TOEIC 3000 Vocabulary Volume 5

  • abruptly

    (adv.) quickly and unexpectedly
  • absorb

    (v.) take in or soak up; understand fully
  • abundance

    (n.) large quantity; plenty of something
  • accessibility

    (n.) ease of reaching or using something
  • accidental

    (adj.) happening by chance or mistake
  • acclimatize

    (v.) adapt to new environmental conditions
  • accommodation

    (n.) lodging or living space; adjustment
  • account

    (n.) record of financial transactions; explanation
  • accountant

    (n.) person who manages financial records
  • achieve

    (v.) successfully bring about or reach
  • acknowledge

    (v.) accept or admit; recognize the existence of
  • acquire

    (v.) obtain or earn something
  • activity

    (n.) action or task; state of being active
  • addictive

    (adj.) causing dependence or craving
  • additionally

    (adv.) moreover; as an extra consideration
  • adequate

    (adj.) sufficient for a specific purpose
  • administration

    (n.) management of operation or organization
  • admire

    (v.) regard with respect or approval
  • adorn

    (v.) to decorate or add beauty to
  • advice

    (n.) recommendations or guidance
  • adviser

    (n.) a person who gives advice
  • afraid

    (adj.) feeling fear or anxiety
  • aim

    (n./v.) goal or purpose, to plan or intend
  • alike

    (adj.) similar or nearly the same
  • alliance

    (n.) union or association for mutual benefit
  • altogether

    (adv.) entirely or completely
  • amid

    (prep.) in the middle of or midst of
  • amount

    (n.) total or sum of something
  • angle

    (n.) the space between two intersecting lines
  • announcement

    (n.) a public statement or declaration
  • annual

    (adj.) happening once every year
  • another

    (adj.) one more, additional
  • anxious

    (adj.) worried or uneasy
  • apologetic

    (adj.) sorry or showing regret
  • apparently

    (adv.) seemingly, according to appearances
  • appoint

    (v.) to assign a position or role
  • approach

    (n./v.) way of dealing with something; to come near
  • appropriate

    (adj.) suitable or proper
  • argument

    (n.) reason or set of reasons for or against something
  • arrival

    (n.) act of coming to a destination
  • ascend

    (v.) to go upward or rise
  • assess

    (v.) to evaluate or estimate the value
  • at

    (prep.) in or near the position of
  • attain

    (v.) to reach or achieve a goal
  • attract

    (v.) to draw interest or attention
  • audience

    (n.) listeners or spectators of an event
  • auditory

    (adj.) related to hearing or the ears
  • available

    (adj.) ready for use or accessible
  • avert

    (v.) to prevent or turn away
  • backbreaking

    (adj.) very hard or exhausting
  • baffling

    (adj.) confusing or perplexing
  • baggage

    (n.) suitcases or belongings packed for travel
  • bail

    (n.) money pledged to release someone temporarily
  • bake

    (v.) cook food with dry heat in an oven
  • balance

    (n.) steady state of equilibrium
  • bankcard

    (n.) card used for banking transactions
  • banker

    (n.) professional managing banking services
  • bathroom

    (n.) room with toilet and sink
  • battery

    (n.) device providing electrical power
  • battle

    (n.) military combat or struggle
  • bay

    (n.) body of water partially enclosed by land
  • beautify

    (v.) make more attractive or attractive
  • beauty

    (n.) aesthetic appeal or attractiveness
  • belly

    (n.) front part of the human abdomen
  • betray

    (v.) reveal secrets or be unfaithful
  • between

    (prep.) in the space separating two points or objects
  • beware

    (v.) be cautious of potential danger or harm
  • bicycle

    (n.) two-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals
  • billion

    (n.) number equal to one thousand million
  • bite

    (v.) use teeth to cut into something
  • bland

    (adj.) lacking strong flavor or excitement
  • block

    (n.) solid piece of material or obstruction
  • booklet

    (n.) small book or pamphlet
  • bookstore

    (n.) shop selling books
  • boost

    (v.) increase or improve
  • booth

    (n.) small enclosed space or stall
  • boundary

    (n.) line marking limits of an area
  • boycott

    (v.) refuse to buy or support
  • bread

    (n.) baked food made from flour and water
  • breakup

    (n.) end of a relationship or grouping
  • bridge

    (n.) structure built to span physical obstacle
