Ambition
//æmˈbɪʃn//
a strong wish to achieve something
Vocabulary
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Ambulance
//ˈæmbjələns//
a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital
Amount
//əˈmaʊnt//
a quantity of sth; a sum of money
Analysis
//əˈnæləsɪs//
a careful study of sth in order to exlpain it
Anniversary
//ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri//
the date on which sth happened the pervious year or in the past
Announce Sth
//əˈnaʊns//
say sth officially and in public
Announcement
//əˈnaʊnsmənt//
something said officially and in public
Antisocial
//ˌæntiˈsəʊʃl//
A person who doesn't like the company of other people
Anxious
//ˈæŋkʃəs//
worried and afraid
Apostrophe
//əˈpɒstrəfi//
symbol used in writing to show when a letter or a number has been left out
Appeal To Sb
//əˈpiːl//
be attractive or interesting to sb
Apply For Sth
//əˈplaɪ//
ask for sth in writing (often a job or course)
Appoint Sb
//əˈpɔɪnt//
choose sb for a job
Appointment
//əˈpɔɪntmənt//
a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
Area
//ˈeəriə//
a particular part of a place, piece of land, or country
Argue
//ˈɑːgjuː//
angry discussion
Argument
//ˈɑːgjumənt//
a discussion in which people disagree, often angrily
Army
//ˈɑːmi//
a country's fighting force
Arrangements
//əˈreɪndʒmənts//
plans or preparations for sth
Arrest
//əˈrest//
when the police take sb away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed