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abandon(v./n.)

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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.
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adverb

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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.

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abstract

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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

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academy

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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

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access

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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

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accommodate

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[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
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accompany

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(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

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accumulate

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[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

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accurate

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correct and true in every detail

  • an accurate description/picture of something
  • Accurate measurements are essential

NOUN
accuracy

ADJECTIVE
accurate

ADVERB
accurately

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achieve

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[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

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acknowledge

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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

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acquire

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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

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adapt

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[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

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adequate

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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

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adjacent

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next to something

  • The planes landed on adjacent runways
  • numbers that are adjacent in the sequence

NOUN
adjacency

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adjust

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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
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administrative

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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

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adult

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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.
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advocate

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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
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affect

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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;

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aggregate

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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
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aid

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NOUN
aide

to provide support for or relief to; help;
- to aid the victims of the fire

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albeit

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although; even if;

- albeit brief retirement

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allocate

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NOUN
allocation
allocator

ADJECTIVE
allocable
allocative

to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot;
- to allocate funds for new projects

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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;
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ambiguous
NOUN ambiguousness ambiguity ADVERB ambiguously open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal
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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
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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
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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 ```
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annual
ADJECTIVE annualized ADVERB annually of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly; - annual salary
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anticipate
NOUN anticipation anticipator anticipative ADJECTIVE anticipatory to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: - to anticipate pleasure
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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
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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
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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
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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
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approximate
NOUN approximation ADJECTIVE approximative ADVERB approximately near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard - The approximate time was 10 o’clock
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arbitrary
NOUN arbitrariness ADVERB arbitrarily subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion: - an arbitrary decision
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area
ADJECTIVE areal any particular extent of space or surface; part: - the dark areas in the painting; - the dusty area of the room.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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assume
NOUN assumption ADJECTIVE assumable assumptive ADVERB assumedly to take for granted or without proof; - to assume that everyone wants peace.
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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.
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attach
NOUN attachment ADJECTIVE attachable attached to fasten or affix; join; connect; - to attach a photograph to an application with a staple

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