All 660 words, A to Z

Every word in the First Academy Vocabulary Lab — each with plain and exam-register meanings, example sentences, collocations, common mistakes, and a quick quiz. Practice them all with flashcards, daily sets and listening drills in the Vocabulary Lab.

A

• abhor C2
• abhorrence C2
• abhorrent C1
• abject poverty C1
• absolute poverty B2
• abstruse C2
• academic journal B2
• accede C2
• accelerate C1
• acclaimed C1
• accommodating C1
• accord B2
• aches and pains C1
• achieve economic growth B2
• acknowledge B2
• acquaintance C1
• acquiesce C2
• acquit C2
• acquittal C1
• acronym C1
• acute B2
• addictive C1
• address B1
• adhere C1
• adherence C1
• adherent C2
• adjoining C1
• administration B1
• admit B1
• adverse B2
• advocate B2
• affection B2
• affectionate C1
• affinity C1
• affluence C2
• affluent C1
• aforementioned C1
• age-conscious B2
• age-related B1
• aggregate B2
• agony aunt C1
• agony column C1
• agree to differ B2
• ailing C1
• airtime C1
• akin C1
• alarmed C1
• alarming C1
• alibi C1
• all the rage B2
• allegation C1
• allege C1
• allergy C1
• alleviate debt C1
• allocate funds C1
• allowance B2
• allude C2
• ally B2
• aloof C1
• alternative medicine B2
• altruistic C1
• amber B2
• ambiguous C1
• ambition B2
• amble C2
• ambush C1
• amend C1
• amendment B2
• amiability C2
• amiable C1
• ample C1
• anaesthesia C2
• analogue C1
• analogy C1
• ancestor C1
• angle bracket C1
• Anglo-Saxon C1
• animal welfare B2
• annual bonus B2
• annul C2
• annulment C1
• anthology C1
• anti-virus software B2
• anticipate C1
• antipathy C2
• anxious B2
• appalling C1
• apparent B2
• appeal B2
• appease C1
• append C2
• applause B2
• appliance C1
• applicant C1
• approachable C1
• approval B2
• approve of B2
• approximately B1
• arbitrary B2
• arch rival B2
• archaeologist C1
• archive B2
• arduous C1
• arid C1
• armistice C1
• articulate C1
• artificial B2
• artificial intelligence B2
• as quiet as a mouse B1
• as thick as thieves C1
• aspiration C1
• assemble C1
• assent C1
• assert C1
• assess B2
• assessment of risk B2
• assignment B2
• asterisk C1
• astute C1
• asylum B2
• asylum-seeker C1
• at a rate of knots C1
• at short notice B1
• at stake B2
• atmospheric B2
• attachment B2
• attain C1
• attempt B1
• attire C1
• auction B2
• authoritative C1
• availability B2
• averse C1
• aversion C1
• avoid B1
• avoidable C1
• award B1
• awe-inspiring C1

B

• back-handed B2
• backlog C1
• baggy C1
• ballpark figure C1
• banned goods B2
• bargains galore C1
• basis B1
• battery farming B2
• battle B1
• be a law unto oneself C1
• be at death’s door C1
• be down in the dumps C1
• be up and running B1
• bedridden C2
• benefit B1
• benefits package B2
• bequeath C2
• bereaved C1
• besiege C2
• besotted with C2
• bestow C1
• beyond the scope of B2
• bi-centenary C1
• bicker C2
• bid B2
• bidder C1
• billboard B2
• biodiversity C1
• biomass C1
• biopic C1
• biotechnology C1
• bird sanctuary B2
• bitter rival B2
• blip C1
• bliss B2
• blissful C1
• blissfully ignorant C2
• block capitals C1
• blow hot and cold B2
• blue-collar worker B2
• blurb C2
• boast C1
• body language B1
• bold B2
• bond B1
• bonus B1
• bookmark C1
• boost the economy B2
• borrow B2
• bosom buddies C1
• bound to B1
• boundary B2
• bowel C1
• bracket B2
• branch B1
• branch out B1
• brand loyalty B2
• breadline C2
• break a pledge B2
• breakout C1
• breathalyser C2
• breathe new life into B2
• breathtaking C1
• breezy C1
• bribery C1
• briefing C1
• bring about B1
• brisk C1
• broad summary B2
• broadcast journalism B2
• brush up on B2
• brusque C2
• brutal suppression C1
• budding C1
• budget airline B2
• build up B2
• bullet point B2
• bullying B2
• bunged up C2
• burdensome C1
• bureaucratic C1
• burn calories B2
• bursary C2
• bustling C1

