abhorrent/Very offensive
abnormal/Not normal
absorbent/able to soak up liquid
accessory/Item which matches clothing
addictive/Habit forming
adhesive/Glue, fixative
allotment/A plot of cultivated land 
apparent/Clear and obvious
astronaut/Person who travels in space
attention/Concentration of the mind
avoidable/Able to be avoided
bachelor/An unmarried man
bankrupt/Not financially solvent
blackboard/Surface written on with chalk
blackmail/Threaten exposure, extort cash
blueprint/Working drawing
buttonhole/Opening for button
careless/Negligent
conclusion/Close or end of something
contribute/Help towards, donate
correction/Replacement by something right
cultivate/Prepare land to grow crops
deadline/Time by which it must be done
deceive/Let someone believe a lie
deceptive/Not as it seems
dedication/Total commitment
definition/The meaning of something
deformed/Out of shape, distorted
department/Part of an organisation
departure/Act of leaving, going away
desolate/Uninhabited and wild
destroyed/Ruined, damaged beyond repair
dictation/Text written down by listener
drainage/A way of removing excess water
dramatise/Turn a book into a play 
dynamite/High explosive
economise/Reduce spending, cut back
emotional/Showing great feeling
encounter/Chance meeting
encumber/Burden with something
enjoyable/Pleasurable
enthusiast/One who is very keen
excavate/Dig down to expose something
explosive/Liable to explode or erupt
forgotten/Not remembered
fragrance/Perfume, smell
freighter/Cargo ship
fugitive/One who runs away
generate/Produce, create, make
groundless/Without foundation
gruesome/Grisly, disgusting
habitation/Dwelling place
hopefully/With hope
horoscope/An astrological prediction
hospitable/Welcoming to visitors
household/All those who live in a house
incurable/Cannot be cured
indefinite/Vague, imprecise
indignant/Righteously angry
industry/Manufacturing environment
inquire/Seek information about
keepsake/Souvenir, memento
labyrinth/Large maze
laminate/Make by adding layers
landscape/Scenery or view
languish/Lose vitality
lawnmower/Device for cutting the lawn
lemonade/Fizzy lemon drink
librarian/Person who looks after books
literate/Able to read and write
literature/Acclaimed writings
manipulate/Handle skilfully
membership/Those who belong
merciful/Having mercy
methodical/In an orderly fashion
microscope/Used to examine cells
militant/Aggressive, forceful
momentous/Having great importance
monopoly/Exclusive trading privilege
motionless/Completely still, unmoving
mournful/Feeling sad
multitude/A great number of people
narrative/Story usually based on facts
negative/Not positive
negligent/Careless, thoughtless
negotiate/Settle through discussion
newsagent/Shopkeeper selling newspapers
nineteen/The word for 19
nominate/Propose as a candidate
obligation/Thing one is obliged to do
obliterate/Erase without trace
occasional/Not very often
offender/One who has misbehaved
ointment/Healing cream
orchestra/A large group of musicians
originate/Start from, evolve
outgoing/extrovert, departing
parasite/One who lives on another
particle/Small fragment
partition/Physical division
patience/Ability to wait quietly
penalise/Give penalty for wrongdoing
pensioner/Someone who receives a pension
percentage/Proportion as a hundredth
pleasure/Enjoyable experience
policeman/Member of the police force
population/The people in an area
portable/Able to be carried
potential/Ability not yet realised
procedure/A method of doing something
procure/Obtain, get hold of
productive/Manufacturing plenty of goods
projectile/Something which is thrown
rational/sensible, using reason
reassure/Put someone's mind at rest
rebellion/Uprising against authority
receiver/Person who accepts goods
recreation/Leisure activity
referendum/Special vote by electorate
reinforce/Strengthen with extra material
rejection/Act of turning something away
reminder/Something to help one remember
remittance/Payment sent to someone
repetitive/Done over and over again
roundabout/Round playground equipment
satellite/An object encircling the Earth
scripture/Content of the Bible
sequence/Order in which things appear
shameful/Disgraceful, scandalous
shoulder/Body part between neck and arm
sincerely/With genuine feeling
software/A computer program
stationary/Not moving, still
stipulate/Specify a rule, state precisely
substitute/Replace one with another
succulent/Juicy and tasty
tactical/Strategic, with purpose
tapestry/Woollen embroidered picture
tarantula/Large furry spider
technology/Industrial science
terminate/Bring to an end
texture/Feel, consistency
threshold/A bride is carried over this
tiresome/Annoying, irritating
toadstool/Poisonous fungus
tungsten/Heavy metallic element
turbulent/Disturbed and troubled
undertake/Promise to do something
ventilate/Enable to breathe
wearable/Able to be worn#
