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  1. abbreviate
    shorten
  2. absence
    the state of being not present
  3. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  4. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  5. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  6. across
    to the opposite side
  7. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
  8. advertise
    make publicity for; try to sell
  9. advice
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  10. analyse
    break down into components or essential features
  11. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  12. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  13. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  14. arctic
    extremely cold
  15. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  16. ascend
    travel up
  17. athlete
    a person trained to compete in sports
  18. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  19. awful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  20. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
  21. basically
    in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
  22. becoming
    displaying or setting off to best advantage
  23. before
    at or in the front
  24. beginning
    the act of starting something
  25. believe
    accept as true; take to be true
  26. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  27. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  28. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  29. brilliant
    full of light; shining intensely
  30. brochure
    a small booklet with information about a product or service
  31. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  32. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
  33. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  34. career
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  35. careful
    exercising caution or showing attention
  36. carriage
    a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
  37. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  38. ceiling
    the overhead upper surface of a covered space
  39. cemetery
    a tract of land used for burials
  40. certain
    established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
  41. chief
    the head of a tribe or clan
  42. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  43. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  44. column
    a line of units following one after another
  45. coming
    of the relatively near future
  46. commencement
    the act of starting something
  47. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  48. committee
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  49. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  50. conqueror
    someone who is victorious by force of arms
  51. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  52. convenience
    the quality of being useful
  53. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  54. criticise
    find fault with
  55. deal
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  56. decide
    reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
  57. definite
    precise; explicit and clearly defined
  58. definitely
    without question and beyond doubt
  59. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  60. describe
    give a statement representing something
  61. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  62. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  63. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  64. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  65. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  66. dinosaur
    an extinct terrestrial reptile of the Mesozoic era
  67. disappear
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  68. disappoint
    fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  69. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  70. easily
    with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
  71. eight
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  72. eighth
    position eight in a countable series of things
  73. either
    also, likewise, as well
  74. embarrass
    cause to feel self-conscious
  75. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  76. equipped
    provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose
  77. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  78. ethnicity
    an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  79. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  80. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  81. except
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  82. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
  83. exhaust
    wear out completely
  84. existence
    the state or fact of being
  85. expect
    regard something as probable or likely
  86. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  87. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  88. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  89. explanation
    making something understandable
  90. extraordinary
    highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
  91. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  92. February
    the month following January and preceding March
  93. foreign
    not deriving from the essential nature of something
  94. forty
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
  95. fourth
    following the third position
  96. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  97. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  98. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  99. graduation
    the successful completion of a program of study
  100. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  101. guard
    watch over or shield from danger or harm
  102. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  103. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  104. humourous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  105. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  106. immediate
    directly before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
  107. incident
    a single distinct event
  108. independence
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
  109. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
  110. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
  111. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  112. lasagna
    a baked dish of layered pasta
  113. laser
    an optical device that produces an intense beam of light
  114. license
    a legal document giving official permission to do something
  115. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  116. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  117. lonely
    lacking companions or companionship
  118. maintenance
    activity involved in keeping something in good working order
  119. marriage
    the state of being a couple voluntarily joined for life
  120. medieval
    relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
  121. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  122. mischievous
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  123. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
  124. nevertheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  125. ninety
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
  126. ninth
    position nine in a countable series of things
  127. noticeable
    capable of being detected
  128. occur
    come to pass
  129. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  130. pamphlet
    a small book usually having a paper cover
  131. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  132. paralyse
    cause to be paralyzed and immobile
  133. pastime
    an interest or pursuit that someone pursues regularly
  134. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  135. permanent
    continuing or enduring without marked change in status
  136. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  137. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  138. picnic
    any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
  139. pneumonia
    a serious illness of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe
  140. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  141. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
  142. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  143. professor
    a member of the faculty at a college or university
  144. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  145. recognise
    perceive to be the same
  146. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  147. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  148. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
  149. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  150. sandwich
    two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  151. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
  152. secretary
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
  153. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  154. sincerely
    without pretense
  155. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  156. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  157. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  158. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  159. surgery
    science treating disease or injury by operative procedures
  160. therefore
    as a result; from that fact or reason
  161. thorough
    painstakingly careful and accurate
  162. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
  163. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  164. truly
    in accordance with fact or reality
  165. vacuum
    an empty area or space
  166. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  167. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  168. Wednesday
    the fourth day of the week; the third working day
  169. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  170. familiar
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  171. fascinating
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  172. finally
    as the end result of a sequence or process
  173. forward
    at or to or toward the front
  174. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
  175. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  176. generally
    usually; as a rule
Created on Tue Apr 05 18:32:11 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Apr 26 20:32:33 EDT 2011)

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