Spelling Bee Morocco School Competition

Spelling Bee Morocco™ - School Competition List – Solo
Spelling Bee Morocco™ 2012

Official Competition Word List
SCHOOL SOLO SPELLING BEE WORD LIST - 2012
EASY
animal [æ nɪ ml]
noun: A creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human:
A lion is a dangerous animal.
apple [æ pl]
noun: a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh
It’s as American as apple pie.
band [bænd]
noun: a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers.
She’s a singer with a band.
beach [biːtʃ]
noun: an area of sand, or small stones (called shingle), beside the sea or a lake:
Tourists are sunbathing on the beach.
bleed [bliːd]
verb: To lose blood, especially from a wound or an injury:
My finger’s bleeding.
bread [bred]
(homonym: bred)
noun: a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked.
The bread was hard to chew.
breakfast [brek fəst]

noun: the first meal of the day:
She doesn’t eat much breakfast.
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bride [braɪd]
noun: a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it:
He introduced his new bride.
brush [brʌʃ]
noun: an object made of short stiff hairs (called bristles) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually
attached to a handle.
He applied the paint with a wide brush.
verb: an act of brushing:
Give your teeth a good brush.
camel [kæ ml]

noun: An animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding
on or for carrying goods.
The camel is the clipper ship of the Sahara
carrot [kær ət]

(homonym: karat)
noun: a long pointed orange root vegetable:
She planted carrots and tomatoes in her garden.
cheese [tʃiːz]
noun: A type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in
colour; a particular type of this food:
She served a selection of French cheeses.
coffee [kɒ fi], NAmE [kɔː fi]

noun: the roasted seeds (called coffee beans) of a tropical bush; a powder made from them;
a hot drink made from coffee powder and boiling water. It may be drunk with milk and/or sugar added:
He made a strong pot of coffee.
cousin [kʌ zn]

noun: a child of your aunt or uncle:
She’s my cousin.
desert [dez ət], NAmE [dez ərt]

noun: A large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are
covered by sand:
We live at the edge of the desert.
dinner [dɪ nə(r)]

noun: The main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening:
I never eat a big dinner.
disease [dɪ ziːz]

noun: An illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection.
He suffers from a rare blood disease.
doctor [dɒk tə(r)], NAmE [dɑːk tə(r)]

noun: a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill / sick or
injured:
You’d better see a doctor about that cough.
donkey [dɒŋ ki]; NAmE [dɑːŋ ki; dɔːŋ ki]

noun: An animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears.
The donkey is an important animal in Morocco.
eyes [aɪz]
noun, plural: The two organs on the face that you see with:
The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.
family [fæ mə li]

noun: a group consisting of one or two parents and their children:
He hated to be away from his family.
father [fɑː ðə(r)]

noun: a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child:
Ben is a wonderful father.
feast [fiːst]
noun: a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate something.
The return of his son from America called for a feast.
Verb: To eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment.
They feasted on shrimp and other fruits of the sea.
floor [flɔː(r)]
noun: The surface of a room that you walk on:
The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
football [fʊt bɔːl]

noun: a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the
playing field and try to kick into the other team’s goal:
The only thing he was interested in was football.
garden [gɑː dn], NAmE [gaːr dn]

noun: a piece of land next to or around a house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc.,
usually with an area of grass, (called a lawn).
The president met with the king in the Rose Garden of the White House.
groom [gruːm]
verb: to clean or brush an animal:
She groomed the horse every evening.
noun:
1. A person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them.
2. A man on his wedding day, or soon after.
The bride and groom cut the wedding cake.
group [gruːp]
noun: A number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some
way:
A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
guitar [gɪ tɑː(r)]

noun: a musical instrument that usually has six strings, that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
(pick):
As he sang, he strummed his guitar.
happy [hæ pi]

adjective: feeling or showing pleasure; pleased:
You don’t look very happy today.
house [haʊs]
noun: a building for people to live in, usually for one family:
He went over to Joe’s house.
hungry [hʌŋ gri]

