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-ABOUT: VOA Special English Word Book.
-
- http://gadict.sourceforge.net
-
-Materials placed in Public Domain as all materials from VOA (Voice of
-America).
-
-You can look to VOA disclaimer at:
-
- http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/disclaim.cfm
-
-Use http://web.archive.org/ to find this page.
-
-This dictionary based on origins from:
-
- http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordbook-a.cfm
- http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordbook-b.cfm
- ...
- http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordbook-z.cfm
-
-on 2010-02-12 which you can find with http://web.archive.org/
-
-Older version of "Special English Word Book" have additional articles
-with words from different domain:
-
- Common Expressions
- Common Prefixes
- Words Used in VOA Special English Science Programs
- Organs of the Body
-
-I added this articles too (from version of 2004).
-
-Also this version have section "Parts of Speech", which you can see
-below:
-
- n. (noun) - a name word
- v. (verb) - an action word
- ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word
- prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation
- pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun
- conj. (conjunction) - a joining word
-
-Further info available at:
-
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_English
-
-By Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmai.com>
-
-_____
-
-a; an
-
- ad. one; any; each
-_____
-
-able
-
- v. having the power to do something
-_____
-
-about
-
- ad. almost ("about half"); of or having a relation to ("We talk about
- the weather.")
-_____
-
-above
-
- ad. at a higher place
-_____
-
-abuse
-
- n. bad treatment causing harm or injury
-_____
-
-accept
-
- v. to agree to receive
-_____
-
-accident
-
- n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event
-_____
-
-accuse
-
- v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a
- statement against someone
-_____
-
-across
-
- ad. from side to side; to the other side
-_____
-
-act
-
- v. to do something
-_____
-
-activist
-
- n. one who seeks change through action
-_____
-
-actor
-
- n. someone acting in a play or show
-_____
-
-add
-
- v. to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more
-_____
-
-administration
-
- n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president
- or prime minister
-_____
-
-admit
-
- v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations"); to express one's
- guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.")
-_____
-
-adult
-
- n. a grown person
-_____
-
-advertise
-
- v. to show or present the qualities of a product to increase sales
-_____
-
-advise
-
- v. to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision
-_____
-
-affect
-
- v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected
- the singer's performance.")
-_____
-
-afraid
-
- ad. feeling fear
-_____
-
-after
-
- ad. later; behind
-_____
-
-again
-
- ad. another time; as before
-_____
-
-against
-
- ad. opposed to; not agreeing with something
-_____
-
-age
-
- n. how old a person or thing is
-_____
-
-agency
-
- n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the
- United Nations")
-_____
-
-aggression
-
- n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's
- borders
-_____
-
-ago
-
- ad. of time past; before now
-_____
-
-agree
-
- v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something
-_____
-
-agriculture
-
- n. farming
-_____
-
-aid
-
- v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance
-_____
-
-aim
-
- v. to point a gun at; n. a goal or purpose
-_____
-
-air
-
- n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen,
- that we breathe
-_____
-
-air force
-
- n. a military organization using airplanes
-_____
-
-airplane
-
- n. a vehicle with wings that flies
-_____
-
-airport
-
- n. a place where airplanes take off and land
-_____
-
-album
-
- n. a collection of recorded music
-_____
-
-alcohol
-
- n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug
- or in industrial products
-_____
-
-alive
-
- ad. having life; not dead
-_____
-
-all
-
- ad. everything; everyone; the complete amount
-_____
-
-ally
-
- n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose
-_____
-
-almost
-
- ad. a little less than completely
-_____
-
-alone
-
- ad. separated from others
-_____
-
-along
-
- ad. near or on ("along the road")
-_____
-
-already
-
- ad. before now; even now
-_____
-
-also
-
- ad. added to; too
-_____
-
-although
-
- conj. even if it is true that
-_____
-
-always
-
- ad. at all times; every time
-_____
-
-ambassador
-
- n. a nation's highest diplomatic representative (to another
- government)
-_____
-
-amend
-
- v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law)
-_____
-
-ammunition
-
- n. the bullets or shells fired from guns
-_____
-
-among
-
- ad. in or part of (a group)
-_____
-
-amount
-
- n. the number, size or weight of anything
-_____
-
-anarchy
-
- n. a lack of order; lawlessness
-_____
-
-ancestor
-
- n. a family member from the past
-_____
-
-ancient
-
- ad. very old; long ago
-_____
-
-and
-
- conj. also; in addition to; with
-_____
-
-anger
-
- n. a strong emotion against someone or something
-_____
-
-animal
-
- n. a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat
-_____
-
-anniversary
-
- n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the
- past
-_____
-
-announce
-
- v. to make known publicly; to declare officially
-_____
-
-another
-
- ad. one more; a different one
-_____
-
-answer
-
- n. a statement produced by a question; v. to make a statement after
- being asked a question
-_____
-
-any
-
- ad. one or more of no special kind
-_____
-
-apologize
-
- v. to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts
- responsibility
-_____
-
-appeal
-
- v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call
- on somebody for help
-_____
-
-appear
-
- v. to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem
-_____
-
-appoint
-
- v. to name; to choose ("appoint a judge")
-_____
-
-approve
-
- v. to agree with; to agree to support
-_____
-
-archeology
-
- n. the scientific study of past human life and activities
-_____
-
-area
-
- n. any place or part of it
-_____
-
-argue
-
- v. to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree
-_____
-
-arms
-
- n. military equipment; weapons
-_____
-
-army
-
- n. military ground forces
-_____
-
-around
-
- ad. on every side (of)
-_____
-
-arrest
-
- v. to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner
-_____
-
-arrive
-
- v. to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip
-_____
-
-art
-
- n. expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music,
- writing or statues
-_____
-
-artillery
-
- n. big guns
-_____
-
-as
-
- conj. equally ("as fast as"); when; while
-_____
-
-ash
-
- n. the part left after something burns
-_____
-
-ask
-
- v. to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher
- questions every day.")
-_____
-
-assist
-
- v. to help
-_____
-
-astronaut
-
- n. a person who travels in space
-_____
-
-astronomy
-
- n. the scientific study of stars and the universe
-_____
-
-asylum
-
- n. political protection given by a government to a person from another
- country
-_____
-
-at
-
- prep. in or near ("at the edge"); where ("look at"); when ("at noon")
-_____
-
-atmosphere
-
- n. the gases surrounding any star or planet
-_____
-
-attach
-
- v. to tie together; to connect
-_____
-
-attack
-
- n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; v. to start a fight
-_____
-
-attempt
-
- v. to work toward something; to try; to make an effort
-_____
-
-attend
-
- v. to be present at
-_____
-
-attention
-
- n. close or careful observing of, or listening to, someone or
- something (“The student paid attention to his teacher.”)
-_____
-
-automobile
-
- n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car
-_____
-
-autumn
-
- n. the time of the year between summer and winter
-_____
-
-available
-
- ad. present and ready for use; willing to serve or help. (“There was a
- list of available candidates.”)
-_____
-
-average
-
- n. something (a number) representing the middle; ad. common; normal
-_____
-
-avoid
-
- v. to stay away from
-_____
-
-awake
-
- ad. not sleeping
-_____
-
-award
-
- n. an honor or prize for an act or service
-_____
-
-away
-
- ad. not near
-_____
-
-baby
-
- n. a newly born creature
-_____
-
-back
-
- n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward
-_____
-
-bad
-
- ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good
-_____
-
-balance
-
- v. to make two sides or forces equal
-_____
-
-ball
-
- n. something round
-_____
-
-balloon
-
- n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas
- lighter than air
-_____
-
-ballot
-
- n. a piece of paper used for voting
-_____
-
-ban
-
- v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction
-_____
-
-bank
-
- n. an organization that keeps and lends money
-_____
-
-bar
-
- v. to prevent or block
-_____
-
-barrier
-
- n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult
-_____
-
-base
-
- n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was
- based on experiments.")
-_____
-
-battle
-
- n. a fight between opposing armed forces
-_____
-
-be
-
- v. to live; to happen; to exist
-_____
-
-beat
-
- v. to hit again and again
-_____
-
-beauty
-
- n. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit
-_____
-
-because
-
- prep. for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.")
-_____
-
-become
-
- v. to come to be
-_____
-
-bed
-
- n. a sleeping place
-_____
-
-before
-
- prep. earlier
-_____
-
-begin
-
- v. to do the first part of an action; to start
-_____
-
-behavior
-
- n. the way in which a person or animal acts (“The child’s behavior was
- bad because he fought with other children.”)
-_____
-
-behind
-
- ad. at the back of; in back of
-_____
-
-believe
-
- v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust
-_____
-
-belong
-
- v. to be owned by; to be a member of
-_____
-
-below
-
- ad. lower than
-_____
-
-best
-
- ad. the most good
-_____
-
-betray
-
- v. to turn against; to be false to
-_____
-
-better
-
- ad. more good than
-_____
-
-between
-
- ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other ("talks
- between two nations")
-_____
-
-big
-
- ad. of great size; not small
-_____
-
-bill
-
- n. a legislative proposal
-_____
-
-biology
-
- n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms
-_____
-
-bird
-
- n. a creature that flies
-_____
-
-bite
-
- v. to cut with the teeth
-_____
-
-black
-
- ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky
-_____
-
-blame
-
- v. to accuse; to hold responsible
-_____
-
-bleed
-
- v. to lose blood
-_____
-
-blind
-
- ad. not able to see
-_____
-
-block
-
- v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement
-_____
-
-blood
-
- n. red fluid in the body
-_____
-
-blow
-
- v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.")
-_____
-
-blue
-
- ad. having the color like that of a clear sky
-_____
-
-boat
-
- n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goods
-_____
-
-body
-
- n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal
-_____
-
-boil
-
- v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot
-_____
-
-bomb
-
- n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy
- with bombs
-_____
-
-bone
-
- n. the hard material in the body
-_____
-
-book
-
- n. a long written work for reading
-_____
-
-border
-
- n. a dividing line between nations
-_____
-
-born
-
- v. to come to life; to come into existence
-_____
-
-borrow
-
- v. to take as a loan
-_____
-
-both
-
- ad. not just one of two, but the two together
-_____
-
-bottle
-
- n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid
-_____
-
-bottom
-
- ad. the lowest part of something
-_____
-
-box
-
- n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or
- wood
-_____
-
-boy
-
- n. a young male person
-_____
-
-boycott
-
- v. to refuse to take part in or deal with
-_____
-
-brain
-
- n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all
- creatures
-_____
-
-brave
-
- ad. having no fear
-_____
-
-bread
-
- n. a food made from grain
-_____
-
-break
-
- v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy
-_____
-
-breathe
-
- v. to take air into the body and let it out again
-_____
-
-bridge
-
- n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and
- vehicles can cross from one side to the other
-_____
-
-brief
-
- ad. short; not long
-_____
-
-bright
-
- ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color
-_____
-
-bring
-
- v. to come with something
-_____
-
-broadcast
-
- v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a
- radio or television program
-_____
-
-brother
-
- n. a male with the same father or mother as another person
-_____
-
-brown
-
- ad. having the color like that of coffee
-_____
-
-budget
-
- n. a spending plan
-_____
-
-build
-
- v. to join materials together to make something
-_____
-
-building
-
- n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store
- or place of entertainment
-_____
-
-bullet
-
- n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun
-_____
-
-burn
-
- v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire
-_____
-
-burst
-
- v. to break open suddenly
-_____
-
-bury
-
- v. to put into the ground and cover with earth
-_____
-
-bus
-
- n. a public vehicle to carry people
-_____
-
-business
-
- n. one's work; buying and selling to earn money; trade
-_____
-
-busy
-
- ad. doing something; very active
-_____
-
-but
-
- conj. however; other than; yet
-_____
-
-buy
-
- v. to get by paying something, usually money
-_____
-
-by
-
- conj. near; at; next to ("by the road"); from ("a play by William
- Shakespeare"); not later than ("by midnight")
-_____
-
-cabinet
-
- n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government
-_____
-
-call
-
- v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request
- ("They called for an end to the fighting.")
-_____
-
-calm
-
- ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense
-_____
-
-camera
-
- n. a device for taking pictures
-_____
-
-camp
-
- n. a place with temporary housing
-_____
-
-campaign
-
- n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from
- voters; a connected series of military actions during a war
-_____
-
-can
-
- v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold
- liquid or food, usually made of metal
-_____
-
-cancel
-
- v. to end; to stop
-_____
-
-cancer
-
- n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts
- of the body
-_____
-
-candidate
-
- n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor
-_____
-
-capital
-
- n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's
- government is
-_____
-
-capture
-
- v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force;
- to get control of
-_____
-
-car
-
- n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part
- of a train
-_____
-
-care
-
- v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest
-_____
-
-career
-
- n. a chosen profession; a person’s working life (“The actor’s career
- lasted for thirty years.”)
-_____
-
-careful
-
- ad. acting safely; with much thought
-_____
-
-carry
-
- v. to take something or someone from one place to another
-_____
-
-case (court)
-
- n. a legal action
-_____
-
-case (medical)
-
- n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at
- the school.")
-_____
-
-cat
-
- n. a small animal that often lives with humans
-_____
-
-catch
-
- v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands
-_____
-
-cause
-
- v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result
-_____
-
-ceasefire
-
- n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement
-_____
-
-celebrate
-
- v. to honor a person or event with special activities
-_____
-
-center
-
- n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is
- the main point of an activity
-_____
-
-century
-
- n. one hundred years
-_____
-
-ceremony
-
- n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by
- tradition
-_____
-
-chairman
-
- n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group
-_____
-
-champion
-
- n. the best; the winner
-_____
-
-chance
-
- n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen
-_____
-
-change
-
- v. to make different; to become different
-_____
-
-charge
-
- v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in
- which someone is accused of something
-_____
-
-chase
-
- v. to run or go after someone or something
-_____
-
-cheat
-
- v. to get by a trick; to steal from
-_____
-
-cheer
-
- v. to shout approval or praise
-_____
-
-chemicals
-
- n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the
- science of chemistry
-_____
-
-chemistry
-
- n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they
- act under different conditions, and how they form other substances
-_____
-
-chief
-
- n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important
-_____
-
-child
-
- n. a baby; a boy or girl
-_____
-
-children
-
- n. more than one child
-_____
-
-choose
-
- v. to decide between two or more
-_____
-
-circle
-
- n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the
- center, like an "O"
-_____
-
-citizen
-
- n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law
-_____
-
-city
-
- n. any important large town
-_____
-
-civil rights
-
- n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all
- people of a nation
-_____
-
-civilian
-
- ad. not military
-_____
-
-claim
-
- v. to say something as a fact
-_____
-
-clash
-
- n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose
-_____
-
-class
-
- n. a group of students who meet to study the same subject; also, a
- social or economic group. ("They were members of the middle class.")
