Word Power Word List
SECTION 1 : TOOLS FOR BUILDING WORD POWER
Lesson 1: Why Work on Your Vocabulary?
antonym
enormous
homonym
stationary
diagnostic
fluency
inventory
stationery
Lesson 2 Tools and Techniques for Learning New Words
fascinating
genuine
ninja
obvious
technical
thesaurus
Lesson 3: Use a Word’s Context to Figure Out Its Meaning
synonym
nuance
underestimate
advocate component context
controversial decipher
explicit
futile
implement italicize
perceive
Lesson 4: Create Meaning from Connotations
enigma
predominant
ambiguous
coherent
connotation
distort
inadequate
subtle
Lesson 5: Understanding Word Parts
consequence
unanimous
denotation
uproarious
agrarian
multifaceted
reconcile
metamorphosis
consensus
docile
antecedent
Lesson 6: Take Words Down to Their Roots
subjugate
dubious
subordinate
intimidate
amiable
autonomy chronicle
complacent
enhance
exceed
precede
proceed
anachronism cessation
chronology concede
etymologist
lucid
procedure pseudonym
Lesson 7: Mnemonics: Codes to Help You Spell Words
chronic
eloquent
philanthropy synchronize
dogma
empathy
quiescent
acronym
capital
capitol
mnemonic
nemesis
principal
Lesson 8: Synonyms and Antonyms: Similars and Opposites
analogous
diminish
imply
chaotic
fluctuate
incentive
Lesson 9: Which Is the Right Word?
accept/except
adapt/adopt
affect/effect
all ready/already
ensure/insure
disinterested/uninterested
persecute/prosecute
personal/personnel
inevitable
innovation
cerebral
principle
naïve
persist
their/there/they’re
weather/whether
who/whom
your/you’re
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SECTION 2: USE DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH TO INCREASE WORD POWER
Lesson 10: Discover New Nouns
amnesty
deposition
arbiter
dilemma
clemency
hostel
Lesson 11: Pick the Best Adjectives
adjacent
eclectic
concurrent
empirical
demanding
finite
Lesson 12: Zip Up Your Verbs
mediation
mercy
policy
grueling
implicit
inherent
intrinsic
preliminary
allocate
augment
compensate
attain
cease
compile
Lesson 13: Dress Up Verbs with Adverbs
bad/badly
incorporate
energetically
real/really
referendum
serenity
deduce
devour
prudent
reluctant
interpret
prioritize
utilize
versatile
enthusiastically
expertly
frantically
sadly
suddenly
thoughtfully
experimentally
extremely
good/well
successfully
swiftly
vigorously
SECTION 3 : BUILD WORD POWER IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS
Lesson 14: Words to Describe Personalities
altruistic
artistic
egotist
laconic
loner
loquacious
Lesson 15: Words to Describe Feelings
extrovert
narcissist
gourmet
pretentious
introvert
prodigy
apathetic
ecstatic
frustrated
lonely
patriotic
dejected
elated
humiliated
melancholy timid
Lesson 16: Words to Describe Extreme Emotions
vindictive
contempt
despise
furious
horrified
delirious
envy
gluttonous
jealous
Lesson 17: Strange Feelings and Emotions
prejudiced
terrified
acrophobia
agoraphobia
amnesia
arachnophobia
claustrophobia
hypochondria
insomnia
kleptomania
megalomania
obsessed
petrified
paranoia
phobia
pyromania
rare
vertigo
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Lesson 18: Learn Words for the Sciences
anthropology botany
entomology
astronomy
cardiology
etymology
biology
discipline
geology
Lesson 19: You May See the Doctor Now
audiologist
practitioner
dermatologist
obstetrician
internist
oncologist
Lesson 20: Words about Families
ancestor
family tree
descendant
genealogy
dynasty
generation
Lesson 21: Mind Your Manners
neurology
ornithology
paleontology
ophthalmologist
optometrist
orthodontist
kin
kinfolk
monogamy
cell-phone manners
flag display
condolences
introductions
etiquette
manners
euphemism
netiquette
Lesson 22: Words from Popular Culture
philology
psychology
zoology
osteopath
pediatrician
podiatrist
nuclear family
pedigree
polygamy
sibling
place cards
respect
RSVP
thank-you note
anime
geocaching
organic
BFF
manga
phenomena
Craigslist
multitasking
road rage
Lesson 23: Words from the Sports Arena
shout-out
speed dating
sudoku
texting
aerobic
draft
calisthenics
Ironman
decathlon
kickoff
Lesson 24: Words about Politics
offsides
out of left field
three strikes
time-out
infrastructure
legislate
mediate
protocol
kinetic
marathon
metaphor
caucus
facilitate
hierarchy
constituent
federal
ideology
Lesson 25: Words about Computers
browser
domain name
copyright law
icon
desktop publishing ISP
search engine
social networking
spam
streaming
URL
World Wide Web
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SECTION 4 : BUILD WORD POWER IN SPECIAL WAYS
Lesson 26: Words We’ve Adopted
ad hoc
cocoa
matinee
ad hominem
faux pas
objet d’art
camouflage
linguist
pirouette
caveat emptor
Lesson 27: Words That Really Mean Something Else
collateral damage
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pacification
friendly fire
post-traumatic stress disorder
holding back
Lesson 28: Confused and Abused Words
all together
continual
altogether
continuous
as
everyone
complement
every one
compliment
Lesson 29: Words about Words
hopeful
Hopefully
like
maybe
ambiguous
cliché
non sequitur
redundant
analogy
epigram
onomatologist rhetorical
circumlocution epigraph
orthography
question
Lesson 30: Words with Extra Power
cacophonous
demure
esoteric
feminist
glib
ironic
obsequious
ominous
pompous
pizza
potpourri
pro bono publico
social promotion
special ed
taboo
may be
regardless
suppose
supposed
simile
superfluous
verbiage
sadistic
sardonic
sophisticated