1. Abhor: to hate, to abominate. 32. Aspiration: a strong desire to have or do 64. Be up to: to be busy with something 95.

o be busy with something 95. Bring out: reveal.

2. Abrupt: sudden. (+ly) in a sudden manner, something mischievous. 96. Bring up: to raise from childhood; to
with no preparation. 33. Assailant: someone who attacks someone 65. Bear down: to put pressure on, to be severe mention a topic.
3. Abyss: a chasm or gorge so deep or infinite else violently. with. 97. Brink: an edge at the top of a steep place.
4. Accomplished: Skilled, expert 34. Assent: a formal expression of agreement 66. Bear in mind: remember, keep in one's 98. Brittle: fragile, hard and likely to break or
5. Ache: a dull pain or acceptance memory. crack
6. Acquit: to free/clear someone from a legal 35. Assumption: supposition. Presupposition. 67. Bear on: to be related to, to have 99. Brush up on: to review something to
charge, declare innocent 36. Astonish: to amaze or surprise somebody to something to do with. refresh one's memory.
7. Acronym: word formed from the first letter great degree. 68. Bear out: to confirm 100. Bulky: large
of a group of words. 37. Astray: off the right way into error, in the 69. Bear up: to resist, to endure. 101. Buoyant: being able to float.
8. Act upon: proceed in accordance with what wrong direction. 70. Bear: to remember a piece of information 102. Burst out: to act suddenly.
sth/someone says. 38. Attire: dress, clothes. that could be useful. 103. Bustle: to work or behave in an
9. Adjacent: adjoining, juxtaposed, next. 39. Augment: to increase 71. Beat up: to attack or assault bodily. ostentatiously hurried and energetic way.
10. Adorn: to decorate, to beautify 40. Austere: stern, severe, strict, unadorned 72. Beg: to ask for charity. 104. By and by: in a short time, soon.
11. Adroit: displaying physical or mental 41. Avail: to be of use, advantage, profit, help. 73. Beguiled: to delight/beguile in to 105. Cajole: to persuade somebody gently.
skill/ability. 42. Avert: to prevent something unpleasant something: deceive. 106. Call it a day: to stop working for the rest of
12. Advocate: to defend by argument, to plead from happening, avoid. 74. Behalf: as somebody's representative. On the day.
in favor of. 43. Awry: wrong, askew. behalf of my friends. 107. Call off: to cancel.
13. Aim: to intend or plan to do something 44. Back down: to retreat from a position. 75. Bequeath: to leave by will, to hand 108. Carcass: the dead body of an animal.
14. Alleviate: make pain more bearable 45. Back out: to fail to keep a promise/one's something down by will. 109. Carry out: to accomplish, to put something
(tolerant). word. 76. Bewilder: to confuse or puzzle someone into practice.
15. Allow for: to take something in to 46. Back up: to move backwards; to give completely 110. Catch up with: reach the same stage as
consideration. support. 77. Bleach: to make something white or lighter somebody.
16. Alongside: near, side by side with 47. Ball up: to confuse in color 111. Catchy: something easy to remember, that
17. Aloof: distant in interest of feeling; 48. Ballad: a slow romantic song. 78. Blot: a stain or a spot caused by a drop of attracts interest.
reserved. 49. Bandit: an outlaw, a brigand, a robber, a liquid especially ink 112. Cavity: empty space, hole.
18. Altercation: confrontation, vehement highwayman. 79. Blunder: to make a stupid mistake 113. Charge for: to ask an amount as price.
quarrel 50. Banish: to exile, to expel from a country. 80. Blunt: not sharp, dull. 114. Chat: an informal talk, conversation.
19. Amateur: one who engages an art, science 51. Barge in: to enter without invitation or 81. Bold: daring, courageous, liking risks. 115. Check in: a place where you report your
or sport for enjoyment permission. 82. Boo: to express dissatisfaction at a speaker arrival, an airport, hotel.
20. Amend: rectify something to make it grater, 52. Barge: a large, flat-bottomed freight boat or performer. 116. Check up on: investigate someone's
more intense, better. used on inland waters. 83. Bough: a large branch on a tree background.
21. Ammunition: projectiles, explosives. 53. Bark: speak sharply. Sound made by dogs. 84. Bounce: to hit a hard surface. 117. Cheer up: to become or make somebody
22. Amusing: funny, enjoyable. Outer covering of trees. 85. Bound: a place is out of bounds if you aren't happy.
23. Answer for: to be held responsible for 54. Barren: sterile. allowed to go into it. 118. Cherish: treat with affection, appreciate.
something. 55. Basalt: black shiny volcanic rock. 86. Brag: to talk with too much pride. 119. Chide: to reprimand, to reproach.
24. Appall: to dismay, to overcome with horror. 56. Bashful: shy. 87. Braid: a decorative and often silky cord or 120. Chilly: cold enough to make you feel
25. Apparel: clothing, outwear, garments. 57. Bawl out: to reprimand, to scold. interwoven thread. uncomfortable.
26. Appeal: an earnest or urgent request to 58. Be about to: to be at the moment of doing 88. Braids: 3 or more interwoven strands; a 121. Choke: prevent so from breathing due to a
somebody for something. something. hairdo. blocked throat.
27. Array: to wear particular clothes, especially 59. Be better of: to be in a more favorable 89. Brass: a hard-yellow metal. 122. Chuckle: to laugh softly in a low tone.
clothes of good quality condition or situation. 90. Brazen: shameless. 123. Cinder: ash, a small piece of charred wood
28. Articulate: expressing oneself clearly and 60. Be bound to: to be certain, to be sure to. 91. Breach: the act of breaking, a rupture. or coal, especially one that continues to
effectively. 61. Be cut of for: to have the necessary skills or 92. Breakthrough: discovery, achievement. An glow.
29. As for: with regard to, with respect to, talent for something important new discovery in something you 124. Cloak: to deliberately hide facts so people
concerning. 62. Be in charge of: to manage, to have the are studying, especially one made after don't see or understand.
30. Ascent: climb, the act of mounting upward. responsibility for sth. trying for a long time 125. Clover: a plant with three-lobed leaves.
31. Ascribe: to credit or attribute to a cause or 63. Be in for: to be about to encounter 93. Brick: a hard block baked. Clay used for 126. Clumsy: poorly coordinate physically.
source. something unpleasant. building walls houses, etc. 127. Cobbler: a shoemaker.
94. Bring about: to cause to happen. 128. Collapse: disintegrate, break down.
129. Come round to: change your opinion so you
agree with someone.
130. Come up with: find or produce an answer
131. Commend: to commit one's care,
recommend, praise.
132. Commotion: great noise or excitement.
133. Competent: capable, qualified.
134. Compile: collect and reorganize material
from different sources.
135. Complicate: Become intricate, difficult or
involved.
136. Comply with: act in accordance with a
command, rule, to obey.
137. Conceal: to hide.
138. Conceivable: doable, possible, practicable,
workable.
139. Concrete: cement, sand, small stones and
water.
140. Console: to comfort.
141. Conspicuous: attracting attention,
outstanding.
142. Consume: eat or drink, ingest.
143. Contingent: relative, conditional.
144. Counterfeit: made to look exactly like
something else.
145. Crave for: to desire something greatly, to
have cravings for.
146. Creep into/over/around: move quietly.
147. Crimson: a deep vivid red.
148. Cripple: partially disabled or unable to use a
limb/s. Now considered offensive
149. Crouch: to bend down low.
150. Crumble: to break into small fragments, to
disintegrate.
151. Cryptic: mysterious, ambiguous.
152. Cut and dried: predictable, boring. A
situation, decision, result etc that is cut and
dried cannot now be changed:
153. Cut down on: reduce in size and amount.
154. Dangle: hang, swing loosely.
155. Decoy: person/thing used to trick
somebody into danger.
156. Decree: edict, proclamation.
157. Defective: illogical, inaccurate, having a
defect.
158. Defer: postpone, put off.
159. Defy: repudiate, to recoil from.
160. Deliberate: intentional, on purpose.
161. Delusion: false conviction.
162. Demeanor: conduct, manner, way one
behaves.
163. Demur: raise objections, protest.
164. Density: number of things/people in the
area of a place.
165. Deny: contradict, negate, opposite to
affirm.
166. Deprive: not allow to have, to take away.
167. Desolate: deserted, abandoned, lonely.
168. Detach: if you detach something, or if it
detaches, it becomes separated from the
thing it was attached to [≠ attach]
169. Detain: to hold in or as in custody.
170. Detest: dislike, loathe, hate
171. Devour: to eat up greedily, ravenously.
172. Dilute: to make or become thinner, melt.
173. Dim: hazy, obscure, blurry.
174. Disabled: so who cannot use a part of their
body properly
175. Disarrange: to make something untidy.
176. Disarray: confusion, caos.
177. Discard: to throw away, to get rid of
something unwanted.
178. Disclose: expose to view, reveal, make
known.
179. Disfigure: to spoil the appearance of
something.
180. Dismiss: to direct or allow to leave, to
discharge from service.
181. Dispatch: relegate to a destination, send on
specific business.
182. Disperse: to break up, scatter.
183. Disposal/dispose of: get rid of something
hard to get rid of.
184. Distinguish: to be aware of a difference
between two or more people.
185. Divert: turn from a particular course or
route.
186. Divulge: reveal.
187. Dodge: to move aside suddenly, to avoid or
evade by doing.
188. Downgrade: lower the status or salary of
someone.
