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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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
 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  |  
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