Mid-Frequency words Part 1

accompany...syn: come with; be present or associated with an event or entity
adjust...syn: alter; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
allocate...syn: assign; distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
alter...syn: change; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
animate...syn: bring to life; heighten or intensify
behalf...syn: benefit; for someone's benefit
coalition...syn: combination; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
compound...syn: combination; make more intense, stronger, or more marked
consent...syn: agreement; permission to do something
consistent...syn: not varying; (sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
console...syn: comfort; give moral or emotional strength to
consolidate...syn: combine; unite into one
consolidation...syn: combination; combining into a solid mass
construct...syn: build; make by combining materials and parts
derive...syn: come from; reason by deduction; establish by deduction
emerge...syn: come out; come out into view, as from concealment
facilitate...syn: assist; make easier
induce...syn: cause; cause to arise
ongoing...syn: continuous; currently happening
premise...syn: basis; a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
proceed...syn: continue; continue talking
prohibit...syn: ban; command against
prospect...syn: chance; the possibility of future success
pursue...syn: chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
relax...syn: be at ease; become less tense, rest, or take one’s ease
transform...syn: change; subject to a mathematical transformation
transition...syn: change; the act of passing from one state or place to the next
undertake...syn: attempt; enter upon an activity or enterprise
valid...syn: true or real; well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
welfare...syn: benefit; governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

adapt...syn: get used to; make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
adequate...syn: enough; having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
adverse...syn: harmful; contrary to your interests or welfare
assure...syn: guarantee; make certain of
boundless...syn: endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
brochure...syn: document; a small book usually having a paper cover
colleague...syn: fellow worker; an associate that one works with
concentrate...syn: focus; make denser, stronger, or purer
conclude...syn: decide; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
decline...syn: drop; grow worse
definite...syn: exact; precise; explicit and clearly defined
determination...syn: firmness of purpose; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to something
ethnic...syn: cultural; distinctive of the ways of living of a particular group of people
eventual...syn: expected; expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
explicit...syn: expressed; precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
illustrate...syn: demonstrate; clarify by giving an example of
interpret...syn: explain; make sense of; assign a meaning to
investigate...syn: examine; investigate scientifically
liberal...syn: forward-thinking; a person who favors reform and the protection of civil liberties
margin...syn: edge; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
occupy...syn: fill; keep busy with
precise...syn: exact; sharply exact or accurate or delimited
recover...syn: find again; get or find back; recover the use of
resolve...syn: firmness of purpose; bring to an end; settle conclusively
restore...syn: fix; return to its original or usable and functioning condition
retrieve...syn: get back; get or find back; recover the use of
severe...syn: difficult; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
sublime...syn: grand; inspiring awe
sufficient...syn: enough; of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
tradition...syn: custom; an inherited pattern of thought or action

attitude...syn: mindset; a complex mental state involving beliefs, feelings, and values
chronicle...syn: history; record in chronological order; make a historical record
communicate...syn: inform; transmit information
comprise...syn: include; be composed of
considerable...syn: important; large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
diagnosis...syn: identification; identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
duration...syn: length; the period of time during which something continues
emphasis...syn: importance; special importance or significance
encounter...syn: meeting; come together
equip...syn: make ready; provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
ethic...syn: moral principle; the principles of right and wrong
execute...syn: kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
implication...syn: meaning; something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
incentive...syn: motive; a positive motivational influence
intermediate...syn: middle; lying between two extremes in time or space or state
isolate...syn: keep apart; place or set apart
minimize...syn: make seem unimportant; make small or insignificant
offset...syn: make up for; compensate for or counterbalance
orient...syn: locate; be oriented
parallel...syn: not intersecting; being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
partial...syn: incomplete; being or affecting only a part; not total
psychology...syn: mind study; the science of mental life
refine...syn: improve; improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
regulate...syn: manage; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
restrict...syn: limit; place restrictions on
revolution...syn: major change; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
somewhat...syn: more or less; to a small degree or extent
statute...syn: law; an act passed by a legislative body
survive...syn: live on; continue to live through hardship or adversity
trek...syn: journey; journey on foot, especially in the mountains

apparent...syn: seeming; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
circumstance...syn: situation; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
cite...syn: quote; make reference to
clause...syn: section; (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate
constraint...syn: restriction; the state of being physically constrained
coordinate...syn: organize; bring order and organization to
detect...syn: notice; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
dispatch...syn: speed; send away towards a designated goal
excerpt...syn: short selection; take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
expose...syn: reveal; expose or make accessible to some action or influence
globe...syn: round figure; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
hence...syn: so; (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
interval...syn: period; a definite length of time marked off by two instants
lecture...syn: speech; a speech that is open to the public
logic...syn: reasoning; the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
mutual...syn: shared; common to or shared by two or more parties
peripheral...syn: outside; on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
pose...syn: position; introduce
practitioner...syn: physician or performer; someone who practices a learned profession
preliminary...syn: prior; denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
reject...syn: say no; refuse to accept or acknowledge
scenario...syn: situation; an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
spectrum...syn: range; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
substantial...syn: real; fairly large
substitute...syn: replace; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
temporary...syn: short-term; not permanent; not lasting
transmit...syn: send; transfer to another
visible...syn: possible to see; capable of being seen; or open to easy view
voluntary...syn: optional; of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
warrant...syn: permit; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for

alloy...syn: blend; lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
appreciate...syn: value; recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
assumption...syn: supposition; a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
assurance...syn: sureness; freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
breach...syn: break; act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
bulk...syn: volume; the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
commence...syn: begin; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
complement...syn: well-matched pair; a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
conform...syn: adapt; be similar, be in line with
decade...syn: ten years; a period of 10 years
doctrine...syn: belief; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
enforce...syn: carry out; ensure observance of laws and rules
franchise...syn: voting; an authorization to sell a company’s goods or services in a particular place
furthermore...syn: additionally; in addition
fusion...syn: blending; an occurrence that involves the production of a union
imply...syn: suggest; express or state indirectly
initiate...syn: start; bring into being
insight...syn: understanding; clear or deep perception of a situation
interact...syn: act together; act towards each other; act together or towards others or with others
invoke...syn: call forth; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
nevertheless...syn: any way; despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
offensive...syn: attacking; the action of attacking an enemy
peerless...syn: unique; eminent beyond or above comparison
rely...syn: trust; have confidence or faith in
reverse...syn: turn; change to the contrary
sanction...syn: approve; give sanction to
transit...syn: transportation; passing from one place to another
trigger...syn: start; lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
utilize...syn: use; put into service
validate...syn: authorize; declare or make legally valid