- Abate – Verb – To
lessen, to subside : azalmak
- Abet
- V – To help, to aid :
yardım etmek
- Abhor
– V – To hate, to detest : nefret etmek
- Abject
– Adj. – miserable, wretched: sefil, perişan
- Abruptly
– Adv.- suddenly, unexpectedly: aniden, beklenmedik bir şekilde
- Absorbed
– Adj.- interested, engrossed: kendini fazlaca bir işe kaptırmış
- Absurdly – Adverb –
Ridiculously, unreasonably
- The man laughed
absurdly and the joke wasn’t even funny.
- Abundant
– Adv.- plentiful: bol
- Abuse
– Verb – To injure, damage or improperly uses
- It is wrong to abuse
animals.
- Accessible
– Adjective – Able to be reached
- The bus is accessible
to all Ann Arbor residents.
- Accomplice
– N – one who aids and abets a criminal: suç ortağı
- Accost – V- to
meet someone and to speak first: yanına gidip konuşmak
- Accurate
–N- correct: doğru
- Acrid
– Adj.-sharp, bitter: keskin , acı
- Accuracy
– Noun – Correct, free from mistake
- Accuracy is important
when you type.
- Acquire – Verb – To
come into possession of, to get
- I acquired my father’s
car after his death.
- Adapt
– Verb – To make fit, often by modification, adjust
- It is important to
adapt your clothing to the weather.
- Adjacent – Adjective
– Nearby, next to
- My pen is adjacent to
my book.
- Adjusting
– Verb – Changing or resolving to conform
- I am adjusting my
schedule so that I can go on vacation.
- Administer – Verb – To
manage or supervise the use of something
- I administer the
office supplies at work.
- Adolescent – Noun –
The age between puberty and maturity, teenager
- Adolescents are often
sad.
- Adopt – Verb – To
take up or take on by choice
- You should adopt a new
hobby.
- Adverse – Adjective
– To act opposite of a direction
- Most people learn from
adverse situations.
- Advocate – Verb – To
plead in favor of (Noun – Someone who pleads in favor of)
- I advocate for animal
rights.
- Affinity
– Noun – An attraction
- I have an affinity for
chocolate.
- Affluent
– Adjective – Having an abundance
- Not many tutors are
affluent.
- Ailment – Noun – A
bodily disorder or chronic disease
- What ailment do you
have?
- Alliance – Noun –
Connection, association
- I have made an
alliance with my neighbors.
- Allot – Verb – To
give a portion
- I will allot 90
minutes to our studies.
- Amenities – Noun –
Something that creates a feeling of comfort or convenience
- The amenities in the
hotel were great!
- Amicable – Adjective
– Peaceful, friendly
- The divorce was
amicable.
- Amiss
– Adjective – Not being right, faulty
- Something is amiss in
this room.
- Antagonist
– Noun – Adversary, opponent
- Jeff is my antagonist
at work.
- Anticipate – Verb – To
give advanced thought, treatment or feeling, to foresee
- I anticipated your
need for sentences.
- Apathy
– Noun – A lack of feeling or emotion, indifference
- Apathy is common among
teenagers.
- Appalled – Verb – To
feel shock or disgust
- I am appalled by his
lack of hygiene.
- Appease – Verb – To
pacify
- I want to appease the
angry man.
- Aptitude
– Noun – Natural ability, tendency
- You have an aptitude
for sports.
- Aromatic – Adjective
– Having a strong smell, fragrant
- The candles were very
aromatic.
- Assets
– Noun – The resources/property of a person, business or
association
- My house is my
greatest asset.
- Atmospheric – Adjective
– Relating to or resembling the air surrounding the earth
- The atmospheric
conditions today make it seem like spring.
- Attract
– Verb – To draw toward oneself
- My garden attracts
many butterflies.
- Attribute
– Noun – An inherent characteristic or quality
- What is your best
attribute?
- Audible – Adjective
– Able to be heard
- The TV is barely
audible, please turn it up.
- Augment
– Verb – To make greater or more intense
- It is important to
augment tutoring with home study time.
- Autonomous – Adjective
– Self governing
- Our tutoring sessions
are autonomous.
- Averse
– Adjective – Undesirable
- An averse outcome to
bad weather is the flu.
- Avid
– Adjective – Characterized by enthusiasm
- I am an avid pet
owner.
- Aware
– Adjective – Having perception, knowledge or watchfulness
- Are you aware of the
noise in this room?
- Awkwardly – Adverb –
Lacking in grace or dexterity
- I awkwardly introduced
myself last night.
- Behave – Verb – To
conduct yourself properly
- It is important for
children to behave in public.
- Betrayed
– Verb – To fail a trust or promise, a traitor
- Divorce is common if a
person is betrayed by their spouse.
- Binoculars – Noun – An
instrument for seeing far off objects
- You should use
binoculars to watch birds.
- Bipartisan
– Adjective – Involving members of two opposing parties
- Issues like the
environment should be bipartisan.
- Blizzard
– Noun – Severe snowstorm
- We only had one
blizzard this winter.
- Bounce – Verb – To
cause to rebound
- Children like to
bounce balls.
- Boundary – Noun – A
separating line, something that indicates fixed limits
- The US and Canada
share a boundary.
- Bountiful
– Adjective – Having a lot, plentiful
- Trees are bountiful in
Ann Arbor.
- Brief
– Adjective – Short length or duration, concise (Noun – official
letter/ruling)
- Give a brief summary
of this book.
- Brink – Noun –
The top edge of a steep place
- I am at the brink of
the cliff.
- Callous – Adjective
– Hardened or thick skinned
- I have a callous on my
hand.
- Capitulate – Verb – To
give up or cease resisting
- I will never
capitulate to people who are dishonest.
- Catastrophic – Adjective
– The final dramatic or tragic event
- The death of a child
is catastrophic.
- Cessation
– N – To stop
- Smoking cessation products
are expensive.
- Chagrin – Noun –
Distressed by humiliation, disappointment or failure
- My dog is chagrin when
he gets in trouble.
- Chore – Noun – A
routine task or job
- Many children have
chores around the house.
- Circumvent – Verb – To
avoid or bypass often in decision making
- Don’t try to
circumvent your boss.
- Citrus – Noun –
The group of fruits that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruit, etc.
- Did you plant that
citrus tree?
- Clarify – Verb – To
make understood
- Let me clarify what I
meant.
- Classified – Verb – To
arrange in categories
- I classified all my
clothes by colors.
- Claustrophobia
– Noun – Extreme or abnormal fear of being in small spaces
- Claustrophobia effects
many people.
- Clientele – Noun – A
group of clients
- My clientele is not rich.
- Coax – Verb – To
gently influence by flattery
- I tried to coax my dog
out in the rain.
- Collaborate – Verb – To
work with others, usually in an intellectual endeavor
- We should collaborate
on the direction of your studies.
- Collate – Verb – To
collect, compile or arrange in order
- I collated the
documents.
- Combat – Verb – To
struggle against or fight
- I want to combat
mosquitoes in my yard.
- Commendable – Adjective
-- Praiseworthy
- Your work is
commendable.
- Commuter – Noun –
Someone in the act of traveling
- I don’t live in the
dorms, I’m a commuter student.
- Compare – Verb – To
examine in order to find similarities and differences
- You should compare
prices when you shop.
- Compatible – Adjective
– Able to exist in harmony
- Are you and your wife
compatible?
- Compete – Verb – To
strive for an object or win, such as position, profit or prize
- Will you compete in
the Olympics this year?
- Complacent
– Adjective – Unconcerned
- Tutors are not complacent
about their teaching.
- Complement
– Noun – Counterpart, something that makes perfect or completes
- You spouse is your
greatest complement.
- Complexity – Noun –
The quality of being complicated
- The complexity of your
vocabulary is impressive.
