5-letter English words
Every 5-letter word in the VocaFlare vocabulary, grouped by first letter with its meaning. Tap a word for its example sentence and CEFR level.
A
- abhorto hate intensely
- aboutapproximately, roughly
- abovein a higher position
- abusecruel treatment or wrong use of something
- actora person who acts in movies or plays
- acutevery serious or severe, sharp
- adaptadjust to new conditions
- adeptvery skilled at something
- admitto agree that something is true
- adopttake a child as your own, or take up
- adoreto love or admire someone deeply
- adornto decorate something to make it more attractive
- adultfully grown, for grown up people
- afterlater than something
- againone more time
- agenta person who acts for others
- agileable to move quickly and easily
- agonyextreme physical or mental pain
- agreeto have the same opinion
- aheadforward, or in front in time
- aislea passage between rows of seats
- alarma warning sound or device
- albuma collection of songs or photos
- alertto warn someone of danger or a problem
- alignarrange in a straight line, or match up
- alikesimilar, resembling each other
- aliveliving, not dead
- allotto give a share of something
- allowto let someone do something
- alonewithout other people
- alongtogether with someone or something
- aloudspoken so it can be heard
- altara table used for religious rituals
- alterto change something slightly
- amazeto surprise someone greatly
- amongsurrounded by, in the middle of
- amplemore than enough, plentiful
- amplyin a way that is more than enough
- amuseto entertain someone or make them laugh
- angela spiritual being in religion
- angerstrong feeling of annoyance
- anglespace between two lines that meet
- angryfeeling strong annoyance
- angsta feeling of deep anxiety or dread
- anklethe joint connecting foot and leg
- annexa building attached to a larger one
- annoyto make someone a little angry
- apartseparated by distance or space
- applea round fruit with red or green skin
- applyto formally ask for something
- Aprilthe fourth month of the year
- apronclothing worn to protect your clothes
- ardorgreat enthusiasm or passion
- arenaa large venue for sports or shows
- argueto disagree with someone angrily
- arisecome into being, occur
- armedcarrying a weapon
- arrowpointed weapon shot from a bow, or symbol
- asideto one side, away
- audiorelating to sound or hearing
- auditan official check of financial records
- avianrelating to birds
- avoidto stay away from something
- awaitto wait for someone or something
- awakenot sleeping
- awarda prize given for a good result
- awarehaving knowledge of a situation
- awfulvery bad or unpleasant
- axioma statement accepted as self-evidently true
B
- baconcured meat from a pig
- badgea small item worn to show identity or achievement
- badlyin a poor or unpleasant way
- bakerperson who makes bread
- balkystubbornly refusing to move or work
- basicsimple, forming the main part
- basinwide bowl for water, or river area
- basisthe foundation or reason for something
- batcha group of things made together
- bathewash oneself, or swim
- beachthe sandy area next to the sea
- beardhair on a man's chin and cheeks
- beasta large or dangerous animal
- beginto start
- beinga living creature or person
- bellythe front part of the stomach
- belowin a lower place
- bencha long seat for several people
- berrya small round juicy fruit
- birththe moment a baby is born
- blackhaving the darkest color
- bladethe flat cutting part of a knife or tool
- blameto say someone caused something bad
- blankwith nothing written or filled in
- blasta sudden explosion or strong gust of air
- blazea large and dangerous fire
- bleedlose blood from the body
- blendmix together smoothly
- blessask for divine favor upon
- blindunable to see
- blinkto close and open the eyes quickly
- blissperfect happiness
- blitzto attack or work on suddenly and intensively
- blocka section of a city street
- bloodthe red liquid inside the body
- blooma flower, or the state of flowering
- blurba short promotional description
- blurta sudden thoughtless remark
- blushred color in the face from embarrassment
- boarda flat surface for writing or games
- boasttalk with excessive pride
- bogusnot genuine, fake
- bonusextra money or a reward given
- boostsomething that increases or improves a thing
- bootha small enclosed stall or compartment
- boredfeeling tired because of no interest
- bossyfond of telling others what to do
- boundcertain to happen, or heading toward
- boxera person who fights in the sport of boxing
- brainthe organ used for thinking
- brakea device used to stop a vehicle
- branda company's name for its products
- brassyellow metal alloy of copper and zinc
- braveshowing no fear in danger
- breada food made from baked flour
- breakto make something fall apart into pieces
- breedproduce offspring, or raise animals
- bribegive money to influence someone dishonestly
