WW #1:
benefit-v. To help or be helpful to; to
be useful to.
n. 1. Something that is useful or helpful, that does good, sometimes
as part of a job contract.
n. 2. An event held to raise money for a cause.
complete-adj. 1. Having no missing parts; whole.
adj. 2. Finished.
v. To finish.
develop-v. 1. To go through a process of growth.
v. 2. To bring or come into being.
v. 3. To apply chemicals to photographic film to bring out the picture.
dismay-v. To cause feelings of fear, worry, or surprise.
n. A sudden loss of courage because of fear or worry.
ease-n. A state of being comfortable-without worry, pain, or trouble.
v. To make less worried, pained, or troubled.
hail-n. Small lumps of frozen rain.
v. 1. To fall as frozen rain.
v. 2. To greet or welcome, usually with admiration.
lack-v. To be without.
n. A shortage.
master-adj. Chief; main.
v. To become skilled at.
patriot-n. One who loves, supports, and is loyal to his or her country.
project-n. A plan or idea for doing something.
v. 1. To stick out.
v. 2. To cause an image to be shown on a screen.
recommend-v. 1. To make a statement of praise.
v. 2. To give advice; to suggest.
remark-v. To say; to make a comment.
n. Something said; a comment.
represent-v. 1. To stand for or in place of.
v. 2. To act in place of.
sufficient-adj. Enough to fill a need.
utter-v. To make sounds with the voice; to speak.
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WW #2:
affect – v. 1. To bring about a change
in.
v. 2. To pretend to be or to have.
calculate – v. 1. To find the answer by using arithmetic.
v. 2. To figure out by reasoning.
climate – n. The average weather conditions of an area.
column – n. A row of figures or words running down a printed page;
anything arranged like that.
n. 2. A tall, usually stone support that holds up something.
n. 3. A regular newspaper or magazine article usually written by the
same person.
decay – v. To rot.
n. A breaking down or rotting.
exceed – v. 1. To be more than.
v. 2. To go beyond what is allowed.
forbid – v. To order not to something.
grove – n. A group of trees growing together with open space between
them.
limb – n. An arm, leg, or wing.
n. 2. A large tree branch.
mammoth – adj. Very large; huge.
mature – v. To become fully grown or developed.
Adj. Fully grown or developed; adult.
permit – v. To allow.
n. A written notice that allows a person to do something.
resist – v. 1. To refuse to give in to; to withstand.
v. 2. To work or fight against.
scorch – v. To burn slightly.
tower – v. To stand above or higher than what is around it.
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WW #3:
approach-v. To go closer to.
n. 1. A coming closer.
n. 2. A road or way that leads to a place.
burrow-v. 1. To dig a hole or tunnel into or under something.
v. 2. To dig deeply into; to search.
n. A hole or tunnel dug by an animal as a home or for protection.
cease-v. To stop; to come or bring to an end.
destructive-adj. Causing harm or damage.
drowsy-adj. Tired or sleep.
famished-adj. Very hungry.
forecast-v. To figure out and say what will happen before it takes place.
n. A telling of what will happen.
hibernate-v. To spend the winter in a resting state.
migrate-v. To move from one country or region to another.
nestle-v. 1. To settle down comfortably, as if in a nest.
v. 2. To lie in a sheltered, partly hidden place.
observe-v. 1. To see; to notice.
v. 2. To comment; to remark.
v. 3. To mark an event or day.
v. 4. To obey.
prepare-v. To make or get ready.
reduce-v. To make or become smaller or less.
severe-adj. 1. Very strict or harsh.
adj. 2. Hard to bear or deal with.
venture-v. To dare to do, to go, or to say.
n. Something that involves the risk of a loss.
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WW #4:
active - adj. 1. Taking part; working.
adj. 2. Lively; quick; busy.
adj. 3. Moving a lot; moving quickly.
astound - v. To surprise; to amaze.
attend - v. 1. To go to or be present at.
v. 2. To pay attention to.
cherish - v. 1. To cling to an idea or feeling.
v. 2. To take good care of; to love.
contract - v. 1. To make an agreement that has the force of law.
v. 2. To get; to come to have.
v. 3. To make or become smaller.
n. An agreement that has the force of law.
eager - adj. Wanting very much.
expose - v. 1. To make known.
v. 2. To open to view.
v. 3. To leave unprotected.
grace - n. 1. Beauty of form or movement.
n. 2. A short prayer said before a meal.
n. 3. An extra period to do or pay something.
impose - v. 1. To force someone to accept or put up with.
v. 2. To take unfair advantage of.
modest - adj. 1. Not thinking too highly of oneself.
adj. 2. Simple; not fancy or extreme.
parallel - adj. 1. Lying in the same direction and always the same distance
apart.
adj. 2. Similar.
paralyze - v. 1. To stop all movement or feeling in.
v. 2. To make helpless or powerless.
pessimist - n. A person who expects things to turn out badly.
recite - v. To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory.
