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Intermediate Word List Headword Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Affix Collocation
Intermediate Word List Headword Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Affix Collocation
Intermediate Word List Headword Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Affix Collocation
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to affect greatly
to have an effect on sth to
have a strong/significant effect
18 Affect affect effect effective effectively to be/seem effective
an advertising agency
travel agency real
estate agency a real
agency estate agent
19 Agency agent an FBI agent
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alarm clock
fire/smoke/burglar alarm
25 Alarm alarm to set/activate an / the alarm
26 Alien alien
to look alike
to be very alike
27 Alike alike alike to think alike
to allow to do sth
to have an allowance
a large/small allowance
28 Allow allow allowance a daily/weekly/monthly allowance
to have an alternative
29 Alternative alternative alternatively alternative medicine
to be/look/sound amazing
amazing to be really amazing
30 Amaze amaze amazement amazed to be/look amazed by sth
the amount of sth
to pay regular amounts of money
to sb/sth a
huge/large/enormous amount of
sth to
increase/decrease the amount of
31 Amount amount sth
to feel anger at/over sth
to be angry at/with sb
to be angry about sth
32 Anger anger angry angrily to look/appear angry
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reading assignment to
49 Assign assign assignment hand out / hand in an assignment
to assume that + sentence
50 Assume assume assumption to make assumptions about sth
to attach sth to sth to
51 Attach attach attachment open the attachment
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attempt to do stg
attempt at doing stg
52 Attempt attempt attempt attempted attempted murder/ suicide
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to carry a basket
a basket of flowers/fruit
basket to play/watch basketball
71 Basket basketball basketball player/star/team/match
to charge a battery
to be powered by battery
72 Battery battery battery goes dead
to beat badly/violently
to beat fast/rapidly
a regular beat a
73 Beat beat beat heart beat
to behave well/properly
good/bad/(un)acceptable
behaviour
behaviour towards sb
a badly-behaved child
74 Behave behave behaviour behavioral a well-behaved child
to believe that + sentence
believable / to believe in sth
75 Belief believe belief unbelievable to have/hold belief
76 Belongings belong belongings personal belongings
to have enormous/great benefit
77 Benefit benefit benefit beneficial to be beneficial to sb/sth
78 Bin bin a rubbish/wastepaper bin
biology biology department
79 Biology (Dep) biologist biological biological weapons
80 Bite bite bite a mosquito bite
81 Blame blame blame to blame sb for sth
to fill in the blanks
82 Blank blank blank a blank page
to bleed badly
bleeding to stop bleeding
83 Bleed bleed blood to lose blood
block
84 Block block blockage a block of ice/stone/wood
85 Blow blow to blow strongly
86 Bold bold to be bold
to bomb heavily
87 Bomb bomb bomb atomic bomb
88 Bother bother
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an exam certificate
111 Certificate certificate a marriage/death/birth certificate
to challenge sb
112 Challenge challenge challenge challenging to be extremely/very challenging
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connection
144 Connect connect connection between X and Y
consider considerate to consider carefully/seriously
145 Consider/Reconsider reconsider inconsiderate to consider doing sth
146 Contain contain container
147 Context context
to have a contract
long-term/short-term contract
148 Contract contract permanent contract
to contribute to sth
to make a contribution
an important/big/major
149 Contribute (to) contribute contribution contribution
convenience convenient
150 Convenient inconvenience inconvenient
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dependable
dependence dependent to depend on sth
179 Depend (on) depend independence independent to be dependent on sb
180 Destination destination destination point
to destroy completely/entirely an
attempt--- to destroy sth
total/mass destruction
to cause/lead to/result in
destruction
181 Destroy destroy destruction destructive to be/become very destructive
182 Detail detail detailed to explain in detail
to have determination
to be full of determination
183 Determine determine determination determined to be determined to do sth
184 Developmental develop development developmental developmentally
disappointing to be disappointing/disappointed
190 Disappoint disappoint disappointment disappointed to feel disappointment over sth
191 Discount discount
to discover suddenly
an amazing/big discovery
192 Discover discover discovery to make a discovery
to feel/show disgust
great disgust
disgusting to be/look/smell/taste disgusting
193 Disgusting disgust disgust disgusted to be/look disgusted
194 Dishes dishes to wash the dishes
honest
195 Dishonest/Honest honesty dishonest to be (dis)honest
to (dis)like doing sth
to feel/have dislike
like to express/show dislike
196 Dislike dislike dislike deep/great dislike
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to affect greatly/significantly to
have a dramatic/ important/
longterm effect
to check the overall effectiveness
effect effective of sth to be/seem effective
212 Effective/ ineffective affect effectiveness ineffective effectively highly/very/extremely effective
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to enhance/achieve great
