This document contains a list of 100 words with their part of speech and definitions. The words are arranged alphabetically and include the date each word was learned. Some examples of words and their definitions included are: afterward (adverb) - happening after something else happened, artistic (adjective) - being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative, carrier (noun) - a company, usually an airline, that carries things, computation (noun) - the act of calculating; method of computing.
This document contains a list of 100 words with their part of speech and definitions. The words are arranged alphabetically and include the date each word was learned. Some examples of words and their definitions included are: afterward (adverb) - happening after something else happened, artistic (adjective) - being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative, carrier (noun) - a company, usually an airline, that carries things, computation (noun) - the act of calculating; method of computing.
This document contains a list of 100 words with their part of speech and definitions. The words are arranged alphabetically and include the date each word was learned. Some examples of words and their definitions included are: afterward (adverb) - happening after something else happened, artistic (adjective) - being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative, carrier (noun) - a company, usually an airline, that carries things, computation (noun) - the act of calculating; method of computing.
Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned
afterward adverb happening after something else happened
amongst preposition in or through a group artistic adjective Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative backward adverb toward what is behind you bodily adverb physically, as when lifting someone carrier noun a company, usually an airline, that carries things collective adjective formed by working together as a group computation noun the act of calculating; method of computing continuity noun continued existence; fact of not stopping definite adjective Not likely to change; clearly decided freely adverb (living, existing) without being controlled generalization noun making a statement about a group from limited data generalize verb To apply a particular idea to a large group goodness noun nourishment; good food value historically adverb throughout history importantly adverb in an important way; interestingly adverb you'll find this surprising; in an interesting way locally adjective Concerning the area around where you are machinery noun machines in general marker noun something that is easy to recognize or identify meaningful adjective Having importance; showing someone's intention namely adverb that is to say, specifically nationalism noun The spirit of love of your country, e.g. leading to war neat adjective Not messy; clean and orderly; simple and effective nicely adverb in a pleasing way; in a polite way noisy adjective full of noise; loud outer adjective on or around something painful adjective causing or feeling physical pain or hurt pardon verb to excuse parental adjective concerning, or provided by, a parent partial adjective not complete; being only part of something partially adverb in part; in some degree; not wholly Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned photographic adjective concerning the art of making images with cameras planner noun notebook for recording appointments or things to do problematic adjective being difficult to deal with or fix readily adverb in a quick and easy manner realism noun accepting things as they are, not as you want realistic adjective looks or appears real; like things really are rewrite verb to write again to improve, or correct errors ruler noun someone who has control over a country or area sexuality noun characterized and distinguished by sex simplify verb to make something easier to do, use or understand sometime adjective at an unknown time in the future specialty noun the specific area of your field subset noun a small set which is part of a larger set supposedly adverb as some people believe (shows you doubt it) systematic adjective done in a thorough, logical or planned way terribly adverb to an extreme degree; badly; very thickness noun the distance between the opposite edges of a thing underneath adverb below or beneath something; under unemployed adjective being without a job; jobless whichever det whatever one whoever pron whatever person; any person at all accent noun a way of speaking that shows your dialect or class actively adverb doing things to achieve a specific goal adaptation noun changing to a new form; thing that is changed adaptive adjective able to adjust to new conditions apple noun hard round red or green fruit with a white center authority noun people in positions of power, able to decide things availability noun being present and able to be used bang verb to strike something loudly or forcefully bat noun object used for hitting a ball in various games blank adjective being empty; not filled out; with no writing on it bleed verb to lose blood because of an injury Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned bound verb to go to a specified place; to jump broadly adverb in a general (not detailed) manner bucket noun open container with a handle used to carry liquids calculation noun process or result of using mathematics calculator noun a small electronic device used for calculation characterization noun the way someone or something is described cheat verb To act in dishonest manner to gain an advantage cheers noun a toast used when raising your glass to drink clever adjective Showing intelligence; quick to understand or learn clip noun a metal holder used for keeping things together clue noun a piece of information that helps explain a situation or provide a solution to a problem commentary noun explanation or discussion of a written work/event commonly adverb typically, normally; not unusually comparable adjective being similar in some way complication noun action making something harder to do something conditional adjective depending (on) connector noun a device that joins things together conscious adjective aware of what is going on around you; not knocked out consciousness noun being awake container noun an object that can be used to hold things correction noun a change to make something right correctly adverb in an accurate or correct manner cure noun a medicine or treatment that makes an ill person become healthy detection noun the act of discovering something or solving a crime developmental adjective concerning the development or growth directive noun formal an order from an authority disturbance noun a noise or something that stops you from continuing what you were doing economically adverb in an efficient manner; without using too much effort economist noun a person who studies economics enormously adverb extremely, by a large amount Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned equality noun the idea that all people have the same rights flip noun to rotate or turn something over ghost noun spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living hedge noun a fence made with small trees; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling identification noun (card or paper) that proves who a person is incredible adjective very hard to believe incredibly adverb extremely, hard to believe indicator noun an instrument that shows conditions in a machine, such as temperature, speed, pressure; in chemistry: a compound that changes color in the presence of an acid or a base individually adverb in a way involving only that person industrialization noun process of creating and developing many businesses industrialize verb To make into something at an industrial level inequality noun situation where things