voca Flashcards
abandon(v./n.)
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
abandon NOUN
abandonment ADJECTIVE
abandoned ADVERB
- abandon somebody The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
- People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.
adverb
a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb
In ‘speak kindly’, ‘incredibly deep’, ‘just in time’ and ‘too quickly’, ‘kindly’, ‘incredibly’, ‘just’ and ‘too’ are all adverbs.
abstract
adjective
a word that describes a person or thing, for example big, blue and clever in a big house, blue sky and a clever idea
- ‘Reliable’ is not an adjective that could be applied to my car.
NOUN abstraction, abstractor, abstractionism, abstractionist ADJECTIVE abstracted
ADVERB
abstractedly,
abstractly
academy
a school or college for special training
- She trained at the Royal Academy of Music.
- a police/military academy
NOUN academics, academism, academia, academicism, academician
ADJECTIVE
academical,
academic
ADVERB
academically
access
the opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody/something
- High-speed internet access has become a necessity.
- access to something/somebody
- You need a password to get access to the computer system.
NOUN /ADJECTIVE /ADVERB
accessibility/ accessible/ accessibly
accommodate
[transitive] accommodate somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
- The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
- The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers.
NOUN accommodation, accommodationist ADJECTIVE accommodative, accommodating ADVERB accommodatingly
accompany
(formal) to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something
- accompany somebody/something + adv./prep. His wife accompanied him on the trip.
- He was accompanied on the visit by his wife.
NOUN
accompaniment,
accompanist
ADJECTIVE
accompanying
accumulate
[transitive] accumulate something to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time
SYNONYM amass
- I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
- By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
NOUN
accumulation
accumulator
ADJECTIVE
accumulative
accurate
correct and true in every detail
- an accurate description/picture of something
- Accurate measurements are essential
NOUN
accuracy
ADJECTIVE
accurate
ADVERB
accurately
achieve
[transitive] achieve something to succed in reaching in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effor for a long time
- He had finally achieved success
- They have both acheved great results
NOUN
achievement, achiever
ADJECTIVE
achevable
acknowledge
to accept that something is true
- acknowledge something She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform
- I have to acknowledge the fact that I am partly responsible
NOUN
acknowledgment
ADJECTIVE
acknowledgeable, acknowledged
acquire
acquire something to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour
- She has acquired a good knowlege of English
- How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills
NOUN
acquisition, acquistiveness, acquirement, acquirer, acquiree
ADJECTIVE
adaptable, adaptive
adapt
[intranstive, transtitive] to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
- It’s amazing how soon you adapt
- The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive
NOUN adaptability, adaptation, adapter, adaption, adaptationism, adaptationist, adaptivity
ADJECTIVE
adaptable, adaptive
adequate
enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
- They’ll need an adequate supply of hot water
- The room was small but adequate
ADVERB
adequately
adjacent
next to something
- The planes landed on adjacent runways
- numbers that are adjacent in the sequence
NOUN
adjacency
adjust
NOUN
adjuster
adjustment
adjustability
ADJECTIVE
adjustable
to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
- adjust something Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly
- This button is for adjusting the volume
administrative
NOUN
administer,
administrator,
administration
ADJECTIVE
administrative,
administrable
ADVERB
administratively
connected with organizing the work of a business or an institution
-an administrative job/assistant/error
adult
NOUN
adulthood
adultness
ADVERB
adultly
a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions
= grown up
- children must be accompanied by an adult
- I simply can’t believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.