efficiency
energy/cost efficiency
efficient to be/look efficient
213 Efficient/ inefficient efficiency inefficient efficiently highly/extremely/really efficient
214 Either either
old
older
elder
215 Elder elderly elder brother / sister
to produce/provide electricity
electricity electrical appliances/goods
216 Electricity electrician electrical an electrical engineer
217 Electronic electronic
to have/lack elegance
to be/look elegant
218 Elegant elegance elegant elegantly to be very/extremely elegant
emergency exit
219 Emergency emergency emergency room
220 Emotion emotion emotional to be/look emotional
empire
221 Empire emperor
222 Enable enable enabling enable sb / stg to do stg
defeat, destroy, confront, face an
223 Enemy enemy enemy
224 Enter enter entry
to keep sb entertained popular
entertainment
entertainment form of entertainment
225 Entertain entertain entertainer entertaining to be extremely entertaining
226 Enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiastic enthusiastically to be enthusiastic about sth
227 Envelope envelope
equality equal to have equality
228 Equal inequality unequal to be/become equal
229 Equipment equipment electrical equipment
230 Epidemic epidemic
231 Era era
232 Error error to make an error
to write an essay
233 Essay essay an essay on/about sth
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fasten
255 Fasten unfasten to fasten seat belt
256 Fat fat
to do sb a favour
to ask a favour
257 Favour favour favour to be in favour of something
university fee
258 Fee fee registration fee
259 Fetch fetch
to have fever
to suffer from a fever
260 Fever fever high/slight fever
261 Figure figure to have a good/beautiful figure
262 Fix fix
to have a salty/sweet/bitter/spicy
263 Flavour flavour flavour flavour
264 Float float to float on water
265 Flood flood flood
266 Flow flow flow
267 Focus (on) focus focus to focus on sth
268 Fold fold to fold carefully/neatly
269 Fool fool
270 Force force to force sb to do sth
to destroy forest
271 Forest forest natural forest
to forgive sb for doing sth
272 Forgive forgive forgiveness to ask/beg for forgiveness
273 Format format
to have freedom
to be/feel free
274 Freedom freedom free to be free to do sth
275 Freeze freeze freezing to be/look freezing
to be frequent
276 Frequent frequent frequently to be very/extremely frequent
to become friends
to establish a friendship
a close friendship
friend friendly a friendly face/smile
277 Friendship friendship unfriendly to be friendly to sb
fuel
278 Fuel/Gas gas
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to indicate clearly
to indicate that + sentence
323 Indicate indicate indication clear indication
324 Individual individual individual
important/key/major industry
325 Industry industrialize industry industrial the industrial revolution
to be infected with virus
to suffer from/have an infection
a serious/mild infection
an infectious patient
326 Infect infect infection infectious infected an infected wound/cut
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invention
343 Invent invent inventor
visible
344 Invisible invisible to be visible to the naked eye
345 Involve involve involvement
responsibility responsible
346 Irresponsible/Responsible irresponsibility irresponsible to be responsible for sth
347 Item item
to cause jealousy
348 Jealous jealousy jealous to be jealous of sb/sth
to joke about sth
349 Joke joke joke to make a joke
350 Joy joy joyful joyful news
junior high
junior year
351 Junior junior junior football club
352 Keen keen to be keen on sth/Ving
to kick hard
353 Kick kick kick to give sb a kick
to knit a jumper
to do knitting
354 Knit knit knitting hand/machine knitting
to knock on the door
355 Knock (on the door) knock knock to knock sb down
to know very well
knowledgeable to have great knowledge
356 Knowledge know knowledge unknown / known to be knowledgeable about sth
to lack confidence
357 Lack lack lack lack of food/money
to change lane
the inside/middle/outside lane
358 Lane lane the fast/slow lane
359 Last last
late
360 Later later late to be late for work/class/school
361 Layout layout
to lead the way a
362 Lead lead leader natural/charismatic leader
363 Leaf leaf an oak leaf
364 Leak leak leak
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a lecture on sth to
go to/attend a lecture
lecture an interesting/boring lecture
365 Lecture lecturer a college/university lecturer
become, be legal challenge,
legal question, assert, recognise
366 Legal/ illegal legality illegal legality
at one's leisure
367 Leisure leisure leisure leisure time
368 Length length long
369 Level level
to lie about sth
to lie to sb
to tell a lie a
lie big/white lie to
370 Liar lie liar be a good liar
likely to be (un)likely to do sth
371 Likely unlikely It's (un)likely that + sentence
to limit strictly
maximum/lower limit
to reach/cross the limit
to be at/above the limit
to break the speed limit
372 Limit limit limit limited limited edition
373 Link link link a link between X and Y
374 Locally local local locally
lock to lock the door
375 Lock/Unlock unlock lock safety locks
376 Loose loose a loose dress/sweater
to drive a lorry
377 Lorry lorry lorry driver
to lose the keys to
lose interest in sth
loss of
loss memory/appetite/confidence
378 Loss lose loser lost to get lost
379 Luxury luxury luxurious luxuriously to live in luxury
sheer/absolute madness
to be mad at/with sb
to drive/make sb mad
380 Mad madness mad madly to cheer madly
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management
381 Manage manage manager to manage successfully
to have an aggressive/friendly
382 Manner manner manner good / bad manners
