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Academic English Vocabulary

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telescopeB1

a long tube with special glass inside that makes faraway things, like stars, look bigger and closer.

noun
tempoB1

the speed at which music is played or something happens.

noun
testtubeB1

a small glass tube used in science experiments.

noun
trebleB1

the highest sound or voice in music, often sung by children or women

noun
universeB1

everything that exists, including all stars, planets, and space.

proper noun
uranusB1

the seventh planet from the sun, a large blue-green planet in our solar system.

noun
venusB1

the second planet from the sun, often called the morning or evening star.

noun
zeusB1

the most powerful god in ancient Greek stories, who ruled the sky and threw lightning.

noun
algorithmB2

a set of steps that a computer follows to solve a problem or do a task.

noun
alkaliB2

a substance that can mix with acid to make a salt, like baking soda or soap.

noun
alliterationB2

when words in a sentence start with the same sound or letter, like 'Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers'

noun
anemoneB2

a small, colorful sea animal that looks like a flower and lives on rocks in the ocean.

noun
anvilB2

a heavy iron block used by blacksmiths to shape hot metal by hitting it.

noun
apertureB2

an opening or hole, especially one that lets light into a camera.

noun
aridB2

very dry, with little or no rain

adjective
arthritisB2

a medical problem that makes your joints hurt and swell

noun
austenB2

the last name of a famous English writer who wrote books about love and society in the 1800s

noun
battlementB2

a wall at the top of a castle with open spaces for shooting arrows.

noun
brookB2

a small, narrow stream of water.

verb
bunsenB2

a piece of equipment in a science lab that makes a hot flame for heating things.

noun
chopinB2

a famous Polish composer and piano player who lived in the 1800s

noun
cipherB2

a secret way of writing, using special letters or numbers to hide the meaning.

noun
compilerB2

A computer program that changes code written by a person into a language the computer can understand.

noun
concertoB2

A piece of music written for one main instrument and an orchestra.

noun
cubismB2

a style of art where things are shown as shapes like squares and circles instead of looking real.

noun
daliB2

the name of a famous Spanish artist known for strange and dreamlike paintings.

noun
electronB2

a very small part of an atom that has a negative charge of electricity.

noun
estuaryB2

the place where a river meets the sea, where fresh and salt water mix.

noun
flintB2

a hard, gray stone that makes sparks when you hit it against metal.

noun
forgeB2

to make or create something, often with difficulty or hard work.

noun
frictionB2

the force that slows down or stops things when they rub against each other.

noun
gatsbyB2

the main character in a famous book called 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

noun
gyroscopeB2

a device with a spinning wheel that helps keep things balanced, like in a phone or a plane.

noun
heraldB2

a person or thing that brings news or shows that something important is coming

noun
hubbleB2

a large telescope in space that takes pictures of stars and planets.

proper noun
hypertensionB2

a medical condition where your blood pressure is too high.

noun
icarusB2

a character from an old Greek story who flew too close to the sun and fell.

proper noun
impressionismB2

a style of painting from the 1800s that shows how light and color look at a quick moment.

noun
inertiaB2

the feeling of not wanting to move or change, or the physical idea that a moving thing keeps moving.

noun
irrigateB2

to bring water to land or crops through pipes or channels.

verb
javaB2

a popular computer programming language used to make websites and apps.

noun
jwstB2

a very big telescope in space that takes pictures of stars and planets far away.

proper noun
limerickB2

a short, funny poem with five lines and a special rhythm.

noun
linuxB2

a free computer operating system that people can change and use on many devices.

noun
macbethB2

a famous play by William Shakespeare about a man who becomes king by killing people.

noun
maestroB2

a very skilled musician, especially a conductor or composer.

noun
mantleB2

a layer of hot rock inside the Earth, between the surface and the center.

noun
medusaB2

a creature from old Greek stories with snakes for hair, who could turn people to stone if they looked at her.

noun
mercuryB2

a silver liquid metal that is used in thermometers and is very poisonous.

