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

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  • aback/əˈbæk/adverbB2+Backwards, in the phrase taken aback.
  • abandonment/əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/nounB2+2 meaningsLeaving somebody or something for good.
  • abnormality/ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/nounB2+A physical defect or irregular feature in a body, a scan, or a reading that a doctor would flag as needing attention.
  • abnormally/æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/adverbB2+In a way that departs worryingly from the usual.
  • abortion/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/nounB2+The deliberate ending of a pregnancy.
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/əˈbɹʌpt/
adjectiveB2+2 meanings
Sudden and unexpected.
  • abruptly/əˈbɹʌp.li/adverbB2+Suddenly and unexpectedly, breaking the flow.
  • absentee/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/nounB2+Somebody who fails to turn up where they are expected.
  • abyss/əˈbɪs/nounB2+A hole so deep it seems to have no bottom.
  • acceleration/əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The rate at which speed increases.
  • accessibility/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+How easily a place or service can be used by everybody.
  • acclaimed/əˈkleɪmd/adjectiveB2+Widely praised in public.
  • accommodating/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Willing to fit in with what others want.
  • accountability/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/nounB22 meaningsThe duty to explain your actions to others and to accept the consequences of them.
  • accountancy/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/nounB2+The study and practice of keeping financial records.
  • accurately/ˈak.jə.ɹɪt.li/adverbB2+In a way that matches the truth exactly.
  • achievable/əˈt͡ʃiːvəbəl/adjectiveB2+Possible to bring about with the effort available.
  • acidity/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The degree to which something is sharp and sour.
  • acknowledgementnounB2+The admitting that something is so, or thanks given.
  • acquaint/əˈkweɪnt/verbB2+To make somebody familiar with something.
  • acquit/əˈkwɪt/verbB2+To declare in court that the accused is not guilty.
  • acquitted/əˈkwɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Declared not guilty by a court.
  • acronym/ˈækɹənɪm/nounB2+A word built from first letters, like NASA.
  • acrylics/əˈkɹɪlɪks/nounB2+Artificial nails built on top of your own.
  • addiction/əˈdɪkˌʃən/nounB2+A compulsive inability to stop using a substance or doing something harmful.
  • addictive/əˈdɪktɪv/adjectiveB2+Hard to stop once you have started.
  • additionallyadverbB2+As a further point.
  • adequatelyadverbB2+Well enough for the purpose.
  • adjourn/əˈd͡ʒɝn/verbB2+To break off a meeting until another time.
  • admirably/ˈæd.mə.ɹə.bli/adverbB2+In a way that deserves praise.
  • admittedlyadverbB2+Used to concede a point before making a contrary one.
  • adolescence/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/nounB2+The years between child and adult.
  • adoptive/əˈdɒptɪv/adjectiveB2+Related through adoption rather than by birth.
  • adoration/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Deep love and admiration.
  • adrift/əˈdɹɪft/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFloating with no power and no control.
  • adultery/əˈdʌltəɹi/nounB2+Sex between a married person and somebody not their partner.
  • adulthoodnounB2+The state of being fully grown.
  • advancement/ædˈvɑːns.mənt/nounB2+Moving forward, especially in a career.
  • advent/ˈæd.vɛnt/nounB2+The arrival of something important.
  • adventurer/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/nounB2+Somebody who seeks out risk and excitement.
  • adversity/ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/nounB2+Serious difficulty and misfortune.
  • advisableadjectiveB2+Sensible and worth doing.
  • affirm/əˈfɝm/verbB2+2 meaningsTo state firmly that something is true.
  • affirmation/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/nounB2+2 meaningsA positive statement repeated to yourself.
  • afflict/əˈflɪkt/verbB2+To cause somebody lasting pain or trouble.
  • affordable/əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/adjectiveB2+Cheap enough for ordinary people to buy.
  • aftertaste/ˈæftɚˌteɪst/nounB2+The flavour left in the mouth afterwards.
  • afterthought/ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/nounB2+Something added later, having not been planned.
  • agelessadjectiveB2+Never seeming to grow old.
  • agonizing/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Causing very great pain or anxiety.
  • agriculture/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/nounB2+The science and business of farming.
  • ailment/ˈeɪ̯lmənt/nounB2+A minor but persistent illness.
  • airbrushedadjectiveB2+Smoothed until every flaw has vanished.
  • airlinernounB2+A large aircraft that carries fare-paying passengers.
  • airlocknounB2+A sealed chamber between areas of different air pressure.
  • airmail/ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/nounB2+Post carried abroad by aircraft.
  • airshipnounB2+A powered aircraft kept up by lighter-than-air gas.
  • airway/ˈɛə.weɪ/nounB2+The passage air travels down into the lungs.
  • airy/ˈɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of fresh air and light.
  • akin/əˈkɪn/adjectiveB2+Similar in nature, or related.