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abound
v. be full of; be plentiful
absence
n. state of being absent; state of being away
absolutely
ad. completely or definitely; used as a strong way of saying 'yes'
abundant
a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
accept
v. agree to take something
accommodate
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable
accumulate
v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase
accurate
a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement
achieve
v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
achievement
n. feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
acquaintance
n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something
acquire
v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
address
n. number of the house, name of the road and town where a person lives or works
adjustable
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
admit
v. permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
admittance
n. the right to enter
adolescent
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
advantage
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
advantageous
a. giving an advantage
advice
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
advise
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
against
prep. in or into physical contact with something
already
ad. now; so soon; so early
amendment
n. correction; revision
amiable
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amusement
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
amusing
a. arousing or provoking laughter
annex
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
anniversary
a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
apparent
a. capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
applied
v. be pertinent or relevant or applicable
appreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
arch
n. any part of a curved line
artificial
a. made by humans; produced rather than natural.
assignment
n. task given to students; job or appointment
assume
v. suppose to be the case, without proof
athlete
n. sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
attendance
n. act of being present
attention
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
attractive
a. very pleasing in appearance or sound; inviting or tempting
authority
n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
awkward
a. difficult to handle or manage
bachelor
n. the first or lowest academic degree from colleges
badge
n. distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
baggage
n. trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
bankruptcy
n. state of being unable to pay your debts
beautiful
a. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying
because
conj. for reason that;
beginning
n. the first part or section of something
belief
n. feeling of being certain that something exists or is true
believable
a. capable of being believed
belittle
v. disparage or depreciate; put down
bench
n. the reserve players on a team
beneficial
a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
between
ad. in between
bias
n. preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
bicycle
n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
biscuit
n. a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie
bizarre
a. fantastic; very strange and unusuall in style or appearance
bliss
n. a state of extreme happiness
boulevard
n. a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
bound
v. walk or run with leaping strides
bouquet
n. small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
breath
n. air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
bulletin
n. brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement
bureau
n. an administrative unit of government
business
n. an occupation, profession, or trade
calendar
n. a table showing months, weeks, and days
campaign
n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle
cancel
v. revoke; call off; omit or delete
candid
a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
capable
a. having the ability required for a specific task
catalog
n. a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order
category
n. group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute
catsup
n. ketchup; thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
caught
v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting
cease
v. stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
ceaseless
a. incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.
celery
n. widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
cemetery
n. place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
cereal
n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
chairman
n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
challenge
v. assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
changeable
a. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
chaperone
n. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
characteristic
n. feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
chocolate
n. a food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds
chrysanthemum
n. the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
civilize
v. educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed
collision
n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
colonel
n. a commissioned military officer
column
n. a tall solid upright stone post
committee
n. special group delegated to consider some matter
compassion
n. sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
competent
a. capable; adept
complex
a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
compose
v. write or create by putting together parts or elements
compound
a. composed of two or more parts
compressor
n. device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas; anything which serves to compress
conductor
n. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
confidant
n. someone to whom private matters are confided
confident
a. assured; having or marked by assurance
congratulations
n. an expression of approval and commendation
consent
v. agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
consequently
ad. therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
consumer
n. people who buy goods or services
content
n. volume; something contained; material, including text and images
contract
v. constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
control
n. the power to influence or direct people's behavior
controversial
a. giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; disputable
controversy
n. a lot of disagreement or argument about something
convict
v. find or declare guilty
cope
n. a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
cordially
ad. in a hearty manner; in a warm and friendly way
courage
n. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
courtesy
n. polite behavior; act of civility or respect
cousin
n. the child of your aunt or uncle
cringe
v. shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
critic
n. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
criticism
n. expression of disapproval of someone or something
criticize
v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
crypt
n. a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
culminate
v. reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
culprit
n. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
damage
n. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
daughter
n. a female human offspring
deceive
v. cause to believe what is not true; mislead
deficiency
n. scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
delayed
v. cause to be slowed down or delayed
delicious
a. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
delightful
a. greatly pleasing or entertaining
deliver
v. set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
democracy
n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
denounce
v. condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
deny
v. disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
depression
n. recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
design
n. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function
desirous
n. feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous
desperate
a. having lost all hope; very serious or bad
determined
a. determined or decided upon as by an authority
developed
v. (past tense) grow into a more mature or advanced state
dictionary
n. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information
digest
v. break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
discipline
n. training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves
discouraged
v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
discuss
v. to consider or examine in speech or writing
dispersal
n. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
dispose
v. get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
distance
n. an amount of space between two things or people
division
n. dividing one number by another
domesticate
v. cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
doubt
n. not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is
dreadful
a. very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
drummer
n. someone who plays a drum
duplicate
n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
either
a. one or the other of two
electrical
a. pertaining to electricity; electric
elementary
a. easily dealt with; straightforward and fundamental
embarrass
v. cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
emphasize
v. stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
employ
v. engage the services of; put to work; apply
enchant
v. charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
encircle
v. form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
encounter
v. confront or meet, especially unexpectedly
encyclopedia
n. a reference work containing articles on various topics
endurance
n. perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
enough
ad. as much as necessary
entitled
a. eligible; qualified; qualified for by right according to law
envelope
n. a flat, usually rectangular, container for a letter or thin package
envious
a. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
environment
n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
envy
n. malice; ill will; discontent or uneasiness at another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with hatred
equal
a. being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value
equip
v. supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for performance
equipped
v. provide with abilities or understanding
erosion
n. corrosion; a gradual decline of something
eruption
n. outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst
especially
ad. used to single out one thing over all others
ethics
n. morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethnic
a. relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
every
a. each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
evident
a. easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
excellent
a. extremely good; of great worth; eminent
exchange
n. substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
exhibit
v. show something publicly, make visible or apparent
expensive
a. high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money
extinct
a. no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
extortion
n. extorting; illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property
fabricate
v. build; put together out of components or parts
failure
n. an unexpected omission
familiar
a. well known or easily recognized
famine
n. shortage of food; starvation
farewell
n. acknowledgment at parting; goodbye; act of departing or taking leave
fascinating
a. capable of arousing and holding the attention
fashion
n. style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
fault
n. a crack in the earth; defect, flaw, a wrong action
faultless
a. without fault or error
favorite
a. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
fertile
a. rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
fiasco
n. complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
flagrant
a. obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
flamboyant
a. elaborately or excessively ornamented
flashlight
n. small portable battery-powered electric lamp
flavoring
n. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
fond
a. having or displaying warmth or affection
foreign
a. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
forfeit
v. lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing
fortune
n. arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck
fossilize
v. convert to a fossil
frayed
v. cause friction
frequently
ad. many times at short intervals
friendly
n. match which is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice
friendship
n. a situation in which two people are friends
frightful
a. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
fundamental
a. relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
funeral
n. ceremony held in connection with burial; end of existence
gauge
n. measuring instrument; measure or judge
generate
v. bring into being; give rise to; produce
genuine
a. authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
gesture
n. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
ghetto
n. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group
ghostly
a. resembling or characteristic of a phantom
glamorous
a. attractive; charming
glaze
n. thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
government
n. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
gradual
a. proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
grammar
n. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
grave
n. place for the burial; death or extinction
grazing
n. the act of brushing against while passing
grievance
n. a complaint or a strong feeling caused by unfair treatment
guarantee
n. a promise that something will be done, will happen, or is true
habitat
n. type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
harass
v. annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
haven
n. refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
havoc
n. wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
heavily
ad. in a way that needs a lot of effort to move or lift
hesitate
v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
honestly
ad. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
horrify
v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
humid
a. containing a high amount of water or water vapor
humility
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
hygiene
n. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation
hygienic
a. tending to promote or preserve health
ideal
a. existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental; imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless
ignorant
a. lacking education or knowledge; unaware
illegal
a. prohibited by law, by official, or by accepted rules
illustration
n. picture; drawing; showing by example
imaginary
a. having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
imitative
a. marked by or given to imitation
immediately
ad. proximately; directly; without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
import
v. bring in from another country
impressive
a. making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
inanimate
a. lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
inconvenient
a. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
incredible
a. unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
independent
a. not dependent; free; not subject to control by others
individual
n. single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
infamous
a. notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
informant
n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
inhabit
v. live in; occupy; reside in
innocence
n. the quality of naivete; the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
inquire
v. ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
insane
a. exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
inspect
v. look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
inspection
n. formal or official examination
insure
v. make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
intelligent
a. ingenious or wise; mentally acute
interfere
v. disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
invasion
n. raid or attack, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
irate
a. feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
itinerant
a. wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
itself
pron. a reflexive form of it
jealousy
n. a feeling of unhappiness and anger because someone has something that you want; envy
judge
n. a public official authorized to decide questions brought to a court
justice
n. quality of being just; fairness in the way people are dealt with; uprightness
kettle
n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
knitting
n. creating knitted wear
lampoon
v. ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
landmark
n. the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
language
