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The keywords of the Oxford 3000 have been carefully selected by a group of language experts and experienced teachers as the words which should receive priority in vocabulary study because of their importance and usefulness. The selection is based on three criteria. The words which occur most frequently in English are included, based on the information in the British National Corpus and the Oxford Corpus Collection. (A corpus is an electronically held collection of written or spoken texts, often consisting of hundreds of millions of words.) However, being frequent in the corpus alone is not enough for a word to qualify as a keyword: it may be that the word is used very frequently, but only in a narrowly defined area, such as newspapers or scientific articles. In order to avoid including these restricted words, we include as keywords only those words which are frequent across a range of different types of text. In other words, keywords are both frequent and used in a variety of contexts. In addition, the list includes some very important words which happen not to be used frequently, even though they are very familiar to most users of English. These include, for example, words for parts of the body, words used in travel, and words which are useful for explaining what you mean when you do not know the exact word for something. These words were identified by consulting a panel of over seventy experts in the fields of teaching and language study. The words of the Oxford 3000 are shown in the main section of the dictionary with a preceding key symbol ( ). The entries for keywords often have extra information in the form of more examples of use, special notes explaining synonyms or related words, or helpful illustrations. This means that the keywords make an excellent starting point for expanding your vocabulary. With most keywords, there is far more to learn about them than the first meaning in the entry: often these words have many meanings, have a large family of words derived from them, or are used in a variety of patterns. All of this means that each one of the keywords repays close study. The list covers British and American English. It is arranged to emphasize the connections between words, so that words which are very closely related (including adverbs ending in -ly and opposites starting with un-) are grouped together. Some basic phrases are also included. Proper names (names of people, places, etc. beginning with a capital letter) and numbers are not included in the main list. A separate list of words which are important for language study, but less important in everyday life, follows the main list. Knowing these words will help you to understand more of the information given in the entries, especially regarding the word’s grammar and register (whether it is formal, informal, etc.). In order to make the definitions in this dictionary easy to understand, we have written them using the keywords of the Oxford 3000. All words used in normal definition text are keywords, or are on the list of language study terms. Numbers and proper names are also used in definitions. When it has been necessary to use a specialist term which is not in the Oxford 3000, the word is shown in small capitals. If you do not know the meaning of this word, look it up in the dictionary: it will help you to understand the definition that you are interested in, and will probably be a useful word to learn because it will be related to the original word you looked up. Of course, your own interests and circumstances mean that you will certainly want to learn other words which are not part of the Oxford 3000. You will find specialist lists for those whose area of work or study is science, the arts, or business and finance after the main list. These words are the next most important words to learn after the Oxford 3000 if you are interested in one of these fields. The lists are based on analyses of specialist corpora and include the next most frequent words after the keywords of the Oxford 3000.
Abandon v. abandoned adj. ability n. able adj. unable adj. about adv., prep. above prep., adv. abroad adv. absence n. absent adj. absolute adj. absolutely adv. absorb v. abuse n., v. academic adj. accent n. accept v. acceptable adj. unacceptable adj. access n. accident n. by accident accidental adj. accidentally adv. accommodation n. accompany v. according to prep. account n., v. accurate adj. accurately adv. accuse v. achieve v. achievement n. acid n. acknowledge v. acquire v. across adv., prep. act n., v. action n. take action active adj. actively adv. activity n. actor, actress n. actual adj. actually adv. advertisement n. adapt v. add v. addition n. in addition (to) additional adj. address n., v. adequate