-_____
-
-clean
-
- v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean
- water")
-_____
-
-clear
-
- ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood
-_____
-
-clergy
-
- n. a body of officials within a religious organization
-_____
-
-climate
-
- n. the normal weather conditions of a place
-_____
-
-climb
-
- v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the
- hands
-_____
-
-clock
-
- n. a device that measures and shows time
-_____
-
-close
-
- v. to make something not open; ad. near to
-_____
-
-cloth
-
- n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other
- substances
-_____
-
-clothes
-
- n. what people wear
-_____
-
-cloud
-
- n. a mass of fog high in the sky
-_____
-
-coal
-
- n. a solid black substance used as fuel
-_____
-
-coalition
-
- n. forces, groups or nations joined together
-_____
-
-coast
-
- n. land on the edge of the ocean
-_____
-
-coffee
-
- n. a drink made from the plant of the same name
-_____
-
-cold
-
- ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature
-_____
-
-collapse
-
- v. to fall down or inward suddenly; to break down or fail suddenly in
- strength, health or power. (“The building collapsed in the
- earthquake.” “The government collapsed after a vote in parliament.”)
-_____
-
-collect
-
- v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive
- ("collect taxes")
-_____
-
-college
-
- n. a small university
-_____
-
-colony
-
- n. land controlled by another country or government
-_____
-
-color
-
- n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown,
- black, yellow and others
-_____
-
-combine
-
- v. to mix or bring together
-_____
-
-come
-
- v. to move toward; to arrive
-_____
-
-command
-
- v. to order; to have power over something
-_____
-
-comment
-
- v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something
-_____
-
-committee
-
- n. a group of people given special work
-_____
-
-common
-
- ad. usual; same for all ("a common purpose")
-_____
-
-communicate
-
- v. to tell; to give or exchange information
-_____
-
-community
-
- n. a group of people living together in one place or area
-_____
-
-company
-
- n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
-_____
-
-compare
-
- v. to examine what is different or similar
-_____
-
-compete
-
- v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others
-_____
-
-complete
-
- ad. having all parts; ended or finished
-_____
-
-complex
-
- ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not
- simple
-_____
-
-compromise
-
- n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less
- than first demanded
-_____
-
-computer
-
- n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and
- for communicating with others
-_____
-
-concern
-
- n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be
- concerned")
-_____
-
-condemn
-
- v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad
-_____
-
-condition
-
- n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's
- health
-_____
-
-conference
-
- n. a meeting
-_____
-
-confirm
-
- v. to approve; to say that something is true
-_____
-
-conflict
-
- n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one
-_____
-
-congratulate
-
- v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck
-_____
-
-Congress
-
- n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United
- States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar
- organization in other countries
-_____
-
-connect
-
- v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to link
-_____
-
-conservative
-
- n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change
-_____
-
-consider
-
- v. to give thought to; to think about carefully
-_____
-
-constitution
-
- n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of
- government
-_____
-
-contact
-
- n. the act of touching or being close to a person or thing (“He was in
- contact with animals that had the disease.”) v. to meet or communicate
- with (“He wanted to contact his local official.”)
-_____
-
-contain
-
- v. to hold; to include
-_____
-
-container
-
- n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something
-_____
-
-continent
-
- n. any of the seven great land areas of the world
-_____
-
-continue
-
- v. to go on doing or being
-_____
-
-control
-
- v. to direct; to have power over
-_____
-
-convention
-
- n. a large meeting for a special purpose
-_____
-
-cook
-
- v. to heat food before eating it
-_____
-
-cool
-
- ad. almost cold
-_____
-
-cooperate
-
- v. to act or work together
-_____
-
-copy
-
- v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look
- exactly like another
-_____
-
-corn
-
- n. a food grain
-_____
-
-correct
-
- ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right
-_____
-
-corruption
-
- n. actions taken to gain money or power that are legally or morally
- wrong
-_____
-
-cost
-
- n. the price or value of something ("The cost of the book is five
- dollars."); v. to be valued at ("The book costs five dollars.")
-_____
-
-cotton
-
- n. a material made from a plant of the same name
-_____
-
-count
-
- v. to speak or add numbers
-_____
-
-country
-
- n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities
-_____
-
-court
-
- n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law
-_____
-
-cover
-
- v. to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put
- over a person or thing
-_____
-
-cow
-
- n. a farm animal used for its milk
-_____
-
-crash
-
- v. to fall violently; to hit with great force
-_____
-
-create
-
- v. to make; to give life or form to
-_____
-
-creature
-
- n. any living being; any animal or human
-_____
-
-credit
-
- n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time
-_____
-
-crew
-
- n. a group of people working together
-_____
-
-crime
-
- n. an act that violates a law
-_____
-
-criminal
-
- n. a person who is responsible for a crime
-_____
-
-crisis
-
- n. an extremely important time when something may become much better
- or worse; a dangerous situation
-_____
-
-criticize
-
- v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to
- judge
-_____
-
-crops
-
- n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits
- and vegetables
-_____
-
-cross
-
- v. to go from one side to another; to go across
-_____
-
-crowd
-
- n. a large number of people gathered in one place
-_____
-
-crush
-
- v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely
-_____
-
-cry
-
- v. to express or show sorrow or pain
-_____
-
-culture
-
- n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population
-_____
-
-cure
-
- v. to improve health; to make well ("The doctor can cure the
- disease."); n. something that makes a sick person well ("Antibiotics
- are a cure for infection.")
-_____
-
-curfew
-
- n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their
- businesses
-_____
-
-current
-
- n. movement of air, water or electricity; ad. belonging to the present
- time ("She found the report in a current publication.")
-_____
-
-custom
-
- n. a long-established belief or activity of a people
-_____
-
-customs
-
- n. taxes on imports
-_____
-
-cut
-
- v. to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce
-_____
-
-dam
-
- n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
-_____
-
-damage
-
- v. to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to
- things
-_____
-
-dance
-
- v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually
- to music
-_____
-
-danger
-
- n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss
-_____
-
-dark
-
- ad. having little or no light ("The room was dark.")
-_____
-
-date
-
- n. an expression of time; a day, month and year
-_____
-
-daughter
-
- n. a person's female child
-_____
-
-day
-
- n. twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight
-_____
-
-dead
-
- ad. not living
-_____
-
-deaf
-
- ad. not able to hear
-_____
-
-deal
-
- v. to have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of
- pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.")
-_____
-
-debate
-
- v. to argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or
- argument
-_____
-
-debt
-
- n. something that is owed; the condition of owing
-_____
-
-decide
-
- v. to choose; to settle; to judge
-_____
-
-declare
-
- v. to say; to make a statement
-_____
-
-decrease
-
- v. to make less in size or amount
-_____
-
-deep
-
- ad. going far down; a long way from top to bottom
-_____
-
-defeat
-
- v. to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition
- of having lost
-_____
-
-defend
-
- v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect
-_____
-
-deficit
-
- n. a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or
- imports are greater than exports
-_____
-
-define
-
- v. to give the meaning of; to explain
-_____
-
-degree
-
- n. a measure of temperature
-_____
-
-delay
-
- v. to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to
- be late
-_____
-
-delegate
-
- n. one sent to act for another; one who represents another
-_____
-
-demand
-
- v. to ask by ordering; to ask with force
-_____
-
-democracy
-
- n. the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders
- or to make other important decisions
-_____
-
-demonstrate
-
- v. to make a public show of opinions or feelings ("The crowd
- demonstrated in support of human rights."); to explain by using
- examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.")
-_____
-
-denounce
-
- v. to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely
-_____
-
-deny
-
- v. to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request
-_____
-
-depend
-
- v. to need help and support
-_____
-
-deplore
-
- v. to regret strongly; to express sadness
-_____
-
-deploy
-
- v. to move forces or weapons into positions for action
-_____
-
-depression
-
- n. severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic
- activity during which many people lose their jobs
-_____
-
-describe
-
- v. to give a word picture of something; to give details of something
-_____
-
-desert
-
- n. a dry area of land
-_____
-
-design
-
- v. to plan or create plans for
-_____
-
-desire
-
- v. to want very much; to wish for
-_____
-
-destroy
-
- v. to break into pieces; to end the existence of
-_____
-
-detail
-
- n. a small part of something; a small piece of information
-_____
-
-detain
-
- v. to keep or hold (“The police detained several suspects for
- questioning.”)
-_____
-
-develop
-
- v. to grow; to create; to experience progress
-_____
-
-device
-
- n. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
-_____
-
-dictator
-
- n. a ruler with complete power
-_____
-
-die
-
- v. to become dead; to stop living; to end
-_____
-
-diet
-
- n. usual daily food and drink
-_____
-
-different
-
- ad. not the same
-_____
-
-difficult
-
- ad. not easy; hard to do, make or carry out
-_____
-
-dig
-
- v. to make a hole in the ground
-_____
-
-dinner
-
- n. the main amount of food eaten at a usual time ("The family had its
- dinner at noon."); a special event that includes food ("The official
- dinner took place at the White House.")
-_____
-
-diplomat
-
- n. a person who represents his or her government in dealing with
- another government
-_____
-
-direct
-
- v. to lead; to aim or show the way ("He directed me to the theater.");
- ad. straight to something; not through some other person or thing
- ("The path is direct.")
-_____
-
-direction
-
- n. the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came
- from or went to
-_____
-
-dirt
-
- n. earth or soil
-_____
-
-disappear
-
- v. to become unseen; to no longer exist
-_____
-
-disarm
-
- v. to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb
- harmless by removing its exploding device
-_____
-
-disaster
-
- n. an event causing widespread destruction or loss of life, such as an
- earthquake or plane crash
-_____
-
-discover
-
- v. to find or learn something
-_____
-
-discrimination
-
- n. unfair treatment or consideration based on opinions about a whole
- group instead of on the qualities of an individual. (“He was accused
- of discrimination against people from other countries.”)
-_____
-
-discuss
-
- v. to talk about; to exchange ideas
-_____
-
-disease
-
- n. a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or
- bacteria
-_____
-
-dismiss
-
- v. to send away; to refuse to consider
-_____
-
-dispute
-
- v. to oppose strongly by argument; n. an angry debate
-_____
-
-dissident
-
- n. a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government
-_____
-
-distance
-
- n. the amount of space between two places or objects ("The distance
- from my house to your house is two kilometers.")
-_____
-
-dive
-
- v. to jump into water head first
-_____
-
-divide
-
- v. to separate into two or more parts
-_____
-
-do
-
- v. to act; to make an effort
-_____
-
-doctor
-
- n. a person trained in medicine to treat sick people
-_____
-
-document
-
- n. an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof
- or support of something
-_____
-
-dog
-
- n. a small animal that often lives with humans
-_____
-
-dollar
-
- n. United States money, one hundred cents
-_____
-
-donate
-
- v. to present something as a gift to an organization, country or
- cause. (“She donated money to the Red Cross to help survivors of the
- earthquake.”)
-_____
-
-door
-
- n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room
-_____
-
-double
-
- v. to increase two times as much in size, strength or number
-_____
-
-down
-
- ad. from higher to lower; in a low place
-_____
-
-dream
-
- v. to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; n. a picture
- or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future
-_____
-
-drink
-
- v. to take liquid into the body through the mouth
-_____
-
-drive
-
- v. to control a moving vehicle
-_____
-
-drop
-
- v. to fall or let fall; to go lower
-_____
-
-drown
-
- v. to die under water
-_____
-
-drug
-
- n. anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical
- substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind
-_____
-
-dry
-
- ad. not wet; without rain
-_____
-
-during
-
- ad. through the whole time; while (something is happening)
-_____
-
-dust
-
- n. pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air
-_____
-
-duty
-
- n. one's job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right
- and just
-_____
-
-each
-
- ad. every one by itself
-_____
-
-early
-
- ad. at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day;
- opposite late
-_____
-
-earn
-
- v. to be paid in return for work done
-_____
-
-earth
-
- n. the planet we all live on; the ground or soil
-_____
-
-earthquake
-
- n. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
-_____
-
-ease
-
- v. to reduce; to make less difficult
-_____
-
-east
-
- n. the direction from which the sun rises
-_____
-
-easy
-
- ad. not difficult; not hard to do
-_____
-
-eat
-
- v. to take food into the body through the mouth
-_____
-
-ecology
-
- n. the scientific study of the environment and links among living and
- material things
-_____
-
-economy
-
- n. the system by which money, industry and trade are organized
-_____
-
-edge
-
- n. the line where something ends or begins
-_____
-
-education
-
- n. the act of teaching
-_____
-
-effect
-
- n. the result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious
- effect on the economy.")
-_____
-
-effort
-
- n. an attempt; the work necessary to do something
-_____
-
-egg
-
- n. the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female
- birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal
- that can develop into a baby
-_____
-
-either
-
- ad. one of two, but not the other
-_____
-
-elect
-
- v. to choose by voting
-_____
-
-electricity
-
- n. a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and
- light, and power to machines
-_____
-
-embassy
-
- n. the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants
-_____
-
-embryo
-
- n. a human or animal in the earliest stages of its development
-_____
-
-emergency
-
- n. an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action
-_____
-
-emotion
-
- n. a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness
-_____
-
-employ
-
- v. to give work in return for wages
-_____
-
-empty
-
- ad. having nothing inside; v. to remove everything
-_____
-
-end
-
- v. to stop; to finish; n. the part which comes last
-_____
-
-enemy
-
- n. a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the
- other side in a war
-_____
-
-energy
-
- n. power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and
- willingness to be active
-_____
-
-enforce
-
- v. to make something be done
-_____
-
-engine
-
- n. a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work
-_____
-
-engineer
-
- n. a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads
-_____
-
-enjoy
-
- v. to be pleased or satisfied by something
-_____
-
-enough
-
- ad. as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed
-_____
-
-enter
-
- v. to come or go into
-_____
-
-environment
-
- n. all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life;
- the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
-_____
-
-equal
-
- ad. the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights
-_____
-
-equipment
-
- n. things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity
-_____
-
-escape
-
- v. to get free; to get away from; to get out of
-_____
-
-especially
-
- ad. more than others ("We liked the food, especially the fish.")
