4000 Essential English Words 4

Unit Word Part

1 aroma n
1 beverage n
1 cluster n
1 combine v
1 condensed adj
1 contemporary adj
1 cultivate v
1 divine adj
1 humid adj
1 odor n
1 palate n
1 paradise n
1 plantation n
1 rapid adj
1 rate n
1 soothing adj
1 subtle adj
1 texture n
1 toxic adj
1 vary v
2 accident n
2 admiral n
2 arc n
2 character n
2 conscience n
2 fiery adj
2 flesh n
2 grapefruit n
2 hay n
2 horrified adj
2 kerosene n
2 loop n
2 paddle n
2 raft n
2 sour n
2 stake n
2 steward n
2 string n
2 thorn n
2 wreck v
3 admonish v
3 audible adj
3 awesome adj
3 beware v
3 brag v
3 conscious adj
3 disagree v
3 echo v
3 eventual adj
3 hint n
3 idiot n
3 immense adj
3 indirect adj
3 option n
3 pastime n
3 perfect adj
3 pinpoint v
3 switch v
3 thorough adj
3 torment v
4 beak n
4 damp adj
4 disapprove v
4 except prep
4 flight n
4 fond adj
4 immoral adj
4 ivy n
4 moan v
4 oblivious adj
4 perish v
4 pit n
4 rim n
4 roost n
4 slippery adj
4 soar v
4 trivial adj
4 typical adj
4 utterly adv
4 weep v
5 awhile adv
5 cyberspace n
5 edit v
5 essay n
5 evaluate v
5 gymnasium n
5 faint v
5 global adj
5 highlight v
5 ignorant adj
5 index n
5 lecture n
5 moral n
5 operate v
5 private adj
5 recent adj
5 resolution n
5 semester n
5 typewritten adj
5 weird adj
6 absolute adj
6 alas int
6 attentive adj
6 cape n
6 envision v
6 evenly adv
6 folk n
6 melt v
6 patch n
6 pleasure n
6 pop n
6 pudding n
6 rail n
6 recipe n
6 role n
6 shrink v
6 soak v
6 spark n
6 spirit n
6 suit n
7 account n
7 architect n
7 conceal v
7 crime n
7 deed n
7 gratitude n
7 habitat n
7 intervene v
7 landmark n
7 legal adj
7 memorable adj
7 oblige v
7 offense n
7 proclaim v
7 rally n
7 resolve v
7 resource n
7 sentence n
7 volunteer v
7 witness n
8 access n
8 conduct n
8 constant adj
8 crack n
8 device n
8 enclose v
8 grip v
8 halt v
8 impending adj
8 influence v
8 law n
8 mode n
8 perspire v
8 replace v
8 sly adj
8 snap v
8 tend v
8 valid adj
8 version n
8 whatsoever pron
9 alongside prep
9 appetite n
9 assist v
9 breeze n
9 defy v
9 display v
9 efficient adj
9 feeble adj
9 forgive v
9 lively adj
9 majestic adj
9 nor conj
9 outraged adj
9 pessimistic adj
9 rumor n
9 slap v
9 smash v
9 subject n
9 wage n
9 whereas conj
10 animate adj
10 classify v
10 concede v
10 concept n
10 construct v
10 decade n
10 diagram n
10 ferry n
10 handy adj
10 isolate v
10 longing n
10 numerous adj
10 particle n
10 plea n
10 refrain v
10 review n
10 sophisticated adj
10 surrender v
10 upright adj
10 worthwhile adj
11 alliance n
11 applause n
11 armed adj
11 authoritative adj
11 ceremony n
11 culture n
11 defense n
11 detail n
11 diverse adj
11 enchant v
11 equip v
11 exception n
11 genre n
11 impact n
11 lure v
11 obstacle n
11 shelter n
11 sort v
11 supply v
11 vain adj
12 alternative n
12 avenue n
12 belly n
12 bid n
12 blow v
12 conflict n
12 continent n
12 current n
12 disrespect n
12 enthusiasm n
12 harsh adj
12 lean v
12 meantime n
12 mischief n
12 muscle n
12 rescue v
12 succession n
12 terrain n
12 timid adj
12 violence n
13 affect v
13 autograph n
13 bead n
13 brew v
13 charm v
13 destiny n
13 horn n
13 irritable adj
13 lag v
13 maximize v
13 nightmare n
13 nutritious adj
13 protein n
13 signature n
13 stuff n
13 subconscious adj
13 van n
13 warn v
13 workout n
13 zoom v
14 brick n
14 crumble v
14 dough n
14 express v
14 fist n
14 flexible adj
14 flush v
14 sprinkle v
14 injure v
14 lump n
14 mixture n
14 reconcile v
14 ruin v
14 shatter v
14 shutter n
14 sift v
14 slight adj
14 sparkle v
14 stale adj
14 utter v
15 although conj
15 apply v
15 await v
15 beloved adj
15 bury v
15 climate n
15 complain v
15 confuse v
15 due adj
15 entire adj
15 establish v
15 furnace n
15 leash n
15 mature v
15 measure v
15 midst n
15 misery n
15 prior adj
15 research n
15 variety n
16 altogether adv
16 bind v
16 bruise n
16 custom n
16 disobedient adj
16 foresee v
16 glimpse v
16 hoop n
16 misfortune n
16 negative adj
16 per prep
16 plead v
16 rip v
16 sake n
16 scrape v
16 source n
16 stern adj
16 stitch v
16 thump n
16 vehement adj
17 civilization n
17 convenient adj
17 den n
17 dew n
17 drastic adj
17 exit v
17 flock n
17 fold v
17 lid n
17 loom v
17 mighty adj
17 mushroom n
17 native adj
17 poison n
17 reed n
17 shield v
17 stormy adj
17 sway v
17 urban adj
17 wade v
18 accent n
18 barber n
18 basement n
18 blank adj
18 blink v
18 choir n
18 comic adj
18 complicate v
18 decline v
18 errand n
18 glove n
18 hermit n
18 justly adv
18 leather n
18 ponder v
18 reserve v
18 script n
18 search v
18 slam v
18 staircase n
19 afflicted adj
19 aisle n
19 atmosphere n
19 author n
19 breakdown n
19 cargo n
19 chapter n
19 connect v
19 etc n
19 flip v
19 idle adj
19 notify v
19 pea n
19 raisin n
19 retain v
19 state v
19 tray n
19 unfortunate adj
19 vivid adj
19 vomit v
20 betray v
20 blast n
20 bracelet n
20 cease v
20 choke v
20 civil adj
20 comment v
20 cross v
20 dent n
20 distrust v
20 fort n
20 found v
20 lining n
20 mass n
20 pray v
20 rife adj
20 sole adj
20 sweep v
20 treachery n
20 tuck v
21 background n
21 bait n
21 chronicle v
21 copper n
21 disease n
21 folklore n
21 infect v
21 itch v
21 literature n
21 millennium n
21 myth n
21 promote v
21 relate v
21 religion n
21 sum n
21 teller n
21 trustworthy adj
21 update v
21 vein n
21 venom n
22 charity n
22 commerce n
22 condemn v
22 cozy adj
22 deplete v
22 economy n
22 empire n
22 goods n
22 scribe n
22 heed v
22 hitchhike v
22 mock v
22 neutral adj
22 persecute v
22 pity n
22 reduce v
22 temper n
22 throne n
22 unity n
22 victor n
23 accurate adj
23 analyze v
23 asteroid n
23 controversy n
23 evolve v
23 genome n
23 identical adj
23 factor n
23 intellectual n
23 majority n
23 mammal n
23 multiply v
23 offspring n
23 pesticide n
23 regulate v
23 reinforce v
23 genetic adj
23 stricken adj
23 vast adj
23 vegetarian n
24 cherish v
24 compassion n
24 consent n
24 core n
24 cunning adj
24 dizzy adj
24 equilibrium n
24 foster v
24 grind v
24 growl v
24 moderation n
24 predator n
24 sane adj
24 saucer n
24 snatch v
24 stagger v
24 stumble v
24 tense adj
24 tumble v
24 withhold v
25 aircraft n
25 celebrity n
25 concrete n
25 decisive adj
25 esteemed adj
25 ethical adj
25 extinct adj
25 hardy adj
25 institute n
25 jealousy n
25 migrate  v
25 nurture v
25 overhead adv
25 principle n
25 rural adj
25 secluded adj
25 species n
25 swamp n
25 traverse v
25 zoology n
26 assumption n
26 barley n
26 beast n
26 colonel n
26 contagious adj
26 corpse n
26 crisis n
26 cure v
26 deformed adj
26 discriminate v
26 embassy n
26 extinguish v
26 flint n
26 harass v
26 integrate v
26 miniature adj
26 nutrition n
26 promptly adv
26 technician n
26 tropics n
27 beneficial adj
27 birthplace n
27 capacity n
27 comparative adj
27 comprehensive adj
27 conserve v
27 crucial adj
27 cumulative adj
27 deposit v
27 distribute v
27 equator n
27 exotic adj
27 federal adj
27 formation n
27 frequency n
27 objective n
27 oxygen n
27 rainforest n
27 strategy n
27 wooded adj
28 avail n
28 define v
28 dread v
28 expand v
28 fundamental adj
28 horrifying adj
28 linger v
28 organism n
28 paraphrase v
28 plague n
28 presently n
28 random adv
28 riot n
28 scribble v
28 incredulous adj
28 solitude n
28 shrine n
28 stark adj
28 summon v
28 worsen v
29 automobile n
29 candidate n
29 confidential adj
29 corporate adj
29 enhance v
29 era n
29 guideline n
29 incorporate v
29 interact v
29 interval n
29 mobile adj
29 modify v
29 parallel adj
29 phenomenon n
29 pollute v
29 ridicule v
29 solar adj
29 tournament n
29 territory n
29 transportation n
30 bill n
30 boundary n
30 chaos n
30 consistent adj
30 cyclone n
30 doomed adj
30 heir n
30 martial adj
30 organic adj
30 poultry n
30 scramble v
30 sergeant n
30 sheer adj
30 stance n
30 telegraph n
30 textile n
30 tornado n
30 typhoon n
30 wail v
30 wardrobe n
 4000 Essential English Words 4

English Definition

An aroma is a scent or smell.

