Oxford 5000 [EN-EN]

abolish v. C1

to end an activity or custom officially

abortion n. C1

end of pregnancy

absence n. C1

the fact of not being where you ae usually expected to be / syn. = absent

absent adj. C1

not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work / syn. = missing

absorb v. B2

to take something in, especially gradually / syn. = soak up, mop up, wick away

abstract adj. B2

existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object / syn. = Ideas, concepts and theories / opp. concrete

absurd adj. C1

stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way / syn. = stupid, foolish, silly, crazy, dumb

abuse n., v. C1

to use somthing for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong / to treat somone cruelly or violently / syn. = treating people or animal badly

academy n. C1

an organizatio intended to prptect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teachs a particularsubject or trains people for a particular job / syn. = Organization, Societies&clubs

accelerate v. C1

When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases / syn. = to get faster / opp. = decelerate

accent n. B2

the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounced words / syn. = way of speaking

acceptance n. C1

general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, oe that someone should be included in a group / syn. = acknowledgment, recognition

accessible adj. C1

able to be reached or easily obtained / i.e. The penthouse level is accessible only by private lift.

accidentally adv. B2

by chance or by mistake

accommodate v. B2

to provide with a place to live or to be store in / i.e. There wasn't enough space to accommodate files.

accommodation n. B2

a place to stay or live / i.e. There is accommodation for about five hundred student on campus.

accomplish v. B2

to finish something successfully or to achieve something / syn. achieve, attain, fulfil, reach, realize / i.e. I feel as if I’ve accomplish nothing since I left my job.

accomplishment n. C1

something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort / syn. achievement, attainment, deed, exploit, feat / i.e. Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.

accordingly adv. C1

in a way that is suitable or right for the situation / in a way that suits the situation/ i.e. They are predicting colder temperatures tomorrow, so plan your wardrobe accordingly. , Accordingly, most of the older respondents attributed their dieting primarily to concerns about the health implications of being overweight

accountability n. C1

the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason fot it, oor the degree to which this happens / i.e. The public has been demanding greater accountability from lawmakers.

accountable adj. C1

someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactorily reason for it / syn. = duty, obligation ad responsibility / i.e. Politicians should be accountable to yhe public who elected them. , The recet tax reforms have made goverment more acountable for its spending.

accountant n. B2

someone who keeps or examines the records of moey recieved, paid, and owed by a compay or person

accumulate v. C1

to collect a large number of a things over a long period of time , to gradually increase in number or amount / i.e. After a long career in antiques trde, Mary had accumulated many rare treasures. , The company said the dept wa accumulates during its acquisition of ie individual businesses.

accumulation n. C1

a amount of something that has been collected / sy. = Masses and large amount of thigs / i.e. Despite this accumulation of evidence, the goverment persisted in doing nothing.

accuracy n. B2

the fact of being exact or correct or the ability to do something without making mistakes / i.e. Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information. , The latest missiles can be fired with incredible accuracy

accurately adv. B2

in a way that is correct, exact, ad without any mistakes / i.e. It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. , The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible.

accusation n. C1

a statement saying that someoe has doe something morally wrong, illegal, or ukind, or the fact of accusing someone / i.e. Any time you make false accusations, you lose credibility with people. / syn.= to accuse someone of something , Blamming accusing

the accused n. C1

a person who is on trial in a law court / i.e. The accured protested her innocence. , The accused were all found guilty.

acid n. B2, adj. C1

any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve other materials

acquisition n. C1

the process of getting something , something such as a building, another company, or a piece of land that is bought by a company, or the act of buying it

acre n. B2

a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards

activate v. B2

to cause something to start , to make a chemical reaction happen more quickly, especially by heating / syn. = causing things to happen

activation n. C1

the act of making something start or making it start working / i.e. You will be sent an account activation email. , Type the activation code into your new phone.

activist n. C1

a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen / i.e. He's been a trade union/party activist for many years.

acute adj. C1

If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage / i.e. The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas. / syn. = painful

adaptation n. C1

the process of changing to suit different conditions

addiction n. B2

something that has been added to something else / i.e. Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective. / syn. = extension, ad-on , accessory , attachment , add

additionally adv. B2

also or in addition / i.e. Additionally, we request a deposit of $200 in advance. , Their equipment and any training camps they have to attend are paid for additionally.

adequate adj. B2

enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose: / syn. = good enough but not excellent / i.e. The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate (= is not enough). , Have we got adequate food for 20 guests? I didn't have adequate time to prepare.

adequately adv. B2

in a way that is enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose / i.e. While some patients can be adequately cared for at home, others are best served by care in a hospital.

adhere v. C1

to stick firmly / i.e. A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.

adjacent adj. C1

very near, next to, or touching / i.e. They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.

adjust v. B2

to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable / i.e. Her eyes slowly adjusted to the dark.

adjustment n. C1

a slight(small) change made to something to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable, or the act of making such a change / syn. = alteration, amendment, change, modification, mutation

administer v. C1

to control the operation or arrangement of something / i.e. The economy has been badly administered by the present government.

administrative adj. C1

relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan or organization

administrator n. C1

someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan

a person who is in charge of the operation of a network of computers, a website, a group of computer users, etc., and is able to make changes to it (admin)

admission n. C1

the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly / syn. = avowal (formal), confession (admit guilt) / i.e. By his own admission (= as he has said), he has achieved little since he took over the company.

adolescent n. C1

a young person who is developing into an adult / (adjective) used to describe an adult or an adult's behaviour that is silly and like a child's / i.e. He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent who's gone to the wrong party.

adoption n. C1

the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own

adverse adj. C1

advocate n., v. C1

aesthetic adj. C1

affection n. C1

affordable adj. B2

aftermath n. C1

aged adj. B2

aggression n. C1

agricultural adj. C1

agriculture n. B2

aide n. C1

AIDS n. B2

alert v., n., adj. C1

alien n. B2, adj. C1

align v. C1

alignment n. C1

alike adv., adj. C1

allegation n. C1

allege v. C1

allegedly adv. C1

alliance n. C1

allocate v. C1

allocation n. C1

allowance n. C1

ally n. C1

alongside prep. B2

altogether adv. B2

aluminum n. C1

amateur adj., n. C1

ambassador n. C1

ambitious adj. B2

ambulance n. B2

amend v. C1

amendment n. C1

amid prep. C1

amusing adj. B2

analogy n. C1

analyst n. B2

ancestor n. B2

anchor n. C1

angel n. C1

animation n. B2

annually adv. B2

anonymous adj. C1

anticipate v. B2

anxiety n. B2

apology n. B2

apparatus n. C1

apparel n. C1

appealing adj. C1