  • briefcase

    (n.) portable case for carrying documents
  • broadcast

    (v.) to transmit sound or tv signals
  • business

    (n.) commercial activity or enterprise
  • businessman

    (n.) man engaged in commerce or trade
  • busy

    (adj.) engaged in activity; not idle
  • caller

    (n.) person making a phone call or speaker
  • capitalize

    (v.) to write or organize with uppercase letters or to profit
  • category

    (n.) grouping based on shared characteristics
  • catering

    (n.) providing food and services for events
  • caution

    (n.) warning to prevent danger or mistakes
  • ceremony

    (n.) formal event or ritual
  • challenge

    (n.) a difficult task that tests abilities
  • changeable

    (adj.) able to change; variable
  • chapter

    (n.) a section of a book or document
  • characteristic

    (n.) a distinguishing trait or quality
  • characterize

    (v.) to describe qualities of someone or something
  • check

    (n./v.) to verify; a mark indicating correctness
  • choose

    (v.) to pick out or select something
  • client

    (n.) a person or organization using services
  • coach

    (n./v.) a person/train to instruct; a bus or carriage
  • cognition

    (n.) process of acquiring knowledge
  • combine

    (v.) to merge or unite into one
  • come

    (v.) to move toward or arrive at a destination
  • common

    (adj.) usual or widespread
  • commute

    (n./v.) to travel regularly to work
  • compare

    (v.) to examine similarities and differences
  • complaint

    (n.) expression of dissatisfaction
  • complicate

    (v.) to make more difficult
  • component

    (n.) a part or element of a larger whole
  • compose

    (v.) to create or put together; to write
  • conceal

    (v.) hide or keep secret from view or knowledge
  • conscious

    (adj.) aware of one's surroundings or states
  • consider

    (v.) think about carefully; regard as important
  • consistent

    (adj.) always the same; reliable
  • continue

    (v.) keep on; persist or go ahead
  • convey

    (v.) communicate or carry to another; transport
  • copy

    (n./v.) imitation of original; reproduce or duplicate
  • corner

    (n./v.) angle formed by two walls; trap or confine
  • cost

    (n./v.) amount of money required; to require expenditure
  • council

    (n.) group of people elected to govern
  • courteously

    (adv.) politely, with good manners
  • courtesy

    (n.) polite behavior or gesture; respectful act
  • cover

    (v./n.) hide or protect; anything that covers
  • coverage

    (n.) extent or scope of something covered
  • crowded

    (adj.) filled with many people or things
  • cushion

    (n./v.) soft pad for comfort; soften or absorb shock
  • cutback

    (n.) reduction in amount or scope
  • data

    (n.) factual information used for analysis
  • database

    (n.) organized collection of data
  • daytime

    (n.) period of daylight hours
  • dazzle

    (v.) impress or blind with brilliance
  • debt

    (n.) owed money or obligation
  • decade

    (n.) ten-year period
  • decease

    (n./v.) death; die
  • deceit

    (n.) dishonest act or concealment
  • decipher

    (v.) interpret coded or unclear message
  • deduction

    (n.) reasoning or conclusion based on evidence
  • deep

    (adj.) extending far downward or inward
  • defect

    (n./v.) flaw or imperfection; abandon a cause
  • defy

    (v.) openly resist or refuse to obey
  • delusion

    (n.) a false belief or perception, hallucination
  • dense

    (adj.) tightly packed; thick
  • depict

    (v.) to represent visually or describe in words
  • design

    (n./v.) a plan or drawing to make something; to plan or create
  • destination

    (n.) the place where someone or something is headed
  • detail

    (n.) a small part of the whole; specific information
  • development

    (n.) the process of growth or improvement
  • device

    (n.) a tool or instrument designed for a specific purpose
  • dictate

    (v.) to give orders or read aloud for transcription
  • discipline

    (n./v.) training to develop self-control; to punish for misconduct
  • discount

    (n./v.) a reduction in price; to reduce the price of
  • discover

    (v.) to find or learn something new
  • display

    (n./v.) an arrangement to show items; to show or exhibit
  • dispose

    (v.) to get rid of or throw away
  • dispute

    (n./v.) an argument or disagreement; to argue about
  • disrupt

    (v.) to interrupt or disturb the normal flow
  • distinctive

    (adj.) having unique or special characteristics
  • document

    (n./v.) a written or digital record; to record or prove
  • domestic

    (adj.) related to home or family; not foreign
  • dominate

    (v.) to control or command
  • drift

    (v.) be carried slowly by current or wind
  • earn

    (v.) acquire money or reward through effort
  • earnings

    (n.) money received for work or investment
  • economize

    (v.) reduce expenses or use resources efficiently
  • efficient

    (adj.) performing in the best possible manner
  • elegant

    (adj.) tastefully graceful and stylish
  • element

    (n.) basic or essential part of something
  • elimination

    (n.) act of removing or excluding
  • emit

    (v.) send out or release (light, sound, or substances)
  • enrich

    (verb) improve, makes richer or more meaningful
  • ensure

    (v.) make certain or guarantee
  • entertain

    (v.) amuse or provide enjoyment
  • entitle

    (v.) give right or title to
  • event

    (n.) happening or occurrence
  • eventual

    (adj.) happening at the end
  • evidence

    (n.) proof or indication of truth
  • evolve

    (v.) develop gradually over time
  • exaggeration

    (n.) overstatement or overemphasis
  • exceed

    (v.) go beyond or surpass
  • exclude

    (v.) leave out or keep apart
  • exhibition

    (n.) public display or show
  • expansion

    (n.) growth or increase
  • expect

    (v.) anticipate or look forward to
  • explain

    (v.) make clear or understandable
  • explode

    (v.) burst or blow apart
  • exposure

    (n.) the state of being exposed to something harmful
  • extent

    (n.) the degree or scope of something
  • fabric

    (n.) cloth produced by weaving or knitting fibers
  • facto

    (n.) actual or real situation
  • familiarity

    (n.) close acquaintance or knowledge of something
  • farewell

    (n.) expression of good wishes when leaving
  • farm

    (n.) area of land for growing crops or raising animals
  • fatal

    (adj.) leading to death; deadly
  • fatigue

    (n.) extreme tiredness or exhaustion
  • faulty

    (adj.) containing defects; imperfect
  • fear

    (n.) unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat
  • feature

    (n.) distinctive attribute or characteristic
  • feed

    (v.) give food to a person or animal
  • ferry

    (n.) boat used to carry passengers or vehicles across water
  • fever

    (n.) body temperature higher than normal due to illness
  • field

    (n.) area of land used for farming or sports
  • figure

    (n.) shape or form of a person or object
  • finite

    (adj.) having limits or bounds; not infinite
  • fire

    (n.) combustion allowing light, heat, or destruction
  • formula

    (n.) a mathematical or chemical rule or method
  • fortunate

    (adj.) lucky or favorable
  • fortunately

    (adv.) by good luck; luckily
  • fortune

    (n.) a large amount of money or luck
  • frank

    (adj.) honest and straightforward
  • frankly

    (adv.) honestly and openly
  • fueled

    (adj.) supplied with energy or power
  • function

    (n.) an activity or purpose of something
  • fund

    (n.) a sum of money saved or allocated
  • funding

    (n.) providing financial support
  • gas

    (n.) a state of matter in air or fuel
  • gathering

    (n.) an assembly of people
  • genius

    (n.) exceptional intellectual power
  • gentle

    (adj.) mild, kind, or soft in appearance or manner
  • gentleman

    (n.) courteous, well-mannered man
  • gesture

    (n.) a movement expressing an idea or feeling
  • giant

    (n.) extremely large or huge
  • gorgeous

    (adj.) beautiful or stunning
  • gossip

    (n.) casual talk about others' private matters
  • govern

    (v.) to exercise authority or control
  • government

    (n.) system for ruling a country or community
  • gymnasium

    (n.) indoor sports and exercise facility
  • habit

    (n.) routine behavior regularly followed
  • haircut

    (n.) styling or trimming of hair
  • halfway

    (adv.) at a point equal distance
  • halt

    (v./n.) to stop; a stop
  • handicap

    (n.) disability or disadvantage
  • handle

    (n.) part used to hold or control
  • healthy

    (adj.) in good health
  • heel

    (n.) back part of foot below the ankle
  • hemisphere

    (n.) half of a spherical body
  • hesitate

    (v.) pause before doing something
  • hide

    (v.) to conceal from view
  • highway

    (n.) main road for vehicles
  • home

    (n.) place of residence
  • horrify

    (v.) to cause intense fear or shock
  • housekeeper

    (n.) person responsible for cleaning and maintenance of a house
  • humane

    (adj.) showing compassion and kindness to humans or animals
  • humble

    (adj.) modest; not arrogant
  • identical

    (adj.) exactly the same in every way
  • ignition

    (n.) act of starting a fire or engine
  • ignorance

    (n.) lack of knowledge or awareness
  • ill

    (adj.) unwell or sick; bad or harmful
  • illogical

    (adj.) lacking reason or clear thought
  • immature

    (adj.) not fully developed or grown
  • immediately

    (adv.) without delay; at once
  • immune

    (adj.) resistant to disease or harm
  • impair

    (v.) to weaken or damage
  • impatient

    (adj.) unwilling to wait; restless
  • impede

    (v.) to hinder or obstruct progress
  • imply

    (v.) to suggest or indicate indirectly
  • impression

    (n.) effect or feeling created by something
  • inaccurate

    (adj.) false or incorrect
  • incidental

    (adj.) minor or secondary occurring casually
  • incline

    (v./n.) sloped surface or slope
  • incoherent

    (adj.) not logical or clear
  • income

    (n.) money earned or received
  • inconvenience

    (n.) mild trouble or discomfort
  • increase

    (v./n.) to grow or make larger
  • incur

    (v.) to bring upon oneself (usually negative)
  • indebt

    (v.) owe money; be in debt
  • industrialize

    (v.) develop industries
  • infinite

    (adj.) limitless or endless
  • influx

    (n.) flow of people or things inward
  • informal

    (adj.) casual or not official
  • inhabit

    (v.) to live in or occupy
  • initiative

    (n.) plan or action to solve a problem
  • injured

    (adj.) hurt or damaged
  • inquire

    (v.) to ask for information
  • insane

    (adj.) mentally ill; bizarre
  • insecure

    (adj.) lacking confidence or safety
  • install

    (v.) set up or put in place
  • interchangeable

    (adj.) able to be swapped or replaced
  • interior

    (n./adj.) inner part of something; inside
  • interpreter

    (n.) person who translates spoken words
  • introductory

    (adj.) serving as an introduction
  • invent

    (v.) create something new
  • invitation

    (n.) request to attend or join
  • invite

    (v.) ask someone to participate or join
  • issue

    (n./v.) topic or problem; distribute or provide
  • itemize

    (v.) list details of items separately
  • joint

    (adj./n.) shared or involving two or more; connection
  • judgmental

    (adj.) tending to form judgments about others
  • keenly

    (adv.) with eagerness or intensity
  • kick

    (v./n.) strike with foot; act of striking
  • kidnapper

    (n.) person who abducts someone
  • kidney

    (n.) organ that filters blood
  • know

    (v.) to have information or understanding of something
  • lab

    (n.) short for laboratory; a place for scientific work
  • labor

    (n.) physical or mental work, especially hard work
  • lamp

    (n.) a device that produces light
  • lash

    (n.) a whip or strike; a quick, forceful movement
  • pleased

    (adj.) feeling happy or satisfied
  • plug

    (n.) a device for closing or connecting; to insert
  • portfolio

    (n.) collection of work or investments
  • precise

    (adj.) exact or accurate
  • precisely

    (adv.) exactly or accurately
  • predict

    (v.) say what will happen
  • predominate

    (v.) vary widely or have influence
  • premium

    (n.) superior quality or extra charge
  • prepaid

    (adj.) paid in advance
  • pretense

    (n.) false display or act
  • prevail

    (v.) be victorious or widespread
  • priceless

    (adj.) value beyond price
  • prime

    (adj.) of highest quality or importance
  • prior

    (adj.) earlier in time
  • priority

    (n.) importance ranking
  • privatize

    (v.) convert to private ownership
  • productivity

    (n.) efficiency of production
  • profession

    (n.) career requiring special skills
  • profitable

    (adj.) yielding profit
  • profound

    (adj.) deep or meaningful
  • prohibit

    (v.) forbid officially
  • proof

    (n.) evidence or verification
  • proposal

    (n.) plan or suggestion for approval
  • proud

    (adj.) feeling deep pleasure from achievements
  • prove

    (v.) establish the truth or correctness of something
  • publication

    (n.) act of making content available publicly
