ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREP PROGRAM PRE-FACULTY LEVEL WORDLIST

HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION

1. Abortion abort abortion have an abortion anti-abortion campaigners

2. Absolute absolute Absolutely have absolute confidence

absolutely amazing

3. Abstract abstract / abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept

4. Accompany accompany accompaniment accompanied be accompanied by

someone

5. Accountable account account

accountability accountable on account of

bank account

make someone / hold someone

accountable for sth

6. Accumulate accumulate accumulation accumulated slowly / rapidly accumulate

begin to accumulate lead to

/ prevent accumulation

7. Accustomed accustomed be / become / get accustomed to

something

8. Acknowledge acknowledge acknowledgement openly / publicly

acknowledge acknowledgement

from someone

9. Additive add addition additive food additive

10. Adjust adjust adjustment adjustable quickly adjust / be difficult /

hard to adjust fully

adjustable

11. Administer

administer

administration

administrative

administer an exam

administrative duties

12. Address address address an issue/address the audience

13. Advance Advance/advancement advanced in advance/ advanced level

14. Agenda agenda political/economic/legislative/

domestic etc agenda

set an agenda

15. Allowance allow allowance weekly / daily allowance

get / receive allowance

16. Ally ally ally have an ally/ find an ally

ally yourself to/ with

someone

17. Alter alter alteration make alterations / undergo

alteration

18. Ambiguity ambiguousness

ambiguity

ambiguous ambiguously Ambiguous smile

Ambiguous reply

19. Analyst

analyse

analyst analysis

analytical

analyse carefully/critically/fully in depth / detailed /objective analysis leading /

computer / business / political

analyst

20. Ancestor ancestor ancestry common ancestry claim / have / share ancestry

21. Angle angle from an angle / angle of /

angle between

22. Anonymous anonymity anonymous anonymously anonymous donor/benefactor anonymous donor/benefactor anonymous author of a collection of poems

23. Apologetic apologize apology apologetic be/feel/look/sound apologetic make an apology / expect an apology apologize for something apologize to someone

24. Appendix appendix something in the appendix

25. Applaud applaud applause

26. Appoint appoint appointment appoint someone to do

something / appoint someone as

something make an

appointment

27. Approach approach approach approachable approach somebody for

something

approach a problem /task the

approach of something

28. Arch arch

29. Arise arise arise from / arise out of

30. Artificial artificial artificially artificial flowers / light

31. Ash ash

32. Assert assert assertion

assertiveness

assertive assertively assert your rights/independence/superiority

33. Assure assure assurance assuring assure someone assuring parent

34. Atmosphere atmosphere

35. Attain attain attainability attainable perfectly / fully / easily

attainable

36. Attorney attorney

37. Attribute attribute attribute

attribution

attributive attribute sth to s.o

38. Authority authorize authority authoritarian /

authoritative

deny / refuse / reject /

undermine authority

authorize sb to do sth

39. Automatic automatic automatically automatic car

40. Axe axe

41. Backbone backbone

42. Barrel barrel

43. Basis base basis basic basically base sth on sth basis for on a ...basis

44. Beak beak bird beak

45. Bear bear bearable/ unbearable to be/ become bearable

to make sth bearable

bear with sb

bear a child

46. Beast beast beastly

47. Bend bend bend over / down

48. Beneath beneath

49. Beneficiary beneficiary beneficiary of

50. Bet bet

51. Bias bias biased

unbiased

political / gender / racial

bias

52. Bid bid bid bid against / bid for

make / place a bid

53. Bind bind binding be bound to

54. Blade blade

55. Boost boost boost

booster

boosted give sb / provide sb with

boost / boost somebody's

confidence

confidence booster

56. Border border on the border /across the

border / cross the border

57. Bother bother bother bother to do something

58. Bound bound bound within the bounds / out of

bounds

bound to do something

59. Boundary boundary common / northern / state

boundary

60. Breadth

breadth breadth of sth

61. Breed breed breed rare breed / pure breed

62. Bribe

bribe

bribe

bribery

bribe someone to do sth

bribe someone with sth

63. Brief brief brief briefly

64. Broad broaden broad broad range

broaden your horizons

65. Brush brush brush brush your hair / teeth

66. Bubble bubble

67. Bulk bulk bulk of something

68. Bundle bundle bundle bundled bundle of something

in a bundle

69. Burden burden burden burden sb with problems

be a burden on sb

be burdened with sth

70. Campaign campaign campaign launch / start / organise /

run / manage a campaign

71. Candidate candidate

72. Capability capability/incapability capable / incapable

(of)

have capability

be capable of doing

something

73. Capture capture capture/ captive captured try to / manage to / attempt

to capture

74. Careless care care

carelessness careless carelessly take care / provide

someone with care / care

about

become / get / grow

careless

75. Carriage carriage horse-drawn carriage/ train

carriage

76. Casualty casualty road casualties

civilian casualties

cause/inflict casualties

77. Category categorize category categorize into

put sth into a category

78. Cater cater cater for needs

79. Cease cease ceasefire declare /negotiate ceasefire cease to

exist

80. Ceremony ceremony ceremonial brief / formal / official

ceremony

81. Chamber chamber

82. Charge charge charge charge sb with doing sth /be charged

with murder /deny the charges

83. Cheat cheat cheat / cheater cheat on someone / turn

someone into a cheat

84. Chief chief chiefly chief of police / staff

85. Cite cite citation cited works cited

86. Civil civilian

civil

be civil to someone

civil war

87. Clap clap clap give someone a big clap /

clap loudly

88. Client client

89. Cliff cliff

90. Coal

coal

91. Code code code

encode coded/ encoded break / write in code / a

code of behaviour /

conduct/ practice

92. Collapse collapse collapse from sth

93.

