Intermediate Vocabulary Words

The state of being well-acquainted with someone or something through repeated exposure.

Extreme scarcity of food, often leading to widespread hunger and starvation.

A person filled with excessive, single-minded zeal, especially for a cause or belief.

Marked by excessive enthusiasm and extreme, unreasonable beliefs.

The quality of being fanatical; obsessive enthusiasm that often disregards reason.

Imaginative or unrealistic, often in an attractive or charming way.

Imagination or a conception of something, often elaborate or extravagant; can also mean to desire or...

Extraordinarily good; also, wildly imaginative or unreal.

A product of imagination, especially one involving impossible or improbable scenarios; also, a belie...

Having wide-ranging influence or significant long-term effects.

A comedic genre characterized by exaggerated situations and absurd happenings; also, a situation so ...

Money paid for transportation, or the food provided or eaten.

To attract and hold someone's attention powerfully, often through charm or interest.

Extremely interesting or captivating.

A strong attraction or interest to something.

A popular style or trend, especially in clothing, at a particular time.

Trendy or in accordance with current fashion.

To close or attach securely, often with a buckle, zipper, or similar device.

Causing death or disaster.

Having great and often decisive importance or consequences.

To understand the meaning of something, especially something difficult; also, a unit of length equal...

Extreme tiredness, usually resulting from physical or mental exertion.

Silly and foolish, often in a self-satisfied way.

A device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe, especially water from a tap.

A flaw or mistake; responsibility for a mistake or failure.

The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

Positive or approving; showing approval or advantage.

Preferred or given special advantage over others.

Possible to do easily or conveniently; practical.

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

Lacking physical strength, especially due to age or illness; weak or ineffective.

To give food to someone or something; to provide sustenance.

Information about reactions to a product, service, or performance used as a basis for improvement.

A person or thing that feeds someone or something; a tributary or supply line.

To pretend to feel or be affected by something.

A deceptive or distracting movement, especially in sports or combat.

Well chosen, suitable, or pleasing, often referring to words or moments.

Happiness or good fortune; a particularly appropriate expression.

A group of people with a shared interest; a supportive association; also a grant for study or resear...

The belief in and advocacy of equal rights for women, particularly in political, social, and economi...

The sport of fighting with light swords such as foils, épées, or sabres; also, a barrier or enclosur...

A part of a vehicle that frames and protects the wheel, or a protective barrier on a boat.

A chemical change in organic substances caused by living organisms such as bacteria or yeast; also, ...

The natural process of breaking down sugars by bacteria or yeast to produce alcohol, acids, or gases...

Fierce, violent, or intense in manner, appearance, or effect.

The quality of being extremely intense or violent; great fierceness.

A boat or ship that transports people or goods across a body of water; also, to carry someone or som...

Capable of producing abundant vegetation, offspring, or ideas; rich in resources or creativity.

The natural ability to produce offspring or to support abundant plant growth.

To provide nutrients to soil or to enable reproduction by union of male and female cells in plants o...

A chemical or natural substance added to soil or plants to improve growth and productivity.

Having passionate intensity; deeply enthusiastic or committed.

Exhibiting intense emotion, heat, or passion; often used to describe enthusiasm or climate.

Intense passion or enthusiasm for a cause, ideal, or goal.

A lively celebration, often involving music, food, and cultural activities.

Joyous and celebratory in atmosphere or appearance.

An object or idea that commands obsessive desire or reverence; in psychology, an object of compulsiv...

A prolonged and bitter quarrel between two parties, often families or groups.

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

Indigestible plant matter that aids digestion, or any threadlike structure; also refers to materials...