adjective: Feeling that you want to eat something:
I have a hungry family to feed.
husband [hʌz bənd]

noun: the man that a woman is married to; a married man:
This is my husband, Steve.
jacket [dʒæ kɪt]

noun: a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has sleeves and fastens
down the front; a short, light coat:
He was cold without a jacket.
juice [dʒuːs]
noun: The liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables; a drink made from this:
She loved fresh orange juice at breakfast.
kitchen [kɪt ʃɪn]

noun: A room in which meals are cooked or prepared:
We ate at the kitchen table.
lesson [le sn]

noun: something that is intended to be learned:
The course book is divided into 30 lessons.
lonely [ləʊn li], NAmE [loʊn li]

adjective: Unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to:
She lives alone and often feels lonely.
lunch [lʌntʃ]
noun: A meal eaten in the middle of the day:
We have a one-hour break for lunch.
market [mɑː kit], NAmE [maːr kɪt]

noun: An occasion when people buy and sell goods; the open area or building where they meet to do
this:
Thursday is market day.
money [mʌ ni]

noun: What you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things:
How much money is there in my account?
mother [mʌ ðə(r)]

noun: A female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child:
She’s the mother of twins.
movie [muː vi]

noun: A series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema / movie
theater; a film
They went to see a horror movie.
never [ne və(r)]

adverb: Not at any time; not on any occasion:
You never help me.
often [ɒf n, ɒf tn], NAmE [ɔːf n, ɔːf tn]

adverb: many times
We often go there.
olives [ɑ lɪvz], NAmE [ɑː lɪvz]

noun: Plural of olive. A small green or black fruit with a strong taste, used in cooking and for its oil.
She made a tajine with onions and olives.
onions [ʌn jənz]

noun: Plural of onion. A round vegetable with many layers inside each other and a brown, red or white
skin.
Cutting the onions made her cry.
paint [peɪnt]
noun: A liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has
dried on a surface:
They used white paint in the kitchen.
verb: To cover a surface or object with paint:
They painted the kitchen yellow.
pencil [pen sl]

noun: A narrow piece of wood, or a metal or plastic case, containing a black or coloured substance, used
for drawing or writing:
I’ll get a pencil and paper.
plastic [plæs tɪk]

noun: A light strong material that is produced by chemical processes and can be formed into shapes and
sheets when heated.
They used a sheet of plastic to protect the table top.
pasta [pæs tə], NAmE [pɑːs tə]

noun: an Italian food made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, formed into different shapes and
usually served with a sauce. It is hard when dry and soft when cooked.
She made a pasta salad for lunch.
rubbish [rʌ bɪʃ]

noun: Things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them:
The streets were littered with rubbish.
salad [sæ ləd]

noun: A mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food
as part of a meal:
The food I miss the most is salad.
school [skuːl]
noun: A place where children go to be educated:
My brother and I went to the same school.
seasons [siː znz]

noun: Plural of season. Any of the four main periods of the year: spring, summer, autumn / fall and
winter:
Fall was her favorite season.
shoes [ʃuːz]
noun: Plural of shoe. the outer coverings for your feet, usually made of leather or plastic:
He took his shoes and socks off.
shopping [ʃɒ pɪŋ], NAmE [ʃɑː pɪŋ]

noun: The activity of going to shops / stores and buying things:
We do our shopping on Saturdays.
skirt [skɜːt], NAmE [skɛːrt]

noun: A piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the waist:
She wore sweater and a long, black skirt.
station [steɪ ʃn]

noun: a place where trains and buses stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings
connected with this:
I get off at the next station.
student [stjuː dnt], NAmE [stuː dnt]

noun: A person who is studying at a school, especially a secondary school or university:
She’s a student at the university in Ifrane.
teacher [tiː tʃə(r)]

noun: a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school:
There is a growing need for qualified teachers of English.
thanks [θæŋks]
noun: words or actions that show that you are grateful to sb for sth
How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you’ve done?
toilet [tɔɪ lət]