94. Collaborate

collaborate collaboration collaborative collaborate with someone /

on something

collaborate in doing sth

95. Colonise colonise colony colonised establish a colony

96. Comfort comfort comfort comfortable /

comforting

find / get / seek comfort

97. Commentary commentary radio / sports / news

commentary

98. Commerce commerce

commercial

cinema / radio / TV commercial do / make a commercial domestic / international commerce

99. Commodity commodity basic / common / cheap

commodity

100. Company accompany company have company/ accompany someone

101. Compatible

(with)/Incompatibl

e

compatible /

incompatible

compatible with

102. Compensate compensate compensation compensated compensate for something

get / receive / gain

compensation

103. Compile compile compilation compile something from /

for sth

a compilation of

104. Compose compose composer /

composition

compose sth

105. Comprehensive comprehend comprehension comprehensive /

comprehensible

extremely / fully / quite

comprehensive

106. Comprise comprise comprised be comprised of

107. Compromise compromise compromise compromised agree on / arrive at / come to / reach

a compromise

108. Concern concern concern concerned concerned about

109. Concrete concrete concretely concrete evidence

110. Conclusive conclude conclusion Conclusive/inconclu

sive

come to a conclusion / in

conclusion

111. Confirm confirm confirmation confirmed wait for / have / get

confirmation

112. Confidential confidentiality confidential confidentially keep records confidential

strictly confidential

confidential report

113. Conform conform conformity

conformist

conform to

114. Confront confront confrontation confront sb

115. Conscience conscience

116. Consensus consensus arrive at / reach a

consensus

117. Conservative conservatism conservative

118. Consistent (in)consistency (in)consistent consistent with

119. Constant constant remain / stay constant

120. Constitute constitute

constitution

draw up / prepare / adopt / enact a

constitution

121. Constrain constrain constraint constrained constraint on

122. Consult consult consultation /

consultant

consult sb about sth

123. Contaminate contaminate contamination contaminated

124. Contest contest / contestant

125. Contradict contradict contradiction

126. Controversial controversy Controversial cause / create controversy

127. Convene convene convention conventional conventionally annual / international

convention

128. Coordinate coordinate coordination coordinated coordinate with / lack of

coordination

color coordinated

129. Corporate corporate corporate crime

130. Correlation correlate correlation correlative strong/high/close/significant

correlation

131. Correspond correspond correspondence correspond to

132. Cotton cotton

133. Coverage cover coverage live coverage

134. Crack crack crack

135. Craft craft

136. Creation create creation / creativity

/ creator

creative creatively

137. Creature creature

138. Crown crown

139. Cultivate cultivate cultivation cultivated

140. Curse curse curse curse for

141. Cynical cynical

142. Dare dare dare daring How dare you !

I dare you to ...

143. Dam dam build a dam

144. Data data collect data

145. Debate debate debate debatable debate about / on

debate between

have a debate

146. Deceive deceive deception / deceit deceptive

147. Declare declare declaration declarative declare a state of emergency declare a war declare something illegal/invalid etc declare bankrupt/ independence

148. Deed deed

149. Deer deer

150. Defeat defeat defeat (un)defeated accept / admit defeat

151. Defend defend defense defensive defend against

152. Deficit deficit budget/trade deficit

deficit in food supply

153. Delicate delicacy delicate

154. Derive derive derive from

155. Depress depress depression depressive depressed depressing

depressively feel depressed

156. Deserve deserve

157. Desire desire desire desire for sth

158. Despair despair /

desperation

in / with despair

159. Detection detect detection/

detective

160. Deter deter deterrent deterrent law / deter sb from doing sb

161. Deviate deviate deviation deviate from

162. Diagnose diagnose diagnosis to diagnose correctly/ wrongly

to make / give diagnosis

163. Dialect dialect Chinese/Yorkshire dialect

local dialect

164. Dictate dictate dictator dictatorship

dictatorial dictate the terms of an agreement

dictatorial government

165. Disguise disguise disguise disguise yourself as

somebody/something

166. Dispute dispute dispute disputed (border/

territory/goal)

a bitter/long-running dispute

dispute over a problem

a pay/legal/trade dispute

to be in dispute with someone

hotly disputed (passive)

167. Distract distract distraction distracted distract

somebody/something from

something

168. Devote devote devotion devoted devote yourself to sth

devoted to show

devotion

169. Differentiate differentiate different differentiate between

differentiate from

170. Dig dig digger dig for sth

171. Dimension dimension dimensional in two / three dimensions

172. Diminish diminish

173. Dine dine dinner dine out

174. Direct direct director direct direct a film / film director

be extremely / very / quite direct

175. Discriminate discriminate discrimination discriminate positively/ unfairly

discriminate against age / class /

gender / race

discrimination against somebody

176. Dismiss dismiss dismissal dismissive

dismissed

dismissal of somebody

reason for dismissal class /

meeting is dismissed

177. Disobey disobey / obey

disobedience /

obedience

obedient/disobedient

disobedience to somebody punish

somebody for disobedience

178. Display display display clearly/ prominently/

proudly display

179. Dispose dispose disposal disposable rubbish/ sewage/ waste

disposal dispose of

sth

180. Disregard disregard disregard demonstrate / show

disregard for / of sth

181. Disrespect disrespect disrespect (dis)respectful have/ show/ treat somebody with

disrespect

182. Dissimilar dissimilar / similar be / appear / look dissimilar

from / to

183. Dissolve dissolve dissolver dissolvent

dissolvable

184. Distinct distinction distinct / distinctive become / remain distinct

crucial/ important/ main

distinction between

185. Distort distort distortion seriously/ severely distort sth

cause/ create/ lead to

distortion of sth

186. Ditch ditch ditch deep/ wide shallow ditch

187. Diverse diversify diversity diverse diversely growing/ considerable

ethnic/ genetic diversity

diversity in / of sth

culturally diverse

188. Domain

Domain

private / public domain

189. Domesticate domesticate domestic

domesticated

domestic market/ economy/

pets

190. Dominate dominate

dominance /

domination dominant dominantly achieve/ assert dominance over

sb/sthg seem/ become/ remain dominant largely/ increasingly dominate complete/ cultural/ political domination

191. Dove dove peace dove

192. Downward downward downwards

193. Drag drag

194. Drawer drawer open/ pull a drawer

195. Drugstore drugstore

196. Eager eager eagerly appear/ seem eager

197. Ease ease ease easy easily great/ remarkable ease in

begin to / try to ease

198. Edge edge on the edge

199. Elastic elastic elastic band

200. Element element basic/ crucial/ essential

element

201. Eliminate eliminate elimination eliminate from

202. Emerge emerge emergence emerge from/ into

emergence of

203. Emit emit emission carbon dioxide emissions/

emission levels

to cut/ reduce emissions

204. Emphasis emphasize emphasis emphatic place/ p u t emphasis on

considerable/ great

emphasis

strongly emphasize

205. Enable enable enabling enable sb / sth to do sth

206. Endurance endure endurance endurable endurance test

endure doing sth

207. Enemy enemy defeat/ destroy/ confront/

face an enemy

208. Energetic energize energy energetic renewable/ nuclear/ solar

energy

generate/ supply/ consume energy

209. Enforce enforce enforcement enforced fully/ strictly enforced

strict/ effective enforcement law/

legal/ police enforcement

enforce a law / rule / policy

210. Engage engage engagement engaged / engaging engage s in sth

previous/ prior engagement deeply/

heavily engaged

211. Entitle entitle entitlement entitled be entitled to do sth

entitle sb to do sth entitlement to

holiday/ benefit/ pension

entitlement

212. Essence essence real/ true essence

213. Estimation estimate overestimate underestimate

estimate

(under/

over)estimation

(under/

over)estimated

difficult to/ hard to estimate early/

initial estimate

make an estimate

estimation of the cost

214. Ethnic ethnic ethnic origin/ ethnic

violence

215. Evidence evidence evident evidently convincing/ decisive

evidence

it is evident that ...

