Advanced Vocabulary Words

To criticize severely; to strip off the skin in literal terms.

Extremely painful or intense, either physically or mentally.

Abhorrent or utterly detestable; extremely bad.

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially religious scripture.

Thorough and complete in detail; covering all aspects.

To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.

To dig up (a buried body) from the ground.

To clear someone from blame or guilt, especially after an investigation.

A religious or spiritual ritual intended to remove evil spirits from a person or place.

To make something happen more quickly or efficiently.

To make amends or atone for guilt or wrongdoing.

The act of coming to an end or ceasing to be valid.

To explain or analyze something in detail.

A person who advocates or supports a theory, idea, or cause; in mathematics, a symbol indicating how...

To take property from its owner for public use, often by legal authority.

The act of forcing someone to leave a place or organization.

To lessen the seriousness of an offense by providing mitigating factors.

To obtain something, especially money, through force, threats, or intimidation.

The crime of obtaining money or property through threats or coercion.

To free someone or something from a constraint, entanglement, or difficulty.

Not part of the essential nature of something; coming from outside.

A person who is outgoing, sociable, and gains energy from being around others.

To emit or display something strongly, such as a quality or feeling.

To show great joy or triumph, especially at someone else's defeat.

Filled with or showing great happiness or triumphant joy.

A temporary and often exaggerated enthusiasm for something.

A cigarette, especially in British slang; a derogatory term for a gay person (offensive).

A mythical creature, often depicted as a small humanoid with magical powers and wings.

An imaginary magical place associated with fairies; a state of unreality or bliss.

Land left uncultivated during a growing season to restore fertility.

To suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; to starve.

Feeling extremely hungry; starved.

A short, bold tune played on brass instruments, typically to announce something important; also used...

A long, pointed tooth, typically found in snakes or predatory animals for biting and injecting venom...

Very attentive to detail and accuracy; hard to please.

A young deer, typically in its first year; also, to flatter excessively.

Showing exaggerated flattery or affection to gain favor.

Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; marked by intense activity or agitation.

Ineffective or irresponsible; lacking purpose or vitality.

Not genuine; pretended or fake.

Relating to cats or the cat family; a cat.

To fall, especially in a dramatic or sudden way; also means to cut down (as in a tree).

A criminal convicted of a serious crime, typically one punishable by imprisonment of more than a yea...

A serious crime, such as murder or robbery, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one y...

A person who supports feminism and advocates for women's rights and gender equality.

A type of non-flowering plant that reproduces through spores and typically has feathery fronds.

A small, weasel-like mammal with a long body, often kept as a pet or used historically for hunting r...

Having a foul or rotting odor.

To shackle or restrain someone's freedom of movement or expression.

A complete failure or embarrassing flop, especially in a public event.

Not real or genuine; invented for the sake of convenience or deception.

To make small restless movements, often due to nervousness or impatience.

Nervous or restless in an agitated way.

A soft, sweet fruit with a purple or green skin and numerous small seeds, typically eaten fresh or d...

Something that is invented or imagined, not real.

Used to describe something that is not literal but imaginative or metaphorical.

A small statue or model, often decorative, made of clay, porcelain, or other materials.

A thin thread or fiber, especially one that emits light when heated or a strand of a microorganism.

To steal something, typically in a sneaky or petty way.

Relating to or showing the respect and love a child has for a parent.