selfish
Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
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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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sergeant
A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
silk
A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
throne
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
urge
A strong desire to do something.
voter
Someone who votes.
warner
One who warns.
wasting
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
witch
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
array
Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
backs
The backyard of the University.
booth
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
breakdown
A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
brutal
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
calculated
Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
cam
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
citizenship
The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
cliff
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
consensus
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
cycling
The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
declaration
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
distinction
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
fatal
Causing death or destruction.
fitting
That fits. — Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
genuinely
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
hard-pressed
Having difficulty doing something
holland
A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
hunger
A need or compelling desire for food.
hurricane
A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
import
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
innovative
Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
iPad
A lightweight low-power tablet computer of a particular range from Apple Inc.
jurisdiction
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
laughter
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
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