216. Evolution evolve evolution evolved gradual/ rapid/ natural

evolution

evolve from/ evolve into

217. Exceed exceed expected to/ likely to

exceed

218. Excess excess excessive excess of

219. Executive execute executive executive Chief Executive Officer

(CEO)/ executive decision

220. Exhibit exhibit exhibition small/ important/ major

exhibition exhibit

symptoms

221. Exit exit exit

222. Expense expense expensive leading/ medical/ travel

expenses

223. Expertise expertise/ expert lack/ need / require

expertise

224. Exploit exploit exploitation military/ sexual exploit

be open to/ be vulnerable to

exploitation

225. Facilitate facilitate facilitation/

facilitator

further facilitate

226. Facility facility childcare/ leisure facilities

227. Fade fade quickly fade/ fade away/

begin to fade

228. Famine famine widespread famine / die of famine

229. Feasible feasibility feasible/ infeasible economically/technically/

politically feasible

230. Feast feast have a feast

231. Fellow fellow fellow fellow traveller

232. Fierce fierce fiercely fierce attack/ opposition/

criticism

233. File file file alphabetically file

fat/ thick/ secret/ case file

234. Fine fine fine fined pay a (high) fine

a library/ parking fine

235. Finite/Infinite infinity finite/infinite finite resources

infinity of sth

236. Fitness fitness fit

237. Flame flame

238. Flesh flesh

239. Flood flood flood flooded

240. Fluctuate fluctuate fluctuation sharply/ considerably fluctuate

fluctuate between A and B

cause fluctuation

241. Fond fondness fond be fond of great/

special fondness

242. Forever forever forever and ever

go on forever

243. Foresee foresee foresee consequences/problems/

challenges

244. Foster foster foster Foster a child

Foster family/kid

245. Foundation found foundation founded The British Heart

Foundation

246. Frozen freeze freezer frozen freeze to death

247. Fundamental fundamental

seem/ remain/ consider sth/ regard

sth as fundamental truly

248. Funeral funeral funeral ceremony/ service

249. Fur fur furry thick/ soft/ artificial/ fake fur

250. Furnish furnish furniture furnished fully furnished/ garden

furniture

251. Gain gain gain gain control/ power/

reputation

financial/ economic gain

252. Gap gap gap between

253. Genius genius

254. Gentle gentleman gentle gently appear/ look/ seem gentle

perfect/ real/ true

gentleman

255. Gifted gift gifted be gifted in

256. Glue glue glue put on glue

257. Grab grab try to/ manage to grab

258. Grain grain

259. Grease grease covered in grease/ remove/

dissolve grease

260. Grand grandness grand grandly

261. Gravity gravity force of gravity

262. Grind grind grinder

263. Guarantee guarantee guarantee guaranteed full/ life time guarantee

264. Guideline guide guideline guided practical/ clear/ helpful

guidelines

develop/ draw up/ offer/ stick to

guidelines

265. Hang hang hang upside down/ hang

from a place

266. Hardship hardship hard cause/ endure/ experience/ face

hardships

267. Harvest harvest harvest/ harvester good/ large / rich harvest

268. Haste haste hasty hastily frantic/ great haste

with / without haste

269. Hay hay

270. Heel heel high-heels

271. Hence

Hence

272. Hero hero / heroine great/ brave hero

become/ turn into a hero

273. Hierarchy hierarchy hierarchical hierarchically hierarchical structure/ organisation

274. Hinder hinder hindrance be likely to/ tend to hinder

without hindrance

275. Hip hip

276. Hire hire hire hired hire charge/ cost/ for hire

hire locally/ by the day/ by the

week

277. Historian historian/ history

historical

historically

contemporary/ early/ recent

history

throughout history change

the course of history

278. Hollow hollow dark/ natural/ deep hallow

279. Holy holy holy city/ man/ book

280. Hook hook hooked be/ become/ get hooked

281. Hopeless /Hopeful hope hope hopeless /hopeful hopefully hope for/ look seem

hopeless

282. Hostile hostility hostile hostile to/towards

283. Horizon horizon northern/ southern/ distant

horizon

broaden/ expand/ widen

horizons

284. Horizontal/Vertical horizontal/vertical horizontally/ vertically

Horizontal/Vertical line

285. Humble

humble humbly in my humble opinion/

humble apologies

286. Humid humidify humidity humid a humid climate/ high/ low

humidity

humidity level

287. Humiliate humiliate humiliation humiliating humiliating defeat/ humiliate sb

288. Hunger hunger hungry extreme hunger/ feel

hunger

become/ get/ make sb hungry

289. Hunt hunt hunter/ hunting fox/ seal/ tiger hunt

massive/ nationwide hunt treasure

hunt

290. Hypothetical hypothesis hypothetical hypothetically acceptable/ working

hypothesis

entirely/ purely/ totally

hypothetical

291. Identical identical identically look/ seem identical

identical to / with

292. Ideological Ideology Ideological Ideologically dominant/ official/ capitalist/

socialist ideology

293. Idle idle idly remain/ leave/ make sth idle

294. Ignorant ignore ignorance ignorant show ignorance

appear/ seem/ seem/ remain

ignorant

295. Illegal/Legal legalize legality Illegal /Legal become/ be legal

challenge/ question/ assert/ recognise

legality

296. Imitate imitate imitation imitated accurate/ good/ poor

imitation

297. Immense immense immensely

298. Implication imply implication be implicated in sth

considerable/ crucial/ major/

important implications

299. Imprison imprison imprisonment falsely/ wrongly/ temporarily

imprison ten years/

immediate / life imprisonment

300. Improbable/probab

le

probability improbable/probable

highly probable

probable outcome/ result/

probably consequence

301. Improper/Proper improper/proper properly proper way/ place

302. Impure/Pure purity / impurity impure/pure purely pure silk

pure chance/ coincidence purity of

tap water

303. Inaccessible/Acces

sible

access access/ (in)

