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СКАЧАТЬ the rate at which the speed of something increases

      accent accents

      NOUN a way of pronouncing a language • She had an Australian accent.

      accept accepts, accepting, accepted

      VERB 1 If you accept something, you say yes to it or you take it from someone. • She accepted our invitation to the party.

      2 If you accept a situation, you realize that it cannot be changed. • I accepted that I would have to work hard before my exams.

      acceptable

      ADJECTIVE satisfactory

      access

      NOUN If you have access to a place, you may enter it. If you have access to a thing, you may use it.

      accessible

      ADJECTIVE 1 easy to reach or to see • The beach was accessible by a narrow path.

      2 Books that are accessible are easy to understand.

      accident accidents

      NOUN 1 something that happens suddenly or unexpectedly, causing people to be hurt or killed

      PHRASE 2 Something that happens by accident has not been planned. • We met by accident in the supermarket.

      accidental

      ADJECTIVE Something that is accidental has not been planned.

      accidentally ADVERB

      accommodation

      NOUN a place where you can live, work or sleep

      accompany accompanies, accompanying, accompanied

      VERB 1 If you accompany someone, you go with them.

      2 If you accompany a singer, you play an instrument while they sing.

      accomplice accomplices

      NOUN a person who helps someone else to commit a crime

      accomplish accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplished

      VERB If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.

      according to

      PREPOSITION If something is true according to a particular person, that person says that it is true. • According to my grandad, that castle is haunted.

      account accounts, accounting, accounted

      NOUN 1 a written or spoken report of something

      2 money that you keep at a bank

      PHRASE 3 On account of means because of. • He couldn’t play football, on account of a sore throat.

      VERB 4 To account for something is to explain it. • The bad weather accounts for the cancellation of the barbecue.

      accountant accountants

      NOUN someone whose job is to look after the financial affairs of people and companies

      accumulate accumulates, accumulating, accumulated

      VERB If things accumulate, or if you accumulate things, they collect over a period of time. • While they were away, a large pile of letters accumulated on the doormat.

      accumulation NOUN

      accurate

      ADJECTIVE absolutely correct

      accuracy NOUN

      accuse accuses, accusing, accused

      VERB If you accuse someone of doing something wrong, you say they have done it.

      accusation NOUN

      ace aces

      NOUN 1 In a pack of cards, the ace is a card with a single symbol on it.

      2 In tennis, an ace is a serve that the other player is unable to return.

      ADJECTIVE 3 INFORMAL good or skilful • an ace squash player

      ache aches, aching, ached

      NOUN 1 a continuous, dull pain

      VERB 2 If a part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, dull pain there.

      achieve achieves, achieving, achieved

      VERB If you achieve something, you are successful at doing it or at making it happen.

       The i comes before the e in achieve.

      acid acids

      NOUN 1 a chemical substance. Strong acids can damage skin, cloth and metal, for example sulphuric acid. Other acids, such as those found in citrus fruit and vinegar, are harmless.

      ANTONYM: alkali

      ADJECTIVE 2 If something has an acid taste, it tastes sharp or bitter.

      ANTONYM: alkaline

      [from Latin acidus meaning sour]

      acid rain

      NOUN rain that has been polluted by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil

      acknowledge acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledged

      VERB 1 If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you admit that it is true.

      2 If you acknowledge someone, you show that you have seen and recognized them, by waving or saying hello.

      3 If you acknowledge a message or a letter, you tell the person who sent it that you have received it.

      acne

      NOUN a skin disease that causes spots on the face and neck. Acne is common among teenagers.

      acorn acorns

      NOUN a nut that grows on oak trees

      acquaintance acquaintances

      NOUN someone you know slightly but not well

      acre acres

      NOUN a unit for measuring land. One acre is equal to 4840 square yards or about 4047 square metres.

      acrobat acrobats

      NOUN an entertainer who performs difficult gymnastic acts

      [from Greek akrobates meaning someone who walks on tiptoe]

      acrobatic СКАЧАТЬ