- Compliant
– Adjective – To conform to another’s wishes, to obey
- You are a compliant
student.
- Compliment
– Noun – A flattering remark, expression of esteem, respect
- May I compliment you
on your food.
- Component – Noun – A
part or piece
- Only one component on
the refrigerator is broken.
- Comprehendible – Adjective
– Able to be understood
- All these sentences
are comprehendible.
- Concentrate – Verb – To
gather or collect focus
- You must concentrate
when the TV is on.
- Concise – Adjective
– Brief or succinct, not detailed
- Please be concise in
explaining your job.
- Confer – Verb – To
consult or come together to compare opinions
- I will confer with my
family before making plans.
- Confide – Verb – To
trust or share secrets
- You should confide in
your spouse.
- Consensus
– Noun – Group agreement on a belief
- The consensus is that
we should not use workbooks.
- Consequent – Adjective
– Following as a result of or effect of
- My consequent actions are your fault.
- Conservative – Adjective
– Tending to maintain existing conditions, traditional
- Republicans are
conservatives.
- Consistent
– Adjective – Free from irregularity
- You must be consistent
when you vote.
- Consolidate – Verb – To
unite or join together
- If partners
consolidate their assets, they can often afford early retirement.
- Consumed
– Verb – To eat or drink or use up, often in great quantity
- I consumed half the
cake on my birthday.
- Contentment
– Noun – Free from care or discomfort
- I am content to own a
home.
- Contrary – Noun –
The opposite
- Contrary to popular
belief, not all Americans are Christians.
- Controversy – Noun – A
disagreement, dispute
- The controversy over
gay marriage will be important in November.
- Council – Noun – A
group elected or appointed as an administrative body
- I am a member of the
city council.
- Counsel
– Verb – To advise or give suggestion
- I would counsel you to
attend University of Michigan.
- Crucial
– Adjective -- Essential
- This is a crucial
point in your lesson.
- Cuisine – Noun – A
style of cooking
- I enjoy restaurants
that serve Italian cuisine.
- Culminate – Verb – To
reach a decisive point
- Our lesson will
culminate in improving your English.
- Currently – Adverb –
Happening now
- Currently, I have only
3 students.
- Cynical – Adjective
– An attitude that is distrustful of life and human nature
- I am not a cynical
person.
109.
Damage – Noun – Loss or harm
resulting from injury to person, property or reputation
a.
Please
don’t damage the library book.
- Debris
– Noun – The remains of something broken down or destroyed; ruins
- Carry the debris out
to the garbage.
- Decade – Noun – A
period of ten years
- It has been a decade
since I’ve seen my friend.
- Deceased – Adjective
– Not living
- My father is deceased.
- Deed
– Noun – A notable act, a feat
- My deeds will make me
famous.
- Deficiency – Noun –
Not up to the normal standard, defective, inadequate
- His deficiency is well
known.
- Deliberately
– Adjective -- Intentionally
- I did not deliberately
drop the box.
- Dependent – Adjective
– Relying on another for support
- I am not dependent on
anyone.
- Deplorable – Adjective
– Bad or awful
- His deplorable actions
caused a fight.
- Despite –
Preposition – In spite of or without regard to
- Despite my worry,
nothing bad happened.
- Detrimental
– Adjective – Harmful
- Cocaine is detrimental
to your health.
- Devastate
– Verb – To ruin or reduce to chaos
- War devastated my home
town.
- Devised – Verb – To
plot or invent
- We must devise a way to
win the election.
- Dilemma – Noun – A
choice or situation involving equally unsatisfactory alternatives
- You will have a
dilemma if you are accepted to two schools.
- Diligent – Adjective
– Earnest, steady effort
- I will be diligent in
studying for the TOEFL.
- Direct
– Verb – To show, point out or encourage to move
- Please direct me to
the bathroom.
- Disconcerting
– Adjective – Upset or lose composure
- It is disconcerting
that diligence doesn’t always help.
- Dispense – Verb – To
give out a portion
- Please dispense the
papers to the class.
- Disperse – Verb – To
spread, break up or distribute
- Please disperse these
seeds in the garden.
- Disposal – Noun – To
have on hand or available
- Diet Pepsi is always
at my disposal.
- Disreputable – Adjective
– Having a negative reputation
- Many employers are
disreputable.
- Dissent
– Verb – To differ in opinion
- There was dissent
among the employees.
- Dissolve – Verb – To
make into a solution, to melt
- Dissolve the powder in
water before serving.
- Donate – Verb – To
make a gift, most often to a public or charitable cause
- Do you donate your
time as a volunteer?
- Drag – Verb – To
pull slowly or heavily
- I had to drag myself
out of bed this morning.
- Easygoing – Adjective
– Comfortable, unhurried, taking life easy
- I appreciate easygoing
people.
- Elapse – Verb – To
pass or slip away
- The time elapsed to
bring the felon to justice.
- Elicit – Verb – To
draw out or request
- I will elicit
information from the employees.
- Eliminate – Verb – To
get rid of
- You should eliminate
all worry from your mind or you won’t get any sleep.
- Emigrate – Verb – To
leave one’s home or country for a life elsewhere
- I emigrated from
Turkey.
- Encroach – Verb – To
advance past the usual limits, to trespass
- The border of Israel
is encroaching upon Palastine.
- Enhance
– Verb – To make greater
- I want to enhance my
vocabulary.
- Entice – Verb – To
tempt, arouse hope or desire
- Can I entice you to
buy cookies?
- Equitable – Adjective
– Exhibiting fairness
- My pay is not
equitable to the other employees.
- Escalate – Verb – To
increase in volume or intensity
- I don’t want our
argument to escalate.
- Evasive – Adjective
– Tending to avoid
- Criminals are evasive.
- Exceed – Verb – To
go above or beyond the expected limit
- The total exceeds my
ability to pay.
- Excluded – Verb – To
stop from participating
a.
Women
are excluded from being Priest.
- Exhilaration – Noun –
Feeling of extreme excitement
- I was exhilarated
during the last football game.
- Explicit – Adjective
– Unreserved and unambiguous, free from vagueness
- I was explicit in my
directions.
- Extravagant
– Adjective – Excessively elaborate
- I made an extravagant
purchase today.
- Fad – Noun – A
practice or interest followed for a short time with exaggerated
- enthusiasm
- These jeans are a fad.
- Fee – Noun – A
fixed charge for an item or service
- There is a fee for the
taxi.
- Ferocious
– Adjective – Exhibiting fierceness and the potential for violence
- Few dogs are
ferocious.
- Fierce
– Adjective – Aggressive, vehement
- We had a fierce
discussion about the President’s decision.
- Flirtatious – Adjective
– Inclined to show superficial interest or liking
- My husband is not
flirtatious.
- Formerly – Adverb –
Previously
- I formerly lived in
Ann Arbor.
- Forte – Noun –
One’s strong point or niche
- The game of poker is
not my forte.
- Forthcoming – Adjective
– About to appear
- My ideas are
forthcoming.
- Frugal
– Adjective – Economically spending resources
- I am very frugal with
my money.
- Furnace – Noun – A
mechanical device in a home which produces heat
- My furnace has never
broken down.
- Futile – Adjective
– Of no useful purpose
- It is futile to try
and save this animal.
- Gourmet – Noun – An
expert in food and wine
- He is a French
gourmet.
- Gracious – Adjective
– Marked by kindness and courtesy
- Your invitation was
very gracious.
- Grievous – Adjective
– Serious, grave, oppressive
- Many customers have
grievous concerns about this restaurant.
- Habitat
– Noun – The place or type of area where a plant or animal
normally lives
- The wolf’s habitat is
being distroyed.
- Halt – Verb – To
stop
- The deputy told me to
halt before putting on the handcuffs.
- Hazardous – Adjective
– Risky or potentially dangerous
- Driving can be
hazardous in the winter.