accessibility

inaccessible/accessib

le

make sth/ become/ remain

accessible

304. Incentive incentive big/ considerable/ sufficient/

more/ less/ financial

incentive

305. in charge

306. Incident incident

incidence

incidental incidentally major/ serious incident

307. Indifferent indifference indifferent show indifference to/towards sth

308. Inclusive include inclusion inclusive/ included possible inclusion

all inclusive

309. Incorporate incorporate incorporated incorporate sth into / in sth

310. Incurable/curable cure cure incurable/curable incurable disease/ illness

311. Indefinite /definite indefinite /definite (in)definitely Indefinite/definite article

312. Independence independence independent independently become/ feel/ make somebody

independent

full/ total independence

enjoy/ value independence

313. Indirect indirect indirectly Indirect speech

314. Inevitable Inevitable

inevitably

inevitable result/

consequence

315. Infrastructure infrastructure

316. Inhabit inhabit inhabitant be inhabited by (birds) /native

inhabitants

317. Inherent Inherent Inherently be inherent in sth

318. Inhibit inhibit inhibition tend to/ severely inhibit

inhibit someone from sth

319. Initiate initiate initiative take the initiative/ have

initiative

320. Inner inner find your inner motivation

321. Innovate innovate innovation innovative successful/ scientific innovation

322. Inordinate inordinateness inordinate inordinately inordinate amount of time

inordinate number of problems

323. Insight Insight

have/ gain/ get insight into

324. Insist insist insistence insistent insistently insist on sth

become/ remain insistent

325. Inspect inspect inspection/

inspector

carefully/ thoroughly inspect

carry out / conduct inspection

326. Institution institution institutional institutional decision /

a medical/educational/financial instit

ution

327. Instruct instruct instruction/

instructor

carefully/ explicitly instruct

proper/formal instruction

328. Integral integrate integration integral integrate into / with

encourage/ achieve/ speed up/

require/ lead to integration

integral part of sth

329. Intense intensify intensity intensive/ intense intensively tend to/ be likely to intensify high/

low intensity

intensive care

330. Internal /External internal /external internally

/externally

331. Intervene intervene intervention to intervene directly

a police/ military intervention

332. Invade invade invasion/ invader invaded military invasion

fear of invasion

invasion of privacy

333. Invaluable value value invaluable/ valuable remain/ make sth invaluable

334. Isolate isolate isolation isolated political/ complete/social isolation

isolate somebody from sb / sth

335. Jail

336. Jaw jaw

337. Jewel jewel/ jewellery

338. Joint joint knee/ hip/ elbow joint

339. Kingdom kingdom

340. Lab lab/ laboratory

341. Label label label put a label on sth

correctly/ falsely/ properly/

wrongly label

342. Labour labour/ labourer physical/ hard labour

cheap/ child labour

343. Ladder ladder climb a ladder

344. Lately late lately

345. Lay lay lay eggs/ lay sth out

346. Layer layer thin/ thick layer

347. League league at the bottom / top of the

league/ be in a different league

348. Lean lean lean on somebody

lean towards

349. Liable liability liable Liable for something

Liable to do sth

350. Liberal liberate liberty liberal liberal leader/ party

personal/ political/ religious liberty

351. Lid lid put a lid on sth

352. Lifelong lifelong lifelong learning

353. Lifetime lifetime in your lifetime

lifetime income/ employment/

experience

354. Lift lifted the ban on sth

lift sb's spirits

355. Likewise likewise

356. Limb limb broken/ injured/ stiff limb

357. Limitation limit limitation limiting

limitless

limitation of nuclear weapons

/despite limitations of sth/ major

limitation/ limitless potential

358. Literal literal literally literal meaning/sense/interpretation

359. Load load load loaded heavy/ work/ full load

360. Lodging lodging lodging house

361. Log log keep a log/ web log

362. Logic logic logical/ illogical logically

363. Longevity

364. Lord lord Good Lord!

365. Loyal loyalty loyal extremely/ very loyal

show loyalty to/ for/ from

366. Magic magic/ magician magical magically Pure/ black magic

truly/ totally magical

do magic

367. Major majority major big/ vast majority

majority of

368. Mall mall shopping mall

369. Manipulate manipulate manipulation/

manipulator manipulative Easily/ deliberately manipulate

careful/ clever/ deliberate

manipulation

370. Mankind mankind history of mankind

371. Marker marker board marker

372. Massive mass/ masses massive enormous / huge / large mass

massive heart attack

massive argument

373. Master master master master and servant

master the art of sth

374. Mat mat yoga mat

375. Mate mate class/ team/work mate

376. Maximize maximize maximum maximum maximum amount / number

maximize

opportunities/chances/

maximize benefits

377. Meantime meantime in the meantime

378. Meanwhile meanwhile

379. Mechanism mechanism

mechanic mechanical mechanically locking/ steering mechanism

avoidance/ control/defense

mechanism

380. Melt melt melting

melted

melt away

381. Memorial memorial memorial memorial /ceremony service

382. Mentality mentality mental mentally mentality of teenagers

mental illness

383. Merchant merchant

merchandise

rich/powerful merchant

buy/ sell merchandise

384. Mere mere merely mere coincidence

mere fact

385. Messenger message messenger

message

don't shoot the messenger

386. Midst midst in the midst of

387. Mild

mild mildly mild weather/ illness

388. Military military military militarily military forces

military action