189. Download: discharge, unload, unpack.
190. Downplay: minimize significance,
depreciate, diminish.
191. Downsize: reduce size.
192. Drag: pull something heavy, to carry it along
the ground.
193. Drain: to make liquid flow away from
something.
194. Dread: to be very afraid.
195. Drench: filled or covered with water or
other liquids.
196. Dress up: to wear formal clothes.
197. Drought: period of dry weather when there
is not rain.
198. Drown: die or kill a person or animal by
immersion in water.
199. Drowsy: sleepy.
200. Dumb: mute, speechless.
201. Dwell: to reside, to live as a resident, to live
in a particular place
202. Dwindle: grow short, become gradually
smaller, shorter.
203. Eccentric: irregular; out of the ordinary;
capricious.
204. Eligible: qualified to be chosen.
205. Embers: remains of fire, ashes with pieces
of coal.
206. Embroider: to do decorative needlework.
207. Enchant: to charm, delight, or captivate
somebody.
208. End up with: finish doing / having
something.
209. Endow: to provide with a source of income.
210. Enhance: to make grater, heighten,
intensify. To make something grow.
211. Enlist: enroll for service, register.
212. Enmity: hostility, hatred.
213. Escort: to go with someone to protect or
guard them.
214. Eventually: in the end ultimately.
215. Everlasting: lasting forever.
216. Evermore: forever.
217. Evict: expel/ put out a tenant by legal
process.
218. Evolve: to develop gradually, by evolution.
219. Excel: surpass, outdo, be very good at
something, to be outstanding or have a
particular talent in something
220. Excerpt: a short piece taken from a book
pieces of music etc.
221. Expel: to force to leave, to exile
222. Extract: to draw out, pull out, withdraw,
select.
223. Extraneous: irrelevant unnecessary.
224. Extravagance: excessive.
225. Fable: a short story with a moral.
226. Face up to somebody: accept/ deal with a
fact/ problem.
227. Fade: to gradually disappear.
228. Fake: counterfeit, imitate convincingly.
229. Falsehoods: fraud, lies.
230. Falter: to move unsteadily, stumble.
231. Famine: an acute and general scarcity of
food.
232. Farce: a ridiculous situation in which
everything goes wrong or becomes a sham
233. Fathom: a unit of length equal to 1.83m/
6ft, used mainly in nautical contexts for
measuring the depth of water.
234. Feat: a remarkable act or achievement
involving courage, skill, or strength.
235. Feature: part(s) of something that
distinguish (es) it.
236. Fee: money you pay to a professional
person for their work
237. Feeble: weak, lacking physical or mental
strength or health.
238. Feel like: to have the desire to do/ eat
something.
239. Fickle: inconstant, not firm in disposition or
character, likely to change, especially in
affections, loyalties, or preferences
240. Filthy: extremely dirty.
241. First rate: superb.
242. Flatter: pleased because someone shows
you they admire you
243. Flaw: crack, fault.
244. Flee: (fled) run away from danger.
245. Fleet: a number of warships functioning as
a single unit under one command, or all the
ships of a nation's navy.
246. Flicker: to burn or shine in a weak unsteady
way.
247. Flip: to turn something over from one side
to the other. Ex. We'll flip a coin to decide/
flip out = cry
248. Flirt: to behave in a playful, alluring way.
249. Flop: a complete failure. A film, play,
product etc that is not successful
250. Flounder: to make clumsy uncontrolled
movements while trying to regain balance
or move forwards.
251. Flow: to move in a stream.
252. Foliage: the leaves of a plant or tree.
253. For good: terminated permanently 8
254. Forage: food for animals.
255. Foreman: spokesperson of a jury/ a
workman in charge.
256. Forge: to form or make. A special fireplace,
hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated
before shaping.
257. Former: happening or existing before, but
not now.
258. Foster: to encourage the development of
something
259. Fragrant: having a pleasant or sweet smell.
260. Fragrance: sweet, agreeable smell.
261. Freckle: harmless small brownish patch on
somebody's skin.
262. Fringe: a decorative edging of strands.
263. Frolic: to play wild pranks, to play.
264. Frosty: extremely cold.
265. Futile: useless, vain.
266. Gale: strong wind.
267. Gaping: deep and wide open.
268. Gauze: dressing made of loosely woven
cotton.
269. Gaze at: look steadily at somebody/
something in amazement.
270. Genial: cheerful and friendly
271. Get away with: do something wrong
without being punished.
272. Get cold feet: to be afraid of doing
something.
273. Get even with: to take revenge.
274. Get in: to enter or board a car.
275. Get off: to descend from a train, a plane, a
bus.
276. Get on one's nerves: to irritate, to
exasperate
277. Get on: to board a bus, a train, to grow old.
To mount.
278. Get out of: free oneself from obligation,
avoid doing something.
