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 Abduct | To kidnap or carry off by force |
| Abound | To be plentiful |
| Acclaim | Enthusiastic public praise and approval |
| Adage | A short traditional saying; a proverb |
| Adjacent | Adjoining, next to; near or close |
| Afloat | A floating condition; awash, flooded |
| Aghast | Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back |
| Agility | To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind |
| Allude | To refer to casually or indirectly |
| Amble | To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate |
| Anguish | Strong physical or mental pain |
| Aqueduct | A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location |
| Armada | A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of something |
| Attract | To cause to draw near by some quality or action |
| Avert | To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening |
| Awe | Wonder, respect, fear |
| Awry | Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss |
| Behoove | To be necessary or proper for |
| Belittle | To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down |
| Bilk | To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts |
| Bliss | Great happiness; joy |
| Buffoon | A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous person |
| Bulletin | A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published regularly |
| Burden | To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured |
| Calamity | An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster |
| Capsize | To overturn; upset |
| Carp | To complain |
| Catamaran | A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together |
| Climate | Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude |
| Collapse | To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength |
| Collide | To come or strike together in a violent manner; to disagree forcefully |
| Colossal | Enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree |
| Commuter | A person who travels from home to work and back |
| Compatible | Suitable; capable of living or existing together in agreement and harmony |
| Compile | To gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book |
| Conceal | To keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden |
| Cram | To force into a tight place; to study hastily |
| Crevice | A crack forming an opening |
| Culprit | A person guilty of doing something wrong |
| Culture | Products of human work at a particular time |
| Daze | A stunned or confused condition, as with a blow, shock, or surprise |
| Delectable | Pleasant, delightful, savory, delicious |
| Derelict | Deserted, abandoned, neglected |
| Despite | In spite of, notwithstanding |
| Detain | To keep from proceeding; delay, retard; to keep in custody, confine |
| Detest | To dislike intensely; to hate |
| Dismantle | To take apart, pull down, disassemble |
| Dispute | To argue; to question the validity of; a verbal controversy; to resist |
| Diverge | To go in different directions from a common point |
| Divulge | To make known; reveal, tell |
| Douse | To immerse in liquid; to drench |
| Dovetail | To combine or unite into a unified whole; fit together harmoniously |
| Dread | To be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance |
| Drench | To wet thoroughly; to soak |
| Ductile | Capable of being formed or shaped without breaking |
| Elegant | Characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent |
| Embark | To go aboard some means of transportation; to set out on a venture |
| Embed | Firmly fixed in a surrounding mass |
| Enamor | To inspire with love; captivate |
| Encroach | To intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass |
| Encumber | To weigh down unnecessarily; to burden; to impede action |
| Endorse | To give approval or support |
| Enroll | To make or become a member; to sign up for something |
| Entrap | To catch in or as if in a trap |
| Erode | To wear away or become worn away; to eat away |
| Expedite | To speed up the progress of something |
| Explore | To search for or travel for the purpose of discovery; to investigate carefully |
| Extremely | The outermost part or edge, the greatest degree |
| Facade | The front of a building; a false appearance or illusion of something |
| Falter | To become weaker; to be unsteady |
| Famine | A drastic, wide-reaching shortage of food |
| Feat | An outstanding accomplishment |
| Felon | A person convicted of a serious crime |
| Fertile | Able to reproduce children, seeds, or fruits; highly productive |
| Fervor | Ardor; zeal; earnestness |
| Fetch | To go after and bring back; to get as in a price |
| Flee | To run away from danger or trouble; to escape from |
| Fleet | A group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels |
| Flounder | To move clumsily; to struggle or proceed with difficulty; also a flat fish |
| Fowl | Any bird raised or hunted for food; the meat of that bird |
| Frenzy | A state of wild excitement |
| Fret | To be troubled or worried |
| Frugal | To be saving |
| Fruitful | Producing something in abundance; good results, beneficial, profitable |
| Fumble | To mishandle something; to feel around awkwardly while searching |
| Futile | Having no useful result; not successful; of no importance |
| Gall | To irritate |
| Gape | To become widely open; separated; to stare in amazement |
| Garble | To confuse, to jumble |
| Genteel | Polite; refined |
| Glower | To look or stare with dislike |
| Goad | Anything that pricks, prods, or urges |
| Gorge | To stuff oneself with food; also a steep narrow passage with steep sides |
| Graph | A drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things |
| Graph | A drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things |
| Guerrillas | Members of an irregular military force operating in small bands behind enemy lines |
| Harsh | Unpleasant to the senses; unpleasant conditions |
| Hoax | A practical joke; something intended to deceive |
| Horizontal | Parallel to level ground; at right angles to vertical |
| Hospitable | Receiving guests warmly; having an open mind |
| Hypnotize | To put into a sleep-like state |
| Ideal | A person or a situation said to be perfect; the best result or goal of something |