  • punish

    (v.) impose penalty for wrongdoings
  • punishment

    (n.) penalty inflicted for an offense
  • purely

    (adv.) entirely, solely, exclusively
  • quarrel

    (n./v.) angry dispute; have an argument
  • quickly

    (adv.) at high speed; rapidly
  • race

    (n.) competition to determine who is fastest
  • radio

    (n.) electronic device for receiving signals
  • raise

    (v.) lift or move to a higher position
  • rank

    (n./v.) position in a hierarchy; assign a position
  • rational

    (adj.) based on reason or logic
  • read

    (v.) look at and understand written words
  • readiness

    (n.) prepared or willing to act
  • realization

    (n.) becoming aware of something
  • recent

    (adj.) happening not long ago
  • recover

    (v.) regain health, strength, or possession
  • recovery

    (n.) return to normal after difficulty
  • reduce

    (v.) make smaller or lessen in size
  • reflection

    (n.) image or careful thought
  • regarding

    (prep.) concerning or related to something
  • region

    (n.) a specific area or part of a larger space
  • registering

    (v.) recording or enrolling officially
  • rehearsal

    (n.) practice session for a performance or event
  • relocate

    (v.) to move to a different place
  • remarkable

    (adj.) worthy of notice or unusual
  • render

    (v.) to cause to become or make available
  • repeat

    (v.) to do or say again
  • repetitive

    (adj.) characterized by repetition or recurrence
  • replacement

    (n.) a substitute for something else
  • reply

    (v./n.) to respond or answer; a response or answer
  • require

    (v.) to need or demand as essential
  • reservation

    (n.) an arrangement to hold something in advance
  • residual

    (adj.) remaining after the main part has been removed
  • resist

    (v.) to oppose or fight against something
  • run

    (v.) move swiftly on foot; operate or function
  • sadden

    (v.) cause to feel sorrow or unhappiness
  • sanitary

    (adj.) promoting health and cleanliness
  • scanner

    (n.) device that scans documents or images
  • seam

    (n.) line where two pieces of fabric meet
  • season

    (n.) period characterized by particular weather
  • secure

    (adj.) protected against danger or threat
  • segment

    (n.) distinct part of something divided
  • several

    (adj.) more than two but not many
  • shareholder

    (n.) owner of shares in a company
  • sharp

    (adj.) having a keen edge or point
  • shortage

    (n.) lack or insufficient supply of something
  • slot

    (n.) narrow opening or groove
  • soar

    (v.) to fly or rise high in the air
  • software

    (n.) computer programs and instructions
  • space

    (n.) a continuous area or expanse
  • specialize

    (v.) to focus on a specific area of expertise
  • specification

    (n.) detailed description of requirements
  • stack

    (n.) a pile of objects arranged one on top of another
  • staff

    (n.) a group of workers or support staff
  • stance

    (n.) a person's attitude or position on an issue.
  • stand

    (v./n.) to be upright on one's feet; a position or stance.
  • standard

    (n./adj.) an accepted model or level; usual or normal.
  • staple

    (n./v.) a basic or principal element; to fasten with staples.
  • state

    (n./v.) a nation or territory; to express clearly.
  • stationary

    (adj.) not moving; fixed in position.
  • status

    (n.) social or professional position; state of being.
  • steam

    (n./v.) vaporized water; to produce steam.
  • storage

    (n.) space for storing items.
  • store

    (n./v.) a place to buy goods; to keep or hold.
  • straightforward

    (adj.) simple, clear, honest.
  • strategy

    (n.) a plan to achieve goals.
  • strengthen

    (v.) to make stronger.
  • stress

    (n./v.) mental or physical pressure; to emphasize.
  • strive

    (v.) to make great effort.
  • subjectively

    (adv.) based on personal feelings or opinions.
  • subsidiary

    (n.) a company controlled by another.
  • subsidize

    (v.) to financially support.
  • substantial

    (adj.) large, important, or solid.
  • subway

    (n.) underground railway; pedestrian tunnel.
  • suitcase

    (n.) a portable case for luggage.
  • summarize

    (v.) to give a brief overview.
  • support

    (n./v.) assistance or help; to hold up or advocate.
  • suppose

    (v.) to assume or imagine.
  • surface

