Gaokao Vocabulary

A tool for opening containers; the first event in a series

A person who travels to discover new places or things

Located away from the shore or in another country; to move operations abroad

The hard covering at the tip of a human finger

Of three dimensions or the third power; a cubic curve

Of or relating to Scotland; the dialect of English spoken in Scotland

A person who makes or alters clothes; to adapt something for a specific need

The number 19

A crease in skin or a surface; to form such creases

The ability to fully understand something

To forgive or officially release from punishment; forgiveness

An edible nut; the tree or dark brown wood it comes from

The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships and shapes

The number 70

Emitting ionizing radiation from unstable atomic nuclei

A team sport played by hitting a ball over a net; the ball used

The way a word is spelled; the practice of forming words correctly with letters

A bird of prey; a person favouring aggressive policies; to sell goods in public

Without hope or chance of success; unskilled

To attach or secure firmly in place

A female chicken or other female bird

A thin strip of pasta; to think casually

A game of rolling a ball to knock over pins

Fine white porcelain; ceramic tableware

A device for finding direction; range or scope

To pay for regular access to a service or publication; to agree with an idea

To establish or start; an organization promoting education or science

A boundary or limit; obliged to do something; to leap forward

To dig, chop, etc., with a bill; Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a...

To remove or erase data or text; a key for removing data

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

A small baked good; a cookie or soft bread roll

A shop where bread and baked goods are made and sold

A protective garment worn over the front of the body

The loud rumbling sound caused by lightning; to make a deep rumbling noise

Rubbish left in public; a group of newborn animals; to drop rubbish carelessly

To exchange one thing for another; an act of exchange

A sport similar to baseball played with a larger, softer ball; the ball itself

A fault or weakness in someone or something

Natural landscape; stage backdrops and props

A movie theatre; films collectively; the film industry

A unit of length equal to 2.54 cm; to move very slowly

A person who creates new devices or ideas

A hollow opening for receiving a plug, bulb, or bone; to fit into a socket

To sadden someone by failing to meet their expectations

An alphabetical list of names and addresses; a computer folder

Deviating from what is typical or normal

A fast-growing grass with hard hollow stems used in construction and crafts