- Humble
– Adjective – Not proud, not arrogant
- The humble person
often learns the most.
- Illicit
– Adjective – Outside the law
- Do you sell illicit
drugs?
- Illiterate
– Adjective – Unable to read or write
- How many adults are
illiterate in your country?
- Illusion – Noun – A
misleading image or vision
- There is an illusion
that all Americans are wealthy.
- Immigrate – V- To
enter and become established, often in a country where you are
- I want to immigrate to
the Hungary.
- Immobile – Adjective
– Unable to move
- You should stay
immobile while I throw this knife.
- Immodest – Adjective
– Indecent, not dressing or behaving in the proper way
- When you dress
immodestly, men get the wrong idea.
- Impartial
– Adjective – Not biased, treating all equally
- It is important to
have an impartial judge.
- Impasse – Noun – A
problem with no obvious conclusion
- We came to an impasse
at the meeting.
- Impediment – Noun –
Something that interferes or slows progress
- A boyfriend can be an
impediment to studying.
- Implement – Verb – To
accomplish or carry out
- I would like to implement
a new rule.
- Implicit – Adjective
– Being without doubt or reserve, unquestioning
- Honesty is an implicit
aspect of my character.
- Imply – Verb – To
express indirectly
- Are you implying that
I lied?
- Inadequate – Adjective
– Not sufficient
- I feel my explanation
was inadequate.
- Incalculable
– Adjective – Not able to predict
- There is an
incalculable cost to legalizing abortion.
- Incapable – Adjective
– Lacking ability
- I am incapable of
learning Chinese.
- Incentive – Noun –
Something that encourages an action or behavior
- I’ll give you an
incentive to do a better job.
- Incessant
– Adjective – Continuous without interruption
- The garrulous woman
spoke incessantly.
- Incoherent – Adjective
– Disorganized, lacking in continuity, unable to understand
- If you are very sick,
you may become incoherent.
- Incompetent – Adjective
– Not effective, inadequate
- I am not incompetent.
- Indicative – Adjective
– Serving as a sign or symbol
- A cough is indicative
of a cold.
- Inept
– Adjective – Unfit, lacking in fitness or aptitude, incompetent
- My secretary is very
inept.
- Inequitable – Adjective
-- Unfair
- The pay raise was
inequitable.
- Inevitable
– Adjective – Unable to be avoided or evaded
- It is inevitable that
you will die.
- Infallible – Adjective
– Incapable of error
- The Bible is said to
be infallible.
- Infection – Noun –
Contamination often resulting from injury
- I do not have an
infection.
- Infringe
– Verb – To encroach or trespass
- I don’t want to
infringe on your space, but can I set my pop here?
- Infuriate – Verb – To
make extremely angry
- My son infuriates me
when he comes home late.
- Initiate – Verb – To
facilitate the beginning of
- I will initiate you
into Washtenaw Literacy.
- Insert – Verb – To
put, add or thrust in
- I’d like to insert one
idea.
- Instability – Noun –
Being not permanent, reliable or consistent; easily collapsed
- Instability in a
building can be caused by fire or earthquake.
- Insurgent
– Noun – A person who revolts against an established authority
- The insurgent killed
many police.
- Intend – Verb –
Signify or mean
- I intend to complain
to your manager.
- Interacting – Verb – To
act on each other
- I enjoy interacting
with people from other countries.
- Interim
– Adverb – Temporary, the time between two things
- In the interim, I will
read.
- Interrupt
– Verb – To stop by breaking in
- I don’t mean to
interrupt, but can I ask a question now?
- Intimate – Adjective
– Close association, contact or familiarity
- My friends know the
most intimate details of my life.
- Intricate – Adjective
– Complicated; having many parts
- Your necklace is very
intricate!
- Inundate – Verb – To
overwhelm or overflow
- I am inundated at work
so won’t be home until late tonight.
- Invincible – Adjective
– Unable to be conquered
- Many heroes seem invincible.