adj. adequately adv. adjust v. admiration n. admire v. admit v. adopt v. adult n., adj. advance n., v. advanced adj. in advance advantage n. take advantage of adventure n. advertise v. advertising n. advertisement (also ad, advert) n. advice n. advise v. affair n. affect v. affection n. afford v. afraid adj. after prep., conj., adv. afternoon n. afterwards (especially BrE; NAmE usually afterward) adv. again adv. against prep. age n. aged adj. agency n. agent n. aggressive adj. ago adv. agree v. agreement n. ahead adv. aid n., v. aim n., v. air n. aircraft n. airport n. alarm n., v. alarming adj. alarmed adj. alcohol n. alcoholic adj., n. alive adj. all det., pron., adv. allow v. all right adj., adv., exclamation ally n., v. allied adj. almost adv. alone adj., adv. along prep., adv. alongside prep., adv. aloud adv. alphabet n. alphabetical adj. alphabetically adv. already adv. also adv. alter v. alternative n., adj. alternatively adv. although conj. altogether adv. always adv. a.m. (NAmE also .M.) abbr. amaze v. amazing adj. amazed adj. ambition n. ambulance n. among (also amongst) rep. amount n., v. amuse v. amusing adj. amused adj. an a, analyse (BrE) (NAmE analyze) v. analysis n. ancient adj. and conj. anger n. angle n. angry adj. angrily adv. animal n. ankle n. anniversary n. announce v. annoy v. annoying adj. annoyed adj. annual adj. annually adv. another et., pron. answer n., v. anti- prefix anticipate v. anxiety n. anxious adj. anxiously adv. any det., pron., adv. anyone (also anybody) pron. anything pron. anyway adv. anywhere adv. apart adv. apart from also aside from especially in NAmE) prep. apartment n. (especially NAmE)apologize (BrE also -ise) v. apparent adj. apparently adv. appeal n., v. appear v. appearance n. apple n. application n. apply v. appoint v. appointment n. appreciate v. approach v., n. appropriate adj. approval n. approve (of) .approving adj. approximate adj. approximately adv. April n. (abbr. Apr.)area n. argue v. argument n. arise v. arm n., v. arms n. armed adj. army n. around adv., prep. arrange v. arrangement n. arrest ., n. arrival n. arrive v. arrow n. art n. article n. artificial adj. artificially adv. artist n. artistic adj. as rep., adv., conj. ashamed adj. aside adv. aside from apart from ask v. asleep adj. fall asleep aspect n. assist v. assistance n. assistant n., adj. associate v. associated with association n. assume v. assure v. at prep. atmosphere n. atom n. attach v. attached adj. attack n., v. attempt n., .attempted adj. attend v. attention n. pay attention attitude n. attorney n. (especially NAmE)attract v. attraction n. attractive adj. audience n. August n. (abbr. Aug.)aunt n. author n. authority n. automatic adj. automatically adv. autumn n. (especially BrE)available adj. average adj., n. avoid v. awake adj. award n., v. aware adj. away adv. awful adj. awfully adv. awkward adj. awkwardly adv. baby n. back n., adj., adv., v. background n. backwards (also backward especially in NAmE) adv. backward adj. bacteria n. bad adj. go bad badly adv. bad-tempered adj. bag n. baggage n. especially NAmE) bake v. balance n., v. ball n. ban v., n. band n. bandage n., v. bank n. bar n. bargain n. barrier n. base n., v. based on basic adj. basically adv. basis n. bath n. bathroom n. battery n. battle n. bay n. be v., auxiliary v. beach n. beak n. bear v. beard n. beat n., v. beautiful adj. beautifully adv. beauty n. because conj. because of prep. become v. bed n. bedroom n. beef n. beer n. before prep., conj., adv. begin v. beginning n. behalf n.: on behalf of sb, on sb’s behalf BrE) NAmE in behalf of sb, in sb’s behalf) behave v. behaviour (BrE) (NAmE behavior) n. behind prep., adv. belief n. believe v. bell n. belong v. below prep., adv. belt n. bend v., n. bent adj. beneath prep., adv. benefit n., v. beside prep. bet v., n. betting n. better, best good, well between prep., adv. beyond prep., adv. bicycle (also bike) n. bid v., n. big adj. bill n. bin n. (BrE)biology n. bird n. birth n.ive birth (to)birthday n. biscuit n. (BrE)bit n. (especially BrE)a bit bite v., n. bitter adj. bitterly adv. black adj., n. blade n. blame v., n. lank adj., n. blankly adv. blind adj. block n., v. blonde adj., n., blond adj. blood n. blow v., n. blue adj., n. board n., v. on board boat n. body n. boil v. bomb n., v. bone n. book n., v. boot n. border n. bore v. boring adj. bored adj. born: be born v. borrow v. boss n. both et., pron. bother v. bottle n. bottom n., adj. bound adj.: bound to bowl n. box n. boy n. boyfriend n. brain n. branch n. brand n. brave adj. read n. break v., n. broken adj. breakfast n. breast n. breath n. breathe v. breathing n. breed v., n. brick n. bridge n. brief adj. briefly adv. bright adj. brightly adv. brilliant adj. bring v. broad adj. broadly adv. broadcast v., n. broken break brother