Vocabulary: Easy Words/ Level 1

Expand

• To make smaller

• To make larger

• To keep the same size

• To destroy

Answer explanation

ex: Blowing air into a balloon will cause it to expand.

Maintain

• To break apart

• To assert or keep

• To avoid

• To change

Answer explanation

ex: China has maintained a friendship with the U.S., although the two countries often have different needs and ideas.

Reject

• To accept

• To consider

• To say no to

• To ignore

Answer explanation

ex: After applying to ten schools, Lucas was rejected by nine of them.

Contact

• To stay away

• To talk loudly

• To touch

• To remove

Answer explanation

ex: An electrical wire in contact with a pool of water is extremely dangerous.

Research

• To forget

• To look for ideas

• To stop

• To create

Answer explanation

ex: After growing up on an island, Malika hoped to research ocean temperatures in graduate school.

Resolve

• To determine or settle

• To continue arguing

• To complicate

• To ignore

Answer explanation

ex: Even after meeting for hours, the government leaders still could not resolve their argument over new taxes.

Consequence

• A guess

• A result

• A beginning

• A reward

Answer explanation

ex: If you hurt the people around you, there will be unwanted consequences.

Conduct

• To cancel

• To organize or manage

• To ignore

• To stop

Answer explanation

ex: My team is conducting a study on how the internet is changing communication in five countries.

Occupy

• To leave

• To destroy

• To be in a space

• To ignore

Answer explanation

ex: The dentist's office occupied the entire fourth floor of the building.

Focus

• To wander

• To ignore

• To pay attention

• To forget

Answer explanation

ex: I could not focus on my homework because he was playing music loudly.