Grade_09 : Word group 02

Contains spoilers — every word's spelling is shown below.

1. Acknowledge / əkˈnɒlɪdʒ / VERB Origin: Old English

   To accept or admit the existence or truth of.

2. Acute / əˈkjuːt / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

   Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree; having sharp perceptive faculties.

3. Adjust / əˈdʒʌst / VERB Origin: Latin/Old French

   To alter or move something slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

4. Advent / ˈædvənt / NOUN Origin: Latin

   The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.

5. Affiliation / əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən / NOUN Origin: Latin

   The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated with an organization or group.

6. Agility / əˈdʒɪlɪti / NOUN Origin: Latin

   Ability to move quickly and easily.

7. Alchemy / ˈælkɪmi / NOUN Origin: Arabic/Greek

   The medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter, especially base metals into gold.

8. Allegiance / əˈliːdʒəns / NOUN Origin: Old French

   Loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.

9. Alpine / ˈælpaɪn / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

   Of, relating to, or found in high mountains, especially the Alps.

10. Ambidextrous / ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

    Able to use the right and left hands equally well.

11. Amortize / əˈmɔːtaɪz / VERB Origin: Latin/French

    To gradually write off the initial cost of an asset or to pay off a debt over period of time.

12. Annexation / ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən / NOUN Origin: Latin/French

    The action of annexing something, especially territory.

13. Antelope / ˈæntɪləʊp / NOUN Origin: Greek/Medieval Latin/Old French

    A swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns.

14. Apostrophe / əˈpɒstrəfi / NOUN Origin: Greek

    A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.

15. Applicant / ˈæplɪkənt / NOUN Origin: Latin

    A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job.

16. Aquatic / əˈkwætɪk / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

    Relating to water; growing or living in or near water.

17. Arid / ˈærɪd / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

    Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

18. Artery / ˈɑːtəri / NOUN Origin: Greek/Latin

    Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.

19. Assign / əˈsaɪn / VERB Origin: Latin/Old French

    To allocate a job or duty to someone.assimilate

20. Astronaut / ˈæstrəˌnɔːt / NOUN Origin: Greek

    A person trained to travel in a spacecraft

21. Atrophy / ˈætrəfi / NOUN/VERB Origin: Greek

    Gradual decline or wasting away of body tissue or organs

22. Audit / ˈɔːdɪt / NOUN/VERB Origin: Latin

    An official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts

23. Automaton / ɔːˈtɒmətən / NOUN Origin: Greek

    A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being

24. Bachelor / ˈbætʃələr / NOUN Origin: Old French

    An unmarried man

25. Bamboo / bæmˈbuː / NOUN Origin: Malay

    A giant woody grass that grows chiefly in the tropics

26. Barnacle / ˈbɑːrnəkəl / NOUN Origin: Middle English

    A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a surface

27. Basket / ˈbæskɪt / NOUN Origin: Anglo-Norman

    A container used for holding or carrying things, woven from osier, twigs, or plastic

28. Bedlam / ˈbɛdləm / NOUN Origin: English

    A scene of uproar and confusion

29. Beleaguer / bɪˈliːɡər / VERB Origin: Dutch

    Lay siege to, or beset with difficulties

30. Bequeath / bɪˈkwiːð / VERB Origin: Old English

    Leave a personal estate or body of work to a person by a will