Mastering - Listening

Chapter 1 Skill A-1 Wordlist Meaning

sign up (v phrase) intramural (adj) fill out (v phrase) free agent (n phrase) select (v)
Skill A-2 Wordlist

to officially register for a class or activity between students and teams of one school, not with other schools to write information and details on a form a player who is available to any team that wants him or her to choose; to pick

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industrial (adj) mature (adj) stable (adj) in theory (adv phrase) achieve (v)
Skill A-3 Wordlist

related to the use of machinery and factories for production well-established; fully developed constant; not prone to large fluctuation according to assumed facts; not necessarily true in practice to do; to accomplish

Meaning

fallacy (n) sonnet (n) popularize (v) pastoral (adj) refine (v)
Skill A-4 Wordlist

an incorrect statement; a falsehood a standardized form of poem with 14 lines to make popular related to an idealized, rural life to change and improve

Meaning

require (v) presume (v) given (adj) fulfill (v) permit (v)
Skill A-5 Wordlist

to need; to demand to assume; to believe without strong evidence specified; particular to meet a requirement to allow; to grant permission

Meaning

erosion (n) abrasion (n) bedrock (n) backhoe (n)

the process by which solid material is worn away, or slowly broken down the process of breaking down by friction, or rubbing the solid rock that lies underneath looser material, such as soil, sand, and clay a machine used to dig and/or fill large holes; a type of tractor for digging

striation (n)
Skill A-6 Wordlist

a long line or scratch dug into the surface of a rock by the passing of another rock

Meaning

pasteurize (v) bacteria (n) procedure (n) refrigerate (v) ultra (adj)
Skill A-7 Wordlist

to heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms one-celled microorganisms a way of doing something; a method to keep cool; to keep in a refrigerator very; extreme

Meaning

assess (v) note down (v phrase) grade (v) eye contact (n phrase) at all (adv phrase)
Skill A-8 Wordlist

to evaluate to write on paper to assign a grade, or mark, on a students work the state of looking into another persons eyes in any way; to any extent

Meaning

scholarly (adj) analysis (n) interpretation (n) tertiary (adj) first hand (adv phrase)
Skill B-1 Wordlist

characteristic of scholars, that is, people whose job is to study and research a particular subject an examination of a subject or event an explanation based on evidence of third importance or rank directly witnessed; in person

Meaning

audition (v) pointer (n) dynamics (n) scale (n) warm up (v phrase)
Skill B-2 Wordlist

to take part in a trial performance; to try to be accepted for a performing role a tip; a piece of advice the relationship between two or more objects during change an ascending or descending order of pitches played at set intervals to prepare oneself for a performance

Meaning

quest (n) charismatic (adj) foster (v) brutal (adj) strategist (n)

a mission; a journey with a certain goal or purpose very charming; having a compelling and attractive personality to assist; to create an environment conducive to a certain action violent and without compassion a planner; a person who creates a strategy or plan

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fossilize (v) highly (adv ) preservable (adj) sediment (n) shoreline (n)
Skill B-4 Wordlist

to change from organic material into hard minerals over time very; quite able to avoid decay and disintegration a layer of material placed atop another material the land along the coast, or shore, of a body of water

Meaning

present (v) authorize (v) beforehand (adv) basis (n) appreciate (v)
Skill B-5 Wordlist

to give; to show for approval to approve; to give permission in advance; ahead of time a foundation; a basic principle or condition to value; to be thankful

Meaning

formula (n) ravine (n) momentum (n) principle (n) diffusion (n)
Skill B-6 Wordlist

an equation or rule for performing a calculation a deep, narrow valley a measure of the motion of an object calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity a basic truth or assumption; a guiding rule or standard the spread of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

Meaning

ritual (n) impersonate (v) amplify (v) role (n) medieval (adj)
Skill B-7 Wordlist

an act or sequence of acts as part of a ceremony to pretend to be someone else to make louder or stronger a character or part played by an actor relating to the Middle Ages period of European history (400-1500 A.D.)