are not equal/fair influential adjective having the power to cause change; having influence instability noun not stable; changeable intensity noun great energy, strength, or concentration intensive adjective needing great effort for a short period of time interrupt verb to cause something to stop happening for a time interviewer noun a person who asks questions to obtain information junior adjective someone lower in rank kilometer noun a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters lab noun laboratory; a place to do scientific experiments likelihood noun the chance that something might happen lump noun a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous mathematical adjective concerning numbers and equations memorize verb to study something so that you remember it minus preposition (prep) being less than zero in number monkey noun an animal related to humans, which lives in trees nasty adjective very bad, unpleasant, or offensive nest noun the home of a bird or spider observer noun someone whose job it is to watch or notice things Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned occurrence noun specific instance of something happening periodic adjective happening regularly, but not frequently physically adverb in a manner related to the body plug verb an electrical connector; to fill or close tightly so liquid or air cannot pass politically adverb in connection with government matters positively adverb definitely or certainly presume verb to think that something is probably true processor noun a machine or company that prepares something and makes it ready for use productive adjective doing a lot of work and achieving a lot productivity noun rate at which something is made or that people work progression noun process of developing over time progressive adjective believing in modern ideas about social change projection noun an image on a screen pronounce verb to make the sound of a word or letter with your voice punch verb to make a quick hit with a closed hand punish verb to make someone suffer for bad behavior punishment noun the act of punishing someone purely adverb for no other reason; only and completely quotation noun words that a person has said or written in a play, book or movie ray noun the lines of light coming from an object reactive adjective easily reacting to; responsive reactor noun device to control nuclear energy as a power source recipe noun directions for making something reliability noun a quality that makes someone or something dependable and deserving of trust replacement noun the act of putting something new in the place of something that is old, broken or missing resistant adjective not affected by something ridiculous adjective something that deserves laughter, is foolish or funny rope noun a thick string made by twisting many fibers together rub verb to move something back and forth along a surface Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned selective adjective choosing through thoughtful comparison separately adverb not with another person or thing separation noun a line that seperates; a point of parting; a gap similarity noun the degree to which people or things are the same slavery noun (n,) the state of being a slave snake noun an animal with with a long thin body and no arms or legs socially adverb being with other people specification noun a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something. spray verb to make water or liquid fly in very small drops stabilize verb to make something stable or consistent, with no major changes standardize verb to change something in order to make everything the same or make everything agree sword noun a long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge tech noun short for 'technology' or 'technician' tempt verb to make someone want something, even if it's bad tense adjective stretched tight and stiff traditionally adverb something done in a customary or traditional manner tricky adjective difficult to do or deal with; something that needs skill unstable adjective likely to move from its position or fall variability noun (statistics) degree scores depart from the mean variance noun (statistics) amount of difference in distributions variant noun thing that differs from something of the same kind wisdom noun knowledge gained from experience in life absorb verb to take in a liquid; soak up absorption noun process of being absorbed (e.g. liquid, attention) accelerate verb to increase the speed or rate of something acceleration noun increase in the speed or rate of something accumulate verb To gather or acquire so that you have more of it accumulation noun The act of getting or becoming bigger or more over time accuracy noun being exactly right; correctness accurately adverb exactly and without any mistakes; correctly Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned acid noun sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon acidic adjective containing acid admission noun the act of taking responsibility for an error or mistake adolescent noun Teenager developing into an adult affirm verb to state, strengthen or support a belief you have agriculture noun the science of farming alien noun person or creature from a planet other than Earth alliance noun A group of people or organizations being joined or associated allocate verb To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose allocation noun The distribution of items set apart according to a plan or purpose approximate adjective about; not exact but close approximation noun something that is similar, but not an exact copy archaeology noun the study of ancient societies by looking at old tools, bones and buildings architect noun person who designs and advises on buildings aspect noun an element, feature, or quality of something assembly noun a group of machine parts forming a tool or machine assert verb To state or declare your ideas positively strongly assignment noun A duty that you are give to do (especially in the armed forces) athletic adjective fit and strong; physically capable atom noun smallest bit that matter can be broken down into atomic adjective concerning atoms audit verb to examine carefully for accuracy bacteria noun the very small creatures that sometimes cause disease in humans and animals bacterial adjective concerning or caused by bacteria bargain noun something bought for a lower price than expected beam noun a long piece of metal or wood; a line of light or energy behavioral adjective concerning the way people act candidate noun a person who is selected by others as a contestant for an office or honor cattle noun cows or bulls on a farm Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned circulate verb to go round continuously circulation noun the movement of blood through the body civilization noun a highly developed society clarify verb to state again so that a point is clearer client noun person paying for professional services clinic noun local medical center; department of a hospital colonial adjective of a system where one country controls another colony noun country or settlement controlled by another country communicative adjective talkative; cooperative in giving information communist adjective believer in communism compensate verb to give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss competent adjective fully qualified or capable of doing composer noun a music writer conceive verb to think of, or create, something new (e.g. idea, child) conception noun an idea or notion; the first stage in pregnancy conceptual adjective characterized by concepts or the forming of concepts conduction noun the transmission of heat, electricity or sound conference noun a meeting or series of meetings for discussion and exchange of information confine verb to keep something or someone within a limited area so it cannot escape consent verb to agree or allow to do something conservation noun the management of land and water in ways that stop it from being damaged conserve verb to keep safe constitution noun a law determining the fundamental political principles of a government constrain verb To make someone do something by strong persuasion or force consultation noun a discussion between people to make a decision consumption noun how much is spent on things; the process of eating and drinking continent noun one of the very large areas of land on Earth that are usually divided into several countries contradict verb to disagree, to say the opposite is true Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned contradiction noun the act of saying that something is not true or very different contradictory adjective containing information, statements, or beliefs that do not agree with one another controversy noun strong public disagreement about something coordinate verb to bring order and organization to something; in maths: any of the magnitudes that serve to define the position of a point or line by reference to a fixed figure or system of lines. coordination noun organizing people or things to make them work together effectively correlate verb to show the relationship between two items or events. correlation noun a measure of the relationship between two variables correspondence noun Communication by letters, emails or text messages corruption noun actions that are illegal or morally questionable, often performed by a person in a position of power criteria noun standard used to make judgments or decisions critically adverb in a way that is serious or dangerous; vitally crystal noun a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical curriculum noun group of related courses in a school or college cyclic adjective a series of regular and repeated actions damp adjective a little wet deliberately adverb in a careful, considered manner demonstrator noun person who shows how something works e.g. product dense adjective very thick and difficult to see/get through depict verb to describe someone or something derivative adjective something that has developed or been obtained from something else dictate verb to speak while another person (or computer) writes the words down dimensional adjective having parts that extent in a number of directions disability noun a condition that limits a person's ability to do something discharge verb to release someone or something discourse noun talk, conversation discrimination noun the ability to recognize the difference between things; treating different groups of people unfairly Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned distribution noun - in statistics: an arrangement of values showing frequency of occurrence - in engineering: the way in which the fuel-air mixture is supplied to each cylinder of an engine - in commerce: delivery of products or services. diverse adjective very different from each other dominant adjective strongest domination noun authority; rule; control dose noun an amount of medicine to be taken at any one time drain noun a pipe that removes water, or other liquids drift noun to move slowly effectiveness noun the degree of how well something works or is done elaborate adjective to be made or done with great care or with much detail elevate verb to make something higher elevation noun the height of a place elimination noun the act or process of removing or being removed elite noun important people of high status emergence noun the process of emerging/coming out emission noun a substance (e.g. gas) released into the air emit verb formal to release or send out (a gas, etc) enforcement noun the act or process of making sure that rules are followed essentially adverb basically, primarily estimation noun judgment; opinion; guess at the value of evident adjective plain, clear evolutionary adjective concerning evolution execute verb To kill someone, usually as an official punishment execution noun killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment explicit adjective definite; clearly stated; specific explicitly adverb clearly; specifically exploit verb to use something or someone selfishly or unethically fabric noun cloth facilitate verb To make an action or process easier faculty noun the teachers in a school or college Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned fertility noun the state of a female being able to produce young fiber noun a thin, threadlike part of an animal hair or plant tissue; an artificial thread; body cells that form muscles and nerves; a food substance flesh noun the soft parts of the body flexibility noun the quality of being able to be bent or stretched formally adverb in a formal manner; officially formulation noun the development of a plan, system, or proposal founds verb to be based on, started or created by fundamentally adverb in a basic and important way genetically adverb caused or controlled, or by genes genetics noun the scientific study of genes, how a living things develop between generations globalization noun international spread of something, e.g. company goods noun general term for things that are bought or sold grasp verb to grip something firmly with the hands gravity noun the force that makes things fall down towards the ground gross adjective total amount; extreme or unreasonable hip noun the upper part of the leg ideology noun ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy immune adjective not affected by something, such as a disease impact noun a striking effect or result to hit with force independently adverb in a manner being free from the control of another inevitably adverb happening with complete certainty infect verb to give someone a disease infectious adjective capable of causing infection, by the spreading of a bacteria or virus to others initiate verb to start initiation noun a formal entry into an organization, position or office inject verb to put medicine into someone with a syringe injection noun a way to put (inject) a drug or another substance into your body insert verb to put something in something instinct noun the natural way a person or animal thinks or behaves, knowledge that is not learned Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned integration noun act of bringing things together into a whole interact verb an action that is answered by a reaction, verbal or physical interfere verb to get involved in the business of others without invitation intervene verb to get involved, to prevent trouble invasion noun an entry into a place for the purpose of taking control irrelevant adjective not important, not related to the topic justification noun a reason or fact that explains why something happens or exists lecturer noun a junior teacher in university legend noun old story generally believed, although not proven legitimate adjective being reasonable and sound liable adjective legally responsible for something logical adjective sensible; reasonable magnetic adjective having the properties of a magnet, being able to attract. manipulate verb to control something or someone manipulation noun the act of controlling something or someone manual adjective needing the use of physical strength or work; a book of information or instructions marginal adjective very small; on the edge; not important mechanic noun a person who looks after machinery mechanical adjective using or having to do with machines media noun means of communication (tv, newspapers, internet) merge verb to cause two or more things to become combined into one methodology noun system of practices or techniques to show how to do tasks migrate verb to move from place to another to live or work migration noun the process by which people or animals move to another place missile noun a weapon, usually thrown, shot or launched mobility noun the ability to move modification noun a small change to a machine, system, or plan molecular adjective about or caused by molecules molecule noun two or more atoms chemically combined morality noun beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong mortality noun the quality or state of being human and being able to die Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned motive noun a reason for doing something myth noun a popular belief that is false or unsupported by fact naked adjective not wearing any clothes; without covering neutral adjective not involved; without strong feeling; without electrical charge; not acidic or akaline objection noun reason for not supporting or agreeing with a plan obtain verb To be given or to earn something through efforts occupation noun a career or regular job oral adjective by mouth organ noun large wind instrument similar to a piano orientation noun the ability to locate oneself in your environment with reference to time, place, and people peasant noun a person of low social status, usually who works on a farm philosopher noun a person who studies ideas about things such as the meaning of life and truth philosophical adjective concerning philosophy powder noun a dry substance made up of very small pieces practitioner noun a person working in a profession, such as medicine precede verb to go before prediction noun a statement of what will happen next. probe verb a system or piece of equipment that is used to get information; in medicine: a long thin instrument used for looking inside your body profound adjective showing a lot of deep knowledge or thought prominent adjective being important or well known psychiatric adjective concerning or used in psychiatry psychologist noun an expert who studies the mind and behavior psychology noun the study of the mind and how it affects behaviour publish verb to prepare a book, journal, magazine and make it available puzzle noun a problem that requires thought and skill to be solved quantitative adjective the describing or measuring of quantity. radiation noun energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles. randomize verb to arrange in a random order Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned randomly adverb with no pattern or clear purpose; by chance rational adjective sensible; based on facts rationality noun being able to think clearly reconstruct verb to rebuild something after it has been destroyed regime noun a system of management; a form of government reinforce verb to strengthen rejection noun the act of refusing to consider or believe something render verb to cause someone or something to behave in a particular way, or to enter into a particular condition reproduce verb to make a copy of something reproduction noun the process that produces the next generation republic noun a country governed by elected representatives resemble verb to be similar to someone or something in looks or manner revolutionary adjective a significant change in something rhythm noun a pattern of sound and beats in music ritual noun performed as part of a formal ceremony scatter verb to make things separate and go in different directions sensible adjective having the ability to judge something reasonably sensitivity noun being sensitive; in physiology: the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; in electronics: the ability of a radio device to react to incoming signals shortly adverb quickly; soon simultaneously adverb at the same time as sin noun a bad act; to do something bad sophisticate verb to make more complex or refined sponsorship noun money given to a student to pay for education statistical adjective about statistics statistically adverb with respect to statistics statistics noun a type of mathematics that provide specific information or prove something strategic adjective concerned with strategy; well thought out strictly adverb restricted to something Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned substitution noun a person or thing acting or serving in place of another; to put (a person or thing) in the place of another. subtle adjective difficult to notice, understand, or see sufficiently adverb to a degree great enough to do something suicide noun the act of purposely killing yourself because you no longer wish to live superior noun better; higher quality sustainable adjective capable of continuing for a long time at the same level; does not damage the environment swell verb to become larger than normal, often because of injury symbolic adjective representing a larger quality technically adverb in an exact and particular manner theorist noun a person who forms new ideas thereby adverb by that means; because of that ton noun a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms transaction noun an exchange; in business this usually involves money transformation noun a complete change in shape or form of something translation noun changing from one form to another. e.g. changing from one language to another transmission noun an electronic signal that has been sent by radio waves; a force that has been transferred from one machine to another transmit verb to broadcast by using electrical signals to a radio or TV treaty noun an agreement between nations tremendous adjective having great size, excellence, or power tribe noun a racial group united by language, religion and customs ultimate adjective happening or coming at the end of process, final unity noun being in full agreement; being joined together utility noun being useful; a public service such as gas, water, or electricity that is used by everyone vague adjective not clearly stated valid adjective sound; just; well-founded validity noun how true something is; in statistics: the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure. Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned virtue noun a good quality weave verb to make something by crossing threads over and under each other activate verb To make something start working acute adjective strong; very serious or severe adjacent adjective being close or near to a border, wall, or point adverse adjective negative or harmful aesthetic adjective concerning the sense of artistic beauty aluminum noun very light silvery-white metal used to make cans ancestor noun a person from your family that lived in the past anthropology noun the study of human origins and the development of society array noun a large group of people or things; a regular order or arrangement; in maths: a series of figures. arrow noun a symbol to give direction; a long piece of wood shot from a bow articulate verb to express something clearly using language artificial adjective not made by people; not created by nature auction verb To sell to a person offering the highest price audio adjective concerning sound autonomy noun the power to make independent decisions barrel noun a round container with curved sides and flat ends basin noun a sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face biologist noun a scientist who studies living things biology noun the study of living things bizarre adjective odd or strange bonus noun extra money for achieving/exceeding target bubble noun a small ball of air inside of a liquid bulk noun big size; largeness; heaviness bullet noun metal object fired from a gun bundle noun a group of things that are tied together calcium noun a substance important for human and animal health, particularly for making bones and teeth campus noun the site of an institution, such as a university campus capitalism noun economic system based on private ownership of money Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned capitalist noun one believing in private ownership of money censor noun to remove parts of a book, film or letter for moral, religious, or political reasons chemistry noun the study of the structure of substances chronic adjective over a