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abandon (n) /ə'bændən/
- Syn. Relinquish
- Ex: With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon correct answers (n)
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abstract (a) /'æbstrækt/
- Syn. theoretical; abstruse
- Ex: To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal correct answers (a)
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
academy (n) /ə'kædəmɪ/
- Ex: The mission of our academy is actually to ensure the health and the well-being of all
children. correct answers (n) school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or
artists
access (n) /'æksɛs/
- Syn. approach
- Ex: It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will
give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need access
to his oil. correct answers (n) approach; entry; entrance
accommodate (v) /ə'kɒmədeɪt/
- Syn. adapt; oblige
- Ex: As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a
full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist correct answers (v) do a favor or service
for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
accompany (v) /ə'kʌmpənɪ/
-Ex: But the night being wet and inclement, Mr. Rochester did not accompany them. correct
answers (v) travel with; be associated with
accumulate (v) /ə'kju:mjʊleɪt/
- Syn. collect
- Ex: The tendency of Capital to accumulate is a big threat to the free market. correct answers (v)
pile up; collect; mount up; increase
accurate (a) /'ækjʊrət/
- Syn. precise; correct
- Ex: Very Interesting, can anyone tell me, how accurate is the English translation in the posted
clip? correct answers (a) capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing
with care and precision
,achieve (v) /ə'tʃi:v/
- Syn. accomplish; fulfill
- Ex: Water, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity, require the world's scientific
community to come up with the means to achieve sustainable development. correct answers (v)
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
acknowledge (v) /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/
- Syn. recognize; admit
- Ex: Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them
to the songs my brothers play. correct answers (v) declare to be true or admit; express obligation,
thanks
acquire (v) /ə'kwaɪə(r)/
- Syn. obtain; gain
- Ex: As Norman Mailer once said to me, "One of the hardest things to acquire is a persona, and
you've got one." correct answers (v) gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate
with tracking system
adapt (v) /ə'dæpt/
- Syn. alter; modify
- Ex: One way to adapt is to become smaller, generation by generation. correct answers (v) make
fit for; change to suit a new purpose
adequate (a) /'ædɪkwət/
- Syn. sufficient; enough
- Ex: England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation and was unable to
match Australia's skill. correct answers (a) sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
adjacent (a) /ə'dʒeɪsənt/
- Syn. adjoining; neighboring
- Ex: Philip's best friend Jason lived only four houses down the block, close but not immediately
adjacent. correct answers (a) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
adjust (v) /ə'dʒʌst/
- Syn. adapt; regulate
- Ex: The opera house was handed over by the builders nearly a year ago, but it's taken many
months to install new stage machinery and to adjust the acoustics. correct answers (v) adapt;
regulate
administrate (v) /əd'mɪnɪstreɪt/
- Ex: Remember that Democrats want to increase spending and create more laws which in turn
create more government to administrate and enforce. correct answers (v) administer; supply
adult (n) /'ædʌlt/
,- Ex: Not clear from the video if the adult is a man or woman, but he or she is facing charges of
endangering the welfare of a child correct answers (n) one who has attained maturity or legal
age; fully grown
advocate (v) /'ædvəkət/
- Syn. urge; support
- Ex: The some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house. correct answers (v) speak,
plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
affect (v) /ə'fɛkt/
- Ex: The move is likely to affect women and girls all over the world as international brands such
as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement correct answers (v) have an emotional or
cognitive impact upon
aggregate (v) /'ægrɪgət/
- Syn. gather; accumulate
- Ex: Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods
of time. correct answers (v) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aid (n) /eɪd/
- Ex: The company has also asked for an additional 3.50 billion dollars in aid from the
government. correct answers (n) person or thing that promotes or helps in something done;
helper; assistant
albeit (ad) /ɔ:l'bi:ɪt/
- Ex: This question bothers me, albeit from a different perspective correct answers (ad) even
though; although; notwithstanding
allocate (v) /'æləkeɪt/
- Syn. assign
- Ex: Even though the Red Cross did allocate a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the
disaster, many people perished. correct answers (v) assign; distribute according to plan
alter (v) /'ɔ:ltə(r)/
- Syn. modify; change; convert
- Ex: In public neither Mr. Blair's visit nor the regional summit in Nepal has done anything to
alter India's position on dialogue with Pakistan. correct answers (v) modify; cause to change;
make different; convert
alternative (a) /ɔ:l'tɜrnətɪv/
- Ex: Electron Instruments believed its desktop SEM was vastly superior to the next best
alternative from a Japanese competitor. correct answers (a) one of two or more things, ideas or
courses of action that may be used; option; choice
ambiguous (a) /æm'bɪgjʊəs/
, - Ex: His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take. correct answers
(a) unclear or doubtful in meaning
amend (v) /ə'mɛnd/
- Syn. correct; improve
- Ex: Would McCain amend executive orders to ensure that communications between persons
outside government and White House staff are disclosed to the public? correct answers (v)
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
analogy (n) /ə'nælədʒɪ/
- Syn. similarity; parallelism
- Ex: This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be
taken further. correct answers (n) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
analyse (v) /'ænəlaɪz/
- Ex: Better, in my opinion, to acknowledge a particular usage, investigate and analyse it if so
inclined, and move on. correct answers (v) resolve anything complex into its elements; separate
into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
analysis (n) /ə'næləsɪs/
- Syn. study; investigation
- Ex: You can read more about those studies here, and my analysis is here. correct answers (n)
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
annual (a) /'ænjʊəl/
- Ex: It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be correct
answers (a) occurring or payable every year
anticipate (v) /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/
- Syn. expect; predict
- Ex: Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who
from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
correct answers (v) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
apparent (a) /ə'pærənt/
- Syn. visible
- Ex: It was apparent to all that he was guilty correct answers (a) capable of being seen, or easily
seen; open to view; visible to eye
append (v) /ə'pɛnd/
- Syn. attach
- Ex: When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created an supplementary material
correct answers (v) attach; add as supplement or appendix
appreciate (v) /ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/
- Syn. admire; value