389. Minimal minimize minimal

minimum

minimum amount/ minimize cost/

minimal damage

390. Mining mining

mine

miner

coal mine

391. Mixed mix mixture mixed ethnically/socially/ racially mixed

392. Mode mode normal mode

393. Moderate moderation moderate in moderation

moderate amount of sth

394. Modest modesty modest modestly show modesty

395. Modify modify modification modified genetically- modified food

396. Monitor monitor monitor monitorial baby monitor

monitor sb's cholesterol levels

397. Motionless motion motionless absolutely / virtually motionless

398. Motivate motivate motivation motivated poor/low motivation

lack/lose motivation

399. Motive motive motive behind/ for sth

400. Multiple multiple multiple choice

401. Multiply multiply multiplication multiplied

402. Mutual mutual mutually mutual trust/ respect/ understanding

403. Namely namely

404. Neat neatness neat neatly

405. Neglect neglect negligence neglected/ negligent be accused of/ guilty of negligence

406. negotiate negotiate negotiation

negotiator

a negotiated

agreement/settlement

/ solution

negotiate with sb

negotiate for a contract

negotiate an agreement

negotiate business deals

407. Nerve nerve nervous calm/steady your nerves nervous smile/laugh/look/glance

408. Noble nobility noble noble family/ blood

409. Nonetheless nonetheless

410. Norm norm normal become the norm/ social/ cultural

norms

411. Notable note

note notion

notable notably notion of sth

notable example/achievement/

success

412. Nuclear nuclear nuclear power

413. Nuisance Nuisance awful/ terrible nuisance

414. Numerous number number numerous numerous occasions

415. Nut nut

416. Obedience (dis)obey (dis)obedience (dis)obedient (dis)obediently

obedience to

417. Obliged obligation obliged

obligatory

to be/feel obliged to do sth to be

obligatory for sb to do sth

418. Omit omit omission

419. Ongoing ongoing ongoing project / research

420. Operate operate operation operate (machinery)

421. Option option optional have an option

422. Otherwise otherwise

423. Outbreak outbreak outbreak of disease

424. Outlook outlook

425. Outwards outward outwards facing/ looking outwards

426. Overlap overlap overlap overlapping overlap with

427. Pan pan

428. Parallel parallel parallel to

429. Party party disagreement between parties / a

third party

430. Paste paste paste copy and paste

tooth-paste

431. Patriotic patriotism

patriot

patriotic

432. Pattern

pattern pattern of sth

433. Pearl pearl

434. Peculiar peculiarity peculiar become/remain peculiar

435. Penalty penalize penalty pay a penalty

a penalty of up to three years in

prison

436. Periodical periodical

437. Persist persist persistence persistent persistently persist in

show persistence

438. Pile pile a pile of

439. Pinch pinch a pinch of

440. Pipe pipe water pipe

441. Pitch pitch football pitch

442. Plot plot plot of a film/ story

443. Plough plough plough plough through sth

444. Plug plug plug (un)plugged pull the plug

plug sth in

445. Policy policy foreign/ economic/ public policy

446. Pose pose pose a threat/ danger/ risk

447. Possess possess possession possessive family/ personal / private

possession

448. Potential

potential potential potentially reach/ realize/ fulfill potential

449. Poverty poverty poor reduce/ eliminate poverty

extreme/ severe/ widespread/

rural/ urban poverty

450. Powder powder gun powder

451. Practical practicality practical practically practical person

practicalities of sth

452. Precede precede precedent preceding

unprecedented

a type of cloud that precedes rain preceding days/weeks/months/years preceding chapter/paragraph/page legal precedent set/create a precedent

453. Precious precious precious stone

454. Prejudice prejudice prejudice prejudicial

455. Preliminary preliminary preliminary preliminary stages

as a preliminary

456. Premises premises on the premises/ off the premises

457. Preservation preserve preservation preservative environmental/ building preservation food/ wood/ artificial preservative preserve sth for sth

458. Presumably presume presumption presumably rightly/ wrongly presume strong/ general presumption about sth

459. Pretend pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously pretend to be

460. Prevalent prevalence prevalent the prevalence of smoking /prevalent diseases

461. Pride pride pride proud proudly have pride/ out of pride

462. Primarily primary primary primarily primary care

463. Prior prioritize priority prior high/ major/ top/ immediate/low priority

Prior to sth

464. Privilege privilege privileged have some/no special privileges have the privilege to do sth

465. Prize prize get/ receive/ take/ accept a prize

466. Procedure procedure complex/ complicated

simple procedure

467. Proceed proceed proceedings decide to/ intend to

proceed criminal/justice/

legal proceedings

468. Prohibit prohibit prohibition prohibitory prohibit from

impose/ abolish / lift

prohibitions prohibition

against/ of

469. Projection project projection

470. Promote promote promoter/

promotion

promote sth/ widely

promoted/ efforts to

promote

get a promotion

471. Prompt promptness prompt promptly prompt action

472. Proof prove proof proven prove to be innocent/ guilty

be proof against sth

473. Properly proper / improper (im)properly proper name/ behavior/ place improper conduct/ behavior

474. Proportion proportion proportion of sth

475. Proposal propose proposal marriage proposal propose doing sth /propose an idea

476. Prospective prospect prospective Prospective buyers/employers

job/ career prospects

477. Protection protect protection protective protect against/ from be protective against/ towards protection against/ from

