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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREP PROGRAM PRE-FACULTY LEVEL WORDLIST
HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
1. Abortion abort abortion have an abortion anti-abortion campaigners
2. Absolute absolute Absolutely have absolute confidence
absolutely amazing
3. Abstract abstract / abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept
4. Accompany accompany accompaniment accompanied be accompanied by
someone
5. Accountable account account
accountability accountable on account of
bank account
make someone / hold someone
accountable for sth
6. Accumulate accumulate accumulation accumulated slowly / rapidly accumulate
begin to accumulate lead to
/ prevent accumulation
7. Accustomed accustomed be / become / get accustomed to
something
8. Acknowledge acknowledge acknowledgement openly / publicly
acknowledge acknowledgement
from someone
9. Additive add addition additive food additive
10. Adjust adjust adjustment adjustable quickly adjust / be difficult /
hard to adjust fully
adjustable
11. Administer
administer
administration
administrative
administer an exam
administrative duties
12. Address address address an issue/address the audience
13. Advance Advance/advancement advanced in advance/ advanced level
14. Agenda agenda political/economic/legislative/
domestic etc agenda
set an agenda
15. Allowance allow allowance weekly / daily allowance
get / receive allowance
16. Ally ally ally have an ally/ find an ally
ally yourself to/ with
someone
17. Alter alter alteration make alterations / undergo
alteration
18. Ambiguity ambiguousness
ambiguity
ambiguous ambiguously Ambiguous smile
Ambiguous reply
19. Analyst
analyse
analyst analysis
analytical
analyse carefully/critically/fully in depth / detailed /objective analysis leading /
computer / business / political
analyst
20. Ancestor ancestor ancestry common ancestry claim / have / share ancestry
21. Angle angle from an angle / angle of /
angle between
22. Anonymous anonymity anonymous anonymously anonymous donor/benefactor anonymous donor/benefactor anonymous author of a collection of poems
23. Apologetic apologize apology apologetic be/feel/look/sound apologetic make an apology / expect an apology apologize for something apologize to someone
24. Appendix appendix something in the appendix
25. Applaud applaud applause
26. Appoint appoint appointment appoint someone to do
something / appoint someone as
something make an
appointment
27. Approach approach approach approachable approach somebody for
something
approach a problem /task the
approach of something
28. Arch arch
29. Arise arise arise from / arise out of
30. Artificial artificial artificially artificial flowers / light
31. Ash ash
32. Assert assert assertion
assertiveness
assertive assertively assert your rights/independence/superiority
33. Assure assure assurance assuring assure someone assuring parent
34. Atmosphere atmosphere
35. Attain attain attainability attainable perfectly / fully / easily
attainable
36. Attorney attorney
37. Attribute attribute attribute
attribution
attributive attribute sth to s.o
38. Authority authorize authority authoritarian /
authoritative
deny / refuse / reject /
undermine authority
authorize sb to do sth
39. Automatic automatic automatically automatic car
40. Axe axe
41. Backbone backbone
42. Barrel barrel
43. Basis base basis basic basically base sth on sth basis for on a ...basis
44. Beak beak bird beak
45. Bear bear bearable/ unbearable to be/ become bearable
to make sth bearable
bear with sb
bear a child
46. Beast beast beastly
47. Bend bend bend over / down
48. Beneath beneath
49. Beneficiary beneficiary beneficiary of
50. Bet bet
51. Bias bias biased
unbiased
political / gender / racial
bias
52. Bid bid bid bid against / bid for
make / place a bid
53. Bind bind binding be bound to
54. Blade blade
55. Boost boost boost
booster
boosted give sb / provide sb with
boost / boost somebody's
confidence
confidence booster
56. Border border on the border /across the
border / cross the border
57. Bother bother bother bother to do something
58. Bound bound bound within the bounds / out of
bounds
bound to do something
59. Boundary boundary common / northern / state
boundary
60. Breadth
breadth breadth of sth
61. Breed breed breed rare breed / pure breed
62. Bribe
bribe
bribe
bribery
bribe someone to do sth
bribe someone with sth
63. Brief brief brief briefly
64. Broad broaden broad broad range
broaden your horizons
65. Brush brush brush brush your hair / teeth
66. Bubble bubble
67. Bulk bulk bulk of something
68. Bundle bundle bundle bundled bundle of something
in a bundle
69. Burden burden burden burden sb with problems
be a burden on sb
be burdened with sth
70. Campaign campaign campaign launch / start / organise /
run / manage a campaign
71. Candidate candidate
72. Capability capability/incapability capable / incapable
(of)
have capability
be capable of doing
something
73. Capture capture capture/ captive captured try to / manage to / attempt
to capture
74. Careless care care
carelessness careless carelessly take care / provide
someone with care / care
about
become / get / grow
careless
75. Carriage carriage horse-drawn carriage/ train
carriage
76. Casualty casualty road casualties
civilian casualties
cause/inflict casualties
77. Category categorize category categorize into
put sth into a category
78. Cater cater cater for needs
79. Cease cease ceasefire declare /negotiate ceasefire cease to
exist
80. Ceremony ceremony ceremonial brief / formal / official
ceremony
81. Chamber chamber
82. Charge charge charge charge sb with doing sth /be charged
with murder /deny the charges
83. Cheat cheat cheat / cheater cheat on someone / turn
someone into a cheat
84. Chief chief chiefly chief of police / staff
85. Cite cite citation cited works cited
86. Civil civilian
civil
be civil to someone
civil war
87. Clap clap clap give someone a big clap /
clap loudly
88. Client client
89. Cliff cliff
90. Coal
coal
91. Code code code
encode coded/ encoded break / write in code / a
code of behaviour /
conduct/ practice
92. Collapse collapse collapse from sth
93.
