abacus
n. manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters |
absent
a. go away or leave ; missing; not present |
accompany
v. travel with; be associated with |
according
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with |
active
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change |
adaptation
n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits |
addict
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to |
adhere
v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adhesive
n. glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
adjacent
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
adjective
n. a word which describes a noun |
adjourn
v. break from a meeting or gathering |
adjustment
n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
admission
n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter |
adverb
n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses |
advertisement
n. a public promotion of some product or service |
advocate
v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
aerodynamic
a. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow |
aeronautics
n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
aerosol
n. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) |
aerospace
n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole |
afraid
a. feeling fear or anxiety; frightened |
Africa
n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean |
afterwards
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
agility
n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly |
agreement
n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character |
ahead
ad. further forward in space; in the line of one's forward motion |
allow
v. admit an activity as legal or acceptable |
allowable
a. deductible according to the tax laws |
alternate
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute |
alto
n. the highest adult male singing voice |
alumnus
n. a pupil or graduate of a school or college (plural: alumni) |
ambidextrous
a. capable of using either hand with equal ease |
ambient
a. completely enveloping |
ambiguity
n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
ambition
n. aspiration |
ambivalent
a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings |
ambulance
n. wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital |
ancestor
n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor |
ancient
a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time |
animation
n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive. |
anniversary
a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place |
annual
a. occurring once every year; payable once every year |
Antarctica
n. an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep |
antelope
n. graceful deerlike ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward |
anthropology
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
antibiotic
a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections |
antibody
n. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response |
antidote
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts |
antifreeze
n. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point |
antiseptic
n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms |
antisocial
a. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior |
apology
n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse |
apostrophe
n. text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers |
apparently
ad. from appearances alone |
applicant
n. candidate |
application
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance |
appreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
apprentice
n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner |
approach
n. access; method |
approximate
v. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near |
April
n. the month following March and preceding May |
archaeology
n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
archery
n. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow |
arrive
v. reach a destination |
article
n. essay, a piece of writing |
articulate
a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
ashamed
a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt |
assistant
n. helper; person who assists or helps someone else |
associate
v. connect or join together; combine |
astrology
n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people |
astronaut
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft |
astronomical
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
atmosphere
n. air, the mixture of gases around the earth |
attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor |
auction
n. public sale of property to the highest bidder |
audible
a. heard or perceptible by the ear |
audio
n. sound, or sound signal |
audit
v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report |
audition
v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance |
auditor
n. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit |
auditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits |
auditory
a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing |
August
n. the month following July and preceding September |
authenticity
n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy |
autobiography
n. biography or story written by oneself |
autograph
n. a person's own signature |
autumn
n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees |
avenue
n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street |
aware
a. knowing; having knowledge or cognizance |
awkward
a. difficult to handle or manage |
axiom
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof |
bacteria
n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases |
baritone
n. the second lowest brass wind instrument |
bass
n. the lowest part of the musical range |
beetle
v. be suspended over or hang over |
beginning
n. the first part or section of something |
beige
n. a light greyish brown color |
bicycle
n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
biography
n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life |
biology
n. science that studies living organisms |
blizzard
n. snowstorm; storm |
bottom
n. the lowest point or par |
brace
n. something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod; |
Brazil
n. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter |
breakable
n. an article that is fragile and easily broken |
breakfast
n. a meal eaten in the morning, the first of the day |
breathe
v. respire; inhale and exhale air |
brilliant
a. full of light; shining or bright; sharp and clear in tone |
bruise
v. injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists |
burglar
n. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal |
business
n. an occupation, profession, or trade |
cactus
n. any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus |
cadence
n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
calico
n. coarse cloth with a bright print |
California
n. a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the 3rd largest state |
