| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Tenses
The verb shows time by changing its form. These forms are called tenses.