UPPER- INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB ...

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UPPER‐ INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST
UPPER- INTERMEDIATE
WORD LIST
HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
to be forced to abandon to
abandon stg
1 Abandon abandon abandonment abandoned completely/entirely
2 Absorb absorb absorbent to absorb quickly/rapidly
to be abused
emotionally/physically/sexua
lly/verbally to
3 Abuse abuse abuse abuser abusive be/become abusive
quickly accelerate rapid
4 Accelerate accelerate acceleration acceleration
accomplish successfully
/easily become
accomplished
great/significant
5 accomplish accomplish accomplishment accomplished accomplishment
take sth into account
bank account
to be accountable for sth
accountability to make/hold sb
6 Account account accountable accountable
to acquire knowledge/skills
7 Acquire acquire acquisition language acquisition
effective/firm/strong action
8 activate action active actively become/keep active
to adapt successfully/well
adaptation to be adaptable
9 Adapt adapt adaptability adaptable highly/very adaptable
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adequacy adequate adequately adequacy of sth
10 Adequate/Inadequate inadequacy inadequate inadequately to be/seem adequate for sth
to admit doing sth
to admit that + sentence
to admit
honestly/openly/freely
to refuse to admit
11 Admission admit admission to be willing to admit
to adopt a baby/child
12 Adopt (idea) adopt adoption adopted to adopt a new approach
adverse condition/impact
13 adverse adverse adversely adversely affect sth
to handle an affair
to deal with an affair
current affairs
national/international affairs
European/foreign affairs to
affair have an affair with sb
14 Affair affairs secret/love affair
to aim for/at sth
to aim to do sth
the aim of sth
15 Aim aim aim aimless aimlessly main/primary aim
to amuse sb with sth
amusing to be/look amused
16 Amuse amuse amusement amused amusement park
to analyze carefully/in
depth/scientifically
17 Analyze analyze analysis detailed/thorough analysis
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to be/look ancient
18 Ancient ancient extremely/very ancient
to anticipate a problem
19 Anticipate anticipate anticipation in anticipation of sth
anxiety about/at/over sth
to cause/lead to/suffer from
anxiety
to feel/look/sound anxious
extremely/very/desperately
anxious
20 Anxiety anxiety anxious anxiously to be anxious about sth
21 Anyhow anyhow
to be/become/seem
apparent
to be apparent that +
22 Apparent apparent apparently sentence
to appeal to sb/sth
to appeal for/to sth
to have/lose appeal
great/special/strong/ appeal
desperate/urgent appeal for
23 Appeal to appeal appeal sth
24 appliance appliance modern/electrical appliance
potential applicant attract
applicants job
25 applicant apply applicant applicants
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to really/fully appreciate
to deeply/greatly appreciate
to have/show/develop
appreciation
deep/great/real appreciation
to express/show
appreciation
a lack of appreciation
26 Appreciate appreciate appreciation appreciative appreciatively appreciative audience
Approach
approach somebody for
something
approach a problem /task
27 approach approach approachable the approach of something
28 Approximate arrow approximate time of sth
29 Arrow (symbol) approximate approximately to follow the arrows
cultural artifact Egyptian
30 artifact artifacts
to put sth aside
31 Aside aside aside from
all aspects of sth
in every aspect of sth
key/crucial aspects
to have/focus on/study an
32 Aspect aspect aspect
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to assist greatly/actively
great/invaluable assistance
to give sb assistance
to offer (sb) assistance
assistance to have/hire an assistant
33 Assist assist assistant a personal/shop assistant
to be associated with stg
to associate sth with sth
a business/political
associate
(inter)national/voluntary
association
associate association between sth
34 Associate associate association and sth
to be/look/seem astonished
astonished astonished at/by sth
35 Astonish astonish astonishment astonishing astonishingly really/truly astonishing
36 Atom atom
to attend regularly
37 Attend attend attendance to attend a concert/meeting
38 Available availability available to be/become available
to be awarded sth for sth
award for sth
39 Award award award to receive/win award
to have awareness
aware a lack of awareness