478. Publicity publicity receive publicity bad/good/unwelcome publicity

479. Radical radical radical radical changes/ ideas

480. Random random randomly random sample/ selection

481. Rank rank rank rank high/ low

be ranked fourth/ number one

482. Ratio ratio ratio between

483. Raw raw raw material / food

484. Reactor react reactor nuclear reactor

485. Reassure reassure reassurance reassuring reassuringly reassure sb/ reassuring manner /smile

reassuringly

486. Rebel rebel rebel/ rebellion rebellious rebel against sth

rebel forces/soldiers

487. Recall recall recall recall clearly/ vividly/ well

total recall

488. Reckon reckon reckoning reckon sth to be sth

489. Recruit recruit recruitment recruiter

recruit staff

490. Reform reform reform/

reformation/

reformist

go through reform

carry out / implement/ put into

practice reforms attempt to/ seek

to/ try to reform

491. Refresh refresh refreshments refreshing/ refreshed

492. Refuse refuse refusal refuse to do sth

refusal to do sth

493. Regard regard regard regarding

regardless

regard sth as sth show/ pay/ considerable/ regard regardless of

494. Regime regime new/ old/ current/ socialist regime

495. Regulate regulate regulation regulated strict/ tight/ government/ school regulations

496. Reinforce reinforce reinforcement reinforced positive/ negative reinforcement

497. Rejoice rejoice Rejoicing

498. Relate relate relation

relative

related relatively relate sth to sth

relation between / with / to

499. Relief relieve relief considerable/ deep/ enormous relief a sense of relief tears of relief

500. Reluctant reluctance reluctant reluctantly be reluctant to reluctance to

501. Remark remark make a remark

502. Replicate replicate replica replicate the original experiment

503. Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs

504. Request request request make a request

505. Rescue rescue rescue

506. Residence reside residence/ resident residential residents of a place

residential home/ course/

neighborhood

507. Resign resign resignation resign from

announce/ accept/ reject

resignation

508. Resist resist resistance irresistible organized/ political resistance

509. Resolve resolve resolution resolved an attempt to resolve/ resolve sth

through / by sth

510. Restless restless

511. Restrain restrain restraint restrained restrain from

considerable/ great/

remarkable restraint

512. Restrict restrict restriction restrictive

restricted

without restriction

restrict yourself/somebody to

(doing) something restricted

access/ area

513. Retain retain retainable retain employees

retain land

retain old customs

514. Reverse reverse reversal reversible reversal of sth

reverse a

decision/verdict/policy

515. Revenue revenue

516. Rigid rigour rigid be/ appear / seem rigid

academic/ intellectual/ logical

rigour

517. Rival rival

rivalry

rival company/firm/team

518. Rose rose rosy rosy cheeks

519. Rough rough roughly

520. Route route scenic route

521. Rubber rubber rubber gloves

522. Rumour rumour spread/hear/ start a rumour

523. Rural/ urban urbanization rural / urban rural area

524. Rush rush rush do something in a rush

rush to do something

525. Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice make sacrifices

sacrifice something for

something

526. Sand sand

527. Sarcasm sarcastic heavy sarcasm

528. Scale scale on a large scale

529. Scare scare scare scared care the life/living

daylights/hell etc out of

somebody

a bomb scare

a health scare

530. Scarce scarcity

scarce resources

the scarcity of skilled

workers

531. Scenario scenario worst-case/nightmare

scenario

532. Schedule /scheme schedule /scheme make a schedule

533. Scope scope beyond/outside/within the

scope of something

534. Seal seal seal hunt

535. Sector sector sectoral public/private sector

536. Seek seek seeker seek refuge/asylum/shelter

seek revenge / compensation

537. Seize seize seize sth from sb

538. Senior senior senior management

539. Sentence

540. Sequence sequence sequential sequentially in a ... Sequence

out of sequence

sequence of events

541. Session session

542. Settle settle settlement/ settler settled in

543. Sew Sew sth up

544. Shot Shot Shot of …

545. Siblings siblings

546. Simultaneous simultaneous Simultaneously

547. Shade shade shaded in the shade (of sth)

548. Sharp sharpen sharpener sharp sharp edge

549. Sheet (of paper) Sheet Sheet of paper

550. Shelter shelter shelter animal shelter

shelter sb/sth from sb/sth

551. Shield Shield shield shield against

shield sb/sth from sb/sth

552. Shift shift shift shift

attention/emphasis/focus

553. Shoot shoot shoot shoot somebody in the leg/head etc a photo shoot

554. Shore Shore sea shore

555. Shortage shortage water/food/housing shortage

shortage of sth

556. Sin sin to commit/ confess a sin

it is a sin to do sth

557. Sincere sincerity sincere sincerely

558. Slight slight slightly

559. Smart smart

560. So called So called

561. Soil soil

562. Sole sole solely solely responsible

