demanding
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
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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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disc
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
dishes
Dishwashing
eagle
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
eaten
Having been consumed by eating.
embassy
The function or duty of an ambassador.
engaging
Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
fascinating
Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.
fence-sit
To remain neutral or undecided in a dispute or situation
financing
A transaction that provides funds for a business.
flexible
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
gaining
Gain; profit.
goodness
The state or characteristic of being good.
guilt
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
haven
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
iconic
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
infected
Having an infection.
keen
Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
lesser
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
mandatory
obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
manufactured
manmade; produced by humans rather than nature
mechanics
The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
mere
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
miracle
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
observation
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
owe
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
permitted
Allowed, authorized.
phenomenon
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
playoff
A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
precise
Both exact and accurate.
profession
A declaration of faith. — A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
prospect
The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
protective
Serving or intended to protect.
publisher
A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
reportedly
According to reports or rumors.
retreat
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
rookie
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
separation
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
sexually
In a sexual manner; erotically.
single-minded
Having one's attention and effort focused on a single goal or objective.
ski
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
skilled
Having or showing skill; skillful.
sterling
An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
surgeon
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
theft
The act of stealing property.
um
Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.
valve
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.
visa
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
washing
The action of the verb to wash.
adjacent
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
appreciation
The act of appreciating.
athletic
Having to do with athletes.
authorized
Explicitly allowed.
banner
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
blocking
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
brad
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
Caribbean
Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).
charm
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
chasing
Engraved or embossed decoration.
climbing
The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
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