-_____
-
-establish
-
- v. to bring into existence; to create
-_____
-
-estimate
-
- v. to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than
- complete information
-_____
-
-ethnic
-
- ad. of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of
- their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived
-_____
-
-evaporate
-
- v. to change from a liquid into a gas
-_____
-
-even
-
- ad. in a way not thought possible ("They survived, even though the
- building was destroyed.")
-_____
-
-event
-
- n. that which happens, especially something of importance
-_____
-
-ever
-
- ad. at any time
-_____
-
-every
-
- ad. each one; all
-_____
-
-evidence
-
- n. material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing
-_____
-
-evil
-
- ad. not good; extremely bad
-_____
-
-exact
-
- ad. having no mistakes; correct in every detail
-_____
-
-examine
-
- v. to study closely
-_____
-
-example
-
- n. a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like
-_____
-
-excellent
-
- ad. extremely good
-_____
-
-except
-
- prep. but for
-_____
-
-exchange
-
- v. to trade; to give or receive one thing for another
-_____
-
-excuse
-
- v. to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; n. a reason (sometimes
- false) for an action
-_____
-
-execute
-
- v. to kill
-_____
-
-exercise
-
- n. an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to
- stay in good health
-_____
-
-exile
-
- v. to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a
- person who is forced to leave his or her country
-_____
-
-exist
-
- v. to be; to live
-_____
-
-expand
-
- v. to make larger; to grow larger
-_____
-
-expect
-
- v. to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an
- event
-_____
-
-expel
-
- v. to force out; to remove from; to send away
-_____
-
-experience
-
- v. to live through an event, situation or condition ("She experienced
- great pain."); n. something that one has done or lived through ("The
- experience caused her great pain.")
-_____
-
-experiment
-
- v. to test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true
- or false, or to discover something
-_____
-
-expert
-
- n. a person with special knowledge or training
-_____
-
-explain
-
- v. to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the
- meaning
-_____
-
-explode
-
- v. to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb
-_____
-
-explore
-
- v. to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it;
- to make a careful search; to examine closely
-_____
-
-export
-
- v. to send to another country; n. something sent to another country,
- usually for sale
-_____
-
-express
-
- v. to say clearly
-_____
-
-extend
-
- v. to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time
-_____
-
-extra
-
- ad. more than normal, expected or necessary
-_____
-
-extraordinary
-
- ad. far greater or better than the usual or normal
-_____
-
-extreme
-
- ad. more than the usual or accepted
-_____
-
-extremist
-
- n. a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an
- extreme or violent way
-_____
-
-face
-
- n. the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; v. to look toward; to
- turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger
-_____
-
-fact
-
- n. something known or proved to be true
-_____
-
-factory
-
- n. a building or group of buildings where goods are made
-_____
-
-fail
-
- v. to not succeed; to not reach a goal
-_____
-
-fair
-
- ad. just; honest; what is right
-_____
-
-fall
-
- v. to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower
- position
-_____
-
-false
-
- ad. not true; not correct
-_____
-
-family
-
- n. the group that includes children and their parents
-_____
-
-famous
-
- ad. known very well to many people
-_____
-
-fan
-
- n. a person who actively supports a sport, activity or performer (“The
- baseball fan attended every game his team played.”)
-_____
-
-far
-
- ad. at, to or from a great distance
-_____
-
-farm
-
- n. land used to grow crops and animals for food
-_____
-
-fast
-
- ad. moving or working at great speed; quick
-_____
-
-fat
-
- n. tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and
- to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy
-_____
-
-father
-
- n. the male parent; a man who has a child or children
-_____
-
-favorite
-
- ad. liked more than others (“Ice cream was her favorite food.”)
-_____
-
-fear
-
- v. to be afraid; to worry that something bad is near or may happen
- ("He feared falling down."); n. a strong emotion when there is danger
- or trouble ("He had a fear that he would fall down.")
-_____
-
-federal
-
- ad. of or having to do with a national or central government
-_____
-
-feed
-
- v. to give food to
-_____
-
-feel
-
- v. to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching
-_____
-
-female
-
- n. a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad. of or about women
-_____
-
-fence
-
- n. something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or
- out
-_____
-
-fertile
-
- ad. rich in production of plants or animals; producing much
-_____
-
-few
-
- ad. not many; a small number of
-_____
-
-field
-
- n. an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise
- animals
-_____
-
-fierce
-
- ad. extremely strong; violent; angry
-_____
-
-fight
-
- v. to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy;
- n. the use of force; a battle
-_____
-
-fill
-
- v. to put or pour something into a container until there is space for
- no more
-_____
-
-film
-
- v. to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion
- picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with
- a camera; a movie
-_____
-
-final
-
- ad. at the end; last
-_____
-
-financial
-
- ad. of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit,
- investments and banks
-_____
-
-find
-
- v. to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to
- decide a court case ("The jury finds the man guilty of murder.")
-_____
-
-fine
-
- n. a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad.
- very good; very small or thin
-_____
-
-finish
-
- v. to complete; to end
-_____
-
-fire
-
- v. to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced by something burning
-_____
-
-fireworks
-
- n. rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday
- celebrations
-_____
-
-firm
-
- ad. not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in her opinion.")
-_____
-
-first
-
- ad. coming before all others
-_____
-
-fish
-
- n. a creature that lives and can breathe in water
-_____
-
-fit
-
- v. to be of the correct size or shape ("These shoes fit my feet.")
-_____
-
-fix
-
- v. to make good or right again
-_____
-
-flag
-
- n. a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or
- organization
-_____
-
-flat
-
- ad. smooth; having no high places
-_____
-
-flee
-
- v. to run away from
-_____
-
-float
-
- v. to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water
- or through air
-_____
-
-flood
-
- v. to cover with water; n. the movement of water out of a river, lake
- or ocean onto land
-_____
-
-floor
-
- n. the bottom part of a room for walking on ("The book fell to the
- floor."); the level of a building ("The fire was on the first floor.")
-_____
-
-flow
-
- v. to move like a liquid
-_____
-
-flower
-
- n. the colored part of plants that carry seeds
-_____
-
-fluid
-
- n. any substance that can flow, such as a liquid
-_____
-
-fly
-
- v. to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to
- travel in an airplane or flying vehicle
-_____
-
-fog
-
- n. a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close
- to the ground
-_____
-
-follow
-
- v. to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey
-_____
-
-food
-
- n. that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength
- and growth
-_____
-
-fool
-
- v. to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; n. a
- person who is tricked easily
-_____
-
-foot
-
- n. the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the
- ground when a person or animal walks
-_____
-
-for
-
- prep. because of ("He is famous for his work."); in exchange ("Give me
- one dollar for the book."); through space or time ("They travelled for
- one hour."); representative of ("I speak for all people."); to be
- employed by ("She works for a computer company.")
-_____
-
-force
-
- v. to make someone do something or make something happen by using
- power; n. power, strength; strength used against a person or object;
- military power of a nation; a military group
-_____
-
-foreign
-
- ad. of, about or from another nation; not from one's own place or
- country
-_____
-
-forest
-
- n. a place of many trees
-_____
-
-forget
-
- v. to not remember
-_____
-
-forgive
-
- v. to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt
-_____
-
-form
-
- v. to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a swim team."); n. a kind
- ("Swimming is a form of exercise.")
-_____
-
-former
-
- ad. earlier in time; not now
-_____
-
-forward
-
- ad. the direction in front of; toward the front
-_____
-
-free
-
- v. to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not
- in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost
-_____
-
-freedom
-
- n. the condition of being free
-_____
-
-freeze
-
- v. to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold
-_____
-
-fresh
-
- ad. newly made or gathered; recent
-_____
-
-friend
-
- n. a person one likes and trusts
-_____
-
-frighten
-
- v. to cause great fear
-_____
-
-from
-
- prep. having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause ("It is
- a message from the president."); at a place distant, not near ("The
- school is five kilometers from my home."); because of ("He is
- suffering from cancer.")
-_____
-
-front
-
- n. the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first
- part
-_____
-
-fruit
-
- n. food from trees and plants
-_____
-
-fuel
-
- n. any substance burned to create heat or power
-_____
-
-full
-
- ad. containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete
-_____
-
-fun
-
- n. anything that is pleasing and causes happiness
-_____
-
-funeral
-
- n. a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the
- dead
-_____
-
-future
-
- n. time after now ("We can talk about it in the future."); ad. in the
- time to come ("All future meetings will be held in this room.")
-_____
-
-gain
-
- v. to get possession of; to get more; to increase
-_____
-
-game
-
- n. an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete,
- usually sports
-_____
-
-gas
-
- n. any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns
- to provide heat, light or power
-_____
-
-gather
-
- v. to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect
-_____
-
-general
-
- n. a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including
- all or almost all
-_____
-
-generation
-
- n. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time.
- ("The mother and daughter represented two generations.")
-_____
-
-genocide
-
- n. a plan of action to kill or destroy a national, religious, racial
- or ethnic group
-_____
-
-gentle
-
- ad. soft; kind; not rough or violent
-_____
-
-get
-
- v. to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the
- owner of
-_____
-
-gift
-
- n. something given without cost
-_____
-
-girl
-
- n. a young female person
-_____
-
-give
-
- v. to present to another to keep without receiving payment
-_____
-
-glass
-
- n. a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for
- windows or for containers to hold liquids
-_____
-
-go
-
- v. to move from one place to another; to leave
-_____
-
-goal
-
- n. that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at;
- the end of a trip or race
-_____
-
-god
-
- n. the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe
- in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have
- special powers
-_____
-
-gold
-
- n. a highly valued yellow metal
-_____
-
-good
-
- ad. pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
-_____
-
-goods
-
- n. things owned or made to be sold
-_____
-
-govern
-
- v. to control; to rule by military or political power
-_____
-
-government
-
- n. a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a
- country, city or area
-_____
-
-grain
-
- n. the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and
- corn; those plants that produce the seeds
-_____
-
-grass
-
- n. a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
-_____
-
-gray
-
- ad. having the color like that made by mixing black and white
-_____
-
-great
-
- ad. very large or more than usual in size or number; very good;
- important
-_____
-
-green
-
- ad. having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having
- the color like that of growing leaves and grass
-_____
-
-grind
-
- v. to reduce to small pieces by crushing
-_____
-
-ground
-
- n. land; the earth's surface; soil
-_____
-
-group
-
- n. a number of people or things together; a gathering of people
- working for a common purpose
-_____
-
-grow
-
- v. to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount
-_____
-
-guarantee
-
- v. to promise a result; to promise that something will happen
-_____
-
-guard
-
- v. to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the
- president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a
- prison guard.")
-_____
-
-guerrilla
-
- n. a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against
- an official army or police
-_____
-
-guide
-
- v. to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way
-_____
-
-guilty
-
- ad. having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible
- for a bad action
-_____
-
-gun
-
- n. a weapon that shoots bullets
-_____
-
-hair
-
- n. the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the
- head
-_____
-
-half
-
- n. one of two equal parts of something
-_____
-
-halt
-
- v. to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop
-_____
-
-hang
-
- v. to place something so the highest part is supported and the lower
- part is not; to kill by hanging
-_____
-
-happen
-
- v. to become a fact or event; to take place
-_____
-
-happy
-
- ad. pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad
-_____
-
-hard
-
- ad. not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand;
- needing much effort or force
-_____
-
-harm
-
- v. to injure; to damage; n. damage; hurt
-_____
-
-harvest
-
- v. to gather crops; n. the crop after it is gathered
-_____
-
-hat
-
- n. a head cover
-_____
-
-hate
-
- v. to have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite
- love
-_____
-
-have
-
- v. to possess; to own; to hold
-_____
-
-he
-
- pro. the boy or man who is being spoken about
-_____
-
-head
-
- v. to lead; to command; n. leader; chief; the top part of something;
- the highest position
-_____
-
-headquarters
-
- n. the center from which orders are given; the main offices of a
- business or organization
-_____
-
-heal
-
- v. to return to good health; to cure; to become well
-_____
-
-health
-
- n. the general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being
- free from sickness or disease
-_____
-
-hear
-
- v. to receive sound through the ears; to receive news about
-_____
-
-heat
-
- v. to make hot or warm; n. great warmth; that which is produced by
- burning fuel; energy from the sun
-_____
-
-heavy
-
- ad. having much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force
-_____
-
-helicopter
-
- n. a machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one
- place above the ground
-_____
-
-help
-
- v. to give support; to assist; to make easier; n. support; aid
-_____
-
-here
-
- ad. in, to or at this place
-_____
-
-hero
-
- n. a person honored for being brave or wise
-_____
-
-hide
-
- v. to prevent from being seen or found; to make secret
-_____
-
-high
-
- ad. tall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others
-_____
-
-hijack
-
- v. to seize or take control of a vehicle by force
-_____
-
-hill
-
- n. a small mountain
-_____
-
-history
-
- n. the written record or description of past events; the study of the
- past
-_____
-
-hit
-
- v. to strike; to touch with force
-_____
-
-hold
-
- v. to carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one
- position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to
- organize and be involved in ("The two sides hold talks this week.")
-_____
-
-hole
-
- n. an opening; a torn or broken place in something
-_____
-
-holiday
-
- n. a day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to
- honor or remember a person or event
-_____
-
-holy
-
- ad. greatly honored in religion
-_____
-
-home
-
- n. the building where a person lives, especially with family; the
- place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one
- lives
-_____
-
-honest
-
- ad. truthful; able to be trusted
-_____
-
-honor
-
- v. to obey; to show strong, good feelings for ("to honor one's
- parents"); n. an award; an act of giving special recognition ("He
- received many honors for his efforts to help others.")
