S. N.	Word	Meanings
1	Aboard	On board, On or onto a ship, plane, bus, or train.
	Abroad	A foreign country.
2	Abstain	Stay away from, Decide not to do.
	Refrain	Desist from, Stop yourself from doing something.
3	Accept	Take willingly sth that is offered, Agree to sth
	Except	Apart from, Apart from the fact that.
4	Access	A way of entering or reaching a place, Opportunity or right to use sth.
	Excess	More than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable.
5	Adapt	Change sth in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation, Adjust.
	Adopt	Take sb else’s child into your family and become its legal parents, to formally accept a suggestion or policy.
	Adept	Skilful, Good at doing sth that is quite difficult.
6	Addition	A thing that is added to sth else, The process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total.
	Edition	The form in which the book is published.
7	Affect	Produce a change in sb.
	Effect	A result, A change that sb causes
8	Alternate	Happening or following one after the other regularly.
	Alternative	A thing you can choose to do, Option.
9	Amiable	Pleasant, friendly and easy to like, Agreeable
	Amicable	Done or achieved in a polite or friendly way and without arguing.
10	Appraise	Consider or examine sb/sth and form an opinion about them or it, To set a price on
	Apprise	Tell or inform sb of sth
11	Ascent	An upward journey, Act of climbing or moving up.
	Assent	Official agreement to, Approval of sth
12	Avoid	Prevent sth bad from happening
	Evade	Escape from sb/sth or avoid meeting sb
13	Bail	Money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime doesn’t appear at their trial, small piece of wood kept on top of the stump
	Bale	Large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up
14	Berth	A place to sleep on a ship or train or in a caravan. To get good employment
	Birth	The process of being born
15	Beside	Next to, At the side of sb/sth
	Besides	In addition to sb/sth, Apart from sb/sth
16	Boast	Talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do, Feel proud of sth
	Boost	Make sth increase, Become better or more successful, Promote  (increase) the sale of sth, Increase the value or power of sth
17	Bought	Past tense and past participle of the verb ‘buy’
	Brought	Past tense and past participle of the verb ‘bring’
18	Carton	A cardboard (thick paper) box in which goods are packed
	Cartoon	An amusing drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news, A caricature
19	Check	Examine, Inspect, Make sure that everything is correct, Control, Prevent from doing sth
	Cheque	An order to pay money
20	Cite	Mention sth as a reason or an example or in order to support what you are saying, Quote, Give a reference
	Site	A place where a building, town etc. was, is, or will be located, a place reserved for construction
	Sight	Ability to see
21	Commitment	A promise to do sth or to support sb or to behave in a particular way
	Commission	An official group of people appointed by the Government to control sth or find out about sth for the Government, An amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods and which increases with the amount of goods that are sold.
22	Complement	A thing that adds new qualities to sth in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive, A word or phrase used after linking verbs
	Compliment	A remark that expresses praise or admiration of sb
	Compliments	Polite words or good wishes that express praise
23	Confidant	A person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things
	Confident	Feeling sure about your ability to do sth and be successful
24	Continual	Repeated many times in a way that is annoying, Continuing without interruption, Continuous
	Continuous	Happening for a period of time without interruption
25	Credible	That can be believed or trusted or accepted, Convincing
	Creditable	Praiseworthy, Of a quite good standard or quality, Describing praise or approval, Admirable, Morally good
26	Coast	The land beside the sea or ocean
	Cost	The amount of money that you need to buy, make  or do sth, Be priced at, A charge, An expense, Price
27	Curb	To control or limit sth bad, Check
	Kerb	The edge of the raised path at the side of a road usually made of long pieces of stone.
28	Damage	To cause physical harm to sth, To have a bad effect on sb’s life, health, happiness or chances of success
	Damages	An amount of money, that a court decides, should be paid to sb by the person, company etc. that has caused them harm or injury.
29	Dear	Loved by sth, Important to sb, Expensive (costing a lot of money)
	Deer	An animal with long legs, eats grass, leaves etc. and can run fast.
30	Defer	Delay sth until a later time, put off, postpone, give in
	Differ	To be different from
31	Deficit	Excess of debts over income
	Deficiency	State of lacking sth essential, shortage, fault
32	Deny	Say that is not true; Refuse to give sth to sb, Prevent sb from having
	Refuse	Say or show that one is unwilling to give, accept, grant or do sth
33	Depose	To remove sb, especially a ruler, from power
	Dispose	To arrange things or people in a particular way or position.
34	Deprecate	Feel & express disapproval of (sth), feel embarrassed or displeased by sb’s flattery
	Depreciate	Become less valuable, make or become less in value
35	Descent	Coming or going, slope, origins, ancestry
	Dissent	Express opinions which are opposed to official views, religious teachings etc.
