pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit
pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to
give birth to a baby
present - v. to offer for consideration (\will present our idea to the
committee.\now (\present at school yesterday.\
president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an
organization
press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against
something else
prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening
price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for
sale
prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime
private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that
one must work hard for to get
probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible
problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture profession - n. a job that requires special training professor - n. a teacher at a
college or university
profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that
activity
program - n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal project - n. a planned effort to do something
propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions
property - n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods propose - v. to present or offer for consideration
protect - v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged protest - v. to speak against; to object prove - v. to show to be true
provide - v. to give something needed or wanted
public - ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite
private
publication - n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or
magazine
publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a
book, newspaper or magazine
pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the
force; opposite push
pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through
punish - v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which
is bought
pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal
push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using
the force; opposite pull
put - v. to place; to set in position
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question - v. to ask; to express wonder or disbelief; n. a sentence or word used
in asking for information; a problem; an issue to be discussed
quick - ad. fast
quiet - ad. with little or no noise; having little or no movement; calm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R
radar - n. a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of
objects that may be too far away to be seen
radiation - n. waves of energy from something that produces heat or light;
energy from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous
radio - n. the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the air
without wires
raid - v. to make a sudden attack; n. a sudden attack carried out as an act of war,
or for the purpose of seizing or stealing something
railroad - n. a road for trains; a company that operates such a road and its
stations and equipment
rain - n. water falling from the sky
raise - v. to lift up; to move to a higher position; to cause to grow; to increase rare - ad. not common; not usual; not often
rate - n. speed; a measure of how quickly or how often something happens; the
price of any thing or service that is bought or sold
reach - v. to put a hand toward; to arrive at; to come to react - v. to act as a result of or in answer to
read - v. to look at and understand the meaning of written words or numbers ready - ad. prepared; completed; organized; willing real - ad. true; truly existing; not false
realistic - ad. in agreement with the way things are
reason - n. the cause for a belief or act; purpose; something that explains reasonable - ad. ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme; ready or
willing to compromise
rebel - v. to act against a government or power, often with force; to refuse to
obey; n. one who opposes or fights against the government of his or her country
receive - v. to get or accept something given, offered or sent recent - ad. a short time ago
recession - n. a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries
produce less and many workers lose their jobs
recognize - v. to know or remember something or someone that was known,
known about or seen before; to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government
record - v. to write something in order to have it for future use; to put sound or
pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again; n. a writing that shows proof or facts about something
recover - v. to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away (\
police recovered the stolen money.\normal conditions (\
red - ad. having the color like that of blood
reduce - v. to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; to cut
reform - v. to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better
condition
refugee - n. a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment,
danger or war
refuse - v. to reject; to not accept, give or do something
regret - n. a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that
happens
reject - v. to refuse to accept, use or believe
relations - n. understandings or ties between nations; members of the same
family; people connected by marriage or family ties
release - v. to free; to permit to go; to permit to be known or made public religion - n. a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods
remain - v. to stay in a place after others leave; to stay the same remains - n. a dead body
remember - v. to think about the past; opposite forget
remove - v. to take away or take off; to put an end to; to take out of a position
or office
repair - n. work done to fix something repeat - v. to say or do again
report - v. to tell about; to give the results of a study or investigation; n. the
story about an event; the results of a study or investigation; a statement in which the facts may not be confirmed
represent - v. to act in the place of someone else; to substitute for; to serve as
an example
repress - v. to control or to restrict freedoms by force request - v. to ask for; n. the act of asking for require - v. to need or demand as necessary
rescue - v. to free from danger or evil
research - n. a careful study to discover correct information resign - v. to leave a position, job or office resist - v. to oppose; to fight to prevent
resolution - n. an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually
reached by voting
resource - n. anything of value that can be used or sold
responsible - ad. having a duty or job to do (\
report.\being the cause of (\were responsible for the accident.\
rest - v. to sit, lie down or sleep to regain strength; n. that which remains; the
others
restrain - v. to keep controlled; to limit action by a person or group restrict - v. to limit; to prevent from increasing or becoming larger
result - v. to happen from a cause; n. that which follows or is produced by a
cause; effect
retire - v. to leave a job or position because one is old or in poor health return - v. to go or come back; to bring, give, take or send back
revolt - v. to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of government rice - n. a food grain
rich - ad. having much money or goods; having plenty of something
ride - v. to sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle,
airplane or boat
right - n. what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have (\
their right to vote.\ad. agreeing with the facts; good; correct; opposite wrong; on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; opposite left
riot - v. to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a violent
action by a large group of people
rise - v. to go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of sitting or
lying to a position of standing
risk - n. the chance of loss, damage or injury
river - n. a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake
or an ocean
road - n. a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can
walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other
rob - v. to take money or property secretly or by force; to steal rock - n. a hard piece of mineral matter
rocket - n. a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by
burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon
roll - v. to turn over and over; to move like a ball
room - n. a separate area within a building with its own walls
root - n. the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the
soil
rope - n. a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material,
used for tying
rough - ad. not flat or smooth; having an uneven surface; violent; not made well round - ad. having the shape of a ball or circle
rub - v. to move something over the surface of another thing
rubber - n. a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a
similar substance made from chemicals
ruin - v. to damage severely; to destroy
rule - v. to govern or control; to decide; n. a statement or an order that says how
something must be done
run - v. to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S
sacrifice - v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or
another person
sad - ad. not happy safe - ad. away from harm or danger sail - v. to travel by boat or ship
sailor - n. a person involved in sailing a boat or ship
salt - n. a white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used to affect
the taste of food
same - ad. not different; not changed; like another or others
sand - n. extremely small pieces of crushed rock found in large amounts in
deserts and on coasts
satellite - n. a small object in space that moves around a larger object; an object
placed in orbit around the earth
satisfy - v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded save - v. to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for future use say - v. to speak; to express in words
school - n. a place for education; a place where people go to learn
science - n. the study of nature and the actions of natural things, and the
knowledge gained about them
sea - n. a large area of salt water, usually part of an ocean search - v. to look for carefully
season - n. one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth's
position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter); a period of time based on different weather conditions (\season\\season\(\
seat - n. a thing to sit on; a place to sit or the right to sit there (\
parliament\
second - ad. the one that comes after the first
secret - n. something known only to a few and kept from general knowledge; ad.
hidden from others; known only to a few