n. a body of words
laughter
n. the act or sound of laughing
legion
n. a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
leisure
n. the time when someone are free from work or other duties and can relax
libel
n. defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
lightning
n. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere
liquid
n. fluid; juice; substance in fluid state
liquidation
n. the act of exterminating
longevity
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
lubricate
v. make smooth or slippery
magic
n. any art that invokes supernatural powers
malice
n. enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
malicious
a. deliberately harmful; proceeding from extreme hatred
manage
v. come to terms with
management
n. the act of managing something
marvel
n. wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
measure
v. estimate the relative amount by comparison with some standard
memory
n. faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
mercy
n. compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
merrily
ad. in a joyous manner
message
v. send a message to
mileage
n. distance measured in miles
minute
n. the 1/60 of an hour; sixty seconds
miscellaneous
a. mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
misplace
v. place something where one cannot find it again
moisture
n. wetness caused by water
mortgage
n. transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
motivate
v. stimulate; provide with an incentive; move to action
movement
n. a particular act of changing position or place
multiple
a. having or involving several parts, elements, or members
musical
a. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
mystery
n. something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood
natural
a. of or being what exists or happens ordinarily in the world
neglect
v. disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
negotiate
v. discuss the terms of an arrangement
neighbor
n. a nearby object of the same kind, a person living near or next door
nervous
a. worried and anxious
nuisance
n. something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
nurture
v. nourish; help grow or develop; foster
obedient
a. subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
obituary
n. death notice; list of dead
obligation
n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
oblige
v. force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
observe
v. see and notice; look at with attention
obstacle
n. one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
obviously
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
occasion
n. a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
optimistic
a. hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways
ordinarily
ad. under normal conditions
ordinary
a. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; lacking special distinction, rank, or status
origin
n. the first existence or beginning of anything
original
a. not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
outstanding
a. distinguished from others in excellence
overt
a. open to view; not secret or hidden
pamphlet
n. brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
panicky
a. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
parallel
a. side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
pardon
v. accept an excuse for
parse
v. analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
partial
a. incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
patient
n. a person who requires medical care
percent
n. out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
perfectly
ad. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
permanent
a. lasting for a long time or for ever; remaining without change
permit
v. consent to; give permission
persuade
v. advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
pertinent
a. having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
peruse
v. read or examine, typically with great care
phantom
n. something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
pheasant
n. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
phrase
n. a group of words without a finite verb, especially used to form part of a sentence
physical
a. relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
pierce
v. penetrate; make a hole into
pledge
n. promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
plight
n. condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
poison
n. a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
political
a. of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
popular
a. of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended
possess
v. occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have the legal title to
possible
a. able to be done
potent
a. powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
preacher
n. a person who delivers a sermon publicly
pressure
n. stress; tension; condition of being pressed
print
v. produce text or picture by applying inked types, plates, blocks
privilege
n. special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
produce
v. make or manufacture, create, bring forth
profit
n. advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
propose
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
prospect
n. possibility of future success; belief about future
psychology
n. science that deals with mental processes and behavior
pulp
n. fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass
puny
a. insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
purchase
v. buy something; acquire something by paying for it
purpose
n. something set up as an object or end to be attained
questionnaire
n. form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information
quotation
n. passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
quote
v. name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services
rampage
n. violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
realm
n. kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
rebel
v. revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
recant
v. retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
receipt
n. something proving that money, goods, or information have been received
receive
v. get or be given something; accept as true or valid
recognize
v. perceive the identity of; admit with a formal acknowledgment
regret
v. feel sad about the loss or absence of
regularly
ad. having a regular form
remote
n. a device, used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
renewal
n. act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
replenish
v. fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
reprimand
v. reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
require
v. insist upon having; request and expect
resigned
a. accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
restaurant
n. a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
revert
v. return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
rhyme
n. a word that has the same last sound as another word
rhythm
n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
ridge
n. long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
ridiculous
a. completely lacking of wisdom or good sense
ritual
n. procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
roster
n. list, especially of names
rotten
a. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rough
a. not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
rubbish
n. worthless material that is to be disposed of
ruined
n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
rustic
a. typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
salvation
n. act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity
sandwich
n. two or more slices of bread with a filling between them
sanitary
a. relating to health or the protection of health
satisfied
v. make happy or satisfied
saturate
v. soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
scarcity
n. a small and inadequate amount
scenery
n. landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
schedule
n. plan for an activity or event; arrange
scheme
n. elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
schism
n. separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
secretary
n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government
sedate
a. composed, and dignified in character or manner
seize
v. take hold of; take or capture by force
select
a. taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
serial
n. a story appearing in regular installments on tv, magazine, or newspaper
service
n. act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, etc.