n. brown adj., . brush n., v. bubble n. budget n. build v. building n. bullet n. bunch n. burn v. burnt adj. burst v. bury us n. bush n. business n. businessman, businesswoman n. busy adj. but conj. butter n. button n. buy v. buyer n. by prep., adv. bye exclamation c abbr. cent cabinet n. cable n. cake n. calculate v. calculation n. call v., n. be called calm adj., v., n. calmly adv. camera n. camp n., v. camping n. campaign n. can modal v., n. cannot could modal v. cancel v. cancer n. candidate n. candy n. NAmE)cap n. capable (of) adj. capacity n. capital n., adj. captain n. capture v., n. car n. card n. cardboard n. care n., v. take care (of)care for career n. careful adj. carefully adv. careless adj. carelessly adv. carpet n. carrot n. carry v. case n. in case (of)cash n. cast v., n. castle n. cat n. catch v. category n. cause n., v. CD n. cease v. ceiling n. celebrate v. celebration n. cell n. cell phone (also cellular phone) n. (especially NAmE)cent n. (abbr. c, ct) centimetre (BrE) (NAmE centimeter) n. (abbr. cm)central adj. centre (BrE) (NAmE center) n. century n. ceremony n. certain adj., pron. certainly adv. uncertain adj. certificate n. chain n., v. chair n. chairman, chairwoman n. challenge n., v. chamber n. chance n. change v., n. channel n. chapter n. character n. characteristic adj., n. charge n., v. in charge of charity n. chart n., v. chase v., n. chat v., n. cheap adj. cheaply adv. cheat v., n. check v., n. cheek n. cheerful adj. cheerfully adv. cheese n. chemical adj., n. chemist n. chemist’s n. (BrE)chemistry n. cheque n. (BrE) (NAmE check)chest n. chew v. chicken n. chief adj., n. child n. chin n. chip n. chocolate n. choice n. choose v. chop v. church n. cigarette n. cinema n. (especially BrE)circle n. circumstance n. citizen n. city n. civil adj. claim v., n. clap v., n. class n. classic adj., n. classroom n. clean adj., v. clear adj., v. clearly adv. clerk n. clever adj. click v., n. client n. climate n. climb v. climbing n. clock n. close /kləʊs, NAmE kloʊs/ adj. closely dv. close /kləʊz, NAmE kləʊz/ v. closed adj. closet n. (especially NAmE)cloth n. clothes n. clothing n. cloud n. club n. m abbr. centimeter coach n. coal n. coast n. coat n. code n. coffee n. coin n. cold adj., n. coldly adv. collapse v., n. colleague n. collect v. collection n. college n. colour (BrE) NAmE color) n., v. coloured (BrE) (NAmE colored) adj. column n. combination n. combine v. come v. comedy n. comfort n., v. comfortable adj. comfortably adv. uncomfortable adj. command v., n. comment n., v. commercial adj. commission n., v. commit v. commitment n. committee n. common adj. in common commonly adv. communicate v. communication n. community n. company n. compare v. comparison n. compete v. competition n. competitive adj. complain v. complaint n. complete adj., v. completely adv. complex adj. complicate v. complicated adj. computer n. concentrate v. concentration n. concept n. concern v., n. concerned adj. concerning prep. concert . conclude v. conclusion n. concrete adj., n. condition n. conduct v., n. conference n. confidence n. confident adj. confidently adv. confine v. confined adj. confirm v. conflict n., v. confront v. confuse v. confusing adj. confused adj. confusion n. congratulations n. congress n. connect v. connection n. conscious adj. unconscious adj. consequence n. conservative adj. consider v. considerable adj. considerably adv. consideration n. consist of v. constant adj. constantly adv. construct v. construction n. consult v. consumer n. contact n., v. contain v. container n. contemporary adj. content n. contest n. context n. continent n. continue v. continuous adj. continuously adv. contract ., v. contrast n., v. contrasting adj. contribute v. contribution n. control n., v. in control (of)under control controlled adj. uncontrolled adj. convenient adj. convention n. conventional adj. conversation . convert v. convince v. cook v., n. cooking n. cooker n. (BrE)cookie n. (especially NAmE)cool adj., v. cope (with) v. copy n., v. core n. corner n. correct adj., v. correctly adv. cost n., v. cottage n. cotton n. cough v., n. coughing n. could can council n. count v. counter n. country n. countryside n. county n. couple n. a couple courage n. course n. of course court n. cousin n. cover v., n. covered dj. covering n. cow n. crack n., v. cracked adj. craft n. crash n., v. crazy adj. cream n., adj. create v. creature n. credit n. credit card n. crime n. criminal adj., n. crisis n. crisp adj. criterion n. critical adj. criticism n. criticize (BrE also -ise) v. crop n. cross n., v. crowd n. crowded adj. crown n. crucial adj. cruel adj. crush v. cry v., n. ct abbr. cent cultural adj. culture n. cup n. cupboard n. curb v. cure ., . curious adj. curiously adv. curl v., n. curly adj. current adj., n. currently adv. curtain