| Impale | To pierce through with any sharp pointed object |
| Income | Money received from work or from investments |
| Inept | Awkward or clumsy; lacking in ability or competence |
| Inert | Inactive, sluggish |
| Inhabit | To live or dwell in |
| Innate | Possessed at birth, inborn; a natural characteristic |
| Intuition | Knowledge gained without reasoning or proof |
| Jar | To bump or shake; to have an irritating effect |
| Jocular | To be jolly; fond of joking or jesting |
| Latitude | Distance from north or south pole; permitting freedom or action or thought |
| Limber | Flexible; exercise so as to become limber |
| Literate | Having the ability to read and write |
| Lull | Temporary period of calm; lessening of noise; to cause to sleep or rest |
| Magnate | A rich, powerful, or successful business person |
| Mar | To render less attractive, less useful; to spoil to a certain extent |
| Mentor | A trusted advisor who is experienced and is teaching an inexperienced person |
| Mettle | To have courage |
| Miniscule | Very small |
| Neophyte | A beginner, a novice |
| Nimble | Quick and light in movement; clever and quick in thought |
| Nourish | Help grow or develop; to feed and provide the other things necessary for life and growth |
| Novelty | Newness |
| Obscure | Hard to understand; not clear or distinct; hidden; not well known |
| Obsolete | Out of date; no longer in use or in fashion |
| Obtain | To gain possession of; to acquire |
| Occupant | Condition of inhabiting |
| Outfox | To outwit; to overcome by cunning or cleverness |
| Pacify | To have a calming effect |
| Paltry | Insignificant; of little value |
| Parallel | Running alongside; similar; comparable |
| Parapet | A low wall or railing |
| Passive | Inactive; acted upon but not acting in return |
| Peril | Something dangerous or risky; the condition of being in danger or at risk or harm |
| Perturb | To make uneasy; to upset |
| Plumb | Straight up and down, vertical; completely, utterly |
| Porous | Filled with holes |
| Prance | To act or walk about in a lively manner |
| Prevail | To be victorious; to persuade |
| Probe | An exploratory action; an expedition |
| Prone | Tending or inclined to something; lying flat |
| Prototype | An early or original example upon which later examples are based |
| Quack | One who pretends knowledge or skills that they do not possess |
| Qualm | A feeling of illness; a disturbing feeling |
| Rage | Violent, explosive anger; a fad or craze |
| Rakish | Dashing or stylish in manner; having a streamlined appearance |
| Ratify | To approve something formally; to confirm |
| Raze | To level to the ground; to tear down or demolish |
| Recite | To speak aloud before an audience; to tell in detail |
| Refrain | To keep oneself from doing, saying, or thinking something |
| Remainder | What is left when a part is taken away; those left behind |
| Resident | One who lives in a place |
| Retrieve | To recover; to find and bring back; to get back |
| Robust | Full of health and strength; vigorous |
| Rue | To feel regret or sorrow |
| Runt | Undersized; a small animal or person |
| Ruthless | Having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless |
| Salient | Prominent; something that sticks out |
| Scamper | To run; to go hastily or lightly |
| Scowl | An angry frown |
| Scurry | To go or move quickly in a hurried manner |
| Senile | The weakening of mental or physical abilities due to old age |
| Shackle | To restrain or confine someone or something |
| Shamble | A scene or condition of disorder or destruction; to walk or go awkwardly |
| Shoddy | Of poor quality or make; dishonest |
| Shun | To keep away from; to take pains to avoid |
| Skimp | To be stingy or sparing; to deal with hastily or with poor material |
| Sleazy | Of cheap quality; of low character |
| Smitten | Very much in love |
| Solitude | Being alone or isolated from others; a lonely or secluded place |
| Splice | To join or unite together |
| Stifle | To hold back |
| Strut | A vain, pompous way of walking |
| Succor | Help; relief; assistance |
| Summit | The highest point; the highest level |
| Supple | Easily bent or folded; moving or changing easily |
| Survive | To remain alive, to continue living or existing |
| Swelter | Oppressed by heat |
| Throttle | To strangle; a valve or peddle that regulates the flow of a fluid |
| Timid | Shy, hesitant, fearful |
| Tirade | A long, angry, or scolding speech |
| Topic | A subject of discussion |
| Toxic | Having the effect of a poison |
| Transpire | To happen; to become known |
| Trek | A journey, or the leg of a journey especially long and difficult |
| Turncoat | A person who goes over to the other side; a renegade; a traitor |
| Underdog | A loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest |
| Unruly | Difficult or impossible to control; disobedient |
| Unwieldy | Hard to handle or manage; clumsy |
| Utter | To speak; absolute; complete |
| Vast | Very large in intensity, degree, or size |
| Vegetate | To lead a life characterized by little physical or mental effort |
| Vertical | Straight up and down; a direction at right angles to the horizon |
| Vex | To annoy; to pester; to puzzle |
| Vocation | An occupation; a job; what a person does for a living |
| Wad | A small mass of soft material squeezed into a ball |
| Waddle | To walk with short steps swaying from side to side |
| Waft | Moved gently by wind or waves; something conveyed through the air; a gentle breeze |
| Wail | To cry out loudly |
| Warble | Sing or whistle in a special way; to babble |
| Wary | To be alert, cautious; on guard, watchful |
| Wean | To withdraw from any type of habit |
| Whet | To sharpen as a knife; to make keen or eager |
| Whimsical | Erratic in behavior; unpredictable; having a quaint or fanciful quality |
| Wilt | To become limp, to droop down; to be deprived of energy |
| Windfall | Unexpected good fortune; something blown down by the wind |
| Wrench | To pull or turn suddenly; a tool used for holding or turning an object |
| Zany | Silly, funny; crazy but likable |
| Zeal | Showing great enthusiasm or devotion to a goal |
| Zigzag | A series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction |