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Food Idioms

bread-and-butter issue

duck soup

big enchilada

wine and dine

chew the fat

couch potato

spill the beans

salt mine

take the cake

hot potato

butter up

top banana

good egg

meal ticket

big cheese

bring home the bacon

gravy train

bad egg

kettle of fish

sweet tooth

pea soup

free lunch

meat and potatoes

salad days

piece of cake

half-baked

eat up

forbidden fruit

in a nutshell

silver spoon

food for thought

1000 Basic English words A to L, Part 1

a

about

above

across

act

active

activity

add

afraid

after

again

age

ago

agree

air

all

alone

along

already

always

amount

android

angry

another

answer

any

anyway

any

anywhere

appear

apple

are

area

arm

army

around

arrive

art

as

ask

at

attack

aunt

autumn

away

baby

back

bad

bag

ball

bank

base

basket

bath

be

bean

bear

beautiful

bed

bedroom

beer

behave

before

begin

behind

bell

below

besides

best

better

between

big

bird

birth

birthday

bit

bite

black

bleed

block

blood

blow

blue

board

boat

body

boil

bone

book

border

born

borrow

both

bottle

bottom

bowl

box

boy

branch

brave

bread

break

breakfast

breathe

bridge

bright

bring

brother

brown

brush

build

burn

business

bus

busy

but

buy

by

cake

call

can

candle

cap

car

card

care

careful

careless

carry

case

cat

catch

central

century

certain

chair

chance

change

chase

cheap

cheese

chicken

child

childhood

chocolate

choice

choose

circle

city

class

clever

clean

clear

climb

clock

cloth

clothes

cloud

cloudy

close

coffee

coat

coin

cold

collect

colour

comb

comfortable

common

compare

come

complete

computer

condition

continue

control

cook

cool

copper

corn

corner

correct

cost

contain

count

country

course

cover

crash

cross

cry

cup

cupboard

cut

dance

dangerous

dark

daughter

day

dead

decide

decrease

deep

deer

depend

desk

destroy

develop

die

different

difficult

dinner

direction

dirty

discover

dish

direction

do

dog

door

double

down

draw

dream

dress

drink

drive

drop

dry

duck

dust

duty

each

ear

early

earn

earth

east

easy

eat

education

effect

egg

eight

either

electric

elephant

effect

empty

end

enemy

enjoy

enough

enter

equal

entrance

escape

even

evening

event

ever

every

everyday

exact

everywhere

examination

example

except

excited

exercise

expect

expensive

explain

extremely

eye

face

fact

fail

fall

false

family

famous

far

farm

father

fast

fat

fault

fear

feed

feel

female

fever

few

fight

fill

film

find

fine

finger

finish

fire

first

fit

five

fix

flag

flat

float

floor

flour

flower

fly

fold

food

fool

foot

football

force

foreign

forest

forget

forgive

fork

form

fox

four

free

freedom

freeze

fresh

friend

friendly

front

fruit

full

fun

funny

furniture

further

future

game

garden

gate

general

gentleman

get

gift

give

glad

glass

go

goat

god

gold

good

goodbye

grandfather

grandmother

grass

grave

great

green

grey

ground

group

grow

gun

H

hair

half

hall

hammer

hand

happen

happy

hard

hat

hate

have

he

head

healthy

hear

heavy

hello

help

heart

heaven

height

help

hen

here

hero

hide

high

hill

history

hit

hobby

hold

hole

holiday

home

hope

horse

hospital

hot

hotel

house

hundred

hungry

hour

hurry

husband

hurt

I

ice

idea

important

in

increase

inside

introduce

invent

iron

invite

island

jelly

job

join

juice

jump

just

keep

key

kill

kind

king

kitchen

knee

knife

knock

know

ladder

lady

lamp

land

large

last

late

lately

laugh

lazy

lead

leaf

learn

leave

leg

left

lend

length

less

lesson

let

letter

library

lie

life

light

like

lion

lip

list

listen

little

live

lock

lonely

long

look

lose

lot

love

low

lower

luck

drunken

nudity

sacrament

Criminology Vocabulary Words

law

statutory law

penal code

case law

common law

rule of law

jurisprudence

criminal law

civil law

tort

administrative law

precedent

felony

misdemeanor

offense

infraction

treason

espionage

actus reus

mens rea

criminal negligence

motive

concurrence