383 Margin margin to leave a wide margin
maximum, minimum
384 Maximum / Minimum maximum maximum / minimum amount/number
385 Measure measure to measure accurately
386 Medical medical
387 Melt melt melting, melted melt away
388 Memory memory memory loss
389 Mention mention to mention that + sentence
390 Metal metal
to use a method
an effective/good method
various methods
391 Method method the best method of/for sth
392 Miracle miracle miraculous miraculously miraculous recovery
393 Module module modular modular course
moral
394 Moral morality immoral immoral behaviour
mortal
395 Mortal mortality immortal mortal injury
most
396 Mostly mostly
poor, low motivation, lack, lose
397 Motivate motivate motivation motivated motivation
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organic food
424 Organic organic organically organic farmic
425 Organism organism complex organism
to organise a meeting/wedding
to organise successfully/badly
organised a large/voluntary organiation
426 Organisation organise organisation disorganised to be very organised
427 Original original originally to have original ideas
an outbreak of flu a
serious outbreak
428 Outbreak outbreak outbreak occurs
429 Outline outline outline the outline of the essay
430 Overall overall overall
431 Package pack package to pack your bags
a constant/sharp pain
to experience/feel pain
to suffer from pain
to be/seem/look painful
to be completely/entirely painless
432 Pain pain painful, painless painfully to die slowly and painfully
433 Pale pale to have a pale complexion
434 Panel (Discussion) panel panel discussion
panic fear
panic panic buying
435 Panic panic panic panicky to get into a panic
436 Pants pants
foster parents
parental controls
437 Parental parent parental parental advisory
participation
438 Participate participate participant to participate in sth
439 Path path a garden path
440 Peaceful peace peaceful a peaceful protest
441 peer peer
442 Percent percent percent
performance to perform successfully
443 Perform perform performer a live performance
444 Period period
to persuade sb to do sth
445 Persuade persuade persuasion persuasive to be persuasive
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to promise to do sth
to make a promise
482 Promise promise promise to keep/break a promise
to pronounce correctly
good/bad pronunciation
correct pronunciation
483 Pronounce pronounce pronunciation pronunciation exercises
484 Proper proper properly a proper meal
protect against, from
be protective against, towards
485 Protection protect protection protective protection against, from
to protest peacefully
protest to organize protest
486 Protest protest protester protest demonstration
to have proof
concrete/absolute proof
prove to be innocent, guilty
487 Prove prove proof proven be proof against stg
488 Provide provide to provide sth/sb with sth
489 Public public public transport
publisher newspaper/book publishing
490 Publish publish publishing publishing house
491 Pull pull pull to pull hard
492 Pump pump pump a gas/petrol pump
to punish sb for sth
to punish severely
493 Punish punish punishment heavy punishment
main/primary purpose to
494 Purpose purpose have/lack purpose
495 Push push push to push hard
good/high quality
496 Quality quality poor/low quality
a vast quantity of sth / in large
497 quantity quantity quantities
498 Quick quick quickly to be quick to do sth
499 Quiet quiet quietly to be/become quiet
500 Quit quit quitter to quit + Ving
rail ticket rail
disaster rail
rail travel to
501 Rail railway travel by rail
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skin cancer
583 Skin skin dark/fair/pale/tanned skin
slave
584 Slave slavery
585 Sleeve sleeve to roll your sleeves up
586 Slip slip
587 Smell smell smell to have a nice/sweet smell
soap
588 Soap soap opera a bar of soap
to be/look soft a
soft pillow
589 Softly soft softly to speak softly
to solve a problem
to solve a mystery/puzzle
590 Solution solve solution a solution to the problem
591 Somehow somehow
speech
592 Speaker speak speaker a brilliant/good speaker
593 Species species endangered/extinct species
594 Specific specific specifically a specific example
speed limit
595 Speed speed maximum speed
to add spice
596 Spice spice spicy to be/smell/taste spicy
to spread fast/rapidly to
encourage/prevent/limit spread
597 Spread spread spread great/gradual/rapid/slow spread
598 Squeeze squeeze
to go through a stage
a difficult/critical stage
599 Stage stage to be on stage
to state that + sentence to
600 Statement state statement make a statement about sth
to have/acquire status great/high
601 Status status status
popular/common/gender/racial
602 Stereotype stereotype stereotype stereotypical stereotype
603 Stick stick stick
604 Stock (Market) stock stock market
605 Stuff stuff stuff
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to supply well/adequately
to keep sb/sth supplied with sth---
a supply of sth
supply to bring supplies medical/plentiful
supplies supplies big/leading/main/largest
615 Supply supply supplier supplier
616 Support support support to support well
617 Suppose suppose to suppose that + sentence
618 Surface surface
to survive well
to barely/narrowly survive
to be likely to survive
survival chances/rate
a battle/fight/struggle for survival
survival against sth
survival great survivor
619 Survive survive survivor the only survivor
620 Symbol symbol
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to wrap firmly/tightly to
wrap in a blanket
689 Wrap wrap wrap to wrap a present
690 Yard yard
691 Yawn yawn yawn
692 Zone zone military/restricted zone
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