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.