94. Collaborate
collaborate collaboration collaborative collaborate with someone /
on something
collaborate in doing sth
95. Colonise colonise colony colonised establish a colony
96. Comfort comfort comfort comfortable /
comforting
find / get / seek comfort
97. Commentary commentary radio / sports / news
commentary
98. Commerce commerce
commercial
cinema / radio / TV commercial do / make a commercial domestic / international commerce
99. Commodity commodity basic / common / cheap
commodity
100. Company accompany company have company/ accompany someone
101. Compatible
(with)/Incompatibl
e
compatible /
incompatible
compatible with
102. Compensate compensate compensation compensated compensate for something
get / receive / gain
compensation
103. Compile compile compilation compile something from /
for sth
a compilation of
104. Compose compose composer /
composition
compose sth
105. Comprehensive comprehend comprehension comprehensive /
comprehensible
extremely / fully / quite
comprehensive
106. Comprise comprise comprised be comprised of
107. Compromise compromise compromise compromised agree on / arrive at / come to / reach
a compromise
108. Concern concern concern concerned concerned about
109. Concrete concrete concretely concrete evidence
110. Conclusive conclude conclusion Conclusive/inconclu
sive
come to a conclusion / in
conclusion
111. Confirm confirm confirmation confirmed wait for / have / get
confirmation
112. Confidential confidentiality confidential confidentially keep records confidential
strictly confidential
confidential report
113. Conform conform conformity
conformist
conform to
114. Confront confront confrontation confront sb
115. Conscience conscience
116. Consensus consensus arrive at / reach a
consensus
117. Conservative conservatism conservative
118. Consistent (in)consistency (in)consistent consistent with
119. Constant constant remain / stay constant
120. Constitute constitute
constitution
draw up / prepare / adopt / enact a
constitution
121. Constrain constrain constraint constrained constraint on
122. Consult consult consultation /
consultant
consult sb about sth
123. Contaminate contaminate contamination contaminated
124. Contest contest / contestant
125. Contradict contradict contradiction
126. Controversial controversy Controversial cause / create controversy
127. Convene convene convention conventional conventionally annual / international
convention
128. Coordinate coordinate coordination coordinated coordinate with / lack of
coordination
color coordinated
129. Corporate corporate corporate crime
130. Correlation correlate correlation correlative strong/high/close/significant
correlation
131. Correspond correspond correspondence correspond to
132. Cotton cotton
133. Coverage cover coverage live coverage
134. Crack crack crack
135. Craft craft
136. Creation create creation / creativity
/ creator
creative creatively
137. Creature creature
138. Crown crown
139. Cultivate cultivate cultivation cultivated
140. Curse curse curse curse for
141. Cynical cynical
142. Dare dare dare daring How dare you !
I dare you to ...
143. Dam dam build a dam
144. Data data collect data
145. Debate debate debate debatable debate about / on
debate between
have a debate
146. Deceive deceive deception / deceit deceptive
147. Declare declare declaration declarative declare a state of emergency declare a war declare something illegal/invalid etc declare bankrupt/ independence
148. Deed deed
149. Deer deer
150. Defeat defeat defeat (un)defeated accept / admit defeat
151. Defend defend defense defensive defend against
152. Deficit deficit budget/trade deficit
deficit in food supply
153. Delicate delicacy delicate
154. Derive derive derive from
155. Depress depress depression depressive depressed depressing
depressively feel depressed
156. Deserve deserve
157. Desire desire desire desire for sth
158. Despair despair /
desperation
in / with despair
159. Detection detect detection/
detective
160. Deter deter deterrent deterrent law / deter sb from doing sb
161. Deviate deviate deviation deviate from
162. Diagnose diagnose diagnosis to diagnose correctly/ wrongly
to make / give diagnosis
163. Dialect dialect Chinese/Yorkshire dialect
local dialect
164. Dictate dictate dictator dictatorship
dictatorial dictate the terms of an agreement
dictatorial government
165. Disguise disguise disguise disguise yourself as
somebody/something
166. Dispute dispute dispute disputed (border/
territory/goal)
a bitter/long-running dispute
dispute over a problem
a pay/legal/trade dispute
to be in dispute with someone
hotly disputed (passive)
167. Distract distract distraction distracted distract
somebody/something from
something
168. Devote devote devotion devoted devote yourself to sth
devoted to show
devotion
169. Differentiate differentiate different differentiate between
differentiate from
170. Dig dig digger dig for sth
171. Dimension dimension dimensional in two / three dimensions
172. Diminish diminish
173. Dine dine dinner dine out
174. Direct direct director direct direct a film / film director
be extremely / very / quite direct
175. Discriminate discriminate discrimination discriminate positively/ unfairly
discriminate against age / class /
gender / race
discrimination against somebody
176. Dismiss dismiss dismissal dismissive
dismissed
dismissal of somebody
reason for dismissal class /
meeting is dismissed
177. Disobey disobey / obey
disobedience /
obedience
obedient/disobedient
disobedience to somebody punish
somebody for disobedience
178. Display display display clearly/ prominently/
proudly display
179. Dispose dispose disposal disposable rubbish/ sewage/ waste
disposal dispose of
sth
180. Disregard disregard disregard demonstrate / show
disregard for / of sth
181. Disrespect disrespect disrespect (dis)respectful have/ show/ treat somebody with
disrespect
182. Dissimilar dissimilar / similar be / appear / look dissimilar
from / to
183. Dissolve dissolve dissolver dissolvent
dissolvable
184. Distinct distinction distinct / distinctive become / remain distinct
crucial/ important/ main
distinction between
185. Distort distort distortion seriously/ severely distort sth
cause/ create/ lead to
distortion of sth
186. Ditch ditch ditch deep/ wide shallow ditch
187. Diverse diversify diversity diverse diversely growing/ considerable
ethnic/ genetic diversity
diversity in / of sth
culturally diverse
188. Domain
Domain
private / public domain
189. Domesticate domesticate domestic
domesticated
domestic market/ economy/
pets
190. Dominate dominate
dominance /
domination dominant dominantly achieve/ assert dominance over
sb/sthg seem/ become/ remain dominant largely/ increasingly dominate complete/ cultural/ political domination
191. Dove dove peace dove
192. Downward downward downwards
193. Drag drag
194. Drawer drawer open/ pull a drawer
195. Drugstore drugstore
196. Eager eager eagerly appear/ seem eager
197. Ease ease ease easy easily great/ remarkable ease in
begin to / try to ease
198. Edge edge on the edge
199. Elastic elastic elastic band
200. Element element basic/ crucial/ essential
element
201. Eliminate eliminate elimination eliminate from
202. Emerge emerge emergence emerge from/ into
emergence of
203. Emit emit emission carbon dioxide emissions/
emission levels
to cut/ reduce emissions
204. Emphasis emphasize emphasis emphatic place/ p u t emphasis on
considerable/ great
emphasis
strongly emphasize
205. Enable enable enabling enable sb / sth to do sth
206. Endurance endure endurance endurable endurance test
endure doing sth
207. Enemy enemy defeat/ destroy/ confront/
face an enemy
208. Energetic energize energy energetic renewable/ nuclear/ solar
energy
generate/ supply/ consume energy
209. Enforce enforce enforcement enforced fully/ strictly enforced
strict/ effective enforcement law/
legal/ police enforcement
enforce a law / rule / policy
210. Engage engage engagement engaged / engaging engage s in sth
previous/ prior engagement deeply/
heavily engaged
211. Entitle entitle entitlement entitled be entitled to do sth
entitle sb to do sth entitlement to
holiday/ benefit/ pension
entitlement
212. Essence essence real/ true essence
213. Estimation estimate overestimate underestimate
estimate
(under/
over)estimation
(under/
over)estimated
difficult to/ hard to estimate early/
initial estimate
make an estimate
estimation of the cost
214. Ethnic ethnic ethnic origin/ ethnic
violence
215. Evidence evidence evident evidently convincing/ decisive
evidence
it is evident that ...
