Word
1
|
Meaning
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Word
2
|
Meaning
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accept
|
to
agree to receive or do
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except
|
not
including
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adverse
|
unfavorable,
harmful
|
averse
|
strongly
disliking; opposed
|
advice
|
recommendations
about what to do
|
advise
|
to
recommend something
|
affect
|
to
change or make a difference to
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effect
|
a
result; to bring about a result
|
aisle
|
a
passage between rows of seats
|
isle
|
an
island
|
all together
|
all
in one place, all at once
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altogether
|
completely;
on the whole
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along
|
moving
or extending horizontally on
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a long
|
referring
to something of great length
|
aloud
|
out
loud
|
allowed
|
permitted
|
altar
|
a
sacred table in a church
|
alter
|
to
change
|
amoral
|
not
concerned with right or wrong
|
immoral
|
not
following accepted moral standards
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appraise
|
to
assess
|
apprise
|
to
inform someone
|
assent
|
agreement,
approval
|
ascent
|
the
action of rising or climbing up
|
aural
|
relating
to the ears or hearing
|
oral
|
relating
to the mouth; spoken
|
balmy
|
pleasantly
warm
|
barmy
|
foolish,
crazy
|
bare
|
naked;
to uncover
|
bear
|
to
carry; to put up with
|
bated
|
in
phrase 'with bated breath', i.e. in great
suspense
|
baited
|
with
bait attached or inserted
|
bazaar
|
a
Middle Eastern market
|
bizarre
|
strange
|
berth
|
a
bunk in a ship, train, etc.
|
birth
|
the
emergence of a baby from the womb
|
born
|
having
started life
|
borne
|
carried
|
bough
|
a
branch of a tree
|
bow
|
to
bend the head; the front of a ship
|
brake
|
a
device for stopping a vehicle; to stop a vehicle
|
break
|
to
separate into pieces; a pause
|
breach
|
to
break through, or break a rule; a gap
|
breech
|
the
back part of a gun barrel
|
broach
|
to
raise a subject for discussion
|
brooch
|
a
piece of jewelry
|
canvas
|
a
type of strong cloth
|
canvass
|
to
seek people’s votes
|
censure
|
to
criticize strongly
|
censor
|
to
ban parts of a book or film; a person who does this
|
cereal
|
a
grass producing an edible grain; a breakfast food made from grains
|
serial
|
happening
in a series
|
chord
|
a
group of musical notes
|
cord
|
a
length of string; a cord-like body part
|
climactic
|
forming
a climax
|
climatic
|
relating
to climate
|
coarse
|
rough
|
course
|
a
direction; a school subject; part of a meal
|
complacent
|
smug
and self-satisfied
|
complaisant
|
willing
to please
|
complement
|
to
add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something
|
compliment
|
to
praise or express approval; an admiring remark
|
council
|
a
group of people who manage or advise
|
counsel
|
advice;
to advise
|
cue
|
a
signal for action; a wooden rod
|
queue
|
a
line of people or vehicles
|
curb
|
to
keep something in check; a control or limit
|
kerb
|
(in
British English) the stone edge of a pavement
|
currant
|
a
dried grape
|
current
|
happening
now; a flow of water, air, or electricity
|
defuse
|
to
make a situation less tense
|
diffuse
|
to
spread over a wide area
|
desert
|
a
waterless, empty area; to abandon someone
|
dessert
|
the
sweet course of a meal
|
discreet
|
careful
not to attract attention
|
discrete
|
separate
and distinct
|
disinterested
|
impartial
|
uninterested
|
not
interested
|
draught
|
a
current of air
|
draft
|
a
first version of a piece of writing
|
draw
|
an
even score at the end of a game
|
drawer
|
a
sliding storage compartment
|
dual
|
having
two parts
|
duel
|
a
fight or contest between two people
|
elicit
|
to
draw out a reply or reaction
|
illicit
|
not
allowed by law or rules
|
ensure
|
to
make certain that something will happen
|
insure
|
to
provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged
|
envelop
|
to
cover or surround
|
envelope
|
a
paper container for a letter
|
exercise
|
physical
activity; to do physical activity
|
exorcise
|
to
drive out an evil spirit
|
fawn
|
a
young deer; light brown
|
faun
|
a
mythical being, part man, part goat
|
flaunt
|
to
display ostentatiously
|
flout
|
to
disregard a rule
|
flounder
|
to
move clumsily; to have difficulty doing something
|
founder
|
to
fail
|
forbear
|
to
refrain
|
forebear
|
an
ancestor
|
foreword
|
an
introduction to a book
|
forward
|
onwards,
ahead
|
freeze
|
to
turn to ice
|
frieze
|
a
decoration along a wall
|
grisly
|
gruesome,
revolting
|
grizzly
|
a
type of bear
|
hoard
|
a
store
|
horde
|
a
large crowd of people
|
imply
|
to
suggest indirectly
|
infer
|
to
draw a conclusion
|
loath
|
reluctant,
unwilling
|
loathe
|
to
hate
|
loose
|
to
unfasten; to set free
|
lose
|
to
be deprived of; to be unable to find
|
meter
|
a
measuring device
|
metre
|
a
metric unit; rhythm in verse
|
militate
|
to
be a powerful factor against
|
mitigate
|
to
make less severe
|
palate
|
the
roof of the mouth
|
palette
|
a
board for mixing colours
|
pedal
|
a
foot-operated lever
|
peddle
|
to
sell goods
|
pole
|
a
long, slender piece of wood
|
poll
|
voting
in an election
|
pour
|
to
flow or cause to flow
|
pore
|
a
tiny opening; to study something closely
|
practice
|
the
use of an idea or method; the work or business of a doctor, dentist, etc.
|
practise
|
to
do something repeatedly to gain skill; to do something regularly
|
prescribe
|
to
authorize use of medicine; to order authoritatively
|
proscribe
|
to
officially forbid something
|
principal
|
most
important; the head of a school
|
principle
|
a
fundamental rule or belief
|
sceptic
|
a
person inclined to doubt
|
septic
|
infected
with bacteria
|
sight
|
the
ability to see
|
site
|
a
location
|
stationary
|
not
moving
|
stationery
|
writing
materials
|
storey
|
a
level of a building
|
story
|
a
tale or account
|
titillate
|
to
arouse interest
|
titivate
|
to
make more attractive
|
tortuous
|
full
of twists; complex
|
torturous
|
full
of pain or suffering
|
wreath
|
a
ring-shaped arrangement of flowers etc.
|
wreathe
|
to
surround or encircle
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