The Oxford 3000 with Meaning and Examples. Words from (11 - 20)

Hello everyone. This is the lesson "No. 2" from this series of the most important and widely used 3000 words in English language with meaning and examples. 
Please, Study them carefully. Let's get started:

11. absolute   "adjective"

1. total or complete

-  I have absolute confidence in him.

-  a class for absolute beginners

2. without any doubt or confusion

-  We need absolute proof that he took the money.

12. absolutely   "adverb"

used to emphasize that something is completely true

-  You're absolutely right.

-  He has absolutely no experience in marketing.
-  Are you absolutely sure you don't mind?

we use absolutely in Spoken English to say that you completely agree with someone

-  Can we leave a little early, please?   "Absolutely."

we use absolutely not in Spoken English to emphasize that you strongly disagree with someone

-  Do you let your kids travel alone at night?   "No, absolutely not."

13. absorb   "verb"

1. to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from the surface or space around something

-  Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

-  The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.

2. to take something into the mind and understand it

-  His capacity to absorb information is amazing.
-  It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.

14. abuse   "noun"

cruel or violent treatment of someone

-  several cases of child abuse

-  Many children suffer racial abuse at school.

-  sexual abuse

        abuse   "verb"

to treat someone in a cruel and violent way, often sexually

-  My father abused us for years.

-  He had abused his own daughter.

-  The kid had been sexually abused.

15. academic   "adjective"

relating to education, especially studying in schools and universities 

-  an academic education

-  an academic career

-  The academic year starts in September.

opposite:  "non-academic"

16. accent   "noun"

the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country, which part of a country or which social class that person comes from

-  He has a strong Irish accent.

-  He speaks English with an accent.

17. accept   "verb"

to agree to do something that someone asks you to do

-  He accepted the invitation to stay with us.

-  He has decided not to accept the offer.

-  I decided to accept the job.

opposite:  "refuse"

18. acceptable   "adjective"

good enough to be used for a particular purpose or to be considered satisfactory 

-  an agreement which is acceptable to all sides

-  Children must learn social acceptable behaviour.

-  Smoking is no longer considered socially acceptable by many people.

opposite:  "unacceptable"

19. access   "noun"

a way of entering a place, use something, see someone, etc.

-  We're trying to improve access for disabled visitors.

-  a villa with easy access to the sea

-  You need a password to get access to the computer system.

        access   "verb"

to enter, use something or to open a computer file in order to get or add information

-  The loft can be accessed by a ladder.

-  Users can access their voice mail remotely.

20. accident   "noun"

an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle (car, train, plane, etc.), that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage

-  a car, train, road, plane, etc. accident

-  He was killed in an accident.

-  Many accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.

we use the phrase by accident for situations that not planned or organized before

-  We met by accident at the airport.


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