1-3B Vocabulary

(adj.) absolute, complete; frank, blunt

(n.) a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote-control device; a male bee

(n.) an essential part; a voter who elects a representative

(v.)  to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice

(n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury

(adj.) usual, expected, routine

(n.) a public speech for a formal occasion

(n.) something used to drive or urge on

(v.) to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm

(v.) to annoy or bother

(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning

(v.)  to think over in a worried, unhappy way

(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace

(v.) to long (for), to desire

(adj.) full of life, lively, alive

(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream

(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning

(n.) a lack of interest or concern

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being

(adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured

(n.) the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter

(v.) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed

(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land

(v.) To break up, disturb

(v.) to pay back; to give a reward

(adj.) moved to action

(adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

(v.) to burn slightly

(adj.) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary

(adj.) ready for use, at hand

(adj., part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

(adj.) vertical, straight; good, honest

(v.) to come into view; to appear in exaggerated form

(adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

(v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

(v.) To drive or urge on

(adj.) mixed, of different kinds

(v.) to give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to

(adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining

(n.) a short written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for a job

(adj.) one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation

(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless

(n.) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish

(v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

(n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

(v.) to persuade not to do something

(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme

(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

(n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

(v.) to reach a high point of development; to end, climax

(adj.) lighted up

(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

(n.) a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin

(n.) the killing of one person by another

(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

(n.) a burn at the ends or edges

(v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

(adj.) not productive, bare

(v.) to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

(adv.) in a vertical position

(adj.) able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training

(v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry

(adv.) thoroughly

(n.) a machine for weaving

(n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

(n.) risk, peril

(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil