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accomplish |
When you accomplish something, you finally do something or finish something that you've needed to do. Usually, when you accomplish something, you feel good about it or just feel glad that it's done. Often it takes a lot of work or effort to accomplish something. |
acid |
An acid is a kind of chemical substance. When something has a lot of acid in it, like lemons, it tastes sour. We eat and drink many things that contain acid. A very strong acid can be dangerous, though. It can burn something that it touches. [1/2 definitions] |
action |
The word action can mean a lot of things happening quickly or at the same time. [1/4 definitions] |
active |
When you are active, it means that you are always doing something, or you have a lot of energy. [1/2 definitions] |
activity |
When there is a lot of activity somewhere, it means that there are a lot of people or animals moving around and doing things. [1/3 definitions] |
addict |
one who very much enjoys a hobby or interest and spends a lot of time and energy on it. [1/3 definitions] |
additional |
If you have an additional thing, you have one more thing than what you had before. If you had two chairs before and somebody gives you an additional chair, it means you have three chairs now. Let's say your dad got only one small pizza for your birthday party but twenty kids came. You would probably need a lot of additional pizza! |
administration |
Administration is the directing or managing of things. In a school, students study and teachers teach, but there are also people who do administration. These people do the work of running the school. They do all kinds of different things like hiring teachers, disciplining students, making sure that the lights work, making sure that the school is cleaned, and making sure that the school's bills get paid. The principal does a lot of the administration of the school but there are others who take part in it too. [1/2 definitions] |
admirer |
An admirer is person who has a lot of respect and usually liking for another person or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
adore |
If you adore something, you really like it a lot. If you adore someone, you like them very much. [1/3 definitions] |
a few |
If you have a few friends, you don't have a lot of friends, but you have a small number of friends. If you have a few friends, you are probably pretty happy. If you have FEW friends, though, you might be sad. There is a big difference between "a few" and just "few." "A few" gives a positive feeling, and "few" gives a negative feeling, even though both of them mean "a small number." |
affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
agitation |
When someone feels agitation, they feel disturbed and anxious, and maybe angry or afraid. Something has upset them a lot and they can't feel calm. [1/3 definitions] |
alcohol |
Alcohol is a liquid often made from grain or fruit. Some drinks, such as beer and wine, have alcohol in them. Many adults enjoy the taste of alcohol in drinks, but alcohol can also make people feel and act differently from how they usually feel or act. Drinking some alcohol is usually OK for adults, but drinking a lot of alcohol can sometimes be bad. [1/2 definitions] |
a little |
If you have a little chocolate, you have a small amount of chocolate. It's not a lot, but it's something. [2/3 definitions] |
all the time |
If something happens all the time, it happens a lot, or it never stops. If you do something a lot, you do it very often, or you do it without stopping. |
a lot |
"A lot" means "very much." [2 definitions] |
alter |
If somebody alters something, they make a change in it. If you alter your hairstyle, for example, you make a change in it. If something alters a person, it makes them different from how they were before. Getting older is something that alters people a lot. [1/2 definitions] |
appeal |
When something has appeal, it means it can get people's interest and attention. There is something about it that people like. When a product has appeal, a lot of people will probably buy it. Appeal is a kind of power to attract. [2/6 definitions] |
aquatic |
When something is aquatic, it has to do with water. An aquatic area is a place with a lot of water, like a swamp or a pond. An aquatic sport, is a sport that takes place in the water, like swimming or diving. [1/2 definitions] |
athletic |
When someone is athletic, they are good at sports, or they play sports a lot. We might also call someone athletic if they are a physically strong and have a lot of physical ability. [1/2 definitions] |
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