NGSL 3000 — Advanced Vocabulary

A person admired for courage or noble deeds; the main character in a story

A mass of water droplets in the sky; to become overcast or obscured

The act of intervening in a situation or dispute; an effort to help someone with a problem

To quote or refer to a source as evidence; a citation

General well-being; government financial assistance for those in need

A plant or plant part grown for food; relating to plants

Belonging to the same time period; modern; a person of the same era

A sports competition among member teams; a group united for a common purpose

Termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan

Only just; by a very small margin

Below or underneath something; lower in rank

Next to; at the side of

A thick wire or rope for transmitting electricity or signals; cable TV

The fatty part of milk; a smooth cosmetic substance; the best of a group

A movable barrier in a fence or wall; a logic circuit

Firm and stable in shape; reliable; a substance with fixed shape and volume

Low green plants with narrow leaves; a lawn or pasture

The measurement from base to top; the highest or most intense point

Almost or nearly; in effect but not formally

Having the ability to produce original and imaginative ideas

Homosexual, especially male; (older use) happy and lively

Having committed a crime; feeling remorse or shame

A person who moves to another country to live permanently

Contrary to or forbidden by law or rules

Help or support given to someone

For all time; for an extremely long time

To enclose in paper or fabric; a covering material or loose outer garment

A mental disorder causing persistent sadness; a period of economic decline; a sunken area

A learned person or academic expert; a scholarship student

A solid dairy food made from milk curds

A polite title used when addressing a man

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking

A baked food made from flour dough; to coat with breadcrumbs

To cry out shrilly; a loud shrill cry of fear or excitement

All existing matter and space; everything under consideration

To a great extent or degree; far down into something

To pull along a surface (v.); a force resisting motion; something that slows progress (n.)

A company providing scheduled passenger flights

A list of items to be discussed or a plan of things to do

The covering forming the top of a building; to cover with a roof

Treatment of a physical or mental health condition

A hard metal made from iron; to mentally prepare for something difficult

Relating to sight or vision; an image or graphic element

Involving great physical force or harm; very intense

Free from sound or noise; not speaking

To become aware of something through the senses; to understand or interpret

A single thickness of material; one level in a series of stacked items

A part or share of something; a serving of food