A beverage is a drink.
A cluster of things is a small group of them placed close together.
A cluster of things is a small group of them placed close together.
When a liquid is condensed, it is made thicker.
When something is contemporary, it is related to the present time.
To cultivate plants is to care for them and help them grow.
When something is divine, it is related to gods.
When it is humid, there is a lot of water in the air.
An odor is a very distinct smell.
The palate is the top part of the mouth.
Paradise is the place or condition of happiness where things are perfect.
A plantation is a big farm that only grows certain kinds of crops.
When something is rapid, it moves or changes very quickly.
A rate is the speed at which something happens.
When something is soothing, it makes you calm or relaxed.
When something is subtle, it is not easy to see or notice.
The texture of something is the way its surface looks and feels.
When something is toxic, it is poisonous. Toxic things are very dangerous.
To vary means to be different from another thing in size or amount.
An accident is an unexpected undesirable event.
An admiral is someone who controls many military ships.
An arc is a curved shape.
Your character is your personality.
Your conscience is your inner sense of what is right and wrong.
If something is fiery, it is burning strongly.
Flesh is the skin, muscle and fat on your body.
A grapefruit is a fruit similar to an orange, but bigger and not as sweet.
Hay is dry grass used to feed animals or used as a covering.
If you are horrified, you are very shocked and feel upset.
Kerosene is a type of oil. It is used in some lamps and stoves.
A loop is a line made into the shape of a circle.
A paddle is a piece of wood or plastic that moves a boat across water.
A raft is a floating platform made from pieces of wood tied together.
When something is sour, it has a sharp and unpleasant taste.
A stake is a small, sharp piece of wood or metal that is put into the ground.
A steward is a person like a waiter who serves food on planes and ships.
String is a thin piece of fabric or rope.
A thorn is a sharp part of a plant.
To wreck something means to destroy or ruin it.
To admonish someone is to tell them you disapprove of their behavior.
If something is audible, then it is able to be heard.
If something or someone is awesome, they are impressive or frightening.
To beware means to be careful of something or someone that is dangerous.
To brag means to talk of one’s abilities or achievements in a proud way.
If someone is conscious of something, then they are aware of it.
To disagree with someone means to have a different opinion from them.
To echo means that a sound repeats itself because it bounced off an object.
If something is eventual, it will happen at the end of a series of events.
A hint is information that suggests something will happen or is true.
An idiot is a person who is not smart or who has done something silly.
If something is immense, it is very large.
If something is indirect, then it is not the easiest or straightest way.
An option is a choice between two or more things.
A pastime is an activity done for fun that you do often.
If something is perfect, then it is without any mistakes.
To pinpoint something means to locate it exactly.
To switch means to change something to something else.
If something or someone is thorough, then they are complete in every way.
To torment someone means to cause them to suffer on purpose.
A beak is the hard curved part of a bird’s mouth.
If something is damp, it is somewhat wet.
To disapprove of something is to think that it is wrong.
You use except to talk about the only thing that a statement does not apply to.
A flight is an act of flying, often in an airplane.
When someone is fond of something, they like it.
When something or someone is immoral, they are evil or do bad things.
Ivy is a plant with long vines that grows upward typically on walls.
To moan is to make a low sound when feeling pain or sadness.
If someone is oblivious of something, they are unaware of it.
To perish means to die, usually because of bad conditions or bad events.
A pit is a big hole in the ground.
The rim is the outside edge of a round thing, like a cup or bottle.
A roost is a place where birds can land and rest or sleep.
If something is slippery, it is wet or smooth and causes people to slip.
To soar means to fly high in the air.
