achieve/Succeed in doing something
acquire/Obtain, gain possession of
adaptable/Easily changed, has many uses
adequate/Just sufficient
advantage/Benefit, profit, gain
allegiance/Loyal support for a person
altogether/Completely or entirely
aluminium/Light silvery-white metal
ambitious/Strong desire to succeed
anticipate/Sense or realise beforehand
antidote/Medicine, counteracts poison
appearance/The way you look and dress
apprentice/Person learning a trade
arbitrator/Ombudsman, one who arbitrates
argument/Disagreement, quarrel
arrogant/Self-important, haughty
attachment/An extra part, an accessory
attendance/Being present
auction/A public sale of goods
barrister/A lawyer in a high court
bouquet/Attractive bunch of flowers
breakable/Prone to damage, fragile
bystander/Present, but not taking part
calamity/Event causing disaster
calculator/Electronic adding machine
capable/Sure that you can do something
cellophane/Thin transparent plastic 
cemetery/Resting place for the dead
character/A real or fictitious person
civilised/Polite, cultured, refined 
collate/Combine information into order
commander/Officer in charge of an action
confidence/Trust in a person or thing
confiscate/Take something as a penalty
congregate/Gather together
convert/Change into something else
decapitate/Cut off the head
deceitful/Given to cheating or deceiving
dedicate/Devote time and energy to
deduction/Amount taken away from total
defective/Imperfect or faulty
defensive/Protective, guarded, wary
deliberate/Careful and unhurried 
develop/Grow, become more advanced
diagonal/Line between opposite corners
discharge/Dismiss, release, emit
disregard/Ignore, do not worry about
eliminate/Get rid of, remove
elongate/Make longer
epidemic/A disease that spreads rapidly
essential/An absolutely necessity
eternity/Time without end
evacuate/Remove from an area of danger
evolution/Gradual change or development
execution/Completion of a task, to kill
extension/An extra part, extra time
extensive/Large area, great in effect
forceful/Powerful and convincing
foresight/See in advance, prediction
forewarn/Warn before a happening
formation/A process of development
friction/Resistance between two objects
frustrate/Obstruct, prevent, annoy
futuristic/Ahead of the present time
gladiator/A Roman slave trained to fight
ignition/Process to start a car engine
govern/Rule over, command
graduate/Complete a degree course
grindstone/A stone used in grinding
guarantee/A promise, a binding contract
haphazard/Disorganised, in any direction 
havoc/Disorder and confusion
hideous/Extremely ugly or unpleasant
hilarious/Very, very funny
hologram/Three dimensional projection
honourable/Worthy of respect
however/Used to compare two statements
ignorance/A lack of knowledge
illuminate/Make something easier to see
impatience/Not willing to wait
impede/Make progress difficult
implicate/Show to be possibly involved
imposition/An intrusion, unjust request
impressive/Strong, creating an impression
impudent/Behave disrespectfully
insecure/Not safe or well protected
insoluble/Impossible to solve
instalment/One of a series of payments
liberate/Free from bondage
manageable/Able to cope with
marginal/Small and not very important
messenger/Herald, courier
naturally/As might be expected
navigate/Steer, show the way
navigation/Theory and skill of navigating
necessity/Something important or vital
numerous/Existing in large numbers
objection/A dislike, disapproval
obtainable/Can be got hold of
opposite/Facing, completely different
opposition/Disagreement, the other team
outspoken/Give opinion openly, speak out
oversight/Something forgotten, unseen
parachute/Device to slow free fall
paralysis/Loss of the power to move
physical/Concerning the body
powerful/Capable of exerting power
presence/Neighbourhood, appearance
pretence/False behaviour
probable/Likely to be true or happen
probably/More than likely
proclaim/Announce, make known
pronounce/Say, state or announce 
provoke/Deliberately try annoy
punctual/On time
quaint/Attractively old fashioned
radiation/Waves of radioactive particles
reactive/Responsive to stimulus
reasonable/Fair, understanding
reception/Public part of an office
recollect/To remember
recommend/Praise, tell others
reference/Recommendation, referral
relevant/Connected with a subject
religious/Having faith in a god or gods
remarkable/Amazing, unexpected
residence/Place to live, a house, a home
restrain/Hold back, tie down
sabotage/Deliberately damage
sacrifice/Give up something important
safeguard/Protect something, keep safe
scenery/Natural surroundings
seasonal/Happening during one season
segment/One part of the whole thing
squadron/Division within the air force
stampede/Uncontrolled charging animals
statement/Something said or written
strengthen/Make stronger
succeed/Achieve the intended result
successful/Having a favourable outcome
telescope/Used for looking at the stars
temperate/Climate neither hot nor cold
template/A drawing aid, an outline
terminal/The end, the destination
tolerate/Accept but not approve of
understand/Know the significance of
universal/World-wide, of the universe
wholesome/Full of goodness food 
wireless/Old word for a radio
yield/To give in, the sum produced#