Meaning

ensure (v) outline (v) absolutely (adv) flow chart (n phrase) plagiarism (n)
Skill B-8

to make certain of something to provide the basic details of a procedure definitely; yes a diagram or visual representation of a sequence of actions the act of copying another persons work and claiming it as ones own

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sufficient (adj) interpreter (n) facet (n) contend (v) collaboration (n)
Skill C-1 Wordlist

enough to meet a requirement a person who changes another persons art to give it new meaning an element; a characteristic part to argue; to state strongly the act of working together

Meaning

pull off (v phrase) display (v) screw up (v phrase) reinforce (v) shortcoming (n)
Skill C-2 Wordlist

to do; to accomplish to show; to project to make a mistake to strengthen by adding extra support a weakness; a flaw

Meaning

encompass (v) missionary (n) order (n) abject (adj) abandon (v)
Skill C-3 Wordlist

to include a person who works on a religious mission to help others a group of people united by a common belief or social aim miserable; suffering to leave without help; to forsake

Meaning

intertidal (adj) bountiful (adj) reservoir (n) poach (v) unaware (adj)
Skill C-4 Wordlist

occurring in the period of time between two tides plentiful; abundant a large or extra supply to hunt or kill an animal in a forbidden area or out of season not having knowledge of

Meaning

illuminate (v) impetus (n) incident (n) touch off (v phrase) aggressive (adj)
Skill C-5 Wordlist

to show clearly; to illustrate a stimulus; an impulse; a cause an occurrence; an event to start; to trigger actively hostile; assertive

Meaning

bestow (v) raise spirits (v phrase) pertinent (adj) cohabit (v)

to give; to provide to make happier relevant; related to the topic to live in the same home

recover (v)
Skill C-6 Wordlist

to regain health after a sickness or injury

Meaning

to become sunny; to improve clear up (v phrase) nonetheless; despite factors to the contrary after all (adv phrase) look forward to (v phrase) to anticipate with excitement very difficult arduous (adj) easy no sweat (adj phrase)
Skill C-7 Wordlist

Meaning

ubiquitous (adj) wipe out (v phrase) colossal (adj) hurtle (v) subsist (v)
Skill C-8 Wordlist

common; found everywhere to kill off; to destroy completely very large to move with great speed to maintain life

Meaning

allege (v) invalid (adj) beats me (phrase) procure (v) maiden name (n phrase)
Skill Review 1 Wordlist

to claim; to assert as true not accurate; not in use I dont know. I'm unsure. to get; to obtain a womans family name before marriage

Meaning

administer (v) demonstrate (v) competence (n) attain (v) sum up (v phrase) matriculant (n) indicate (v) eligibility (n) criteria (n) valid (adj)
Skill Review 2 Wordlist

to direct or supervise; to give to show; to prove the condition of being qualified to get; to reach a goal to summarize; to provide an overview a person who is admitted to a college to show; to state a state of being entitled; the condition of meeting the requirements a set of standards upon which a judgment is based true; useful

Meaning

give a talk (v phrase) assemble (v) stem (v) gesture (n)

to speak in public on a given topic; to lecture to gather; to collect to start from; to originate a movement of the arms, legs, or body to express thought or feeling

scenario (n) competent (adj) slouch (v) irritable (adj) manipulate (v)

a situation capable; good enough for a given purpose to stand or sit with the head and shoulders hanging down easily made angry to change or alter for ones own purpose

Skill D-1 Wordlist

Meaning

campaign (v) senate (n) eligible (adj) kick out (v phrase) mull over (v phrase)
Skill D-2 Wordlist

to try to get elected a group of students and faculty members that make decisions on university spending qualified; entitled to expel; to send away to consider; to think about

Meaning

exchange (v) medium (n) barter (v) asset (n) put aside (v phrase)
Skill D-3 Wordlist

to trade one item or service for another a way or means for something to happen to trade goods or services without the exchange of money a useful or valuable quality or thing to save

Meaning

pitch (n) simultaneously (adv) genre (n) distortion (n) surplus (adj)
Skill D-4 Wordlist

a tone; a frequency of sound at the same time a type; a style a twisting of normal shape, form, or sound extra; more than needed or wanted

Meaning

syllabus (n) half off (adj phrase) label (n) purchase (n) condition (n)
Skill D-5 Wordlist

a list of lessons and materials needed for a class with the price reduced by 50 percent a small sign giving information about a product the act of buying state; shape

Meaning

major (adj) biome (n) go over (v phrase)

chief; principal; main a type of area characterized by its climate and life forms to review

precipitation (n) annually (adv)

Skill D-6 Wordlist

a form of moisture, such as rainfall and snowfall occurring every year

Meaning

morality (n) ethical (adj) prescription (n) stance (n) implication (n)
Skill D-7 Wordlist

a system of ideas of right and wrong relating to behavior in accordance with an idea of right conduct a set of rules or laws to follow an opinion or point of view a theoretical effect; an effect that might occur

Meaning

drill (n) overdo (v) goal (n) session (n) align (v)
Skill D-8 Wordlist

an exercise that is repeated many times in order to perfect a skill to do something so much that a negative instead of positive outcome results an aim; a desired outcome a period of time devoted to a specific activity to arrange so that two or more parts are at a proper working orientation

