Essential English Words 5

Front 1

Allot

Back 1

The coach allotted each team five minutes to prepare a strategy.

Front 2

Appall

Back 2

The boy was appalled when he saw the accident

Front 3

Cache

Back 3

The pirates kept their jewelry in a cache hidden in a cave

Front 4

Convenience

Back 4

The Internet allows consumers to shop at their own convenience

Front 5

Dearth

Back 5

There is a dearth of money in my bank account. I can’t afford a new car

Front 6

Deliberate

Back 6

She made a deliberate effort to save money each month

Front 7

Dire

Back 7

The tornado created a dire situation for the small town

Front 8

Elapse

Back 8

A few seconds must elapse before you can take another picture

Front 9

Empathy

Back 9

The caring nurse had empathy for her patients

Front 10

Fanciful

Back 10

The girl had fanciful ideas about doing well in school without studying

Front 11

Gripe

Back 11

Lawrence always gripes when he has to do chores

Front 12

Grueling

Back 12

The climber faced the grueling task of reaching the top of the steep mountain

Front 13

Mundane

Back 13

The man had the mundane chore of raking thousands of leaves into piles

Front 14

Opt

Back 14

My brother likes chocolate ice cream, but I always opt for vanilla

Front 15

Outrage

Back 15

Tommy was feeling outrage when his parents said he couldn’t go to the dance

Front 16

Paltry

Back 16

The poor man had a paltry sum of money

Front 17

Rectify

Back 17

I quickly rectified the spelling mistakes that I had on my essay

Front 18

Resourceful

Back 18

After his boat sunk, Matt was resourceful enough to build a raft

Front 19

Sustenance

Back 19

Without the proper sustenance, the man will starve

Front 20

Tedious

Back 20

His job involved a lot of tedious typing, filing, and organizing

Front 21

Abbey

Back 21

When the monk returned to the abbey, he went immediately to his bedroom

Front 22

Abundant

Back 22

Cakes, cookies, and candy were so abundant that the child was very happy

Front 23

Adjoin

Back 23

She can listen to her brother’s conversations because her room adjoins his

Front 24

Ample

Back 24

There was an ample supply of oats to feed the horses

Front 25

Arid

Back 25

Not many plants grow in the arid desert

Front 26

Cathedral

Back 26

The large cathedral is full of people on Sunday mornings

Front 27

Deprive

Back 27

Because the child was bad, she was deprived of her dessert after dinner

Front 28

Drought

Back 28

After three months of drought, the vegetation and trees started dying

Front 29

Eligible

Back 29

Only people who bought tickets were eligible to win a prize

Front 30

Fast

Back 30

In her religion, they fast for five days and then have a big feast

Front 31

Grumble

Back 31

He grumbled about having to work late on Friday

Front 32

Inland

Back 32

The river curved inland near the campground

Front 33

Moisture

Back 33

If you breathe on a window, moisture from your breath collects on the glass

Front 34

Nonetheless

Back 34

She tried to keep the dog out of the mud, but it got dirty nonetheless

Front 35

Oath

Back 35

Judges must take an oath to be fair to everyone in court

Front 36

Prairie

Back 36

The prairie was perfect for a farm because there were hills and trees

Front 37

Ragged

Back 37

They could see his toes through the holes in his ragged shoes

Front 38

Rugged

Back 38

Their car couldn’t make it far along the rugged roads

Front 39

Scarce

Back 39

When gasoline was scarce, we rode our bikes, instead of driving, to school

Front 40

Speculate

Back 40

My sister looked at the sky and speculated that it would rain tomorrow

Front 41

Analytic

Back 41

The analytic article criticized the new plan and presented one of its own

Front 42

Assert

Back 42

He asserted that his mother’s cooking was better than his best friend’s

Front 43

Bachelor

Back 43

Since he was a bachelor, Jason did his shopping by himself

Front 44

Calculus

Back 44

By using calculus, scientists determined small changes in the stars’ brightness

Front 45

Celestial

Back 45

Comets are celestial objects that are rarely seen

Front 46

Cognitive

Back 46

After her physical examination, her cognitive strengths were tested

Front 47

Collision

Back 47

The collision between the two cars created a loud noise

Front 48

Competent

Back 48

Competent employees are much better than unknowledgeable ones

Front 49

Diploma

Back 49

After four years of college, Mary finally had a diploma

Front 50

Excel

Back 50

Jenny excels at playing the piano

Front 51

Geology

Back 51

Because he studied geology, he knew how the mountains were formed

Front 52

Harness

Back 52

The sails harness the wind in order to move

Front 53

Intellect

Back 53

She was known for her quick and strong intellect as well as her beauty

Front 54

Keen

Back 54

Only the keenest of students could have solved that math problem

Front 55

Mythology

Back 55

Egyptian mythology was the basis for a religion

Front 56

Physiology

Back 56

His work in physiology helped him understand how the human body works

Front 57

Radioactive

Back 57

Radioactive materials can be very bad for anyone’s health

Front 58

Relativity

Back 58

Relativity teaches that light travels at the same speed in the universe

Front 59

Sociology

Back 59

Sociology teaches that people’s problems are a result of their society

Front 60

Theoretical

Back 60

His conclusion was only theoretical and not meant to be publicized

Front 61

Administrator

Back 61

Everyone in the store did whatever the administrator asked them to do

Front 62

Affluent

Back 62

People in the city are usually more affluent than people in the country

Front 63

Audit

Back 63

The government usually audits companies that report lower than usual incomes

Front 64

Automate

Back 64

When the bank automated, it started installing ATM machines

Front 65

Bribe

Back 65

The judge was bribed so that she would set the suspect free.

Front 66

Corrupt

Back 66

The corrupt policemen didn’t arrest the man because he gave them money

Front 67

Dispose

Back 67

He disposed of the can by throwing it into the recycle bin

Front 68

Headquarter

Back 68

He drove the long route to headquarters because it was a nice day

Front 69

Incentive

Back 69

The chance of winning a prize was incentive to get people to play the game

Front 70

Infrastructure

Back 70

Power lines are important parts of a city’s infrastructure

Front 71

Legislate

Back 71

Senators have to legislate fairly, so most people will enjoy the benefits

Front 72

Legitimate

Back 72

She found a legitimate plan to raise extra funds for her vacation

Front 73

Manipulate

Back 73

The Dr. manipulated the data to make it look like the cure was working

Front 74

Merchandise

Back 74

The store added more merchandise because there were more shoppers

Front 75

Retail

Back 75

Though cheap to make, once a t-shirt reaches retail, it costs ten times as much

Front 76

Revenue

Back 76

The new products really increased the business’s monthly revenue

Front 77

Rubbish

Back 77

The floor around the garbage can was covered with all kinds of rubbish

Front 78

Subsidy

Back 78

The official gave the company a subsidy, so it could open two new factories

Front 79

Transaction

Back 79

Because the clerk was new at the job, the simple transaction took a long time

Front 80

Violate

Back 80

I was given a ticket because the policeman said I violated the speed limit

Front 81

Assess

Back 81

She assessed the condition of the toy car before buying it.

