Reading Vocabulary 2 Edited

Chapter 1
1. Dwelling: A place where someone lives.

Synonym: Residence, home
2. Estate: A large area of land owned by someone.

Synonym: Property, mansion
3. Ferocity: Extreme intensity or violence.

Synonym: Aggression, intensity
4. Fieldwork: Practical work conducted in the natural environment rather

than in a lab or office.
Synonym: Research
5. Foray: A quick attack or raid; an initial attempt into a new activity.

Synonym: trips
6. Grief: Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. Synonym:

Sorrow, mental suffering
7. Grime: Dirt that covers a surface.

Synonym: Filth, dirt
8. Legacy: Something handed down from the past.

Synonym: Heritage, gift
9. Mark: A visible impression on a surface or a symbol.

Synonym: symbol
10. Patch: A small area differing from the rest.

Synonym: Section, Area, small piece
11. Predictability: The quality of being able to be anticipated or expected.

Synonym: expected
12. Shelter: A place giving protection from bad weather or danger.
Synonym: protection from the elements
13. Dismantle: To take something apart.

Synonym: take apart
14. Lessen: To make something smaller or weaker.

Synonym: Reduce, diminish
15. Rummage: To search through something in a disorderly way. Synonym:

Search frantically
16. Shift: To move or cause something to move from one place to another.
Synonym: Change, Move
17. Adrift: Lacking direction or purpose.

Synonym: Lost, floating out of control
18. Converted: Changed from one form to another.

Synonym: Transformed, modified
19. Intact: Not damaged or broken.

Synonym: Unbroken, Whole, unchanged
20. Poignant: Evoking a strong sense of sadness or regret.

Synonym: Moving, Touching, nostalgic
21.Pass through: To go through a place without staying for long.

Synonym: Travel through, moving through
Chapter 2
1. Beneficiary: A person who gains something from an event, usually money

or help. Synonym: Recipient
2. Constituent: A person who is part of a whole, especially in a political

context.
Synonym: Voter, Component
3. Convulsions: A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable movement of the body.

Synonym: contractions
4. Plant: a large facility or building where goods are manufactured or

processed.
Synonym: Factory (in an industrial context).
5. Restraint: Holding back or controlling something.

Synonym: Control, Limitation
6. Strain: A force or pressure that puts stress on something. Synonym:

Tension, Stress, signs of tension
7. Tariff: A tax on goods coming into or going out of a country.

Synonym: Duty, Tax, import duties
8. Accumulate: To gather or pile up over time.

Synonym: Collect
9. Address: To speak or write to someone, or to deal with a problem.

Synonym: Handle, Deal with, do something about
10. Amass: To collect a large amount of something.

Synonym: Gather, acquire
11. Envision: To picture something in your mind.

Synonym: Imagine
12. Exceed: To go beyond a limit.
Synonym: gone beyond
13. Institute: To set up or establish something, especially a system or policy.

Synonym: Establish
14. Reinvigorate: To give new energy or strength to something.

Synonym: gave renewed energy to
15. Uphold: To maintain or support something.

Synonym: Support, Defend
16. Urge: To strongly encourage someone to do something.

Synonym: strongly Encourage, Press
17. Defective: Imperfect or faulty.

Synonym: Flawed
18. Obscure: Not clear or hard to understand.

Synonym: Unclear, unknown
19. Shrewd: Having or showing sharp judgment and intelligence.

Synonym: calculating
20. Barely: Only just, or almost not.

Synonym: Hardly
21.In flux: In a state of constant change.

Synonym: Unstable, changing
Chapter 3
1. Blending: Mixing different things together. (Synonym: mixture)

2. Contraption: A machine or device that looks strange or complicated.
(Synonym: strange looking machine)
3. Domination: Control or power over others. (Synonym: control)
4. Era: A period of time in history. (Synonym: period)
5. Masterpiece: A work of outstanding skill or artistry. (Synonym: classic)
6. Parable: A simple story that teaches a lesson. (Synonym: simple stories
with lessons)
7. Tip: A small piece of advice. (Synonym: piece of advice)
8. Trend: A general direction of change or development. (Synonym:
tendency)
9. Devour: To eat quickly and completely. (Synonym: consume)
10. Flutter: To move quickly or lightly. (Synonym: fly up and down)
11. Heralded: To announce something. (Synonym: proclaimed)
12. Hover: To stay in one place in the air. (Synonym: float)
13. Overwhelmed: To overpower or flood. (Synonym: deeply affected)
14. Resurrect: To bring back to life. (Synonym: revive)
15. Waned: To decrease in size or strength. (Synonym: declined)
16. Dazzling: Extremely bright or impressive. (Synonym: stunning, awesome)
17. Fervent: Showing strong passion or enthusiasm. (Synonym: passionate)
18. Grounded: Sensible and realistic. (Synonym: based)
19. Irreversible: Cannot be undone. (Synonym: unchangeable)
• Long-drawn-out: Lasting for a long time. (Synonym: time consuming)
20. Soaring: Rising high quickly. (Synonym: skyrocketing)
21. Swift: Moving very fast. (Synonym: quick, rapid)
22. Astonishingly: In a surprising way. (Synonym: surprisingly)
23. Obstinately: Stubbornly refusing to change. (Synonym: stubbornly)

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Chapter 1

1. Dwelling: A place where someone lives.

2. Estate: A large area of land owned by someone.

3. Ferocity: Extreme intensity or violence.

4. Fieldwork: Practical work conducted in the natural environment rather

5. Foray: A quick attack or raid; an initial attempt into a new activity.

6. Grief: Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. Synonym:

7. Grime: Dirt that covers a surface.

8. Legacy: Something handed down from the past.

9. Mark: A visible impression on a surface or a symbol.

10. Patch: A small area differing from the rest.

11. Predictability: The quality of being able to be anticipated or expected.

13. Dismantle: To take something apart.

14. Lessen: To make something smaller or weaker.

15. Rummage: To search through something in a disorderly way. Synonym:

17. Adrift: Lacking direction or purpose.

18. Converted: Changed from one form to another.

19. Intact: Not damaged or broken.

20. Poignant: Evoking a strong sense of sadness or regret.

21.Pass through: To go through a place without staying for long.

1. Beneficiary: A person who gains something from an event, usually money

2. Constituent: A person who is part of a whole, especially in a political

3. Convulsions: A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable movement of the body.

4. Plant: a large facility or building where goods are manufactured or

5. Restraint: Holding back or controlling something.

6. Strain: A force or pressure that puts stress on something. Synonym:

7. Tariff: A tax on goods coming into or going out of a country.

8. Accumulate: To gather or pile up over time.

9. Address: To speak or write to someone, or to deal with a problem.

10. Amass: To collect a large amount of something.

11. Envision: To picture something in your mind.

13. Institute: To set up or establish something, especially a system or policy.

14. Reinvigorate: To give new energy or strength to something.

15. Uphold: To maintain or support something.

16. Urge: To strongly encourage someone to do something.

17. Defective: Imperfect or faulty.

18. Obscure: Not clear or hard to understand.

19. Shrewd: Having or showing sharp judgment and intelligence.

20. Barely: Only just, or almost not.

21.In flux: In a state of constant change.

1. Blending: Mixing different things together. (Synonym: mixture)

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