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.