NGSL 2000 — Intermediate Vocabulary

To complete a degree; a person who has completed a degree

To ask for something; a polite or formal act of asking

A strong feeling such as joy, anger, or sadness

Relating to drama; striking or exciting in effect

A break or empty space; a significant difference between two things

Of the highest quality; exceptionally good

Having or bringing good fortune

A place where books are kept for public use; a collection of books or media

To regain something lost; to return to good health

A building where goods are manufactured

The act of choosing; a range of options to choose from

Mainly; above all else

Lacking the ability or means to do something

The cost or money spent on something

The ability to act independently; a new plan or approach; the first step

The food one regularly eats; a controlled eating plan; to follow such a plan

To seize someone by legal authority; to stop a process

To clean with water; the act of cleaning with water

A timetable of planned activities; to plan something for a specific time

Feeling or showing unhappiness or sorrow

Short in duration or concise in expression; a summary of key information; to inform someone concisely

To call out loudly; a loud cry or call

In a just way; to a moderate degree; quite

A small broken piece; a silicon microchip; to break off small pieces

A person's own individual nature or identity

A bicycle or motorcycle; to ride one

A drink made from tea leaves; a light afternoon meal

The act of examining similarities and differences between things

A resolution of a dispute; a newly established colony or community

A spoken or written account of someone or something

To move smoothly across a surface; a playground slide; a landslide

Over a large area or range; by many people; to a great extent

To tell someone about a fact or situation; to give character to something

Happening at once without delay; very close or direct

To desert or give up completely (v.); uninhibited freedom from restraint (n.)

To annoy or disturb; trouble or inconvenience

To be made up of particular parts or elements

To give the ability or means to do something; to make possible

A mistake or inaccuracy; to malfunction due to a fault

To multiply by two; twice the amount; consisting of two matching parts

To produce text or images by machine; printed text or a photograph

To protect from harm or decay; to treat food for storage; a fruit spread

A section of text or music; a narrow path; the act of passing through

Following official rules or conventions; a formal social event

The state of being real or alive

To organize or put in order; to plan or prepare in advance

The gases surrounding a planet; the mood or feeling of a place

A place where things connect; a body joint; shared by two or more parties