Friday, 1 November 2024, 1:36 AM
Site: Amideast Online
Course: English for All (Eng4all)
Glossary: Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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gain | |
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to get possession of; to get more; to increase | |
game | |
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an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports | |
gas | |
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any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power | |
gather | |
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to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect | |
general | |
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a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all | |
genes | |
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parts of cells that control the growth and development of living things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child; genes contain nucleic acid | |
genetic engineering | |
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the science of changing the genes of a living organism | |
gentle | |
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soft; kind; not rough or violent | |
get | |
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to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of | |
gift | |
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something given without cost | |
girl | |
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a young female person | |
give | |
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to present to another to keep without receiving payment | |
glass | |
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a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids | |
go | |
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to move from one place to another; to leave | |
goal | |
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that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race | |
god | |
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the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers | |
gold | |
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a highly valued yellow metal | |
good | |
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pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad | |
goods | |
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things owned or made to be sold | |
govern | |
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to control; to rule by military or political power | |
government | |
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a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area | |
grain | |
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the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds | |
granddaughter | |
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the daughter of a person's daughter or son | |
grandfather | |
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the father of a person's father or mother | |
grandmother | |
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the mother of a person's father or mother | |
grandson | |
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the son of a person's daughter or son | |
grass | |
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a plant with long, narrow, green leaves | |
gravity | |
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the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth | |
gray | |
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having the color like that made by mixing black and white | |
great | |
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very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important | |
green | |
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having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass | |
grind | |
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to reduce to small pieces by crushing | |
ground | |
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land; the earth's surface; soil | |
group | |
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a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose | |
grow | |
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to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount | |
guarantee | |
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to promise a result; to promise that something will happen | |
guard | |
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to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.") | |
guerrilla | |
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a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police | |
guide | |
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to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way | |
guilty | |
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having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action | |
gun | |
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a weapon that shoots bullets | |