Front 82

Astonish

Back 82

The amount of people that came to her party astonished her

Front 83

Commence

Back 83

His speech commenced with a “thankyou” to all who had helped him succeed

Front 84

Essence

Back 84

The essence of the argument was that both sides felt they had lost money

Front 85

Extract

Back 85

The dentist extracted the woman’s damaged tooth and put in a fake one

Front 86

Fabulous

Back 86

This strawberry is the best I’ve ever had. It’s fabulous

Front 87

Haste

Back 87

In order to get to the meeting in time, he proceeds with haste

Front 88

Impulse

Back 88

Because of the scary noise, she had an impulse to run somewhere and hide

Front 89

Latter

Back 89

In the latter minutes of the game, the visitors scored the winning goal

Front 90

Molecule

Back 90

A tiny drop of water is made up of thousands of molecules of water

Front 91

Ongoing

Back 91

The development of plants is ongoing because it takes time for them to mature

Front 92

Pharmaceutical

Back 92

Pharmaceutical companies discover new cures to illnesses all the time

Front 93

Precise

Back 93

The builder was very precise about where he placed the nails

Front 94

Proximity

Back 94

All the trees in the proximity of the beach had been cut down

Front 95

Publicity

Back 95

She received a lot of publicity after her performance in the film

Front 96

Remedy

Back 96

A good remedy for a headache is an aspirin and a glass of water

Front 97

Significance

Back 97

The significance of the snowy weather was that we didn’t have to go to school

Front 98

Subsequent

Back 98

The flood and the subsequent rescue of those caught in the flood were on TV

Front 99

Synthetic

Back 99

Clothing made out of synthetic fabrics is very effective at keeping people warm

Front 100

Terminal

Back 100

Since his condition was not terminal, he felt a great sense of relief

Front 101

Altitude

Back 101

The air was thin at such a high altitude on the mountain

Front 102

Coastline

Back 102

He noticed that most of the cities in Australia are on the coastline

Front 103

Deter

Back 103

Icy roads deter people from driving their cars

Front 104

Devise

Back 104

The thieves devised a plan to steal the diamonds

Front 105

Expertise

Back 105

John has a lot of advertising expertise. He can sell anything

Front 106

Fracture

Back 106

Don’t stand on that teg because there is a fracture. It might get worse

Front 107

Impair

Back 107

Drinking coffee impairs my ability to go to sleep

Front 108

Implement

Back 108

The school decided to implement a new teaching strategy

Front 109

Indigenous

Back 109

Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas

Front 110

Insight

Back 110

The physics textbook gave the student new insight about gravity

Front 111

Limb

Back 111

The monkey sat on the tree limb and enjoyed a piece of fruit

Front 112

Migraine

Back 112

My sister gets a migraine every time she has a lot of stress

Front 113

Optimism

Back 113

The mother had optimism about her children’s futures

Front 114

Peculiar

Back 114

That peculiar smell coming from the kitchen reminds me of rotten eggs

Front 115

Proficient

Back 115

Secretaries are proficient at typing quickly

Front 116

Quest

Back 116

The treasure hunter went on a quest to find an ancient gold necklace

Front 117

Ridge

Back 117

The brown bear walked along the edge of the mountain ridge

Front 118

Spouse

Back 118

I live in a home with my spouse and our two children

Front 119

Thrust

Back 119

The boxer thrust his fist into the punching bag

Front 120

Tolerate

Back 120

When you are in a hurry, it can be hard to tolerate traffic signals

Front 121

Aquatic

Back 121

The dolphin is an aquatic mammal

Front 122

Biosphere

Back 122

Birds, trees, and worms all thrive in the biosphere

Front 123

Bizarre

Back 123

My bizarre dreams make no sense to me when I am awake

Front 124

Celsius

Back 124

Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius

Front 125

Coarse

Back 125

The coarse sweater made my skin itch.

Front 126

Companion

Back 126

I always walk to school with my companion Frank

Front 127

Digest

Back 127

Allow some time for food to be digested before going swimming

Front 128

Duration

Back 128

The girls watched television for the duration of the evening

Front 129

Ecology

Back 129

We study ecology to learn how to help improve the Earth

Front 130

Feat

Back 130

The elephant’s standing up on one leg was a feat

Front 131

Infinite

Back 131

Many scientists believe that the universe is infinite

Front 132

Nucleus

Back 132

The nucleus is made up of many tiny particles

Front 133

Parasite

Back 133

The sick dog was covered in parasites

Front 134

Prominent

Back 134

Queen Victoria was a prominent person in history

Front 135

Repetitive

Back 135

Working on an assembly line making cars every day is a repetitive job

Front 136

Reproductive

Back 136

The reproductive system of a plant is simple

Front 137

Temperate

Back 137

In Peru, the weather is temperate and rarely gets too hot or cold

Front 138

Tolerance

Back 138

Boxers have a high tolerance for pain

Front 139

Undergo

Back 139

The cancer patient undergoes treatments twice a week

Front 140

Vulnerable

Back 140

He felt very vulnerable when he was stranded in the desert

Front 141

Adept

Back 141

The carpenter is very adept at building houses

Front 142

Barren

Back 142

People cannot farm in barren lands

Front 143

Ceramic

Back 143

The house’s roof was made of ceramic tiles

Front 144

Culinary

Back 144

I gained culinary skills after working in a restaurant for many years

Front 145

Dense

Back 145

I easily became lost in the dense forest

Front 146

Dignity

Back 146

When his company went out of business, he faced it with dignity

Front 147

Dominate

Back 147

The loud man dominated the conversation

Front 148

Edible

Back 148

We learn about edible plants when we go camping

Front 149

Hostile

Back 149

We were happy to move away from our hostile neighbor

Front 150

Intake

Back 150

The doctor said I needed to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables

Front 151

Likewise

Back 151

If Joe is staying away from school to go swimming, I want to do likewise

Front 152

Malnutrition

Back 152

After eating only a meager amount of food, she suffered from malnutrition

Front 153

Medication

Back 153

The doctor gave me medication to treat my illness

Front 154

Misconception

Back 154

People once believed the misconception that the Earth is flat

Front 155

Obscure

Back 155

The old man travels the world in search of obscure books

Front 156

Oppress

Back 156

Free speech had been oppressed in his country

Front 157

Peel

Back 157

We peeled the apple before eating it

Front 158

Prescription

Back 158

The doctor gave me a prescription for my medication

Front 159

Respirator

Back 159

The man needed a respirator to breathe

Front 160

Strive

Back 160

People who strive to succeed often do

Front 161

Archaic

Back 161

To be competitive, we must update our archaic equipment

Front 162

Benevolent

Back 162

My father was a benevolent man and gave lots of money to charity

Front 163

Brass

Back 163

Brass is used to make musical instruments like trumpets

Front 164

Capitalism

Back 164

Most industries in the world today are based on capitalism

Front 165

Component

Back 165

Computers have many different components, so they are complicated to build

Front 166

Dependence

Back 166

Young children have a dependence on their parents

Front 167

Diminish

Back 167

As the economy got worse, my savings diminished

Front 168

Drawback

Back 168

The drawback of having a car is that it is very expensive to maintain

Front 169

Fad

Back 169

The hula hoop was a fad for a few years, but it soon lost its popularity

Front 170

Impose

Back 170

He imposes on his wife every morning by expecting her to make breakfast

Front 171

Managerial

Back 171

Nancy has a managerial position at the bank

Front 172

Medieval

Back 172

We visited a castle that was built during medieval times

Front 173

Obsolete

Back 173

Since computers became inexpensive, typewriters have become obsolete

Front 174

Peninsula

Back 174

The state of Florida is an example of a peninsula

Front 175

Prestige

Back 175

The young actress gained much prestige after she won an award

Front 176

Proportion

Back 176

Only a small proportion of the people in this town actually work here

Front 177

Radical

Back 177

The president is planning to make some radical changes to the law

Front 178

Refute

Back 178

The bank manager has refuted the claims that he lied to his customers

Front 179

Spectacular

Back 179

There was a spectacular fireworks display in the park at New Year

Front 180

Weave

Back 180

We saw a woman weave a blanket on our vacation to South America

Front 181

Accountant

Back 181

The accountant helped me keep track of my money

Front 182

Capitalist

Back 182

The capitalist invested in a factory that made wheat into cereal

Front 183

Contempt

Back 183

The judge had contempt for the wicked criminal

Front 184

Dedicate

Back 184

The nun dedicated herself to helping people in need

Front 185

Ditch

Back 185

When the car slid off of the road, it fell into the ditch

Front 186

Enterprise

Back 186

My father owns an advertising enterprise

Front 187

Exquisite

Back 187

The artist made exquisite watercolor paintings

Front 188

Finance

Back 188

The government financed the scientist’s experiments with new weapons

Front 189

Indifferent

Back 189

Lisa is indifferent toward school. She doesn’t care what her final grades are.

Front 190

Irrigate

Back 190

In dry climates, it is important to irrigate fields of crops

Front 191

Maximize

Back 191

You should exercise regularly to maximize a healthy lifestyle

Front 192

Monetary

Back 192

A strong monetary policy is important for a country to be successful

Front 193

Precaution

Back 193

Asa precaution, you should put on a heavy coat before going out in cold weather

Front 194

Preliminary

Back 194

The runners must do well in the preliminary races to qualify for the final race

Front 195

Saturate

Back 195

The sponge was saturated with soapy water and dripped all over the floor

Front 196

Simplicity

Back 196

We were able to find the house thanks to the simplicity of the directions

Front 197

Sow

Back 197

He always sows his garden seeds in the springtime

Front 198

Soy

Back 198

Soy can be made into tofu, sauce, and also milk

Front 199

Spade

Back 199

The gardener used her spade to make a hole for the seed

Front 200

Upcoming

Back 200

The kids were worried about their upcoming exam

Front 201

Acute

Back 201

When she fell out of the tree, the girl felt an acute pain in her arm

Front 202

Aggressive

Back 202

The problem was only made worse by Mark’s aggression

Front 203

Banquet

Back 203

Both families brought a lot of food for the wedding banquet

Front 204

Biography

Back 204

We read a biography about Charles Darwin in science class

Front 205

Boost

Back 205

Lowering prices boosts customers’ interest in shopping

Front 206

Clap

Back 206

After the speech, everyone in the crowd clapped their hands for the speaker

Front 207

Compel

Back 207

Traffic signs compel drivers to drive safely

Front 208

Dominance

Back 208

Large gorillas hit their chests to express their dominance over others

Front 209

Gorgeous

Back 209

The girl picked out a gorgeous dress to wear to the dance

Front 210

Inevitable

Back 210

It is inevitable that the days will get longer in the summer

Front 211

Legacy

Back 211

The legacy of the ancient Egyptians can be seen in their monuments

Front 212

Masterpiece

Back 212

The Arc de Triomphe is considered a masterpiece in the world of architecture

Front 213

Multiple

Back 213

When the stunt went wrong, the man suffered multiple injuries

Front 214

Narrate

Back 214

This story was written by John, but Aaron is narrating it to the crowd

Front 215

Notorious

Back 215

This area of town is notorious for gang activity

Front 216

Outdated

Back 216

Tape players are becoming outdated because of digital music

Front 217

Overall

Back 217

Overall, the party was a huge success

Front 218

Partiality

Back 218

She has a partiality for walking to school instead of driving

Front 219

Spontaneous

Back 219

My wife made a spontaneous decision to buy a new sofa while I was at work

Front 220

Virtue

Back 220

My best virtue is forgiveness

Front 221

Anthropology

Back 221

In anthropology class, I learned about simple tools that ancient cultures used

Front 222

Applaud

Back 222

Everyone cheered and applauded Manny’s efforts

Front 223

Appoint

Back 223

Two students were appointed to help the scientists with their research

Front 224

Compatible

Back 224

Jan and Fred are too different. They will never be compatible

Front 225

Competence

Back 225

The job was easy because the group had enough competence to do it well

Front 226

Confer

Back 226

I will have to confer with my wife before I can purchase a new car

Front 227

Consecutive

Back 227

The king ruled for ten consecutive years

Front 228

Crude

Back 228

She drew crude hearts on the ground to show how much she loved him

Front 229

Cub

Back 229

Please get me some ice cubes to put in my soda

Front 230

Feedback

Back 230

► I asked my boss for feedback on my work

Front 231

Ignorance

Back 231

When he failed the test, his ignorance of math was obvious

Front 232

Masculine

Back 232

American football is usually considered a masculine sport

Front 233

Monument

Back 233

A large monument was built to honor the brave soldiers

Front 234

Muscular

Back 234

He exercised regularly so that his body could become muscular

Front 235

Posture

Back 235

Your back will feel better if you improve your posture

Front 236

Situate

Back 236

The road was situated between the forest and the lake

Front 237

Supervise

Back 237

Allen supervised the construction workers to ensure everyone’s safety

Front 238

Symmetry

Back 238

The artist made sure to use perfect symmetry when painting the butterfly

Front 239

Tattoo

Back 239

The surfer had tattoos on both his arms

Front 240

Undergraduate

Back 240

She was excited to finish high school and enroll as an undergraduate in the fall.

Front 241

Brook

Back 241

Water flows down several brooks on the mountain

Front 242

Cater

Back 242

Bill was too sick to get out of bed, so his nurse catered to his needs

Front 243

Considerate

Back 243

The considerate boy gave a present to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day