noun: A large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on or stand over when you get rid of waste matter
from your body:
Have you flushed the toilet?
tongue [tʌŋ]
noun: The soft part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking, etc.:
He clicked his tongue to attract their attention.
train [treɪn]
noun: a railway / railroad engine pulling a number of coaches / cars or trucks, taking people and goods
from one place to another:
I like travelling by train.
verb: To teach a person or an animal the skills for a particular job or activity; to be taught in this way:
Sue is training to be a doctor.
village [vɪ lɪdʒ]

noun: a very small town located in a country area:
We visited towns and villages all over Spain.
waste [weɪst]
(homonym: waist)
verb: To use more of something than is necessary or useful:
Why waste money on clothes you don’t need?
noun: the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed.
The report is critical of the department’s waste of resources.
adjective: no longer needed for a particular process and therefore thrown away:
Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.
website [web saɪt]

noun: A place connected to the Internet, where a company or an organization, or an individual person,
puts information:
I found this information on their website.
wear [weə(r)], NAmE [wer]

verb: To have something on your body as a piece of clothing, a decoration, etc.:
She always wears black clothes.
wedding [wed ɪŋ]

noun: A marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it:
There were lots of people at their wedding.
windsurf [wɪnd sɜːf], NAmE [wɪnd sɛːrf]

verb: The act of standing on aboard with a sail attached to it to move along the surface of the water.
Most people come to the lake to sail or windsurf.
MEDIUM
alcohol [æl kə hɑl], NAmE [æl kə hɔːl, æl kə hɑːl]

noun: Drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people drunk:
He never drinks alcohol.
2. The clear liquid that is found in drinks such as beer, wine, etc. and is used in medicines, cleaning
products, etc.
Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.
amount [ə maʊnt]
noun: a quantity of something.
The website contained a huge amount of useful information
verb: to add up to something; to make something as a total.
His winnings amounted to over $1,000.
anatomy [ə næ tə mi]
noun: 1. The scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies. 2 The structure of an animal or
a plant:
In anatomy class, they dissected a frog and a rat.
application [ˌæ plɪ keɪ ʃn]

noun: a formal (often written) request for something, such as a job, permission to do something or a
place at a college or university:
His application for a visa was denied.
attractive [ə træk tɪv]

adjective: (of a person) pleasant to look at
She’s an attractive woman.
birth [bɜːθ], NAmE [bɜːrθ]

(homonym: berth)
noun: The time when a baby is born; the process of being born:
The baby weighed three kilos at birth.
blouse [blaʊz], NAmE [blaʊs]

noun: a piece of clothing like a shirt, worn by women
She buttoned up her blouse.
bruise [bruːz]
noun: A blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
He had a bad bruise on his arm where he was hit by a rock.
verb: To develop a bruise, or make a bruise or bruises appear on the skin of somebody/something:
Strawberries bruise easily.
butcher [bʊ tʃə(r)]

noun: 1. A person whose job is cutting up and selling meat in a shop/ store or killing animals for this
purpose.
2. A shop / store that sells meat:
He owns the butcher’s in the main street.
verb: 1. To kill people in a very cruel and violent way.
The gang butchered the whole family.
2. To kill animals and cut them up for use as meat
They butchered a sheep for the festival.
cartoon [kɑː tuːn], NAmE [kɑːr tuːn]

noun: 1. an amusing drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the
news
2. a film / movie made by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings or models, so that they
look as if they are moving:
The Tom and Jerry cartoons are very funny.
catch [kætʃ]
verb: To stop and hold a moving object, especially in your hands:
She managed to catch the keys as they fell.
cheap [tʃiːp]
(homonym: cheep)
adjective: Costing little money or less money than you expected
Bicycling is a cheap way to get around.
communicate [kə mjuː nɪ keɪt]

verb: to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with somebody.
We only communicate by email.
cosmetics [kɒz me tɪks], NAmE [kɑːz me tiks]

