consumable
a. intended to be used up and then replaced; possible to eat, drink, or use up completely |
contaminate
v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute |
continent
n. one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface |
contradict
v. deny the truth of a statement, especially by asserting the opposite; confront |
correlation
n. mutual relationship; a connection between two or more facts |
corruption
n. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud |
cowardice
n. lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; lack of spirit |
criminal
n. one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict |
cultural
a. relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society |
curious
a. interested in learning about people or things around you; eager for knowledge |
custodian
n. a person who has responsibility for or looks after something |
decision
n. a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities |
decrease
v. lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller |
deductive
a. reaching an answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
a. involving inferences from general principles |
defendant
n. a person in a court of law who is accused of having done something wrong |
definitely
ad. without question and beyond doubt; clearly |
dehydrate
v. remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
Delaware
n. a state in the northeastern US |
deodorant
n. a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, like those of the body |
depart
v. go away or leave, especially on a journey; set out |
dependent
a. relying on or requiring the aid of another for support |
deprive
v. take something away from someone |
descendant
n. a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring |
despondent
a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm |
detect
v. discover the presence of; identify |
diameter
n. length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge |
dictation
n. action of saying words aloud to be typed or written down
n. action of giving orders authoritatively |
dictator
n. a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people |
disagreeable
a. unpleasant or unattractive; not agreeing with tastes or expectations |
disaster
n. an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences; catastrophe |
discontinue
v. stop doing or providing something; put an end to a state or an activity |
dismissal
n. termination of someone's employment
n. permission to go; the sending away of someone |
disrespect
n. lack of respect for |
distinct
a. clearly noticeable; that certainly exists |
ecology
n. science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
economy
n. system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
n. efficient use of resources; reduction in cost |
eighth
n. position eight in a countable series of things
a. coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position |
elastic
a. springing back; able to return quickly to a former state or condition |
embarrass
v. cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable |
emergency
n. sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance |
emotion
n. a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general |
emphasis
n. special attention or effort directed toward something; stress |
emphatic
a. done or said in a strong way and without any doubt |
encyclopedia
n. a reference work containing articles on various topics |
endeavor
v. attempt by employing effort; try to do something |
enterprise
n. organization created for business ventures, especially one that will earn money |
episode
n. one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the tv |
erode
v. eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn |
escape
v. get free from something, or to avoid something |
escort
v. go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain to leaves or arrives safely
n. one who conducts someone as attendant; guard |