-_____
-
-hope
-
- v. to expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will
- happen as wanted; to want something to happen
-_____
-
-horrible
-
- ad. causing great fear; terrible
-_____
-
-horse
-
- n. a large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work
-_____
-
-hospital
-
- n. a place where sick or injured people are given medical care
-_____
-
-hostage
-
- n. a person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise
- will be honored
-_____
-
-hostile
-
- ad. ready to fight; ready for war
-_____
-
-hot
-
- ad. having or feeling great heat or a high temperature
-_____
-
-hotel
-
- n. a building with rooms, and often food, for travellers
-_____
-
-hour
-
- n. a measure of time; sixty minutes
-_____
-
-house
-
- n. a building in which people live; a country's parliament or
- lawmaking group ("House of Representatives")
-_____
-
-how
-
- ad. in what way; to what amount
-_____
-
-however
-
- conj. yet; but
-_____
-
-huge
-
- ad. very big; of great size
-_____
-
-human
-
- ad. of or about people
-_____
-
-humor
-
- n. the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh
-_____
-
-hunger
-
- n. the need for food
-_____
-
-hunt
-
- v. to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to
- find
-_____
-
-hurry
-
- v. to do or go fast
-_____
-
-hurt
-
- v. to cause pain, injury or damage
-_____
-
-husband
-
- n. a man who is married
-_____
-
-I
-
- pro. the person speaking
-_____
-
-ice
-
- n. frozen water
-_____
-
-idea
-
- n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
-_____
-
-identify
-
- v. to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are
-_____
-
-if
-
- conj. on condition; provided that ("I will go if you go.")
-_____
-
-ignore
-
- v. to pay no attention to or refuse to consider (“The president
- ignored the protesters outside his office.”)
-_____
-
-illegal
-
- ad. not legal; in violation of a law
-_____
-
-imagine
-
- v. to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea
-_____
-
-immediate
-
- ad. without delay; very near in time or place
-_____
-
-immigrant
-
- n. a person who arrives in a country to live there
-_____
-
-import
-
- v. to bring from another country; n. something brought from another
- country, usually for sale
-_____
-
-important
-
- ad. having great meaning, value or power
-_____
-
-improve
-
- v. to make better; to become better
-_____
-
-in
-
- prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during
-_____
-
-incident
-
- n. an event or something that happens
-_____
-
-incite
-
- v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or
- violent
-_____
-
-include
-
- v. to have; to make a part of
-_____
-
-increase
-
- v. to make more in size or amount
-_____
-
-independent
-
- ad. not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free;
- separate
-_____
-
-individual
-
- n. one person
-_____
-
-industry
-
- n. any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and
- related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved
- in manufacturing
-_____
-
-infect
-
- v. to make sick with something that causes disease
-_____
-
-inflation
-
- n. a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down
-_____
-
-influence
-
- v. to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change
-_____
-
-inform
-
- v. to tell; to give knowledge to
-_____
-
-information
-
- n. knowledge; facts
-_____
-
-inject
-
- v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the
- body through the skin
-_____
-
-injure
-
- v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
-_____
-
-innocent
-
- ad. not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action
-_____
-
-insane
-
- ad. mentally sick
-_____
-
-insect
-
- n. a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with
- wings
-_____
-
-inspect
-
- v. to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert
-_____
-
-instead
-
- ad. in the place of; taking the place of
-_____
-
-instrument
-
- n. a tool or device designed to do something or to make something
-_____
-
-insult
-
- v. to say something or to do something that makes another person angry
- or dishonored
-_____
-
-intelligence
-
- n. the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying
-_____
-
-intelligent
-
- ad. quick to understand or learn
-_____
-
-intense
-
- ad. very strong; extremely serious
-_____
-
-interest
-
- n. what is important to someone ("He acted to protect his interests."
- "She had a great interest in painting."); a share in owning a
- business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
-_____
-
-interfere
-
- v. to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the
- activities of others, especially when not asked to do so
-_____
-
-international
-
- ad. of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole
- world
-_____
-
-Internet
-
- n. the extensive communications system that connects computers around
- the world
-_____
-
-intervene
-
- v. to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve
-_____
-
-invade
-
- v. to enter an area or country by force with an army
-_____
-
-invent
-
- v. to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing
- or way of doing something
-_____
-
-invest
-
- v. to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making
- more money
-_____
-
-investigate
-
- v. to study or examine all information about an event, situation or
- charge; to search for the truth
-_____
-
-invite
-
- v. to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or
- gathering
-_____
-
-involve
-
- v. to take part in; to become a part of; to include
-_____
-
-iron
-
- n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools
-_____
-
-island
-
- n. a land area with water all around it
-_____
-
-issue
-
- n. an important problem or subject that people are discussing or
- arguing about
-_____
-
-it
-
- pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being spoken about ("The
- sky is blue, but it also has a few white clouds.")
-_____
-
-jail
-
- n. a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those
- serving sentences for crimes that are not serious
-_____
-
-jewel
-
- n. a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald
-_____
-
-job
-
- n. the work that one does to earn money
-_____
-
-join
-
- v. to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of
-_____
-
-joint
-
- ad. shared by two or more
-_____
-
-joke
-
- n. something done or said to cause others to laugh
-_____
-
-judge
-
- v. to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal
- one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court
-_____
-
-jump
-
- v. to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air
-_____
-
-jury
-
- n. a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial
-_____
-
-just
-
- ad. only ("Help me for just a minute."); very shortly before or after
- the present ("He just left."); at the same time ("He left just as I
- came in."); what is right or fair ("The law is just, in my opinion.")
-_____
-
-justice
-
- n. the quality of being right, fair or lawful
-_____
-
-keep
-
- v. to possess; to have for oneself
-_____
-
-kick
-
- v. to hit with the foot
-_____
-
-kidnap
-
- v. to seize and take away by force
-_____
-
-kill
-
- v. to make dead; to cause to die
-_____
-
-kind
-
- n. sort ("What kind of dog is that?"); ad. gentle; caring; helpful
-_____
-
-kiss
-
- v. to touch with the mouth to show love or honor
-_____
-
-knife
-
- n. a tool or weapon used to cut
-_____
-
-know
-
- v. to understand something as correct; to have the facts about; to
- recognize someone because you have met and talked together before
-_____
-
-knowledge
-
- n. that which is known; learning or understanding
-_____
-
-labor
-
- n. work; workers as a group
-_____
-
-laboratory
-
- n. a room or place where experiments in science are done
-_____
-
-lack
-
- v. to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having
-_____
-
-lake
-
- n. a large area of fresh water surrounded by land
-_____
-
-land
-
- v. to come to the earth from the air ("Airplanes land at airports.");
- n. the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground
-_____
-
-language
-
- n. words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or
- group
-_____
-
-large
-
- ad. big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite
- small
-_____
-
-last
-
- v. to continue ("The talks will last three days."); ad. after all
- others; the only one remaining ("She is the last person in line.")
-_____
-
-late
-
- ad. after the correct time; near the end; opposite early
-_____
-
-laugh
-
- v. to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings
-_____
-
-launch
-
- v. to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space
-_____
-
-law
-
- n. all or any rules made by a government
-_____
-
-lead
-
- v. to show the way; to command; to control; to go first
-_____
-
-leak
-
- v. to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole
- (usually a gas or liquid)
-_____
-
-learn
-
- v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts
-_____
-
-leave
-
- v. to go away from; to let something stay where it is
-_____
-
-left
-
- ad. on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north;
- opposite right
-_____
-
-legal
-
- ad. of or in agreement with the law
-_____
-
-legislature
-
- n. a government lawmaking group
-_____
-
-lend
-
- v. to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of
- money
-_____
-
-less
-
- ad. smaller in amount; not as much
-_____
-
-let
-
- v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible
-_____
-
-letter
-
- n. a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to
- another person
-_____
-
-level
-
- n. the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the
- position of something or someone
-_____
-
-liberal
-
- ad. one who usually supports social progress or change
-_____
-
-lie
-
- v. to have one's body on the ground or other surface; to say something
- that one knows is not true
-_____
-
-life
-
- n. the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living
- things
-_____
-
-lift
-
- v. to take or bring up to a higher place or level
-_____
-
-light
-
- n. a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see;
- anything that produces light; ad. bright; clear; not heavy
-_____
-
-lightning
-
- n. light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm
-_____
-
-like
-
- v. to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something;
- ad. in the same way as; similar to
-_____
-
-limit
-
- v. to restrict to a number or amount; n. the greatest amount or number
- permitted
-_____
-
-line
-
- n. a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things
- organized; one after another; the edge of an area protected by
- military forces
-_____
-
-link
-
- v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation
- between two or more things, situations or events
-_____
-
-liquid
-
- n. a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like
- water
-_____
-
-list
-
- v. to put in writing a number of names of people or things; n. a
- written series of names or things
-_____
-
-listen
-
- v. to try to hear
-_____
-
-literature
-
- n. all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a
- country
-_____
-
-little
-
- ad. not tall or big; a small amount
-_____
-
-live
-
- v. to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive
-_____
-
-load
-
- v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; n. that which is
- carried
-_____
-
-loan
-
- n. money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest
- payments; something borrowed
-_____
-
-local
-
- ad. about or having to do with one place
-_____
-
-lonely
-
- ad. feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people ("a
- lonely man")
-_____
-
-long
-
- ad. not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for
- much time
-_____
-
-look
-
- v. to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to
- seem to be
-_____
-
-lose
-
- v. to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated
-_____
-
-loud
-
- ad. having a strong sound; full of sound or noise
-_____
-
-love
-
- v. to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes
- involving sex); n. a strong, kind emotion for someone or something;
- opposite hate
-_____
-
-low
-
- ad. not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground
-_____
-
-loyal
-
- ad. showing strong friendship and support for someone or something
-_____
-
-luck
-
- n. something that happens by chance
-_____
-
-machine
-
- n. a device with moving parts used to do work
-_____
-
-magazine
-
- n. a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information
-_____
-
-mail
-
- n. letters, papers and other things sent through an official system,
- such as a post office
-_____
-
-main
-
- ad. the most important or largest
-_____
-
-major
-
- ad. great in size, importance or amount
-_____
-
-majority
-
- n. the greater number; more than half
-_____
-
-make
-
- v. to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an
- action; to cause to be or to become
-_____
-
-male
-
- n. a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children; ad. of or
- about men
-_____
-
-man
-
- n. an adult male human
-_____
-
-manufacture
-
- v. to make goods in large amounts
-_____
-
-many
-
- ad. a large number or amount of
-_____
-
-map
-
- n. a picture of the earth's surface or a part of it
-_____
-
-march
-
- v. to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group
- to protest about something
-_____
-
-mark
-
- v. to make a sign or cut on something
-_____
-
-market
-
- n. a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic
- system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are
- and how much money people are willing to pay for them
-_____
-
-marry
-
- v. to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become
- husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)
-_____
-
-mass
-
- n. an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large
- size
-_____
-
-mate
-
- v. to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
-_____
-
-material
-
- n. the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or
- from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone;
- anything that can be made into something else
-_____
-
-mathematics
-
- n. the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by
- numbers and signs
-_____
-
-matter
-
- n. anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of
-_____
-
-may
-
- v. a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible ("May I
- go?" "They may leave tomorrow.")
-_____
-
-mayor
-
- n. the chief official of a city or town government
-_____
-
-meal
-
- n. food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner
-_____
-
-mean
-
- v. to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of
-_____
-
-measure
-
- v. to learn the amount, size or distance of something; n. an action
- taken; a legislative proposal
-_____
-
-meat
-
- n. the part of a dead animal used for food
-_____
-
-media
-
- n. all public information organizations, including newspapers,
- television and radio
-_____
-
-medicine
-
- n. a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or
- study of treating and curing disease or improving health
-_____
-
-meet
-
- v. to come together with someone or something at the same time and
- place
-_____
-
-melt
-
- v. to make a solid into a liquid by heating it
-_____
-
-member
-
- n. one of a group
-_____
-
-memorial
-
- n. something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event
-_____
-
-memory
-
- n. a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a
- thing remembered
-_____
-
-mental
-
- ad. about or having to do with the mind
-_____
-
-message
-
- n. written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to
- another person or group
-_____
-
-metal
-
- n. a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold
-_____
-
-method
-
- n. the way something is done
-_____
-
-microscope
-
- n. a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be
- studied
-_____
-
-middle
-
- n. the center; a place or time of equal distance from both sides or
- ends; ad. in the center
-_____
-
-militant
-
- n. someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the
- use of force or violence
-_____
-
-military
-
- n. the armed forces of a nation or group; ad. of or about the armed
- forces
-_____
-
-militia
-
- n. an army of citizens instead of professional soldiers; an armed
- force or private army
-_____
-
-milk
-
- n. the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young
-_____
-
-mind
-
- n. the thinking, feeling part of a person
-_____
-
-mine
-
- v. to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth; n. a place
- in the earth where such substances are found; a bomb placed under the
- ground or under water so it cannot be seen
-_____
-
-mineral
-
- n. a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such
- as coal or salt
-_____
-
-minister
-
- n. a member of a cabinet; a high government official ("prime
- minister,"foreign minister")
-_____
-
-minor
-
- ad. small in size; of little importance
-_____
-
-minority
-
- n. the smaller number; opposite majority
-_____
-
-minute
-
- n. a measure of time; one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; sixty
- seconds
-_____
-
-miss
-
- v. to fail to hit, see, reach or meet
-_____
-
-missile
-
- n. any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes
- when it reaches its target
-_____
-
-missing
-
- ad. lost; not found
-_____
-
-mistake
-
- n. a wrong action or decision; an action done without the knowledge
- that it was wrong
-_____
-
-mix
-
- v. to put different things together to make one thing
-_____
-
-mob
-
- n. a large group of wild or angry people
-_____
-
-model
-
- n. an example; something, usually small, made to show how something
- will look or work
-_____
-
-moderate
-
- ad. not extreme
-_____
-
-modern
-
- ad. of the present or very recent time; the most improved
-_____
-
-money
-
- n. pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things
-_____
-
-month
-
- n. one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided
-_____
-
-moon
-
- n. the bright object often seen in the night sky that orbits the earth
- about every twenty-nine days
-_____
-
-moral
-
- ad. concerning what is right or wrong in someone's actions
-_____
-
-more
-
- ad. greater in size or amount
-_____
-
-morning
-
- n. the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon
-_____
-
-most
-
- ad. greatest in size or amount
-_____
-
-mother
-
- n. the female parent; a woman who has a child or children
-_____
-
-motion
-
- n. a movement; a continuing change of position or place
-_____
-
-mountain
-
- n. a part of the earth's surface that rises high above the area around
- it
-_____
-
-mourn
-
- v. to express or feel sadness
-_____
-
-move
-
- v. to change position; to put or keep in motion; to go
-_____
-
-movement
-
- n. the act of moving or a way of moving; a series of acts or efforts
- to reach a goal
-_____
-
-movie
-
- n. a motion picture; a film
-_____
-
-much
-
- ad. great in amount
-_____
-
-murder
-
- v. to kill another person illegally; n. the crime of killing another
- person
-_____
-
-music
-
- n. the making of sounds by singing or using a musical instrument
-_____
-
-must
-
- v. a word used with an action word to mean necessary ("You must go to
- school.")
