List 1

List 1

1. Abandon: He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money. 2. Ability: I don’t doubt your ability to the work. (disability)

3. Abnormal: The warm December weather in northern Canada was abnormal. 4. Aboard: She went aboard the ship.

5. Abolish: Bad customs should be abolished.

6. Abortion: Abortion is sometimes used to save the mother’s life. 7. About: He lives somewhere about here.

8. Abroad: Emily usually goes abroad to travel in the summer. 9. Abrupt: An abrupt change in the weather.

10. Absence: The decision was made in my absence.

11. Absent: He had been absent 95 times from class and had six failing grades for the year. 12. Absolute: The Prime Minister had absolute control of his cabinet.

13. Absorb: He is absorbed in reading. // I used a sponge to absorb the spilled milk. 14. Abstract: An abstract idea

15. Abundant: Abundant rainfall made the land fertile.

16. Abuse: Don’t abuse your authority! // A stream of abuse came from his lips. 17. Academy: An academy of music.

18. Accelerate: Too much sunshine accelerates the aging process of your skin. 19. Accept: Please accept my apologies.

20. Access: The students have free access to these books. 21. Accessible: The tower is not accessible to the public. 22. Accident: Traffic accident

23. Accommodation: Our accommodations in the expensive hotel were not very good. 24. Accompany: Can you accompany me to the hospital?

25. Accomplish: I was not able to accomplish all I set out to do.

26. Account: Travel and tourism account for 11.4 percent of employment in the United States. 27. Accountant: My accountant will prepare my taxes.

28. Accumulate: You will accumulate a good small library, if you buy 10 books every month. 29. Accurate: Your statements about the cost of the house were not accurate. 30. Accuse: He was accused of incompetence.

31. Accustomed: He has been accustomed to the customs here. 32. Ache: My head begins to ache when I read too much.

33. Achieve: The team achieved victory after lots of hard work. // achieve great success 34. Acid: acid rain

35. Acknowledge: I acknowledged Tom for all of his help with the project. 36. Acquaintance: I met an acquaintance of yours at the train station. 37. Acquire: Tom acquired a famous painting from an art dealer. 38. Acquisition: Tom’s newest acquisition is a sports car. 39. Acre: acres of land

40. Across: We swam across the river.

41. Action: Immediate action should be taken to stop the spreading of the fire. 42. Active: You are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions. 43. Activity: social activities.

44. Actress: Many actresses attended the party. 45. Actual: in actual life

46. Adapt: many plants and animals have adapted to life in the desert.

47. Add: Please add up all the money I should pay. The income adds up to 10.000 dollars. 48. Addicted: He addicted to smoking. 49. Addition: in addition // in addition to

50. Adequate: We took adequate food for the holiday.

51. Adjust: John adjusted himself very quickly to the weather of France. 52. Administration: business administration 53. Admire: I admire Anne for her courage. Little Quiz

1. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercises to build up his ______. A. ability B. force C. strength D. mind

2. The news that Lindbergh intended to fly the Atlantic alone was ____ with disbelief. A. received B. accepted C. taken D. met

3. ____ is known to all, good friends ____ happiness and value to life. A. It, add B. As, add C. It, add up D. As, add to

4. One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) __ in the number of natural disasters. A. result B. account C. reason D. increase 5. After the accident, she had ____ all over. A. pains B. pain C. ache D. aches 6. --- Did your uncle fly to Paris directly?

--- No, he traveled from Hong Kong ___ London. A. through B. by way of C. across D. on way of 7. We all know that ____ speak louder than words. A. movement B. performances C. operations D. actions 8. While a person is asleep, a part of his brain is still ______. A. active B. alive C. awake D. aware 9. ____ for his bravery, William was asked to give a speech. A. Admired B. admiring C. Having admired D. Being admired

10. ___its beautiful scenery, it has a pronounced musical atmosphere and is known as “the city of music”. A. In spite of B. In addition to C. In relation to D. In place of 11. The reasons for our decision are ____ in my report. A. set off B. set in C. set out D. set about 12. Some many directors ____, the board meeting had to be put off. A. were absent B. been absent C. had been absent D. being absent 13. The writer was ____ in his novel that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigarette. A. absorbed B. lost C. devoted D. interested

14. It is not easy for such a young boy to understand such a(n) ____ concept. A. easy B. big C. huge D. abstract

15. The sunlight came in ____ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room. A. through B. across C. on D. over

All human wisdom is summed up in two words ---- wait and hope.

---- Alexandre Dumas Pere