- brickrectangular block used for building
- bridea woman on her wedding day
- briefshort in duration
- bringto carry something to a place
- brinkthe point just before something happens
- broadwide, covering a large area
- broodto think anxiously and at length
- brownhaving the color of wood or coffee
- brusha tool with bristles for cleaning or painting
- buddya close friend
- buildto make something by putting parts together
- bulkylarge and difficult to carry or store
- bullyto hurt or frighten someone weaker
- bunchgroup of things together
- burstbreak open suddenly
- buyerperson who buys something
C
- cabinsmall wooden house or ship room
- cablea thick wire for carrying power or signals
- camellarge desert animal with humps
- canalartificial waterway for boats
- candya sweet snack made with sugar
- canoea small narrow boat moved by paddling
- canonan accepted body of important works
- carryto hold something and move it
- carveto cut material into a shape
- catchan act of catching something thrown
- causeto make something happen
- ceaseto stop or come to an end
- celloa large stringed musical instrument
- chaina series of connected metal rings
- chaira seat for one person
- chaoscomplete disorder and confusion
- charmquality of being attractive or pleasing
- charta diagram showing information as pictures
- chaseact of running after something
- cheaplow in price, not expensive
- cheatto act dishonestly to gain an advantage
- checka piece of paper used to pay for a bill
- cheekthe side of the face below the eye
- cheerto shout with joy or support
- chessa board game for two players
- chestthe front upper part of the body
- chiefmost important, main
- childa young person
- chilia hot spicy pepper used in cooking
- chillmake something cold, or relax
- chirpa short, high sound made by a bird
- choirgroup of singers
- chokehave trouble breathing
- chunka thick, solid piece of something
- churnmove or stir violently, or produce steadily
- civilrelating to citizens, or polite
- claimto say something is true or yours
- classa group of students who study together
- cleanfree from dirt
- cleareasy to understand or see through
- clerka person who works in an office or shop
- clickto press a button on a mouse
- cliffsteep rock face by the sea
- climban act of going up something
- cloaka loose outer garment, or something concealing
- clocka device that shows the time
- cloneto make an exact copy of something living
- closenear in distance or time
- clothmaterial made of woven threads
- clouda white or gray shape in the sky made of water
- clowna performer who acts funny in costume
- coacha person who trains a sports team
- coastthe land next to the sea
- cocoaa chocolate-flavored powder or drink
- colona punctuation mark, or part of the intestine
- colorthe way something looks, like red or blue
- cometicy object orbiting the sun
- comicfunny, causing people to laugh
- commapunctuation mark showing a pause
- corala hard substance built by sea creatures
- corpsa military unit, or an organized group
- coucha long soft seat for sitting
- coughpush air from lungs with a sudden noise
- couldused to ask politely or show past ability
- countto say numbers in order
- courta place for legal trials, or a sports area
- coversomething that protects or hides what is under it
- cracka thin line where something is broken
- craftskilled activity making things by hand
- crashsudden violent collision or failure
- cravewant something intensely
- crawlto move slowly on hands and knees
- crazyvery strange, foolish, or wildly enthusiastic
- creamthe thick fatty part of milk
- creeka small stream or narrow waterway
- crimean illegal action punished by law
- crispa thin fried slice of potato
- cronya close friend, especially one favored unfairly
- crossan X shaped mark, or a Christian symbol
- crowda large group of people together
- crowna decorated headpiece worn by royalty
- cruderough and simple, or rudely offensive
- cruelcausing pain deliberately
- crumba small fragment of bread or cake
- crushstrong but brief romantic liking
- curlyhaving tight curls, not straight
- currya dish cooked in spicy sauce
- cursean evil spell, or a swear word
- curvesmoothly bending line or shape
- cycleseries of events that repeat
- cynicsomeone who distrusts people's motives
D
- daddya child's word for father
- dailyhappening or done every day
- daisysmall white and yellow flower
- dancea series of movements to music
- datedold-fashioned, no longer modern
- dauntmake someone feel discouraged or intimidated
- deaththe end of a person's life
- debitmoney taken from an account
- debuta first public appearance or performance
- decayto rot or gradually decline
- delaya period of time when something is late
- denimsturdy cotton fabric used for jeans
- denseclosely packed together, thick
- depthdistance from top to bottom or surface to bottom
- devila supreme evil spirit in religion
- diarya book for recording daily events
- dirtynot clean, covered with dirt
