美國之音特別英語 合輯 基礎詞彙
美國之音特別英語合輯基礎詞彙英語發音英文字幕版(影音教學版)內容說明:

aoran
[(1)one;(2)any;(3)each]
Wouldyougivemeasheetofpaper?(1)
Atrianglehasthreesides.(2)
Hecomestoseehisgrandmotheronceaweek.(3)

able
[havingthepowertodosomething]
AreyouabletospeakEnglish?

about
[(1)almost;(2)oforhavingarelationto]
Hecompletedabouthalfofhiswork.(1)
Wetalkabouttheweather.(2)

above
[atahigherplace]
Hisheadwasabovethewater.

accept
[toagreetoreceive]
Pleaseacceptmythanks.

accident
[(1)somethingthathappensbychanceormistake;(2)anunplannedevent]
Shewasinjuredintheaccident.(1)
Wemetagainbyaccidentafterseventeenyearshadpassed.(2)

accuse
[(1)tosayapersonisresponsibleforanactorcrime;(2)tomakea
statementagainstsomeone]
Herfriendaccusedherofbreakinghisheart.(1)
Thelawyeraccusedthesuspectoflying.(2)

across
[(1)fromsidetoside;(2)totheotherside]
Theboxwastencentimetersacross.(1)
Thedogranacrosstheroad.(2)

act
[todosomething]
Heactedimmediatelytostopthefight.

activist
[onewhoseekschangethroughaction]
Theactivistworkedhardtochangethelaw.

actor
[someoneactinginaplayorshow]
Thatactorfrightenedme.

add
[(1)toput(something)withanothertomakeitlarger;(2)tosaymore]
Pleaseaddmynametothelist.(1)
Shetoldhimtoleave,butaddedthatshewouldliketoseehimagain.(2)

administration
[theexecutivepartofagovernment,usuallyheadedbyapresidentorprime
minister]
ThenewadministrationstartsworkinJanuary.

admit
[(1)toaccept;(2)toexpressone'sguiltorresponsibility]
WhenwasthecountryadmittedtotheUnitedNations?(1)
Headmittedthatwhathedidwaswrong.(2)

adult
[agrownperson]
Onlyanadultcansignthedocument.

advise
[tohelpwithinformation,knowledgeorideasinmakingadecision]
Didyouadvisehimtoleave?

affect
[(1)toinfluence;(2)toproduceaneffecton]
Alackofsleepaffectedthesinger'sperformance.(1)
Mr.Nutley'sbeliefinmytalentgreatlyaffectedmylife.(2)

afraid
[feelingfear]
Iamafraidofguns.

after
[(1)later;(2)behind]
Shearrivedafterthelessonstarted.(1)
Inthealphabet,BisafterA.(2)

again
[(1)anothertime;(2)asbefore]
Samplayedthesongagain.(1)
Ifoundmybookinthesameplaceagain.(2)

against
[(1)opposedto;(2)notagreeingwithsomething]
Theymarchedagainstthewar.(1)
Heagreedtomostoftheplan,butwasagainststartingitnow.(2)

age
[howoldapersonorthingis]
Thelegalageforvotingiseighteen.

agency
[anorganizationthatispartofalargergroup]
UNICEFisanagencyoftheUnitedNations.

aggression
[(1)anattackagainstapersonorcountry;(2)theviolationofa
country'sborders]
Thesurpriseattackwasanactofaggression.(1)
Thecountrycommittedaggressionwhenitcrossedtheborderoftheother
country.(2)

ago
[(1)oftimepast;(2)beforenow]
Hewasmyfriendlongago.(1)
Isawhertwoyearsago.(2)

agree
[(1)tohavethesamebeliefassomeone;(2)tobewillingtodo
something]
Weagreeaboutpolitics.(1)
Bothsidesagreetomeetagainnextweek.(2)

agriculture
[farming]
Johnstudiedagriculturebecausehewantedtobeafarmer.

aid
[(1)tohelp;(2)tosupport;(3)help,assistance]
Heofferedtoaidthevictimsofthefire.(1)
DidyougivemoneytoaidtheDemocraticortheRepublicancandidate?(2)
Congressvotedtoprovideaidtothefloodvictims.(3)

aim
[(1)topointagunat;(2)agoalorpurpose]
Youcannothitthetargetifyoudonotaimthegun.(1)
Theaimofthereformersistoimprovegovernment.(2)

air
[themixtureofgasesaroundtheearth,mostlynitrogenandoxygen,thatwe
breathe]
Theairiscleaninthemountains.

airforce
[amilitaryorganizationusingairplanes]
Theairforcewantsmoreairplanesandmissiles.

airplane
[avehiclewithwingsthatflies]
Iflewhomeonanairplane.

airport
[aplacewhereairplanestakeoffandland]
TheairplanelandedattheairportinWashington.

album
[acollectionofrecordedmusic]
Herecordedthesongfromanoldrecordalbum.

alcohol
[astrong,colorlessliquid,usuallymadefromgrain,usedasadrugor
inindustrialproducts]
Themanfellbecausehedranktoomuchalcohol.

alive
[(1)havinglife;(2)notdead]
Theflowersbecomealiveinthespring.(1)
Theaccidentvictimwasseriouslyinjuredbutisstillalive.(2)

all
[(1)everything;(2)everyone;(3)thecompleteamount]
Sheateallthatshewanted.(1)
Allwereinvitedtospeakontheproposal.(2)
Shespentallhermoneyforanewcar.(3)

ally
[anationorpersonjoinedwithanotherforaspecialpurpose]
BritainisamilitaryallyoftheUnitedStates.

almost
[alittlelessthancompletely]
Mydogisalmostfiveyearsold.

alone
[separatedfromothers]
Somepeopleenjoyeatingalone.

along
[nearoron]
Wewalkedalongtheroad.

already
[(1)beforenow;(2)evennow]
Shewasalreadytherewhenwearrived.(1)
Itisalreadytoolatetotakethetrain.(2)

also
[(1)addedto;(2)too]
Pleasebringmethefishdinnerandcoffee,andalsosomewater.(1)
Shesaidshealsowantedtogohome.(2)

although
[evenifitistruethat]
Althoughhewastired,hekeptwalking.

always
[(1)atalltimes;(2)everytime]
Thisstreetisalwaysbusy.(1)
Wealwaysstudytogether.(2)

ambassador
[anation'shighestdiplomaticrepresentative(toanothergovernment)]
Foreignambassadorsliveinthecapitalcity.

amend
[toaddtoortochange(aproposalorlaw)]
Thecommitteerefusedtoamenditsproposal.

ammunition
[thebulletsorshellsfiredfromguns]
Theycouldnotfightwithoutammunition.

among
[inorpartof(agroup)]
Shewasamongthestudentswholefttheschool.

amount
[thenumber,sizeorweightofanything]
Thedoctorgavehimonlyasmallamountofmedicine.

anarchy
[(1)alackoforder;(2)lawlessness]
Thepeacefulprotestsblockedthestreetsandproducedanarchy.(1)
Anarchyresultedwhenthecitycouldnotstoptheriots.(2)

ancestor
[afamilymemberfromthepast]
MyancestorscamefromSwitzerlandin1742.

ancient
[(1)veryold;(2)longago]
Scientistsdiscoveredtheancientknifeinacave.(1)
TheyreadtheIliadwhilestudyingancientGreece.(2)

and
[(1)also;(2)inadditionto;(3)with]
Mydoglikestorunandjump.(1)
Fiveandthreeequaleight.(2)
Doyoulikericeandblackbeans?(3)

anger
[astrongemotionagainstsomeoneorsomething]
Theprotester'svoicewasfullofanger.

animal
[alivingcreaturethatmoves,suchasadogorcat]
Thekangarooisastrangeanimal.

anniversary
[ayearlycelebrationorobservanceofaneventthathappenedinthepast]
Whenisyourweddinganniversary?

announce
[(1)tomakeknownpublicly;(2)todeclareofficially]
WhoannouncedtheVOAnewslastnight?(1)
Thepresidentannouncedataxcut.(2)

another
[(1)onemore;(2)adifferentone]
MayIhaveanotherkiss?(1)
Let'sdothisanotherway.(2)

answer
[(1)astatementproducedbyaquestion;(2)tomakeastatementafter
beingaskedaquestion]
Thatwasmyfinalanswer.(1)
Sheansweredthequestionwithasmile.(2)

any
[oneormoreofnospecialkind]
Idonothaveanyplanstoleavetown.

apologize
[toexpressregretforamistakeoraccidentforwhichoneaccepts
responsibility]
Donotapologizeforsomeoneelse'smistake.

appeal
[(1)totaketoahighercourt,personorgroupforadecision;(2)tocall
onsomebodyforhelp]
Ihaveappealedthedecisiontoahighercourt.(1)
Theaidorganizationappealedformorefoodandwaterforfloodvictims.(
2)

appear
[(1)toshowoneself;(2)tocomeintosight;(3)toseem]
Theactorappearedontelevisionforthefirsttime.(1)
Theshipappearedasthefoglifted.(2)
Thefarmerappearedtobeverytired.(3)

appoint
[(1)toname;(2)tochoose]
TheownerappointedJohntoheadthenewbusiness.(1)
Thepresidentcanappointajudgetothenewcourt.(2)

approve
[(1)toagreewith;(2)toagreetosupport]
Thebankapprovedmyloan.(1)
Iapproveofyourproposal.(2)

archeology
[thescientificstudyofpasthumanlifeandactivities]
Hestudiedarcheologyincollege.

area
[anyplaceorpartofit]
Myfriendlivesinthisarea.

argue
[(1)toofferreasonsfororagainstsomething;(2)todispute;(3)to
disagree]
ThePresidentarguedformoreaidtoschools.(1)
Theyarguedalldaybutcouldnotfindagreement.(2)
GeorgeandAllovetoargueaboutpolitics.(3)

arms
[(1)militaryequipment;(2)weapons]
Therebelsgotmostoftheirarmsbytakingthemfromsoldiers.(1)
Weareveryconcernedaboutthespreadofnucleararms.(2)

army
[militarygroundforces]
Thearmyfightsontheground.

around
[oneveryside(of)]
Shedrovearoundinhernewcar.

arrest
[(1)toseizeapersonforlegalaction;(2)totakeasaprisoner]
Thejudgeorderedpolicetoarresthimbecauseherefusedtocometocourt.
(1)
Thepolicearrestedtheviolentdemonstrators.(2)

arrive
[tocometoaplace,especiallyattheendofatrip]
ThepresidentarrivedinTokyoforanofficialvisit.

art
[expressionsorcreationsbyhumans,suchaspaintings,music,writingor
statues]
MuchoftheartincludedpaintingsstolenduringWorldWarII.

artillery
[bigguns]
Artillerydestroyedmostofthebuildingsinthetown.

as
[(1)equally;(2)when;(3)while]
Thewildfirespreadasfastasthewindbehindit.(1)
Asheheardthegunshot,helookedathiswatchandsawitwasalmost
fiveo'clock.(2)
Hewatchedtheanimalasitranacrossthefield.(3)

ash
[thepartleftaftersomethingburns]
Onlyasheswereleftwhenthefirepassed.

ask
[(1)toquestion;(2)tosaysomethingiswanted]
Weasktheteacherquestionseveryday.(1)
Thecandidateaskedthepeoplefortheirvotes.(2)

assist
[tohelp]
Thedoctoraskedthemedicalstudenttoassisthim.

astronaut
[apersonwhotravelsinspace]
AstronautNeilArmstrongwasthefirstmantowalkonthemoon.

astronomy
[thescientificstudyofstarsandtheuniverse]
IstudyastronomybecauseIliketolookatstars.

asylum
[politicalprotectiongivenbyagovernmenttoapersonfromanother
country]
Therefugeeaskedforpoliticalasylum.

at
[(1)inornear;(2)where;(3)when]
Shesawthebearattheedgeoftheforest.(1)
Lookatthebear.(2)
Wemustgohomeatnoon.(3)

atmosphere
[thegasessurroundinganystarorplanet]
TheatmosphereofVenusismostlywaterandcarbondioxide.

attach
[(1)totietogether;(2)toconnect]
Pleaseattachthisnamecardtoyourcoat.(1)
Heattachedhimselftoourgroup.(2)

attack
[(1)aviolentattempttodamage,injureorkill;(2)tostartafight]
ThewarstartedwitharebelattackongovernmenttroopsatCharleston,
SouthCarolina.(1)
Severalmenattackedhimonthestreet.(2)

attempt
[(1)toworktowardsomething;(2)totry;(3)tomakeaneffort]
Heattemptedtochangehislifeonestepatatime.(1)
Donotattempttodrivethroughthefloodwaters.(2)
Youwillneverwriteyourbookifyoudonotattemptit.(3)

attend
[tobepresentat]
Thepresidentwillattendthemeeting.

automobile
[(1)avehiclewithwheelsusedtocarrypeople;(2)acar]
Isabusanautomobile?(1)
Whoinventedtheautomobile?(2)

autumn
[thetimeoftheyearbetweensummerandwinter]
Thetreesofautumnarebrightredandyellow.

average
[(1)something(anumber)representingthemiddle;(2)common;(3)normal]
TheaverageofdailyhightemperaturesinWashingtoninJanuaryiszero
degrees,Celsius.(1)
Theaverageamountspentforlunchwastwodollars.(2)
Johnisanaveragestudent.(3)

avoid
[tostayawayfrom]
Avoidmeatandmilkproductstopreventaheartattack.

awake
[notsleeping]
Thestormkepteveryoneawakeforhours.

award
[anhonororprizeforanactorservice]
Lastnight,wesawthemoviethatwonthebestpictureaward.

away
[notnear]
Theoldmancamefromfaraway,buthishomeisherenow.


baby
[anewlyborncreature]
Maryhadababylastnight.

back
[(1)thepartbehindthefront;(2)theotherwayfromforward]
Thewriter'spictureisonthebackofthebook.(1)
Shestoppedwalkingawayandlookedbackatme.(2)

bad
[(1)wrong;(2)actingagainstthelaw;(3)notgood]
Billmadeabaddecision.(1)
Theprisonerwasabadmanformostofhislife.(2)
Thewaterwasdirtyandhadabadtaste.(3)

balance
[tomaketwosidesorforcesequal]
IbalancedmybudgetbynotspendingmorethanIearned.

ball
[somethinground]
Theearthisshapedlikeaball.

balloon
[adeviceofstrong,lightmaterialthatriseswhenfilledwithgaslighter
thanair]
ManyhotairballoonsraceinNewMexicoeachyear.

ballot
[apieceofpaperusedforvoting]
Iwasaskedtocounttheballotsandannouncethewinner.

ban
[(1)tonotpermit;(2)tostop;(3)anofficialrestriction]
Runningisbannedatourswimmingpool.(1)
Thecurfewbansallnighttimetravel.(2)
Theprotestorscalledforabanonsmokinginpublicbuildings.(3)

bank
[anorganizationthatkeepsandlendsmoney]
Themansaidherobbedbanksbecausethatiswherethemoneyis.

bar
[topreventorblock]
Hewasbarredfromcompetinginthegamesbecauseheusedillegaldrugs.

barrier
[anythingthatblocksormakesanactiondifficult]
Thevotingrightslawremovesmostracialbarrierstovoting.

base
[(1)amilitarycenter;(2)toestablishasafact]
Mybrotherisatamilitarytrainingbase.(1)
Herresearchwasbasedonexperiments.(2)

battle
[afightbetweenopposingarmedforces]
Southernforceswonthebattlebutlostthewar.

be
[(1)tolive;(2)tohappen;(3)toexist]
Themanisverysickandwillnotbeheremuchlonger.(1)
Theweddingwillbesoon.(2)
Washington,D.C.,hasbeenthecapitalfor200years.(3)

beat
[tohitagainandagain]
Theprisonguardsdeniedtheybeattheprisoner.

beauty
[thatwhichpleasestheeye,earorspirit]
Allfellsilentatthebeautyofthemountains.

because
[forthereasonthat]
Heleftbecausehewassick.

become
[tocometobe]
Whendidhebecomesick?

bed
[asleepingplace]
ThebedwassohardthatIcouldnotsleep.

before
[earlier]
Billatebeforehewenttowork.

begin
[(1)todothefirstpartofanaction;(2)tostart]
Hebegantolaughwhenhesawme.(1)
Alongwalkbeginswithonestep.(2)

behind
[(1)atthebackof;(2)inbackof]
Ourfastestrunnerwasfarbehindtheleader.(1)
Ilivebehindthathill.(2)

believe
[(1)tothink;(2)tofeelsureof;(3)toacceptastrue;(4)totrust]
Ibelieveitmayraintonight.(1)
Jimbelieveshisfriendisagoodwriter.(2)
Thelawyerbelievedthesuspect'sstatement.(3)
WebelieveinGod.(4)

bell
[aninstrumentthatmakesamusicalsound]
Jimsayshelikesthesoundofachurchbell.

belong
[(1)tobeownedby;(2)tobeamemberof]
Thatbookbelongstomysister.(1)
MybrotherbelongstotheBoyScouts.(2)

below
[lowerthan]
Thetemperatureoutsideisbelowfreezing.

best
[themostgood]
AllofoursingersaregoodbutLisaisbest.

betray
[(1)toturnagainst;(2)tobefalseto]
Thespybetrayedhiscountry.(1)
Theboybetrayedhismother'strustinhim.(2)

better
[moregoodthan]
ZachisabetterbaseballplayerthanAl.

between
[(1)inthespaceortimethatseparates;(2)fromonetotheother]
Iwouldliketomeetwithyoubetweentwoandthreeo'clock.(1)
Secrettalksbetweenthetwonationsproducedanagreement.(2)

big
[(1)ofgreatsize;(2)notsmall]
Texasisabigstate.(1)
Melissawasabigbaby.(2)

bill
[alegislativeproposal]
Tobecomelaw,abillmustbeapprovedbybothhousesofCongressand
signedbythePresident.

biology
[thescientificstudyoflifeorlivingthingsinalltheirforms]
Myschoolrequiresoneyearofstudyeachofbiology,physicsand
chemistry.

bird
[acreaturethatflies]
IwatchedthebirdflyawayuntilIcouldnolongerseeit.

bite
[tocutwiththeteeth]
Mydogsoundsaggressivebuthewillnotbiteyou.

black
[(1)dark;(2)havingthecolorlikethatofthenightsky]
Ifirstsawhimonablackandstormynight.(1)
Thedoctorarrivedinabigblackcar.(2)

blame
[(1)toaccuse;(2)toholdresponsible]
Thepoliceblamedhimforthecrime.(1)
Don'tblamemeforyourbaddecision.(2)

blanket
[aclothcoverusedtokeepwarm]
Thefloodrefugeesneededfoodandwarmblankets.

bleed
[toloseblood]
Doyouknowhowtostopyournosefrombleeding?

blind
[notabletosee]
Beingblinddidnotkeephimfrombecomingafamoussinger.

block
[(1)tostopsomethingfrombeingdone;(2)topreventmovement]
Heblockedanyattempttobecomefriends.(1)
Atruckaccidentblockedtheroadforanhour.(2)

blood
[redfluidinthebody]
Abloodtestisusuallypartofayearlymedicalexamination.

blow
[tomovewithforce,asinair]
Thewindblowstheautumnleaves.

blue
[havingthecolorlikethatofaclearsky]
Mysonhasblueeyes.

boat
[somethingbuilttotravelonwaterthatcarriespeopleorgoods]
Iliketofishfromaboat.

body
[(1)allofapersonoranimal;(2)theremainsofapersonoranimal]
Exercisecanimproveanyone'sbody.(1)
Policefoundfivebodiesburiedbeneaththehouse.(2)

boil
[toheataliquiduntilitbecomesveryhot]
Boilonecupofwater,addfrozenvegetablesandcookforfiveminutes.

bomb
[(1)adevicethatexplodeswithgreatforce;(2)toattackordestroywith
bombs]
Thebombexplodedoutsidethebuilding.(1)
Thewarplanesbombedenemymissilelaunchers.(2)

bone
[thehardmaterialinthebody]
Thegirlbrokeaboneinherwristwhenshefell.

book
[alongwrittenworkforreading]
TheprofessorhaswrittensixbooksaboutEastAsia.

border
[adividinglinebetweennations]
ManynewfactorieshavebeenbuiltacrosstheborderinMexico.

(be)born
[(1)tocometolife;(2)tocomeintoexistence]
Whenwereyouborn?(1)
TheAmericanRevolutionwasborninMassachusetts.(2)

borrow
[totakeasaloan]
Thebankrefusedtoletmeborrowanymoremoney.

both
[notjustoneoftwo,butthetwotogether]
BothofuswereeducatedattheUniversityofVirginia.

bottle
[acontainer,usuallymadeofglass,toholdliquid]
Hedrankthelastbottleofwater.

bottom
[thelowestpartofsomething]
Thedamagedsubmarineisstillatthebottomoftheocean.

box
[somethingtoputthingsinto]
Puttheoldbooksinthatbox.

boy
[ayoungmaleperson]
Theboysplayedtogetherafterschool.

boycott
[torefusetotakepartinordealwith]
Thefarmworkersunioncalledforaboycottofvegetablespickedbyforeign
workers.

brain
[thecontrolcenterofthought,emotionsandbodyactivityofall
creatures]
Scientistscontinuetodiscovernewinformationaboutthechemistryof
thebrain.

brave
[havingnofear]
Leavinghomewasabravedecision.

bread
[afoodmadefromgrain]
Wehavebreadateverymeal.

break
[(1)todivideintopartsbyforce;(2)todestroy]
Theglassbrokeintomanypieces.(1)
Yearsofhardworkbrokehishealth,butitdidnotbreakhisspirit.(2)

breathe
[totakeairintothebodyandletitoutagain]
Breathedeeplybeforeyoubeginyourspeech.

bridge
[astructurebuiltoverawaterway,valleyorroadsopeopleandvehicles
cancrossfromonesidetotheother]
Thecityneedsanewbridgeacrosstheriver.

brief
[(1)short;(2)notlong]
Manypeoplewishtospeak,sopleasekeepyourcommentsbrief.(1)
Thecarsloweddownbriefly,thenspeededup.(2)

bright
[(1)givingmuchlight;(2)strongandclearincolor]
Brightsunlighthurtsmyeyes.(1)
Thenewgrassisbrightgreen.(2)

bring
[tocomewithsomething]
SamwillbringTracytotheparty.

broadcast
[(1)tosendinformation,storiesormusicbyradioortelevision;(2)a
radioortelevisionprogram]
VOAbroadcaststhenewsinSpecialEnglish.(1)
TheSpecialEnglishbroadcastcanbeheardalmosteverywhere.(2)

brother
[amalewiththesamefatherormotherasanotherperson]
Ihavethreebrothers,butnosisters.

brown
[havingthecolorlikethatofcoffee]
Richardhasbrownhairandbrowneyes.

budget
[aspendingplan]
Congressdecidedtoaddmoneytotheeducationbudget.

build
[tojoinmaterialstogethertomakesomething]
Timplanstobuildahouseforhisdog.

building
[anythingbuiltforuseasahouse,factory,office,school,storeorplace
ofentertainment]
Myofficeisinthatbuildingnexttothehotel.

bullet
[asmallpieceofmetalshotfromagun]
Thebullethittheexactcenterofthetarget.

burn
[(1)tobeonfire;(2)todestroyordamagebyfire]
Thecandlesburnedbrightlyenoughformetoreadthebook.(1)
Thewildfireburnedmuchoftheforest.(2)

burst
[tobreakopensuddenly]
Thedamburstandsentawallofwaterrushingdownthevalley.

bury
[toputintothegroundandcoverwithearth]
Wheredoyouthinktheyburiedthetreasure?

bus
[apublicvehicletocarrypeople]
RidetheA-17busto4thandIndependenceAvenue.

business
[(1)one'swork;(2)buyingandsellingtoearnmoney;(3)trade]
Mybusinessiswritingradioprograms.(1)
TheInternetiscreatingmanynewmarketsforbusiness.(2)
Ihavedonebusinesswiththatcompanyformanyyears.(3)

busy
[(1)doingsomething;(2)veryactive]
Areyoubusynow?(1)
Georgewasverybusythismorningwithanemergencycase.(2)

but
[(1)however;(2)otherthan;(3)yet]
SheknewwhocalledbutIdidnotknow.(1)
Theboyatenothingbutcandy.(2)
Jeanwastiredbutshecouldnotgettosleep.(3)

buy
[togetbypayingsomething,usuallymoney]
WheredidLilabuythosegreatclothes?

by
[(1)near;at;(2)nextto;(3)from;(4)notlaterthan]
Pleasesitherebyme.(1)
Theywalkedbytheriver.(2)
TheyperformedaplaybyWilliamShakespeare.(3)
Hermothersaidthatshehadtobehomebymidnight.(4)


cabinet
[agroupofministersthathelpsleadagovernment]
ThePresidentmeetseveryweekwithhiscabinet.

call
[(1)togiveanameto;(2)toaskfororrequest]
IcallmyselfJohn.(1)
Theycalledforanendtothefighting.(2)

calm
[(1)quiet;(2)peaceful;(3)oppositeoftense]
Thecalmcrowdwaitedforthepresidenttospeak.
Thecitywascalmaftertwodaysofrioting.
Canyouremaincalminatensesituation?(3)

camera
[adevicefortakingpictures]
Yourcameratakesverygoodpictures.

camp
[aplacewithtemporaryhousing]
Therefugeecampprovidestemporaryshelter,foodandmedicalcare.

campaign
[(1)acompetitionbyopposingpoliticalcandidatesseekingsupportfrom
voters;(2)aconnectedseriesofmilitaryactionsduringawar]
Presidentialcampaignsaremuchtoolongandcosttoomuch.(1)
TheAlliedcampaignswonthewarinEuropeandAsia.(2)

can
[(1)tobeableto;(2)tohavetherightto;(3)acontainerusedto
holdliquidorfood,usuallymadeofmetal]
ThetwosidescanmeetonTuesday.(1)
IcanliveanywhereIwishinthiscountrybecausethatismyright.(2)
Iboughtthreecansofvegetablesatthefoodstore.(3)

cancel
[(1)toend;(2)tostop]
Whocancelledtheagreement?(1)
Marycancelledherplanstohaveapartynextweek.(2)

cancer
[adiseaseinwhichdangerouscellsgrowquicklyanddestroypartsofthe
body]
Scientistscontinuetofindbetterwaystotreatmanykindsofcancer.

candidate
[apersonwhoseeksorisnominatedforanofficeoranhonor]
Eachpoliticalpartyhasnominatedacandidateforpresident.

capital
[(1)theofficialcenterofagovernment;(2)thecitywhereacountry's
governmentis]
ThecapitalofthegovernmentisinWashington.(1)
WashingtonisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.(2)

capitalism
[aneconomicsysteminwhichtheproductionofmostgoodsandservicesis
ownedandoperatedforprofitbyprivatecitizensorcompanies]
IntheUnitedStates,capitalismhasproducedtheworld'sstrongest
economy.

capture
[(1)tomakeapersonoranimalaprisoner;(2)toseizeortakeby
force;(3)togetcontrolof]
Policecapturedtheterroristbeforehecouldexplodethebomb.(1)
Rebelforcescapturedthecity.(2)
DemocratswontheelectionandcapturedcontrolofCongress.(3)

car
[(1)avehiclewithwheelsusedtocarrypeople;(2)anautomobile;(3)a
partofatrain]
Electricstreetcarswerereplacedwithbusesmanyyearsago.(1)
Fred'sandMartha'snewcarwillcarrysixpeople.(2)
Thattrainhas57flatcarsand12boxcars.(3)

care
[(1)tolike;(2)toprotect;(3)tofeelworryorinterest]
JimtoldLaurathathecaredforherandwouldliketoseeheragain.(1)
Hismothertoldhimtotakecareofhisyoungerbrother.(2)
WouldyoucareifIborrowedyourcar?(3)

careful
[(1)actingsafely;(2)withmuchthought]
Pleasebecarefulwhenyoudrive.(1)
Hewascarefultochooseexactlytherightwords.(2)

carry
[totakesomethingorsomeonefromoneplacetoanother]
Wouldyoucarrythisbagforme,please?

case(court)
[alegalaction]
Thejudgewillcallyourcasenext.

case(medical)
[anincidentofdisease]
Therewasonlyonecaseofchickenpoxattheschool.

cat
[asmallanimalthatoftenliveswithhumans]
Mycatclimbedthattreeandisafraidtocomedown.

catch
[(1)toseizeafterachase;(2)tostopandseizewiththehands]
Herunssofastthatnoonecancatchhim.(1)
Catchtheballandthrowitbacktome.(2)

cause
[(1)tomakehappen;(2)thethingorpersonthatproducesaresult]
Toomuchraincausedtheflood.(1)
Thecauseofthefloodwastoomuchrain.(2)

ceasefire
[ahaltinfighting,usuallybyagreement]
Theceasefirestoppedthefighting.

celebrate
[tohonorapersonoreventwithspecialactivities]
Ithinkweshouldhaveapartytocelebrateyourbirthday.

center
[(1)themiddleofsomething;(2)theplaceinthemiddle;(3)aplacethat
isthemainpointofanactivity]
Therewasaholeinthecenterofthetarget.(1)
Thechairsatatthecenteroftheroom.(2)
Theexpertscheckedthenuclearcenterforradiationleaks.(3)

century
[onehundredyears]
Thisisthefirstyearofthe21stcentury.

ceremony
[anactorseriesofactsdoneinaspecialwayestablishedbytradition]
Thenewpresidenttooktheoathofofficeattheinauguralceremonyin
frontofthecapitol.

chairman
[apersonleadingameetingoranorganizedgroup]
Thepartychairmanledthemeeting.

champion
[(1)thebest;(2)thewinner]
Johnisachampionswimmer.(1)
TheNewYorkYankeeswerethechampionsofprofessionalbaseballinthe
firstyearofthenewcentury.(2)

chance
[apossibilityofwinningorlosingorthatsomethingwillhappen]
Wehaveagoodchanceofgettinghomebeforedark.

change
[(1)tomakedifferent;(2)tobecomedifferent]
Willyouchangeyourdecision?(1)
Hisvoicechangedlastyear.(2)

charge
[(1)toaccusesomeoneofsomething,usuallyacrime;(2)astatementin
whichsomeoneisaccusedofsomething]
Shewaschargedwithstealingacar.(1)
Thechargewasfalse.(2)

chase
[torunorgoaftersomeoneorsomething]
Thedogchasedthecataroundthehouse.

cheat
[(1)togetbyatrick;(2)tostealfrom]
Hecheatedonthehistoryexamination.(1)
Thedishonestlawyerbecamerichbycheatingthepeoplethathe
represented.(2)

cheer
[toshoutapprovalorpraise]
Thecrowdcheeredeverytimetheirteamscored.

chemicals
[(1)elementsfoundinnatureormadebypeople;(2)substancesusedinthe
scienceofchemistry]
Oxygenandhydrogenarethechemicalsthatformwater.(1)
Doyoureadthelistofchemicalslistedinthefoodsyoueat?(2)

chemistry
[thescientificstudyofsubstances,whattheyaremadeof,howtheyact
underdifferentconditions,andhowtheyformothersubstances]
Howmanyyearsdidyoustudychemistry?

chief
[(1)theheadorleaderofagroup;(2)leading;(3)mostimportant]
Mr.Thompsonisthenewchiefofourtaxoffice.(1)
Thechiefcauseoflungcancerissmoking.(2)
Thechiefreasonhegotthejobwashisexperiencewithtaxissues.(3)

child
[(1)ababy;(2)aboyorgirl]
Thechildwasbornwiththedisease.(1)
Everychild,boyorgirl,shouldhaveanequalchancetosucceed.(2)

children
[morethanonechild]
Sixtychildrenwerechosentogotoacampinthemountains.

choose
[todecidebetweentwoormore]
Youmaychooseonemeatandthreevegetablesfromthelunchlist.

circle
[aclosedshapethathasallitspointsequallydistantfromthecenter,
likean"O"]
Thesettlersputtheirwagonsinacircletodefendagainsttheattack.

citizen
[apersonwhoisamemberofacountrybybirthorbylaw]
Everycitizenisexpectedtovote.

city
[anyimportantlargetown]
Ilivedinasmalltownasachild,butnowIliveinacity.

civilian
[notmilitary]
Manycivilianswerekilledintheattackonthetown.

civilrights
[thepolitical,economicandsocialrightsgivenequallytoallpeopleofa
nation]
Thelawprotectsthecivilrightsofallcitizens.

claim
[tosaysomethingasafact]
Heclaimedthathisopponentliedabouthisactivitiesasastudent
leader.

clash
[(1)abattle;(2)tofightoroppose]
Tenprotesterswereinjuredintheclashwithpolice.(1)
Angryfarmersblockedroadsandclashedwithsoldiers.(2)

clean
[(1)tomakepure;(2)freefromdirtorharmfulsubstances]
Pleasecleanyourroom.(1)
Toomanypeoplearoundtheworlddonothavecleanwatertodrink.(2)

clear
[(1)easytoseeorseethrough;(2)easilyunderstood]
Clearwaterisnotalwayssafetodrink.(1)
Hewonthedebatebecausehisargumentswerecleartoalmosteveryone.(2)

clergy
[abodyofofficialswithinareligiousorganization]
Manyintheclergysupportedthereformsproposedbytherebels.

climate
[thenormalweatherconditionsofaplace]
Manyretiredpeopleliketospendthewinterinthewarmclimateof
Florida.

climb
[togoupordownsomethingbyusingthefeetandsometimesthehands]
Thefiremenclimbedladderstorescuepeoplelivingabovetheground
floor.

clock
[adevicethatmeasuresandshowstime]
Iwaslateforworkbecausemyclockstopped.

close
[(1)tomakesomethingnotopen;(2)nearto]
Pleaseclosethewindowbeforeyoucometobed.(1)
Stayclosetomeinthisbigcrowd.(2)

cloth
[amaterialmadefromplants,chemicals,animalhairandothersubstances]
IfeelcoolerinsummerwhenIwearshirtsmadeofcottoncloth.

