fraud
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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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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funeral
A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
genuine
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
Gordon
A Gordon setter.
honour
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
hunter
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
improving
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
introduce
To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
legacy
Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
log
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
merely
Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
monitor
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
programming
The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
publishing
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
red-handed
Caught in the act of doing something wrong
regret
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
remind
To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
resort
A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
reverse
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
routine
A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
scary
Causing fear or anxiety
seed
Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
sin
A violation of divine will or religious law.
summary
Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
survival
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
sword
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
ward
Protection, defence. — The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
achievement
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
Austin
Augustinian.
automatic
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
begun
Having began.
behaviour
British standard spelling of behavior.
CD
Initialism of compact disc. — An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
coat
An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
comprehensive
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
consent
To express willingness, to give permission.
destruction
The act of destroying.
divorce
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
drove
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
engage
To interact socially. — To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
extraordinary
Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
fate
The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
frequency
The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
gaming
The playing of a game.
gene
A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
glass-half-empty
Having a pessimistic outlook
glory
Great beauty and splendor.
headquarters
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
heritage
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
initiative
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
jean
Denim.
landscape
A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
logic
Logical.
meets
Forming a combination or nexus of.
objective
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
organisation
Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
privacy
The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
reducing
That causes reduction.
regard
A steady look, a gaze.
representing
An act of representation.