ESL Essential Words 4

Question 1

Journalist

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N. One who writes for, edits, manages, or produced a newspapaer or magazine

Question 2

Famine

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N. Starvation, great shortage

Question 3

Revive

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V. Bring back or come back to live or consciousness

Question 4

Commence

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V. Begin, start

Question 5

Observant

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Adj. QuickTime notice, watchful

Question 6

Identify

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V. Recognize as being. Or show to be, a certain person or thing, prove to be the same

Question 7

Migrate

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V. Move from one place to another

Question 8

Vessel

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N. A ship, a hollow(empty) container, tube containing body flood

Question 9

Persist

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V. Continue firmly, refuse to stop to go be changed

Question 10

Hazy

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Adj. Misty, smoky, unclear

Question 11

Gleam

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Adj. A slash or beam of light

Question 12

Unruly

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Adj. Hard to rule or control, lawless

Question 13

Rival

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N. adj. or v. Person who wants and tries to get the same things another, one who tries to equal or do better than another

Question 14

Brutal

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Adj. Coarse and savage, like a brute, cruel
Coarse: in low or inferior quality or value
Savage: wild and menacing
Brute: a cruelly rapacious person

Question 15

Opponent

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N. Person who is on the other side of a fight

Question 16

Brawl

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V. A noisy quarrel or fight

Quarrel: an angry dispute

Question 17

Duplicate

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N. or v. An exact copy, make an exact copy of, repeat exactly

Question 18

Vicious

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Adj. Evil, wicked, savage

Question 19

Whirling

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V. Whirl

N. Or adj. Turning or swinging round and round, spinning

Question 20

Underdog

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N. Person having the worst of any struggle, one who is expect to lose

Question 21

Thrust

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V. Push with force

Question 22

Bewildered

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V. Bewilder

Adj. Confused completely, puzzled

Question 23

Expand

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V. Increase in size, enlarge, swell

Question 24

Alter

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V. Make different, change, vary

Question 25

Mature

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Adj. Ripe(for fruit), fully grown or developed

Question 26

Revise

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V. Change, alter, bring up to date

Question 27

Pledge

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N. And v. Promise

Question 28

Casual

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Adj. Happening by chance, not planned or expect

Question 29

Pursue

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V. Follow, proceed something

Question 30

Unanimous

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Adj. In complete agreement

Question 31

Fortunate

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Adj. Having good luck, lucky

Question 32

Pioneer

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N. or v. One who goes first or prepares a way for others

Question 33

Innovative

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Adj. Fresh, clever, having new ideas

Question 34

Slender

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Adj. Long and thin, Limited, slight

Question 35

Surpass

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V. Do better than, be greater than, excel

Question 36

Vast

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Adj. or n. Very great, enormous

Question 37

Doubt

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V. Or n. Not believe, not be sure of, freak uncertain about, lack of certainty

Question 38

Capacity

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N. Amount of room or space inside, largest amount that can be held by a container

Question 39

Penetrate

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V. Get into or through

Question 40

Pierce

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V. Go into, through, penetrate

Question 41

Microscope

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N. Instrument with a lens for making objects larger so that one can see things more clearly

Question 42

Grateful

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Adj. Feeling gratitude(a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation), thankful

Question 43

Cautious

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Adj. Very careful, never taking chances