Intermediate Vocabulary Words

Careful in the use of resources, especially money or materials; efficient and frugal.

The social science concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and service...

To spend less money or use resources frugally.

The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumpti...

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

An overwhelming feeling of joy or delight; also, a synthetic drug known as MDMA.

A current of air or water moving in a circular direction, often opposite to the main current.

A mammal belonging to a group that lacks teeth or has reduced teeth, such as sloths or armadillos.

The outer or farthest point of something; a sharp side or border.

Safe and suitable to eat; fit for human consumption.

A formal proclamation or command issued by an authority.

A large, imposing building; also used metaphorically for a complex system or organization.

To instruct or improve someone morally or spiritually.

An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the views of the editors; also refers to the opinio...

Having received formal instruction or training; knowledgeable.

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

Strange and frightening because of being mysterious or unfamiliar.

To wipe out or make inconspicuous; to erase or obliterate.

Successful in producing a desired or intended result; functioning well.

The degree to which something achieves its intended purpose.

Adequate to accomplish a purpose; successful.

Physical or mental exertion made to achieve something.

The hard, fragile outer layer of a bird's egg.

Outstandingly bad or shocking.

Force or throw out, often suddenly or involuntarily.

Marked by complexity or in detail; to develop or explain in greater detail.

Able to stretch and return to original shape; flexible or adaptable.

The ability of something to return to its original shape after being stretched or deformed; flexibil...

The joint where the upper and lower arm meet; can also refer to a forceful use of the arm to push th...

Old or aging, typically referring to people in the later stage of life.

A process in which people vote to choose a candidate for public office or to decide a policy.

Relating to electricity or the use of electric current.

Relating to the combined effects of electricity and magnetism, often describing waves or fields.

A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms.

The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Graceful and attractive in appearance or manner; also used to describe something simple but clever.

A fundamental or essential part of something; in chemistry, a substance made of only one type of ato...

Relating to the basic or fundamental parts of something; also refers to primary education.

To raise something to a higher level, position, or condition.

The height of something above a reference point, usually sea level; also means the act of raising.

A device that moves people or goods vertically between floors in a building.

To draw out or provoke a response from someone.

Qualified or entitled to participate in or receive something.

To remove or get rid of something, or to exclude from consideration or competition.

The act of removing or getting rid of something; often used in competition or waste processing.

A select group of people considered to be superior in a particular field or society.

A magical or medicinal liquid believed to cure all ills or confer great benefits.

Referring to an oval shape, or expressing something in a concise, indirect, or ambiguous way.

To make longer, especially by stretching or extension.

Fluent, persuasive, and expressive in speaking or writing.

Used to refer to an additional or different person, thing, or option.

To make something clear or easier to understand through explanation.

To escape from or avoid something skillfully, or to fail to be understood by someone.

Difficult to find, catch, understand, or achieve.

To flow out from a source; to originate.

To free someone from legal, social, or political restrictions.

The act of freeing someone from slavery, oppression, or restriction.

To begin a new project, course of action, or journey.

To make someone feel self-conscious, ashamed, or uncomfortable.

The official residence or offices of an ambassador, typically in a foreign country.