abrasive/Having a rough surface, rude
abundant/In plentiful supply
admission/A confession of guilt
altitude/Height above sea level
ancient/Extremely old
assemble/Put something together
assistant/Helper, aid
astrology/Study of influence of stars
atmosphere/The air around our planet
attraction/Force drawing things together
automatic/Not needing manual operation
barracks/A building where soldiers live
basement/Living area below ground level
beautiful/Very attractive
befriend/Make a friend of
behaviour/The way you behave
bewilder/Confuse, muddle, befuddle
bewildered/Very puzzled, muddled
boundary/The limit, a wall or fence
bramble/Wild blackberry bush
brandish/Wave something with a flourish
brooch/Jewellery fixed with a pin
bungalow/A single-storey dwelling
cardigan/Knitted jacket
carnivore/An animal that eats meat
catalogue/A book listing goods for sale
cathedral/A large church in a city
cautious/Careful, wary
centimetre/One hundredth of a metre
centipede/Insect with many legs
challenge/Invite someone to compete
chimney/Exit for smoke from a house
classical/Traditional in style and form
companion/Someone who is with you
compensate/Use payment to make amends
competent/Able to do something
compliment/A flattering remark
contempt/Lack of respect
convenient/Easy to reach or use
creditable/Bringing honour
customer/A purchaser of goods
decrease/Become less in number or size
delicious/Tasting very nice
depression/State of unhappiness
determined/With firm resolve
difference/Way in which things differ
disappoint/Upset, frustrate
discontent/Unhappy with way things are
dormant/Not active, hibernating
dungeon/Castle cellar used as prison
economy/Use or management of resources
education/Process of acquiring knowledge
endeavour/Try hard at something
equator/Line around the Earth
especially/Most particularly
excellent/Extremely good
exception/That which is not included
exhausted/Tired, in great need of rest
experience/An event which affects you
experiment/Try doing something different
favourite/Most popular
fortunate/Very lucky
foundation/Base on which a thing is built
generous/Always ready to give
gentlemen/Polite term for men
glimpse/Brief sight of something
gorgeous/Magnificent in appearance
governor/Controller, person in charge
gradually/Slowly, in time
helicopter/Aircraft with 2 rotor blades
hexagon/A shape with six sides
historian/Person who studies history
horizontal/Flat, straight
humorous/Amusing, funny
hurricane/A very windy storm
iceberg/A large floating piece of ice
imaginary/Only existing in the mind
imitation/Copy of the real thing
immense/Vast, on a huge scale
impatient/Unwilling to wait
indulge/Take part in something nice
inferior/Poorer or lesser than
instructor/Teacher or tutor
interfere/Meddle, mess with
interrupt/Break into a conversation
judgement/Sentence pronounced in a court
knowledge/Things that are known
lighthouse/Tower with a powerful light
marksman/Someone who shoots accurately
marvellous/Wonderful, fantastic
miserable/Very unhappy, depressed
misfortune/Bad luck
moderate/Not excessive, reasonable
necessary/Definitely needed
neighbour/The person living next to you
nourish/Feed for growth and health
obedient/Doing what you are told to do
obsolete/Out of date, no longer used
obstinate/Stubborn, not easily persuaded
occupation/Way in which you are employed
odourless/Without smell
ornament/Decorative item on display
particular/Specific, exact, precise
patchwork/Material scraps sewn together
pavement/Walkway at side of road
personal/Relating to one person
pollution/Introduction of impurities
precious/Very special and valuable
pregnant/Expecting a baby
progress/Forward movement, advancement
protection/Something that keeps you safe
provision/That which is provided
ravenous/Feeling extremely hungry
readable/Capable of being read
recognise/Identify by previous knowledge
register/List of all who are present
reliable/Can be trusted to do something
religion/Belief, faith in a god or gods
reluctant/Hesitant, unwilling
remainder/The amount left over
resemble/Look similar
ridiculous/Very silly, daft, idiotic
separate/Not joined to anything
separation/Act of keeping things apart
signature/Your hand-written name
sociable/Friendly, mixes well, pleasant
spectacles/A pair of glasses
spokesman/A representative of others
stubborn/Obstinate
sufficient/Enough for your needs
surrender/Give up the fight
suspicion/Inkling, feeling of doubt
temporary/Not permanent
thorough/Complete, meticulously done
tradition/Unchanged custom or belief
transform/change into something else
translate/Put into a different language
treatment/Way in which you are treated
tremendous/Enormous, massive 
tutorial/Period of intense study
uncertain/Not knowing what to do
understood/Agreed upon, accepted, assumed
unhealthy/Not fit, often unwell
university/Place of higher education
vertical/Upright, straight
violent/Physically aggressive
warehouse/Building used to store goods
widespread/Occurring in many places
windward/On the windy side
worthless/Without value or merit#