long time; serious chunk noun a large bit of something; thick lump cinema noun a place for showing movies classification noun putting similar items into groups or sets classify verb To arrange things into groups of similar items clay noun heavy, sticky earth used to make pottery click verb to press a computer mouse to do something on a computer clone verb to make an exact copy of a living thing closure noun the act of closing something cognitive adjective the process of knowing and remembering coherent adjective (of language/ideas) logical and well-organized commodity noun Something useful or valuable, usually for sale compact adjective packed together; closely united; small comparative adjective expressing a difference in degree competence noun ability to do something in a fully satisfactory way complement noun something needed to complete or make perfect comply verb to act in agreement with another's wishes; to obey a rule comprehension noun ability to understand configuration noun a shape or outline; a method of arrangement consensus noun a decision that is shared by most of the members of a group contrary adjective different; opposite cord noun a long, strong material, thicker than string but not as thick as rope; an electrical wire credibility noun quality of being believable or deserving of trust critique noun a review of the quality of a work crude adjective basic or made without skill, such as a crude drawing deadline noun a date or time before which something must be done decay verb to be slowly broken down by natural processes Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned defect noun a problem; a fault deficiency noun without something that is necessary dependence noun relying on someone for (financial) support destination noun the place one is traveling to diagnose verb to determine the cause of something, e.g. an illness diagnosis noun a judgment by a doctor about a person’s illness diagram noun a drawing intended to explain how something works diameter noun the distance across the center of an object diary noun blank book in which you write what you did each day dictionary noun a book with the spellings and meanings of many words differentiate verb to see or show a difference between things differentiation noun a discrimination between things as different and distinct dilemma noun a position in which a person must make difficult choices dioxide noun an oxide containing two oxides per molecule disadvantage noun a negative point; a downside; difficulty displacement noun the act of taking the place of something or someone else dissolve verb to melt into a liquid so that a substance mixes with the liquid itself domain noun a field of action, thought or influence; an area of knowledge donor noun a person or group that gives gifts or money to help support an organization or cause duration noun the length of time that something lasts dynamic adjective always active or changing; in physics: a force related to motion ecological adjective concerning the environment, plants, or animals electron noun a negatively charged particle elementary adjective basic, simple, or essential emperor noun man who rules an empire empirical adjective based on observation or experiment entity noun something that is real essence noun the most important part or quality of something ethical adjective morally right or wrong ethics noun the moral principles, standards, and rules for deciding what is right and wrong Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned exit noun a door that you go through to leave a place expertise noun the special knowledge that an expert has fever noun a high body temperature fluid adjective a material that can easily flow. e.g. water forum noun meeting where people can openly discuss a subject fossil noun a plant or animal that has become rock after many thousands of years fraction noun a part of a whole fracture noun the result of breaking a hard material; a crack fringe noun the edge of something; such as the decorative edge on a piece of clothing fusion noun when different styles, ideas or designs combine to form something new; in physics: when atoms combine to produce nuclear energy gauge noun a tool used to measure things goat noun small animal with beard and horns graph noun image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes grid noun a metal structure with bars that is used to cover a hole gut noun the parts inside: a human body, animal body or a machine habitat noun the natural place, or type of place, where a plant or animal lives harvest noun the time of year to bring crops in from the fields hierarchy noun a system for organizing people or things according to their importance horizon noun the line where the earth or sea meets the sky horizontal adjective flat or level hormone noun a chemical produced by the body to control some function hydrogen noun the lightest of all chemical elements, has no smell or color illusion noun an image that seems real, but is not real implicit adjective not stated directly impulse noun a sudden desire to do something that is not planned incidence noun the rate that something happens incline noun a slope or surface that rises uphill inclusion noun act of including; person/thing that is included indifference noun a lack of enthusiasm or interest in things; seeming not to care Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned indigenous adjective living or growing naturally in an area, not brought from somewhere else indirect adjective having a path that is not straight or direct induce verb to cause, to persuade inference noun an opinion that you form based on information you already have infinite adjective without an end informal adjective not official; not done by the rules inhibit verb to make it difficult for a process to start or continue in a normal way inhibition noun the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ; the act of blocking or holding back insect noun a small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant integral adjective part of something interface noun a shared boundary between two persons or systems through which information is communicated. interval noun the distance between two points, numbers or times invade verb to enter a place with an aim of taking control of it jazz noun a type of American music known for its energetic beat and parts that musicians make up as they go along leaf noun the green part of a tree or plant leisure noun time when you have no work to do and can relax lever noun a handle that one pulls to operate a machine likewise adjective in the same way, in addition to limb noun leg, arm or wing linear adjective made of lines linguistic adjective belonging to language linguistics noun the study of human languages liver noun a large organ in the body that helps to absorb food and clean the blood loop noun a round shape lung noun an organ used to breathe magnitude noun size or importance manuscript noun a document, a piece of writing marble noun a kind of stone; metamorphosed limestone Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned matrix noun a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin - in math: an arrangement of numbers in rows and columns maximize verb to increase, or become as large or great as possible mediate verb to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a helper metaphor noun a figure of speech based on analogy mineral noun a substance naturally formed in the ground minimal adjective the smallest possible minimize verb to make something as small as possible momentum noun speed or force that is gained when something moves monetary adjective concerning money, often referring to a country's economic system monopoly adverb complete control of the market for a service or product multiply verb to increase greatly in number necessity noun something that you must have or do noble