| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | actual | real; current, not possible |
| 2. | actually | in fact |
| 3. | agenda | list of meeting items |
| 4. | apology | statement of regret |
| 5. | application | formal request; use |
| 6. | argument | disagreement; verbal fight |
| 7. | assist | help |
| 8. | billion | one thousand million |
| 9. | career | long-term profession |
| 10. | carpet | thick floor covering |
| 11. | casualty | person injured or killed |
| 12. | cement | binding building material |
| 13. | college | higher education institution |
| 14. | commodity | raw material or product |
| 15. | comprehensive | complete and thorough |
| 16. | contest | competition |
| 17. | decade | period of ten years |
| 18. | delicate | easily damaged; fine |
| 19. | demand | strong request; need |
| 20. | desperate | having little hope |
| 21. | destination | place you are going |
| 22. | digest | break down food; summary |
| 23. | director | person managing or filming |
| 24. | disgust | strong revulsion |
| 25. | editor | person who prepares text |
| 26. | educate | teach |
| 27. | elegant | stylish and graceful |
| 28. | embarrassed | feeling ashamed or awkward |
| 29. | estate | property; land holdings |
| 30. | eventually | in the end; finally |
| 31. | excited | very enthusiastic or eager |
| 32. | exit | way out |
| 33. | fabric | cloth material |
| 34. | familiar | well known |
| 35. | fiction | made-up writing |
| 36. | firm | company; solid |
| 37. | formula | fixed method or expression |
| 38. | gentle | mild and kind |
| 39. | grave | serious; burial place |
| 40. | gross | total before deductions |
| 41. | guardian | person legally protecting another |
| 42. | harass | bother repeatedly |
| 43. | honest | truthful; not cheating |
| 44. | ignore | pay no attention to |
| 45. | injury | physical harm |
| 46. | insult | offend with rude words |
| 47. | intend | plan or mean |
| 48. | journal | magazine or academic periodical |
| 49. | journalist | news writer or reporter |
| 50. | lecture | formal talk or lesson |
| 51. | legend | traditional story; key on map |
| 52. | magazine | periodical publication |
| 53. | mayor | city leader |
| 54. | miserable | very unhappy |
| 55. | morbid | unhealthily interested in death |
| 56. | nervous | anxious |
| 57. | novel | long fictional book |
| 58. | obligation | duty |
| 59. | occasion | particular time or event |
| 60. | offend | upset or insult |
| 61. | opaque | not transparent |
| 62. | particular | specific |
| 63. | pathetic | deserving pity; very poor |
| 64. | physician | medical doctor |
| 65. | plausible | seeming reasonable or likely |
| 66. | policy | official plan or rule |
| 67. | portable | easy to carry |
| 68. | pretend | act as if something is true |
| 69. | publicity | public attention from media |
| 70. | quota | fixed share or limit |
| 71. | radical | extreme; fundamental |
| 72. | rational | based on reason |
| 73. | realistic | practical and true to life |
| 74. | realize | become aware; achieve |
| 75. | recipe | instructions for cooking |
| 76. | recollect | remember |
| 77. | relative | family member |
| 78. | resume | begin again; continue |
| 79. | sensible | practical and reasonable |
| 80. | serial | published in parts |
| 81. | severe | very serious or harsh |
| 82. | signature | person’s written name |
| 83. | sinister | threateningly evil |
| 84. | sophisticated | refined and worldly |
| 85. | stage | platform for performers |
| 86. | sympathetic | showing understanding and pity |
| 87. | taxation | system of collecting taxes |
| 88. | terrific | excellent; very great |
| 89. | tragedy | very sad event or drama |
| 90. | ultimate | final; greatest |
| 91. | uniform | same in all parts |
| 92. | union | joining together; organization |
| 93. | urgent | needing immediate attention |
| 94. | utility | usefulness; public service |
| 95. | vacancy | empty position or room |
| 96. | vacuum | space without air |
| 97. | valid | legally or logically acceptable |
| 98. | versus | against; compared with |
| 99. | veteran | experienced former service member |
| 100. | vicious | cruel or violent |