Concise Definitions of 30 Common English Words
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Common English Words and Their Definitions
A
Androgynous
- Partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.
B
Boost
- Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
C
Castaway
- A person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place.
D
Drift
- (Especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind.
E
Elbow
- The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
Encouragement
- The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
Entourage
- A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
Eyebrow
- The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket.
Eyelash
- Each of the short curved hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, serving to protect the eyes from dust particles.
I
Interviewee
- A person who is interviewed.
Investment
- The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
K
Kingdom
- A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
M
Misconception
- A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.
Monarchy
- A form of government with a monarch at the head.
O
Oar
- A pole with a flat blade, pivoting in an oar lock, used to row or steer a boat through the water.
Outrageous
- Shockingly bad or excessive.
P
Parliament
- The highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Politician
- A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office.
R
Raft
- A flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.
Refugee
- A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Riot
- A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
S
Seasick
- Suffering from sickness or nausea caused by the motion of a ship at sea.
Shipwreck
- The destruction of a ship at sea by sinking or breaking up, e.g., in a storm or after running aground.
Speck
- A tiny spot.
Stuffy
- (Of a person's nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult, typically as a result of illness.
Surveillance
- Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
Swarm
- A large or dense group of insects, especially flying ones.
T
Temple
- The flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.
U
Upsurge
- An upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase.
W
Weapon
- A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.