Word List 27

Atmosphere: Nitrogen forms four-fifths of the atmosphere.
Appoint: He was appointed ambassador to America.
Characteristic: Kindness is one of my grandpa's characteristics.
Identify: She identified the bag as hers by saying what it contained.
Altitude: The high altitudes of Tibet make it difficult for us to breathe.
Possess: 
Excitement: The children exclaimed with excitement.
Contradiction: It has been proved beyond contradiction.
Painstaking: He is painstaking with his work.
Pursuit: The ship is in pursuit of whales.
Humanistic: 
Coherent: This is a coherent essay.
Outlook: 
Apportion: 
Finitude: 
Exhaustible: 
Revelation: The revelation that he was the murderer surprised us.
Resistance: 
Attainable: 
Indispensable: Computer is indispensable to modern life.
Cuisine: 
Reputable: He is a reputable man.
Overshadow: 
Unparalleled: 
Opulence: 
Supersede: 
Exploitation: 
Passionate: 
Poisonous: Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases from polluting the air.
Strip: She stripped the child naked.
Exhaust: He was utterly exhausted.
Mysterious: He is entangled with a mysterious man.
Spite: In spite of my efforts, the boy remained passive.
Passport: Quite a number of young people maintain that money is a passport to happiness.
Divert: The noise diverted our attention from the books.
Dissemination: 
Perpetual: They hoped to live in perpetual happiness.
Contradict: The two reports contradict each other.
Organize: 
Column: Can you add up this column of figures?
Source: We must trace the source of these noxious gases.
Cater: Our restaurant also caters for weddings and parties.
Lobby: We chatted happily in the lobby.
Flexible: You are too flexible with her.
Penalty: 
Comply: He gladly complied with my request.
Racket: It isn't my racket.
Wire: The fence was strengthened with wire.
Capsule: Three capsules a day and you will feel better soon.
Canteen: 
Aeronautics: 
Adopt: I have decided to adopt a child.
Lease: My lease will expire on September 30th, this year.
Bit: The boy bit into the bread.
Conceal: I conceal nothing from you.
Compromise: We can not compromise on this.
Haphazard: 
Essential: There's no essential difference between a metropolitan and a peasant.
Urge: 
Feasible: Is it feasible to finish the work by Christmas?
Cereal: I've just bought a box of cereal.
Existence: 
Apply: I am applying for a visa.
Slurry: 
Admission: Admission to the concert costs $2.
Attempt: His attempt to escape has been foiled.
Jaw: He socked his opponent on the jaw.
Inference: From his manner, we drew the inference that he was satisfied.
Loop: Loop that end of the rope through this and knot it.
Subtract: If you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2.
Linguistic: 
Aptitude: He has an aptitude for languages.
Lava: 
Premier: The Premier often confers with his advisers on diplomatic problems.
Enquiry: I want to make an enquiry about train times.