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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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188 words · showing 121–180

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  • aquatic/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Living in water.
  • aqueduct/ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/nounB2+A bridge built to carry water across a valley.
  • archaeologicaladjectiveB2+To do with the study of remains from the past.
  • archaeologist/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A person who studies the past by digging it up.
  • archangel/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/nounB2+An angel of the highest rank.
  • archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/
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A collection of documents, films or recordings kept for the record.
  • archway/ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ/nounB2+A passage under a curved span.
  • arid/ˈæɹɪd/adjectiveB2+So dry that little will grow.
  • aristocracy/ˌæɹ.ɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/nounB2+The highest class in a society, holding titles by birth.
  • aristocrat/ˈæɹɪstəˌkɹæt/nounB2+A member of the highest class, holding a title by birth.
  • armageddon/ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/nounB2+A final battle of catastrophic destruction.
  • armful/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/nounB2+As much as a pair of arms can hold at once.
  • armorynounB2+A place where weapons are made or kept.
  • armouredadjectiveB2+2 meaningsProtected by heavy plating.
  • aromatic/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a strong pleasant spicy smell.
  • arouse/əˈɹaʊz/verbB2+To stir a feeling into life, or to wake somebody.
  • aroused/əˈɹaʊzd/adjectiveB2+Stirred into strong feeling or desire.
  • arrogance/ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/nounB2+An offensive sense of your own importance.
  • arsenal/ˈɑːsənəl/nounB2+2 meaningsA store of weapons.
  • arson/ˈɑɹsən/nounB2+The crime of setting fire to a building on purpose.
  • artefactnounB2+An object made by people long ago.
  • artery/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/nounB2+A tube carrying blood away from the heart.
  • artichoke/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/nounB2+A green flower bud eaten leaf by leaf.
  • artisan/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/nounB2+A skilled worker who makes things by hand.
  • artistry/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/nounB2+Great skill in a creative art.
  • ascend/əˈsɛnd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo climb or move upward.
  • ascent/əˈsɛnt/nounB2+The climb up.
  • aspen/ˈæspən/nounB2+A poplar whose leaves tremble in the wind.
  • asphalt/ˈæʃfɑlt/nounB2+The black tar-and-stone mixture used to surface roads.
  • assassinate/əˈsæsɪneɪt/verbB2+To murder an important person, usually for political reasons.
  • assert/əˈsɜːt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo state firmly that something is true, especially where others may doubt it.
  • assertive/əˈsɝtɪv/adjectiveB2+Stating what you want firmly and clearly.
  • assess/əˈsɛs/verbB2+To weigh up the size, value or quality of something.
  • assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/nounB2+3 meaningsA careful judgement of the quality, value or amount of something.
  • astonish/əˈstɒnɪʃ/verbB2+To surprise someone very greatly.
  • astonishment/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/nounB2+Very great surprise.
  • astounding/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+So surprising that it leaves you speechless.
  • astrologer/əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who reads the future in the stars.
  • astronomer/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/nounB2+A scientist who studies the stars and planets.
  • astronomical/ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the stars, or enormously large.
  • asymmetrical/ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Deliberately uneven between the two sides.
  • atheist/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/nounB2+A person who believes there is no god.
  • atom/ˈætəm/nounB2+The smallest unit of a chemical element.
  • attachment/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA close feeling of fondness or loyalty towards somebody or something.
  • attainable/əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Within reach if you work for it.
  • attractivenessnounB2+The quality of drawing people to you.
  • aubergine/ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/nounB2+A shiny deep purple vegetable.
  • auburn/ˈɔ.bɚn/adjectiveB2+Of a reddish-brown colour, used of hair.
  • auctioneernounB2+The person who conducts a sale by bidding.
  • audible/ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/adjectiveB2+Loud enough to be heard.
  • auditor/ˈɔːdɪtɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who officially checks financial accounts.
  • aura/ˈɔːɹə/nounB24 meaningsThe feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place.
  • aurora/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/nounB2+Curtains of coloured light in the polar sky.
  • authenticate/ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/verbB2+To prove that something is genuine.
  • authentication/ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsProving that you are who you claim to be.
  • authorisationnounB2+Official permission to act.
  • authoritarian/ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/adjectiveB2+Demanding obedience and allowing little dissent.
  • authoritative/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/adjectiveB2+Reliable because it comes from real expertise.
  • autism/ˈɔːtɪzəm/nounB2+A condition affecting how somebody communicates and senses the world.
  • automation/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Machines taking over work people once did by hand.