adjective having personal qualities that people admire nonetheless adjective in spite of that, nevertheless nonlinear adjective not in a line norm noun an established standard of performance or behavior obscure adjective not famous, unknown by most people; not easy to understand optical adjective concerning vision or helping people see organism noun living thing, often one that is small outlet noun a way for something to be released; a pipe, hole or wire through which gas, liquid or electricity flows overhead adjective located above your head or in the sky overlap verb To lie over or cover a part of something else oxygen noun a gas in the air that has no smell or taste, and that all animals need to breathe paradox noun a saying that seems contrary to popular belief, but which may be true parameter noun a characteristic or constant factor, a limit. particle noun a very small piece of something peripheral adjective not connected to the main or important part of something physician noun a medical doctor Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned physics noun the study of heat, light, and other forms of energy and how they affect objects plural adjective refers to more than one person or thing polar adjective concerning the areas near the North or South poles portfolio noun a list of the financial assets held by an individual or other financial institution portray verb to represent something or someone in a particular way, often for artistic purposes portrayal adjective the way that something or someone is represented in a book, film, picture or other context poster noun a large, printed notice or picture predator noun an animal that feeds itself by killing and eating other animals predominantly adverb in a way that is larger, greater or has more power than others prejudice noun an unreasonable hatred for a group of people, usually a race or a religion preliminary adjective before prevalence noun widespread, common, general prey noun an animal that is killed and eaten by another animal primitive adjective being of an early time period in the past proposition noun an idea; a suggestion protocol noun a set of rules; computers use protocol so they can exchange information pulse noun beat of the heart questionnaire noun form used to get information from many people rack noun a frame, stand or hook on which things are set or hung realm noun the area ruled by a king or queen regression noun going back; in statistics: a type of correlational procedure that focuses on predicting the values of an outcome based on its correlation with another variable. rehabilitation noun a scheme to help someone who has been ill or in prison to return to a healthy, independent, and useful life residual adjective concerning the last little bit, after the rest has gone or ended residue noun left over after part or most is taken away Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned retrieve verb to find and get something from somewhere rhetoric noun the study of public speaking or writing techniques robot noun a mechanical creature that acts like a human rotate verb to move or turn around a central point rotation noun movement in a circle around a central point scenario noun an outline; an imagined sequence of events in a plan or project scholarship noun money given to a student to pay for education seminar noun a small class at a college or university sensation noun a feeling that is experienced by the body, usually through the sense of touch shallow adjective not deep; a small distance between the lowest and highest point simulate verb to look, feel, or behave like something; to copy simulation noun a copy; a method that is used to study and analyze the characteristics of the real world sketch noun a drawing made quickly that lacks detail skip verb to not do; to jump slot noun a long narrow opening, into which you put or fit something sodium noun a soft, white chemical element solar adjective concerning the sun, or its heat span verb the amount of time something lasts spatial adjective about space specimen noun an example of something, especially of a plant or an animal; a small amount of blood or urine spectrum noun the wavelengths of colors from red to violet sphere noun a round 3D object. e.g. a ball spontaneous adjective something that happens on its own, seemingly without cause stack verb To put one thing on top of another e.g. books stadium noun very large building with a sports field and rows of seats all around that is used for various events stance noun a position or opinion that is stated to the public stereotype noun an idea or belief about what someone or something is like, often unfair or untrue stimulus noun something that makes a change. Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned straightforward adjective easy to do or understand; not complicated strand noun something that is plaited or twisted as a rope-like length stripe noun a long, thin part of something which is a different color from the parts beside it subjective adjective the use of personal feelings and opinions, rather than facts surgeon noun a doctor who performs surgery surplus adjective extra; more than is needed syndrome noun a group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease synthesis noun building something complex from simple parts terminal noun the end of something thesis noun a long essay; a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons thread noun a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth threshold noun a level or point at which something would start or stop happening. thumb noun the short, thick finger on the side of your hand toxic adjective poisonous; harmful trait noun a characteristic transcription noun something written transplant noun a medical operation in which a new organ is placed inside a patient's body trauma noun a very severe or upsetting experience triangle noun a closed shape with three straight sides tropical adjective hot and humid; near to the equator tumor noun a mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably tutor noun a teacher undermine verb to weaken or destroy something secretly and usually slowly unify verb to join or bring together upward adverb moving toward a higher point or position utilize verb to use something practically for a particular purpose utterance noun something that is said vein noun one of the little tubes that return blood from the body to the heart verbal adjective using speech, rather than being written Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned vertical adjective a line going up/down; not horizontal viable adjective able to be done; possible vitamin noun a substance that is healthy for your body and can be found in foods or taken as a medicine abdominal adjective Concerned with the abdomen or stomach aggregate noun a sum total amount of something algorithm noun a step-by-step problem-solving feature altitude noun the height of something above sea level analogy noun comparison of things based on their similarity antibiotic adjective concerning medicine that is used to fight certain diseases antibody noun a defense provided by the body against disease appendix noun additional information at the end of a document applause noun the sound made by clapping a performance or speech arbitrary adjective unsupported axis noun a line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. bracket noun a 90 degree piece of metal used to support a wall shelf coefficient adjective a number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression. composite adjective made of more than one different part cone noun a 3D shape with a circular base; a part of the eye converge verb to come together convergence noun coming together cue noun a word or action during a stage play to tell an actor to speak cylinder noun a shape or object with flat, circular ends and long, straight sides