noun: Plural of cosmetic. Substance that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive:
The cosmetics industry is huge.
cough [kɒf], NAmE [kɔːf]

verb: to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold.
The smoke made him cough.
noun: 1. an act or a sound of coughing. 2. An illness or infection that makes you cough often:
My cold’s better, but I can’t seem to shake off this cough.
curious [kjʊə ri əs], NAmE [kjʊ ri əs]

adjective: Having a strong desire to know about something
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
daughter [dɔː tə(r)]

noun: a person’s female child:
We have two sons and a daughter.
designer [dɪ zaɪ nə(r)]

noun: a person whose job is to decide how things such as clothes, furniture, tools, etc. will look or work
by making drawings, plans or patterns:
She is a popular fashion designer.
earrings [ɪə rɪŋz]

noun plural: a piece of jewellery that you fasten in or on your ear:
She wore a pair of pearl earrings
emergency [i mɜː dʒən si], NAmE [i mɜːr dʒən si]

noun: sudden serious and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it:
The government declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
employ [ɪm plɔɪ]

verb: To give sb a job to do for payment; to use sth such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose.
How many people does the company employ?
exchange [ɪks tʃeɪndʒ]

verb: to give something to somebody and at the same time receive the same type of thing from them.
Everyone in the group exchanged email addresses.
noun: an act of giving sth to sb or doing sth for sb and receiving sth in return:
The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.
expense [ɪk spens]

noun: The money that you spend on something
The results are well worth the expense.
factory [fæk tri], NAmE [fæk tə ri]

noun: A building or group of buildings where goods are made:
There is a new Renault factory in Tangier
famous [feɪ məs]

adjective: known about by many people:
Lake Como is the most famous lake in Italy.
freezing [friː zɪŋ]

adjective: 1. Extremely cold. 2[only before noun] Having temperatures that are below 0° Celsius:
It’s freezing in here!
gardening [gɑːd nɪŋ], NAmE [gaːrd nɪŋ]

noun: the act of planting, caring for, and harvesting plants and flowers.
She found her relaxation in gardening.
genius [dʒi niəs]

noun: unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability:
Churchill was a statesman of genius.
graduate [græ dʒu ət] as a noun; as a verb [græ dʒu eɪt]

noun: A person who has completed their school studies.
He’s a high school graduate.
verb: to get a degree from a school or university.
She graduated from Harvard this year.
handsome [hæn səm]

adjective: (of men) attractive; (of women) attractive, with large strong features rather than small delicate
ones
He’s the most handsome man I’ve ever met.
history [hɪs tri], NAmE [hɪs tə ri]

noun: all the events that happened in the past; the past events concerned in the development of a
particular place, subject, etc.;the study of past events as a subject at school or university:
These events changed the course of history.
income [ɪn kʌm]

noun: The money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money, from
business, etc.:
Tourism is a major source of income for Morocco.
journalist [dʒɜː nə lɪst], NAmE [dʒɜːr nə lɪst]

noun: a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or
television
She’s a journalist for the BBC.
leather [le ðər]

noun: material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special
processes:
His jacket was made of very soft leather.
lettuce [le tɪs]

noun: a plant with large green leaves that are eaten raw, especially in salad.
The rabbits have eaten all the lettuce plants!
magazine [ˌmæ gə ziːn]

noun: A type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy every week or month, containing
articles, photographs, etc., often on a particular topic:
Elle is a famous French fashion magazine.
microbe [maɪ krəʊb], NAmE [maɪ kroʊb]

noun: an extremely small living thing that you can only see under a microscope and that may cause
disease.
There are both harmful and helpful microbes.
monitor [mɒ nɪ tə(r)]

noun: a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information
from a computer:
The details of today’s flights are displayed on the monitor.
mountain [maʊn tən], NAmE [maʊn tn]

noun: a very high hill, often with rocks near the top:
Jbel Toubkal is the highest mountain in Morocco.
nephew [nef juː]