-_____
-
-mystery
-
- n. something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; a
- secret
-_____
-
-name
-
- v. to appoint; to nominate; to give a name to; n. a word by which a
- person, animal or thing is known or called
-_____
-
-narrow
-
- ad. limited in size or amount; not wide; having a short distance from
- one side to the other
-_____
-
-nation
-
- n. a country, together with its social and political systems
-_____
-
-native
-
- n. someone who was born in a place, not one who moved there
-_____
-
-natural
-
- ad. of or about nature; normal; common to its kind
-_____
-
-nature
-
- n. all the plants, animals and other things on earth not created by
- humans; events or processes not caused by humans
-_____
-
-navy
-
- n. the part of a country's military force trained to fight at sea
-_____
-
-near
-
- ad. not far; close to
-_____
-
-necessary
-
- ad. needed to get a result or effect; required
-_____
-
-need
-
- v. to require; to want; to be necessary to have or to do
-_____
-
-negotiate
-
- v. to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution
-_____
-
-neighbor
-
- n. a person or country that is next to or near another
-_____
-
-neither
-
- ad. not one or the other of two
-_____
-
-neutral
-
- ad. not supporting one side or the other in a dispute
-_____
-
-never
-
- ad. at no time; not ever
-_____
-
-new
-
- ad. not existing before; not known before; recently made, built,
- bought or grown; another; different
-_____
-
-news
-
- n. information about any recent events, especially as reported by the
- media
-_____
-
-next
-
- ad. coming immediately after; nearest
-_____
-
-nice
-
- ad. pleasing; good; kind
-_____
-
-night
-
- n. the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when
- there is little or no light
-_____
-
-no
-
- ad. used to reject or to refuse; not any; not at all
-_____
-
-noise
-
- n. sound, especially when loud
-_____
-
-nominate
-
- v. to name someone as a candidate for an election; to propose a person
- for an office or position
-_____
-
-noon
-
- n. the middle of the day; twelve o'clock in the daytime
-_____
-
-normal
-
- n. the usual condition, amount or form; ad. usual; what is expected
-_____
-
-north
-
- n. the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun
-_____
-
-not
-
- ad. a word showing that something is denied or untrue ("She is not
- going.")
-_____
-
-note
-
- v. to talk about something already known; n. a word or words written
- to help a person remember; a short letter
-_____
-
-nothing
-
- n. not anything; no thing
-_____
-
-now
-
- ad. at this time; immediately
-_____
-
-nowhere
-
- ad. not in, to or at any place
-_____
-
-nuclear
-
- ad. of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing
- them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from
- atoms
-_____
-
-number
-
- n. a word or sign used to show the order or amount of things
-_____
-
-obey
-
- v. to act as one is ordered to act
-_____
-
-object
-
- v. to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something
- not alive that can be seen or touched
-_____
-
-observe
-
- v. to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something
- ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.")
-_____
-
-occupy
-
- v. to take and hold or to control by force
-_____
-
-ocean
-
- n. the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of
- the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water
-_____
-
-of
-
- prep. made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among
-_____
-
-off
-
- ad. away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer
- operating or continuing; not on; not connected
-_____
-
-offensive
-
- n. a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking
-_____
-
-offer
-
- v. to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that
- which is presented or proposed
-_____
-
-office
-
- n. a room or building where business or work is done; a public
- position to which one is elected or appointed
-_____
-
-officer
-
- n. a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a
- member of a police force
-_____
-
-official
-
- n. a person with power in an organization; a representative of an
- organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the
- government or someone in power
-_____
-
-often
-
- ad. many times
-_____
-
-oil
-
- n. a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily;
- a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel
-_____
-
-old
-
- ad. not young or new; having lived or existed for many years
-_____
-
-on
-
- prep. above and held up by; touching the upper surface of ("The book
- is on the table."); supported by ("He is on his feet."); about ("The
- report on the meeting is ready."); at the time of ("He left on
- Wednesday.")
-_____
-
-once
-
- ad. one time only
-_____
-
-only
-
- ad. being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two
- dollars.")
-_____
-
-open
-
- v. to start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret
-_____
-
-operate
-
- v. to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons
-_____
-
-opinion
-
- n. a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking
-_____
-
-oppose
-
- v. to be against; to fight against
-_____
-
-opposite
-
- ad. different as possible; completely different from; exactly the
- other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.")
-_____
-
-oppress
-
- v. to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel
- force or power
-_____
-
-or
-
- conj. giving another of two choices; giving the last of several
- choices
-_____
-
-orbit
-
- v. to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or
- way an object travels in space around another object or planet
-_____
-
-order
-
- v. to give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the
- correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in
- which people obey laws
-_____
-
-organize
-
- v. to put in order; to put together into a system
-_____
-
-other
-
- ad. different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or
- more ">("That man is short; the other is tall.")
-_____
-
-our
-
- ad. of or belonging to us
-_____
-
-oust
-
- v. to force to leave; to remove by force
-_____
-
-out
-
- ad. away from the inside; opposite of in
-_____
-
-over
-
- conj. above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the
- world")
-_____
-
-overthrow
-
- v. to remove from power; to defeat or end by force
-_____
-
-owe
-
- v. to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something
- received
-_____
-
-own
-
- v. to have or possess for oneself
-_____
-
-pain
-
- n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body
-_____
-
-paint
-
- v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors;
- n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface
-_____
-
-paper
-
- n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for
- writing
-_____
-
-parachute
-
- n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an
- airplane or helicopter to the ground
-_____
-
-parade
-
- n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a
- special event or anniversary
-_____
-
-pardon
-
- v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment
-_____
-
-parent
-
- n. a father or mother
-_____
-
-parliament
-
- n. a government lawmaking group
-_____
-
-part
-
- n. something less than the whole; not all of something
-_____
-
-partner
-
- n. a person who takes part in some activity in common with another or
- others. (“The two men were business partners.”)
-_____
-
-party
-
- n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group
- of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment
-_____
-
-pass
-
- v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or
- permit to go
-_____
-
-passenger
-
- n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the
- pilot or driver
-_____
-
-passport
-
- n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country
-_____
-
-past
-
- n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before;
- former
-_____
-
-path
-
- n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves
-_____
-
-patient
-
- n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem
-_____
-
-pay
-
- v. to give money for work done or for something bought
-_____
-
-peace
-
- n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet
-_____
-
-people
-
- n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or
- nation ("the American people")
-_____
-
-percent
-
- n. a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.")
-_____
-
-perfect
-
- ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good;
- without mistakes
-_____
-
-perform
-
- v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others
-_____
-
-period
-
- n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions
-_____
-
-permanent
-
- ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time
-_____
-
-permit
-
- v. to let; to make possible
-_____
-
-person
-
- n. a man, woman or child
-_____
-
-persuade
-
- v. to cause someone to do something by explaining or urging. (“The
- police persuaded the criminal to surrender his weapon.”)
-_____
-
-physical
-
- ad. of the body
-_____
-
-physics
-
- n. the study of motion, matter and energy
-_____
-
-picture
-
- n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or
- representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is
- made with a camera
-_____
-
-piece
-
- n. a part of something larger
-_____
-
-pig
-
- n. a farm animal used for its meat
-_____
-
-pilot
-
- n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter
-_____
-
-pipe
-
- n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas
-_____
-
-place
-
- v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space
- where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country
-_____
-
-plan
-
- v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing
- something ">("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or
- developed idea or method ("The plan will not work.")
-_____
-
-planet
-
- n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.")
-_____
-
-plant
-
- v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground
- which gets its food from air, water and earth
-_____
-
-plastic
-
- n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into
- things
-_____
-
-play
-
- v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on
- an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater
-_____
-
-please
-
- v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment
-_____
-
-plenty
-
- n. all that is needed; a large enough amount
-_____
-
-plot
-
- v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or
- illegal
-_____
-
-poem
-
- n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express
- emotions
-_____
-
-point
-
- v. to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something
-_____
-
-poison
-
- n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health
-_____
-
-police
-
- n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping
- order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency
-_____
-
-policy
-
- n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make
- decisions in politics, economics or business
-_____
-
-politics
-
- n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office
-_____
-
-pollute
-
- v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or
- water
-_____
-
-poor
-
- n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad
- quality
-_____
-
-popular
-
- ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public
-_____
-
-population
-
- n. all the people in a place, city or country
-_____
-
-port
-
- n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where
- ships can be safe from a storm
-_____
-
-position
-
- n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or
- placed; a job (or level of a job) in an organization
-_____
-
-possess
-
- v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by
-_____
-
-possible
-
- ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen
-_____
-
-postpone
-
- v. to delay action until a later time
-_____
-
-pour
-
- v. to flow; to cause to flow
-_____
-
-poverty
-
- n. the condition of being poor
-_____
-
-power
-
- n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling
- force; force or energy used to do work ("Water power turns the
- wheel.")
-_____
-
-praise
-
- v. to say good things about; to approve
-_____
-
-pray
-
- v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit
-_____
-
-predict
-
- v. to say what one believes will happen in the future. (“The weather
- scientist predicted a cold winter.”)
-_____
-
-pregnant
-
- ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to
- give birth to a baby
-_____
-
-present
-
- v. to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the
- committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their
- anniversary."); now ("The present time is a good time."); ad. to be at
- a place ("I was present at school yesterday.")
-_____
-
-president
-
- n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of
- an organization
-_____
-
-press
-
- v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications
-_____
-
-pressure
-
- n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against
- something else
-_____
-
-prevent
-
- v. to keep or stop from going or happening
-_____
-
-price
-
- n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered
- for sale
-_____
-
-prison
-
- n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime
-_____
-
-private
-
- ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public
-_____
-
-prize
-
- n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that
- one must work hard for to get
-_____
-
-probably
-
- ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible
-_____
-
-problem
-
- n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer
-_____
-
-process
-
- n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result
-_____
-
-produce
-
- v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture
-_____
-
-profession
-
- n. a job that requires special training
-_____
-
-professor
-
- n. a teacher at a college or university
-_____
-
-profit
-
- n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of
- that activity
-_____
-
-program
-
- n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or
- show
-_____
-
-progress
-
- n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal
-_____
-
-project
-
- n. a planned effort to do something
-_____
-
-promise
-
- v. to say one will do something; n. a spoken or written agreement to
- do something
-_____
-
-propaganda
-
- n. ideas or information used to influence opinions
-_____
-
-property
-
- n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods
-_____
-
-propose
-
- v. to present or offer for consideration
-_____
-
-protect
-
- v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged
-_____
-
-protest
-
- v. to speak against; to object
-_____
-
-prove
-
- v. to show to be true
-_____
-
-provide
-
- v. to give something needed or wanted
-_____
-
-public
-
- ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite
- private
-_____
-
-publication
-
- n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine
-_____
-
-publish
-
- v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a
- book, newspaper or magazine
-_____
-
-pull
-
- v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the
- force; opposite push
-_____
-
-pump
-
- v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through
-_____
-
-punish
-
- v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal
-_____
-
-purchase
-
- v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which
- is bought
-_____
-
-pure
-
- ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean
-_____
-
-purpose
-
- n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal
-_____
-
-push
-
- v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using
- the force; opposite pull
-_____
-
-put
-
- v. to place; to set in position
-_____
-
-quality
-
- n. that which something is known to have or be ("An important quality
- of steel is its strength."); amount of value or excellence ("Their
- goods are of the highest quality.")
-_____
-
-question
-
- v. to ask; to express wonder or disbelief; n. a sentence or word used
- in asking for information; a problem; an issue to be discussed
-_____
-
-quick
-
- ad. fast
-_____
-
-quiet
-
- ad. with little or no noise; having little or no movement; calm
-_____
-
-race
-
- v. to run; to take part in a competition to decide who or what can
- move fastest; to take part in a campaign for political office; n. one
- of the major groups that humans can be divided into because of a
- common physical similarity, such as skin color
-_____
-
-radar
-
- n. a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of
- objects that may be too far away to be seen
-_____
-
-radiation
-
- n. waves of energy from something that produces heat or light; energy
- from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous
-_____
-
-radio
-
- n. the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the
- air without wires
-_____
-
-raid
-
- v. to make a sudden attack; n. a sudden attack carried out as an act
- of war, or for the purpose of seizing or stealing something
-_____
-
-railroad
-
- n. a road for trains; a company that operates such a road and its
- stations and equipment
-_____
-
-rain
-
- n. water falling from the sky
-_____
-
-raise
-
- v. to lift up; to move to a higher position; to cause to grow; to
- increase
-_____
-
-rape
-
- v. to carry out a sexual attack by force against a person
-_____
-
-rare
-
- ad. not common; not usual; not often
-_____
-
-rate
-
- n. speed; a measure of how quickly or how often something happens; the
- price of any thing or service that is bought or sold
-_____
-
-reach
-
- v. to put a hand toward; to arrive at; to come to
-_____
-
-react
-
- v. to act as a result of or in answer to
-_____
-
-read
-
- v. to look at and understand the meaning of written words or numbers
-_____
-
-ready
-
- ad. prepared; completed; organized; willing
-_____
-
-real
-
- ad. true; truly existing; not false
-_____
-
-realistic
-
- ad. in agreement with the way things are
-_____
-
-reason
-
- n. the cause for a belief or act; purpose; something that explains
-_____
-
-reasonable
-
- ad. ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme; ready or willing
- to compromise
-_____
-
-rebel
-
- v. to act against a government or power, often with force; to refuse
- to obey; n. one who opposes or fights against the government of his or
- her country
-_____
-
-receive
-
- v. to get or accept something given, offered or sent
-_____
-
-recent
-
- ad. a short time ago
-_____
-
-recession
-
- n. a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce
- less and many workers lose their jobs
-_____
-
-recognize
-
- v. to know or remember something or someone that was known, known
- about or seen before; to accept another nation as independent and
- establish diplomatic ties with its government
-_____
-
-record
-
- v. to write something in order to have it for future use; to put sound
- or pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again; n. a
- writing that shows proof or facts about something
-_____
-
-recover
-
- v. to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away ("The
- police recovered the stolen money."); to return to normal health or
- normal conditions She is expected to recover from the operation.")
-_____
-
-red
-
- ad. having the color like that of blood
-_____
-
-reduce
-
- v. to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; to cut
-_____
-
-reform
-
- v. to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better
- condition
-_____
-
-refugee
-
- n. a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment,
- danger or war
-_____
-
-refuse
-
- v. to reject; to not accept, give or do something
-_____
-
-register
-
- v. to have one’s name officially placed on a list of people permitted
- to vote in an election or take part in an educational program
-_____
-
-regret
-
- n. a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that
- happens
-_____
-
-reject
-
- v. to refuse to accept, use or believe
-_____
-
-relations
-
- n. understandings or ties between nations; members of the same family;
- people connected by marriage or family ties
-_____
-
-release
-
- v. to free; to permit to go; to permit to be known or made public
-_____
-
-religion
-
- n. a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods
-_____
-
-remain
-
- v. to stay in a place after others leave; to stay the same
-_____
-
-remains
-
- n. a dead body
-_____
-
-remember
-
- v. to think about the past; opposite forget
-_____
-
-remove
-
- v. to take away or take off; to put an end to; to take out of a
- position or office
-_____
-
-repair
-
- n. work done to fix something
-_____
-
-repeat
-
- v. to say or do again
-_____
-
-report
-
- v. to tell about; to give the results of a study or investigation; n.
- the story about an event; the results of a study or investigation; a
- statement in which the facts may not be confirmed
-_____
-
-represent
-
- v. to act in the place of someone else; to substitute for; to serve as
- an example
-_____
-
-repress
-
- v. to control or to restrict freedoms by force
-_____
-
-request
-
- v. to ask for; n. the act of asking for
-_____
-
-require
-
- v. to need or demand as necessary
-_____
-
-rescue
-
- v. to free from danger or evil
-_____
-
-research
-
- n. a careful study to discover correct information
-_____
-
-resign
-
- v. to leave a position, job or office
-_____
-
-resist
-
- v. to oppose; to fight to prevent
-_____
-
-resolution
-
- n. an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually
- reached by voting
-_____
-
-resource
-
- n. anything of value that can be used or sold
-_____
-
-respect
-
- v. to feel or show honor to a person or thing (“All citizens should
- respect the law.”)
-_____
-
-responsible
-
- ad. having a duty or job to do ("He is responsible for preparing the
- report."); being the cause of ("They were responsible for the
- accident.")
-_____
-
-rest
-
- v. to sit, lie down or sleep to regain strength; n. that which
- remains; the others
-_____
-
-restaurant
-
- n. a place where people can buy and eat meals
-_____
-
-restrain
-
- v. to keep controlled; to limit action by a person or group
-_____
-
-restrict
-
- v. to limit; to prevent from increasing or becoming larger
-_____
-
-result
-
- v. to happen from a cause; n. that which follows or is produced by a
- cause; effect
-_____
-
-retire
-
- v. to leave a job or position because one is old or in poor health
-_____
-
-return
-
- v. to go or come back; to bring, give, take or send back
-_____
-
-revolt
-
- v. to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of
- government
-_____
-
-rice
-
- n. a food grain
-_____
-
-rich
-
- ad. having much money or goods; having plenty of something
-_____
-
-ride
-
- v. to sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled
- vehicle, airplane or boat
-_____
-
-right
-
- n. what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have ("It
- is their right to vote."); ad. agreeing with the facts; good; correct;
- opposite wrong; on the side that is toward the east when one is facing
- north; opposite left
-_____
-
-riot
-
- v. to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a
- violent action by a large group of people
-_____
-
-rise
-
- v. to go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of
- sitting or lying to a position of standing
-_____
-
-risk
-
- n. the chance of loss, damage or injury
-_____
-
-river
-
- n. a large amount of water that flows across land into another river,
- a lake or an ocean
-_____
-
-road
-
- n. a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can
- walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other
-_____
-
-rob
-
- v. to take money or property secretly or by force; to steal
-_____
-
-rock
-
- n. a hard piece of mineral matter
-_____
-
-rocket
-
- n. a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by
- burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom,
- sometimes used as a weapon
-_____
-
-roll
-
- v. to turn over and over; to move like a ball
-_____
-
-room
-
- n. a separate area within a building with its own walls
-_____
-
-root
-
- n. the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients
- from the soil
-_____
-
-rope
-
- n. a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of
- material, used for tying
-_____
-
-rough
-
- ad. not flat or smooth; having an uneven surface; violent; not made
- well
-_____
-
-round
-
- ad. having the shape of a ball or circle
-_____
-
-rub
-
- v. to move something over the surface of another thing
-_____
-
-rubber
-
- n. a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a
- similar substance made from chemicals
-_____
-
-ruin
-
- v. to damage severely; to destroy
-_____
-
-rule
-
- v. to govern or control; to decide; n. a statement or an order that
- says how something must be done
-_____
-
-run
-
- v. to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking
-_____
-
-rural
-
- ad. describing areas away from cities which may include farms, small
- towns and unpopulated areas
-_____
-
-sabotage
-
- v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation
- ("The rebels sabotaged the railroad.")
-_____
-
-sacrifice
-
- v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea,
- goal or another person
-_____
-
-sad
-
- ad. not happy
-_____
-
-safe
-
- ad. away from harm or danger
-_____
-
-sail
-
- v. to travel by boat or ship
-_____
-
-sailor
-
- n. a person involved in sailing a boat or ship
-_____
-
-salt
-
- n. a white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used to
- affect the taste of food
-_____
-
-same
-
- ad. not different; not changed; like another or others
-_____
-
-sand
-
- n. extremely small pieces of crushed rock found in large amounts in
- deserts and on coasts
-_____
-
-satellite
-
- n. a small object in space that moves around a larger object; an
- object placed in orbit around the earth
-_____
-
-satisfy
-
- v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded
-_____
-
-save
-
- v. to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for future use
-_____
-
-say
-
- v. to speak; to express in words
-_____
-
-school
-
- n. a place for education; a place where people go to learn
-_____
-
-science
-
- n. the study of nature and the actions of natural things, and the
- knowledge gained about them
-_____
-
-sea
-
- n. a large area of salt water, usually part of an ocean
-_____
-
-search
-
- v. to look for carefully
-_____
-
-season
-
- n. one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth's
- position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter); a period of
- time based on different weather conditions ("dry season", "rainy
- season"); a period during the year when something usually happens
- ("baseball season")
-_____
-
-seat
-
- n. a thing to sit on; a place to sit or the right to sit there ("a
- seat in parliament")
-_____
-
-second
-
- ad. the one that comes after the first
-_____
-
-secret
-
- n. something known only to a few and kept from general knowledge; ad.
- hidden from others; known only to a few
-_____
-
-security
-
- n. freedom from danger or harm; protection; measures necessary to
- protect a person or place ("Security was increased in the city.")
-_____
-
-see
-
- v. to know or sense through the eyes; to understand or know
-_____
-
-seed
-
- n. the part of a plant from which new plants grow
-_____
-
-seek(ing)
-
- v. to search for ("They are seeking a cure for cancer."); to try to
- get ("She is seeking election to public office."); to plan to do
- ("Electric power companies are seeking to reduce their use of coal.")
-_____
-
-seem
-
- v. to appear to be ("She seems to be in good health.")
-_____
-
-seize
-
- v. to take quickly by force; to take control of quickly; to arrest
-_____
-
-self
-
- n. all that which makes one person different from others
-_____
-
-sell
-
- v. to give something in exchange for money
-_____
-
-Senate
-
- n. the smaller of the two groups in the governments of some countries,
- such as in the United States Congress
-_____
-
-send
-
- v. to cause to go; to permit to go; to cause to be carried, taken or
- directed to or away from a place
-_____
-
-sense
-
- v. to come to know about by feeling, believing or understanding; n.
- any of the abilities to see, hear, taste, smell or feel
-_____
-
-sentence
-
- v. to declare the punishment for a crime; n. the punishment for a
- crime
-_____
-
-separate
-
- v. to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or independent
- from others; ad. not together or connected; different
-_____
-
-series
-
- n. a number of similar things or events that follow one after another
- in time, position or order
-_____
-
-serious
-
- ad. important; needing careful consideration; dangerous
-_____
-
-serve
-
- v. to work as an official; to be employed by the government; to assist
- or help
-_____
-
-service
-
- n. an organization or system that provides something for the public
- ("Schools and roads are services paid for by taxes."); a job that an
- organization or business can do for money; military organizations such
- as an army, navy or air force; a religious ceremony
-_____
-
-set
-
- v. to put in place or position; to establish a time, price or limit
-_____
-
-settle
-
- v. to end (a dispute); to agree about (a problem); to make a home in a
- new place
-_____
-
-several
-
- ad. three or more, but not many
-_____
-
-severe
-
- ad. not gentle; causing much pain, sadness or damage
-_____
-
-sex
-
- n. either the male or female group into which all people and animals
- are divided because of their actions in producing young; the physical
- activity by which humans and animals can produce young
-_____
-
-shake
-
- v. to move or cause to move in short, quick movements
-_____
-
-shape
-
- v. to give form to; n. the form of something, especially how it looks
-_____
-
-share
-
- v. to give part of something to another or others; n. a part belonging
- to, given to or owned by a single person or a group; any one of the
- equal parts of ownership of a business or company
-_____
-
-sharp
-
- ad. having a thin edge or small point that can cut or hurt; causing
- hurt or pain
-_____
-
-she
-
- pro. the girl or woman who is being spoken about
-_____
-
-sheep
-
- n. a farm animal used for its meat and hair
-_____
-
-shell
-
- v. to fire artillery; n. a metal container that is fired from a large
- gun and explodes when it reaches its target; a hard outside cover
-_____
-
-shelter
-
- v. to protect or give protection to; n. something that gives
- protection; a place of safety
-_____
-
-shine
-
- v. to aim a light; to give bright light; to be bright; to clean to
- make bright
-_____
-
-ship
-
- v. to transport; n. a large boat
-_____
-
-shock
-
- v. to cause to feel sudden surprise or fear; n. something that greatly
- affects the mind or emotions; a powerful shake, as from an earthquake
-_____
-
-shoe
-
- n. a covering for the foot
-_____
-
-shoot
-
- v. to cause a gun or other weapon to send out an object designed to
- kill; to use a gun
-_____
-
-short
-
- ad. lasting only for a small period of time; not long; opposite tall
-_____
-
-should
-
- v. used with another verb (action word) to show responsibility ("We
- should study."), probability ("The talks should begin soon."), or that
- something is believed to be a good idea ("Criminals should be
- punished.")
-_____
-
-shout
-
- v. to speak very loudly
-_____
-
-show
-
- v. to make something be seen; to make known; n. a play or story
- presented in a theater, or broadcast on radio or television, for
- enjoyment or education; something organized to be seen by the public
-_____
-
-shrink
-
- v. to make or become less in size, weight or value
-_____
-
-sick
-
- ad. suffering physically or mentally with a disease or other problem;
- not in good health
-_____
-
-sickness
-
- n. the condition of being in bad health
-_____
-
-side
-
- n. the outer surfaces of an object that are not the top or bottom;
- parts away from the middle; either the right or left half of the body
-_____
-
-sign
-
- v. to write one's name; n. a mark or shape used to mean something;
- evidence that something exists or will happen; a flat piece of
- material with writing that gives information
-_____
-
-signal
-
- v. to send a message by signs; n. an action or movement that sends a
- message
-_____
-
-silence
-
- v. to make quiet; to stop from speaking or making noise; n. a lack of
- noise or sound
-_____
-
-silver
-
- n. a valued white metal
-_____
-
-similar
-
- ad. like something else but not exactly the same
-_____
-
-simple
-
- ad. easy to understand or do; not difficult or complex
-_____
-
-since
-
- prep. from a time in the past until now ("I have known her since we
- went to school together.")
-_____
-
-sing
-
- v. to make music sounds with the voice
-_____
-
-single
-
- ad. one only
-_____
-
-sink
-
- v. to go down into water or other liquid
-_____
-
-sister
-
- n. a female with the same father or mother as another person
-_____
-
-sit
-
- v. to rest on the lower part of the body without the support of the
- legs; to become seated
-_____
-
-situation
-
- n. the way things are during a period of time
-_____
-
-size
-
- n. the space occupied by something; how long, wide or high something
- is
-_____
-
-skeleton
-
- n. all the bones of a human or other animal together in their normal
- positions
-_____
-
-skill
-
- n. the ability gained from training or experience
-_____
-
-skin
-
- n. the outer covering of humans and most animals
-_____
-
-sky
-
- n. the space above the earth
-_____
-
-slave
-
- n. a person owned or controlled by another
-_____
-
-sleep
-
- v. to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed
-_____
-
-slide
-
- v. to move smoothly over a surface
-_____
-
-slow
-
- v. to reduce the speed of; ad. not fast in moving, talking or other
- activities
-_____
-
-small
-
- ad. little in size or amount; few in number; not important; opposite
- large
-_____
-
-smash
-
- v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move
- with >force
-_____
-
-smell
-
- v. to sense through the nose; n. something sensed by the nose ("the
- smell of food cooking")
-_____
-
-smoke
-
- v. to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning them and
- breathing in the smoke; n. that which can be seen rising into the air
- like a cloud from something burning
-_____
-
-smooth
-
- ad. having a level surface; opposite rough
-_____
-
-snow
-
- n. soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky, usually
- in winter or when the air temperature is very cold
-_____
-
-so
-
- ad. in such a way that ("He held the flag so all could see it.");
- also; too ("She left early, and so did we."); very ("I am so sick.");
- as a result ("They were sick, so they could not come."); conj. in
- order that; for the purpose of ("Come early so we can discuss the
- plans.")
-_____
-
-social
-
- ad. of or about people or a group
-_____
-
-soft
-
- ad. not hard; easily shaped; pleasing to touch; not loud
-_____
-
-soil
-
- n. earth in which plants grow
-_____
-
-soldier
-
- n. a person in the army
-_____
-
-solid
-
- ad. having a hard shape with no empty spaces inside; strong; not in
- the form of a liquid or gas
-_____
-
-solve
-
- v. to find an answer; to settle
-_____
-
-some
-
- ad. of an amount or number or part not stated; not all
-_____
-
-son
-
- n. a person's male child
-_____
-
-soon
-
- ad. not long after the present time; quickly
-_____
-
-sort
-
- n. any group of people or things that are the same or are similar in
- some way; a kind of something
-_____
-
-sound
-
- n. fast-moving waves of energy that affect the ear and result in
- hearing; that which is heard
-_____
-
-south
-
- n. the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun
-_____
-
-space
-
- n. the area outside the earth's atmosphere where the sun, moon,
- planets and stars are; the area between or inside things
-_____
-
-speak
-
- v. to talk; to say words with the mouth; to express one's thoughts to
- others and exchange ideas; to give a speech to a group
-_____
-
-special
-
- ad. of a different or unusual kind; not for general use; better or
- more important than others of the same kind
-_____
-
-speech
-
- n. a talk given to a group of people
-_____
-
-speed
-
- v. to make something go or move faster; n. the rate at which something
- moves or travels; the rate at which something happens or is done
-_____
-
-spend
-
- v. to give as payment; to use ("He spends much time studying.")
-_____
-
-spill
-
- v. to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident
-_____
-
-spirit
-
- n. the part of a human that is not physical and is connected to
- thoughts and emotions; the part of a person that is believed to remain
- alive after death
-_____
-
-split
-
- v. to separate into two or more parts; to divide or break into parts
-_____
-
-sport
-
- n. any game or activity of competition involving physical effort or
- skill
-_____
-
-spread
-
- v. to become longer or wider; to make or become widely known
-_____
-
-spring
-
- n. the time of the year between winter and summer
-_____
-
-spy
-
- v. to steal or get information secretly; n. one who watches others
- secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information
- about another country
-_____
-
-square
-
- n. a flat shape having four equal sides
-_____
-
-stab
-
- v. to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon
-_____
-
-stand
-
- v. to move into or be in a position in which only the feet are on a
- surface; to be in one position or place
-_____
-
-star
-
- n. a mass of gas that usually appears as a small light in the sky at
- night, but is not a planet; a famous person, usually an actor or
- singer
-_____
-
-start
-
- v. to begin; to make something begin
-_____
-
-starve
-
- v. to suffer or die from a lack of food
-_____
-
-state
-
- v. to say; to declare; n. a political part of a nation
-_____
-
-station
-
- n. a place of special work or purpose ("a police station"); a place
- where passengers get on or off trains or buses; a place for radio or
- television broadcasts
-_____
-
-statue
-
- n. a form of a human, animal or other creature usually made of stone,
- wood or metal
-_____
-
-stay
-
- v. to continue to be where one is; to remain; to not leave; to live
- for a time ("They stayed in New York for two years.")
-_____
-
-steal
-
- v. to take without permission or paying
-_____
-
-steam
-
- n. the gas that comes from hot water
-_____
-
-steel
-
- n. iron made harder and stronger by mixing it with other substances
-_____
-
-step
-
- v. to move by lifting one foot and placing it in a new position; n.
- the act of stepping; one of a series of actions designed to reach a
- goal
-_____
-
-stick
-
- v. to attach something to another thing using a substance that will
- hold them together; to become fixed in one position so that movement
- is difficult ("Something is making the door stick."); n. a thin piece
- of wood
-_____
-
-still
-
- ad. not moving ("The man was standing still."); until the present or a
- stated time ("Was he still there?"); even so; although ("The job was
- difficult, but she still wanted to do it.")
-_____
-
-stone
-
- n. a small piece of rock
-_____
-
-stop
-
- v. to prevent any more movement or action; to come or bring to an end
-_____
-
-store
-
- v. to keep or put away for future use; n. a place where people buy
- things
-_____
-
-storm
-
- n. violent weather, including strong winds and rain or snow
-_____
-
-story
-
- n. the telling or writing of an event, either real or imagined
-_____
-
-stove
-
- n. a heating device used for cooking
-_____
-
-straight
-
- ad. continuing in one direction without turns
-_____
-
-strange
-
- ad. unusual; not normal; not known
-_____
-
-street
-
- n. a road in a city, town or village
-_____
-
-stretch
-
- v. to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer or wider
-_____
-
-strike
-
- v. to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions,
- more pay or to make other demands
-_____
-
-strong
-
- ad. having much power; not easily broken, damaged or destroyed
-_____
-
-structure
-
- n. the way something is built, made or organized; a system that is
- formed or organized in a special way; a building
-_____
-
-struggle
-
- v. to try with much effort; to fight with; n. a great effort; a fight
-_____
-
-study
-
- v. to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; to examine
- carefully
-_____
-
-stupid
-
- ad. not able to learn much; not intelligent
-_____
-
-subject
-
- n. the person or thing being discussed, studied or written about
-_____
-
-submarine
-
- n. an underwater ship
-_____
-
-substance
-
- n. the material of which something is made (a solid, liquid or gas)
-_____
-
-substitute
-
- v. to put or use in place of another; n. a person or thing put or used
- in place of another
-_____
-
-subversion
-
- n. an attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government,
- usually secretly
-_____
-
-succeed
-
- v. to reach a goal or thing desired; to produce a planned result
-_____
-
-such
-
- ad. of this or that kind; of the same kind as; similar to
-_____
-
-sudden
-
- ad. not expected; without warning; done or carried out quickly or
- without preparation
-_____
-
-suffer
-
- v. to feel pain in the body or mind; to receive or experience hurt or
- sadness
-_____
-
-sugar
-
- n. a sweet substance made from liquids taken from plants
-_____
-
-suggest
-
- v. to offer or propose something to think about or consider
-_____
-
-suicide
-
- n. the act of killing oneself
-_____
-
-summer
-
- n. the warmest time of the year, between spring and autumn
-_____
-
-sun
-
- n. the huge star in the sky that provides heat and light to earth
-_____
-
-supervise
-
- v. to direct and observe the work of others
-_____
-
-supply
-
- v. to give; to provide; n. the amount of something that can be given
- or sold to others
-_____
-
-support
-
- v. to carry the weight of; to hold up or in position; to agree with
- others and help them reach a goal; to approve
-_____
-
-suppose
-
- v. to believe, think or imagine ("I suppose you are right."); to
- expect ("It is supposed to rain tonight.")
-_____
-
-suppress
-
- v. to put down or to keep down by force; to prevent information from
- being known publicly
-_____
-
-sure
-
- ad. very probable; with good reason to believe; true without question
-_____
-
-surface
-
- n. the outer side or top of something ("The rocket landed on the
- surface of the moon.")
-_____
-
-surplus
-
- n. an amount that is more than is needed; extra; ("That country has a
- trade surplus. It exports more than it imports.")
-_____
-
-surprise
-
- v. to cause a feeling of wonder because something is not expected; n.
- something not expected; the feeling caused by something not expected
-_____
-
-surrender
-
- v. to give control of oneself or one's property to another or others;
- to stop fighting and admit defeat
-_____
-
-surround
-
- v. to form a circle around; to be in positions all around someone or
- something
-_____
-
-survive
-
- v. to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation
-_____
-
-suspect
-
- v. to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something bad or
- illegal; n. a person believed to be guilty
-_____
-
-suspend
-
- v. to cause to stop for a period of time
-_____
-
-swallow
-
- v. to take into the stomach through the mouth
-_____
-
-swear in
-
- v. to put an official into office by having him or her promise to
- carry out the duties of that office ("The chief justice will swear in
- the president.")
-_____
-
-sweet
-
- ad. tasting pleasant, like sugar
-_____
-
-swim
-
- v. to move through water by making motions with the arms and legs
-_____
-
-sympathy
-
- n. a sharing of feelings or emotions with another person, usually
- feelings of sadness
-_____
-
-system
-
- n. a method of organizing or doing something by following rules or a
- plan; a group of connected things or parts working together for a
- common purpose or goal
-_____
-
-take
-
- v. to put a hand or hands around something and hold it, often to move
- it to another place; to carry something ; to seize; to capture; to
- begin to be in control ("The president takes office tomorrow.")
-_____
-
-talk
-
- v. to express thoughts in spoken words; n. a meeting for discussion
-_____
-
-tall
-
- ad. higher than others; opposite short
-_____
-
-tank
-
- n. a large container for holding liquids; a heavy military vehicle
- with guns
-_____
-
-target
-
- n. any person or object aimed at or fired at
-_____
-
-taste
-
- v. to sense through the mouth ("The fruit tastes sweet.")
-_____
-
-tax
-
- n. the money a person or business must pay to the government so the
- government can provide services
-_____
-
-tea
-
- n. a drink made from the plant of the same name
-_____
-
-teach
-
- v. to show how to do something; to provide knowledge; to cause to
- understand
-_____
-
-team
-
- n. a group organized for some purpose, often for sports
-_____
-
-tear
-
- v. to pull apart, often by force
-_____
-
-technical
-
- ad. involving machines, processes and materials in industry,
- transportation and communications; of or about a very special kind of
- subject or thing ("You need technical knowledge to understand how this
- system works.")
-_____
-
-technology
-
- n. the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and
- services
-_____
-
-telephone
-
- n. a device or system for sending sounds, especially the voice, over
- distances
-_____
-
-telescope
-
- n. a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and
- larger
-_____
-
-television
-
- n. a device that receives electronic signals and makes them into
- pictures and sounds; the system of sending pictures and sounds by
- electronic signals over a distance so others can see and hear them on
- a receiver
-_____
-
-tell
-
- v. to give information; to make known by speaking; to order; to
- command
-_____
-
-temperature
-
- n. the measurement of heat and cold
-_____
-
-temporary
-
- ad. lasting only a short time
-_____
-
-tense
-
- ad. having fear or concern; dangerous; opposite calm
-_____
-
-term
-
- n. a limited period of time during which someone does a job or carries
- out a responsibility ("He served two terms in Congress."); the
- conditions of an agreement that have been accepted by those involved
- in it
-_____
-
-terrible
-
- ad. very bad; causing terror or fear
-_____
-
-territory
-
- n. a large area of land
-_____
-
-terror
-
- n. extreme fear; that which causes great fear
-_____
-
-terrorist
-
- n. a person who carries out acts of extreme violence as a protest or a
- way to influence a government
-_____
-
-test
-
- v. to attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will
- act by studying or doing ("The scientists will test the new engine
- soon."); n. an attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how
- it will act by studying or doing ("The test of the new engine takes
- place today."); a group of questions or problems used to find out a
- person's knowledge ("The students did well on the language test.")
-_____
-
-than
-
- conj. connecting word used to link things that may be similar, but are
- not equal ("My sister is taller than I am.")
-_____
-
-thank
-
- v. to say that one has a good feeling toward another because that
- person did something kind ("I want to thank you for helping me.")
-_____
-
-that
-
- ad. showing the person, place or thing being spoken about ("That man
- is a soldier."); pro. the person, place or thing being spoken about
- ("The building that I saw was very large.")
-_____
-
-the
-
- pro. used in front of a name word to show that it is a person or thing
- that is known about or is being spoken about
-_____
-
-theater
-
- n. a place where movies are shown or plays are performed
-_____
-
-them
-
- pro. other people being spoken about
-_____
-
-then
-
- ad. at that time; existing; and so
-_____
-
-theory
-
- n. a possible explanation of why something exists or how something
- happens using experiments or ideas, but which is not yet proven
- ("Other scientists are debating his theory about the disappearance of
- dinosaurs.")
-_____
-
-there
-
- ad. in that place or position; to or toward that place
-_____
-
-these
-
- pro. of or about the people, places or things nearby that have been
- spoken about already
-_____
-
-they
-
- pro. those ones being spoken about
-_____
-
-thick
-
- ad. having a large distance between two opposite surfaces ("The wall
- is two meters thick."); having many parts close together ("The forest
- is very thick."); almost solid, such as a liquid that does not flow
- easily; opposite thin
-_____
-
-thin
-
- ad. having a small distance between two opposite surfaces; not fat;
- not wide; opposite thick
-_____
-
-thing
-
- n. any object
-_____
-
-think
-
- v. to produce thoughts; to form ideas in the mind; to consider; to
- believe
-_____
-
-third
-
- ad. coming after two others
-_____
-
-this
-
- pro. of or about the person, place or thing nearby that has been
- spoken about already
-_____
-
-threaten
-
- v. to warn that one will do harm or cause damage
-_____
-
-through
-
- prep. in at one end and out at the other; from front to back; from top
- to bottom; with the help of; by
-_____
-
-throw
-
- v. to cause to go through the air by a movement of the arm
-_____
-
-tie
-
- v. to join or hold together with some material; n. anything that joins
- or unites; links or connections ("The two nations have strong trade
- ties.")
-_____
-
-time
-
- n. that which is measured in minutes, hours, days and years; a period
- that can be identified in hours and minutes and is shown on a clock; a
- period when an event should or will take place
-_____
-
-tired
-
- ad. having less strength because of work or exercise; needing sleep or
- rest
-_____
-
-to
-
- prep. showing the direction of an action; showing the person or place
- toward which an action is directed; showing a goal or purpose
-_____
-
-today
-
- n. this day
-_____
-
-together
-
- ad. in one group; at the same time or place; in cooperation
-_____
-
-tomorrow
-
- n. the day after today
-_____
-
-tonight
-
- n. this night
-_____
-
-too
-
- ad. also; as well as; more than is necessary
-_____
-
-tool
-
- n. any instrument or device designed to help one do work
-_____
-
-top
-
- n. the upper edge or surface; the highest part; the cover of something
-_____
-
-torture
-
- v. to cause severe pain; n. the act of causing severe pain in order to
- harm, to punish or to get information from
-_____
-
-total
-
- n. the complete amount
-_____
-
-touch
-
- v. to put the hand or fingers on
-_____
-
-toward
-
- prep. in the direction of; leading to
-_____
-
-town
-
- n. a center where people live, larger than a village but not as large
- as a city
-_____
-
-trade
-
- v. to buy and sell or exchange products or services; n. the activity
- of buying, selling or exchanging products or services
-_____
-
-tradition
-
- n. a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time
-_____
-
-traffic
-
- n. the movement of people, vehicles or ships along a street, road or
- waterway
-_____
-
-tragic
-
- ad. extremely sad; terrible
-_____
-
-train
-
- v. to teach or learn how to do something; to prepare for an activity;
- n. an engine and the cars connected to it that move along a railroad
-_____
-
-transport
-
- v. to move goods or people from one place to another
-_____
-
-transportation
-
- n. the act or business of moving goods or people
-_____
-
-trap
-
- v. to catch or be caught by being tricked; to be unable to move or
- escape; n. a device used to catch animals
-_____
-
-travel
-
- v. to go from one place to another, usually for a long distance
-_____
-
-treason
-
- n. the act of fighting against one's own country or of helping its
- enemies
-_____
-
-treasure
-
- n. a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value
-_____
-
-treat
-
- v. to deal with; to act toward in a special way; to try to cure
-_____
-
-treatment
-
- n. the act of treating; the use of medicine to try to cure or make
- better
-_____
-
-treaty
-
- n. a written agreement between two or more nations
-_____
-
-tree
-
- n. a very tall plant that is mostly wood, except for its leaves
-_____
-
-trial
-
- n. an examination in a court of a question or dispute to decide if a
- charge is true
-_____
-
-tribe
-
- n. a group of families ruled by a common chief or leader
-_____
-
-trick
-
- v. to cheat; to fool a person so as to get something or make him or
- her do something
-_____
-
-trip
-
- n. a movement from one place to another, usually a long distance
-_____
-
-troops
-
- n. a number of soldiers in a large controlled group
-_____
-
-trouble
-
- n. that which causes concern, fear, difficulty or problems
-_____
-
-truce
-
- n. a temporary halt in fighting agreed to by all sides involved
-_____
-
-truck
-
- n. a heavy vehicle used to carry goods
-_____
-
-true
-
- ad. correct; not false
-_____
-
-trust
-
- v. to believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm
-_____
-
-try
-
- v. to make an effort; to take court action against a person to decide
- if he or she is guilty or innocent of a crime
-_____
-
-tube
-
- n. a long, round structure through which liquids or gases can flow; a
- long, thin container in which they can be kept
-_____
-
-turn
-
- v. to change direction; to move into a different position; to change
- color, form or shape
-_____
-
-under
-
- prep. below; below the surface of; less than; as called for by a law,
- agreement or system ("The river flows under the bridge." "Such action
- is not permitted under the law.")
