Skip to contentaboveSimple meaningIn a higher position than something.Maps & DirectionsacademicB2/ˌækəˈdemɪk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningConnected to school, university, or serious study.Courses, Classes & University StudyaccidentSimple meaningAn unexpected event that causes injury or damage.WHS & SafetyaccommodationC1/ɐkˌɒmədˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA place where you can stay or live.Commonly Misspelled Wordsaccount forSimple meaningTo form a particular part of a total, or explain something.Charts & GraphsaccreditationC1TBC · nounSimple meaningOfficial approval of quality.University Administration, People & Student LifeaccumulationC1/ɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA gradual increase as more things collect over time.Academic pronunciationachievementB1TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething you successfully do.Commonly Misspelled WordsacknowledgeSimple meaningTo accept or recognise that something is true or exists.Commonly Misspelled WordsacknowledgedC1/ɐknˈɒlɪdʒd/ · verbSimple meaningAccepted that something was true, or showed that someone was noticed.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationacquisitionC1/ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of getting or buying something, or learning a new skill.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationacrossSimple meaningFrom one side to the other side.Maps & DirectionsaddressSimple meaningThe details that identify where someone lives or an organisation is located.Commonly Misspelled WordsadjacentC1TBC · adjectiveSimple meaningBeside something.MapsadministrationC1/ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe work of organising and running a business, school or other organisation.Academic / WFD spellingadmissionB2TBC · nounSimple meaningOfficial acceptance or entry.University Administration, People & Student LifeadvantageSimple meaningSomething that makes a situation better or more useful.ParaphrasingadvertisingSimple meaningThe activity of telling people about products or services to encourage sales.ParaphrasingaffectB1/ɐfˈɛkt/ · verbSimple meaningTo cause a change in someone or something.Academic reading | ParaphrasingaggregateB2/ˈaɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/ · noun;verb;adjectiveSimple meaningA total made by combining smaller amounts; to combine them into a total.Academic pronunciationagreeSimple meaningTo have the same opinion as someone.ParaphrasingallocationB2/ˌaləkˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of giving a share of money, time or resources for a purpose.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingallowSimple meaningTo let someone do something or make something possible.ParaphrasingallowanceB2TBC · nounSimple meaningExtra money for a specific purpose.Employment ConditionsalongSimple meaningFollowing the length or direction of something.Maps & DirectionsalterB1/ˈɒltə/ · verbSimple meaningTo change something or make it different.Academic readingAlthoughSimple meaningUsed to introduce a fact that contrasts with another fact.Cohesive DevicesambiguousB2/ambˈɪɡjuːəs/ · adjectiveSimple meaningHaving more than one possible meaning and therefore not clear.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationamountSimple meaningA quantity, especially of something that cannot be counted individually.Charts & GraphsanalyseB2/ˈænəlaɪz/ · verbSimple meaningTo look closely and explain how something works.Research & Academic Investigationannual leaveSimple meaningPaid time away from work that an employee can take each year.Employment ConditionsapparentB2/ɐpˈaɹənt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningEasy to see or understand; sometimes, seeming true but not certain.Academic reading | Academic synthesisappearanceSimple meaningThe way someone or something looks.Commonly Misspelled WordsappendixB2TBC · nounSimple meaningExtra information at the end of a document.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationapplicantB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA person who submits an application.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifeapplicationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA formal request or form.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifeapplySimple meaningTo formally ask for a job, course or permission.Jobs & RecruitmentappreciationC1/ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA feeling of thanks, or an understanding of the value of something.Academic / WFD spellingapproachB2/əˈprəʊtʃ/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA method; or to come near.Research & Academic InvestigationapproximatedC1/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningEstimated an amount, or came close to a value or result.Academic / WFD spellingapproximatelySimple meaningClose to a number or amount, but not exactly.Charts & GraphsargumentB2TBC · nounSimple meaningReasons that support an opinion.Commonly Misspelled WordsaroundSimple meaningOn different sides of something, or following its outside edge.Charts & Graphs | Maps & DirectionsAs a resultSimple meaningUsed to introduce the consequence of something.Cohesive DevicesaspectsB2/ˈaspɛkts/ · plural nounSimple meaningDifferent parts or features of a subject or situation.Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequenceassessB2/əˈses/ · verbSimple meaningTo check how good or serious something is.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsassessmentB2/ɐsˈɛsmənt/ · nounSimple meaningA check of someone's ability or of the quality or condition of something.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled Words | Procedures & TrainingassignmentB1TBC · nounSimple meaningWork a teacher asks a student to complete.Academic / WFD spelling | Assignments, Assessment & ResultsassistanceB2/ɐsˈɪstəns/ · nounSimple meaningHelp or support.Academic / WFD spellingassumeB1/ɐsˈuːm/ · verbSimple meaningTo believe something is true without being certain.Academic reading | Academic synthesisassuranceB2/əʃjˈʊəɹəns/ · nounSimple meaningA promise intended to make someone feel certain or less worried.Academic / WFD spellingat the end ofSimple meaningAt the final point or part of something.Maps & DirectionsattendanceB1TBC · nounSimple meaningBeing present.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsattributedB2/ɐtɹˈɪbjuːtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningSaid that something was caused by, created by or belonged to someone or something.Academic synthesisautomaticallyC1/ˌɔːtəmˈatɪkli/ · adverbSimple meaningWithout a person needing to control it, or without conscious thought.Academic / WFD spelling 