n. curve n., v. curved adj. custom n. customer n. customs n. cut v., n. cycle n., v. cycling n. dad n. daily adj. damage n., v. amp adj. dance n., v. dancing n. dancer n. danger n. dangerous adj. dare v. dark dj., . data n. date n., v. daughter n. day n. dead adj. deaf adj. deal v., n. deal with dear adj. death n. debate n., v. debt n. decade n. decay n., v. December n. (abbr. Dec.)decide v. decision n. declare v. decline n., v. decorate v. decoration n. decorative adj. decrease v., n. deep adj., adv. deeply adv. defeat v., n. defence (BrE) (NAmE defense) n. defend v. define v. definite adj. definitely adv. definition n. degree n. delay n., v. deliberate adj. deliberately adv. delicate adj. delight n., v. delighted adj. deliver v. delivery n. demand n., v. demonstrate v. dentist n. deny v. department n. departure n. depend (on) v. deposit n., v. depress v. depressing adj. depressed adj. depth n. derive v. describe v. description n. desert n., v. deserted adj. deserve v. design n., v. desire n., v. desk n. desperate adj. desperately adv. despite prep. destroy v. destruction n. detail n. in detail detailed adj. determination n. determine v. determined adj. develop v. development n. device n. devote v. devoted adj. diagram n. diamond n. diary n. dictionary n. die v. dying adj. diet n. difference n. different adj. differently adv. difficult adj. difficulty n. dig v. dinner n. direct adj., v. directly adv. direction n. director n. dirt n. dirty adj. disabled adj. disadvantage n. disagree v. disagreement n. disappear v. disappoint v. disappointing adj. disappointed adj. disappointment n. disapproval n. disapprove (of) v. disapproving adj. disaster n. disc (also disk, especially in NAmE) n. discipline n. discount n. discover v. discovery n. discuss v. discussion n. disease n. disgust v., n. disgusting adj. disgusted adj. dish n. dishonest adj. dishonestly adv. disk n. dislike v., n. dismiss v. display v., n. dissolve v. distance n. distinguish v. distribute v. distribution n. district n. disturb v. disturbing adj. divide v. division n. divorce n., v. divorced adj. do v., auxiliary v. undo v. doctor n. (abbr. Dr, NAmE r.)document n. dog n. dollar n. domestic adj. dominate v. door n. dot n. double adj., det., adv., n., doubt n., v. down adv., prep. downstairs adv., adj., n. downwards (also downward especially in AmE) adv. downward adj. dozen n., det. Dr (BrE) (also Dr. NAmE, BrE) abbr. doctor draft n., adj., v. drag v. drama n. dramatic adj. dramatically adv. draw v. drawing n. drawer n. dream n., v. dress n., v. dressed adj. drink n., v. drive v., n.driving n. driver n. drop v., n. drug n. drugstore n. (NAmE)drum n. drunk adj. dry adj., v. due adj. due to dull adj. dump v., n. during prep. dust n., v. duty n. DVD n. each det., pron. each other (also one another) pron. ear n. early adj., adv. earn v. earth n. ease n., east n., adj., adv. eastern adj. easy adj. easily adv. eat v. economic adj. economy n. edge n. edition . editor n. educate v. educated adj. education n. effect n. effective adj. effectively adv. efficient adj. efficiently adv. effort n. e.g. abbr. egg n. either det., pron., adv. elbow n. elderly adj. elect v. election n. electric adj. electrical adj. electricity n. electronic adj. elegant adj. element n. elevator . NAmE)else adv. elsewhere adv. email (also e-mail) n., v. embarrass v. embarrassing adj. embarrassed adj. embarrassment n. emerge v. emergency n. emotion n. emotional adj. emotionally adv. emphasis n. emphasize (BrE also -ise) v. empire n. employ v. unemployed adj. employee n. employer n. employment n. unemployment n. empty adj., v. enable v. encounter v., n. encourage v. encouragement n. end n., v. in the end ending n. enemy n. energy n. engage v. engaged adj. engine n. engineer n. engineering n. enjoy v. enjoyable adj. enjoyment n. enormous adj. enough det., pron., adv. enquiry (also inquiry especially in NAmE) n. ensure v. enter v. entertain v. entertaining adj. entertainer n. entertainment n. enthusiasm n. enthusiastic adj. entire adj. entirely adv. entitle v. entrance n. entry n. envelope n. environment n. environmental adj. equal adj., n., v. equally adv. equipment n. equivalent adj., n. error n. escape v., n. especially adv. essay n. essential adj., n. essentially adv. establish v. estate n. estimate n., v. etc. (full form et cetera)euro . even adv., adj. evening n. event n. eventually adv. ever adv. every det. everyone (also everybody) ron. everything pron. everywhere adv. evidence n. evil adj., n. ex- prefix exact adj. exactly adv. exaggerate v. exaggerated adj. exam n. examination n. examine v. example n. excellent adj. except prep., conj. exception n. exchange v., n. in exchange (for)excite v. exciting adj. excited adj. excitement n. exclude v. excluding prep. excuse n., v. executive n., adj. exercise n., v. exhibit v., n. exhibition n. exist v. existence n. exit n. expand v. expect v. expected adj. unexpected adj. unexpectedly adv. expectation n. expense n. expensive adj. experience n., v. experienced adj. experiment n., v. expert n., adj. explain v. explanation n. explode v. explore v. explosion n. export ., n. expose v. express v., adj. expression n. extend v. extension n. extensive adj. extent n. extra adj., n., adv. extraordinary adj. extreme adj., n. extremely adv. eye n. face n., v. facility n. fact n. factor n. factory n. fail v. failure n. faint adj. faintly adv. fair adj. fairly adv. unfair adj. unfairly adv. faith . faithful adj. faithfully adv. Yours faithfully (BrE)fall v., n. fall over false adj. fame n. familiar adj. family ., adj. famous adj. fan n. fancy v., adj. far adv., adj. further adj. farm n. farming n. farmer n. farther, farthest far fashion n. fashionable adj. fast adj., adv. fasten v. fat adj., n. father n. faucet n. NAmE)fault n. favour (BrE) (NAmE favor) n. in favour/favor (of)favourite (BrE) (NAmE favorite) adj., . fear n., v. feather n. feature n., v. February n. (abbr. Feb.)federal adj. fee n. feed v. feel v. feeling n. fellow n., adj. female adj., n. fence n. festival n. fetch v. fever n. few det., adj., pron. a few field n. fight v., n. fighting n. figure n., v. file n. fill v. film n., v. final adj., n. finally adv. finance n., v. financial adj. find v. find out sth fine adj. finely adv. finger n. finish v., n. finished adj. fire n., v. set fire to firm n., dj., adv. firmly adv. first det., ordinal number, adv., n. at first fish n., v. fishing n. fit v., adj. ix v. fixed adj. flag n. flame n. flash v., n. flat adj., n. flavour (BrE) (NAmE flavor) n., v. flesh n. flight n. float v. flood ., v. floor n. flour n. flow n., v. flower n. flu n. fly v., n. flying adj., n. focus v., n. fold v., n. folding adj. follow v. following adj., n., prep. food n. foot n. football n. for prep. force n., v. forecast n., v. foreign adj. forest n. forever (BrE also for ever) adv. forget v. forgive v. fork n. form n., v. formal adj. formally adv. former adj. formerly adv. formula n. fortune n. forward (also forwards) adv. forward adj. found v. foundation n. frame n., v. free adj., v., adv. freely adv. freedom n. freeze v. frozen adj. frequent adj. frequently adv. fresh adj. freshly adv. Friday n. (abbr. Fri.) fridge n. (BrE)friend n. make friends with)friendly adj. unfriendly adj. friendship n. frighten v. frightening adj. frightened adj. from prep. front n., adj. in front (of) frozen freeze fruit n. fry v., n. fuel n. full adj. fully adv. fun n., adj. make fun function n., v. fund n., v. fundamental adj. funeral n. funny adj. fur n. furniture n. further, furthest faruture n., adj. g abbr. gram gain v., n. gallon n. gamble v., n. gambling n. game n. gap n. garage n. garbage n. (especially NAmE) garden n. gas n. gasoline n. (NAmE) gate n. gather v. gear . general adj. generally adv. in general generate v. generation n. generous adj. generously adv. gentle adj. gently adv. gentleman n. genuine adj. genuinely adv. geography n. get v. get on get off giant n., adj. gift n. girl n. girlfriend n. give v. give sth away give sth out give (sth) up glad adj. glass .glasses n. global adj. glove n. glue n., v. gm abbr. gram go v. go down go up be going to goal n. god n. gold n., adj. good adj., n. good at good for goodbye exclamation, n. goods n. govern v. government n. governor n. grab v. grade n., v. gradual adj. gradually adv. grain n. gram (BrE also ramme) n. (abbr. g, gm)grammar n. grand adj. grandchild n. granddaughter n. grandfather n. grandmother n. grandparent n. grandson n. grant v., n. grass n. grateful adj. grave n., adj. gray NAmE) grey great adj. greatly adv. green adj., n. grey (BrE) (NAmE usually gray) adj., n. grocery NAmE usually grocery store) n. groceries n. ground n. group n. grow v. grow up growth n. guarantee ., v. guard n., v. guess v., n. guest n. guide n., v. guilty adj. gun n. guy n. habit n. hair n. hairdresser n. half n., det., pron., adv. hall n. hammer n. hand n., v. handle v., n. hang v. happen v. happiness n.unhappiness n. happy adj. happily adv. unhappy adj. hard adj., adv. hardly adv. harm ., . harmful adj. harmless adj. hat n. hate v., n. hatred n. have v., auxiliary v.have to modal v. he pron. head n., v. headache n. heal v. health n. healthy adj. hear v. hearing n. heart n. heat n., v. heating n. heaven n. heavy adj. heavily adv. heel n. height n. hell n. hello exclamation, n. help v., n. helpful adj. hence adv. her pron., det. hers pron. here adv. hero n. herself pron. hesitate v. hi exclamation hide . high adj., adv. highly adv. highlight v., n. highway n. (especially NAmE)hill n. him pron. himself pron. hip n. hire v., n. his det., pron. historical adj. history n. hit v., n. hobby