36	Draught	Current of air in a room or other enclosed space, One continuous process of swallowing liquid, Depth of water needed to float a ship
	Draft	Rough preliminary written version of sth., An outline, A written order for payment of money
37	Economic	Of an economy, Related to money matters
	Economical	Careful in the spending of money, time etc. and in the use of resources, Not wasteful
38	Eligible	Suitable or fit to be chosen, Having the right or proper qualifications
	Illegible	Difficult or impossible to read, Not legible
49	Extant	Still in existence (especially documents)
	Extent	Length, Area, Range
40	Emigrant	Person, who leaves one’s country to get settled in a foreign country
	Immigrant	Person who has come to live permanently in a foreign country
41	Facilitate	Make easy, Lessen the difficulty of, A process to make sth easy or less difficult
	Felicitate	Congratulate sb, Show respect for sb
42	Fare	Money charged for a journey by any vehicle, Get on, Progress
	Fair	Treating each person equally and according to the law, Average, Moderately good, Fine, Light in colour
43	Foreword	Preface, Short introduction to a book usually written by a person other than the author
	Forward	Go ahead towards the future, Onward so as to make progress, At the front
44	Hoard	Store up, Carefully collected and guarded store of money, food or other treasured objects
	Horde	Very large group esp. of people, Huge crowd, Throng
45	Industrial	Of industry, Engaged in industry
	Industrious	Hard working, Diligent
46	Intermediary	Person who works as a means of communication between two or more others
	Intermediate	Situated or coming between two people, things etc. in time space, degree etc.
47	Irrecoverable	That cannot be recovered or remedied
	Irrevocable	That cannot be changed or revoked, Final and unalterable
48	Judicial	Of a court of law, By a court of law, Impartial, Able to judge things wisely
	Judicious	Showing or having a good sense
49	Loose	Freed from control, Not tied up, Not firmly fixed, Not fastened together, Not organized strictly, Not exact, Not compact, Careless, Immoral
	Lose	Have taken away from one by accident, misfortune, old age, death etc., Become unable to find, Fail to obtain, Escape from, Be defeated, Waste, Be poorer
50	Minute	One sixtieth part of an hour, Equal to 60 seconds, Very short time, Moment, Very detailed, Accurate, Precise
	Minutes	Brief summary or record of what is said and decided at a meeting esp. of a committee
51	Official	Of or concerning a position of authority or trust, Recognized by authority, Formal, Person who holds a public office (esp. in a national or local government)
	Officious	Too ready to give orders, offer advice or use authority, Bossy, Interfering
52	Personal	Private, Belonging to a particular person rather than a group or an organization
	Personnel	Staff, People employed in one of the armed forces, a firm or a public office or department
53	Precede	Come or go before sth in time, order,  rank etc.
	Proceed	Go on, Go to a next stage, Go forward
54	Premise	Hypothesis, Statement, or idea on which reasoning is based
	Premises	House or other buildings with its outbuildings, land etc.
55	Principal	First in rank or importance, Chief, Main, Person with the highest authority in an organisation esp schools or colleges, Capital sum, Person for whom another acts as an agent
	Principle	Basic general truth that underlines sth, Guiding rule for personal behavior, General or scientific law
56	Respectable	Deserving respect, Of acceptable social position, Decent in appearance, Of a moderately good size or standard
	Respective	Individual, Particular, Belonging to each as an individual
57	Role	Actor’s part in a play, Function or Importance of sth/sb
	Roll	Cylinder made by turning flexible material over and over on itself without folding it, Small individual portion of a bread baked in a rounded shape, Official list or register esp of names, Long steady vibrating sound, Move on
58	Sever	Divide, Break, Separate sth by cutting, Break off, End
	Severe	Strict or harsh in behaviour or treatment, Imposing discipline, Very bad, Intense, Demanding great skill, ability, patience etc., Simple (unadorned)
59	Sole	Bottom surface of the human foot, Part of a sock covering this part, Single, Restricted to one person or group
	Soul	Spiritual or non-material part of a person believed to exist after death, Emotional, moral and intellectual energy, Person
60	Successful	Having success
	Successive	Coming one after the other in an unbroken series, Following one after the other
61	Suit	Set of outer garments of the same material, Case in a law court, Legal proceedings, Make convenient, Adapt, fit, Be proper
	Suite	A set of persons in attendance, A set of rooms in a hotel, A set of matching pieces of furniture, A set of related computer programmes, A piece of music made up of three or more related parts
62	Vary	Differ, Be different from each other in size, shape etc., Change or be different according to the situation
	Very	In a high degree, Extremely (Very small, hot, useful, quickly, soon, far, much, few etc.), In the fullest sense, Exactly, Actual, To put an emphasis
63	Vacation	Any of the intervals between terms in universities and law courts, holidays
	Vocation	Person’s trade or profession, Natural liking for certain type of work esp religious or social
64	Ware	Manufactured goods, Pottery of a particular type made for a particular purpose
	Wear	Put on , Don, Have on one’s face, Become damaged, Make (a hole, groove, path etc.) by constant rubbing, dripping etc., Endure
65	Weather	Conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time with reference to temperature and the presence of rain, sunshine, wind etc.
	Whether	If, Expressing two  alternative, In case that