Vocabulary for Global Success Exam Preparation

Vocabulary from Global Success Program

  • academic

    • /ˌækəˈdemɪk/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: relating to education and scholarship.

  • access

    • /ˈækses/
    • Type: noun/verb
    • Meaning: the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.

  • accommodation

    • /əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a place to live, stay, or work in.

  • achieve achievement

    • /əˈtʃiːv/ /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
    • Type: verb/noun
    • Meaning: to successfully bring about or realize (a desired objective or result); something accomplished.

  • act action activity active actor actress

    • /ækt/ /ˈækʃn/ /ækˈtɪvəti/ /ˈæktɪv/ /ˈæktər/ /ˈæktrəs/
    • Type: verb/noun
    • Meaning: to do something; the process of doing something; a particular deed or action; engaging in events or tasks; male and female performers in plays; films.

  • additional

    • /əˈdɪʃənl/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: something added, supplementary.

  • adjust

    • /əˈdʒʌst/
    • Type: verb
    • Meaning: to change something slightly to achieve the desired fit.

  • admire admirable admiring admiration

    • /ədˈmaɪər/ /ˈædmərəbl/ /ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/ /ˌædməˈreɪʃn/
    • Type: verb/adjective/noun
    • Meaning: to regard with respect or warm approval; deserving respect; showing admiration; a feeling of respect and approval.

  • advantage disadvantage

    • /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a condition that puts one in a less favorable position.

  • adventure adventurer adventurous

    • /ədˈventʃər/ /ədˈventʃərər/ /ədˈventʃərəs/
    • Type: noun/adjective
    • Meaning: an unusual and exciting experience; someone who seeks out new experiences; willing to take risks and try new experiences.

  • affect

    • /əˈfekt/
    • Type: verb
    • Meaning: to have an influence on; to make a change in.

  • alive

    • /əˈlaɪv/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: to be living; not dead.

  • aluminum

    • /ˌæləˈmɪniəm/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a lightweight, silvery-white metal used in manufacturing.

  • amazing amazed amaze amazement

    • /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ /əˈmeɪzd/ /əˈmeɪz/ /əˈmeɪzmənt/
    • Type: adjective/verb/noun
    • Meaning: causing great surprise or wonder; feeling or showing great surprise; to cause to be filled with wonder or astonishment; the state of being astonished.

  • ancestor

    • /ˈænsestər/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

  • ancient

    • /ˈeɪnʃənt/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: very old; belonging to the distant past.

  • anniversary

    • /ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event.

  • annual

    • /ˈænjuəl/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: occurring once every year.

  • anxiety

    • /æŋˈzaɪəti/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something.

  • appear

    • /əˈpɪr/
    • Type: verb
    • Meaning: to become visible or noticeable; to come into sight.

  • appreciate appreciation appreciable appreciative

    • /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/ /əˈpriːʃəbl/ /əˈpriːʃətɪv/
    • Type: verb/noun/adjective/adjective
    • Meaning: to recognize the full worth of; the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something; significant enough to be noticed; feeling or showing gratitude.

  • appropriately

    • /əˈprəʊpriətli/
    • Type: adverb
    • Meaning: in a manner that is suitable or proper in the circumstances.

  • arctic ocean pacific ocean atlantic ocean

    • /ˌɑːrktɪk ˈəʊʃn/ /pəˌsɪfɪk ˈəʊʃn/ /ətˌlæntɪk ˈəʊʃn/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: names of the three major oceans.

  • army camp

    • /ˈɑːrmi kæmp/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a military encampment or base.

  • arrival

    • /əˈraɪvl/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: the act of reaching a place.

  • artisan

    • /ˈɑːrtəzn/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a worker who specializes in a trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.

  • assembly worker

    • /əˈsembli ˈwɜːrkər/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: a person who assembles products in a factory.

  • assignment assign

    • /əˈsaɪnmənt/ /əˈsaɪn/
    • Type: noun/verb
    • Meaning: a task or piece of work assigned to someone; to allocate a job or task.

  • associated

    • /əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: connected; linked.

  • balance

    • /ˈbæləns/
    • Type: noun/verb
    • Meaning: an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright; to keep or put something in a steady position.

  • bartender bartending

    • /ˈbɑːrtendər/ /ˈbɑːrtendɪŋ/
    • Type: noun/noun
    • Meaning: a person who serves drinks in a bar; the activity of preparing and serving beverages.

  • basic

    • /ˈbeɪsɪk/
    • Type: adjective
    • Meaning: fundamental; essential.

  • bilingual

    • /ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: able to speak two languages fluently.

  • biodiversity

    • /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/
    • Type: noun
    • Meaning: the variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem.