504 Words

Barron s
Be careful

abandon
desert  quit 

 

keen
Sharp  eager 

 

jealous
envious 

 

oath
A promise  A curse 

 

vacant
Empty  Not filled 

 

hardship
Difficulty 

 

gallant
Brave 

data
Facts  information 

 

unaccustome d
 

bachelor
 

qualify
Become fit 

 

Coffin

body

corpse
A dead body 

 

conceal
hide 

 

dismal
 

frigid
Very cold 

 

inhabit
Live in 

 

numb
deadened 

 

peril
danger 

 

recline
Lie down  Stretch out 

 

shriek
scream 

 

sinister
Evil  wicked 

 

tempt
Test  invite 

  

wager
bet 

 

typical
Usual  Of a kind 

minimu m


scarce
rare 

 

annual
Once a year 

 

persuad e
Make willing 

 

essential
Necessary  Very important 

 

blend
A mixture 

visible
Able to be seen 

 

expensiv e
Costly  High priced 

talent
Natural ability 

 

devise
Think out  plan 

 

wholesal e
In large  quantity

 

vapor
Fog  mist 

 

eliminat e
Remove  omit 

 

villain
Wicked person 

 

dense
thick 

 

utilize
Make use of 

humid
Moist  damp 

 

theory
Observation  reasoning 

descend
Come down  Go down 

 

circulate
Go around 

 

enormou s
Extremely  large huge 

 

predict
Tell beforehand 

vanish
Disappear 

tradition
Beliefs  opinions 

 

rural
In the country 

 

burden
A load 

- 


campus
University  school 

 

majority
Greater part 

assembl e
Gather  together Bring together 

explore
examine 

 

topic
Write  Talk about 

 

debate
A discussion 

 

evade
Get away from..  Get rid 

 

probe
Search into  investigate 

 

reform
Make better 

 

approac h
Come near 

 

detect
Find out  discover 

 

defect
fault 

 

employe e
worker 

 

neglect
Give too little  care By no attention 

 

deceive
mislead 

undoubtedl y
certainly 

 

popular
 

thoroug h
complete 

 

client
customer 

comprehensiv e
Including much  Covering  completely

 

defraud
Rights  etc 

 

postpon e
delay 

 

consent
Agree  approval 

 

massive
bulky 

 

capsule
covering 

preserve
Keep safe  protect 

 

denounc e
 

unique
 

torrent
flood 

 

resent
be annoyed at 

 

molest
disturb 

 

gloomy
dark 

 

unforesee n
unexpected 

 

exaggerat e
overstate 

 

amateur
As a profession 

 

mediocr e
Average  ordinary 

variety
Lack of  sameness

 

valid
Sound  true 

 

survive
Live longer than  Remain alive after 

 

weird
Mysterious  unearthly 

prominent
Well known  important 

 

security
Care  fear 

bulky
large 

reluctant
unwilling 

obvious
easy to see 

vicinity
Neighborhood  Region near a  place

 

century
100 years 

rage
Violent anger  extreme anger 

 

docume nt


conclude
Finish  decide 

 

undeniabl e
Not to be  denied Cannot be  questioned

resist
Act against  Oppose 

 

lack
Have not  enough

 

ignore
Disregard  Pay no  attention

 

challeng e
Call to a fight 

 

miniatur e


source
 

excel
Be better than  Do better than 

feminine
Of women  girls 

 

mount
Get up on 

 

compete
Be a rival 

 

dread
Fear greatly  Causing great  fear

 

masculine
Of man  male 

menace
threat 

 

tendenc y
leaning 

 

underestima te
Amount  rate 

victorious
Having won a  victory conquering 

 

numerou s
Very many  several 

 

flexible
Easily bent  Willing to yield 

 

evidence
 

solitary
Alone  Single  only 

 

vision
Power of  seeing Sense of sight 

 

frequent
Happening  often Occurring  repeatedly

 

glimpse
A short  Quick view 

 

recent
Done  made 

decade
Ten years 

 

hesitate
Fail to act  quickly Be undecided 

 

absurd
Foolish  meaningless 

 

conflict
Disagreement  Direct  opposition

 

minority
Less than half  Smaller number 

fiction


ignite
Set on fire 

 

abolish
Do away with  completely Put an end to 

 

urban
 

populatio n
People of a  country

 

frank
Opinions  feelings    

pollute
Make dirty 

 

reveal
Make known 

prohibit
 

urgent
important 

 

adequat e
Fully sufficient 

 

decrease
 

audible
Able to be  heard

 

journalis t
Edits  manages 

famine
Starvation  Great shortage 

 

revive
 

commenc e
Begin  start 

observa nt
Quick to notice  watchful 

 

identify
Show to be  A certain  person

 

migrate


vessel
A ship  A hollow  container

persist
Continue firmly 

hazy
Misty  Smoky  unclear 

 

gleam
A flash 

editor


unruly
Lawless 

 

rival
 

violent
Rough force 

brutal
Like a brute  cruel 

 

opponen t
Game  Person fighting 

 

brawl
A noisy quarrel 

 

dublicate
An exact copy  repeat  exactly

vicious
Evil  Wicked  savage 

 

whirling
spinning 

 

underdo g


thrust
Push with force 

 

bewildere d
Confused  completely puzzled 

 

expand
Enlarge  Swell 

 

alter
Change  vary 

 

mature
ripe 

 

sacred
Worthy of  respect holy 

 

revise
Change  Alter 

 

pledge
promise 

 

casual
Happening by  chance Not planned 

 

pursue
Follow  Proceed along 

 

unanimou s
In complete  agreement

 

Lucky  Having good  luck

fortunat e
-

 

pioneer
 

innovativ e
Fresh  clever 

 

slender
Limited  slight 

surpass
Do better than  Be greater than  excel 

vast
Very great  enormous 

 

doubt
Not believe  Not be sure 

 

capacity


penetrat e
Get into or  through

pierce
Go into  Go through  penetrate 

 

accurate
 

microscop e


grateful
Feeling  gratitude thankful 

 

cautious
Very careful  Never taking  chances

 

confiden t
Firmly  believing Certain  sure 

 

appeal
Attraction  Interest  To urge 

 

addict
Unable to break a habit 

wary
cautious 

 

aware
Knowing  Realizing 

 

misfortun e
Bad luck 

 

avoid
Keep away  from Keep out of the  way of

 

wretche d
Very  unsatisfactory Miserable 

 

keg
Small barrel 

 

nourish
Feed  With food 

 

harsh
Rough to touch  Sharp 

 

quantity
Amount 

 

opt
Choose or favor  Select  choose from alternatives 

tragedy
Very sad happening  A sad play 

 

pedestria n
Walker  Who goes on  foot

glance
A quick look 

budget
Estimate of the  amount money..

nimble
Quick moving  Light and quick 

 

manipulat e
Handle or  treat skillfully

 

reckless
Careless  Heedless  wild 

 

horrid
Terrible  Frightful 

 

rave
Talk wildly 

 

economica l
Not wasting  money or time

 

lubricate
..putting on oil 

 

ingeniou s
Having great mental ability  clever 

  

harvest
Gathering in of  grain

 

abundan t
More than  enough Very plentiful 

uneasy
Restless  Disturbed  Anxious 

calculate
figure 

absorb
Take in or suck  up Interest greatly 

 

estimate
Guess 

 

morsel
A small bite  Mouthful  Tiny amount 

 

quota
particular 

threat
Sign of  possible evil or harm

 

ban
Prohibit  Forbid 

 

panic
Unreasoning fear 

 

appropriat e
Fit  Set apart for  some special use

 

emerge
Come out  Come up  Come into view 

 

jagged
With sharp  point sticking out

 

linger
Stay on  Go slowly 

 

The troops lay in ambush in the  dense woods all through th night.

ambush
 

crafty
Skillful in deceiving others Sly Tricky
  

 

defiant
Openly  resisting challenging 

 

vigor
Active strength  or force

 

perish
Die  Be destroyed 

 

fragile
Easily broken  Damaged  Delicate 

captive
prisoner 

 

prosper
Be successful  Having good  fortune

devour
Eat hungrily Absorb completely Take in greedily
  

plea
Request  appeal 

 

weary
Tired 

 

collide
Come together with force 

confirm
Prove to be  correct Make certain 

verify
confirm 

anticipat e
Look forward  to expect 

 

dilemma
A difficult choice 

 

detour
A roundabout  way By pass 

merit
Goodness  Worth  value 

 

transmit
Send over  Pass on  Pass along 

relieve
Make less  Make easier 

 

baffle
Be too hard to understand


warden
Keeper  Guard 

 

acknowledg e
Admit to be  true

 

justice
Fair dealing  Just conduct 

 

delinquen t
Criminal  Behind time  An offender 

 

reject
Refuse to take 

deprive
Take away by force 

 

spouse
Husband or  wife

vocation
Occupation  Business  trade 

unstable
Not firmly fixed 

homicide
Murder  A killing of sb.  By another

penalize
 

beneficiar y
Set a penalty  for

reptile
Animal that creep or crawl  coldcold-blooded scaly vertebrate 

 

rarely
Seldom  Not often 

 

forbid
Prohibit  Not allow  deny 

logical
Reasonable 

exhibit
Display  Show 

proceed
Move forward  Carry on  continue 

precautio n
Foresight 

 

