★美国之音1500基础单词

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TOP 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   
 
A
TOP 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  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  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  automobile - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car  autumn - n. the time of the year between summer and winter  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 
   
B
TOP 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 - ad. 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  behind - ad. at the back of; in back of  believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust  bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell")  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  blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm  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")
 
 
 
C
TOP 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  capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and
services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies 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  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  civilian - ad. not military civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of
a nation claim - v. to say something as a fact clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose 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  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  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  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
 
  D
TOP 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  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  discover - v. to find or learn something  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  door - n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room  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
 
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TOP 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 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  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
 
 
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TOP 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  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  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.")
 
 
G
TOP 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  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  granddaughter - n. the daughter of a person's daughter or son  grandfather - n. the father of a person's father or mother  grandmother - n. the mother of a person's father or mother  grandson - n. the son of a person's daughter or son  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
 
  H
TOP 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
TOP 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.")  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  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  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.")
 
 
J
TOP 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.")
   
K
TOP 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
 
 
 
L
TOP 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
 
 
M
TOP 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  mercy - n. kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or
to pardon  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  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
 
  N
TOP 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  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
 
 
 
O
TOP 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
 
   P
TOP 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  pan - n. a metal container used for cooking  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  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  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  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  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  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  
 
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TOP 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
 
    
R
TOP 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  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  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  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  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
 
  S
TOP 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  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
 
 
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TOP 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  tears - n. the fluid that comes out of the eyes while crying  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
 
     
U
TOP 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
   
 
V
TOP 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  vicious - ad. bad; dangerous; showing harm or hate  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  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  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  vote - v. to choose a candidate in an election; n. a choice or decision expressed by
the voice, by hand or by writing
 
    W
TOP 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  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.")  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  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
 
   
Y
TOP 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
 
 
Z
TOP 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
TOP 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
TOP 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
TOP 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
TOP 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  
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