Canada
n. second largest country in world, covering half of North America |
canine
a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs |
canter
n. slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse |
capacity
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate |
capital
n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state |
captain
n. the person in command of a ship |
cartographer
n. one who makes maps or charts |
cartoon
n. design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation |
casual
a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance |
category
n. group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute |
cathedral
n. church; temple |
caught
v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting |
centennial
a. of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years |
certificate
n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course |
chapter
n. division of a book |
chief
n. a leader or ruler of a people |
China
n. high quality porcelain originally made only in China |
choreography
n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
chromosome
n. a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA |
chronology
n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time |
circumstantial
a. fully detailed and specific about particulars |
cliff
n. a steep high face of rock |
climb
n. an event that involves rising to a higher point |
clinic
n. healthcare facility for outpatient care |
cluster
n. group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely |
coast
n. the part of the land near the sea |
collapse
v. breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no support |
collate
v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order |
colleague
n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker |
collide
v. come into conflict or opposition; conflict |
collision
n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals |
colonel
n. a commissioned military officer |
colony
n. region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees |
Colorado
n. a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
column
n. a tall solid upright stone post |
comet
n. an object that goes around the sun |
comic
a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous |
comma
n. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence |
commercial
a. money making, involved in work that is intended for the mass market |
commission
n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize |
committee
n. special group delegated to consider some matter |
communication
n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement |
compact
a. closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something |
companion
n. a person you spend a lot of time with, often because of friends or travelling together; partner |
company
n. fellowship; association |
comparison
n. considering something similar or of equal quality to something else |
compensate
v. make amends for; reimburse |
competition
n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize |
complaint
n. expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism |
completely
ad. with everything necessary |
compliant
a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply |
composite
a. made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded |
compound
a. composed of two or more parts |
comprehensible
a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible |
compulsory
a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule |
conceive
v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way |
concentration
n. complete attention; intense mental effort |
concept
n. something formed in the mind; thought or notion |
concession
n. something that is allowed or given up, often to end a disagreement; act of yielding |
conditions
n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement |
conflict
n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events |
conjunction
n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league |
Connecticut
n. a state in the northeastern US, a New England state |
connection
n. relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another |
conquest
n. success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome |
conscience
n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles |
consequently
ad. therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently |
considerable
a. worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree |
consonant
n. a speech sound that is not a vowel |
constant
a. invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent |
container
n. any object that can be used to hold things |
contestant
n. a person who participates in competitions |
continue
v. exist over a prolonged period of time |
controlled
v. exercise authoritative control or power over |
convention
n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states |
convict
v. find or declare guilty |
coordinate
v. bring order and organization to; harmonize |
corresponding
a. accompanying |
cougar
n. large American feline resembling a lion |
coward
n. person who lacks courage to face danger; timid |
create
v. cause to exist; make |
criminology
n. the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement |
criticize
v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
cruel
a. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
cyclone
n. violent rotating windstorm |
daisy
n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl |
debatable
a. disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate |
December
n. the last (12th) month of the year |
deception
n. act of deceiving |
declaration
n. announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement |
dedication
n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action |
defendant
n. a person in a court of law who is accused of having done something wrong |
Delaware
n. a state in the northeastern US |
delegate
n. person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy |
delight
v. hold spellbound |
delivery
n. the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods |
dermatology
n. the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases |
description
n. sketch or account of anything in words |
design
n. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function |
desirable
a. worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable |
details
n. true confidential information |
developing
n. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
difficult
a. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with |
digestive
a. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion |
dimensional
a. of or relating to dimensions |
dioxide
n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
direct
v. manage or guide by advice, helpful information |
disadvantage
n. an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success |
disappoint
v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
disapprove
v. have or express an unfavorable opinion about something |
discard
v. throw out something from one's hand; get rid of |
disengage
v. release from something that holds firmly |
dislike
v. feel distaste for or hostility toward |
disposal
n. the power to use something or someone |
dissatisfied
a. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction |
dissolve
v. melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish |
distinct
a. clearly noticeable; that certainly exists |
distinguishable
a. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality |
doctor
n. a person licensed to practice medicine |
domination
n. the exercise of control or influence over someone or something |
dozen
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one |
duplex
n. a house with two units sharing a common wall |
duplicate
n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile |
eagle
v. shoot in two strokes under par |
editing
v. cut or eliminate |
effect
n. a result or condition produced by a cause |
Egypt
n. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament |
elasticity
n. tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
element
n. a part of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic |
elf
n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
elves
n. an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere |
encounter
v. confront or meet, especially unexpectedly |
engage
v. obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry |
England
n. a division of the United Kingdom |
enjoy
v. take pleasure in; find or experience pleasure for |
entire
a. with no part left out; whole |
entrance
n. a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place |
environment
n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions |
equine
a. be similar or bear likeness to horse; relating to horse |
equinox
n. period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn |
escape
v. get free from something, or to avoid something |
esophagus
n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach |
essential
a. necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something |
estimate
v. judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate |
ethnicity
n. common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties |
evening
n. the time at the end of the day, usually from 6 p.m. to bedtime |
eventually
ad. ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end |
exactly
ad. in every respect; just |
excellent
a. extremely good; of great worth; eminent |
exchange
n. substitute; trade in; give in return for something received |
excitable
a. capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited |
exciting
a. causing great interest or enthusiasm |
exclamation
n. an abrupt excited utterance |
exhausting
a. tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength |
exodus
n. departure of a large number of people |
expect
v. regard something as likely to happen |
expensive
a. high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money |
experience
n. practical contact with and observation of facts or events |
explanation
n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
exploration
n. travel for the purpose of discovery |
exponent
n. one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates |
external
a. exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside |
extravagant
a. wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained |
factor
n. number, except 1, by which a large number can be divided exactly |
famous
a. known about by many people |
fantastic
a. excellent or extraordinary |
fashion
n. style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model |
February
n. the month following January and preceding March |
feline
n. catlike; animal of the family Felidae |
finance
n. management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund |
financial
a. monetary; relating to money matters |
flavor
n. distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste |
Florida
n. a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico |
forbidding
a. prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance |
forecast
n. prediction about how something will develop, as for weather |
formation
n. a structure or arrangement of something; pattern |
fortress
n. fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town |
fracture
v. break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse |
freeze
n. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level |
freight
n. transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle |
French
a. of or pertaining to France or the people of France |
frequent
v. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
frustrating
a. preventing realization or attainment of a desire |
function
n. act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity |
fungi
n. the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants |
fungus
n. plant belonging to the group Fungi |
furthermore
ad. in addition; moreover; still further |
galaxy
n. large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities |
gallop
v. move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds |
gaseous
a. of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness |
gauge
n. measuring instrument; measure or judge |
gene
n. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity |
generation
n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring |
genuine
a. authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true |
geometry
n. branch of mathematics about the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces |
Germany
n. a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 |
giant
n. person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual |
gopher
n. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America |
graduate
n. one who has completed the prescribed course of study |
graphic
a. represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined |
graphite
n. something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
greatest
a. highest in quality |
Greek
n. a native or inhabitant of Greece |
grumble
v. utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |
gullible
a. easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting |
Hawaii
n. a state in the United States in the central Pacific |
headache
n. pain you feel inside your head |
heritage
n. legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition |
hesitate
v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
hippopotamus
n. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa |
horizon
n. line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest |
horrible
a. exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous |
hospital
n. a health facility where patients receive treatment |
human
n. a man, woman, or child, not an animal |
hundredth
n. position 100 in a countable series of things |
hurricane
n. a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean |
hurry
v. move very fast |
hydrogen
n. a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell |
hyena
n. any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae |
ignorant
a. lacking education or knowledge; unaware |
ignore
v. intentionally not listen or give attention to |
Illinois
n. a midwestern state in north-central United States |
impartial
a. fair; showing lack of favoritism |
impatient
a. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because don't want to wait |
imply
v. express or indicate indirectly; signify |
improvement
n. the act of improving something |
inadequate
a. not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor |
incidentally
ad. by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally |
income
n. gain from labor, business, property, or capital |
increase
v. become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality |
incredible
a. unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding |
indeed
ad. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc. |
indefinite
a. unclear; vague; lacking precise limits |
indicate
v. point out; direct to a knowledge of |
industry
n. economic activity like processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods |
ineffective
a. not producing an intended effect |
inefficient
a. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate |
ineligible
a. unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen |
inequality
n. a lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of opportunities |
influential
a. important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power |
information
n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc |
infraction
n. violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime |
inherit
v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy |
inquiry
n. investigation; search for knowledge |
insect
n. a small creature such as an ant or fly |
insecure
a. not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious |
instant
n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
instruction
n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing |
insult
v. offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
insurance
n. protection against possible future loss by paying a company money |
interesting
a. exciting and holding the attention |
internal
a. inside; interior; located within the limits or surface |
internet
n. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange |
interstate
n. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States |
intestine
a. inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign |
introduction
n. formally making a person known to another or to the public |
invisible
a. incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see |
irritate
v. rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke |
Italy
n. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD |
January
n. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice |
jewelry
n. adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace |
journeyman
n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
July
n. the month following June and preceding August |
June
n. the month following May and preceding July |
Jupiter
n. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus |
knitting
n. creating knitted wear |
laughter
n. the act or sound of laughing |
launch
v. begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off |
lavender
n. a pale purple color |
leopard
n. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots |
level
n. relative position in rank, class or authority |
library
n. a building or room contain books for reading and study |
limiting
n. the greatest possible degree of something |
lizard
n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail |
locate
v. discover the exact place or position of |
logic
n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning |
Louisiana
n. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
loyal
a. faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty |
magenta
n. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta |
major
a. important, serious, or significant. |
mall
n. a large building or series of buildings containing a variety of retail stores |
mandatory
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority |
mansion
n. dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence |
Massachusetts
n. a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay |
matter
v. be of importance |
media
n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv |
melody
n. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement |
melon
n. juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon; plant that produces the fruit juicy |
merciless
a. having or showing no mercy |
Mercury
n. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer |
meteorology
n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
methodology
n. system of methods followed in a particular discipline |
Mexico
n. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 |
migration
n. movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
millennium
n. span of one thousand years; thousandth anniversary |
millionth
a. the ordinal number of one million in counting order |
Minnesota
n. a midwestern state |
misconception
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion |
Mississippi
n. a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
Missouri
n. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri |
modern
a. of the present or recent times |
molecule
n. the smallest unit without losing its own chemical nature, consisting usually of two or more atoms |
motion
n. movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move |
museum
n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value |
mustard
n. a yellow-flowered plant of the cabbage family whose seeds are used to make paste |
mythology
n. study of myths; collection of myths |
nautical
a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
navigation
n. guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
necessary
a. required to be done, present; needed; essential. |
needle
n. long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting |
Neptune
n. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants |
noisily
ad. with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound |
noodle
n. a ribbonlike strip of pasta |
northern
a. situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north |
notable
a. worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
notation
n. technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction |
notify
v. make known; give notice to; inform by notice |
novel
n. printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction |
November
n. the month following October and preceding December |
nucleus
n. central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
obligation
n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt |
oblong
a. having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular |
obnoxious
a. causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive |
obsessed
a. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force |
obsolete
a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
obstruct
v. stop; impede; shut out from view |
obvious