Front 244

Consumption

Back 244

These apples are too rotten for consumption

Front 245

Criteria

Back 245

Before she got the job, she had to meet all the necessary criteria

Front 246

Crust

Back 246

The little boy never ate the crust of his pizza

Front 247

Degrade

Back 247

The teacher degraded Bob when she announced his poor performance to the class

Front 248

Entitle

Back 248

His golden ticket entitled him to sit in the front row at the concert

Front 249

Escort

Back 249

Her bodyguards escorted her to the movie theater

Front 250

External

Back 250

► It is warm inside my house, but the external temperature is freezing

Front 251

Facility

Back 251

There are many educational facilities in big cities

Front 252

Faculty

Back 252

The boy’s mental faculties impressed all of his teachers

Front 253

Heap

Back 253

After the building was torn down, all that was left was a heap of bricks

Front 254

Hemisphere

Back 254

In the northern hemisphere, the weather is usually warmest in July and August

Front 255

Hound

Back 255

The men took their hounds with them when they went on the hunting trip

Front 256

Impersonal

Back 256

The boy felt scared on his first day at the big, impersonal high school

Front 257

Ornament

Back 257

The woman kept some colorful ornaments on the shelves

Front 258

Pedestrian

Back 258

Cars should be careful when pedestrians are walking around

Front 259

Sanctuary

Back 259

The church was made into a sanctuary for homeless people in the winter

Front 260

Spectator

Back 260

There were thousands of spectators at the big game

Front 261

Asset

Back 261

The coach realized the boy’s speed was an asset to the team

Front 262

Aspect

Back 262

I thought about the different aspects of owning two dogs

Front 263

Braille

Back 263

The boy enjoyed reading his favorite books written in Braille

Front 264

Bud

Back 264

Two weeks after planting the seed, a small bud appeared

Front 265

Coordinate

Back 265

Each skating team had to coordinate their movements for the show

Front 266

Disprove

Back 266

The scientist disproved the theory that the sun moved around the Earth

Front 267

Humanitarian

Back 267

After the flood, several humanitarian organizations offered help

Front 268

Hypothesis

Back 268

The teacher did an experiment to prove whether his hypothesis was right

Front 269

Imprint

Back 269

The experience ofwarleftan imprint on his mind that troubled him

Front 270

Informative

Back 270

The travel guide had a lot of informative facts about the region

Front 271

Optic

Back 271

Her blindness was caused by a problem with her optic nerve

Front 272

Premise

Back 272

The premise of the movie that Bobbi and I watched was unrealistic

Front 273

Rack

Back 273

He stored his tools on a rack

Front 274

Renaissance

Back 274

Leonardo Da Vinci was a popular artist of the Renaissance

Front 275

Revere

Back 275

The students revere their teacher, who has taught them a lot

Front 276

Simultaneous

Back 276

The movement of the gears inside the watch was simultaneous

Front 277

Skeptic

Back 277

The scientist showed the skeptic that dinosaurs did exist by providing evidence

Front 278

Spatial

Back 278

He was asked where the books were located to test his spatial ability

Front 279

Specify

Back 279

The poster didn’t specify where the concert was taking place

Front 280

Wax

Back 280

The candles are made of wax

Front 281

Accessory

Back 281

The store sold colorful accessories like bags, sunglasses, and makeup

Front 282

Acquisition

Back 282

Marty was happy with his new acquisition: a very fast bicycle

Front 283

Adequate

Back 283

Without adequate notice of the road block, they will have to turn around

Front 284

Cardboard

Back 284

We packed our things into cardboard boxes and moved to our new home

Front 285

Dilemma

Back 285

Choosing either the tastier or healthier drink proved to be quite a dilemma

Front 286

Elaborate

Back 286

She gave the teacher an elaborate explanation of her project

Front 287

Facilitate

Back 287

To facilitate the meeting, Melissa used a simple computer program

Front 288

Fleet

Back 288

The fleet of ships spent a few days at the dock

Front 289

Grid

Back 289

We located our town using the grid

Front 290

Import

Back 290

Foods that have been imported are usually more expensive

Front 291

Infer

Back 291

By the position of the sun in the sky, she inferred that it was noon

Front 292

Inflate

Back 292

I helped him inflate the balloons

Front 293

Innate

Back 293

He had the innate desire to please his teachers

Front 294

Marble

Back 294

The large house had floors made of marble

Front 295

Mast

Back 295

The mast held both sails of the ship upright

Front 296

Nausea

Back 296

The doctor said the medicine would help get rid of her nausea

Front 297

Naval

Back 297

The country sent all of its naval forces to protect them

Front 298

Pouch

Back 298

I keep my money in a small pouch

Front 299

Saturated

Back 299

Leigh’s hair became saturated in the rain storm

Front 300

Update

Back 300

I’m doing an update on my personal phone directory

Front 301

Addict

Back 301

She was a coffee addict. She had more than three cups each day

Front 302

Archeological

Back 302

They found archeological evidence that proved an ancient species of man

Front 303

Archeology

Back 303

He studied archeology to learn more about ancient Egyptian culture

Front 304

Brainstorm

Back 304

he students met after school to brainstorm ideas for their assignment

Front 305

Budget

Back 305

His budget for food was very tight

Front 306

Chaotic

Back 306

The first day of school can be chaotic for a new student

Front 307

Cite

Back 307

She cited six reasons that the school needed to build new classrooms

Front 308

Correspond

Back 308

The boy’s story didn’t correspond with his mother’s version

Front 309

Courtyard

Back 309

During the summer, the courtyard is a nice place to have lunch

Front 310

Estate

Back 310

He lived on his father’s estate in the country

Front 311

Fraud

Back 311

Experts say that credit card fraud increases around the holidays

Front 312

Hydrogen

Back 312

Balloons filled with hydrogen can easily float away if you aren’t careful

Front 313

Integrity

Back 313

The principal had a lot of integrity

Front 314

Knit

Back 314

My grandmother knitted me a sweater

Front 315

Outlook

Back 315

He changed his outlook about rats after he read a book about them

Front 316

Parachute

Back 316

They used parachutes dropped from airplanes to send supplies to the civilians

Front 317

Prehistoric

Back 317

The scientists found prehistoric pots used by the people in the area

Front 318

Proponent

Back 318

He was a proponent of using environmentally friendly products

Front 319

Refine

Back 319

The principal refined his method of controlling students over the years

Front 320

Restrict

Back 320

► The club restricted the amount of members

Front 321

Attorney

Back 321

The attorney appeared in front of the judge for me

Front 322

Chronic

Back 322

He had chronic pain in his chest and needed to see a doctor

Front 323

Discipline

Back 323

One of the teacher’s jobs is to teach her students discipline

Front 324

Donor

Back 324

He was proud to be a blood donor

Front 325

Fellow

Back 325

All of my fellow patients at the hospital have also complained about the food

Front 326

Gossip

Back 326

The friends exchanged gossip about the people they knew in school

Front 327

Graduate

Back 327

At the end of the spring, my friends and I will graduate from high school

Front 328

Graffiti

Back 328

The wall was covered with colorful graffiti

Front 329

Guardian

Back 329

The librarians are the guardians of the books

Front 330

Implicate

Back 330

The man was implicated in the theft at the store

Front 331

Kin

Back 331

His kin were all farmers

Front 332

Referre

Back 332

The soccer player didn’t agree with the referee

Front 333

Sever

Back 333

He severed the string using scissors

Front 334

Shaft

Back 334

The golf club had a long wooden shaft that he held in his hands

Front 335

Stab

Back 335

He stabbed the fork into the potato and passed it to his daughter

Front 336

Stimulus

Back 336

Having a lot of money is a stimulus for people to buy more things

Front 337

Suspicious

Back 337

The police had a suspicion that the driver had stolen the purse

Front 338

Terminate

Back 338

The trip was terminated after the car broke down

Front 339

Theme

Back 339

The students discussed the book’s theme in class

Front 340

Tuition

Back 340

University tuitions have increased by fifty percent in the last five years

Front 341

Aggressive

Back 341

Nobody liked to play games with him because he was always too aggressive

Front 342

Amnesty

Back 342

She was denied amnesty for her involvement in the war

Front 343

Arena

Back 343

The new arena was all set to hold the championship match

Front 344

Auditorium

Back 344

People have gathered at the school auditorium to watch the play

Front 345

Captive

Back 345

The guards told the captive that there was no way he could escape the prison

Front 346

Combat

Back 346

The two warriors were locked in combat

Front 347

Commonplace

Back 347

There is nothing commonplace about the way Morris dresses

Front 348

Compound

Back 348

The workers waited outside the compound for the gates to the factory to open

Front 349

Corps

Back 349

The army had a corps of archers who trained apart from the regular soldiers

Front 350

Distract

Back 350

The phone call distracted him so much that he forgot all about his homework

Front 351

Dumb

Back 351

She did not share the secret. She remained silent as if she were dumb

Front 352

Foe

Back 352

It was hard to believe that anyone could be his foe

Front 353

Hack

Back 353

My uncle used the ax to hack the tree into many logs

Front 354

Meditate

Back 354

She liked to meditate for several hours of each day

Front 355

Nick

Back 355

While cutting the carrots, the cook nicked his finger with the edge of his knife

Front 356

Provoke

Back 356

The older boy provoked Paul by calling him mean names

Front 357

Realm

Back 357

He was not very active in the realm of business

Front 358

Reign

Back 358

The emperor’s reign lasted for only two years

Front 359

Rust

Back 359

The old metal gate would not swing because the hinges were covered in rust

Front 360

Sacred

Back 360

One religion in India will not harm cows because it believes that they are sacred

Front 361

Accordingly

Back 361

He feels like he did a good job, and his boss should pay him accordingly

Front 362

Anchor

Back 362

When the ship reached its destination, the crew dropped the anchor

Front 363

Buoy

Back 363

Don’t steer the boat near those buoys. There are rocks underneath the water

Front 364

Catastrophe

Back 364

It was a catastrophe for my family when my dad lost his job

Front 365

Context

Back 365

They studied the context of the battle before giving their presentation

Front 366

Designate

Back 366

The famous lighthouse was designated a historical monument

Front 367

Distort

Back 367

His lawyer distorted the facts so that he would be set free

Front 368

Dock

Back 368

The huge ship pulled into the dock, and the crew unloaded the cargo

Front 369

Fore

Back 369

The teacher’s desk is at the fore of the classroom

Front 370

Frequent

Back 370

While Dad was sick, the doctor made frequent visits to his house

Front 371

Genuine

Back 371

After the painting was determined to be genuine, it sold for a million dollars

Front 372

Grease

Back 372

When I was done working on the car, I had grease all over my hands

Front 373

Intricate

Back 373

The intricate painting on the quilt was very lovely

Front 374

Offset

Back 374

Increased wages are offset by higher prices for goods

Front 375

Overlap

Back 375

The gift on top overlaps the other gift on the bottom

Front 376

Precipitate

Back 376

The violent attack precipitated an all-out war

Front 377

Secondhand

Back 377

Her secondhand jeans were a bit faded in the front

Front 378

Slot

Back 378

To operate the machine, put your coins into the slot

Front 379

Submerge

Back 379

The whale submerged its huge body into the ocean

Front 380

Tactic

Back 380

Sam thought of a good tactic in order to attract more business

Front 381

Aggregate

Back 381

The company totaled its aggregate sales for the entire year

Front 382

Antibiotic

Back 382

The doctor gave me a shot of an antibiotic when I got the flu

Front 383

Circuit

Back 383

Be very careful not to shock yourself when fixing an electrical circuit

Front 384

Complement

Back 384

The wool scarf complemented her lovely eyes

Front 385

Compress

Back 385

I compressed my clothes to fit into a single suitcase

Front 386

Database

Back 386

The company has a database of all the names and accounts of their customers

Front 387

Equivalent

Back 387

I worked the equivalent of sixty hours this week

Front 388

Immune

Back 388

Children usually get shots to make them immune to certain diseases

Front 389

Input

Back 389

Type the input into the computer program

Front 390

Intimate

Back 390

I only tell my secrets to my most intimate friends

Front 391

Magnet

Back 391

I used a magnet to pick up the nails that were scattered on the floor

Front 392

Metabolism

Back 392

If you exercise every day, your metabolism speeds up

Front 393

Microchip

Back 393

I can put more data on my computer if I buy a more powerful microchip

Front 394

Phase

Back 394

The first phase in the recycling project involves finding volunteers to help out

Front 395

Pinch

Back 395

1 pinched my nose, so I couldn’t smell the odor from the garbage

Front 396

Prevalent

Back 396

Growing a beard is more prevalent behavior in men than women

Front 397

Quantum

Back 397

The physics student studied quantum mechanics

Front 398

Ratio

Back 398

The boy to girl ratio is one to three

Front 399

Spiral

Back 399

A strand ofDNA looks like two interlocking spirals

Front 400

Viral

Back 400

The girl was in bed fora week when she had a viral infection

Front 401

Astounded

Back 401

I was astounded that Monica won the art competition

Front 402

Attribute

Back 402

He isn’t very clever, but he does have some other positive attributes

Front 403

Bilingual

Back 403

Since you already know English, after learning French you’ll be bilingual

Front 404

Clone

Back 404

Scientists recently made a clone of a sheep

Front 405

Colloquial

Back 405

I find it difficult to understand people if they use colloquial language

Front 406

Cosmetic

Back 406

Girls often look nicer when they don’t use so many cosmetics

Front 407

Dash

Back 407

Helen dashed up the stairs, so she wouldn’t be late for her appointment

Front 408

Disgust

Back 408

He felt disgust toward his date because she had such terrible eating habits

Front 409

Fluorescent

Back 409

She highlighted the key words in the document with a fluorescent yellow pen

Front 410

Furious

Back 410

My father was furious when he read my bad school report

Front 411

Gulf

Back 411

There has been a gulf between James and Tony since their parents died

Front 412

Humanities

Back 412

Jennifer has always been more interested in humanities than science

Front 413

Knot

Back 413

He tied a knot in his shoelaces, so they wouldn’t come off during the race

Front 414

Linguist

Back 414

Tony is a good linguist and speaks four different languages

Front 415

Participant

Back 415

There were thousands of participants in this year’s marathon

Front 416

Plausible

Back 416

It is plausible that Jack isn’t here today because he is sick

Front 417

Ritual

Back 417

Ken was very interested to learn about the religious rituals of the natives

Front 418

Sibling

Back 418

Jane has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister

Front 419

Skinny

Back 419

Polly is very skinny. I think she needs to eat more

Front 420

Vague

Back 420

I asked him about his mother’s health, but he was very vague about

Front 421

Acid

Back 421

In chemistry class, we mixed two acids together and watched the reaction

Front 422

Administration

Back 422

She hoped she could be promoted to a job in the administration

Front 423

Administrative

Back 423

I work as an administrative assistant to the owner of the company

Front 424

Biotechnology

Back 424

Researchers at the biotechnology company use bacteria to make medicine

Front 425

Cholesterol

Back 425

When people have too much cholesterol, they are at a high risk for heart problems

Front 426

Coalition

Back 426

The companies formed a coalition to make trade less expensive

Front 427

Deceptive

Back 427

The scary-looking man’s appearance is deceptive, but he is actually very nice

Front 428

Diabetes

Back 428

Overweight people are more likely to suffer from diabetes than slimmer ones

Front 429

Eliminate

Back 429

Wearing a seatbelt eliminates some of the dangers of driving a car

Front 430

Erosion

Back 430

Canyons are formed because rivers of fast-moving water caused erosion

Front 431

Ethics

Back 431

The act of stealing certainly doesn’t go against some people’s ethics

Front 432

Explicit

Back 432

The man gave a very explicit account of the car accident

Front 433

Framework

Back 433

His ideas fit into the framework of a successful business plan

Front 434

Manufacture

Back 434

My father’s company manufactures steel building materials

Front 435

Mechanism

Back 435

I can’t open my car door because the locking mechanism is broke

Front 436

Minimize

Back 436

I checked my homework twice to minimize errors I might have made

Front 437

Nectar

Back 437

Bees use nectar to make their honey

Front 438

Notion

Back 438

I have a notion that this route would get us to the beach

Front 439

Prone

Back 439

Some people are more prone to catching colds than others

Front 440

Straightforward

Back 440

The teacher’s grading system was straightforward and fair.

Front 441

Astronomical

Back 441

It’s an astronomical distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the nearest galaxy

Front 442

Atom

Back 442

A molecule consists of a combination of two or more atoms

Front 443

Breadth

Back 443

The breadth of the northern wall of the house is twenty meters

Front 444

Circumference

Back 444

The circumference of the Earth is obviously much larger than a baseball’s

Front 445

Comet

Back 445

Comets take many decades to complete an orbit around a star

Front 446

Crater

Back 446

They could clearly see the big crater on the moon through the telescope

Front 447

Crescent

Back 447

Ten days ago the entire moon was bright, but now only a small crescent is shining

Front 448

Debris

Back 448

The debris from the cube scattered on the floor

Front 449

Despair

Back 449

After the other company won the account, our salespeople were filled with despair

