Dictionary of 5-Letter Words: Words You Should Know (Words by Number of Letters)

In this book, you will learn the meanings of 1050 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