readto look at and understand words
- realtrue, actually existing
- reapto gather a crop, or gain a benefit
- rearsituated at the back of something
- redodo something again, usually to fix or improve it
- reedtall grass-like plant growing near water
- reefa ridge of rock or coral
- relydepend on someone or something
- rentmoney paid to use a home
- resta period of relaxing, or what remains
- ricesmall white grains eaten as food
- richhaving a lot of money
- ridea trip in a car or on a bike
- rifewidespread, especially of something bad
- rifta serious disagreement between people
- ringto make a sound like a bell
- ripefully grown and ready to eat
- risean increase, or upward movement
- riskthe possibility of danger or loss
- ritea formal, often religious ceremony
- roada path for cars and vehicles
- roaman act of wandering freely without a destination
- roarmake a loud, deep sound, like a lion
- rocka hard piece of stone
- rolethe job or part someone plays
- rolla tube shape, or a small bread
- rompto play boisterously; to win easily
- roofthe covering on top of a building
- rooma part of a building with walls
- rootthe underground part of a plant
- ropea thick strong cord
- rosea flower with a sweet smell
- rosypink in color, or hopeful and optimistic
- rudenot polite to other people
- ruinto spoil something completely
- rulean official instruction about what to do
- rusha hurry, or sudden fast movement
S
- sackdismiss someone from their job
- safefree from danger, protected
- sagea wise person, or a fragrant herb
- sailtravel on water using a boat or ship
- sakethe purpose or benefit of someone
- salethe act of selling something, or a price cut
- salta substance used to season food
- sameexactly like another thing
- sandfine grains found on beaches
- saveto keep something safe, or keep money
- scana medical image, or a quick look
- scara mark left after a wound heals
- seala marine mammal, or a certifying device
- seata place where you sit
- seeda small part that grows into a plant
- seekto try to find or get something
- seemto appear to be a certain way
- selfyour own person or character
- sellto give something for money
- sendto cause something to go somewhere
- sexysexually attractive or appealing
- sheda small outdoor structure used for storage
- shipa large boat for the sea
- shoeclothing worn to cover your foot
- shopa small place that sells things
- shotan act of shooting, or a photograph
- showto let someone see something
- shutto close something
- sicknot feeling well or healthy
- sidethe edge or part of something
- sigha long deep breath showing emotion
- signa symbol or notice with information
- silka smooth fabric made from silkworm thread
- singto make music with your voice
- sinka basin for washing dishes or hands
- sitea place where something is located
- sizehow big or small something is
- skewto distort or make results biased
- skimread quickly, or remove something from a surface
- skinthe outer covering of a body
- skipmove with light jumps, or omit something
- slaba thick, flat piece of solid material
- slamshut or hit something forcefully and loudly
- slapa quick hit with the open hand
- slimthin, not fat
- slipsmall piece of paper, minor mistake
- sloba lazy, untidy person
- slotnarrow opening, scheduled time period
- slownot fast
- smugexcessively pleased with oneself
- snapbreak suddenly with a sharp sound
- snowsoft white ice that falls from the sky
- soaka period spent immersed in liquid
- soapa substance used for washing
- soarfly high in the air, or rise rapidly
- socksoft clothing worn on the foot
- sodaa sweet fizzy drink
- sofaa long soft seat for sitting
- softnot hard, pleasant to touch
- soilto make something dirty
- solodone alone, without other people
- somean amount of something, not exact
- songwords set to music
- soonin a short time from now
- sorepainful or aching
- sorta type or kind of something
- soulthe spiritual part of a person
- soupa liquid food made with vegetables or meat
- sourhaving a sharp, acidic taste
- spanextend across a distance or period of time
- spinturn rapidly around a central point
- spota small round mark, or a place
- spursomething that encourages or urges action
- stabto wound with a pointed weapon
- stara bright light in the night sky, a famous performer
- stayto remain in a place
- stemto originate from, or stop a flow
- stepto move by lifting your foot
- stewa dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly
- stirto mix a liquid using a spoon
- stopa place where a bus stops
- stunto shock or amaze someone greatly
- suchof this or that kind
- suckto draw liquid or air into the mouth
- sudsfoam or bubbles formed by soap
- suita matching jacket and trousers
- surecertain about something
- surfthe waves breaking near the shore
