Word List 20

Postpone: Because of the weather, we have to postpone the sports meeting.
Skim: A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
Preface: The book has a preface written by the author.
Retain: I retain a clear memory of those days.
Culminate: His efforts culminated in success.
Robotic: 
Profile: He drew her profile.
Salinity: 
Aggravation: 
Incident: The incident caused discussion among the public.
Previous: He has had no previous experience of this kind of job.
Spice: 
Bore: His lengthy speeches always bore me to death.
Lull: The wind suddenly lulled.
County: 
Betray: Her face betrayed her.
Underlying: I have no idea about the underlying meaning of this poem.
Dispiriting: 
Opulent: 
Plush: 
Dispense: 
Behalf: My remark is on behalf of the workers.
Initial: The initial talks were the base of the later agreement.
Govern: 
Mingle: The king mingled with the people in the streets.
Charter: Can I see your charter?
Formidable: 
Belt: 
Relay: Mother brought us pancakes in relays.
Crockery: 
Diversify: 
Threshold: He is on the threshold of success.
Vacation: His vacation overlaps with mine.
Skyscraper: Steel is an integral part of a modern skyscraper.
Draft: He was drafted into the army.
Deter: The extreme cold deterred him from going out.
Promising: The weather is promising.
Goal: His goal is a place at University.
Crush: This synthetic dress material does not crush.
Stream: He plunged head first into the stream.
Urgent: 
Thigh: 
Maximise: 
Sleek: 
Entrust: 
Pamper: 
Veterinarian: 
Demolition: 
Derelict: 
Synchronise: 
Ornamental: 
Estuary: 
Leaflet: 
Cascade: 
Irritate: 
Hatch: 
Commence: At the age of twenty he commenced to study French.
Initiative: 
Track: The old lady run three circuits of the track every morning.
Fruitful: Newton's laws were fruitful for science.
Stationary: Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.
Superficial: He has got a superficial wound.
Crawl: The baby crawled towards her mother.
Rotate: The earth rotates once a day.
Spoil: They spoiled their child.
Flask: A vacuum flask keeps cool drinks cool and hot drinks hot.
Camper: 
Attend: They were offended by his refusal to attend the party.
Rim: We stood on the rim of the canyon.
Motivate: What motivated you to do such a thing?
Patent: 
Architect: Architects know how to design buildings to fit into the land.
Symptom: Mary's symptom is similar to Joseph's in some way.
Tremendous: They cost a tremendous amount of money.