216. Evolution evolve evolution evolved gradual/ rapid/ natural
evolution
evolve from/ evolve into
217. Exceed exceed expected to/ likely to
exceed
218. Excess excess excessive excess of
219. Executive execute executive executive Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)/ executive decision
220. Exhibit exhibit exhibition small/ important/ major
exhibition exhibit
symptoms
221. Exit exit exit
222. Expense expense expensive leading/ medical/ travel
expenses
223. Expertise expertise/ expert lack/ need / require
expertise
224. Exploit exploit exploitation military/ sexual exploit
be open to/ be vulnerable to
exploitation
225. Facilitate facilitate facilitation/
facilitator
further facilitate
226. Facility facility childcare/ leisure facilities
227. Fade fade quickly fade/ fade away/
begin to fade
228. Famine famine widespread famine / die of famine
229. Feasible feasibility feasible/ infeasible economically/technically/
politically feasible
230. Feast feast have a feast
231. Fellow fellow fellow fellow traveller
232. Fierce fierce fiercely fierce attack/ opposition/
criticism
233. File file file alphabetically file
fat/ thick/ secret/ case file
234. Fine fine fine fined pay a (high) fine
a library/ parking fine
235. Finite/Infinite infinity finite/infinite finite resources
infinity of sth
236. Fitness fitness fit
237. Flame flame
238. Flesh flesh
239. Flood flood flood flooded
240. Fluctuate fluctuate fluctuation sharply/ considerably fluctuate
fluctuate between A and B
cause fluctuation
241. Fond fondness fond be fond of great/
special fondness
242. Forever forever forever and ever
go on forever
243. Foresee foresee foresee consequences/problems/
challenges
244. Foster foster foster Foster a child
Foster family/kid
245. Foundation found foundation founded The British Heart
Foundation
246. Frozen freeze freezer frozen freeze to death
247. Fundamental fundamental
seem/ remain/ consider sth/ regard
sth as fundamental truly
248. Funeral funeral funeral ceremony/ service
249. Fur fur furry thick/ soft/ artificial/ fake fur
250. Furnish furnish furniture furnished fully furnished/ garden
furniture
251. Gain gain gain gain control/ power/
reputation
financial/ economic gain
252. Gap gap gap between
253. Genius genius
254. Gentle gentleman gentle gently appear/ look/ seem gentle
perfect/ real/ true
gentleman
255. Gifted gift gifted be gifted in
256. Glue glue glue put on glue
257. Grab grab try to/ manage to grab
258. Grain grain
259. Grease grease covered in grease/ remove/
dissolve grease
260. Grand grandness grand grandly
261. Gravity gravity force of gravity
262. Grind grind grinder
263. Guarantee guarantee guarantee guaranteed full/ life time guarantee
264. Guideline guide guideline guided practical/ clear/ helpful
guidelines
develop/ draw up/ offer/ stick to
guidelines
265. Hang hang hang upside down/ hang
from a place
266. Hardship hardship hard cause/ endure/ experience/ face
hardships
267. Harvest harvest harvest/ harvester good/ large / rich harvest
268. Haste haste hasty hastily frantic/ great haste
with / without haste
269. Hay hay
270. Heel heel high-heels
271. Hence
Hence
272. Hero hero / heroine great/ brave hero
become/ turn into a hero
273. Hierarchy hierarchy hierarchical hierarchically hierarchical structure/ organisation
274. Hinder hinder hindrance be likely to/ tend to hinder
without hindrance
275. Hip hip
276. Hire hire hire hired hire charge/ cost/ for hire
hire locally/ by the day/ by the
week
277. Historian historian/ history
historical
historically
contemporary/ early/ recent
history
throughout history change
the course of history
278. Hollow hollow dark/ natural/ deep hallow
279. Holy holy holy city/ man/ book
280. Hook hook hooked be/ become/ get hooked
281. Hopeless /Hopeful hope hope hopeless /hopeful hopefully hope for/ look seem
hopeless
282. Hostile hostility hostile hostile to/towards
283. Horizon horizon northern/ southern/ distant
horizon
broaden/ expand/ widen
horizons
284. Horizontal/Vertical horizontal/vertical horizontally/ vertically
Horizontal/Vertical line
285. Humble
humble humbly in my humble opinion/
humble apologies
286. Humid humidify humidity humid a humid climate/ high/ low
humidity
humidity level
287. Humiliate humiliate humiliation humiliating humiliating defeat/ humiliate sb
288. Hunger hunger hungry extreme hunger/ feel
hunger
become/ get/ make sb hungry
289. Hunt hunt hunter/ hunting fox/ seal/ tiger hunt
massive/ nationwide hunt treasure
hunt
290. Hypothetical hypothesis hypothetical hypothetically acceptable/ working
hypothesis
entirely/ purely/ totally
hypothetical
291. Identical identical identically look/ seem identical
identical to / with
292. Ideological Ideology Ideological Ideologically dominant/ official/ capitalist/
socialist ideology
293. Idle idle idly remain/ leave/ make sth idle
294. Ignorant ignore ignorance ignorant show ignorance
appear/ seem/ seem/ remain
ignorant
295. Illegal/Legal legalize legality Illegal /Legal become/ be legal
challenge/ question/ assert/ recognise
legality
296. Imitate imitate imitation imitated accurate/ good/ poor
imitation
297. Immense immense immensely
298. Implication imply implication be implicated in sth
considerable/ crucial/ major/
important implications
299. Imprison imprison imprisonment falsely/ wrongly/ temporarily
imprison ten years/
immediate / life imprisonment
300. Improbable/probab
le
probability improbable/probable
highly probable
probable outcome/ result/
probably consequence
301. Improper/Proper improper/proper properly proper way/ place
302. Impure/Pure purity / impurity impure/pure purely pure silk
pure chance/ coincidence purity of
tap water
303. Inaccessible/Acces
sible
access access/ (in)
accessibility
inaccessible/accessib
le
make sth/ become/ remain
accessible
304. Incentive incentive big/ considerable/ sufficient/
more/ less/ financial
incentive
305. in charge
306. Incident incident
incidence
incidental incidentally major/ serious incident
307. Indifferent indifference indifferent show indifference to/towards sth
308. Inclusive include inclusion inclusive/ included possible inclusion
all inclusive
309. Incorporate incorporate incorporated incorporate sth into / in sth
310. Incurable/curable cure cure incurable/curable incurable disease/ illness
311. Indefinite /definite indefinite /definite (in)definitely Indefinite/definite article
312. Independence independence independent independently become/ feel/ make somebody
independent
full/ total independence
enjoy/ value independence
313. Indirect indirect indirectly Indirect speech
314. Inevitable Inevitable
inevitably
inevitable result/
consequence
315. Infrastructure infrastructure
316. Inhabit inhabit inhabitant be inhabited by (birds) /native
inhabitants
317. Inherent Inherent Inherently be inherent in sth
318. Inhibit inhibit inhibition tend to/ severely inhibit
inhibit someone from sth
319. Initiate initiate initiative take the initiative/ have
initiative
320. Inner inner find your inner motivation
321. Innovate innovate innovation innovative successful/ scientific innovation
322. Inordinate inordinateness inordinate inordinately inordinate amount of time
inordinate number of problems
323. Insight Insight
have/ gain/ get insight into
324. Insist insist insistence insistent insistently insist on sth
become/ remain insistent
325. Inspect inspect inspection/
inspector
carefully/ thoroughly inspect
carry out / conduct inspection
326. Institution institution institutional institutional decision /
a medical/educational/financial instit
ution
327. Instruct instruct instruction/
instructor
carefully/ explicitly instruct
proper/formal instruction
328. Integral integrate integration integral integrate into / with
encourage/ achieve/ speed up/
require/ lead to integration
integral part of sth
329. Intense intensify intensity intensive/ intense intensively tend to/ be likely to intensify high/
low intensity
intensive care
330. Internal /External internal /external internally
/externally
331. Intervene intervene intervention to intervene directly
a police/ military intervention
332. Invade invade invasion/ invader invaded military invasion
fear of invasion
invasion of privacy
333. Invaluable value value invaluable/ valuable remain/ make sth invaluable
334. Isolate isolate isolation isolated political/ complete/social isolation
isolate somebody from sb / sth
335. Jail
336. Jaw jaw
337. Jewel jewel/ jewellery
338. Joint joint knee/ hip/ elbow joint
339. Kingdom kingdom
340. Lab lab/ laboratory
341. Label label label put a label on sth
correctly/ falsely/ properly/
wrongly label
342. Labour labour/ labourer physical/ hard labour
cheap/ child labour
343. Ladder ladder climb a ladder
344. Lately late lately
345. Lay lay lay eggs/ lay sth out
346. Layer layer thin/ thick layer
347. League league at the bottom / top of the
league/ be in a different league
348. Lean lean lean on somebody
lean towards
349. Liable liability liable Liable for something
Liable to do sth
350. Liberal liberate liberty liberal liberal leader/ party
personal/ political/ religious liberty
351. Lid lid put a lid on sth
352. Lifelong lifelong lifelong learning
353. Lifetime lifetime in your lifetime
lifetime income/ employment/
experience
354. Lift lifted the ban on sth
lift sb's spirits
355. Likewise likewise
356. Limb limb broken/ injured/ stiff limb
357. Limitation limit limitation limiting
limitless
limitation of nuclear weapons
/despite limitations of sth/ major
limitation/ limitless potential
358. Literal literal literally literal meaning/sense/interpretation
359. Load load load loaded heavy/ work/ full load
360. Lodging lodging lodging house
361. Log log keep a log/ web log
362. Logic logic logical/ illogical logically
363. Longevity
364. Lord lord Good Lord!
365. Loyal loyalty loyal extremely/ very loyal
show loyalty to/ for/ from
366. Magic magic/ magician magical magically Pure/ black magic
truly/ totally magical
do magic
367. Major majority major big/ vast majority
majority of
368. Mall mall shopping mall
369. Manipulate manipulate manipulation/
manipulator manipulative Easily/ deliberately manipulate
careful/ clever/ deliberate
manipulation
370. Mankind mankind history of mankind
371. Marker marker board marker
372. Massive mass/ masses massive enormous / huge / large mass
massive heart attack
massive argument
373. Master master master master and servant
master the art of sth
374. Mat mat yoga mat
375. Mate mate class/ team/work mate
376. Maximize maximize maximum maximum maximum amount / number
maximize
opportunities/chances/
maximize benefits
377. Meantime meantime in the meantime
378. Meanwhile meanwhile
379. Mechanism mechanism
mechanic mechanical mechanically locking/ steering mechanism
avoidance/ control/defense
mechanism
380. Melt melt melting
melted
melt away
381. Memorial memorial memorial memorial /ceremony service
382. Mentality mentality mental mentally mentality of teenagers
mental illness
383. Merchant merchant
