100 WORDS

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