Word

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a

/ə strong eɪ/

indefinite

article

used to show that you are talking about

someone or something that has not been

mentioned before, or that your listener

does not know about

abandon

/ə'bændən/

verb

to go away from a place, vehicle etc

permanently, especially because the

situation makes it impossible for you to

stay

abandon

/ə'bændən/

verb

to leave someone, especially someone you

are responsible for

abandon

/ə'bændən/

verb

to stop doing an ACTivity before you have

finished it

ability

/ə'bɪlɪti/

noun

the state of being able to do something

ability

/ə'bɪlɪti/

noun

someone's level of skill at doing something

absolutely

/'æbsəluːtli, ,æ

bsə'luːtli/

adv

completely and in every way

absolutely

/'æbsəluːtli, ,æ

bsə'luːtli/

adv

used to emphasize something

abundant

/ə'bʌndənt/

adj

something that is abundant exists or is

available in large quantities so that there is

more than enough

academic

/,ækə'demɪk/

adj

relating to education, especially at college

or university level

academic

/,ækə'demɪk/

adj

concerned with studying from books, as

opposed to prACTical work

accelerate

/ək'seləreɪt/

verb

if a process accelerates or if something

accelerates it, it happens faster than usual

or sooner than you expect

accelerate

/ək'seləreɪt/

verb

if a vehicle or someone who is driving it

accelerates, it starts to go faster

acceleratio

n

/ək,selə'reɪʃən/

noun

a process in which something happens

more and more quickly

acceleratio

n

/ək,selə'reɪʃən/

noun

the rate at which a car or other vehicle can

go faster

accent

/'æksənt US

'æksent/

noun

the part of a word that you should

emphasize when you say it

accent

/'æksənt US

'æksent/

noun

the way someone pronounces the words of

a language, showing which country or

which part of a country they come from

accommod

ation

/ə,kɔmə'deɪʃən

US ə,kɑː-/

noun

a place for someone to stay, live, or work

accomplis

h

/ə'kʌmplɪʃ US

ə'kɑːm-/

verb

to succeed in doing something, especially

after trying very hard

accurate

/'ækjʊrət/

adj

correct, exACT and without any mistakes

accuse

/ə'kjuːz/

verb

to say that you believe someone is guilty of

a crime or of doing something bad

accustom

/ə'kʌstəm/

verb

to make yourself or another person become

used to a situation or place

accustome

d

/ə'kʌstəmd/

adj

to be familiar with something and accept it

as normal

achieve

/ə'tʃiːv/

verb

successfully complete something or get a

good result, especially by working hard