Microsoft Word ielts 4000 Academic Word List

abandonment:
 
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
 
 
abbreviation:
 
shortening something by omitting parts of it
 
 
abeyance:
 
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
 
 
abide:
 
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
 
 
ability:
 
capacity; skill
 
 
abnormal:
 
unusual; not typical; not normal
 
 
aboard:
 
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
 
 
abolish:
 
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
 
 
abolition:
 
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
 
 
abortion:
 
termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
 
 
abortive:
 
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
 
 
abridge:
 
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
 
 
abrogate:
 
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
 
 
abrupt:
 
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
 
 
absence:
 
state of being absent; state of being away