- discoa club or party with dance music
- diverperson who dives, especially underwater
- dizzyfeeling unsteady, as if everything is spinning
- doingperforming an action now
- doubta feeling of not being sure
- dowrymoney or property given by a bride's family
- dozena group of twelve
- drafta preliminary version, or compulsory military enlistment
- draina pipe that carries away waste liquid
- dramaa play with actors, or excitement
- dreadto fear something greatly
- dreampictures in your mind while sleeping
- dressa piece of clothing for women
- drilla tool for making holes, or a practice exercise
- drinka liquid for drinking
- drivea trip in a car
- droopa sagging or drooping position
- drowndie from being unable to breathe underwater
- drunkaffected by too much alcohol
- dustycovered with dust
- duvetthick soft quilt used as a bed cover
- dwarfa being much smaller than usual
E
- eagervery keen or enthusiastic to do something
- eaglea large bird of prey with sharp vision
- earlybefore the usual time
- earththe planet where humans live
- edifyinstruct so as to improve morally
- eightthe number 8
- elbowjoint between the upper and lower arm
- electto choose someone by voting
- elitethe most powerful or talented group
- eludeto escape from or avoid cleverly
- emaila message sent by computer
- embedfix firmly into a surrounding mass
- emptycontaining nothing or no one
- enemyperson or group that opposes or hates another
- enjoyget pleasure from something
- enterto go or come into a place
- entryact of entering, or an item in a record
- epoxya strong synthetic resin adhesive
- equalthe same in amount, value, or status
- equipto supply with necessary items
- erectstanding straight up
- errora mistake
- eruptto burst out suddenly
- essaya short piece of writing on a topic
- ethica moral principle guiding behavior
- ethosthe guiding spirit or values of a group
- eventsomething that happens, often planned
- everyeach one, all of them
- evoketo bring a feeling or memory to mind
- exactcompletely accurate and correct
- exaltto praise or elevate highly
- excelto be exceptionally good at something
- exertto apply force, effort, or influence
- exileforced absence from one's country
- existto be real, to be present
- extramore than what is usual, additional
- exudegive off a feeling or smell strongly
F
- faintnot clear or strong, barely noticeable
- fairya small magical creature in stories
- faithstrong trust or religious belief
- falsenot true, not real
- fancyexpensive looking, elaborate, or elegant
- farcea ridiculous and absurd situation
- fatalcausing death, extremely serious
- faultresponsibility for a mistake, or a flaw
- favora kind or helpful act
- feastlarge and impressive meal, often for celebration
- feignpretend to feel or experience something
- fencea barrier built around an area
- ferryboat that carries passengers regularly across water
- fetchgo and bring back something or someone
- fevera body temperature higher than normal
- fiberthread-like strand, or dietary substance
- fieldan open area of land
- fienda very wicked person or fanatic
- fifthitem after fourth, or one of five equal parts
- fiftythe number 50
- fighta violent struggle or argument
- finalcoming at the end, last
- firstcoming before all others
- fixedset firmly, not changing
- flamevisible burning part of a fire
- flashshowy or expensive looking
- flaska small container for carrying liquid
- fleetgroup of ships or vehicles
- fleshsoft substance of a body
- flickto make a quick, light movement
- floatan object that floats, used in swimming or parades
- flockgroup of birds or sheep
- flooda large amount of water covering dry land
- floorthe surface you walk on inside
- floura powder made from grain, used for baking
- fluidable to flow smoothly, changeable
- flunkfail a test or class
- flutethin musical wind instrument
- focusgive your attention to one thing
- foggycovered with fog, hard to see
- follyfoolish action or lack of sense
- forcephysical power or strength, or a group of people
- forthforward or onward in time or space
- fortythe number 40
- foundto establish or set up something
- framea border that holds a picture, or a structure
- frankhonest and direct in speech
- fraudcrime of deceiving someone for gain
- freakto become suddenly panicked or excited
- freshnewly made or grown, not old
- friedcooked in hot oil or fat
- frontat the part facing forward
- frostthin layer of ice on surfaces
- fruitthe sweet part of a plant you eat
- fullycompletely
- funkystylish and unconventional, or funk styled
- funnycausing laughter
- furorsudden outbreak of public anger
G
- gaudytoo bright and showy, tasteless
- genrecategory of art, music, or writing
- ghostthe spirit of a dead person
- giantextremely large in size
- givenspecified or particular
- glareangry stare, or intense bright light
- glassa container for drinking, or the material
- gleamfaint or brief flash of light
- gleanto gather information bit by bit
- glidesmooth, effortless movement through air
- glintsmall flash of light
- glitzsuperficial glamour and showiness
- globea round model of the earth, or the world
- glorygreat honor or fame
- gloveclothing that covers and protects the hand
- godlydevout, or relating to a deity
- goodsitems bought and sold
- goosea large web footed water bird
- gorgedeep, narrow valley with steep sides
- graceelegant and smooth movement or manner
- gradea school year, or a mark for work
- graftto join plant tissue, or work hard
- grainsmall hard seed of a cereal plant
- grandimpressive in size or style
- grantsum of money given for a purpose
- grapea small round fruit in bunches
- graphdiagram showing relationships between numbers
- graspfirm hold, or good understanding
- grassthe green plant covering the ground
- graveplace where a dead body is buried
- gravysauce made from meat juices
- greatexcellent, very good
- greenthe color of grass or leaves
- greetsay hello to someone
- griefdeep sorrow, especially after a loss
- grillframe used for cooking food over heat
- groomman about to be or just married
- grossvery unpleasant, or total (before deductions)
- groupa number of people or things together
- guarda person who protects a place
- guessgive an answer without being sure
- guesta person invited to visit
- guideperson or book that gives directions
- guiltfeeling of having done wrong
- gustogreat enthusiasm and energy
- gutsyshowing courage and determination
- gypsya member of a traveling ethnic group
H
- habitsomething you do regularly
- hairycovered with a lot of hair
- handyuseful or convenient
- happyfeeling pleasure or joy
- hasteexcessive speed or urgency
- hastydone too quickly, rushed
- hatchsmall opening in a floor or ceiling
- hauntplace someone visits often
- havensafe or peaceful place
- heartthe organ that pumps blood
- heavyhaving great weight
- hedgerow of bushes forming a boundary
- helloa word used to greet someone
- hencefor this reason; therefore
- hitchfasten to something, or hitchhike
- hobbyan activity done for pleasure
- hoistraise or lift up
- honeya sweet substance made by bees
- honorgreat respect or a sense of pride
- horsea large animal people ride
- hotela place where travelers pay to stay
- housea building where people live
- hoverto remain suspended in one place
- humanrelating to people, not machines
- humidhaving a lot of moisture in the air
- humorquality of being funny
- hurrythe need to act quickly
I
- idealthe most suitable, perfect
- idiomphrase with a non-literal meaning
- idiota very stupid or foolish person
- imagea picture or visual representation
- implyto suggest something without stating it directly
- incurto bring a cost or penalty on oneself
- indexan alphabetical list, or a measure of change
- inertnot moving or reacting, chemically inactive
- inferto work out something from evidence
- innerlocated on the inside
- inputinformation or resources put into a system
- iratefeeling or showing great anger
- ironya contrast between what is expected and what happens
- issuean important topic or a problem
- ivoryhard white material from elephant tusks
J
K
L
- labela small piece of paper with information
- laborhard work, especially physical work
- lancea long pointed weapon used on horseback
- lapsea brief failure, slip, or gap
- largebig in size
- lasera device producing a narrow intense beam of light
- laterat a time after now
- laughto make sounds showing you are happy
- layerone thickness of material covering a surface
- learnto get new knowledge or a skill
- leasea legal agreement to rent property
- leasha strap used to control an animal
- leastthe smallest amount or degree
- leaveto go away from a place
- legalallowed by or relating to law
- lemona sour yellow citrus fruit
- levelthe amount or standard of something
- lightnot heavy, or bright
- limitpoint beyond which something cannot go
- linencloth made from flax fiber, or household sheets
- linera large passenger ship, or a lining layer
- litera unit for measuring liquid
- liverorgan that cleans the blood
- lobbyan entrance hall, or a group pressuring policy
- localbelonging to a particular area
- lodgesmall house, often in the countryside
- logicreasoning based on facts and rules
- loosenot tight, not firmly fixed
- lorrylarge vehicle for carrying goods
- lousyvery bad or of poor quality
- lovera person who loves someone or something
- lowerto move something to a less high position
- loyalfaithful and supportive
- luckyhaving good luck
- luncha meal eaten in the middle of the day
- luridshockingly vivid and sensational
- lyricexpressing emotion in poetry
M
- madama polite formal way to address a woman
- magichaving special powers, seeming impossible
- majorvery important or large
- makera person or company that makes something
- mangoa sweet tropical fruit
- mapletree with broad leaves, known for its syrup
- Marchthe third month of the year
- marryto become someone's husband or wife
- matcha sports game, or a small stick for fire
- maybeused to say something is possible
- mayorelected head of a city or town
- meansa method or way of doing something
- medala metal disc given as an award
- medianewspapers, television, and internet news outlets
- melona large, sweet, round fruit
- mercykindness shown when punishing someone
- mergeto combine or join together
- meritquality of deserving praise or reward
- merryhappy and cheerful
- messyuntidy or disorganized
- metala hard shiny material like iron
- metera unit of length, or a measuring device
- microa very small unit prefix, one millionth
- midstthe middle part of something
- mightused to show something is possible
- mimica person or animal that imitates others
- minornot very important, small in size or effect
- minusreduced by, used to subtract a number
- mistyfull of mist, hard to see through
- modela small copy of something real
- modemdevice that connects a computer to the internet
- mogula powerful and wealthy businessperson
- mommymother, used by young children
- moneycoins and notes used to buy things
- monthone of twelve parts of a year
- moodychanging mood often, easily irritated or sad
- morallesson about right and wrong behavior
- motormachine that produces motion or power
- mottoshort phrase expressing a belief or aim
- mountmountain, used before its name
- mournto feel deep sadness, especially after a death
- mousea tiny animal, or a computer tool
- mouththe part of your face used for eating
- movera person or company that moves belongings
- moviea film shown in a cinema
- muddycovered in or full of mud
- munchto chew food steadily, often noisily
- musicsounds made with instruments or voice
N
- naivelacking experience or judgment, too trusting
- nakednot wearing any clothes
- nastyvery unpleasant or unkind
- navalrelating to a navy or warships
- needylacking basic necessities, very poor
- nervea fiber that sends signals in the body
- nevernot at any time
- newlyvery recently; not long ago
- nichea specialized position or market segment
- niecedaughter of your sibling
- nightthe dark hours of the day
- noblehaving high moral qualities, or of high rank
- noisea sound, often loud or unpleasant
- noisymaking a lot of loud sound
- nomada person who moves from place to place
- normsaccepted standards of behavior
- northin the direction opposite south
- novela long written story, usually fiction
- nursea person who cares for sick people
O
- occurhappen or take place
- oceana very large body of sea water
- offera statement offering to give something
- oftenmany times, frequently
- olivea small oval fruit used in food and oil
- oniona round vegetable with a strong smell
- operaa musical play that is sung
- orbitcurved path around a planet
- ordera request for food or goods
- organbody part with a function, or musical instrument
- otherdifferent from the one mentioned
- ottera semi-aquatic, fish-eating mammal
- ouncea small unit of weight, about 28 grams
- outdoto do better than someone else
- outeron the outside; farther out
- owingstill to be paid; due
- ownera person who owns something
- ozonea form of oxygen found in the atmosphere
P
- paintcolored liquid used to cover things
- panela group of people chosen to discuss or judge something
- panicsudden strong feeling of fear
- pantsclothing worn on the legs
- paperthin material for writing on
- partya gathering to celebrate something
- pastaan Italian food made from flour
- patchsmall piece covering a hole or area
- pausea short stop or break
- peacea time without war or fighting
- peachsoft round fruit with fuzzy skin
- pearlsmall round gem formed inside an oyster
- pedallever pressed by foot to operate a machine
- penceBritish coins, one hundredth of a pound
- pennysmall coin of low value
- perchto sit or rest on something narrow or high
- pettysmall and unimportant, or narrow-minded
- phasea stage in a process of development
- phonea device used to talk to people
- photoa picture taken with a camera
- pianoa large musical instrument with keys
- pickyvery fussy about choices, hard to satisfy
- piecea part of something bigger
- pietydeep religious devotion
- pilota person who flies an aircraft
- pitchsports field, or the highness of a sound
- pizzaa round baked dish with cheese
- placea particular position or area
- plainsimple, without decoration
- planea vehicle that flies in the sky
- planta living thing that grows in soil
- platea flat dish for food
- pleadask for something earnestly, or answer a legal charge
- pluckpull something out quickly with fingers
- plumea large feather, or a rising cloud shaped like one
- pointan idea, or a sharp end
- poisea calm, graceful, confident manner
- polioviral disease that can cause paralysis
- porchcovered structure at a house's entrance
- positto put forward as fact or basis for argument
- poundBritish currency, or a unit of weight
- powerstrength, control, or electricity
- prawnsmall edible shellfish similar to shrimp
