Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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wages | ||
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money received for work done | ||
wait | ||
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to delay acting; to postpone | ||
walk | ||
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to move by putting one foot in front of the other | ||
wall | ||
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the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land | ||
want | ||
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to desire; to wish for; to need | ||
war | ||
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fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons | ||
warm | ||
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almost hot; having or feeling some heat | ||
warn | ||
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to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen | ||
wash | ||
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to make clean, usually with water | ||
watch | ||
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to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for | ||
water | ||
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the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans | ||
wave | ||
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to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean | ||
way | ||
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a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method | ||
we | ||
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two or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I will go together, and we will return together.") | ||
weak | ||
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having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite strong | ||
wealth | ||
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a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value | ||
weapon | ||
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anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war | ||
wear | ||
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to have on the body, as clothes | ||
weather | ||
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the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold | ||
week | ||
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a period of time equal to seven days | ||
weigh | ||
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to measure how heavy someone or something is | ||
welcome | ||
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to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops | ||
well | ||
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in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found | ||
west | ||
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the direction in which the sun goes down | ||
wet | ||
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covered with water or other liquid; not dry | ||
what | ||
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used to ask about something or to ask for information about something ("What is this?"); ad. which or which kind ("He wants to know what you would like to drink.") | ||
wheat | ||
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a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain | ||
wheel | ||
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a round structure that turns around a center | ||
when | ||
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at what time; at any time ("When will she come home?"); conj. during or at the time ("I studied hard when I was in school.") | ||
where | ||
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ad., conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house where he lives is in the old part of the city.") | ||
which | ||
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used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people ("Which program do you like best?" "Which students will take the test?") | ||
while | ||
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a space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at or during the same time ("It may not be a good idea to eat while you are running.") | ||
white | ||
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having the color like that of milk or snow | ||
who | ||
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what or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the person or persons ("They are the ones who want to go.") | ||
whole | ||
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the complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces | ||
why | ||
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for what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason for which ("I do not know why she did it.") | ||
wide | ||
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having a great distance from one side to the other; not limited | ||
wife | ||
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a woman who is married | ||
wild | ||
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living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled | ||
will | ||
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a word used with action words to show future action ("They will hold talks tomorrow.") | ||
willing | ||
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being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the problem.") | ||
win | ||
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to gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition, election or battle | ||
wind | ||
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a strong movement of air | ||
window | ||
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an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass | ||
winter | ||
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the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring | ||
wire | ||
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a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or electronic communications from one place to another | ||
wise | ||
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having much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and understanding to make good or correct decisions | ||
wish | ||
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to want; to express a desire for | ||
with | ||
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along or by the side of; together; using ("He fixed it with a tool."); having ("the house with the red door") | ||
withdraw | ||
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to take or move out, away or back; to remove | ||
without | ||
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with no; not having or using; free from; not doing | ||
woman | ||
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an adult female human | ||
wonder | ||
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to ask oneself; to question ("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of surprise | ||
wonderful | ||
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causing wonder; especially good | ||
wood | ||
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the solid material of which trees are made | ||
word | ||
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one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language | ||
work | ||
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to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the effort used to make or to do something; that which needs effort; the job one does to earn money | ||
world | ||
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the earth; the people who live on the earth | ||
worry | ||
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to be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can happen | ||
worse | ||
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more bad than | ||
worth | ||
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value measured in money | ||
wound | ||
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to injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal; n. an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is usually cut or broken | ||
wreck | ||
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to damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken | ||
wreckage | ||
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what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed | ||
write | ||
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to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper | ||
wrong | ||
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not correct; bad; not legal; opposite right | ||