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  1. agreeable
    pleasing to one's own tastes, feelings, or nature
  2. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  3. baseball
    a ball game between two teams of nine players
  4. bitter
    causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
  5. board
    a stout length of sawn timber
  6. bowl
    a round vessel that is open at the top
  7. breeze
    a slight and usually refreshing wind
  8. briskly
    in a brisk manner
  9. brunch
    combination breakfast and lunch
  10. catcher
    the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
  11. choice
    the act of selecting
  12. choose
    pick out from a number of alternatives
  13. civic
    of or relating or belonging to a city
  14. cleaning
    the act of making something clean
  15. cloy
    become sickeningly sweet or excessive
  16. comet
    a small frozen mass that travels around the sun
  17. couch
    an upholstered seat for more than one person
  18. cover
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  19. cowboy
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  20. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
  21. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  22. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  23. drain
    emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it
  24. eagle
    any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
  25. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  26. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
  27. eyelash
    any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  28. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  29. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  30. fizzle
    end weakly
  31. flour
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
  32. forever
    for a limitless time
  33. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  34. frying
    cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
  35. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  36. gifted
    endowed with special talent or talents
  37. glance
    take a brief look at
  38. grime
    thick or ingrained dirt
  39. grouch
    show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
  40. happen
    come to pass
  41. here
    in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
  42. learn
    gain knowledge or skills
  43. loaf
    a shaped mass of baked bread
  44. lunchroom
    a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased
  45. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  46. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
  47. milling
    corrugated edge of a coin
  48. misplace
    put (something) where one cannot find it again
  49. modern
    ahead of the times
  50. monkey
    any of various long-tailed primates
  51. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  52. nameless
    being or having an unknown or unnamed source
  53. nasty
    offensive or even (of persons) malicious
  54. newscast
    a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
  55. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
  56. oak
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus
  57. ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
  58. only
    without any others being included or involved
  59. owner
    a person who owns something
  60. peanuts
    an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
  61. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  62. poem
    a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  63. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  64. pretend
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  65. quickly
    with little or no delay
  66. rather
    more readily or willingly
  67. screen
    partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
  68. seventeen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
  69. shady
    sheltered from the sun's rays
  70. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
  71. sickness
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  72. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  73. silver
    a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
  74. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
  75. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
  76. spaniel
    a small, wavy-haired dog bred to help hunters
  77. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  78. teasing
    the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
  79. tense
    taut or rigid; stretched tight
  80. tumble
    fall down, as if collapsing
  81. vacation
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  82. velvet
    a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
  83. video
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
  84. washing
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
  85. wheel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
  86. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
  87. window
    a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
  88. wrap
    cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
  89. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  90. ablaze
    lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  91. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  92. achieve
    gain with effort
  93. acidic
    having a pH of less than 7
  94. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  95. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  96. alertness
    a state of readiness to respond
  97. allegro
    in a quick and lively tempo
  98. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  99. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  100. approach
    move towards
  101. ashamed
    feeling guilt or embarrassment or remorse
  102. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  103. astride
    with one leg on each side
  104. auctioneer
    an agent who conducts a public sale to the highest bidder
  105. awareness
    state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
  106. awesome
    inspiring admiration or wonder
  107. awning
    a canvas canopy to shelter people or things from rain or sun
  108. balm
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  109. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  110. barrel
    a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
  111. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  112. baste
    cover with liquid before cooking
  113. beautify
    make more beautiful
  114. blurred
    indistinct or hazy in outline
  115. bombard
    throw bombs at or attack with bombs
  116. bracket
    either of two punctuation marks used to enclose text
  117. breadth
    the extent of something from side to side
  118. bristle
    a stiff hair
  119. burlap
    coarse jute fabric
  120. butcher
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  121. cabbage
    a vegetable grown for its edible leaves or flowers
  122. Canaries
    a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
  123. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  124. cartwheel
    a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
  125. causing
    the act of causing something to happen
  126. census
    a periodic count of the population
  127. cheeseburger
    a hamburger with melted cheese on it
  128. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
  129. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
  130. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  131. collector
    a person who gathers and saves things
  132. comedy
    a humorous incident or series of incidents
  133. commerce
    transactions supplying goods and services
  134. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  135. constant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  136. cough
    a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
  137. decay
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
  138. decorated
    decorated or dressed up to be more beautiful or distinct
  139. defrost
    make or become free of frost or ice
  140. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  141. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  142. devil
    an evil supernatural being
  143. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  144. dilute
    lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  145. directly
    without turning aside from your course
  146. dismal
    causing dejection
  147. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  148. dough
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
  149. drizzle
    very light rain
  150. dwelling
    housing that someone is living in
  151. earring
    jewelry to ornament the ear
  152. easel
    an upright tripod for displaying something
  153. easily
    with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
  154. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  155. editor
    the person who determines the final content of a text
  156. effort
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  157. eight
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  158. electric
    using or providing the flow of charge through a conductor
  159. emend
    make corrections to
  160. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  161. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  162. entitle
    give the right to
  163. escort
    accompany
  164. eternal
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  165. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  166. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  167. factory
    a plant with facilities for manufacturing
  168. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  169. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
  170. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  171. fifteenth
    position 15 in a countable series of things
  172. flaming
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  173. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  174. funnel
    a conically shaped utensil with a narrow tube at one end
  175. furnace
    an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced for a building
  176. furnish
    provide with objects or articles that make a room usable
  177. gangly
    tall, thin, and awkward
  178. geezer
    a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
  179. griddle
    a flat heated surface on which food is cooked
  180. grudge
    a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
  181. happily
    in a joyous manner
  182. headline
    the title or caption of a newspaper article
  183. hectic
    marked by intense activity or agitation
  184. highlight
    an area of brightness in a picture
  185. hinge
    a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing
  186. important
    significant in effect or meaning
  187. included
    enclosed in the same envelope or package
  188. increasing
    becoming greater or larger
  189. infirm
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  190. inquire
    conduct an investigation of
  191. instance
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  192. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
  193. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  194. kerchief
    a square scarf folded into a triangle and worn over the head
  195. kernel
    a single whole grain of a cereal
  196. kidney
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
  197. kinsman
    a male relative
  198. knowingly
    with full understanding or intention
  199. label
    a brief description given for purposes of identification
  200. lagoon
    a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef
  201. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  202. lanky
    tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  203. laugh
    produce laughter
  204. leash
    restraint consisting of a rope used to restrain an animal
  205. leech
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm
  206. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
  207. locomotive
    a self-propelled vehicle that draws a train along a track
  208. logical
    based on known statements or events or conditions
  209. magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
  210. marriage
    the state of being a couple voluntarily joined for life
  211. martin
    any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
  212. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  213. monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  214. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  215. nasal
    of or in or relating to the nose
  216. normal
    being approximately average or within certain limits
  217. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  218. obtain
    come into possession of
  219. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
  220. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  221. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  222. overall
    involving only main features
  223. parish
    a local church community
  224. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups
  225. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  226. peacekeeper
    someone who maintains tranquility
  227. penmanship
    beautiful handwriting
  228. pentagon
    a shape with five angles and five sides
  229. photo
    a picture taken with a camera or phone that shows people or scenes
  230. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  231. placard
    a sign posted in a public place
  232. pottery
    objects made from clay and baked in a kiln
  233. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
  234. preview
    a preliminary introduction to or inspection of something
  235. princess
    a female member of a royal family other than the queen
  236. project
    a planned undertaking
  237. promptness
    the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
  238. pronounce
    speak or utter in a certain way
  239. proposal
    the act of making a suggestion
  240. publisher
    a person engaged in issuing periodicals or books or music
  241. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
  242. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  243. rebuild
    build again
  244. reelect
    elect again
  245. rejoice
    feel happiness
  246. remainder
    something left after other parts have been taken away
  247. remodel
    cast or model anew
  248. reply
    react verbally
  249. repress
    conceal or hide
  250. respond
    show a reaction to something
  251. restful
    affording physical or mental rest
  252. result
    something that follows as a consequence
  253. retard
    cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
  254. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  255. review
    look at again; examine again
  256. rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  257. roughen
    make rough or rougher
  258. rowdy
    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
  259. salve
    a preparation applied externally as a soothing remedy
  260. sampling
    (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
  261. saucer
    a small shallow dish for holding a cup
  262. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
  263. seemingly
    from appearances alone
  264. shovel
    a hand tool for lifting loose material
  265. showerhead
    a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
  266. simplify
    make easier or reduce in complexity or extent
  267. sleeve
    the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
  268. slingshot
    a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
  269. smudge
    make a smear on or soil by smearing
  270. soccer
    a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
  271. special
    adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
  272. sponsor
    an advocate who presents a person
  273. spreading
    act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
  274. sudsy
    resembling lather or covered with lather
  275. sulfur
    an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
  276. sunflower
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
  277. talent
    natural abilities or qualities
  278. tarnish
    make or become dirty or dull, as by exposure to air
  279. temporary
    not permanent; not lasting
  280. therefore
    as a result; from that fact or reason
  281. tithe
    a levy of one tenth of something
  282. treasure
    any possession that is highly valued by its owner
  283. troop
    a group of soldiers
  284. trophy
    something given as a token of victory
  285. trouble
    a source of difficulty
  286. turnstile
    a rotating gate through which people can pass one by one
  287. umbrella
    a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
  288. unbounded
    seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
  289. underscore
    give extra weight to
  290. undertaker
    one whose business is the management of funerals
  291. unstable
    subject to change; variable
  292. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  293. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  294. verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  295. wallet
    a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
  296. warp
    bend or twist out of shape
  297. windowpane
    a pane of glass in a window
  298. worrier
    thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
  299. zenith
    the highest point of something
  300. aback
    by surprise
  301. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  302. access
    the right to enter
  303. accounting
    a system that gives quantitative information about finances
  304. accusation
    an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offense
  305. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  306. advancement
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  307. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  308. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  309. amplify
    increase the volume of
  310. android
    a moving mechanical device that looks like a person
  311. annex
    attach to
  312. astronomer
    a physicist who studies celestial bodies and the universe
  313. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  314. autopsy
    an examination and dissection of a dead body
  315. bassoon
    a double-reed woodwind instrument that makes a low sound
  316. beret
    a soft cap with no brim or bill
  317. bespeak
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  318. bifocals
    eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
  319. bollix
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  320. booklet
    a small book usually having a paper cover
  321. buffeting
    repeated heavy blows
  322. burying
    concealing something under the ground
  323. centigrade
    temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees
  324. chocolate
    a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
  325. choral
    related to or written for or performed by a musical group
  326. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  327. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  328. commonwealth
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  329. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  330. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  331. confine
    place limits on
  332. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  333. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  334. detour
    a roundabout road or route
  335. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  336. disadvantage
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  337. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  338. doubly
    twice the degree
  339. employee
    a worker who is hired to perform a job
  340. enrichment
    act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
  341. envious
    painfully desirous of another's advantages
  342. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  343. familiar
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  344. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
  345. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  346. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  347. gallantry
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
  348. galling
    causing irritation or annoyance
  349. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  350. gourd
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
  351. gradually
    in a gradual manner
  352. grater
    utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods
  353. herring
    a commercially important fish that is often eaten as food
  354. horrify
    fill with anxiety, dread, or alarm
  355. hydrogen
    a colorless, odorless gas; the lightest chemical element
  356. impossible
    not capable of happening or being done or dealt with
  357. inclusion
    the act of making a part of something
  358. inquiry
    an instance of questioning
  359. knead
    use the hands to mix and work something into a uniform mass
  360. lancet
    a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
  361. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
  362. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  363. mirth
    great merriment
  364. mishap
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  365. mispronounce
    utter a word incorrectly
  366. mobile
    moving or capable of moving readily
  367. nourishing
    of or providing nourishment
  368. obese
    excessively large
  369. ointment
    skin cream that has a soothing, moisturizing effect
  370. orangeade
    sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice
  371. orphanage
    an institution for the care of children without parents
  372. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  373. parlor
    a room in a house where people can sit, relax, and talk
  374. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  375. peach
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
  376. performance
    the act of doing something successfully
  377. pierce
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  378. polar
    of or existing within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
  379. prohibit
    command against
  380. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  381. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  382. realize
    be fully aware or cognizant of
  383. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  384. reckoning
    problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
  385. reindeer
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  386. revert
    go back to a previous state
  387. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  388. script
    something written by hand
  389. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
  390. semester
    one of two divisions of an academic year
  391. shamrock
    clover with three round leaves that is native to Ireland
  392. stereo
    reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
  393. strategist
    an expert in systematic plans of action
  394. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  395. tangle
    twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  396. tetherball
    a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
  397. throughout
    from first to last
  398. transmission
    communication by means of sent signals
  399. transversal
    extending or lying across
  400. unvarnished
    not having a coating of stain or varnish
  401. usually
    under normal conditions
  402. weasel
    small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body
  403. wholesaler
    someone who buys goods and resells them to merchants
  404. wholesome
    characteristic of physical or moral well-being
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