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WW #5:
abrupt - adj. Happening suddenly, without
warning.
achieve - v. To do what one sets out to do.
attempt - v. To try; to make an effort.
n. A try.
contempt - n. A feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy.
entertain - v. 1. To interest and amuse.
v. 2. To have guests.
v. 3. To have in mind.
glimpse - v. To get a quick look at.
n. A quick or hasty look.
mock - v. To make fun of.
adj. Not real; pretended.
persist - v. 1. To keep on doing or trying.
v. 2. To go on and on.
persuade - v. To win someone over by arguing or asking.
phase - n. A stage in a series of changes.
quaint - adj. Odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way.
recall - v. 1. To remember.
v. 2. To call or take back.
reject - v. To refuse to accept or use.
n. Something that falls short of what is acceptable.
revise - v. 1. To go over carefully in order to correct or improve.
v. 2. To change in order to bring up to date.
sensitive - adj. 1. Quick to notice or feel.
adj. 2. Easily affected by even slight change.
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WW #6:
applaud - v. 1. To show approval, especially
by clapping hands.
crafty - adj. Skilled at tricking others.
disclose - v. To make known.
drab - adj. Dull and without color; not cheerful or colorful.
entire - adj. Having nothing left out; whole; complete.
exclaim - v. To speak suddenly and with strong feeling.
exquisite - adj. Finely done or made; very beautiful.
intend - v. To plan; to have in mind.
jeer - v. To speak or cry out in scorn; to mock.
n. Something said that is meant to hurt or insult.
peer - v.. To look closely; to stare, especially at something that is
hard to see or to understand.
progress - n. 1. Moving toward a goal.
n. 2. An improvement.
v. 1. To move forward.
v. 2. To advance to a higher stage; to improve.
refine - v. To make pure by removing all unwanted matter.
scoundrel - n. A mean or wicked person.
uneasy - adj. Not comfortable; worried or nervous.
vain - adj. 1. Having too high an opinion of one’s looks or achievements.
adj. 2. Without success.
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WW #7:
alter - v. To change in some way; to make
or become different.
confuse - v. 1. To make or become unclear or mixed up in the mind.
v. 2. To mistake one person or thing for another.
distribute - v. 1. To give out; to divide among several or many.
v. 2. To be spread over.
eject - v. To force or throw out.
embrace - v. 1. To hold closely in one’s arms; to hug.
v. 2. To take up seriously.
n. A hug.
equip - v. To provide with what is needed.
flexible - adj. 1. Able to bend easily.
adj. 2. Able to adjust to new or different situations.
instant - n. A moment; a very short period of time.
adj. Happening or done at once; quick.
keen - adj. 1. Having a sharp edge.
adj. 2. Showing a strong interest; eager.
adj. 3. Having sharp senses; quick to understand.
limp - v. To walk lamely or in an uneven way.
n. An uneven or lopsided walk.
adj. Not stiff or firm.
scurry - v. To move quickly, with rapid little steps.
seize - v. 1. To grasp suddenly; to grab hold of.
v. 2. To take by force of the law.
shallow - adj. 1. Not deep.
adj. 2. With little seriousness or deep thought.
surround - v. To enclose on all sides.
victim - n. One who is hurt, killed, or suffers.
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WW #8:
ancient - adj. Very old; of a long time
ago.
century - n. A period of one hundred years.
chamber - n. A large room.
descend - v. To go or come down.
entry - n. 1. A way in.
n. 2. Each separate item in a diary or list.
interior - n. The inside part of something.
adj. Having to do with the inside part.
intrude - v. To come or go in without permission or welcome.
locate - v. 1. To find.
v. 2. To put or to be found in a place.
passage - n. 1. A part of a written work or piece of music.
n. 2. The act or process of passing, as through time or from place to
place.
n. 3. a way through which to pass.
portion - n. 1. A part or share of the whole.
n. 2. A serving or helping, as of food.
precious - adj. 1. Very valuable.
adj. 2. Much loved.
quarry - n. 1. A deep pit where stone is cut out of the ground.
n. 2. An animal that is being hunted.
ramp - n. A slanted walk or roadway that connects a lower to a higher
place.
spacious - adj. Having lots of room.
surface - n. 1. The outside layer; the top.
n. 2. An outward look or appearance.
v. To rise to the top of a body of water.
