PARTS OF SPEECH

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n. (noun) - a name word

v. (verb) - an action word

ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word

prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation

pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun

conj. (conjunction) - a joining word

A TOP a (an) - ad. one; any; each able - v. having the power to do something about - ad. almost ("about half"); of or having a relation to ("We talk about the weather.") above - ad. at a higher place accept - v. to agree to receive accident - n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone across - ad. from side to side; to the other side act - v. to do something activist - n. one who seeks change through action actor - n. someone acting in a play or show add - v. to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister admit - v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations"); to express one's guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.") adult - n. a grown person advise - v. to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision affect - v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance.") afraid - ad. feeling fear after - ad. later; behind again - ad. another time; as before against - ad. opposed to; not agreeing with something age - n. how old a person or thing is agency - n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the United Nations") aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders ago - ad. of time past; before now agree - v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something agriculture - n. farming aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance aim - v. to point a gun at; n. a goal or purpose air - n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe air force - n. a military organization using airplanes airplane - n. a vehicle with wings that flies airport - n. a place where airplanes take off and land album - n. a collection of recorded music alcohol - n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products alive - ad. having life; not dead all - ad. everything; everyone; the complete amount ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose almost - ad. a little less than completely alone - ad. separated from others along - ad. near or on ("along the road") already - ad. before now; even now also - ad. added to; too although - conj. even if it is true that always - ad. at all times; every time ambassador - n. a nation's highest diplomatic representative (to another government) amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law) ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from guns among - ad. in or part of (a group) amount - n. the number, size or weight of anything anarchy - n. a lack of order; lawlessness ancestor - n. a family member from the past ancient - ad. very old; long ago and - conj. also; in addition to; with anger - n. a strong emotion against someone or something animal - n. a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officially another - ad. one more; a different one answer - n. a statement produced by a question; v. to make a statement after being asked a question any - ad. one or more of no special kind apologize - v. to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help appear - v. to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem appoint - v. to name; to choose ("appoint a judge") approve - v. to agree with; to agree to support archeology - n. the scientific study of past human life and activities area - n. any place or part of it argue - v. to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree arms - n. military equipment; weapons army - n. military ground forces around - ad. on every side (of) arrest - v. to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner arrive - v. to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip art - n. expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues artillery - n. big guns as - conj. equally ("as fast as"); when; while ash - n. the part left after something burns ask - v. to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher questions every day.") assist - v. to help astronaut - n. a person who travels in space astronomy - n. the scientific study of stars and the universe asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country at - prep. in or near ("at the edge"); where ("look at"); when ("at noon") atmosphere - n. the gases surrounding any star or planet attach - v. to tie together; to connect attack - n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; v. to start a fight attempt - v. to work toward something; to try; to make an effort attend - v. to be present at automobile - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car autumn - n. the time of the year between summer and winter average - n. something (a number) representing the middle; ad. common; normal avoid - v. to stay away from awake - ad. not sleeping award - n. an honor or prize for an act or service away - ad. not near

B TOP baby - n. a newly born creature back - n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward bad - ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal ball - n. something round balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends money bar - v. to prevent or block barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.") battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces be - v. to live; to happen; to exist beat - v. to hit again and again beauty - ad. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit because - prep. for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.") become - v. to come to be bed - n. a sleeping place before - prep. earlier begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to start behind - ad. at the back of; in back of believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell") belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member of below - ad. lower than best - ad. the most good betray - v. to turn against; to be false to better - ad. more good than between - ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other ("talks between two nations") big - ad. of great size; not small bill - n. a legislative proposal biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms bird - n. a creature that flies bite - v. to cut with the teeth black - ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm bleed - v. to lose blood blind - ad. not able to see block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement blood - n. red fluid in the body blow - v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.") blue - ad. having the color like that of a clear sky boat - n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goods body - n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal boil - v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs bone - n. the hard material in the body book - n. a long written work for reading border - n. a dividing line between nations born - v. to come to life; to come into existence borrow - v. to take as a loan both - ad. not just one of two, but the two together bottle - n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid bottom - ad. the lowest part of something box - n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood boy - n. a young male person boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with brain - n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures brave - ad. having no fear bread - n. a food made from grain break - v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy breathe - v. to take air into the body and let it out again bridge - n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other brief - ad. short; not long bright - ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color bring - v. to come with something broadcast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television program brother - n. a male with the same father or mother as another person brown - ad. having the color like that of coffee budget - n. a spending plan build - v. to join materials together to make something building - n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun burn - v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire burst - v. to break open suddenly bury - v. to put into the ground and cover with earth bus - n. a public vehicle to carry people business - n. one's work; buying and selling to earn money; trade busy - ad. doing something; very active but - conj. however; other than; yet buy - v. to get by paying something, usually money by - conj. near; at; next to ("by the road"); from ("a play by William Shakespeare"); not later than ("by midnight")