ex post facto

elements

corpus delicti

Islamic law

Tazir crime

defense

alibi

justification

excuse

self-defense

entrapment

double jeopardy

substantive

inchoate

culpable

collateral

estoppel

vagrancy

conspiracy

negligent

mitigate

lewd

lascivious

duress

fraud

conflagration

inducement

incompetent

alter ego

50 Words Beginning with A

aardvark

abdicate

abhor

abstract

abstract

adamant

adverb

advice

advise

advocate

aesthetic

aesthetics

affable

affect

affect

affinity

affinity

aggregate

agnostic

ajar

akimbo

akin

allegory

alliteration

allusion

aloof

ambiguous

amiable

antagonist

antonym

aorta

apathy

apex

appreciate

aquatic

aqueous

arbitrary

aroma

aromatic

arrogant

articulate

assuage

astute

avarice

avaricious

avatar

aversion

awe

awesome

azure

Hamlet Vocabulary Words

dirge

mirth

mottle

suspicious

frailty

mourn

crow

wring

thaw

jocund

obsequious

commendable

obstinate

impious

vulgar

absurd

suspiration

supposal

jailed

coronation

gait

pester

suicidal

melancholy

juvenile

misogynistic

auspicious

canon

stale

satyr

discourse

dexterity

incestuous

truant

truncheon

countenance

grizzled

convoy

trifle

primly

virtue

sustain

importunity

prodigal

calumnious

canker

imminent

springer

scant

tether

sanctified

pious

bawd

reckless

prudish

goblin

artery

petty

duffer

purgatory

lustfulness

sulphurous

torment

sulphurous

torment

harrow

quill

fretful

serpent

prophetic

traitorous

wretch

lewdness

radiant

sate

celestial

prey

vial

porch

enmity

contrive

pernicious

arrant

knave

perchance

antic

perturbed

rein

avert

lunacy

expostulate

declension

maggot

carrion

strumpet

dungeon

airy

modesty

sterile

promontory

canopy

firmament

fretted

pestilent

congregation

quintessence

swaddle

clout

bison

rheum

diadem

mincing

clamour

milch

epitaph

rogue

conceit

cleave

pate

tweak

remorseless

treacherous

lecherous

vengeance

drab

scullion

blench

potent

enigmatic

soliloquy

contemplative

obsessed

plague

premeditation

innuendo

repudiate

Asian Vocabulary Words

lahar

raita

asana

gunnysack

batik

pangolin

cummerbund

oolong

dungaree

seersucker

gymkhana

cushy

dugong

bangle

juggernaut

chutney

jute

mongoose

mahout

shampoo

raj

mahatma

rupee

typhoon

guru

pundit

nirvana

karma

chintz

gingham

loot

jackal

bungalow

Buddha

bamboo

jungle

SAT 1000 Vocabulary Words

abase

abbess

abbey

abbot

abdicate

abdomen

abdominal

abduction

abed

aberration

abet

abeyance

abhorrence

abhorrent

abidance

abject

abjure

able-bodied

ablution

abnegate

abnormal

abominable

abominate

abomination

aboriginal

aboveboard

abrade

abrasion

abridge

abridgment

abrogate

abrupt

abscess

abscission

abscond

absence

absolution

absolve

absorb

absorption

abstain

abstemious

abstinence

abstruse

absurd

abundant

abusive

abut

abyss

academic

academician

academy

accede

accelerate

accept

access

accessible

accession

accessory

acclaim

accommodate

accompaniment

accompanist

accompany

accomplice

accomplish

accordion

accost

account

accouter

accredit

accumulate

accuracy

accurate

accursed

accusation

accusatory

accuse

accustom

acerbity

acetate

acetic

ache

achromatic

acid

acidify

acknowledge

acknowledgment

acme

acoustic

acquaint

acquiesce

acquiescence

acquire

acquisition

acquit

acquittal

acquittance

acreage

acrid

acrimonious

acrimony

actionable

actuality

actuary

actuate

acumen

acute

adamant

addendum

addle

adduce

adhere

adherence

adherent

adhesion

adieu

adjacency

adjacent

adjudge

adjunct

adjuration

adjutant

administrator

admissible

admittance

admonish

admonition

ado

adoration

adroit

adulterant

adulterate

adumbrate

advent

adverse

adversity

advert

advertiser

advisory

advocacy

advocate

aerial

aeronaut

aeronautics

affable

affect

affectation

affiliate

affirmative

affix

affluence

affront

afire

afoot

aforesaid

afresh

afterthought

agglomerate

aggrandize

aggravate

aggravation

aggregate

aggress

aggression

aggrieve

aghast

agile

agitate

agrarian

aide-de-camp

ailment

airy

akin

alabaster

alacrity

albino

album

alchemy

alcohol

alcoholism

alcove

alder

