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Zhongkao Vocabulary

High school entrance exam vocabulary.

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a

The name of the Latin script letter A/a; To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto; He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative

NGSL 1kA1

ability

The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

able

To make ready; Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task

NGSL 1kB1

about

To change the course of (a ship) to the other tack; to bring (a ship) about; Moving around or in motion; astir; On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around

NGSL 1kA1

above

Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page; Of heaven; heavenly; Directly overhead; vertically on top of

NGSL 1kA1

abroad

In or to a foreign country; widely spread

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

absent

Not present; inattentive; to keep oneself away

TOEFLB1

accent

A distinctive way of pronouncing a language; stress on a syllable; to emphasize

B1

accept

To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval; Something that is accepted

NGSL 1kA2

accident

An unexpected event causing damage or injury; a chance occurrence

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

ache

A continuous dull pain; to suffer such pain or feel a strong longing

B1

achieve

To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

across

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue; From one side to the other; To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest)

NGSL 1kA2

act

To do something; Something done, a deed

NGSL 1kA2

action

To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect; Something done so as to accomplish a purpose

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

active

Energetic and engaged in activity; currently operating

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

activity

The state or quality of being active; activeness

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

add

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to...; The addition of a song to a station's playlist

NGSL 1kA1

address

To prepare oneself

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

advantage

To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to; Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end

NGSL 1kA2

advertisement

A public notice promoting a product or service

NGSL 2kIELTSA2

advice

A recommendation or opinion offered to guide someone's actions

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

advise

To offer advice or recommendations; to formally inform someone

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

afford

To have enough money for something; to be able to do something without negative consequences

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

afraid

Feeling fear; feeling regret or reluctance

NGSL 2kA1

after

Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment; Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent; Behind; later in time; following

NGSL 1kA1

afternoon

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm; (more often in the plural) In the afternoon

NGSL 1kA1

again

Another time; once more; (obsolete or dialectal) Against

NGSL 1kA1

against

In a contrary direction to; By the time that (something happened); before

NGSL 1kA2

age

To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until...

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL