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	Word	Definition
1	Romp	When you romp, you play.
2	Appoint	Appoint means "choose."
3	Jittery	If you're jittery, you're nervous.
4	Pledge	When you pledge, you promise it.
5	Startle	If you startle someone, you surprise that person.
6	Triumph	A triumph is a victory.
7	Glee	Glee means "delight."
8	Grief	Grief means "sorrow."
9	Vessel	A ship is a kind of vessel.
10	Sweltering	A sweltering day is a really hot one.
11	Eerie	Eerie means "strange."
12	Unfurl	If you unfurl something, you unfold it.
13	Thaw	When ice thaws, it melts.
14	Din	A din is a loud noise.
15	Garment	A garment is something you wear.
16	Chide	If you chide someone, you scold that person.
17	Vast	Vast means "great."
18	Nimble	Nimble means "quick."
19	Trophy	A trophy is a prize.
20	Fret	When you fret, you worry.
21/22	Native <-> Foreign	A native plant is from here while a foreign plat comes from someplace else.
23/24	Excited <-> Calm	If you get too excited, you need to calm down.
25/26	Identical <-> Dissimilar	Things that are not identical are dissimilar.
27/28	Enlarge <-> Reduce	Enlarge means "to make things bigger," and reduce means "to make things smaller."
29/30	Vanish <-> appear	The clouds made the sun vanish, but when they moved, the sun would appear again.
31/32	Collect <-> Disperse	Collect means "to gather," and disperse means "to give out."
33/34	Maintain <-> Discontinue	Maintain means "to keep something," and discontinue means "to stop it."
35/36	Snare <-> Release	When you snare something, you catch it, but when you release something, you let it go.
37/38	Methodical <-> Haphazard	A neat person is methodical, while a messy person is haphazard.
39/40	Tickle <-> Torrent	This (a picture of light raining) is no tickle, this is a torrent.
41	Driftwood	Wood that floats on water is driftwood.
42	Waterfront	Land along a body of water is a waterfront.
43	Cardboard	Cardboard is stiff, heavy paper.
44	Junkyard	A junkyard is where junk is kept.
45	Sunburn	If you get too much sun, you have a sunburn.
46	Beanstalk	The stalk on which beans grow is a beanstalk.
47	Quicksand	Quicksand is loose sand and water that gives way under weight.
48	Landmark	A landmark is a building or place kept to mark and event that happened there.
49	Gingerbread	Gingerbread is a kind of cake or cookie made with ginger.
50	Textbook	You use a textbook to learn about a subject.
51	Boar	A boar is a wild pig.
52	Bore	An uninteresting person can be a bore.
53	Sweet	Sugar and honey taste sweet.
54	Suite	A suite is a group of rooms that are connected.
55	Vain	Someone who is vain is proud.
56	Vine	A vein is a vessel that carries blood to your heart.
57	Mettle	Mettle is courage.
58	Metal	A metal is a substance such as iron, copper, silver, lead, or brass.
59	Boulder	A boulder is a big rock.
60	Bolder	When you feel braver, you feel bolder.
61	Prune (Homographs)	A prune is a dried plum
62		When you prune something, you trim it.
63	Desert (Homographs)	If you desert someone, you leave that person.
64		A desert is a region with little rainfall.
65	Grouse (Homographs)	A grouse is a kind of bird.
66		If you grouse, you complain.
67	Bass (Homographs)	A bass is a kind of fish.
68		The low singing voice of a man is a bass.
69	Sewer (Homographs)	Someone who sews is a sewer.
70		A sewer is a pipe for carrying away waste.
71	Braille	Braille is a system of writing with raised dots for blind people.
72	Sandwich	A sandwich is two pieces of bread with a filling between them.
73	Saxophone	The saxophone is a musical instrument.
74	Bloomers	Bloomers are long pants gathered at the knee.
75	Tweed	Tweed is a woolen cloth made with two or more colors of yarn.
76	Guppy	A guppy is a small, colorful fish.
77	Titanic	Titanic means "huge or great."
78	Limerick	A limerick is a funny five-line poem.
79	Jovial	If someone is jovial, that person is jolly.
80	Ferris Wheel	A Ferris Wheel has seats hanging from a large wheel that turns.
81	Mustang (from Spanish)	A mustang is a wild horse.
82	Avocado (from Spanish)	An avocado is a tropical fruit that grows on trees.
83	Patio (from Spanish)	A patio is an outdoor space used for relaxing near a house.
84	Rodeo (from Spanish)	A rodeo is a show with horseback riding and roping.
85	Caboose (from Dutch)	The last car on a freight train is the caboose.
86	Waffle (from Dutch)	A waffle is a breakfast cake made from batter.
87	Sleigh (from Dutch)	A sleigh is a kind of sled.
88	Yacht (from Dutch)	Yacht is a boat used for pleasure.
89	Skull (from Danish)	The bones of your head are called a skull.
90	Ski (from Danish)	Ski is a Danish word for a long flat runner worn on the foot.
91	Depot (from French)	A depot is a station or storehouse.
92	Corduroy (from French)	Corduroy is a cotton cloth with ridges.
93	Paddy (from Malay)	A paddy is a flooded field where rice grows.
94	Gong (from Malay)	A gong is a kind of bell that makes a deep sound when struck.
95	Umbrella (from Italian)	An umbrella protects you from rain or sun.
96	Ravioli (from Italian)	Ravioli is a small pocket of pasta filled with meat or cheese.
97	Opera (from Italian)	An opera is a story performed in song and music.
98	Trampoline (from Italian)	Trampoline is a sheet of strong fabric attached by springs to a frame for jumping high into air.
99	Judo (from Japanese)	Judo is a sport and form of self-defense using the body.
100	Futon (from Japanese)	A futon is a kind of mattress.
101	Deli	A deli is a store that sells prepared foods.
102	Disco	A disco is a nightclub where people go to dance.
103	Vet	If your pet is sick, you take it to a vet.
104	Gym	A gym is a place for sports and exercise.
105	Dorm	Students sleep in a dorm at school.
106	Condo	In a condo, a person owns an apartment instead of renting it.
107	Mayo	Mayo is a sauce that people use on sandwiches and salads.
108	Gas	A clip for gasoline is gas.
109	Drape	You put a drape over a window.
110	Flu	The flu is an illness that causes high temperatures and aches.
111	Moped	A bicycle with a motor is a moped.
112	Smash	If you smash something, you shatter it.
113	Heliport	Helicopters land and take off from a heliport.
114	Twirl	When you twirl, you turn around.
115	Brunch	Brunch is a meal that combines breakfast and lunch.
116	Smog	Smog is fog that is polluted.
117	Cheeseburger	A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese.
118	Motel	A motel is a hotel for motorists.
119	Chortle	When you chortle, you laugh.
120	Telecast	If you turn on the TV, you can see a telecast.
121	Polygon	A polygon is a closed figure with three or more straight lines.
122	Parallel	Parallel lines are always the same distance apart.
123	Estimate	When you estimate, you make a careful guess about quantity.
124	Congruent	When two figures are equal in size and shape, they are congruent.
125	Diameter	A diameter is a straight line through the center of a circle.
126	Octagon	An octagon is a figure with eight sides and eight angles.
127	Probability	Probability refers to the chances of something happening.
128	Diagonal	A line that slants is a diagonal.
129	Pentagon	A pentagon is a figure that has five sides and five angles.
130	Triangle	A triangle is a figure with three sides and three angles.
131	Ram	A male sheep is called a ram.
132	Ewe	A female sheep is called a ewe.
133	Stallion	A male horse is a stallion.
134	Mare	A female horse is a mare.
135	Cob	A cob is a male swan.
136	Pen	A pen is a female swan.
137	Doe	If you are speaking of a female deer, it is a doe.
138	Buck	A buck is a male deer which has antlers.
139	Nanny	You call a female goat a nanny.
140	Billy	You call a male goat a billy.
141	Artisan (from Latin roots ART = art)	An artisan is a craftsperson skilled in an industry or trade.
142	Artifact	An artifact is something, such as a tool, made by human skills.
143	Artistic	Artistic means "having to do with art or artists."
144	Artist	An artist is someone who paints or is skilled in other fine arts.
145	Population (from Latin roots Pop = people)	The population is the number of people living in a place.
146	Populous	When a place is populous, it has a lot of people.
147	Popular	If you are popular, you are well liked.
148	Corporation (from Latin roots CORP = body)	A corporation is an organization made up of a group of people who act as one.
149	Corporal	Corporal means "having to do with the body."
150	Corps	A corps is a group of people with special training.
151	Aquarium (from Latin roots AQUA = water)	A tank for fish is called an aquarium.
152	Aquatic	Something that is aquatic is related to water.
153	Aquamarine	Aquamarine is a blue-green color like water.
154	Aqueduct	An aqueduct is a pipe or channel that carries water.
155	Aquanaut	An aquanaut is an underwater explorer.
156	Portable (from Latin roots PORT = carry)	When something is easily moved from place to place, it is portable.
157	Transport	If you transport something, you take it from one place to another.
158	Comport	Comport means "the way you behave."
159	Porter	A porter is someone who carries baggage.
160	Report	A report is an account prepared in an organized form.
161	Geography (from Greek GEO = earth)	The study of earth's surface is called geography.
162	Geology	The science of how Earth was formed is called geology.
163	Geometry	Geometry is the study of angles, lines, and figures.
164	Photograph (from Greek PHOTO = light)	A photograph is a picture taken by a camera.
165	Photogenic	Someone who is photogenic looks good in photographs.
166	Photocopier	A photocopier is a machine that makes copies.
167	Telephoto	A telephoto lens can take pictures at great distance.
168	Autobiography (from Greek AUTO = self)	If you write the story of your life, it is an autobiography.
169	Automatic	Something that is automatic is self-propelled.
170	Autograph	When you sign your name, you write your autograph.
171	Astronaut	An astronaut is the pilot of a spacecraft.
172	Suburb	A community outside a large city is a suburb.
173	Hatchback	A car with a hatch in the back is a hatchback.
174	Jazz	Jazz is music with strong rhythm and an accented beat that falls in unusual places.
175	Laptop	A laptop is a small portable computer.
176	Nylon	Nylon is a material made from chemicals.
177	Monorail	A monorail is a train that runs on a single track.
178	Infomercial	An infomercial is a TV program that gives information and also sells a product.
179	Takeout	Prepared food that you take home to eat is called takeout.
180	Skyscraper	A skyscraper is a very tall building.
181	Panic	If you panic, you have a sudden and unreasonable fear.
182	China	China is a fine pottery used to make dishes.
183	Pineapple	A pineapple is a fruit that looks like a pinecone.
184	Vandalism	Vandalism means the destruction of valued things.
185	Popcorn	Popcorn is made by heating corn kernels.
186	Jeep	A jeep is a powerful car with four-wheel drive.
187	Funny bone	The place where a nerve passes your bended elbow is called a funny bone.
188	Eavesdrop	When you eavesdrop, you listen in on someone's conversation
189	Flashy	Something that is colorful and stands out is flashy.
190	Gargantuan	Something that is gargantuan is huge.
191	Dummy (In newspaper jargon)	A dummy is a model of how a page will look.
192	Beat	The area or subject that a reporter covers is called a beat.
193	Bleeds	When a picture goes to the edge of a page, it bleeds.
194	Widow	A widow is a word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph.
195	Typo	A typo is a mistake in a printed word caused by hitting the wrong letter key.
196	Masthead	The names of a newspaper's publishers and editors are listed on the masthead.
197	Scoop	If a newspaper publishes a big story before anyone else, it's a scoop.
198	Crop	If you cut off part of a picture, you crop it.
199	Stringer	A stringer is a reporter who is not on the newspaper staff but sends in stories.
200	Headline	The headline of a newspaper article is the title of the story.
201	Poppycock	Poppycock means "nonsense."
202	Bamboozle	When you bamboozle someone, you trick that person.
203	Ballyhoo	If there is an uproar about something, there is a lot of ballyhoo.
204	Polliwog	A polliwog is a tadpole - frog in a very young stage.
205	Dillydally	If you dillydally, you waste time.
206	Bonkers	Bonkers means "crazy or mad."
207	Slugabed	Someone who is lazy is a slugabed.
208	Scalawag	A scalawag is a rascal or scamp.
209	Hobnob	If you hobnob with someone, you are on familiar terms with that person.
210	Gobbledygook	Gobbledygook is writing or speaking that is long and windy and hard to understand.
211	Supermarket (SUPER = more than)	A supermarket is a large food store.
212	Superhuman	Someone who is superhuman shows extra strength or power.
213	Displease (DIS = not, away)	If you displease someone, you annoy that person.
214	Dishonest	A person who cheats or lies is dishonest.
215	Preview (PRE = before)	If you get a preview of something, you see it in advance.
216	Prehistoric	Prehistoric means "before recorded history."
217	Semicircle (SEMI = half)	A semicircle is half a circle.
218	Semiprecious	Semiprecious jewels aren't as valuable as real ones.
219	Unicycle (UNI = one)	A unicycle has one wheel.
220	Unicorn	A unicorn is an imaginary animal with one horn on its forehead.
221	Nonfiction (NON = not)	Nonfiction books are about real people and events.
222	Nonstop	When you travel nonstop, you don't stop along the way.
223	Enrage (EN = to cause)	If you make someone really angry, you enrage that person.
224	Endanger	By putting someone in harm's way, you endanger that person.
225	Multicolored (MULTI = many)	Something multicolored has many colors.
226	Multipurpose	A multipurpose tool has many uses.
227	Postdate (POST = after)	If you postdate something, you give a date later than the true date.
228	Postscript	A postscript is added to the end of a letter after the signature.
229	Transcontinental (TRANS = across)	Transcontinental means "across the continent."
230	Transplant	When you transplant something, you move it from one place to another.
231	Kinship (-ship & -ty = condition of being)	Kinship means "related by blood."
232	Leadership	Someone who is a good leader shows leadership.
233	Royalty	Royalty means "being royal."
234	Frailty	Frailty is weakness.
235	Remarkable (-able = that can be)	Remarkable means "special."
236	Profitable	If something is profitable, you make money on it.
237	Envious (-ous = full of)	If you are envious, you want what someone else has.
238	Joyous	When you are happy, you are joyous.
239	Brotherhood (-hood = a state of being)	Brotherhood means "fellowship."
240	Neighborhood	A neighborhood is an area in a community