Dictionary of 5-Letter Words: Words You Should Know

In this book, you will learn the meanings of useful 5-letter words. You will also find the names of the parts of speech they belong to. I have also given synonyms for most of these words. Sample this:

01 -- abaft [adv.] -- in or behind the stern (back end) of a ship
02 -- abase [v.] -- to behave in a way so as to make someone that he/she does seem unimportant [synonyms: belittle, degrade, demean, humiliate, subjugate]
03 -- abate [v.] -- to become less strong or widespread; to make something less strong or widespread. [synonyms: decline, subside]
04 -- abhor [v.] -- to strongly hate a way of thinking or behaving for moral reasons [synonyms: detest, despise, loathe]
05 -- abode [n.] -- the place where you live [synonyms: dwelling, habitat, residence]
06 -- abyss [n.] -- (a). a very deep wide crack or opening in the ground | (b). extremely worrying or difficult situation | (c). a profound difference between people, nations, etc. [synonyms: chasm, gulf]
07 -- adept [adj.] -- good at doing difficult tasks [synonyms: skillful, proficient]
08 -- adore [v.] -- to be very fond of something or to like sb very much [synonyms: admire, love]
09 -- aglow [adj.] -- shining with color or pleasure [synonyms: glowing, radiant]
10 -- alien [adj.] -- (a). strange and fearsome esp. because different from what you are used to [synonym: hostile] | (b). connected with creatures often fictional from another world | (c). from another country, culture or society; not native [synonym: foreign] | (d). unusual or unacceptable || [n.] -- (a). a creature or being that originally belong to another world | (b). a person who is not a legal citizen or national of the country in which they live or work
11 -- aloft [adv.] -- high up in or into the air; far above the ground [synonym: overhead]
12 -- amity [n.] -- a friendly relationship [synonyms: concord, harmony]
13 -- angst [n.] -- a feeling of anxiety, fear, worry or security about a situation or about your life [synonyms: anguish, torment]
14 -- antsy [adj.] -- unable to keep still
15 -- artsy [adj.] -- showing that you are very artistic or interested in the arts
16 -- aural [adj.] -- (technical) connected with the ear or to the sense of hearing and listening [synonyms: auditory, acoustic]
17 -- awful [adj.] -- (a). very bad | (b). used to emphasize a large quantity or sum of something | (c). very shocking [synonyms: awful, dreadful, terrible] || [adv.] -- extremely or enormously

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