n. hold v., n. hole n. holiday n. hollow adj. holy adj. home n., adv.. homework n. honest adj. honestly adv. honour (BrE) (NAmE onor) n. in honour/honor of hook n. hope v., n. horizontal adj. horn n. horror n. horse n. hospital n. host n., v. hot adj. hotel n. hour n. house n. housing n. household n., adj. how adv. however adv. huge adj. human adj., n. humorous adj. humour (BrE) (NAmE humor) n. hungry adj. hunt v. hunting n. hurry v., n. in a hurry hurt v. husband n. I pron. ice n. ice cream n. idea n. ideal adj., n. ideally adv. identify v. identity n. i.e. abbr. if conj. ignore v. ill adj. (especially BrE) illegal adj. illegally adv. illness . illustrate v. image n. imaginary adj. imagination n. imagine v. immediate adj. immediately adv. immoral adj. impact n. impatient adj. impatiently adv. implication n. imply v. import n., v. importance n. important adj. importantly adv. unimportant adj. impose v. impossible adj. impress v. impressed adj. impression n. impressive adj. improve v. improvement n. in prep., adv. inability n. inch n. incident n. include v. including prep. income n. increase v., n. increasingly adv. indeed adv. independence n. independent adj. independently adv. index n. indicate v. indication n. indirect adj. indirectly adv. individual adj., n. indoors adv. indoor adj. industrial adj. industry n. inevitable adj. inevitably adv. infect v. infected adj. infection n. infectious adj. influence n., v. inform v. informal adj. information n. ingredient n. initial adj., n. initially adv. initiative n. injure v. injured adj. injury n. ink . inner adj. innocent adj. inquiry enquiry insect n. insert v. inside prep., adv., n., adj. insist (on) v. install v. instance n. for instance instead adv. instead of institute n. institution n. instruction n. instrument n. insult v., n. insulting adj. insurance n. intelligence n. intelligent adj. intend v. intended adj. intention n. interest n., v. interesting adj. interested adj. interior n., adj. internal adj. international adj. Internet n. interpret v. interpretation n. interrupt v. interruption n. interval n.
part of speech Arts Words These are the 250 most common words (apart from the Oxford 3000) in writing that deals with arts subjects (literature, painting, music, etc.). Knowing them will help you to understand texts about these subjects more easily. abstract adj. academy n. aesthetic (NAmE also esthetic) adj., n. aesthetics (NAmE also esthetics) n. album n. alien adj., n. amateur n., adj. angel n. arch n., v. architect n. architectural adj. architecture n. assumption n. attribute v., n. auction n., v. awareness n. ballet n. bass n., adj. biography n. bookshop n. bourgeois adj. bronze n. canvas n. catalogue (NAmE also catalog) n. cathedral n. chapel n. charm n., v. charming adj. childhood n. chord n. choreographer n. chorus n. classical adj. coincide v. collector n. comic adj. companion n. complexity n. compose v. composer n. composition n. comprise v. conceive v. conception n. concerto n. conductor n. consciousness n. conservation n. constitute v. convey v. costume n. creation n. creative adj. creativity n. critic n. curator n. dealer n. debut (also début) n. dedicate v. dedicated adj. depict v. designer n. dialogue (NAmE also ialog) n. differ v. dimension n. discourse n. distant adj. distinct adj. distinction n. distinctive adj. dome n. dominant adj. dynamic adj. echo n., v. edit v. elaborate adj. embrace v., n. enhance v. episode n. era n. establishment n. everyday adj. evident adj. exploit v., n. external adj. fabric n. fantasy n. fascinate v. fascinating adj. fascinated adj. fate n. feminist n., adj. fiction n. fictional adj. flute n. folk n., adj. fool n., v. format n. fragment . gallery n. gay adj., n. gender n. genius n. genre n. gesture n., v. gig /ɡɪɡ/ n. glory n. golden adj. graduate n., v. graphic adj. graphics n. guitar n. guitarist n. harmony n. haunt v. haunting adj. haunted adj. heritage n. hint n., v. historian n. historic adj. ideological adj. illustration n. imagery n. imaginative adj. incorporate v. insight n. inspiration n. inspire v. installation n. instrumental adj. intellectual adj., n. intense adj. irony n. jazz n. journal n. lad n. leap v., n. legend n. linguistic adj. linguistics n. listener n. literally adv. literary adj. lyric adj., n. magnificent adj. mainstream n., adj. maker n. manuscript n. marble n. marvellous (BrE) (NAmE marvelous) adj. mask n., v. masterpiece n. medieval (also mediaeval) adj. melody n. metaphor n. mode n. modest adj. myth n. narrative n., adj. narrator n. native adj., n. neglect v., n. nightmare n. notably adv. notion n. novelist n. numerous adj. obscure adj., v. occasional adj. opera n. orchestra n. orchestral adj. passion n. pastel n. perceive v. perception n. perspective n. phenomenon n. poet n. poetic adj. portrait