563. Solid solid

564. Sophisticated sophisticate sophisticated sophisticated software

565. Sow sow sowing the seeds of

566. Specialist specialize specialist specialized specially specialize in

567. Speculate speculate speculation speculative speculatively speculate about what might happen

highly/purely/largely speculative

theory

568. Sphere sphere spherical

569. Spill spill spill spilt cry over spilt milk

570. Spin spin

571. Spit spit

572. Spite spite spite spiteful in spite of

573. Splendid splendid splendidly

574. Split Split

575. Spontaneous spontaneity spontaneous spontaneously spontaneous reaction/speech

576. Spot spot spot the difference

577. Stable stable stable in a stable condition

shut/close the stable door after the

horse has bolted British English

578. Stare (at) stare stare (at)

579. Stem stem stem stem (from)

580. Sticky stick sticky stick to

581. Stiff stiff stiff joints

582. Stimulate stimulate stimulation stimulant

stimulant stimulate growth/demand/the

economy

stimulate interest in sth

583. Sting sting a bee/ wasp/ scorpion

sting

584. Stir stir stir sth with sth

stir sth in/into sth

585. Stocking stockings

586. Stove Stove

587. Straw straw the last straw

588. Stretch stretch

589. Strict Strict Strictly

590. Strike Strike Strike strike sth with sth

591. Substance substance substantial substantially substantial amount of sth

592. Suburb suburbs

593. Subtle subtly subtle taste/flavour/smell subtly different

594. Suck suck

595. Sue sue sue (somebody) for negligence sue for damages

596. Superior superiority superior superiority complex

597. Supplement supplement supplement supplementary supplementary information

dietary supplements

598. Surround surround surrounding

599. Suspend suspend suspension suspended total/ temporary/ immediate

suspension

suspend sb from sth

600. Sustainability sustain sustainability sustainable environmental sustainability /

sustainability of growth/long-term

sustainability

601. Swing swing swing swing back and forth

602. Sword Sword

603. Tackle tackle tackle somebody about

something

604. Talent talent talented talent for sth

artistic / unique talent

have / demonstrate talent

to be very talented

605. Temple temple

606. Tempt tempt temptation tempting tempt sb into doing sth

607. Tension tension tense

608. Terminate terminate termination

terminator

terminated early/ sudden termination

terminate a contract

609. Terrify terrify terrified

terrifying

610. Thereby thereby thereby doing something

611. Threat Threaten threat

Threatening threaten to do something

threaten somebody with something

life-

threatening pose

a threat

612. Tight /Loose tighten / loosen tight /loose tightly /loosely

613. Timeless time timeless

614. Timely time in a timely manner/fashion

615. Tolerate tolerate tolerance (in)tolerant tolerance of/towards/for / to

616. Trace trace trace trace sth (back) to sth

617. Transit transit transit passengers

618. Transmit transmit transmission transmit a disease

the transmission of a disease

619. Trait personality/character trait

620. Trap trap trap be/feel trapped

trap sb into (doing) sth

621. Treat Treat Treat treat somebody like/as sth

badly treated/well treated

treat sb with respect

/contempt/courtesy

my treat

622. Treatment treat treatment treatment of/for

get/receive treatment

treat sb with sth

623. Tremble tremble trembling tremble with anger/fear

624. Trigger trigger trigger trigger a memory

trigger the alarm pull

the trigger

625. Trivial trivia trivial trivial matter/ problem/complaint

626. Trouble trouble trouble troubling

have trouble with

ask for trouble

trouble sb with sth

627. Tube tube take/catch the tube

628. Underestimate underestimate underestimated underestimate the

importance/extent/effect/

power etc of sth

629. Undergo undergo undergo operation

630. Undertake undertake undertake responsibility

631. Uneasy uneasy uneasily uneasy about

632. United unity united economic unity

633. Upward upward upward trend/movement

634. Urge urge urge urge to do something

635. Utilize utilize utility utilizable utility room

636. Vague vagueness vague have a vague idea/feeling

be vague about sth

637. Vain vain in vain

638. Vast vast vast majority

639. Vehicle vehicle motor vehicle

640. Veil veil

641. Vessel vessel

642. Violate violate violation

violator

violated violate rights/ privacy

violation of privacy

643. Virtual virtual virtually virtual reality

644. Virtue virtue virtuous virtuously

645. Vision vision good/normal/poor vision

have visions of sth

646. Visualize visualize visual visually

647. Vital vital be vital to do sth

vital organs

648. Waist waist

649. Whisper whisper whisper whisper sth to sb

650. Wing wing

651. Wonder wonder wonder wonder how

technological wonders

Seven Wonders of the World

652. Worm worm book worm

653. Worship worship worship a god

654. Wreck wreck ship wreck

655. Zone an earthquake zone

a nuclear-free zone

a danger zone