279. Get over: get across, recover from an
unpleasant experience.
280. Get someone's own way: get what one
wants.
281. Gills: respiratory organ of most aquatic
animals.
282. Gist: the essential point of meaning of
something.
283. Glance at: a quick look.
284. Glaring: bright, evident.
285. Glimpse: sight of so/sth for a short and
incomplete time. See briefly, momentary,
brief view.
286. Gloomy: sad.
287. Glow: light from something hot.
288. Go back on: fail to keep a promise.
289. Go in for: take part in, be interested in. 9
290. Goblet: a drinking vessel, a large cup.
291. Gorge: canyon, gap, valley
292. Gossip: rumor, report of an intimate nature.
293. Gourmet: producing or connected with
good food and drink.
294. Grab: to take something roughly and
quickly.
295. Grace: elegance, beauty.
296. Grant somebody sth: give so/ sth what they
have asked for.
297. Gripe: to annoy somebody.
298. Grope: to search blindly, uncertainly.
299. Guilty: an awareness of having done wrong
or committed a crime, accompanied by
feeling of shame and regret.
300. Halt: to stop or make somebody or
something stop.
301. Hamlet: a small village or group of houses.
302. Handy: convenient, useful.
303. Hang onto: to climb to, to remain attached
304. Haughty: proud and scornful, showing
disdain. Behaving in a superior or arrogant
way / a wise guy
305. Haul: to pull to drag.
306. Haunt: to hunt, to pursue.
307. Hazard: something that offers danger.
308. Hazy: obscure, not clear.
309. Heal: wound/ broken bone growing back
together healthy.
310. Hear - say: rumor, hear-say evidence.
311. Heretofore: up until this time.
312. Hijack: use violence or threats to take
control of a plane etc.
313. Hinge: a joint device.
314. Hoarse: having a harsh, granting sound.
315. Hoax: cheat make fraud, to trick people into
believing something is real that is not
316. Hoist: to raise, lift, or pull up something
using ropes.
317. Hold a grudge: to feel rancor at somebody.
318. Hold out for: continue a dispute or struggle
for.
319. Homey: pleasant, like home.
320. Host: provide place / what is needed for an
organized event.
321. Hover: to remain floating, fluttering
suspended in the air.
322. Humane: marked by compassion,
sympathy, consideration.
323. Hunch: an intuitive feeling about
something.
324. Hurl: to throw with violence, to drive with
great force.
325. Husks: thin outer covering of a seed or fruit.
326. Identical: the same, with no difference.
327. Idle: Lazy, not working or producing
anything [≠ busy], not serious, or not done
with any definite intention
328. Ill at ease: uncomfortable, worried in a
situation, not relaxed:
329. Illegible: unreadable, not decipherable,
incomprehensible.
330. Imminent: about to occur, impending.
331. Input: information, contribution.
332. In the long run: eventually.
333. Inaudible: not audible, soundless.
334. Indelible: impossible to remove/ erase/
wash away.
335. Indigenous: native, aboriginal.
336. Indignant: angry or annoyed at the
apparent unfairness or unreasonableness of
something.
337. Inedible: unfit to be eaten.
338. Ineligible: disqualified by law to be elected.
339. Infantry: foot soldiers collectively.
340. Inflate: to fill something with air.
341. Influx: coming in, the arrival of large
numbers of people or large amounts of
money, goods etc, especially suddenly
342. Inmate: resident or prison.
343. Inquest: investigate.
344. Integrity: completeness, soundness, being a
united whole.
345. Interpret: to explain the meaning of, to
make understandable.
346. Join in with: participate in.
347. Jostle: to push and shove.
348. Juggle: to keep objects moving through air
throwing/ catching
349. Jurisdiction: power/ right/ authority to
interpret/ apply the law.
350. Keep out of: avoid, stay outside of
something.
351. Keep up with: advance at the same pace as
others.
352. Kin: an individual's relatives.
353. Knock sth off: to be asked to stop doing sth
= cut it off.
354. Lack: not having, missing something.
355. Lag (ged): to go too slowly.
356. Lament: to express sorrow for, to mourn
aloud.
357. Lapse: a period of time, interval, temporary
lack of something.
358. Latch: to close or lock something with latch.
359. Lay (laid): to put sth/sb in a certain
position.
360. Lecture: a talk giving information about a
subject to an audience or class.
361. Legitimate: to make lawful or legal, to
justify.
362. Lie (lay - lain): to put in flat, resting
position.
363. Lie (lied): to say something we know is not
true.
364. Limb: 1 arm or leg, a large branch of tree.
365. Limp: walk slowly and with difficulty
because one leg is hurt, to walk unevenly
366. Live up to: achieve what is expected of
oneself.
367. Log: to make an official record of events,
facts.
368. Lonesome: not having friends. Place a long
way from others.
