| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| anchor | a heavy iron hook which is attached to a ship by a chain. When it is thrown over the side, it digs into the sea bed and stops the ship from moving |
| ancient | belonging to past time, former age |
| anemia | bloodlessness, lack of blood |
| angel | a messenger from God |
| anger | rage, wrath, annoyance, resentment |
| angle | the corner made when tow lines meet at a point |
| angry | very cross; in a bad temper |
| animal | any living creature which is not a plant |
| ankle | the thin bony part of your leg just above your foot |
| anniversary | a day which is remembered each year for something special which happened once, like a wedding anniversary |
| annotate | to make notes on, comment |
| announce | to make something known by telling everyone |
| annoy | to make someone rather cross |
| annual | yearly, a book published every year, lasting a year |
| anorak | a waterproof jacket, usually with a hood |
| another | one more; a different one |
| ansion | a very large house |
| answer | anything said or written in reply, usually to a question |
| ant | a small isect |
| antarctic | at or around the South Pole |
| anthem | a piece of music sung by a church choir. The same word also means the national song of a country. |
| anti-clockwise | the opposite direction to the way clock hands move |
| Anticipate | know beforehand, expect, foretaste |
| antipathy | natural dislike, aversion, opposition |
| antique | ancient, old fashioned, very old |
| anvil | an iron block on which pieces of metal can be hammered into shape |
| anxiety | worry; a feeling of fear about something you think might happen |
| anxious | worried or afraid about something you think might happen |
| any | some one (indefinite) |
| anything | a thing of any kind |
| anywhere | at any place |
| apart | not together, separate |
| apartment | a room of a house, a flat |
| apathy | want of feeling, indifference |
| ape | a large monkey without a tail |
| apex | the highest tip of something, such as the top point of a triangle |
| apology | regretful, realization, expression of regret |
| apparatus | a collection of things that help you to do something, such as ropes and bars in a gymnasium |
| appeal | to ask for help |
| appear | to come into sight |
| appearance | the way someone or something looks to you; the coming into sight of someone or something |
| appetite | the desire to eat |
| applaud | to show you like some entertainment or performance by clapping your hands together |
| apple | a round red, green or yellow fruit which grows on a tree |
| applicant | one who applies |
| appoint | to fix time or place, to employ, to nominate |
| appreciate | to admire, praise, to rate highly |
| approach | to go nearer to someone or something |
| approximate | nearly correct |
| apricot | a fruit which looks like a small yellow peach |
Modal auxiliaries are used for
1.Probability - will ought
2.Possibility - can, could, may, might