4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

n. a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
In a large cabinet shop furnished with hi-tech computer-controlled equipment, the cabinetmaker may specialize only in one or two of the functions listed.

a. like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
By his cadaverous appearance, we could see how the disease had ravaged him.

v. compute; determine; estimate
He can tell you how to measure and calculate residential square footage.

n. planning something carefully and intentionally
The calculation and the hope are that North Korea's nuclear program is really a diplomatic gambit, designed to extract economic and political concessions.

n. adjustment; the process of checking a measuring instrument to see if it is accurate
We explain in this work why a straight calibration to published files.

a. freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a sense of peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.

v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
To rescue Han Solo, Princess Leia decided to camouflage herself in the helmet and cloak of a space bandit.

n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
The Clinton campaign has raised more money in the first three months of this year than all nine Democratic candidates combined.

n. an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
Many oceangoing ships are sailing on the canal, which is a shortcut to save time and money.

n. act of canceling; calling off some arrangement
They've called for the cancellation of all of Mozambique's foreign debt so that all available resources can be channeled into the reconstruction of the country.

n. a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
The European Union is welcoming these ten candidate countries with open arms and broad smiles.

n. any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
The man was so weak that he had to walk with a cane.

n. the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
Cannibalism is an undeniable occurrence rooted in antiquity and branching forth to the present-day.

n. great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
Am I the only one to notice where the cannon is aiming?

n. covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
I flew at the height of about two hundred feet, almost brushing the top of the jungle canopy, searching for diamond mines.

n. heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
My canvas is my life, and I give you the colors and brushes of me.

n. narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
Valles Marineris on Mars is the largest known canyon in the solar system.

n. quality of being capable; capacity; skill
Recently, a non-programmer friend pointed out that there is no simple explanation of the web's capability.

a. having the ability required for a specific task
Canadian politicians have been capable of ending this primitive practice.

n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.