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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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