clothes
[whatpeoplewear]
Besuretobringenoughclothesfortwoweeks.

cloud
[amassoffoghighinthesky]
Cloudslikethoseusuallymeanrainwillcomesoon.

coal
[asolidblacksubstanceusedasfuel]
Muchofourelectricityisproducedbyplantsthatburncoalasfuel.

coalition
[forces,groupsornationsjoinedtogether]
Thecountryisledbyacoalitiongovernmentofthreeparties.

coast
[landontheedgeoftheocean]
ThestormcausedhighwavesandfloodingalongmuchoftheAtlanticcoast.

coffee
[adrinkmadefromtheplantofthesamename]
PeopleinSeattledrinklotsofcoffee.

cold
[(1)notwarm;(2)havingorfeelinggreatcoolnessoralowtemperature]
Thewateristoocoldforswimming.(1)
Thishasbeenacoldwinter,withmuchiceandsnow.(2)

collect
[(1)tobringorgathertogetherinoneplace;(2)todemandandreceive]
Thedrivercollectedthechildrenafterschoolandbroughtthemhome.(1)
Youremployercollectstaxesforthegovernmenteverytimeyouarepaid.(
2)

college
[asmalluniversity]
Haveyoudecidedwhereyouwillattendcollege?

colony
[landcontrolledbyanothercountryorgovernment]
HongKongisnolongeraBritishcolony.

color
[thedifferenteffectsoflightontheeye,makingblue,red,brown,black,
yellowandothers]
Ilovethebrightcolorsoftheautumnleaves.

combine
[tomixorbringtogether]
Theneworganizationcombinesradioandtelevisionbroadcasting.

come
[(1)tomovetoward;(2)toarrive]
Janiscominghomefortheholidays.(1)
Thetwosidescametogetheronasettlementafterlonganddetailed
negotiations.(2)

command
[(1)toorder;(2)tohavepoweroversomething]
Thegeneralcommandedthearmytomoveagainsttheenemy.(1)
ThePresidentcommandsallthemilitaryforces.(2)

comment
[(1)tosaysomethingabout;(2)toexpressanopinionaboutsomething]
Mr.President,pleasecommentabouttheincreasednumberofterrorist
attacks.(1)
Hecommentedaboutthewriterswhocriticizedhisnewbook.(2)

committee
[agroupofpeoplegivenspecialwork]
Thecommitteemetthreetimestodecidewhoshouldgetthespecialaward.

common
[(1)usual;(2)sameforall]
Helikedtocallhimselfacommonman.(1)
Thealliesunitedforacommonpurpose:towinthewar.(2)

communicate
[(1)totell;(2)togiveorexchangeinformation]
Thechairmancommunicatedthathewasnothappywiththeproposed
agreement.(1)
Becausewecommunicatewell,weunderstandeachother'ssituation.(2)

community
[agroupofpeoplelivingtogetherinoneplaceorarea]
Ourcommunityincludespeoplefrommanyothercountries.

company
[abusinessorganizedfortrade,industrialorotherpurposes]
MyfriendstartedanInternetcompanytorepairandselloldmusical
instruments.

compare
[toexaminewhatisdifferentorsimilar]
Weurgeyoutocomparethepriceandqualityofourproductswiththose
ofourcompetitors.

compete
[totrytodoaswellas,orbetterthan,anotherorothers]
TheInternetletscompaniescompetealmostanywhereintheworld.

complete
[(1)havingallparts;(2)endedorfinished]
IhaveacompletesetofrecordingsbytheBeatles.(1)
Wecompletedalltheworkyesterday.(2)

complex
[(1)oforhavingmanypartsthataredifficulttounderstand;(2)not
simple]
Thetradeagreementistheresultofsomeverycomplexnegotiations.(1)
Itmayseemsimple,butitisreallycomplex.(2)

compromise
[thesettlementofanargumentwhereeachsideagreestoacceptlessthan
firstdemanded]
Compromisemaynotbepossibleinthatdispute.

computer
[anelectronicmachineforstoringandorganizinginformation,andfor
communicatingwithothers]
Computersareanecessarytoolformanagingabusiness.

concern
[(1)interest,worry;(2)tofear]
Thepresidentexpressedconcernaboutthecontinuingviolence.(1)
Hesaidheisespeciallyconcernedthatthefightingwillspreadtoother
countries.(2)

condemn
[tosayapersonoractioniswrongorbad]
Thesenatorscondemnedthemanforrefusingtoanswertheirquestions.

condition
[(1)somethingdeclarednecessarytocompleteanagreement;(2)aperson'
shealth]
Theconditionsforhisresignationincludedatenmilliondollarpayment.
(1)
ThedoctorsaidtheexaminationshowedthatGarywasinexcellent
condition.(2)

conference
[ameeting]
Iseemedtospendmydaysgoingfromoneconferencetoanother.

confirm
[(1)toapprove;(2)tosaythatsomethingistrue]
ThesenateconfirmedtheappointmentofthenewAgricultureSecretary.(1)
Thecandidateconfirmedthereportthathewasendinghiscampaign.(2)

conflict
[(1)afight;(2)abattle,especiallyalongone]
Wehadaconflictaboutpolitics.(1)
Thelongconflictfinallyendedwithaceasefire,notapeacetreaty.(2)

congratulate
[topraiseapersonortoexpresspleasureforsuccessorgoodluck]
Icongratulateyouforgettingthehighestscoreonthehistorytest.

Congress
[(1)theorganizationofpeopleelectedtomakethelawsoftheUnited
States(theHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate);(2)asimilar
organizationinothercountries]
ThePresident'spartydidnotwincontrolofeitherhouseofCongress.(1)
FivemembersofMexico'sCongressareinWashingtontodiscusstrade
issues.(2)

connect
[(1)tojoinonethingtoanother;(2)tounite;(3)tolink]
Ifyouconnectthiswiretotheredone,thegreenlightwillturnon.(1)
ThetwostreamsconnecttoformariverthatflowsthroughGreenlowCity.
(2)
Thepolicemansaidthetwocrimesareconnected.(3)

conservative
[onewhousuallysupportstraditionandopposesgreatchange]
Williamisaconservativeaboutsocialissues.

consider
[(1)togivethoughtto;(2)tothinkaboutcarefully]
JackisconsideringwhattogiveAmyforherbirthday.(1)
Theheadofmyofficesaidhewouldconsidermyideasforamore
effectivesalescampaign.(2)

constitution
[thewrittengenerallawsandideasthatformanation'ssystemof
government]
Howdothelawsprovideformakingchangesintheconstitution?

contain
[(1)tohold;(2)toinclude]
Thebottlecontainsonequartofmilk.(1)
*oneliquidquart=0.9463liter(米)
Thepaintinthatoldhousecontainsadangerousamountoflead.(2)

container
[abox,bottleorcanusedtoholdsomething]
Morejuiceissoldinplasticcontainersthaninglassbottles.

continent
[anyofthesevengreatlandareasoftheworld]
Didyouknowthatlongagoallthecontinentswerejoinedtogether?

continue
[togoondoingorbeing]
Thegovernorsaidhewouldcontinuetofightforjustice.

control
[(1)todirect;(2)tohavepowerover]
Whocontrolsthedailyworkofthecompany.(1)
Thechairmanofthetransportationcommitteecontrolsallthespending
fortransportationprojects.(2)

convention
[alargemeetingforaspecialpurpose]
Politicalpartiesholdconventionstochoosepresidentialandvice
presidentialcandidates.

cook
[toheatfoodbeforeeatingit]
Helenwillcookspaghettiwithmeatsaucetonight.

cool
[almostcold]
Mycoffeeiscool.Wouldyouwarmitforme,please?

cooperate
[toactorworktogether]
Ifwecooperateonthiswork,wewillfinishmorequickly.

copy
[(1)tomakesomethingexactlylikeanother;(2)somethingmadetolook
exactlylikeanother]
Josephcancopythatdocumentforus.(1)
ThiscopyissobadIcannotreadit.(2)

corn
[afoodgrain]
Scientistsareworriedbecausegenetically-changedcorngotintofood
suppliesforpeople.

correct
[(1)true;(2)freefrommistakes;(3)tochangetowhatisright]
Thatisthecorrectdateoftheelection.(1)
Thatsalesagreementiscorrect.(2)
Didyoucorrectthatscript?(3)

cost
[(1)thepriceorvalueofsomething;(2)tobevaluedat]
Thecostofthebookisfivedollars.(1)
Thebookcostsfivedollars.(2)

cotton
[amaterialmadefromaplantofthesamename]
Mostclothesaremadeofcotton.

count
[tospeakoraddnumbers]
HerchildlearnedtocountbywatchingSesameStreetontelevision.

country
[(1)anation;(2)theterritoryofanation;(3)landawayfromcities]
Englishisoneofthelanguagesofhiscountry.(1)
MuchofthecountryintheWestisdesert.(2)
Myfamilyhadafarmhouseinthecountry,nottoofarfromthecity.(3)

court
[(1)wheretrialstakeplace;(2)wherejudgesmakedecisionsaboutlaw]
Wehavetogiveevidenceincourttoday.(1)
Theappealscourtisconsideringmistakesmadeinhistrial.(2)

cover
[(1)toputsomethingoverapersonorthing;(2)anythingthatisputover
apersonorthing]
Pleasecoverthefoodleftfromdinner.(1)
Putyournameonthefrontcoverofyourbook.(2)

cow
[afarmanimalusedforitsmilk]
Hemustpumpthemilkfromhiscowseverymorningandevening.

crash
[(1)tofallviolently;(2)tohitwithgreatforce]
Theairplanecrashedintothemountain.(1)
Thetwocarscrashedintoeachother.(2)

create
[(1)tomake;(2)togivelifeorformto]
Shecreatedabeautifulpoem.(1)
TheDeclarationofIndependencesaysallmenarecreatedequal.(2)

creature
[(1)anylivingbeing;(2)anyanimalorhuman]
Amicroscopecanshowagreatmanylivingcreaturesinadropofwater.(
1)
Peoplearelearninghowtolivepeacefullywithothercreatures.(2)

credit
[anagreementthatpaymentswillbemadeatalatertime]
WiththiscardIcanusecredittobuythingstodayandpayforthemnext
month.

crew
[agroupofpeopleworkingtogether]
Tenmembersoftheship'screwwereinjuredbytheexplosion.

crime
[anactthatviolatesalaw]
Tellingalietothecourtisacrime.

criminal
[apersonwhoisresponsibleforacrime]
Theorganizationtriestofindjobsforcriminalsreleasedfromprison.

crisis
[(1)anextremelyimportanttimewhensomethingmaybecomemuchbetteror
worse;(2)adangeroussituation]
Duringamiddleagecrisis,peopleoftenmakechangesintheirlife.(1)
TheCubanmissilecrisisinthe1960salmostcausedanuclearwar.(2)

criticize
[(1)tosaywhatiswrongwithsomethingorsomeone;(2)tocondemn;(3)to
judge]
Histeachercriticizedhimfornotcompletinghisreport.(1)
Thejudgecriticizedthemanforhisevilactsandsentencedhimtospend
twentyyearsinprison.(2)
HereditoraskedhertocriticizeanewbookaboutancientEgypt.(3)

crops
[plantsthataregrownandgatheredforfood,suchasgrains,fruitsand
vegetables]
Themajorcropsinthisareaarecornandsoybeans.

cross
[(1)togofromonesidetoanother;(2)togoacross]
Themotherholdsherchild'shandwhentheycrossthestreet.(1)
Thisshipcrossestheoceaninfivedays.(2)

crowd
[alargenumberofpeoplegatheredinoneplace]
Alargecrowdgatheredtowatchtheshow.

crush
[(1)todamageordestroybygreatweight;(2)todefeatcompletely]
Thefallingtreecrushedthehouse.(1)
TheT.C.WilliamsHighSchoolfootballteamcrushedeveryteamitplayed
thatyear.(2)

cry
[toexpressorshowsorroworpain]
Thethoughtofneverseeingheragainmadehimcry.

culture
[allthebeliefs,traditionsandartsofagrouporpopulation]
HerWesterncultureandmyEasternculturemadeourlivesexciting.

cure
[(1)toimprovehealth;(2)tomakewell;(3)somethingthatmakesasick
personwell]
Livingmoresimplyandeatingplainfoodcuredmostofherhealthproblems.
(1)
Thedoctorcancurethedisease.(2) 
Antibioticsareacureforinfection.(3)

curfew
[anordertopeopletostayoffthestreetsortoclosetheirbusinesses]
Thestreetswereemptyeverynightaftertheteno'clockcurfew.

current
[(1)movementofair,waterorelectricity;(2)belongingtothepresent]
Thecurrentslowsdowninthiswidepartoftheriver.(1)
Shefoundthereportinacurrentpublication.(2)

custom
[along-establishedbelieforactivityofapeople]
ItisourcustomtogotochurchonSundaymornings.

customs
[taxesonimports]
Iliketobuyitemsinthecustom-freestorebecausetherearenotaxes
topayonthepurchase.

cut
[(1)todivideorinjurewithasharptool;(2)tomakeless;(3)to
reduce]
Shecutherfingerwhileusingthebreadknife.(1)
Thelaborstrikecutthecompany'sproductionby60percent.(2)
Congresscutforeignaidspending.(3)



dam
[awallbuiltacrossarivertoholdbackflowingwater]
Thedamburstafteraweekofrain.

damage
[(1)tocauseinjuryordestruction;(2)harm;(3)hurtorinjury,
usuallytothings]
Theboydamagedhistoysbythrowingthemagainstthewall.(1)
Thestormcausedalotofdamagetocrops.(2)
Hittingthetreedidseriousdamagetomycar.(3)

dance
[(1)tomovethebodyandfeettomusic;(2)aseriesofsteps,usually
tomusic]
Willyoudancewithme?(1)
Doyouknowhowtodothechickendance?(2)

danger
[astrongchanceofsufferinginjury,damageorloss]
Somepeopleenjoythedangerofrockclimbingorskydiving.

dark
[havinglittleornolight]
Theroomwasdark.

date
[aday,monthandyear]
Today'sdateisSeptember10,2000.

daughter
[aperson'sfemalechild]
TommyisgoingtothemovieswithHelen'sdaughter.

day
[(1)twenty-fourhours;(2)thehoursofsunlight]
Iplantobeawayfromhomefortendays.(1)
Alanworksatnightandsleepsduringtheday.(2)

dead
[notliving]
Thenumberofdeadandinjuredintheriotingisnotyetknown.

deaf
[notabletohear]
Thedeafmancouldnothearwhatyousaid.

deal
[(1)tohavetodowith;(2)tobuyorsell]
Thetalkswilldealwiththeproblemofpollution.(1)
Hercompanydealsinplastic.(2)

debate
[(1)toarguefororagainstsomething;(2)apublicdiscussionor
argument]
Thetwocandidatesdebatedforoneandahalfhoursonnationwide
television.(1)
Whichcandidatedoyouthinkwonthedebate?(2)

debt
[(1)somethingthatisowed;(2)theconditionofowing]
Thebankwillwantalistofallyourdebtsbeforeitconsidersyourloan
request.(1)
Ioweagreatdebttomyfamilyforalltheydidforme.(2)

decide
[(1)tochoose;(2)tosettle;(3)tojudge]
Whichofthetwobooksdidyoudecidetoread?(1)
JayandIagreedthatwewoulddecideourdispute.(2)
Thejudgedecidedthattheaccusedmanwasnotguilty.(3)

declare
[(1)tosay;(2)tomakeastatement]
Janedeclaredthatsheneverwantedtoseehimagain.(1)
TheUnitedStatesdeclareditsindependencefromBritainonJuly4,1776.
(2)

decrease
[tomakelessinsizeoramount]
Technologyhelpedthefarmertodecreasehisuseofelectricity.

deep
[(1)goingfardown;(2)alongwayfromtoptobottom]
Thediverwentdeepintotheocean.(1)
Theoceanwasverydeepwheretheshipwentdown.(2)

defeat
[tocausetoloseinabattleorstruggle;(2)aloss;(3)theconditionof
havinglost]
TheHouseofRepresentativesdefeatedthePresident'srequestformore
moneyforhealthcare.(1)
ItwasthefirstdefeatfortheWhiteHouseonhealthcarespending.(2)
Thedefeatkillseffortstoexpandthehealthcaresystem.(3)

defend
[(1)toguardorfightagainstattack;(2)toprotect]
Thesoldiersfoughthardtodefendthecityfromtheinvaders.(1)
Howcanyoudefendwhathedid?(2)

deficit
[ashortagethatresultswhenspendingisgreaterthanearnings,orimports
aregreaterthanexports]
ThePresidentandtheCongressworkedtogethertoreducethebudget
deficit.

define
[(1)togivethemeaningof;(2)toexplain]
Today,Iwantyoutodefineallthewordsonthislist.(1)
Pleasedefinehowthenewsystemwillwork.(2)    

degree
[ameasureoftemperature]
Thetemperatureoutsideistwodegrees,Celsius.

delay
[(1)todecidetodosomethingatalatertime;(2)topostpone;(3)to
causetobelate]
Letusdelaydinneruntilwefinishthiswork.(1)
Themeetingwillbedelayeduntilteno'clocktomorrowmorning.(2)
Thesnowstormdelayedmyarrival.(3)

delegate
[(1)onesenttoactforanother;(2)onewhorepresentsanother]
ThePresidentnamedtheVicePresidenttobehischiefdelegateatthe
tradetalks.(1)
TheelectedstateassemblyinVirginiaiscalledtheHouseofDelegates.(
2)

demand
[(1)toaskbyordering;(2)toaskwithforce]
Hiswifedemandedthathepaintthewindows.(1)
Thelawdemandsthatwepayourtaxesontime.(2)

democracy
[thesystemofgovernmentinwhichcitizensvotetochooseleadersorto
makeotherimportantdecisions]
TheUnitedStateshasbeenarepresentativedemocracyformorethantwo
hundredyears.

demonstrate
[(1)tomakeapublicshowofopinionsorfeelings;(2)toexplainbyusing
examples]
Thecrowddemonstratedinsupportofhumanrights.(1)
Theteacherdemonstratedtheideawithanexperiment.(2)

denounce
[(1)toaccuseofbeingwrongorevil;(2)tocriticizeseverely]
Thewarcrimescourtdenouncedthegeneralformurderandotherevil
acts.(1)
Thecandidatedenouncedthenewspaperreportabouthisarrest.(2)

deny
[(1)todeclarethatsomethingisnottrue;(2)torefusearequest]
Themayordeniedthereportthathehadtakenillegalpayments.(1)
Theappealscourtdeniedthewoman'srequestforanewtrial.(2)

depend
[toneedhelpandsupport]
Idependonmyfriendsforemotionalsupport.

deplore
[(1)toregretstrongly;(2)toexpresssadness]
TheUnitedNationsdeploredthelatestviolenceintheMiddleEast.(1)
ThePresidentdeploredthedeathsintheshipexplosion.(2)

deploy
[tomoveforcesorweaponsintopositionsforaction]
Thegeneraldeployedhisforcesalongtheborder.

depression
[(1)severeunhappiness;(2)aperiodofreducedbusinessandeconomic
activityduringwhichmanypeoplelosetheirjobs]
Thedoctorgavehermedicineforherdepression.(1)
ThelatesteconomicdepressionintheUnitedStateshappenedalongtime
ago.(2)

describe
[(1)togiveawordpictureofsomething;(2)togivedetailsof
something]
Theyoungmandescribedhishomeinthedesert.(1)
Thereportdescribedhowtheproblemdeveloped.(2)

desert
[adryareaofland]
Survivalisdifficultinthehot,drydesert.

design
[toplanorcreateplansfor]
Anarchitectdesignedmynewhome.

desire
[(1)towantverymuch;(2)towishfor]
Aftertravelingfortwoweeks,Jimverymuchdesiredamealcookedathome.
(1)
Ifyoucouldhaveanythingyouwanted,whatwouldyoudesire?(2)

destroy
[(1)tobreakintopieces;(2)toendtheexistenceof]
Theearthquakedestroyedmanyhouses.(1)
Hisactionsdestroyedanytrustbetweenthem.(2)

detail
[(1)asmallpartofsomething;(2)asmallpieceofinformation]
Lisadecidedeverydetailofherwedding.(1)
Iwanttoheareverydetailofyourstory.(2)

develop
[(1)togrow;(2)tocreate;(3)toexperienceprogress]
Heisdevelopingintoafineyoungman.(1)
TheprofessordevelopedanewwaytoteachEnglish.(2)
Thecountryneededmanyyearstodevelopanindustrialeconomy.(3)

device
[apieceofequipmentmadeforaspecialpurpose]
ThemicrowavecookerisadeviceIuseeveryday.

dictator
[arulerwithcompletepower]
ThepeopleofYugoslaviaforcedthedictatorfrompower.

die
[(1)tobecomedead;(2)tostopliving;(3)toend]
Ifyoutouchthatwireyouwilldie.(1)
Theriverdiedslowlyaspollutionincreased.(2)
Allhopediedwhentheprisongateclosed.(3)

diet
[usualdailyfoodanddrink]
Thedoctororderedaspecialdiettohelphimloseweight.

different
[notthesame]
Hisclothesaredifferentfrommine.

difficult
[(1)noteasy;(2)hardtodo,makeorcarryout]
Keithwasadifficultchild.(1)
Buildingaboatisadifficultjob.(2)

dig
[tomakeaholeintheground]
Dighereandyouwillfindwater.

dinner
[(1)themainamountoffoodeatenatausualtime;(2)aspecialevent
thatincludesfood]
Thefamilyhaditsdinneratnoon.(1)
TheofficialdinnertookplaceattheWhiteHouse.(2)

diplomat
[apersonwhorepresentshisorhergovernmentindealingwithanother
government]
MostforeigndiplomatsliveintheWashingtonarea.

direct
[(1)tolead;(2)toaimorshowtheway;(3)straighttosomething;(4)
notthroughsomeotherpersonorthing]
Themayordirectsallcityagencies.(1)
Hedirectedmetothetheater.(2)
ThemostdirectwaytoAnnapolisisHighway50.(3)
Thepathisdirect.(4)

direction
[(1)theway(east,west,north,south);(2)wheresomeoneorsomething
camefromorwentto]
Northistheoppositedirectionfromsouth.(1)
Thecoldwindiscomingfromthatdirection.(2)

dirt
[earthorsoil]
Littlechildrenenjoyplayinginthedirt.

disappear
[(1)tobecomeunseen;(2)tonolongerexist]
Hisdogdisappearswhenitistimeforabath.(1)
Dinosaursdisappearedalongtimeago.(2)

disarm
[(1)totakeawayweapons;(2)tonolongerkeepweapons;(3)tomakea
bombharmlessbyremovingitsexplodingdevice]
Thepolicemandisarmedthegunman.(1)
Somesmallercountrieshavedisarmed.(2)
Explosivesexpertsoftencandisarmbombs.(3)

discover
[tofindorlearnsomething]
Scientistshavediscoveredcuresformanykindsofcancer.

discuss
[(1)totalkabout;(2)toexchangeideas]
Wecandiscussanythingyouwish.(1)
Thetwopresidentsdiscussedtradeandothereconomicissues.(2)

disease
[asicknessinlivingthings,oftencausedbyviruses,germsorbacteria]
Modernmedicineshavemadesomediseasesdisappear.

dismiss
[(1)tosendaway;(2)torefusetoconsider]
Thescientistwasdismissedforcopyingsecretinformationaboutnuclear
weapons.(1)
Thesenatorsdismissedanyideaofcampaignfinancereform.(2)

dispute
[(1)toopposestronglybyargument;(2)anangrydebate]
Thetwonationsdisputedwheretheborderbetweenthemshouldbe.(1)
TheUnitedNationshelpedsettletheborderdispute.(2)

dissident
[apersonwhostronglydisagreeswithhisorhergovernment]
Thethreedissidentsweresentencedtolongprisonterms.

distance
[theamountofspacebetweentwoplacesorobjects]
Thedistancefrommyhousetoyourhouseistwokilometers.

dive
[tojumpintowaterheadfirst]
Hedivedintotheriverandswamtothescreamingchild.

divide
[toseparateintotwoormoreparts]
Shedividedthefoodintofourequalamounts.

do
[(1)toact;(2)tomakeaneffort]
Ididthejobexactlyasordered.(1)
Hedidthebestthathecoulddo.(2)

doctor
[apersontrainedinmedicinetotreatsickpeople]
Hewassicksohewenttoseethedoctor.

document
[anofficialpieceofpaperwithfactswrittenonit,usedasproofor
supportofsomething]
Thelawyerofferedmanydocumentstosupporthiscase.

dog
[asmallanimalthatoftenliveswithhumans]
Ourdoglovestochaseourcat.

dollar
[UnitedStatesmoney,onehundredcents]
CouldIborrowadollarfromyou?

door
[anopeningforenteringorleavingabuildingorroom]
Heranthroughthedoorjustassheclosedit.

down
[(1)fromhighertolower;(2)inalowplace]
Theclimberswalkeddownthemountain.(1)
Iwasdoingsomeexercisesdownonthefloorwhenshewalkedin.(2)

dream
[(1)tohaveapictureorstoryinthemindduringsleep;(2)apicture
orstoryinthemindduringsleep;(3)ahappyideaaboutthefuture]
Hedreamedhewasstandingonafallingbuilding.(1)
Themandescribedhisdreamtothepsychiatrist.(2)
Thecivilrightsleaderhadadreamthatsomedaywhitesandblackscould
livetogetherinpeace.(3)

drink
[totakeliquidintothebodythroughthemouth]
Ialwaysdrinkwaterafterrunning.

drive
[tocontrolamovingvehicle]
Heislearningtodriveacar.

drop
[(1)tofallorletfall;(2)togolower]
Shedroppedabookasshewalkedbyhim.(1)
Thevalueofthedollardropped.(2)

drown
[todieunderwater]
Threehundredpeopledrownedwhentheferryboatsank.

drug
[(1)anythingusedasamedicineorinmakingmedicine;(2)achemical
substanceusedtoeasepainortoaffectthemind]
Thenewdrugseemstobeaneffectiveweaponagainstinfections.(1)
Somedoctorssaytheillegaldrugmarijuanacanreducebadeffectsof
treatmentwithanti-cancerchemicals.(2)

dry
[(1)notwet;(2)withoutrain]
Thisraincoatwillkeepyoudry.(1)
Thehot,dryweatheriscausingsevereproblemsforfarmers.(2)

during
[(1)throughthewholetime;(2)while(somethingishappening)]
Shesaidshewouldbetoobusyduringthedaytoseeme.(1)
Isleptduringhislongspeech.(2)

dust
[piecesofmattersosmallthattheycanfloatintheair]
Aftertheexplosion,theairinthebuildingwasfilledwithdust.

duty
[(1)one'sjoborresponsibility;(2)whatonemustdobecauseitis
rightandjust]
Thesoldierwasoftenonguardduty.(1)
Itismydutytovoteonelectionday.(2)


each
[everyonebyitself]
Eachofussangadifferentsongintheshow.

early
[(1)atornearthebeginning,especiallythebeginningoftheday;(2)
oppositelate]
Theysawherwalkingearlythismorning.(1)
Afewarrivedlate,butmostwereearly.(2)

earn
[tobepaidinreturnforworkdone]
Sheearns40,000dollarsayear.

earth
[(1)theplanetweallliveon;(2)thegroundorsoil]
Haveyouseenthepictureofearthmadefromthemoon'ssurface?(1)
Thesunwarmedtheblackearthofthefarmer'sfield.(2)

earthquake
[asudden,violentshakingoftheearth'ssurface]
TheearthquakecausedseveredamagetobridgesandbuildingsinLos
Angeles.

ease
[(1)toreduce;(2)tomakelessdifficult]
Therateofeconomicinflationeasedlastmonth.(1)
Thenewequipmenthelpedeasehisjob.(2)

east
[thedirectionfromwhichthesunrises]
Thesunrisesintheeastandgoesdowninthewest.

easy
[(1)notdifficult;(2)nothardtodo]
HisEnglishiseasytounderstand.(1)
Shesaysthatrunningfivekilometersiseasyforher.(2)

eat
[totakefoodintothebodythroughthemouth]
Canyoueatnow,ordoyouwanttoeatlater?

ecology
[thescientificstudyoftheenvironmentandlinksamonglivingand
materialthings]
Sheisanexpertontheecologyofwetlands.

economy
[thesystembywhichmoney,industryandtradeareorganized]
Manypeoplehopetheeconomywillcontinuetogrow.

edge
[thelinewheresomethingendsorbegins]
Donotwriteneartheedgeofthepaper.

education
[theactofteaching]
Congressapprovedthespendingof450milliondollarsforaidto
education.

effect
[theresultorchangecausedbysomething]
Thestormhadaseriouseffectontheeconomy.

effort
[(1)anattempt;(2)theworknecessarytodosomething]
Theboymadeanefforttohelphismother.(1)
Climbingthemountainrequiredgreateffort.(2)

egg
[(1)theroundedobjectcontainingunbornyoungproducedbyfemalebirds,
fishorreptiles;(2)asinglecellinafemalepersonoranimalthatcan
developintoababy]
Seaturtlesburytheireggsinthesand.(1)
Humaneggscanbetransplantedfromonewomantoanother.(2)

either
[oneoftwo,butnottheother]
Caneitherofyoutellmehowtogettotheairport?

elect
[tochoosebyvoting]
ThevoterselectedthestategovernorasPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

electricity
[aformofenergythatflowsthroughwirestoprovideheatandlight,and
powertomachines]
Wedidnothaveelectricityorcleanwaterafterthestorm.

embassy
[theofficesofanambassadorandhisorherassistants]
AllforeignembassiesareinWashington.

emergency
[anunexpectedanddangeroussituationdemandingquickaction]
ThePresidentdeclaredawildfireemergencyinNewMexico.

emotion
[astrongfeelingsuchaslove,hate,fearorsadness]
Thedisputeproducedstrongemotionsonbothsides.

employ
[togiveworkinreturnforwages]
Janeisemployedasaprisonguard.

empty
[(1)havingnothinginside;(2)toremoveeverything]
Thehousewasempty.(1)
Theoldmanemptiedhisglassandaskedformorewater.(2)

end
[(1)tostop;(2)tofinish;(3)thepartwhichcomeslast]
Thechairmanendedthemeeting.(1)
Theyearendedpeacefully.(2)
Wewerehappytoreachtheendoftheproject.(3)

enemy
[(1)apersonopposingorhatinganother;(2)apersonorpeopleofthe
othersideinawar]
Thetwomenwerefiercepoliticalenemies.(1)
Enemysoldiersattackedalliedforcesontheisland.(2)

energy
[(1)powerusedtodowork,usuallywithmachines;(2)theabilityand
willingnesstobeactive]
Electricityprovidesmostoftheenergyinourcity.(1)
Youcanincreaseyourenergybyeatinghealthyfoodandexercisingevery
day.(2)

enforce
[tomakesomethingbedone]
Policeenforcethelaw.

engine
[amachinethatusesenergytocausemovementortodowork]
Hesayshiscar'senginewillnotstart.

engineer
[apersonwhodesignsengines,machines,roads,bridgesorrailroads]
Heworkedasanengineerinthespaceprogram.

enjoy
[tobepleasedorsatisfiedbysomething]
Didyouenjoythemovie?

enough
[(1)asmuchasnecessary;(2)theamountneeded]
DoesRichardhaveenoughmoneytobuyheraring?(1)
Richardsaidhehadenough.(2)

enter
[tocomeorgointo]
Theyenteredthestoretogether.

environment
[(1)allsurroundingthings,conditionsandinfluencesthataffectlife;(
2)thenaturalworldofland,sea,air,plantsandanimals]
Thegroupsupportstrongerlawstoprotecttheenvironmentfrom
industrialpollution.(1)
Telluswhatwecandotopreventfurtherdamagetoournatural
environment.(2)

equal
[(1)thesameinamount,size,weightorvalue;(2)havingthesame
rights]
Eachofthemprovidedanequalamountofmoneytostartthenewbusiness.
(1)
Theamendmentguaranteedthatmenandwomenwouldhaveequalrights.(2)

equipment
[things,toolsormachinesneededforapurposeoractivity]
Jackhasalltheequipmentwewillneedforourcampingtrip.

escape
[(1)togetfree;(2)togetawayfrom;(3)togetoutof]
Thelionescapedfromhiscage.(1)
Threeprisonersescapedfromtheirguards.(2)
Noonecouldescapefromthehighsecurityprison.(3)

especially
[morethanothers]
Welikedthefood,especiallythefish.

establish
[(1)tobringintoexistence;(2)tocreate]
MisterJenkinsestablishedhisbusiness23yearsago.(1)
Scientistshaveestablishedanewwaytocommunicatewithcreatures
anywhereintheuniverse.(2)

estimate
[toformanopinionaboutavalue,sizeoramountusinglessthan
completeinformation]
Themediahavefailedintheirattemptstoestimatethewinnersofnational
elections.

ethnic
[oforconcerningpeoplebelongingtoalargegroupbecauseoftheir
race,religion,language,tribeorwheretheirancestorslived]
JayandCindyenjoyeatingethnicfoodasoftenaspossible.

evaporate
[tochangefromaliquidintoagas]
Waterevaporatesmorequicklyduringdryweather.

even
[inawaynotthoughtpossible]
Theysurvived,eventhoughthebuildingwasdestroyed.

event
[thatwhichhappens,especiallysomethingofimportance]
SwearinginanewPresidentisabigeventinWashington.

ever
[atanytime]
DidyouevermeetJoseph'swife?

every
[(1)eachone;(2)all]
Everywinnergetsadifferentprize.(1)
Shehasreadeverybookinthelibrary.(2)

evidence
[(1)materialorfactsthatprovesomething;(2)areasonforbelieving]
Theevidenceprovesthesuspectisguilty.(1)
ChildrendonotneedevidencetobelieveinSantaClaus.(2)

evil
[(1)notgood;(2)extremelybad]
Hehadanevilplan.(1)
Onlyatrulyevilpersonwouldtreatachildsobadly.(2)

exact
[(1)havingnomistakes;(2)correctineverydetail]
Thatistheexactnumberofstudentspresent.(1)
Hisreportswereexactineveryway.(2)

examine
[tostudyclosely]
Thejudgeexaminedtheevidencecarefully.

example
[apartthatshowswhattherestofathingorgroupislike]
Hersuccessisanexampleoftheresultsofagoodeducation.

excellent
[extremelygood]
GeorgeisexcellentatcookingFrenchfood.

except
[butfor]
ExceptforJoe,everyonewantedtohelp.

exchange
[(1)totrade;(2)togiveorreceiveonethingforanother]
Heexchangedhissharesofstockforacashpayment.(1)
Thetwosidesexchangedideasonapeaceagreement.(2)

excuse
[(1)totakeawayblame;(2)topardon;(3)toforgive;(4)areason(
sometimesfalse)foranaction]
Heexcusedhimselfforlyingtoher.(1)
Agovernor'spardonexcusestheprisoner'scriminalact.(2)
Pleaseexcusemeforspeakingyourlanguagesopoorly.(3)
MissusWarnerrefusedtoacceptherhusband'sexcuseforwhathedid.(4)

execute
[tokill]
Whatisthestate'sargumentforexecutingmurderers?

exercise
[anactivityoreffortforthepurposeofimprovingthebodyortostay
ingoodhealth]
Doctorssayahalfhourofexerciseseveraltimesaweekcanprevent
heartattacks.

exile
[(1)toforceapersontoleavehisorhercountry;(2)toexpel;(3)a
personwhoisforcedtoleavehisorhercountry]
Thewriterwasexiledbecausehisbookcriticizedthegovernment.(1)
Thenewgovernmentexiledtheformerdictator.(2)
Afterthefallofthecommunistgovernment,exileswereabletoreturn
home.(3)

exist
[(1)tobe;(2)tolive]
Manyofthedocumentsneededbythecourtnolongerexist.(1)
HowlonghaslifeexistedonEarth?(2)

expand
[(1)tomakelarger;(2)togrowlarger]
Themayorexpandedthepoliceforcetostopanincreaseincrimes.(1)
Thiseconomyisexpandingatarateoffourpercentayear.(2)

expect
[(1)tothinkorbelievethatsomethingwillhappen;(2)towaitforan
event]
Doyouexpectanincreaseinpaythisyear?(1)
TomandMaryAnnareexpectinganewbabyinAugust.(2)

expel
[(1)toforceout;(2)toremovefrom;(3)tosendaway]
Thedishonestofficerswereexpelledfromthemilitaryforces.(1)
Thestudentswereexpelledforbringingalcoholtoschool.(2)
Someoftheexileswereexpelledforreligiousreasons.(3)

experience
[(1)tolivethroughanevent,situationorcondition;(2)something
thatonehasdoneorlivedthrough]
Sheexperiencedgreatpain.(1)
Theexperiencecausedhergreatpain.(2)

experiment
[(1)totest;(2)atestortrialcarriedouttoproveifanideaistrue
orfalse,ortodiscoversomething]
Thecandidatesaidheexperimentedwithmarijuanawhenhewasastudent.(
1)
Themedicalexperimentsshowedthatthenewmedicinewasnoteffective
againstcancer.(2)

expert
[apersonwithspecialknowledgeortraining]
Sheisanexpertonnucleardisarmament.

explain
[(1)togivereasonsfor;(2)tomakeclear;(3)totellabout;(4)totell
themeaning]
Lindaexplainedtoherfatherwhyshewantedabigwedding.(1)
ThepresidentexplainedindetailhisplantosendAmericansoldierstothe
troubledarea.(2)
Wyattexplainedthestepsheusedtosolvethebudgetproblem.(3)
Justinwasaskedtoexplaintheeffectsofhissolutiononallsidesinthe
dispute.(4)

explode
[tobreakapartviolentlywithaloudnoise,likeabomb]
Thecriticismmadehimexplodeinanger.

explore
[(1)totravelinaplacethatisnotwellknowntolearnmoreaboutit;(
2)tomakeacarefulsearch;(3)toexamineclosely]
AteamledbyMeriwetherLewisandWilliamClarkexploredthelandwest
oftheMississippiRiveralmosttwohundredyearsago.(1)
Thespacecraftexploredthesolarsystemtosearchforsignsoflife.(2)
Thecommitteeexploredeverypossibilitybeforedecidingwhattodo.(3)

export
[(1)tosendtoanothercountry;(2)somethingsenttoanothercountry,
usuallyforsale]
TheUnitedStateshasbeenimportingmuchmorefromAsiathanitexports.
(1)
Butitexpectsexportswillincreasefollowingtheapprovaloffulltrade
relationswithChina.(2)

express
[tosayclearly]
Heexpressedhisloveforher.

extend
[(1)tostretchoutinareaorlength;(2)tocontinueforalongertime]
Therebelshaveextendedtheircontrolovermoreofthecountry.(1)
Officialshaveextendedthetimethatstudentsmustbeinschooleach
day,fromsevenhourstoeight.(2)

extra
[morethannormal,expectedornecessary]
Newspapersprintedextracopiestoreportelectionresults.

extreme
[morethantheusualoraccepted]
Mybrokenlegwasextremelypainful.
(~lyadverb)

extremist
[apersonwithstrongreligiousorpoliticalbeliefswhoactsinanextreme
orviolentway]
Animalrightsextremistsbrokeintothebuildingandreleasedallthe
laboratoryanimals.


face[(1)thefrontofthehead:eyes,nose,month;(2)tolooktoward;(3)
toturntoward;(4)tohavebeforeyou,suchasaproblemordanger]
Putasmileonyourface.(1)
Hefacedtheflag.(2)
Shefacedleft,thenright.(3)
Thenationfacedgreatdanger.(4)

fact[somethingknownorprovedtobetrue]
Thefactsshowthathespokethetruth.

factory[abuildingorgroupofbuildingswheregoodsaremade]
TheshoefactoryinourtownismovingtoMexico.

fail[(1)tonotsucceed;(2)tonotreachagoal]
Mycarfailedtostart.(1)
Theleadersfailedtoreachapeaceagreement.(2)

fair[(1)just;(2)honest;(3)whatisright]
Thejudgemadeafairdecision.(1)
Heplayedthegamefairly.(2)
(~lyadverb)
Itwasonlyfairthatsheinvitehimtodinner.(3)

fall[(1)togodownquickly;(2)tocomedown;(3)todroptotheground
oralowerposition]
Theburningairplanefellfromthesky.(1)
Theballfellgentlyintomyhands.(2)
Thesnowmeltedasitfell.(3)

false[(1)nottrue;(2)notcorrect]
Shemadeafalsestatementtothepolice.(1)
Thecomputergaveafalseanswer.(2)

family[thegroupthatincludeschildrenandtheirparents]
Shehasalargefamily.

famous[knownverywelltomanypeople]
Heisafamousactor.

far[at,toorfromagreatdistance]
John'shomeisfarfromhere.

farm[landusedtogrowcropsandanimalsforfood]
HisfamilyownsabigfarminKansas.

fast[(1)movingorworkingatgreatspeed;(2)quick]
Hesaidhecouldrunasfastasaracehorse.(1)
Mydogisafasteater.(2)

fat[(1)tissueinthebodiesofhumansandanimalsusedtostoreenergy
andtokeepwarm;(2)thick;(3)heavy]
Shestaysthinbynoteatinganyfat.(1)
Herdoglooksfat,butallpugslooklikethat.(2)
Theprofessorhaspublishedafatbookonworldhistory.(3)

father[(1)themaleparent;(2)amanwhohasachildorchildren]
Herfatherliveswiththem.(1)
Areyouafather?(2)

fear[(1)tobeafraid;(2)toworrythatsomethingbadisnearormay
happen;(3)astrongemotionwhenthereisdangerortrouble]
Hefearedwhathecouldnotsee.(1)
Hefearedfallingdown.(2)
Hehadafearthathewouldfalldown.(3)

federal[oforhavingtodowithanationalorcentralgovernment]
Sheworksforthefederalgovernmentasataxcollector.

feed[togivefoodto]
Howmanytimesadaydoyoufeedyourdog?

feel[(1)tohaveorexperienceanemotion;(2)toknowbytouching]
Ifeelsadbecauseheissofaraway.(1)
Ifeelsandbetweenmytoes.(2)

female[(1)awomanorgirl;(2)thesexthatgivesbirth;(3)ofor
aboutwomen]
Withawifeandthreedaughters,hewassurroundedbyfemales.(1)
Femaleshavebabies.(2)
Universitiesprovidemoresupportnowforfemalesportsprograms.(3)

fence[somethingaroundanareaoflandtokeepanimalsorpeopleinor
out]
Thefarmerputupanewfencearoundthefield.

fertile[(1)richinproductionofplantsoranimals;(2)producingmuch]
Thefarmer'sfertilesoilproduceshugecrops.(1)
Thewriterhasafertileimagination.(2)

few[(1)notmany;(2)asmallnumberof]
Fewpeoplehaveeverseensuchanunusualbird.(1)
Ihaveafewideasabouthowtosolvetheproblem.(2)

field[anareaofopenland,usuallyusedtogrowcropsortoraise
animals]
Thefarmerkeptcowsintwoofhisfields.

fierce[(1)extremelystrong;(2)violent;(3)angry]
Thefiercestormcausedmuchdamage.(1)
Thesoldiersfoughtfiercely.(2)
Theangrydemonstratorsshoutedfiercely.(3)

fight[(1)touseviolenceorforce;(2)toattempttodefeatordestroyan
enemy;(3)theuseofforce;(4)abattle]
Thetwoboyswerefightingaboutwhowouldbefirst.(1)
Thetwoarmiesfoughtfiercelytodestroyeachother.(2)
Thefightingfailedtopushrebelforcesfromthecity.(3)
Thetwosidesexchangedchargesinthecontinuingpoliticalfight.(4)

fill[toputorpoursomethingintoacontaineruntilthereisspaceforno
more]
Jackfilledhiscupwithhotcoffee.

film[(1)torecordsomethingsoitcanbeseenagain;(2)tomakeamotion
pictureormovie;(3)athinpieceofmaterialformakingpictureswitha
camera;(4)amovie]
Hefilmedthecompleteceremony.(1)
ShefilmedthemovieinNewYork.(2)
Mycameraneedsmorefilm.(3)
Myfavoritefilmis"SavingPrivateRyan."(4)

final[(1)attheend;(2)last]
Tomorrowisthefinaldayofwinter.(1)
Wewonourfinalbaseballgameoftheseason.(2)

financial[oforaboutthesystemthatincludestheuseofmoney,credit,
investmentsandbanks]
Thegrowingpoliticalcrisiscouldweakenourfinancialsystem.

find[(1)todiscoverorlearnsomethingbysearchingorbyaccident;(2)
todecideacourtcase]
Hefoundanewbookbyhisfavoritewriter.(1)
Thejuryfoundthemanguiltyofmurder.(2)

fine[(1)apaymentorderedbyacourttopunishsomeoneforacrime;(2)
verygood;(3)verysmallorthin]
Thecourtorderedhimtopaya500-dollarfine.(1)
Shedidfineworkforourcompany.(2)
Hedrewafinelineundertheword.(3)

finish[(1)tocomplete;(2)toend]
Hefinishedreadingthebook.(1)
Shefinishedhercupoftea.(2)

fire[(1)toshootagun;(2)theheatandlightproducedbysomething
burning]
Hefiredawarningshotandshouted,"Police."(1)
Thefirewarmedourhands.(2)

fireworks[rocketsproducingbrightfireinthesky,usedinholiday
celebrations]
Wewatchedthefireworksforthirtyminutes.

firm[noteasilymovedorchanged]
Sheisfirminheropinion.

first[comingbeforeallothers]
TomwasthefirstpersonIsaw.

fish[acreaturethatlivesandcanbreatheinwater]
Howmanyfishdidyoucatch?

fit[tobeofthecorrectsizeorshape]
Theseshoesfitmyfeet.

fix[tomakegoodorrightagain]
Hewasabletofixhiscarwithouthelp.

flag[apieceofcoloredclothusedtorepresentanation,governmentor
organization]
TheUnitedStatesflaghasfiftystars.

flat[(1)smooth;(2)havingnohighplaces]
Hepaintspicturesonflatpiecesofwood.(1)
ThelandisflatinmostpartsofthestateofKansas.(2)

flee[torunawayfrom]
Hetriedtofleebutthepolicecaughthim.

float[(1)tobeonwaterwithoutsinking;(2)tomoveorbemovedgently
onwaterorthroughair]
Theboatfloatedontopofthewater.(1)
Theballoonroseintotheairandfloatedaway.(2)

flood[(1)tocoverwithwater;(2)themovementofwateroutofariver,
lakeoroceanontoland]
Therisingwatersfloodedmuchofthetown.(1)
Thefloodbegantogodownwhentherainstopped.(2)

floor[(1)thebottompartofaroomforwalkingon;(2)thelevelofa
building]
Thebookfelltothefloor.(1)
Thefirewasonthefirstfloor.(2)

flow[tomovelikealiquid]
Theoilflowedthroughtheengine.

flower[thecoloredpartofplantsthatcarryseeds]
Thefieldwascoveredbyblueandredflowers.

fluid[anysubstancethatcanflow,suchasaliquid]
Thefluidonthefloorwasaharmlesschemical.

fly[(1)tomovethroughtheairwithwings,likeabirdorairplane;(2)
totravelinanairplaneorflyingvehicle]
Birdsflyhighinthesky.(1)
WalterwillflytoLosAngelestomorrowmorning.(2)

fog[amassofwetairthatisdifficulttoseethrough]
Thefogslowedtrafficforseveralhours.

follow[(1)tocomeorgoafter;(2)toaccepttheruleorpowerof;(3)to
obey]
Heaskedustofollowhimtohishouse.(1)
HefollowstheteachingsoftheRomanCatholicChurch.(2)
TheofficialsaidhefollowedtheordersofthePresident'slawyer.(3)

food[thatwhichistakeninbyalllivingthingsforenergy,strength
andgrowth]
Hewantedtogetfoodforhungrypeople.

fool[(1)tomakesomeonebelievesomethingthatisnottrue;(2)totrick;
(3)apersonwhoistrickedeasily]
Herliesfooledalotofpeople.(1)
Hefooledpeopletogetwhathewanted.(2)
Beingtrickedmadehimfeellikeafool.(3)

foot[thepartofthebodythattouchesthegroundwhenapersonor
animalwalks]
Herfoothurtsbecauseshesteppedonasharprock.

for[(1)becauseof;(2)inexchange;(3)throughspaceortime;(4)
representativeof;(5)tobeemployedby]
Heisfamousforhiswork.(1)
Givemeonedollarforthebook.(2)
Theytraveledforonehour.(3)
Ispeakforallpeople.(4)
Sheworksforacomputercompany.(5)

force[(1)tomakesomeonedosomethingormakesomethinghappenbyusing
power;(2)power,strength;(3)strengthusedagainstapersonorobject;
(4)militarypowerofanation;(5)amilitarygroup]
Theyforcedhimtogowiththem.(1)
Thebombexplodedwithgreatforce.(2)
Heusedpowerfulforcetoliftthefallentreefromherbody.(3)
ThePresidentsaidhewillusethefullforceofthecountryagainst
foreigninvaders.(4)
ANavyandMarineCorpslandingforceisonitswaytothetroubledisland.
(5)

foreign[(1)of,aboutorfromanothernation;(2)notfromone'sownplace
orcountry]
TheUnitedStateshasdiplomaticrelationswithalmosteveryforeign
nation.(1)
Foreignproductsseemtocostlessthanmostproductsmadehere.(2)

forest[aplaceofmanytrees]
Newlawspreventcompaniesfromcuttingallthetreesintheforest.

forget[tonotremember]
Themanwasintroublebecauseheforgothisweddinganniversary.

forgive[(1)topardon;(2)toexcuse;(3)toremoveguilt]
ApardonbythePresidentforgivesacriminalforthecrime.(1)
Iforgiveyoufortakingmycar.(2)
Pleaseforgivemeforbeinglate.(3)

form[(1)tomake;(2)tostart;(3)toshape;(4)akind]
Weformedaplanbeforestartingtheproject.(1)
Theyformedaswimteam.(2)
Sheformedtheclaybottlewithherhands.(3)
Swimmingisaformofexercise.(4)

former[(1)earlierintime;(2)notnow]
Ataformertime,Philadelphiawasthenationalcapital.(1)
Hisformerwifelivesacrossthestreetfromhim.(2)

forward[(1)thedirectioninfrontof;(2)towardthefront]
Thegroupwiththeflagswas10metersforwardoftherestoftheparade.
(1)
Themensteppedforwardwhenthesergeantcommanded,"Forward,march."(2)

free[(1)torelease;(2)notcontrolledbyanotherorbyoutsideforces;
(3)notinprison;(4)independent;(5)notlimitedbyrules;(6)without
cost]
Hewasfreedattheendofthetrial.(1)
Forthefirsttime,shefeltfreeasabird.(2)
Hewasafreemanafterbeingfoundnotguilty.(3)
TheUnitedStatesisafreenation.(4)
Afterhisfinaldayofstudies,hewasfreefromalltherulesofschool.
(5)
Theprizeshewonwasafreerideinanairplane.(6)

freedom[theconditionofbeingfree]
Manypeopleinhistoryhavediedforfreedom.

freeze[(1)tocauseortobecomeverycold;(2)tomakeortobecome
hardbycold]
Youwillfreezeunlessyouwearacoat.(1)
Shefreezesfoodandstoresitinherfreezer.(2)

fresh[(1)newlymadeorgathered;(2)recent]
Hisgardenproducesfreshvegetableseveryday.(1)
Thelawyercriticizedthefreshevidencefoundbypolice.(2)

friend[apersononelikesandtrusts]
Thetwomenhavebeenfriendsformorethanfiftyyears.

frighten[tocausegreatfear]
Loudnoisesfrightenmydaughter.

from[(1)havingaperson,placeorthingasabeginningorcause;(2)ata
placedistant,notnear;(3)becauseof]
Itisamessagefromthepresident.(1)
Theschoolisfivekilometersfrommyhome.(2)
Heissufferingfromcancer.(3)

front[(1)theforwardpart;(2)theoppositeofback;(3)thebeginning;
(4)thefirstpart]
Thefrontofherhouseneedspainting.(1)
Shewantedtositinthefrontofthebus,notintheback.(2)
Theywereatthefrontofthelinewaitingtobuytickets.(3)
Hesaidthebestpartwastowardthefrontofthebook.(4)

fruit[foodfromtreesandplants]
Muchofthefruitfellfromthetree.

fuel[anysubstanceburnedtocreateheatorpower]
Whichkindoffueldoyouusetoheatyourhome?

full[(1)containingasmuchasapersonorthingcanhold;(2)complete]
Thegasolinetankisfull.(1)
Hewillspendthefullweekawayfromtheoffice.(2)

fun[anythingthatispleasingandcauseshappiness]
Thechildrenhadfunatthebirthdayparty.

funeral[aceremonyheldinconnectionwiththeburialorburningofthe
dead]
Afterthefuneral,thePresident'sremainswereburiedatArlington
NationalCemetery.

future[(1)timeafternow;(2)inthetimetocome]
Wecantalkaboutitinthefuture.(1)
Allfuturemeetingswillbeheldinthisroom.(2)



gain[(1)togetpossessionof;(2)togetmore;(3)toincrease]
Foralongtime,UnitedStatesvotersdidnotknowwhichcandidategained
thepresidency.(1)
Hegainedmoresupportbyspeakingontelevision.(2)
Hissavingsgained150dollarsininterest.(3)

game[anactivitywithrulesinwhichpeopleorteamsplayorcompete,
usuallysports]
Ourschoolwonthebaseballgame.

gas[(1)anysubstancethatisnotsolidorliquid;(2)anysubstance
thatburnstoprovideheat,lightorpower]
Seventy-eightpercentofouratmosphereisnitrogengas.(1)
NaturalgasisusedtoheatmanyhomesintheUnitedStates.(2)

gather[(1)tobringorcometogetherintoagrouporplace;(2)to
collect]
TheygatheratthechurcheverySunday.(1)
Pleasehelphergatherflowersfromthegarden.(2)

general[(1)ahighmilitaryleader;(2)withoutdetails;(3)affecting
orincludingalloralmostall]
Thegeneralorderedhisforcestoattack.(1)
Thesenatormadeageneralstatementontheproposal,andpromised
detailslater.(2)
Hehopestochangegeneralopinionontheissue.(3)

gentle[(1)soft;(2)kind;(3)notroughorviolent]
Shehasagentlevoice.(1)
Heisgentlewithchildren.(2)
Igavehimagentlepushtowardher.(3)

get[(1)toreceive;(2)togain;(3)togoandbringback;(4)to
become;(5)tobecometheownerof]
DidyougettheletterIsenttoyou?(1)
Shegotanewfriend.(2)
Pleasegetanappleformeatthefoodstore.(3)
Hegotsicklastnightaftertheparty.(4)
Shegotanewcartoday.(5)

gift[somethinggivenwithoutcost]
HegaveheragiftfromJapan.

girl[ayoungfemaleperson]
Haveyoumetthenewgirlinourclass?

give[topresenttoanothertokeepwithoutreceivingpayment]
Herhusbandgaveheradiamondringforherbirthday.

glass[ahard,clearmaterialthatiseasilybroken,usedmostoftenfor
windowsorforcontainerstoholdliquids]
Theglassbrokewhenithitthefloor.

go[(1)tomovefromoneplacetoanother;(2)toleave]
Wewillgohomefromhere.(1)
Hesaidhemustgoat10o'clock.(2)

goal[(1)thattowardwhichaneffortisdirected;(2)thatwhichis
aimedat;(3)theendofatriporrace]
Ourgoalistofinishthisreporttoday.(1)
Wehaveseveralgoalsfortheyear.(2)
Wereachedourgoalaftertwodaysofhardwalking.(3)

god[(1)thespiritthatishonoredascreatorofallthings;(2)a
spiritorbeingbelievedinmanyreligionstohavespecialpowers]
TheybelieveinGod.(1)
TheancientGreeksbelievedinmanygods.(2)

gold[ahighlyvaluedyellowmetal]
Hebecamerichafterfindinggold.

good[(1)pleasing;(2)helpful;(3)kind;(4)correct;(5)notbad]
Theteatastesgood.(1)
Yourgoodplanshelpeduscompletetheprojectearly.(2)
Hewasagoodpersonwhohadmanyfriends.(3)
Shegavegoodanswerstoeveryquestionontheexamination.(4)
Thismeatlooksgood,butitsmellsbad.(5)

goods[thingsownedormadetobesold]
Thisstoresellssportinggoods.

govern[(1)tocontrol;(2)torulebymilitaryorpoliticalpower]
Specialrulesgoverntheelection.(1)
Thetroubledcountryisgovernedbyagroupofmilitaryofficers.(2)

government[(1)asystemofgoverning;(2)theorganizationofpeople
thatrulesacountry,cityorarea]
Americahasademocraticgovernment.(1)
TheLaborgovernmenthassurvivedapoliticalattackbytheopposition
party.(2)

grain[(1)theseedofgrassplantsusedforfood,suchaswheat,rice
andcorn;(2)thoseplantsthatproducetheseeds]
Ilikebreadmadefromseveraldifferentgrains.(1)
Thefarmerraisestwograins,wheatandcorn.(2)

granddaughter[thedaughterofaperson'sdaughterorson]
Mygranddaughteristhreeyearsoldtoday.

grandfather[thefatherofaperson'sfatherormother]
Hebecameagrandfatherwhenhisgranddaughterwasborn.

grandmother[themotherofaperson'sfatherormother]
Sheplanstovisithergrandmother.

grandson[thesonofaperson'sdaughterorson]
Theoldwomanhadmanygrandsons.

grass[aplantwithlong,narrow,greenleaves]
Heaskedhisgrandsontocutthegrassinhisyard.

gray[havingthecolorlikethatmadebymixingblackandwhite]
Graycloudsfilledthesky.

great[(1)verylargeormorethanusualinsizeornumber;(2)very
good;(3)important]
Agreatmanypeoplearoundtheworldwatchedontelevisionastheastronaut
steppedontothemoon'ssurface.(1)
HewasagreatPresident.(2)
Iliketoreadaboutthegreatheroesofhistory.(3)

green[(1)havingthecolorlikethatmadebymixingyellowandblue;(2)
havingthecolorlikethatofgrowingleavesandgrass]
Mixingblueandyellowpaintproducesgreenpaint.(1)

Rainhasmadethetreesespeciallygreenthisyear.(2)

grind[toreducetosmallpiecesbycrushing]
Manypeoplegrindcoffeebeanseachmorningtomakecoffee.

ground[(1)land;(2)theearth'ssurface;(3)soil]
Thegroundhereisverydry.(1)
Theairlinesplaneflewalmostninekilometersabovetheground.(2)
Inthespring,farmerspreparethegroundforplantingcrops.(3)

group[(1)anumberofpeopleorthingstogether;(2)agatheringofpeople
workingforacommonpurpose]
Thatgroupofhouseswasbuiltlastyear.(1)
Thetwogroupsdecidedtoworktogetherinsteadofcompetingwitheach
other.(2)

grow[(1)todeveloporbecomebigger;(2)toincreaseinsizeoramount]
Thatyoungtreehasgrownmuchtallerinthepastyear.(1)
Higherinterestratesmadehissavingsgrowevenmore.(2)

guarantee[(1)topromisearesult;(2)topromisethatsomethingwill
happen]
Thecompanyguaranteeditwouldrepairorreplacethecomputerifit
brokewithintwoyears.(1)
Theemployeeguaranteedhewouldcompletetheworkbytheendofthe
week.(2)

guard[(1)towatchandprotectaperson,placeorthing;(2)apersonor
thingthatwatchesorprotects]
Heguardsthepresident.(1)
Heisaprisonguard.(2)

guerrilla[apersonwhofightsaspartofanunofficialarmy,usually
againstanofficialarmyorpolice]
Guerrillasattackedapolicestationinthetownandcapturedgunsand
ammunition.

guide[(1)toleadto;(2)toshowtheway;(3)onewhoshowstheway]
Heofferedtoguideustothetopofthemountain.(1)
Thedriverguidedhiscarthroughthenarrowstreet.(2)
Ourguidespentthedayshowingusthecity.(3)

guilty[(1)havingdonesomethingwrongorinviolationofalaw;(2)
responsibleforabadaction]
Thecourtfoundhimguiltyofstealingacar.(1)
Shefeltguiltybecauseshedidnotcallhermother.(2)

gun[aweaponthatshootsbullets]
Isitlegaltoownaguninyourcountry?



hair[thefinematerialthatgrowsfromtheskin,especiallyfromthe
head]
Shehaslongbrownhair.

half[oneoftwoequalpartsofsomething]
Shehadsomesoupandhalfasandwichforlunch.

halt[(1)tocausetocometoastop;(2)tostop]
Hehaltedthegroupofmarchingmen.(1)
Themarchingmenhalted.(2)

hang[(1)toplacesomethingsothehighestpartissupportedandthelower
partisnot;(2)tokillbyhanging]
Pleasehangyourcoatnexttothedoor.(1)
Thecourtorderedthekillertodiebyhanging.(2)

happen[(1)tobecomeafactorevent;(2)totakeplace]
Theaccidenthappenedoverthere.(1)
Hesawithappen.(2)

happy[(1)pleased;(2)satisfied;(3)feelinggood;(4)notsad]
Shewashappythathecalled.(1)
Hewashappywiththesolutiontotheproblem.(2)
Hisdogseemedhappytobeoutside.(3)
Shelookedhappyforthefirsttimesincetheaccident.(4)

hard[(1)noteasilycutorbroken;(2)solid;(3)difficulttodoor
understand;(4)needingmucheffortorforce]
Adiamondisveryhard.(1)
Thatharddoorismadeofoakwood.(2)
Legalpaperswrittenbyalawyerusuallyarehardtounderstand.(3)
Diggingawellishardwork.(4)

harm[(1)toinjure;(2)todamage;(3)damage;(4)hurt]
Thedogdidnotharmme.(1)
Donotharmmyson'sgoodname.(2)
Whatharmdidhedobyspeakingtome?(3)
Thelaborstrikecausedmuchharmtothebusiness.(4)

harvest[(1)togathercrops;(2)thecropafteritisgathered]
Farmersharvesttheircropsinautumn.(1)
Thegrainharvestwasthelargestinyears.(2)

hat[aheadcover]
Youhairlookslikeyoujusttookoffyourhat.

hate[(1)tohavestrongemotionsagainst;(2)toconsiderasanenemy;(3)
oppositelove]
Hehatedtomakemistakes.(1)
Thewomanhatedherformerhusband.(2)
Hesaidhedidnothateher,buthealsosaidhedidnotlovehereither.
(3)

have[(1)topossess;(2)toown;(3)tohold]
Ihaveonlythreedollarsleft.(1)
Hehadthatcarforalongtime.(2)
Ihadtheballinmyhand,andIdroppedit.(3)

he[theboyormanwhoisbeingspokenabout]
Heismyfather.

head[(1)tolead;(2)tocommand;(3)leader;(4)chief;(5)thetop
partofsomething;(6)thehighestposition]
Heheadsthenewoffice.(1)
ThegeneralheadsalliedmilitaryforcesinEurope.(2)
ThatmanisheadofJimmy'sBoyScoutgroup.(3)
Sheistheheadlawyeronthiscase.(4)
Thestreambeginsflowingattheheadofthisvalley.(5)
Thatoldmanwasheadofhiscountrymanyyearsago.(6)

headquarters[(1)thecenterfromwhichordersaregiven;(2)themain
officesofabusinessororganization]
TheheadquartersforUnitedStatesnavalforcesintheAtlanticareais
atNorfolk,Virginia.(1)
TheheadquartersofourcompanyisnearSeattle.(2)

heal[(1)toreturntogoodhealth;(2)tocure;(3)tobecomewell]
Themedicalcentertreatsmanysickpeopleandhealssomeofthem.(1)
Abonemarrowtransplanthealedhiscancer.(2)
Heiscompletelyhealed.(3)

health[(1)thegeneralconditionofthebodyandmind;(2)thecondition
ofbeingfreefromsicknessordisease]
Healthisamajorconcerninmanycountries.(1)
Thewomansayssheisingoodhealthnow.(2)

hear[(1)toreceivesoundthroughtheears;(2)toreceivenewsabout]
CanyouhearmeifItalksoftly?(1)
Iheardthatyouhaveanewjob.(2)

heat[(1)tomakehotorwarm;(2)greatwarmth;(3)thatwhichisproduced
byburningfuel;(4)energyfromthesun]
Sheisheatingsomewaterfortea.(1)
Hebecamesickbecauseofthedesertheat.(2)
Canyoufeeltheheatfromthefire?(3)
Theyusethesun'sheattohelpwarmtheirhome.(4)

heavy[(1)havingmuchweight;(2)noteasytolift;(3)ofgreatamountor
force]
Thedoctortoldhimheistooheavy.(1)
Sheneededhelptolifttheheavybox.(2)
Heavyvotingwasreportedinmanypartsofthecountry.(3)

helicopter[amachinewithoutwingsthatcanflyupordownorremainin
oneplaceabovetheground]
Helicoptersrescuedmanyfloodvictims.

help[(1)togivesupport;(2)toassist;(3)tomakeeasier;(4)
support;(5)aid]
Thecompanyhelpedhimtocompletehisuniversitystudies.(1)
Hehelpedhertoputonhercoat.(2)
Willyouhelpmeprepareforthetesttomorrow?(3)
Sheneedsyourhelptosucceed.(4)
Whatkindofhelpcanyouprovidefortherefugees?(5)

here[in,tooratthisplace]
Pleasecomeherenow.

hero[apersonhonoredforbeingbraveorwise]
Shesaidherbrotherwasaherointhewar.

hide[(1)topreventfrombeingseenorfound;(2)tomakesecret]
Hehidmeinhisclosetuntilhismotherleft.(1)
Didshehideherpoliticalbeliefsfromyoutoo?(2)

high[(1)tall;(2)farup;(3)farabovetheground;(4)important;(5)
aboveothers]
Thattreeishighenoughforatreehouse.(1)
Thereisahousehighuponthemountain.(2)
Thehelicopterflewhighabovetheground.(3)
TheSupremeCourtisoftencalledthehighcourt.(4)
Heisahighofficialinthefederalgovernment.(5)

hijack[toseizeortakecontrolofavehiclebyforce]
Theprisonershijackedacarintheirescapeattempt.

hill[asmallmountain]
Theboysclimbedthathillandwentdowntheotherside.

history[(1)thewrittenrecordordescriptionofpastevents;(2)the
studyofthepast]
Sheiswritingahistoryofherfamily.(1)
HowmanyyearshaveyoustudiedAmericanhistory?(2)

hit[(1)tostrike;(2)totouchwithforce]
Don'thitme.(1)
Herheadhitthefloorwhenshefell.(2)

hold[(1)tocarryorsupport,usuallyinthehandsorarms;(2)tokeepin
oneposition;(3)tokeepasaprisoner;(4)tocontain;(5)topossess;(
6)tooccupy;(7)toorganizeandbeinvolvedin]
Heheldacupofwatertohermouth.(1)
Thewomanwiththecamerasaid,"HoldyourheadupwhileItakeyour
picture."(2)
Thepoliceheldthesuspectforquestioning.(3)
Thiscupholdseightouncesofliquid.(4)
Thebusinessmanheldalotofstockinhiscompany.(5)
Sheholdstheofficeofmayor.(6)
Thetwosidesholdtalksthisweek.(7)

hole[(1)anopening;(2)atornorbrokenplaceinsomething]
Thelittleanimalranintoaholeintheground.(1)
Theboyhadtornaholeinhisshirt.(2)

holiday[(1)adaywhenonedoesnotwork;(2)adayonwhichnoworkis
donetohonororrememberapersonorevent]
HeplanstogotoEuropeforatwo-weekholiday.(1)
TheydecidedtowatchthefireworksinWashingtonontheIndependenceDay
holiday,July4th.(2)

holy[greatlyhonoredinreligion]
ChristiansfollowthebeliefsexpressedintheHolyBible.

home[(1)thebuildingwhereapersonlives,especiallywithfamily;(2)
theplacewhereonewasbornorcomesfrom;(3)theareaorcountrywhere
onelives]
TheWhiteHousehasbeenthePresident'shomeforeightyears.(1)
HerhomeisNewYorkCity.(2)
HesayshewillreturntohishomeinTexaswhenheretires.(3)

honest[(1)truthful;(2)abletobetrusted]
Youcanbelievewhathetellsyoubecauseheisanhonestman.(1)
Hesaysheisanhonestperson,butIdonottrusthim.(2)

honor[(1)toobey;(2)toshowstrong,goodfeelingsfor;(3)anaward;(
4)anactofgivingspecialrecognition]
Shewillhonorherpromises.(1)
Wehonorourparentsmanytimesduringtheyear,notjustonMothers'Day
andFathers'Day.(2)
TheSergeantwasgivenAmerica'shighestawardforbravery,theMedalof
Honor.(3)
Hereceivedmanyhonorsforhiseffortstohelpothers.(4)

hope[(1)toexpect;(2)tobelievethereisagoodchancethatsomething
willhappenaswanted;(3)towantsomethingtohappen]
Wehopeshewillarrivetomorrow.(1)
Thedoctorsaidhehopesthetreatmentwillworkasexpected.(2)
Ihopeforgoodweatherthisweekend.(3)

horrible[(1)causinggreatfear;(2)terrible]
Fightingawarwithweaponsthatspreaddeadlydiseasesisahorribleidea.
(1)
Twopeoplediedinthehorribletrafficaccident.(2)

horse[alargeanimaloftenusedforracing,ridingorfarmwork]
Doyouenjoyridinghorses?

hospital[aplacewheresickorinjuredpeoplearegivenmedicalcare]
Shewastreatedatthehospitalafterfallingoffherhorse.

hostage[apersoncapturedandheldasaguaranteethatademandorpromise
willbehonored]
Policefreedthehostagesheldbytheterrorists.

hostile[(1)readytofight;(2)readyforwar]
Hespokewordsofpeacebuthiseyeswerehostile.(1)
Hostileforceswereattheborder,readytoinvade.(2)

hot[havingorfeelinggreatheatorahightemperature]
Thehotcoffeeburnedmymouth.

hotel[abuildingwithrooms,andoftenfood,fortravelers]
Thishotelhasgoodservice.

hour[(1)ameasureoftime;(2)sixtyminutes]
Thetwooldfriendstalkedforhours.(1)
HeworkedforfourhoursandthirtyminutesonSaturday.(2)

house[(1)abuildinginwhichpeoplelive;(2)acountry'sparliamentor
lawmakinggroup]
Ineedtopainttheoutsideofmyhouse.(1)
RepublicanlegislatorscontroltheHouseofRepresentatives.(2)

how[(1)inwhatway;(2)towhatamount]
Johndoesnotknowhowtogettomyhouse.(1)
Howmuchmoneydoyouneed?(2)

however[(1)yet;(2)but]
Shesaidshewouldbelate;however,shearrivedontime.(1)
Hislegwasbroken;however,thatdidnotstophimfromescaping.(2)

huge[(1)verybig;(2)ofgreatsize]
Thenewemployeemadeahugemistake.(1)
Weclimbedthathugemountain.(2)

human[oforaboutpeople]
Workersfoundhumanbonesburiedundertheoldbuilding.

humor[theabilitytounderstand,enjoyorexpresswhatmakespeople
laugh]
Helikedherbecauseshehadanunusualsenseofhumor.

hunger[theneedforfood]
Hungerisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproblems.

hunt[(1)tosearchforanimalstocaptureorkillthem;(2)toseek;(3)
totrytofind]
Themenwithgunswerehuntingbirds.(1)
Wehuntedforawayoutofthevalley.(2)
Thenegotiatorshuntedforasolutiontotheproblem.(3)

hurry[todoorgofast]
Ifyouhurry,youcancatchthebus.

hurt[tocausepain,injuryordamage]
Therunnerhurthislegjustbeforethebigrace.

husband[amanwhoismarried]
HaveyoumetJan'shusband?


I[thepersonspeaking]
Iamgladtomeetyou.

ice[frozenwater]
Wouldyoulikemoreiceinyourdrink?

idea[(1)athoughtorpictureinthemind;(2)abelief]
Helikedyourideasfortheparty.(1)
Hisideasaboutreligionareverystrange.(2)

identify[torecognizesomeoneorsomethingandtosaywhoorwhatthey
are]
Canyouidentifythemanyousawwiththevictim?

if[(1)oncondition;(2)providedthat]
Iwillgoonlyifyougo.(1)
Iwillgoifyougo.(2)

illegal[(1)notlegal;(2)inviolationofalaw]
Hisfriendwasanillegalvisitortothiscountry.(1)
Thejudgesaidthrowingwastepaperfromthecarwasanillegalact.(2)

imagine[(1)tomakeapictureinthemind;(2)toformanidea]
Icanimaginehowpleasedshewaswiththegift.(1)
Shesaidshecouldimagineseveralwaystocorrecttheproblem.(2)

immediate[(1)withoutdelay;(2)verynearintimeorplace]
Theemergencyrequiredimmediateaction.(1)
Theofficerorderedhismentosearchtheimmediatearea.(2)

import[(1)tobringfromanothercountry;(2)somethingbroughtfrom
anothercountry,usuallyforsale]
ThiscandywasimportedfromGermany.(1)
Thereportsaidimportswereincreasingbutexportswerelower.(2)

important[havinggreatmeaning,valueorpower]
SheisanimportantmemberofCongress.

improve[(1)tomakebetter;(2)tobecomebetter]
Heimprovedthecompany'searnings.(1)
Thecompany'searningsimproved.(2)

in[(1)inside;(2)heldby;(3)containedby;(4)surroundedby;(5)
during]
Thefoodisintheicebox.(1)
Whatdoyouhaveinyourhand?(2)
Thegoodwineisinthatbottle.(3)
Didyougetwetinthestorm?(4)
Heheardthechildcryinginthenight.(5)

incident[aneventorsomethingthathappens]
Theincidentdidnotaffectherperformance.

incite[tourgeorcauseanactionoremotion,usuallysomethingbador
violent]
Thespeakerincitedtheriot.

include[(1)tohave;(2)tomakeapartof]
Thatpriceincludessalestax.(1)
PleaseincludeMaryonthelistofspeakers.(2)

increase[tomakemoreinsizeoramount]
Therunnerincreasedhisspeednearthefinishline.

independent[(1)notinfluencedbyorcontrolledbyanotherorothers;(
2)free;(3)separate]
Anindependentinvestigatorfoundnoevidenceofwrongdoing.(1)
Hewasanindependentthinker.(2)
The13Americancoloniesdeclaredthattheywereindependentfrom
Britain.(3)

individual[oneperson]
Hewroteaboutprotectingthelegalrightsoftheindividual.

industry[(1)anybusinessthatproducesgoodsorprovidesservices;(2)
theworkandrelatedactivityinfactoriesandoffices;(3)all
organizationsinvolvedinmanufacturing]
Sheworksinthetravelindustry.(1)
Industrybeganslowingdowninthefinalmonthsof2000.(2)
Hebelievesthelaborunionsandindustrywillreachearlyagreementon
theirdifferences.(3)

infect[tomakesickwithsomethingthatcausesdisease]
Abiologicalweaponcouldinfectmillionsofpeoplewithadeadlydisease.

inflation[acontinuingriseinpriceswhilethevalueofmoneygoesdown]
Federalbankingofficialswereabletokeepinflationfromrising.

influence[(1)tohaveaneffectonsomeoneorsomething;(2)tocause
change]
Thestrongeconomydidnotinfluencevoterstokeepthepartyinpower.(
1)
Whatinfluencedyourdecisiontochangejobs?(2)

inform[(1)totell;(2)togiveknowledgeto]
Pleaseinformmewhenyouleavetheoffice.(1)
Iinformedheraboutwhathappened.(2)

information[(1)knowledge;(2)facts]
Hegottheinformationfromseveralbooks.(1)
Heaskedforinformationabouthisfamily.(2)

inject[toforceafluidinto,suchasputtingmedicineordrugsintothe
bodythroughtheskin]
Thedoctorinjectedthepainkillerintohisshoulder.

injure[tocauseharmordamagetoapersonoranimal]
Themailcarrierwasinjuredbyanangrydog.

innocent[(1)notguiltyofacrime;(2)notresponsibleforabadaction]
Thecourtfoundthatshewasinnocentofallcharges.(1)
Thewomansaidherinnocentdogneverbitanyone.(2)

insane[mentallysick]
Howdoesyourcountrytreatinsanepeople?

insect[averysmallcreature,usuallywithmanylegsandsometimeswith
wings]
Flyinginsectsattackedthemassoonastheywentintotheforest.

inspect[(1)tolookatsomethingcarefully;(2)toexamine,especially
byanexpert]
Heinspectedhisfingersfordirt.(1)
Thepolicemaninspectedhercarfordamage.(2)

instead[(1)intheplaceof;(2)takingtheplaceof]
Shechoseyouinsteadofme.(1)
Heplannedtogotoamoviebutdecidedtostayhomeinstead.(2)

instrument[atoolordevicedesignedtodosomethingortomake
something]
ThespacecraftcarriedinstrumentstoexaminethesurfaceofMars.

insult[tosaysomethingortodosomethingthatmakesanotherpersonangry
ordishonored]
Heinsultedherbyarrivingverylateatherparty.

intelligence[(1)theabilitytothinkorlearn;(2)informationgathered
byspying]
Theresearchprojectrequiredscientistswithgreatintelligence.(1)
Theagencycollectedmuchintelligenceaboutplannedterroristattacks.(
2)

intelligent[quicktounderstandorlearn]
Theboywassointelligentthathebeganuniversitystudiesattheageof
twelve.

intense[(1)verystrong;(2)extremelyserious]
SecuritywasintenseduringthePresident'svisit.(1)
Learningthelanguagerequiredintensestudy.(2)

interest[(1)&(2)whatisimportanttosomeone;(3)ashareinowninga
business;(4)moneypaidfortheuseofmoneyborrowed]
Heactedtoprotecthisinterests.(1)
Shehadagreatinterestinpainting.(2)
Myfatherholdsaninterestinseveralbusinesses.(3)
Thebankapprovedhisloan,butitwantedhimtopay15percentininterest
eachyear.(4)

interfere[(1)togetinthewayof;(2)toworkagainst;(3)totake
partintheactivitiesofothers,especiallywhennotaskedtodoso]
Hedidnotwintheracebecauseanotherboatinterferedbyturninginfront
ofhisboat.(1)
Thesnowstorminterferedwithourplanstoclimbthemountain.(2)
JoanneaskedherfathernottointerfereinherdisputewithBryan.(3)

international[(1)oforaboutmorethanonenationormanynations;(2)of
thewholeworld]
TheinternationalconferenceofSouthAmericanleadershasopenedinQuito.
(1)
Theinformationisinthereportoninternationaltrade.(2)

intervene[(1)tocomebetween;(2)tocomebetweeninordertosettleor
solve]
Thepoliceintervenedbeforeanyshotswerefired.(1)
ThePresidenturgedtheUnitedNationstointerveneintheborder
dispute.(2)

invade[toenteranareaorcountrybyforcewithanarmy]
AlliedforcesinEnglandinvadedtheNormandyareaofFrancein1944.

invent[(1)toplanandmakesomethingnevermadebefore;(2)tocreatea
newthingorwayofdoingsomething]
DidHenryFordinventtheautomobile?(1)
DidHenryFordinventanewwaytobuildcars?(2)

invest[togivemoneytoabusinessororganizationwiththehopeofmaking
moremoney]
Georgeaskedhisfriendstoinvestinhisnewoilcompany.

investigate[(1)tostudyorexamineallinformationaboutanevent,
situationorcharge;(2)tosearchforthetruth]
Civilrightsleadersaskedthefederalgovernmenttoinvestigatevoting
problemsinsomepartsofFlorida.(1)
Congressisinvestigatingthepresident'srelationshipwithayoung
woman.(2)

invite[toasksomeonetotakepartinorjoinanevent,organizationor
gathering]
JasoninvitedCandytohisparty.

involve[(1)totakepartin;(2)tobecomeapartof;(3)toinclude]
Hehasbeeninvolvedindramaformanyyears.(1)
Shebecamecompletelyinvolvedwithhernewfamily.(2)
Theprojectinvolvedthousandsofpeople.(3)

iron[astrong,hardmetalusedtomakemachinesandtools]
Peoplehavebeenmakingtoolsofironforabout2,800years.

island[alandareawithwaterallaroundit]
KenlivedonseveraldifferentislandsintheSouthPacificOcean.

issue[animportantproblemorsubjectthatpeoplearediscussingor
arguingabout]
Campaignfinancereformwasthemostimportantissueintheelection
campaign.

it[athing,place,eventorideathatisbeingspokenabout]
Theskyisblue,butitalsohasafewwhiteclouds.



jail[aprisonforthosewaitingtobetriedforacrimeorforthose
servingsentencesforcrimesthatarenotserious]
Hewassentencedtotendaysinjail.

jewel[avaluablestone,suchasadiamondoremerald]
Shekeepshervaluablejewelsatthebank.

job[theworkthatonedoestoearnmoney]
JeanhasanewjobatanInternetcompany.

join[(1)toputtogetherorcometogether;(2)tobecomepartofora
memberof]
Icanjointhetwobrokenpartstogether.(1)
Weinvitedhertojoinourstudygroup.(2)

joint[sharedbytwoormore]
Wemadeajointagreementnottomeetnextweek.

joke[somethingdoneorsaidtocauseotherstolaugh]
Haveyouheardanynewjokes?

judge[(1)toformanopinionabout;(2)todecideaquestion,especiallya
legalone;(3)apublicofficialwhodecidesproblemsoflawinacourt]
Ihelpedjudgethewritingabilityofeachpersoninthecompetition.(1)
Thejuryjudgedthetwomenguiltyofallcharges.(2)
Thejudgeintrafficcourthearsmanycaseseveryday.(3)

jump[topushdownonthefeetandmoveupquicklyintotheair]
Howhighcanyoujump?

jury[agroupofpeoplechosentodecidewhatistrueinatrial]
Thejuryfoundhimguilty.

just[(1)only;(2)veryshortlybeforeorafterthepresent;(3)atthe
sametime;(4)whatisrightorfair]
Helpmeforjustaminute.(1)
Hejustleft.(2)
HeleftjustasIcamein.(3)
Thelawisjust,inmyopinion.(4)



keep[(1)topossess;(2)tohaveforoneself]
Theykepttheoldhouseforalongtime.(1)
Hekeepsmostofthemoneythatheearns.(2)

kick[tohitwiththefoot]
Howfarcanyoukicktheball?

kidnap[toseizeandtakeawaybyforce]
Themankidnappedtheboybutreleasedhimafterthefamilypaidhima
milliondollars.

kill[(1)tomakedead;(2)tocausetodie]
Thewomankilledherthreehusbandsfortheirmoney.(1)
TheblightkilledalmosteverychestnuttreeintheUnitedStates.(2)

kind[(1)sort;(2)gentle;(3)caring;(4)helpful]
Whatkindofdogisthat?(1)
Heisakindman.(2)
Shewasakindmothertoallherchildren.(3)
Akindoldmantoldmewheretofindyourhouse.(4)

kiss[totouchwiththemouthtoshowloveorhonor]
Doyourememberyourfirstkiss?

knife[atoolorweaponusedtocut]
Theknifethathefoundwasverysharp.

know[(1)tounderstandsomethingascorrect;(2)tohavethefacts
about;(3)torecognizesomeonebecauseyouhavemetandtalkedtogether
before]
Iknowtheanswertoyourquestion.(1)
Doyouknowhowdeeptheriverishere?(2)
Heknewherformanyyears.(3)

knowledge[(1)thatwhichisknown;(2)learningorunderstanding]
AhugelibraryinAlexandria,Egypt,wastheworld'scenterofknowledge
2,300yearsago.(1)
YoucanusetheInternetcomputersystemtofindknowledgeaboutagreat
manysubjects.(2)



labor[(1)work;(2)workersasagroup]
Buildingahouseishardlabor.(1)
OrganizedlaborisamajorforceinAmericanpolitics.(2)

laboratory[aroomorplacewhereexperimentsinsciencearedone]
Themedicalstudentsspentmuchoftheirtimeinthelaboratory.

lack[(1)tobewithout;(2)theconditionofneeding,wantingornot
having]
Thefarmhouselackedheatandelectricity.(1)
Thelackofraincausedthecropstofail.(2)

lake[alargeareaoffreshwatersurroundedbyland]
Sheswamacrossthelake.

land[(1)tocometotheearthfromtheair;(2)thepartoftheearth
notcoveredbywater;(3)theground]
Airplaneslandatairports.(1)
Only25percentoftheearth'ssurfaceisland.(2)
Heboughtthislandtenyearsago.(3)

language[(1)wordsandtheiruse;(2)whatpeoplespeakinacountry,
nationorgroup]
Shewasinterestedinhownewwordscomeintothelanguage.(1)
Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeak?(2)

large[(1)big;(2)beingofmorethanusualsize,amountornumber;(3)
oppositesmall]
Howlargeisyourhouse?(1)
Hehadalargevoiceforsuchasmallman.(2)
Shewasalargewoman.(3)

last[(1)tocontinue;(2)afterallothers;(3)theonlyoneremaining]
Thetalkswilllastthreedays.(1)
Hewasthelastpersontoarrive.(2)
Sheisthelastpersoninline.(3)

late[(1)afterthecorrecttime;(2)neartheend;(3)oppositeearly]
Hearrivedanhourlateforwork.(1)
Thedoctorsaidshewouldhaveherbabylateintheyear.(2)
Doyouliketoeatearlyorlate?(3)

laugh[tomakesoundstoexpresspleasureorhappyfeelings]
Ialwayslaughatherfunnystories.

launch[(1)toputintooperation;(2)tobegin;(3)tosendintotheair
orspace]
Theterroristslaunchedanattackinthemiddleofthenight.(1)
Shesaidshesoonwilllaunchhercampaignformayor.(2)
TheUnitedStateslaunchedanApollospacecraftonaflighttothemoon.(
3)

law[alloranyrulesmadebyagovernment]
Themayorurgedcityofficialstopassthenewlaw.

lead[(1)toshowtheway;(2)tocommand;(3)tocontrol;(4)togo
first]
Icouldnotfindthestoreuntilheledmetoit.(1)
GeneralWilcoxwillleadthespecialanti-terroristforce.(2)
Heleadsourmusicdepartment.(3)
Shefollowedasheledtheway.(4)

leak[tocomeoutofortoescapethroughasmallopeningorhole(
usuallyagasorliquid)]
Oilleakedfromthebrokenpipe.

learn[(1)togetknowledgeabout;(2)tocometoknowafactorfacts]
Helearnedcalculusinhighschool.(1)
Shewonderedhowhelearnedwhereshelived.(2)

leave[(1)togoawayfrom;(2)toletsomethingstaywhereitis]
Hissonwillleavehomenextyearforcollege.(1)
Pleaseleavemealone.(2)

left[(1)onthesidethatistowardthewestwhenoneisfacingnorth;(2)
oppositeright]
Doyouwritewithyourlefthand?(1)
IamlostbecauseIturnedleftinsteadofright.(2)

legal[oforinagreementwiththelaw]
Hesaidhislawyergavehimgoodlegaladvice.

legislature[agovernmentlawmakinggroup]
Thelegislaturemakeslaws.

lend[(1)topermitsomeonetouseathingtemporarily;(2)tomakea
loanofmoney]
Joesaidhewilllendmehiscartomorrow.(1)
Noneofhisfriendswouldlendhimanymoney.(2)

less[(1)smallerinamount;(2)notasmuch]
Hisdoctorsaidheshouldeatlessmeat.(1)
Shetravelslessinhernewjob.(2)

let[(1)topermittodoortobe;(2)tomakepossible]
Letmehelpyouwiththat.(1)
Shelethimdrivehernewcar.(2)

letter[acommunicationinwritingsenttoanotherperson]
Iwrotealettertoyoulastnight.

level[(1)theamountorheightthatsomethingreachesorrisesto;(2)the
positionofsomethingorsomeone]
Theriverrosetoitshighestlevelinhistoryduringthefloodlast
year.(1)
Hehasworkedatthetoplevelsofgovernmentformanyyears.(2)

liberal[onewhousuallysupportssocialprogressorchange]
Liberallawmakersproposedabilltoreducethecostofmedicinefor
olderAmericans.

lie[(1)tohaveone'sbodyonthegroundorothersurface;(2)tosay
somethingthatoneknowsisnottrue]
Shesaidsheneededtoliedownforafewminutestorest.(1)
Theofficialtoldthecourthedidnotlieabouthiscampaignmoney.(2)

life[(1)thetimebetweenbeingbornanddying;(2)oppositedeath;(3)
alllivingthings]
Shespentherlifehelpingpeople.(1)
Hedied,butdoctorsbroughthimbacktolife.(2)
ShewroteahistoryoflifeonEarth.(3)

lift[totakeorbringuptoahigherplaceorlevel]
Wewatchedtherisingwaterliftthehouseandcarryitaway.

light[(1)aformofenergythataffectstheeyessothatoneisableto
see;(2)anythingthatproduceslight;(3)bright;(4)notheavy]
Wecouldseetheislandclearlyinthesun'slight.(1)
Pleaseleavethelightonwhenyougo.(2)
Theroomwaspaintedlightblue.(3)
Shesaidherbagwaslight,butIcouldnotliftit.(4)

lightning[lightproducedbyelectricityintheair,usuallyduringa
storm]
Lightningfilledthedarkskylikefireworks.

like[(1)tobepleasedwith;(2)tohavegoodfeelingsforsomeoneor
something;(3)inthesamewayas;(4)similarto]
Ilikethisnewdress.(1)
Ilikeherverymuch.(2)
Muchtrainingisneededtosinglikehedoes.(3)
Shesoundslikemysister.(4)

limit[(1)torestricttoanumberoramount;(2)thegreatestamountor
numberpermitted]
Thehotellimitsthenumberofpeoplesleepingineachroom.(1)
Thelimitisfourpeopleineachroom.(2)

line[(1)along,thinmarkonasurface;(2)anumberofpeopleor
thingsorganized;(3)oneafteranother;(4)theedgeofanarea
protectedbymilitaryforces]
Heusedhisswordtomakealineinthesand.(1)
Thesoldiersstoodinaline,sidebyside.(2)
Theyturnedandmarchedinaline,oneafteranother.(3)
Enemysoldierscouldnotbreakthroughalliedlines.(4)

link[(1)toconnect;(2)touniteonethingoreventwithanother;(3)a
relationbetweentwoormorethings,situationsorevents]
TheRussianandAmericanspacecraftlinkedwitheachotherinorbit.(1)
Theroyalmarriagelinkedthetwokingdoms.(2)
Scientistsfoundalinkbetweentobaccoandlungcancer.(3)

liquid[asubstancethatisnotasolidorgas,andcanmovefreely,like
water]
Icechangestoliquidwhenthetemperaturerisesabovezerodegrees
Celsius.

list[(1)toputinwritinganumberofnamesofpeopleorthings;(2)a
writtenseriesofnamesorthings]
Pleaselistyourname,addressandtelephonenumber.(1)
ThisisalistofallthethingsIplantodotoday.(2)

listen[totrytohear]
Ifyoulistenverycarefully,youcanhearthemsinging.

literature[allthepoems,storiesandwritingsofaperiodoftimeorofa
country]
HeisinterestedinancientGreekliterature.

little[(1)nottallorbig;(2)asmallamount]
HehasalittledognamedElmo.(1)
Shecouldnotbuyitbecauseshehadonlyalittlemoneywithher.(2)

live[(1)tohavelife;(2)toexist;(3)havinglife;(4)alive]
Shelivedformanyyearsafterheroperation.(1)
HelivesinChicago.(2)
Pleasedonotcutdownalivetree.(3)
Hesaidsomepoliovaccinesweremadefromalivevirus.(4)

load[(1)toputobjectsonorintoavehicleorcontainer;(2)that
whichiscarried]
Shetoldhimtoloadtheboxesinthebackofthecar.(1)
ThetruckcarriedafullloadoffruitfromFlorida.(2)

loan[(1)moneyborrowedthatusuallymustbereturnedwithinterest
payments;(2)somethingborrowed]
Thebankmadea10,000-dollarloantohimyesterday.(1)
Igavehimthosetoolsonlyasaloan.(2)

local[aboutorhavingtodowithoneplace]
Theytoldhimaboutalocalplacewherehecouldgetagooddinner.

lonely[(1)feelingaloneandwantingfriends;(2)visitedbyfeworno
people]
Thecityisfulloflonelypeople.(1)
Hewasalonelymanafterhiswifeleft.(2)

long[(1)notshort;(2)measuringfrombeginningtoend;(3)measuring
much;(4)formuchtime]
Wesawalongsnakebehindthehouse.(1)
Theroadisthreemileslong.(2)
※onemile=1.6kilometers
Thosepicturesweremadebysomeonewholivedlongbeforemypeoplecameto
thisland.(3)
Iknewheralongtimeago.(4)

look[(1)toturntheeyestowardsoastosee;(2)tosearchorhunt
for;(3)toseemtobe]
Helookedatherforalongtime.(1)
IlookedforthatbookbutIcouldnotfindit.(2)
Shelookslikemysister.(3)

lose[(1)tohavenolonger;(2)tonotfind;(3)tofailtokeep;(4)to
bedefeated]
Theprisonerlostallhopeofescape.(1)
Thelittleboylosthistoycar.(2)
Heworriedthathemightlosehisjob.(3)
Theirschoollostthebiggame.(4)

loud[(1)havingastrongsound;(2)fullofsoundornoise]
Thespeakerhadaloudvoice.(1)
Themusicattherockconcertwastooloud.(2)

love[(1)tolikeverymuch;(2)tofeelastrong,kindemotion(
sometimesinvolvingsex);(3)astrong,kindemotionforsomeoneor
something;(4)oppositehate]
Helovedwalkinginthemountains.(1)
Shelikedtopretendthathelovedhermorethananyone.(2)
Shehasagreatloveformusic.(3)
Hesaidhisloveforherwouldneverdie.(4)

low[(1)nothighortall;(2)belowthenormalheight;(3)closetothe
ground]
YouwillfindlowpricesforproductsontheInternet.(1)
Theairplaneflewlowoverthetown.(2)
Fogisalowcloudneartheground.(3)

loyal[showingstrongfriendshipandsupportforsomeoneorsomething]
ThePresidentchoseloyalsupporterstoserveinhiscabinet.

luck[somethingthathappensbychance]
Healwayshasgoodluckinfindingaplacetoparkhiscar.



machine[adevicewithmovingpartsusedtodowork]
OurcopymachinealwaysseemstostopworkingwhenIhavealotof
documentstocopy.

magazine[apublicationofnews,stories,picturesorotherinformation]
Helikestoreadcomputermagazines.

mail[letters,papersandotherthingssentthroughanofficialsystem,
suchasapostoffice]
E-mailissomuchfasterthansendingmailthroughthepostoffice.

main[themostimportantorlargest]
Hermaininterestnowisraisingherchildren.

major[greatinsize,importanceoramount]
CornandwheataremajorcropsintheUnitedStates.

majority[(1)thegreaternumber;(2)morethanhalf]
ThePresident'spartywonamajorityofseatsintheHouseof
Representatives.(1)
Abillpassesonlyifamajorityofthemembersapprove.(2)

make[(1)toproduce;(2)tocreate;(3)tobuild;(4)todosomethingor
tocarryoutanaction;(5)tocausetobeortobecome]
ManyproductssoldinAmericaaremadeinChina.(1)
Shemakesbeautifulhats.(2)
Thesamecompanymakesmanyofthehouseshere.(3)
Theymakeeachotherhappy.(4)
Themovieproducermadeherastar.(5)

male[(1)amanorboy;(2)thesexthatisthefatherofchildren;(3)
oforaboutmen]
Policedescribedhimasamaleinhisearlytwenties.(1)
MalesareintheminorityintheUnitedStates.(2)
Thatstoresellsonlymaleclothes.(3)

man[anadultmalehuman]
Thatmanismyfather.

manufacture[tomakegoodsinlargeamounts]
Hiscompanymanufacturessewingmachines.

many[alargenumberoramountof]
Ihaveeatenheremanytimes.

map[apictureoftheearth'ssurfaceorapartofit]
Doyouhaveamapofthecity?

march[(1)towalkinagrouplikesoldiers;(2)towalktogetherina
largegrouptoprotestaboutsomething]
TheMarinesspentmanyhourslearningtomarch.(1)
TheprotestersmarchedtotheWhiteHouse.(2)

mark[tomakeasignorcutonsomething]
Thepriceismarkedonthebox.

market[(1)aplaceorareawheregoodsaresold,boughtortraded;(2)
aneconomicsysteminwhichthepricesofthingsaredecidedbyhowmany
thereareandhowmuchmoneypeoplearewillingtopayforthem]
Shesellshervegetablesatthefarmers'market.(1)
ThePresidentspokeaboutthesuccessfulgrowthofmarketeconomies
aroundtheworld.(2)

marry[(1)tojoinamanandwomantogetherashusbandandwife;(2)to
becomehusbandandwife(usuallyinareligiousorcivilceremony)]
Thepriestmarriedthemanandwoman.(1)
JimmarriedSuelastSunday.(2)

mass[anamountofmatterhavingnospecialformandusuallyofalarge
size]
Thegravityforceofaspaceobjectdependsonitsmass.

mate[tobringtogetheramaleandafemaletocreateanothercreature]
Theirdogsmatedlastweeksotheyshouldhavepuppiessoon.

material[(1)thesubstance,substancesormatterofwhichsomethingis
madeorfromwhichsomethingcanbemade,suchaswood,clothorstone;(2)
anythingthatcanbemadeintosomethingelse]
Whichmaterialsareusedtobuildhousesinyourcountry?(1)
Scientistsareusinggeneticmaterialtocreateplantsandanimals
differentfromthoseinnature.(2)

mathematics[thesciencedealingwithamounts,sizesandshapes,as
explainedbynumbersandsigns]
Theirmathematicstesthadquestionsonalgebraandgeometry.

matter[(1)anythingthatcanbeseenorfelt;(2)whatthingsaremade
of]
Scientistsaretryingtomeasureallthematterintheuniverse.(1)
Anythingyoucanseeorfeelismadeofmatter.(2)

may[awordusedwithanactionwordtomeanpermit(1)orpossible(2)]
MayIgo?(1)
Theymayleavetomorrow.(2)

mayor[thechiefofficialofacityortowngovernment]
HerfatherwaselectedmayorofSpringfield.

meal[foodeatentosatisfyhunger,suchasdinner]
Takethismedicineaftereverymeal.
    
mean[(1)towantto;(2)togivetheideaof;(3)tohavetheideaof]
Shemeanttocallyouonthetelephone,butsheforgot.(1)
Tellmewhatyoumeantodoaboutthedamagetomycar.(2)
Iknowwhatyoumean.(3)

measure[(1)tolearntheamount,sizeordistanceofsomething;(2)an
actiontaken;(3)alegislativeproposal]
Iwillmeasurethesizeofthewindows.(1)
Whatmeasuresdidyoutaketopreventmoredamage?(2)
TheSenateapprovedthemeasure.(3)

meat[thepartofadeadanimalusedforfood]
Shenolongereatsmeat;onlyvegetables,grainsandfruits.

media[allpublicinformationorganizations,includingnewspapers,
televisionandradio]
Thebigstoryinthemediaisthevotecountingproblem.

medicine[(1)asubstanceordrugusedtotreatdiseaseorpain;(2)the
scienceorstudyoftreatingandcuringdiseaseorimprovinghealth]
Shestartedfeelingbetteraftershebeganusingthemedicine.(1)
HiswifeisstudyingmedicineattheHarvardMedicalSchool.(2)

meet[tocometogetherwithsomeoneorsomethingatthesametimeand
place]
Wewillmeetheretomorrowwithothermembersofthecommittee.

melt[tomakeasolidintoaliquidbyheatingit]
IcemeltsintowaterattemperaturesabovezerodegreesCelsius.

member[oneofagroup]
Heisamemberofarockband.

memorial[somethingdoneormadetohonorthememoryofapersonorevent]
HaveyouvisitedtheLincolnMemorialinWashington?

memory[(1)apictureinthemindofpastevents;(2)theabilityto
remember;(3)athingremembered]
Icanstillseeinmymemorytheplaceweusedtoswim.(1)
Hehasagoodmemory.(2)
Doyouhaveanymemoryofyourfatherbeforehewenttowar?(3)

mental[aboutorhavingtodowiththemind]
Shehadsomeunusualmentalpowers.

mercy[(1)kindnesstowardthosewhoshouldbepunished;(2)thepowerto
bekindortopardon]
Sheshowedmercybyforgivinghimforleavingher.(1)
Headmittedguiltandaskedthejudgeformercy.(2)

message[(1)writtenorspokennewsorinformation;(2)anotefromone
persontoanotherpersonorgroup]
Thecandidatedeliveredhismessagetothecrowd.(1)
HesentheranE-mailmessagewithhiscomputer.(2)

metal[ahardsubstancesuchasiron,steelorgold]
Manyproductsformerlymadeofmetalnowaremadeofplastic.

method[thewaysomethingisdone]
Shedevelopedanewmethodforlosingweight.

microscope[adeviceusedtomakeverysmallthingslooklargersotheycan
bestudied]
Tellmewhatyouseethroughthemicroscope.

middle[(1)thecenter;(2)aplaceortimeofequaldistancefromboth
sidesorends;(3)inthecenter]
Hestoppedinthemiddleofthefield.(1)
Theyrestedinthemiddleoftheday.(2)
Iwouldguessheragetobeinthemiddletwenties.(3)

militant[someoneactiveintryingtocausepoliticalchange,oftenby
theuseofforceorviolence]
Policearepreparedforviolencebymilitantdemonstrators.

military[(1)thearmedforcesofanationorgroup;(2)oforaboutthe
armedforces]
Shehasbeeninthemilitaryforsevenyears.(1)
ManymilitarybaseswereclosedintheUnitedStates.(2)

milk[thewhiteliquidproducedbyfemaleanimalstofeedtheiryoung]
Pleasebringmeaglassofcoldmilk.

mind[thethinking,feelingpartofaperson]
Hehasagoodmind,butsometimeshedoesnotuseit.

mine[(1)todigusefulorvaluablesubstancesoutoftheearth;(2)a
placeintheearthwheresuchsubstancesarefound;(3)abombplacedunder
thegroundorunderwatersoitcannotbeseen]
Miningforgoldcancreateseriousenvironmentalproblems.(1)
ManyoldminescanbefoundinthemountainsofthewesternUnited
States.(2)
Aninternationaltreatyseeksabanontheuseofexplosivemilitarymines.
(3)

mineral[asubstancefoundinnaturethatisnotananimaloraplant,such
ascoalorsalt]
Nametwoimportantmineralsfoundundertheground.

minister[(1)amemberofacabinet;(2)ahighgovernmentofficial]
TheCabinetMinistersmeeteveryTuesday.(1)
ThePrimeMinisterandhisnewForeignMinisterwillarriveinWashington
tomorrow.(2)

minor[(1)smallinsize;(2)oflittleimportance]
Onlyaminoramountofmoneyismissing.(1)
HewroteareportonaminorEnglishpoet.(2)

minority[(1)thesmallernumber;(2)oppositemajority]
Blacks,HispanicsandAsiansareminoritiesinAmerica.(1)
TheDemocratsaretheminoritypartyintheCongress.(2)
       
minute[(1)ameasureoftime;(2)oneofthesixtyequalpartsofanhour;
(3)sixtyseconds]
Isawhimonlyminutesago.(1)
Wemetfor30minutes.(2)
Shegavehimexactlyoneminutetoexplain.(3)

miss[tofailtohit,see,reachormeet]
Hemissedmeetingherbyonlyabouttwominutes.

missile[anyweaponthatcanbethrownorfiredthroughtheairand
explodeswhenitreachesitstarget]
SomeSenatorssupportbuildinganewrocketsystemtodefendagainstlong
distancemissiles.

missing[(1)lost;(2)notfound]
Mywatchismissing.(1)
HisbrotherwasreportedmissinginVietnam.(2)

mistake[(1)awrongactionordecision;(2)anactiondonewithoutthe
knowledgethatitwaswrong]
Hemadeamistakebynotwaitingforthetelephonecall.(1)
Hermistakewasnotunderstandinghisfeelingsforher.(2)

mix[toputdifferentthingstogethertomakeonething]
Shemixedpeanutbutterandfruitjellyinasandwich.

mob[alargegroupofwildorangrypeople]
Thepeacefuldemonstrationsuddenlybecameanangrymob.

model[(1)anexample;(2)something,usuallysmall,madetoshowhow
somethingwilllookorwork]
Herdaughterwasthemodelofaperfectchild.(1)
Thismodelshowshowhisnewhomewilllookwhencompleted.(2)

moderate[notextreme]
Themoderateproposalwasapprovedbybothsides.

modern[(1)ofthepresentorveryrecenttime;(2)themostimproved]
WeenjoyedtheMuseumofModernArt.(1)
Theoldshipsarebeingreplacedbymodernones.(2)

money[piecesofmetalorpaperusedtopayforthings]
Doyouneedsomemoney?

month[oneofthetwelveperiodsoftimeintowhichayearisdivided]
Thisisthefirstmonthofthenewyear.

moon[thebrightobjectoftenseeninthenightskythatorbitstheearth
abouteverytwenty-ninedays]
Thefullmoonisbrightenoughtoreadabookby.

moral[concerningwhatisrightorwronginsomeone'sactions]
Hemadeamoraldecisionnottofightinthewar.

more[greaterinsizeoramount]
ShehasmoretalentthananyoneIknow.

morning[theearlypartoftheday,fromsunriseuntilnoon]
Hewritesinthemorningandworksintheofficelaterintheday.

most[greatestinsizeoramount]
Whichcountryhasthemostpeople?

mother[(1)thefemaleparent;(2)awomanwhohasachildorchildren]
Mywifeisagoodmother.(1)
Thatwomanwiththeloudvoiceisthemotherofsevenchildren.(2)

motion[(1)amovement;(2)acontinuingchangeofpositionorplace]
Themotionofthecarsometimesmakeshersick.(1)
Themotionofthewavesdidnotstop.(2)

mountain[apartoftheearth'ssurfacethatriseshighabovethearea
aroundit]
TheyplantoclimbRainier,thegreatmountainsoutheastofSeattle.

mourn[toexpressorfeelsadness]
Theymournedthedeathoftheirdaughter.

move[(1)tochangeposition;(2)toputorkeepinmotion;(3)togo]
Movethechairoverhere.(1)
Thedog'stailmovedfromsidetoside.(2)
ShemovedtoCalifornialastyear.(3)

movement[(1)theactofmovingorawayofmoving;(2)aseriesofactsor
effortstoreachagoal]
Themovementoftheboatmadehersick.(1)
Theguncontrolmovementwantstokeepgunsawayfromcriminals.(2)

movie[(1)amotionpicture;(2)afilm]
Whichmoviewouldyouliketowatch?(1)
Makingthemoviecost75milliondollars.(2)

much[greatinamount]
Theyreadmuchofthetime.

murder[(1)tokillanotherpersonillegally;(2)thecrimeofkilling
anotherperson]
Theangrymanmurderedthreepeopleinhisoffice.(1)
Thejuryfoundhimguiltyofmurder.(2)

music[themakingofsoundsbysingingorusingamusicalinstrument]
Shehaslovedmusicsinceshewasasmallchild.

must[awordusedwithanactionwordtomeannecessary]
Youmustgotoschool.

mystery[(1)somethingthatisnotorcannotbeexplainedorunderstood;(
2)asecret]
Noonecanexplainthemysteryofthecryingwomaninthewindowoftheold
house.(1)
Whathappenedthatnightisstillamystery.(2)



name[(1)toappoint;(2)tonominate;(3)togiveanameto;(4)awordby
whichaperson,animalorthingisknownorcalled]
TheGovernornamedhimtobeajusticeonthestateSupremeCourt.(1)
ShesaidthePresidentwillnamehertobeanambassador.(2)
WenamedoursonJohn,afterhisgrandfather.(3)
Herdog'snameisElmo.(4)

narrow[(1)limitedinsizeoramount;(2)notwide;(3)havingashort
distancefromonesidetotheother]
TheDemocratspassedthebillbyanarrowmajority.(1)
Theyranalongthenarrowpathbetweenthetwobuildings.(2)
Thenarrowvalleywaslessthanakilometerwide.(3)

nation[acountry,togetherwithitssocialandpoliticalsystems]
TheAmericannationismorethantwohundredyearsold.

native[someonewhowasborninaplace,notonewhomovedthere]
HeisanativeofTexas.

natural[(1)oforaboutnature;(2)normal;(3)commontoitskind]
Iaminterestedinbiologyandothernaturalsciences.(1)
Itisnaturalforacattosleepmostofthetime.(2)
Babiesnaturallycryalot.(3)

nature[(1)alltheplants,animalsandotherthingsonearthnotcreated
byhumans;(2)eventsorprocessesnotcausedbyhumans]
Sheenjoysthebeautyofnature.(1)
Moderntechnologycannotprotectusfromstorms,wildfiresandotheracts
ofnature.(2)

navy[thepartofacountry'smilitaryforcetrainedtofightatsea]
Heledanexcitinglifeinthenavy.

near[(1)notfar;(2)closeto]
Rainisnear;Icansmellit.(1)
Shelivesnearthesea.(2)

necessary[(1)neededtogetaresultoreffect;(2)required]
Thefarmersaidrainisnecessarytosavehiscrops.(1)
Apassportisnecessarybeforeyougo.(2)

need[(1)torequire;(2)towant;(3)tobenecessarytohaveortodo]
Ineedsomesleep.(1)
Doyouneedadrink?(2)
HeneededsomeonetohelphimlearnEnglish.(3)

negotiate[totalkaboutaproblemorsituationtofindacommonsolution]
Theyaretryingtonegotiateapeaceagreement.

neither[notoneortheotheroftwo]
Neitherboyhadanymoney.

neutral[notsupportingonesideortheotherinadispute]
Theelectionofficialswerenotneutral.

never[(1)atnotime;(2)notever]
Ihadneverseenhimbefore.(1)
Hesaidhewouldneverlietome.(2)

new[(1)notexistingbefore;(2)notknownbefore;(3)recentlymade,
built,boughtorgrown;(4)another;(5)different]
Theyhaveanewbaby.(1)
DidyouseethenewinformationabouttheGovernor?(2)
Johnboughtanewcartoday.(3)
Californianeedssomenewelectricpowercenters.(4)
Shehassomeexcitingnewideas.(5)

news[informationaboutanyrecentevents,especiallyasreportedbythe
media]
Thelocalnewsontelevisionlastnightwasfullofviolence.

next[(1)comingimmediatelyafter;(2)nearest]
Thenextjobistocleanhouse.(1)
Turnleftatthenextstreet.(2)

nice[(1)pleasing;(2)good;(3)kind]
Ihopeyouhaveanicetimewithyourfriend.(1)
Theirchildrenseemnice.(2)
Hesaidsomeverynicethingsaboutyou.(3)

night[thetimebetweenwhenthesungoesdownandwhenitrises,when
thereislittleornolight]
Didyouhearthatstormlastnight?

no[(1)usedtorejectortorefuse;(2)notany;(3)notatall]
No,Iwillnotdoit.(1)
Afterthewindstorm,nofruitwasleftonthetree.(2)
Assoonastheshowstartedwecouldseethatourfriendwasnoactor.(3)

noise[sound,especiallywhenloud]
Whatismakingsomuchnoise?

nominate[(1)tonamesomeoneasacandidateforanelection;(2)to
proposeapersonforanofficeorposition]
TheDemocraticPartynominatedourGovernorasitsPresidential
candidate.(1)
DoyouthinkweshouldnominateTomasourcommitteerepresentative?(2)

noon[(1)themiddleoftheday;(2)twelveo'clockinthedaytime]
Heusuallyeatslunchaboutnoon.(1)
Ihavetobeinhisofficeatnoon.(2)

normal[(1)theusualcondition,amountorform;(2)usual;(3)whatis
expected]
Snowisnormalthistimeofyear.(1)
Hernormaldrinkistea.(2)
Iexpecthimtoleavehomeatthenormaltime.(3)

north[thedirectiontotheleftofapersonfacingtherisingsun]
Wedrovenorthfor10miles.
※onemile=1.6kilometers

not[awordshowingthatsomethingisdeniedoruntrue]
Sheisnotgoing.

note[(1)totalkaboutsomethingalreadyknown;(2)awordorwords
writtentohelpapersonremember;(3)ashortletter]
Shenotedthatourreportmustbecompletedbythreeo'clock.(1)
IwroteashortnoteaboutthemeetingsoIcouldtalkaboutittomorrow.
(2)
ShesentaChristmasnotetosomeofherfriends.(3)

nothing[(1)notanything;(2)nothing]
Hehadeatennothingallday.(1)
Hetalkedofnothingbutfood.(2)

now[(1)atthistime;(2)immediately]
NowIunderstandwhatyoumeant.(1)
Canyoutalktomenow?(2)

nowhere[notin,tooratanyplace]
Theboysaidhehadnowheretogo.

nuclear[(1)oforabouttheenergyproducedbysplittingatomsorbringing
themtogether;(2)oforaboutweaponsthatexplodebyusingenergyfrom
atoms]
Heworkedasanuclearengineer.(1)
Thegovernmentfearsthatterroristswillbuyorstealnuclearweapons.(
2)

number[awordorsignusedtoshowtheorderoramountofthings]
Alargenumberofpeopleareexpectedtojointheprotest.



obey[toactasoneisorderedtoact]
Shesaidshebecameajudgebecauseshebelievedthatpeoplemustobey
thelaws.

object[(1)toshowthatonedoesnotlikeorapprove;(2)toprotest;(3)
somethingnotalivethatcanbeseenortouched]
Thelawyersaidhewouldobjectifthedisputedevidencewasgiven.(1)
HeobjectedstronglytotheSenator'scomment.(2)
Shefoundastrangeobjectnearherhouse.(3)

observe[(1)towatch;(2)tolookatcarefully;(3)tocelebrateor
honorsomething]
Sheobservedeveryonewhowalkedpastherhouse.(1)
Theyobservedtheelectionstoreportonpossibleviolationsofvoting
laws.(2)
Theywillobservetheanniversaryofthedayshewasborn.(3)

occupy[totakeandholdortocontrolbyforce]
Soldiersoccupiedthetownformerlycontrolledbyrebels.

ocean[(1)theareaofsaltwaterthatcoversalmostseventy-fivepercent
oftheearth'ssurface;(2)anyofthefivemaindivisionsofthiswater]
Wearegoingtotheoceanfortwoweeks.(1)
HehassailedacrossthePacificOceanthreetimes.(2)

of[(1)madefrom;(2)belongingto;(3)about;(4)connectedto;(5)
includedamong]
Herringismadeofgold.(1)
HissonisamemberoftheBoyScouts.(2)
Thatmovieisthestoryofawomanwhowinsonemilliondollars.(3)
Someonebrokethewindowofmycar.(4)
Oneofmybrothersisadoctor.(5)

off[(1)away;(2)atadistance;(3)conditionwhensomethingisnolonger
operatingorcontinuing;(4)noton;(5)notconnected]
Shewalkedoffwithoutspeaking.(1)
Thelakewas10milesoff.(2)
※onemile=1.6kilometers
Thegameisoffbecauseofrain.(3)
Theelectricpowerwasoffforthreehours.(4)
Hetookofftheropesohisdogcouldrun.(5)

offensive[(1)amilitarycampaignofattack;(2)havingtodowith
attacking]
Thegovernmentoffensivebeganwithanairattack.(1)
Theweaponsincludedanewoffensivemissilethatdestroysradarcenters.
(2)

offer[(1)topresentorpropose;(2)theactofpresentingorproposing;(
3)thatwhichispresentedorproposed]
Heofferedtohelpherfindhercar.(1)
RepublicanleadersmadeanoffertosharepowerwiththeDemocrats.(2)
ShegotajobofferfromacomputercompanyinTexas.(3)

office[(1)aroomorbuildingwherebusinessorworkisdone;(2)apublic
positiontowhichoneiselectedorappointed]
Herofficeisonthefortiethfloorofthenewbuilding.(1)
HewaselectedtotheofficeofVicePresident.(2)

officer[(1)apersoninthemilitarywhocommandsothers;(2)anyperson
whoisamemberofapoliceforce]
HerfatherisanarmyofficerinGermany.(1)
Twopoliceofficerswerehonoredforsavingthelivesoffivepeople.(2)

official[(1)apersonwithpowerinanorganization;(2)a
representativeofanorganizationorgovernment;(3)oforaboutan
office;(4)approvedbythegovernmentorsomeoneinpower]
Sheisanofficialofourchurchcouncil.(1)
Membersofourlocalparentsandteachersorganizationareelectingan
officialtorepresentthematthestatelevel.(2)
Shereadaboutitintheofficialnewspaper.(3)
Anofficialstatementsaidthelaborstrikewouldbeginatmidnight.(4)

often[manytimes]
Howoftendoyouseeeachother?

oil[(1)athickliquidthatdoesnotmixwithwaterandthatburnseasily;
(2)ablackliquidtakenfromthegroundandusedasfuel]
Oilforheatinghomescostsalotmorethisyear.(1)
ThepresidentsaysAmericamustproducemoreoftheoilitneeds.(2)

old[(1)notyoungornew;(2)havinglivedorexistedformanyyears]
Hehasanoldcarandanoldhouse.(1)
Theoldtreehasbeengrowingformorethanthreehundredyears.(2)

on[(1)aboveandheldupby;(2)touchingtheuppersurfaceof;(3)
supportedby;(4)about;(5)atthetimeof]
Theclockisonthewall.(1)
Thebookisonthetable.(2)
Heisonhisfeet.(3)
Thereportonthemeetingisready.(4)
HeleftonWednesday.(5)

once[onetimeonly]
Wehaddinnerthereonce.

only[(1)beingthesingleoneorones;(2)nomorethan]
Hewastheonlypersonhere.(1)
Wehaveonlytwodollars.(2)

open[(1)tostart;(2)notclosed;(3)notsecret]
Theyopenedtalks.(1)
Wesawthemthroughtheopenwindow.(2)
Nosecretswerediscussedattheopenmeeting.(3)

operate[(1)todoworkorajob;(2)tocutintothebodyformedical
reasons]
Herfamilyoperatesacarrepairbusiness.(1)
Doctorswilloperateonhimtoremoveacancer.(2)

opinion[abeliefbasedonone'sownideasandthinking]
Whatisyouropiniononthepowercrisis?

oppose[(1)tobeagainst;(2)tofightagainst]
Sheopposescuttingtreesinnationalforests.(1)
Protesterspromisedtoopposeattemptstoputoilwellsinwildareasof
Alaska.(2)

opposite[(1)asdifferentaspossible;(2)completelydifferentfrom;(
3)exactlytheotherway]
Theyworkedonoppositesidesoftown.(1)
Thetwomenheldoppositeopinionsonthewar.(2)
Northistheoppositedirectionfromsouth.(3)

oppress[(1)tomakeotherssuffer;(2)tocontrolbytheuseofunjustand
cruelforceorpower]
TheKhmerRougeusedtortureandmurdertooppresstheCambodianpeople.(
1)
TheAmericancolonistsdeclaredindependencebecauseBritainoppressedthem
withheavytaxesandbrutalforce.(2)

or[(1)givinganotheroftwochoices;(2)givingthelastofseveral
choices]
Wouldyoulikecoffeeortea?(1)
IcouldmeetyouatnoononMonday,Tuesday,orFriday.(2)

orbit[(1)totravelinspacearoundaplanetorotherobject;(2)thepath
orwayanobjecttravelsinspacearoundanotherobjectorplanet]
Thespacecraftwillorbitthemoonthreetimes.(1)
Thesatelliteisinanorbitthatwillkeepitalwaysabovethesame
placeonEarth.(2)

order[(1)togiveacommand;(2)totellsomeonewhattodo;(3)a
command;(4)thecorrectornormalwaythingsareorganized;(5)apeaceful
situationinwhichpeopleobeylaws]
Thesergeantorderedthemarchingsoldierstohalt.(1)
Thecourtorderedelectionofficialstocountthevotesagain.(2)
Youhavenochoicebuttoobeytheorder.(3)
ThePresidentspokeaboutanewworldorder.(4)
Policestoppedtheriotingandreturnedordertothecity.(5)

organize[(1)toputinorder;(2)toputtogetherintoasystem]
Heneededafewminutestoorganizehisthoughts.(1)
Shewillhelphimorganizethematerialforhisbook.(2)

other[(1)different;(2)ofanotherkind;(3)theremainingoneoronesof
twoormore]
Anyotherwomanwouldhavelefthim.(1)
Hewantedalifeotherthanhisown.(2)
Thatmanisshort;theotheristall.(3)

our[oforbelongingtous]
Weateourdinnerinthepark.

oust[(1)toforcetoleave;(2)toremovebyforce]
Thesoldiersoustedthefarmersfromthevillage.(1)
TherebelsoustedthePresident.(2)

out[(1)awayfromtheinside;(2)oppositeofin]
Hewalkedoutofthehouse.(1)
ShewasoutoftheofficewhenIarrived.(2)

over[(1)above;(2)covering;(3)across,inoroneverypartof]
Shelookedupastheplaneflewoverher.(1)
Hepulledtheblanketoverhissleepingdaughter.(2)
Shehastraveledallovertheworld.(3)

overthrow[(1)toremovefrompower;(2)todefeatorendbyforce]
ThepeopleofYugoslaviaoverthrewthePresident.(1)
Thereportsaidthegeneralswereplottingtooverthrowthegovernment.(
2)

owe[topayorhavetorepay(usuallymoney)inreturnforsomething
received]
HowmuchdoIoweyouforthecoffee?

own[tohaveorpossessforoneself]
Hesaidheownedthecar.



pain
[ahurtorsufferingsomewhereinthebody]
Theinjurycausedhimgreatpain.

paint
[(1)tocoverwithaliquidcolor;(2)tomakeapicturewithliquid
colors;(3)acoloredliquidusedtocoverorprotectasurface]
Hewillpainthishousenextweek.(1)
Shepaintedthispicturewhenshewasyoung.(2)
Howmuchpaintwillyouneedtopaintyourhouse?(3)

pan
[ametalcontainerusedforcooking]
Cookyourfoodinthispan.

paper
[athin,flatmaterialmadefromplantsorclothoftenusedforwriting]
Iusealotofpaperformyschoolwork.

parachute
[adevicethatpermitsapersonorthingtofallslowlyfromanairplaneor
helicoptertotheground]
Hejumpsfromanairplaneandhisparachuteletshimfallslowlytothe
ground.

parade
[agroupofpeopleandvehiclesmovingtogethertocelebrateaspecial
eventoranniversary]
ShetookthechildrentowatchtheIndependenceDayparade.

pardon
[toforgiveforacrimeandreleasefrompunishment]
Presidentscanpardoncriminals.

parent
[afatherormother]
Herparentswillbeherelater.

parliament
[agovernmentlawmakinggroup]
Thegovernmentendedparliamentandcallednewelections.

part
[(1)somethinglessthanthewhole;(2)notallofsomething]
IspendpartoftodayplanningwhatIwilldotomorrow.(1)
Onlyasmallpartofthislandbelongstome.(2)

party
[(1)agroupofpeopleworkingtogetherforapoliticalpurpose;(2)a
groupofpeopleorfriendsgatheredtogetherforenjoyment]
SheraisesmoneyfortheDemocraticParty.(1)
Billhasinvitedeveryonetoapartyathishouse.(2)

pass
[(1)togobyormovearoundsomething;(2)tomovealong;(3)tocause
orpermittogo]
Youcanpassthecarinfrontofus.(1)
Thehourspassedslowlyashewaitedtoleave.(2)
Theguardpassedhimthroughthegate.(3)

passenger
[apersontravelingbyairplane,train,boatorcarwhoisnotthepilotor
driver]
Allpassengersandthecrewoftheairplanesurvivedtheemergency
landing.

passport
[adocumentpermittingapersontotraveltoanothercountry]
Shewasarrestedfortravelingwithafalsepassport.

past
[(1)thetimegoneby;(2)thetimebefore;(3)recent;(4)immediately
before;(5)former]
Hewouldliketoforgetthepast.(1)
Therecordsshowedthepatienthadnomedicalproblemsinhisrecent
past.(2)
Shehasnotbeenhereforthepastfewdays.(3)
Heisthepastpresidentofourorganization.(4)
Heisapastpresidentofourorganization.(5)

path
[(1)anarrowwayforwalking;(2)awayalongwhichsomethingmoves]
Wewalkedalongthepathtogether.(1)
Hewatchedthepathofthearrowallthewaytothetarget.(2)

patient
[apersonbeingtreatedbyadoctorforahealthproblem]
Thedoctorsexaminedthepatientcarefully.

pay
[togivemoneyforworkdoneorforsomethingbought]
Shepaidalotofmoneyforherclothes.

peace
[(1)theconditionoffreedomfromwar,fightingornoise;(2)rest;(3)
quiet]
Wehavebeenatpeaceforalmosttenyears.(1)
Hewassleeping,atpeacewiththeworld.(2)
Ashoutbrokethepeaceoftheearlymorning.(3)

people
[(1)anygroupofpersons;(2)allthepersonsofagroup,race,religion
ornation]
AlargecrowdofpeoplewelcomedthePopetoSt.Louis.(1)
TheAmericanpeopleareamixoftheworld'speople.(2)

percent
[apartofeveryhundred]
Tenistenpercentofonehundred.

perfect
[(1)completeorcorrectineveryway;(2)completelyrightorgood;(3)
withoutmistakes]
Itwasaperfectperformance.(1)
Todayisaperfectday.(2)
Shehadaperfectscoreonthetest.(3)

perform
[tospeak,danceorsinginfrontofothers]
Sheperformedperfectly.

period
[anamountoftimewithinevents,restrictionsorconditions]
Thechildwentthroughaperiodofintensegrowth.

permanent
[(1)neverchanging;(2)lastingforaverylongtimeorforalltime]
Pleasetellmeyourpermanentaddress.(1)
AstronautsleftanAmericanflagonthemoonasapermanentmemorial.(2)

permit
[(1)tolet;(2)tomakepossible]
Herparentspermithertowork.(1)
Thewiderdoorsandraisedwalkwaypermitpeopleinwheelchairstouse
thebuilding.(2)

person
[aman,womanorchild]
Sheisagoodpersontoknow.

physical
[ofthebody]
Physicalexercisehelpskeephimhealthy.

physics
[thestudyofmotion,matterandenergy]
Studyingphysicstakesalotoftime.

picture
[(1)anideaorrepresentationofsomethingasseenbytheeye;(2)a
painting;(3)whatismadewithacamera]
Shedrewapictureofhimfrommemory.(1)
Thepictureofherwaspaintedmanyyearsago.(2)
Mycameratakesgoodpictures.(3)

piece
[apartofsomethinglarger]
Pleasehaveapieceofmybirthdaycake.

pig
[afarmanimalusedforitsmeat]
Heraisespigsonhisfarm.

pilot
[onewhoguidesorfliesanairplaneorhelicopter]
Thepilotlandedtheairplaneonaroad.

pipe
[along,roundpieceofmaterialusedtomoveliquidorgas]
ThepipemovesoilfromTexastoVirginia.

place
[(1)toputsomethingsomewhere;(2)anareaorapartofanarea;(3)
spacewhereapersonorthingis;(4)anyroom,building,townorcountry]
Heplacedthebookonthetable.(1)
Theplaceyouarelookingforisontheothersideoftown.(2)
Iamstayingathisplace.(3)
JapanisaplaceIwouldliketovisit.(4)

plan
[(1)toorganizeordevelopanideaormethodofactingordoingsomething;
(2)anorganizedordevelopedideaormethod]
Theyplantohaveaparty.(1)
Theplanwillnotwork.(2)

planet
[alargeobjectinspacethatorbitsthesun]
Earthisaplanet.

plant
[(1)toputintothegroundtogrow;(2)alivinggrowthfromtheground
whichgetsitsfoodfromair,waterandearth]
Ifyouplantthis,itwillgrow.(1)
Theseplantshavebeautifulflowersinthesummer.(2)

plastic
[amaterialmadefromchemicalsthatcanbeformedandmadeintothings]
Iatewithaplasticspoonfromaplasticplateonaplastictable.

play
[(1)tohavefun;(2)tonotwork;(3)totakepartinasport;(4)tomake
musiconaninstrument;(5)astoryactedinatheater]
Sheplayswithherbaby.(1)
Icannotplaytoday.(2)
Heplaysbaseballeveryday.(3)
Willyouplaytheguitar?(4)
Wesawaplayatthetheaterlastnight.(5)

please
[(1)tomakeonehappy;(2)togiveenjoyment]
Hewaspleasedtoseeheragain.(1)
Themusicispleasingtoher.(2)

plenty
[(1)allthatisneeded;(2)alargeenoughamount]
Thereisplentyoftimetoseeamovie.(1)
Wehaveplentyoffood.(2)

plot
[(1)tomakesecretplans;(2)asecretplantodosomethingwrongor
illegal]
Herfriendsplottedtosurpriseherwithaparty.(1)
Abankemployeediscoveredtheplot.(2)

poem
[wordsandtheirsoundsorganizedinaspecialwaytoexpressemotions]
Severalofhispoemshavebeenpublished.

point
[(1)toaimone'sfingertoward;(2)toaim;(3)thesharpendof
something]
Themanpointedhisfingeratthesuspect.(1)
Shepointedthegunatthetarget.(2)
Theknifehadasharppoint.(3)

poison
[asubstancethatcandestroylifeordamagehealth]
Policefoundpoisoninthewoman'sfood.

police
[(1)agovernmentagencyresponsibleforguardingthepublic,keeping
order,andmakingsurepeopleobeythelaw;(2)membersofthatagency]
Themayorsaidpolicehavefailedtoreducecrimeinthecity.(1)
Hesaidthecityneedsmorepolice.(2)

policy
[anestablishedsetofplansorgoalsusedtodevelopandmakedecisionsin
politics,economicsorbusiness]
Thenewpresidentsaidhewouldchangethenation'seconomicpolicy.

politics
[theactivitiesofgovernmentandofthosewhoareinpublicoffice]
Heenjoysdiscussingpoliticswithhisfriends.

pollute
[toreleasedangerousorunpleasantsubstancesintotheair,soilor
water]
Thegovernorsaidhewillactagainstcompaniesthatpollutetheairand
waterinhisstate.

poor
[(1)peoplewithlittleornomoney;(2)lackingmoneyorgoods;(3)ofbad
quality]
Shehasproposedprogramstohelpthepoor.(1)
Hisfamilyispoorbecausehecannotkeepajob.(2)
Thecompanymakespoorproducts.(3)

popular
[(1)likedbymanypeople;(2)generallyapprovedbythepublic]
Sheisapopulargirlatourschool.(1)
Aproposaltocuttaxeshasmuchpopularsupport.(2)

population
[allthepeopleinaplace,cityorcountry]
Thepopulationoftheworldcontinuestoincrease.

port
[(1)acitywhereshipsloadorunloadgoods;(2)aplaceonacoast
whereshipscanbesafefromastorm]
BaltimoreisabusyportontheAtlanticcoast.(1)
Theshipracedthestormtoasafeport.(2)

position
[(1)aplace;(2)thewayofholdingthebody;(3)thewayathingisset
orplaced;(4)ajob(orlevelofajob)inanorganization]
Thesoldiersattackedtheenemyposition.(1)
Thepositionofhisbodyshowedhewasinpain.(2)
Someonechangedthepositionofthebed.(3)
Herfatherholdsahighpositioninthecompany.(4)

possess
[(1)tohave;(2)toown;(3)tocontrolorbecontrolledby]
Shepossessesgreatnegotiatingskills.(1)
Hepossessesa1955FordThunderbirdcar.(2)
Anevilspiritpossessedher.(3)

possible
[(1)abletobedone;(2)canhappenorisexpectedtohappen]
Thetrainisapossiblewaytogetthere.(1)
SheisapossiblecandidateforPresidentin2004.(2)

postpone
[todelayactionuntilalatertime]
ThemeetingispostponeduntilTuesday.

pour
[(1)toflow;(2)tocausetoflow]
Rainwaterpoureddownthemountain.(1)
Peoplepouredfromthestorewhenthealarmsounded.(2)

power
[(1)theabilitytocontrolordirectothers;(2)control;(3)strength;(
4)rulingforce;(5)forceorenergyusedtodowork]
Thepolicehavethepowertoarrestandquestionpeoplesuspectedof
crimes.(1)
Theindependentcounselwasgiventhepowertoinvestigatethepresident.
(2)
Nationshavenuclearweaponswiththepowertodestroytheworld.(3)
ThegoverningpoweroftheUnitedStatesrestsintheConstitution.(4)
Waterpowerturnsthewheel.(5)

praise
[(1)tosaygoodthingsabout;(2)toapprove]
Kelley'sprofessorpraisedhertestresults.(1)
Thefatherpraisedhisson'sdecision.(2)

pray
[(1)tomakearequesttoagodorspirit;(2)topraiseagodorspirit]
HeprayedtoaskGodtoforgivehimfortheterriblethinghehaddone.(
1)
SheprayedtogivethankstoGodforhealingherson.(2)

pregnant
[(1)carryingachildwithinthebodybeforeitisborn;(2)expectingto
givebirthtoababy]
Shejustlearnedthatsheispregnant.(1)
Thepregnantwomanexpectstogivebirthnextmonth.(2)

prepare
[(1)tomakeready;(2)toputtogether]
SheispreparedforhertriptoEurope.(1)
Hewillpreparedinner.(2)

present
[(1)toofferforconsideration;(2)agift;(3)now;(4)tobeata
place]
Wewillpresentourideatothecommittee.(1)
Igavethemapresentfortheiranniversary.(2)
Thepresenttimeisagoodtime.(3)
Iwaspresentatschoolyesterday.(4)

president
[(1)thechiefofficialofacountrythatisarepublic;(2)theleader
ofanorganization]
ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesservesatermoffouryears.(1)
Hiswifeispresidentofourschool'sparentsandteachersorganization.(
2)

press
[(1)tourgestrongly;(2)newspapers,magazinesandotherpublications]
Themayorpressedhimformoneyforhisre-electioncampaign.(1)
Theopeningofthenewhospitalwasfullyreportedinthelocalpress.(2)

pressure
[theforceproducedwhensomethingispusheddownoragainstsomething
else]
Weexpectastormbecausetheatmosphericpressureisverylow.

prevent
[tokeeporstopfromgoingorhappening]
Doctorsaretryingtopreventthediseasefromspreading.

price
[theamountofmoneyforwhichanythingisbought,soldorofferedfor
sale]
Heisaskingafairpriceforhishouse.

prison
[aplacewhereapersoniskeptaspunishmentforacrime]
Thestateisbuildinganewprisonbecausetheoldoneisnotbigenough.