alderman

alias

alien

alienable

alienate

alienation

aliment

alkali

allay

allege

allegory

alleviate

alley

alliance

allot

allotment

allude

allusion

alluvion

ally

almanac

aloof

altar

alter

alteration

altercate

alternate

alternative

altitude

alto

altruism

altruist

amalgam

amalgamate

amateur

amatory

ambidextrous

ambiguous

ambitious

ambrosial

ambulance

ambulate

ambush

ameliorate

amenable

Americanism

amicable

amity

amorous

amorphous

amour

ampere

ampersand

amphibious

amphitheater

amplitude

amply

amputate

amusement

anachronism

anagram

analogous

analogy

analyst

analyze

anarchy

anathema

anatomy

ancestry

anecdote

anemia

anemic

anemometer

anesthetic

anew

angelic

Anglophobia

Anglo-Saxon

angular

anhydrous

animadversion

animadvert

animalcule

animate

animosity

annalist

annals

annex

annihilate

annotate

annual

annuity

annunciation

anode

anonymous

antagonism

Antarctic

ante

antecede

antecedent

antechamber

antedate

antediluvian

antemeridian

antenatal

anterior

anteroom

anthology

anthracite

anthropology

anthropomorphous

antic

Antichrist

anticlimax

anticyclone

antidote

antiphon

antiphony

antipodes

antiquary

antiquate

antique

antiseptic

antispasmodic

antistrophe

antitoxin

antonym

anxious

apathy

aperture

apex

aphorism

apiary

apogee

apology

apostasy

apostate

apostle

apothecary

apotheosis

appall

apparent

apparition

appease

appellate

appellation

append

appertain

apposite

apposition

appraise

appreciable

apprehend

apprehensible

approbation

appropriate

aqueduct

aqueous

arbiter

arbitrary

arbitrate

arbor

arboreal

arborescent

arboretum

arboriculture

arcade

archaic

archaism

archangel

archbishop

archdeacon

archaeology

archetype

archipelago

ardent

ardor

arid

aristocracy

aristocrat

armada

armful

armory

aroma

arraign

arrange

arrangement

arrant

arrival

arrogant

arrogate

artful

Arthurian

artifice

artless

ascendant

ascension

ascent

ascetic

ascribe

asexual

ashen

askance

asperity

aspirant

aspiration

aspire

assailant

assassin

assassinate

assassination

assay

assent

assess

assessor

assets

assiduous

assignee

assimilate

assonance

assonant

assonate

assuage

astringent

astute

atheism

athirst

athwart

atomizer

atone

atonement

atrocious

atrocity

attache

attest

auburn

audacious

audible

audition

auditory

augment

augur

Augustinian

aura

aural

auricle

auricular

auriferous

aurora

auspice

austere

autarchy

authentic

authenticity

autobiography

autocracy

autocrat

automaton

autonomous

autonomy

autopsy

autumnal

auxiliary

avalanche

avarice

aver

averse

aversion

avert

aviary

avidity

avocation

avow

awaken

awry

azalea

azure

bacterium

badger

baffle

bailiff

baize

bale

baleful

ballad

balsam

banal

barcarole

barograph

barometer

barring

baritone

bask

bass

baste

baton

battalion

batten

batter

bauble

bawl

beatify

beatitude

beau

becalm

beck

bedaub

bedeck

bedlam

befog

befriend

beget

begrudge

belay

belie

believe

belittle

belle

bellicose

belligerent

bemoan

benediction

benefactor

benefice

beneficent

beneficial

beneficiary

benefit

benevolence

benevolent

benign

benignant

benignity

benison

bequeath

bereave

berth

beseech

beset

besmear

bestial

bestrew

bestride

bethink

betide

betimes

betroth

betrothal

bevel

bewilder

bibliomania

bibliography

bibliophile

bibulous

bide

biennial

bier

bigamist

bigamy

bight

bilateral

bilingual

biography

biology

biped

birthright

bitterness

blase

blaspheme

blatant

blaze

blazon

bleak

blemish

blithe

blithesome

blockade

boatswain

bodice

bodily

boisterous

bole

bolero

boll

bolster

bomb

bombard

bombardier

bombast

boorish

bore

borough

bosom

botanical

botanize

botany

bountiful

bowler

boycott

brae

braggart

brandish

bravado

bravo

bray

braze

brazier

breach

breaker

breech

brethren

brevity

bric-a-brac

bridle

brigade

brigadier

brigand

brimstone

brine

bristle

Briticism

brittle

broach

broadcast

brogan

brogue

brokerage

bromine

bronchitis

bronchus

brooch

brotherhood

browbeat

brusque

buffoon

buffoonery

bulbous

bullock

bulrush

bulwark

bumper

bumptious