40 Aware /Unaware awareness unaware to be/become aware of sth
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to give/provide background
info
general/cultural/economic
41 Background info background info background
to be/seem/sound bad-
42 Bad-tempered bad-tempered tempered
43 Balance balance balance balanced to be well balanced
to go/be/become bankrupt
44 Bankrupt bankruptcy bankrupt to face/escape bankruptcy
to be completely bare
to be barefoot
bare barely to be barely alive
45 Bare barefoot barefoot to walk barefoot
to fight in a fierce battle
to win/lose a battle
to win a battle against sth
46 Battle battle battle constant/long/ongoing battle
47 beam beam a laser beam
to beg for sth
48 Beg beg beggar to beg sb (not) to do sth
49 Beyond beyond to be beyond sb's control
biodiversity conservation/los
s components of
biodiversity a
50 biodiversity biodiversity threat to the biodiversity
to be/feel bitter about sth
to feel/show bitterness
to be bitterly disappointed
51 Bitter bitterness bitter bitterly about sth
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to boast about/of sth
to boast that + sentence
to boast proudly
52 Boast boast boast a proud/empty boast
branch of a bank
53 Branch branch branch of a tree
54 Brand brand a leading/top/famous brand
55 Brick brick a brick wall/building
to burn to death
to be burnt to death
a nasty/severe burn
a first-/second-/third-degree
burn a burn
56 Burn burn burn burning mark
to bury sb alive
to be buried alive
to be buried in a cemetery
buried treasure
to attend a burial
to go to a burial
a Christian burial
57 Bury bury burial a burial ceremony/service
buyer a potential/prospective
58 Buyer and seller seller buyer
59 Cabinet cabinet cabinet member/minister
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to campaign
actively/strongly
to campaign for/against sth
a big/huge/long campaign
to start/run/organize a
campaign
campaign an effective/successful
60 Campaign campaign campaigner campaigner
breast/lung/skin cancer
to suffer from/have cancer
to die from/of cancer
61 Cancer cancer cancer victim
62 Candidate candidate
63 Capacity capacity to have/increase capacity
64 Cape cape
65 Cardboard cardboard cardboard box
66 cast cast supporting cast
67 Cattle cattle cattle farm
considerable/great caution
68 Caution caution cautious cautiously to be/become cautious
celebration a big/special celebration
69 Celebrate celebrate celebrity to have/hold a celebration
censorship of the press
strict censorship
70 censor censor censorship impose/abolish censorship
71 Chain chain chain a chain reaction
great/natural charm
to have/possess charm
to be extremely charming
72 Charm charm charm charming charmingly to look very charming
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to chase after
73 Chase chase chase car/police chase
chemical chemistry to produce chemicals
74 Chemical chemist chemical to be exposed to chemicals
chest of drawers
75 Chest chest treasure chest
76 Chimney chimney
a chunk of text a substantial
77 chunk chunk chunk of profit
favourable/difficult/unforese
en circumstances
under/in circumstances
78 Circumstance circumstance due to circumstances
law-abiding citizen
good/responsible citizen
full/dual citizenship
citizen to have/hold citizenship
79 Citizen citizenship to apply for/lose citizenship
to falsely/rightly claim
false claim
to make a claim
to accept/deny/reject a
80 Claim claim claim claim
to fully clarify
81 Clarify clarify clarification clarification of sth
to classify by/according to
sth
to classify into groups
classified
82 Classify classify classification classified material/information
83 Client client
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closely related
84 Close close close close closely listen closely
coherence coherent to have/lack coherence
85 Coherent/ Incoherent incoherence incoherent to be coherent
a series of strange/amazing
coincidences by
86 coincidence coincidence coincidence
87 collective collect collection collective a collective decision
column newspaper/daily column
88 Column columnist a weekly column on sth
to combine successfully
perfect/right combination
89 Combine combine combination in combination with sth
to command sb to do sth
to give command
to be under the command of
sb
to be in command
command army/navy/police
90 Command command commander commander
to comment
critically/unfavourably
to comment about/on sth to
sb
to have/make a comment
about/on sth
a
brief/favourable/negative/crit
91 Comment comment comment ical comment
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