| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abduct | to take by force |
| abound | to be present in large numbers or in great quantity |
| acclaim | applaud, praise |
| adage | an old familiar saying |
| adjacent | situated near or next to |
| afloat | residing on top of or as if on top of the water |
| aghast | struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
| agility | ability to move quickly and easily |
| allude | to refer indirectly |
| amble | to move with ease |
| anguish | extreme pain or distress |
| aqueduct | a conduit for carrying running water |
| armada | a fleet of war ships |
| attract | to draw to or toward oneself |
| avert | to look away |
| awe | to inspire with amazement or fear |
| awry | amiss |
| behoove | to be necessary for |
| belittle | to make seem little or less |
| bilk | cheat |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| buffoon | clown |
| bulletin | a preif public report intended for immediate release on a matter of public interest |
| burden | something oppressive |
| calamity | an event causing great harm or loss and affliction |
| carp | to find faults |
| catamaran | a boat with twin hulls |
| climate | a region having specific climatic conditions |
| collapse | to shrink together abruptly |
| collide | to come together with solid impact |
| colossal | of very great size or degree |
| commuter | someone who travels back and fourth regularly |
| compatible | able to exist or act together harmoniously |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| conceal | to place out of sight |
| cram | to pack in tight |
| crevice | a narrow fissure |
| culprit | one accused or guilty of a crime |
| culture | tillage |
| daze | to stupefy |
| delectable | highly pleasing |
| derelict | abandoned by the owner or occupant |
| despite | in spite of |
| detain | to hold in or as if in custody |
| detest | loath |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| dispute | deny the truth or rightness of |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point |
| divulge | reveal |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| explore | to investigate |
| extremity | The farthest or most remote part, section, or point |
| facade | the front of a building |
| falter | to walk unsteadily |
| famine | a shortage of food |
| feat | a deed notable especially for courage |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| fertile | producing or bearing fruit in great quantities |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| fetch | to go or come after and bring it back |
| flee | to run away |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| flounder | walk with great difficulty |
| fowl | a bird of any kind |
| frenzy | a temporary madness |
| fret | to fear |
| frugal | characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources |
| fruitful | abundantly productive |
| fumble | to feel one's way or move awkwardly |
| futile | useless, serving no purpose |
| gall | abnormal swelling |
| gape | to open mouth wide |
| garble | to so alter or distract |
| genteel | gentlemanly |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| goad | something that pains as if by pricking |
| gorge | to eat greedily or to repletion |
| graph | a collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation |
| guerrilla | a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage |
| harsh | having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and ofter preposterous |
| horizontal | parallel to the horizon |
| hospitable | given to generous and cordial reception of guests |
| hypnotize | to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion |
| capsize | upset, overturn |
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