- Irreparable – Adjective
– Not able to fix
- You have done
irreparable damage to the car.
- Judicious – Adverb –
Having or exercising careful thinking or opinion
- Use a judicious amount
of garlic when cooking.
- Lack
– Verb – To be without
- I lack the skill to
connect the electricity in the house.
- Landlord – Noun –
The owner of a property which is rented
- My landlord is very
fair.
- Landmark – Noun – A
conspicuous object on land that marks a place
- The Quad is a landmark
on campus.
- Lease – Noun –
The contract showing a rental agreement
- Do you have a lease
for your apartment?
- Legislate
– Verb – To make or enact laws
- We often legislate
moral decisions.
- Lenient
– Adjective – Of mild or tolerant disposition
- My parents were very
lenient when I was young.
- Litigation – Noun – A
legal contest
- Litigation is very
expensive.
- Lobster
– Noun – Edible seafood with big claws
a.
I
love lobster ravioli.
- Longevity – Noun –
The length of life
- Longevity can be
increased by proper diet and exercise.
- Lucrative – Adjective
– Producing well, profitable
- A career in law is
very lucrative.
- Mature
– Adjective – Beyond the growth phase of life; ripe; adult
- The tree is not mature
yet.
- Meander
– Verb – To wander
- I like to meander when
I shop.
- Mediocre – Adjective
– Of average quality; ordinary
- It is better to be bad
at something than mediocre.
- Militant – Adjective
– Actively aggressive; combative
- Some countries are
more militant than others.
- Monosyllabic – Adjective
– One syllable, conspicuously brief
- Teenagers will often
use monosyllabic speech.
- Monotheist
– Noun – A person who believes in one God
- Many religions are
monotheistic.
- Multilingual
– Adjective – Having
more than one language
- Did you receive a
multilingual education?
- Negate – Verb – To
deny the truth or existence of
- I don’t want to negate
you idea, but it is wrong.
- Negligent
– Adjective – Typically careless or deficient in performing
duties
- I was negligent in not
adding more water to the pot.
- Nevertheless – Adverb –
In spite of, however
- Nevertheless, I like
bright colors.
- Nonchalant
– Adjective – Unworried, unconcerned
- I don’t know how you
can be so nonchalant about your score.
- Notorious
– Adjective – Generally known and talked about; implies negative
- My father was
notorious for his wit.
- Obituary – Noun –
The notice of a person’s death, usually includes a short biographical
- account
- Did you read the
obituary in today’s paper?
- Obnoxious
– Adjective -- Disgusting
- My neighbor is so
obnoxious.
- Observe – Verb – To
inspect or take note of
- Did you observe the
man stealing the money?
- Occur – Verb – To
take place or happen
- It occurred on April 5th,
1975.
- Ostentatious – Adjective
– Often engaging in a showy or conspicuous display
- The jewelry is very
ostentatious.
- Ought
– Auxiliary Verb – Used to express obligation
- You ought to rake your
lawn this week.
- Overdo
– Verb – To do in excess
- Don’t overdo it when
you are sick.
- Overgrown – Verb – To
grow or expand beyond the normal limits
- The bush is overgrown.
- Pace
– Verb – To proceed at a measured speed
- Be sure to pace
yourself or you will run out of energy before you have completed
- the task.
- Palatial
– Adjective – Magnificent, suitable to a palace
- Weber’s is a palatial
hotel.
- Pamper – Verb – To
treat with extreme care and attention
- You should pamper
children when they are sick.
- Panacea – Noun – A
cure all; a remedy for all difficulties
- Money is not a
panacea.
- Paramount
– Adjective – Superior to all others; supreme
- The paramount hotel in
Ann Arbor is Weber’s.
- Participants – Noun –
People who take part in an activity
- Participants in
English class are often happy.
- Permeate – Verb – To
spread throughout
- The odor of garlic
permeates the kitchen when you cook.
- Pertinent – Adjective
– Having importance or clear relevance
- This idea is not
pertinent to our problem.
