4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre

continue; insist; persevere

plea; formal message requesting something

become aware of through the senses; detect

confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve

tending to produce infectious disease; destructive

traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee

depict; describe; draw

capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief

honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

based on experience; useful

baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter

forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

a chemical used to kill pests

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit

tending to produce infectious disease; destructive

being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

process of turning some plant material into stone

a chemical used to kill pests

characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others

existing in possibility; expected to become or be

traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee

stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good

based on experience; useful

honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status

action or manner of throwing something

contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated

being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm

based on experience; useful

promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something

body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality

special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre

first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief

farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam

acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person