Word List 9

Fumes: 
Positive: One must be positive, but not too positive.
Assistant: The manager allocate duties to the assistants.
Cannon: When the cannon was fired, the earth quaked.
Obligation: You are under no obligation to answer our questions.
Hockey: Football and hockey players wear shoulder pads.
Liberty: 
Pesticide: 
Poll: They expected a heavy poll.
Refundable: 
Homesick: 
Compassionate: 
Orientate: 
Insight: 
Resist: 
Glide: The snake glided smoothly towards its prey.
Casualty: 
Belief: 
Concentration: 
Tug: She tugged my ear.
Proceed: After stopping to rest, they proceeded up the hill.
Status: I don't really care a fig about status.
Document: The stolen document was soon restored to the owner.
Mattress: 
Hostile: I have no idea why he is hostile to me.
Intervene: A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Promote: He was promoted manager of the new workshop.
Bump: He bumped into his boss in the store.
Reunion: 
Digestive: 
Homestay: 
Commit: I committed an error in this.
Practically: 
Acrobat: 
Revenue: The embargo impacted on export revenues.
Nickel: The cup costs five nickels.
Limp: 
Spit: No spitting!
Irregularity: 
Breeze: A breeze ruffled the lake. .
Avenue: 
Magnify: A loudspeaker magnifies the human voice.
Hive: What a hive of industry!
Oxide: 
Calf: 
Foremost: He is one of the world's foremost singers.
Procedure: The new work procedure is a great improvement over the old one.
Assemble: He was busy assembling the bike by himself.
Plagiarism: 
Gallop: 
Pledge: Her pledge to remain faithful was his anchor when in prison.
Effective: We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural resources.
Appreciate: Can you appreciate good wine?
Deny: He denied the charge.
Union: 
Responsibility: All rights have corresponding responsibilities.
Conform: We must conform to the rules.
Handy: 
Notify: We shall notify you as soon as he arrives.
Splendid: The accession of the new president was a splendid pageant.
Direction: 
Execute: He asked his nephew to execute his will.
Witness: We witnessed that with dismay.
Elbow: He elbowed his way into the theater.
Limited: His English vocabulary is limited.
Vessel: A pot is a vessel for holding food.
Private: He has private tuition in English.
Stereo: I like the stereo music program of FM 97.4.
Soak: Give the clothes a good soak.
Stout: 
Greasy: 
Boast: He boasted that he could eat a horse.
Swift: I noticed a swift change of expression in his face.