n. portray v. poster n. precede v. primitive adj. principal adj. privilege n. profile n. prose n. psychological adj. publisher n. quartet n. quotation n. radical adj. realism n. reflection n. rehearsal n. renaissance n. render v. repetition n. representation n. resemble v. restoration n. revival n. revolutionary adj. rhythmic adj. ritual n., adj. romance n. saint n. savage adj., n. scholar n. script n. sculptor n. sculpture n. sequence n. sexuality n. sheer adj. significance n. sketch n., v. so-called adj. solo adj., n. sonnet n. sophisticated adj. sponsor n., v. stun v. stunning n. stylistic adj. subsequent adj. subtle adj. suite n. superb adj. sustain v. symphony n. tale n. talent n. talented adj. temple n. texture n. theoretical adj. thrill n., v. thrilling adj. thrilled adj. tragedy n. treasure n., v. tribute n. trio n. triumph n., v. underlie v. underlying adj. undertake v. undertaking n. undoubtedly adv. usage n. utterance n. venue n. verse n. viewer n. violin n. virtue n. visual adj. vocal adj. water colour (BrE) (NAmE watercolor) n. wit n. workshop n.
Science words These are the 250 most common words (apart from the Oxford 3000) in writing that deals with science subjects (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.). Knowing them will help you to understand texts about these subjects more easily. activate v. acute adj. adjacent adj. agricultural adj. agriculture n. antibody n. array n. assess v. assessment n. assumption n. atomic adj. attribute v., n. axis n.
beam n. binary adj. bind v. biological adj. bond n., v. boundary n. calcium n. capability n. carbon n. chromosome n. chronic adj. circuit n. classification n. classify v. clinic n. clinical adj. clone n., v. cloning n. cluster n., v. component n., adj. composition n. compound n., adj. comprise . compute v. computing n. consequently adv. conservation n. consistent adj. constraint n. continental adj. coordinate (BrE also co-ordinate) v., n. copper n. correlation n. correspond v. corresponding adj. crystal n. database n. density n. dependent adj. detect v. diagnosis n. diameter n. differ v. digital adj. dimension n. discharge v., n. disorder n. distinct adj. DNA n. domain n. dose n. efficiency n. electron n. eliminate v. embryo n. emission n. enhance n. enhanced adj. enzyme n. equation n. equilibrium n. et al. abbr. evaluate v. evaluation n. evolution n. evolutionary adj. evolve v. exceed v. excess n., adj. expansion n. experimental adj. exploit v. exploration n. exposure n. external adj. extract n., v. fibre (BrE) (NAmE iber) n. filter n., v. finding n. fluid n., adj. formation n. fossil n. fraction n. fragment n. framework n. frequency n. functional adj. furthermore adv. fusion n. galaxy n. gene n. genetic adj. genetically adv. genetics n. geological adj. geology n. graph n. gravitational adj. gravity n. habitat n. hydrogen n. hypothesis n. identical adj. identification n. incidence n. incorporate v. induce v. infant n., adj. input n. integrate v. integrated adj. intense adj. intensity n. interaction n. intermediate adj. intervention n. ion n. isolate v. isolated adj. journal n. laser n. linear adj. liver n. long-term dj. magnetic adj. magnitude n. maintenance n. mammal n. marine adj. matrix n. mechanical adj. mechanism n. membrane n. mode n. modification n. modify v. molecular adj. molecule n. mortality n. multiple adj., n. mutant adj., n. mutation n. neutron n. node n. nucleus n. numerous adj. observer n. optical adj. oral adj. orbit n., v. organic adj. organism n. outcome n. oxygen n. ozone n. parameter n. particle n. PC n. percentage n. pH n. phenomenon n. plasma n. predator n. prediction n. prescribe v. prey n., v. principal adj. probability n. probe v., n. profile n. protein n. protocol n. proton n. pulse n. pump n., v. radiation n. random adj., n. at random rat n. ratio n. ray n. reactor n. readily adv. receptor n. replacement n. researcher n. residue n. resolution n. respective adj. respectively n. rotation n. satellite n. scan v., n. scatter v. scattered adj. sediment n. segment n., v. sensitivity n. sequence n., v. sequencing n. serum n. shield n., v. significance n. sodium n. solar adj. solvent n. species n. specification n. specify v. specimen n. spectrum n. spine n. stain v., n. statistic n. statistics n. statistical adj. stem n., v. stimulate v. stimulus n. structural adj. subsequent adj. subsequently adv. surgery n. survival n. symmetry n. symptom n. synthesis n. terminal n., adj. theoretical adj. therapy n. tissue n. toxic adj. transformation n. transition n. transmission n. transmit v. tumour (BrE) (NAmE tumor) n. undergo v. underlie v. underlying adj. undertake v. undertaking n. variable adj., n. vector n. vegetation n. velocity n. visual adj., n. volcano n. voltage n. widespread adj. wildlife n. worldwide adj., adv. yield v., n.