merchandise
rich/powerful merchant
buy/ sell merchandise
384. Mere mere merely mere coincidence
mere fact
385. Messenger message messenger
message
don't shoot the messenger
386. Midst midst in the midst of
387. Mild
mild mildly mild weather/ illness
388. Military military military militarily military forces
military action
389. Minimal minimize minimal
minimum
minimum amount/ minimize cost/
minimal damage
390. Mining mining
mine
miner
coal mine
391. Mixed mix mixture mixed ethnically/socially/ racially mixed
392. Mode mode normal mode
393. Moderate moderation moderate in moderation
moderate amount of sth
394. Modest modesty modest modestly show modesty
395. Modify modify modification modified genetically- modified food
396. Monitor monitor monitor monitorial baby monitor
monitor sb's cholesterol levels
397. Motionless motion motionless absolutely / virtually motionless
398. Motivate motivate motivation motivated poor/low motivation
lack/lose motivation
399. Motive motive motive behind/ for sth
400. Multiple multiple multiple choice
401. Multiply multiply multiplication multiplied
402. Mutual mutual mutually mutual trust/ respect/ understanding
403. Namely namely
404. Neat neatness neat neatly
405. Neglect neglect negligence neglected/ negligent be accused of/ guilty of negligence
406. negotiate negotiate negotiation
negotiator
a negotiated
agreement/settlement
/ solution
negotiate with sb
negotiate for a contract
negotiate an agreement
negotiate business deals
407. Nerve nerve nervous calm/steady your nerves nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
408. Noble nobility noble noble family/ blood
409. Nonetheless nonetheless
410. Norm norm normal become the norm/ social/ cultural
norms
411. Notable note
note notion
notable notably notion of sth
notable example/achievement/
success
412. Nuclear nuclear nuclear power
413. Nuisance Nuisance awful/ terrible nuisance
414. Numerous number number numerous numerous occasions
415. Nut nut
416. Obedience (dis)obey (dis)obedience (dis)obedient (dis)obediently
obedience to
417. Obliged obligation obliged
obligatory
to be/feel obliged to do sth to be
obligatory for sb to do sth
418. Omit omit omission
419. Ongoing ongoing ongoing project / research
420. Operate operate operation operate (machinery)
421. Option option optional have an option
422. Otherwise otherwise
423. Outbreak outbreak outbreak of disease
424. Outlook outlook
425. Outwards outward outwards facing/ looking outwards
426. Overlap overlap overlap overlapping overlap with
427. Pan pan
428. Parallel parallel parallel to
429. Party party disagreement between parties / a
third party
430. Paste paste paste copy and paste
tooth-paste
431. Patriotic patriotism
patriot
patriotic
432. Pattern
pattern pattern of sth
433. Pearl pearl
434. Peculiar peculiarity peculiar become/remain peculiar
435. Penalty penalize penalty pay a penalty
a penalty of up to three years in
prison
436. Periodical periodical
437. Persist persist persistence persistent persistently persist in
show persistence
438. Pile pile a pile of
439. Pinch pinch a pinch of
440. Pipe pipe water pipe
441. Pitch pitch football pitch
442. Plot plot plot of a film/ story
443. Plough plough plough plough through sth
444. Plug plug plug (un)plugged pull the plug
plug sth in
445. Policy policy foreign/ economic/ public policy
446. Pose pose pose a threat/ danger/ risk
447. Possess possess possession possessive family/ personal / private
possession
448. Potential
potential potential potentially reach/ realize/ fulfill potential
449. Poverty poverty poor reduce/ eliminate poverty
extreme/ severe/ widespread/
rural/ urban poverty
450. Powder powder gun powder
451. Practical practicality practical practically practical person
practicalities of sth
452. Precede precede precedent preceding
unprecedented
a type of cloud that precedes rain preceding days/weeks/months/years preceding chapter/paragraph/page legal precedent set/create a precedent
453. Precious precious precious stone
454. Prejudice prejudice prejudice prejudicial
455. Preliminary preliminary preliminary preliminary stages
as a preliminary
456. Premises premises on the premises/ off the premises
457. Preservation preserve preservation preservative environmental/ building preservation food/ wood/ artificial preservative preserve sth for sth
458. Presumably presume presumption presumably rightly/ wrongly presume strong/ general presumption about sth
459. Pretend pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously pretend to be
460. Prevalent prevalence prevalent the prevalence of smoking /prevalent diseases
461. Pride pride pride proud proudly have pride/ out of pride
462. Primarily primary primary primarily primary care
463. Prior prioritize priority prior high/ major/ top/ immediate/low priority
Prior to sth
464. Privilege privilege privileged have some/no special privileges have the privilege to do sth
465. Prize prize get/ receive/ take/ accept a prize
466. Procedure procedure complex/ complicated
simple procedure
467. Proceed proceed proceedings decide to/ intend to
proceed criminal/justice/
legal proceedings
468. Prohibit prohibit prohibition prohibitory prohibit from
impose/ abolish / lift
prohibitions prohibition
against/ of
