Adduce (v): uh-doos, uh-dyoos
If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument = cite
We can adduce evidence to support the claim
Adhere (v): ad-heer
If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should = stick
I have adhered strictly to the rules
Adulterate (v): uh-duhl-tuh-reyt
If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it = spoil
This petrol was adulterated with Kerosene
Advocate (v): ad-vuh-keyt
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly = support
We advocate peace rather than war
Aggrandize (v): uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz (30)
To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are = increase
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself
Agitate (v): aj-i-teyt
If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it = stir up, disturb
Unions are agitating for higher pay
Allay (v): uh-ley
If you allay someone’s fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful = calm, pacify
The president made a statement to allay public anxiety
Allege (v): uh-lej
If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it = state without proof
It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes
Alleviate (v): uh-lee-vee-eyt
If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe = relieve
A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem
Allocate (v): al-uh-keyt
If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose = assign
You should allocate the same amount of time to each question
Allude (v): uh-lood
If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way = refer
The problem had been alluded briefly in earlier discussions
Allure (v): uh-loor
The allure of something or someone is the pleasing or exciting quality that they have = attract
The company allured me with their offer of a high salary
Amalgamate (v): uh-mal-guh-meyt
When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing = combine
A number of colleges have a amalgamnated to form the new university
Amass (v): uh-mas
If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it = accumulate
For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories
Amble (v): am-buhl (40)
When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner = stroll, walk
They ambled along for miles
Ameliorate (v): uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-
If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way = make better
Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation
Amplify (v): am-pluh-fahy
If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment = enlarge
The music was amplified with microphones
Amputate (v): am-pyoo-teyt
To amputate someone’s arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged = cut off
To save his life, doctors amputated his legs
Anneal (v): uh-neel
to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold = slow cooling
After the glass is annealed, it will be less subject to chipping and cracking
Annihilate (v): uh-nahy-uh-leyt
To annihilate something means to destroy it completely = destroy
Bombs annihilated the city
Annotate (v): an-uh-teyt
If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it = comment
The new edition is fully annotated by the author
Annul (v): uh-nuhl
If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed = make void
The marriage was annulled last month
Appease (v): uh-peez
If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want = placate, satisfy
In ancient times, people sacrified animals , and even human beings, to appease the gods
Append (v): uh-pend
When you append something to something else, especially a piece of writing, you attach it or add it to the end of it
= attach
She appended a note at the end of the letter
Appraise (v): uh-preyz (50)
If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them = estimate
The project was appraised by experts and found it was over estimated
If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument = cite
We can adduce evidence to support the claim
Adhere (v): ad-heer
If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should = stick
I have adhered strictly to the rules
Adulterate (v): uh-duhl-tuh-reyt
If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it = spoil
This petrol was adulterated with Kerosene
Advocate (v): ad-vuh-keyt
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly = support
We advocate peace rather than war
Aggrandize (v): uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz (30)
To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are = increase
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself
Agitate (v): aj-i-teyt
If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it = stir up, disturb
Unions are agitating for higher pay
Allay (v): uh-ley
If you allay someone’s fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful = calm, pacify
The president made a statement to allay public anxiety
Allege (v): uh-lej
If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it = state without proof
It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes
Alleviate (v): uh-lee-vee-eyt
If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe = relieve
A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem
Allocate (v): al-uh-keyt
If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose = assign
You should allocate the same amount of time to each question
Allude (v): uh-lood
If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way = refer
The problem had been alluded briefly in earlier discussions
Allure (v): uh-loor
The allure of something or someone is the pleasing or exciting quality that they have = attract
The company allured me with their offer of a high salary
Amalgamate (v): uh-mal-guh-meyt
When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing = combine
A number of colleges have a amalgamnated to form the new university
Amass (v): uh-mas
If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it = accumulate
For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories
Amble (v): am-buhl (40)
When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner = stroll, walk
They ambled along for miles
Ameliorate (v): uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-
If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way = make better
Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation
Amplify (v): am-pluh-fahy
If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment = enlarge
The music was amplified with microphones
Amputate (v): am-pyoo-teyt
To amputate someone’s arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged = cut off
To save his life, doctors amputated his legs
Anneal (v): uh-neel
to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold = slow cooling
After the glass is annealed, it will be less subject to chipping and cracking
Annihilate (v): uh-nahy-uh-leyt
To annihilate something means to destroy it completely = destroy
Bombs annihilated the city
Annotate (v): an-uh-teyt
If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it = comment
The new edition is fully annotated by the author
Annul (v): uh-nuhl
If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed = make void
The marriage was annulled last month
Appease (v): uh-peez
If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want = placate, satisfy
In ancient times, people sacrified animals , and even human beings, to appease the gods
Append (v): uh-pend
When you append something to something else, especially a piece of writing, you attach it or add it to the end of it
= attach
She appended a note at the end of the letter
Appraise (v): uh-preyz (50)
If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them = estimate
The project was appraised by experts and found it was over estimated
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