- swana large white long-necked water bird
- swapto exchange one thing for another
- swiman act of swimming
T
- tackto fasten with small nails, or change direction
- tactskill in dealing with people sensitively
- tailthe rear part of an animal's body
- taketo get hold of and carry something
- talea story, especially an imaginative one
- talkto speak with someone
- tallhaving a greater than average height
- tamenot wild, gentle and used to humans
- tankcontainer for liquid, or armored vehicle
- tapea thin strip for sticking or recording
- taska piece of work to be done
- tautstretched tight; showing tension
- taxia car that drives you for a fee
- teama group of people working together
- teara drop of water from the eye
- teembe full of or swarming with something
- teenperson aged between thirteen and nineteen
- tellto give information by speaking
- tendto be likely to behave in a certain way
- tentportable shelter made of fabric
- terma specific word, or a period of time
- testa set of questions to check knowledge
- textwritten words, or a phone message
- thanused to compare two things
- thatused to introduce more information
- themrefers to more than one person or thing
- thenat that time, or next
- theyused for more than one person
- thinhaving a small distance between sides
- thisused for a thing that is near
- thusas a result, or in this way
- ticksmall check mark, or a small biting insect
- tidethe regular rise and fall of the sea
- tidyneat and well organized
- tileflat piece used to cover floors or walls
- tilluntil a certain time
- timewhat a clock measures
- tinyvery small in size
- tireto become or make weary
- toilto work very hard for a long time
- tolla road fee, or a serious loss
- tomba place where a dead body is buried
- tonethe quality of a sound or voice
- toolan object used to do a job
- tossto throw something lightly or carelessly
- toura trip made to see places
- towna small city
- trama vehicle that runs on city rails
- trapa device for catching animals
- traya flat container for carrying items
- treea tall plant with a trunk
- treka long and difficult journey, especially on foot
- trimsmall cut that neatens something, like hair
- trioa group of three people or things
- tripa journey to a place
- truecorrect, matching the facts
- tubea long hollow pipe
- tunaa large edible sea fish
- tunea simple series of musical notes
- turnyour chance to do something
- twinone of two children born together
- typea kind or group of things
U
V
- vainexcessively proud, or useless
- varydiffer or change
- vasea container used to hold flowers
- vastextremely large in size
- veinblood vessel carrying blood to the heart
- verba word describing an action or state
- veryto a high degree
- vicedeputy, next in rank
- viewwhat you can see, or an opinion
- visaofficial document allowing entry to a country
- votea formal choice in an election
W
- wagemoney paid regularly for work
- waitto stay until something happens
- wakethe trail left behind a moving boat
- walkan outdoor trip on foot
- walla side of a building
- wanegradually decrease in strength or size
- wantto wish to have something
- warda hospital section, or a district
- warma little hot, not cold
- warntell someone of possible danger
- warycautious about possible danger or problems
- washthe act of cleaning with water
- waspa flying stinging insect similar to a bee
- wavea moving ridge of water in the sea
- weaknot strong, lacking power
- wearto have clothes on your body
- weedan unwanted wild plant
- weeka period of seven days
- weepa period of crying
- wellin good health, not sick
- werepast tense of are
- westrelating to the direction west
- whatused to ask about something
- whenused to ask about time
- whipto strike with a whip, or beat rapidly
- whirmake a continuous low buzzing or whirring sound
- whomwhich person, used as an object
- widemeasuring a lot from side to side
- wifea woman someone is married to
- wildliving in nature, not tamed
- willused to talk about the future
- windair that moves outside
- winean alcoholic drink made from grapes
- wingthe part used for flying
- winka quick closing and opening of one eye
- wipeto clean or dry by rubbing
- wirea thin metal strand for electricity
- wisehaving good judgment, sensible
- wisha hope for something to happen
- withtogether, in the company of
- wolfa wild animal related to the dog
- woodthe hard material trees are made of
- woolsoft hair from sheep used for cloth
- worda unit of spoken language
- workactivity done to earn money
- worma small, long, legless creature
- worndamaged from long use
- wrapmaterial for covering, or a rolled sandwich
Y
Z
Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.
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