Webster Essential Vocabulary

aggrandize(uh GRAN dyz) vt. 1. to make greater, richer, more powerful; 2. to make seem richer By certifying the landfill as a s ...

amalgamate(uh MAL guh MAYT) vt. 1. to join together into one; to unite; to combine; 2. to alloy into an amalgam (an alloy of mer ...

amortize(uh MAWR tyz) vt. 1. to put money aside at intervals to pay off a debt either prior to or at maturity; 2. to prorate an ...

apprehension(AP ri HEN shin) n. 1. arrest or capture; 2. mental grasp (of); anxiety; dread; 4. judgment; opinion The bank robbe ...

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asperity(uhs PER it ee) n. roughness or harshness of surface, weather, sound, or temperament The asperityof the moon’s surface ...

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B baste(BAYST) vt. 1. to sew with long, loose stitches to keep a garment together prior to the actual final stitching; to tack; ...

bogus(BOH gis) adj. not real or genuine; spurious BogusRolex watches are available on every street corner around Times Square f ...

broach(BROHCH) vt. 1. to start a discussion of; bring up; introduce; 2. to drill a hole (in a cask); to tap (a keg) —n.a tool fo ...

C cacophony(kuh KA fin ee) n. harsh, jarring sound; noise •A cacophonyof automobile and truck horns greeted the ears of pedestri ...

cavalier(KAV uh LEAR) adj. 1. casual or unconcerned attitude; an indifference to matters of concern or importance; 2. arrogant a ...

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coddle(KAH dil) vt. 1. to treat tenderly; pamper; 2. to cook eggs in the shell gently in not-quite-boiling water for two to thre ...

component(kuhm POH nint) n. 1. a basic part of something; 2. any part of a high-fidelity system (speaker, tuner, amplifier, and ...

The intensity of light concentrates as you get nearer to the source. Grape juice can be made from grape concentrate. [-d, conce ...

contemplative(kuhn TEM pli tiv) adj. 1. inclined to look at intently; inclined to gaze at; 2. tending to study closely 3. being ...

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correlate(KAW ril AYT) vt. to bring things into a mutual relation with each other; to show the relationship between quantities — ...

credence(KREE dins) n. belief (especially in the testimony or words of others) The evidence gave Willis’s words credence. The d ...