English Vocabulary: A4


English Vocabulary Words: 004

abscond /æbˈskɒnd/ /-ˈskɑːnd/ verb [ I ] ESCAPE
1. to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere
Two prisoners absconded last night.
She absconded from boarding school with her boyfriend.

abscond /æbˈskɒnd/ /-ˈskɑːnd/ verb [ I ] STEAL
2. to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money
They absconded with £10 000 of the company's money.  

absconder /æbˈskɒn.də r / /-ˈskɑːn.dɚ/ noun [ C ]
A 14 year-old absconder from a children's home in Bristol was found alive and well in London this morning.

accolade /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ noun [ C ] formal
praise and approval
This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could have received.

assuage /əˈsweɪdʒ/ verb [ T ] formal
to make unpleasant feelings less strong
The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.

accretion /əˈkriː.ʃ ə n/ noun [ C or U ] formal
gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts
The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.
The room hadn't been cleaned for years and showed several accretions of dirt and dust. 

  

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