employer
n. a person or firm that employs workers |
environment
n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions |
equipment
n. apparatus, the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose |
evil
a. morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant
n. something that is very bad and harmful |
exact
a. precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth |
examine
v. test someone's knowledge or skill
v. check or study something carefully to discover essential features or meaning |
exist
v. be, or be real
v. be able to live |
explode
v. erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure |
exploit
v. make use of, sometimes unjustly |
fasten
v. become firmly fixed together |
fireplace
n. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built |
flexible
a. capable of being bent or flexed |
flood
n. cause to fill or become covered with water; a large flow |
flourish
v. grow or develop successfully; decorate with ornaments |
fluorescent
a. luminous; bright; emitting visible light |
foreign
a. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own |
foundation
n. basis on which something is grounded |
fountain
n. spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water |
frostbite
n. injury to body tissues, esp. the fingers and toes, caused by freezing |
frozen
a. turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
a. not convertible to cash |
future
n. the time to come
n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future |
Georgia
n. a southern state of the United States of America |
ghetto
n. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group
n. formerly the restricted quarter in which Jews were required to live |
ghost
n. the spirit of a dead person
n. a memory, usually of something or someone bad |
globe
n. body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth |
goalie
n. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal |
grandparent
n. a parent of your father or mother |
grasp
v. grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand |
grocery
n. a store that sells food and small things for the home
n. goods sold by a grocer shop or supermarket |
growl
v. make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog |
guitar
n. a stringed instrument usually having six strings, played by strumming or plucking |
haircut
n. the act of cutting the hair
n. the style in which hair has been cut |
hanger
n. one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
n. loop or strap by which something is hung |
hardware
n. physical and electronic parts of a computer
n. metal tools, materials, and equipment used in a house or a garden |
headache
n. pain you feel inside your head |
headstrong
a. stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding |
hideout
n. secret place where someone can go, usually a remote place used by outlaws |
horseback
ad. on a horse
n. riding a horse |
housework
n. the work of cleaning and running a house |
Houston
n. the largest city in Texas, located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico |
humor
n. the ability to find things funny
v. do what someone wants so that they do not become upset |
humorous
a. funny, or making someone laugh |
hydraulic
a. moved, operated, or effected by liquid, like water or oil |
hydrogen
n. a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell |
igloo
n. dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from hard snow |
Illinois
n. a midwestern state in north-central United States |
imagination
n. mental image of something that is not real or true
n. the ability to form images of things or events in mind |
impair
v. injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively |
inflation
n. general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country |
innocent
a. naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt |