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  1. absence
    the state of being not present
  2. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  3. accommodation
    making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  4. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  5. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  6. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  7. admission
    the act of letting someone enter
  8. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  9. adopt
    take into one's family
  10. agency
    the state of being in action or exerting power
  11. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
  12. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  13. alcohol
    a volatile compound made by distillation
  14. alongside
    side by side
  15. alter
    cause to change; make different
  16. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  17. ancient
    belonging to times long past
  18. annoy
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  19. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  20. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  21. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  22. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  23. apparently
    seemingly; as far as one can tell
  24. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  25. appoint
    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
  26. approval
    the formal act of giving agreement or permission
  27. approve
    judge to be right or commendable; think well of
  28. architect
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  29. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
  30. arise
    move upward
  31. arrest
    take into custody
  32. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  33. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  34. attorney
    a professional person authorized to practice law
  35. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  36. award
    give, especially as an honor
  37. aware
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  38. awareness
    state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
  39. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  40. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  41. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  42. basis
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
  43. bitter
    causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
  44. blame
    an accusation that one is responsible for some misdeed
  45. boil
    change from a liquid to vapor
  46. border
    the boundary of a surface
  47. bored
    uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
  48. bounce
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  49. bound
    confined by bonds
  50. broad
    having great extent from one side to the other
  51. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  52. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  53. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  54. capable
    having ability
  55. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  56. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  57. certificate
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  58. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  59. championship
    a competition at which a winner is chosen
  60. charity
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
  61. chase
    go after with the intent to catch
  62. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
  63. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  64. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  65. classical
    of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization
  66. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
  67. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  68. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  69. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  70. college
    an institution of higher education
  71. column
    a line of units following one after another
  72. combination
    the act of bringing things together to form a new whole
  73. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
  74. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  75. commit
    engage in or perform
  76. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  77. committee
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  78. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  79. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
  80. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  81. comprise
    be made of
  82. concern
    something that interests you because it is important
  83. concert
    a performance of music by players or singers
  84. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  85. confine
    place limits on
  86. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
  87. confusion
    a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
  88. conscious
    having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
  89. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
  90. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  91. consist
    have its essential character
  92. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  93. constitute
    form or compose
  94. consult
    seek information from
  95. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  96. consumption
    the act of using something up
  97. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  98. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  99. contest
    a struggle between rivals
  100. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  101. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  102. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  103. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  104. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  105. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  106. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  107. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  108. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  109. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  110. craft
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
  111. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  112. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  113. crisis
    a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
  114. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  115. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
  116. criticism
    a serious examination and judgment of something
  117. criticize
    find fault with; point out real or perceived flaws
  118. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  119. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
  120. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  121. cushion
    protect from impact
  122. daft
    foolish or mentally irregular
  123. decent
    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  124. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  125. decline
    grow worse
  126. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  127. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  128. democratic
    based upon the principles of social equality
  129. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  130. demonstration
    a show or display
  131. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  132. depression
    a sunken or lowered geological formation
  133. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  134. derive
    come from
  135. describe
    give a statement representing something
  136. description
    the act of depicting something
  137. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  138. deserve
    be worthy
  139. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  140. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  141. determination
    the act of finding out the properties of something
  142. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  143. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  144. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  145. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  146. disgusting
    highly offensive
  147. dismiss
    stop associating with
  148. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  149. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  150. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  151. distribute
    give to several people
  152. distribution
    the act of spreading or apportioning
  153. disturb
    trouble deeply
  154. divorce
    the legal dissolution of a marriage
  155. dominant
    most frequent or common
  156. dominate
    be in control
  157. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  158. ease
    freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  159. embarrassed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  160. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
  161. encounter
    come together
  162. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  163. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  164. enquiry
    an instance of questioning
  165. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  166. enthusiastic
    having or showing great excitement and interest
  167. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  168. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
  169. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  170. estate
    extensive landed property retained by the owner
  171. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  172. exclude
    prevent from entering; shut out
  173. excuse
    a defense of some offensive behavior
  174. expand
    extend in one or more directions
  175. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  176. expectation
    belief about the future
  177. expenditure
    the act of spending money for goods or services
  178. explosion
    the act of bursting
  179. extensive
    large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
  180. extent
    the point or degree to which something extends
  181. external
    happening or arising outside some limits or surface
  182. extraordinary
    highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
  183. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  184. faith
    complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
  185. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
  186. fascinating
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  187. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
  188. fetch
    go or come after and bring or take back
  189. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  190. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
  191. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  192. fortunate
    having unexpected good luck
  193. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
  194. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
  195. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  196. funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  197. fuss
    an excited state of agitation
  198. garbage
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
  199. gear
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism
  200. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
  201. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  202. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  203. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
  204. governor
    the head of a state authority
  205. grant
    let have
  206. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen
  207. guilty
    responsible for or chargeable with wrongdoing
  208. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  209. horrible
    shockingly frightful or awful
  210. host
    a person who invites guests to a social event
  211. household
    a social unit living together in a residence
  212. identity
    the characteristics by which a thing or person is known
  213. illegal
    prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
  214. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  215. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  216. imply
    express or state indirectly
  217. impose
    charge and collect payment
  218. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  219. indication
    the act of pointing out by name
  220. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  221. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  222. infection
    the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  223. inflation
    the act of filling something with air
  224. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  225. injure
    cause bodily harm to
  226. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  227. innocent
    free from sin
  228. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  229. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  230. inspection
    a formal or official examination
  231. inspector
    an investigator who observes carefully
  232. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
  233. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
  234. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  235. intend
    have in mind as a purpose
  236. intense
    possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
  237. intention
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  238. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  239. interpretation
    the act of expressing something in an artistic performance
  240. interval
    the distance between things
  241. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  242. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  243. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  244. investigation
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  245. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  246. league
    an association of states or individuals for common action
  247. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
  248. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  249. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
  250. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  251. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  252. lounge
    sit or recline comfortably
  253. lump
    a compact mass
  254. margin
    the boundary line or area immediately inside the boundary
  255. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  256. mechanism
    device consisting of a piece of machinery
  257. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
  258. medieval
    relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
  259. military
    the armed forces of a nation
  260. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  261. minister
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  262. ministry
    the work of a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  263. minor
    inferior in number or size or amount
  264. minority
    being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
  265. misery
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
  266. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  267. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  268. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
  269. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  270. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  271. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  272. naughty
    badly behaved
  273. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  274. negotiation
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
  275. nevertheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  276. nil
    a quantity of no importance
  277. notion
    a general inclusive concept
  278. nuisance
    anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive
  279. numerous
    amounting to a large indefinite number
  280. objection
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  281. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  282. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  283. occupation
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  284. occupy
    live in (a certain place)
  285. odds
    the likelihood of a thing occurring
  286. opponent
    someone who offers resistance
  287. oppose
    be against
  288. ordinary
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status
  289. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
  290. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
  291. panic
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  292. parcel
    a wrapped package
  293. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  294. parliament
    a legislative assembly in certain countries
  295. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  296. penalty
    the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action
  297. pension
    regular payment to allow a person to subsist without working
  298. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  299. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  300. permanent
    continuing or enduring without marked change in status
  301. permit
    allow the presence of or allow without opposing
  302. personnel
    group of people willing to obey orders
  303. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  304. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  305. petrol
    gasoline
  306. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  307. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  308. pile
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  309. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  310. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  311. poetry
    literature in metrical form
  312. politician
    a leader engaged in civil administration
  313. politics
    the activities involved in managing a state or a government
  314. pose
    assume a bearing as for artistic purposes
  315. possess
    have ownership of
  316. possession
    anything owned
  317. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  318. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
  319. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  320. presence
    current existence
  321. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  322. presumably
    by reasonable assumption
  323. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  324. principal
    main or most important
  325. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  326. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
