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  1. ask out
    make a date
    What would Kylie do if Joe asked her out?
  2. audition
    perform in order to get a role
    try for a part in a film.
  3. axe
    an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
    cut
  4. be on
    appear in a show, on T.V. or radio
  5. Belgian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
    I brought back some Belgian beer for you.
  6. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
    Antonym of straight
  7. besot
    make someone dazed or foolish
  8. bid
    propose a payment
    attempt
  9. bite off
    bite off with a quick bite
    She's bitten off more than she can chew.
  10. blink
    a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
    shut and open your eyes
  11. bliss
    a state of extreme happiness
    complete joy
  12. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
    The antonym of real
  13. borrow
    get temporarily
    So you don't think Tony would let me borrow his car?
  14. bother
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  15. bottom out
    hit the ground
  16. breakdown
    the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
    An episode of mental illness
  17. broke
    lacking funds
    without money
  18. burgle
    enter and rob a dwelling
    He found out that he had been burgled.
  19. bypass
    avoid something
    A road around a town
  20. casually
    in an unconcerned manner
    Talking casually
  21. centenary
    the 100th anniversary, or the celebration of it
    Only two days ago, museum curator Walter Sickheart announced that the work would be restored in time for next year's De Weck centenary exhibition.
  22. charge
    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
  23. chubby
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
    plump in a childlike way
  24. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  25. con
    an argument opposed to a proposal
    trick
  26. consider
    think about carefully; weigh
    It was only afterwards that I considered its importance.
  27. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  28. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
    communicate a message
  29. courtship
    a person's wooing of a romantic partner
    time leading up to marriage
  30. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  31. defect
    a failing or deficiency
    The only way to get out oft the country in the past was to defect.
  32. disadvantage
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
    drawback
  33. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  34. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
    feelings of worry and unhappiness
  35. downfall
    a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
    A failure following success
  36. downpour
    a heavy rain
    a heavy shower
  37. draft
    a current of air
    It's only a rough draft. I'll get you another copy by Monday.
  38. drag
    pull, as against a resistance
    What a drag!
  39. drill
    a tool for making holes in hard materials
    If you drill two holes in the wall there, I'll be able to hang this picture up.
  40. embarrass
    cause to feel self-conscious
    Paula certainly knew how to embarrass her mother.
  41. even out
    make even or more even
  42. extension
    act of expanding in scope
  43. fake
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  44. fall out
    come off
    She's fallen out with him
  45. file
    record in a public office or in a court of law
    Everybody filed outside when the alarm went off.
  46. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
    You are filthy! What have you been doing!
  47. flash
    emit a brief burst of light
    The answer didn't come to me in a flash.
  48. frail
    physically weak
    weak and unhealthy
  49. fury
    the property of being wild or turbulent
    Hell has no fury like a woman scorned.
  50. get on
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    She doesn't get on with him
  51. give away
    make a gift of
    reveal something
  52. go off
    run away
    Everybody went outside when the alarm went off.
  53. greed
    insatiable desire for wealth
    feeling of always wanting more.
  54. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
    disturbance
  55. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
    antonym of pride
  56. Icelandic
    a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
    Icelandic history is absolutely fascinating.
  57. icing
    a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
    It's the icing on top of the cake that I like.
  58. impoverished
    poor enough to need help from others
    made poorer
  59. influential
    having or exercising power
    having a lot of power
  60. insulate
    surround with material to protect from heat, cold, or noise
  61. lead up
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
    time leading up to marriage
  62. malnutrition
    a state of poor nourishment
    lack of food
  63. mean
    denote or connote
    I've been meaning to for ages.
  64. negotiation
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
    After successful negotiations on Turkish memerbership, the Turkish foreign Minister will sign an agreement today.
  65. nosy
    offensively curious or inquisitive
    too interested in others' lives
  66. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  67. outburst
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
    A sudden expression of feeling
  68. outlet
    an opening that permits escape or release
    A shop selling products
  69. pass with flying colors
    succeed at easily
    Tom needn't have worried so much, he passed with flying colors.
  70. Peruvian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people
    The Peruvian people are so friendly.
  71. petty
    small and of little importance
  72. plummet
    drop sharply
  73. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
    They were presumed to have been taken prisoner.
  74. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
    incredibly clean
  75. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
    investigation
  76. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  77. promote
    assign to a higher position
    What I don't understand is how on earth she got promoted.
  78. put down
    put in a horizontal position
    What did you think of it? I couldn't put it down. It's terrific!
  79. put off
    cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
    Barry's put off this so many times.
  80. put on
    put clothing on one's body
    He has put on a lot of weight.
  81. put up
    place so as to be noticed
    Can you put me up for a few nights?
  82. raid
    a sudden short attack
    robbery
  83. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
    She couldn't believe that she had been made redundant without any warning.
  84. refund
    pay back
    If we had to cancel, would we get a refund?
  85. reinforcement
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  86. reject
    refuse to accept or acknowledge
  87. rent out
    grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
    A lot of things were damaged while their villa was being rented out for the summer.
  88. reveal
    make visible
  89. row
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
    argument
  90. run over
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    I was so happy when I saw that the cat hadn't been run over after all.
  91. sales
    income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
  92. satiated
    supplied, especially fed, to satisfaction
  93. saturated
    unable to dissolve still more of a substance
    completely filled
  94. scar
    a mark left by the healing of injured tissue
    I think it's scarred him for life.
  95. schooner
    sailing vessel used in former times
    Schooner, ahoy!
  96. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
  97. scorned
    treated with contempt
    Hell hath no fury like woman scorned.
  98. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  99. sell-by date
    a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold
  100. setback
    an unfortunate happening that thwarts or hinders
    A problem that stops progress
  101. sleep in
    live in the house where one works
    I'm worried about Jan. Sometimes he'd get up at 4 a.m. for a snack!
  102. slump
    fall or sink heavily
  103. soar
    rise rapidly
    If we increase wages again costs will continue to soar.
  104. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
    A legal adviser
  105. sore
    causing misery or pain or distress
  106. sound asleep
    sleeping deeply
  107. sunstroke
    sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
    He hadn't been wearing a hat, and was clearly suffering from sunstroke.
  108. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
  109. take after
    be similar to a relative
    You certainly take after your mother.
  110. take in
    provide with shelter
    deceive
  111. terrific
    extraordinarily good or great
    I couldn't put it down. It's terrific!
  112. tie up
    secure with or as if with ropes
    I'm really tied up with work just now
  113. till
    work land as by ploughing to make it ready for cultivation
  114. trapped
    forced to turn and face attackers
  115. tumble
    fall down, as if collapsing
  116. turn down
    take a downward direction
    reject
  117. upkeep
    the activity of maintaining something in good working order
    maintenance
  118. upturn
    an upward movement or trend as in business activity
    An improvement
  119. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    move dangerously and ancontrollably
  120. virtually
    in essence or in effect but not in fact
  121. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
    strange and unnatural
  122. windswept
    open to or swept by wind
    The way the trees leaned at an angle showed how windswept this landscape was.
  123. workforce
    the people employed or available for employment
    The whole workforce went onstrike over low pay.
  124. gamble
    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
    take risks
  125. get out
    move out of or depart from
  126. scarred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
    Robin had a terrible time at school, I think it's scarred him for life.
  127. alright
    in a good or acceptable way
    I wanted to ask you a question if that's alright.
  128. drop off
    fall or diminish
    Would it be possible for you to drop me off here?
  129. drop by
    visit informally and spontaneously
    I thought I'd just drop by and see how you are.
  130. brave
    possessing or displaying courage
    I wish I'd been braver when I first got to Art college.
  131. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
    If I'd just followed my own path, it's possible that the eighteen-year-old me would have created something artistically vibrant and interesting.
  132. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  133. homograph
    one of two words spelled the same way that differ in meaning
Created on Fri Oct 07 13:58:38 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Feb 01 13:46:20 EST 2012)

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