English words with definitions. List 4

Principal is first or highest in rank or importance. Python is a big constricting snake. Quartz is one of the most common minerals. Quash is to put down or suppress. Queer is strange or odd. Quirk is a peculiarity. Raccoon is an animal with a mask-like stripe across the eyes. Racquetball is a game similar to handball, but played with a racquet. Raise is to move to a higher position. Ramble is to wander around in an aimless manner. Rapport is relation or connection. Rapture is ecstatic joy or delight. Ravine is a narrow, steep-sided valley. Razor is an instrument used for shaving. Reactor is an apparatus in which a nuclear chain-reaction can be obtained. Receipt is a written acknowledgment of having received something. Receive is to take something into one's possession. Recess is a temporary withdrawal from work or activity. Recite is to repeat words from memory. Recommend is to present as worthy of confidence or acceptance. Reduce is to bring down to a smaller amount. Refrigerator is a container in which items are kept cool or cold. Refugee is a person who flees his country in time of upheaval or war. Regular is usual or normal. Relieve is to ease or alleviate pain, distress or anxiety. Reservoir is a place where water is collected or stored. Resign is to give up an office or position. Review is going over a subject. Rhyme is a word agreeing with another word in terminal sound. Rhythm is movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent. Ritual is a prescribed or established procedure. Routine is a customary or usual procedure. Rumor is a story without confirmation or certainty as to facts. Scene is the place where some action or event occurs. Scent is a distinctive color. Schedule is a plan of procedure. Scheme is an underhand plot, intrigue. Scholar is a learned person. Science is a branch of knowledge or study. Scissors is a cutting instrument. Seize is to take hold of forcibly. Shear is to cut something. Sheer is transparently thin. Shepherd is a person who tends or guards sheep. Sheriff is the law-enforcement officer of a county. Shield is a piece of armor worn on the arm of defensive purposes. Siege is the act of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from aid or supplies. Sigh is to let out one's breath audibly. Sight is the power or faculty of seeing. Sign is a token or indication. Sincere is free of deceit or falseness. Site is the position or location of something. Soccer is football as it is played around the world. Source is anything from which something comes or arises. Souvenir is a usually inexpensive reminder of a place visited. Spaghetti is a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin. Stationary means standing still, not moving. Stature is the height of a human or animal body. Straight is without a bend or angle, not curved. Strength is the quality or state of being strong. Successor is a person or thing that succeeds or follows. Suede is kid or other leather finished with a soft, nappy surface. Superintendent is a person who oversees or directs some work. Supervisor is a person who supervises the work done by others. Sword is a weapon consisting of a blade and a hilt. Tablespoonful is the amount a tablespoon can hold. Tabloid is a newspaper whose pages are about half the size of a standard-sized newspaper. Tackle is equipment, apparatus or gear, especially for fishing. Tailor is a person who makes, mends or alters clothing. Tale is a narrative that relates details or some event or incident. Talk is to communicate by speaking. Tantrum is a violent demonstration of rage. Tardy means late. Tattle is to let out secrets. Tattoo is an indelible marking on the skin. Tease is to irritate or provoke. Teethe means to grow or cut teeth. Telescope is an instrument to make distant objects appear larger. Tension is the act of stretching or straining. Terrace is a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides. Thaw is to pass from a frozen to a liquid state. Theme is a subject of discourse or discussion. Thief is a person who steals. Tight is firmly or closely fixed in place. Tissue IS as in tissue paper. Toad is an amphibian, a close relative of the frog. Toast is sliced bread that has been browned by heat. Toboggan is a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled. Tombstone is a marker on a tomb or grave. Tough means strong and durable. Trample is to tread or stamp heavily. Tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle for children. Typewriter is a machine to produce letters and characters on paper. Ukulele is a small, guitar-like instrument. Unanswerable is not capable of being answered. Unconscious means without awareness or cognition. Vacuum is a space entirely devoid of matter. Vanilla IS as in the flavor. Villain is a cruelly malicious person. Warranty is assurance. Weigh is to determine the force of gravity on an object by using a scale. Weird is unearthly or uncanny. Wield is to exercise power or authority. Yacht is a private cruising vessel. Yolk is the yellow substance of an egg.