Meaning

enclose (v) vital (adj) evolve (v) cluster (n) inhibit (v)
Skill E-1 Wordlist

to surround; to keep within very important; necessary to change and improve over time a group of the same or similar items gathered together to prevent; to hinder

Meaning

casual (adj) tremendous (adj) attraction (n) volunteer (n) adjust (v)
Skill E-2 Wordlist

relaxed; not formal very good; excellent a fun or interesting place to visit a person who works without receiving money to change to fit the situation; to adapt

Meaning

hypothesize (v) dense (adj) postulate (v) accurately (adv) contradiction (n)
Skill E-3

to make a hypothesis; to postulate compact; having a high mass to volume ratio to make a guess; to hypothesize with exactness an inconsistency; a disagreement

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attached (adj) flanked (adj) region (n) instrumental (adj) transportation (n)
Skill E-4 Wordlist

connected to surrounded an area of land vital; very important the act of moving goods or people over a distance

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head (v) aspiring (adj) certificate (n) position (n) automatically (adv)
Skill E-5 Wordlist

to go in the direction hopeful of becoming a document proving a certain achievement a job without a specific effort or request

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conflict (n) ultimately (adv) enforce (v) reluctant (adj) regime (n)
Skill E-6 Wordlist

an argument; a disagreement in the end; as a final result to compel others to follow a rule hesitant; unwilling a government in power

Meaning

depiction (n) portray (v) impact (n) maxim (n) literal (adj)
Skill E-7 Wordlist

a graphic or written description of something to show as; to describe an effect; an impression a fundamental principle; a rule realistic; life-like; stressing the physical over the emotional

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primarily (adv) carry (v) relevant (adj) postal (adj ) bucks (n )

Skill E-8 Wordlist

mostly; essentially to offer for sale; to have in stock important or related to a given topic related to post office services dollars

Meaning

exposure (n) shutter (n) aperture (n)

the condition of being subjected to an action or influence; the amount of light a film is subjected to a device that can cover or uncover a lens or window an adjustable opening, or hole, in a camera

reciprocity (n) appropriately (adv)

Skill F-1 Wordlist

the state of two or more things exchanging favors or privileges accordingly; in a suitable way

Meaning

grant (v) resolve (v) convey (v) perspective (n) commit (v)
Skill F-2 Wordlist

to give; to provide to fix a problem; to create a solution to an argument to communicate; to show an opinion; a point of view to promise to do; to pledge

Meaning

input (n) external (adj) process (v) retain (v) selective (adj)
Skill F-3 Wordlist

a piece or collection of information received from the senses outside to evaluate; to deal with and organize to keep within; to remember chosen according to importance or relevance

Meaning

parallel port (n phrase) byte (n) transmit (v) relay (v) confirmation (n)
Skill F-4 Wordlist

an interface between a computer and a printer through which information is passed on more than one wire a sequence of eight bits (either 1 or 0) that computers process as information to send; to relay to send; to transmit the act of checking the truth or accuracy of information

Meaning

permit (n) lottery (n) issue (v) purchase (v) document (n)
Skill F-5 Wordlist

a card or sticker that signifies official permission a selection made by a random choice to give officially; to publish to buy an official paper

Meaning

detrimental (adj) toxic (adj) break down (v phrase) eat away (v phrase) overload (v)

harmful; causing damage poisonous to destroy; to disintegrate to damage; to cause to become smaller to put too much pressure or stress on

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mean (v) conduct (v) hand out (v phrase) obligation (n) handle (v)
Skill F-7 Wordlist

to intend; to have an inexact plan to do; to perform to distribute; to give to people a responsibility; a commitment to manage; to be able to do without too much difficulty

Meaning

at length (adv phrase) migration (n) entity (n) utopian (adj) incentive (n)
Skill F-8 Wordlist

for a long period; in great detail a large movement of people or animals a thing that exists apart from other things relating to a perfect, harmonious life a reason to act; an encouragement

Meaning

whereby (adv) glucose (n) transform (v) get rid of (v phrase) take place (v phrase)
Skill Review 1 Wordlist

by or through which a sugar found in most plants and animals to change completely to eliminate; to throw away to happen; to occur

Meaning

debate (n) proponent (n) inherent (adj) innate (adj) conversely (adv) slate (n) predisposition (n) fraternal (adj) sibling (n) variation (n) mutually exclusive (adj phrase)
Skill Review 2 Wordlist

an argument a supporter naturally a part of; innate naturally a part of; inherent in contrast an old-fashioned board used by students to write on with chalk a condition of being likely to be some way relating to twins developed from two separate eggs a brother or sister a range of differences unable to exist or be true together

