|
WORD |
DEFINITION |
PART OF SPEECH |
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accept |
to
take what is given |
verb |
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except |
excluding
or omitting a thing or person |
preposition |
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access |
availability;
way of gaining entrance |
noun |
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excess |
abundant;
superfluous |
adjective |
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excess |
extra
amount |
noun |
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advice |
opinion
given to someone, counseling |
noun |
|
advise |
act
of giving an opinion or counsel |
verb |
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affect |
to
produce a change in |
verb |
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effect |
end
result of consequence |
noun |
|
effect |
to
produce as a result |
verb |
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again |
repetition
of an action, one more time |
adverb |
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against |
in
opposition of someone or something |
preposition |
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against |
next
to; adjacent |
preposition |
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already |
an
action that happened at an indefinite time before the present |
adverb |
|
all
ready |
prepared
to do something |
noun
+ adjective |
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among |
shows
a relationship or selection involving three or more entities |
preposition |
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between |
shows
a relationship or selection involving only two entities |
preposition |
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beside |
next
to |
preposition |
|
besides |
in
addition to; also; moreover |
preposition |
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aside |
to
one side |
adverb |
|
compare |
show
similarities |
verb |
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contrast |
show
differences |
verb |
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consecutive |
indicates
an uninterrupted sequence |
adjective |
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successive |
indicates
a series of separate events |
adjective |
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considerable |
rather
large amount or degree |
adjective |
|
considerate |
thoughtful;
polite |
adjective |
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credible |
believable |
adjective |
|
creditable |
worthy
of praise |
adjective |
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credulous |
gullible |
adjective |
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detract |
take
away or lessen the value of person or thing |
verb |
|
distract |
cause
a lack of mental concentration on what one is doing |
verb |
|
device |
an
invention or plan |
noun |
|
devise |
invent;
create; contrive |
verb |
|
elicit |
draw
out; evoke |
verb |
|
illicit |
unlawful |
adjective |
|
emigrant |
one
who leaves one's own country to live in another |
noun |
|
immigrant |
one
who comes to a new country to settle |
noun |
|
example |
anything
used to prove a point |
noun |
|
sample |
a
representative part of a whole |
noun |
|
formerly |
previously |
adverb |
|
formally |
an
elegant way of dressing, usually a tuxedo for men and a long gown
for women |
adverb |
|
formally |
properly;
officially |
adverb |
|
hard |
difficult |
adjective |
|
hard |
opposite
of soft |
adjective |
|
hardly |
barely;
scarcely |
adverb |
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helpless |
unable
to remedy(an animate thing is helpless) |
adjective |
|
useless |
worthless;
unserviceable |
adjective |
|
house |
refers
to the building or structure |
noun |
|
home |
refers
to the atmosphere or feeling of domestic tranquillity found in the
house |
noun |
|
imaginary |
something
not real that exists in one's imagination |
adjective |
|
imaginative |
showing
signs of great imagination |
adjective |
|
immortal |
incapable
of dying |
adjective |
|
immoral |
against
the moral law; bad, evil |
adjective |
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implicit |
understood,
but not specifically stated |
adjective |
|
explicit |
expressed
in a clear and precise manner |
adjective |
|
industrial |
pertaining
to industry |
adjective |
|
industrious |
diligent,
hard working |
adjective |
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inflict |
impose
something unwelcome |
verb |
|
afflict |
cause
physical or mental pain |
verb |
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inspiration |
stimulation
to learn or discover |
noun |
|
aspiration |
ambition;
desire; goal |
noun |
|
aspiration |
expulsion
of breath |
noun |
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intelligent |
possessing
a great deal of mental ability |
adjective |
|
intelligible |
clearly;
easily understood |
adjective |
|
intellectual |
any
person who possesses a great deal of knowledge |
adjective |
|
intellectual |
wise |
adjective |
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intense |
extreme |
adjective |
|
intensive |
concentrated |
adjective |
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late |
not
punctual |
adverb |
|
late |
no
longer living |
adjective |
|
lately |
recently |
adverb |
|
learn |
obtain
knowledge |
verb |
|
teach |
impart
knowledge |
verb |
|
lend |
give
something for temporary use with the promise of returning it |
verb |
|
loan |
give
something for temporary use with the promise of returning it |
verb |
|
borrow |
receive
something for temporary use with the promise of returning it |
verb |
|
liquefy |
change
to watery or liquid state |
verb |
|
liquidate |
eliminate;
get rid of; change to cash |
verb |
|
lonely |
depressed
feeling as a result of abandonment or being alone |
adjective |
|
alone |
physical
state of solitude; unaccompanied |
adjective |
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near |
used
to indicate a place not too far distant |
preposition |
|
nearly |
almost |
adverb |
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observation |
act
of paying attention to or being paid attention |
noun |
|
observance |
act
of following custom or ceremony |
noun |
|
prosecute |
torture;
harass |
verb |
|
prosecute |
in
legal terms, to bring suit against or enforce a law through a legal
process |
verb |
|
precede |
to
come before |
verb |
|
proceed |
continue
an action after a rest period or interruption |
verb |
|
quantity |
used
in non-count nouns to indicate amount; bulk |
noun |
|
number |
used
with count nouns to designate individual amount |
noun |
|
remember |
to
recall or think of again |
verb |
|
remind |
to
cause (someone) to remember; to bring into (someone's) mind |
verb |
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sensible |
having
good judgment |
adjective |
|
sensitive |
excitable;
touchy; easily affected by outside influences |
adjective |
|
special |
that
which receives a lot of attention because of a distinct
characteristic |
adjective |
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especially |
particularly |
adverb |
|
use |
act
of putting into practice or service; application |
noun |
|
usage |
way
in which something is used |