- Placidly
– Adverb – Free from interruption or disturbance; quietly
- I placidly waited for
the bus.
- Polytheist – Noun – A
person who believes in multiple Gods
- Few people are
polytheists.
- Potency
– Noun – Being forceful or powerful
- The potency of my soup
has not been tasted.
- Potpourri
– Noun – A scented mixture of flowers, herbs and spices
- Do you like potpourri?
- Precedence – Noun –
The priority of importance
- There is no precedence
for giving you vacation.
- Predecessor
– Noun – The person who previously occupied a position or office
- My predecessor was a
good organizer.
- Predicament
– Noun – A difficult, confusing or trying situation
- My predicament is
causing me to lose sleep at night.
- Predict
– Verb – To foretell or declare in advance
- I often can predict
the weather.
- Pride – Noun – A
reasonable or justifiable self respect
- Pride can be
unbecoming.
- Processing – Verb –
Gradual changing to produce a particular result
- I am processing your
request.
- Profound
– Adjective – Having intellectual depth and insight
- This idea is profound.
- Prohibit
– Verb – To forbid by authority
- You should prohibit
the children from jumping on the bed.
- Prolific
– Adjective – Productive or fruitful
- He is a prolific
writer.
- Proponents
– Noun – One who argues in favor of something; advocate
- I am a proponent of
animal rights.
- Propose – Verb – To
offer up a suggestion
- I’d like to propose a
solution.
- Rapport – Noun – A
relationship marked by comfort and harmony
- I have a good rapport
with my relatives.
- Ravage
– Verb – To be violent and destructive
- My dog ravaged my
garden this summer.
- Receive – Verb – To
acquire or come into the possession of
- Did you receive my
email?
- Refer
– Verb – To have a connection to; related
- You should refer him
to your manager.
- Reimbursement
– Noun – To repay someone for the equivalent amount spent
- I expect reimbursement
for these expenses.
- Rejuvenating
– Verb – To restore to a younger or newer state
- A bath can be very
rejuvenating.
- Relentless
– Adjective -- Persistent
- My cat is relentless
when she wants attention.
- Resilient
– Adjective – Tending to recover or adjust easily; capable of
withstanding
- shock
- Children are very
resilient.
- Reverberate
– Verb – To echo
- The sound reverberates
in my room.
- Roots
– Noun – The original source or underground part of a plant or
tree
- The roots of the tree
are huge.
- Rudimentary
– Adjective – Consisting of the first or primary principles
- Spelling is
rudimentary to writing.
- Ruthless
– Adjective – Having no compassion for the misery of others;
without
- sympathy
- My boss is ruthless in
his business practices.
274.
Sage – Noun/Adjective
– Someone who is wise through reflection/experience
a. In all your sage
knowledge, what is the meaning of life?
275.
Sane – Adjective –
Antonym of crazy
a. The crazy man
said, “you are wrong, I am sane!”
276.
Sardonic – Adjective –
Mocking; disdainfully humorous; sarcastic
a. I don’t
appreciate your sardonic joke!
277.
Scold – Verb – To
rebuke or reproach; to find fault in words
a. I scolded my
daughter for telling a lie.
278.
Screwdriver – Noun – A hand
held tool
a. Give me a
screwdriver to fix this box.
279.
Segregation – Noun – The
separation or isolation of people based on race, class
a. or ethnic group
b. Segregation has
been illegal in the US since the fifties.
280.
Semblance – Noun – The
outward appearance of
a. There is a
semblance of order in most classrooms.
281.
Skeptical – Adjective –
Characterized by an attitude of doubt or uncertainty
a. I am skeptical of
all “get rich quick” deals.
282.
Soaring – Verb -- Flying
a. The soaring bird
was very graceful.
283.
Solidify – Verb – To make
solid, compact or hard
a. We will solidify
our relationship by marrying.
284.
Stereotype – Noun – A
general opinion of members of a particular group that
a. represents an
oversimplified attitude
b. The stereotype of
Americans is that we are all rich.