noun: The son of your brother or sister; the son of your husband’s or wife’s brother or sister.
Tom has four nephews and five nieces.
nutrition [[nju trɪ ʃn], NAmE [nu trɪ ʃn]

noun: The process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy.
Good nutrition as a child is important for good lifelong health.
occupation [ˌɒk ju peɪ ʃn], NAmE [ˌɑːk ju peɪ ʃn]

noun: A job or profession:
Please state your name, age and occupation below.
passenger [pæ sɪn dʒə(r)]

noun: A person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it or working on
it:
There were 50 passengers on the bus.
patient [peɪ ʃnt]

noun: a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital; a person who receives
treatment from a particular doctor or dentist.
The patient is comfortable after the operation.
performance [pə fɔː məns], NAmE [pər fɔːr məns]

noun: How well or badly you do something; how well or badly something works
It was an impressive performance by the French team.
pollution [pə luː ʃn]

noun: the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty; substances that make air,
water, soil, etc. dirty.
Water and air pollution are major threats to public health
prayer [preə(r)]
noun: Words which you say to God giving thanks or asking for help:
It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.
recreation [ˌrek ri eɪ ʃn]

noun: the fact of people doing things for enjoyment, when they are not working; a particular activity
that somebody does when they are not working.
His recreations include golf, football and shooting.
resources [rɪ sɔːs əz, rɪ zɔɪs əz], NAmE [riː sɔːrs əz, rɪ sɔːrs əz]
noun, plural: a supply of things that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to
increase their wealth.
We must make the most efficient use of the available financial resources.
sensitive [sen sə tɪv]

noun: aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings:
He was a sensitive and caring man.
sewage [suː ɪdʒ]

noun: Used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from
houses and factories through special pipes.
There is a ban on the dumping of raw sewage in the river.
sharpener [ʃɑːp nə(r)], NAmE [ʃaːrp nə(r)]

noun: a tool or machine that makes things sharp:
The school room needs a pencil sharpener.
sneeze [sniːz]
verb: To have air come suddenly and noisily out through your nose and mouth in a way that you cannot
control, for example because you have a cold:
I’ve been sneezing all morning.
soccer [sɒk ə(r)]

noun: another word for football, especially in North America.
Major League Soccer is the top professional football league in America.
species [spiː ʃiːz, spiː siz]

noun plural: A group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other and produce
healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name.
There are many species of dog(s).
strawberry [strɔː bə ri], NAme [strɔː be ri]

noun: A soft red fruit with very small yellow seeds on the surface, that grows on a low plant.
There was a strawberry patch on the hill behind the house.
studious [stjuː di əs], NAmE [stuː di əs]

adjective: Spending a lot of time studying or reading.
He was a studious boy.
terrible [ter ə bl]

adjective: Very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened:
a terrible experience.
The bus ride through the mountains was a terrible experience.
threaten [θre tn]

verb: to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want:
The attacker threatened them with a gun.
tiny [taɪ ni]

adjective: Very small in size or amount:
The premature baby was very tiny.
teenager [tiːn eɪ dʒə(r)]

noun: a person who is between 13 and 19 years old:
He publishes a magazine aimed at teenagers.
toothpaste [tuːθ peɪst]

noun: a substance that you put on a brush and use to clean your teeth
Which brand of toothpaste do you use?
twins [twɪnz]
noun plural: Two children born at the same time to the same mother:
She’s expecting twins.
utensils [ juː ten slz]

Tools that are used in the house, especially the kitchen.
She loved her cooking utensils.
volunteer [ˌval ən tɪə(r)], NAmE [ˌvaːl ən tɪr]

noun: A person who does a job without being paid for it.
Schools need volunteers to help children learn to read.
waiter [weɪt ə(r)]

noun: a person whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant, etc.:
Ask the waiter for the bill.
whole [həʊl], NAmE [hoʊl]

