4000 IELTS Academic Words
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4000 IELTS Academic Words
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a. unusual; not typical; not normal Fujitsu, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo all insist that their designs are sufficiently different to Dell and Apple, that there is no abnormal risk of fire. |
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ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business He did make some calls aboard Air Force One, we are told, on his way back to from the Azores. |
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absence |
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n. state of being absent; state of being away The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence and were resting in the shade. |
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absent |
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a. go away or leave; missing; not present They are absent themselves from time to time. |
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absolute |
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a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence. |
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absolutely |
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ad. utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors For their part, the ambassadors expressed appreciation for the Italian Prime Minister's efforts to clarify that terrorism is absolutely separate from Islam. |
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absorb |
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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles. |
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absorption |
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n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration I agree that the reader's absorption is a measure of good writing. |
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abstract |
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a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
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abundant |
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a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom and the prospect of employment. |
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acceleration |
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n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time She's not the only driver complaining; Other Prius drivers have filed reports with the Traffic Safety Administration concerning acceleration problems. |
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accessible |
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a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with Simon and James will no longer be posting to The Hearing; however, all previous posts will remain accessible here. |
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accident |
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n. an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event Finding and maintaining happiness is a definite achievement and not an accident. |
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accidental |
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a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally Its curves are arbitrary and what we call accidental, but one after another follows it as if he were guided by a chart on which it was laid down. |
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accidentally |
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ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically The Air Force led us to believe that Dad's plane crashed into a mountain accidentally and without warning. |
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accompaniment |
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n. act of accompanying someone or something I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger. |
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accompany |
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v. travel with; be associated with But the night being wet and inclement, Mr. Rochester did not accompany them. |
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accomplish |
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v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete No single space project will be more impressive to humankind, and none will be difficult or expensive to accomplish. |
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accomplishment |
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n. achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment. |
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accounting |
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n. a system that provides quantitative information about finances Recent changes in accounting rules have forced companies in Britain to state much more accurately the true financial state of their pension funds. |