severe
a. serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
sheriff
n. chief officer of a shire or county, to be entrusted the execution of the laws
shipment
n. sending of cargo; act of sending off something
shutters
v. close with shutters
siege
n. seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
similar
a. like or alike; of the same kind
simile
n. comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as
simply
ad. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
singular
a. unique; extraordinary; being only one
sinister
a. suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
skeptical
a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning
slavery
n. the practice of owning slaves
slumber
n. sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
smudge
v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
sophomore
n. a student studying in the second year at a US college or high school
souvenir
n. token of remembrance; something you buy or keep to help remember a holiday or special event
spacious
a. wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable
speaker
n. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
spite
n. ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
splurge
v. indulge oneself
spotless
a. completely neat and clean
spotty
a. having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
starch
n. naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
static
a. having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
statistics
n. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
stranger
n. an individual that one is not acquainted with
stunned
v. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
suffrage
n. vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
sunny
a. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
superintendent
n. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
supervisor
n. director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
supplier
n. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
supply
v. make something available to someone; provide
support
v. bear all or part of the weight of; hold up
susceptible
a. easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease
suspicious
a. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
swift
a. quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
swimmer
n. a person who travels through the water by swimming
sympathy
n. compassion; pity; feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
tainted
n. the state of being contaminated
tender
a. given to sympathy or gentleness; easily hurt; sensitive; young and vulnerable
terrify
v. frighten; fill with terror
therapy
n. healing power or quality; treatment of illness
thorough
a. complete with regard to every detail; not superficial and not partial
throughout
ad. in every part; in or through all parts; during the entire time or extent
timber
n. wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
tolerate
v. endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
tongue
n. organ situated in floor of mouth
toothache
n. an ache localized in or around a tooth
tragedy
n. event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster
traitor
n. one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
treatment
n. handling; something intended to relieve illness or injury
treaty
n. act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
trend
n. popular taste; general direction in which something tends to move
truly
ad. with sincerity; without pretense
undernourished
v. provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
understood
v. (past tense) perceive the intended meaning
unexpected
a. not expected or anticipated
unfriendly
a. not friendly
unheard
a. not necessarily inaudible but not heard
uniform
n. a particular set of clothes for a particular group, like police
unpopular
a. regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
unsanitary
a. not sanitary or healthful
vaccinate
v. perform or produce immunity
valuable
a. worth a great deal of money, especially for use or exchange
various
a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
vehicle
n. automobile; a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, to transport people or goods on land
victory
n. successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
vigorously
ad. with vigor; in a vigorous manner
visible
a. being in public eye; obvious to the eye
visual
a. seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
voyage
n. long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
wealth
n. the quality of profuse abundance
weary
a. tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
wedge
n. a piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
weekend
n. a time period extending from Friday night through Sunday
weird
a. queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
wheeze
n. breathing with a husky or whistling sound
wilderness
n. a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
worm
n. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
wreck
n. destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
yield
v. produce something positive such as a profit; give forth a natural product
youth
n. the time of life between childhood and maturity
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