a. exposed; easily discovered; plain |
occupation
n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
octave
n. a feast day and the seven days following it |
October
n. the month following September and preceding November |
octopus
n. any of several marine mollusks |
opposite
a. having a position on the other or further side of something |
orchard
n. garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
ostrich
n. large bird of the genus Struthio |
otherwise
ad. in other respects or ways |
oxygen
n. one of the gases which make up the air |
palatial
a. of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness |
panel
n. a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad |
participle
n. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses |
particular
a. special or more than usual |
passive
a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
pathology
n. science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition |
pelican
n. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
Pennsylvania
n. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies |
perennial
n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
performance
n. act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment |
period
n. a length or portion of time |
perishable
a. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
permissible
a. proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible. |
persecution
n. act of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor |
petroleum
n. dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
pharmacy
n. art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs |
picnic
v. have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion |
pilgrim
n. traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee |
plaster
n. cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling |
playwright
n. someone who writes plays |
pleasant
a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings |
plentiful
a. existing in great number or quantity |
plunge
v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place |
politician
n. a member of a government or law-making organization |
porcupine
n. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur |
possible
a. able to be done |
powerful
a. having great power or force |
practice
v. perform or do habitually |
preferable
a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable |
prejudice
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question |
preposition
n. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) |
prescription
n. written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions |
printed
n. a visible indication made on a surface |
process
n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end |
production
n. the act or process of producing something |
projection
n. plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface |
prompt
v. move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder |
property
n. thing or things owned; possession |
protein
n. one of the many substances found in food, such as meat or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow |
provide
v. make available for use; supply |
psychology
n. science that deals with mental processes and behavior |
publicity
n. state of being public; information to attract public notice |
quadrangle
n. four-sided plane figure; |
quadrant
n. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies |
quadruple
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big |
quarrel
v. have a heated argument or disagreement |
quartet
n. composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four |
questionable
a. subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry |
racial
a. of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups |
radio
n. an apparatus for receiving waves |
realize
v. understand a situation, sometimes suddenly |
recent
a. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time |
recession
n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
reduction
n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent |
refraction
n. turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density |
refrigerator
n. machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures |
register
v. put information, especially name, into an official list; record in writing |
regrettable
a. deserving regret |
rehearse
v. practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance |
reindeer
n. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes |
rely
v. rest with confidence; have confidence; depend |
remain
v. be left; continue to exist |
remarkable
a. worthy of notice; extraordinary |
renaissance
n. revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture |
renewable
a. capable of being renewed or extended |
repeated
n. an event that repeats |
representation
n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf |
require
v. insist upon having; request and expect |
residential
a. of or relating to or connected with residence |
respiratory
a. inhaling and exhaling; breathing |
restaurant
n. a place where meals are prepared and served to customers |
reverent
a. respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect |
revolution
n. act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization |
rhythm
n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound |
ridiculous
a. completely lacking of wisdom or good sense |
rivalry
n. competition; the act of competing as for profit or a prize |
route
n. way for travel or transportation |
running
a. executed or initiated by running |
salmon
n. fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn |
sandwich
n. two or more slices of bread with a filling between them |
saturated
a. soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full |
Saturn
n. (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus |
saucer
n. dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup |
sausage
n. a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices |
scissors
n. (plural) edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
scowl
v. frown with displeasure |
secret
n. a thing kept from general knowledge |
secretary
n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government |
sense
n. one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch |
separate
v. keep apart or divide |
September
n. the month following August and preceding October |
serious
a. grave in manner or disposition |
servant
n. a person working in the service of another, especially in the household |
settlement
n. a community of people smaller than a town |
shelf
n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water |
shelves
v. hold back to a later time |
silent
a. making no sound; quiet |
similar
a. like or alike; of the same kind |
single
a. only one |
situation
n. a condition or position in which you find yourself |
skunk
n. a small, black and white animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence |
smile
v. regard with favor |
sociology
n. the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies |
solemn
a. serious and without any humour |
solidify
v. become solid |
solstice
n. either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator |
solution
n. the act of solving a problem, question |
someone
pron. some person; somebody |
soprano
n. treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices |
southern
a. situated in the south or directed toward the south |
spaghetti
n. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce |
Spain
n. a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power |
specific
a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite |
spectacle
n. a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance |
spherical
a. of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball |
sprint
v. run very rapidly; run at full speed. |
standard
n. criteria; basis for comparison |
statement
n. a clear expression of something in speech or writing |
station
n. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route |
stomach
n. principal organ of digestion |
straight
a. without a bend, angle, or curve; direct |
strange
a. not previously known, seen, felt, heard of, etc |
stratosphere
n. region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately |
stringent
a. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
student
n. a person who is studying at a school; pupil |
studio
n. workplace for the teaching or practice of an art |
subdivision
n. act of subdividing; an administrative division of larger organization |
subheading
n. a heading of a subdivision of a text |
submarine
n. submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater |
submerge
v. sink; immerse; put under water |
submission
n. act of submitting; act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience |
subordinate
a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
subscribe
v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount |
subscription
n. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time |
substantial
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built |
substitute
v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person |
succeed
v. attain success or reach a desired goal |
suffering
a. very unhappy; full of misery |
suffrage
n. vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval |
suitable
a. appropriate to a purpose or an occasion |
supply
v. make something available to someone; provide |
suppose
v. accept as true or probable; imagine; assume |
surprise
n. a sudden unexpected event, fact, or thing |
sustained
a. continued; maintained at length without interruption or weakening |
sweater
n. knitted garment covering the upper part of the body |
symbol
n. something used for or regarded as representing something else |
tangerine
a. of a strong reddish orange color |
tangible
a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
technique
n. practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness |
tenant
n. occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building |
Tennessee
n. a state in east central United States |
tenor
n. continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document |
tentative
a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
tenth
a. coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position |
terminology
n. vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art |
terrier
n. any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground |
terrified
v. fill with terror; frighten greatly |
theology
n. science of God or of religion |
thorough
a. complete with regard to every detail; not superficial and not partial |
thousandth
a. the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order |
threatening
a. darkened by clouds |
throughout
ad. in every part; in or through all parts; during the entire time or extent |
thunder
n. sound which follows flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise |
thus
ad. as a result or consequence of this; therefore |
tolerable
a. capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. |
torrential
a. pouring in abundance |
tortoise
n. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica |
trace
v. follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface |
track
n. any road or path affording passage |
transfer
n. shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another |
trilogy
n. three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject |
trinity
n. three people considered as a unit |
triple
a. having three parts of the same type, or happening three times |
trophy
n. sign or memorial of victory raised on the field of battle |
trouble
n. difficulty or problems |
trout
n. flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes |
tumble
v. fall down, as collapsing; fall quickly and without control |
turquoise
n. blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate |
turtle
n. any aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming |
typhoon
n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind |
underline
v. draw a line under a word |
unicycle
n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel |
uniform
n. a particular set of clothes for a particular group, like police |
universe
n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
unusual
a. unexpected, slightly odd or even a bit weird |
upsetting
a. causing an emotional disturbance |
Uranus
n. (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology |
valley
n. a low area of land between hills or mountains |
vanish
v. disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out |
various
a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts |
velvet
a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface |
Venus
n. type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells |
vertical
a. upright in position or posture |
victory
n. successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent |
Virginia
n. a state in the eastern United States, one of the original 13 colonies |
virus
n. disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer |
visual
a. seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical |
vocabulary
n. a language user's knowledge of words |
volume
n. capacity; amount of space occupied by an object |
volunteer
n. person who freely performs or offers to perform a service |
voyage
n. long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation |
walrus
n. very large marine mammal of the seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean |
Washington
n. the capital of the United States |
western
n. situated in the west, or directed toward or facing the west |
whisper
n. speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without full voice |
winning
a. having won |
Wisconsin
n. a midwestern state in north central United States |
wolf
n. any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs |
wonder
v. doubt |
wound
n. a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) |
wrote
v. (past tense) compose; mark letters, words, or other symbols on a surface |
yeast
n. foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation |
zoology
n. part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom |