NGSL 3000 — Advanced Vocabulary

A loan secured against property (n.); to pledge property as collateral (v.)

A humorous play or film with a happy ending

Official approval; a penalty imposed to enforce compliance; to authorize or penalize

A person not in the military or police; relating to ordinary citizens

Happening once a week; a publication issued every week

Seeds of cereal crops; a small particle; texture or pattern in wood

A tool with bristles for cleaning or painting; to clean or touch lightly

To give one's time or energy entirely to a purpose or person

The act of measuring; a value obtained by measuring

An administrative division of a country; an area of responsibility or expertise

Lack of difficulty; a state of comfort (n.); to reduce pain or tension (v.)

Official consent or authorization to do something

Having good judgment and experience; sensible

Land along the edge of a body of water; to prop up or support

Clearly different or separate; easy to perceive

Causing admiration or respect; having a strong positive effect

A person or organization competing against others

Unpleasant to look at; morally offensive

Not extreme or excessive; to reduce intensity; a person with moderate views

To convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning

Coming or happening after something else

Happening often; to visit a place regularly

Very bad or unpleasant; extremely

To regard with respect, pleasure, or approval

To be greater than or go beyond a limit or standard

An organization helping those in need; money or goods given to the poor; generosity

Occurring daily; ordinary and commonplace

To dare to do something risky; a risky or daring undertaking

Sufficient or good enough for a purpose

A large keyboard musical instrument; softly (as a musical direction)

The blank edge of a page; a border or edge; an extra amount beyond the minimum

A hard building material of cement and gravel; real and specific rather than abstract

To pursue someone or something; the act of pursuit

A newly enlisted soldier or new member; to enlist or hire new members

Purpose, reason, or benefit (as in 'for the sake of')

To look steadily and intently; a long fixed look

The condition of carrying a developing baby in the womb

To make a solemn promise or oath; to use offensive language

A thin piece cut from something; to cut into thin pieces

A state of disorder or uncertainty; inability to think clearly

A black rock burned as fuel; to supply or take on coal

A rule expressed in symbols; a method for achieving a result

Perfectly accurate in every detail; to demand something forcibly

The brother or brother-in-law of one's parent

A quality belonging to something; to regard something as caused by someone

To have the courage to do something; to challenge someone

To exhale deeply expressing emotion; a deep audible breath of weariness or relief

A place where art is displayed; the highest seating area in a theater