NGSL 2000 — Intermediate Vocabulary

A person who helps someone else in their work; having a supporting role

To take up space or time; to live in or seize a place

To meet unexpectedly; an unplanned or hostile meeting

To keep or continue to have something

The second of two things mentioned; nearer to the end

In contrast to the fact that; while on the contrary

Strange or unusual; not divisible by two; unmatched

A visual display of data; a navigation map; to map or plan systematically

A four-sided shape with equal sides; an open town area; honest and fair

The act of focusing attention; the proportion of a substance in a mixture

An overthrow of government; a dramatic change; one complete rotation

Kind and pleasant in manner; a non-competitive sports match

A suggestion or endorsement of someone or something as suitable

A formal promise that something will happen or work correctly; to give such a promise

To suggest something indirectly; to have as a logical consequence

A vehicle capable of flying through the air

Bringing goods to a destination; giving birth

For the most part; chiefly

To turn into ice; to stop suddenly; a period of very cold weather

Management of money and assets; to provide funding for something

Pleasing to look at; interesting or tempting enough to draw attention

Directly connected to the matter at hand

Perfect or most suitable; a standard of excellence to aim for

To some extent but not completely

A public expression of objection; to strongly object to something

To collide violently; a vehicle accident; a sudden system failure

To move through water by moving the body; an act of swimming

Responsibility for a mistake; a defect or weakness; to criticize

To become weary or bored; the rubber covering of a wheel

At first; in the beginning

Large or significant in size or amount

Coming before in time or order; earlier; in advance of

Relating to the mind and intellect; a learned, thoughtful person

To rest and become less tense; to make something less strict

Happening quickly and unexpectedly

An official permit; to grant official permission

In a correct or appropriate manner

A mesh used for catching things; remaining after deductions; to catch with a net

A talk or display showing information to an audience; the way something is presented

A weight or burden to be carried; to put goods into a vehicle or system

Firmly fixed and unlikely to change; a building for keeping horses

The act of presenting someone or something; an opening section of a text

To divide or break apart; a crack or separation

A state of ease and well-being; to relieve someone's distress

To divide and give out; to supply or deliver

Sick or unwell; harmful; badly or imperfectly

The storyline of a narrative; a secret scheme; a small piece of land

A main section of a book; a distinct period or phase