Welcome to Vocabulary Year 3 of American English Lessons with Maestro Sersea. In this lesson we will study American English vocabulary compliments of the VOA Wordbook, a dictionary of over 1,500 highly-used words. Please focus and do your best so that you can learn and improve your vocabulary, which will help your comprehension and communication skills. Don’t forget to use the comments section below to share your thoughts and what you’ve learned today.
Part 1 Directions: Look at the following definitions and try to think of the correct vocabulary words that match them.
- __________ – one; any; each
- __________ – having the power to do something
- __________ – almost (“about half”); of or having a relation to (“We talk about the weather.”)
- __________ – at a higher place
- __________ – to agree to receive
- __________ – something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event
- – to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone
- __________ – from side to side; to the other side
- __________ – to do something
- __________ – one who seeks change through action
- __________ – someone acting in a play or show
- __________ – to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more
- __________ – the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister
- __________ – to accept (“admitted to the United Nations”); to express one’s guilt or responsibility (“He admitted that what he did was wrong.”)
- __________ – a grown person
- __________ – to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision
- __________ – to produce an effect on; to influence (“A lack of sleep affected the singer’s performance.”)
- __________ – feeling fear
- __________ – later; behind
- __________ – another time; as before
- __________ –opposed to; not agreeing with something
- __________ – how old a person or thing is
- __________ – an organization that is part of a larger group (“an agency of the United Nations”)
- __________ – an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country’s borders
- __________ – of time past; before now
- __________ – to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something
- __________ – farming
- __________ – to help; to support; help, assistance
- __________ – to point a gun at; a goal or purpose
- __________ – the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe
- __________ – a military organization using airplanes
- __________ – a vehicle with wings that flies
- __________ – a place where airplanes take off and land
- __________ – a collection of recorded music
- __________ – a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products
- __________ – having life; not dead
- __________ – everything; everyone; the complete amount
- __________ – a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose
- __________ – a little less than completely
- __________ – separated from others
- __________ – near or on (“along the road”)
- __________ – before now; even now
- __________ – added to; too
- __________ – even if it is true that
- __________ – at all times; every time
- __________ – a nation’s highest diplomatic representative (to another government)
- __________ – to add to or to change (a proposal or law)
- __________ – the bullets or shells fired from guns
- __________ – in or part of (a group)
- __________ – the number, size or weight of anything
- __________ – a lack of order; lawlessness
- __________ – a family member from the past
- __________ – very old; long ago
- __________ – also; in addition to; with
- __________ – a strong emotion against someone or something
- __________ – a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat
- __________ – a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past
- __________ – to make known publicly; to declare officially
- __________ – one more; a different one
- __________ – a statement produced by a question; to make a statement after being asked a question
- __________ – one or more of no special kind
- __________ – to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility
- __________ – to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help
- __________ – to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem
- __________ – to name; to choose (“appoint a judge”)
- __________ – to agree with; to agree to support
- __________ – the scientific study of past human life and activities
- __________ – any place or part of it
- __________ – to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree
- __________ – military equipment; weapons
- __________ – military ground forces
- __________ – on every side (of)
- __________ – to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner
- __________ – to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip
- __________ – expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues
- __________ – big guns
- __________ – equally (“as fast as”); when; while
- __________ – the part left after something burns
- __________ – to question; to say something is wanted (“We ask the teacher questions every day.”)
- __________ – to help
- __________ – a person who travels in space
- __________ – the scientific study of stars and the universe
- __________ – political protection given by a government to a person from another country
- __________ – in or near (“at the edge”); where (“look at”); when (“at noon”)
- __________ –the gases surrounding any star or planet
- __________ – to tie together; to connect
- __________ – a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; to start a fight
- __________ – to work toward something; to try; to make an effort
- __________ – to be present at
- __________ – a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car
- __________ – the time of the year between summer and winter
- __________ – something (a number) representing the middle; common; normal
- __________ – to stay away from
- __________ – not sleeping
- __________ – an honor or prize for an act or service
- – not near
- __________ – a newly born creature
- __________ – the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward
- __________ – wrong; acting against the law; not good
- __________ – to make two sides or forces equal
- __________ – something round
- __________ – a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air
- __________ – a piece of paper used for voting
- __________ – to not permit; to stop; an official restriction
- __________ – an organization that keeps and lends money
- __________ – to prevent or block
- __________ – anything that blocks or makes an action difficult
- __________ – a military center; v. to establish as a fact (“Her research was based on experiments.”)
- __________ – a fight between opposing armed forces
- __________ – to live; to happen; to exist
- __________ – to hit again and again
- __________ – that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit
- __________ – for the reason that (“He left because he was sick.”)
- __________ – to come to be
- __________ – a sleeping place
- __________ – earlier
- __________ – to do the first part of an action; to start
- __________ – at the back of; in back of
- __________ – to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust
- __________ – an instrument that makes a musical sound (“a church bell”)
- __________ – to be owned by; to be a member of
- __________ – lower than
- __________ – the most good
- __________ – to turn against; to be false to
- __________ more good than
- __________ – in the space or time that separates; from one to the other (“talks between two nations”)
- __________ – of great size; not small
- __________ – a legislative proposal
- __________ – the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms
- __________ – a creature that flies
- __________ – to cut with the teeth
- __________ – dark; having the color like that of the night sky
- __________ – to accuse; to hold responsible
- __________ – a cloth cover used to keep warm
- __________ – to lose blood
- __________ – not able to see
- __________ – to stop something from being done; to prevent movement
- __________ – red fluid in the body
- __________ – to move with force, as in air (“The wind blows.”)
- __________ – having the color like that of a clear sky
- __________ – something built to travel on water that carries people or goods
- __________ – all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal
- __________ – to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot
- __________ – a device that explodes with great force; to attack or destroy with bombs
- __________ – the hard material in the body
- __________ – a long written work for reading
- __________ – a dividing line between nations
- __________ – to come to life; to come into existence
- __________ – to take as a loan
- __________ – not just one of two, but the two together
- __________ – a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid
- __________ – the lowest part of something
- __________ – something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood
- __________ – a young male person
- __________ – to refuse to take part in or deal with
- __________ – the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures
- __________ – having no fear
- __________ – a food made from grain
- __________ – to divide into parts by force; to destroy
- __________ – to take air into the body and let it out again
- __________ – a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other
- __________ – short; not long
- __________ – giving much light; strong and clear in color
- __________ – to come with something
- __________ – to send information, stories or music by radio or television; a radio or television program
- __________ – a male with the same father or mother as another person
- __________ – having the color like that of coffee
- __________ – a spending plan
- __________ – to join materials together to make something
- __________ – anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment
- __________ – a small piece of metal shot from a gun
- __________ – to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire
- __________ – to break open suddenly
- __________ – to put into the ground and cover with earth
- __________ – a public vehicle to carry people
- __________ – one’s work; buying and selling to earn money; trade
- __________ – doing something; very active
- __________ – however; other than; yet
- __________ – to get by paying something, usually money
- __________ – near; at; next to (“by the road”); from (“a play by William Shakespeare”); not later than (“by midnight”)
- __________ – a group of ministers that helps lead a government
- __________ – to give a name to (“I call myself John.”); to ask for or request (“They called for an end to the fighting.”)
- __________ – quiet; peaceful; opposite tense
- __________ – a device for taking pictures
- __________ – a place with temporary housing
- __________ – a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war
- __________ – to be able to; to have the right to; a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal
- __________ – to end; to stop
- __________ – a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body
- __________ – a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor
- __________ – the official center of a government; the city where a country’s government is
- __________ – an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies
- __________ – to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of
- __________ – a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train
- __________ – to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest
- __________ – acting safely; with much thought
- __________ – to take something or someone from one place to another
- __________ – a legal action
- __________ – an incident of disease (“There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.”)