C TOP cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.") calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense camera - n. a device for taking pictures camp - n. a place with temporary housing campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal cancel - v. to end; to stop cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's government is capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another case (court) - n. a legal action case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity century - n. one hundred years ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group champion - n. the best; the winner chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen change - v. to make different; to become different charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something chase - v. to run or go after someone or something cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from cheer - v. to shout approval or praise chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important child - n. a baby; a boy or girl children - n. more than one child choose - v. to decide between two or more circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O" citizen - n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law city - n. any important large town civilian - ad. not military civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation claim - v. to say something as a fact clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose clean - v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water") clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organization climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place climb - v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands clock - n. a device that measures and shows time close - v. to make something not open; ad. near to cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances clothes - n. what people wear cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel coalition - n. forces, groups or nations joined together coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature collect - v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes") college - n. a small university colony - n. land controlled by another country or government color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others combine - v. to mix or bring together come - v. to move toward; to arrive command - v. to order; to have power over something comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something committee - n. a group of people given special work common - ad. usual; same for all ("a common purpose") communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information community - n. a group of people living together in one place or area company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes compare - v. to examine what is different or similar compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finished complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's health conference - n. a meeting confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is true conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck Congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries connect - v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to link conservative - n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change consider - v. to give thought to; to think about carefully constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government contain - v. to hold; to include container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something continent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the world continue - v. to go on doing or being control - v. to direct; to have power over convention - n. a large meeting for a special purpose cook - v. to heat food before eating it cool - ad. almost cold cooperate - v. to act or work together copy - v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another corn - n. a food grain correct - ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right cost - n. the price or value of something ("The cost of the book is five dollars."); v. to be valued at ("The book costs five dollars.") cotton - n. a material made from a plant of the same name count - v. to speak or add numbers country - n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities court - n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law cover - v. to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing cow - n. a farm animal used for its milk crash - v. to fall violently; to hit with great force create - v. to make; to give life or form to creature - n. any living being; any animal or human credit - n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time crew - n. a group of people working together crime - n. an act that violates a law criminal - n. a person who is responsible for a crime crisis - n. an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation criticize - v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge crops - n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables cross - v. to go from one side to another; to go across crowd - n. a large number of people gathered in one place crush - v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely cry - v. to express or show sorrow or pain culture - n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population cure - v. to improve health; to make well ("The doctor can cure the disease."); n. something that makes a sick person well ("Antibiotics are a cure for infection.") curfew - n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses current - n. movement of air, water or electricity; ad. belonging to the present time ("She found the report in a current publication.") custom - n. a long-established belief or activity of a people customs - n. taxes on imports cut - v. to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce

D TOP dam - n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water damage - v. to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to things dance - v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music danger - n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss dark - ad. having little or no light ("The room was dark.") date - n. an expression of time; a day, month and year daughter - n. a person's female child day - n. twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight dead - ad. not living deaf - ad. not able to hear deal - v. to have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.") debate - v. to argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or argument debt - n. something that is owed; the condition of owing decide - v. to choose; to settle; to judge declare - v. to say; to make a statement decrease - v. to make less in size or amount deep - ad. going far down; a long way from top to bottom defeat - v. to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost defend - v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect deficit - n. a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports define - v. to give the meaning of; to explain degree - n. a measure of temperature delay - v. to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late delegate - n. one sent to act for another; one who represents another demand - v. to ask by ordering; to ask with force democracy - n. the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions demonstrate - v. to make a public show of opinions or feelings ("The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights."); to explain by using examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.") denounce - v. to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely deny - v. to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request depend - v. to need help and support deplore - v. to regret strongly; to express sadness deploy - v. to move forces or weapons into positions for action depression - n. severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs describe - v. to give a word picture of something; to give details of something desert - n. a dry area of land design - v. to plan or create plans for desire - v. to want very much; to wish for destroy - v. to break into pieces; to end the existence of detail - n. a small part of something; a small piece of information develop - v. to grow; to create; to experience progress device - n. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose dictator - n. a ruler with complete power die - v. to become dead; to stop living; to end diet - n. usual daily food and drink different - ad. not the same difficult - ad. not easy; hard to do, make or carry out dig - v. to make a hole in the ground dinner - n. the main amount of food eaten at a usual time ("The family had its dinner at noon."); a special event that includes food ("The official dinner took place at the White House.") diplomat - n. a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government direct - v. to lead; to aim or show the way ("He directed me to the theater."); ad. straight to something; not through some other person or thing ("The path is direct.") direction - n. the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to dirt - n. earth or soil disappear - v. to become unseen; to no longer exist disarm - v. to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device discover - v. to find or learn something discuss - v. to talk about; to exchange ideas disease - n. a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria dismiss - v. to send away; to refuse to consider dispute - v. to oppose strongly by argument; n. an angry debate dissident - n. a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government distance - n. the amount of space between two places or objects ("The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.") dive - v. to jump into water head first divide - v. to separate into two or more parts do - v. to act; to make an effort doctor - n. a person trained in medicine to treat sick people document - n. an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something dog - n. a small animal that often lives with humans dollar - n. United States money, one hundred cents door - n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room down - ad. from higher to lower; in a low place dream - v. to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; n. a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future drink - v. to take liquid into the body through the mouth drive - v. to control a moving vehicle drop - v. to fall or let fall; to go lower drown - v. to die under water drug - n. anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind dry - ad. not wet; without rain during - ad. through the whole time; while (something is happening) dust - n. pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air duty - n. one's job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just

