actor | n. a person who acts and gets things done |
actually | ad. as the truth or facts of a situation; really |
addition | n. the action or process of adding something to something else |
agreed | a. arranged or set by common consent |
aloud | ad. with relatively high volume |
amendment | n. correction; revision |
amount | n. the sum total of two or more quantities |
amusement | n. a feeling of delight at being entertained |
annual | a. occurring once every year; payable once every year |
appointed | a. fixed or established especially by order or command |
arrange | v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose |
attention | n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought |
awhile | ad. for a short time |
beginning | n. the first part or section of something |
bruise | v. injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists |
business | n. an occupation, profession, or trade |
capital | n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state |
capitol | n. the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
captain | n. the person in command of a ship |
carefully | ad. taking care or paying attention |
caught | v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting |
cause | n. a person or thing that gives rise to an action |
celebrate | v. have a celebration |
century | n. a period of 100 years |
chemical | a. of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes |
chocolate | n. a food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds |
circle | v. travel around something |
climate | n. weather condition; atmosphere; environment |
collar | n. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over |
column | n. a tall solid upright stone post |
company | n. fellowship; association |
condition | n. the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance or quality |
consider | v. think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision |
consonant | n. a speech sound that is not a vowel |
constant | a. invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent |
continent | n. one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface |
continued | a. without stop or interruption |
country | n. an area outside of cities and towns |
crystal | n. quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass |
current | a. of the present time; happening now |
curtain | n. a hanging screen that usually cab be drawn back or up |
daughter | n. a female human offspring |
daytime | n. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside |
decided | a. recognizable; unquestionable |
decimal | a. on or counted in tens or tenths; based on ten |
delicious | a. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining |
desert | n. barren land, with very little water and vegetation, often sand-covered |
dessert | n. the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal |
details | n. true confidential information |
determine | v. make a firm decision to do something |
dictionary | n. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information |
difference | n. people or things are not the same |
different | a. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
difficult | a. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with |
direction | n. a line leading to a place or point |
disappoint | v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
division | n. dividing one number by another |
eighth | n. position eight in a countable series of things |
election | n. voting, balloting; right or ability to make a choice |
enjoyment | n. the pleasure felt when having a good time |
equal | a. being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value |
equation | n. the act of regarding as equal |
exact | a. precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth |
except | prep: not including |
expect | v. regard something as likely to happen |
explain | v. make clear the reason of |
explode | v. erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure |
express | v. put thought into words; utter or state |
factory | n. building in which goods are manufactured |
fault | n. a crack in the earth; defect, flaw, a wrong action |
favorite | a. preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
finally | ad. at last; eventually |
finished | a. ended or completed |
forward | ad. toward the front; in the direction that one is facing |
fraction | n. a numerical quantity that is not a whole numbers; a very small amount |
furniture | n. movable articles in a room, which make it fit for living or working |
future | n. the time to come |
general | n. army officer of very high rank |
government | n. the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
graceful | a. pleasing or attractive |
graph | n. chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
grasp | v. grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand |
grease | n. oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things |
guest | n. a person who is invited to visit the home |
guide | v. pass over, across, or through |
happily | ad. in an unexpectedly lucky way |
harvest | v. gather; yield from plants in a single growing season |
healthy | a. financially secure and functioning well |
height | n. the quality of being tall or high |
hoarse | a. having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound |
human | n. a man, woman, or child, not an animal |
idea | n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
imagine | v. expect, believe, or suppose |
include | v. contain as part of a whole |
increase | v. become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality |
indicate | v. point out; direct to a knowledge of |
information | n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc |
instrument | n. a mechanical tool |
intention | n. motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action |
interesting | a. exciting and holding the attention |
inventor | n. someone who is the first to think of or make something |
island | n. a piece of land surrounded by water |
jewel | n. gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem |
journey | n. act of traveling from one place to another |
jungle | n. land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants |
known | v. (past participle) understand as fact |
language | n. a body of words |
laughter | n. the act or sound of laughing |
length | n. size of the gap between two places |
limb | n. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree |
located | a. situated in a particular spot or position |
lumber | v. move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of |
major | a. important, serious, or significant. |
mammal | n. warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair |
manufacture | v. make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials |
material | n. the matter from which a thing is or can be made |
mayor | n. the head of a city government |
measure | v. estimate the relative amount by comparison with some standard |
melody | n. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement |
message | v. send a message to |
method | n. a way of doing something |
million | n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros; 1,000,000 |
minor | a. of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope |
modern | a. of the present or recent times |
mountain | n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill |
music | n. any agreeable, pleasing and harmonious, sounds |
natural | a. of or being what exists or happens ordinarily in the world |
necessary | a. required to be done, present; needed; essential. |
neither | a. not either of two things or people |
newspaper | n. the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher |
northern | a. situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north |
notebook | n. a small compact portable computer |
noun | n. a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
numeral | a. of denoting a number |
object | n. a material thing that can be seen and touched |
observe | v. see and notice; look at with attention |
opposite | a. having a position on the other or further side of something |
