NGSL 2000 — Intermediate Vocabulary

To answer or respond; a spoken or written response

A recurring sequence of events; a complete rotation; to ride a bicycle

To fasten with a lock; a device for securing a door; a canal gate section

Located across from; completely different; the contrary of something

To be worthy of or entitled to something

Always the same; in agreement with something

To find a solution or make a firm decision; strong determination

A distinct stage in a process; to introduce or discontinue something gradually

An amusing story or remark; to say something for amusement

An outer garment; a layer covering a surface; to cover with a layer

A person or company that produces goods

To repeat someone's exact words; a repeated statement or passage; a price estimate

Connected to the Internet; available via the Internet

A formal discussion aimed at reaching an agreement

To strongly encourage someone; a strong desire or impulse

A particular time or special event; an opportunity; to cause something

To draw air in and out of the lungs; to be alive

To choose by voting; elected but not yet in office

Normal and not special; typical or everyday

Feeling pleased or happy; willing

A decrease in size, amount, or degree

To put things into a container; a bundle or group of things

Controlled behaviour or self-control; a field of study; to train or punish

In or to some other place

Based on real situations rather than theory; effective and useful

In addition to what has been said; furthermore

A person who freely offers their time or service; to offer to do something without being asked

To carry out a plan or decision; a tool for a specific task

A unit of heredity that determines inherited traits

A person or company that hires and pays workers

A sudden impact; to cause great surprise or distress; a dangerous medical condition

To permanently stop working due to age; to withdraw

To touch with the lips as a sign of affection; an act of kissing

A disease or state of poor health

Relating to competition; having a strong desire to win

A regular action done automatically; an addiction

At an earlier time; before now or a specified point

To move something or someone to another place or person; the act of doing so

To examine something carefully by breaking it into parts

To fasten or join one thing to another; to include a file with a message

The likelihood of future success; a wide view or scene; to search for minerals

A supervisor or person in charge; to give orders to others

An expression of dissatisfaction; a formal grievance or accusation

Forming the essential base; a basic principle

Very bad or intense; strict and harsh; plain in appearance

To improve or increase the quality or value of something

To force a rule, tax, or burden on someone

The act of entering; an item recorded in a list or database