Front 450

Embed

Back 450

The logger embedded the ax into the wood after chopping several logs

Front 451

Fragment

Back 451

After the light broke, there were fragments of glass to clean up

Front 452

Galaxy

Back 452

Our solar system is located in the outer area of our galaxy

Front 453

Gigantic

Back 453

Some dinosaurs were so gigantic that they were the size of buildings

Front 454

Gloom

Back 454

In the gloom of the morning, it was difficult to see the boat on the lake

Front 455

Radiate

Back 455

The heat from the fireplace radiated throughout the room

Front 456

Roam

Back 456

All day the cows roamed around the field eating grass

Front 457

Solitary

Back 457

The only thing in the room was a solitary chair

Front 458

Spectrum

Back 458

You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow

Front 459

Phere

Back 459

The balloons were inflated into a variety of colorful spheres

Front 460

Status

Back 460

She had achieved the status of being the smartest girl in the class

Front 461

Bankrupt

Back 461

The store had few customers and soon went bankrupt

Front 462

Conform

Back 462

The new student had to conform to the school’s dress code

Front 463

Employ

Back 463

The bookstore employed two full-time clerks

Front 464

Expel

Back 464

Since he would not follow the rules, the principal had to expel the student

Front 465

Extension

Back 465

My parents decided to add an extension to our house for the new baby

Front 466

Forthcoming

Back 466

Some economists predicted that the forthcoming world economy would be severe

Front 467

Furnish

Back 467

Most homes are furnished with tables, chairs, and beds

Front 468

Hygiene

Back 468

People who brush their teeth at least twice a day are practicing good hygiene

Front 469

Hygienic

Back 469

My sister works very hard to keep her entire home as hygienic as possible

Front 470

Landlord

Back 470

The landlord collected everyone’s rent money on the first day of every month

Front 471

Lease

Back 471

When the family first leased the apartment, the rent was very low

Front 472

Mandatory

Back 472

It’s mandatory that everyone be at least sixteen to drive a car in the US.

Front 473

Mend

Back 473

Mother mended the rip in my pants with a piece of cloth

Front 474

Mortgage

Back 474

When they bought their new home, the married couple had to sign a mortgage

Front 475

Personnel

Back 475

When business increased, we had to hire more personnel

Front 476

Plumbing

Back 476

When the plumbing stopped working, no one was allowed to use the toilets

Front 477

Tenant

Back 477

The new tenants moved into the house across the street

Front 478

Trendy

Back 478

Carlo bought a trendy new car

Front 479

Utility

Back 479

If you don’t pay the utilities, you may have your electricity turned off

Front 480

Whereby

Back 480

The mayor had a new bridge built whereby the citizens could cross the river

Front 481

Aesthetic

Back 481

The dresses were noteworthy for their aesthetic design

Front 482

Arrogant

Back 482

He is very arrogant. Even though he’s not the boss, he tells everyone what to do

Front 483

Bias

Back 483

The mothers had a natural bias for their own child’s picture

Front 484

Canyon

Back 484

The canyon was so deep that the ground inside was covered in shadow

Front 485

Creek

Back 485

Only small fish lived in the shallow waters of the creek

Front 486

Drill

Back 486

The carpenter used the drill to make several holes in the wood

Front 487

Executive

Back 487

After twenty years at the company, he finally became the executive

Front 488

Fatigue

Back 488

After three days with little sleep, she was feeling a lot of fatigue

Front 489

Incline

Back 489

This mountain has one of the steepest inclines in the world

Front 490

Nasty

Back 490

The rotten apple left a nasty taste inside her mouth

Front 491

Perceive

Back 491

He was talking loudly, so he did not perceive that the music had stopped

Front 492

Primate

Back 492

Primates use their hands for such tasks as swinging from branches

Front 493

Primitive

Back 493

The computers of the 1980s are primitive compared to those of todays

Front 494

Stereotype

Back 494

There’s a stereotype that pigs are dirty animals. But they are rather clean

Front 495

Sticky

Back 495

Place the sticky part of the tape against the paper, so it will cling to the wall

Front 496

Termite

Back 496

The wood we found was full of termites.

Front 497

Thereby

Back 497

He didn’t score a goal, thereby ending his chance at setting a record

Front 498

Trail

Back 498

A narrow trail cut through the field and over the hills

Front 499

Twig

Back 499

They started the fire with a handful of dry twigs

Front 500

Welfare

Back 500

Having plenty of clean water is necessary for the welfare of people

Front 501

Behalf

Back 501

The original speaker was sick, so his son gave the speech on his behalf

Front 502

Flap

Back 502

The tiny bird flapped its wings and ate from the flowers

Front 503

Glacier

Back 503

The North Pole is covered by a huge glacier

Front 504

Globe

Back 504

Water covers most of the globe

Front 505

Horizontal

Back 505

The Russian flag has three horizontal stripes of white, blue, and red

Front 506

Hum

Back 506

The man hummed his favorite song

Front 507

Invent

Back 507

Gwen was checking the inventory to make sure we had what we needed

Front 508

Inward

Back 508

She had an inward feeling of guilt when she lied to her mother

Front 509

Loaf

Back 509

Could you please buy a loaf of bread for sandwiches?

Front 510

Oracle

Back 510

The king went to the oracle to ask if going to war was a good idea

Front 511

Orbit

Back 511

The moon orbits the Earth

Front 512

Overview

Back 512

My brother gave me an overview of the important parts of the book

Front 513

Preview

Back 513

The band played us a preview of their new song.

