Unit 1

1.       Abduct

To kidnap or carry off by force

2.       Guerrillas

Members of an irregular military force operating in small bands

3.       Buffoon

A joker; a bumbling or ridiculous person, a fool

4.       Flounder

To move clumsily; to struggle or proceed with difficulty; a flat fish

5.       Inhabit

To live or dwell in

6.       Elegant

Characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent

7.       Culture

Products of human work at a particular time

8.       Goad

Anything that pricks, prods, or urges

9.       Fertile

Able to reproduce children, seeds, or fruits; highly productive

10.   Aqueduct

A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location

 

Unit 2

1.       Vertical

Straight up and down; right angles to the horizon

2.       Parallel

Running  alongside; similar; comparable

3.       Prance

To act or walk about in a lively manner

4.       Smitten

Very much in love

5.       Fleet

A group of cars, boats, or other types of vessels

6.       Horizontal

Parallel to level ground; at right angles to vertical

7.       Encroach

To intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass

8.       Drench

To wet thoroughly, to soak

9.       Allude

To refer to casually or indirectly

10.   Bliss

Great happiness; joy

               

Unit 3

1.       Shun

To keep away from; to take pains to avoid

2.       Resident

One who lives in a place

3.       Ruthless

Having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless

4.       Obsolete

Out of date; no longer in use or in fashion

5.       Magnate

A rich, powerful, or successful business person

6.       Despite

In spite of, notwithstanding

7.       Conceal

To keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden

8.       Climate

Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude

9.       Swelter

Oppressed by heat

10.   Wean

To withdraw from any type of habit

 

Unit 4

1.       Adjacent

Adjoining, next to; near or close

2.       Wary

To be alert, cautious; on guard, watchful

3.       Aghast

Shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back

4.       Famine

A drastic, wide reaching shortage of food

5.       Qualm

A feeling of illness; a disturbing feeling

6.       Dread

To be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance

7.       Harsh

Unpleasant to the senses; unpleasant conditions

8.       Transpire

To happen; to become known

9.       Hoax

A practical joke; something intended to deceive

10.   Shoddy

Of poor quality or make; dishonest

Unit 5

1.       Remainder

What is left when part is taken away; those left behind

2.       Amble

To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate

3.       Afloat

A floating condition; awash, flooded

4.       Endorser

To give approval or support

5.       Hypnotize

To put into a sleep like state

6.       Dovetail

To combine or unite into a unified whole; to fit harmoniously

7.       Outfox

To outwit; to overcome by cunning or cleverness

8.       Carp

To complain

9.       Gape

To become widely open, separated; to stare in amazement

10.   Enroll

To make or become a member; to sign up for something

 

Unit 6

1.       Succor

Help; relief; assistance

2.       Fowl

Any bird raised or hunted for food; the meat of a bird

3.       Runt

Undersized; a small animal or person

4.       Prevail

To be victorious; to persuade

5.       Fervor

Zeal; earnestness

6.       Wad

A small mass of soft material squeezed into a ball

7.       Avert

To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening

8.       Zigzag

A series of turns in different directions that lead to one general direction

9.       Whimsical

Erratic behavior; unpredictable; having a quaint or fanciful quality

10.   Scamper

To run; to go hastily of lightly

 

Unit 7

1.       Agility

To move about quickly and easily; nimbleness of body and mind

2.       Wail

To cry out loudly

3.       Passive

Inactive; acted upon but not acting in return

4.       Catamaran

A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together

5.       Acclaim

Enthusiastic public praise and approval

6.       Innate

Possessed at birth, inborn; a natural characteristic

7.       Underdog

A loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest

8.       Retrieve

To recover; to find and bring back; to get back

9.       Colossal

Enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree

10.   Parapet

A low wall or railing

 

Unit 8

1.       Splice

To join or unite together

2.       Embark

To go aboard some means of transportation; to set out on a venture

3.       Abound

Very numerous

4.       Fetch

To go after and bring back; to get as in a price

5.       Literate

Having the ability to read and write

6.       Inept

Awkward or clumsily; lacking in ability or competence

7.       Shamble

A scene/ condition  of disorder/ destruction; to walk or go awkwardly

8.       Quack

One who pretends knowledge or skills that they do not possess

9.       Zeal

Showing great enthusiasm or devotion to a goal

10.   Prototype

An early or original example upon which later examples are based

Unit 9

1.       Waft

A gentle breeze

2.       Awry

Twisted or turned; wrong

3.       Perturb

To disturb, annoy

4.       Bulletin

A brief announcement or public statement

5.       Felon

Someone who commits a serious crime

6.       Stifle

To hold back; to prevent

7.       Porous

Filled with holes

8.       Limber

Flexible; to move easily

9.       Enamor

To inspire with love

10.   Utter

To speak