WORDS | MEANING |
1. petrified | extremely frightened |
2. modest | not large in size or amount, or not expensive |
3. piddle | urine, or an act of urinating |
4. pincer | one of a pair of curved claws of an animal such as a crab |
5. appraise | to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success or needs |
6. redundancy | the situation when someone loses their job because their employer does not need them |
7. combustible | able to burn easily |
8. uproar | when a lot of people complain about something angrily |
9. inadmissible | unable to be accepted in a law court |
10. incentive | something which encourages a person to do something |
11. macrocosm | any large organized system considered as a whole, rather than as a group of smaller systems |
12. pivot | •a fixed point supporting something which turns or balances •the central or most important person or thing in a situation |
13. tout | • to advertise, make known or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging their sale, popularity or development •to repeatedly try to persuade people to buy your goods or services |
14. tousled | describing or having hair that looks untidy, as if it has been rubbed |
15. liaison | •communication between people or groups who work with each other • someone who helps groups to work effectively with each other |
16. biathlon | a sports competition which combines skiing and shooting a rifle (gun) |
17. diocese | in the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican (Church of England) church, an area controlled by a bishop |
18. fizzle | • to gradually end • to make a weak continuous 's' sound |
19. insidious | (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm |
20. fumble | to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands |
21. furrow | a long line or hollow which is formed or cut into the surface of something |
22. bellow | to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound |
23. amalgamate | to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this |
24. banns | a public announcement, made in a church, that two people are going to get married |
25. bandy | (of legs) bending out at the knees |
26. blip | •a small spot of light, sometimes with a short sharp sound, that appears on a radar screen, or a sudden sharp V-shaped bend in a line on a computer screen •a temporary change that does not have any special meaning |
27. blotch | a mark that is not regular in shape, for example on a person's skin |
28. brogue | an Irish or sometimes Scottish way of speaking English |
29. deem | to consider or judge something in a particular way |
30. decency | behaviour that is good, moral and acceptable in society |
31. expedite | to cause to be done more quickly; to hurry |
32. exhilarate | to give someone strong feelings of happiness and excitement |
33. nautical | relating to ships, sailing or sailors |
34. semolina | a powder made from crushed wheat used for making pasta and, especially in Britain in the past, for making sweet dishes |
35. sham | something which is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not |
36. shambles | a state of confusion, bad organization or untidiness, or something which is in this state |
37. sickle | a tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass and grain crops |
38. stint | a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity |
39. octane | a chemical in petrol |
40. odious | extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate |
41. ruminate | to think carefully and for a long period about something |
42. rowdy | noisy and possibly violent |
43. sag | •to drop down to a lower level in the middle •to become weaker |
44. saccharine | too sweet or too polite |
45. tycoon | a person who has succeeded in business or industry and has become very rich and powerful |
46. grasp | to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly |
47. bridle | a set of leather strips that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it |
48. bursar | the person in a college, school or university who is responsible for controlling its money |
49. compensate | to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem |
50. cougar | a large brown wild cat that lives in North and South America |
51. crumb | a small amount of something |
52. desiccated | not interesting or completely without imagination |
53. destitute | without money, food, a home or possessions |
54. inception | the beginning of an organization or official activity |
55. dromedary | a type of camel (a large animal that lives in the desert) with one hump (raised area) on its back |
56. epilogue | a speech or piece of text which is added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short statement about what happens to the characters after the play or book finishes |
57. eponym | the name of an object or activity which is also the name of the person who first produced the object or did the activity |
58. extol | to praise something or someone very much |
59. extempore | done or said without any preparation or thought |
60. fallacious | not correct |
61. flounce | to walk with large noticeable movements, especially to attract attention or show that you are angry |
62. gabble | to speak quickly and not clearly so that it is difficult to understand |
63. haunch | one of the back legs of an animal with four legs that is used for meat |
64. haul | to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty |
65. impregnate | to cause something, usually a solid substance, to absorb something, usually a liquid |
66. isthmus | a narrow piece of land with water on each side which joins two larger areas of land |
67. jostle | to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people |
68. jocose | humorous or playful |
69. latch | a device for keeping a door or gate closed that consists of a metal bar which fits into a hole and which is lifted by pushing down on another bar |
70. layette | a complete set of clothes, sheets, bed covers and the other things needed for a baby who has recently been born |
71. mallard | a wild duck that is common in Europe and North America |
72. mitten | a type of glove with a single part for all the fingers and a separate part for the thumb |
73. naval | belonging to a country's navy, or relating to military ships |
74. nymph | (in ancient Greek and Roman traditional stories) a goddess or spirit in the form of a young woman, living in a tree, river, mountain, etc. |
75. penury | the state of being extremely poor |
76. prevalent | existing very commonly or happening often |
77. putative | generally thought to be or to exist, whether or not this is really true |
78. querulous | often complaining, especially in a weak high voice |
79. remunerate | to pay someone for work or services |
80. saffron | a dark yellow substance obtained from a flower and used as a spice to give colour and flavour to food |
81. scruple | a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you uncertain about doing it |
82. spruce | an evergreen (never losing its leaves) tree with leaves like needles, or the wood from this tree which is a pale colour |
83. stupendous | very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by being large in amount or size |
84.swoon | to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone |
85. tantalize | to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something which is, in fact, unlikely to happen |
86. thrash | to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment |
87. trance | a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of themselves and of what is happening to them |
88. tranquil | calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc. |
89. usurp | to take control or a position of power, especially without having the right to |
90. vixen | a female fox |
91. voluptuous | describes an experience or object that gives you a lot of pleasure because it feels extremely soft and comfortable or it sounds or looks extremely beautiful |
92. vulnerable | able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced or attacked |
93. whorl | a circular pattern of lines, with the smallest circle in the middle, surrounded by other circles, each one wider and larger than the previous one |
94. wisp | a thin, delicate piece of hair/grass, etc |
95. wreath | an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, which is used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died |
96. wrangle | an argument, especially one which continues for a long period of time |
97. yodel | to sing by making a series of very fast changes between the natural voice and a much higher voice |
98.yoke | a wooden bar which is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling |
99. zither | a musical instrument shaped like a flat box, which has many strings that you pull at with your fingers or with a small piece of plastic |
100. zest | enthusiasm, eagerness, energy and interest |
