example

meaning

word

number

We had a good harvest this year.

gathering in of grain or other food crops

harvest

1

Cheap consumer goods are abundant (= exist in large amounts) in this part of the world.

more than enough

abundant

2

She has a slightly uneasy relationship with her mother-in-law.

restless; disturbed; anxious

uneasy

3

He's calculated that it would take him two years to save up enough for a car.

find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; figure

calculate

4

Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

take in or suck up (liquids); interest greatly

absorb

5

Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares.

form a judgment or opinion about ;guess

estimate

6

a morsel of cheese

a small bite; mouthful; tiny amount

morsel

7

His fiscal year, Congress set a quota of 65,000 visas.

share of a total due from or to a particular state, district, person, etc.

quota

8

Her parents carried out their threat to take away her mobile phone if her grades didn't improve.

sign or cause of possible evil or harm

threat

9

The council is making a move to ban traffic in some parts of the city.

prohibit; forbid

ban

10

Carmel was in a panic about her exam.

unreasoning fear; fear spreading through a group of people so that they lose control of themselves

panic

11

Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance?

fit; set apart for some special use

appropriate

12