Meaning

show up (v phrase) specimen (n) juvenile (n)

to appear a sample or example used for study an animal that has not reached adulthood

capture (v) prey (n) tentacle (n) footage (n) lantern (n) dissect (v) corpse (n)
Chapter 2 Skill A-1 Wordlist

to catch; to gain control of an animal hunted or caught for food a long, flexible arm or leg on a squid or octopus a series of photographed or videotaped images on a certain topic a light and its protective case to cut apart in order to study a dead body

Meaning

meteorological (adj) expedition (n) resuscitation (n) paramedic (n) pulmonary (adj) jumpstart (v) juice (n) revive (v) replenish (v) rhythmic (adj) hypothermia (n)

related to weather and the study of weather a journey organized to conduct scientific research the act of bringing back to life a person trained to give medical treatment in emergency situations related to the heart to start with a sudden jolt or push an informal word for energy or electricity to bring back to life to refill a depleted supply in a regular pattern a medical condition resulting from very low body temperatures

Skill A-2 Wordlist

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infrastructure (n) coup detat (n) apartheid (v) segregate (v) protest (n) dismantle (v) ethnic (adj) descent (n) breakdown (n)

the basic services and structures needed for society to function, such as electricity, roads, and water systems a violent overthrow, or change, of government a system of keeping different races separate, or apart, in South Africa to keep apart; to separate a show of disagreement or disapproval to take apart; to destroy related to members of a specific racial, religious, or cultural group lineage; the condition of being derived through ancestors in a family line an analysis of the parts of something

Skill A-3 Wordlist

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periodic table (n) in conjunction with (adv phrase) recur (v)

a chart displaying the known chemical elements together; in connection to happen repeatedly

halfway (adj) devise (v) octave (n) multiple (n) predecessor (n) periodically (adv) proton (n)
Skill A-4 Wordlist

at the middle point between two places or times to create; to make a group or series of eight units a number that may be divided evenly by another number a person in a group or professional field who lived and contributed before occasionally; repeatedly over time a stable particle with a positive charge found in the nucleus of an atom

Meaning

deity (n) connotation (n) incorporate (v) suppress (v) conceive (v) pantheon (n) solstice (n) decree (n) predominant (adj)

a god or goddess; a supernatural being an implied or associated meaning separate from a literal meaning to include to keep down; to ban to become pregnant all of the gods for a certain culture considered as one group a day of the year on which occurs the most or least hours of sunlight (depending on which hemisphere), usually June 21 and December 21 an order by a figure of authority, making the order law having great importance; most common or prevalent

Skill A-5 Wordlist

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to bother; to intrude upon disturb (v) open for use; not occupied by other activities available (adj) in exchange; as a payment in return (adv phrase) to discuss; to talk converse (v) to increase the speed of accelerate (v) a letter of recommendation reference (n) the act of explaining or making clear clarification (n) an idea or theory concept (n) to discover; to find out ascertain (v) suitable; good enough for a given purpose adequate (adj) to be logical make sense (v phrase) to take advantage of (v phrase) use some available service or opportunity
Skill A-6 Wordlist

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symbol (n) logo (n) trademark (n)

something that represents something else a name or symbol designed for easy recognition an officially registered name or symbol that identifies a company or product

implement (v) differentiate (v) precisely (adv) unauthorized (adj) genericize (v) synonymous (adj) exert (v) proprietorship (n)

to put into use; to start using to distinguish; to make different exactly without official permission to make generic, that is, not associated with a brand name the same in meaning to put to use; to exercise the state of ownership of something

Skill B-1 Wordlist

Meaning

restriction (n) clinic (n) priority (n) consult (v) face-to-face (adv phrase) assume (v) critique (n) constructive criticism (n phrase) instant (adj) accountable (adj)
Skill B-2 Wordlist

a limitation; a rule that limits the use of something a group session offering instruction on a particular skill a ranking of higher importance; precedence to ask someone or check some source for advice in person; in close proximity to believe without evidence a critical review or commentary a suggestion offered to improve something, as opposed to comments that merely point out flaws immediate; right away answerable; liable to be called to account

Meaning

to be under; to be the foundation of the period of European history from around 400 A.D. to 1450 A.D. ancient times of or relating to ancient Greece or Rome, especially with regard to art, classical (adj) literature, and architecture to make compatible; to resolve reconcile (v) the study of the nature of God and religious truth theology (n) the people who are called to service in the Church clergy (n) a nation whose head of state is usually elected, especially nations not republic (n) ruled by monarchs having the characteristics of a ruler with absolute power despotic (adj) fan the flames (v phrase) to cause to increase or become more widespread underlay (v) Middle Ages (n) antiquity (n)
Skill B-3 Wordlist