These are the 250 most common words (apart from the Oxford 3000) in writing that deals with business and finance. Knowing them will help you to understand texts about these subjects more easily. accordance n.: in accordance with accountancy n. accountant n. acquisition n. adjustment n. administration n. administrative adj. adviser (also advisor) n. agenda n. airline n. allocate v. allocation n. allowance n. analyst n. announcement . assess v. assessment n. asset n. assumption n. audit n., v. auditor n. authorize (BrE also -ise) v. banker n. biotechnology (also biotech) n. bond . bonus n. boom n., v. boost v., n. borrower n. breach n., v. broadband n. broker n. burden n., v. carrier n. cater v. cater for catering n. chartered adj. BrE)clause n. Co. abbr. commodity n. compensation n. competitor n. completion n. comply v. component n., adj. comprise v. confidential adj. consistent adj. consistently adv. constraint n. consultant n. consumption n. contractor n. cooperation (BrE also co-operation) n. cooperative (BrE lso co-operative) adj., n. corporate adj. corporation n. (abbr. Corp.) correspond v. corresponding adj. creation n. creditor n. currency n. database . dealer n. debtor n. decision-making n. deficit n. delegate n., v. dependent adj. depreciation n. differ v. directive n. disclose v. disclosure n. dismissal n. disposal n. at your/sb’s disposal dispute n., v. dividend n. dominant adj. dot-com (also dotcom) n. e- combining form earnings n. economics n. economist n. effectiveness n. efficiency n. electronics n. enhance v. enhanced adj. enterprise n. equity n. evaluate v. exceed v. excess n., adj. in excess of exclusive adj. exclusively adv. exemption n. expansion n. expenditure n. expertise n. external adj. fiscal adj. flexibility n. flexible adj. framework n. franchise n., v. franchising n. fraud n. GDP n. globalization (BrE also -isation) n. gross adj., adv., v., n. guidance n. guidelines n. high-tech (also hi-tech) adj. holder n. holding n. implement v. implementation n. incentive n. incorporate v. incorporated adj. (abbr. nc.)incur v. inflation n. innovation n. input n., v. institutional adj. integrate v. integrated adj. interim adj. investor n. invoice n., v. landlord n. laptop n. leadership n. lease n., v. leasing n. legislation n. leisure n. lender n. liability n. liable adj. limitation n. liquidity n. long-term adj. Ltd abbr. maintenance n. maker n. managerial adj. manual adj. margin n. maturity n. mechanism n. memo (also memorandum) n. merge v. merger n. monetary adj. monopoly n. monthly adj., adv. mortgage n., v. motivation n. multinational adj., n. negotiate v. negotiation n. net (BrE also nett) adj. obligation n. online adj., adv. operational adj. operator n. organizational (BrE also -isational) adj. outcome n. overseas adj., adv. ownership n. participant n. participate v. payable adj. perceive v. percentage n. personal computer n. (abbr. PC)personnel n. plc (also PLC) abbr. portfolio n. premium n., adj. principal adj. principally adv. privatization (BrE also -isation) n. probability n. productivity n. profile n. profitable adj. provider n. provision n. purchaser n. ratio n. recession n. recommendation n. recovery n. recruit v., n. recruitment n. redundancy n. registration n. regulate v. regulator n. regulatory adj. repayment n. replacement n. resolution n. restraint n. restructure v. restructuring n. retail n., adv., v. retailing n. retailer n. revenue n. scope n. seller n. settlement n. shareholder n. short-term adj. specialize (BrE also -ise) v. specialized (BrE also -ised) adj. specification . specify v. stake n. at stake start-up adj., n. statistic n. statistics n. statutory adj. sterling n. stock exchange n. stock market n. strategic adj. strategically adv. structural adj. structurally adv. submit v. subscribe v. subscriber n. subscription n. subsequent adj. subsequently adv. subsidiary adj., n. supplier n. surplus n., adj. sustainable adj. takeover n. taxation n. taxpayer n. telecommunications (also telecoms) n. tenant n. tender n., v. trader n. transaction n. Treasury n. turnover n. uncertainty n. underlie v. underlying adj. undertake v. undertaking n. utility n. especially AmE)valuation n. variable adj., n. VAT n. (BrE)vendor n. voluntary adj. voluntarily adv. warranty n. workforce n. worldwide adj., adv. yield v., n.

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