E TOP each - ad. every one by itself early - ad. at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late earn - v. to be paid in return for work done earth - n. the planet we all live on; the ground or soil earthquake - n. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface ease - v. to reduce; to make less difficult east - n. the direction from which the sun rises easy - ad. not difficult; not hard to do eat - v. to take food into the body through the mouth ecology - n. the scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things economy - n. the system by which money, industry and trade are organized edge - n. the line where something ends or begins education - n. the act of teaching effect - n. the result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious effect on the economy.") effort - n. an attempt; the work necessary to do something egg - n. the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby either - ad. one of two, but not the other elect - v. to choose by voting electricity - n. a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines embassy - n. the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants emergency - n. an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action emotion - n. a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness employ - v. to give work in return for wages empty - ad. having nothing inside; v. to remove everything end - v. to stop; to finish; n. the part which comes last enemy - n. a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war energy - n. power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active enforce - v. to make something be done engine - n. a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work engineer - n. a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads enjoy - v. to be pleased or satisfied by something enough - ad. as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed enter - v. to come or go into environment - n. all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals equal - ad. the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights equipment - n. things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity escape - v. to get free; to get away from; to get out of especially - ad. more than others ("We liked the food, especially the fish.") establish - v. to bring into existence; to create estimate - v. to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information ethnic - ad. of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived evaporate - v. to change from a liquid into a gas even - ad. in a way not thought possible ("They survived, even though the building was destroyed.") event - n. that which happens, especially something of importance ever - ad. at any time every - ad. each one; all evidence - n. material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing evil - ad. not good; extremely bad exact - ad. having no mistakes; correct in every detail examine - v. to study closely example - n. a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like excellent - ad. extremely good except - prep. but for exchange - v. to trade; to give or receive one thing for another excuse - v. to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; n. a reason (sometimes false) for an action execute - v. to kill exercise - n. an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health exile - v. to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country exist - v. to be; to live expand - v. to make larger; to grow larger expect - v. to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event expel - v. to force out; to remove from; to send away experience - v. to live through an event, situation or condition ("She experienced great pain."); n. something that one has done or lived through ("The experience caused her great pain.") experiment - v. to test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something expert - n. a person with special knowledge or training explain - v. to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning explode - v. to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb explore - v. to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely export - v. to send to another country; n. something sent to another country, usually for sale express - v. to say clearly extend - v. to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time extra - ad. more than normal, expected or necessary extreme - ad. more than the usual or accepted extremist - n. a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way