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capacity (n) arrive at (v phrase)

an amount that can be held or contained to find; to calculate

humble (adj) antiquated (adj) floppy (adj) measly (adj) obsolete (adj) interface (n) astounding (adj) buzzword (n)
Skill B-4 Wordlist

low in quality; inferior very old; like an antique flexible; able to be bent very small; worth little outdated; no longer useful a point or place where two independent systems interact astonishing; causing wonder a word or phrase connected with a specialized field or group that usually sounds important or technical; a trendy or stylish word or phrase
Meaning

a social organization of male students at a college or university a social organization of female students at a college or university a celebration week at a college or university when students first return to homecoming (n) school to wear or put on formal/special clothes dress up (v phrase) real; conforming to fact authentic (adj) clothes garb (n) a kind; a type version (n) in mourning (adj phrase) observing or respecting someones death; saddened by someones death elaborate; flashy or showy ornate (adj) a group of people working to produce a theatrical production, including cast (n) actors, directors, stage hands, etc. fraternity (n) sorority (n)
Skill B-5 Wordlist Meaning

impact (n) revolve (v) eureka (interj) mundane (adj) dispel (v) misconception (n) deduce (v) inquisition (n) torture (n) infinite (adj) insecure (adj)
Skill B-6 Wordlist

a significance; an influence to go around; to spin around an exclamation of achievement similar to, I have found it! everyday; ordinary to drive away a wrong idea to conclude; to infer a group of judges established to discover and suppress people and ideas that were in conflict with Church doctrine punishment involving severe pain in order to force information or a confession without end not confident; filled with anxiety

Meaning

issue (n)

a problem; a situation to be solved

statistics (n) overall (adj) commit (v) category (n) murder (n) rip off (v) massive (adj) as opposed to (adj phrase) previous (adj) security (adj) soar (v) resort to (v phrase)

data used to describe research as a whole; all things considered to do; to carry out a group to which things or information can be assigned to kill another person on purpose to steal; to rob huge; very large compared with; in relation to prior; occurring before related to safety or anti-crime to rise quickly and steeply to use as an alternative or less desirable option

Skill C-1 Wordlist

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bizarre (adj) deterrent (n) hefty (adj) prank (n) utter (v) look up (v phrase) make sure (v phrase) situation (n) report (v) in progress (adv phrase) immediate (adj)
Skill C-2 Wordlist

strange; unusual something that discourages a certain behavior large a trick or joke to say; to speak to find information from a list or other source material to be certain; to ensure a circumstance; a problem to tell authorities about happening at the moment; under way without a lag in time; very soon

Meaning

regurgitate (v) reject (v) notion (n) commoner (n) outright (adv) tentative (adj) founder (n) devote (v) reiterate (v) take with a grain of salt (v phrase)
Skill C-3 Wordlist

to reproduce in an exact but uninteresting way to disbelieve; to dismiss as untrue an idea a person of a lower class completely; totally not fully agreed on; made with the possibility of future change the person who started or created an organization or place to concentrate on a specific topic or goal to say again in order to stress the importance of to view with skepticism; to not believe completely

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empathize (v) standardize (v) canon (n) righteous (adj) oeuvre (n) emergence (n) prominence (n) Eurocentric (adj) analects (n) eclectic (adj)
Skill C-4 Wordlist

to feel the same way as; to understand to make the same; to make standard a group of books that represent a certain topic or time correct in behavior; ethical an artists work as a whole the act of taking form or becoming famous a position of respect, power, or fame concerned mostly with European matters a collection of parts, or excerpts, from a literary work having many different styles or tastes

Meaning

a period of service during which the worker learns a skill or trade internship (n) to give or produce a benefit pay off (v phrase) a person with whom a beneficial relationship exists contact (n) to wait briefly hang on (v phrase) a small booklet of information pamphlet (n) necessary; compulsory mandatory (adj) the management of the details of an operation logistics (n) a person who supervises young people at a summer camp counselor (n) a vote of confidence (n phrase)compliment; encouragement showing energy and excitement enthusiastic (adj)
Skill C-5 Wordlist

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transcribe (v) routinely (adv) branch (n) deductive (adj) default (adj) reverse (v) ultimate (adj) pick up (v phrase) myriad (n) subconscious (adj) extrapolate (v) override (v)
Skill C-6 Wordlist

to write down on paper what is heard commonly; usually a section; a part related to logical reasoning standard; chosen unless specifically told not to to change to the opposite final; most important to observe and understand a very large amount without thinking purposefully to estimate by extending known information to counteract the normal operation of

