Vocabulary List Example by Read&Write

Example Doc: Communism in China

Word

Meaning

foreigner

A person who comes from a

different country to the one
you are in; There were four
foreigners staying at her
hotel.
a person who comes from a
foreign country; someone
who does not owe allegiance
to your country
someone who is excluded
from or is not a member of a
group

forbidden

excluded from use or

mention; "forbidden fruit";
"in our house dancing and
playing cards were out"; "a
taboo subject"
Disallow, prohibit; I forbid
you to go out after dark.
command against; "I forbid
you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to
the chocolate store"; "Dad
nixed our plans"
keep from happening or
arising; make impossible;
"My sense of tact forbids an
honest answer"; "Your role in
the projects precludes your
involvement in the
competitive project"

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isolated

Far away from towns and

cities etc.; The cottage was
quite isolated.
Lonely and not having much
contact with others; She felt
isolated living in the country.
remote and separate
physically or socially; "existed
over the centuries as a world
apart"; "preserved because
they inhabited a place apart"W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated
villages remote from centers
of civilization"; "an obscure
village"
not close together in time;
"isolated instances of
rebellion"; "a few stray
crumbs"

stagnate

be idle; exist in a changeless

situation; "The old man sat
and stagnated on his porch";
"He slugged in bed all
morning"
stand still; "Industry will
stagnate if we do not
stimulate our economy"
cause to stagnate; "There are
marshes that stagnate the
waters"

conflicting

in disagreement; "the figures

are at odds with our
findings"; "contradictory
attributes of unjust justice
and loving vindictiveness"John Morley
on bad terms; "they were
usually at odds over politics";
"conflicting opinions"

Disagreement, fighting or
arguing; There was much
conflict between her and her
dad.
A war, often between two
countries; There is conflict in
the Middle East.
If two things conflict they
cannot both be true; Her idea
conflicted with mine.
imprisoned

being in captivity
Put someone or something in
a place that they cannot
escape from; She was
imprisoned for fraud.
lock up or confine, in or as in
a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial";
"the murderer was
incarcerated for the rest of
his life"
confine as if in a prison; "His
daughters are virtually
imprisoned in their own
house; he does not let them
go out without a chaperone"

populous

densely populated

deliberate

Done on purpose; It was a

deliberate attempt to hurt
me.
think about carefully; weigh;
"They considered the
possibility of a strike"; "Turn
the proposal over in your
mind"

discuss the pros and cons of

an issue
carefully thought out in
advance; "a calculated
insult"; "with measured
irony"; "he made a deliberate
decision not to respond
negatively"
characterized by conscious
design or purpose;
"intentional damage"; "a
knowing act of fraud"; "a
deliberate attempt to
provoke a response"
aggression

a disposition to behave
aggressively
violent action that is hostile
and usually unprovoked
the act of initiating hostilities
deliberately unfriendly
behavior

stability

the quality of being enduring

and free from change or
variation;
the quality or attribute of
being firm and steadfast
a stable order (especially of
society)

Communist

a member of the communist

party
a socialist who advocates
communism
relating to or marked by
communism; "Communist
Party"; "communist

governments"; "communistic
propaganda"