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100 Words Ending in -ent

June 7, 2026

100 Words Ending in -ent

No. Item Definition
1. adjacent next to or nearby
2. adolescent a teenager
3. ancient very old
4. apparent clear or obvious
5. applicant a person applying
6. arrogant overly proud
7. assistant a person who helps
8. attendant a person who assists
9. brilliant exceptionally clever or bright
10. claimant a person making a claim
11. competent capable and effective
12. confident sure of oneself
13. consequent following as a result
14. consistent acting the same way
15. constant unchanging; continuous
16. consultant an expert adviser
17. contestant a person in a competition
18. convenient easy and useful
19. current happening now; flowing
20. debutant a young social newcomer
21. defendant a person accused in court
22. deficient lacking something needed
23. dependent relying on someone or something
24. descendant a person from an ancestor
25. different not the same
26. distant far away in space or time
27. dormant inactive but alive
28. efficient working well with little waste
29. elegant graceful and stylish
30. emigrant a person leaving a country
31. equivalent equal in value or meaning
32. evident plain to see
33. excellent extremely good
34. expedient useful for a purpose
35. extent the size or degree
36. ferment chemical change by microbes
37. fragrant having a pleasant smell
38. frequent happening often
39. hesitant slow to decide or act
40. ignorant lacking knowledge
41. immigrant a person moving into a country
42. important having great significance
43. independent free from outside control
44. informant a person giving information
45. inhabitant a person living in a place
46. innocent not guilty; harmless
47. insistent demanding firmly and repeatedly
48. intelligent smart; able to learn well
49. intent purpose or plan
50. latent present but hidden
51. lenient not harsh or strict
52. lieutenant a military officer rank
53. merchant a person who buys and sells
54. migrant a person who moves place
55. mutant changed from the usual form
56. nutrient a nourishing substance
57. obedient willing to follow orders
58. occupant a person using a place
59. parent a mother or father
60. participant a person taking part
61. patient able to wait calmly
62. percent per hundred
63. permanent lasting for a long time
64. persistent continuing despite difficulty
65. pleasant giving enjoyment
66. present existing now; in attendance
67. president head of a republic
68. prominent important or well-known
69. radiant shining brightly
70. recent happening not long ago
71. redundant no longer needed; repetitive
72. relevant closely connected to the matter
73. reluctant unwilling; hesitant
74. resident a person who lives somewhere
75. resilient able to recover quickly
76. respondent a person who answers
77. salient most noticeable or important
78. sergeant a rank in police or army
79. servant a worker in a household
80. significant important or meaningful
81. silent making no sound
82. solvent able to pay debts
83. student a person who studies
84. superintendent a person in charge
85. tenant a person who rents property
86. tolerant accepting of differences
87. torrent a fast, violent flow
88. transparent see-through; easy to understand
89. unpleasant not enjoyable or agreeable
90. unrepentant showing no regret
91. unsent not sent
92. upcurrent an upward water current
93. urgent needing immediate attention
94. vergent tending toward a point
95. vibrant full of energy and color
96. vigilant watchful and alert
97. violent using physical force
98. viscount a British noble rank
99. warrant an official legal authorization
100. wonderment a feeling of amazement

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