abnormal:
unusual; not typical; not normal | abort:
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy |
abstract:
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand | accompany:
travel with; be associated with |
acid:
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful | adequate:
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose |
advocate:
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something | alone:
solitary; by oneself |
analogy:
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | anthem:
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty |
anthropology:
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings | anticipation:
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence |
appointment:
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement | approval:
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving |
aquarium:
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | architect:
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures |
assume:
suppose; presume; take on; bear | assumption:
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of |
assure:
solidify; guarantee; convince | athlete:
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games |
attempt:
action of trying at something | audience:
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance |
avoid:
shield away from; prevent | bachelor:
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges |
bark:
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog | barrel:
vessel; large cylindrical container |
bear:
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support | beat:
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly |
behalf:
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone | blink:
shut eyes briefly; wink |
blossom:
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts | bound:
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump |
bud:
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout | bulb:
rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball |
cabin:
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep | cancel:
revoke; call off; omit or delete |
cater:
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion | cease:
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue |
chat:
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation | check:
stop motion; curb or restrain |
checkup:
thorough physical examination | circumstance:
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event |
clause:
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document | cling:
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally |
clip:
small section of filmed or filed material | coach:
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers |
coincidence:
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance | committee:
special group delegated to consider some matter |
community:
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government | compensation:
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
competition:
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize | comprehensive:
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope |
concept:
something formed in the mind; thought or notion | condition:
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances |
confirm:
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify | conservative:
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change |
considerate:
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate | consult:
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider |
content:
volume; something contained; material, including text and images | convenience:
state of being suitable |
convention:
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states | cooperate:
work or act together toward a common end or purpose |
craft:
something made by people; vessel | crash:
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts |
critical:
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive | crush:
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing |
cube:
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study | current:
stream; flow; up-to-date; present |
cushion:
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling | custom:
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region |
dart:
move suddenly and rapidly | dawn:
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start |
debris:
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | decent:
suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards |
declare:
state clearly; make known formally or officially | deficiency:
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health |
demonstrate:
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove | dense:
thick; crowded closely together; compact |
depart:
take off; leave; set out | deposit:
money given as a guarantee or security |
desirable:
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable | destination:
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed |
device:
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks | dim:
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness |
diplomatic:
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others | discipline:
trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice |
disgust:
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of | dismiss:
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize |
disrupt:
upset; throw into confusion or disorder | disturb:
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange |
dot:
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape | draft:
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch |
dramatic:
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | dreadful:
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking |
dull:
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse | dump:
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse |
duplicate:
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile | emphasis:
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress |
emphasize:
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice | enormous:
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive |
ensemble:
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture | equal:
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical |
eventually:
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end | exchange:
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received |
exhibit:
show, make visible or apparent | expertise:
specialized knowledge; expert skill |
explosive:
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud | facility:
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose |
feeble:
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail | filter:
strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion |
flare:
sudden outburst of emotion; glare; shine; shine with sudden light | fleeting:
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly |
forge:
workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | fraction:
segment; fragment; a small proportion of |
fragrance:
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant | freight:
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle |
fusion:
union; act of melting together by heat | garbage:
trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes |
gear:
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction | global:
worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe |
gossip:
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions | grand:
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent |
graphic:
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined | gravity:
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies |
grim:
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding | |
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