private
[(1)oforaboutapersonorgroupthatissecret;(2)oppositepublic]
Reportssayaprivatearmyisplottingtotakeoverthegovernment.(1)
Thisprivatepropertyisclosedtopublicuse.(2)

prize
[(1)somethingofferedorwoninacompetition;(2)somethingofvaluethat
onemustworkhardfortoget]
SheknowsthewriterwhowontheNobelPrizelastyear.(1)
TheprizethatheseeksispeaceintheMiddleEast.(2)

probably
[(1)agoodchanceoftakingplace;(2)alittlemorethanpossible]
Myson'sfriendprobablywilleatatourhousetonight.(1)
Weprobablywillgetsomerainfromthosedarkclouds.(2)

problem
[adifficultquestionorsituationwithanunknownorunclearanswer]
Shehassympathyforpeoplewiththoseproblems.

process
[anoperationorseriesofchangesleadingtoadesiredresult]
Theproductionprocessseemstobeasuccess.

produce
[(1)tomake;(2)tocreate;(3)tocausesomethingtobe;(4)to
manufacture]
Thefarmerproducedabigcrop.(1)
Whoproducedthenewactionmovie?(2)
Thepoliceproducedsomenewevidenceatthetrial.(3)
Hiscompanyproducesroadsigns.(4)

profession
[ajobthatrequiresspecialtraining]
Manydoctorsareleavingthemedicalprofession.

professor
[ateacheratacollegeoruniversity]
DoyoulikeyourEnglishprofessor?

profit
[moneygainedfromabusinessactivityafterpayingallcostsofthat
activity]
Howmuchprofitdidyoumakefromsellingthestock?

program
[(1)aplanofaction;(2)thedifferenteventsorpartsofameetingor
show]
Wehavedevelopedaprogramtoincreasecompanyprofits.(1)
Ourgroupispartoftheprogramattheschoolmeeting.(2)

progress
[movementforwardortowardimprovementoragoal]
Areyoumakingprogressonyourscienceproject?

project
[aplannedefforttodosomething]
Shehopestocompleteherscienceprojectinaboutaweek.

propaganda
[ideasorinformationusedtoinfluenceopinions]
Doespoliticalpropagandawinelections?

property
[anythingownedbysomeonesuchasland,buildingsorgoods]
Hispropertyextendsfromheretotheriver.

propose
[topresentorofferforconsideration]
SheproposedanewprogramforteachingEnglish.

protect
[(1)toguard;(2)todefend;(3)topreventfrombeingharmedordamaged]
Themuseumisprotectingitsvaluablepaintingswithanewsecuritysystem.
(1)
TheSecretServiceprotectstheWhiteHousefromanykindofattack.(2)
Seatbeltsandairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontseatpassengerinmost
newcars.(3)

protest
[(1)tospeakagainst;(2)toobject]
Thespeakersprotestedthelackofcontrolsonhandgunsales.(1)
Thegroupprotestedbecausetheirvoteswerenotcounted.(2)

prove
[toshowtobetrue]
Thedefenselawyerprovedthattheyoungmanwasnotguilty.

provide
[togivesomethingneededorwanted]
Sheprovidedfoodandwarmclothingtothehomelessman.

public
[(1)oforaboutallthepeopleinacommunityorcountry;(2)opposite
private]
Everyonecouldspeakatthepublicmeeting.(1)
Shesaidshespokeasaprivatecitizen,notasapublicofficial.(2)

publication
[somethingthatispublishedsuchasabook,newspaperormagazine]
Idonotreadthatpublication.

publish
[(1)tomakepublicsomethingthatiswritten;(2)toincludesomething
inabook,newspaperormagazine]
Thegovernmentpublishedthelistofproperties.(1)
Didthenewspaperpublishanythingabouttheaccident?(2)

pull
[(1)touseforcetomovesomethingtowardthepersonorthingusingthe
force;(2)oppositepush]
Pleasepullthemicrophoneclosersowecanhearyou.(1)
Youhavetopull,notpushthedoortoopenit.(2)

pump
[toforceagasorliquidup,intoorthrough]
Thebrokenpartwouldnotpumpfuelfromthetanktotheengine.

punish
[tocausepain,sufferingorlossfordoingsomethingbadorillegal]
Thejudgepunishedhimwithafive-yearprisonsentence.

purchase
[(1)tobuywithmoneyorwithsomethingofequalvalue;(2)thatwhich
isbought]
DidyoupurchaseyourwatchinSwitzerland?(1)
Heusedachargecardtopayforthepurchase.(2)

pure
[(1)freefromanythingthatisdifferentorthatreducesvalue;(2)clean]

Heaskediftheringwasmadeofpuregold.(1)
Donotexpectpurewaterfromamountainstream.(2)

purpose
[(1)thereasonordesiredeffectfordoingsomething;(2)goal]
Whatisthepurposeofyourtrip?(1)
Hisonlypurposeinlifewastomakeherhappy.(2)

push
[(1)touseforcetomovesomethingawayfromthepersonorthingusingthe
force;(2)oppositepull]
Shepushedhimaway.(1)
EdpushedthehorseandIpulledit.(2)

put
[(1)toplace;(2)tosetinposition]
Sheputthedogoutside.(1)
Heputthetelevisionwhereeveryonecouldseeit.(2)



quality
[(1)thatwhichsomethingisknowntohaveorbe;(2)amountofvalueor
excellence]
Animportantqualityofsteelisitsstrength.(1)
Theirgoodsareofthehighestquality.(2)

question
[(1)toask;(2)toexpresswonderordisbelief;(3)asentenceorword
usedinaskingforinformation;(4)aproblem;(5)anissuetobe
discussed]
Hisfatherquestionedhimaboutthecar.(1)
Shequestionedifhereallycookedthedinner.(2)
Didyouanswereveryquestioninthetest?(3)
Thequestionofapayincreaseisblockinganewlaboragreement.(4)
Thecivilrightsquestionisabigissueinthecampaign.(5)

quick
[fast]
Shemadeaquickdecision.

quiet
[(1)withlittleornonoise;(2)havinglittleornomovement;(3)calm]
Theroomwassoquiethecouldhearhisheartbeat.(1)
Theseawasquiet.(2)
CitystreetswerequietonthenightbeforeChristmas.(3)



race
[(1)torun;(2)totakepartinacompetitiontodecidewhoorwhatcan
movefastest;(3)totakepartinacampaignforpoliticaloffice;(4)
oneofthemajorgroupsthathumanscanbedividedintobecauseofacommon
physicalsimilarity,suchasskincolor]
Thecatanddogracedthroughthehouse.(1)
Areyouracingintheonehundredmeterevent?(2)
Hermotherenteredtheraceformayor.(3)
AllracesofpeopleareequalunderthelawsoftheUnitedStates.(4)

radar
[adevicethatusesradiosignalstolearnthepositionorspeedofobjects
thatmaybetoofarawaytobeseen]
Radarcanshowifastormismovingtowardus.

radiation
[(1)wavesofenergyfromsomethingthatproducesheatorlight;(2)energy
fromanuclearsubstance,whichcanbedangerous]
Radiationfromthesuncanburnourskin.(1)
Radiationfromanuclearexplosioncankill.(2)

radio
[thesystemofsendingandreceivingsignalsorsoundsthroughtheair
withoutwires]
DoyoulistentoVOASpecialEnglishontheradio?

raid
[(1)tomakeasuddenattack;(2)asuddenattack]
Policeraidedanumberofhouseswhereillegaldrugsweresold.(1)
Thirty-eightpeoplewerearrestedinthedrugraid.(2)

railroad
[(1)aroadfortrains;(2)acompanythatoperatessucharoadandits
stationsandequipment]
Thegovernmenthasmadeawalkingtrailwheretherailroadwas.(1)
RailroadsintheUnitedStatesmostlycarryproductsinsteadofpassengers.
(2)

rain
[waterfallingfromthesky]
Rainhasfallenforthreedays.

raise
[(1)toliftup;(2)tomovetoahigherposition;(3)tocausetogrow;(
4)toincrease]
Risingfloodwatersraisedthehouseandcarrieditaway.(1)
Thebridgeraisessoshipscanpassunderit.(2)
Thefarmerraisesmostlycornandsoybeans.(3)
Congressraisedtaxes.(4)

rare
[(1)notcommon;(2)notusual;(3)notoften]
Hehasraremusicalabilityforaboysoyoung.(1)
Awarmdayisrarethistimeofyear.(2)
Itisrareformetogetsomanytelephonecalls.(3)

rate
[(1)speed;(2)ameasureofhowquicklyorhowoftensomethinghappens;(
3)thepriceofanythingorservicethatisboughtorsold]
Theoldmanreadsataslowrate.(1)
Whatisthepatient'sheartrate?(2)
Theinterestrateonhomeloanshasincreased.(3)

reach
[(1)toputahandtoward;(2)toarriveat;(3)tocometo]
Shereachedouttotakemyhand.(1)
Hereachedhomeaboutsixo'clock.(2)
Wewillreachadecisionsoon.(3)

react
[toactasaresultoforinanswerto]
Howdidshereacttothenews?

read
[tolookatandunderstandthemeaningofwrittenwordsornumbers]
Shereadsfournewspaperseverymorning.

ready
[(1)prepared;(2)completed;(3)organized;(4)willing]
Theyarereadytostartthegame.(1)
Yourfoodorderisready.(2)
ThenewCongressisreadytobeginitswork.(3)
Whoisreadytoeataninsect?(4)

real
[(1)true;(2)trulyexisting;(3)notfalse]
Therealreasonhecameherewastoseeyou.(1)
Heneverbelievedinghostsuntilhesawarealone.(2)
Thatisarealdiamond,notacopy.(3)

realistic
[inagreementwiththewaythingsare]
Heputarealisticpriceonhishouseandsolditveryquickly.

reason
[(1)thecauseforabelieforact;(2)purpose;(3)somethingthat
explains]
Shedidnotbelievehisreasonforleaving.(1)
ThereasonhestudiesEnglishistogetabetterjob.(2)
WarmerwaterintheeasternPacificOceanisthereasonforunusualweather
intheAmericas.(3)

reasonable
[(1)readytolistentoreasonsorideas;(2)notextreme;(3)readyor
willingtocompromise]
Theheadofourofficeisareasonablewoman.(1)
Theytoldhimtocomehomeatareasonablehour.(2)
Theyreachedagreementbecausetheywerereasonable.(3)

rebel
[(1)toactagainstagovernmentorpower,oftenwithforce;(2)to
refusetoobey;(3)onewhoopposesorfightsagainstthegovernmentofhis
orhercountry]
Thepeoplerebelledagainstthegovernment.(1)
MybodyrebelswhenIexercisetoomuch.(2)
Rebelsfoughttooverthrowthegovernment.(3)

receive
[togetoracceptsomethinggiven,offeredorsent]
Ireceivedyourlettertoday.

recent
[ashorttimeago]
Thesearerecentpicturesofmyfamily.

recession
[atemporaryreductionineconomicactivity,whenindustriesproduceless
andmanyworkerslosetheirjobs]
Willabigtaxcutpreventarecession?

recognize
[(1)toknoworremembersomethingorsomeonethatwasknown,knownabout
orseenbefore;(2)toacceptanothernationasindependentandestablish
diplomatictieswithitsgovernment]
Herecognizedhisfriendofmanyyearsago.(1)
Mostnationsrecognizedthenewlyindependentcountry.

record
[(1)towritesomethinginordertohaveitforfutureuse;(2)toput
soundorpicturesinaformthatcanbekeptandheardorseenagain;(3)a
writingthatshowsprooforfactsaboutsomething]
Herecordseachdaywhathisteachersexpecthimtostudyathome.(1)
VOASpecialEnglishfeatureprogramsarerecordedbeforetheyare
broadcast.(2)
Apublicrecordiskeptofallhomesalesinthiscounty.(3)

recover
[(1)togetagainsomethingthatwaslost,stolenortakenaway;(2)to
returntonormalhealthornormalconditions]
Thepolicerecoveredthestolenmoney.(1)
Sheisexpectedtorecoverfromtheoperation.(2)

red
[havingthecolorlikethatofblood]
Thoseredflowersareroses.

reduce
[(1)tomakelessorsmallerinnumber,sizeoramount;(2)tocut]
Shereducedherpicturesoitwouldfitinherpassport.(1)
Congressvotedtoreducetaxes.(2)

reform
[(1)tomakebetterbychanging;(2)toimprove;(3)achangetoabetter
condition]
TheCongressreformedthewaycandidatespayforpoliticalcampaigns.(1)
Hereformedhislifebyendingalluseoftobaccoandalcohol.(2)
Thevotersapprovedreformsthatwillreduceairandwaterpollution.(3)

refugee
[apersonwhohasbeenforcedtofleebecauseofunjusttreatment,danger
orwar]
HisfamilycametotheUnitedStatesasrefugees.

refuse
[(1)toreject;(2)tonotaccept,giveordosomething]
Sherefusedhisapology.(1)
HerefusedtofightintheVietnamWar.(2)

regret
[afeelingofsadnessorsorrowaboutsomethingthatisdoneorthat
happens]
ThePresidentexpressedregretthatsomanyliveswerelost.

reject
[torefusetoaccept,useorbelieve]
ColonelTravisrejectedtheGeneral'sdemand.

relations
[(1)understandingsortiesbetweennations;(2)membersofthesame
family;(3)peopleconnectedbymarriageorfamilyties]
TheUnitedStatesdoesnothavediplomaticrelationswithCuba.(1)
MostofhisrelationsliveinCalifornia.(2)
Heseeshiswife'srelationsalmosteveryweek.(3)

release
[(1)tofree;(2)topermittogo;(3)topermittobeknownormade
public]
Theterroristsreleasedtheirhostages.(1)
Thechildreleasedhisballoon.(2)
ThespokesmanreleaseddetailsofthePresident'strip.(3)

religion
[abeliefin,orthehonoringof,agodorgods]
TheConstitutionsaystheUnitedStatescannotestablishanofficial
religion.

remain
[(1)tostayinaplaceafterothersleave;(2)tostaythesame]
Sheremainedinthetownaftermostofherfriendsleft.(1)
Hehasremainedmyfriendforalmost50years.(2)

remains
[adeadbody]
Thesoldier'sremainswereburiedintheNationalCemetery.

remember
[(1)tothinkaboutthepast;(2)oppositeforget]
Istillrememberstoriesthatmygrandfathertoldme.(1)
Shetoldhimtoremembertocallwhenhegothome.(2)

remove
[(1)totakeawayortakeoff;(2)toputanendto;(3)totakeoutofa
positionoroffice]
Sheremovedhershoesassoonasshesatdown.(1)
Doctorsremovedhisgallbladder.(2)
Thedishonestjudgewasremovedfromoffice.(3)

repair
[workdonetofixsomething]
Hiscarisbeingrepaired.

repeat
[tosayordoagain]
Pleaserepeatwhatyousaid.

report
[(1)totellabout;(2)togivetheresultsofastudyorinvestigation;(
3)thestoryaboutanevent;(4)theresultsofastudyorinvestigation;
(5)astatementinwhichthefactsmaynotbeconfirmed]
ShereportedaboutherholidayinEurope.(1)
Thescientistreportedtheresultsofhisexperiment.(2)
Didyoureadthenewspaperreportabouttheaccident?(3)
Thedirectorsaidhewaspleasedwithourbudgetreport.(4)
Areportsaid260peoplewerekilled.(5)

represent
[(1)toactintheplaceofsomeoneelse;(2)tosubstitutefor;(3)to
serveasanexample]
Sherepresentsthepeoplewhocouldnotbehere.(1)
Onthismap,Xrepresentswherethetreasureisburied.(2)
Thisstatuerepresentstheskillsoftheancientartists.(3)

repress
[tocontrolortorestrictfreedomsbyforce]
Herepressedhispeople.

request
[(1)toaskfor;(2)theactofaskingfor]
Sherequestedaglassofwater.(1)
Nooneheardherrequestforhelp.(2)

require
[toneedordemandasnecessary]
Thisjobrequirescomputerskills.

rescue
[tofreefromdangerorevil]
Herescuedalittleboyfloatinginthesea.

research
[acarefulstudytodiscovercorrectinformation]
Hemadethediscoveryaftermanyyearsofresearch.

resign
[toleaveaposition,joboroffice]
ThePresidenthasresigned.

resist
[(1)tooppose;(2)tofighttoprevent]
Heresistsalldemandsfornewelections.(1)
Thebabyresistedsleepforseveralhours.(2)

resolution
[anofficialstatementofagreementbyagroupofpeople,usuallyreached
byvoting]
TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilapprovedajointcease-fireresolution.

resource
[anythingofvaluethatcanbeusedorsold]
Ourcoalsuppliesareagreatenergyresource.

responsible
[(1)havingadutyorjobtodo;(2)beingthecauseof]
Heisresponsibleforpreparingthereport.(1)
Theywereresponsiblefortheaccident.(2)

rest
[(1)tosit,liedownorsleeptoregainstrength;(2)thatwhich
remains;(3)theothers]
Youshouldrestafteryourlongwalk.(1)
Wouldanyoneliketherestofmydinner?(2)
Hespoketotherestofthem.(3)

restrain
[(1)tokeepcontrolled;(2)tolimitactionbyapersonorgroup]
Herestrainedhisanger.(1)
Policerestrainedtheprotestors.(2)

restrict
[(1)tolimit;(2)topreventfromincreasingorbecominglarger]
Thegovernmentrestrictedtravel.(1)
Thedevicerestrictsthecar'sspeed.(2)

result
[(1)tohappenfromacause;(2)thatwhichfollowsorisproducedbya
cause;(3)effect]
Theaccidentresultedfromthethickfog.(1)
Thetestresultsshowedshewaspregnant.(2)
Asaresultofthestorm,noonecouldgettowork.(3)

retire
[toleaveajoborpositionbecauseoneisoldorinpoorhealth]
Heretiredatage55andtraveledfortherestofhislife.

return
[(1)togoorcomeback;(2)tobring,give,takeorsendback]
Shereturnedhomeyesterday.(1)
Ireturnedthebooktothelibrarylastweek.(2)

revolt
[(1)toprotestviolently;(2)tofightforachange,especiallyof
government]
Demonstratorswillrevoltifpolicetrytoarrestthem.(1)
Protestersrevoltedandseizedseveralgovernmentbuildings.(2)

rice
[afoodgrain]
Riceisamajorfoodinmuchoftheworld.

rich
[(1)havingmuchmoneyorgoods;(2)havingplentyofsomething]
Herbrotherbecamearichman.(1)
OilmadeKuwaitarichcountry.(2)

ride
[(1)tositonorinandbecarriedalong;(2)totravelbyanimal,wheeled
vehicle,airplaneorboat]
SheandIridehorseseveryweekend.(1)
Iridethesubwaytowork.(2)

right
[whatapersonlegallyandmorallyshouldbeabletodoorhave;(2)
agreeingwiththefacts;(3)good;(4)correct;(5)oppositewrong;(6)
onthesidethatistowardtheeastwhenoneisfacingnorth;(7)
oppositeleft]
Itistheirrighttovote.(1)
Yougavetherightanswer.(2)
Heistherightkindofpersonforthejob.(3)
Shealwaysseemstodotherightthing.(4)
Shesaidshewasrightandhewaswrong.(5)
Ourfarmisontherightsideoftheriver.(6)
Turnright,notleft,atthesecondstreet.(7)

riot
[(1)toactwithmanyothersinaviolentwayinapublicplace;(2)a
violentactionbyalargegroupofpeople]
Prisonersriotedandstartedfiresinsidetheprison.(1)
Theriotspreadfromthefootballgametothestreets.(2)

rise
[(1)togoup;(2)togohigher;(3)toincrease;(4)togofromaposition
ofsittingorlyingtoapositionofstanding]
Themoonwillrisesoonafterthesungoesdown.(1)
Theriverisrisingandspreadingout.(2)
Thetemperaturerisesasthesungetshigher.(3)
Herosetohisfeetasshewalkedintotheroom.(4)

risk
[thechanceofloss,damageorinjury]
Heneverconsideredtheriskofabrokenheart.

river
[alargeamountofwaterthatflowsacrosslandintoanotherriver,a
lakeoranocean]
NativeAmericanscalledthebigriver"theFatherofWaters."

road
[alongpieceofhardgroundbuiltbetweentwoplacessopeoplecanwalk,
driveorrideeasilyfromoneplacetotheother]
Theroadwasstraightuntilitreachedthemountains.

rob
[(1)totakemoneyorpropertysecretlyorbyforce;(2)tosteal]
Someonerobbedhistelevision.(1)
Thetwomenrobbedherasshewalkedhomefromwork.(2)

rock
[ahardpieceofmineralmatter]
Hethrewarockacrosstheriver.

rocket
[adeviceshapedlikeatubethatmovesthroughairorspacebyburning
gasesandlettingthemescapefromthebackorbottom,sometimesusedas
aweapon]
Thehugerocketlaunchedthreemenonaflighttothemoon.

roll
[(1)toturnoverandover;(2)tomovelikeaball]
Thechildrenrolleddownthehill.(1)
Sherolledhereyesathisjoke.(2)

room
[aseparateareawithinabuildingwithitsownwalls]
Theboyspenthoursplayinginhisroom.

root
[thepartofaplantthatisunderthegroundandtakesnutrientsfrom
thesoil]
Therootsbroughtfoodtothebigtreeandhelditfirmlyintheground.

rope
[along,thickpieceofmaterialmadefromthinnerpiecesofmaterial,used
fortying]
Theboytiedtheendoftheropearoundthetree.

rough
[(1)notflatorsmooth;(2)havinganunevensurface;(3)violent;(4)not
madewell]
Theroughfloorwasmadeofwood,splitbyhand.(1)
Wefoundroughgroundatthetopofthemountain.(2)
Thestrongwindmadearoughsea.(3)
Theroughwallofstonesdidnotstandstraight.(4)

round
[havingtheshapeofaballorcircle]
Thestoneplatewasperfectlyround.

rub
[tomovesomethingoverthesurfaceofanotherthing]
Theboyrubbedhishandoverthecat'sback.

rubber
[asubstancemadefromtheliquidoftreeswiththesamename,orasimilar
substancemadefromchemicals]
Theballwasmadeofrubber.

ruin
[(1)todamageseverely;(2)todestroy]
Therainruinedthebookheleftoutside.(1)
Timeruinedtheoldbuilding,leavingonlyfallenwalls.(2)

rule
[(1)togovernorcontrol;(2)todecide;(3)astatementoranorder
thatsayshowsomethingmustbedone]
OnepartyruledtheSenate;theotherruledtheHouseofRepresentatives.
(1)
FiveofnineSupremeCourtjudgesruledthattheRepublicanshouldbe
President.(2)
Theruleswerenotclearonhowtocountthevotes.(3)

run
[tomovequicklybystepsfasterthanthoseusedforwalking]
Pleasewalk,donotrun,tothenearestdoor.



sabotage
[todamageordestroyasanactagainstanorganizationornation]
Therebelssabotagedtherailroad.

sacrifice
[todowithoutsomethingortosufferalossforabelief,idea,goalor
anotherperson]
Shesacrificedherhousetopayformedicalschoolforherson.
  
sad
[nothappy]
Hewassadbecausesheleft.

safe
[awayfromharmordanger]
Thisisasafeplaceforyoutostay.

sail
[totravelbyboatorship]
WewillsailtoHawaiionThursday.

sailor
[apersoninvolvedinsailingaboatorship]
Heisasailorononeofthebigoilships.

salt
[awhitesubstancefoundinseawaterandintheground,usedtoaffect
thetasteoffood]
Thedoctorsayseatingtoomuchsaltcanraisemybloodpressure.

same
[(1)notdifferent;(2)notchanged;(3)likeanotherorothers]
Heeatsatthesametimeeveryday.(1)
Shelooksthesameasshedidtenyearsago.(2)
Hiscaristhesameasmine.(3)

sand
[extremelysmallpiecesofcrushedrockfoundinlargeamountsindeserts
andoncoasts]
Thehotsandofthedesertburnedherfeet.

satellite
[(1)asmallobjectinspacethatmovesaroundalargerobject;(2)an
objectplacedinorbitaroundtheearth]
TheEarthandotherplanetsaresatellitesofthesun.(1)
Anewcommunicationssatellitewasputinorbittoday.(2)

satisfy
[togiveorprovidewhatisdesired,neededordemanded]
Doesthisfoodsatisfyyourhunger?

save
[(1)tomakesafe;(2)toremovefromharm;(3)tokeepforfutureuse]
Hesavedthebuildingbydisarmingthebomb.(1)
Thefiremansavedherwhenhepulledherfromtheburninghouse.(2)
Shesavedalittlemoneyeveryweek.(3)

say
[(1)tospeak;(2)toexpressinwords]
Whatwillyousaytoher?(1)
Iwillsaytoherwhatisinmyheart.(2)

school
[(1)aplaceforeducation;(2)aplacewherepeoplegotolearn]
Isyoursongoingtopublicorprivateschool?(1)
Herschoolistestingstudentstomeasurehowmuchtheyhavelearned.(2)

science
[thestudyofnatureandtheactionsofnaturalthings,andtheknowledge
gainedaboutthem]
Sciencehasmadegreatchangesinourlivesinjustafewyears.

sea
[alargeareaofsaltwater,usuallypartofanocean]
Theroughseaseemsangry.

search
[tolookforcarefully]
Wesearchedeverywhereforhermissingbook.

season
[(1)oneofthefourperiodsoftheyearthatisbasedontheearth's
positiontowardthesun(spring,summer,autumn,winter);(2)aperiodof
timebasedondifferentweatherconditions;(3)aperiodduringtheyear
whensomethingusuallyhappens]
Hesaysautumnishisfavoriteseason.(1)
Shelikestovisitthereduringthedryseason.(2)
Hecannotwaitforbaseballseasontostart.(3)

seat
[(1)athingtositon;(2)aplacetositortherighttositthere]
Theboygavethewomanhisseatonthebus.(1)
Hehasheldhisseatinparliamentfor40years.(2)

second
[theonethatcomesafterthefirst]
ThisisthesecondtimeIhavebeenhere.

secret
[(1)somethingknownonlytoafewandkeptfromgeneralknowledge;(2)
hiddenfromothers;(3)knownonlytoafew]
Nomemberwilltalkaboutthesecretceremonies.(1)
Thenuclearscientistdeniedgivingsecretinformationtoforeignspies.(
2)
ManysecretstoriesoftheColdWararenowbecomingknown.(3)

security
[(1)freedomfromdangerorharm;(2)protection;(3)measuresnecessaryto
protectapersonorplace]
Securitywasincreasedinthecity.(1)
Thestoreprovideditsownsecurity.(2)
Strongnationalsecuritykeptthecountrysafe.(3)

see
[(1)toknoworsensethroughtheeyes;(2)tounderstandorknow]
Didyouseehersmile?(1)
Iseewhatyoumean.(2)

seed
[thepartofaplantfromwhichnewplantsgrow]
Ifyouplanttheseedsnow,youcaneatvegetablesintwomonths.

seek(ing)
[(1)tosearchfor;(2)totrytoget;(3)toplantodo]
Theyareseekingacureforcancer.(1)
Sheisseekingelectiontopublicoffice.(2)
Electricpowercompaniesareseekingtoreducetheiruseofcoal.(3)

seem
[toappeartobe]
Sheseemstobeingoodhealth.

seize
[(1)totakequicklybyforce;(2)totakecontrolofquickly;(3)to
arrest]
Marinesseizedtheislandinthreedays.(1)
Thegeneralsseizedpowerafterthepresidentfled.(2)
Thepolicemanseizedthesuspect.(3)

self
[allthatwhichmakesonepersondifferentfromothers]
Heseemstothinkonlyofhimself.

sell
[togivesomethinginexchangeformoney]
Hewillsellhiscartomefor2,000dollars.

Senate
[thesmallerofthetwogroupsinthegovernmentsofsomecountries,such
asintheUnitedStatesCongress]
TheSenatehas100members,twofromeachstate.

send
[(1)tocausetogo;(2)topermittogo;(3)tocausetobecarried,taken
ordirectedtoorawayfromaplace]
Shesenttheboyaway.(1)
Towhichuniversitydidhesendhisdaughter?(2)
Thegovernmentwillsendsuppliesimmediatelytotheearthquakearea.(3)

sense
[(1)tocometoknowaboutbyfeeling,believingorunderstanding;(2)
anyoftheabilitiestosee,hear,taste,smellorfeel]
Hesensedthatthedogwouldnotattackhim.(1)
Themedicineaffectedhissenseoftaste.(2)

sentence
[(1)todeclarethepunishmentforacrime;(2)thepunishmentfora
crime]
Thejudgesentencedhimtothreeyearsinprison.(1)
Shereceivedasentenceof18monthsofcommunityservice.(2)

separate
[(1)tosetorkeeppeople,thingsorideasawayfromorindependentfrom
others;(2)nottogetherorconnected]
Heseparatedthetwoboysandtoldthemtostopfighting.(1)
Theyworkinseparateoffices.(2)

series
[anumberofsimilarthingsoreventsthatfollowoneafteranotherin
time,positionororder]
Thedoctorsaidtheseriesoftestswouldshowthecauseofthepain.

serious
[(1)important;(2)needingcarefulconsideration;(3)dangerous]
Thetwosideshavebegunseriousnegotiations.(1)
Wehaveaseriousproblemtosolve.(2)
Theaccidentvictimisreportedtobeinseriouscondition.(3)

serve
[(1)toworkasanofficial;(2)tobeemployedbythegovernment;(3)to
assistorhelp]
HeservedasSecretaryofState.(1)
Shehasservedasagovernmentemployeefor30years.(2)
Sheservedusteaandmadeusfeelwelcome.(3)

service
[(1)anorganizationorsystemthatprovidessomethingforthepublic;(
2)ajobthatanorganizationorbusinesscandoformoney;(3)military
organizationssuchasanarmy,navyorairforce;(4)areligious
ceremony]
Schoolsandroadsareservicespaidforbytaxes.(1)
Hisbusinessprovideschildcareservicesforworkingparents.(2)
Twoofhersonsareinthemilitaryservices.(3)
OurchurchprovidesthreeserviceseverySundaymorning.(4)

set
[(1)toputinplaceorposition;(2)toestablishatime,priceorlimit]
Shesetfoodinfrontofus.(1)
Haveyousetatimeforourmeeting?(2)

settle
[(1)toend(adispute);(2)toagreeabout(aproblem);(3)tomakeahome
inanewplace]
Thelongdisputewasfinallysettled.(1)
Wesettledourlegalproblemwithoutgoingtocourt.(2)
HerfamilysettledinDallasmanyyearsago.(3)

several
[threeormore,butnotmany]
Isawthemintheofficeseveraldaysago.

severe
[(1)notgentle;(2)causingmuchpain,sadnessordamage]
Theprisonersreceivedseveretreatmentfromtheirguards.(1)
Thepowerfulstormcausedseveredamagetohomes.(2)

sex
[(1)eitherthemaleorfemalegroupintowhichallpeopleandanimals
aredividedbecauseoftheiractionsinproducingyoung;(2)thephysical
activitybywhichhumansandanimalscanproduceyoung]
Whatisthesexofyourchildren?(1)
Thedoctorwarnedthemaboutthedangersofunprotectedsex.(2)

shake
[tomoveorcausetomoveinshort,quickmovements]
Donotshakeyourfingeratme.

shape
[(1)togiveformto;(2)theformofsomething,especiallyhowitlooks]
Heshapedhisownversionofthetruthfromthefactsthatwereknown.(1)
Shemadehimabirthdaycakeintheshapeofafish.(2)

share
[(1)togivepartofsomethingtoanotherorothers;(2)apartbelonging
to,giventoorownedbyasinglepersonoragroup;(3)anyoneofthe
equalpartsofownershipofabusinessorcompany]
Theysharedthefoodthatremained.(1)
Eachofthebrothershadanequalshareofthebusiness.(2)
Thepresidentowned100,000sharesofthecompany'sstock.(3)

sharp
[(1)havingathinedgeorsmallpointthatcancutorhurt;(2)causing
hurtorpain]
Thesharpknifecutthroughthevegetableandintohisfinger.(1)
Hersharp,angryvoicecuthimlikeaknife.(2)

she
[thegirlorwomanwhoisbeingspokenabout]
Sheisakindwoman.

sheep
[afarmanimalusedforitsmeatandhair]
Theyusedthewoolfromtheirsheeptomakealloftheirclothes.

shell
[(1)tofireartillery;(2)ametalcontainerthatisfiredfromalarge
gunandexplodeswhenitreachesitstarget;(3)ahardoutsidecover]
Thebiggunsshelledthetownforanhour.(1)
Thesoldiersfiredmorethan200artilleryshells.(2)
Theturtle'sshellprotectsitfromitsenemies.(3)

shelter
[(1)toprotectorgiveprotectionto;(2)somethingthatgivesprotection;
(3)aplaceofsafety]
Sheshelteredhersonfromtheevilshesawintheworld.(1)
Survivalinnaturerequiresfood,waterandshelter.(2)
Theyfoundshelterunderatreeuntiltherainended.(3)

shine
[(1)toaimalight;(2)togivebrightlight;(3)tobebright;(4)to
cleantomakebright]
Heshinedthelightonthem.(1)
Thesunshinedbrightlyintheclearsky.(2)
Thefacesofthechildrenshinedwithhappiness.(3)
Sheshinedthesilverlampuntilshecouldseeherfaceinit.(4)

ship
[(1)totransport;(2)alargeboat]
Heshipshisproductsbytruck.(1)
TheshipseemedtostopateveryislandintheCaribbeanSea.(2)

shock
[(1)tocausetofeelsuddensurpriseorfear;(2)somethingthatgreatly
affectsthemindoremotions;(3)apowerfulshake,asfromanearthquake]
Shewasshockedtofindamanhidinginherhouse.(1)
Herfather'ssuddendeathwasagreatshocktoher.(2)
Manyminorshocksfollowedtheearthquake.(3)

shoe
[acoveringforthefoot]
Icannotfindoneofmyshoes.

shoot
[(1)tocauseagunorotherweapontosendoutanobjectdesignedtokill;
(2)touseagun]
Thepolicewomanwillshootyouifyoumove.(1)
Heshootsonlyattargets.(2)

short
[(1)lastingonlyforasmallperiodoftime;(2)notlong;(3)opposite
tall]
Hemadeashortspeech.(1)
Themissingdoghasshortlegsandalongbody.(2)
Sheisshort,butherhusbandistall.(3)

should
[(1)usedwithanotherverb(actionword)toshowresponsibility,(2)
probability,(3)orthatsomethingisbelievedtobeagoodidea]
Weshouldstudy.(1)
Thetalksshouldbeginsoon.(2)
Criminalsshouldbepunished.(3)

shout
[tospeakveryloudly]
TheprotestorsshoutedatthePresident.

show
[(1)tomakesomethingbeseen;(2)tomakeknown;(3)aplayorstory
presentedinatheater,orbroadcastonradioortelevision,for
enjoymentoreducation;(4)somethingorganizedtobeseenbythepublic]
SheshowedanangerIdidnotknowshepossessed.(1)
Heshowedthathecoulddoit.(2)
DidyouheartheMorningShowtodayonVOAradio?(3)
Themusicstudentsplayedatafreeshowafterschool.(4)

shrink
[tomakeorbecomelessinsize,weightorvalue]
Thosewoolclotheswillshrinkifyouwashtheminhotwater.

sick
[(1)sufferingphysicallyormentallywithadiseaseorotherproblem;(
2)notingoodhealth]
Sheissickwithafever.(1)
Healwaysseemstobesick.(2)

sickness
[theconditionofbeinginbadhealth]
Doctorsdonotyetknowwhatiscausinghersickness.

side
[(1)theoutersurfacesofanobjectthatarenotthetoporbottom;(2)
partsawayfromthemiddle;(3)eithertherightorlefthalfofthebody]
Thesideofmycarwasdamagedintheaccident.(1)
Onwhichsideofthefootballfielddoesourschoolsit?(2) 
Heusuallysleepsontheleftsideofhisbody.(3)

sign
[(1)towriteone'sname;(2)amarkorshapeusedtomeansomething;(3)
evidencethatsomethingexistsorwillhappen;(4)aflatpieceofmaterial
withwritingthatgivesinformation]
Thewritersignedacopyofhisbookforme.(1)
Awhitemarkontreesisasignofthemountaintrail.(2)
ScientistshavefoundnosignyetoflifeanywhereelseintheUniverse.(
3)
ThatsigntellsushowmanymileswemustdrivetogettoChicago.(4)
*onemile=1.6kilometers

signal
[(1)tosendamessagebysigns;(2)anactionormovementthatsendsa
message]
Thattrafficlightsignalswhenwemuststoporgo.(1)
PaulReverewillmakeasignalwithhislighttowarniftheBritishare
comingbylandorsea.(2)

silence
[(1)tomakequiet;(2)tostopfromspeakingormakingnoise;(3)alack
ofnoiseorsound]
Silencethetelevisionbypushingthemutebuttononyourhandcontrol.(
1)
Theteamleadersilencedhismenwithahandsign.(2)
Sheheardonlysilence.(3)

silver
[avaluedwhitemetal]
Thatlittleboxismadeofsilver.

similar
[likesomethingelsebutnotexactlythesame]
ThePresidentsaidhisproposalwassimilartoaproposalbyCongress.

simple
[(1)easytounderstandordo;(2)notdifficultorcomplex]
SpecialEnglishisasimpleformofspokenEnglish.(1)
Thisbooktellsusinasimplewayhowtouseacomputertodocomplex
work.(2)

since
[fromatimeinthepastuntilnow]
Ihaveknownhersincewewenttoschooltogether.

sing
[tomakemusicsoundswiththevoice]
Hesingsintheshower.

single
[oneonly]
Hegaveherasingleflower,aredrose,toshowhislove.

sink
[togodownintowaterorotherliquid]
Hesankdeeperintothemudwitheachstep.

sister
[afemalewiththesamefatherormotherasanotherperson]
Ihaveonlyonesister.

sit
[(1)torestonthelowerpartofthebodywithoutthesupportofthelegs;
(2)tobecomeseated]
Pleasesitdownandrest.(1)
Shesatdown.(2)

situation
[thewaythingsareduringaperiodoftime]
ThesituationintheMiddleEastisverydangerous.

size
[(1)thespaceoccupiedbysomething;(2)howlong,wideorhigh
somethingis]
CanyouimaginethesizeoftheUniverse?(1)
Geometrycanhelpyoumeasurethesizeofthatbigtree.(2)

skeleton
[allthebonesofahumanorotheranimaltogetherintheirnormal
positions]
Scientistssometimesfindtheskeletonsofpeoplewholivedthousandsof
yearsago.

skill
[theabilitygainedfromtrainingorexperience]
Hehasgreatbaseballskills.

skin
[theoutercoveringofhumansandmostanimals]
Herskinwasburnedredbytheintensesunlight.

sky
[thespaceabovetheearth]
Theskywasfilledwithbeautifulwhiteclouds.

slave
[apersonownedorcontrolledbyanother]
AllslavesintheUnitedStateswerefreedbyanamendmenttothe
Constitutionin1865.

sleep
[torestthebodyandmindwiththeeyesclosed]
Doyousleepeighthoursormoreeachnight?

slide
[tomovesmoothlyoverasurface]
Abigareaofsnowsliddownthemountain.

slow
[(1)toreducethespeedof;(2)notfastinmoving,talkingorother
activities]
Slowyourspeedto45milesperhour.(1)
*onemile=1.6kilometers
IsSpecialEnglishslowenoughforyou?(2)

small
[(1)littleinsizeoramount;(2)fewinnumber;(3)notimportant;(4)
oppositelarge]
Thesmallboywashungry.(1)
Thesmallforcelandedbyparachute.(2)
Itwasasmallproblemandeasytosolve.(3)
Hissmallhousewasnexttoabigbuilding.(4)

smash
[(1)tobreakorbebrokenintosmallpiecesbyforce;(2)tohitormove
withforce]
Hesmashedthewindowwitharock.(1)
Thespeedingcarsmashedintothewall.(2)

smell
[(1)tosensethroughthenose;(2)somethingsensedbythenose]
Shesmelledsomethingburning.(1)
Ilovethesmelloffoodcooking.(2)

smoke
[(1)tousecigarettesorothertobaccoproductsbyburningthemand
breathinginthesmoke;(2)thatwhichcanbeseenrisingintotheairlike
acloudfromsomethingburning]
Hesmokedcigarettesuntilhedied.(1)
Thesmokefromtheburningforestrosehighintothesky.(2)

smooth
[(1)havingalevelsurface;(2)oppositerough]
Thesmoothfloorwasperfectfordancing.(1)
Thefloorwasroughuntiltheworkmanmadeitsmooth.(2)

snow
[soft,whitepiecesoffrozenwaterthatfallfromthesky,usuallyin
winterorwhentheairtemperatureisverycold]
Thesnowfellfortwodays.

so
[(1)insuchawaythat;(2)also;(3)too;(4)very;(5)asaresult;(
6)inorderthat;(7)forthepurposeof]
Heheldtheflagsoallcouldseeit.(1)
ShewastiredandsowasI.(2)
Sheleftearly,andsodidwe.(3)
Iamsosick.(4)
Theyweresick,sotheycouldnotcome.(5)
Weplantseedssoplantswillgrow.(6)
Comeearlysowecandiscusstheplans.(7)

social
[oforaboutpeopleoragroup]
Thepresidentofferedanewsolutionforsomesocialproblems.

soft
[(1)nothard;(2)easilyshaped;(3)pleasingtotouch;(4)notloud]
Shelikesasoftbedbutherhusbandlikesahardbed.(1)
Herdaughterlikestoshapethingsfromsoftclay.(2)
Iliketoholdhersofthands.(3)
Theroomwasfilledwithsoftmusic.(4)

soil
[earthinwhichplantsgrow]
Sheputtheseedsinthesoilandtheplantsbegantogrow.

soldier
[apersoninthearmy]
Asoldieristrainedtobereadyforanysituation.

solid
[(1)havingahardshapewithnoemptyspacesinside;(2)strong;(3)not
intheformofaliquidorgas]
Thetoolsweresolidmetalandveryheavy.(1)
Thehouseissolid,soitwillsurvivethestorm.(2)
Iceisthesolidformofwater.(3)

solve
[(1)tofindananswer;(2)tosettle]
Theboysolvedthemathematicsproblem.(1)
Thecommitteehopesitsproposalswillsolvethecurrenteconomic
problem.(2)

some
[(1)ofanamountornumberorpartnotstated;(2)notall]
Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?(1)
Wouldyoulikesomeofmycoffee?(2)

son
[aperson'smalechild]
Tommyismyyoungestson.

soon
[(1)notlongafterthepresenttime;(2)quickly]
Shewillsoonbe18yearsold.(1)
Tellhimtogethereassoonaspossible.(2)

sort
[(1)anygroupofpeopleorthingsthatarethesameoraresimilarinsome
way;(2)akindofsomething]
TheyarethesamesortofpeopleasI.(1)
Heisthesortofpersonyouwantasafriend.(2)

sound
[(1)fast-movingwavesofenergythataffecttheearandresultinhearing;
(2)thatwhichisheard]
Soundtravelsthroughtheairataspeedof1,088feetpersecond.(1)
*onefeet=30.48centimeters
Shesaysthesoundoftheoceanhelpshersleep.(2)

south
[thedirectiontotherightofapersonfacingtherisingsun]
Helives15milessouthofWashington.
*onemile=1.6kilometers

space
[(1)theareaoutsidetheearth'satmospherewherethesun,moon,planets
andstarsare;(2)theareabetweenorinsidethings]
Humansbeganmakingflightsintospaceintheearly1960's.(1)
Theirnewhousehasmorespacethantheiroldone.(2)

speak
[(1)totalk;(2)tosaywordswiththemouth;(3)toexpressone's
thoughtstoothersandexchangeideas;(4)togiveaspeechtoagroup]
Shewouldnotspeaktohim.(1)
Hespoketoeveryone.(2)
Hespokeabouthisproposaltoeveryonehemet.(3)
TheSenatorspeakstoagrouptomorrowabouttraderelationswithEast
Asia.(4)

special
[(1)ofadifferentorunusualkind;(2)notforgeneraluse;(3)betteror
moreimportantthanothersofthesamekind]
SpecialEnglishisaspecialkindofEnglishthatiseasytounderstand.(
1)
Thisisaspecialmachinethatcanbeusedonlybyatrainedworker.(2)
Shereceivedaspecialawardforalifetimeofservicetoothers.(3)

speech
[atalkgiventoagroupofpeople]
ThePresidentwillmakeatelevisionspeechtonightaboutcivilrights.

speed
[(1)tomakesomethinggoormovefaster;(2)therateatwhichsomething
movesortravels;(3)therateatwhichsomethinghappensorisdone]
Thechairmanisspeedingupdebateonthebill.(1)
Doyouknowthespeedoflight?(2)
SpecialEnglishnewsisreadataspeedof90wordsperminute.(3)

spend
[togiveaspayment;touse]
Hespent45dollarsforfood.(1)
Hespendsmuchtimestudying.(2)

spill
[tocauseorpermitliquidtoflowout,usuallybyaccident]
Thebigshipspilledhundredsofthousandsofbarrelsofoilintothe
ocean.
*onebarrel(米)=42gallons(159liters)

spirit
[(1)thepartofahumanthatisnotphysicalandisconnectedto
thoughtsandemotions;(2)thepartofapersonthatisbelievedto
remainaliveafterdeath]
Hisspiritcontinuedtofightthediseaseevenafterhisbody
surrendered.(1)
Manybelieveaperson'sspiritdoesnotdiebutreturnstotheworldina
newbody.(2)

split
[(1)toseparateintotwoormoreparts;(2)todivideorbreakinto
parts]
Whenyousplitwoodforafire,youarewarmedtwotimes:oncebythe
workandlaterbythefire.(1)
Cellssplitintotwoparts;thenewpartbecomesanewcellthatisexactly
liketheoldone.(2)

sport
[anygameoractivityofcompetitioninvolvingphysicaleffortorskill]
Hisdaughterplaysfoursports.

spread
[(1)tobecomelongerorwider;(2)tomakeorbecomewidelyknown]
Theoldtreehasspreaditsrootsandbranchesoverawidearea.(1)
PleasespreadthenewsthatwearehavingapartynextSaturday.(2)

spring
[thetimeoftheyearbetweenwinterandsummer]
Ihopespringstartsearlythisyear.

spy
[(1)tostealorgetinformationsecretly;(2)onewhowatchesothers
secretly;(3)apersonemployedbyagovernmenttogetsecretinformation
aboutanothercountry]
Shespiedtogetinformationforanothercompany.(1)
Aspyfortheman'swifewatchedhimforseveralweeks.(2)
ThreepeopleemployedattheC.I.A.wereaccusedofbeingspiesfora
foreigncountry.(3)

square
[aflatshapehavingfourequalsides]
Measurethissquareandtellmehowmuchmaterialisneededtocoverit.

stab
[tocutorpushintoorthroughwithapointedweapon]
Thepersonstabbedherthenranaway.

stand
[(1)tomoveintoorbeinapositioninwhichonlythefeetareona
surface;(2)tobeinonepositionorplace]
Shetoldthestudentstostandfortheopeningceremony.(1)
Twohoursago,shewasstandingwherethecitybusstops.(2)

star
[(1)amassofgasthatusuallyappearsasasmalllightintheskyat
night,butisnotaplanet;(2)afamousperson,usuallyanactoror
singer]
ThosestarsformtheshapeofOriontheHunter.(1)
SomeHollywoodstarswereattheWhiteHouselastnight.(2)

start
[(1)tobegin;(2)tomakesomethingbegin]
Hewillstartthenewjobtomorrow.(1)
Willyoustartthecarandturnontheheater?(2)

starve
[tosufferordiefromalackoffood]
ThousandsmayhavestarvedtodeathbecauseofcropfailuresinSudan.

state
[(1)tosay;(2)todeclare;(3)apoliticalpartofanation]
TheAmbassadorstatedhisconcernabouttheproblem.(1)
AWhiteHousespokesmanstatedthatnochangeshadbeenmadeinpolicies
affectingtradewithAsia.(2)
Heplanstotravelthroughseveralwesternstates.(3)

station
[(1)aplaceofspecialworkorpurpose;(2)aplacewherepassengersget
onorofftrainsorbuses;(3)aplaceforradioortelevisionbroadcasts]
Rebelsattackedapolicestationoutsidethecity.(1)
Heplanstomeetherwhenshearrivesatthebusstation.(2)
Sheworksatthetelevisionstation.(3)

statue
[aformofahuman,animalorothercreatureusuallymadeofstone,woodor
metal]
TheStatueofLibertyinNewYorkharborwasagiftfromFrance.

stay
[(1)tocontinuetobewhereoneis;(2)toremain;(3)tonotleave;(4)
toliveforatime]
Iwillstayhereuntilyoureturn.(1)
Hestayedathomeyesterday.(2)
ShesaidIshouldstayuntilshecalls.(3)
TheystayedinNewYorkfortwoyears.(4)

steal
[totakewithoutpermissionorpaying]
Becareful.Shewillstealyourheart.

steam
[thegasthatcomesfromhotwater]
Thekitchenisfullofsteamwhenhismothercooks.

steel
[ironmadeharderandstrongerbymixingitwithothersubstances]
MuchofthesteelusednowintheUnitedStatesisimported.

step
[(1)tomovebyliftingonefootandplacingitinanewposition;(2)
theactofstepping;(3)oneofaseriesofactionsdesignedtoreacha
goal]
Hesteppedthroughthedoor.(1)
Wemovedslowlyupthemountain,onestepatatime.(2)
Thefinalstepistoputthenewboatinthewater.(3)

stick
[(1)toattachsomethingtoanotherthingusingasubstancethatwill
holdthemtogether;(2)tobecomefixedinonepositionsothatmovementis
difficult;(3)athinpieceofwood]
Wewillputglueonthewallpaper,thenstickthepapertothewall.(1)
Somethingismakingthedoorstick.(2)
Weneedsomesmallstickstostartacampfire.(3)

still
[(1)notmoving;(2)untilthepresentorastatedtime;(3)evenso;(4)
although]
Themanwasstandingstill.(1)
Washestillthere?(2)
Shesleptforninehours,butshewasstilltired.(3)
Thejobwasdifficult,butshestillwantedtodoit.(4)

stone
[asmallpieceofrock]
Theboysthrewstonesatthesoldiers.

stop
[(1)topreventanymoremovementoraction;(2)tocomeorbringtoan
end]
Shestoppedthecar.(1)
Stopthatnoise.(2)

store
[(1)tokeeporputawayforfutureuse;(2)aplacewherepeoplebuy
things]
Shestoresfoodforemergencies.(1)
Hisfatherownsanautomobilepartsstore.(2)

storm
[violentweather,includingstrongwindsandrainorsnow]
ThestormcausedseveredamageacrosssouthernFlorida.

story
[thetellingorwritingofanevent,eitherrealorimagined]
Noonebelievedthestoryofherlife,soshechangedit.

stove
[aheatingdeviceusedforcooking]
ThestoveisbrokensoIcannotcookdinner.

straight
[continuinginonedirectionwithoutturns]
Theroadisstraight,allthewayacrossthedesert.

strange
[(1)unusual;(2)notnormal;(3)notknown]
Isawsomestrangelightsintheskylastnight.(1)
Ourbackyardisastrangeplacetoseeadeer.(2)
Someofourcustomsseemstrangetoher.(3)

street
[aroadinacity,townorvillage]
Whichstreetareyoulookingfor?

stretch
[(1)toextendforadistance;(1)topullontomakelongerorwider]
Theystretchedtheropeacrosstheriver.(1)
Hisshouldersstretchedthecoat.(2)

strike
[(1)tohitwithforce;(2)tostopworkasawaytoseekbetter
conditions,morepayortomakeotherdemands]
Hestruckthebaseballwiththebat.(1)
Theworkersareonstrikeformoremoney.(2)

strong
[(1)havingmuchpower;(2)noteasilybroken,damagedordestroyed]
Thestrongwindblewdownsometrees.(1)
Evensomeofthestrongtreesweredamaged.(2)

structure
[(1)thewaysomethingisbuilt,madeororganized;(2)asystemthatis
formedororganizedinaspecialway;(3)abuilding]
Thispictureshowsthestructureofaplantcell.(1)
Hewillproposesomechangesinthestructureoftheorganization.(2)
Thenewstructurewillhaveofficeson14floors.(3)

struggle
[(1)totrywithmucheffort;(2)tofightwith;(3)agreateffort;(4)
afight]
Hestruggledtokeephiscompanyopen.(1)
Thetwoboysstruggledfornoreason.(2)
Itisagreatstrugglejusttogetupinthemorning.(3)
Whoweretheboysinthatstruggleoutsidetheschool?(4)

study
[(1)tomakeanefforttogainknowledgebyusingthemind;(2)to
examinecarefully]
Hestudiedformanyyearstobecomeadoctor.(1)
Shestudiedtheproblemcarefullybeforemakingherproposal.(2)

stupid
[(1)notabletolearnmuch;(2)notintelligent]
Youarenotstupid,youhavealearningproblem.(1)
Therearenostupidpeople,onlystupidmistakes.(2)

subject
[thepersonorthingbeingdiscussed,studiedorwrittenabout]
Everyoneknowsthesubjectofthismeeting,soletusgetstarted.

submarine
[anunderwatership]
Thesubmarineisintroubleatthebottomoftheocean.

substance
[thematerialofwhichsomethingismade(asolid,liquidorgas)]
Thenewsubstanceisaliquidthatquicklychangestoasolidwhenmixed
withanotherchemical.

substitute
[(1)toputoruseinplaceofanother;(2)apersonorthingputorused
inplaceofanother]
Youcansubstitutethismedicinefortheoneyouhavebeenusing.(1)
JimisasubstituteforTomintoday'sgame.(2)

subversion
[anattempttoweakenordestroyapoliticalsystemorgovernment,
usuallysecretly]
Thethreemenareaccusedofsubversion.

succeed
[(1)toreachagoalorthingdesired;(2)toproduceaplannedresult]
Hesucceededinmarryingher.(1)
Theteamsucceededinwinningeverygamethatyear.(2)

such
[(1)ofthisorthatkind;(2)ofthesamekindas;(3)similarto]
Shewassurprisedthattheywereinterestedinvisitingsuchplaces.(1)
Suchpeopleareneverhappywiththeirsituation.(2)
Hehadcoins,keys,gumandsuchinhispockets.(3)

sudden
[(1)notexpected;(2)withoutwarning;(3)doneorcarriedoutquickly
orwithoutpreparation]
Allofusgotwetduringthatsuddenrainstorm.(1)
Policemadeasuddenarrestinthecase.(2)
Hemadeasuddendecisiontoretireimmediately.(3)

suffer
[(1)tofeelpaininthebodyormind;(2)toreceiveorexperiencehurtor
sadness]
Shesufferedmuchbeforeherdeathfromcancer.(1)
Hesufferedfromdepressionwhenhedidnotusehismedicine.(2)

sugar
[asweetsubstancemadefromliquidstakenfromplants]
Iwouldlikesugarinmytea,please.

suggest
[toofferorproposesomethingtothinkaboutorconsider]
Shesuggesteddoingthejobadifferentway.

summer
[thewarmesttimeoftheyear,betweenspringandautumn]
Mostpublicschoolsareclosedduringthesummer.

sun
[thehugestarintheskythatprovidesheatandlighttoearth]
Withoutthesun,lifewouldnotexistonEarth.

supervise
[todirectandobservetheworkofothers]
Shesupervisesahealthservicesoffice.

supply
[(1)togive;(2)toprovide;(3)theamountofsomethingthatcanbegiven
orsoldtoothers]
Theorganizationsuppliesfoodandclothingtopoorpeople.(1)
Thestoresuppliesworkerswithlowcostuniformsandotherwork
clothing.(2)
Thestorehaslargesuppliesofuniformsinallsizes.(3)

support
[(1)tocarrytheweightof;(2)toholduporinposition;(3)toagree
withothersandhelpthemreachagoal;(4)toapprove]
Thewallssupporttheweightofthehouse.(1)
MyhelpersupportsthepartwhileIconnectit.(2)
Herjobistosupporttheotherworkersbyagreeingwiththeirdecisions.
(3)
Hesupportsthembyapprovingtheireffortstocompletethework.(4)

suppose
[(1)tobelieve,thinkorimagine;(2)toexpect]
Isupposeyouareright.(1)
Itissupposedtoraintonight.(2)

suppress
[(1)toputdownortokeepdownbyforce;(2)topreventinformation
frombeingknownpublicly]
Thegovernmentsuppressedanyattempttoenditscontrol.(1)
Thegovernmentsuppressedallreportsofdemonstrations.(2)

sure
[(1)veryprobable;(2)withgoodreasontobelieve;(3)truewithout
question]
Hebelievedhehadasuremethodofescape.(1)
Everythingshewrotewasbasedonsurefacts.(2)
Thegovernmenthadsureproofthathedidthecrime.(3)

surface
[theoutersideortopofsomething]
Therocketlandedonthesurfaceofthemoon.

surplus
[(1)anamountthatismorethanisneeded;(2)extra]
TheUnitedStateshadabigbudgetsurplus.(1)
Thatcountryhasatradesurplus.Itexportsmorethanitimports.(2)

surprise
[(1)tocauseafeelingofwonderbecausesomethingisnotexpected;(2)
somethingnotexpected;(3)thefeelingcausedbysomethingnotexpected]
Herfriendssurprisedherwithaparty.(1)
Thepartywasabigsurprise.(2)
Herrealsurprisemadeeveryoneelseashappyasshe.(3)

surrender
[(1)togivecontrolofoneselforone'spropertytoanotherorothers;(2)
tostopfightingandadmitdefeat]
Therobberssurrenderedtopolice.(1)
GermanysurrenderedtothealliedpowerstoendthewarinEurope.(2)

surround
[(1)toformacirclearound;(2)tobeinpositionsallaroundsomeone
orsomething]
Thehousewassurroundedbybigtrees.(1)
Soldierssurroundedtheenemyheadquarters.(2)

survive
[toremainaliveduringorafteradangeroussituation]
Noonesurvivedwhentheplanecrashedintothemountain.

suspect
[(1)toimagineorbelievethatapersonisguiltyofsomethingbador
illegal;(2)apersonbelievedtobeguilty]
Policesuspectedherfromthebeginning.(1)
Theyquestionedalltheusualsuspects.(2)

suspend
[tocausetostopforaperiodoftime]
Thecommitteemeetingwassuspendedbecausenotenoughvotingmembers
werethere.

swallow
[totakeintothestomachthroughthemouth]
Heswallowedthemedicine.

swearin
[toputanofficialintoofficebyhavinghimorherpromisetocarryout
thedutiesofthatoffice]
Thechiefjusticewillswearinthepresident.

sweet
[tastingpleasant,likesugar]
Thisfruitisverysweet.

swim
[tomovethroughwaterbymakingmotionswiththearmsandlegs]
Canyouswimacrosstheriver?

sympathy
[asharingoffeelingsoremotionswithanotherperson,usuallyfeelingsof
sadness]
Youhaveoursympathyforyourloss.

system
[(1)amethodoforganizingordoingsomethingbyfollowingrulesora
plan;(2)agroupofconnectedthingsorpartsworkingtogetherfora
commonpurposeorgoal]
Theofficeestablishedafilingsystemsothatwecanfinddocumentseasily
andquickly.(1)
Oursystemofjusticesometimesmakesmistakesandpunishesaninnocent
person.(2)



take
[(1)toputahandorhandsaroundsomethingandholdit,oftentomove
ittoanotherplace;(2)tocarrysomething;(3)toseize;(4)to
capture;(5)tobegintobeincontrol]
Takethisglass.(1)
Theywilltakethiswiththem.(2)
Didthepolicementaketheevidence?(3)
TheMarinestooktheenemyposition.(4)
ThePresidenttakesofficetomorrow.(5)

talk
[(1)toexpressthoughtsinspokenwords;(2)ameetingfordiscussion]
Hewilltalktous.(1)
Theprofessorwillgivethetalk.(2)

tall
[(1)higherthanothers;(2)oppositeshort]
NewYorkhasmanyverytallbuildings.(1)
Tomistallbuthiswifeisshort.(2)

tank
[(1)alargecontainerforholdingliquids;(2)aheavymilitaryvehicle
withguns]
Thatoiltankisleaking.(1)
Thetankmovedintopositionandbeganshellingthetown.(2)

target
[anypersonorobjectaimedatorfiredat]
Wefiredatpapertargets300metersfromus.

taste
[tosensethroughthemouth]
Thefruittastessweet.

tax
[themoneyapersonorbusinessmustpaytothegovernmentsothe
governmentcanprovideservices]
FederaltaxesaredueApril15th,unlessyoupaythemearlier.

tea
[adrinkmadefromtheplantofthesamename]
MayIgetyouacupoftea?

teach
[(1)toshowhowtodosomething;(2)toprovideknowledge;(3)tocauseto
understand]
Willyouteachmehowtodriveacar?(1)
Shewantstoteachhighschoolstudents.(2)
Hetaughtmetounderstandpoems.(3)

team
[agrouporganizedforsomepurpose,oftenforsports]
Sheplaysonthesoftballandsoccerteams.

tear
[topullapart,oftenbyforce]
Didyourdogtearthenewspaper?

tears
[thefluidthatcomesoutoftheeyeswhilecrying]
Hereyesfloodedwithtears.

technical
[(1)involvingmachines,processesandmaterialsinindustry,
transportationandcommunications;(2)oforaboutaveryspecialkindof
subjectorthing]
Hehasmademanytechnicalimprovementsinourfactory.(1)
Youneedtechnicalknowledgetounderstandhowthissystemworks.(2)

technology
[theuseofscientificknowledgeandmethodstoproducegoodsand
services]
Sheworksatacompanythatdesignscommunicationstechnology.

telephone
[adeviceorsystemforsendingsounds,especiallythevoice,over
distances]
Doyouhaveawirelesstelephone?

telescope
[adeviceformakingobjectsthatarefarawayappearcloserandlarger]
Spacetelescopescanseeobjectsneartheedgeofourgalaxy.

television
[(1)adevicethatreceiveselectronicsignalsandmakesthemintopictures
andsounds;(2)thesystemofsendingpicturesandsoundsbyelectronic
signalsoveradistancesootherscanseeandhearthemonareceiver]
Hehasatelevisionineveryroom.(1)
Televisionhasaffectedalmosteverypartofourlives.(2)

tell
[(1)togiveinformation;(2)tomakeknownbyspeaking;(3)tocommand]
Hewilltelleveryonehowtogettotheparty.(1)
ShewilltellusabouthertriptoChina.(2)
DowhatItellyou.(3)

temperature
[themeasurementofheatandcold]
Whatisthetemperatureoutside?

temporary
[lastingonlyashorttime]
Hehasatemporaryjob.

tense
[(1)havingfearorconcern;(2)dangerous;(3)oppositecalm]
Mypregnantsisteristenseaboutthepainofchildbirth.(1)
Thebombthreatcreatedatensesituation.(2)
Thecalmsituationsuddenlybecameatensesituation.(3)

term
[(1)alimitedperiodoftimeduringwhichsomeonedoesajoborcarries
outaresponsibility;(2)theconditionsofanagreementthathavebeen
acceptedbythoseinvolvedinit]
HeservedtwotermsinCongress.(1)
ThetermsofthepeaceagreementwereguaranteedbytheUnitedStatesand
Russia.(2)

terrible
[(1)verybad;(2)causingterrororfear]
Shehadaterribledayattheoffice.(1)
Thehostageswereinaterriblesituation.(2)

territory
[alargeareaofland]
Theareaisdangerousterritoryinsummerbecauseofextremelyhot
weatherandlackofwater.

terror
[(1)extremefear;(2)thatwhichcausesgreatfear]
Shelivedwiththeterrorthattheattackcouldhappenagain.(1)
Hefrozewithterrorwhenhesawtheangrybearrunningtowardhim.(2)

terrorist
[apersonwhocarriesoutactsofextremeviolenceasaprotestorawayto
influenceagovernment]
Theterroristadmittedthathemadethebomb.

test
[(1)toattempttolearnorprovewhatsomethingislikeorhowitwillact
bystudyingordoing;(2)anattempttolearnorprovewhatsomethingis
likeorhowitwillactbystudyingordoing;(3)agroupofquestionsor
problemsusedtofindoutaperson'sknowledge]
Thescientistswilltestthenewenginesoon.(1)
Thetestofthenewenginetakesplacetoday.(2)
Thestudentsdidwellonthelanguagetest.(3)

than
[(1)connectingwordusedtolinkthingsthatmaybesimilar,butarenot
equal]
MysisteristallerthanIam.

thank
[tosaythatonehasagoodfeelingtowardanotherbecausethatperson
didsomethingkind]
Iwanttothankyouforhelpingme.

that
[(1)showingtheperson,placeorthingbeingspokenabout;(2)theperson,
placeorthingbeingspokenabout]
Thatmanisasoldier.(1)
ThebuildingthatIsawwasverylarge.(2)

the
[usedinfrontofanamewordtoshowthatitisapersonorthingthat
isknownaboutorisbeingspokenabout]
Themanwatchedtheanimalrunintothewoods.

theater
[aplacewheremoviesareshownorplaysareperformed]
Wesawawonderfulplaylastnightatthetheater.

them
[otherpeoplebeingspokenabout]
Didyoutalktothemaboutthedog?

then
[(1)atthattime;(2)andso]
Wewereyoungthen.(1)
IfIamlatethenshegetsangry.(2)

theory
[apossibleexplanationofwhysomethingexistsorhowsomethinghappens
usingexperimentsorideas,butwhichisnotyetproven]
Otherscientistsaredebatinghistheoryaboutthedisappearanceof
dinosaurs.

there
[(1)inthatplaceorposition;(2)toortowardthatplace]
Whatdidyoufindoverthere?(1)
Iamgoingtheretogetsomethingtoeat.(2)

these
[oforaboutthepeople,placesorthingsnearbythathavebeenspoken
aboutalready]
Thesearemychildren.

they
[thoseonesbeingspokenabout]
Theyworkwithusonseveralprojects.

thick
[(1)havingalargedistancebetweentwooppositesurfaces;(2)havingmany
partsclosetogether;(3)almostsolid,suchasaliquidthatdoesnotflow
easily;(4)oppositethin]
Thewallistwometersthick.(1)
Theforestisverythick.(2)
Heputthickoilinthemotorofhisoldcar.(3)
Thishousepaintisthick,notthinliketheotherpaint.(4)

thin
[(1)havingasmalldistancebetweentwooppositesurfaces;(2)notfat;(
3)notwide;(4)oppositethick]
Thewallsinthishouseareverythin.(1)
Hewasfatasaboybutisthinasaman.(2)
Theyoungtreesarethinbutwillgrowwide.(3)
Theelectricwireswerethin,notthick.(4)

thing
[anyobject]
Doyouknowwhatthatthingis?

think
[(1)toproducethoughts;(2)toformideasinthemind;(3)toconsider;
(4)tobelieve]
Whatisitinhumansthatmakesthemthink?(1)
Sometimeshethinksaboutthepurposeofhislife.(2)
Iwillthinkaboutyourrequest.(3)
Ithinkyouareright.(4)

third
[comingaftertwoothers]
Youarethethirdpersontotellmeaboutthat.

this
[oforabouttheperson,placeorthingnearbythathasbeenspokenabout
already]
Thisnotewillansweryourquestion.

threaten
[towarnthatonewilldoharmorcausedamage]
Thebankthreatenedtoseizehishouse.

