A — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12accompanyTo accompany someone is to go somewhere with them.11 sentencesaccompliceAn accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime.8 sentencesaccomplishTo accomplish something is to succeed in doing it, especially after hard work.10 sentencesaccomplishedDone, finished or achieved successfully: the task was accomplished.10 sentencesaccomplishmentA skill that a person has learned well, such as music, drawing or dancing.5 sentencesaccordAn accord is an official agreement between countries or groups.14 sentencesaccordanceAgreement; "in accordance with" means following, obeying or matching a rule, wish or plan.10 sentencesaccordinglyAccordingly means in a way that fits what has just been said or what is needed.9 sentencesaccordionAn accordion is a musical instrument you hold in your hands and squeeze in and out; the folding middle part pushes air through reeds while…8 sentencesaccostTo go up to someone and speak to them first, often boldly or unexpectedly.4 sentencesaccountAn account is a description or story of what happened: an account of the trip.15 sentencesaccountabilityAccountability means being responsible for what you do and being ready to explain it and accept the results: «taking accountability for a…8 sentencesaccountantAn accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about m…7 sentencesaccoutrementAccoutrements are the extra things, clothes or equipment you have or carry for a particular activity or job.9 sentencesaccreditedOfficially approved as being good enough or meeting the required standard: an accredited school, an accredited course.10 sentencesaccrueTo grow or build up little by little over time, especially money such as interest.9 sentencesaccruedBuilt up or collected little by little over time: the interest accrued over the years.8 sentencesaccumulateTo collect or gather more and more of something over time.8 sentencesaccumulatedAccumulated means gathered or collected bit by bit over time.10 sentencesaccumulationThe slow collecting or building up of something over time.8 sentencesaccumulativeGrowing bigger by adding one thing after another, so that each part builds on the last.4 sentencesaccuracyBeing correct and exact, with no mistakes.9 sentencesaccurateAccurate means correct and exact, with no mistakes: an accurate answer, an accurate measurement.12 sentencesaccuratelyIn a way that is exactly correct, without mistakes.9 sentencesaccursedUnder a curse, or cursed by magic.5 sentencesaccusationAn accusation is when someone says that a person did something wrong or bad, such as stealing or lying.10 sentencesaccusativeIn grammar, the accusative (or accusative case) is the form of a noun or pronoun used when it is the object of a verb, the one the action…8 sentencesaccuseTo accuse someone is to say that they did something wrong or bad.10 sentencesaccuserAn accuser is a person who says that someone else has done something wrong or committed a crime.8 sentencesaccusingAccusing is the -ing form of «accuse»: saying someone did something wrong.11 sentencesaccustomTo accustom yourself to something means to get used to it: «It took a week to accustom myself to the new school.».9 sentencesaccustomedUsed to something, so it feels normal because you have met it often.9 sentencesaceAn ace is a playing card with one mark on it.17 sentencesaceticAcetic means to do with vinegar or acetic acid.8 sentencesacheAn ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp.12 sentencesachieveTo succeed in doing something good, usually after effort.9 sentencesachievementSomething good you managed to do by working hard or being skilful.8 sentencesachyAchy means feeling a dull, steady pain, often in the muscles or joints.8 sentencesacidAn acid is a chemical substance that tastes sour; strong acids can burn skin and dissolve metals.13 sentencesacidicAcidic describes something that contains acid or acts like an acid.10 sentencesacidityAcidity is how acidic something is: how strong an acid it is.11 sentencesacknowledgeTo admit or accept that something is true.10 sentencesacknowledgedAcknowledged means admitted or accepted that something is true.12 sentencesacknowledgementAn acknowledgement is admitting or accepting that something is true.9 sentencesacknowledgmentAdmitting that something is true or real.5 sentencesacmeThe acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners».8 sentencesacneAcne is a skin condition that causes spots, blackheads and pimples, especially on the face, back and chest; it is very common in teenagers.7 sentencesacornAn acorn is the nut of an oak tree; it is smooth and oval and sits in a little rough cup.9 sentencesacousticAcoustic means to do with sound or hearing.10 sentencesacousticsThe acoustics of a room or building are the way sound travels and is heard in it: good acoustics mean music and speech sound clear.8 sentencesacquaintTo make someone know a fact or news; to inform.5 sentencesacquaintanceAn acquaintance is a person you know a little, but who is not a close friend.9 sentencesacquaintedIf you are acquainted with someone, you know them a little, because you have met them, but they are not a close friend.12 sentencesacquiesceTo acquiesce means to agree to something quietly, or to accept it without arguing, even if you are not keen: «She acquiesced to the plan.».7 sentencesacquiescenceAcquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen.7 sentencesacquireTo get or gain something, by buying it, being given it or working for it.10 sentencesacquiredGot or gained something, by buying, being given or working for it.10 sentencesacquiringAcquiring means getting or gaining something, often by buying it or by effort.8 sentencesacquisitionSomething you have got or bought, especially something new and valuable.10 sentencesacquittedPerformed or behaved in a certain way, as in acquitted themselves well.5 sentencesacreAn acre is a unit for measuring the size of a piece of land. A big farm field can be many acres.12 sentencesacrimoniousFull of angry, bitter feelings and harsh words, usually about an argument, meeting or split.7 sentencesacrobatAn acrobat is a performer who does difficult and exciting movements like flips, balancing and jumps, especially in a circus.7 sentencesacropolisThe Acropolis is a rocky hill in Athens, Greece, with ancient temples on top, including the Parthenon.9 sentencesacrossAcross means from one side to the other side: you walk across the street.14 sentencesacrosticA poem or puzzle in which the first letters of each line, read downwards, spell a word, often the subject of the poem.8 sentencesacrylicAcrylic is a kind of plastic, made by people, that can be clear like glass or made into threads for cloth.11 sentencesactTo act means to do something, to take action: act quickly in an emergency.14 sentencesactionAn action is something that someone does, like running, jumping or cooking.13 sentencesactivateTo activate something is to make it start working, like a machine, alarm or account.9 sentencesactivatedSwitched on or made to start working: an activated alarm or card is now working.11 sentencesactivationActivation is making something start working or become active.7 sentencesactivatorAn activator is something that starts something working or makes it more active.8 sentencesactiveActive means moving around and doing things a lot: an active puppy.13 sentencesactivelyActively means in a busy, lively way, by doing things rather than just watching or waiting.8 sentencesactivistAn activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters.7 sentencesactivityAn activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»).11 sentencesactorAn actor is a person who plays a part in a play, a show or a film.13 sentencesactressAn actress is a woman or girl who acts in plays, films or TV shows, pretending to be a character.10 sentencesactualActual means real or true, not just guessed, imagined or planned.9 sentencesactuallyActually means «in fact» or «really», what is true.12 sentencesacuitySharpness of a sense, especially of eyesight or hearing: «visual acuity» means how clearly you can see small details.8 sentencesacuteAn acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.11 sentencesadAn ad is short for advertisement: a picture, video, poster or message that tries to get people to buy something or do something.11 sentencesadaAda is a girl's name (a name).10 sentencesadamAdam is a boy's or a man's name.14 sentencesadamantAdjective: refusing firmly to change your mind.5 sentencesadaptTo adapt is to change so that you fit a new place or situation better.10 sentencesadaptableAdaptable means able to change to suit new situations or places.8 sentencesadaptationIn science, an adaptation is a feature of a living thing (body part or behaviour) that helps it survive in its habitat, like a camel's hum…11 sentencesadaptedAdapted means changed so as to suit a new use, place or situation («The book was adapted into a film»).12 sentencesadapterA small device that lets you connect a plug or cable to a socket or machine it does not normally fit.8 sentencesadaptorAn adaptor is a small device that lets you connect a plug or cable to a different kind of socket.9 sentencesaddTo add is to put numbers or things together to find how many there are in all; adding makes the total bigger.14 sentencesadderAn adder is a small poisonous snake, the only venomous snake native to Britain, with a dark zig-zag pattern down its back. Another name is…10 sentencesaddictedNot able to stop taking a harmful drug, alcohol or tobacco, because the body and mind need it.9 sentencesaddictionAn addiction is a strong need to keep doing or taking something, like drugs, alcohol, smoking or gambling, even when it causes harm.11 sentencesaddictiveSomething addictive makes people want it again and again until they cannot easily stop, such as cigarettes, alcohol or some drugs.9 sentencesadditionPutting numbers together to find a total; the sum operation, shown by the sign +.12 sentencesadditionalAdditional means extra, more than what was there before.13 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/2/