advocate
NOUN
advocacy
advocation
advocateship
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
- She advocates taking a more long-term view
- He advocates the return of capital punishment
affect
NOUN affectation affection affectlessness affectedness affectivity
ADJECTIVE affected affecting affectionate affective affectional affectless
ADVERB affectingly affectionately affectively affectedly
to act on; produce an effect or change in;
to impress the mind or move the feeling of;
aggregate
NOUN
aggregation
aggregator
ADJECTIVE
aggregative
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total;
- the aggregate amount of indebtedness
aid
NOUN
aide
to provide support for or relief to; help;
- to aid the victims of the fire
albeit
although; even if;
- albeit brief retirement
allocate
NOUN
allocation
allocator
ADJECTIVE
allocable
allocative
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot;
- to allocate funds for new projects
alter
NOUN alteration alternate alternation alternator alterity alternant alternative
ADJECTIVE alternative alterable altered alternant
ADVERB
alternatively
alternately
to make different in some particular, as size, style,
course, or the like; modify;
ambiguous
NOUN
ambiguousness
ambiguity
ADVERB
ambiguously
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal
amend
NOUN
amendment
amender
ADJECTIVE
amendable
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc) by formal procedure:
- congress may amend the proposed tax bill
analogy
VERB
analogy
NOUN
analogue
ADJECTIVE
analogous
analogical
analogic
ADVERB
analogously
analogically
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based:
- the analogy between the heat and a pump
analyze
NOUN analysis analytics analyzer analyst
ADJECTIVE
analytical
analyzable
analytic
ADVERB
analytically
to separate( a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): - to analyze an argument
annual
ADJECTIVE
annualized
ADVERB
annually
of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly;
- annual salary
anticipate
NOUN
anticipation
anticipator
anticipative
ADJECTIVE
anticipatory
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee:
- to anticipate pleasure
apparent
ADVERB
apparently
capable of being easily perceived or understood;plain or clear; obvious;
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible;
- The crack in the wall was readily apparent
appreciate
NOUN appreciable appreciation appreciator appreciativeness
ADJECTIVE
appreciatory
appreciative
ADVERB
appreciably
appreciatively
to be grateful or thankful for;
- They appreciated his thoughtfulness
- to appreciate good wine
approach
NOUN
approachableness
approachabiliy
ADJECTIVE
approachable
approaching
to come near or nearer to;
to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition;
to come within range for comparison;
- The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection
appropriate
NOUN appropriacy appropriator appropriation appropriateness appropriationist
ADJECTIVE
appropriated
ADVERB
appropriately
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc;
- an appropriate example;
- an appropriate dress
approximate
NOUN
approximation
ADJECTIVE
approximative
ADVERB
approximately
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard
- The approximate time was 10 o’clock
arbitrary
NOUN
arbitrariness
ADVERB
arbitrarily
subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion:
- an arbitrary decision
area
ADJECTIVE
areal
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- the dark areas in the painting;
- the dusty area of the room.
aspect
ADJECTIVE
aspectual
appearance to the eye or mind; look;
- the physical aspect of the country
nature; quality; character:
- the superficial aspect of the situation.
assemble
NOUN
assembly
assemblage
assembler
to bring together or gather into one place, company,body, or whole.
to put of fit together; put together the parts of:
- to assemble information for a report; to assemble a toy from a kit.
assess
NOUN
assessment
assessor
ADJECTIVE
assessable
to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc) as a basis for taxation.
- The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars.
assign
NOUN assignment assignee assigner assignation
ADJECTIVE
assignable
to give or allocate; allot:
- to assign rooms at a hotel
to give out or announce as a task:
-to assign homework.
assist
NOUN
assistance
assister
assistantship
ADJECTIVE
assistive
to give support or aid to; help:
- please assist him in moving the furniture
to be associated with as an assistant or helper
assume
NOUN
assumption
ADJECTIVE
assumable
assumptive
ADVERB
assumedly
to take for granted or without proof;
- to assume that everyone wants peace.
assure
NOUN
assurance
assuredness
assurer
ADVERB
assuredly
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- she assured us that everything would turn out all right.
to cause to know surely; reassure:
- He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
attach
NOUN
attachment
ADJECTIVE
attachable
attached
to fasten or affix; join; connect;
- to attach a photograph to an application with a staple
