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| To indicate to be true; state with certainty. example: The witness ____ in court that he had seen the defendant commit the robbery. |
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| Supposed to be real or true, but not proved; assumed. example: The ____ killer was never proven guilty in court, but many people believe he committed the murder. |
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| To refer indirectly. Ex: Tracy ____ed to Santiago's weight gain by calling him "Santa". |
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| To force; compel. ex: To ___ the general into giving up, the rebels kidnapped his daughter. |
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| Being or intended for the best of most privileged; superior. Ex: The ___ neighborhood in town is surrounded by a high fence and has a guard at its gates. |
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| A fundamental characteristic or the most important quality of something; the heart of a matter. ex: Trust is the ___ in a good relationship; without it, the relationship won't last. |
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| Freedom from something unpleasant or something required of others. ex: When the actor punched a police officer, even his wealth and fame didn't get him ___ in jail. |
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| To damage; weaken. ex: The auto accident ____ed my ability to walk, leaving me with a limp. |
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| To question; ask. ex: If no printed schedule is available, please ___ the person at the information booth to learn the time of your train's arrival or departure. |
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| Taking pleasure from being cruel. ex: Cats seem to be naturally ___. Instead of killing their victims quickly, they like to make the process slow and drawn-out. |
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Believable; appearing truthful or reasonable.
ex: Was Buck's excuse for being late ___? Or did he tell you some unbelievable story? |
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To stir up anger or resentment.
ex: My father is slow to anger, but this morning my sister's wisecracks began to ___ him. |
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To occur again; happen repeatedly.
ex: Five-year-old Arnie's nightmare of ghosts chasing him tends to ___ at least once a week. |
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A formal criticism; a harsh scolding.
ex: If a boss wants to criticize a worker, the union requires that the ___ be written. |
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To take away or cancel.
ex: To avoid having his driver's license ___, Art paid the $467 he owed for all of his speeding tickets. |
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To make fun of; mock.
ex: Eugene knew his friends would ___ him for wearing a shirt and shorts with two different plaids, but he had no other clean clothes to wear. |
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Clever; tricky.
ex: Sherry is a ___ chess player. She always surprises her opponents with clever winning moves. |
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Doubting; questioning
ex: Vanessa's family is so rich that she is ___ about any man who asks her out. She wonders if he's interested in her or her money. |
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A commonly accepted image that is oversimplified, with no individually taken into account; label; generalization.
ex: Because not all members of a group are alike, ___s lead to inaccurate judgments of people. |
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A means to reach a goal; method.
ex: The best ___ for keeping young children from fighting is to separate them. |
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A result.
ex: As a ___ of her heavy spending at the mall, Lily was short of cash until her next paycheck. |
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Something bound to happen to someone; fate.
ex: Believing in fate, the soldier wondered if his ___was to die in the coming battle. |
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To delay; keep from continuing.
ex: ___ed at home by a friend in urgent need of advice, Gloria was late for work. |
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To lessen; decrease.
ex: I waited for my anger to ___ before discussing the problem with my boss. |
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To put off doing something until later.
ex: I can't ___ any longer. I must study tonight because the final exam is tomorrow morning. |
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Happening or done at the same time.
ex: In a fair race, all starts must be ___. |
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A method; overall plan.
ex: The general's ___ was so surround the enemy troops during the night. |
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Boring; uninteresting because of great length, slowness, or repetition.
ex: John found the homework assignment very ___; the questions were dull and repetitious. |
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A business deal or action; exchange of money, goods, or services.
ex: ___s at flea markets often involve bargaining. |
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Necessary; extremely important.
ex: For Teresa to pass her math course, it is ___ that she pass the final exam. |
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A decision made by a court.
ex: The court will announce its ___. |
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The power or right to make judgments about the law and to arrest and punish criminals.
ex: The court has ___ over criminal offences that occur in the county. |
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A member of a jury.
ex: The ___ was excused from jury duty because of her chronic illness. |
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The crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth.
ex: After she lied on the witness stand, the judge found her guilty of ___. |
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An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group based on race, gender, religion, etc.
ex: The company has a history of ___ against women when promoting executives. |
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A business deal; an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person or account to another; the act or process of doing business with another person or company.
ex: The entire business ___ took place over the phone. |
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To change something completely and usually in a good way.
ex: New paint and flooring can ___ the look of any room. |
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A change from one state or condition to another.
ex: She isn't quite ready to begin the ___ from Kindergarten to first grade. |
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Having controls that allow something to work or happen without being directly controlled by a person; happening or done without deliberate though tor effort.
ex: When I asked to go to the party, Mom gave an ___ "no." |
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The state of existing or acting separately from others.
ex: Mrs. Dell stresses individual ___ in the fifth grade. |
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To see differences; distinguish.
ex: It's easy to ___ between canned and fresh vegetables--fresh vegetables taste much better. |
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Gloomy; cheerless; depressing.
Ex: Tyrell was disappointed by the ___ news that his knee injury would keep him off the football team for a whole semester. |
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To give out in portions or amounts.
ex: The broken soda machine ___ed either a cup or soda, but not both together. |
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Deeply felt.
ex: Ever since her stepfather insulted her mother, Serena has had a ___ hatred of him. |
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The condition or quality of being severe; harshness; intensity; seriousness.
ex: The ___ of the fire could be seen in the burned, smoking ruins of the once beautiful building. |
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The past, present, or future location of a building or buildings or an event.
ex: The oldest private home in the New England town was named a historical ___. |
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To become less active; calm down; decrease.
ex: When I'm really furious, a walk around the block makes my anger ___. |
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To send for; order to appear.
ex: When the king couldn't sleep, he would ___ the court clown to come and entertain him. |
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About or based on theory (as opposed to practice or practical use); based on a possible explanation; hypothetical.
ex: The teacher explained the ___ basis for the chemistry experiment so the class would understand why it worked as it did. |
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A profession or occupation.
ex: Raising collies was just a hobby for Louise. Her ___ was library science. |
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To go up; rise; climb.
ex: The express elevator ___s directly from the hotel lobby to the restaurant on the twentieth floor. |
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Having limits; limited.
ex: The earth's supply of natural resources is ___. If we are not careful, we will use it up. |
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Without Limits; endless.
ex: Some scientists do not believe the universe is ___; they think it actually has limits. |
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To give up or cause (pain or hardship).
ex: Loud music can eventually ___ permanent damage on your hearing. |
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Clever; Inventive.
ex: Fran thought she had an ___ plan to sneak out of the house, but it wasn't clever enough to fool her grandmother. |
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To begin something; start.
ex: True leaders ___ new practices, rather than simply following other people's programs. |
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According to the exact meaning of the words.
ex: When I told my nephew to "go fly a kite," I was speaking ___. She was sure she saw his eyes, nose, and mouth up there. |
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To attract by tempting.
ex: The bakery ___ed customers by displaying richly decorated cakes and cookies in its windows. |
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Extreme enthusiasm; obsession; fascination.
ex: Because he's so thin, you'd never guess Ken has a ___ for chocolate, which he eats daily. |
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Desire for something in the past; a feeling of pleasure, sadness, and longing when remembering something from the past.
ex: Music from the 1940s fills my grandparents with ___ because it reminds them of their carefree youth. |
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Very bad or poor; showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings.
ex: The atmosphere in the church during the funeral was ___. |
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To fail to function or work properly.
Ex: When a store's point-of-sale equipment ___s, no customers can be checked out. |
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A desire to cause harm to others.
ex: The prosecutor had to prove that the crime was committed with ___. |
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Very serious and dangerous; tending or likely to grow and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death; cancerous.
ex: A biopsy can determine if a tumor is ___ and needs treatment. |
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Provide with insufficient quality or quantity of food or nourishment.
ex: Sometimes and animal will ___ its young. |
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To become involved in the activities and concerns of other people when your involvement is not wanted; to stop or slow something or to make something more difficult.
ex: My brother wants to constantly ___ with my life! |
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Used or accepted for a limited time, not permanent.
ex: Since the mayor resigned, an ___ mayor will have to take over until a new mayor can be elected. |
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Relating to or connecting different states; existing or occurring between states, especially in the US.
ex: The committee discussed ways to increase ___ commerce. |
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Existing or occurring within the boundaries or a state, especially in the US.
