504 words (lessons 11-21)

verify

prove to be true; confirm

anticipate

look forward to

dilemma

situation requiring a choice between 2 evils; a difficult choice

detour

a roundabout way

merit

goodness; worth; value;

transmit

send over; pass on; pass along; let through

relieve

make less; make easier; reduce the pain of; replace; release; free

baffle

be too hard to understand or solve

emerge

come out; come up; come into view

jagged

with sharp point sticking out; unevenly cut or torn

linger

stay on; go slowly as if unwilling to leave

ambush

a trap in which soldiers or other enemies hide to make a surprise attack

crafty

skillful in deceiving other; sly; tricky

defiant

openly resisting; challenging

vigor

active strength or force

perish

be destroyed; die

fragile

easily broken, damaged or destroyed; delicate

captive

prisoner

prosper

be successful; have good fortune

devour

eat hungrily; absorb completely; take in greedily

harvest

gathering in gain or other food crops

abundant

more than enough; very plentiful

uneasy

restless; disturbed; anxious

calculate

find out by adding, substracting, multiplying or dividing, figure

absorb

take in or suck up; interest greatly

estimate

form a judgement or opinion about; guess

morsel

a small bite; mouthful; tiny amount

quota

share of a total due from or to a particular state, district, person etc.

threat

sign or cause of possible harm or evil

ban

prohibit; forbid

panic

unreasoning fear; fear spreading through a group of people so that they lose control of themselves

appropriate

fit; set apart for some special use

tragedy

a very sad or terrible happening; a sad play

pedestrian

person who goes on foot; walker

glance

to look at quickly; a quick look

budget

estimate of the amount of money that can be spent for different purposes in a great time

nimble

active and sure footed; quick moving; light and quick

manipulate

handle or treat skillfully

reckless

careless; headless; wild

horrid

terrible; frightful

rave

talk wildly

economical

not wasting any money or time

lubricate

make (machines) smooth and easy to work by putting on oil, grease or a similar substance

ingenious

having great mental ability; clever

appeal

attraction; interest; to urge

addict

one who cannot break away from a habit or practice

wary

on one’s guard against danger or trickery; cautious

aware

knowing; realizing

misfortune

bad luck

avoid

keep away from; keep out of the way of

wretched

very unsatisfactory; miserable

keg

small barrel; usually holding less than 10 gallons

nourish

make or keep alive and well, with food; feed; develop an attitude

harsh

rough to the touch , taste, eye or ear; sharp

quantity

amount

opt

prefer; choose or favour; select

slender

limited; long and thin; slight

surpass

do better than; be greater than; excel

vast

very great; enormous

doubt

not believe; not be sure of; feel uncertain about; lack of certainty

capacity

amount of room or space inside; largest amount that can be held by a container

penetrate

get into or through

pierce

go into; go through; penetrate

accurate

exactly right as the result of case or pains

microscope

instrument with a lens for making objects larger so that one can see things more clearly

grateful

feeling gratitude; thankful

cautious

very careful; never taking chances

confident

firmly believing; certain; sure

expand

increase in size; enlarge; swell

alter

make different; change; vary

mature

ripe; fully grown or developed

sacred

worthy of respect; holy

revise

change; alter; bring up to date

pledge

promise

casual

happening by chance; not planned or expected; not calling attention to itself

pursue

follow; proceed along

unanimous

in complete agreement

fortunate

having good luck; lucky

pioneer

one who goes first or prepares a way for others

innovative

creative; fresh; clever; having new ideas

unruly

hard to rule or control; lawless

rival

person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than other

violent

acting or done with strong, rough force

brutal

coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel

opponent

person who is on the other side of a fight, game or discussion; person fighting, struggling or speaking against another

brawl

a noisy quarrel or fight

duplicate

an exact copy; make an exact copy of; repeat exactly

vicious

evil; wicked; savage

whirling

turning or swinging round and round; spinning

underdog

person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose

thrust

push with force

bewildered

confused completely; puzzled

journalist

one who writes for, edits, manages or produces a newspaper or magazine

famine

starvation; great shortage

revive

bring back or come back to life or consciousness

commence

begin; start

observant

quick to notice; watchful

identify

recognise as being or show to be a certain person or thing; prove to be the same

migrate

move from one place to another

vessel

a ship; a hollow container; tube containing blood fluid