through
[(1)inatoneendandoutattheother;(2)fromfronttoback;(3)from
toptobottom;(4)withthehelpof;(5)by]
OilisshippedthroughapipefromTexastoVirginia.(1)
Thedogranthroughthehouse.(2)
Thesubmarinesankthroughthewater.(3)
Theygothelpthroughtheirchurch.(4)
Theycamethroughthebackway.(5)

throw
[tocausetogothroughtheairbyamovementofthearm]
Veryfewbaseballplayerscanthrowaball100milesanhour.
*onemile=1.6kilometers

tie
[(1)tojoinorholdtogetherwithsomematerial;(2)anythingthatjoins
orunites;(3)linksorconnections]
Hetiedhisdogtothetree.(1)
Theyareconnectedbybusinessties.(2)
Thetwonationshavestrongtradeties.(3)

time
[(1)thatwhichismeasuredinminutes,hours,daysandyears;(2)aperiod
thatcanbeidentifiedinhoursandminutesandisshownonaclock;(3)
aperiodwhenaneventshouldorwilltakeplace]
Wehavebeenfriendsforalongtime.(1)
Whattimeisit?(2)
Thetimeforstartingthemeetingistwoo'clock.(3)

tired
[(1)havinglessstrengthbecauseofworkorexercise;(2)needingsleepor
rest]
Talkingalldaymakeshimtired.(1)
IamsotiredIcouldsleepallday.(2)

to
[(1)showingthedirectionofanaction;(2)showingthepersonorplace
towardwhichanactionisdirected;(3)showingagoalorpurpose]
Atthefirststoplight,turntotheright.(1)
SheisflyingtoSeattle.(2)
Cometomyhousetostudytonight.(3)

today
[thisday]
Iamgladthatschoolendstoday.

together
[(1)inonegroup;(2)atthesametimeorplace;(3)incooperation]
Herweddingwillbringusalltogethernextmonth.(1)
Theywillbetogetheratschooltomorrow.(2)
Weagreedtoworktogether.(3)

tomorrow
[thedayaftertoday]
Youwillfeelbettertomorrow,afteranight'srest.

tonight
[thisnight]
Areyougoingtoseehertonight?

too
[(1)also;(2)aswell;(3)morethanisnecessary]
Ilikehimtoo.(1)
Shewillbeatthepartytoo.(2)
Heworkstoomuch.(3)

tool
[anyinstrumentordevicedesignedtohelponedowork]
MayIborrowatoolfromyoutofixmykeyboard.

top
[(1)theupperedgeorsurface;(2)thehighestpart;(3)thecoverof
something]
Thefoodisinthepanonthetopofthestove.(1)
Sheclimbedtothetopofthemountain.(2)
Pleaseputthetopontheboxoftea.(3)

torture
[(1)tocauseseverepain;(2)theactofcausingseverepaininorderto
harm,topunishortogetinformationfrom]
Theguardstorturedtheprisonersbybeatingthem.(1)
Torturewasusedtogetinformationabouttherebels.(2)

total
[thecompleteamount]
Themeasureproposesatax-reductiontotalof1.6trilliondollarsoverten
years.

touch
[toputthehandorfingerson]
Pleasedonottouchthewetpaint.

toward
[(1)inthedirectionof;(2)leadingto]
Hewalkedtowardtheriver.(1)
Theytookthefirststepstowardapeaceagreement.(2)

town
[acenterwherepeoplelive,largerthanavillagebutnotaslargeasa
city]
Manytownsaresmallernowbecauseyoungpeoplemovetothecities.

trade
[(1)tobuyandsellorexchangeproductsorservices;(2)theactivity
ofbuying,sellingorexchangingproductsorservices]
HetradessharesofstockontheNewYorkStockExchange.(1)
TheUnitedStateswantstosellmoreAmericanproductsinitstradewith
China.(2)

tradition
[aceremony,activityorbeliefthathasexistedforalongtime]
AbigThanksgivingDaydinnerisatraditioninourfamily.

traffic
[themovementofpeople,vehiclesorshipsalongastreet,roador
waterway]
Trafficwasveryslowduringtheeveningrushhour.

tragic
[(1)extremelysad;(2)terrible]
Theboy'sstruggleagainstdiseasewasatragicstory.(1)
Atragiccarcrashkilledfivepeople.(2)

train
[(1)toteachorlearnhowtodosomething;(2)toprepareforanactivity;
(3)anengineandthecarsconnectedtoitthatmovealongarailroad]
Adoctorwilltrainthegroupinemergencymedicaltreatment.(1)
Thesoldierstrainedfordaystopreparefortheattack.(2)
Sheridesatraintoworkeveryday.(3)

transport
[tomovegoodsorpeoplefromoneplacetoanother]
Truckswilltransportthegoods.

transportation
[theactorbusinessofmovinggoodsorpeople]
Effectivetransportationdependsonreasonablefuelcosts.

trap
[(1)tocatchorbecaughtbybeingtricked;(2)tobeunabletomoveor
escape;(3)adeviceusedtocatchanimals]
Policetrappedrobbersbyopeningstoresthatofferedtobuystolen
goods.(1)
Hewastrappedintheburningbuilding.(2)
Fewpeopleusetrapsnowtocatchanimalsfortheirfurorskins.(3)

travel
[togofromoneplacetoanother,usuallyforalongdistance]
HetravelstoCaliforniaseveraltimesayear.

treason
[theactoffightingagainstone'sowncountryorofhelpingitsenemies]
Onlyafewpersonshavebeentriedfortreasoninthepast50years.

treasure
[alargecollectionofmoney,jewelsorotherthingsofgreatvalue]
Searchersstillfindtreasureinshipsthatsankastheycarriedgoldto
Europe.

treat
[(1)todealwith;(2)toacttowardinaspecialway;(3)totrytocure]
Thenewbooktreatsthesubjectofpoliticalwrong-doinginthe1990's.(1)

Hispoliticalenemiestreatedhimunfairly.(2)
Doctorsaretreatingthediseasewithanewmedicine.(3)

treatment
[(1)theactoftreating;(2)theuseofmedicinetotrytocureormake
better]
Anewreportoffersadifferenttreatmentonthecostsofreducingair
pollution.(1)
DoctorsaredevelopingsomenewtreatmentsfortheAIDSdisease.(2)

treaty
[awrittenagreementbetweentwoormorenations]
TheUnitedStatesmayseekchangesintheNuclearTestBanTreaty.

tree
[averytallplantthatismostlywood,exceptforitsleaves]
Somenewrulesareexpectedtoreducethenumberoftreescutinthe
NationalForests.

trial
[anexaminationinacourtofaquestionordisputetodecideifacharge
istrue]
EvidenceagainsttheterroristswillbepresentedatatrialinNewYork.

tribe
[agroupoffamiliesruledbyacommonchieforleader]
AnotherNativeAmericantribeisseekingthereturnoflandstakenbythe
governmentinthe1800's.

trick
[(1)tocheat;(2)tofoolapersonsoastogetsomethingormakehimor
herdosomething]
Heusedfalsedocumentstotrickthetaxofficeintoreducinghistaxes.(
1)
Shetrickedhimintogivingherprivateinformationabouthiscredit
card.(2)

trip
[amovementfromoneplacetoanother,usuallyalongdistance]
WewillgoonatriptoEuropenextmonth.

troops
[anumberofsoldiersinalargecontrolledgroup]
AmericanandEuropeantroopsarekeepingpeaceinYugoslavia.

trouble
[thatwhichcausesconcern,fear,difficultyorproblems]
Healwayshastroublestartinghiscar.

truce
[atemporaryhaltinfightingagreedtobyallsidesinvolved]
Fightingendedwhenthetwosidesagreedtoatruce.

truck
[aheavyvehicleusedtocarrygoods]
ThemenloadedeverythingthatIownintothetruck.

true
[(1)correct;(2)notfalse]
Thenewsreportwastrue.(1)
Thewomanmadeatruestatementtothecourt.(2)

trust
[tobelievethatsomeoneishonestandwillnotcauseharm]
Manyimportantpeopletrustedhim.

try
[(1)tomakeaneffort;(2)totakecourtactionagainstapersontodecide
ifheorsheisguiltyorinnocentofacrime]
Wewilltrytofindher.(1)
Thecourtwilltryhimnextweek.(2)

tube
[(1)along,roundstructurethroughwhichliquidsorgasescanflow;(2)a
long,thincontainerinwhichtheycanbekept]
Thepatientbreathedthroughatubeplacedinhisthroat.(1)
Thetubeoftoothpasteisempty.(2)

turn
[(1)tochangedirection;(2)tomoveintoadifferentposition;(3)to
changecolor,formorshape]
Turntotheleftatthenextstreet.(1)
Turnthemeatsoitwillcookonbothsides.(2)
Herbeautifulblackhairturnedwhiteasyearspassed.(3)


under
[(1)below;(2)belowthesurfaceof;(3)lessthan;(4)ascalledforbya
law,agreementorsystem]
Theriverflowsunderthebridge.(1)
Thesubmarinewentunder.(2)
Thebookwasunder20dollars.(3)
Suchactionisnotpermittedunderthelaw.(4)

understand
[(1)toknowwhatismeant;(2)tohaveknowledgeof]
Iunderstandwhatyoumean.(1)
Heunderstandschemistry.(2)

unite
[tojointogether]
Thenewpresidentwilltrytouniteallpartiesinsupportofhis
program.

universe
[allofspace,includingplanetsandstars]
Doyouknowwhytheuniverseisexpanding?

university
[aplaceofeducationthatusuallyincludesseveralcollegesandresearch
organizations]
Hersonsarestudentsatdifferentuniversities.

unless
[(1)exceptifithappens;(2)onconditionthat]
Iwillnotgo,unlesstherainstops.(1)
Iwillcometoyourhouseunlessitrains.(2)

until
[(1)uptoatime;(2)before]
Shesaidshewouldwaitformeuntilthreeo'clock.(1)
Wecannotstartuntileveryonearrives.(2)

up
[to,inoratahigherpositionorvalue]
Wewillwalkupthestairs.

urge
[(1)toadvisestrongly;(2)tomakeagreatefforttogetsomeonetodo
something]
Heurgedthegovernortothinkcarefullybeforesigningsuchabill.(1)
Thespeakerurgedthecrowdtotakecontroloftheuniversity.(2)

urgent
[needinganimmediatedecisionoraction]
Shesaidurgentactionisnecessary.

us
[(1)theformoftheword"we"usedafterapreposition;(2)orusedas
anobjectofaverb]
Hesaidhewouldwritetous.(1)
Theysawusyesterday.(2)

use
[(1)toemployforapurpose;(2)toputintoaction]
Weuseelectricitytolightourhouse.(1)
Heusedapieceofglasstocuttheropesthattiedourhands.(2)

usual
[(1)asisnormalorcommon;(2)asismostoftendone,seenorheard]
Theywatchedalltheusualtelevisionshows.(1)
Weleftforworkatourusualtime.(2)



valley
[alongareaoflandbetweenhigherareasofland]
Thepeopleinthevalleyworryaboutsnowslidingdownthemountain.

value
[(1)thequalityofbeinguseful,importantordesired;(2)theamountof
moneythatcouldbereceivedifsomethingissold]
Hisgreatestvalueishonesty.(1)
Thevalueoftheirhouserose50percentintwoyears.(2)

vegetable
[aplantgrownforfood]
Sheishealthybecausesheeatslotsofvegetablesandexercisesevery
day.

vehicle
[(1)anythingonorinwhichapersonorthingcantravelorbe
transported,especiallyanythingonwheels;(2)acarortruck]
Thisareaisclosedtoallvehicles.(1)
Wepayataxbasedonthevalueofeachvehicleweown.(2)

version
[theformofsomethingwithdifferentdetailsthanearlierorlaterforms]
Areyouusingthelatestversionofthatcomputerprogram?

very
[extremely]
Hewasverylate.

veto
[torejectorrefusetoapprove]
ThePresidentpromisedtovetothebillifCongresspassesit.

vicious
[(1)bad;(2)dangerous;(3)showingharmorhate]
Theyhadaviciousargumentaboutmoney.(1)
Thatviciousdoghasbittenseveralpeople.(2)
HemadesomeviciousstatementsaboutthePresident.(3)

victim
[(1)someoneorsomethingthatisinjured,killedormadetosuffer;(2)
someonewhoistricked]
Thevictimneversawtheviciouspersonwhostruckher.(1)
Thevictimtrustedthewomanwhotookhermoney.(2)

victory
[asuccessinafightorcompetition]
Thelittleschoolwonitsfirstbasketballvictoryintwoyears.

village
[averysmalltown]
Manyvillagesaredyingaspeoplemovetotownsandcities.

violate
[(1)tofailtoobeyorhonor;(2)tobreak(anagreement)]
Heviolatedlawsagainstmakingillegaldrugs.(1)
Heviolatedtheloanagreementbymakingpaymentslate.(2)

violence
[theuseofforcetocauseinjury,deathordamage]
Shesaidparentsareconcernedaboutviolenceintheschools.

visit
[togotoorcometoaplaceforashorttimeforfriendlyorbusiness
reasons]
ThePresidentwillvisitJapannextmonth.

voice
[thesoundmadebycreatures,especiallyhumans,forspeaking]
Shehasanicevoiceforspeaking.

volcano
[ahillormountainaroundaholeintheearth'ssurfacethatcan
explode,sendinghot,meltedrockandashintotheair]
Manyvolcanoesareactiveandcouldexplodesuddenly.

vote
[(1)tochooseacandidateinanelection;(2)achoiceordecision
expressedbythevoice,byhandorbywriting]
Americansvoteinnationalelectionseverytwoyears.(1)
Officialshopetoreducemistakesinvotesbyreplacingoldvoting
systemswithnewandbetterones.(2)


wages[moneyreceivedforworkdone]
JackreceiveshiswageseveryFriday.

wait[(1)todelayacting;(2)topostpone]
Waitforme.(1)
WewillwaituntilnextTuesdaytodiscusstheproblem.(2)

walk[tomovebyputtingonefootinfrontoftheother]
Shewalkstwomileseveryday.
*onemile=1.6kilometers

wall[(1)thesideofaroomorbuildingformedbywood,stoneorother
material;(2)astructuresometimesusedtoseparateareasofland]
Hehasmanypicturesonhiswall.(1)
ChinabuilttheGreatWalltoprotectagainstenemyinvasions.(2)

want[(1)todesire;(2)towishfor;(3)toneed]
Hewantstoseehermoreoften.(1)
Shewantstowinalotofmoneyinthelottery.(2)
Theywanttoeatnow.(3)

war[fightingbetweennations,orgroupsinanation,usingweapons]
Theworld'slastmajorwar,WorldWarII,endedin1945.

warm[(1)almosthot;(2)havingorfeelingsomeheat]
Mycoffeeiswarminsteadofhot.(1)
Shelikestositoutsideinthewarmsunlight.(2)

warn[(1)totellofpossibledanger;(2)toadviseorinformabout
somethingbad
thatmayhappen]
Aweatherradiowarnsofdangerousstorms.(1)
ThePresidentwarnedthatthecountrymaybeenteringaneconomic
recession.(2)

wash[tomakeclean,usuallywithwater]
Tommysaysthathewillwashthecartoday.

waste[(1)tospendorusewithoutneedorcare;(2)tomakebaduseof;(
3)aspendingofmoney,timeoreffortwithnovaluegainedorreturned;(
4)somethingthrownawayashavingnovalue;(5)theliquidandsolid
substancesthatresultfrombodyprocessesandarepassedoutofthebody]
Donotwasteyourmoneybybuyingvideogames.(1)
Hewastedhislifebyusingdrugsandalcohol.(2)
Watchingtelevisionisawasteoftime.(3)
Chemicalwastespolluteourwatersupplies.(4)
Howdoastronautsdealwiththeproblemofwastesfromtheirbodies?(5)

watch[(1)tolookat;(2)toobserveclosely;(3)tolookandwaitfor]
Didyouwatchthefootballgameontelevision?(1)
Watcheverymovehemakes.(2)
Iwillwatchforhertraintoarrive.(3)

water[theliquidthatfallsfromtheskyasrainorisfoundinlakes,
riversandoceans]
MayIhavesomewater,please?

wave[(1)tomoveorcausetomoveonewayandtheother,asaflagin
thewind;(2)tosignalbymovingthehandonewayandtheother;(3)a
largemassofwaterthatformsandmovesonthesurfaceofalakeor
ocean]
Theflagiswavinginthewind.(1)
Shewavedatme.(2)
Thewavesareespeciallylargetoday.(3)

way[(1)apathonlandorseaorintheair;(2)howsomethingisdone;(
3)method]
Thistrailisthewaytoourcamp.(1)
ShesaysIshoulddrivethewaythatshedoes.(2)
Showmethewaytohittheball.(3)

we[twoormorepeople,includingthespeakerorwriter]
HeandIwillgotogether,andwewillreturntogether.

weak[(1)havinglittlepower;(2)easilybroken,damagedordestroyed;(3)
oppositestrong]Hewasweakfromhunger.(1)
Weareworriedaboutcrossingtheweakbridge.(2)
Youneedastrongrope,notaweakone,totietheboattothetree.(3)

wealth[alargeamountofpossessions,moneyorotherthingsofvalue]
Hiswealthcomesfromhisrichgrandfather.

weapon[anythingusedtocauseinjuryortokillduringanattack,fightor
war]
Policecouldnotfindtheweaponusedinthemurder.

wear[tohaveonthebody,asclothes]Whatwillyouweartotheparty?

weather[theconditionoftheatmosphereresultingfromsun,wind,rain,
heatorcold]
Wewillhavemorecoldweathertomorrow.

week[aperiodoftimeequaltosevendays]
Shewillbegonefortwoweeks.

weigh[tomeasurehowheavysomeoneorsomethingis]
Theticketagentwillweighyourbagattheairport.

welcome[toexpresshappinessorpleasurewhensomeonearrivesorsomething
develops]
Wewelcomedthesunafteraweekofrain.

well[(1)inawaythatisgoodorpleasing;(2)ingoodhealth;(3)ahole
inthegroundwherewater,gasoroilcanbefound]
Sheisdoingwellatschool.(1)
Hewassick,butheiswellnow.(2)
WemayseemoreoilwellsinAlaskasoon.(3)

west[thedirectioninwhichthesungoesdown]
Theyliveinatown50mileswestofChicago.
*onemile=1.6kilometers

wet[(1)coveredwithwaterorotherliquid;(2)notdry]
Itrainedjustenoughtomakethestreetswet.(1)
Myclothinggotwetintherain.(2)

what[(1)usedtoaskaboutsomethingortoaskforinformationabout;(2)
whichorwhichkind]
Whatisthis?(1)
Hewantstoknowwhatyouwouldliketodrink.(2)

wheat[(1)agrainusedtomakebread;(2)theplantthatproducesthe
grain]
Welikebreadmadefromwholewheat.(1)
Thefarmergrowswheatinmostofhisfields.(2)

wheel[aroundstructurethatturnsaroundacenter]
Thewheelonhisbicyclecameoff.

when[(1)atwhattime;(2)atanytime;(3)duringoratthetime]
Whendoesthetrainleave?(1)
Whenwillshecomehome?(2)
IstudiedhardwhenIwasinschool.(3)

where[(1)at,toorinwhatplace;(2)placeinwhich]
Whereishishouse?(1)
Thehousewherehelivesisintheoldpartofthecity.(2)

which[usedtoaskaboutwhatoneorwhatonesofagroupofthingsor
people]
Whichprogramdoyoulikebest?(1)
Whichstudentswilltakethetest?(2)

while[(1)aspaceoftime;(2)atorduringthesametime]
Pleasecometomyhouseforawhile.(1)
Itmaynotbeagoodideatoeatwhileyouaredriving.(2) 

white[havingthecolorlikethatofmilkorsnow]
ShecallshercatSnowballbecauseitiswhite.

who[(1)whatorwhichpersonorpersonsthat;(2)thepersonorpersons]
Whowantstogo?(1)
Theyaretheoneswhowanttogo.(2)

whole[(1)thecompleteamount;(2)alltogether;(3)notdivided;(4)
notcutintopieces]
Hepaidthewholecostofthedinner.(1)
Thewholegroupisinvited.(2)
ThewholecountrycelebratesIndependenceDay.(3)
Theboyatethewholecake.(4)

why[(1)forwhatcauseorreason;(2)thereasonforwhich]
Whydidshedoit?(1)
Idonotknowwhyshedidit.(2)

wide[(1)havingagreatdistancefromonesidetotheother;(2)not
limited]
Thefloodcoveredawideareaalongtheriver.(1)
Thenewstoreofferedawidechoiceofproducts.(2)

wife[awomanwhoismarried]
Hiswifeworksathome.

wild[(1)livingandgrowinginnaturalconditionsandnotorganizedor
supervisedbyhumans;(2)angry;(3)uncontrolled]
ManykindsofwildanimalsliveinAmerica'sNationalForests.(1)
Themanwaswildwithanger.(2)
Policebrokeupthewildparty.(3)

will[awordusedwithactionwordstoshowfutureaction]
Theywillholdtalkstomorrow.

willing[beingreadyorhavingadesireto]
Theyarewillingtotalkabouttheproblem.

win[(1)togainavictory;(2)todefeatanotherorothersina
competition,electionorbattle]
Ourschoolwonfirstprizeintheforeignlanguagecompetition.(1)
Thecandidatewiththemostcampaignmoneyusuallywinstheelection.(2)

wind[astrongmovementofair]
Insomeareas,windisusedtoproduceelectricity.

window[anopeninginawalltoletinlightandair,usuallyfilledwith
glass]
Theglassisbrokeninmanyofthewindowsoftheoldhouse.

winter[thecoldesttimeofyear,betweenautumnandspring]
Winterlastsforalongtimeinthemountains.

wire[along,thinpieceofmetalusedtohangobjectsortocarry
electricityorelectroniccommunicationsfromoneplacetoanother]
Mostelectricwiresinourtownareburiedintheground.

wise[(1)havingmuchknowledgeandunderstanding;(2)abletouse
knowledgeandunderstandingtomakegoodorcorrectdecisions]
Sheisawisewoman.(1)
ThePresidentisawiseleader.(2)

wish[(1)towant;(2)toexpressadesirefor]
IwishtohaveJapanesefoodtonight.(1)
Shewishesthatherfriendwillcallher.(2)

with[(1)alongorbythesideof;(2)together;(3)using;(4)having]
Shewalkedwithherfriend.(1)
Sheisherewithme.(2)
Hefixeditwithatool.(3)
Theyliveinthehousewiththereddoor.(4)

withdraw[(1)totakeormoveout,awayorback;(2)toremove]
Hesaidhewillwithdrawfromthepresidentialrace.(1)
Thecompanysaysitwillwithdrawthedisputedproductfromstores.(2)

without[(1)withno;(2)nothavingorusing;(3)freefrom;(4)not
doing]
Hegrewupwithoutafather.(1)
Wewerewithoutelectricityforfourhours.(2)
Theysaidgoodbyewithouttears.(3)
Hespokewithoutthinking.(4)

woman[anadultfemalehuman]
Thewomanwithhimwashismother.

wonder[(1)toaskoneself;(2)toquestion;(3)afeelingofsurprise]
Iwonderwhyshedidthat.(1)
Shewondersifitistrue.(2)
Thechild'seyeswerewidewithwonderatthefireworks.(3)

wonderful[(1)causingwonder;(2)especiallygood]
AstronautsonthemoontooksomewonderfulpicturesoftheEarth.(1)
Itisawonderfulday.(2)

wood[thesolidmaterialofwhichtreesaremade]Hisstoveburnswood.

word[oneormoreconnectedsoundsthatformasinglepartofalanguage]
TheWordBookisalistofwordsusedinVOASpecialEnglishradio
programs.

work[(1)tousephysicalormentalefforttomakeordosomething;(2)the
effortusedtomakeortodosomething;(3)thatwhichneedseffort;(4)
thejobonedoestoearnmoney]
Sheworksasanairlinepilot.(1)
Thisoldhouserequiresalotofwork.(2)
Youneedastrongbacktodofarmwork.(3)
Whatkindofworkdoyoudo?(4)

world[(1)theearth;(2)thepeoplewholiveontheearth]
Communicationsatellitesletustalkalmostinstantlytopeopleinanypart
oftheworld.(1)
Mostoftheworldwantsanendtonuclearweapons.(2)

worry[(1)tobeconcerned;(2)tocontinuethinkingthatsomething,
possiblybad,canhappen]
Theyworrythattaxesaretoohigh.(1)
Othersworrythatthegovernmentwillnotprovidetheservicestheyneed.
(2)

worse[morebadthan]
Airpollutionisworsetodaythanitwasyesterday.

worth[valuemeasuredinmoney]
Thenewhouseisworthalmostonemilliondollars.

wound[(1)toinjure;(2)tohurt;(3)tocausephysicaldamagetoaperson
oranimal;(4)aninjurytothebodyofahumanoranimalinwhichtheskin
isusuallycutorbroken]
Theterroristattackwoundedtwelvepeople.(1)
Herfeelingswerewoundedbyhim.(2)
Manywerewoundedbyglassfrombrokenwindows.(3)
Bloodwaspouringfromthewoundinhisleg.(4)

wreck[(1)todamagegreatly;(2)todestroy;(3)anythingthathasbeen
badlydamagedorbroken]
Thestormwreckedmanyhousesinthetown.(1)
Theboywreckedthefamilycar.(2)
Thehousewasawreckafterthewildparty.(3)

wreckage[whatremainsofsomethingseverelydamagedordestroyed]
Searchersfoundthewreckageoftheairplanehighonamountain.

write[touseaninstrumenttomakewordsappearonasurface,suchas
paper]
Pleasewriteanotetomewithyournewaddress.

wrong[(1)notcorrect;(2)bad;(3)notlegal;(4)oppositeright]
Hisansweriswrong.(1)
Hemadethewrongdecision.(2)
Itiswrongtostealhermoney.(3)
Sheknewthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.(4)


year[aperiodoftimeequaltotwelvemonths]
Wesignedaworkagreementforoneyear.

yellow[havingthecolorlikethatofgoldorthesun]
Theskinofbananasisyellow.

yes[usedtoexpressagreementortopermit]
Whenheaskedhertomarryhim,shesaid,"Yes." 

yesterday[thedaybeforetoday]
Wetalkedyesterdayaboutherproblem.

yet[(1)atsometimebeforenow;(2)now;(3)atthistime;(4)however]
Havetheyarrivedyet?(1)
Donotsitdownyet.(2)
Icannottellyouaboutityet.(3)
Thesunwasshining,yetitwascold.(4)

you[thepersonorpersonsbeingspokento]
Iamgladtoseeyou.

young[(1)intheearlyyearsoflife;(2)notold]
Theyounggirlmissedhermother.(1)
Heseemedtooyoungtoknowsomuch.(2)
zero[thenumbermeaningnoneornothing]
Oneminusoneequalszero.

zoo[aplacewhereanimalsarekeptforthepublictolookatandstudy]
Wesawthenewpandaatthezoo.

(COMMONEXPRESSIONS)

alotof[muchormany]
Wehadalotofrain.

carryout[todo;toputintoeffect]
Pleasecarryouttheplan.

passabill[approve]
Congressisexpectedtopassabilltocuttaxes.

takesteps[tostarttodosomething]
Thegovernmentwilltakestepstohaltinflation.

(WORDSUSEDINVOASPECIALENGLISHSCIENCEPROGRAMS)

antibodies[specialproteins,producedintheblood,thatkillharmful
bacteria]
Thebody'sdefensesystemcreatesdifferentantibodiesforeachdisease
itfights.

atom[averysmallpartofallthings;thesmallestpartofanelementthat
canjoinwithpartsofotherelements]
Allmatterismadeofatoms.

bacteria[livingthingsthatareonecellandcanbeseenonlythrougha
microscope;somecausedisease]
Somebacteriacausedisease.

cell[asmallmassoflivingmaterialthatispartofallplantsand
animals]
Allplantsandanimalsaremadeofcells.

chromosome[alineofgenes;mosthumancellscontain46chromosomes]
Chromosomescarrythegenesthatmakeeachofusdifferent.

compound[asubstancecontainingtwoormoreelements]
Acompoundcontainstwoormorechemicalelements.

dense[closetogether;thick]
Leadisadensematerial.

electron[asmallpartofanatomthathasanelectricalforce]
Anelectronisasmallpartofanatom.

element[oneofmorethan100substancesknowntosciencethatcannotbe
separatedintoothersubstances]
Anelementcannotbeseparatedintoothersubstances.

enzyme[aspecialkindofprotein;itproduceschangesinother
substanceswithoutbeingchangeditself]
Anenzymecanchangeothersubstanceswithoutbeingchangeditself.

fetus[unbornyoung]
Ahumanembryobecomesafetusaftereightweeks.

fission[asplitting;inatomicfission,thenucleusofanatomissplitto
producenuclearenergy]
Nuclearfissionsplitsatomstoproduceenergy.

fusion[ajoiningtogether;inatomicfusion,atomicparticlesarejoined
togethertoproducenuclearenergy]
Nuclearfusionjoinsatomstoproduceenergy.

genes[partsofcellsthatcontrolthegrowthanddevelopmentofliving
things;genesfromthemotherandfatherarepassedtothechild;genes
containnucleicacid]
Genesinthecellcontrolthegrowthanddevelopmentoflivingthings.

geneticengineering[thescienceofchangingthegenesofalivingthing]
Geneticengineeringchangesthegenesofalivingorganism.

gravity[theforcethatpullsthingstowardthecenter]
Gravityistheforcethatpullsthingstowardthecenter.

image[areproductionoftheappearanceofapersonorthing]
Animageisapictureofsomeoneorsomething.

laser[aninstrumentthatmakesathin,powerfullight]
Alasermakesathin,powerfulbeamoflight.

magnet[apieceofironorothermaterialthathasapullingforce;this
pullingforceiscalledmagnetism]
Amagnetpullsonobjectsofironorsteel.

molecule[thesmallestamountofachemicalsubstancethatcanexist]
Amoleculeisthesmallestpartofachemicalsubstance.

nerve[athinpieceoftissuethatsendsinformationthroughthebodyto
andfromthebrain]
Nervescarryinformationbetweenthebrainandtheotherpartsofthebody.

nucleicacid[amoleculethatholdsthegeneticinformationnecessaryfor
life;therearetwokindsofnucleicacid:DNA(deoxyribonucleicacid)
andRNA(ribonucleicacid)]
Amoleculeofnucleicacidholdsthegeneticinformationnecessaryfor
life.

nucleus[thecenterpartofanatomorcell]
Thenucleusisthecenterpartofanatomorcell.

nutrient[afoodorsubstancethatmakesplants,humansoranimalsgrow]
Foodisanutrientthatmakeshumansandanimalsgrow.

organ[apartofthebodythathasaspecialpurpose,suchastheheart
orbrain]
Theheartandthebrainareorgans.

organism[alivingthing,oftensosmallitcanbeseenonlythrougha
microscope]
Anorganismisalivingplantoranimalofanysize.

particle[averysmallpieceofmatter]
Aparticleisaverysmallpieceofmatter.

proteins[substancesresponsibleforthegrowthoftissueandforfixing
damagedtissue]
Proteinsfixdamagedtissueandhelptissuegrow.

robot[amachinethatmovesandperformstasks]
Arobotisamachinethatmovesanddoeswork.

tissue[livingmaterial;agroupofcellsthataresimilarinappearance
anddothesamething]
Tissueisagroupoflivingcells.

virus[akindoforganismthatcausesdisease]
Avirusisatinyorganismthatinvadescellsandcausesdisease.

x-rays[akindofradiationthatcanpassthroughmostsolidmaterials,
oftenusedinmedicine]
X-rayradiationisusedtomakeimagesofbonesandtissueformedical
purposes.

(SOMECHEMICALELEMENTS)

hydrogen:H
helium:He
carbon:C
nitrogen:N
oxygen:O
sodium:Na
magnesium:Mg
aluminum:Al
silicon:Si
phosphorus:P
sulfur:S
chlorine:Cl
potassium:K
calcium:Ca
titanium:Ti

iron:鐵 Fe
nickel:Ni
copper:銅 Cu
zinc:Zn
silver:銀 Ag
tin:Sn
iodine:I
platinum:Pt
gold:金 Au
mercury:水銀 Hg
lead:鉛 Pb
radon:Rn
radium: Ra
uranium:U
plutonium:Pu

(PARTSOFTHEBODY)

head:頭
hair:毛、頭髮
face:
ear:耳
mouth:口
nose:鼻
eye:目
chin:
neck:首
shoulder:肩
chest:胸
arm:腕
elbow:
wrist:手首
hand:手
thumb:
fingers:手指
leg:腳
knee:
ankle:
foot:足
toes:足指

(ORGANSOFTHEBODY)

breast
Thebreastproducesmother'smilktofeedababy.

heart
Theheartpumpsbloodthroughthebody.

intestines
Theintestinesaretubesthroughwhichfoodpassesafteritisbroken
downinthestomach.Partoftheintestinesalsoremovesolidwastesfrom
thebody.

kidney
Thekidneyscleanwastesfromthebody.

liver
Thelivermakessomeproteinsandenzymes.Italsoremovespoisonsfromthe
blood.

lung
Thelungstakeinandexpelairfromthebody.

prostate
Theprostateisapartofthemalereproductivesystem.

stomach
Thestomachbreaksdownfoodforthebodytouse.

uterus
Theuterusisapartofthefemalereproductivesystemwhereafetus
develops.

(DISEASES)

AIDS:
Alzheimer's:
botulism:
cancer:
chickenpox:
cholera:
cysticfibrosis:
denguefever:
diabetes:糖尿病
diarrhea:
encephalitis:
hepatitis:肝炎
influenza:
leukemia:白血病
multiplesclerosis:
musculardystrophy:
malaria:
measles:
meningitis:
Parkinson's:
polio:
pneumonia:肺炎
rheumaticfever:
riverblindness:
syphilis:梅毒
tetanus:破傷風
tuberculosis:結核
typhoidfever:
yellowfever:黃熱病
whoopingcough:

(THEPLANETS)

NorthPole:北極
SouthPole:南極
Moon:月
Sun:太陽
Mercury:水星
Venus:金星
Earth:地球
Mars:火星
Jupiter:木星
Saturn:土星
Uranus:天王星
Neptune:海王星
Pluto:冥王星
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