HCT Word List C1

Dr. Tayel (Egypt)
Developed by Ahmed Tayel.
Collated by Bjorn Candel.
Based on the Oxford 3,000.
Function words are not included.
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  1. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  2. aid
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  3. alarmed
    experiencing a sudden sense of danger
  4. alarming
    frightening because of an awareness of danger
  5. ally
    a friendly nation
  6. alongside
    side by side
  7. angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect
  8. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  9. appoint
    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
  10. arise
    move upward
  11. associate
    bring or come into action
  12. attorney
    a professional person authorized to practice law
  13. bacteria
    single-celled organisms that can cause disease
  14. beak
    horny projecting mouth of a bird
  15. bet
    stake on the outcome of an issue
  16. bid
    propose a payment
  17. broadly
    in a wide fashion
  18. bubble
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
  19. by all means
    definitely or certainly
  20. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  21. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  22. coal
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
  23. commonly
    under normal conditions
  24. complicate
    make less simple
  25. conclude
    bring to a close
  26. conservative
    resistant to change
  27. consult
    seek information from
  28. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  29. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  30. derive
    come from
  31. deserted
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  32. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  33. disapproval
    an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
  34. disgusted
    having a strong distaste from surfeit
  35. dishonestly
    in a corrupt and deceitful manner
  36. dismiss
    stop associating with
  37. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  38. distribution
    the act of spreading or apportioning
  39. downward
    extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  40. downwards
    in a lower place or position
  41. dump
    a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
  42. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
  43. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  44. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  45. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  46. exaggerated
    enlarged to an abnormal degree
  47. exclude
    prevent from entering; shut out
  48. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  49. exhibit
    make visible or apparent
  50. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
  51. formally
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  52. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  53. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  54. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  55. grand
    large and impressive in physical size or extent
  56. hatred
    the emotion of intense dislike
  57. hence
    from that fact or reason or as a result
  58. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
  59. horizontal
    parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
  60. housing
    structures collectively in which people are housed
  61. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  62. i.e.
    that is to say; in other words
  63. imaginary
    not based on fact; unreal
  64. implication
    something that is inferred
  65. impose
    charge and collect payment
  66. inability
    lack of capacity to do something
  67. index
    alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers
  68. indication
    the act of pointing out by name
  69. indirect
    not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
  70. indirectly
    not in a forthright manner
  71. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  72. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  73. infect
    contaminate with a disease
  74. infected
    containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
  75. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  76. insert
    introduce
  77. intended
    resulting from one's intentions
  78. irritate
    cause annoyance in
  79. jointly
    in collaboration or cooperation
  80. justified
    having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
  81. labour
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  82. lacking
    inadequate in amount or degree
  83. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  84. machinery
    mechanical or electrical devices collectively
  85. march
    walk fast, with regular or measured steps
  86. ministry
    the work of a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  87. mistaken
    wrong in opinion or judgment
  88. neatly
    with neatness
  89. nerve
    a bundle of fibers running to organs and tissues of the body
  90. noticeable
    capable of being detected
  91. officially
    in an authoritative role
  92. openly
    in an open way
  93. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  94. organ
    a structure in an animal specialized for some function
  95. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
  96. politically
    with regard to government
  97. pose
    assume a bearing as for artistic purposes
  98. possess
    have ownership of
  99. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  100. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  101. prior
    earlier in time
  102. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  103. proportion
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  104. publicly
    in a manner accessible to or observable by the public
  105. purely
    restricted to something
  106. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
  107. quote
    repeat a passage from
  108. rank
    relative status
  109. refusal
    the act of showing unwillingness
  110. related
    connected logically or causally or by shared characteristics
  111. remarkably
    to a remarkable degree or extent
  112. repeatedly
    several time
  113. reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
  114. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  115. restrict
    limit access to
  116. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
  117. restriction
    an act of limiting
  118. rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
  119. rudely
    in an impolite manner
  120. saving
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  121. scare
    cause fear in
  122. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  123. self
    your consciousness of your own identity
  124. sewing
    joining or attaching by stitches
  125. shame
    a painful feeling of embarrassment or inadequacy
  126. similarly
    in like manner
  127. sincere
    open and genuine; not deceitful
  128. sincerely
    without pretense
  129. somewhat
    to a small degree or extent
  130. specifically
    in distinction from others
  131. spin
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  132. stable
    resistant to change of position or condition
  133. status
    the condition or someone or something at a particular time
  134. sting
    deliver a sudden pain to
  135. strip
    take off or remove
  136. substantially
    to a great extent or degree
  137. sufficiently
    to a degree that fulfills a need or requirement
  138. suited
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use
  139. superior
    of high quality or performance
  140. swell
    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
  141. swelling
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  142. tank
    a large vessel for holding gases or liquids
  143. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  144. throughout
    from first to last
  145. twist
    cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape
  146. ultimately
    as the end result of a succession or process
  147. unite
    join or combine
  148. unload
    leave or discharge
  149. unwillingly
    in an unwilling manner
  150. upward
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  151. upwards
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  152. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  153. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  154. worship
    the activity of cherishing as divine
Created on Tue Sep 18 06:56:34 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 18 07:44:27 EDT 2012)

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