Microsoft Word ielts 4000 Academic Word List

adventurous:
valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
adversary:
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
adverse:
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
adversity:
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
advertise:
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
advisable:
proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
advocate:
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
aerial:
of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
affect:
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
affection:
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
affectionate:
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
affiliate:
associate; incorporate
affirm:
assert; confirm
affirmation:
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
affirmative:
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
afford:
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
affordable:
able to pay for
agency:
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
agent:
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
aggravate:
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
aggregate:
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aggregation:
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
aggressive:
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly