PTE for Academic Words | Introduction |
Group (A B) - Manage Words by Panel - Page 5 |
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amplify |
v. Syn. intensify; increase broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
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amuse |
v. Syn. absorb; distract; bewilder occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive |
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analogy |
n. Syn. similarity; parallelism similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
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analyse |
v. resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately |
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ancestor |
n. Syn. forefather; forebear forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
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anchor |
v. Syn. fasten secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
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anecdote |
n. Syn. episode; story short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
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annuity |
n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
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antagonism |
n. Syn. hostility; enmity active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
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antarctic |
a. opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it |
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anthropology |
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
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antibiotic |
a. Syn. antibacterial of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections |
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anticipate |
v. Syn. expect; predict act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict |