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abase
/əˈbeɪs/
verb
C2
To humble somebody, or to lower yourself.
abhor
/əbˈhɔː/
verb
C2
To hate something deeply.
abjure
/əbˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/
verb
C2
To give up a belief or a claim by solemn promise.
abrogate
/ˈæ.bɹə.ɡət/
verb
C2
To cancel a law or an agreement by authority.
accost
/əˈkɔst/
verb
C2
To approach a stranger boldly and speak to them.
accrue
/əˈkɹuː/
verb
C2
To build up in amount over time.
ad-lib
verb
C2
To speak without a script, making it up as you go.
addle
/ˈæ.dəl/
verb
C2
To muddle somebody's thinking.
adulterate
/əˈdʌltəɹət/
verb
C2
To spoil something by adding an inferior substance.
afford
/əˈfoɹd/
verb
B1
3 meanings
To have enough money for something.
aggrieve
/əˈɡɹiːv/
verb
C2
To make somebody feel unfairly treated.
allot
/əˈlɒt/
verb
C2
To give out shares of something to each in turn.
allude
/əˈljuːd/
verb
C2
To hint at something without naming it.
amble
/ˈæm.bəl/
verb
C1
3 meanings
To walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
ameliorate
/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
verb
C2
To make a bad situation better.
annex
/ˈænɛks/
verb
C2
To take territory and add it to your own.
anoint
/əˈnɔɪnt/
verb
C1
2 meanings
To smear with oil as part of a religious ceremony.
apprehend
/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/
verb
C2
To arrest somebody, or to grasp a meaning.
articulate
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
adjective
C1
4 meanings
Able to say what you mean clearly and easily.
assail
/əˈseɪl/
verb
C2
To attack violently, physically or with words.
assimilate
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
verb
C2
To take something in fully, or to blend into a society.
assuage
/əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/
verb
C2
To make a painful feeling less sharp.
attaint
/əˈteɪnt/
verb
C2
To strip somebody of rights after a conviction.
audit
/ˈɔːdɪt/
noun
C1
4 meanings
An official examination of financial accounts to check that they are accurate.
automate
/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/
verb
C2
To replace human work with machinery.