285.
Stirred – Verb – A slight
movement that mixes, agitates or provokes
a. Please stir the
ingredients in this bowl.
286.
Strenuously – Adjective –
Vigorously active; calls for stamina
a. I strenuously
object to your use of vocabulary.
287.
Submissive – Adjective –
Submitting to others; tame
a. Most woman are
expected to be submissive to their husbands.
288.
Subtle – Adjective – A
small difference; delicate
a. The subtle taste
of pork in the dinner was overlooked.
289.
Suffice – Verb – To
satisfy a need; to be sufficient
a. Suffice it to
say, you have worked hard to pass toefl.
290.
Superficial – Adjective – Of
or relating to the surface; shallow
a. My relationship
with him is very superficial.
291.
Superstition – Noun – A
belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear, trust in
a. magic or chance
b. Many Americans
believe the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
292.
Synopsis – Noun – A
condensed version
a. Please give a
synopsis of the book you read.
293.
Taint – Verb – To
spoil or corrupt
a. The cheese tastes
tainted.
294.
Temporary – Adjective –
Lasting a short time; opposite of permanent
a. My job is only
temporary.
295.
Tenacious – Adjective –
Strong or tough; not easily distracted or confused
a. Many wild animals
are tenacious.
296.
Timid – Adjective –
Lacking in boldness or self confidence
a. Many children are
timid around adults.
297.
Tolerate – Verb – To
endure without injury or contradiction
a. I will not
tolerate your behavior.
298.
Transplant – Verb – To
remove from one place and settle in to another
a. I need to
transplant this tree to another spot in the yard.
299.
Treat – Verb – To deal
with or handle
a. I will treat you
with respect only if you respect me.
300.
Tremble – Verb – To
shake or shiver involuntarily
a. When I am
frightened, I tremble.
301.
Tremendous – Adjective –
Astonishing by reason of extreme greatness,
a. excellence, size
or power
b. You have made me
tremendously happy.
302.
Ultimately – Adverb – In
the end; finally
a. Ultimately, you
will learn English.
303.
Uncompromising – Adjective –
Inflexible; not willing to make concessions
a. I am
uncompromising in my expectations that you study at home.
304.
Unerring – Adjective –
Without mistakes; faultless
a. Many people
believe the bible is unerring.
305.
Unilateral – Adjective –
Done by one person or party
a. The US often
makes unilateral decisions.
306.
Unlikely – Adjective --
Improbable
a. It is unlikely to
have two car accidents in one week.
307.
Urban – Adjective – Of
or relating to the city
a. I live in an
urban area.
308.
Vague – Adjective – Not
clearly defined; not having a precise meaning
a. There is a vague
difference between “vague” and “subtle”.
309.
Vast – Adjective –
Great in size, amount or degree
a. The US is vast.
310.
Vehement – Adjective –
Intensely emotional
a. I am vehement
about freedom of speech.
311.
Versatility – Noun – The
quality of being able to change quickly
a. Versatility is
important in business.
312.
Vogue – Noun – That
which is fashionable or popular
a. This outfit is
very vogue. I wonder if it will be
popular in two years?
313.
Volatile – Adjective –
Tending to erupt in violence
a. Relationships
between rival sports teams can be volatile.
314.
Wholesome – Adjective –
Good or sound in body, mind or morals
a. This TV show is
very wholesome.
315.
Widespread – Adjective –
Widely spread out; greatly diffused
a. There was
widespread damage from the forest fires.
316.
Wield – Verb – To
handle or manage
a. My boss wields
power like an insane person.
317.
Wonders – Noun –
Anything that causes astonishment or admiration
a. There are many
wonders to see in the Turkey.
318.
Worker – Noun – A
person who is paid for manual labor
a. I am a worker at
an assembly plant in Galatasaray.
319.
Zeal – Noun – Eager
and ardent interest in pursuit of something; passion
a. There is zeal for
missionary work at many churches.
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