Ex: The governor is attempting to promote ___ relations. |
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Existing or occurring within the boundaries or a state, especially in the US.
Ex: The governor is attempting to promote ___ relations. |
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Occurring within ones mind or thoughts.
ex: My emotions tend to remain ___. |
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Information gathered for a study or a decision.
ex: Jane Goodall collected important ___ on chimpanzees by observing them in the wild. |
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Clumsy; unskillful.
ex: I am so ___ at carpentry that in my hand, a hammer is a dangerous weapon. |
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Possessed at birth; inborn.
ex: Rick's musical ability must be ___. Even as a young child, he could play the piano by ear and make up his own songs. |
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To come between in order to influence an action, an argument, etc.
ex: When my brothers argue, I get out of the way rather than trying to ___. |
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To express sorrow for or about; mourn for.
ex: When her mother died, Evelyn ___ed her passing for weeks, crying everyday. |
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Shocking and disgusting; horrible; gruesome.
ex: Great comedians can turn a topic as ___ as murder into a source of laughter. |
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Stubborn.
ex: My father is usually very ___, but not with his sister, who is even more stubborn than he is. |
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The same distance apart at every point.
ex: ___ lines run alongside each other but never meet. |
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Understanding and insightful; observant; aware.
ex: Professor Banks is very ___. She always seems to know which of her students are under unusual stress. |
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Calm and dignified; serious and unemotional.
ex: An experienced surgeon, Dr. Greenbaum remains ___ even in an emergency, performing the most complicated operations with complete self-control. |
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A debate; an argument; discussion of an important issue with opposing views.
ex: Our class is studying the ___ over whether or not the death penalty should exist. |
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A conclusion reached through reasoning.
ex: When the dog barked, I figured he had to go out again. But my ___ was incorrect -- he was barking at a raccoon in our trash can. |
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Measurements in width, length, and sometimes depth.
ex: The pool's ___ were odd- its length and width were huge, yet it wasn't deep. |
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To break up and spread out; scatter.
ex: The basketball landed in the midst of some pigeons, causing them to ___ in all directions. |
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To misrepresent; tell in an untrue or misleading way.
ex: Don't believe everything you hear-- people often ___ facts when they gossip. |
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Having or using the most control or influence.
ex: Mr. Rodriguez may be quiet, but he's the ___ person in his office. No one questions his authority. |
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The order in which one thing follows another.
ex: The code's ___ was essential: 342 would turn off the alarm, but 432 or 234 would not. |
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Wise about the ways of the world; knowledgeable; experienced.
ex: Don't let the professor's simple clothes manner fool you. When it comes to teaching and science, he's very ___. |
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Disloyal; traitorous.
ex: I felt it was ___ of my friend Juan to go out with my old girlfriend the day after she and I broke up. |
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Unimportant; not significant.
ex: When I'm nervous, it helps me to concentrate on some ___ activity, such as washing dishes or watching a game show. |
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To look at something carefully in order to learn more about it or find flaws or problems; to officially visit a school, hospital, or the like to see if rules and/or laws are being followed.
ex: Tomorrow, the principal will ___ students' lockers. |
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A way of thinking about and understanding something such as a particular issue or life in general.
ex: Molly asked for Jim's ___ on the reasons for going to war. |
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The possibility that something will happen in the future; an opportunity for something to happen.
ex: They are disturbed by the ___ of losing electrical power for several days following the hurricane. |
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A person who watches an event, show, game, or activity, sometimes as part of an audience.
ex: Hundreds of ___s waited for the parade to begin. |
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To consider something and make guesses about it; to form ideas or theories about something when there are many things not knows about it.