degrade verb to treat someone without respect; to reduce in amount or strength delta noun the place a river divides before entering a larger body of water deviation noun not standard or normal; in statistics: the difference between one of a set of values and some fixed value, usually the mean of the set. diagnostic adjective to do with finding out the cause of a problem differential adjective difference; diversity diffusion noun the movement of light in many directions dilute verb to mix; to reduce in strength, concentration, quality or purity Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned dominance noun the state of being more powerful, successful, or important than others dye noun a liquid that colors hair or cloth ecology noun the study of plants, animals, people, and their environments elastic adjective able to return to original shape or size after stretching elasticity noun the ability to stretch easily and then quickly return to the original shape embed verb to place or set inside rock, etc enzyme noun a protein made by cells epidemic adjective a disease affecting many people equilibrium noun a state of balance erase verb to remove written information or information on a computer memory fatigue noun being very tired fungus noun a group of plants that grow on dead materials and have no flowers, e.g. mushrooms gram noun a metric unit of weight hawk noun a large bird that gets its food by killing smaller birds and animals incumbent noun a person who holds a particular office or position inferior adjective not as good as something else intermediate adjective between ion noun a charged atom kidney noun an organ in the body that cleans the blood lateral adjective on the side; moving sideways mall noun a large shopping center with many individual stores maternal adjective having to do with being a mother membrane noun a thin covering of tissue. messenger noun someone who delivers a messages motif noun a distinctive form, shape or figure in a design multinational adjective involving many countries mutation noun a change; in genetics: any event that changes genetic structure niche noun a small area; a specialised business, job or activity Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned nitrogen noun a colorless chemical element without a smell that forms most of the earth's atmosphere node noun an intersection or junction point in a network; a part on a plant where a new leaf grows nominal adjective in name or thought but not reality nucleus noun control center of a cell numerical adjective includes numbers nutrient noun a chemical, food, that animals and plants need to live, develop, and be healthy offspring noun the child of a person or the young of a plant or animal onset noun the beginning optimal adjective best orient verb to focus your attention or efforts on something overview noun a description of the main features of something par noun the usual amount paradigm noun a set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something parcel noun a package or box wrapped in paper, a thing bigger than a letter that is sent in the mail pest noun an unwanted insect or small animal that eats plants or food supplies pesticide noun a chemical substance used to kill pests plantation noun a large area of plants, usually in a hot climate plausible adjective being reasonable and possibly true pragmatic adjective dealing with problems in a reasonable, practical manner precipitate verb to cause to happen precipitation noun rain, snow or hail qualitative adjective concerning how good something is, rather than quantity quantum noun the smallest unit or amount of energy radar noun a device that sends out radio waves for finding out the position of another object replicate verb to repeat something, such as an experiment, study or process replication noun the act of making copies Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned reservoir noun a lake, usually artificial, where water is collected and stored for the use of a community or industry scripture noun the holy books of a particular religion sediment noun the material that settles to the bottom of a liquid semantic adjective the different meanings of words shuttle noun a vehicle that carries passengers or items between two places singular adjective one slab noun a thick, flat slice of something slash noun to cut violently sniff verb to smell by short intakes of air. socialize verb to teach people to behave in a way which is acceptable in their culture; to spend time with people static adjective being unchangeable or unmovable surgical adjective concerning surgery susceptible adjective at risk of developing a certain illness or problem swap verb to trade or exchange synthetic adjective not natural; made from artificial materials temporal adjective concerning time thermal adjective with reference to some source of heat tolerance noun a willingness to let people do, say or believe what they wish, without judging or challenging them tract noun a large stretch of land trivial adjective unimportant turbulent adjective moving violently and unevenly undergraduate noun a college student who is working toward his or her first degree unintelligible adjective that cannot be understood urine noun yellow liquid waste from the body usage noun the way something is used valve noun a device along a pipe that can either open and allow something to flow, or close and block it vegetation noun plants velocity noun speed in a given direction vocabulary noun the words that a person knows Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned wheat noun a kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread whereby adverb by which; by that thing antiquity noun an ancient period; something made a long time ago binary adjective having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0 chess noun a game of strategy, for two players chromosome noun cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed to the next generation. contour noun the shape of the outside edge of something coronary adjective concerning the heart corpus noun a body; in linguistics: a body of words deceive verb to make someone believe something that is not true deflection noun the action of making something move in a different direction denote verb be a name or symbol for dialect noun a way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group discrete adjective separate; composed of distinct parts encode verb to change a message or information into code epidemiology noun the science of how diseases spread facet noun a part of something fin noun the flat, thin body parts of a fish that sticks out and helps guide it through water finite adjective having limits; lasting for a limited time flux noun a state of flow and change friction noun the act of sliding two objects against each other hepatitis noun a disease of the liver that causes inflammation, yellow skin and a fever induction noun bringing about, or causing invert verb to turn something upside down irrigation noun supplying land with water using pipes liter noun metric unit for measuring liquid or gas locus noun a place or location; in genetics: the location of a gene on a chromosome mentor noun an experienced or wise person who teaches or helps another person Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned mercury noun a heavy, silver-white metal that is used in thermometers to measure temperature; a planet metabolism noun the chemical processes of the body in which food is converted to energy mole noun a small animal with dark fur that lives under the ground; a unit for measuring molecules neuron noun a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system. notation noun a set of written signs or shapes that are used in music or mathematics novice noun a person with little or no experience in a particular activity, skill, or subject onwards adverb forward