369. Look around: to scan.
370. Look back on: think about the past.
371. Look down on: feel superior to.
372. Look forward to: anticipate with pleasure.
373. Look up to: admire, regard with respect.
374. Loyalty: faithfulness, fidelity.
375. Lull: a short period of quiet.
376. Lump: a solid chunk, tumor
377. Lurk: to move or wait furtively.
378. Lute: a plucked musical instrument of the
14th to the 17th centuries resembling the
guitar but with a flat, pear-shaped body.
379. Make a stride: to make progress.
380. Make out: to understand.
381. Make up for: compensate for.
382. Make up: to invent, to create.
383. Melt: sth solid becomes liquid by the action
of heat.
384. Mend: to repair a tear or hole in a piece of
clothing.
385. Merge: to combine, to blend.
386. Mild: weather not too cold or wet/
pleasantly warm.
387. Mingle: to mix together gently or gradually
388. Mischief: behavior intended to cause
trouble, prank, trick.
389. Mislead: to lead or guide wrongly
390. Mist: thin gray cloud of water droplets
condensed in the air.
391. Mock- up of: full-size model of something
to be made /built.
392. Moist: slightly wet or damp.
393. Mouth-watering: food that looks or smells
extremely good.
394. Mow: to cut grass using a machine with
special blades.
395. Mud: wet earth that has become soft and
sticky, mire.
396. Muffin: a small round cake for one person.
397. Mute: unable to speak, silent.
398. Myriad: innumerable, vast number, very
many
399. Nag: Insult, complain to somebody in an
irritating way
400. Nail: a strong metal pin with a flat round
head and a pointed end that is hammered
into wood or masonry and used to fasten
objects together or hang something.
401. Nameless: having no name, not known by
name.
402. Nap: a brief sleep.
403. Nasty: disagreeable, unpleasant, causing
discomfort.
404. Neglect: to not look after someone or sth
properly.
405. Numb: with no feeling or emotions.
406. Nursery: an infant's bedroom.
407. Odds: chance in favor of something.
408. Odor: a smell, whether pleasant or
unpleasant.
409. Offensive: attack, causing resentful
displeasure.
410. Offspring: progeny, children/ young of
particular parents.
411. On edge: nervous, irritable, anxious.
412. On show: to be shown to the public.
413. Outcome: a consequence, result.
414. Outfit: the gear/ clothes or equipment for a
special purpose.
415. Outlay: an amount expended.
416. Outrage: sth that strongly offends feelings;
malicious.
417. Outrageous: a violent; or shameful act;
injury, insult.
418. Outreach: being transcendent.
419. Outskirts: the parts of a town or city that
are furthest from the Centre, the
surrounding area of a town, city.
420. Outspoken: Expressing opinions even if not
popular to do so.
421. Outstanding: clearly noticeable.
422. Overdue: sth that should have happened/
been done time ago.
423. Overexposed: exposed for too long, too
exposed.
424. Overwhelm: flow over the top/ use
superior strength of force.
425. Overwhelming: extremely large in amount
or proportion.
426. Pace: the speed at which you walk or run.
427. Paramount: greatest importance and
significance.
428. Partition: barrier, division, separation, wall.
429. Paw: the foot of an animal that had claws.
430. Peak: the highest or most important point
or level.
431. Pebble: a small smooth stone found
especially on a beach or on the bottom of a
river, a small stone.
432. Peril: great danger of being harmed or
killed.
433. Perilous: dangerous, risky, hazardous.
434. Perish: die, be destroyed untimely. Spoil,
deteriorate.
435. Peruse: to examine by reading, to
scrutinize.
436. Pew: one of long seats in a church.
437. Pierce: to make a hole, to perforate.
438. Pinch: to squeeze between the thumb and
forefinger.
439. Plateau: a land area having a relatively level
surface considerably raised above adjoining
land on at least one side, and often cut by
deep canyons.
440. Plaudits: expression of approval.
441. Plead: to ask for sth you want very much
emotionally
442. Pledge: firm promise/ agreement made
publicly or officially.
443. Plough: tool for breaking up, turning over
cutting soil.
444. Plow: a farm implement to break soil.
445. Plump: chubby, fat.
446. Point out: to indicate.
447. Pond: a small body of water.
448. Ponder: to consider carefully.
449. Pose: raise a question, as for a portrait/
picture.
450. Potable: not poisonous.
451. Potent: powerful, having authority or
influence.
452. Pour: to rain heavily without stopping.
453. Precedent: going before in time;
antecedent; that proceeds.
454. Precipitate: to cause to happen quickly or
abruptly.
455. Predominant: most common or greatest in
number or amount.
456. Presumption: pomposity, pretention.
457. Prevalent: widely accepted, widespread.
458. Prick: punch, puncture, perforate.
459. Profess: to lay claim to, pretend to, affirm,
declare openly.