C

• cabin B2
• caesarean section C2
• calorie-conscious C1
• cancel debt B2
• cancellation fee C1
• capital asset B2
• carbon emissions C1
• carbon footprint C1
• cardiologist C1
• cardiovascular C1
• carnivore C2
• carry out B1
• carry out research B1
• carry the scars of C1
• carte blanche C2
• cast light on B1
• casual acquaintance C1
• categorise C2
• ceasefire C1
• celebratory C1
• centenary C1
• ceremonial C1
• cessation C1
• challenge B1
• challenging B2
• chariot C1
• chatty C1
• chauvinistic C2
• chestnut C1
• chic C1
• child labour B1
• chilling C1
• chilly C1
• chiropractor C1
• cholesterol C1
• chore C1
• chronic B2
• chronicle C1
• cite C1
• citizen journalism B2
• civil disobedience C1
• civil war B1
• claimant C1
• clammy C2
• clamp down C1
• clarifiable C2
• clarification C1
• clarify B2
• cleavage C1
• clench your fist C2
• climate change sceptic C2
• climate of distrust C1
• climatic change C1
• clingy C1
• clique C1
• cliquey C2
• cloning C1
• clothing B1
• cloud B1
• clumsy C1
• coherent C1
• coincide C1
• cold-blooded C1
• collaboration B2
• colleague B2
• collocation C2
• colourful C1
• commemorate C1
• commence C1
• commencement C1
• commiserate C2
• commit perjury C1
• comparable B2
• comparative B2
• compelling B2
• complain B2
• complaint B2
• complement B2
• complementary medicine C1
• comprehensive B2
• comprise C1
• compromise B2
• compulsive reading C1
• compulsory C1
• compulsory redundancy C1
• computer jargon C1
• conceited C1
• conceive C1
• concession C1
• conciliate C2
• concur C1
• condition B1
• conflict resolution B2
• conform C1
• congeal C2
• congealed C2
• congested C1
• coniferous C2
• connotation C1
• conscientious C1
• consequence B2
• considerate C1
• constitute B2
• consume B2
• contaminate C1
• continuing education B2
• contradict C1
• contravene C2
• contravention C2
• controversy B2
• convenience food B2
• conventional B2
• conviction B2
• correlation B2
• corruption B2
• countenance C2
• creak C2
• credible B2
• crematorium C2
• criteria B2
• crowd B1
• crucial B2
• cumbersome C1
• curriculum reform B2
• customary C1
• customer-facing B2
• cutting-edge B2
• cybercrime C2
• cyberterrorism C2
• cyberwarfare C2

D

• dabbler C2
• dawdle C2
• deadline B2
• deafening C1
• debt relief B2
• deduce C1
• deforestation C1
• defuse C1
• dejected C2
• demonstrate B2
• denial B2
• denote C1
• depict C1
• deplete C2
• depleting resources C2
• deprivation C1
• destitute C1
• destitution C2
• detect B2
• devaluation C1
• devalue C2
• devastated C1
• diagnose C1
• differentiate C1
• diffident C2
• digital B1
• dilemma C1
• diligent C1
• diphthong C2
• diplomacy C1
• direct train B1
• discount B2
• discourteous C2
• discrepancy C1
• discrete C1
• discretion B2
• discriminate C1
• disdainful C2
• disloyalty C2
• disorder B2
• disorientation C2
• disparate C1
• distinguish B2
• distort C1
• distraught C1
• distrustful C2
• diverse B2
• diversify C1
• divert C1
• do your homework B2
• docudrama C2
• doddery C2
• dolled up C2
• dollop C2
• dress code B1
• duration B2
• dynamic B2

E

• ecological balance C1
• economic growth B1
• ecotourism C2
• effusive C2
• elitism C2
• embezzle C2
• embezzler C2
• enforce B2
• envisage C2
• epitomise C2
• equality of opportunity B2
• ergonomically designed C2
• ergonomics C2
• establish B1
• excel C1
• exchange B1
• excitable C2
• exonerate C2
• expound C2
• extol the virtues of C2
• extol the virtues of something C2
• extrovert C2
• exultant C2

