Vocabulary Portfolio

MEANING an inherent mental
or physical power.

potential SYNONYMS
senses
wits VOCABULARY
98

MEANING break down; cease
to work well

break down SYNONYMS
crash
stall

VOCABULARY
99

MEANING

extremely interesting.

engrossing SYNONYMS
absorbing
tempting VOCABULARY
100

MEANING A long, narrow, deep
inlet between cliffs.

bay SYNONYMS
creek
gulf VOCABULARY
101

MEANING run away from a
place or situation
of danger.

scram SYNONYMS
escape
vamoose VOCABULARY
102

MEANING the power or right to
act, speak, or think as
one wants without
hindrance or restraint.

due SYNONYMS
privilege
prerogative VOCABULARY
103



MEANING

obtain or secure.

clinch SYNONYMS
scoop
secure VOCABULARY
105

MEANING cause (something,
especially an emotion
or situation) to arise
or come about.

cause SYNONYMS
produce
engender VOCABULARY
106

MEANING A large body of ice
which flows under
its own mass,
usually downhill.

verglas SYNONYMS
iceberg
hoarfrost VOCABULARY
107

MEANING The action of
becoming larger
or more extensive.

proliferation SYNONYMS

sequence
spread

VOCABULARY
108

MEANING Person administrating
government.

chief SYNONYMS
premier
chairman VOCABULARY
109

MEANING arrange in or allocate

to grades; class or sort.

rank SYNONYMS
brand
bracket VOCABULARY
110

MEANING successfully complete
an academic degree,
course of training, or
high school.

pass SYNONYMS
qualify
be licensed VOCABULARY
111

MEANING a sum of money given
by a government or
other organization for
a particular purpose.

endowment SYNONYMS
subvention
benefaction

VOCABULARY
112

MEANING feeling or showing
an appreciation of
kindness.

thankful SYNONYMS
indebted
appreciative

VOCABULARY
113

MEANING reduce (something)
to small particles or
powder by crushing
it.

crush SYNONYMS
pound
powder VOCABULARY
114



MEANING pause before saying
or doing something,
especially through
uncertainty.

delay SYNONYMS
dither
waver VOCABULARY
116

MEANING

of great vertical extent.

tall SYNONYMS
lofty
towering VOCABULARY
117

MEANING A naturally raised
area of land, not as
high or craggy as a
mountain.

drift SYNONYMS
mound
summit VOCABULARY
118

MEANING used to introduce a
statement that
contrasts with or
seems to contradict
something that has
been said previously.

but SYNONYMS

anyway
nevertheless

VOCABULARY
119

MEANING of low social,
administrative,
or political rank.

Low SYNONYMS
poor
mean VOCABULARY
120



MEANING a system of ideas and
ideals, especially one
which forms the basis
of economic or political
theory and policy.

creed SYNONYMS
ethics
doctrine VOCABULARY
122

MEANING lack of knowledge
or information.

innocence SYNONYMS

unconsciousness
incomprehension

VOCABULARY
123

MEANING comprise or contain
as part of a whole.

comprise SYNONYMS
embrace
involve VOCABULARY
124

MEANING
to an increasing extent;
more and more.

growingly SYNONYMS

progressively
more and more

VOCABULARY
125

MEANING

single; separate.

sole SYNONYMS
single
isolate VOCABULARY
126

MEANING economic activity
concerned with the
processing of raw
materials and
manufacture of goods
in factories.

production SYNONYMS

fabrication
manufacturing

VOCABULARY
127

MEANING as is certain to
happen; unavoidably.

automatically SYNONYMS

definitely
perforce

VOCABULARY
128

MEANING contaminate with
harmful organisms.

foul SYNONYMS
taint
pollute VOCABULARY
129

MEANING An increase in
quantity, size, or
degree

buildup SYNONYMS
escalation
pretention VOCABULARY
130

MEANING

have an influence on.

affect SYNONYMS
convince
manipulate VOCABULARY
131

MEANING to write or carve on
something.

etch SYNONYMS
Score
engrave VOCABULARY
132

MEANING demand something
forcefully, not
accepting refusal

exhort SYNONYMS
persist,
demand, VOCABULARY
133

MEANING as an alternative
or substitute.

rather SYNONYMS
ideally
by choice VOCABULARY
134

MEANING

relating to the intellect.

mental SYNONYMS
cerebral
cognitive VOCABULARY
135

MEANING include as a necessary
part or result.

entail SYNONYMS
require
concern VOCABULARY
136

MEANING A contiguous area of
land totally surrounded
by water.

isle SYNONYMS
holm
haven VOCABULARY
137



MEANING A small stream of
running water.

loch SYNONYMS
mere
lagoon VOCABULARY
139

MEANING Landlocked or
noncoastal.

interior SYNONYMS
noncoastal
blocked-in VOCABULARY
140

MEANING The surrounding area,
circumstances,
conditions, or objects.

scene SYNONYMS
matrix
surround VOCABULARY
141

MEANING A collapse of a mass of
earth or rock from a
mountain or cliff.

landslip SYNONYMS
earthfall
avalanche VOCABULARY
142

MEANING an individual rule as

part of a system of law.

rule SYNONYMS
decree
ukase VOCABULARY
143

MEANING an educational talk to
an audience, especially
to students in a
university or college.

talk SYNONYMS
speech
address VOCABULARY
144

MEANING The state of being
responsible for
something,
especially legally.

ought SYNONYMS

charge
consignment

VOCABULARY
145

MEANING Domesticated
bovine animals.

herd SYNONYMS
beasts
bovines VOCABULARY
146

MEANING the ability to
read and write.

scholarship SYNONYMS
education
learning VOCABULARY
147