A — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12affectTo affect something means to have an effect on it, to change or influence it («Rain affects the match»).13 sentencesaffectationA pretended way of speaking, acting or showing a feeling, put on to seem clever or grand, not genuine.4 sentencesaffectionAffection is a gentle feeling of liking and caring for someone or something.9 sentencesaffectionateAffectionate means showing love and fondness in a gentle way, for example with hugs, kind words or cuddles.9 sentencesaffectionatelyIn a loving, caring and gentle way.8 sentencesaffianceTo promise a person in marriage, or to become engaged to marry them. Affiance is an old word for betroth.5 sentencesaffiliateverb.10 sentencesaffiliatedOfficially connected to or part of a bigger group or organisation.8 sentencesaffiliationAn official connection with a group, club, party or organisation.10 sentencesaffinityA natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something.9 sentencesaffirmTo affirm something is to say firmly and clearly that it is true.12 sentencesaffirmationSaying firmly that something is true or that you agree with it.10 sentencesaffirmativeAffirmative means saying "yes" or agreeing.12 sentencesaffixnoun (grammar): A letter group added to a word to change its meaning: a prefix at the start (un-, re-) or a suffix at the end (-ful, -ness).9 sentencesaffixedAffixed means fixed, stuck or attached to something.8 sentencesafflictTo cause pain, suffering or trouble to someone or something.9 sentencesafflictedSuffering from an illness, pain or trouble: «afflicted with a cough».10 sentencesafflictionGreat suffering, trouble or sadness, such as a serious illness or a grief that will not go away.4 sentencesaffordTo have enough money to pay for something (We can't afford a new car).13 sentencesaffordableAffordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for.7 sentencesaffrightNoun: a sudden strong fear or shock.5 sentencesaffrontVerb: to insult someone openly, or to face something bravely and boldly.5 sentencesafghanAn Afghan is a person from Afghanistan, a country in Central and South Asia; Afghan means from or to do with Afghanistan.10 sentencesafieldIn the fields, out in the countryside, away from home.5 sentencesaflameOn fire, burning with flames.10 sentencesafloatAfloat means floating on water, not sinking.12 sentencesaforesaidMentioned earlier in the same piece of writing or speech; the one already named.3 sentencesafraidAfraid means feeling fear, scared that something bad might happen.14 sentencesafreshAgain from the beginning, in a new way.10 sentencesafricanAfrican means from, of or about Africa, the second-largest continent.12 sentencesafrikaansAfrikaans is a language spoken in South Africa and Namibia. It grew from Dutch brought by settlers in the 1600s, with words from Malay, Po…8 sentencesafterAfter means later than something else: «Lunch comes after breakfast».24 sentencesafterlifeThe afterlife is a life that many people believe comes after death, for example in heaven.8 sentencesafternoonThe afternoon is the part of the day after midday (12 o'clock) and before evening.11 sentencesaftershockAn aftershock is a smaller earthquake that comes after a big earthquake in the same area.8 sentencesafterthoughtSomething that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done.9 sentencesafterwardAt a later time; after something has happened.4 sentencesafterwardsAfterwards means later, after something else has happened.10 sentencesagAg is short for agriculture, the work of farming: «ag school», «ag science».10 sentencesagainAgain means one more time, once more.12 sentencesagaricA mushroom with a cap and gills underneath, such as the common field mushroom.8 sentencesagateA hard, smooth stone with bands of colour, a kind of quartz, used in jewellery and as a precious stone.4 sentencesagaveAn agave is a plant with thick, spiky, sword-shaped leaves that grows in hot, dry places, mainly Mexico and the south-west USA.10 sentencesageYour age is how many years you have lived.15 sentencesagencyAn agency is a business or organisation that provides a service for other people, like a travel agency.11 sentencesagendaA list of things to be talked about or done at a meeting.10 sentencesagentAn agent is a person whose job is to act for someone else, such as a travel agent, an estate agent or a football player's agent.13 sentencesaggravateTo make a problem, injury or illness worse.9 sentencesaggravationAnnoyance, irritation or anger caused by something that keeps bothering you.5 sentencesaggregateA total made by adding several amounts together.12 sentencesaggregationAggregation is bringing many things together into one group or total.9 sentencesaggressionAggression is angry or violent behaviour or feelings that make a person or animal want to attack or hurt others.9 sentencesaggressiveAggressive describes someone who acts angrily and is ready to attack, fight or hurt others.9 sentencesaggressorAn aggressor is a person, group or country that starts a fight, attack or war.7 sentencesaghastShocked and horrified, struck dumb by surprise or fear.5 sentencesagileAble to move quickly, easily and lightly: «an agile monkey».10 sentencesagilityAgility is being able to move quickly, easily and lightly.10 sentencesagitateTo make someone feel worried, nervous or upset.10 sentencesagitatedWorried, nervous and upset, unable to keep calm.9 sentencesagitatingMaking someone worried or upset.9 sentencesagitationAgitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless.10 sentencesagnosticA person who believes that we cannot know for sure whether God exists, so they do not say yes or no.9 sentencesagoAgo means before now, back in the past: «two years ago».10 sentencesagonizedAgonized means showing great pain of body or mind, or great worry and fear.4 sentencesagonyVery great pain of the body.10 sentencesagoutiAn agouti is a rodent of Central and South America, with long legs, like a large guinea pig, that eats fruit and nuts.8 sentencesagrarianAbout farming, farmland or the people who work on the land.7 sentencesagreeTo have the same opinion as someone: «I agree with you».14 sentencesagreeablePleasant and nice.11 sentencesagreeablyIn a pleasant, nice way.10 sentencesagreedAgreed means had the same opinion as someone.14 sentencesagreementAgreement is having the same opinion as someone else («We were in agreement»).12 sentencesagriculturalTo do with farming: growing crops and keeping animals.9 sentencesagricultureAgriculture is farming: growing crops and keeping animals for food, wool and other products.9 sentencesagroundIf a ship runs aground or goes aground, it gets stuck on sand, rocks or the sea bottom in shallow water.7 sentencesagueAn ague was an old word for an illness with fever and shivering, the kind caught from damp places.4 sentencesaheadAhead means in front, or further on: a runner who is ahead is in front of the others.15 sentencesahemA written sound like a small cough, made to get people's attention, to show you are about to speak, or to show you don't approve of someth…10 sentencesahimsaAhimsa is the idea of not harming any living thing, in thought, word or action; it is an important teaching in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddh…9 sentencesaiAI stands for artificial intelligence: computer programs that can do things that seem to need thinking, like understanding speech, recogni…11 sentencesaidAid is help, especially money, food or care given to people who need it.11 sentencesaideAn aide is a person who helps someone important, such as a president, prime minister or general, with their work.11 sentencesaiguMeans «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é…8 sentencesailTo ail is to be the matter with someone, to be wrong with them; «What ails you?» asks what is wrong.5 sentencesailingAiling means ill or unwell, often for a long time and not getting better quickly.4 sentencesailmentAn ailment is an illness, usually a minor one, like a cold, cough or rash.8 sentencesaimWhat you are trying to do or get; your goal or purpose.14 sentencesaimlesslyWithout any purpose, plan or direction: they wandered aimlessly round town.8 sentencesainAin is not a word on its own; it is the first part of «ain't», a short form cut off at the apostrophe.9 sentencesairAir is the mix of gases that we breathe; it is all around us, but we cannot see it.16 sentencesairborneMoving or carried through the air: «airborne seeds», «airborne germs».9 sentencesaircraftAny machine that flies in the air, such as an aeroplane, helicopter, glider or airship.8 sentencesairdropAn airdrop is sending food, medicine or other supplies by dropping them from an aircraft, often by parachute.9 sentencesairflowThe movement of air from one place to another, for example through a room, a machine or around a wing.7 sentencesairlessWith no fresh air moving; stuffy and hard to breathe in: «an airless room».10 sentencesairlineAn airline is a company that flies planes carrying passengers or goods to different places.10 sentencesairlinerA large aeroplane that carries passengers on regular flights for an airline.7 sentencesairplaneA flying machine with wings and engines that carries people or goods through the air.9 sentencesairportA place where aeroplanes take off and land, with buildings (terminals) where passengers check in, go through security and wait for their f…9 sentencesairtightAirtight means sealed so tightly that no air can get in or out.10 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/4/