469. Projection project projection
470. Promote promote promoter/
promotion
promote sth/ widely
promoted/ efforts to
promote
get a promotion
471. Prompt promptness prompt promptly prompt action
472. Proof prove proof proven prove to be innocent/ guilty
be proof against sth
473. Properly proper / improper (im)properly proper name/ behavior/ place improper conduct/ behavior
474. Proportion proportion proportion of sth
475. Proposal propose proposal marriage proposal propose doing sth /propose an idea
476. Prospective prospect prospective Prospective buyers/employers
job/ career prospects
477. Protection protect protection protective protect against/ from be protective against/ towards protection against/ from
478. Publicity publicity receive publicity bad/good/unwelcome publicity
479. Radical radical radical radical changes/ ideas
480. Random random randomly random sample/ selection
481. Rank rank rank rank high/ low
be ranked fourth/ number one
482. Ratio ratio ratio between
483. Raw raw raw material / food
484. Reactor react reactor nuclear reactor
485. Reassure reassure reassurance reassuring reassuringly reassure sb/ reassuring manner /smile
reassuringly
486. Rebel rebel rebel/ rebellion rebellious rebel against sth
rebel forces/soldiers
487. Recall recall recall recall clearly/ vividly/ well
total recall
488. Reckon reckon reckoning reckon sth to be sth
489. Recruit recruit recruitment recruiter
recruit staff
490. Reform reform reform/
reformation/
reformist
go through reform
carry out / implement/ put into
practice reforms attempt to/ seek
to/ try to reform
491. Refresh refresh refreshments refreshing/ refreshed
492. Refuse refuse refusal refuse to do sth
refusal to do sth
493. Regard regard regard regarding
regardless
regard sth as sth show/ pay/ considerable/ regard regardless of
494. Regime regime new/ old/ current/ socialist regime
495. Regulate regulate regulation regulated strict/ tight/ government/ school regulations
496. Reinforce reinforce reinforcement reinforced positive/ negative reinforcement
497. Rejoice rejoice Rejoicing
498. Relate relate relation
relative
related relatively relate sth to sth
relation between / with / to
499. Relief relieve relief considerable/ deep/ enormous relief a sense of relief tears of relief
500. Reluctant reluctance reluctant reluctantly be reluctant to reluctance to
501. Remark remark make a remark
502. Replicate replicate replica replicate the original experiment
503. Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs
504. Request request request make a request
505. Rescue rescue rescue
506. Residence reside residence/ resident residential residents of a place
residential home/ course/
neighborhood
507. Resign resign resignation resign from
announce/ accept/ reject
resignation
508. Resist resist resistance irresistible organized/ political resistance
509. Resolve resolve resolution resolved an attempt to resolve/ resolve sth
through / by sth
510. Restless restless
511. Restrain restrain restraint restrained restrain from
considerable/ great/
remarkable restraint
512. Restrict restrict restriction restrictive
restricted
without restriction
restrict yourself/somebody to
(doing) something restricted
access/ area
513. Retain retain retainable retain employees
retain land
retain old customs
514. Reverse reverse reversal reversible reversal of sth
reverse a
decision/verdict/policy
515. Revenue revenue
516. Rigid rigour rigid be/ appear / seem rigid
academic/ intellectual/ logical
rigour
517. Rival rival
rivalry
rival company/firm/team
518. Rose rose rosy rosy cheeks
519. Rough rough roughly
520. Route route scenic route
521. Rubber rubber rubber gloves
522. Rumour rumour spread/hear/ start a rumour
523. Rural/ urban urbanization rural / urban rural area
524. Rush rush rush do something in a rush
rush to do something
525. Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice make sacrifices
sacrifice something for
something
526. Sand sand
527. Sarcasm sarcastic heavy sarcasm
528. Scale scale on a large scale
529. Scare scare scare scared care the life/living
daylights/hell etc out of
somebody
a bomb scare
a health scare
530. Scarce scarcity
scarce resources
the scarcity of skilled
workers
531. Scenario scenario worst-case/nightmare
scenario
532. Schedule /scheme schedule /scheme make a schedule
533. Scope scope beyond/outside/within the
scope of something
534. Seal seal seal hunt
535. Sector sector sectoral public/private sector
536. Seek seek seeker seek refuge/asylum/shelter
seek revenge / compensation
537. Seize seize seize sth from sb
538. Senior senior senior management
539. Sentence
540. Sequence sequence sequential sequentially in a ... Sequence
out of sequence
sequence of events
541. Session session
542. Settle settle settlement/ settler settled in
543. Sew Sew sth up
544. Shot Shot Shot of …
545. Siblings siblings
546. Simultaneous simultaneous Simultaneously
547. Shade shade shaded in the shade (of sth)
548. Sharp sharpen sharpener sharp sharp edge
549. Sheet (of paper) Sheet Sheet of paper
550. Shelter shelter shelter animal shelter
shelter sb/sth from sb/sth
551. Shield Shield shield shield against
shield sb/sth from sb/sth
552. Shift shift shift shift
attention/emphasis/focus
