Word List Ior IELTS 3600 Words

abandon
n. ' - = ' = |lacking restraint or control; Ieeling oI extreme emotional intensity;
unbounded enthusiasm| (Synonym: relinquish)
Example:
With her parents out oI town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
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abortion
n. ` = + ' |termination oI pregnancy; Iailure oI a plan|
Example:
Instead oI doing what many young Egyptian women in her situation do, that is, have an
abortion, Hind Al-Hinnawi, an upper middle class proIessional, had the baby, went public
and took the alleged Iather to court.
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absurd
a. - = , - |preposterous; ridiculous; Ioolish| (Synonym: preposterous; ridiculous;
Ioolish)
Example:
Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare
to laugh.
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abuse
v. - = ' ' - |misuse| (Synonym: misuse)
Example:
II there is a crisis, he said, it is oI a society deeply traumatised by twenty years oI abuse at
the hands oI Saddam Hussein's regime, and that, thanks to the British troops, he said, has
been stopped.
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academic
a. ` ' , - , |related to school; not practical or directly useIul; relating to scholarly
organization; based on Iormal education| (Synonym: scholarly; collegiate;
theoretical)
Example:
The dean's talk about reIorming the college admissions system was only an academic
discussion.
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academy
n. - - ' ' |school Ior special instruction|
Example:
The mission oI our academy is actually to ensure the health and the well-being oI all
children.
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access
n. = ' , - , |approach; entry; entrance| (Synonym: approach)
Example:
It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will
give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need
access to his oil.
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account
n. = - ' |narrative or record oI events; reason given Ior a particular action or event|
(Synonym: report; description)
Example:
What is the account Ior this loss?
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Word List Ior IELTS 3600 Words
accountant
n. - = ' - - |one who maintains and audits business accounts|
Example:
Our business and Iinance group is looking Ior a dynamic accountant to join accounting team
in support oI the Company's new area.
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accurate
a. , - |precise; correct| (Synonym: precise; correct)
Example:
It is accurate Irom their perspective because I think they don't know what real
mathematicians do and when we carried out an intervention strategy oI producing a panel oI
mathematicians then the children were quite surprised that mathematicians are in Iact
ordinary people.
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accuse
v. , - + - , |blame; condemn| (Synonym: blame; condemn)
Example:
He then went on to accuse the West oI hypocrisy in criticising Russia's human rights record.
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accused
n. ' , - , - - + |deIendant or deIendants in a criminal case|
Example:
DiIIerent Irom regular media, they have very serious motivation Ior releasing such gossip,
namely, to allege that the accused is a degenerate.
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acid
n. = - |sour; any oI various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and
capable oI turning litmus red and reacting with a base to Iorm a salt; harsh or
corrosive in tone|
Example:
There is a barrage oI acid comments in today's newspapers.
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acknowledge
v. - = - |declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks| (Synonym:
recognize; admit)
Example:
Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still preIer them
to the songs my brothers play.
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across
ad. = - - = ' |Irom side to side; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length|
Example:
Oaxyctl looked up the sides oI a large Iin across Irom the party.
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address
v. ' - , |make a Iormal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct eIIorts or attention oI|
Example:
Brown planned to address the issue oI low-income housing in his speech.
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adjust
v. - , |adapt; regulate| (Synonym: adapt; regulate)
Example:
The opera house was handed over by the builders nearly a year ago, but it's taken many
months to install new stage machinery and to adjust the acoustics.
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