(homonym: hole)
adjective: Full; complete
He spent the whole day writing.
HARD
acronym [æk rə nɪm]

noun: a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something.
‘AIDS’ is an acronym for ‘acquired immune deficiency syndrome.’
amateur [æm ə tə(r)], NAmE [æm ə tʃə(r)]

noun: A person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment, not as a job.
The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
authority [ɔː θɑ rə ti], NAmE [ə θɔːr ə ti, ə θaːr ə ti]

noun: The power to give orders to people.
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
beneficial [ˌben ɪ fɪ ʃl]

adjective: Improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect
A good diet is beneficial to health
biscuit [bɪs kɪt]

noun :(BrE) a small flat dry cake for one person, usually sweet, and baked until crisp:
He bought a packet of chocolate biscuits
campaign [kæm peɪn]

noun: A series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or
political aim:
Obama’s political campaign surprised everyone but him.
capacity [kə pæ sə ti]

noun: The number of things or people that a container or space can hold.
The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000.
cautious [kɔː ʃəs]

adjective: Being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any
risks.
He was very cautious about committing himself to anything.
cellular [sel jə lə(r)]

adjective: 1. Connected with or consisting of the cells of plants or animals:
2. Connected with a telephone system that works by radio instead of wires:
The country has developed a strong cellular network
childhood [tʃaɪld hʊd]

noun: The period of somebody’s life when they are a child:
She had an unhappy childhood.
competition [ˌkɒm pə tɪ ʃn], NAmE [ˌkɑːm pə tɪ ʃn]

noun: an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something.
Susan won the singing competition.
congratulate [kən græ tʃu leɪt]

verb: to tell somebody that you are pleased about their success or achievements:
I congratulated them on their test results.
conscience [kɒn ʃəns], NAmE [kɑːn səns]

noun: the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong:
This is a matter of individual conscience
council [kaʊn sl]

(homonym: counsel)
noun: a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county:
She’s on the local council.
criteria [kraɪ tɪər iə], NAmE [kraɪ tɪr ia]

noun, plural: a standard or principle by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is
made:
What criteria are used for assessing a student’s ability?
discrimination [dɪ ˌskrɪ mɪ neɪ ʃn]

noun: The practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others.
There should be no discrimination on the grounds of race or gender, but there is.
dominant [dɒm ɪn ənt], NAmE [dɑːm ɪn ənt]

adjective: More important, powerful or noticeable than other things:
The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.
drought [draʊt]
noun: a long period of time when there is little or no rain:
The drought in Morocco has hurt agricultural production.
ecology [i kɒl ə dʒi], NAmE [i kaːl ə dʒi]

noun: the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of
this:
Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
exaggerate [ɪg zæ dʒə reɪt]

verb: to make something seem larger, better, more important, or worse than it really is
He exaggerates his problems.
exhausted [ig zɔːs tɪd]

adjective: very tired.
The exhausted climbers were rescued by helicopter.
gaiety [gei ə ti]

noun: the state of being cheerful and full of fun:
The colourful flags added to the gaiety of the occasion.
government [gʌ vən mənt], NAmE [gʌ vərn mənt]

noun: The group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state:
The leader of the Conservatives was asked to form a government.
grimace [grɪ meɪs], NAmE [grɪ məs]

verb: To make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, disgust, etc.:
noun: an ugly expression made by twisting your face, used to show pain, disgust, etc. or to make sb
laugh:
‘What’s that?’ she asked with a grimace.
headquarters [hed kwɔː təz], NAmE [hed kwɔːr tərz]

noun: a place from which an organization or a military operation is controlled; the people who work
there:
The firm’s headquarters is in London.
height [haɪt]
Noun: the measurement of how tall a person or thing is:
Please state your height and weight.
hysterical [hɪ ster ɪ kl]

noun: In a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. in an uncontrolled way:
He became almost hysterical when I told him.
ignorance [ig nə rəns]

noun: a lack of knowledge or information about sth:
There is widespread ignorance about the disease.
illiterate [ɪ lɪ tə rət]
adjective: (Of a person) not knowing how to read or write
Most of the women in the village are illiterate.
indefinitely [ɪn def ɪn ət li]

