A Frequency Dictionary of American English

11745 | 0.86 N

scenario n

adj worst-case, bad, possible, likely, best-case, whole, hypothetical, alternative, similar, various noun case., nightmare., kind., price, doomsday., war, climate, participant, analysis, range verb describe, imagine., create, present, consider, .involve, assume, envision, ·occur, .unfold 10902 | 0.93 A

shooting n

adj drive-by, final, fatal, three-point, deadly, outside, free-throw, mass, foul noun school, police, percent, ·guard, .death, .star, .script, .war, .range, .incident verb start, .occur, stop, kill, investigate., witness., improve, charge., accuse., injure. 10851 | 0.93 N

blind j

noun man, eye, student, people, child, date, spot, person, faith, boy, vision, woman misc who, visually, turn, deaf, impaired, impair, legally, low, nearly

10868 | 0.93

assembly n

adj general, national, legislative, final, entire, constitutional, provincial noun .line, state., ·plant, member, speaker, nation, constituent., election, school, seat verb elect, pass, require, adopt, approve, .vote, address, convene, attend, organize 11055 | 0.91 A

withdraw v

noun troop, .Kuwait, Iraq, money, hand, Israel., ·support, fund, nomination, decision., Saddam., Hussein., .name, army, .race misc .from, force, agree., completely, decide.

10584 | 0.95

strip n

adj comic, thin, narrow, commercial, white, wide, green, magnetic, coastal, blue noun bank., .mall, ·club, .land, center, sunset., landing., shopping, .joint, ·search verb cut., place, slice., lay, tear., wrap, glue, remove., attach, apply 10639 | 0.94

market v

noun product, company, farmer., .force, fish., drug, service, price, .research, food misc bring., plan., ·themselves, aggressively, .itself, directly, design

10868 | 0.92

lover n

adj male, secret, married, jealous, female, lesbian, longtime, Latin, star-crossed noun friend, music., wife, husband, art., animal., nature. verb become., kiss, sing, abandon, murder., embrace, betray, reunite, dump., .quarrel 10760 | 0.93 F

process v

noun .information, data, food, material, appeal., system, product, claim, application, image, brain., computer, admission., transaction, blender. misc .until, .smooth, collect., quickly, .blend

11095 | 0.91 A

mainly r

·because, focus, consist., base, .due, occur., rely., concerned, compose., aim, .interested

10662 | 0.94 A

aircraft n

adj military, commercial, civilian, unmanned, allied, tactical, light, flying noun .carrier, air, fighter., ·engine, missile, part, ship, pilot, .industry, jet. verb fly, shoot, land, build, carry, send, drop, operate, involve 10991 | 0.91

newly r

·form, .create, .elect, .arrive, .discover, .independent, ·acquire, .establish, .open, .appoint

10598 | 0.95

ideal j

noun condition, place, situation, body, weight, world, person, woman, type, candidate, image, model misc for, provide, less, describe, current, female, male

10840 | 0.93 M A

dirt n

adj red, loose, soft, bare, brown, packed, fresh noun .road, .floor, .track, .path, dust, rock, foot, pay., ·bike, grass verb dig., hit., cover, remove., kick, brush., throw, eat., pull, wash

10950 | 0.92 F

flow v

noun water., river, blood., stream., fluid, tear., juice., current., hair, body, .lake, .north, sea, fund, electron misc .from, .into, .through, .out, .freely

10478 | 0.96

boundary n

adj national, political, social, international, cultural, traditional, maritime, clear, disciplinary, professional noun state, line, park., area, .condition, .layer, community, land, .dispute, space verb cross., set, define, push., mark., establish, transcend., blur., create, _.separate 11156 | 0.90 A

resort n

adj luxury, popular, all-inclusive, exclusive, Caribbean, western, coastal, contemporary noun ski., hotel, beach., mountain., .town, spa, golf, island, area verb .offer, own, visit, .feature, .cater, .attract, lodge., ·boast, .overlook, rent 11365 | 0.88 M

genetic j

noun engineering, material, code, disease, testing, information, diversity, test, research, disorder, makeup, variation misc human, environmental, cause, identify, carry, develop, rare, biological 11172 | 0.89 M

stick n

adj big, long, little, short, wooden, measuring, sharp, digging, crooked, green noun .butter, walking., cinnamon., carrot., end., .figure, .stone, hockey., needle. verb use, hold, carry., throw, pick., poke, grab., shake, .soften, swing. 10718 | 0.93 F

concentration n

adj high, low, large, atmospheric, intense, heavy, total, greatest, increased, average noun .camp, power, level, blood, serum., carbon, water, ozone, memory, air verb increase, contain., require, reduce., measure, lose., break, exceed, decrease, cause 11296 | 0.88 A

naturally r

occur, come_s, quite_v body, produce, grow, hair, ·assume, plant, substance, tend, flow, arise, bacteria

10506 | 0.95 M

ministry n

adj foreign, public, international, Christian, pastoral, various, ordained, active, lay noun defense, ·education, official, finance, health, ·affair, government, church, ·culture, ·spokesman verb enter, support, announce, establish, head, ·issue, found, ·confirm, engage, sponsor 11105 | 0.90

surprising j

noun number, result, thing, finding, way, fact, amount, news, answer, discovery, strength, degree misc it, not, that, most, find, hardly, perhaps, shall

10406 | 0.96

adviser n

adj national, senior, economic, financial, top, political, chief, foreign, legal, presidential noun security^, president, policy^ investment, councils, campaign, science^, friends, deputy verb serve_v ·recommend, ·urge, hire_v consult, act, resign, ·warn, insist, ·convince 10991 | 0.91 N

recommendation n

adj following, future, final, strong, current, dietary, consistent, key, appropriate, practical noun commission, report, policy^, committee, letter, conclusion, findings health, change, practice verb make, base, follow^, include, provide, offer, implement, accept, present, consider 10915 | 0.91 A