If something is trivial, it is not important or meaningful.
If something is typical, it is normal for a certain type of thing.
If something is utterly a way, it is completely that way.
To weep means to cry.
If you do something awhile, you do it for a short time.
Cyberspace is the imaginary place of the Internet where activities occur.
To edit means to correct a piece of writing so that it is suitable to be published.
An essay is a short piece of writing on a certain subject.
To evaluate something means to study it, so a decision can be made.
A gymnasium is a building with equipment that you can use to get exercise.
To faint means to go unconscious and fall down.
If something is global, it happens all around the world.
To highlight something means to mark it with a color so that it is easy to see.
If someone is ignorant about something, they have no knowledge about it.
An index is a list of words at the end of a book that gives information.
A lecture is a long, educational speech.
A moral is a message at the end of a story that teaches you something.
To operate means to work or function.
If something is private, it is only used by one person or group.
When something is recent, it happened a short time ago.
A resolution is a personal decision.
A semester is a portion of a school year.
If something is typewritten, it is written on a computer or typewriter.
When something is weird, it is very strange.
If something is absolute, it is total or complete.
Alas is a word that people say when something bad happens.
If you are attentive, you are careful and you pay attention.
A cape is a large cloth that covers one’s back and is tied around the neck.
To envision something means to imagine that it may happen.
When something happens evenly, it happens at the same rate or level.
Folk are common or average people.
To melt means to turn from a solid to a liquid.
A patch is a part of a surface that is different in appearance from the rest.
Pleasure is a feeling of happiness.
A pop is a short, loud sound.
A pudding is a sweet dessert.
A rail is a horizontal bar made of metal or wood.
A recipe is a set of instructions to make food.
A role is the normal purpose or function of a person or thing.
To shrink means to get smaller.
To soak something means to make it very wet.
A spark is a small, quick flash of fi re.
A spirit is someone’s feelings and personality, but not a physical body part.
A suit is a set of clothes. It usually includes a jacket with pants or a skirt.
An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one’s money there.
An architect is a person who designs buildings.
To conceal something means to hide it.
A crime is something bad that a person does that can be punished by law.
A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something.
Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful.
A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants.
To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups.
A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location.
If something is legal, it is related to the law or allowed by the law.
If something is memorable, then it is remembered for a special reason.
To oblige someone means to require them to do something.
An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment.
To proclaim something means to say it in public.
A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something.
To resolve something means to find a solution.
Resources are a person or country’s money and materials that they can use.
A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn’t follow the law.
To volunteer means to offer to do something for free.
A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen.
Access is the right to enter or use something.
Conduct is the way that someone acts.
When an event or action is constant, it happens a lot or all the time.
A crack is a narrow space between the parts of something broken.
A device is an object or a machine.
To enclose something is to contain it.
To grip something is to hold it very tightly.
To halt is to stop moving.
If something is impending, it is going to happen soon.
To influence someone or something is to have an effect over them.
A law is a rule made by the legislative body.
A mode is a setting or condition on a machine.
To perspire means to sweat.
To replace something is to put it in the place of something else.
To snap something means to break it suddenly, which causes a loud noise.
If a person or animal is sly, they are sneaky or good at tricking people.
To tend to do something is to be likely to do it or to do it often.
When something is valid, it is correct or based on good reasoning.
A version is an account of something that differs slightly from the original.
You use whatsoever after a noun to emphasize that there is nothing of that thing.
If something is alongside another thing, then it is next to it.
Your appetite is your hunger for food.
To assist someone is to help them.
A breeze is a soft wind.
To defy someone is to work against them or refuse to do what they say.
To display something is to show it, especially by putting it in a certain place.
If something or someone is efficient, they do not waste energy.
If someone is feeble, they are small or weak.
To forgive someone is to stop being angry with them.
If someone is lively, they have a lot of energy.
If something is majestic, it is large and beautiful.
You use nor to connect two negative ideas.
If someone is outraged, they are very angry.
If someone is pessimistic, they believe that the worst will happen.
A rumor is something people talk about even though it may not be true.
To slap someone means to hit them with the palm of the hand.
To smash something is to break it into many small pieces.
A subject is the topic that is being discussed or taught.
A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job.
You use whereas to show how two things are different.
When something is animate, it has life.
To classify things is to put them into groups based on their type.
To concede is to admit that something is true against your wish.
A concept is an idea about something.
To construct something means to make or build it.
A decade is a period of ten years.
A diagram is a simple drawing that explains what something is or how it works.
A ferry is a boat that carries passengers over short distances.
If something is handy, it is useful.
To isolate is to separate one person or thing from a group.
A longing is a strong feeling of wanting.
If something is numerous, there are many of those things.
A particle is a very small piece of something.
A plea is a request that is urgent or emotional.
To refrain from something is to avoid doing it.
A review of something is a formal inspection of it by people in authority.
If someone is sophisticated, they know many things about the world.
To surrender something is to give it up.
If something is upright, it is standing up straight.
If something is worthwhile, it is important or useful.
An alliance is a group of people who work together.
Applause is the noise made when people clap hands to show approval.
If you are armed, you are carrying a weapon.
If something is authoritative, it uses the best information available.
A ceremony is an event that happens on special occasions.
Culture is the music, art, and writings of a certain place or group of people.
A defense is something that is done to protect another thing.
A detail is a small piece of information.
When a group of things is diverse, it is made up of a wide variety of things.
To enchant someone is to make them feel very interested or happy.
To equip someone is to give them the things needed to do something.
An exception is someone or something not conforming to a rule.
A genre is a type of literature, art, or music characterized by its style.
An impact is the effect someone or something has on another.
To lure someone is to convince them to do something, by using a trick.
An obstacle is an object or a problem that stops you from doing something.
A shelter is a place to go that is safe from danger or bad weather.
To sort means to separate things into different groups or classes.
To supply something means to give people what they need or want.
If people are vain, they are only concerned with how they look.
An alternative is something that you can choose instead of your first choice.
An avenue is a road, often a large one with buildings on each side.
The belly is the stomach of a person or animal.
A bid to do something is an attempt to do it.
To blow means to move air or move something through the air, as in the wind.
A conflict is a fight between different people or groups.
A continent is one of the seven large areas of land on the Earth.
A current is a steady and constant flow of air or water in a river or ocean.
Disrespect is rudeness or a behavior that shows a lack of respect.
Enthusiasm is a very strong good feeling about something.
When something is harsh, it is very unpleasant.
To lean is to bend the body in a particular direction.
The meantime is the time between two events.
Mischief is behavior that is meant to trick or cause trouble for people.
Muscle is a mass of tissue attached to bone that helps you move.
To rescue someone means to remove them from danger.
A succession is a number of things that follow one after the other.
The terrain is the land and all of its physical features or parts.
If someone is timid, they are afraid, shy, or nervous.
Violence is forceful action that is meant to injure or kill people.
To affect someone or something is to have an influence over them.
An autograph is the written name of a famous person.
A bead is a drop of liquid.
To brew coffee or tea means to pour hot water over it.
To charm someone is to please them with your personality.
A destiny is all the things that happen or will happen to a person in their life.
A horn is a device that makes a loud noise.
When someone is irritable, they become annoyed or angry very easily.
To lag behind is to move slowly behind other moving objects.
To maximize something means to make it the biggest in size or amount.
A nightmare is a bad or scary dream.
When something is nutritious, it helps the body stay healthy.
Protein is a substance that is necessary for the body to grow and be strong.
A signature is your name that you have written in your own way.
Stuff is a word used to refer to things without mentioning the things by name.
When something is subconscious, it is done without thinking about it.
A van is a vehicle that is used for carrying things but is smaller than a truck.
To warn someone is to make them know of possible danger in the future.
A workout is an exercise routine that helps improve health.
To zoom is to move quickly.
A brick is a block of hard clay that is used for building things, such as walls.
To crumble means to break or fall apart into small pieces.
Dough is a mixture of flour and water that becomes bread when baked.
To express a feeling or idea means to show others how one thinks or feels.
A fist is a hand with fingers bent in toward the palm.
If something is flexible, then it can bend easily without breaking.
To flush means the face becomes red due to heat, illness, or emotion.
To sprinkle means to scatter something all over something else.
To injure someone means to damage a part of their body.
A lump is a small piece of something that is solid.
A mixture is something that is made by mixing other things together.
To reconcile means to return to a friendly relationship.
To ruin something means to harm or damage it greatly.
To shatter something means to break it suddenly into many tiny pieces.
Shutters are wooden or metal covers in front of a window.
To sift something means to remove all the large pieces.
If something is slight, then it is small or minor.
To sparkle means to shine brightly with quick flashes of light.
If food is stale, then it is not fresh but dry, hard, and not good to eat.
To utter a word or a sound means to say it.
You use although to say that one thing is contrasted by another.
To apply something means to put it on.
To await something means to wait for it.
When something is beloved, it is very special and you like it very much.
To bury someone or something means to put them in the ground.
A climate is the usual weather in a place.
When you complain, you say that you are unhappy about something.
To confuse someone means to make them feel like they are unsure.
When something is due, it is expected to happen or be done at that time.
When you talk about an entire thing, you are talking about the whole thing.
To establish something means to create it.
A furnace is a place where heat is made.
A leash is a rope or chain that is used to lead an animal.
To mature means to grow up to become an adult.
To measure something means to find out the quality, value, or effect of it.
The midst of something is the middle of it.
Misery is extreme suffering.
When something happened prior to something else, it happened earlier.
Research is close and careful study to discover new things.
A variety of something is a group of many different kinds of it.
If something happens altogether, it happens completely.
To bind is to bring people together.
A bruise is a dark mark caused by being hit by something.
A custom is a way of doing things that has been the same for a long time.
When someone is disobedient, they do not follow the rules or instructions.
To foresee something is to know about it before it happens.
To glimpse something is to see it for a short time.
A hoop is a ring that is made of plastic, metal, or wood.
Misfortune is bad luck or an unlucky event.
When something is negative, it is unpleasant or sad.
Per is used to mean “each” when giving a price, size, or amount.
To plead is to ask for something you want very badly.
To rip something means to pull it apart.
The sake of something is the reason for doing it.
To scrape something is to rub it very hard with something sharp.
A source of something is the place that it comes from.
When somebody is stern, they are very serious.
To stitch is to use a needle and thread to join pieces of cloth together.
A thump is the sound of a heavy object falling.
When somebody is vehement, they are angry and emotional.
A civilization is an organized group of humans that have culture and government.
When something is convenient, it is easy to do and does not take a lot of work.
A den is a living space for some types of animals, such as lions.
Dew is the drops of water that form on the ground outside during the night.
When something is drastic, it is extreme or major.
To exit means to leave.
A flock is a group of animals, such as birds, sheep or goats.
To fold is to bend something like paper or cloth so that it takes up less space.
A lid is a top for a box or container that can be removed.
To loom is to seem very large and often scary.
When something is mighty, it is strong and large.
A mushroom is a fungus with a round top. Some are used as food.
When something is native, it is originating in a certain place or area.
Poison is a dangerous substance that causes illness or death.
Reeds are tall and skinny plants that grow in groups near water.
To shield something is to protect it.
Stormy describes something affected or characterized by storms.
To sway is to move slowly from side to side.
When something is urban, it is related to the city.
To wade is to walk in or pass through water.
An accent is a certain way of speaking that shows where a person is from.
A barber is a person whose job is to cut hair.
A basement of a house or building is a room that is built underground.
When something is blank, it does not have anything on it.
To blink means to shut the eyes and quickly open them again.
A choir is a group of people who sing together.
When something is comic, it is funny.
To complicate something means to make it harder than necessary.
To decline an offer or invitation means to say no to it.
An errand is a trip taken to do a specific activity.
A glove is a piece of clothing that covers your fingers and hand.
A hermit is one who lives alone and does not spend time with others.
If something is done justly, then it is fair.
Leather is a material made from animal skin that is used to make clothing.
To ponder something is to think about it carefully.
To reserve something means to keep it for a certain person or time.
A script is the words of a fi lm or play.
To search for something or someone means to look for them carefully.
To slam is to close something hard.
A staircase is a set of stairs found inside a building.
Afflicted means to suffer physically or mentally.
An aisle is a space between two things that people use to walk.
The atmosphere is the air around the Earth where weather conditions form.
An author is a person who wrote a certain piece of writing.
A breakdown is a failure to work correctly.
Cargo is the items carried by a ship or airplane.
A chapter is a part of a book that usually has a number or a title.
To connect two things means to join them together.
Etc. is short for “etcetera.” It is used to refer to other unspecified objects.
To flip means to press a switch quickly to turn it on or off.
If you are idle, you are not doing anything.
To notify someone of something is to tell them about it.
Peas are a vegetable that is small, round and green.
A raisin is a dried grape.
To retain something is to keep it.
To state something means to say it in a definite way.
A tray is a flat plate used to hold food.
If something is unfortunate, it is bad or unlucky.
When something is vivid, it is bright and colorful.
To vomit means to have food come up from one’s stomach.
To betray someone means to treat them in a dishonest way.
A blast is a loud noise made by something that explodes.
A bracelet is a piece of jewelry that you wear around your wrist.
To cease means to stop.
To choke means to cough because you have difficulty breathing.
When an event is civil, it happens inside a country.
To comment means to say something that shows your personal opinion.
To cross means to go from one side to the other side.
A dent is damage caused by something heavy hitting something else.
To distrust someone means to believe that they are not honest.
A fort is a small building that is specially built to defend an area from attack.
To found means to bring something into existence.
Lining is a piece of cloth that covers the inside of clothes.
A mass is a large number of things of one type.
To pray means to talk to God.
If a place is rife with something bad, it is very common in that place.
When something is the sole thing, it is the only thing of a particular type.
