Grade_09 : Word group 02
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Acknowledge / əkˈnɒlɪdʒ / VERB Origin: Old English
To accept or admit the existence or truth of.
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Acute / əˈkjuːt / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin
Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree; having sharp perceptive faculties.
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Adjust / əˈdʒʌst / VERB Origin: Latin/Old French
To alter or move something slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
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Advent / ˈædvənt / NOUN Origin: Latin
The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
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Affiliation / əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən / NOUN Origin: Latin
The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated with an organization or group.
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Agility / əˈdʒɪlɪti / NOUN Origin: Latin
Ability to move quickly and easily.
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Alchemy / ˈælkɪmi / NOUN Origin: Arabic/Greek
The medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter, especially base metals into gold.
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Allegiance / əˈliːdʒəns / NOUN Origin: Old French
Loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
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Alpine / ˈælpaɪn / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin
Of, relating to, or found in high mountains, especially the Alps.
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Ambidextrous / ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin
Able to use the right and left hands equally well.
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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.
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Annexation / ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən / NOUN Origin: Latin/French
The action of annexing something, especially territory.
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Antelope / ˈæntɪləʊp / NOUN Origin: Greek/Medieval Latin/Old French
A swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns.
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Apostrophe / əˈpɒstrəfi / NOUN Origin: Greek
A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
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Applicant / ˈæplɪkənt / NOUN Origin: Latin
A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job.
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Aquatic / əˈkwætɪk / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin
Relating to water; growing or living in or near water.
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Arid / ˈærɪd / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin
Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
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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.
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Assign / əˈsaɪn / VERB Origin: Latin/Old French
To allocate a job or duty to someone.assimilate
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Astronaut / ˈæstrəˌnɔːt / NOUN Origin: Greek
A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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Atrophy / ˈætrəfi / NOUN/VERB Origin: Greek
Gradual decline or wasting away of body tissue or organs
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Audit / ˈɔːdɪt / NOUN/VERB Origin: Latin
An official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts
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Automaton / ɔːˈtɒmətən / NOUN Origin: Greek
A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
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Bachelor / ˈbætʃələr / NOUN Origin: Old French
An unmarried man
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Bamboo / bæmˈbuː / NOUN Origin: Malay
A giant woody grass that grows chiefly in the tropics
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Barnacle / ˈbɑːrnəkəl / NOUN Origin: Middle English
A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a surface
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Basket / ˈbæskɪt / NOUN Origin: Anglo-Norman
A container used for holding or carrying things, woven from osier, twigs, or plastic
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Bedlam / ˈbɛdləm / NOUN Origin: English
A scene of uproar and confusion
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Beleaguer / bɪˈliːɡər / VERB Origin: Dutch
Lay siege to, or beset with difficulties
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Bequeath / bɪˈkwiːð / VERB Origin: Old English
Leave a personal estate or body of work to a person by a will