ex: It's difficult to ___ about what the criminal was thinking. |
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Not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown; not distinct or noticeable.
ex: An ___ donor gave enough money for the toddler to have the surgery she needed. |
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A situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc. are not controlled by rules or laws.
ex: With the substitute teacher here, there was ___ in the classroom. |
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| The feeling of not having much emotion or interest. My brother showed total ___ about my problems in school. |
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A condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells that normal and feels very weak and tired.
ex: The boy missed a lot of school because he suffered from ___. |
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A person who does not believe that God exists.
ex: Nick was an ___ before he changed his beliefs and converted to Christianity. |
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The state or fact of continuing to live or exist, especially in spit of difficult conditions.
ex: The probability of ___ is higher than ever for cancer patients. |
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A lively or energetic quality; the power or ability of something to continue to live, be successful, etc.
Ex: Frequent exercise will improve your ___. |
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Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
ex: The nurse played a ___ role in the man's recovery. |
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A natural substance that is usually found in foods that helps your body to be healthy; a pill containing ___s.
ex: Many breakfast cereals are fortified with ___s. |
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Happy and lively in a way that is attractive.
ex: The contestant's ___ personality shone through and was reflected in the judges' scores. |
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Something that is made by combining different substances; not natural.
ex: The fabric on my dress is ___. |
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A building where people gather for Jewish religious services.
ex: Carly attends services at the ___ with her family twice weekly. |
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A formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic.
ex: Many doctors attended the ___ on thyroid cancer. |
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The feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, or misfortune.
ex: A best friend will always be there with ___ when you need someone. |
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To support; show the truth of; verify.
ex: "Yes, it's true," the manager said ___ the report that his star player had asked to be traded to another team. |
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Misleading; intended or intending to deceive.
ex: The seeming ease with which Naomi plays the piano is ___. Actually, she practices four hours each day. |
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To boldly oppose; openly resist; stand up to.
ex: The automotive plant workers voted to ___ the company and go on strike. |
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To hold back from action.
ex: Deion was so angry that he had ___ him by force from punching Neal. |
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The condition of being apart or far from others; isolation.
ex: I work best in ___, where no one can interrupt the flow of my thoughts. |
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To give in to another's authority or will; yield.
ex: For reasons of security, travelers must ___ to having their luggage inspected at airports. |
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Likely to be affected with or influenced; likely to be infected.
ex: People who smoke are more ___ to colds than others. |
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To communicate; pass or spread (information, an illness, etc.)
ex: Emergency messages were ___ed over all the city's radio stations. |
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Firmly based on facts or logic; logical; based on good reasons.
ex: The research study was not ___ because much pf the "evidence" had been made up by the researcher. |
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Lively; energetic; strong.
ex: My eight-year-old grandmother is still ___ enough to walk five miles every day. |
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To speed up.
ex: The sleds began sliding down the hill slowly and then ___ed to top speed. |
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Harmful; unfavorable.
ex: ___ newspaper reviews persuaded many people not to see the violent new movie. |
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A supporter; someone who argues for a cause.
ex: Our mayor is a strong ___ of a drug-free America. He often mentions it in his talks to different civic groups. |
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Able to be heard.
ex: Dogs, bats, and other animals can hear high-pitched sounds that are not ___ to humans. |
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Organized in a logical and orderly way.
ex: To be sure that your essay has a ___ organization, write an outline first. |
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Similar; able to be compared.
ex: Since the quality of low-mileage used cars is often ___ to that of brand-new ones, my parents never buy new ones. |
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Capable; well qualified; skilled.
ex: To be a ___ juggler takes a lot of practice. |
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Following one after another without interruption.
ex: The reporters would work nights for two ___ weeks, and then they'd work days for a month straight. |
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Obvious; easily noticed.
ex: Nina's wide-trimmed red hat is so ___ that it's impossible not to catch sight of her in a crowd. |
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To become worse; become weaker or damaged.
ex: Over many years, the abandoned house had ___ed until its walls crumbled and its floorboards creaked. |
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