Master Vocabulary 2

Front 1

deft

Back 1

skillful

Hint 1

He is very deft at handling awkward situations

Front 2

Delete

Back 2

omit

Hint 2

The book omitted any mention of the king's illness.

Front 3

deliberately

Back 3

purposely/intentionlly

Hint 3

I am sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

Front 4

delivered

Back 4

made a speech

Front 5

Demand for

Back 5

Request for

Front 6

demolish

Back 6

raze

Hint 6

To completely destroy a buliding/ A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.

Front 7

demonstrate

Back 7

Show

Front 8

dyed

Back 8

Colored/hair

Front 9

deny

Back 9

reject

Front 10

departed

Back 10

dead

Hint 10

We will always remember our dear departed friends.

Front 11

deprive

Back 11

deny/ban

Hint 11

You can't function properly when you are deprived of sleep.

Front 12

deserve

Back 12

merit

Hint 12

This plan merits carful attention.

Front 13

detected

Back 13

discovered

Hint 13

Radar equipment is used to detect enemy aircraft.

Front 14

devastate

Back 14

destroy

Hint 14

The town was devastated by a hurricane in 1928

Front 15

devise

Back 15

invent

Hint 15

to invent a plan,system, object .../He is good at devising language games that you can play with students in class

Front 16

died down

Back 16

became softer

Front 17

diminished

Back 17

dropped

Hint 17

We have seen our house diminish greatly in value over the last six months.

Front 18

disaster

Back 18

calamity

Hint 18

A series of calamities ruined them-floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.

Front 19

discipline

Back 19

Punish

Hint 19

A senior army officer has been disciplined for revealing secret government plans to the media.

Front 20

disclosure

Back 20

Public revelation

Hint 20

Any public disclosure of this information would be very damaging to the company.

Front 21

discouraged

Back 21

disheartened

Hint 21

I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he had received.

Front 22

disgraced

Back 22

ashamed

Hint 22

Aya athlete caught cheating would be so disgraced, it wouldn't be worth it.

Front 23

display

Back 23

generate

Hint 23

Her last film has generated alot of interest.

Front 24

disregarded

Back 24

Paid no attention to

Hint 24

What amazes me is her complete disregard for anyone else's opinion.

Front 25

distinguish

Back 25

discern

Hint 25

I could just discern a figure in the darkness.

Front 26

domestic

Back 26

tame

Hint 26

Domestic chores/duties/arrangements.

Front 27

Dominant

Back 27

Controlling

Front 28

donate

Back 28

give

Front 29

dubious

Back 29

doubtful

Hint 29

These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.

Front 30

illiterate

Back 30

أمّي او جاهل

Front 31

down-and-out

Back 31

Impoverished

Hint 31

Down-and-outs warmed themselves at bonfires on the park.

Front 32

drastic

Back 32

radical

Hint 32

drastic measures

Front 33

drought

Back 33

dry weather

Hint 33

This year a severe drought has ruined the crops.

Front 34

dustdowl

Back 34

حوض غبار/منطقة من الارض فقدت الغطاء النباتي

Front 35

dungeon

Back 35

Cell

Hint 35

Related word: captive

Front 36

duplicate

Back 36

copy

Front 37

Earliest

Back 37

First

Front 38

eccentric

Back 38

Strange

Hint 38

Eccentric behavior

Front 39

thrifty

Back 39

economical

Hint 39

They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

Front 40

edible

Back 40

eatable

Hint 40

Only the leaves of the plant are edible.

Front 41

elicit

Back 41

draw out

Hint 41

The director draw the meeting out for another hour.

Front 42

enlightenment

Back 42

education

Front 43

eloquent

Back 43

good speaker

Hint 43

An eloquent speech

Front 44

Chagrin

Back 44

embarrassment

Hint 44

She was chagrined to discover her mistake.

Front 45

emerged

Back 45

Come forth

Hint 45

برز

Front 46

emphasis

Back 46

stress

Hint 46

Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis+on written work and grammar.

Front 47

emphasized

Back 47

accentuated

Hint 47

اكد

Front 48

Employed

Back 48

Used

Front 49

Engrossed

Back 49

Involved

Front 50

enhance

Back 50

improve

Front 51

enigma

Back 51

mystery

Front 52

Enraged

Back 52

Infuriated

Hint 52

School curriculum changes enraged a number of parents.

Front 53

enriched

Back 53

enhanced

Front 54

enterprise

Back 54

venture

Hint 54

Don't forget this is a commercial enterpris, we are here to make money.

Front 55

environment

Back 55

surroundings

Front 56

eradicate

Back 56

wipe out

Hint 56

This disease has been eradicate from the world.

Front 57

erroneous

Back 57

False

Hint 57

An erroneous assumption

Front 58

escorted

Back 58

tracked

Hint 58

Ola escorted Omer to the door

Front 59

Essential

Back 59

Basic

Front 60

evacuate

Back 60

remove

Hint 60

Residents have to evacuate because of a hurricane

Front 61

eventually

Back 61

Sooner or later

Front 62

examined

Back 62

inspected

Hint 62

In closer inspection it looked like fossil.

Front 63

Excavation

Back 63

digging

Hint 63

In tin mining today, worker excavate tunnels.

Front 64

Excessive

Back 64

extreme

Front 65

exclusively

Back 65

Only

Front 66

exemplary

Back 66

Model

Hint 66

His tact was exemplary, especially considering the circumstances

Front 67

exhausted

Back 67

worn out

Front 68

expectations

Back 68

anticipations

Front 69

expel

Back 69

send out

Hint 69

The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.

Front 70

explicit

Back 70

definite

Hint 70

She was very explicit about what she thought was wrong with the plans.

Front 71

extensively

Back 71

widely

Front 72

extinction

Back 72

extermination

Hint 72

Many species of plants and ani are in danger of/threatened with extinction

Front 73

extravagant

Back 73

wasteful

Hint 73

The extravagant lifestyle of movie star.

Front 74

Facilities

Back 74

equipment and services

Front 75

faint

Back 75

Indistinct

Hint 75

There is not the faintest hope of ever finding him.

Front 76

fancy

Back 76

elaborate

Hint 76

The furniture was very fancy.

Front 77

Fascinate

Back 77

charm

Hint 77

Science has always fascinated me.

Front 78

Fatal

Back 78

deadly

Hint 78

This illness is fatal in almost all cases

Front 79

Favorable

Back 79

Advantageous

Front 80

Feat

Back 80

Accomplishment

Hint 80

The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.