adverb: For a period of time with no fixed limit:
The trial was postponed indefinitely.
intellectual [ˌɪn tə lek tʃu əl]

adjective: Connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
He takes an intellectual delight in word games.
noun: a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about
things
ketchup [ke tʃəp]

noun: A thick cold sauce made from tomatoes, usually sold in bottles.
He likes ketchup with his fries.
league [liːg]
noun: a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and find which team is best:
Barca and Real Madrid are the best teams in the Spanish premier league.
leisure [le ʒə(r)]; NAmE [liː ʒər]

noun: Time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying:
These days we have more money and more leisure to enjoy it.
library [laɪ brə ri, lɑɪ bri; NAmE [laɪ bre ri]
noun: a building in which collections of books, CDs, newspapers, etc. are kept for people to read, study
or borrow:
The public library is one of the great American institutions for the creation of an informed populace.
malicious [mə lɪ ʃəs]

adjective: having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings
He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.
measure [me ʒə(r)]

verb: To find the size, quantity, etc. of something in standard units.
A ship’s speed is measured in knots.
musician [mju zɪ ʃn]

noun: a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job:
The musicians gave a benefit concert for the flood victims.
neighborhood [neɪ bə hʊd], NAmE [neɪ bər hʊd]

noun: a district or an area of a town; the people who live there:
We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
nostalgia [nɒ stæl dʒə], NAmE [nə stæl dʒə, nɑː stæl dʒə]
noun: a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when you think of happy times in the past:
She is filled with nostalgia for her own college days.
optimism [ɒp tɪ mɪ zəm]

noun: a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful; the tendency to have
this feeling:
There are very real grounds for optimism.
orphan [ɔː fn], NAmE [ɔːr fn]

noun: A child whose parents are dead:
He was an orphan and lived with his uncle.
parliament [paː lə mənt]; NAmE [paːr lə mənt]

noun: The group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country:
The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.
pastime [paːs taɪm]; NAmE [pæs taɪm]

noun: something that you enjoy doing when you are not working
Reading was his favorite pastime
physical [fɪ zɪ kl]

adjective: connected with a person’s body rather than their mind:
The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
playwright [pleɪ raɪt]

noun: a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio.
Shakespeare is the most famous playwright of all time.
poul try [pəʊl tri]; NAmE [poʊl tri]

noun: Chickens, ducks and geese, kept for their meat or eggs:
Eat plenty of fish and poultry.
pregnancy [preg nən si]

noun: The state of being pregnant:
Many women experience sickness during pregnancy.
privilege [prɪ və lɪdʒ]

noun: a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has:
Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.
verb: to give sb/sth special rights or advantages that others do not have.
profit [prɒ fɪt], NAmE [praː fɪt]

homonym: prophet
noun: The money that you make in business or by selling things after paying the costs involved.
The company made a healthy profit on the deal.
questionnaire [ˌkwes tʃə neə(r)], NAmE [kwes tʃə ner]

noun: A written list of questions that are answered by a number of people so that information can be
collected from the answers:
He created a questionnaire about personal hygiene habits.
refugee [ref ju dʒi]

noun: a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for
political, religious or social reasons:
There is a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
religious [rɪ li dʒəs]

adjective: connected with religion or with a particular religion.
He had a religious experience.
research [rɪ sɜːtʃ], NAmE [rɪ sɜːrtʃ]

noun: A careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it:
He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.
roommate [ruːm meɪt], NAmE [rʊm meɪt]

noun: a person that you share a room with, especially at a college or university
He had a fight with his roommate.
scenery [siː nə ri]

noun: the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, when you are
thinking about them being attractive to look at:
The scenery in Morocco is magnificent.
scholarship [skɒ lə ʃɪp], NAmE [skɑː lər ʃɪp]

noun: an amount of money given to sb by an organization to help pay for their education:
He went to drama school on a scholarship.
sequence [siː kwəns]