F TOP face - n. the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; v. to look toward; to turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger fact - n. something known or proved to be true factory - n. a building or group of buildings where goods are made fail - v. to not succeed; to not reach a goal fair - ad. just; honest; what is right fall - v. to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position false - ad. not true; not correct family - n. the group that includes children and their parents famous - ad. known very well to many people far - ad. at, to or from a great distance farm - n. land used to grow crops and animals for food fast - ad. moving or working at great speed; quick fat - n. tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy father - n. the male parent; a man who has a child or children fear - v. to be afraid; to worry that something bad is near or may happen ("He feared falling down."); n. a strong emotion when there is danger or trouble ("He had a fear that he would fall down.") federal - ad. of or having to do with a national or central government feed - v. to give food to feel - v. to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching female - n. a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad. of or about women fence - n. something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out fertile - ad. rich in production of plants or animals; producing much few - ad. not many; a small number of field - n. an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals fierce - ad. extremely strong; violent; angry fight - v. to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; n. the use of force; a battle fill - v. to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more film - v. to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; a movie final - ad. at the end; last financial - ad. of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks find - v. to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case ("The jury finds the man guilty of murder.") fine - n. a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin finish - v. to complete; to end fire - v. to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced by something burning fireworks - n. rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations firm - ad. not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in her opinion.") first - ad. coming before all others fish - n. a creature that lives and can breathe in water fit - v. to be of the correct size or shape ("These shoes fit my feet.") fix - v. to make good or right again flag - n. a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization flat - ad. smooth; having no high places flee - v. to run away from float - v. to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air flood - v. to cover with water; n. the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land floor - n. the bottom part of a room for walking on ("The book fell to the floor."); the level of a building ("The fire was on the first floor.") flow - v. to move like a liquid flower - n. the colored part of plants that carry seeds fluid - n. any substance that can flow, such as a liquid fly - v. to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle fog - n. a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground follow - v. to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey food - n. that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth fool - v. to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; n. a person who is tricked easily foot - n. the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks for - prep. because of ("He is famous for his work."); in exchange ("Give me one dollar for the book."); through space or time ("They travelled for one hour."); representative of ("I speak for all people."); to be employed by ("She works for a computer company.") force - v. to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; n. power, strength; strength used against a person or object; military power of a nation; a military group foreign - ad. of, about or from another nation; not from one's own place or country forest - n. a place of many trees forget - v. to not remember forgive - v. to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt form - v. to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a swim team."); n. a kind ("Swimming is a form of exercise.") former - ad. earlier in time; not now forward - ad. the direction in front of; toward the front free - v. to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost freedom - n. the condition of being free freeze - v. to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold fresh - ad. newly made or gathered; recent friend - n. a person one likes and trusts frighten - v. to cause great fear from - prep. having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause ("It is a message from the president."); at a place distant, not near ("The school is five kilometers from my home."); because of ("He is suffering from cancer.") front - n. the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part fruit - n. food from trees and plants fuel - n. any substance burned to create heat or power full - ad. containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete fun - n. anything that is pleasing and causes happiness funeral - n. a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead future - n. time after now ("We can talk about it in the future."); ad. in the time to come ("All future meetings will be held in this room.")

G TOP gain - v. to get possession of; to get more; to increase game - n. an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports gas - n. any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power gather - v. to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect general - n. a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all gentle - ad. soft; kind; not rough or violent get - v. to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of gift - n. something given without cost girl - n. a young female person give - v. to present to another to keep without receiving payment glass - n. a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids go - v. to move from one place to another; to leave goal - n. that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race god - n. the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers gold - n. a highly valued yellow metal good - ad. pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad goods - n. things owned or made to be sold govern - v. to control; to rule by military or political power government - n. a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area grain - n. the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds granddaughter - n. the daughter of a person's daughter or son grandfather - n. the father of a person's father or mother grandmother - n. the mother of a person's father or mother grandson - n. the son of a person's daughter or son grass - n. a plant with long, narrow, green leaves gray - ad. having the color like that made by mixing black and white great - ad. very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important green - ad. having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass grind - v. to reduce to small pieces by crushing ground - n. land; the earth's surface; soil group - n. a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose grow - v. to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount guarantee - v. to promise a result; to promise that something will happen guard - v. to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.") guerrilla - n. a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police guide - v. to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way guilty - ad. having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action gun - n. a weapon that shoots bullets

H TOP hair - n. the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head half - n. one of two equal parts of something halt - v. to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop hang - v. to place something so the highest part is supported and the lower part is not; to kill by hanging happen - v. to become a fact or event; to take place happy - ad. pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad hard - ad. not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand; needing much effort or force harm - v. to injure; to damage; n. damage; hurt harvest - v. to gather crops; n. the crop after it is gathered hat - n. a head cover hate - v. to have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite love have - v. to possess; to own; to hold he - pro. the boy or man who is being spoken about head - v. to lead; to command; n. leader; chief; the top part of something; the highest position headquarters - n. the center from which orders are given; the main offices of a business or organization heal - v. to return to good health; to cure; to become well health - n. the general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being free from sickness or disease hear - v. to receive sound through the ears; to receive news about heat - v. to make hot or warm; n. great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun heavy - ad. having much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force helicopter - n. a machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one place above the ground help - v. to give support; to assist; to make easier; n. support; aid here - ad. in, to or at this place hero - n. a person honored for being brave or wise hide - v. to prevent from being seen or found; to make secret high - ad. tall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others hijack - v. to seize or take control of a vehicle by force hill - n. a small mountain history - n. the written record or description of past events; the study of the past hit - v. to strike; to touch with force hold - v. to carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to organize and be involved in ("The two sides hold talks this week.") hole - n. an opening; a torn or broken place in something holiday - n. a day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to honor or remember a person or event holy - ad. greatly honored in religion home - n. the building where a person lives, especially with family; the place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one lives honest - ad. truthful; able to be trusted honor - v. to obey; to show strong, good feelings for ("to honor one's parents"); n. an award; an act of giving special recognition ("He received many honors for his efforts to help others.") hope - v. to expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will happen as wanted; to want something to happen horrible - ad. causing great fear; terrible horse - n. a large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work hospital - n. a place where sick or injured people are given medical care hostage - n. a person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored hostile - ad. ready to fight; ready for war hot - ad. having or feeling great heat or a high temperature hotel - n. a building with rooms, and often food, for travellers hour - n. a measure of time; sixty minutes house - n. a building in which people live; a country's parliament or lawmaking group ("House of Representatives") how - ad. in what way; to what amount however - conj. yet; but huge - ad. very big; of great size human - ad. of or about people humor - n. the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh hunger - n. the need for food hunt - v. to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find hurry - v. to do or go fast hurt - v. to cause pain, injury or damage husband - n. a man who is married

