Word familiarity list
Words known by about 90 percent
Words near the line between broadly familiar and less universal.
- Known by
- 90.1%
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- Known by
- 90.1%
a proposition deducible from basic postulates
- Known by
- 90.1%
unwillingness to tell lies
- Known by
- 90.2%
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- Known by
- 89.7%
the act of compelling by force of authority
- Known by
- 89.6%
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- Known by
- 89.6%
making or willing to make concessions
- Known by
- 89.6%
cleverly amusing in tone
- Known by
- 89.6%
noble and generous in spirit
- Known by
- 89.5%
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- Known by
- 90.5%
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
- Known by
- 89.4%
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
- Known by
- 90.6%
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
- Known by
- 90.6%
place side by side
- Known by
- 89.3%
something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
- Known by
- 90.7%
harsh criticism or disapproval
- Known by
- 89.3%
mutual accusations
- Known by
- 90.8%
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- Known by
- 89.2%
concise and full of meaning
- Known by
- 89%
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- Known by
- 91%
not in agreement or harmony
- Known by
- 91%
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
- Known by
- 91%
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- Known by
- 91%
using or containing too many words
- Known by
- 88.9%
severely simple
- Known by
- 88.9%
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
- Known by
- 88.8%
of the most contemptible kind
- Known by
- 91.2%
a feeling of intense dislike
- Known by
- 88.8%
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- Known by
- 91.3%
diffusing warmth and friendliness
- Known by
- 91.4%
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- Known by
- 88.6%
find repugnant
- Known by
- 88.6%
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
- Known by
- 91.5%
draw from specific cases for more general cases
- Known by
- 91.5%
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Known by
- 91.5%
refer to another person for decision or judgment