Microsoft Word ielts 4000 Academic Word List

ambition:
aspiration
ambitious:
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
ambulance:
field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the 
wounded to hospital
amend:
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amendment:
correction; revision
amends:
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
amiable:
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable:
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
amid:
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
ammunition:
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
amount:
total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
ample:
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
amplification:
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
amplify:
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

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amuse:
occupy or engage the attention of; lose in deep thought 
analogy:
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
analysis:
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
analytical:
of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
analyze:
diagnose; examine
ancestor:
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
anchor:
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
anecdote:
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or 
biography