460. Promote: to raise to a highest position.
461. Prompt: being ready and quick to act,
punctual.
462. Prone: susceptible, likely to be affected.
463. Prostrate: stretched out with face on the
ground, flat.
464. Pull together: collaborate.
465. Pursue: keep doing/ trying to achieve sth
over and over.
466. Put across: to communicate effectively.
467. Put away: to put something in the place
where it is usually kept.
468. Put down: criticize so, front/ pay part of
sth/ to write.
469. Put off: to postpone, to delay.
470. Put out: to extinguish a fire.
471. Put through: connect someone to someone
else on the phone.
472. Put up with: tolerate.
473. Quaint: charming attractive in an old-
fashioned way.
474. Query: question asked to get information.
475. Quibble: find fault, object.
476. Rare: not found or seen very often, scarce;
not cooked.
477. Rate: the speed at which sth happens over
a period of time.
478. Ratio: proportion.
479. Rattle: to shake and make a quick series of
short sounds
480. Reckless: worthless, lack of thought about
danger.
481. Recruit: to find new people to work in a
company, join an organization, do a job, to
enroll.
482. Redeem: to make something acceptable
483. Refrain: to avoid doing something.
484. Reliable: dependable, to be trustworthy.
485. Relic: an old thing surviving from part.
486. Remnant: vestige of something.
487. Repeal: abolish, revoke formally and
officially.
488. Reprove: to express disapproval.
489. Repulse: to repel, to cause disgust.
490. Resent: to feel/ show displeasure or
indignation.
491. Restriction: limiting/ controlling freedom of
someone/ sth.
492. Resumption: act of beginning again.
493. Revert: to go back to a state.
494. Revive: to come/ bring somebody back to
life.
495. Rid/ get rid of: throw away sth you don't
want or use
496. Rigid: firm and stiff.
497. Rim: an outer edge.
498. Rip: to cut, to tear apart.
499. Ripple: undulations, to move in small
waves, or to make something move in this
way
500. Rite: a ceremonial act.
501. Rivulet: a small stream of water.
502. Robber: somebody who robs.
503. Rotten: affected by rot or decay/
unpleasant, unfortunate.
504. Rove: to wander or travel with no definite
purpose, often over a wide area, or travel
an area in this way /through ramble, roam.
505. Rubble: a mass of stones or bricks from a
destroyed building
506. Ruffles: strips of pleated fabric used for
decoration.
507. Run across: to encounter, find by chance.
508. Run out of: have none left.
509. Run up against sb/sth: to deal with
unexpected problems.
510. Sag (ged): flabby, to droop hanging
downward. to hang down or bend in the
middle, especially because of the weight of
something
511. Sage: judicious, prudent, wise.
512. Saucer: a small shallow dish for holding a
cup.
513. Savor: to enjoy with appreciation.
514. Scald: to burn with boiling liquid.
515. Scan: to read fast to find some information,
fast movement.
516. Scanty: small. Barely sufficient.
517. Scatter: disperse, break up.
518. Scoff at: mock, jeer, scorn, disdain.
519. Scorch: to burn slightly.
520. Scratch: a cut on a surface. A small cut on
someone's skin
521. Scruple: point of conscience/ honor, moral
or ethical consideration that tends to
restrain action or behavior.
522. Secluded: Private/ quite place a long way
from others.
523. See off: say good bye.
524. Seek: to look for something (seek - sought -
sought)
525. Semblance: outward appearance, likeness,
image.
526. Send away for: write to ask for.
527. Sentry: a sentinel.
528. Sequel: book/ film/ play that continues a
story.
529. Serene: quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful.
530. Sham: fraud, charade.
531. Shatter: to break up into pieces, spread,
scatter.
532. Shimmer: to shine softly with a wavering
flickering light.
533. Shiver: to tremble or shake slightly because
of cold, fear, or illness.
534. Show off: to display, to behave
ostentatiously. (Show-off adj. =someone
who always tries to show how clever or
skilled they are so that other people will
admire them - often used to show
disapproval)
535. Show up: to come, to arrive.
536. Shrewd: clever, good at judging what
people or situations are really like, well
judged and likely to be right
537. Shriek: cry loudly, to make a very high loud
sound, especially because you are afraid,
angry, excited, or in pain [= scream]
538. Shrivel: to become less intense, something
that becomes smaller and its surface
becomes covered in lines because it is very
dry or old.
539. Shrug: to raise one's shoulders in
indifference.
540. Shun: to avoid somebody/ something
intentionally.
541. Side step: to step aside, evade.
542. Sign: something that indicates a fact,
quality, etc.
543. Sketch: an outline, a drawing, a short story.
544. Skipper: the person in charge of a ship, the
leader of a sports team [= captain]
545. Slender: Long and thin, slim.
546. Slide: to move smoothly over a surface
while touching it.
547. Slip: a small mistake, a small or narrow
piece of paper. (v): to lose stability
548. Slippers: light low shoes.
549. Slippery: causing sliding.
550. Smash: to break something into small
pieces.
551. Smear: to overspread with something
sticky, oily.
552. Soar: ascend suddenly above the usual
level, fly/ glide high.
553. Sole: only, exclusive.
554. Spacious: very large in extent, ample,
roomy.
555. Spade: a tool for digging: sword.
556. Spark off: to be the cause of trouble or
violence.
557. Speck: small spot. Ex. I watched them until
they were specks in the sky/ a speck of
sugar.
558. Spill: liquids that flow over the edge of a
container.
559. Squeak: to make a short high-pitched sound
or cry.
560. Stack: to pile up large quantity of
something.
561. Stage: raised floor in the theater or which
plays are performed
562. Stale: old and not fresh.
563. Stand up: to resist.
564. Stare at: to gaze fixedly and intently.
565. Startle: to surprise provoking so to jump in
fright.
566. Step down: to leave a top position, to
resign.
567. Step on: to treat with discipline.
568. Stick to: adhere to, obey.
569. Stoical: unaffected by pleasure or pain,
impassive.
570. Stork: a large wading bird that has long
legs, a long neck, a long straight beak, and
often black and white feathers.
571. Story: a narration of an event, an anecdote,
fable
572. Strain: to have to make an unusually great
or even painful physical or mental effort in
order to do something.
573. Strait: a narrow body of water that joins
other 2 but larger.
574. Stray: to deviate from a straight, proper
course.
575. Strew: to disseminate, to scatter things
around a large area, to lie scattered over
something.
576. Stride across, into, down: to walk quickly
with long steps.
577. Strife: bitter and sometimes violent conflict,
struggle, or rivalry.
578. Strike: period of time when a group of
workers deliberately stop working because
of a disagreement about pay, working
conditions etc
579. Strive: to try very hard.
580. Stumble: to walk unsteadily, as if
intoxicated.
581. Stun: surprise/ upset someone so they
don't react immediately.
582. Stunt: an unusual, spectacular feat.
583. Subdued: to conquer and subjugate.
584. Submit: to obey someone when you have
no choice about it.
585. Subside: decline, descend.
586. Subsidize: pay part of the cost of sth so the
buyer pays less.
587. Sullen: gloomy. angry and silent, especially
because you feel life has been unfair to you
588. Summit: an important, official meeting.
589. Summon: order someone to come to a
meeting, a court of law.
590. Swallow: make food/ drink go down your
throat.
591. Swamp: a piece of soft wet land.
592. Sway: move from one side to the other. To
influence someone.
593. Swell: become larger than normal because
of illness or injury.
594. Swerve: to turn aside from a straight line or
course.
595. Sword: a hand help weapon with a long,
sharp blade.
596. Take a shine to: to come to like
spontaneously.
597. Take after: reassemble so in appearance/
character, to look like.
598. Take down: to write down, to put down.
599. Take for: to consider somebody as
something.
600. Take hold off: to grasp, to grip with hands.
601. Take in: to understand.
602. Take over: assume the control or
management of something.
603. Take something for granted: consider sth
as true, as real.
604. Take up: deal with / to enter a profession,
business, spot.
605. Take aback: (be taken aback) surprised,
disconcerted, startled.
606. Tangible: real, concrete, possible.
607. Tangle: to catch and entwine somebody or
something in something that is difficult to
get out of e.g. a net or trap.
608. Tap: to strike lightly.
609. Tear: a hole in a piece of cloth, paper. (v) To
break sth.
610. Tease: to torment, to disturb, to irritate.
611. Teeter: to walk / move unsteadily, to be in
bad position.
612. Testify: to give evidence.
613. Thaw: to melt, or make something melt.
614. Thrifty: sparing, using economy and good
management.
615. Timely: opportune, well-timed. Done or
happening at exactly the right time
616. Tiny: extremely small.
617. To be concerned with: to be about
something
618. To call on: to visit for a short time.
619. To get across: to cause to understand
620. To get ahead in: to make progress, to
succeed.
621. To get along: to have a friendly relationship
with someone.
622. To get around: to avoid, to eliminate.
623. To get away with: to escape punishment or
detection.
624. To get away: to escape.
625. To get by: to manage.
626. To get down to: to become serious about.
627. To get in: to enter.
628. To get off: to send, to mail, to escape usual
punishment.
629. To get on with: to resume what you were
doing, continue.
630. To get on: to mount, to get dressed, to age.
631. To get over: to overcome something, to
recover from.
632. To get through: to make one's way in a
crowd.
633. To give away: reveal a secret, to betray so.
To give a present.