553. Shoot shoot shoot shoot somebody in the leg/head etc a photo shoot
554. Shore Shore sea shore
555. Shortage shortage water/food/housing shortage
shortage of sth
556. Sin sin to commit/ confess a sin
it is a sin to do sth
557. Sincere sincerity sincere sincerely
558. Slight slight slightly
559. Smart smart
560. So called So called
561. Soil soil
562. Sole sole solely solely responsible
563. Solid solid
564. Sophisticated sophisticate sophisticated sophisticated software
565. Sow sow sowing the seeds of
566. Specialist specialize specialist specialized specially specialize in
567. Speculate speculate speculation speculative speculatively speculate about what might happen
highly/purely/largely speculative
theory
568. Sphere sphere spherical
569. Spill spill spill spilt cry over spilt milk
570. Spin spin
571. Spit spit
572. Spite spite spite spiteful in spite of
573. Splendid splendid splendidly
574. Split Split
575. Spontaneous spontaneity spontaneous spontaneously spontaneous reaction/speech
576. Spot spot spot the difference
577. Stable stable stable in a stable condition
shut/close the stable door after the
horse has bolted British English
578. Stare (at) stare stare (at)
579. Stem stem stem stem (from)
580. Sticky stick sticky stick to
581. Stiff stiff stiff joints
582. Stimulate stimulate stimulation stimulant
stimulant stimulate growth/demand/the
economy
stimulate interest in sth
583. Sting sting a bee/ wasp/ scorpion
sting
584. Stir stir stir sth with sth
stir sth in/into sth
585. Stocking stockings
586. Stove Stove
587. Straw straw the last straw
588. Stretch stretch
589. Strict Strict Strictly
590. Strike Strike Strike strike sth with sth
591. Substance substance substantial substantially substantial amount of sth
592. Suburb suburbs
593. Subtle subtly subtle taste/flavour/smell subtly different
594. Suck suck
595. Sue sue sue (somebody) for negligence sue for damages
596. Superior superiority superior superiority complex
597. Supplement supplement supplement supplementary supplementary information
dietary supplements
598. Surround surround surrounding
599. Suspend suspend suspension suspended total/ temporary/ immediate
suspension
suspend sb from sth
600. Sustainability sustain sustainability sustainable environmental sustainability /
sustainability of growth/long-term
sustainability
601. Swing swing swing swing back and forth
602. Sword Sword
603. Tackle tackle tackle somebody about
something
604. Talent talent talented talent for sth
artistic / unique talent
have / demonstrate talent
to be very talented
605. Temple temple
606. Tempt tempt temptation tempting tempt sb into doing sth
607. Tension tension tense
608. Terminate terminate termination
terminator
terminated early/ sudden termination
terminate a contract
609. Terrify terrify terrified
terrifying
610. Thereby thereby thereby doing something
611. Threat Threaten threat
Threatening threaten to do something
threaten somebody with something
life-
threatening pose
a threat
612. Tight /Loose tighten / loosen tight /loose tightly /loosely
613. Timeless time timeless
614. Timely time in a timely manner/fashion
615. Tolerate tolerate tolerance (in)tolerant tolerance of/towards/for / to
616. Trace trace trace trace sth (back) to sth
617. Transit transit transit passengers
618. Transmit transmit transmission transmit a disease
the transmission of a disease
619. Trait personality/character trait
620. Trap trap trap be/feel trapped
trap sb into (doing) sth
621. Treat Treat Treat treat somebody like/as sth
badly treated/well treated
treat sb with respect
/contempt/courtesy
my treat
622. Treatment treat treatment treatment of/for
get/receive treatment
treat sb with sth
623. Tremble tremble trembling tremble with anger/fear
624. Trigger trigger trigger trigger a memory
trigger the alarm pull
the trigger
625. Trivial trivia trivial trivial matter/ problem/complaint
626. Trouble trouble trouble troubling
have trouble with
ask for trouble
trouble sb with sth
627. Tube tube take/catch the tube
628. Underestimate underestimate underestimated underestimate the
importance/extent/effect/
power etc of sth
629. Undergo undergo undergo operation
630. Undertake undertake undertake responsibility
631. Uneasy uneasy uneasily uneasy about
632. United unity united economic unity
633. Upward upward upward trend/movement
634. Urge urge urge urge to do something
635. Utilize utilize utility utilizable utility room
636. Vague vagueness vague have a vague idea/feeling
be vague about sth
637. Vain vain in vain
638. Vast vast vast majority
639. Vehicle vehicle motor vehicle
640. Veil veil
641. Vessel vessel
642. Violate violate violation
violator
violated violate rights/ privacy
violation of privacy
643. Virtual virtual virtually virtual reality
644. Virtue virtue virtuous virtuously
645. Vision vision good/normal/poor vision
have visions of sth
646. Visualize visualize visual visually
647. Vital vital be vital to do sth
vital organs
648. Waist waist
649. Whisper whisper whisper whisper sth to sb
650. Wing wing
651. Wonder wonder wonder wonder how
technological wonders
Seven Wonders of the World
652. Worm worm book worm
653. Worship worship worship a god
654. Wreck wreck ship wreck
655. Zone an earthquake zone
a nuclear-free zone
a danger zone