I TOP I - pro. the person speaking ice - n. frozen water idea - n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief identify - v. to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are if - conj. on condition; provided that ("I will go if you go.") illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a law imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea immediate - ad. without delay; very near in time or place import - v. to bring from another country; n. something brought from another country, usually for sale important - ad. having great meaning, value or power improve - v. to make better; to become better in - prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during incident - n. an event or something that happens incite - v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent include - v. to have; to make a part of increase - v. to make more in size or amount independent - ad. not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate individual - n. one person industry - n. any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing infect - v. to make sick with something that causes disease inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down influence - v. to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change inform - v. to tell; to give knowledge to information - n. knowledge; facts inject - v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin injure - v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action insane - ad. mentally sick insect - n. a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings inspect - v. to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert instead - ad. in the place of; taking the place of instrument - n. a tool or device designed to do something or to make something insult - v. to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored intelligence - n. the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying intelligent - ad. quick to understand or learn intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious interest - n. what is important to someone ("He acted to protect his interests." "She had a great interest in painting."); a share in owning a business; money paid for the use of money borrowed interfere - v. to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the activities of others, especially when not asked to do so international - ad. of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world intervene - v. to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve invade - v. to enter an area or country by force with an army invent - v. to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something invest - v. to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money investigate - v. to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth invite - v. to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering involve - v. to take part in; to become a part of; to include iron - n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools island - n. a land area with water all around it issue - n. an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about it - pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being spoken about ("The sky is blue, but it also has a few white clouds.")

J TOP jail - n. a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious jewel - n. a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald job - n. the work that one does to earn money join - v. to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of joint - ad. shared by two or more joke - n. something done or said to cause others to laugh judge - v. to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court jump - v. to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air jury - n. a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial just - ad. only ("Help me for just a minute."); very shortly before or after the present ("He just left."); at the same time ("He left just as I came in."); what is right or fair ("The law is just, in my opinion.")

K TOP keep - v. to possess; to have for oneself kick - v. to hit with the foot kidnap - v. to seize and take away by force kill - v. to make dead; to cause to die kind - n. sort ("What kind of dog is that?"); ad. gentle; caring; helpful kiss - v. to touch with the mouth to show love or honor knife - n. a tool or weapon used to cut know - v. to understand something as correct; to have the facts about; to recognize someone because you have met and talked together before knowledge - n. that which is known; learning or understanding

L TOP labor - n. work; workers as a group laboratory - n. a room or place where experiments in science are done lack - v. to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having lake - n. a large area of fresh water surrounded by land land - v. to come to the earth from the air ("Airplanes land at airports."); n. the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground language - n. words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group large - ad. big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small last - v. to continue ("The talks will last three days."); ad. after all others; the only one remaining ("She is the last person in line.") late - ad. after the correct time; near the end; opposite early laugh - v. to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings launch - v. to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space law - n. all or any rules made by a government lead - v. to show the way; to command; to control; to go first leak - v. to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid) learn - v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts leave - v. to go away from; to let something stay where it is left - ad. on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite right legal - ad. of or in agreement with the law legislature - n. a government lawmaking group lend - v. to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money less - ad. smaller in amount; not as much let - v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible letter - n. a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another person level - n. the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of something or someone liberal - ad. one who usually supports social progress or change lie - v. to have one's body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one knows is not true life - n. the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things lift - v. to take or bring up to a higher place or level light - n. a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; anything that produces light; ad. bright; clear; not heavy lightning - n. light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm like - v. to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; ad. in the same way as; similar to limit - v. to restrict to a number or amount; n. the greatest amount or number permitted line - n. a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things organized; one after another; the edge of an area protected by military forces link - v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation between two or more things, situations or events liquid - n. a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water list - v. to put in writing a number of names of people or things; n. a written series of names or things listen - v. to try to hear literature - n. all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country little - ad. not tall or big; a small amount live - v. to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive load - v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; n. that which is carried loan - n. money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; something borrowed local - ad. about or having to do with one place lonely - ad. feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people ("a lonely man") long - ad. not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much time look - v. to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be lose - v. to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated loud - ad. having a strong sound; full of sound or noise love - v. to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes involving sex); n. a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; opposite hate low - ad. not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground loyal - ad. showing strong friendship and support for someone or something luck - n. something that happens by chance