634. To give back: to return.
635. To give by: to employ, to make use of.
636. To give into: to surrender, to cede.
637. To give of: to emit.
638. To give out: to broadcast, to divulge. To
become exhausted.
639. To give up: to renounce. To abandon, to fail
to finish.
640. To go back: to fail to keep a promise.
641. To go in for: to engage in, to participate in.
642. To go off: to explode, to leave, to
terminate.
643. To go on: to continue.
644. To go over: to repeat, to examine. To be
successful.
645. To go through with: to complete, to finish,
to continue.
646. To go through: to suffer, to experiment
hardship.
647. To go upon: to use as a basis.
648. To hand in: to submit, to deliver something
due.
649. To hand out: to distribute.
650. To hang around: to remain idly.
651. To hang back: to hesitate.
652. To hang onto: to cling to, to remain
attached.
653. To hang together: to associate, to join.
654. To hang up: to replace a telephone receiver
on its hook.
655. To have a go: to have an occasion to try to
do something.
656. To have a say: to have something to say.
657. To have an ear for: an ability to recognize/
appreciate sounds.
658. To head off: to intercept.
659. To hear from: to learn about.
660. To hit on/ upon: to come upon something
by chance.
661. To hold out: to resist, to persist.
662. To hold up: to delay, to last, to rob, to
survive.
663. To let off the hook: to liberate, to let go
free.
664. To return: to go back.
665. To set out: to define; to design.
666. To show up: to appear.
667. To take on: to assume, to undertake a task.
668. Toad: any of various tailless amphibians
that are close relatives of the frogs.
669. Toll: tax paid for the use of a road/ bridge/
sound of a bell.
670. Torrent: flood, a rushing stream.
671. Trait: a characteristic or quality that
distinguish somebody.
672. Trample: to tread or step heavily and
noisily; stamp
673. Transition: period of change
674. Transmit: to send or cause to go from one
person or place to another, to transfer.
675. Treacherous: dangerous, having a false
appearance of safety.
676. Trivial: having little value, with no
importance.
677. Trying: something annoying, stressful,
unpleasant.
678. Tuition: teaching in small groups/ money
paid for lessons.
679. Tumble: to fall suddenly.
680. Tutor: a person employed to instruct
another in some branch or branches of
learning.
681. Twig: a small breach of a tree.
682. Twine: strong string.
683. Unbearable: impossible to tolerate.
684. Undertake: to take upon oneself as a task,
duty.
685. Uneasily: anxiously, restlessly. 716. Whimper: to make low crying sounds, to
686. Upend: turn over, knock over. speak in this way.
687. Upgrade: move up to a higher grade, 717. Whim: caprice, extravagant impulse
promote. 718. Whine: to complain peevishly in a sad,
688. Uphold: to maintain or defend something. annoying voice about something
689. Uplift: exalt. to make someone feel happier 719. Whisper: speak/ say something quietly,
690. Upset: to disturb/ disorder the functions/ using breath.
course of something. 720. Wine: to entertain someone well with a
691. Upstage: surpass. meal, wine etc. To entertain lavishly.
692. Utmost: extreme, of the greatest or highest 721. Withdraw: to extract, draw out, pull out.
degree, with the most care/ of the ultimost 722. Witty: amusing, clever, funny, original,
importance sparkling, brilliant.
693. Utter: to say something. 723. Work out: to exercise, to develop/ devise a
694. Vanish: to remove disappear, cease to exist. plan.
695. Vanity: something that is vain, empty, 724. Wound: injury/ cut / hole in your skin by a
useless, conceit. knife, a bullet.
696. Vassal: somebody who gave loyalty and 725. Wrangle: to quarrel (dispute) noisily or
homage to a feudal lord and received the angrily, to bicker, to argue.
right to occupy the lord's land and be 726. Write off for: order goods by mail.
protected by him. 727. Writhe: contort, twist and turn in pain.
697. Vast: great area or extent.
698. Venerable: old, deserving to treated with
respect.
699. Veto(ed): to forbid, to refuse consent to
something, to reject.
700. Vicinity: proximity.
701. Vie: to compete eagerly (passionately) with
somebody for something, to contend.
702. Vow: a serious promise.
703. Wade: to walk through shallow waters, a
river.
704. Wag: to shake up and down or move from
side to side.
705. Wage: payment for work.
706. Walk in on: catch/ surprise someone.
707. Walk out on: leave desert
708. Warble: to sing/ whistle with melodic
tones.
709. Ward off: avert, preventing something from
harming somebody.
710. Wardrobe: total collection of clothes.
711. Warm somebody about something:
caution/ prevent so/ sth about sth bad/
dangerous give advice about danger.
712. Wealth: a state of having much money,
rich.
713. Weary: tired.
714. Weave: to make cloth by passing threads
under and over.
715. Weird: strange or unusual.