Front 514

Previous

Back 514

He turned back to the previous page to read the paragraph again

Front 515

Provide

Back 515

Each student was provided with a test and three sharp pencils

Front 516

Recur

Back 516

Burglaries seem to recur over and over in our neighborhood

Front 517

Relevant

Back 517

The thirty-year-old book about politics is still relevant to our society today

Front 518

Rite

Back 518

Special masks are worn during the rite when a new baby is born

Front 519

Stall

Back 519

If you give the car a push, it won’t stall

Front 520

Supernatural

Back 520

The dragon had supernatural powers such as flying and breathing fire

Front 521

Adapt

Back 521

When he went to the new town, he had to adapt to all the weather changes

Front 522

Biological

Back 522

In science, we learned about the biological process of bacterial growth

Front 523

Cellular

Back 523

She used a microscope to see the activity at a cellular level

Front 524

Dynamic

Back 524

The new, dynamic employee came up with a good way to juggle his work load

Front 525

Fantasy

Back 525

Becoming an astronaut is a fantasy shared by many children

Front 526

Heredity

Back 526

The boy’s face is similar to his father’s because of heredity

Front 527

Internal

Back 527

We removed the outer case to reveal the computer’s internal wires

Front 528

Minimal

Back 528

My lazy husband does a minimal amount of work around the house

Front 529

Pioneer

Back 529

He was a pioneer of computer programming

Front 530

Prescribe

Back 530

When I was sick, the doctor prescribed me flu medicine

Front 531

Respective

Back 531

The boxers were told to return to their respective corners

Front 532

Revive

Back 532

She revived the feeling of warmth in her leg by rubbing it softly

Front 533

Rigid

Back 533

Societies often have rigid rules about the way that people are supposed to act

Front 534

Sequence

Back 534

The dominos fell in a sequence of one after another

Front 535

Substitute

Back 535

When I ran out of juice, I had to substitute water to drink in the morning

Front 536

Surgeon

Back 536

The surgeon operated on the old man’s heart

Front 537

Therapy

Back 537

After she broke her legs, she used physical therapy to learn how to walk again

Front 538

Transfer

Back 538

The family transferred the groceries from the shopping cart to the car

Front 539

Transition

Back 539

The weather gets colder during the transition from summer to autumn

Front 540

Transplant

Back 540

The sick child needed a heart transplant to live

Front 541

Aquarium

Back 541

We took a trip to the aquarium and saw a scary shark

Front 542

Arbitrary

Back 542

The classroom had many arbitrary rules that made me confused

Front 543

Autobiography

Back 543

I read an autobiography about my favorite entertainer

Front 544

Convention

Back 544

In the US, a popular convention is to shake hands when you meet someone

Front 545

Gracious

Back 545

The operator was gracious enough to help me find his number

Front 546

Improve

Back 546

He studied hard to improve his test scores from the previous year

Front 547

Insulate

Back 547

People can conserve energy by insulating their houses

Front 548

Intrigue

Back 548

Her mysterious past intrigued her new friend

Front 549

Longevity

Back 549

Sea turtles have an amazing longevity

Front 550

Misplace

Back 550

I misplaced my wallet, and I didn’t find it until a week later

Front 551

Naught

Back 551

The boy had to go to his room because he was being naughty

Front 552

Norm

Back 552

Wearing a heavy coat all summer is not considered a norm in the desert

Front 553

Orangutan

Back 553

Orangutans use their long arms to swing from trees

Front 554

Overload

Back 554

If you overload the truck, it might crash

Front 555

Philanthropy

Back 555

The wealthy business owner is well known for his acts of philanthropy

Front 556

Probe

Back 556

The bank probed into his financial history to see if he qualified for a loan

Front 557

Recipient

Back 557

I was the recipient of four phone calls today

Front 558

Reptile

Back 558

Lizards are my favorite type of reptile

Front 559

Thrive

Back 559

He may be an old man, but he continues to thrive

Front 560

Ultimate

Back 560

By trying hard in school, I will reach my ultimate goal of becoming a doctor

Front 561

Antique

Back 561

My grandmother’s antique rocking chair is worth a lot of money

Front 562

Applicant

Back 562

Lots of applicants came into the store when the job position became available

Front 563

Artifact

Back 563

We studied artifacts from an ancient Chinese settlement

Front 564

Authentic

Back 564

We ate authentic Italian food on our vacation to Rome

Front 565

Chronology

Back 565

We learned the chronology of World War II in history class

Front 566

Diplomat

Back 566

The Spanish diplomat discussed trade issues with officials in Peru

Front 567

Epic

Back 567

The poet wrote an epic about the great discoveries of the past thousand years

Front 568

Excerpt

Back 568

I didn’t listen to the entire symphony online, but I did play an excerpt

Front 569

Fossil

Back 569

The expert arranged the fossils to build the skeleton of the dinosaur

Front 570

Humiliate

Back 570

I was humiliated when I tripped and fell down in front of the whole school

Front 571

Lyric

Back 571

I enjoy reading and creating my own lyric poetry

Front 572

Majesty

Back 572

You should address the king and queen as your majesty

Front 573

Monarch

Back 573

The monarch lived in a beautiful palace with a grand gate

Front 574

Precede

Back 574

The hurricane was preceded by a moment of still wind and clear sky.

Front 575

Punctual

Back 575

My mother hates being late. She is the most punctual person I know

Front 576

Recruit

Back 576

We successfully recruited someone to be the new manager

Front 577

Refund

Back 577

I asked for a refund because the shoes I bought were too tight

Front 578

Register

Back 578

Ata wedding there is register for all of the guests to sign

Front 579

Renown

Back 579

Michael is a singer of great renown in New Zealand

Front 580

Tusk

Back 580

Sadly, some people hunt elephants and remove their tusks to sell them

Front 581

Burden

Back 581

Children who do not behave are a burden to their parents

Front 582

Compromise

Back 582

We both compromised about the game we decided to play

Front 583

Craft

Back 583

She crafted the bookcase out of solid pine wood and then painted it

Front 584

Crook

Back 584

The manager was arrested by the police for being a crook

Front 585

Currency

Back 585

Elizabeth had to exchange her dollars for foreign currency

Front 586

Enigma

Back 586

The theft of the paintings is an enigma to the investigators

Front 587

Gragil

Back 587

The fragile glassware was carefully packed into boxes

Front 588

Hybrid

Back 588

In Greek mythology, a centaur is a hybrid of a man and a horse

Front 589

Innocence

Back 589

Everyone who met her found her innocence to be charming

Front 590

Merge

Back 590

The storm clouds merged into one large menacing cloud that filled the sky

Front 591

Moderate

Back 591

It takes a moderate amount of patience to be around small children all day

Front 592

Overwhelm

Back 592

The amount of homework her teacher assigned has overwhelmed her

Front 593

Perception

Back 593

Since he couldn’t see, his perception of life was much different than mine

Front 594

Reunion

Back 594

Every summer we have a family reunion at the lake

Front 595

Rig

Back 595

The bad politician rigged the election so that he would win

Front 596

Shiver

Back 596

I got shivers on my way home because it was so cold

Front 597

Sociable

Back 597

Many of my good friends are sociable, but I am shy

Front 598

Talkative

Back 598

My aunt is very talkative whenever she is on the phone

Front 599

Tow

Back 599

The truck was towing a trailer behind

Front 600

Tramp

Back 600

he baby tramped across the floor as he was learning to walk