determine
To set the boundaries or limits of.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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display
A show or spectacle.
dying
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
elected
One who is elected.
experienced
Having experience and skill in a subject.
false
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
fired
dismissed, terminated from employment.
funding
The action of the verb fund.
get-rich-quick
To quickly become wealthy, often through dishonest means
incredible
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
inspired
Having excellence through inspiration.
lights-out
exceptionally good or excellent
ma
mother, mama
meat
The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
ministry
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
mode
A particular means of accomplishing something.
novel
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
obvious
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
passing
That passes away; ephemeral.
remaining
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
shirt
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
slowly
At a slow pace.
stadium
A venue where sporting events are held.
surgery
The act or process of medical intervention involving incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
ten-cent
of little value or importance
trading
Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.
Tuesday
The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.
vision
The sense or ability of sight.
whenever
At any time that.
worried
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
zero
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
champion
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
charged
Arousing strong emotion.
crisis
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
delivered
That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.
editor
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
estimated
That is an estimate.
fifth-rate
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
giant
A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
jail
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
jim
To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something).
kingdom
A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
literature
The body of all written works.
mayor
The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
minor
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly
opposite
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
orange
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
ourselves
Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
selection
The process or act of selecting.
serving
The act or process of serving.
signal
A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
stream
A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
struggle
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
theme
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Thursday
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.
tiny
Very small.
typically
In a typical or common manner.
unfortunately
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
usual
Most commonly occurring; typical.
voted
That has been assigned or established by a vote.