abandon the match was abandoned because of bad weather.
　　 ban abolish abort cancel cross out wipe out put off delay
　　 desert　forsake　 leave 　 cease 　 depart 　 discard 　 relinquish 　 surrender 　quit　 withdraw 　give up
　　 abide we have to abide by the rules of the game. (abide observe discover adapt)
　　 her fame will abide for sure. last　endure　 continue　persist　remain　stay
　　 you have to keep ______ with the times.
　　 abreast　up catch up with go along with fit in with
　　 absorb he was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear you call.
　　 engage　occupy　bend over　involve　be busy with
　　 abundant　rich the rivers and forests of the new world were abundant in fish and game
　　 access in many schools, students don’t have sufficient access to the library.
　　 way　approach　solution　answer　
　　 accessible　available　handy　ready　convenient　obtainable　at hand
　　 his words are never in _____ with his deeds. (situation accordance according fit)
　　 i’m in agreement with mr. moore. in agreement with　 be compatible with 　comply with 　conform to　be in proportion to
　　 account he asked no one’s advice; he did it on his own (account).independentlyyou have to take everything into account　consideration. attention　regard　respect　mind
　　 give us an account of what happened. story　reason　information　description　tale　statement
　　 he has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe tell relate answer for say explain explicate)
　　 acquire to acquire a good knowledge of english. attain　obtain　gain　earn　secure
　　 active he is very active in politics.
　　 energetic　spirited　lively　dynamic　excited　enthusiastic
　　 adapt to our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
　　 adjust　accommodate　alter　vary　arrange　modify　make fit
　　 accustom she is ______to living in comfort. (accustomed　used addict be familiar with)
　　 admit it will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.
　　 (allow　admit　accept　permit　receive　confess　 acknowledge　adopt)
　　 adequate their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
　　 enough　sufficient　satisfactory　plenty　ample
　　 advantage the great advantage we have over them is that they are short of money.
　　 benefit　gain　upper hand interest　profit　harvest　crop　earnings　returns
　　 aim his aim is to win the game.
　　 purpose　intention　goal　end　target　objective　motive　destination
　　 amass he amassed a great fortune in twenty years.
　　 accumulate　assemble　gather　increase　collect　compile　heap up　store up
　　 mass　bulk　quantity　load　amount　volume　accumulation　pile　heap　crowd　multitude　pack　gang
　　 figure　digit　measure
　　 ambitious these young men were ambitious for success and money.