noun: a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular
result:
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
stereotype [ste ri ə taɪp]

noun: A fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but
which is often not true in reality:
He doesn’t conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.
straight [streɪt]
adverb: Not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line:
He was too tired to walk straight.
summarize (BrE also summarise) [sʌm ə raɪz]

verb: to give a summary of something.
The results of the research are summarized at the end of the chapter.
sustainability [sə ˌsteɪn ə bɪ lɪ ti]

noun: having the ability to continue or be continued for a long time.
Sustainability is a main goal of development work.
tolerance [tɒl ə rəns]

noun: the willingness to accept or tolerate somebody or something, especially opinions or behaviour
that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you:
She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.
unique [ ju niːk]
adjective: Being the only one of its kind:
Everyone’s fingerprints are unique.
vacuum [væk juəm]

noun: A space that is completely empty of all substances, including all air or other gas.
Outer space is a near vacuum.
vehicle [viː ə kl]; NAmE also [viː hɪ kl]

noun: a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or
lorry / truck:
The department of motor vehicles issues drivers’ licenses.
wealthy [wel θi]

adjective: having a lot of money, possessions, etc.
They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago.

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breakfast [brek fəst]

camel [kæ ml]

carrot [kær ət]

coffee [kɒ fi], NAmE [kɔː fi]

cousin [kʌ zn]

desert [dez ət], NAmE [dez ərt]

dinner [dɪ nə(r)]

disease [dɪ ziːz]

doctor [dɒk tə(r)], NAmE [dɑːk tə(r)]

donkey [dɒŋ ki]; NAmE [dɑːŋ ki; dɔːŋ ki]

family [fæ mə li]

father [fɑː ðə(r)]

football [fʊt bɔːl]

garden [gɑː dn], NAmE [gaːr dn]

guitar [gɪ tɑː(r)]

happy [hæ pi]

hungry [hʌŋ gri]

husband [hʌz bənd]

jacket [dʒæ kɪt]

kitchen [kɪt ʃɪn]

lesson [le sn]

lonely [ləʊn li], NAmE [loʊn li]

market [mɑː kit], NAmE [maːr kɪt]

money [mʌ ni]

mother [mʌ ðə(r)]

movie [muː vi]

never [ne və(r)]

often [ɒf n, ɒf tn], NAmE [ɔːf n, ɔːf tn]

olives [ɑ lɪvz], NAmE [ɑː lɪvz]

onions [ʌn jənz]

pencil [pen sl]

plastic [plæs tɪk]

pasta [pæs tə], NAmE [pɑːs tə]

rubbish [rʌ bɪʃ]

salad [sæ ləd]

seasons [siː znz]

shopping [ʃɒ pɪŋ], NAmE [ʃɑː pɪŋ]

skirt [skɜːt], NAmE [skɛːrt]

station [steɪ ʃn]

student [stjuː dnt], NAmE [stuː dnt]

teacher [tiː tʃə(r)]

toilet [tɔɪ lət]

village [vɪ lɪdʒ]

website [web saɪt]

wear [weə(r)], NAmE [wer]

wedding [wed ɪŋ]

windsurf [wɪnd sɜːf], NAmE [wɪnd sɛːrf]

alcohol [æl kə hɑl], NAmE [æl kə hɔːl, æl kə hɑːl]

application [ˌæ plɪ keɪ ʃn]

attractive [ə træk tɪv]

birth [bɜːθ], NAmE [bɜːrθ]

blouse [blaʊz], NAmE [blaʊs]

butcher [bʊ tʃə(r)]

cartoon [kɑː tuːn], NAmE [kɑːr tuːn]

communicate [kə mjuː nɪ keɪt]

cosmetics [kɒz me tɪks], NAmE [kɑːz me tiks]

cough [kɒf], NAmE [kɔːf]

curious [kjʊə ri əs], NAmE [kjʊ ri əs]

daughter [dɔː tə(r)]

designer [dɪ zaɪ nə(r)]

earrings [ɪə rɪŋz]