abandon the match was abandoned because of bad weather.
ban abolish abort cancel cross out wipe out put off delay
desert forsake leave cease depart discard relinquish surrender quit withdraw give up
abide we have to abide by the rules of the game. (abide observe discover adapt)
her fame will abide for sure. last endure continue persist remain stay
you have to keep ______ with the times.
abreast up catch up with go along with fit in with
absorb he was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear you call.
engage occupy bend over involve be busy with
abundant rich the rivers and forests of the new world were abundant in fish and game
access in many schools, students don’t have sufficient access to the library.
way approach solution answer
accessible available handy ready convenient obtainable at hand
his words are never in _____ with his deeds. (situation accordance according fit)
i’m in agreement with mr. moore. in agreement with be compatible with comply with conform to be in proportion to
account he asked no one’s advice; he did it on his own (account).independentlyyou have to take everything into account consideration. attention regard respect mind
give us an account of what happened. story reason information description tale statement
he has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe tell relate answer for say explain explicate)
acquire to acquire a good knowledge of english. attain obtain gain earn secure
active he is very active in politics.
energetic spirited lively dynamic excited enthusiastic
adapt to our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
adjust accommodate alter vary arrange modify make fit
accustom she is ______to living in comfort. (accustomed used addict be familiar with)
admit it will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.
(allow admit accept permit receive confess acknowledge adopt)
adequate their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
enough sufficient satisfactory plenty ample
advantage the great advantage we have over them is that they are short of money.
benefit gain upper hand interest profit harvest crop earnings returns
aim his aim is to win the game.
purpose intention goal end target objective motive destination
amass he amassed a great fortune in twenty years.
accumulate assemble gather increase collect compile heap up store up
mass bulk quantity load amount volume accumulation pile heap crowd multitude pack gang
figure digit measure
ambitious these young men were ambitious for success and money. |