bungle

buoyancy

buoyant

bureau

bureaucracy

burgess

burgher

burnish

bursar

bustle

butt

butte

buttress

cabal

cabalism

cabinet

cacophony

cadaverous

cadence

cadenza

caitiff

cajole

cajolery

calculable

calculus

callosity

callow

calorie

calumny

Calvary

Calvinism

cameo

campaign

Canaanite

canary

candid

candor

canine

canon

cant

cantata

canto

cantonment

capacious

capillary

capitulate

caprice

caption

captious

captivate

carcass

cardiac

cardinal

caret

caricature

carnage

carnal

carnivorous

carouse

carrion

cartilage

cartridge

caste

castigate

casual

casualty

cataclysm

cataract

catastrophe

cathode

Catholicism

catholicity

caucus

causal

caustic

cauterize

cede

censor

censorious

census

centenary

centiliter

centimeter

centurion

cereal

ceremonial

ceremonious

cessation

cession

chagrin

chameleon

chancery

chaos

characteristic

characterize

charlatan

chasm

chasten

chastise

chastity

chateau

chattel

check

chiffon

chivalry

cholera

choleric

choral

Christ

christen

Christendom

chromatic

chronology

chronometer

cipher

circulate

circumference

circumlocution

circumnavigate

circumscribe

circumspect

citadel

cite

claimant

clairvoyance

clamorous

clan

clandestine

clangor

clarify

clarion

classify

clearance

clemency

clement

close-hauled

clothier

clumsy

coagulate

coagulant

coalescence

coalition

coddle

codicil

coerce

coercion

coercive

cogent

cognate

cognizant

cohere

cohesion

cohesive

coincide

coincidence

coincident

collaborate

collapse

collapsible

colleague

collective

collector

collegian

collide

collier

collision

colloquial

colloquialism

colloquy

collusion

colossus

comely

comestible

comical

commemorate

commentary

commingle

commissariat

commission

commitment

committal

commodity

commotion

commute

comparable

comparative

comparison

compensate

competence

competent

competitive

competitor

complacence

complacent

complaisance

complaisant

complement

complex

compliant

complicate

complication

complicity

compliment

component

comport

composure

comprehensible

comprehension

comprehensive

compress

compressible

compression

comprise

compulsion

compulsory

compunction

compute

concede

conceit

conceive

concerto

concession

conciliate

conciliatory

conclusive

concord

concordance

concur

concurrence

concurrent

concussion

condensation

condense

condescend

condolence

conduce

conducive

conduit

confectionery

confederacy

confederate

confer

conferee

confessor

confidant

confide

confidence

confident

confinement

confiscate

conflagration

confluence

confluent

conformance

conformable

conformation

conformity

confront

congeal

congenial

congest

congregate

coniferous

conjecture

conjoin

conjugal

conjugate

conjugation

conjunction

connive

connoisseur

connote

connubial

conquer

consanguineous

conscience

conscientious

conscious

conscript

consecrate

consecutive

consensus

conservatism

conservative

conservatory

consign

consignee

consignor

consistency

console

consolidate

consonance

consonant

consort

conspicuous

conspirator

conspire

constable

constellation

consternation

constituency

constituent

constrict

consul

consulate

consummate

consumption

consumptive

contagion

contagious

contaminate

contemplate

contemporaneous

contemporary

contemptible

contemptuous

contender

contiguity

contiguous

continence

contingency

contingent

continuance

continuation

continuity

continuous

contort

contraband

contradiction

contradictory

contravene

contribution

contributor

contrite

contrivance

contrive

control

controller

contumacious

contumacy

contuse

contusion

convalesce

convalescence

convalescent

convene

convenience

converge

convergent

Genetics Vocabulary Words

dominant allele

coding DNA

centromere

phenotypic

genotypic

allele

recessive allele

prokaryote

phenotype

eukaryote

gamete

gene expression

mitochondrion

ribosome

heterozygous

blood type

meiosis

gene

DNA

organelle

homozygous

chromosome

mutation

recessive

mitosis

genetic code

cell

dominant gene

dominant

trait

homologous

fertilization

inherit

inherited

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