F

• facilitate B2
• fanaticism C2
• fatuous C2
• feedback B2
• ferry B2
• fertilisation C2
• fertilise C2
• festivity C2
• fever B2
• first impression B2
• flatterer C2
• flawed C1
• flog yourself to death C2
• flood B2
• foetus C2
• for donkey’s years C2
• fossil fuel B2
• frightened C1
• frumpy C2

G

• game reserve B1
• gangly C2
• garrulous C2
• gas-guzzler C2
• generalisation C2
• generalise C2
• generate B2
• germinate C2
• get around B1
• give birth B1
• global warming B2
• go into recession B2
• goods B1
• gossip B2
• gridlock C2
• grimace C2
• gruelling C2
• guesstimate C2
• guideline C1

H

• hackneyed C2
• haughty C2
• headline B2
• healthcare B1
• hemmed in C2
• herbivore C2
• highbrow C2
• hobnob C2
• homograph C2
• hot-desking C2
• hotheaded C2
• housewarming C2
• hovel C2
• humanity B2
• humid C1

I

• ideogram C2
• immoderate C2
• impact B1
• impetuous C2
• implacable C2
• in a fix B1
• in a jiffy C2
• in vitro fertilisation C2
• inaccuracy C2
• inarticulate C2
• inaudible C2
• incipient C2
• indent C2
• indicate B2
• industrious C2
• inexorable C2
• infrastructure B1
• insight B2
• insolent C2
• insufferable C2
• intelligentsia C2
• intestate C2
• inured to C2
• issue a press release B1
• italicise C2

J

• jaundiced C2
• job satisfaction B2
• jubilant C2
• justify B2

K

• keep a promise B2

L

• lanky C2
• laud C2
• laudable C2
• laudatory C2
• launch a campaign B1
• launder money C2
• leadership qualities B2
• leer C2
• legislation B2
• line manager B2
• literacy B2
• loanword C2
• loathsome C2
• locum C2
• logbook C2
• lowbrow C2
• lugubrious C2
• lumbering C2
• lurch C2

M

• malnourishment C2
• marsupial C2
• mature student B2
• meander C2
• meet a deadline B2
• memorise C2
• midriff C2
• migrant B2
• misbehave C2
• miscast C2
• miserly C2
• mnemonic C2
• module B2
• money launderer C2
• morose C2
• morpheme C2
• mot juste C2
• move the goalposts C2
• muck-raking C2
• muggy C2
• mutter C2

N

• nationalisation C2
• nervous B2
• netiquette C2
• networking B2
• newsworthy C2
• nibbles C2
• nippy C2
• noiselessly C2
• non-refundable C2
• notifiable C2
• numeracy C2
• nutrition B2

O

• objective B2
• obligation B2
• obliging C2
• obsequious C2
• obstacle C1
• obstetrician C2
• obstinate C2
• offhand C2
• officious C2
• on a shoestring C2
• ophthalmologist C2
• opponent B2
• option B1
• organ B2
• orthography C2
• ostentatious C2
• outdo C2
• outstay your welcome C2
• ovenproof C2
• overshadow C2
• overstep the mark C2
• overworked and underpaid C2

P

• paediatrician C2
• palaver C2
• pamper yourself C2
• parsimonious C2
• peerless C2
• penury C2
• perceive C1
• perjurer C2
• perpetuate C1
• phoneme C2
• phoney C2
• phonology C2
• pictogram C2
• pitfall C2
• pithy C2
• placate C2
• plaudit C2
• poacher C2
• polysemous C2
• polysemy C2
• ponderous C2
• portfolio B2
• posit C2
• praiseworthy C2
• precipitate C2
• present company excepted C2
• preservative C2
• press conference B2
• procrastinate C2
• procreate C2
• professional development B1
• profitably C2
• proliferate C2
• puerile C2
• put someone in a straitjacket C2

Q

• quash C2

R

• radicalise C2
• reap what you sow C2
• rectifiable C2
• rectification C2
• redden C2
• redevelop C2
• remonstrance C2
• remonstrate C2
• reporting structure B2
• reputation B2
• reskill C2
• resolution B2
• retrain C2
• revaluation C2
• risqué C2

S

• salary expectations B2
• sanction C1
• scholarship B2
• scornful C2
• scrupulously honest C2
• scrutinise C2
• selective B2
• servile C2
• shelter B2
• smarmy C2
• submit B2
• subsidised C1
• supervisor B2

T

• taciturn C2
• tuition fees B2

U

• ultimately B1
• undergraduate B2
• unswerving loyalty C2

V

• verbose C2

W

• withering remark C2

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