If you sweep the floor, you clean it with a tool like a broom or a brush.
Treachery is a behavior in which a person betrays a country or a person.
To tuck something means to put it somewhere so that it is neat or safe.
A background is a person’s education, family, and experience.
Bait is something used to trick a person or thing to do something.
To chronicle something means to record an event or speech.
Copper is a red-brown metal often used in electric wire and pipes.
A disease is an illness that causes specific problems.
Folklore is the collection of beliefs and stories of a culture.
To infect someone means to give them an illness.
To itch means to rub the skin with your fingernails.
Literature is books, plays, and poetry.
A millennium is one thousand years.
A myth is a traditional story that explains a culture’s history and beliefs.
To promote someone means to raise them to a higher position or rank.
To relate to something means to have a connection with it.
A religion is a belief in a god or gods.
A sum is a specific amount of money.
A teller is a person who works with a bank’s customers.
If someone is trustworthy, they are honest and truthful.
To update something means to make it more modern.
A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood toward the heart.
Venom is a poisonous substance that comes from animals or plants.
Charity is an act of giving help, usually money, to those who need it.
Commerce is the activity of buying and selling things.
To condemn someone means to give them a specific punishment.
If something is cozy, then it is comfortable, warm, and relaxing.
To deplete an amount of something means to use up all of it.
An economy is the money and businesses of a country or region.
An empire is a large group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress.
Goods are anything that can be bought or sold.
A scribe was a person whose job was to copy written works.
To heed something means to obey or follow it.
To hitchhike means to travel by asking for rides from passing vehicles.
To mock someone means to tease them in a cruel way.
If someone is neutral, then they do not help either of the two fighting sides.
To persecute means to treat someone badly.
Pity is the feeling of sadness and kindness for those who are suffering.
To reduce something means to make it less in size or number.
A temper is someone’s mood or a chance that they might get angry.
A throne is the special chair in which a ruler sits.
Unity is the state of people working together for a certain purpose.
A victor is a group or person that wins in a contest.
If something is accurate, it is completely correct.
To analyze something is to study it.
An asteroid is a giant rock from outer space.
A controversy is a dispute about something that affects many people.
To evolve is to change over time.
A genome is the collection of all the genes in a living thing.
To be identical is to be the same as someone or something else.
A factor is something that has an effect on the way another thing happens.
An intellectual is a very smart person.
A majority of something is almost all of the people or things in that group.
A mammal is an animal that usually has hair and is not born from an egg.
To multiply is to increase in number.
Offspring are the children of a person or the babies of an animal.
A pesticide is a substance used to kill insects.
To regulate something is to control how it happens.
To reinforce something is to make it stronger.
If something is genetic, it is related to the genes in one’s body.
If one is stricken by a disease or problem, they are badly affected by it.
If something is vast, it is very large.
A vegetarian is someone who does not eat any meat products.
To cherish something means to hold it as very important.
Compassion is a feeling of understanding for someone who is hurt or suffering.
Consent is permission to do something.
The core is the center of something.
If someone is cunning, they are good at tricking people.
If someone is dizzy, then they feel off balance as if they will fall down.
Equilibrium is the balance between different forces.
To foster a feeling or a skill means to help it develop.
To grind something means to break it into very small pieces or powder.
To growl means to make a deep, angry sound.
Moderation is a state of being just enough but not too much.
A predator is an animal that kills and eats other animals.
If someone is sane, they can think in a normal way.
A saucer is a small round dish that you set a cup on.
To snatch something means to take it away with a quick motion.
To stagger means to move in an unsteady way and almost fall over.
To stumble means to put your foot down wrong so that you almost fall.
If someone is tense, they are worried something bad might happen.
To tumble means to fall, often in a rolling way.
To withhold something is to not give it to someone.
An aircraft is a vehicle that flies in the sky, such as an airplane or helicopter.
A celebrity is someone who is famous.
Concrete is a substance made from stones.
If someone is decisive, they make decisions quickly.
If someone is esteemed, many people like or respect them.
If something is ethical, it is the right thing to do.
If plants or animals are extinct, there are none left.
If a person or plant is hardy, it is strong and can live though difficult conditions.
An institute is an organization that is interested in research or teaching.
Jealousy is a feeling of wanting something that somebody else has.
To migrate means to move from one place to another.
To nurture something means to care for it as it grows or develops.
If something is overhead, it is located above you.
A principle is a belief about the correct way to behave.
If a place is rural, it is in the countryside instead of the city.
If a place is secluded, it is far away from any other place.
A species is a type of plant or animal.
A swamp is a very wet area of land.
To traverse means to move or travel through an area.
Zoology is a subject in which people study animals.