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WW #9:
astonish - v. To surprise or amaze.
dainty - adj. Small and fine in quality or appearance.
demonstrate - v. 1. To show by doing.
v. 2. To explain or prove by using examples.
v. 3. To make a public showing of support or protest.
devote - v. To give one’s complete attention to a purpose or person.
envy - n. 1. A wish for something that someone else has.
v. To wish for what someone else has.
flinch - v. To move back suddenly in fear.
grieve - v. To feel deep sorrow; to be filled with sadness.
opponent - n. A person who is against one in a contest, game, or argument.
organize - v. 1. To arrange according to a system.
v. 2. To start or form.
perform - v. 1. To play, recite, or entertain before an audience.
v. 2. To do; to carry out.
propose - v. 1. To suggest.
v. 2. To intend.
v. 3. To make an offer of marriage.
reputation - n. What people generally think about a person or thing.
resent - v. To feel anger or annoyance at.
scarce - adj. In short supply; not plentiful.
surplus - n. The amount that is more than is needed
adj. More than is needed.
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WW #10:
ail - v. To cause sickness, pain, or trouble.
banish - v. 1. To force someone out of the country.
v. 2. To get rid of completely.
communicate - v. To make known; to give or exchange information.
console - v. To make less sad; to comfort.
cower - v. To shrink from, as if from fear.
deliberate - adj. Carefully thought out; not hasty.
v. To think carefully in order to make up one’s mind.
depth - n. Distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness.
desire - v. To wish for; to want very much.
n. A strong wish.
livelihood - n. The means of supporting oneself.
misfortune - n. 1. Bad luck; trouble.
n. 2. An unlucky event.
orphan - n. A child whose parents are dead.
precipice - n. A very high and steep cliff.
regain - v. To get back.
slay - v. To kill violently.
symptom - n. A sign of something.
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WW #11:
annual - adj. Happening every year.
n. 1. A plant that lives for one year.
n. 2. A book that comes out once a year.
artificial - adj. Made by human beings and not by nature.
blend - v. 1. To come or mix together into one.
v. 2. To go together.
n. A mixture.
bore - v. 1. To make a round hole in by drilling.
v. 2. To tire by being dull and uninteresting.
n. A dull and uninteresting person.
considerable - adj. Great; large.
crude - adj. 1. Raw; in an unrefined state.
adj. 2. Roughly made.
adj. 3. Ill-mannered.
evaporate - v. 1. To change from water into steam or vapor.
v. 2. To disappear.
foliage - n. The leaves of trees and other plants.
gash - n. A long, deep cut.
hue - n. A color; especially a shade of color.
increase - v. To make or become larger; to add to.
n. The amount by which something gets larger.
nourish - v. To feed; to support or make grow.
vary - v. To make or have a change in.
vision - n. 1. Eyesight.
n. 2. Something seen in the mind, especially of the future.
yield - v. 1. To give up someone or something; to surrender.
v. 2. To produce.
n. The amount produced.
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WW #12:
ability - n. Power or knowledge; skill.
amiable - adj. Friendly; good natured and pleasant.
bliss - n. Complete joy or happiness.
caress - v. To touch in a tender or loving way.
n. A tender or loving touch or hug.
clutch - v. To grasp or hold tightly to.
n. The part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from
the rest of the machine.
coax - v. To persuade or urge in a gentle way.
furious - adj. 1. Very, very angry.
adj. 2. Very fast, strong, or wild.
gesture - n. 1. A movement of the arm or hand.
n. 2. Something done to show one’s feelings.
v. To make a movement of the arm or hand.
mope - v. To be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that
usually bring pleasure.
prefer - v. To like better; to choose first.
recover - v. 1. To get back to a normal state; to get well again.
v. 2. To get back what was lost or stolen.
replace - v. 1. To take the place of.
v. 2. To put back in place.
request - v. To ask for.
n. The thing asked for.
separate - v. To set or keep apart.
adj. Not together; not joined.
shun - v. To take special pains to avoid; to keep away from.