    (n./v.) outermost layer; to appear or come to light.
  • surmise

    (v.) to guess or infer without full evidence.
  • surplus

    (n.) excess amount beyond needs.
  • suspend

    (v.) to hang or temporarily stop.
  • swift

    (adj.) fast or quick.
  • switch

    (n./v.) a device to turn on/off; to change.
  • sympathetic

    (adj.) compassionate or understanding.
  • symposium

    (n.) a formal meeting or discussion.
  • system

    (n.) set of connected parts working together.
  • tactful

    (adj.) showing sensitivity and skill.
  • tactic

    (n.) strategic plan for achieving goals.
  • tag

    (n.) label or identifier attached to something
  • take

    (v.) to acquire or capture something
  • takeover

    (n.) gaining control of an organization
  • tangible

    (adj.) perceptible by touch; real
  • tank

    (n.) large container for holding liquids or gases
  • tax

    (n.) mandatory financial charge by government
  • technician

    (n.) specialist in technical sciences or work
  • technology

    (n.) application of scientific knowledge
  • temper

    (n.) mood or state of mind
  • temporary

    (adj.) lasting for a limited time
  • tender

    (adj.) soft or gentle in texture or manner
  • tense

    (n.) grammatical state of a verb; state of anxiety
  • tension

    (n.) mental or emotional strain
  • territory

    (n.) land or region under jurisdiction
  • though

    (conj.) despite the fact; however
  • thus

    (adv.) consequently or as a result
  • tie

    (n.) accessory for fastening or binding
  • tight

    (adj.) firmly held or constricted
  • tow

    (v.) to pull a vehicle or boat with a chain or strap
  • trade

    (n.) exchange of goods or services
  • tradition

    (n.) custom passed through generations
  • traditional

    (adj.) based on long-established customs
  • trail

    (n.) path or track left by something moving
  • transfer

    (v.) to move from one place to another
  • trash

    (n.) waste or discarded material
  • treaty

    (n.) formal agreement between nations
  • trivial

    (adj.) of little importance or value
  • trust

    (n.) firm belief or confidence in someone
  • typical

    (adj.) representative or usual of a group
  • unbeatable

    (adj.) impossible to defeat
  • uncertain

    (adj.) not sure, likely to change
  • underestimate

    (v.) undervalue or undervalue
  • underground

    (adj.) beneath the surface
  • unfair

    (adj.) unjust or biased
  • unfortunately

    (adv.) regrettably or sadly
  • union

    (n.) joining or association
  • uniquely

    (adv.) in a unique manner
  • unnecessary

    (adj.) not needed or essential
  • unsatisfactory

    (adj.) not acceptable or good enough
  • update

    (n.) newer version or information
  • upwards

    (adv.) toward higher position
  • use

    (v.) employ for a purpose
  • useful

    (adj.) helpful or beneficial
  • usual

    (adj.) habitual or common
  • utilization

    (n.) act of using
  • vacancy

    (n.) unoccupied position or space
  • vaccinate

    (v.) administer vaccine to protect
  • vain

    (adj.) conceited or futile
  • validation

    (n.) process of confirming validity
  • vandalize

    (v.) damage property intentionally
  • variable

    (n.) subject to change
  • variety

    (n.) diversity or assortment
  • various

    (adj.) different kinds
  • vegetable

    (n.) edible plant product
  • vegetarian

    (n.) person abstaining from meat
  • vehicle

    (n.) means of transport
  • vendor

    (n.) seller of goods or services
  • verify

    (v.) confirm truth or accuracy
  • version

    (n.) different form or edition
  • violation

    (n.) breach or infringement
  • virtual

    (adj.) simulated or online
  • visibility

    (n.) degree of being seen
  • wagon

    (n.) vehicle pulled or pushed
  • wait

    (v.) stay until readiness or arrival
  • wallet

    (n.) small pocket for money and cards
  • waste

    (n.) unnecessary or excessive use or consumption
  • watch

    (n.) device for telling time
  • weakness

    (n.) lack of strength or energy
  • wealth

    (n.) abundance of valuable resources or possessions
  • whereas

    (conj.) while or considering that
  • widespread

    (adj.) common over large area or population
  • workaholic

    (n.) person addicted to work
  • worry

    (v./n.) feel anxious or concerned
  • wrist

    (n.) joint connecting hand and arm
  • yearn

    (v.) have a deep longing for something
  • youth

    (n.) early life or young age