principal
a. highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree |
principle
n. basic truth, law, or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct |
privilege
n. special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively |
procedure
n. act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action |
procession
n. a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, as part of a ceremony |
promotional
a. intended to advertise something in order to sell it |
pronounce
v. say a word or a letter in a correct way
v. state something officially or formally, such as a judgment |
prospective
a. expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
n. people who are expected to buy something, become parents, etc. |
provision
n. act of supplying or fitting out; food and other necessary items provided
n. a condition or requirement in a legal document |
punctual
a. happening at the expected, correct time; not late |
punctuation
n. marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words into sentences, clauses, and phrases
n. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions |
quadruple
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big
a. having four units or components |
quantity
n. amount or number of something, especially that can be measured
n. an adequate or large amount |
questionnaire
n. form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information |
rapport
n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness |
ravioli
n. small squares of pasta, often filled with meat or cheese, that are cooked in boiling water |
reassure
v. comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain |
recollection
n. a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind |
recommend
v. suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose |
recruit
v. register formally as a participant; engage for military service; enlist |
rectangle
n. a flat shape with four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides of equal length |
regulate
v. control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
remit
v. transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
v. reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison |
reservoir
n. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; lake used to store water for community use |
restore
v. give or bring back; return to its original condition |
reusable
a. capable of being used again |
revise
v. look at or consider again an idea or piece of writing to correct or improve it; amend |
rupture
v. cause something to explode, break, or tear; make a sudden noisy break |
saccharin
n. a very sweet artificial substance that is used to replace sugar, as a calorie-free sweetener |
sacrifice
v. give up something that is valuable to help another person
v. kill an animal and offer it to a god or gods |
secretary
n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government
n. an assistant who handles clerical work for a boss or an organization |
semicircle
n. half of a circle, or something in this shape |
semicolon
n. a punctuation mark ' ; ' used to connect independent clauses |
senator
n. a member of a senate; a member of the king's council |
series
n. (plural) a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence |
shear
v. cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
sheer
a. very absolute or pure; nothing other than
a. very steep |
socialize
v. take part in social activities; interact with others |
sociology
n. the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies |
soloist
n. a musician who performs a single |
solstice
n. either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator |
souvenir
n. token of remembrance; something you buy or keep to help remember a holiday or special event |
spacious
a. wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable |
specialist
n. someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
n. a doctor who has special training in a particular area of medicine |
specialize
v. study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize |
specific
a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite |
spectacle
n. a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance |
spectacular
a. very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great |
spectator
n. observer or audience; one who looks on |
sponsor
v. support a person or activity by giving money or other help |