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WW #13:
appal - v. To cause horror, shock, or dismay.
dejected - adj. Discouraged; low in spirits.
depend - v. 1. To rely on for support.
v. 2. To be based on.
dreary - adj. Sad and gloomy.
fanatic - n. A person whose enthusiasm for a belief is extreme.
adj. Carrying an interest or enthusiasm to extremes.
impact - n. 1. The striking of one object by another.
n. 2. Forceful impression.
invade - v. 1. Ton enter by force in order to take over.
v. 2. To intrude; to enter in great numbers.
isolate - v. To cut off from others.
occupy - v. 1. To live in; to take up.
v. 2. To take over by force.
reveal - v. 1. To make known.
v. 2. To bring into view; to show.
rout - n. A disorganized retreat from an attack; a total defeat.
v. To defeat completely.
suspect - v. 1. To think of as probably guilty.
v. 2. To suppose that something is true.
n. A person believed to be guilty.
temporary - adj. Lasting or made to last for a short time.
terror - n. Great fear.
tragic - adj. Causing great sadness; terrible or dreadful.
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WW #14:
afford - v. 1. To be able to pay for.
v. 2. To be able to do.
v. 3. To give; to provide.
boast - v. 1. To talk with too much pride in oneself or in what one
owns or has done; to brag.
v. 2. To have and to take a proper pride in having.
chord - n. Two or more notes of music played together.
exceptional - adj. Unusually good.
fortunate - adj. Lucky.
fringe - n. 1. An edge made of short lengths of material such as thread,
used to decorate clothes, curtains, etc.
n. 2. An outside edge.
humble - adj. 1. Plain and simple
adj. 2. Not proud; modest.
v. To bring down to defeat.
meadow - n. A field of grass or wildflowers.
melancholy - adj. Filled with sorrow; very sad.
n. A state of sadness.
obstinate - adj. Not willing to give in; stubborn.
plead - v. 1. To ask for something that is felt to be very important;
to beg.
v. 2. To respond to a charge by a court of law.
plunge - v. 1. To throw oneself into.
v. 2. To push or force quickly.
v. 3. To drop sharply.
n. A sudden dive or fall.
relent - v. To become less strict.
submit - v. 1. To give to someone to look over or decide about.
v. 2. To give in to someone or something.
trudge - v. To walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort.
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WW #15:
apparent - adj. 1. Clear.
adj. 2. Seeming or appearing to be.
ban - v. To forbid, especially by passing a law or making a rule.
n. A law or rule that forbids something.
concentrate - v. 1. To focus all one’s thoughts or efforts on.
v. 2. To bring or come together in one place.
concern - v. 1. To be about; to interest.
v. 2. To trouble or worry.
n. 1. Something that involves a person or people.
n. 2. A business organization.
consider - v. 1. To think about carefully.
v. 2. To take into account.
v. 3. To believe.
contrast - v. 1. To compare in order to show the differences.
v. 2. To show differences when compared.
n. A difference.
fragile - adj. Easily broken or damaged.
menace - n. Something that is likely to do harm or is regarded as dangerous.
v. To be a danger to; to put at risk.
pounce - v. To swoop down on and seize.
prompt - adj. Quick; without too much time passing.
v. To cause to act.
recent - adj. Of a time just before the present.
symbol - n. Something that stands for something else.
talon - n. The claw of a bird, usually one that kills animals for food.
trophy - n. Something, as a prize or award, given to show success in
an activity.
widespread - adj. 1. Spread or stretched out over a large area.
adj. 2. Happening or found over a large area.
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WW #16:
apt - adj. 1. Suited to; fitting.
adj. 2. Likely or almost certain.
blossom - n. A flower.
v. 1. To come into bloom.
v. 2. To develop.
bough - n. A large branch or limb of a tree.
content - adj. Happy with what one has; satisfied.
detest - v. To dislike strongly; to hate.
dusk - n. The time at the end of the day just before dark.
extinguish - v. 1. To put out, as a fire or a light.
familiar - adj. 1. Often seen or experienced; known.
adj. 2. Having a good knowledge of.
obtain - v. To gain or get by making an effort.
orchard - n. A place where fruit trees grow.
practice - v. 1. To say or do over and over.
v. 2. To do; carry on, perform.
v. 3. To work at as a profession.
n. 1. A repeated action or usual way of doing something.
n. 2. The work of a profession.
prune - v. To cut off branches.
n. A dried plum.
stout - adj. 1. Heavily built; thickset.
adj. 2. Strong; not easily bent or broken.
threadbare - adj. shabby and worn-out.
wander - v. 1. To go from place to place with no plan or purpose in
mind.
v. 2. To slip easily off the subject; to fail to work in a normal way.