M TOP machine - n. a device with moving parts used to do work magazine - n. a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information mail - n. letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office main - ad. the most important or largest major - ad. great in size, importance or amount majority - n. the greater number; more than half make - v. to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become male - n. a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children; ad. of or about men man - n. an adult male human manufacture - v. to make goods in large amounts many - ad. a large number or amount of map - n. a picture of the earth's surface or a part of it march - v. to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something mark - v. to make a sign or cut on something market - n. a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them marry - v. to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony) mass - n. an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size mate - v. to bring together a male and a female to create another creature material - n. the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else mathematics - n. the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs matter - n. anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of may - v. a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible ("May I go?" "They may leave tomorrow.") mayor - n. the chief official of a city or town government meal - n. food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner mean - v. to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of measure - v. to learn the amount, size or distance of something; n. an action taken; a legislative proposal meat - n. the part of a dead animal used for food media - n. all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio medicine - n. a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health meet - v. to come together with someone or something at the same time and place melt - v. to make a solid into a liquid by heating it member - n. one of a group memorial - n. something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event memory - n. a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered mental - ad. about or having to do with the mind mercy - n. kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon message - n. written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group metal - n. a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold method - n. the way something is done microscope - n. a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied middle - n. the center; a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends; ad. in the center militant - n. someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence military - n. the armed forces of a nation or group; ad. of or about the armed forces milk - n. the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young mind - n. the thinking, feeling part of a person mine - v. to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth; n. a place in the earth where such substances are found; a bomb placed under the ground or under water so it cannot be seen mineral - n. a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt minister - n. a member of a cabinet; a high government official ("prime minister,"foreign minister") minor - ad. small in size; of little importance minority - n. the smaller number; opposite majority minute - n. a measure of time; one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; sixty seconds miss - v. to fail to hit, see, reach or meet missile - n. any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target missing - ad. lost; not found mistake - n. a wrong action or decision; an action done without the knowledge that it was wrong mix - v. to put different things together to make one thing mob - n. a large group of wild or angry people model - n. an example; something, usually small, made to show how something will look or work moderate - ad. not extreme modern - ad. of the present or very recent time; the most improved money - n. pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things month - n. one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided moon - n. the bright object often seen in the night sky that orbits the earth about every twenty-nine days moral - ad. concerning what is right or wrong in someone's actions more - ad. greater in size or amount morning - n. the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon most - ad. greatest in size or amount mother - n. the female parent; a woman who has a child or children motion - n. a movement; a continuing change of position or place mountain - n. a part of the earth's surface that rises high above the area around it mourn - v. to express or feel sadness move - v. to change position; to put or keep in motion; to go movement - n. the act of moving or a way of moving; a series of acts or efforts to reach a goal movie - n. a motion picture; a film much - ad. great in amount murder - v. to kill another person illegally; n. the crime of killing another person music - n. the making of sounds by singing or using a musical instrument must - v. a word used with an action word to mean necessary ("You must go to school.") mystery - n. something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; a secret

N TOP name - v. to appoint; to nominate; to give a name to; n. a word by which a person, animal or thing is known or called narrow - ad. limited in size or amount; not wide; having a short distance from one side to the other nation - n. a country, together with its social and political systems native - n. someone who was born in a place, not one who moved there natural - ad. of or about nature; normal; common to its kind nature - n. all the plants, animals and other things on earth not created by humans; events or processes not caused by humans navy - n. the part of a country's military force trained to fight at sea near - ad. not far; close to necessary - ad. needed to get a result or effect; required need - v. to require; to want; to be necessary to have or to do negotiate - v. to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution neither - ad. not one or the other of two neutral - ad. not supporting one side or the other in a dispute never - ad. at no time; not ever new - ad. not existing before; not known before; recently made, built, bought or grown; another; different news - n. information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media next - ad. coming immediately after; nearest nice - ad. pleasing; good; kind night - n. the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light no - ad. used to reject or to refuse; not any; not at all noise - n. sound, especially when loud nominate - v. to name someone as a candidate for an election; to propose a person for an office or position noon - n. the middle of the day; twelve o'clock in the daytime normal - n. the usual condition, amount or form; ad. usual; what is expected north - n. the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun not - ad. a word showing that something is denied or untrue ("She is not going.") note - v. to talk about something already known; n. a word or words written to help a person remember; a short letter nothing - n. not anything; no thing now - ad. at this time; immediately nowhere - ad. not in, to or at any place nuclear - ad. of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms number - n. a word or sign used to show the order or amount of things