- pressnews media, or a printing machine
- pricethe amount of money to pay
- pricksmall puncture made by a sharp point
- pridea feeling of satisfaction and dignity
- primeof the best or most important quality
- printto put text or pictures on paper
- priorcoming before in time or order
- priseto force something open using leverage
- prizereward given for winning
- probethorough investigation, or a device for exploring
- pronelikely to suffer from something; lying face down
- proofevidence that shows something is true
- proseordinary written language, not poetry
- proudfeeling pleased about an achievement
- proveshow that something is true
- prowlto move around stealthily, hunting
- pulseregular beating of blood through the body
- punchhit with a closed fist, or a fruit drink
- pupila school student, or part of the eye
- puppya young dog
- pursea small bag for money
Q
- quakean earthquake, informal
- qualma feeling of doubt about whether an action is right
- queena female ruler or a king's wife
- queerstrange or odd
- querya question, especially one asking for information
- questa long search or adventurous journey
- queuea line of people waiting
- quickfast, done in a short time
- quietmaking little or no noise
- quirka peculiar habit or characteristic
- quitefairly, or completely
- quotewords repeated from someone else, or a price estimate
R
- radarsystem using radio waves to detect objects
- radioa device that plays broadcast sound
- rainyhaving a lot of rain
- raiseto lift up, or to increase
- rallylarge public meeting to support a cause
- rangea variety, or the distance covered
- rapidhappening very quickly
- razora tool for shaving hair
- reachto arrive at, or to stretch toward
- reactrespond to something that happens
- readyprepared for something
- rebelperson who fights against authority or rules
- referto mention or direct attention to
- relaxto rest and become calm
- relaya race between teams, or a signal transmitter
- relican object surviving from an earlier time
- remitto send money as payment; to cancel a punishment
- renewmake something valid or new again
- repaypay back money owed
- repelto drive back, or cause disgust
- replyan answer to a message
- resina sticky substance from trees or plastic
- rhymehave the same end sound as another word
- ridera person who rides, or an added clause
- ridgea long, narrow raised strip of land
- rightcorrect, or not left
- riskyinvolving danger or the possibility of loss
- rivala person or thing competing with another
- rivera large natural stream of water
- roastto cook food with dry heat
- robina small bird with a red breast
- robota machine that can do tasks automatically
- rockyfull of rocks, or difficult and unstable
- roughnot smooth, or difficult
- roundin a circle, or turning back
- routea way or path taken to reach somewhere
- royalrelating to a king or queen
- rugbya team sport with an oval ball
- rulera tool for measuring, or a leader
- rumora story that may not be true
- ruralrelating to the countryside rather than a city
- rustycovered with rust, or out of practice
S
- sadlyin a sad way, unfortunately
- salada cold dish of mixed vegetables
- salona shop offering hair or beauty treatments
- salsaa spicy sauce, or a lively Latin dance
- saltytasting of or containing salt
- salvea soothing ointment for wounds
- sandycovered with or full of sand
- saucea liquid served with food
- saunaa heated room used for relaxation
- scalea device for weighing, or a size range
- scaremake someone afraid
- scarfcloth worn around the neck
- scarycausing feelings of fear
- scenea view, or part of a film
- scenta distinctive, often pleasant smell
- scoffto speak of something with contempt
- scoldcriticize someone angrily for doing wrong
- scopethe range of a subject or activity
- scorethe number of points scored
- scornstrong contempt or disdain
- screwa metal fastener with a spiral thread
- scubaequipment for breathing while diving underwater
- seedysordid and disreputable in appearance
- seizetake hold of something quickly and firmly
- sensea feeling, or bodily perception
- serveto give food or help to someone
- seventhe number 7
- shadean area sheltered from sunlight
- shakea fast shaking movement, or a milkshake
- shakytrembling, or unstable and unreliable
- shallused for future actions or polite offers
- shamea painful feeling of guilt, or a pity
- shapethe outer form of something
- shareto use or have something together
- sharphaving a fine edge, or sudden and clear
- shaveremove hair close to the skin
- sheafa bundle of things tied together
- sheepa farm animal with wool
- sheercomplete and total, or very steep
- sheeta flat piece of paper
- shelfa flat board for storing things
- shellhard covering of an animal or egg
- shiftmove from one place or position to another
- shineto give off bright light
- shinybright and reflecting light
- shirtclothing worn on the upper body
- shoala large group of fish; a shallow sandy area