- __________ – a small animal that often lives with humans
- __________ – to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands
- __________ – to make happen; the thing or person that produces a result
- __________ – a halt in fighting, usually by agreement
- __________ – to honor a person or event with special activities
- __________ – the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity
- __________ – one hundred years
- __________ – an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition
- __________ – a person leading a meeting or an organized group
- __________ – the best; the winner
- __________ – a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen
- __________ – to make different; to become different
- __________ – to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; a statement in which someone is accused of something
- __________ – to run or go after someone or something
- __________ –to get by a trick; to steal from
- __________ – to shout approval or praise
- __________ – elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry
- __________ – the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances
- __________ – the head or leader of a group; leading; most important
- __________ – a baby; a boy or girl
- __________ – more than one child
- __________ – to decide between two or more
- __________ – a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an “O”
- __________ – a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law
- __________ – any important large town
- __________ – not military
- __________ – the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation
- __________ – to say something as a fact
- __________ – a battle; to fight or oppose
- __________ – to make pure; free from dirt or harmful substances (“clean water”)
- __________ – easy to see or see through; easily understood
- __________ – a body of officials within a religious organization
- __________ – the normal weather conditions of a place
- __________ – to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands
- __________ – a device that measures and shows time
- __________ – to make something not open; near to
- __________ – a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances
- __________ – what people wear
- __________ – a mass of fog high in the sky
- __________ – a solid black substance used as fuel
- __________ – forces, groups or nations joined together
- __________ – land on the edge of the ocean
- __________ – a drink made from the plant of the same name
- __________ – not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature
- __________ – to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive (“collect taxes”)
- __________ – a small university
- __________ – land controlled by another country or government
- __________ – the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others
- __________ – to mix or bring together
- __________ – to move toward; to arrive
- __________ – to order; to have power over something
- __________ – to say something about; to express an opinion about something
- __________ – a group of people given special work
- __________ – usual; same for all (“a common purpose”)
- __________ – to tell; to give or exchange information
- __________ – a group of people living together in one place or area
- __________ – a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
- __________ – to examine what is different or similar
- __________ – to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others
- __________ – having all parts; ended or finished
- __________ – of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple
- __________ – the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded
- __________ – an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others
- __________ – interest, worry (“express concern about”); v. to fear (“to be concerned”)
- __________ – to say a person or action is wrong or bad
- __________ – something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person’s health
- __________ – a meeting
- __________ – to approve; to say that something is true
- __________ – a fight; a battle, especially a long one
- __________ – to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck
- __________ – the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries
- __________ – to join one thing to another; to unite; to link
- __________ – one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change
- __________ – to give thought to; to think about carefully
- __________ – the written general laws and ideas that form a nation’s system of government
- __________ – to hold; to include
- __________ – a box, bottle or can used to hold something
- __________ – any of the seven great land areas of the world
- __________ – to go on doing or being
- __________ – to direct; to have power over
- __________ – a large meeting for a special purpose
- __________ – to heat food before eating it
- __________ – almost cold
- __________ – to act or work together
- __________ – to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another
- __________ – a food grain
- __________ – true; free from mistakes; to change to what is right
- __________ – the price or value of something (“The cost of the book is five dollars.”); to be valued at (“The book costs five dollars.”)
- __________ – a material made from a plant of the same name
- __________ – to speak or add numbers
- __________ – a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities
- __________ – where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law
- __________ – to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing
- __________ – a farm animal used for its milk
- __________ – to fall violently; to hit with great force
- __________ – to make; to give life or form to
- __________ – any living being; any animal or human
- __________ – an agreement that payments will be made at a later time
- __________ – a group of people working together
- __________ – an act that violates a law
- __________ – a person who is responsible for a crime
- __________ – an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation
- __________ – to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge
- __________ – n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables
- __________ – to go from one side to another; to go across
- __________ – a large number of people gathered in one place
- __________ – to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely
- __________ – to express or show sorrow or pain
- __________ – all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population
- __________ – to improve health; to make well (“The doctor can cure the disease.”); something that makes a sick person well (“Antibiotics are a cure for infection.”)
- __________ – an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses
- __________ – movement of air, water or electricity; belonging to the present time (“She found the report in a current publication.”)
- __________ –a long-established belief or activity of a people
- __________ – taxes on imports
- __________ – to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce
- __________ – a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
- __________ – to cause injury or destruction; harm; hurt or injury, usually to things
- __________ – to move the body and feet to music; a series of steps, usually to music
- __________ – a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss
- __________ – having little or no light (“The room was dark.”)
- __________ – an expression of time; a day, month and year
- __________ – a person’s female child
- __________ – twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight
- __________ – not living
- __________ – not able to hear
- __________ – to have to do with (“The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.”); to buy or sell (“Her company deals in plastic.”)
- __________ – to argue for or against something; a public discussion or argument
- __________ – something that is owed; the condition of owing
- __________ – to choose; to settle; to judge
- __________ – to say; to make a statement
- __________ – to make less in size or amount
- __________ – going far down; a long way from top to bottom
- __________ – to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost
- __________ – to guard or fight against attack; to protect
- __________ – a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports
- __________ – to give the meaning of; to explain
- __________ – a measure of temperature
- __________ – to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late
- __________ – one sent to act for another; one who represents another
- __________ – to ask by ordering; to ask with force
- __________ – the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions
- __________ – to make a public show of opinions or feelings (“The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.”); to explain by using examples (“The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.”)
- __________ – to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely
- __________ – to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request
- __________ – to need help and support
- __________ – to regret strongly; to express sadness
- __________ – to move forces or weapons into positions for action
- __________ – severe unhappiness; also a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs
- __________ – to give a word picture of something; to give details of something
- __________ – a dry area of land
- __________ – to plan or create plans for
- __________ – to want very much; to wish for
- __________ – to break into pieces; to end the existence of
- __________ – a small part of something; a small piece of information
- __________ – to grow; to create; to experience progress
- __________ – a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
- __________ – a ruler with complete power
- __________ – to become dead; to stop living; to end
- __________ – usual daily food and drink
- __________ – not the same
- __________ – not easy; hard to do, make or carry out
- __________ – to make a hole in the ground
- __________ – the main amount of food eaten at a usual time (“The family had its dinner at noon.”); a special event that includes food (“The official dinner took place at the White House.”)
- __________ – a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government
- __________ – to lead; to aim or show the way (“He directed me to the theater.”); straight to something; not through some other person or thing (“The path is direct.”)
- __________ – the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to
- __________ – earth or soil
- __________ – to become unseen; to no longer exist
- __________ – to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device
- __________ – to find or learn something
- __________ – to talk about; to exchange ideas
- __________ – a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria
- __________ – to send away; to refuse to consider
- __________ – to oppose strongly by argument; an angry debate
- __________ – a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government
- __________ – the amount of space between two places or objects (“The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.”)
