Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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face | ||
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the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; v. to look toward; to turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger | ||
fact | ||
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something known or proved to be true | ||
factory | ||
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a building or group of buildings where goods are made | ||
fail | ||
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to not succeed; to not reach a goal | ||
fair | ||
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just; honest; what is right | ||
fall | ||
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to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position | ||
false | ||
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not true; not correct | ||
family | ||
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the group that includes children and their parents | ||
famous | ||
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known very well to many people | ||
far | ||
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at, to or from a great distance | ||
farm | ||
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land used to grow crops and animals for food | ||
fast | ||
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moving or working at great speed; quick | ||
fat | ||
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tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy | ||
father | ||
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the male parent; a man who has a child or children | ||
federal | ||
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of or having to do with a national or central government | ||
feed | ||
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to give food to | ||
feel | ||
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to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching | ||
female | ||
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a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad. of or about women | ||
fence | ||
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something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out | ||
fertile | ||
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rich in production of plants or animals; producing much | ||
fetus | ||
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unborn young | ||
few | ||
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not many; a small number of | ||
field | ||
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an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals | ||
fierce | ||
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extremely strong; violent; angry | ||
fight | ||
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to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; n. the use of force; a battle | ||
fill | ||
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to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more | ||
film | ||
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to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; a movie | ||
final | ||
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at the end; last | ||
financial | ||
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of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks | ||
find | ||
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to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case ("The jury finds the man guilty of murder.") | ||
fine | ||
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a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin | ||
finish | ||
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to complete; to end | ||
fire | ||
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to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced by something burning | ||
fireworks | ||
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rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations | ||
firm | ||
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not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in her opinion.") | ||
first | ||
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coming before all others | ||
fish | ||
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a creature that lives and can breathe in water | ||
fission | ||
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a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to produce nuclear energy | ||
fit | ||
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to be of the correct size or shape ("These shoes fit my feet.") | ||
fix | ||
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to make good or right again | ||
flag | ||
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a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization | ||
flat | ||
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smooth; having no high places | ||
flee | ||
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to run away from | ||
float | ||
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to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air | ||
flood | ||
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to cover with water; n. the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land | ||
floor | ||
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the bottom part of a room for walking on ("The book fell to the floor."); the level of a building ("The fire was on the first floor.") | ||
flow | ||
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to move like a liquid | ||
flower | ||
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the colored part of plants that carry seeds | ||
fluid | ||
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any substance that can flow, such as a liquid | ||
fly | ||
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to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle | ||
fog | ||
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a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground | ||
follow | ||
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to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey | ||
food | ||
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that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth | ||
fool | ||
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to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; n. a person who is tricked easily | ||
foot | ||
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the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks | ||
for | ||
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because of ("He is famous for his work."); in exchange ("Give me one dollar for the book."); through space or time ("They travelled for one hour."); representative of ("I speak for all people."); to be employed by ("She works for a computer company.") | ||
force | ||
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to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; n. power, strength; strength used against a person or object; military power of a nation; a military group | ||
foreign | ||
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of, about or from another nation; not from one's own place or country | ||
forest | ||
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a place of many trees | ||
forget | ||
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to not remember | ||
forgive | ||
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to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt | ||
form | ||
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to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a swim team."); n. a kind ("Swimming is a form of exercise.") | ||
former | ||
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earlier in time; not now | ||
forward | ||
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the direction in front of; toward the front | ||
free | ||
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to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost | ||
freedom | ||
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the condition of being free | ||
freeze | ||
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to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold | ||
fresh | ||
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newly made or gathered; recent | ||
friend | ||
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a person one likes and trusts | ||
frighten | ||
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to cause great fear | ||
from | ||
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having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause ("It is a message from the president."); at a place distant, not near ("The school is five kilometers from my home."); because of ("He is suffering from cancer.") | ||
front | ||
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the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part | ||
fruit | ||
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food from trees and plants | ||
fuel | ||
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any substance burned to create heat or power | ||
full | ||
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containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete | ||
fun | ||
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anything that is pleasing and causes happiness | ||
funeral | ||
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a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead | ||
fusion | ||
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a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined together to produce nuclear energy | ||
future | ||
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time after now ("We can talk about it in the future."); ad. in the time to come ("All future meetings will be held in this room.") | ||