Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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assemble | to meet together, as when the whole school is called together for assembly |
assert | to affirm, maintain, dclare |
assess | to rate, estimate value of property, fix value |
assist | to help |
assistant | a helper; someone who serves in a shop |
associate | to join one in company, combine, keep company with |
assorted | of many different kinds |
assuage | to soothe, calm, pacify, appease |
assure | to make certain, safe, sure, to confirm |
astrologer | a fortune-teller who studies the stars |
astrology | the study of the stars as a way of telling yourfortune |
astronaut | someone who travels in space |
astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other bodies in the sky |
astronomy | the scientific study of stars and other bodies in the sky |
athlete | someone who is good at sports and games |
atlas | a book of maps |
atmosphere | the air that is around the earth |
atom | an extremely small particle of anything |
attach | to fasten, join or tie together |
attack | to make a move to hurt someone or something |
attain | to gain, accomplish, achieve, obtain |
attempt | to try; to make an effort |
attend | to be present. The same word also means to listen carefully to someone |
attendant | a helper or servant in a public place, such as a car-park, theatre or cinema |
attention | act of attending sincerely, sincere inclination |
attentive | heedful, concentrative, inclined to concentration |
attic | a room just under the roof of a building |
attract | to make something or someone come nearer |
attractive | charming; lovely; having the power to make people want to be near you |
auction | a public sale where things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them |
audience | a group of people listening to or watching something like a play or a concert |
aunt | the sister of your father or mother |
authority | the power to control what other people do. The headmaster of a school has authority over the teachers and pupils |
autobiography | the story of a person’s life written by himself and not by someone else |
automobile | any vehicle with an engine, meant to be driven on the road |
autumn | the season between summer and winter, when the leaves fall |
avail | to benefit, be of use, make use of |
avenue | a wide street or pathway, usually with trees on both sides |
avenue | a wide street or pathway, usually with trees on both sides |
avert | to keep off, ward off, turn aside |
aviation | the art of flying aircraft |
aviator | a pilot who flies an aircraft |
avoid | to escape; to keep out of the way of something |
await | to wait for or look for |
awake | not asleep. You can hear and see what is going on around you |
award | to give someone something he has won, like a prize or medal |
aware | knowing about something, as when you are aware of the danger of crossing a road with heavy traffic |
away | not here or with you; absent |
awe | great fear and wonder; great respect |
awful | very bad, ugly or nasty |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.