Dictionary of Difficult Words: 5000 English Words - Paperback

by Manik Joshi (Author)

5000 Difficult English Words and their Meanings. Advanced Words in the English Language. Letter A. 275 Words --- Letter B. 242 Words --- Letter C. 438 Words --- Letter D. 321 Words --- Letter E. 238 Words --- Letter F. 233 Words --- Letter G. 171 Words --- Letter H. 149 Words --- Letter I. 266 Words --- Letter J. 51 Words --- Letter K. 19 Words --- Letter L. 132 Words --- Letter M. 175 Words --- Letter N. 66 Words --- Letter O. 109 Words --- Letter P. 393 Words --- Letter Q. 22 Words --- Letter R. 303 Words --- Letter S. 787 Words --- Letter T. 205 Words --- Letter U. 172 Words --- Letter V. 98 Words --- Letter W. 112 Words --- Letter XYZ. 23 Words ----- Sample This ----- 01. abandon (v.). to discard; to dump; to leave sb/sth permanently; related words: abandoned (adj.), abandonment (n.) --- 02. abase (v.). to do sth that makes people have less respect for you; to degrade; related word: abasement (n.) --- 03. abashed (adj.). ashamed in a social situation; embarrassed --- 04. abate (v.). to become very weak; to fade away; to subside; related word: abatement (n.) --- 05. abdicate (v.). to step down from the position of being king; to renounce; to give up; related word: abdication (n.) --- 06. aberrant (adj.). abnormal, unsocial or weird; nonstandard; related word: aberration (n.) --- 07. abet (v.). to assist, encourage or support sb in doing sth illegal, immoral, etc. --- 08. abhor (v.). to extremely hate or dislike sb/sth for ethical reasons; to detest; related words: abhorrent (adj.), abhorrence (n.) --- 09. abide (v.). to reside somewhere --- 10. abiding (adj.). (of feelings, ideas, etc.) long-lasting --- 11. abject (adj.). having no hope or self-esteem; miserable; related word: abjectly (adv.) --- 12. abjure (v.). to give up a belief or idea publicly; to renounce --- 13. ablaze (adj.). on fire; afire --- full of strong feelings, bright lights, etc. --- 14. ablutions (n.). an action of cleaning or washing yourself --- 15. abnegate (v.). to reject sth that you like; to renounce; related word: abnegation (n.) --- 16. abode (n.). the place where you reside/live; residence --- 17. abolish (v.). to get rid of a law, rule, etc. officially; to eliminate; related words: abolition (n.), abolitionist (n.) --- 18. abominate (v.). to hate intensely; related words: abominable (adj.), abomination (n.) --- 19. aboriginal (adj.). primitive --- 20. abortive (adj.). (of an action) unsuccessful --- 21. abound (v.). to be plentiful --- 22. about-turn (n.). a reversal of a plan or opinion, etc. --- 23. above board (adj./adv.). honest or genuine / honestly or genuinely --- 24. abrasion (n.). cut or scratch --- 25. abrasive (adj.). rough --- rude; related words: abrasively (adv.), abrasiveness (n.) --- 26. abreast (adv.). side by side --- 27. abridge (v.). to shorten a book, etc.; related words: abridged (adj.), abridgment (n.) --- 28. abrogate (v.). to officially cancel a law; related word: abrogation (n.) --- 29. abrupt (adj.). sudden --- impolite; related words: abruptly (adv.), abruptness (n.) --- 30. abscond (v.). to run away; to escape --- 31. abseil (v.). to descend a steep cliff --- 32. absolution (n.). forgiveness --- 33. absolutism (n.). rule by dictator; autocracy; related word: absolutist (adj./n.) --- 34. absolve (v.). to officially forgive somebody --- 35. abstain (v.). to give up or stay away from sth bad, illegal or immoral --- to decide not to cast your vote in the election; related words: abstainer (n.), abstention (n.) --- 36. abstemious (adj.). self-disciplined --- 37. abstinence (n.). restraint from eating or drinking because of ethical reasons --- related word: abstinent (adj.) --- 38. abstracted (adj.). absentminded; related word: abstractedly (adv.) --- 39. abstruse (adj.). that cannot be understood easily; obscure --- 40. abundant (adj.). plentiful; related word: abundantly (adv.) --- 41. abut (v.). to be next to sth; to adjoin --- 42. abysmal (adj.). extremely bad; related word: abysmally (adv.)

Author Biography

Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.