affinity
1 use
She thinks deeply and has an affinity for others with the same kind of mind.
affinity = a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
ardor
1 use
She spoke with great ardor.†
ardor = a feeling of strong enthusiasm or love — usually for a person or a cause
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
cardiac
1 use
She is in the cardiac care unit.
cardiac = heart
Definition
Generally cardiac means:of or relating to the heart
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
chaos
3 uses
The country entered a period of civil war and chaos.
chaos = extreme confusion and disorder
Definition
Generally chaos means:a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 26 uses in 10 avg bks |
colleague
5 uses
The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
colleagues = fellow workers
Definition
Generally colleague means:fellow worker — especially in a respected profession such as teaching, medicine, or law
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 21 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
efface
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
efface herself
She always effaces herself when she is with him.
effaces = makes herself inconspicuous or unimportant
Definition
Generally this sense of efface means:to make oneself inconspicuous or unimportant
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
empathy
1 use
She lacks empathy and is very selfish.
empathy = understanding and entering into another's feelings
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
emulate
1 use
It wasn't just that she copied her older sister's hairstyle. She tried to emulate her in every way.
emulate = imitate (copy)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
epitaph
1 use
John Belushi's epitaph reads, "I may be gone, but Rock and Roll lives on."
epitaph = text written on his tombstone
Definition
Generally epitaph means:a short text in memory of a dead person — especially text written on a tombstone
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
exhaustive
1 use
an exhaustive study†
exhaustive = very thorough or complete
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
genre
1 use
Jazz is his favorite musical genre.
genre = a style or kind - especially in the arts
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
immigrate
5 uses
About 1 of each 8 people in the United States immigrated from somewhere else.
immigrated = came to live (from another country)
Definition
Generally immigrate means:come to live in a new country
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 20 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
inevitable
1 use
It is as inevitable as death and taxes.
inevitable = certain to happen
Definition
Generally inevitable means:certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 23 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
intuitive
2 uses
The were perfect partners—one highly intuitive and the other highly analytical.
intuitive = known instinctively rather than through reasoning
Definition
Generally intuitive means:based on feeling or instinct rather than conscious reasoning
or:
easy to understand without training or study
or:
easy to understand without training or study
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
rhetorical question
1 use
She asks and answers rhetorical questions faster than I can consider them.
rhetorical questions = questions asked to emphasize a point or to generate interest rather than to get information
Definition
Generally rhetorical question means:a question asked to emphasize a point or to generate interest rather than to get information
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
rigorous
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
we follow a rigorous procedure
She followed the procedures rigorously.
rigorously = thoroughly and carefully
Definition
Generally this sense of rigorous means:thorough and careful procedures
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
serene
1 use
While I lie awake worrying, she sleeps serenely.
serenely = calmly and peacefully
Definition
Generally serene means:calm and untroubled
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
species
14 uses
It is an endangered species.
species = a group of similar animals or plants
Definition
Generally species means:a group of animals or plants that are similar — typically identified as a group because they can procreate together (reproduce new members of the group)
Word Statistics
| Book | 14 uses |
| Library | 14 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
trite
1 use
I know it sounds trite, but I love her; and that changes everything.
trite = lacking impact — typically because it is common or overused
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
white lie
1 use
I told a white lie to bolster her battered ego.
white lie = an unimportant lie told to be helpful
Definition
Generally white lie means:an unimportant lie (especially one told to be polite or helpful)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |