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part of speech
pɑːt ɒv spiːtʃ
3
partly
ˈpɑːtli
67
partner
ˈpɑːtnə
31
part-time
ˌpɑːtˈtaɪm
37
pass an exam
pɑːs æn ɪgˈzæm
33
passenger
ˈpæsɪnʤə
47
password
ˈpɑːswɜːd
54
paste
peɪst
54
patient adj
ˈpeɪʃənt
11
patient n
ˈpeɪʃənt
20
pause
pɔːz
4
pavement
ˈpeɪvmənt
29
pay n, v
peɪ
36
pay attention
peɪ əˈtenʃən
76
pay back
peɪ bæk
19, 40
pay rise
peɪ raɪz
37
PC
ˌpiːˈsiː
54, 100
peace and quiet
piːs ænd ˈkwaɪət
75
peaceful
ˈpiːsfəl
72
peach
piːtʃ
24
pear
peə
24
peas
piːz
24
pedestrian
pɪˈdestrɪən
29
pedestrian crossing
pəˈdestriən ˈkrɒsɪŋ
29
peel
piːl
25
pencil sharpener
ˈpensəl ˈʃɑːpənə
31
per cent
pɜ sent
40, 61
percentage
pəˈsentɪʤ
40
perform
pəˈfɔːm
44
performance
pəˈfɔːməns
44
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
1
permission
pəˈmɪʃən
66
personal (opinion)
ˈpɜːsənəl
72
personal details
ˈpɜːsənəl ˈdiːteɪlz
96
personal statement
ˈpɜːsənəl ˈsteɪtmənt
96
personally
ˈpɜːsənəli
67
persuade
pəˈsweɪd
88
pet
pet
8
phone
fəʊn
100
phone sb back
fəʊn ˈsʌmbɒdi
bæk
53
phonemic symbol
fəˈniːmɪk ˈsɪmbəl
3, 4
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
100
photocopier
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪə
38
phrasal verb
ˈfreɪzəl vɜːb
4
phrase
freɪz
3, 4
pianist
ˈpɪːənɪst
44
piano
pɪˈænəʊ
44
pick
pɪk
27
pick sb up [collect sb]
pɪk
ˈsʌmbɒdi ʌp
79
pick sth up [learn]
pɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ
ʌp
33
pick sth up [collect sth]
pɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp
46
pick sth up [lift sth from the
floor]
pɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp
79
pie
paɪ
25
piece
piːs
64, 86
pill
pɪl
20
pillow
ˈpɪləʊ
18
pilot
ˈpaɪlət
35
pineapple
ˈpaɪnæpəl
24
pink
pɪŋk
63
pipe
paɪp
35
pitch
pɪtʃ
41
place [town/building]
pleɪs
50
plan
plæn
35
plane
pleɪn
100
planet
ˈplænɪt
6
plant n
plɑːnt
27
plant v
plɑːnt
58
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
63
platform
ˈplætfɔːm
28
play (a game)
pleɪ
41
play against sb
pleɪ əˈgenst
ˈsʌmbɒdi
42
pleasant
ˈplezənt
11
Please accept our apologies
for …
pliːz əkˈsept ˈaʊər
əˈpɒləʤiz fɔː
98
Please could you …
pliːz kʊd
juː
? 98
plenty
ˈplenti
51, 64
plug
plʌg
31
plug sth in
plʌg ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn
31
plumber
ˈplʌmə
35
plus
plʌs
61
PM
ˌpiːˈem
100
pocket
ˈpɒkɪt
21
pocket money
ˈpɒkɪt ˈmʌni
86
podcast
ˈpɒdkɑːst
52
poet
ˈpəʊɪt
43
poetry
ˈpəʊɪtri
43
point [decimal point]
pɔɪnt
61
point [idea]
pɔɪnt
67
point of view
pɔɪnt ɒv vjuː
97
pointed
ˈpɔɪntɪd
63
Poland
ˈpəʊlənd
5
police force
pəˈliːs fɔːs
35
police officer
pəˈliːs ˈɒfɪsə
35
policy
ˈpɒlɪsi
57
Polish
ˈpəʊlɪʃ
5
polite
pəˈlaɪt
66
politely
pəˈlaɪtli
91
political
pəˈlɪtɪkəl
57
political party
pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑːti
57
pollution
pəˈluːʃən
26
pop music
pɒp ˈmjuːzɪk
44
popular
ˈpɒpjələ
44, 71
popularity
ˌpɒpjəˈlærəti
71
population
ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən
5
pork
pɔːk
24
Portuguese
ˌpɔːtʃəˈgiːz
5
positive
ˈpɒzətɪv
11
post n [different meanings]
pəʊst
3
post [message]
pəʊst
55
postgraduate
ˌpəʊstˈgræʤuət
34
postpone
peʊstˈpəʊn
80
pour (with rain)
pɔː
7
powerful
ˈpaʊəfəl
57
prawns
prɔːnz
24
predict (the future)
prɪˈdɪkt
74
prefer
priˈfɜː
68
prefix
ˈpriːfɪks
4
pregnancy
ˈpregnənsi
15
pregnant
ˈpregnənt
15
preparation
ˌprepərˈeɪʃən
33
preposition
ˌprepəˈzɪʃən
4
pretty [attractive]
ˈprɪti
10
pretty [rather]
ˈprɪti
91
pride
praɪd
12
primary school
ˈpraɪməri
skuːl
32
Prime Minister
praɪm
ˈmɪnɪstə
57
print
prɪnt
54
print sth out
prɪnt ˈsʌmθɪŋ
aʊt
54
printer
ˈprɪntə
54
prison
ˈprɪzən
56
private
ˈpraɪvət
32
proceed
prəˈsiːd
95
produce v
prəˈdjuːs
36, 38
product
ˈprɒdʌkt
36
production
prəˈdʌkʃən
38
profession
prəˈfeʃən
35
profit
ˈprɒfɪt
40
progress n
ˈprəʊgrəs
86
promise (+ obj) that
ˈprɒmɪs
ðæt
88
promise to do sth
ˈprɒmɪs tuː duː
ˈsʌmθɪŋ
87
promote
prəˈməʊt
37
promotion
prəˈməʊʃən
37
pronoun
ˈprəʊnaʊn
4
pronounce
prəˈnaʊns
31
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
31
properly
ˈprɒpəli
19
protect
prəˈtekt
8, 59
protection
prəˈtekʃən
51
proud
praʊd
12
proud (of) 12
provide
prəˈvaɪd
57
psychologist
saɪˈkɒləʤɪst
36
psychology
saɪˈkɒləʤi
36
public transport
ˈpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt
27, 28, 73
publish
ˈpʌblɪʃ
52
punctuation
ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃən
4
punish
ˈpʌnɪʃ
32, 56
punishment
ˈpʌnɪʃmənt
56
pupil
ˈpjuːpəl
32
purchase
ˈpɜːtʃəs
95
purple
ˈpɜːpəl
63
purpose
ˈpɜːpəs
94
push
pʊʃ
82
put on make-up
pʊt ɒn ˈmeɪkʌp
16
put on weight
pʊt ɒn weɪt
74
put sb through
pʊt ˈsʌmbɒdi
θruː
53
put sth back
pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ bæk
79
put sth off
pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒf
80
put sth on [make equipment
work]
pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn
79
put sth up [raise]
pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ
ʌp
79
put sth on [put clothes on your
body]
pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn
21, 79,
80
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English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate

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qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
34, 96
qualified
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd
34
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ
34
quality
ˈkwɒlɪti
39
quantity
ˈkwɒntɪti
64
quarter [one quarter]
ˈkwɔːtə
61
quarter [three months]
ˈkwɔːtə
40
question mark
ˈkwestʃən mɑːk
4
queue n
kjuː
23, 28
queue v
kjuː
30
quiet
ˈkwaɪət
26
quietly
ˈkwaɪətli
91
quit
kwɪt
37
quite
kwaɪt
91
quite a bit
kwaɪt ə bɪt
95
quite a long way
kwaɪt ə lɒŋ weɪ
62
quite likely
kwaɪt ˈlaɪkli
74
quite often
kwaɪt ˈɒfən
91
rabbit
ˈræbɪt
8
race n
reɪs
42
race v
reɪs
41
racing driver
ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvə
41
rain n, v
reɪn
7
rainforest
ˈreɪnˌfɒrɪst
6
raise
reɪz
40
range
reɪnʤ
23
rare [meat]
reə
47
rare [unusual]
reə
8
rarely
ˈreəli
91
rather
ˈrɑːðə
91
raw
rɔː
2, 25
real
rɪəl
63
realise
ˈrɪəlaɪz
88
reality TV show
riːˈæləti ˌtiːˈviː ʃəʊ
52
really [very]
ˈrɪəli
89
really [ to express surprise]
ˈrɪəli
68
reason
ˈriːzən
94
reasonable
ˈriːzənəbəl
19, 22,
reasonable (amount) 19
recently
ˈriːsəntli
60
reception [in a hotel]
rɪˈsepʃən
48
reception [wedding party]
rɪˈsepʃən
15
recession
rɪˈseʃən
40
recipe
ˈresɪpi
25
recommend
rekəˈmend
46, 51
recommend (+-
ing
)
rekəˈmend
87
recommend +
that
ˌrekəˈmend ðæt
51, 88
record n
ˈrekɔːd
42
record v
rɪˈkɔːd
44
recording studio
rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ ˈstjuːdɪəʊ
44
red pepper
red ˈpepə
24
reduce
rɪˈdjuːs
57, 58
reduction
rɪˈdʌkʃən
57
reference
ˈrefərəns
96
refund n
ˈriːfʌnd
23
regarding
rɪˈgɑːdɪŋ
95, 98
region
ˈriːʤən
6
regional
ˈriːʤənəl
52
registration form
ˌreʤɪˈstreɪʃən fɔːm
96
regret n, v
rɪˈgret
98
regular
ˈregjələ
49
regular (verb)
ˈregjələ
4
regularly
ˈregjələli
55
reject v
rɪˈʤekt
80
relating to
rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tuː
3
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
13
relationship
rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp
15
relatives
ˈrelətɪvz
13
relax
rɪˈlæks
71
relaxation
ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən
71
relaxed
rɪˈlækst
32
relevant
ˈrelɪvənt
96
reliable
rɪˈlaɪəbəl
11, 28, 72
rely on
rɪˈlaɪ ɒn
77
remarry
ˌriːˈmæri
13
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
88
rent n, v
rent
17, 19
repair
rɪˈpeə
35
repeat
rɪˈpiːt
31
repetition
ˌrepɪˈtɪʃən
31
replace
rɪˈpleɪs
23
reply n, v
rɪˈplaɪ
55, 66
report
rɪˈpɔːt
52
reporter
rɪˈpɔːtə
52
represent
ˌreprɪˈzent
35
request n
rɪˈkwest
66
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
95, 96
research n
rɪˈsɜːtʃ
34
reserve
rɪˈzɜːv
48
resign
rɪˈzaɪn
37
resignation
ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃən
37
responsible for
rɪˈspɒnsəbəl fɔː
36
result [consequence]
rɪˈzʌlt
58, 97
result [in a
competition]
rɪˈzʌlt
42
retake sth
riːˈteɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ
33
retire
rɪˈtaɪə
37
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
14
retirement
rɪˈtaɪəmənt
14, 37
review
rɪˈvjuː
46, 52
reviewer
rɪˈvjuːə
43
revise
rɪˈvaɪz
1, 33
revision
rɪˈvɪʒən
33
rewrite
ˈriːraɪt
70
ride [a bike]
raɪd
28
right [exactly]
raɪt
90
right away
raɪt əˈweɪ
75
ring v
rɪŋ
53
ring [jewellery] n
rɪŋ
21
ring a bell
rɪŋ ə bel
75
rink
rɪŋk
41
rise n, v
raɪz
40
road sign
rəʊd saɪn
29
roast
rəʊst
25
rob
rɒb
56
robber
ˈrɒbə
56
robbery
ˈrɒbəri
56
rock
rɒk
51
rock climbing
rɒk ˈklaɪmɪŋ
41
romantic comedy
rəʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɒmədi
43
room [space]
ruːm
86
room service
ruːm ˈsɜːvɪs
48
roots
ruːts
27
rough (sea)
rʌf
51
roughly
ˈrʌfli
10, 14
round [movement]
raʊnd
90
round [shape]
raʊnd
63
round the corner
raʊnd ðə ˈkɔːnə
28, 62
routine
ruːˈtiːn
1
rub sth out
rʌb ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt
1, 31
rubber
ˈrʌbə
1, 31, 63
rubbish
ˈrʌbɪʃ
86
rucksack
ˈrʌksæk
21
rug
rʌg
18
ruler
ˈruːlə
31
run [manage]
rʌn
36, 39
run [use applications]
rʌn
54
run out of sth
rʌn aʊt ɒv
ˈsʌmθɪŋ
38
runway
ˈrʌnweɪ
47
rush hour
rʌʃ ˈaʊə
26
Russia
ˈrʌʃə
5
Russian
ˈrʌʃən
5
sack n, v
sæk
37
safe
seɪf
26
sail
seɪl
41
sailing
ˈseɪlɪŋ
41
sailor
ˈseɪlə
35, 41
salad
ˈsæləd
24
salad dressing
ˈsæləd ˈdresɪŋ
24
salary
ˈsæləri
36
sales rep
seɪlz rep
100
salmon
ˈsæmən
24
same to you
seɪm tuː juː
69
sand
sænd
51
sandy
ˈsændi
51
satisfied with
ˈsætɪsfaɪd wɪð
77
saucepan
ˈsɔːspən
25
Saudi Arabia
ˈsaʊdi əˈreɪbiə
5
Saudi Arabian
ˈsaʊdi əˈreɪbiən
5
save [keep]
seɪv
54, 58
save (up)
seɪv
19, 79
saxophone
ˈsæksəfəʊn
44
saxophonist
sækˈsɑfənɪst
44
say [give information in writing]
seɪ
52, 67
say +
that
seɪ ðæt
88
Scandinavia
ˌskændɪˈneɪviə
5
scared
skeəd
12
scarf
skɑːf
21
scenery
ˈsiːnəri
27, 86
science
ˈsaɪəns
34
science fiction
ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃən
43
scientist
ˈsaɪəntɪst
71
score a goal
skɔːr ə gəʊl
74
search n, v
sɜːtʃ
55, 59
seaside resort
ˈsiːsaɪd rɪˈzɔːt
51
season (in the year)
ˈsiːzən
27
season ticket
ˈsiːzən ˈtɪkɪt
28
seat belt
siːt belt
47
second (time)
ˈsekənd
60
secondary school
ˈsekəndəri skuːl
32
secondly
ˈsekəndli
92
secret
ˈsiːkrət
57
see [ find out]
siː
3