oscillation noun movement, from side to side at a steady speed; a frequent change in size, strength, or direction between two limits partition noun a wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one area from another physiological adjective concerning how the body functions quiz noun a game in which players answer questions on a specific topic radius noun a given area or a range around a certain point; a line from the center of a circle to its edge receptor noun a device that receives information; in physiology: a nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses repertoire noun a collection of skills or accomplishments. respiratory adjective to do with breathing scroll noun a long rolled piece of paper with writing on it; to move up and down a computer screen secrete verb to produce a liquid sensory adjective referring to the five senses (hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch) solvent noun something that dissolves or can melt another substance sperm noun male sex cell syllable noun a unit of speech terminology noun specific words and expressions used in a particular field transcribe verb to write something spoken Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned vector noun a quantity that has both size and direction. yeast noun a single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer amino noun a substance that combines to form the structure of proteins artifact noun object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool bilingual adjective being able to speak two languages well chemotherapy noun the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, using chemicals confound verb to confuse and greatly surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain a situation dissection noun the act or process of cutting something dissertation noun an in-depth paper submitted for a doctorate degree entrant noun a person who enters a contest fetal adjective concerning a fetus, an unborn baby gradient noun a measure of how steep something is grammatical adjective concerning grammatical rules infinity noun with out end; limitless innate adjective present in a person or animal from the time of birth longitudinal adjective going from the top to the bottom of something marrow noun a soft, fatty tissue inside bones millimeter noun 1/1000th of a meter morphological adjective the study of form and structure morphology noun the study of the forms and structures of plants, animals and words neural adjective about the nerves or nervous system null adjective having no impact optimum adjective the best or most desirable phenomenal adjective unusual, remarkable phosphate noun a salt or compound used to help grown plants potassium noun a common, soft, silvery white metal that is usually used for farming or industrial purposes primer noun a book that covers the basics of a subject; a kind of paint proton noun a very small part of an atom that has a positive electrical charge soluble adjective can be mixed with a liquid, e.g. salt is soluble in water substrate verb a substance which a catalyst or enzyme has an effect on Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned subtract verb to take away, e.g. 20 - 5 = 15 syllabus noun the teaching schedule for a course in a school or university trajectory noun the path followed by an object moving through space transparency noun the amount you can see through something vowel noun a speech sound; a, e , i, o, u and sometimes y watershed verb a period of time during which important, significant changes take place algebra noun mathematics using letters and symbols in place of some numbers amplitude noun the breadth, width or largeness of something biodiversity noun the variation in an environment, the number of different types of life found there chloride noun a chemical compound that is a mixture of chlorine and something else circa noun an approximate time period consonant adjective a speech sound; any letter in the alphabet that is not a vowel. cortex noun the outer part of an organ or structure inversion noun a change in position of things so they become the opposite lexical adjective about words multi prefix a prefix meaning 'more than one' phonological adjective concerning sound postgraduate noun graduate studying for a further degree sneeze verb to loudly blow air out of your nose or mouth in a sudden uncontrolled way syntactic adjective grammatical syntax noun the study of a system, such as the system of words in a sentence theorem noun a statement that can be proved aerosol noun a container that sprays liquid under pressure axiom noun a statement that is accepted as true calculus noun a type of mathematics used for calculating such things as the slopes of curves capillary noun very small blood vessels comma noun mark showing a pause or list in a sentence congruent adjective having the same shape and size Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned denominator noun the bottom number in a fraction equivalence noun when something is equal to something else exponential adjective a constant e raised to a power equal to a given expression: e.g. e3x is the exponential of 3x. helix noun a 3D spiral shape herbicide noun a poison that kills weeds semi prefix a prefix meaning 'half' splice noun act of connecting two pieces of rope or wire into one connotation noun an association; an implication descriptor noun a label; something that describes oxidize verb to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen - to rust parenthesis noun one of two symbols ( and ), used in writing semester noun half a year in school or college trans prefix a prefix meaning 'across', 'through' or 'changing thoroughly' volition noun the act of making a conscious choice factorial adjective concerning factors or factorials solute adjective a substance that has dissolved in a solvent and become part of the liquid, so that they form a solution mid adjective at (or near) the middle point airplane noun a machine that flies through the air artwork noun photographs or pictures in a printed publication breakdown noun when normal activity or behaviour stops classroom noun room in a school where lessons take place feedback noun a response to a message; information about a person's behavior footnote noun extra information at the bottom of a page halfway adverb a middle point between two extremes handout noun a piece of paper with information, often given out before a presentation homework noun work that a student is given to do at home layout noun plan or design of something, e.g. of book page lifestyle noun the type of life that you have lifetime noun the time between birth and death Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned pathway noun a path or way that you can walk rainfall noun water falling from the sky textbook noun a book that is used to study uplift noun to make someone feel happier or more hopeful wavelength noun the size of a wave; a shared understanding widespread adjective happening or existing in many places; affecting many people workshop noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving anti prefix a prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed' ex prefix a prefix meaning "out of," "from," or "not" micro noun a prefix meaning 'very small', such as microchip neo noun a prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new' non prefix a prefix meaning 'not' pi noun the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14 pole noun a long, narrow piece of metal or wood, that is used to hold or support something pre prefix a prefix meaning 'before' sub prefix a prefix meaning 'under' or 'instead of' super adjective of the highest quality; great; marvelous headquarter noun the main office of a company or organisation identical adjective the same in every way Descendent undefined Word Part of Speech English Definition Date learned