An assumption is something that you believe is true but cannot prove.
Barley is a grain that is used for animal feed, health food and beer.
A beast is a large, dangerous animal.
A colonel is a military officer.
If a disease is contagious, it is easily carried from one person to another.
A corpse is a dead body of a human.
A crisis is a situation that is extremely stressful or dangerous.
To cure means to cause an illness or injury to end or disappear.
If something is deformed, it is not shaped normally and may appear ugly.
To discriminate means to judge people according to their looks.
An embassy is where government officials work in a foreign country.
To extinguish a fi re means to make it stop.
Flint is a hard stone that people used to make weapons for hunting.
To harass someone means to annoy or trouble them.
To integrate means to join, communicate and socialize.
If something is miniature, it is very small.
Nutrition is the process by which people use food to stay healthy.
If something happens promptly, it happens quickly or on time.
A technician is a person who is skilled in electronic or mechanical work.
The tropics are the areas of land and sea close to the equator.
If something is beneficial, it is good for you.
A birthplace is a place where a person is born or where something started.
The capacity of something is the amount of things that can be put in it.
If something is comparative, it is being judged based on something else.
If something is comprehensive, it has all the details about something else.
To conserve something is to protect it from being ruined or used completely.
If something is crucial, it is extremely important to another thing.
Cumulative describes an increase by adding one after another.
To deposit something is to put it into a place or another thing.
To distribute something is to give it to a number of people.
The equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into north and south.
Exotic describes something unusual because it is from far away.
If something is federal, it comes from the government of a country.
A formation is the way that something is made.
The frequency of something is the number of times that it happens.
An objective is a goal or plan that someone has.
Oxygen is a gas that all living things need to breathe.
A rainforest is a forest that is in a place where it rains very often.
A strategy is a plan for how to do something.
If an area is wooded, it is covered with trees.
Avail is help. It is often used in the achievement of a goal.
To define means to clearly state, show, or explain what something is.
To dread is to be afraid of something that could, or is going to, happen.
To expand is to become bigger in size.
If something is fundamental, it is a basic part of something.
If something is horrifying, it is frightening and very unpleasant.
To linger is to last for a long time.
An organism is a living thing, especially a very small one.
To paraphrase is to make someone else’s writing or speech shorter.
A plague is a serious disease that quickly spreads to many people.
If something happens presently, it is happening right now.
If something is random, it happens without any pattern or reason.
A riot is a crowd that reacts to bad news by violently breaking laws.
To scribble is to write something quickly without caring about how it looks.
If someone is incredulous about something, they do not believe that it is true.
Solitude is the state of being totally alone.
A shrine is a religious building built to honor a person, event, or god.
If a contrast is stark, then the things being compared are utterly different.
To summon a person is to ask them to come to you.
To worsen is to get worse.
An automobile is a car.
A candidate is a person who is competing to win something such as a job.
If something is confidential, it must be kept secret.
If something is corporate, it is related to a large business.
To enhance something is to make it better.
An era is a period of time that has something special about it.
A guideline is a rule about how to do something.
To incorporate is to add something to another thing.
To interact is to talk to or do something with another person.
An interval is the time between two things happening.
If something is mobile, it can be moved easily.
To modify something is to change it a little bit.
If two things are parallel, they are the same distance away from each other.
A phenomenon is something that can be seen as it is happening.
To pollute means to make air, water, or land dirty, unclean, or foul.
To ridicule is to make fun of something in a mean way.
If something is solar, it is related to the sun.
A tournament is a competition, usually with many people participating.
A territory is a piece of land that belongs to a country but isn’t a state.
Transportation is any type of vehicle that can carry people or things.
A bill is a statement of money owed for goods or a service.
A boundary is the line where one area of land stops, and another begins.
Chaos is a situation that is confusing and not ordered.
If a person is consistent, they keep the same behavior or attitude.
A cyclone is a large storm with heavy rain and winds that spin in a circle.
If someone or something is doomed, they are going to fail or be destroyed.
An heir is a person who receives money or property of someone who dies.
If something is martial, it is related to fighting or war.
If food is organic, it is grown without adding chemicals to it.
Poultry is a bird, such as a chicken, that is used for meat and eggs.
To scramble is to move somewhere quickly and desperately.
A sergeant is a soldier or police officer of middle rank.
If you describe something as sheer, it is complete and very strong.
A stance is an attitude about an issue that someone states clearly.
A telegraph is a method of sending electric messages on wires.
Textile is cloth that has been woven or knitted.
A tornado is a tube-shaped formation of air that spins very quickly.
A typhoon is a large tropical storm that moves in circles.
To wail is to show sadness by crying loudly.
A wardrobe is the collection of all of a person’s clothing.