Word List 17

Impulse: She often buys clothes on impulse.
Wax: I need a wax candle now!
Incapacitate: 
Appear: These newly-designed devices will not appear on the exhibition.
Check: The plumber made a careful check of the pipes and shook his head.
Collect: Stamp collecting is my hobby.
Attract: I was attracted by the spectacular display of fireworks.
Describe: 
Chunk: In the old days, daily use often meant a big chunk of the family income.
Agency: I went to an employment agency last week.
Blend: Blend the sugar and flour together and see what will happen.
Conceive: People used to conceive of disease as a punishment for sin.
Affect: Smoking will affect health.
Frustrate: 
Extend: The headmaster extended our holiday by four days.
Introduce: 
Advice: I have always valued his advice.
Attitude: Use a questionnaire to find out people's attitudes towards smoking.
Deliver: We are expected to deliver those letters before May.
Course: This course is a prerequisite to more advanced studies.
Match: You can't match him in chess.
Employ: 
Pedal: I pedaled my bicycle up the hill.
Resident: 
Optometrist: 
Degrade: You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.
Particle: He has not a particle of malice in him.
Downpour: 
Telescope: 
Transport: The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transport.
Prepare: The orchestra is preparing for a concert.
Registration: They charge registration fee.
Chaos: Without rules, people would live in a state of chaos.
Gorge: 
Recreational: 
Systematic: He is systematic in his work.
Subtropical: 
Detract: 
Seal: Seals and whales are marine animals.
Depress: 
Scarce: 
Evidence: The evidence is not conclusive.
Besides: She lives in the bungalow besides the oak tree.
Waterproof: 
Exclusive: The book costs 10 dollars, exclusive of postage.
Majority: The minority is subordinate to the majority.
Despite: 
Dissolve: Salt dissolves in water.
Release: He recommended that the prisoners be released.
Deploy: 
Original: This is the original painting, and these others are copies.
Branch: A snake coiled itself around the branch.
Chancellor: 
Vertical: Walls are usually vertical.
Herbivore: 
Flat: 
Occasionally: 
Harridan: 
Accommodation: Accommodation is expensive in Beijing.
Static: 
Section: Cut the cake into sections.
Scale: This ruler has one scale in centimeters and another in inches.
Constantly: The event constantly recurred to me.
Ailment: 
Adhere: Mud adhered to my shoes.
Extracurricular: 
Propel: He was propelled by ambition.
Posture: Good posture is important for health.
Overseas: My brother lives overseas.
Industrialise: 
Empire: What caused the Roman Empire to decay?
Mechanic: He's an automobile mechanic.
Fracture: The old man fell and fractured his upper arm.