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      3 If you address a group of people, you speak to them formally.

       There are two ds and two ss in address.

      adenoids

      PLURAL NOUN small lumps of flesh at the back of the throat

      adequate

      ADJECTIVE just enough for what is needed

      SYNONYMS: enough, satisfactory, sufficient

      adhesive adhesives

      NOUN 1 a substance used to stick things together, such as glue

      ADJECTIVE 2 If something is adhesive, it sticks to other things.

      adjective adjectives

      NOUN a word that adds to the description of a noun. For example, large and old are both adjectives.

      adjust adjusts, adjusting, adjusted

      VERB 1 If you adjust something, you change its position or alter it in some other way. • She adjusted her pillow to make herself more comfortable.

      2 If you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it.

      adjustment NOUN

      administration administrations

      NOUN the work of managing and supervising an organization

      admiral admirals

      NOUN a senior officer in the navy

      admire admires, admiring, admired

      VERB If you admire someone or something, you respect and approve of them.

      admirer NOUN

      admission admissions

      NOUN 1 If you are allowed admission to a place, you may go into it.

      2 If you make an admission, you confess to something or agree that it is true.

      admit admits, admitting, admitted

      VERB 1 If you admit something, you agree that it is true.

      2 If you admit to something, you agree that you did something you shouldn’t have done.

      3 To admit someone or something to a place is to allow them to enter it.

      admittance

      NOUN the right to enter somewhere • There will be no admittance to the party after eight o’clock.

      adolescent adolescents

      NOUN a young person who is no longer a child, but is not yet an adult

      [from Latin adolescere meaning to grow up]

      adolescence NOUN

      adopt adopts, adopting, adopted

      VERB If someone adopts a child, they take them into their family as their son or daughter by a legal process.

      [from Latin adoptare meaning to choose for oneself]

      adorable

      ADJECTIVE loveable and attractive

      adore adores, adoring, adored

      VERB If you adore someone, you feel deep love and admiration for them.

      adoration NOUN

      adult adults

      NOUN a mature and fully developed person or animal

      advance advances, advancing, advanced

      VERB 1 To advance is to move forward.

      NOUN 2 An advance is progress in something. • There have been many scientific advances in the past century.

      PHRASE 3 If you do something in advance of something, you do it beforehand. • We booked our holiday well in advance.

      advanced

      ADJECTIVE If something is advanced, it is at a high level, or ahead in development or progress. • The children in the top group do advanced maths exercises.

      advantage advantages

      NOUN 1 a benefit, or something that puts you in a better position • The advantage of e-mail is that it is quicker than the post.

      PHRASE 2 If you take advantage of someone, you treat them unfairly for your own benefit.

      3 If you take advantage of something, you make use of it.

      adventure adventures

      NOUN something that is exciting, and perhaps even dangerous

      adverb adverbs

      NOUN a word that tells you how, when, where or why something happens or something is done. For example, she walked slowly, he came yesterday, they live here.

      [from Latin adverbium meaning added word]

      advert

      NOUN an abbreviation for advertisement

      advertise advertises, advertising, advertised

      VERB If you advertise something, you tell people about it in a newspaper, on a poster or on TV.

      advertisement advertisements

      NOUN a notice in a newspaper, on a poster or on TV about a job or things for sale

      advice

      NOUN a suggestion from someone about what you should do

       The noun advice ends in ce.

      advisable

      ADJECTIVE If it is advisable to do something, it is a sensible thing to do and will probably give the results that you want. • It is advisable to wear a helmet when cycling.

      advise advises, advising, advised

      VERB If you advise someone to do something, you tell them you think they should do it.

       The verb advise ends in se.

      aerial aerials

      NOUN 1 a piece of wire for receiving television or radio signals

      ADJECTIVE 2 happening in the air • We watched the aerial displays at the RAF airshow.

      aero-

      PREFIX to do with the air, for example aeroplane

      [from Greek aer meaning air]

      aerobics

      NOUN a type of fast physical exercise that increases the oxygen in your blood and strengthens your heart and lungs

      aerobic ADJECTIVE

      aeroplane aeroplanes

      NOUN a vehicle with wings and engines that enable it to fly

      aerosol aerosols

      NOUN a small, metal container in which liquid is kept under pressure so that it can be forced out as a spray

      affair affairs

      NOUN 1 an event or series of events • The wedding was a happy affair.

      2 If something is your own affair, then it is your concern only.

      affect affects, affecting, affected

      VERB When something affects someone or something, it causes them to change. • Computers affect our lives in many ways.

      affection

      NOUN a feeling of love and fondness for someone

      affectionate ADJECTIVE

      affluent

      ADJECTIVE People who are affluent have a lot of money and possessions.

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