  327. procedure
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  328. promote
    assign to a higher position
  329. promotion
    the act of raising in rank or position
  330. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  331. property
    something owned
  332. proportion
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  333. propose
    present for consideration, examination, or criticism
  334. prosecution
    legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
  335. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  336. protest
    a formal and solemn declaration of objection
  337. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  338. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  339. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  340. psychology
    the science of mental life
  341. publicity
    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea
  342. pupil
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  343. purpose
    what something is used for
  344. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
  345. radical
    far beyond the norm
  346. react
    show a response to something
  347. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  348. reality
    the state of being actual
  349. realize
    be fully aware or cognizant of
  350. reception
    the act of taking in
  351. recipe
    directions for making something
  352. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  353. recommendation
    praise of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
  354. recover
    regain or make up for
  355. recovery
    return to an original state
  356. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
  357. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
  358. refrigerator
    appliance in which food can be stored at low temperatures
  359. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  360. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  361. reject
    refuse to accept or acknowledge
  362. relate
    give an account of
  363. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  364. relief
    the act of reducing something unpleasant
  365. relieve
    free from a burden, evil, or distress
  366. religion
    a strong belief in supernatural powers that control destiny
  367. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  368. rely
    have confidence or faith in
  369. remark
    make or write a comment on
  370. remind
    put in the mind of someone
  371. remote
    located far away spatially
  372. remove
    take something away as by lifting, pushing, or taking off
  373. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
  374. representation
    standing in for someone and speaking on their behalf
  375. representative
    serving to typify
  376. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  377. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  378. resident
    someone who lives at a particular place for a long period
  379. residential
    of or relating to the act of dwelling in a place
  380. resist
    withstand the force of something
  381. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  382. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  383. respect
    regard highly; think much of
  384. respectively
    in the order given
  385. respond
    show a reaction to something
  386. response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
  387. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
  388. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  389. restore
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  390. restrict
    limit access to
  391. restriction
    an act of limiting
  392. retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  393. retire
    withdraw from active participation
  394. retirement
    the state of being withdrawn from one's business
  395. reveal
    make visible
  396. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  397. reverse
    change to the contrary
  398. review
    look at again; examine again
  399. revolution
    a single complete turn
  400. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  401. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
  402. rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
  403. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  404. route
    an established line of travel or access
  405. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  406. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  407. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  408. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  409. scratch
    cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of
  410. secretary
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
  411. section
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others
  412. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  413. secure
    free from danger or risk
  414. seize
    take hold of; grab
  415. senior
    advanced in years
  416. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  417. servant
    a person working in the service of another
  418. session
    a meeting for execution of a group's functions
  419. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  420. shelter
    covering that provides protection from the weather
  421. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  422. slope
    be at an angle
  423. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
  424. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
  425. source
    the place where something begins
  426. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  427. specify
    be particular about
  428. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  429. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  430. split
    separate into parts or portions
  431. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  432. squeeze
    press firmly
  433. starve
    die of food deprivation
  434. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  435. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
  436. straight
    having no deviations
  437. straightforward
    pointed directly ahead
  438. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  439. strategic
    relating to an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  440. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  441. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
  442. stress
    special emphasis attached to something
  443. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  444. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  445. strip
    take off or remove
  446. stroke
    a single complete movement
  447. submit
    yield to the control of another
  448. subsequent
    following in time or order
  449. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
  450. substance
    the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
  451. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  452. surgery
    science treating disease or injury by operative procedures
  453. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
  454. suspicious
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  455. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  456. swap
    exchange or give in exchange for
  457. talent
    natural abilities or qualities
  458. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  459. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  460. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  461. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  462. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
  463. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  464. threat
    declaration of an intention to inflict harm on another
  465. threaten
    utter intentions of injury or punishment against
  466. tidy
    marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
  467. tone
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  468. tour
    a route all the way around a particular place or area
  469. transaction
    conducting business within or between groups
  470. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  471. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  472. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  473. trend
    a general tendency to change, as of opinion
  474. undertake
    enter upon an activity or enterprise
  475. unique
    the single one of its kind
  476. unity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  477. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  478. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  479. variety
    a category of things distinguished by a common quality
  480. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  481. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
  482. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  483. visual
    relating to or using sight
  484. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  485. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  486. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  487. whisper
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
  488. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
Created on Sun Sep 30 23:47:53 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 05 11:29:25 EDT 2012)

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