ESL Essential Words 7

Question 1

Architect

Answer 1

N. A person whose Job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly.

Question 2

Matrimony

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The state of being married

Question 3

Baggage

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N. all the cases and bags that you take with you when you travel. Luggage
The beliefs and feelings that you have which influence how you think and behave

Question 4

Squander

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V. Spend foolishly, waste

Question 5

Fugitive

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N. a person who is running away or hiding from the polie or a dangerous situation

Question 6

Calamity

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N. a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering

Question 7

Pauper

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N. A very poor person

Question 8

Envy

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Jealousy, the object of jealousy, to feel jealous

Question 9

Collapse

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V. To fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support

Question 10

Prosecute

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V. T officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime.

Question 11

Bigamy

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N. Having two wives or two husbands at the same time

Question 12

Compel

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V. To force someone to do something

Question 13

Awkward

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Adj. difficult to use, do, or deal with

Question 14

Venture

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N. a new activity, usually in business, which involves risk or uncertainty

Question 15

Awesome

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Causing or showing great fear, wonder, or respect

Question 16

Quench

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V. To satisfy your thirst by having a drink

To satisfy a need or wish

Question 17

Betray

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V. To not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies

Question 18

Utter

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V. To say something or to make a sound with your voice

Question 19

Pacify

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V. To cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied

Question 20

Respond

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V. Answer, react

Question 21

Beckon

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V. To move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer

Question 22

Despite

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In spite of

Without taking any notice of being influenced by. not prevented by

Question 23

Disrupt

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V. To prevent something, especially a system, process or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Question 24

Rash

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N. a lot of small red spots on the skin

Question 25

Rapid

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Adj. fast or sudden. Very quick, swift

Question 26

Exhaust

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V. Use something compeletely Empty completely, use up, tire out
V. To make someone extremely tired

Question 27

Severity

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N. Seriousness, harshness, plainness, violence

Question 28

Feeble

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Adj. Weak and without energy, strength or power

Question 29

Unite

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V. To join together as a group, or to make people join together as a group. To combine

Question 30

Cease

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V. To stop something

Question 31

Thrifty

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Adj. showing careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste

Question 32

Miserly

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Adj. like or typical of miser

Miser: someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

Question 33

Miserly

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Adj. like or typical of a miser

Question 34

Monarch

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N. King or queen, ruler

Question 35

Outlaw

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N. (especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want rescale legal punishment.

Question 36

Promote

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V. To encourage the Popularity, sale, development or existence of something

Question 37

Undernourished

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Adj. not eating enough food to continue to be in good health

Question 38

Illustrate

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V. Make clear or explain by stories

Question 39

Disclose

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V. To make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden

Question 40

Excessive

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Adj. Too much, too great, extreme

Question 41

Disaster

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N. (an event which results in) great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty

Question 42

Censor

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N. a person whose ion is to read books, watch films, etc. in order to remove anything offensive from them, or who awards private letters, especially sent during war or from a prison, to remove parts consider unsuitable.

Question 43

Culprit

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N. someone who has done something wrong

Question 44

Juvenile

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Adj. Young, youthful, of or for boys and girls, a young person

Question 45

Bait

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N. Anything, especially food, used to attract fish or other animals so that they may be caught, anything user to tempt or attract a person to begin something he or she does not wish to dol to put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap), torment by unkind or annoying remarks

Question 46

Insist

Answer 46

V. To state or demand forcefully, especially despite opposition
坚持，强调