- __________ – to jump into water head first
- __________ – to separate into two or more parts
- __________ – to act; to make an effort
- __________ – a person trained in medicine to treat sick people
- __________ – an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something
- __________ – a small animal that often lives with humans
- __________ – United States money, one hundred cents
- __________ – an opening for entering or leaving a building or room
- __________ – from higher to lower; in a low place
- __________ – to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future
- __________ – to take liquid into the body through the mouth
- __________ – to control a moving vehicle
- __________ – to fall or let fall; to go lower
- __________ – to die under water
- __________ – anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind
- __________ – not wet; without rain
- __________ – through the whole time; while (something is happening)
- __________ – pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air
- __________ – one’s job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just
- __________ – every one by itself
- __________ – at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late
- __________ – to be paid in return for work done
- __________ – the planet we all live on; the ground or soil
- __________ – a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
- __________ – to reduce; to make less difficult
- __________ – the direction from which the sun rises
- __________ – not difficult; not hard to do
- __________ – to take food into the body through the mouth
- __________ – the scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things
- __________ – the system by which money, industry and trade are organized
- __________ – the line where something ends or begins
- __________ – the act of teaching
- __________ – the result or change caused by something (“The storm had a serious effect on the economy.”)
- __________ – an attempt; the work necessary to do something
- __________ – the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby
- __________ – one of two, but not the other
- __________ – to choose by voting
- __________ – a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines
- __________ – the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants
- __________ – an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action
- __________ – a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness
- __________ – to give work in return for wages
- __________ – having nothing inside; to remove everything
- __________ –to stop; to finish; the part which comes last
- __________ – a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war
- __________ – power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active
- __________ – to make something be done
- __________ – a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work
- __________ – a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads
- __________ – to be pleased or satisfied by something
- __________ – as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed
- __________ – to come or go into
- __________ – all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
- __________ – the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights
- __________ – things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity
- __________ – to get free; to get away from; to get out of
- __________ – more than others (“We liked the food, especially the fish.”)
- __________ – to bring into existence; to create
- __________ – to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information
- __________ – of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived
- __________ – to change from a liquid into a gas
- __________ – in a way not thought possible (“They survived, even though the building was destroyed.”)
- __________ – that which happens, especially something of importance
- __________ – at any time
- __________ – each one; all
- __________ – material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing
- __________ – not good; extremely bad
- __________ – having no mistakes; correct in every detail
- __________ – to study closely
- __________ – a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like
- __________ – extremely good
- __________ – but for
- __________ – to trade; to give or receive one thing for another
- __________ – to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; a reason (sometimes false) for an action
- __________ – to kill
- __________ – an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health
- __________ – to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; a person who is forced to leave his or her country
- __________ – to be; to live
- __________ – to make larger; to grow larger
- __________ – to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event
- __________ – to force out; to remove from; to send away
- __________ – to live through an event, situation or condition (“She experienced great pain.”); something that one has done or lived through (“The experience caused her great pain.”)
- __________ – to test; a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something
- __________ – a person with special knowledge or training
- __________ – to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning
- __________ – to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb
- __________ – to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely
- __________ – to send to another country; something sent to another country, usually for sale
- __________ – to say clearly
- __________ – to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time
- __________ – more than normal, expected or necessary
- __________ – more than the usual or accepted
- __________ – a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way
- __________ – the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; to look toward; to turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger
- __________ – something known or proved to be true
- __________ – a building or group of buildings where goods are made
- __________ – to not succeed; to not reach a goal
- __________ – just; honest; what is right
- __________ – to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position
- __________ – not true; not correct
- __________ – the group that includes children and their parents
- __________ – known very well to many people
- __________ – at, to or from a great distance
- __________ – land used to grow crops and animals for food
- __________ – moving or working at great speed; quick
- __________ – tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; thick; heavy
- __________ – the male parent; a man who has a child or children
- __________ – to be afraid; to worry that something bad is near or may happen (“He feared falling down.”); a strong emotion when there is danger or trouble (“He had a fear that he would fall down.”)
- __________ – of or having to do with a national or central government
- __________ – to give food to
- __________ – to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching
- __________ – a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; of or about women
- __________ – something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out
- __________ – rich in production of plants or animals; producing much
- __________ – not many; a small number of
- __________ – an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals
- __________ – extremely strong; violent; angry
- __________ – to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; the use of force; a battle
- __________ – to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more
- __________ – to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; a movie
- __________ – at the end; last
- __________ – of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks
- __________ – to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case (“The jury finds the man guilty of murder.”)
- __________ – a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin
- __________ – to complete; to end
- __________ – to shoot a gun; the heat and light produced by something burning
- __________ – rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations
- __________ – not easily moved or changed (“She is firm in her opinion.”)
- __________ – coming before all others
- __________ – a creature that lives and can breathe in water
- __________ – to be of the correct size or shape (“These shoes fit my feet.”)
- __________ – to make good or right again
- __________ – a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization
- __________ – smooth; having no high places
- __________ – to run away from
- __________ – to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air
- __________ – to cover with water; the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land
- __________ – the bottom part of a room for walking on (“The book fell to the floor.”); the level of a building (“The fire was on the first floor.”)
- __________ – to move like a liquid
- __________ – the colored part of plants that carry seeds
- __________ – any substance that can flow, such as a liquid
- __________ – to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle
- __________ – a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground
- __________ – to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey
- __________ – that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth
- __________ –to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; a person who is tricked easily
- __________ –the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks
- __________ – because of (“He is famous for his work.”); in exchange (“Give me one dollar for the book.”); through space or time (“They travelled for one hour.”); representative of (“I speak for all people.”); to be employed by (“She works for a computer company.”)
- __________ – to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; power, strength; strength used against a person or object; military power of a nation; a military group
- __________ – of, about or from another nation; not from one’s own place or country
- __________ – a place of many trees
- __________ – to not remember
- __________ – to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt
- __________ – to make; to start; to shape (“They formed a swim team.”); a kind (“Swimming is a form of exercise.”)
- __________ – earlier in time; not now
- __________ – the direction in front of; toward the front
- __________ – to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost
- __________ – the condition of being free
- __________ – to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold
- __________ – newly made or gathered; recent
- __________ – a person one likes and trusts
- __________ – to cause great fear
- __________ – having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause (“It is a message from the president.”); at a place distant, not near (“The school is five kilometers from my home.”); because of (“He is suffering from cancer.”)
- __________ – the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part
- __________ – food from trees and plants
- __________ – any substance burned to create heat or power
- __________ – containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete
- __________ – anything that is pleasing and causes happiness
- __________ – a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead
- __________ – time after now (“We can talk about it in the future.”); in the time to come (“All future meetings will be held in this room.”)
- __________ – to get possession of; to get more; to increase
- __________ – an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports
- __________ – any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power
- __________ – to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect
- __________ – a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all
- __________ – soft; kind; not rough or violent
- __________ – to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of
- __________ – something given without cost
- __________ – a young female person
- __________ – to present to another to keep without receiving payment
- __________ – a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids
- __________ – to move from one place to another; to leave
- __________ – that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race
- __________ – the spirit that is honored as creator of all things (“They believe in God.”); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers
- __________ – a highly valued yellow metal
- __________ – pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
- __________ – things owned or made to be sold
- __________ – to control; to rule by military or political power
- __________ – a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area
- __________ – the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds
- __________ – the daughter of a person’s daughter or son
- __________ – the father of a person’s father or mother
- __________ – the mother of a person’s father or mother
- __________ – the son of a person’s daughter or son
- __________ – a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
- __________ – having the color like that made by mixing black and white
- __________ – very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important
- __________ – having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass
- __________ – to reduce to small pieces by crushing
- __________ – land; the earth’s surface; soil
- __________ – a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose
- __________ – to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount
- __________ – to promise a result; to promise that something will happen
- __________ – to watch and protect a person, place or thing (“He guards the president.”); a person or thing that watches or protects (“He is a prison guard.”)
- __________ – a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police
- __________ – to lead to; to show the way; one who shows the way
- __________ – having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action
- __________ – a weapon that shoots bullets
- __________ – the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head
- __________ – one of two equal parts of something
- __________ – to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop
- __________ – to place something so the highest part is supported and the lower part is not; to kill by hanging
- __________ – to become a fact or event; to take place
- __________ – pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad
- __________ – not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand; needing much effort or force
- __________ – to injure; to damage; damage; hurt
- __________ – to gather crops; the crop after it is gathered
- __________ – a head cover
- __________ – to have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite love
- __________ – to possess; to own; to hold
- __________ – the boy or man who is being spoken about
- __________ – to lead; to command; leader; chief; the top part of something; the highest position
- __________ – the center from which orders are given; the main offices of a business or organization
- __________ – to return to good health; to cure; to become well
- __________ – the general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being free from sickness or disease
- __________ – to receive sound through the ears; to receive news about
- __________ – to make hot or warm; great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun
- __________ – having much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force
- __________ – a machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one place above the ground
- __________ – to give support; to assist; to make easier; support; aid
- __________ – in, to or at this place
- __________ – a person honored for being brave or wise
- __________ – to prevent from being seen or found; to make secret
- __________ – tall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others
- __________ – to seize or take control of a vehicle by force
- __________ – a small mountain
- __________ – the written record or description of past events; the study of the past
- __________ – to strike; to touch with force
- __________ – to carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to organize and be involved in (“The two sides hold talks this week.”)
- __________ – an opening; a torn or broken place in something
- __________ – a day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to honor or remember a person or event
- __________ – greatly honored in religion
- __________ – the building where a person lives, especially with family; the place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one lives
- __________ – truthful; able to be trusted
- __________ – to obey; to show strong, good feelings for (“to honor one’s parents”); an award; an act of giving special recognition (“He received many honors for his efforts to help others.”)
- __________ – to expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will happen as wanted; to want something to happen
- __________ – causing great fear; terrible
- __________ – a large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work
- __________ – a place where sick or injured people are given medical care
- __________ – a person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored
- __________ – ready to fight; ready for war
- __________ – having or feeling great heat or a high temperature
- __________ – a building with rooms, and often food, for travellers
- __________ – a measure of time; sixty minutes
- __________ – a building in which people live; a country’s parliament or lawmaking group (“House of Representatives”)
- __________ – in what way; to what amount
- __________ – yet; but
- __________ – very big; of great size
- __________ – of or about people
- __________ – the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh
- __________ – the need for food
- __________ – to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find
- __________ – to do or go fast
- __________ – to cause pain, injury or damage
- __________ – a man who is married
- __________ – the person speaking
- __________ – frozen water
- __________ – a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
- __________ – to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are
- __________ – on condition; provided that (“I will go if you go.”)
- __________ – not legal; in violation of a law
- __________ – to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea
- __________ – without delay; very near in time or place
- __________ – a person who arrives in a country to live there
- __________ – to bring from another country; something brought from another country, usually for sale
- __________ – having great meaning, value or power
- __________ – to make better; to become better
- __________ – inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during
- __________ – an event or something that happens
- __________ – to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent
- __________ – to have; to make a part of
- __________ – to make more in size or amount
- __________ – not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate
- __________ –one person
- __________ – any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing
- __________ – to make sick with something that causes disease
- __________ – a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down
- __________ – to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change
- __________ – to tell; to give knowledge to
- __________ – knowledge; facts
- __________ – to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin
- __________ – to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
- __________ – not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action
- __________ – mentally sick
- __________ – a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings
- __________ – to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert
- __________ – in the place of; taking the place of
- __________ – a tool or device designed to do something or to make something
- __________ – to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored
- __________ – the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying
- __________ – quick to understand or learn
- __________ – very strong; extremely serious
- __________ – what is important to someone (“He acted to protect his interests.” “She had a great interest in painting.”); a share in owning a business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
- __________ – to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the activities of others, especially when not asked to do so
- __________ – of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world
- __________ – to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve
- __________ – to enter an area or country by force with an army
- __________ – to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something
- __________ – to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money
- __________ – to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth
- __________ – to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering
- __________ – to take part in; to become a part of; to include
- __________ – a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools
- __________ – a land area with water all around it
- __________ – an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about
- __________ – pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being spoken about (“The sky is blue, but it also has a few white clouds.”)
- __________ – a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious
- __________ – a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald
- __________ – the work that one does to earn money
- __________ – to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of
- __________ – shared by two or more
- __________ – something done or said to cause others to laugh
- __________ – to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court
- __________ – to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air
- __________ – a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial
- __________ – only (“Help me for just a minute.”); very shortly before or after the present (“He just left.”); at the same time (“He left just as I came in.”); what is right or fair (“The law is just, in my opinion.”)
- __________ – to possess; to have for oneself
- __________ – to hit with the foot
- __________ – to seize and take away by force
- __________ – to make dead; to cause to die
- __________ – sort (“What kind of dog is that?”); gentle; caring; helpful
- __________ – to touch with the mouth to show love or honor
- knife – a tool or weapon used to cut
- know – to understand something as correct; to have the facts about; to recognize someone because you have met and talked together before
- knowledge –that which is known; learning or understanding
- __________ – work; workers as a group
- __________ – a room or place where experiments in science are done
- __________ – to be without; the condition of needing, wanting or not having
- __________ – a large area of fresh water surrounded by land
- __________ – to come to the earth from the air (“Airplanes land at airports.”); the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground
- __________ – words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group
- __________ – big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small
- __________ – to continue (“The talks will last three days.”); after all others; the only one remaining (“She is the last person in line.”)
- __________ – after the correct time; near the end; opposite early
- __________ – to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings
- __________ – to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space
- __________ – all or any rules made by a government
- __________ – to show the way; to command; to control; to go first
- __________ – to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid)
- __________ – to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts
- __________ – to go away from; to let something stay where it is
- __________ – on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite right
- __________ – of or in agreement with the law
- __________ – a government lawmaking group
- __________ – to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money
- __________ – smaller in amount; not as much
- __________ – to permit to do or to be; to make possible
- __________ – a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another person
- __________ – the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of something or someone
- __________ – one who usually supports social progress or change
- __________ – to have one’s body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one knows is not true
- __________ – the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things
- __________ – to take or bring up to a higher place or level
- __________ – a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; anything that produces light; bright; clear; not heavy
- __________ – light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm
- – to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; in the same way as; similar to
- __________ – to restrict to a number or amount; the greatest amount or number permitted
- __________ – a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things organized; one after another; the edge of an area protected by military forces
- __________ – to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; a relation between two or more things, situations or events
- __________ – a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water
- __________ – to put in writing a number of names of people or things; a written series of names or things
- __________ – to try to hear
- __________ – all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country
- __________ – not tall or big; a small amount
- __________ – to have life; to exist; having life; alive
- __________ – to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; that which is carried
- __________ – money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; something borrowed
- __________ – about or having to do with one place
- __________ – feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people (“a lonely man”)
- __________ – not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much time
- __________ – to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be
- __________ – to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated
- __________ – having a strong sound; full of sound or noise
- __________ – to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes involving sex); a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; opposite hate
- __________ – not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground
- __________ – showing strong friendship and support for someone or something
- __________ – something that happens by chance
- __________ – a device with moving parts used to do work
- __________ – a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information
- __________ – letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office
- __________ – the most important or largest
- __________ – great in size, importance or amount
- __________ – the greater number; more than half
- __________ – to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become
- __________ – a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children; of or about men
- __________ – an adult male human
- __________ – to make goods in large amounts
- __________ – a large number or amount of
- __________ – a picture of the earth’s surface or a part of it
- __________ – to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something
- __________ – to make a sign or cut on something
- __________ – a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them
- __________ – to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)
- __________ – an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size
- __________ – to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
- __________ – the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else
- __________ – the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs
- __________ – anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of
- __________ – a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible (“May I go?” “They may leave tomorrow.”)
- __________ – the chief official of a city or town government
- __________ – food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner
- __________ – to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of
- __________ – to learn the amount, size or distance of something; an action taken; a legislative proposal
- __________ – the part of a dead animal used for food
- __________ – all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio
- __________ – a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health
- __________ – to come together with someone or something at the same time and place
- __________ – to make a solid into a liquid by heating it
- __________ – one of a group
- __________ – something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event
- __________ – a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered
- __________ – about or having to do with the mind
- __________ – kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon
- __________ – written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group
Part 2 Directions: Review the following vocabulary terms and their definitions.
- a (an) – one; any; each
- able – having the power to do something
- about – almost (“about half”); of or having a relation to (“We talk about the weather.”)
- above – at a higher place
- accept – to agree to receive
- accident – something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event
- accuse – to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone
- across – from side to side; to the other side
- act – to do something
- activist – one who seeks change through action
- actor – someone acting in a play or show
- add – to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more
- administration – the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister
- admit – to accept (“admitted to the United Nations”); to express one’s guilt or responsibility (“He admitted that what he did was wrong.”)
- adult –a grown person
- advise – to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision
- affect – to produce an effect on; to influence (“A lack of sleep affected the singer’s performance.”)
- afraid – feeling fear
- after – later; behind
- again – another time; as before
- against –opposed to; not agreeing with something
- age – how old a person or thing is
- agency – an organization that is part of a larger group (“an agency of the United Nations”)
- aggression – an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country’s borders
- ago – of time past; before now
- agree – to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something
- agriculture – farming
- aid – to help; to support; help, assistance
- aim – to point a gun at; a goal or purpose
- air – the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe
- air force – a military organization using airplanes
- airplane – a vehicle with wings that flies
- airport – a place where airplanes take off and land
- album – a collection of recorded music
- alcohol – a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products
- alive – having life; not dead
- all – everything; everyone; the complete amount
- ally – a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose
- almost – a little less than completely
- alone – separated from others
- along – near or on (“along the road”)
- already – before now; even now
- also – added to; too
- although – even if it is true that
- always – at all times; every time
- ambassador – a nation’s highest diplomatic representative (to another government)
- amend – to add to or to change (a proposal or law)
- ammunition – the bullets or shells fired from guns
- among – in or part of (a group)
- amount – the number, size or weight of anything
- anarchy – a lack of order; lawlessness
- ancestor – a family member from the past
- ancient – very old; long ago
- and – also; in addition to; with
- anger – a strong emotion against someone or something
- animal – a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat
- anniversary – a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past
- announce – to make known publicly; to declare officially
- another – one more; a different one
- answer – a statement produced by a question; to make a statement after being asked a question
- any – one or more of no special kind
- apologize – to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility
- appeal – to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help
- appear – to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem
- appoint – to name; to choose (“appoint a judge”)
- approve – to agree with; to agree to support
- archeology – the scientific study of past human life and activities
- area – any place or part of it
- argue – to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree
- arms – military equipment; weapons
- army – military ground forces
- around – on every side (of)
- arrest – to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner
- arrive – to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip
- art – expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues
- artillery – big guns
- as – equally (“as fast as”); when; while
- ash – the part left after something burns
- ask – to question; to say something is wanted (“We ask the teacher questions every day.”)
- assist – to help
- astronaut – a person who travels in space
- astronomy – the scientific study of stars and the universe
- asylum – political protection given by a government to a person from another country
- at – in or near (“at the edge”); where (“look at”); when (“at noon”)
- atmosphere –the gases surrounding any star or planet
- attach – to tie together; to connect
- attack – a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; to start a fight
- attempt – to work toward something; to try; to make an effort
- attend – to be present at
- automobile – a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car
- autumn – the time of the year between summer and winter
- average – something (a number) representing the middle; common; normal
- avoid – to stay away from
- awake – not sleeping
- award – an honor or prize for an act or service
- away – not near
- baby – a newly born creature
- back – the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward
- bad – wrong; acting against the law; not good
- balance – to make two sides or forces equal
- ball – something round
- balloon – a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air
- ballot – a piece of paper used for voting
- ban – to not permit; to stop; an official restriction
- bank – an organization that keeps and lends money
- bar – to prevent or block
- barrier – anything that blocks or makes an action difficult
- base – a military center; v. to establish as a fact (“Her research was based on experiments.”)
- battle – a fight between opposing armed forces
- be – to live; to happen; to exist
- beat – to hit again and again
- beauty – that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit
- because – for the reason that (“He left because he was sick.”)
- become – to come to be
- bed – a sleeping place
- before – earlier
- begin – to do the first part of an action; to start
- behind – at the back of; in back of
- believe – to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust
- bell – an instrument that makes a musical sound (“a church bell”)
- belong – to be owned by; to be a member of
- below – lower than
- best – the most good
- betray – to turn against; to be false to
- better – more good than
- between – in the space or time that separates; from one to the other (“talks between two nations”)
- big – of great size; not small
- bill – a legislative proposal
- biology – the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms
- bird – a creature that flies
- bite – to cut with the teeth
- black – dark; having the color like that of the night sky
- blame – to accuse; to hold responsible
- blanket – a cloth cover used to keep warm
- bleed – to lose blood
- blind – not able to see
- block – to stop something from being done; to prevent movement
- blood – red fluid in the body
- blow – to move with force, as in air (“The wind blows.”)
- blue – having the color like that of a clear sky
- boat – something built to travel on water that carries people or goods
- body – all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal
- boil – to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot
- bomb – a device that explodes with great force; to attack or destroy with bombs
- bone – the hard material in the body
- book – a long written work for reading
- border – a dividing line between nations
- born – to come to life; to come into existence
- borrow – to take as a loan
- both – not just one of two, but the two together
- bottle – a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid
- bottom – the lowest part of something
- box – something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood
- boy – a young male person
- boycott – to refuse to take part in or deal with
- brain – the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures
- brave – having no fear
- bread – a food made from grain
- break – to divide into parts by force; to destroy
- breathe – to take air into the body and let it out again
- bridge – a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other
- brief – short; not long
- bright – giving much light; strong and clear in color
- bring – to come with something
- broadcast – to send information, stories or music by radio or television; a radio or television program
- brother – a male with the same father or mother as another person
- brown – having the color like that of coffee
- budget – a spending plan
- build – to join materials together to make something
- building – anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment
- bullet – a small piece of metal shot from a gun
- burn – to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire
- burst – to break open suddenly
- bury – to put into the ground and cover with earth
- bus – a public vehicle to carry people
- business – one’s work; buying and selling to earn money; trade
- busy – doing something; very active
- but – however; other than; yet
- buy – to get by paying something, usually money
- by – near; at; next to (“by the road”); from (“a play by William Shakespeare”); not later than (“by midnight”)
- cabinet – a group of ministers that helps lead a government
- call – to give a name to (“I call myself John.”); to ask for or request (“They called for an end to the fighting.”)
- calm – quiet; peaceful; opposite tense
- camera – a device for taking pictures
- camp – a place with temporary housing
- campaign – a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war
- can – to be able to; to have the right to; a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal
- cancel – to end; to stop
- cancer – a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body
- candidate – a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor
- capital – the official center of a government; the city where a country’s government is
- capitalism – an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies
- capture – to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of
- car – a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train
- care – to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest
- careful – acting safely; with much thought
- carry – to take something or someone from one place to another
- case (court) – a legal action
- case (medical) – an incident of disease (“There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.”)
- cat – a small animal that often lives with humans
- catch – to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands
- cause – to make happen; the thing or person that produces a result
- ceasefire – a halt in fighting, usually by agreement
- celebrate – to honor a person or event with special activities
- center – the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity
- century – one hundred years
- ceremony – an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition
- chairman – a person leading a meeting or an organized group
- champion – the best; the winner
- chance – a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen
- change – to make different; to become different
- charge – to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; a statement in which someone is accused of something
- chase – to run or go after someone or something
- cheat –to get by a trick; to steal from
- cheer – to shout approval or praise
- chemicals – elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry
- chemistry – the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances
- chief – the head or leader of a group; leading; most important
- child – a baby; a boy or girl
- children – more than one child
- choose – to decide between two or more
- circle – a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an “O”
- citizen – a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law
- city – any important large town
- civilian – not military
- civil rights – the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation
- claim – to say something as a fact
- clash – a battle; to fight or oppose
- clean – to make pure; free from dirt or harmful substances (“clean water”)
- clear – easy to see or see through; easily understood
- clergy – a body of officials within a religious organization
- climate – the normal weather conditions of a place
- climb – to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands
- clock – a device that measures and shows time
- close – to make something not open; near to
- cloth – a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances
- clothes – what people wear
- cloud – a mass of fog high in the sky
- coal – a solid black substance used as fuel
- coalition – forces, groups or nations joined together
- coast – land on the edge of the ocean
- coffee – a drink made from the plant of the same name
- cold – not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature
- collect – to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive (“collect taxes”)
- college – a small university
- colony – land controlled by another country or government
- color – the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others
- combine – to mix or bring together
- come – to move toward; to arrive
- command – to order; to have power over something
- comment – to say something about; to express an opinion about something
- committee – a group of people given special work
- common – usual; same for all (“a common purpose”)
- communicate – to tell; to give or exchange information
- community – a group of people living together in one place or area
- company – a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
- compare – to examine what is different or similar
- compete – to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others
- complete – having all parts; ended or finished
- complex – of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple
- compromise – the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded
- computer – an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others
- concern – interest, worry (“express concern about”); v. to fear (“to be concerned”)
- condemn – to say a person or action is wrong or bad
- condition – something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person’s health
- conference – a meeting
- confirm – to approve; to say that something is true
- conflict – a fight; a battle, especially a long one
- congratulate – to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck
- Congress – the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries
- connect – to join one thing to another; to unite; to link
- conservative – one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change
- consider – to give thought to; to think about carefully
- constitution – the written general laws and ideas that form a nation’s system of government
- contain – to hold; to include
- container – a box, bottle or can used to hold something
- continent – any of the seven great land areas of the world
- continue – to go on doing or being
- control – to direct; to have power over
- convention – a large meeting for a special purpose
- cook – to heat food before eating it
- cool – almost cold
- cooperate – to act or work together
- copy – to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another
- corn – a food grain
- correct – true; free from mistakes; to change to what is right
- cost –the price or value of something (“The cost of the book is five dollars.”); to be valued at (“The book costs five dollars.”)
- cotton – a material made from a plant of the same name
- count – to speak or add numbers
- country – a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities
- court – where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law
- cover – to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing
- cow – a farm animal used for its milk
- crash – to fall violently; to hit with great force
- create – to make; to give life or form to
- creature – any living being; any animal or human
- credit – an agreement that payments will be made at a later time
- crew – a group of people working together
- crime – an act that violates a law
- criminal – a person who is responsible for a crime
- crisis – an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation
- criticize – to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge
- crops – n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables
- cross – to go from one side to another; to go across
- crowd – a large number of people gathered in one place
- crush – to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely
- cry – to express or show sorrow or pain
- culture – all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population
- cure – to improve health; to make well (“The doctor can cure the disease.”); something that makes a sick person well (“Antibiotics are a cure for infection.”)
- curfew – an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses
- current – movement of air, water or electricity; belonging to the present time (“She found the report in a current publication.”)
- custom –a long-established belief or activity of a people
- customs – taxes on imports
- cut – to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce
- dam – a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
- damage – to cause injury or destruction; harm; hurt or injury, usually to things
- dance – to move the body and feet to music; a series of steps, usually to music
- danger – a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss
- dark – having little or no light (“The room was dark.”)
- date – an expression of time; a day, month and year
- daughter – a person’s female child
- day – twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight
- dead – not living
- deaf – not able to hear
- deal – to have to do with (“The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.”); to buy or sell (“Her company deals in plastic.”)
- debate – to argue for or against something; a public discussion or argument
- debt – something that is owed; the condition of owing
- decide – to choose; to settle; to judge
- declare – to say; to make a statement
- decrease – to make less in size or amount
- deep – going far down; a long way from top to bottom
- defeat – to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost
- defend – to guard or fight against attack; to protect
- deficit – a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports
- define – to give the meaning of; to explain
- degree – a measure of temperature
- delay – to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late
- delegate – one sent to act for another; one who represents another
- demand – to ask by ordering; to ask with force
- democracy – the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions
- demonstrate – to make a public show of opinions or feelings (“The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.”); to explain by using examples (“The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.”)
- denounce – to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely
- deny – to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request
- depend – to need help and support
- deplore – to regret strongly; to express sadness
- deploy – to move forces or weapons into positions for action
- depression – severe unhappiness; also a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs
- describe – to give a word picture of something; to give details of something
- desert – a dry area of land
- design – to plan or create plans for
- desire – to want very much; to wish for
- destroy – to break into pieces; to end the existence of
- detail – a small part of something; a small piece of information
- develop – to grow; to create; to experience progress
- device – a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
- dictator – a ruler with complete power
- die – to become dead; to stop living; to end
- diet – usual daily food and drink
- different – not the same
- difficult – not easy; hard to do, make or carry out
- dig – to make a hole in the ground
- dinner – the main amount of food eaten at a usual time (“The family had its dinner at noon.”); a special event that includes food (“The official dinner took place at the White House.”)
- diplomat – a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government
- direct – to lead; to aim or show the way (“He directed me to the theater.”); straight to something; not through some other person or thing (“The path is direct.”)
- direction – the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to
- dirt – earth or soil
- disappear – to become unseen; to no longer exist
- disarm – to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device
- discover – to find or learn something
- discuss – to talk about; to exchange ideas
- disease – a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria
- dismiss – to send away; to refuse to consider
- dispute – to oppose strongly by argument; an angry debate
- dissident – a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government
- distance – the amount of space between two places or objects (“The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.”)
- dive – to jump into water head first
- divide – to separate into two or more parts
- do – to act; to make an effort
- doctor – a person trained in medicine to treat sick people
- document – an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something
- dog – a small animal that often lives with humans
- dollar – United States money, one hundred cents
- door – an opening for entering or leaving a building or room
- down – from higher to lower; in a low place
- dream – to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future
- drink – to take liquid into the body through the mouth
- drive – to control a moving vehicle
- drop – to fall or let fall; to go lower
- drown – to die under water
- drug – anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind
- dry – not wet; without rain
- during – through the whole time; while (something is happening)
- dust – pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air
- duty – one’s job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just
- each – every one by itself
- early – at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late
- earn – to be paid in return for work done
- earth – the planet we all live on; the ground or soil
- earthquake – a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
- ease – to reduce; to make less difficult
- east – the direction from which the sun rises
- easy – not difficult; not hard to do
- eat – to take food into the body through the mouth
- ecology – the scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things
- economy – the system by which money, industry and trade are organized
- edge – the line where something ends or begins
- education – the act of teaching
- effect – the result or change caused by something (“The storm had a serious effect on the economy.”)
- effort – an attempt; the work necessary to do something
- egg – the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby
- either – one of two, but not the other
- elect – to choose by voting
- electricity – a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines
- embassy – the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants
- emergency – an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action
- emotion – a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness
- employ – to give work in return for wages
- empty – having nothing inside; to remove everything
- end –to stop; to finish; the part which comes last
- enemy – a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war
- energy – power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active
- enforce – to make something be done
- engine – a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work
- engineer – a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads
- enjoy – to be pleased or satisfied by something
- enough – as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed
- enter – to come or go into
- environment – all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
- equal – the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights
- equipment – things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity
- escape – to get free; to get away from; to get out of
- especially – more than others (“We liked the food, especially the fish.”)
- establish – to bring into existence; to create
- estimate – to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information
- ethnic – of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived
- evaporate – to change from a liquid into a gas
- even – in a way not thought possible (“They survived, even though the building was destroyed.”)
- event – that which happens, especially something of importance
- ever – at any time
- every – each one; all
- evidence – material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing
- evil – not good; extremely bad
- exact – having no mistakes; correct in every detail
- examine – to study closely
- example – a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like
- excellent – extremely good
- except – but for
- exchange – to trade; to give or receive one thing for another
- excuse – to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; a reason (sometimes false) for an action
- execute – to kill
- exercise – an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health
- exile – to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; a person who is forced to leave his or her country
- exist – to be; to live
- expand – to make larger; to grow larger
- expect – to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event
- expel – to force out; to remove from; to send away
- experience – to live through an event, situation or condition (“She experienced great pain.”); something that one has done or lived through (“The experience caused her great pain.”)
- experiment – to test; a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something
- expert – a person with special knowledge or training
- explain – to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning
- explode – to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb
- explore – to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely
- export – to send to another country; something sent to another country, usually for sale
- express – to say clearly
- extend – to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time
- extra – more than normal, expected or necessary
- extreme – more than the usual or accepted
- extremist – a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way
- face –the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; to look toward; to turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger
- fact – something known or proved to be true
- factory – a building or group of buildings where goods are made
- fail – to not succeed; to not reach a goal
- fair – just; honest; what is right
- fall – to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position
- false –not true; not correct
- family –the group that includes children and their parents
- famous –known very well to many people
- far – at, to or from a great distance
- farm – land used to grow crops and animals for food
- fast – moving or working at great speed; quick
- fat – tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; thick; heavy
- father – the male parent; a man who has a child or children
- fear – to be afraid; to worry that something bad is near or may happen (“He feared falling down.”); a strong emotion when there is danger or trouble (“He had a fear that he would fall down.”)
- federal – of or having to do with a national or central government
- feed – to give food to
- feel – to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching
- female – a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; of or about women
- fence – something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out
- fertile – rich in production of plants or animals; producing much
- few – not many; a small number of
- field – an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals
- fierce – extremely strong; violent; angry
- fight – to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; the use of force; a battle
- fill – to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more
- film – to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; a movie
- final – at the end; last
- financial – of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks
- find – to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case (“The jury finds the man guilty of murder.”)
- fine – a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin
- finish – to complete; to end
- fire – to shoot a gun; the heat and light produced by something burning
- fireworks – rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations
- firm – not easily moved or changed (“She is firm in her opinion.”)
- first – coming before all others
- fish – a creature that lives and can breathe in water
- fit – to be of the correct size or shape (“These shoes fit my feet.”)
- fix – to make good or right again
- flag – a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization
- flat – smooth; having no high places
- flee – to run away from
- float – to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air
- flood – to cover with water; the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land
- floor – the bottom part of a room for walking on (“The book fell to the floor.”); the level of a building (“The fire was on the first floor.”)
- flow – to move like a liquid
- flower – the colored part of plants that carry seeds
- fluid – any substance that can flow, such as a liquid
- fly – to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle
- fog – a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground
- follow – to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey
- food – that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth
- fool –to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; a person who is tricked easily
- foot –the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks
- for – because of (“He is famous for his work.”); in exchange (“Give me one dollar for the book.”); through space or time (“They travelled for one hour.”); representative of (“I speak for all people.”); to be employed by (“She works for a computer company.”)
- force – to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; power, strength; strength used against a person or object; military power of a nation; a military group
- foreign – of, about or from another nation; not from one’s own place or country
- forest – a place of many trees
- forget – to not remember
- forgive – to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt
- form – to make; to start; to shape (“They formed a swim team.”); a kind (“Swimming is a form of exercise.”)
- former – earlier in time; not now
- forward – the direction in front of; toward the front
- free – to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost
- freedom – the condition of being free
- freeze – to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold
- fresh – newly made or gathered; recent
- friend – a person one likes and trusts
- frighten – to cause great fear
- from – having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause (“It is a message from the president.”); at a place distant, not near (“The school is five kilometers from my home.”); because of (“He is suffering from cancer.”)
- front – the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part
- fruit – food from trees and plants
- fuel – any substance burned to create heat or power
- full – containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete
- fun – anything that is pleasing and causes happiness
- funeral – a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead
- future – time after now (“We can talk about it in the future.”); in the time to come (“All future meetings will be held in this room.”)
- gain –to get possession of; to get more; to increase
- game –an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports
- gas – any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power
- gather – to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect
- general – a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all
- gentle – soft; kind; not rough or violent
- get – to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of
- gift – something given without cost
- girl – a young female person
- give – to present to another to keep without receiving payment
- glass – a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids
- go – to move from one place to another; to leave
- goal – that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race
- god – the spirit that is honored as creator of all things (“They believe in God.”); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers
- gold – a highly valued yellow metal
- good – pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
- goods – things owned or made to be sold
- govern – to control; to rule by military or political power
- government – a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area
- grain –the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds
- granddaughter –the daughter of a person’s daughter or son
- grandfather – the father of a person’s father or mother
- grandmother – the mother of a person’s father or mother
- grandson – the son of a person’s daughter or son
- grass – a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
- gray – having the color like that made by mixing black and white
- great – very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important
- green – having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass
- grind – to reduce to small pieces by crushing
- ground – land; the earth’s surface; soil
- group – a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose
- grow – to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount
- guarantee – to promise a result; to promise that something will happen
- guard – to watch and protect a person, place or thing (“He guards the president.”); a person or thing that watches or protects (“He is a prison guard.”)
- guerrilla – a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police
- guide – to lead to; to show the way; one who shows the way
- guilty – having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action
- gun – a weapon that shoots bullets
- hair – the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head
- half – one of two equal parts of something
- halt – to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop
- hang – to place something so the highest part is supported and the lower part is not; to kill by hanging
- happen – to become a fact or event; to take place
- happy – pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad
- hard – not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand; needing much effort or force
- harm – to injure; to damage; damage; hurt
- harvest – to gather crops; the crop after it is gathered
- hat – a head cover
- hate – to have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite love
- have – to possess; to own; to hold
- he – the boy or man who is being spoken about
- head – to lead; to command; leader; chief; the top part of something; the highest position
- headquarters – the center from which orders are given; the main offices of a business or organization
- heal – to return to good health; to cure; to become well
- health – the general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being free from sickness or disease
- hear – to receive sound through the ears; to receive news about
- heat – to make hot or warm; great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun
- heavy – having much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force
- helicopter – a machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one place above the ground
- help – to give support; to assist; to make easier; support; aid
- here – in, to or at this place
- hero – a person honored for being brave or wise
- hide – to prevent from being seen or found; to make secret
- high – tall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others
- hijack – to seize or take control of a vehicle by force
- hill – a small mountain
- history – the written record or description of past events; the study of the past
- hit – to strike; to touch with force
- hold – to carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to organize and be involved in (“The two sides hold talks this week.”)