Meaning

atmosphere (n) shift (v) generate (v)

the layer of air between the surface of the Earth and outer space to move; to change to produce; to create

aware (adj) correspond (v) deformation (n) coincide (v) link (n) radiate (v) thermal (adj) supplement (v) phenomenon (n) justified (adj)
Skill Review 1 Wordlist

knowing about; conscious of to connect; to be related an abnormal or unhealthy shape or form to happen at the same time a connection; a bond to send out; to emit related to heat to add; to increase a happening; an occurrence correct; supported by evidence

Meaning

shuttle bus (n phrase) fixed (adj) approximately (adv) cater (v) circuit (n) pick up (v phrase) adjacent (adj) doorstep (n) affiliated (adj) harsh (adj)
Skill Review 2 Wordlist

a bus that travels a regular route between two points set; unchanging about; close to to attend to the wants or needs of a circular path or route to collect passengers for transport next to; adjoining the front of ones home; the stairs leading up to a house officially connected to severe; difficult

Meaning

vulnerable (adj) diverse (adj) undergo (v) utilize (v) indicator (n) temperate (adj) marine (adj) habitat (n) outcrop (n) core (n) dramatic (adj) estimate (v) chart (v)

open to being hurt; susceptible to injury made up of many different parts to experience; to endure to use for a gauge; a tool that measures mild; not overly hot related to oceans and seas an area in which an organism can live a group of rocks appearing above the surface of the surrounding land an inner, base part severe; very noticeable to calculate an approximate number to follow the progress of; to monitor

Skill Review 3 Wordlist

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baby boomer (n phrase) oriented (adj) distorted (adj) get a picture (v phrase) privileged (adj) cope (v) reliance (n) extroversion (n) network (v) adept (adj)
Skill Review 4 Wordlist

a person born during a period of rapid population increase in North America during the 1940s and 1950s tending to; likely to do misshapen; altered beyond the normal form or shape to understand given special advantages to deal with a difficult situation; to endure the condition of needing, or depending on the condition of not being shy to create a group of friends or contacts within a career-related environment effective at; skilled

Meaning

get down to (v phrase) primary (adj) phylum (n) catastrophe (n) cycle (n) hardy (adj) weather (v) deem (v) consistent (adj) widespread (adj) miraculously (adv) cease (v) wrap up (v phrase)
Skill D-1 Wordlist

to begin doing first; most important the largest category of living things within each kingdom a disaster; a terrible event a repeated sequence of events strong; able to endure difficulty to endure; to survive difficulty to declare; to classify as reliable; steady occurring across a wide area in an extremely surprising way to stop to finish; to conclude

Meaning

look down (v phrase) skate (v) disheartening (adj) vocation (n) aptitude (n) bomb (v) screw up (v phrase) re-evaluate (v) give a break (v phrase) last resort (n phrase) appeal (v)
Skill D-2 Wordlist

to appear sad or depressed to move or act with ease depressing; taking away energy or enthusiasm a job a strong ability for to do very poorly on a test or piece of work to make a mistake to examine again; to think about again and possibly change ones mind to change the normal rules to help someone a final choice; a last possible action to ask someone to change an evaluation or decision

Meaning

hype (n) potentially (adv) garner (v) obvious (adj) convince (v) substandard (adj) expertise (n) franchiser (n) franchisee (n) diluted (adj) acumen (n) tied down (adj phrase)
Skill D-3 Wordlist

an excessive amount of advertising possibly to get; to achieve easy to see or understand to make others agree with an idea of low quality; not good enough a high level of ability or knowledge regarding a given topic a company that sells franchise businesses a person or group of people who buy a franchise business weakened the ability to judge or reason correctly committed to; obliged to

Meaning

latitude (n) longitude (n) hemisphere (n) prime (adj) meridian (n) designate (v) revolution (n) zone (n) nonetheless (adv) equivalent (n) predict (v)
Skill D-4 Wordlist

a measurement of distance north or south of the equator a measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian a half of a sphere first; most important a line that divides something into two halves to name; to label a complete 360 turn around an axis an area however; despite what might be expected an equal thing to guess what will happen in the future

Meaning

policy (n) legally (adv) tick off (v phrase) rationale (n) cite (v) compelling (adj) have a good mind to (v phrase) sympathize (v) go overboard (v phrase) commute (v) sweep under the carpet (expression)
Skill D-5

a course of action; a guiding principle; a rule in accordance with the law to anger; to infuriate a reason to claim; to present as a reason strongly affecting to feel one has a strong justification for a potential action to feel the same as; to feel pity for to act too extremely; to overreact to travel back and forth to work or school to ignore or hide a problem

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Meaning

come to mind (v phrase) to occur to; to strike with an idea to be typical of; to be a normal characteristic of typify (v) harsh and inharmonious dissonant (adj) loud; noisy cacophonous (adj) t play around with (v phrase)o experiment with; to try different arrangements and combinations considered separate from anything else sheer (adj) to exist or act before precede (v) the reason for an action or belief motivation (n) a way of thinking or acting approach (n) unique; different from others distinct (adj) in a large, very noticeable way dramatically (adv)
Skill D-6 Wordlist

Meaning

tuberculosis (n) bar exam (n phrase) permanently (adv) derivative (n) monstrosity (n) base on (v phrase) draft (n) sweeping (adj) two-facedness (n) remonstrance (n) colonialism (n)
Skill E-1 Wordlist

a sickness that affects the lungs a qualification test for lawyers in a way that affects things forever a thing that is taken from something else a thing that has an unusual and unattractive appearance or character to use as a starting point or foundation a version of a written work large-scale the quality of behaving differently in front of different people an act of complaining or criticizing the process of one nation exerting control over foreign lands

Meaning

frustrated (adj) due (adj) packed (adj) a mile long (adj phrase) lounge (n) kick out (v phrase) check out (v phrase) tip (n)

filled with a feeling of discouragement or dissatisfaction expected; scheduled to be given or returned full; crowded very long a room for relaxing to eject; to force to leave to go and see a suggestion; a piece of advice

Skill E-2 Wordlist

Meaning

reunion (n) disrupt (v)

a celebration when family members come together after a long separation to break; to interrupt

supervised care, usually in an institution or substitute home, for orphans or children who have been taken away from their parents dependable; trustworthy reliable (adj) an official study done by a countrys government once every few years census (n) in which data about the population are collected a useful principle that can be used most of the time, but may not give rule of thumb (n phrase) the proper results 100% of the time family name; last name surname (n) in fashion; in accord with the latest fad trendy (adj) the youngest age of a child, before the child can walk infancy (n) foster care (n phrase)
Skill E-3 Wordlist

Meaning

drawn out (adj phrase) ample (adj) hardy (adj) toxicity (n) metabolism (n) indigestion (n) lethal (adj) buff (n) corrupt (v) malfunction (v) dose (n)
Skill E-4 Wordlist

extended; going on and on available in a sufficient amount physically strong and healthy the degree to which something is poisonous the chemical processes of the body in which food is broken down in order to supply energy to the body an illness or discomfort resulting from the inability to digest food able to kill or cause death an expert to spoil or destroy the honesty or integrity of to not function properly an amount of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time

Meaning

first; before other things foremost (adv) having special skill or practical knowledge related to something mechanical technical (adj) a time of practice before a performance rehearsal (n) in down the road (adv phrase) the future to look at carefully inspect (v) a danger; a chance of being injured or hurt hazard (n) a device used to put out fires extinguisher (n) having special benefits or privileges privileged (adj) to command loudly and quickly bark (v) to divide responsibility among a group of people delegate (v) an emotional connection based on mutual trust and respect rapport (n)
Skill E-5 Wordlist

Meaning

gross (adj) deny (v)

disgusting to take away a right; to refuse a request

vending (adj) prerogative (n) smokes (n) boulevard (n) habitually (adv) hit the books (v) inconvenience (v) in favor of (prep phrase) wise up (v) revolting (adj)
Skill E-6 Wordlist

for selling an exclusive right to decide cigarettes a wide city street, usually with trees on either side as a routine or regular habit to start studying to cause discomfort; to make unsuitable for ones needs for; supportive of to become smarter disgusting

Meaning

valuation (n) mismanagement (n) solid (adj) indicator (n) franchise (n) commodity (n) flexibility (n) face value (n) count on (v phrase) minimize (v) cash in (v phrase)
Skill F-1 Wordlist

an assessed value or price inappropriate or inefficient management strong; reliable something used to predict future trends a business entity with the authority to do business in a certain area or region an agricultural or mined product that can be processed and sold the property of being adaptable or responsive to change an apparent value; the value printed on a bill or bond to rely on; to depend on to make as small as possible to settle ones account by submitting for the present value

Meaning

eventual (adj) conscript (n) reservist (n) fleet (n) disposal (n) compensate (v) admiral (n) subdue (v) spark (v) foray (n) foothold (n)
Skill F-2 Wordlist

occurring at the end of a future sequence of events a person taken into the armed forces by the will of the government a person who volunteers to join the armed forces in case of war, not a full-time soldier a large group of ships the ability or power to use to reward someone for work done or damage caused a high ranking official in the navy to capture and control to start; to incite a military raid or expedition a starting point; a place from which troops can advance into an area

Meaning

vague (adj) adapt (v)

unclear; not exact to change according to the situation

tighten up (v phrase) attribute (n) food chain (n phrase) herbivore (n) carnivore (n) start off (v phrase) convert (v)
Skill F-3 Wordlist

to make clear; to make more precise a trait; a characteristic the system of energy movement between plants and animals an animal that eats plants an animal that eats meat to begin to change the form of

Meaning

butter up (v phrase) hook up (v phrase) shut down (v phrase) marvelous (adj) access (v) wealth (n) inconvenience (n) sophisticated (adj) replicate (v) disguise (v) spy on (v phrase) bandwidth (n)
Skill F-4 Wordlist

to flatter; to compliment someone in order to gain favor to connect to turn off very good; wonderful to go into; to start using an abundance; a large amount a situation that takes a lot of effort or time modern; using advanced technology to copy; to reproduce to hide the true identity of to secretly watch the capacity of an Internet connection to transfer data

Meaning

bond (v) procreate (v) fertilization (n) trigger (v) labor (n) initiate (v) prospective (adj) contraction (n) induce (v) mute (v) counterintuitive (adj) nurture (v) offspring (n)
Skill F-5 Wordlist

to create a connection or relationship with to reproduce; to make a baby the act of a sperm and an egg joining to start into action; to set off the act of giving birth to start; to act first potential; possible a twitch, or flexing, of a muscle to force into action; to start to weaken; to make less against common sense; contrary to what is expected to show love for and take care of a child or group of children

Meaning

to help assist (v) related to money financial (adj) take a nose dive (v phrase) to decrease rapidly

miserably (adv) malaise (n) symptom (n) long shot (n phrase) come up with (v phrase) refer (n) medical (adj)
Skill F-6 Wordlist

in a large and negative way a general feeling of poor health and lack of energy a sign or effect of a sickness a large amount or degree to create; to invent; to think up to send to for help related to medicine and health

Meaning

component (n) discipline (n) metaphysical (adj) framework (n) foretell (v) static (adj) confirm (v) coin (v) underlying (adj) conundrum (n) dialectics (n)
Skill Review 1 Wordlist

a part; an element an area of study or research highly abstract; relating to the nature of existence and knowledge the basic structure for a system of thought to predict; to tell what will happen in the future unchanging to verify; to affirm the truth of to give a name underneath; basic a difficult or unanswerable problem; a paradox the process of finding the truth by examining opposite logical arguments

Meaning

the basic ideas; the fundamentals bare bones (n phrase) a compound with silicon as a part of it silicate (n) to not include; to leave out exclude (v) a state of matter found in lightning and stars plasma (n) not living or from a living organism inorganic (adj) to stand as an example; to show exemplify (v) a substance that can appear in different forms polymorph (n) a comparison based on similarity analogy (n) to understand grasp (v) opposite reverse (adj) laymans terms (n phrase) everyday language; not scientific words supported within; not sinking suspended (adj)

Skill Review 2 Wordlist

Meaning

to get a job or career in go into (v phrase) womens shelter (n phrase)a place where women who are victims of domestic violence can stay safely a purposeful activity; an enterprise endeavor (n) rushed; in a hurry hasty (adj)

set down (v phrase) catch up (v phrase) hold off (v phrase) methodology (n) enthusiastic (adj) slip (n)
Skill Review 3 Wordlist

to create to move or work quickly enough to attain the same progress as others to wait; to delay a set of procedures and rules used by people who work in a given field showing great excitement and interest a piece of paper with written information; a form

Meaning

the state of being able to do something very well proficiency (n) to forget to do; to not pay attention to neglect (v) famous for bad actions or character; infamous notorious (adj) to exaggerate excessively blow out of proportion (v phrase) slow and not effective inefficient (adj) to take apart for the purpose of examination deconstruct (v) the performance of an action without spending too much energy economy (n) to make up; to compose; to be the parts of constitute (v) to understand get it (v phrase) consistent; always the same uniform (adj) smooth; effortless fluid (adj)
Skill Review 4 Wordlist

Meaning

constitutional (adj) impose (v) principal (adj) candidate (n) excommunicate (v) take hold of (v phrase) fed up (adj phrase) vow (n) irrelevant (adj) contemporary (adj) overrule (v) renounce (v)

related to a system of fundamental laws and principles to force upon of great importance; chief a person eligible for a certain position to force out of a (usually religious) organization to capture; to seize tired of; unable to tolerate any longer a promise; an oath not related to the topic; unimportant modern; current to decide to rule against; to reverse the decision of another to reject; to disown