noun
metaphorB2

a way of describing something by saying it is something else, to make a comparison.

noun
midasB2

a king from old stories who could turn everything he touched into gold.

noun
mobyB2

a very large white whale from a famous story, or a nickname for something big.

noun
moleculeB2

the smallest part of a substance that still has the properties of that substance.

noun
momentumB2

the force or speed that something has when it is moving or developing.

noun
monolithB2

a very large, tall piece of stone, often shaped by people or nature.

noun
nebulaB2

a big cloud of gas and dust in space, where stars are sometimes born.

noun
neurologistB2

a doctor who helps people with problems in their brain and nerves.

noun
novellaB2

a story that is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story.

noun
nucleusB2

the central part of a cell or an atom, or the most important part of something

noun
observatoryB2

a building with special equipment for watching the stars, planets, and weather

noun
odeB2

a poem that praises or expresses strong feelings about a person or thing

noun
onomatopoeiaB2

a word that sounds like the noise it describes, like 'buzz' or 'pop'.

noun
orbB2

a round object, like a ball or a circle.

noun
othelloB2

a famous play by Shakespeare about a man who becomes jealous and hurts his wife.

noun
pandoraB2

a name from an old Greek story about a woman who opened a box and let problems into the world.

noun
parchmentB2

a stiff, thin material made from animal skin, used in the past for writing on.

noun
peatB2

dark brown soil made from dead plants, often used as fuel for fires or in gardens.

noun
pelvisB2

the large, round set of bones at the bottom of your body, between your stomach and legs.

noun
pendulumB2

a weight that hangs from a fixed point and swings back and forth, like in a clock.

noun
phB2

a number that shows how acidic or basic a liquid is.

adverb
pistonB2

a part inside an engine that moves up and down to make the engine work.

noun
plumbB2

to measure how deep something is, or to check if something is straight up and down

noun
plummetB2

to fall down very quickly and suddenly

noun
protonB2

a tiny part of an atom that has a positive electrical charge

noun
pterodactylB2

a large flying reptile that lived a very long time ago, like a dinosaur with wings

noun
quillB2

a large feather from a bird, used in the past as a pen for writing with ink.

noun
raspB2

a rough tool used to shape wood or metal, or a rough, harsh sound.

noun
renaissanceB2

a time in history when art, science, and learning became very important again, especially in Europe.

noun
scalpelB2

a very sharp, small knife used by doctors during surgery.

noun
simileB2

a way of describing something by comparing it to something else, using 'like' or 'as'.

noun
siriusB2

the brightest star in the night sky, also called the Dog Star

noun
sopranoB2

the highest singing voice, or a singer with that voice

noun
spireB2

a tall, thin, pointed part on top of a building, like a church

noun
surrealismB2

a style of art and writing that shows strange, dream-like images and ideas.

noun
temperateB2

having weather that is not too hot and not too cold; mild.

verb
tenorB2

the highest adult male singing voice, or the general meaning of something.

noun
terracottaB2

a hard, brownish-red clay used for making pots and tiles.

noun
torsoB2

the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs.

noun
vegaB2

a very bright star that you can see in the night sky.

noun
warholB2

the last name of Andy Warhol, a famous American artist known for pop art.

noun
altairC1

a very bright star that you can see in the sky at night

noun
andromedaC1

a large group of stars (a galaxy) that is close to our own Milky Way

noun
ankhC1

an ancient Egyptian symbol that looks like a cross with a loop on top, meaning life.

noun
anubisC1

an ancient Egyptian god with the head of a dog or jackal, who guided dead people to the next world.

noun
argoC1

the name of a ship from an old Greek story

noun
astrolabeC1

an old tool used by sailors to find their position by looking at the stars.

noun
ballastC1

heavy material placed in a ship or vehicle to keep it steady

noun
baroqueC1

a style of art, music, or buildings from the 1600s and 1700s that is very decorated and detailed.

adjective
bightC1

a long, curved part of a coast or river, like a wide bay.

noun
breastplateC1

a piece of armor that covers the chest to protect it in battle.

noun