orphan | n. someone who lacks support, care, or supervision |
ought | v. indicating duty or correctness; indicating something probable; |
oxygen | n. one of the gases which make up the air |
paid | a. marked by the reception of pay |
paint | n. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating |
paragraph | n. a note, item, or brief article |
pattern | n. a decorative or artistic work |
pause | n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
payment | n. a sum of money paid |
perhaps | ad. by chance; used to express uncertainty |
period | n. a length or portion of time |
permit | v. consent to; give permission |
phone | n. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language |
phrase | n. a group of words without a finite verb, especially used to form part of a sentence |
pleasant | a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings |
pleasure | n. agreeable sensations or emotions; happiness produced by the expectation |
plural | a. of more than one |
poison | n. a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it |
position | n. a place where something is located or has been put |
possible | a. able to be done |
practice | v. perform or do habitually |
prepared | a. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand |
president | n. the elected head of a republican state |
problem | n. any question involving difficulty |
process | n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end |
produce | v. make or manufacture, create, bring forth |
program | v. arrange a program of or for |
promise | v. tell someone that you will certainly do something |
property | n. thing or things owned; possession |
protection | n. the activity of protecting someone or something |
provide | v. make available for use; supply |
puzzle | n. difficult question or problem |
quickly | ad. rapidly; very soon |
quietly | ad. with little or no sound |
radio | n. an apparatus for receiving waves |
raise | v. lift or move to a higher position |
rarely | ad. not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally |
rather | ad. to a moderate extent |
receive | v. get or be given something; accept as true or valid |
record | v. write down piece of information so that it will be known in the future |
region | n. a particular large area, especially of land, as a part of a country |
relax | v. make less severe or strict; become less tense |
remain | v. be left; continue to exist |
remove | v. move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away |
repay | v. pay back money borrowed from someone |
repeat | v. do over; say, state, or perform again |
report | n. an account or statement describing in detail an event |
represent | v. stand or act in the place of, as agent does |
respond | v. show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped |
result | n. a consequence, effect, or outcome of something |
rhythm | n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound |
ruin | v. fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate |
salad | n. food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens |
sandal | n. a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot |
scale | n. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing |
scent | n. distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance or perfume |
schedule | n. plan for an activity or event; arrange |
science | n. knowledge which can be made into a system, depends on testing facts and stating general natural laws |
section | n. a part that is cut off or separated |
separate | v. keep apart or divide |
service | n. act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, etc. |
settled | v. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground |
several | a. different; respective |
shadow | n. a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface |
shelter | n. structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
shoulder | n. part of the human body from this point to the neck |
shower | n. brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail |
signal | n. a sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person |
similar | a. like or alike; of the same kind |
sincerely | ad. written formula for ending a letter |
size | n. how big something is |
slippery | a. smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide |
soar | v. fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought or spirits |
soil | n. the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus |
solution | n. the act of solving a problem, question |
solve | v. find the answer; clear up; explain |
southern | a. situated in the south or directed toward the south |
split | v. break apart; cut; devide |
sports | v. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner |
square | v. raise to the second power |
squeeze | v. force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence |
stain | n. soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound |
state | n. a state of depression or agitation |
statement | n. a clear expression of something in speech or writing |
station | n. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route |
steer | v. drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel |
stomach | n. principal organ of digestion |
straight | a. without a bend, angle, or curve; direct |
straighten | v. make straight |
stream | n. a small, narrow river |
suggest | v. put forward for consideration |
suitcase | n. portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes |
sunset | n. daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon |
supply | v. make something available to someone; provide |
surface | n. the outside part or uppermost layer of something |
surprise | n. a sudden unexpected event, fact, or thing |
surround | n. the area in which something exists or lives |
sweater | n. knitted garment covering the upper part of the body |
syllable | n. a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound |
syrup | n. a thick sweet sticky liquid |
tablet | n. a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen |
tasty | a. having a pleasing flavor; savory |
teaspoon | n. as much as a teaspoon will hold |
terrible | a. extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality |
though | conj. in spite of the fact that |
thoughtful | a. considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention |
thrown | a. caused to fall to the ground |
tornado | n. a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path |
toward | prep. in the direction of |
traffic | n. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade |
trail | n. path or track roughly through wild or hilly country; overland route |
treasure | n. very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money |
treatment | n. handling; something intended to relieve illness or injury |
triangle | n. a plane figure with three straight sides and three angles |
trouble | n. difficulty or problems |
tunnel | n. passageway through or under something, usually underground |
type | n. a category of things having common characteristics |
understood | v. (past tense) perceive the intended meaning |
unknown | a. not known before |
usually | ad. under normal conditions, commonplace |
value | n. relative worth, or importance |
various | a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts |
warn | v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior |
weigh | v. determine the weight of |
weight | n. the heaviness of something, especially as measured by a certain system |
weird | a. queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange |
western | n. situated in the west, or directed toward or facing the west |
whisper | n. speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without full voice |
whose | pron. of whom; belonging to whom |
women | n. (plural) an adult human female |
wonderful | a. extraordinarily good or great |
wound | n. a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) |
wreck | n. destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully |
yesterday | ad. on the day preceding today |
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