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VOA Special En g li sh 1 50 0 BASI C VOCABULARY n. (noun) - a nam e word v. (verb) - an action word ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word pre. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun conj. (conjunction) - a joining word ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A able - v. having the power to do som ething about - ad. alm ost ("about half") ; of or having a relation to ("We talk about the weather.") above - ad. at a higher place accept - v. to agree to receive accident - n. something that happens by chance or m istake; an unplanned event accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to m ake a statem ent against someone across - ad. from side to side; to the other side act - v. to do som ething activist - n. one who seeks change through action actor - n. someone acting in a play or show add - v. to put (something) with another to m ake it larger; to say m ore administration - n. the executive part of a governm ent, usually headed by a president or prime m inister admit - v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations") ; to express one's guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.") adult - n. a grown person advise - v. to help with inform ation, knowledge or ideas in making a decision affect - v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's perform ance.") afraid - ad. feeling fear after - ad. later; behind again - ad. another time; as before against - ad. opposed to; not agreeing with something age - n. how old a person or thing is agency - n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the United Nations") aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders ago - ad. of tim e past; before now agree - v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something agriculture - n. farming aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance aim - v. to point a gun at; n. a goal or purpose air - n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe air force - n. a military organization using airplanes airplane - n. a vehicle with wings that flies airport - n. a place where airplanes take off and land album - n. a collection of recorded m usic alcohol - n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products alive - ad. having life; not dead all - ad. everything; everyone; the com plete amount ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose alm ost - ad. a little less than com pletely alone - ad. separated from others along - ad. near or on ("along the road") already - ad. before now; even now also - ad. added to; too although - conj. even if it is true that always - ad. at all times; every time am bassador - n. a nation's highest diplom atic representative (to another government) am end - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law)