- hole – an opening; a torn or broken place in something
- holiday – a day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to honor or remember a person or event
- holy – greatly honored in religion
- home – the building where a person lives, especially with family; the place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one lives
- honest – truthful; able to be trusted
- honor – to obey; to show strong, good feelings for (“to honor one’s parents”); an award; an act of giving special recognition (“He received many honors for his efforts to help others.”)
- hope – to expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will happen as wanted; to want something to happen
- horrible – causing great fear; terrible
- horse – a large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work
- hospital – a place where sick or injured people are given medical care
- hostage – a person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored
- hostile – ready to fight; ready for war
- hot – having or feeling great heat or a high temperature
- hotel – a building with rooms, and often food, for travellers
- hour – a measure of time; sixty minutes
- house – a building in which people live; a country’s parliament or lawmaking group (“House of Representatives”)
- how – in what way; to what amount
- however – yet; but
- huge – very big; of great size
- human – of or about people
- humor – the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh
- hunger – the need for food
- hunt – to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find
- hurry – to do or go fast
- hurt – to cause pain, injury or damage
- husband – a man who is married
- I – the person speaking
- ice – frozen water
- idea – a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
- identify – to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are
- if – on condition; provided that (“I will go if you go.”)
- illegal – not legal; in violation of a law
- imagine – to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea
- immediate – without delay; very near in time or place
- immigrant – a person who arrives in a country to live there
- import – to bring from another country; something brought from another country, usually for sale
- important – having great meaning, value or power
- improve – to make better; to become better
- in – inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during
- incident – an event or something that happens
- incite – to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent
- include – to have; to make a part of
- increase – to make more in size or amount
- independent – not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate
- individual –one person
- industry – any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing
- infect – to make sick with something that causes disease
- inflation – a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down
- influence – to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change
- inform – to tell; to give knowledge to
- information – knowledge; facts
- inject – to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin
- injure – to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
- innocent – not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action
- insane – mentally sick
- insect – a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings
- inspect – to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert
- instead – in the place of; taking the place of
- instrument – a tool or device designed to do something or to make something
- insult – to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored
- intelligence – the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying
- intelligent – quick to understand or learn
- intense – very strong; extremely serious
- interest – what is important to someone (“He acted to protect his interests.” “She had a great interest in painting.”); a share in owning a business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
- interfere – to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the activities of others, especially when not asked to do so
- international – of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world
- intervene – to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve
- invade – to enter an area or country by force with an army
- invent – to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something
- invest – to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money
- investigate – to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth
- invite – to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering
- involve – to take part in; to become a part of; to include
- iron – a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools
- island – a land area with water all around it
- issue – an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about
- it – pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being spoken about (“The sky is blue, but it also has a few white clouds.”)
- jail – a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious
- jewel – a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald
- job – the work that one does to earn money
- join – to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of
- joint – shared by two or more
- joke – something done or said to cause others to laugh
- judge – to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court
- jump – to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air
- jury – a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial
- just – only (“Help me for just a minute.”); very shortly before or after the present (“He just left.”); at the same time (“He left just as I came in.”); what is right or fair (“The law is just, in my opinion.”)
- keep – to possess; to have for oneself
- kick – to hit with the foot
- kidnap – to seize and take away by force
- kill – to make dead; to cause to die
- kind – sort (“What kind of dog is that?”); gentle; caring; helpful
- kiss – to touch with the mouth to show love or honor
- knife – a tool or weapon used to cut
- know – to understand something as correct; to have the facts about; to recognize someone because you have met and talked together before
- knowledge –that which is known; learning or understanding
- labor – work; workers as a group
- laboratory – a room or place where experiments in science are done
- lack – to be without; the condition of needing, wanting or not having
- lake – a large area of fresh water surrounded by land
- land – to come to the earth from the air (“Airplanes land at airports.”); the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground
- language – words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group
- large – big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small
- last – to continue (“The talks will last three days.”); after all others; the only one remaining (“She is the last person in line.”)
- late – after the correct time; near the end; opposite early
- laugh – to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings
- launch – to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space
- law – all or any rules made by a government
- lead – to show the way; to command; to control; to go first
- leak – to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid)
- learn – to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts
- leave – to go away from; to let something stay where it is
- left – on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite right
- legal – of or in agreement with the law
- legislature – a government lawmaking group
- lend – to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money
- less – smaller in amount; not as much
- let – to permit to do or to be; to make possible
- letter – a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another person
- level – the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of something or someone
- liberal – one who usually supports social progress or change
- lie – to have one’s body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one knows is not true
- life – the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things
- lift – to take or bring up to a higher place or level
- light – a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; anything that produces light; bright; clear; not heavy
- lightning – light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm
- like –to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; in the same way as; similar to
- limit – to restrict to a number or amount; the greatest amount or number permitted
- line – a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things organized; one after another; the edge of an area protected by military forces
- link – to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; a relation between two or more things, situations or events
- liquid – a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water
- list – to put in writing a number of names of people or things; a written series of names or things
- listen – to try to hear
- literature – all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country
- little – not tall or big; a small amount
- live – to have life; to exist; having life; alive
- load – to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; that which is carried
- loan – money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; something borrowed
- local – about or having to do with one place
- lonely – feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people (“a lonely man”)
- long – not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much time
- look – to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be
- lose – to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated
- loud – having a strong sound; full of sound or noise
- love – to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes involving sex); a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; opposite hate
- low – not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground
- loyal – showing strong friendship and support for someone or something
- luck – something that happens by chance
- machine – a device with moving parts used to do work
- magazine – a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information
- mail – letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office
- main – the most important or largest
- major – great in size, importance or amount
- majority – the greater number; more than half
- make – to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become
- male – a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children; of or about men
- man – an adult male human
- manufacture – to make goods in large amounts
- many – a large number or amount of
- map – a picture of the earth’s surface or a part of it
- march –to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something
- mark – to make a sign or cut on something
- market – a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them
- marry – to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)
- mass – an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size
- mate – to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
- material – the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else
- mathematics – the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs
- matter – anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of
- may – a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible (“May I go?” “They may leave tomorrow.”)
- mayor – the chief official of a city or town government
- meal – food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner
- mean – to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of
- measure – to learn the amount, size or distance of something; an action taken; a legislative proposal
- meat – the part of a dead animal used for food
- media – all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio
- medicine – a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health
- meet – to come together with someone or something at the same time and place
- melt – to make a solid into a liquid by heating it
- member – one of a group
- memorial – something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event
- memory – a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered
- mental – about or having to do with the mind
- mercy – kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon
- message – written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group
About the Author
Thanks to all.
I am Headmaster of Muradpur Adarsha High School, Kadamtaly , Dhaka-1204
Hello teacher,
In reality, I found this exercise very difficult for beginner learning English. I tried to do it but several words are unknown for me, rare of them I know.
I apologize.
Sincerely.
Respected Sir,
I agree with Med’s comment. The first part of the exercise is extremely time- consuming task. But at the same time, it’s very thoughtful, helpful and tactful exercise. This genre of excessive is really very much useful for our English Language learning. Is it possible to cover only first part of the excesize’s 3 or 4 alphabets daily?
Lesson 3.51.1: Year 3
American vocabulary Lesson.
First part of the exercise, ‘Think of correct vocabulary through its definition.
So far, I have covered half the words of A’s alphabets. I looked the definitions so many times and tried to think of correct vocabulary words. I got half of them correct matching. But I will try to do all of them.