O TOP obey - v. to act as one is ordered to act object - v. to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched observe - v. to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.") occupy - v. to take and hold or to control by force ocean - n. the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water of - prep. made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among off - ad. away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected offensive - n. a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking offer - v. to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed office - n. a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed officer - n. a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force official - n. a person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power often - ad. many times oil - n. a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel old - ad. not young or new; having lived or existed for many years on - prep. above and held up by; touching the upper surface of ("The book is on the table."); supported by ("He is on his feet."); about ("The report on the meeting is ready."); at the time of ("He left on Wednesday.") once - ad. one time only only - ad. being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.") open - v. to start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret operate - v. to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons opinion - n. a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking oppose - v. to be against; to fight against opposite - ad. different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") oppress - v. to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power or - conj. giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices orbit - v. to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet order - v. to give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws organize - v. to put in order; to put together into a system other - ad. different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ">("That man is short; the other is tall.") our - ad. of or belonging to us oust - v. to force to leave; to remove by force out - ad. away from the inside; opposite of in over - conj. above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world") overthrow - v. to remove from power; to defeat or end by force owe - v. to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received own - v. to have or possess for oneself

P TOP pain - n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body paint - v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface pan - n. a metal container used for cooking paper - n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary pardon - v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment parent - n. a father or mother parliament - n. a government lawmaking group part - n. something less than the whole; not all of something party - n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment pass - v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to go passenger - n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country past - n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former path - n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem pay - v. to give money for work done or for something bought peace - n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet people - n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation ("the American people") percent - n. a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.") perfect - ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without mistakes perform - v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others period - n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time permit - v. to let; to make possible person - n. a man, woman or child physical - ad. of the body physics - n. the study of motion, matter and energy picture - n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a camera piece - n. a part of something larger pig - n. a farm animal used for its meat pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter pipe - n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas place - v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country plan - v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something ">("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or developed idea or method ("The plan will not work.") planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.") plant - v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth plastic - n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things play - v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater please - v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment plenty - n. all that is needed; a large enough amount plot - v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions point - v. to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something poison - n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health police - n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water poor - n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public population - n. all the people in a place, city or country port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm position - n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a job (or level of a job) in an organization possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by possible - ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen postpone - v. to delay action until a later time pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow power - n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work ("Water power turns the wheel.") praise - v. to say good things about; to approve pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby present - v. to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place ("I was present at school yesterday.") president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture profession - n. a job that requires special training professor - n. a teacher at a college or university profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity program - n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal project - n. a planned effort to do something propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions property - n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods propose - v. to present or offer for consideration protect - v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged protest - v. to speak against; to object prove - v. to show to be true provide - v. to give something needed or wanted public - ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite private publication - n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; opposite push pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through punish - v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is bought pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; opposite pull put - v. to place; to set in position

Q TOP quality - n. that which something is known to have or be ("An important quality of steel is its strength."); amount of value or excellence ("Their goods are of the highest quality.") question - v. to ask; to express wonder or disbelief; n. a sentence or word used in asking for information; a problem; an issue to be discussed quick - ad. fast quiet - ad. with little or no noise; having little or no movement; calm

R TOP race - v. to run; to take part in a competition to decide who or what can move fastest; to take part in a campaign for political office; n. one of the major groups that humans can be divided into because of a common physical similarity, such as skin color radar - n. a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of objects that may be too far away to be seen radiation - n. waves of energy from something that produces heat or light; energy from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous radio - n. the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the air without wires raid - v. to make a sudden attack; n. a sudden attack carried out as an act of war, or for the purpose of seizing or stealing something railroad - n. a road for trains; a company that operates such a road and its stations and equipment rain - n. water falling from the sky raise - v. to lift up; to move to a higher position; to cause to grow; to increase rare - ad. not common; not usual; not often rate - n. speed; a measure of how quickly or how often something happens; the price of any thing or service that is bought or sold reach - v. to put a hand toward; to arrive at; to come to react - v. to act as a result of or in answer to read - v. to look at and understand the meaning of written words or numbers ready - ad. prepared; completed; organized; willing real - ad. true; truly existing; not false realistic - ad. in agreement with the way things are reason - n. the cause for a belief or act; purpose; something that explains reasonable - ad. ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme; ready or willing to compromise rebel - v. to act against a government or power, often with force; to refuse to obey; n. one who opposes or fights against the government of his or her country receive - v. to get or accept something given, offered or sent recent - ad. a short time ago recession - n. a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs recognize - v. to know or remember something or someone that was known, known about or seen before; to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government record - v. to write something in order to have it for future use; to put sound or pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again; n. a writing that shows proof or facts about something recover - v. to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away ("The police recovered the stolen money."); to return to normal health or normal conditions She is expected to recover from the operation.") red - ad. having the color like that of blood reduce - v. to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; to cut reform - v. to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better condition refugee - n. a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war refuse - v. to reject; to not accept, give or do something regret - n. a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that happens reject - v. to refuse to accept, use or believe relations - n. understandings or ties between nations; members of the same family; people connected by marriage or family ties release - v. to free; to permit to go; to permit to be known or made public religion - n. a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods remain - v. to stay in a place after others leave; to stay the same remains - n. a dead body remember - v. to think about the past; opposite forget remove - v. to take away or take off; to put an end to; to take out of a position or office repair - n. work done to fix something repeat - v. to say or do again report - v. to tell about; to give the results of a study or investigation; n. the story about an event; the results of a study or investigation; a statement in which the facts may not be confirmed represent - v. to act in the place of someone else; to substitute for; to serve as an example repress - v. to control or to restrict freedoms by force request - v. to ask for; n. the act of asking for require - v. to need or demand as necessary rescue - v. to free from danger or evil research - n. a careful study to discover correct information resign - v. to leave a position, job or office resist - v. to oppose; to fight to prevent resolution - n. an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually reached by voting resource - n. anything of value that can be used or sold responsible - ad. having a duty or job to do ("He is responsible for preparing the report."); being the cause of ("They were responsible for the accident.") rest - v. to sit, lie down or sleep to regain strength; n. that which remains; the others restrain - v. to keep controlled; to limit action by a person or group restrict - v. to limit; to prevent from increasing or becoming larger result - v. to happen from a cause; n. that which follows or is produced by a cause; effect retire - v. to leave a job or position because one is old or in poor health return - v. to go or come back; to bring, give, take or send back revolt - v. to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of government rice - n. a food grain rich - ad. having much money or goods; having plenty of something ride - v. to sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat right - n. what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have ("It is their right to vote."); ad. agreeing with the facts; good; correct; opposite wrong; on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; opposite left riot - v. to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a violent action by a large group of people rise - v. to go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing risk - n. the chance of loss, damage or injury river - n. a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean road - n. a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other rob - v. to take money or property secretly or by force; to steal rock - n. a hard piece of mineral matter rocket - n. a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon roll - v. to turn over and over; to move like a ball room - n. a separate area within a building with its own walls root - n. the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil rope - n. a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying rough - ad. not flat or smooth; having an uneven surface; violent; not made well round - ad. having the shape of a ball or circle rub - v. to move something over the surface of another thing rubber - n. a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals ruin - v. to damage severely; to destroy rule - v. to govern or control; to decide; n. a statement or an order that says how something must be done run - v. to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking

S TOP sabotage - v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation ("The rebels sabotaged the railroad.") sacrifice - v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person sad - ad. not happy safe - ad. away from harm or danger sail - v. to travel by boat or ship sailor - n. a person involved in sailing a boat or ship salt - n. a white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used to affect the taste of food same - ad. not different; not changed; like another or others sand - n. extremely small pieces of crushed rock found in large amounts in deserts and on coasts satellite - n. a small object in space that moves around a larger object; an object placed in orbit around the earth satisfy - v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded save - v. to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for future use say - v. to speak; to express in words school - n. a place for education; a place where people go to learn science - n. the study of nature and the actions of natural things, and the knowledge gained about them sea - n. a large area of salt water, usually part of an ocean search - v. to look for carefully season - n. one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth's position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter); a period of time based on different weather conditions ("dry season", "rainy season"); a period during the year when something usually happens ("baseball season") seat - n. a thing to sit on; a place to sit or the right to sit there ("a seat in parliament") second - ad. the one that comes after the first secret - n. something known only to a few and kept from general knowledge; ad. hidden from others; known only to a few security - n. freedom from danger or harm; protection; measures necessary to protect a person or place ("Security was increased in the city.") see - v. to know or sense through the eyes; to understand or know seed - n. the part of a plant from which new plants grow seek(ing) - v. to search for ("They are seeking a cure for cancer."); to try to get ("She is seeking election to public office."); to plan to do ("Electric power companies are seeking to reduce their use of coal.") seem - v. to appear to be ("She seems to be in good health.") seize - v. to take quickly by force; to take control of quickly; to arrest self - n. all that which makes one person different from others sell - v. to give something in exchange for money Senate - n. the smaller of the two groups in the governments of some countries, such as in the United States Congress send - v. to cause to go; to permit to go; to cause to be carried, taken or directed to or away from a place sense - v. to come to know about by feeling, believing or understanding; n. any of the abilities to see, hear, taste, smell or feel sentence - v. to declare the punishment for a crime; n. the punishment for a crime separate - v. to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or independent from others; ad. not together or connected; different series - n. a number of similar things or events that follow one after another in time, position or order serious - ad. important; needing careful consideration; dangerous serve - v. to work as an official; to be employed by the government; to assist or help service - n. an organization or system that provides something for the public ("Schools and roads are services paid for by taxes."); a job that an organization or bu