504 Absolutely Essential Words
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismal | dark and depressing |
| enormous | extremely large; huge |
| verdict | of a jury; judgment |
| recede | go back; move back; slope backward; withdraw |
| precede | go before; come before; be higher in rank or importance |
| wasp | an insect with a slender* body and powerful sting |
| lottery | a scheme for distributing prizes by lot or chance |
| glimpse | a short, quick view |
| nourish | make or keep alive and well, with food; feed; develop an attitude |
| guide | a person who shows the way; to direct; to manage |
| opt | choose or favor; select |
| warden | keeper; guard; person in charge of a prison |
| colleague | associate; fellow worker |
| nimble | active and sure-footed; quick moving; light and quick |
| provide | to supply; to state as a condition; to prepare for or against some situation |
| heir | person who has a right to someone's property after that one dies; person who inherits anything |
| descend | go or come down from a higher place to a lower level |
| morgue | place where bodies of unknown persons found dead are kept |
| persist | continue firmly; refuse to stop or be changed |
| molest | interfere with & trouble; disturb |
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- The Oxford 3000 Basic Words (pronunciation only)
- The Oxford 3000 Basic Words (to Farsi)
- The Oxford 3000 Basic Words (to Spanish)
- The Oxford 3000 Basic Words (to Chinese)
- The Oxford 3000 Basic Words (to Arabic)
- 504 Absolutely Essential Words
- Barron's Essential Words for the TOEFL
- 1100 Words You Need to Know
- Kaplan Top GRE Words
- English Irregular Verbs
- Basic Spanish Words (Spanish to English)