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WW #17:
address - v. 1. To direct one’s words
to.
v. 2. To apply oneself to something.
n. 1. A written or spoken speech.
n. 2. The place where someone lives or receives mail.
approve - v. To think well of; to agree to.
conclude - v. 1. To bring or come to an end.
v. 2. To form an opinion.
deprive - v. To keep from having; to take away from.
elder - n. 1. A person who is older.
n. 2. Someone people look up to because of age and experience.
adj. Older.
escort - v. To travel with; to guide or protect a person.
n. One or more persons that escort.
fare - n. 1. Money paid for a trip, by bus or train, for example.
n. 2. Food and drink.
v. To get along.
forlorn - adj. Sad and lonely.
hearty - adj. 1. Healthy;strong.
adj. 2. Large and satisfying.
adj. 3. Friendly and enthusiastic.
inhale - v. To breathe in.
merit - v. To deserve.
n. Good qualities; worth.
stingy - adj. Not generous.
summon - v. 1. To call or send for.
v. 2. To call forth; to gather.
valiant - adj. Full of courage; brave.
waft - v. To move or be moved lightly over water or air; to drift.
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WW #18:
abreast - adj. or adv. 1. Side-by-side.
adj. or adv. 2. Up-to-date.
barrier - n. Anything that stops progress or blocks the way.
breadth - n. 1. The distance of something from side to side; width.
n. 2. Wide range; largeness.
capital - n. 1. Wealth that can be used to produce more wealth.
n. 2. The city where the government of a state or country is located.
adj. Punishable by death.
ensure - v. To make sure or certain.
external - adj. On or related to the outside.
feud - n. A long, bitter quarrel, especially one between two families.
n. To be enemies, to quarrel.
fortress - n. A building with strong walls made to be defended against
attack; a fort.
frequent - adj. Happening often or over and over.
v. To go to over and over.
frontier - n. 1. The line between two countries.
n. 2. The outer limits of the settled part of a country.
n. 3. The outer limits of knowledge.
peasant - n. A person who makes a living from working the soil, especially
in poorer countries.
petty - adj. 1. Of little importance; small.
threat - n. A warning that one may do harm.
utilize - v. To put to use.
vast - adj. Very great in area or amount.
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WW #19:
audition - n. A short performance by an
actor or musician as a test for a particular job.
v. To try out for.
create - v. To bring into being; to produce for the first time.
elevate - v. To lift up; to raise to a higher level.
eliminate - v. To get rid of; to remove or leave out.
engage - v. 1. To put to work; to hire.
v. 2. To keep busy or active.
v. 3. To bind oneself to do something, especially to marry.
entrance - v. To fill with joy or delight.
essential - adj. Most important; very necessary.
foremost - adj. First in importance, time, or place.
forsake - v. To have nothing more to do with; to turn one’s back
on.
recognize - v. 1. To know and remember upon seeing.
v. 2. To admit the truth or accept the existence of.
v. 3. To accept and approve.
sentimental - adj. Expressing feelings of love, pity, etc. to excess.
source - n. The thing or place from which something comes.
tour - n. A trip or journey in which one usually returns to the starting
point.
v. To travel to different places.
tradition - n. A belief, custom, or usually way of doing things, handed
down within families or other groups.
trio - n. A group of three people.
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WW #20:
arrest - v. 1. To stop the movement or
progress of.
v. 2. To seize and charge with breaking the law.
n. The act of arresting.
capable - adj. Able to do things well; skilled.
congratulate - v. To express pleasure for a person’s success or
good fortune.
despise - v. To scorn and dislike strongly; to consider unworthy of
respect.
dispute - n. a strong difference of opinion; an argument.
v. To question the truth or value of.
eventual - adj. Coming at a later time; happening as a result of.
helm - n. 1. The wheel or tiller used to steer a boat.
n. 2. A position of control.
humiliate - v. To treat in a way that takes away a person’s pride
or self respect.
implore - v. To plead with or beg for with much feeling.
insert - v. To put in.
n. An extra piece sewn or put in place.
outrage - n. 1. Anger caused by injury or insult.
n. 2. Anything that causes resentment or anger; a wicked or brutal act
or remark.
v. To fill with anger or resentment.
pierce - v. 1. To pass or break through.
v. 2. To make a hole through.
quiver - v. To shake with small, rapid movements; to tremble.
n. 1. A trembling.
n. 2. A case for holding arrows.
release - v. 1. To let go; to free.
v. 2. To make known.
n. 1. A setting free.
n. 2. A making known.
sullen - adj. Silent from anger or hurt.
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