WordPrevalence

Word familiarity list

Words known by about 90 percent

Words near the line between broadly familiar and less universal.

Words in list36
Known range88.6%-91.5%
Average known90.1%
Dominant labelCommon
guileCommon
Known by
90.1%

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

theoremCommon
Known by
90.1%

a proposition deducible from basic postulates

veracityCommon
Known by
90.1%

unwillingness to tell lies

catharsisCommon
Known by
90.2%

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

coercionUncommon
Known by
89.7%

the act of compelling by force of authority

artificeUncommon
Known by
89.6%

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

conciliatoryUncommon
Known by
89.6%

making or willing to make concessions

facetiousUncommon
Known by
89.6%

cleverly amusing in tone

magnanimousUncommon
Known by
89.6%

noble and generous in spirit

confluenceUncommon
Known by
89.5%

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

efficacyCommon
Known by
90.5%

capacity or power to produce a desired effect

contritionUncommon
Known by
89.4%

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

esotericCommon
Known by
90.6%

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

juxtaposeCommon
Known by
90.6%

place side by side

anachronismUncommon
Known by
89.3%

something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

censureCommon
Known by
90.7%

harsh criticism or disapproval

recriminationUncommon
Known by
89.3%

mutual accusations

heresyCommon
Known by
90.8%

any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

pithyUncommon
Known by
89.2%

concise and full of meaning

consternationUncommon
Known by
89%

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

discordantCommon
Known by
91%

not in agreement or harmony

incongruousCommon
Known by
91%

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

quandaryCommon
Known by
91%

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

verboseCommon
Known by
91%

using or containing too many words

austereUncommon
Known by
88.9%

severely simple

furtiveUncommon
Known by
88.9%

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

abjectUncommon
Known by
88.8%

of the most contemptible kind

antipathyCommon
Known by
91.2%

a feeling of intense dislike

disparateUncommon
Known by
88.8%

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

affableCommon
Known by
91.3%

diffusing warmth and friendliness

abdicateCommon
Known by
91.4%

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

abhorUncommon
Known by
88.6%

find repugnant

sardonicUncommon
Known by
88.6%

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

extrapolateCommon
Known by
91.5%

draw from specific cases for more general cases

recantCommon
Known by
91.5%

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

relegateCommon
Known by
91.5%

refer to another person for decision or judgment