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add (v) to put on or with something else to make larger or better
Example
The soup tasted better after I added salt and pepper to it.
Antonym
remove
Word Family
addition
alert (adj) watching carefully; quick to notice and act
Example
The alert driver avoided a hole in the road.
Synonym
attentive, vigilant, watchful
Antonym
inattentive, careless
Word Family
alertness
aloud (adv) in a voice that can be heard; not in a whisper
Example
Please read aloud to the class.
Synonym
clearly
Antonym
silently
announcement (n) a public or formal statement
Example
The newspaper prints wedding announcements once a week.
Synonym
bulletin, notice
aware (adj) knowing or careful (usually followed by "of")
Example
I am aware of the hole in my shirt.
Synonym
conscious
Antonym
ignorant, unaware
Word Family
awareness 
brainy (adj) (informal) of superior intelligence; clever
Example
Some men dislike brainy women.
Synonym
bright, intellectual, intelligent
Antonym
brainless, stupid
bright (adj) quick to learn; smart
Example
There are bright children in any neighborhood.
Synonym
brilliant, clever, intelligent, smart
Word Family
brightly, brightness
combine (v) to bring or join together into a whole
Example
He combined dirt and water to make mud.
Synonym
blend, join, mix
Antonym
isolate, separate
Word Family
combination
comment (v) to give a spoken or written opinion
Example
A lot of people commented on his new haircut.
Synonym
note
Word Family
commentary
confident (adj) sure about one's own abilities
Example
Lara was shy, but new friends have made her more confident.
Synonym
self-confident
Antonym
insecure, shy, timid
Word Family
confidence
congestion (n) excessive traffic or the slowness and obstruction it causes
Example
Congestion could be reduced if more people used public transportation.
cut out (phr) (informal) to forgo or discontinue
Example
He cut out red meat in his diet.
dry up (phr) to become nonexistent
Example
There are no lakes at the Sahara desert; they all dried up.
Synonym
evaporate
emission (n) an amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is sent out
Example
Car emissions are really dangerous for the environment
Synonym
discharge, exhaust
ensure (v) to make certain; cause to be a certainty
Example
The role of the police is to ensure that the law is obeyed.
Synonym
assure, guarantee, see
exhaust (v) to use all of; use up
Example
The campers exhausted their supply of food and had to catch fish.
Synonym
consume, finish off, run out of, use up
Word Family
exhausted, exhausting 
figure (n) a picture or drawing, often with a number, in a book or other document
Example
Please see figures 3 and 4.
Synonym
numeral
generation (n) the entire group of people who were born around the same time
Example
People of my grandmother's generation did not have television when they were kids.
global warming (n) an increase in the world's temperatures, which many scientists believe is caused in part by the greenhouse effect
Example
Global warming is the cause of the melting of North Pole icebergs.
hand out (phr) to give to each person; pass out; distribute
Example
We handed out candy on Halloween.
Synonym
distribute, give
increase (v) to become greater in amount, number, or size
Example
The population of our town is increasing.
Synonym
expand, grow, rise
Antonym
decrease, shrink
Word Family
increasing, increased, increasingly 
independent (adj) not ruled by another; ruling oneself
Example
France is an independent nation.
Synonym
free
Antonym
dependent
Word Family
independence, independently 
information (n) (shortened form: info) knowledge or facts that come from a source
Example
The newspaper is full of information.
Synonym
intelligence, knowledge, material
Word Family
informational 
make sense (phr) to show or be supported by reason and clear thinking
Example
This paragraph doesn't make sense to me.I do not understand it at all.
mode (n) a way of doing something
Example
Cars, buses, and trains are popular modes of transportation.
Synonym
condition, way, manner
muscle (n) tissue in the body of animals and humans that moves parts of the body
Example
When I was younger, I had more muscle and less fat on my body.
Word Family
muscular
opportunity (n) a good chance or favorable situation
Example
Her trip to Asia was an opportunity to learn about different cultures.
Synonym
occasion
percent (n) for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol %
Example
Only eighty percent of the tickets were sold.
Word Family
percentage
performance (n) way of working or operating
Example
He's unhappy with his car's performance.
Synonym
method, technique
prefer (v) to like, choose or want one thing rather than another
Example
He prefers carrots to all other vegetables.
Word Family
preference
resource (n) (plural) all of a country's wealth and its ways of producing wealth
Example
Oil is one of Iraq's most important natural resources.
Word Family
resourceful
safety (n) the condition of being protected from or out of danger
Example
Sue wears a helmet for safety when she rides her bike.
Synonym
protection, security
Antonym
danger, jeopardy, risk
smart (adj) clever; intelligent
Example
The smart boy taught himself how to read.
Synonym
bright, sharp, intelligent
Antonym
dull, dumb, stupid
Word Family
smartly
whereas (conj) while in contrast
Example
He is kind, whereas she is cruel.
Synonym
but, while
wonder (v) to want to know or be curious about
Example
I wonder where she is.
Word Family
wonderer