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Today's Words ​

1 adopt ​

In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.

2 affluent ​

The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.

3 adore ​

I simply adore his music!

4 afford ​

I can afford it, but only just.

5 advance ​

The general gave the order to advance.

6 advanced ​

Students are categorized as novice, intermediate, or advanced.

7 aftermath ​

A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.

8 advantage ​

His height gives him a clear advantage.

9 advent ​

The advent of the computer has brought this sort of task within the bounds of possibility.

10 afterward ​

I'll tell you what happened afterward.

11 adventure ​

He set off in quest of adventure.

12 again ​

Our cat's gone missing again.

13 against ​

He came out against the plan.

14 adverse ​

This drug is known to have adverse side effects.

15 advertise ​

It's simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product.

16 agency ​

I was headhunted by a marketing agency.

17 agenda ​

His agenda is discordant with ours.

18 advisable ​

Early booking is advisable.

19 agent ​

An agent bought the rights to his life.

20 aggravate ​

Pollution can aggravate asthma.

21 advocate ​

Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.

22 aggregate ​

They won 4–2 on aggregate.

23 aerial ​

The aerial doesn't look very secure to me.

24 aggressive ​

These fish are very aggressive.

25 agitate ​

All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.

26 esthetic ​

He despised the esthetic of minimalism.

27 affair ​

The whole affair ended in tragedy.

28 agony ​

I was bent double in agony.

29 affect ​

How will these changes affect us?

30 affection ​

She still speaks about him with great affection.

31 agreeable ​

He seemed extremely agreeable.

32 affiliate ​

If we affiliate, we will have a better chance to win.

33 agriculture ​

The conditions were unfavourable for agriculture.

34 affirm ​

I can affirm that no one will lose their job.

35 ahead ​

China's economy galloped ahead.

36 aid ​

Food aid is urgently needed.

37 alliance ​

The alliance stands ready to do what is necessary.

38 aim ​

His aim was to become president.

39 air conditioning ​

It has no air conditioning on it.

40 allowance ​

Do you get an allowance for clothing?

41 alloy ​

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.

42 airline ​

The airline regrets any inconvenience.

43 ally ​

He will have no choice but to ally himself with the new movement.

44 aisle ​

Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.

45 alone ​

Exercising alone can be boring.

46 along ​

Things are going along nicely.

47 albeit ​

He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.

48 alongside ​

A police car pulled up alongside us.

49 album ​

Their new album is dynamite.

50 alienate ​

Avoid being overly opinionated or you will alienate friends.

51 alternate ​

Dark stripes alternate with pale ones.

52 align ​

The top and bottom line of each column on the page should align.

53 alternative ​

There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat.

54 alike ​

They even dressed alike.

55 alive ​

I felt exalted and newly alive.

56 altitude ​

They were flying at high altitude.

57 altogether ​

I don't altogether agree with you.

58 allege ​

There is some truth to these allegations, but less than the slogans allege.

59 aluminum ​

The aluminium body is 12% lighter than if built with steel.

60 allegiance ​

Barons had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.

61 alleviate ​

A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

62 amateur ​

She was a keen amateur photographer.

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