extract
Pull out  Draw out 

prior
Coming before  earlier 

embrace
hug 

 

valiant
Brave  courageous 

partial
incomplete  Being a part 

 

fierce
aggressive Wild Savage cruel
   

  

detest
Hate  dislike 

sneer
Scorn  Laugh in mockery  ridicule 

scowl
frown  Have an angry  Gloomy look 

encourag e
Give hope  Support  inspire 

consider
Think about in  order to decide Think over 

 

vermin
Parasite  Fleas 

wail
Cry long  mourn 

symbol
Sign  signal 

 

authority
Power  control 

neutral
Impartial  Disinterested  On neither side 

 

trifle
A small amount  Little bit 

 

architect
A maker  A creator 

matrimon y
Married life  Ceremony of  marriage

baggage
Suitcase  luggage 

 

squande r
Spend foolishly  waste 

 

abroad
Outside ones  country Far and wide 

 

fugitive
A runaway 

 

calamity
A grate  misfortune Serious trouble 

pauper
A poor person 

envy
Jealousy  greed 

 

collapse
A break down  To fall in  Fail suddenly  Fold together 

 

prosecut e
Follow up  Carry on 

bigamy
Having 2 wife ..  At the same time

 

possible
Able to be 

compel
Force  Get by force 

awkward
Clumsy  Not easily  managed

 

venture
To expose to  risk To dare 

awesom e
Showing grate  fear

guide
To direct  Rto manage 

 

quench
Put an end to  Drown or put  on

 

betray
Be unfaithful  Mislead  show 

utter
Speak  Make known  express 

 

pacify
Make calm  Quiet down 

respond
Answer  React 

 

beckon
Signal by a  motion Attract 

 

despite
In spite of 

 

disrupt
Upset  Cause to break  up

rash
0.129 8.05 .151 7.56
   

rapid
Very quick  swift 

exhaust
Use up  Tire out  Empty  completely

 

severity
Strictness Harshness Violence plainness
   

 

feeble
weak 

unite
Become one  Join to gather 

cease
Stop  Cease fire 

 

thrifty
Saving  thriving 

miserly
Stingy  Like a miser  ungenerous 

monarch
King or queen  ruler 

outlaw
An exile  A criminal  An out cast 

 

promote
Reais in rank  Help to grow 

undernourish ed
Not sufficiently  fed

illustrate
Make clear or  explain by story

disclose
Un cover   Make known  tell something previously secret 

excessiv e
Too much  extreme 

 

disaster
An event ..  A great  misfortune

 

censor


culprit
Offender  guilty 

juvenile
Young  youthful 

bait
Anything  Especially food 

insist
Keep firmly to  some demand..

toil
Hard work 

 

blunder
Stupid mistake 

daze
confuse 

mourn
Grieve  Feel sorrow for 

 

subside
Grow less  Sink to a lower  level

maim
Cripple  disable 

  

comprehe nd
Understand 

commen d
praise 

final
Coming last 

 

exempt
Make free from 

 

vain
Of no use  Much pride 

 

repetitio n
Doing again 

depict
describe 

 

mortal
Deadly  Pertaining to  man

 

novel
New  A long story 

 

occupan t
Person in  possession of house 

appoint
Decide on  Set a time or  place

quarter
Region  section 

site
Position  place 

quote
Repeat exactly  the words

verse
A chapter in  the bible

 

morality
Virtue  ethic 

roam
Wander  Go about.. 

 

attract
Draw to oneself 

 

commute r
Travel regularly from home to work 

confine
Keep in  Hold in 

idle
Not busy  lazy 

 

idol
A thing to  worship

 

jest
Joke  fun 

 

patriotic
Loving ones  country

dispute
Disagree  Oppose  Try to win 

 

valor
Bravery  Courage 

lunatic
Crazy person 

vein
Mood  A blood vessel 

uneventfu l
Without  important happenings

fertile
Bearing seeds  or fruit

 

refer
Hand over  send 

distress
Misfortune 

 

diminish


maximum
Greatest  amount

flee
Run away  Go quickly 

vulnerabl e
Open to attack  Capable of  being injured

signify
Mean  Be a sign 

mytholog y
 

colleagu e
Associate  Fellow worker 

torment
Annoy very  much Very grate pain 

 

provide
To supply 

loyalty
Faithfulness to  sb.

 

voluntee r
 

prejudic e
 

shrill
Having a high  pitch

 

jolly
Merry  Full of fun 

 

witty
Cleverly  amusing

 

hinder
Hold back  Make hard to  go

 

lecture
Speech  A scolding  To scold 

 

abuse
Use wrongly  Treat badly 

mumble
Speak  indistinctly

 

mute
Silent  Unable to  speak

 

wad
Small mass 

- 


retain
Keep  remember 

candidat e
Person who is  proposed

precede
Go before 

adolescen t
youthful 

 

coeducation al
Having to do  with educating both sexes

 

radical
Fundamental  extreme 

 

spontaneou s
natural 

 

skim
Move lightly 

vaccinat e
inoculate 

untidy
Not neat  Not in order 

utensil
Tool used for  practical purpose

sensitive
Easily affected  or influenced

 

tempera te
Not very hot  and not very cold

 

vague
Not clear 

elevate
Lift up 


lottery
A scheme for  distributing prizes by lot or chance

 

finance
Money matters 

obtain
Get 

cinema
Moving picture 

event
happening 

discard
Throw aside 

 

soar
Fly upward  at a great height 

 

subseque nt
later 

 

relate
tell 

stationar y
Standing still 

prompt
Quick  On time 

 

hasty
hurried 

scorch
Burn slightly  Dry up 

 

tempest
Violent storm 

 

soothe
Quiet  Calm 

sympatheti c
Having kind  feelings toward others

redeem
Buy back  Pay off  Carry out 

resume
Being again  Go on 

 

harmony
Sweet or musical sound Situation of getting on well together
 

refrain
Hold back 

illegal
Not lawful  Against the law 

narcotic
Sleep Dullness Drug that produces drowsiness
  

 

heir
Person who  inherits anything

majestic
Grand  Noble  kingly 

dwindle
Shrink  Become  smaller and smaller

surplus
Excess  extra 

traitor
Person who betrays his or her country,friend,etc.


deliberat e
Intended  Slow and  careful

 

vandal

Person who willfully or ignorantly destroys beautiful things


drought
Lack of rain 

 

abide
tolerate something Endure Remain faithful to
  

 

unify
Unite  Make or form  into one

summit
Highest point  top 

 

heed
Take notice of  Careful  attention

 

biography
Persons life  story

drench
Wet thoroughly  soak 

swarm
Crowd or great  number

 

wobble
Move side to  side

   

tumult
Noise  brawl  uproar 

kneel
Go down on  ones knee Remain on the  knee

dejected
Sad  In low spirits 

obedient
Willing to obey  Doing what one  is told

recede
Go back  Move back  withdraw 

tyrant
Cruel  Unjust ruler  Cruel master 

charity
Generous  giving to the poor

 

verdict
Decision of a  jury judgment 

 

unearth
Dig up  Discover  Find out 

depart
Go away Leave Turn away from change
   

coincide
Occupy the same time Correspond exactly agree
  

cancel
Cross  Wipe out  Call off 

debtor
One who owes  sb.

legible
Able to be read Easy to read Plain and clear
  

placard
poster 

contagiou s
Spreading by contact 

clergy
Religious men 

customar y
usual 

 

transpare nt
Clear  Easy seen  through

 

scald
Pour boiling  liquid over

 

epidemic
An out break of  a disease that spreads rapidly

obesity
Extreme  fatness

magnify
Cause to look  larger than it really is

chiropract or
A person who treats ailments by massage and manipulation of the vertebrae


obstacle
Impediment  obstruction 

ventilate
Change the air  in

jeopardiz e
Risk  In danger 

negative
Saying no  minus 

pension
Regular  payment that is not wages

 

vital
Having to do  with life Necessary to  life

 

municipal
Of a city or  state

oral
Of the mouth  Spoken  Using speech 

 

complacen t
Pleased with  one self

wasp
An insect with  a slender body and powerful sting

rehabilitat e
Restore to good condition Rank reputation
  

 

parole
Word of honor  Conditional  freedom

 

vertical
Straight up and  down with reference to the horizon

multitude
A great number  A crowd 

nominate
Name as a  candidate for office

potential
Possibility as  opposed to actuality

morgue
Place where bodies of unknown persons found dead are kept


 

preoccupie d
Took up all the  attention

 

upholstery
Coverings and  cushions for furniture

indifferenc e
Lack of  interest,Care or attention

 

maintain
Keep  Keep up  Carry on 

 

snub
Cold treatment  Treat coldly or  with contempt   

endure
Last Keep on Undergo bear
   

wrath
Very great anger Rage Vengeance


  

expose
Lay open  uncover 

 

legend
Story coming from the past What is written on on a coin or below a picture
 

  

ponder
Consider  carefully

 

resign
Give up  Yield  submit 

drastic
Acting with  force or violence

 

wharf
Platform built  on the shore or out from the shore

 

amend
Change for the  better Correct  change 

ballot
Piece of paper used in voting The whole number of votes cast The method of secret voting