Word library
8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
To make something clearer by giving examples, or to add pictures to a book or document.
A picture that explains or decorates a piece of writing.
A picture or visual representation of something, or the way a person or thing is perceived by others.
Language that creates a picture in the reader's mind by appealing to the senses.
Existing only in someone's mind or imagination, not in real life.
A number that involves the square root of a negative number, written using the symbol i.
The ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind that are not based on anything real in front of you.
To form a picture or idea of something in your mind.
To fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling.
Happening or done right away, or closest in time, place, or relationship.
Right away, without any delay.
Extremely large in size, degree, or amount.
A person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own.
To move permanently to a country that isn't your own in order to live there.
The act of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own.
About to happen very soon.
Protected against a particular illness, usually because the body has already fought it off or been vaccinated.
The network of cells, tissues, and organs in the body that work together to fight off infection and disease.
The process of making someone resistant to a disease, usually by giving them a vaccine.
The body's ability to resist a particular infection or disease.
A powerful effect that one thing has on another, or the force of one object hitting another.
Not favoring one side over another, fair and unbiased.
A situation in which no progress is possible because opposing sides refuse to change their positions.
Showing no emotion or reaction, especially in one's facial expression.
Not willing to wait calmly for something.
Completely without fault or flaw.
Having very little money.
To slow down or block the progress of something.
Describing a sentence or verb form that gives an order, instruction, or request.
A policy in which one country extends its power over other territories or peoples, often through force.
Behaving as if you expect to be obeyed without question, often in an arrogant way.
Not allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
Rock that does not allow water to pass through it.
Not easily upset, worried, or excited, even in difficult situations.
Not affected or influenced by something, or not allowing liquid to pass through.
Acting quickly without thinking carefully about the consequences.
To have a negative effect on something, or to intrude on someone's rights or territory.
Not showing proper respect for religion or God.
Impossible to please, calm down, or change the mind of, especially describing hostility.
To put a plan, decision, or system into actual effect.
To show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or wrongdoing.
A possible effect or result of something, often one that isn't stated directly.
Suggested or understood without being stated directly.
An unconscious preference or prejudice toward a particular group that affects a person's judgments and actions without them realizing it.
A meaning that is suggested indirectly rather than stated openly.
To collapse suddenly inward, or to fail suddenly and completely.
To suggest something indirectly without saying it outright.
To bring goods or services into a country from another country to sell or use.