1901 |
box |
n. case; crate; punch; hit |
1902 |
encourage |
v. to support; to inspire; to give hope |
1903 |
come along |
v. to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed |
1904 |
journalist |
n. reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent |
1905 |
drastically |
adv. intensely; in an extreme manner; severely |
1906 |
headquarter |
v. to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations |
1907 |
either |
adj. one of two |
1908 |
brake |
n. device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle |
1909 |
city |
n. town; large urban area |
1910 |
ferry |
v. to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water |
1911 |
gather |
n. drawing together; fold; pucker |
1912 |
turnover |
n. gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing |
1913 |
commerce |
n. trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money |
1914 |
refund |
n. return of money; repayment; reimbursement |
1915 |
variety |
n. assortment; kind; sort |
1916 |
gate |
n. portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway |
1917 |
fluctuate |
v. to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change |
1918 |
victim |
n. person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.) |
1919 |
resolve |
n. firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination |
1920 |
legacy |
n. inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors |
1921 |
style |
v. to plan; to design; to name; to call |
1922 |
characterize |
v. to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline |
1923 |
occur |
v. to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself |
1924 |
edit |
v. to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing |
1925 |
distract |
v. to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse |
1926 |
deposit |
v. to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down |
1927 |
specialize |
v. to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit |
1928 |
dominate |
v. to control; to rule; to command |
1929 |
fine |
v. to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify |
1930 |
direct |
v. to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise |
1931 |
pretentious |
adj. impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty |
1932 |
confuse |
v. to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle |
1933 |
contact |
v. to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with |
1934 |
ambiguity |
n. vagueness; lack of clarity |
1935 |
conscious |
adj. aware; awake; attentive |
1936 |
strap |
v. to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash |
1937 |
need |
n. requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship |
1938 |
above |
adj. mentioned earlier in the same text |
1939 |
decline |
n. downward; descent; slope; ebb |
1940 |
amend |
v. to change; to alter; to improve |
1941 |
demonstration |
n. exhibition; explanation; showing |
1942 |
avail |
n. advantage; profit; help; benefit |
1943 |
opinion |
n. attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation |
1944 |
memo |
n. reminder; internal document |
1945 |
deregulation |
n. transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization |
1946 |
leave |
n. vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell |
1947 |
slash |
n. punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease |
1948 |
screen |
n. part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed |
1949 |
paper |
n. thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire |
1950 |
aggregate |
n. combination; conjunction; group; mixture |
1951 |
hide |
v. to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight |
1952 |
thread |
v. to pass something through an opening |
1953 |
collate |
v. to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile |
1954 |
cart |
v. to drag or to carry by force |
1955 |
cope |
v. to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully |
1956 |
aim |
v. to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire |
1957 |
discover |
v. to find out; to come across; to get information about something |
1958 |
transact |
v. to carry out; to conduct; to perform |
1959 |
crop |
v. to harvest; to cut short; to clip |
1960 |
coin |
v. to mint; to invent a new word or phrase |
1961 |
occurrence |
n. happening; event; incident |
1962 |
least |
adv. to the smallest extent possible |
1963 |
update |
n. more current version of something |
1964 |
foreign |
adj. strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country |
1965 |
especially |
adv. particularly |
1966 |
paragraph |
n. passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause |
1967 |
jeopardy |
v. to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger |
1968 |
dispatch |
n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness |
1969 |
overhead |
adj. of general expenses; general |
1970 |
resume |
n. summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae |
1971 |
breadth |
n. width; broadness |
1972 |
interview |
n. meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job) |
1973 |
toll |
n. tax; charge; levy; grievous price |
1974 |
industry |
n. manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard |
1975 |
pattern |
n. sample; model; form; mold; decorative design |
1976 |
quantity |
n. amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude |
1977 |
pioneer |
n. pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps |
1978 |
sight |
n. vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle |
1979 |
graduate |
n. person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma |
1980 |
carrier |
n. person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck |
1981 |
charge |
v. to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power |
1982 |
shop |
v. to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang) |
1983 |
back up |
v. to support; to solidify; to strengthen |
1984 |
fill out |
v. to insert written information into the gaps on a form |
1985 |
challenge |
v. to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability |
1986 |
fertilize |
v. to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances |
1987 |
sponsor |
v. to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote |
1988 |
acquaint |
v. to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone |
1989 |
concrete |
v. to solidify |
1990 |
collaborate |
v. to work together; to cooperate |
1991 |
switchboard |
n. panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits |
1992 |
allow |
v. to permit; to enable |
1993 |
calendar |
n. chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable |
1994 |
assembly |
n. meeting; conference; set; group of people |
1995 |
coupon |
n. printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount |
1996 |
transfer |
v. to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on |
1997 |
thread |
n. string; thin cord; Internet discussion |
1998 |
commission |
n. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson |
1999 |
origin |
n. source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality |
2000 |
secure |
adj. safe; protected; strong; stable; confident |