Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Academic Word List
Academic Word List
List
verb to be able to enter, reach, approach, etc. something
access “He couldn’t access his email account because someone had
changed his password.”
noun a mistake
error “Despite constant reminders and protests, governments continue to
make errors.”
adjective,
not allowed; forbidden
verb
prohibited
“These days, smoking is prohibited in many public places.”
verb to buy
purchase
“We’re planning to purchase a house next year.”
verb to reply
respond
“When faced with a bully, it is important not to respond with anger.”
verb to choose
select
“We selected the best candidate for the job.”
Good Bad
helpful unhelpful
friendly unfriendly
generous selfish
kind mean
compassionate wicked
sympathetic evil
reliable unreliable
gentle violent
honest dishonest
loving ruthless
caring uncaring
humble snobbish
receptive rude
understanding manipulative
cheerful angry
patient impatient
trustworthy untrustworthy
loyal disloyal
faithful unfaithful
WEATHER
examples: The weather was warm and sunny. · The weather was cold and windy.
WEATHER
Good Bad
lovely stormy
sunny cold
warm freezing
pleasant windy
balmy awful
beautiful rainy
summery humid
mild foggy
fine cloudy
clear nasty
EXPERIENCE
examples: It was an amazing book. · It was a boring movie.
EXPERIENCE
Good Bad
amazing boring
exciting unpleasant
positive negative
wonderful difficult
enriching frightening
interesting scary
unique horrible
magnificent terrible
joyful depressing
productive traumatic
relaxing stressful
OTHER EXAMPLES
examples: What a pretty dress. · What a terrible accident.
OTHER EXAMPLES
Good Bad
a pretty dress a terrible accident