absolute/Free from all limits
administer/Govern, manage affairs
admiration/Having a high opinion of
allowance/Permission, money for expenses
alternate/Rotate, fluctuate, oscillate
barbecue/Grill with a charcoal fire
camouflage/Protective colouring, conceal
campaign/A plan or set of actions
capitulate/Give in, stop resisting
cartridge/Ammunition for a shotgun
castigate/Criticise severely
casualty/Person injured in an accident
clearance/Cleared space, act of clearing
comparable/Able to be compared
comprise/Consist of, composed of
compulsion/A strong irresistible force
conference/A meeting, a discussion
conjecture/Hearsay, unverified statements
corrosion/A slow wearing away of metals 
courteous/Polite, considerate, obliging
coverage/The amount covered or reached
culminate/Come into full effect, climax
cultivator/One who grows things, a farmer
degenerate/Fall from grace, become poorer
delegation/Passing work onto others
democracy/A representative government
deplorable/Shocking, regrettable
detective/Investigator of a crime
detergent/Cleansing substance, soap
devastate/Damage severely, lay waste
deviate/Differ, depart from the norm
dimension/A measure, length, height
diplomatic/Not wishing to cause offence
director/One who controls and manages
eclipse/The Sun shadowed by the Moon
economic/Cheap, careful with money
editorial/Editor's article in newspaper
elaborate/Add detail, make clearer 
emergency/Event requiring urgent action
entangle/Twist or tangle, complicate
evolve/Grow, develop gradually
exclusive/Not divided or shared, a scoop
expanse/Very large or widespread area
expression/A word, phrase or sentence
extrovert/An outgoing gregarious person
fluctuate/Vary, change irregularly
foliage/Leaves and plants
foolhardy/Foolish, taking a great risk
forcible/Making a strong impression
foreclose/Reclaim a possession or a loan
foremost/Most important, best or first
forestall/Prevent or delay in advance
formidable/Very difficult to deal with
frontier/Border between two countries
fruition/Achievement of an objective
fumigate/Disinfect using smoke fumes
functional/Adequate to do the job or task
harass/Annoy persistently
thoughtful/Quiet and serious thinking
hydrogen/The lightest gas, symbol H
identity/Name and nature of a person
incapable/Not capable, unable to do 
inquest/Official inquiry into a death
intersect/Cut across or through
intricate/Having many fine details
journalist/A writer for a newspaper
judgement/Decision, verdict, opinion
laughable/Quite absurd, silly, daft
leisure/Freedom from duties, free time
leverage/Force applied to a lever
limitation/A constraint, a restriction
loathsome/Repulsive, disgusting
locomotion/Movement especially of engines
lubricant/An oil used to reduce friction
ludicrous/Daft, completely foolish
marathon/A long race, an Olympic event
memorise/Learn, commit to memory
mentality/State of mind
merciless/Showing no mercy or compassion
mitigate/Moderate, make less unpleasant
module/A part of something
monogram/Woven letters
motivate/Provide a reason to act
negligible/Very small and unimportant
nickname/Not a real name, a diminutive
objective/A goal, ambition, aim
obscure/Block out, make vague
onslaught/An attack, an assault
outlandish/Extremely unusual or odd
outnumber/More numerous than another
overboard/Over the side of a ship
overhear/Hear something unintentionally
overthrown/Brought down, defeated utterly
parameter/A variable factor, a limit
pathetic/Pitiful, sad, sorrowful
petite/Small and slim
plausible/Possibly true, seemingly valid
polythene/Thin plastic used to make bags
possibly/Perhaps, maybe
preferable/More desirable or worthy
primitive/Uncivilised, old, ancient
projector/Device for projecting an image
proposal/A suggestion, an intention
protective/Giving protection, defensive
redundant/No longer required or needed
reflection/One's image in a mirror
regardless/Without regard for
registrar/Keeper of official records
regulation/A law, an official rule
rehearse/Practise before a performance
relieve/Make less unpleasant
remission/Forgiveness, a pardon
replicate/Duplicate, copy, reproduce
reprieve/Postpone or cancel a punishment
reputable/Having a good reputation
saturate/Wet thoroughly, soak
sculpture/A carving in stone or wood 
sedate/Calm down, drug
sediment/Residue making a liquid cloudy
sensitive/Understanding, responsive 
signify/Make known, indicate, signal
simulate/Pretend, imitate, mimic
sluggish/Moving slowly, without energy
solicitor/Lawyer who gives legal advice
subdivide/Divide again
syndicate/A group with a common cause
synthetic/Man-made, processed
tantalise/Tease or torment
tarnish/A stain causing loss of shine
technique/Method, style, knack
tentacle/Feeler, an octopus has eight 
terrain/The landscape 
theory/An idea, a set of conclusions
trampoline/Tumbling gymnastics apparatus
transact/Undertake, agree to do
transcribe/Write out fully from notes
transition/A change of state
transpire/Happen, occur, be known
triumph/A great success achievement
tropical/Belonging to the tropics
ultimate/The furthest, the final point
undercover/Performed or acted in secret
undulate/A gentle rise and fall
unique/A one off, the only one 
vacuum/A space containing no air
vandal/One causing deliberate damage
variety/A selection, different types
verify/Show something to be true 
vermin/Animal pests such as rodents
wharf/Platform built next to a river#
