Intermediate Vocabulary Words

To support, encourage, or help advance something; to raise in position or rank.

A person who organizes, supports, or encourages an activity, event, or cause; also someone who arran...

To cause or incite an action; done without delay.

To promote or make widely known, especially a doctrine, idea, or policy.

Likely to suffer or experience something, especially something unpleasant; physically lying face dow...

A swift North American mammal resembling an antelope, known for its speed and keen eyesight.

Clearly noticeable or strongly marked; distinct.

Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.

To read and correct errors in written or printed material.

To spread or promote an idea, theory, or belief widely; to reproduce or multiply, especially in biol...

To drive or push something forward or onward.

A substance used to produce a jet of fluid to propel a vehicle, especially a rocket.

A natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way.

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances; also, complete or utter when emphasizing something.

Something owned; a characteristic or quality of something.

A person who claims to speak by divine inspiration or to foretell future events.

Predicting or foretelling future events; resembling the utterances of a prophet.

A person who advocates or supports a theory, proposal, or policy.

The relationship between parts or quantities in terms of size, number, or degree; harmony or balance...

A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration, especially one made formally.

To put forward an idea, plan, or suggestion for consideration; to suggest someone for a position or ...

A person who owns or manages a business or property.

A form of business ownership in which one individual owns and operates the business, assuming full f...

Conformity to accepted standards of behavior or manners; appropriateness.

The force that drives something forward, especially a vehicle; the act of driving forward or onward.

To formally forbid or prohibit something, especially by law.

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure or poetic devices.

To bring legal action against someone in court; to carry out a task or aim with persistence.

The possibility or likelihood of some future event; a potential opportunity or candidate.

A person who searches for valuable minerals, especially gold, in uninhabited regions.

To be or become successful, especially financially; to thrive.

The state of being prosperous; financial success or good fortune.

Flourishing financially; successful and rich.

Lying flat, especially face down; also means to cause someone to become helpless or overcome.

The main character in a story, usually driving the plot forward.

Favoring trade policies that restrict imports to protect domestic industries.

A large biomolecule composed of amino acids, essential for cell structure and function.

An expression of objection or disapproval, often in public.

A set of rules governing procedures, especially in diplomacy or computing.

An early version of a product or system used for testing and design.

Sticking out or extending from a surface.

The origin or source of something, especially used in reference to art or artifacts.

A narrow or limited perspective influenced by local or regional views.

A supply of something, especially food; also means a stipulation in a legal document.

Serving as a temporary measure until something more permanent is established.

An action or event that incites someone to react, especially angrily.

Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction; intended to stimulate thought or discussion.

To cause a reaction, especially an angry or enthusiastic one.

Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

To inquire too closely into someone else's private affairs; to use force to open something.

A false or fictitious name, especially one used by an author.

The branch of medicine focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental illness.

A therapeutic method developed by Sigmund Freud that explores unconscious thoughts and emotions to u...

The scientific study of the human mind and behavior, including emotions, thoughts, and mental proces...

The attention given to someone or something by the media, often used to promote awareness or fame.

To make information or an event widely known, often through media or advertising.

A small pool of liquid, typically water, on the ground, often formed by rain.

The soft, moist tissue inside fruits or teeth, or a thick, moist mass of material.

The rhythmic expansion of arteries caused by the heart beating; also refers to a legume such as bean...