50 Difficult Words with Meaning in English

50 Difficult Words with Meaning in English

Define
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Consent
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Demonstrate
Give a practical exhibition and explanation of (how a machine, skill, or craft works or is performed

Illustrate
Provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures.

Identify
Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Occur
Happen; take place.

Conduct
Organize and carry out

Contrast
The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Integrate
Combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole.

Deviate
detour, turn, lapse, swing, diverge

Restore
Bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate

Diminish
Make or become less

State
Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing

Maintain
Cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue.

Regulate
Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Transfer
Move from one place to another.

Require
Need for a particular purpose.

Assist
Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work

Consume
Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink)

Grant
Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

Occupy
Reside or have one’s place of business in (a building)

Indicate
Point out; show.

Attain
Succeed in achieving (something that one desires and has worked for)

Claim
State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Decline
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Confirm
Establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed, suspected, or feared to be the case)

Intervene
mix, be mixed up, mix in, get mixed, blend

Reverse
Move backward.

Modify
Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.

Monitor
Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Classify
Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Seek
Attempt to find (something)

Compensate
meet, welcome, satisfy, fulfill, supply

Deduct
Subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total.

Function
An activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing.

Legislate
make or enact laws.

Achieve
Successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.

Locate
Discover the exact place or position of.

Validate
Check or prove the validity or accuracy of (something)

Communicate
Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.

Invest
fund, place, put

Survey
(of a person or their eyes) look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them.

Constrain
Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

Allocate
Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose

Precede
Come before (something) in time.

Channel
Direct toward a particular end or object.

Enforce
Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation)

Faciliate
ease, simplify, streamline, make easy, be helpful

Retain
Continue to have (something); keep possession of.

Contribute
Give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something

Emphasize
Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.

Interact
act in such a way as to have an effect on another; act reciprocally.

Obtain
Get, acquire, or secure (something)

Restrict
Put a limit on; keep under control.

Alternate
occur in turn repeatedly.

Adapt
Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify

Comprehend
Grasp mentally; understand.

Comprise
Consist of; be made up of

Expand
Become or make larger or more extensive.

Promote
Further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage.

Consult
Seek information or advice from (someone with expertise in a particular area)

Modify
Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.

Monitor
Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Classify
Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Focus
The center of interest or activity.

Perceive
Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Select
Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.

Survive
Continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

Derive
Obtain something from (a specified source)

Allocate
Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.