-_____
-
-understand
-
- v. to know what is meant; to have knowledge of
-_____
-
-unite
-
- v. to join together
-_____
-
-universe
-
- n. all of space, including planets and stars
-_____
-
-university
-
- n. a place of education that usually includes several colleges and
- research organizations
-_____
-
-unless
-
- conj. except if it happens; on condition that ("I will not go, unless
- the rain stops.")
-_____
-
-until
-
- conj. up to a time; before
-_____
-
-up
-
- ad. to, in or at a higher position or value
-_____
-
-urge
-
- v. to advise strongly; to make a great effort to get someone to do
- something
-_____
-
-urgent
-
- ad. needing an immediate decision or action
-_____
-
-us
-
- pro. the form of the word "we" used after a preposition ("He said he
- would write to us.") or used as an object of a verb ("They saw us
- yesterday.")
-_____
-
-use
-
- v. to employ for a purpose; to put into action
-_____
-
-usual
-
- ad. as is normal or common; as is most often done, seen or heard
-_____
-
-vacation
-
- n. a holiday; a period of time for travel, pleasure or rest,
- especially one with pay given to an employee
-_____
-
-vaccine
-
- n. a substance containing killed or weakened organisms given to a
- person or animal to produce protection against a disease
-_____
-
-valley
-
- n. a long area of land between higher areas of land
-_____
-
-value
-
- n. the quality of being useful, important or desired; the amount of
- money that could be received if something is sold
-_____
-
-vegetable
-
- n. a plant grown for food
-_____
-
-vehicle
-
- n. anything on or in which a person or thing can travel or be
- transported, especially anything on wheels; a car or truck
-_____
-
-version
-
- n. the form of something with different details than earlier or later
- forms
-_____
-
-very
-
- ad. extremely ("He was very late.")
-_____
-
-veto
-
- v. to reject or refuse to approve
-_____
-
-victim
-
- n. someone or something that is injured, killed or made to suffer;
- someone who is tricked
-_____
-
-victory
-
- n. a success in a fight or competition
-_____
-
-video
-
- n. a method of recording images and sound without a traditional film
- camera to be shown on a television, computer or other device
-_____
-
-village
-
- n. a very small town
-_____
-
-violate
-
- v. to fail to obey or honor; to break (an agreement)
-_____
-
-violence
-
- n. the use of force to cause injury, death or damage
-_____
-
-visa
-
- n. the official permission given to a person to enter a country where
- he or she is not a citizen
-_____
-
-visit
-
- v. to go to or come to a place for a short time for friendly or
- business reasons
-_____
-
-voice
-
- n. the sound made by creatures, especially humans, for speaking
-_____
-
-volcano
-
- n. a hill or mountain around a hole in the earth's surface that can
- explode, sending hot, melted rock and ash into the air
-_____
-
-volunteer
-
- n. a person who chooses to do something without being asked, usually
- without being paid
-_____
-
-vote
-
- v. to choose a candidate in an election; n. a choice or decision
- expressed by the voice, by hand or by writing
-_____
-
-wages
-
- n. money received for work done
-_____
-
-wait
-
- v. to delay acting; to postpone
-_____
-
-walk
-
- v. to move by putting one foot in front of the other
-_____
-
-wall
-
- n. the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other
- material; a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land
-_____
-
-want
-
- v. to desire; to wish for; to need
-_____
-
-war
-
- n. fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons
-_____
-
-warm
-
- ad. almost hot; having or feeling some heat
-_____
-
-warn
-
- v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad
- that may happen
-_____
-
-wash
-
- v. to make clean, usually with water
-_____
-
-waste
-
- v. to spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a
- spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned;
- something thrown away as having no value; the liquid and solid
- substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the
- body
-_____
-
-watch
-
- v. to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for
-_____
-
-water
-
- n. the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes,
- rivers and oceans
-_____
-
-wave
-
- v. to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the
- wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large
- mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean
-_____
-
-way
-
- n. a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method
-_____
-
-we
-
- pro. two or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I
- will go together, and we will return together.")
-_____
-
-weak
-
- ad. having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite
- strong
-_____
-
-wealth
-
- n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value
-_____
-
-weapon
-
- n. anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or
- war
-_____
-
-wear
-
- v. to have on the body, as clothes
-_____
-
-weather
-
- n. the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain,
- heat or cold
-_____
-
-Web site
-
- n. a collection of information prepared by a person or organization on
- the World Wide Web of the Internet
-_____
-
-week
-
- n. a period of time equal to seven days
-_____
-
-weigh
-
- v. to measure how heavy someone or something is
-_____
-
-welcome
-
- v. to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something
- develops
-_____
-
-well
-
- ad. in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in
- the ground where water, gas or oil can be found
-_____
-
-west
-
- n. the direction in which the sun goes down
-_____
-
-wet
-
- ad. covered with water or other liquid; not dry
-_____
-
-what
-
- pro. used to ask about something or to ask for information about
- something ("What is this?"); ad. which or which kind ("He wants to
- know what you would like to drink.")
-_____
-
-wheat
-
- n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain
-_____
-
-wheel
-
- n. a round structure that turns around a center
-_____
-
-when
-
- ad. at what time; at any time ("When will she come home?"); conj.
- during or at the time ("I studied hard when I was in school.")
-_____
-
-where
-
- ad., conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house
- where he lives is in the old part of the city.")
-_____
-
-whether
-
- conj. if it be the case or fact that (“He did not know whether he was
- right or wrong.”)
-_____
-
-which
-
- pro. used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or
- people ("Which program do you like best?" "Which students will take
- the test?")
-_____
-
-while
-
- n. a space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at
- or during the same time ("It may not be a good idea to eat while you
- are running.")
-_____
-
-white
-
- ad. having the color like that of milk or snow
-_____
-
-who
-
- pro. what or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the
- person or persons ("They are the ones who want to go.")
-_____
-
-whole
-
- ad. the complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into
- pieces
-_____
-
-why
-
- ad. for what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason
- for which ("I do not know why she did it.")
-_____
-
-wide
-
- ad. having a great distance from one side to the other; not limited
-_____
-
-wife
-
- n. a woman who is married
-_____
-
-wild
-
- ad. living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or
- supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled
-_____
-
-will
-
- v. a word used with action words to show future action ("They will
- hold talks tomorrow.")
-_____
-
-willing
-
- ad. being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about
- the problem.")
-_____
-
-win
-
- v. to gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition,
- election or battle
-_____
-
-wind
-
- n. a strong movement of air
-_____
-
-window
-
- n. an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with
- glass
-_____
-
-winter
-
- n. the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring
-_____
-
-wire
-
- n. a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry
- electricity or electronic communications from one place to another
-_____
-
-wise
-
- ad. having much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and
- understanding to make good or correct decisions
-_____
-
-wish
-
- v. to want; to express a desire for
-_____
-
-with
-
- prep. along or by the side of; together; using ("He fixed it with a
- tool."); having ("the house with the red door")
-_____
-
-withdraw
-
- v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove
-_____
-
-without
-
- prep. with no; not having or using; free from; not doing
-_____
-
-witness
-
- n. a person who saw and can tell about an action or event, sometimes
- in a court of law
-_____
-
-woman
-
- n. an adult female human
-_____
-
-wonder
-
- v. to ask oneself; to question ("She wonders if it is true."); n. a
- feeling of surprise
-_____
-
-wonderful
-
- ad. causing wonder; especially good
-_____
-
-wood
-
- n. the solid material of which trees are made
-_____
-
-word
-
- n. one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language
-_____
-
-work
-
- v. to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the
- effort used to make or to do something; that which needs effort; the
- job one does to earn money
-_____
-
-world
-
- n. the earth; the people who live on the earth
-_____
-
-worry
-
- v. to be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad,
- can happen
-_____
-
-worse
-
- ad. more bad than
-_____
-
-worth
-
- n. value measured in money
-_____
-
-wound
-
- v. to injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal;
- n. an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is
- usually cut or broken
-_____
-
-wreck
-
- v. to damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly
- damaged or broken
-_____
-
-wreckage
-
- n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed
-_____
-
-write
-
- v. to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as
- paper
-_____
-
-wrong
-
- ad. not correct; bad; not legal; opposite right
-_____
-
-year
-
- n. a period of time equal to twelve months
-_____
-
-yellow
-
- ad. having the color like that of gold or the sun
-_____
-
-yes
-
- ad. used to express agreement or to permit
-_____
-
-yesterday
-
- n. the day before today
-_____
-
-yet
-
- ad. at some time before now ("Have they arrived yet?"); now; at this
- time ("I cannot tell you about it yet."); conj. however ("The sun was
- shining, yet it was cold.")
-_____
-
-you
-
- pro. the person or persons being spoken to
-_____
-
-young
-
- ad. in the early years of life; not old
-_____
-
-zero
-
- n. the number meaning none or nothing
-_____
-
-zoo
-
- n. a place where animals are kept for the public to look at and study
-
-# COMMON PREFIXES
-_____
-
-dis-
-
- not (dishonest, disobey)
-_____
-
-pro-
-
- for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government)
-_____
-
-re-
-
- to do again (reorganize, reunite)
-_____
-
-self-
-
- used to show that the person or group acting is the one affected by
- the action, or to show that the action is done only by its own effort
- or power (self-declared, self-appointed)
-_____
-
-un-
-
- not (unusual, unhappy)
-
-#COMMON EXPRESSIONS
-_____
-
-carry out
-
- to do; to put into effect ("Please carry out the plan.")
-_____
-
-pass a bill
-
- approve ("Congress is expected to pass a bill to cut taxes.")
-_____
-
-take steps
-
- to start to do something ("The government will take steps to halt
- inflation.")
-
-# WORDS USED IN VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH SCIENCE PROGRAMS
-
-_____
-
-atom
-
- a very small part of all things; the smallest part of an element that
- can join with parts of other elements
-_____
-
-bacteria
-
- living things that are one cell and can be seen only through a
- microscope; some cause disease
-_____
-
-cell
-
- a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals
-_____
-
-chromosome
-
- a line of genes; most human cells contain 46 chromosomes
-_____
-
-compound
-
- a substance containing two or more elements
-_____
-
-dense
-
- close together; thick
-_____
-
-electron
-
- a small part of an atom that has an electrical force
-_____
-
-element
-
- one of more than 100 substances known to science that cannot be
- separated into other substances
-_____
-
-enzyme
-
- a special kind of protein; it produces changes in other substances
- without being changed itself
-_____
-
-fetus
-
- unborn young
-_____
-
-fission
-
- a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to
- produce nuclear energy
-_____
-
-fusion
-
- a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined
- together to produce nuclear energy
-_____
-
-genes
-
- parts of cells that control the growth and development of living
- things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child;
- genes contain nucleic acid
-_____
-
-genetic engineering
-
- the science of changing the genes of a living organism
-_____
-
-gravity
-
- the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth
-_____
-
-image
-
- a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing
-_____
-
-laser
-
- an instrument that makes a thin, powerful light
-_____
-
-magnet
-
- a piece of iron or other material that has a pulling force; this
- pulling force is called magnetism
-_____
-
-molecule
-
- the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist
-_____
-
-nerve
-
- a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and
- from the brain
-_____
-
-nucleus
-
- the center part of an atom or cell
-_____
-
-nucleic acid
-
- a molecule that holds the genetic information necessary for life;
- there are two kinds of nucleic acid: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and
- RNA (ribonucleic acid)
-_____
-
-nutrient
-
- a food or substance that makes plants, humans or animals grow
-_____
-
-organ
-
- a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or
- brain
-_____
-
-organism
-
- a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a
- microscope
-_____
-
-particle
-
- a very small piece of matter
-_____
-
-proteins
-
- substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged
- tissue
-_____
-
-robot
-
- a machine that moves and performs tasks
-_____
-
-tissue
-
- living material; a group of cells that are similar in appearance and
- do the same thing
-_____
-
-virus
-
- a kind of organism that causes disease
-_____
-
-x-rays
-
- a kind of radiation that can pass through most solid materials, often
- used in medicine
-
-# ORGANS OF THE BODY
-
-_____
-
-heart
-
- pumps blood through the body
-_____
-
-intestines
-
- tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the
- stomach; part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body
-_____
-
-kidney
-
- cleans liquid wastes from the body
-_____
-
-liver
-
- makes some proteins and enzymes; removes poisons from the blood
-_____
-
-lung
-
- takes in and expels air from the body
-_____
-
-prostate
-
- a part of the male reproductive system
-_____
-
-stomach
-
- breaks down food for the body to use
-_____
-
-uterus
-
- a part of the female reproductive system where a fetus develops