- shocka sudden surprising or upsetting feeling
- shootto fire a gun, or to film
- shorethe land along the edge of water
- shortnot long or not tall
- shouta loud call or cry
- showyattracting attention through flashiness
- shrugraise the shoulders to show indifference
- sightthe ability to see, or a view
- sillyfoolish, not sensible
- sincefrom a particular time until now
- singeto burn something slightly on the surface
- sixtythe number 60
- skatefootwear with wheels or a blade
- skillthe ability to do something well
- skirtclothing worn by women or girls
- slackto fail to work hard, be lazy
- slangvery informal, casual vocabulary
- slasha diagonal line mark, or a forceful cut
- slavea person owned by another person
- sleepto rest with your eyes closed
- slicea thin flat piece of food
- slidea smooth ramp for sliding down
- slopesurface that slants up or down
- smalllittle in size
- smartintelligent, or well dressed
- smashbreak something violently into pieces
- smellthe sense of noticing odors, or an odor
- smilea happy look on your face
- smitha person who makes things from metal
- smokethe gray cloud from something burning
- snacka small amount of food
- snaila slow-moving mollusk with a shell
- snakea long animal with no legs
- sneakmove somewhere quietly and secretly
- sneera scornful, contemptuous facial expression
- sniffinhale audibly through the nose to smell
- snorea loud, rough breathing sound made while sleeping
- snowycovered with snow
- solarrelating to the sun or its energy
- solidfirm and stable, not liquid or gas
- solveto find the answer to a problem
- sorryfeeling regret about something
- soundsomething you can hear
- southrelating to the direction south
- spacean empty area or outer space
- sparekept in reserve, extra and unused
- sparka small fiery particle, or a small trace
- speakto say words, to talk
- speedhow fast something moves
- spella period of time, or magic words
- spendto use money or time
- spicesubstance used to flavor food
- spicyhaving a strong, hot flavor
- spillto accidentally let liquid fall out
- spirea tall pointed structure on top of a building
- spitea desire to annoy or hurt someone
- splitdivided into two or more parts
- spoilto ruin something, or overindulge someone
- spoona tool for eating or stirring food
- sporta game with physical activity
- sprayfine drops of liquid, or a spraying device
- squada small group organized for a task
- stacka neat pile of things
- staffthe people who work somewhere
- stagea raised platform, or a step in a process
- staina discolored mark on a surface
- stairone step in a staircase
- stakea financial share, or a pointed post
- stallsmall stand for selling goods
- stampa small sticker for mail
- standa small stall that sells things
- stareto look fixedly at something
- startthe beginning of something
- statea part of a country, or condition
- steaka thick slice of meat
- stealto take something that is not yours
- steamhot vapor produced from boiling water
- steelstrong metal made from iron and carbon
- steeprising or falling sharply
- steerto control the direction of a vehicle
- sternserious, strict, and unsmiling
- stickto attach to something or remain fixed
- stiffnot easily bent, hard to move
- stillnot moving, calm
- stinkto have a strong unpleasant smell
- stockgoods for sale, or a company share
- stoketo feed a fire or intensify a feeling
- stonea small hard piece of rock
- stoola seat without a back or arms
- storea shop where you buy things
- stormvery bad weather with wind and rain
- storya telling of events, real or made up
- stovea device used for cooking
- strapa strip used to fasten or carry something
- strawthin tube for drinking, or dried grain stalks
- strayto wander away from where you should be
- striplong narrow piece of material
- stuckunable to move or make progress
- studyto learn about a subject
- stuffthings, objects, or belongings
- stylea particular way of doing something
- sugara sweet substance used in food
- sunnybright with sunshine
- superexcellent, very good
- surgea sudden strong increase or movement forward
- swarmlarge group of insects moving together
- swearto promise solemnly, or curse
- sweatto produce moisture through the skin
- sweepto clean a surface using a broom
- sweettasting like sugar
- swellto increase in size, especially with fluid
- swifthappening or moving very fast
- swinga hanging seat that moves back and forth
- swordweapon with a long sharp blade
T
- tablefurniture with a flat top
- tacitunderstood without being openly stated
- tasteflavor of food, or personal preference
- tastyhaving a pleasant, strong flavor
- taunta remark made to mock or provoke someone
- teachto help someone learn something
- teaseperson who playfully makes fun of others
- temptto attract someone to do something wrong
- tensefeeling nervous or anxious
- thankto tell someone you are grateful
- theftthe crime of stealing something
- theirbelonging to them
- themethe main subject or idea of a work
- therein or at that place
- theseused for plural things nearby
- thickhaving a large distance between sides
- thiefa person who steals things
- thighthe part of the leg above the knee
- thingan object, not a person
- thinkto use your mind
- thirdnumber three in a series
- thoseused for plural things farther away
- threethe number 3
- throwan act of throwing something
- thumbthe short thick finger on the hand
- thumpto hit something heavily with a dull sound
- tigera big wild cat with stripes
- tightfitting very closely
- timesused to multiply numbers together
- timidlacking courage or confidence, shy
- tiredneeding rest or sleep
- titlethe name of a book or film
- toastbrowned bread heated until crisp
- todayon this day
- toothone of the hard white parts in your mouth
- topicthe subject people talk about
- torcha portable light, or a burning stick
- totalcomplete, whole, or entire
- touchthe act of touching something
- toughstrong and hard to break or handle
- towelcloth used to dry your body
- towera very tall, narrow building
- toxicpoisonous or harmful
- tracesmall mark or sign left by something
- tracka path used for running or racing
- tracta wide area of land; a body system
- tradebuying and selling of goods
- traila path through rough or natural country
- traina long vehicle that runs on tracks
- traita distinguishing quality of someone's character
- trampa person who wanders with no fixed home
- trashwaste material to be thrown away
- treadto walk or step on something
- treatsomething special that gives pleasure
- trenda general direction of change or fashion
- triala court examination of evidence, or a test
- tribea social group united by shared ancestry or customs
- tricka clever action meant to fool someone
- troopa group of soldiers
- trucka large vehicle for carrying loads
- trulygenuinely, in a real way
- trunka tree stem, or a car's storage area
- trustto believe someone is honest
- truthwhat is true, not false
- tulipa colorful spring flower with a cup shape
- tumoran abnormal growth of tissue in the body
- tutora private teacher for one student
- twiceon two occasions
- twistan unexpected change, or a curve
U
- unclethe brother of your mother or father
- underin a lower position than
- unfitnot in good shape, unsuitable
- unifybring together as one
- unionworkers' organization, or a joining
- unitejoin together as one
- untieto undo a knot or something tied
- untilup to a certain time
- upperhigher in position or rank
- upsetunhappy or worried about something
- urbanrelating to a city or town
- usagethe way something is used
- usherto escort or guide someone somewhere
- usualhappening most of the time, normal
- utterto say something aloud
V
- vaguenot clear or precise
- validlegally acceptable, or based on sound reasoning
- valuehow much something is worth
- venuethe place where an event happens
- versepoetic writing, or a section of a poem
- verveenergy and enthusiasm in doing something
- videoa recording of moving pictures
- vigorphysical strength and energy
- villaa large house, especially in a warm country
- virusa germ that causes disease
- visita trip to see a person or place
- vitalabsolutely necessary, or full of energy
- vividvery bright, clear, and detailed
- voicethe sound made when speaking or singing
- vomitmatter brought up from the stomach
- votera person who votes in an election
- vowela letter like a, e, i, o, u
W
- wagona four-wheeled cart for loads
- waistthe narrow middle part of the body
- waresgoods offered for sale
- wasteunused, discarded, or extra
- watcha small clock for your wrist
- waterthe clear liquid we drink
- wearyvery tired, especially from effort
- weavea particular style or pattern of weaving
- weighto measure how heavy something is
- weirdstrange or unusual
- whalea very large sea mammal
- wheata cereal plant used to make flour
- wheela round part that turns
- whereused to ask about place
- whichused to choose between things
- whileduring the time that something happens
- whitethe color of snow or milk
- wholecomplete, all of something
- whoseused to ask about ownership
- widento make or become wider
- widowa woman whose husband has died
- widththe measurement of something from side to side
- windyhaving a lot of wind
- wittyshowing clever and quick humor
- womanan adult female person
- worldthe whole planet we live on
- worrya feeling of fear or unease
- worsemore bad than something else
- worstmost bad, the least good
- worthhaving value, deserving of
- wouldused for polite requests or past habits
- woundan injury, especially a cut
- wrackcause severe suffering or destruction to
- wreckthe destroyed remains of a ship
- wristthe joint between hand and arm
- writeto make words on paper
- wrongnot correct, not right
- wrylyin a dryly humorous or ironic way
Y
Z
- zebraa striped African wild horse
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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