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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate

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contest n
/kɒntest/
80
contest v
/kəntest/
80
contract v
/kəntrkt/
28, 52
contribute
/kəntrbjut/
57
conventional
/kənventʃənəl/
41
conversion
/kənvʃən/
11
convert v
/kənvt/
72
convict v
/kənvkt/
39
conviction
/kənvkʃən/
42
convince
/kənvnts/
42
cookie
/kυki/
101
cool
/kul/
80
co-opt
/kəυɒpt/
80
cop
/kɒp/
96
cope
/kəυp/
60
copy
/kɒpi/
19
corkscrew
/kɔkskru/
11
corporation
/
ˌ
kɔpəreʃən/
17
corporation tax
/
ˌ
kɔpəreʃən
tks/
40
costume
/kɒstjum/
20
cottage
/kɒtd/
11
cotton wool
/kɒtən wυl/
75
cough
/kɒf/
47
could
/kυd/
80
couple
/kpəl/
87
court
/kɔt/
39
crab
/krb/
26
crack
/krk/
12
crackdown
/krkdaυn/
76
cray
/krɑfti/
8
crash
/krʃ/
12, 34, 81
crate
/kret/
88
crawl
/krɔl/
58
create an account 36
creation
/krieʃən/
33
creativity
/
ˌ
krietvəti/
73
crèche
/kreʃ/
14
credit
/kredt/
15
credit card
/kredt kɑd/
75
credit limit
/kredt lmt/
40
credit rating 40
creep along
/
ˌ
krip əlɒŋ/
58
crew
/kru/
31, 87
crew-cut
/krukt/
7
crime
/kram/
39
crisis
/krass/
66
critic
/krtk/
19
critical
/krtkəl/
48
critically
/krtkli/
48
criticise
/krtsaz/
48
crop n
/krɒp/
23
crowd
/kraυd/
87
cruel
/kruəl/
8
cruise
/kruz/
32
crush
/krʃ/
12
crutches
/krtʃz/
29
cube
/kjub/
52
cubic
/kjubk/
52
cue
/kju/
18
cu
/kf/
27
cumbersome
/kmbəsəm/
59
cunning
/knŋ/
8
cupboard
/kbəd/
80
cupid
/kjupd/
80
cuppa
/kpə/
96
curb
/kb/
101
curiosity
/
ˌ
kjυəriɒsəti/
73
curly
/kli/
7
curly-haired
/kli heəd/
74
currency
/krəntsi/
83
current account
/krənt əkaυnt/
40
current aairs
/krənt əfeəz/
37
cursor
/ksə/
34
curt
/kt/
8
curtains
/ktənz/
101
custom-built
/kstəm 
ˌ
blt/
17
customer
/kstəmə/
9
customer care
/kstəmə keə/
17
customs
/kstəmz/
40
cut
/kt/
80, 100
cutback
/ktbk/
76
cut-price
/
ˌ
ktpras/
74
Cypriot
/spriət/
5
da
/dɑft/
8
da as a brush 79
damage n, v
/dmd/
13
damp
/dmp/
6
dance
/dɑnts/
20
Dane
/den/
5
dark
/dɑk/
7, 56
darkness
/dɑkns/
56
dart
/dɑt/
18
darts
/dɑts/
84
Darwinist
/dɑwnst/
42
dash
/dʃ/
81
data processing
/detə prəυsesŋ/
75
database
/detəbes/
29, 34
dawdle
/dɔdəl/
58
daytime
/detam/
6
dazzling
/dzlŋ/
59
dead
/ded/
12, 13
dead end 50
deafening
/defnŋ/
46
death penalty
/deθ penəlti/
75
death’s door 49
debt
/det/
40, 80
debtor
/detə/
80
decade
/deked/
29
decent
/disənt/
41
decision
/dsən/
89, 93
declare
/dkleə/
99
decorative
/dekərətv/
39
decrease n
/dikris/
80
decrease v
/dkris/
80
dedicated
/dedketd/
42
deep
/dip/
54
deepen
/dipən/
54
deer
/də/
26
default
/dfɒlt/
36
defend
/dfend/
39
defriend
/
ˌ
difrend/
10
degree
/dri/
14
déjà vu
/
ˌ
deɑvu/
46
delay
/dle/
31
delete
/dlit/
34
deliberations
/d
ˌ
lbəreʃənz/
39
delicate
/delkət/
41
delicious
/dlʃəs/
70
delighted
/dlatd/
43
delightful
/dlatfəl/
32
delta
/deltə/
23
democracy
/dmɒkrəsi/
38
denim
/denm/
27
dense
/dens/
59
density
/densti/
59
dent
/dent/
12
deny
/dna/
3
department store
/dpɑtmənt
ˌ
stɔ/
25
dependent
/dpendənt/
51
deport
/dipɔt/
72
deportation
/
ˌ
dipɔteʃən/
72
deportee
/
ˌ
dipɔti/
72
depose
/dpəυz/
72
deposit
/dpɒzt/
40, 72
depress
/dpres/
72
depressed 28, 43
depression
/dpreʃən/
30
deprivation
/
ˌ
deprveʃən/
50
deprive s.o. of sth
/dprav
smjwn ɒv smθŋ/
50
depth
/depθ/
54, 73
desert n
/dezt/
80
desert v
/dzt/
80
deserted
/dztd/
25
design
/dzan/
19
designer
/dzanə/
16, 27
desire n, v
/dzaə/
44
desktop computer
/desktɒp
kəmpjutə/
34
desperately
/despərətli/
45
despise
/dspaz/
10, 44
destruction
/dstrkʃən/
24
detached
/dttʃt/
11
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detective
/dtektv/
37
determined
/dtmnd/
8
detest
/dtest/
44
development
/dveləpmənt/
29
device
/dvas/
29, 34
devoted
/dvəυtd/
44
diagnose
/
ˌ
daənəυz/
29
dialect
/daəlekt/
5
dialogue
/daəlɒ/
20
diameter
/damtə/
52
diaper
/dapə/
101
diarrhoea
/
ˌ
daərə/
28
dictatorship
/dktetəʃp/
38
die
/da/
28
dierent 51
diicult
/dfkəlt/
60
diiculty
/dfkəlti/
29, 60, 66
digital
/ddtəl/
33
dilemma
/dlemə/
50, 66
dim d?m 8, 56, 59
diploma
/dpləυmə/
14
diplomat
/dpləmt/
15
direct
/drekt/
8
direct debit
/drekt debt/
40
direct message 36
direction
/drekʃən/
20
director
/drektə/
16, 20
disagree
/
ˌ
dsəri/
71
disagreement
/
ˌ
dsərimənt/
73
disappear
/
ˌ
dsəpə/
71
disapprove
/dsəpruv/
71
disaster
/dzɑstə/
50
disbelief
/
ˌ
dsblif/
51
disbelieve
/
ˌ
dsbliv/
71
disconnect
/
ˌ
dskənekt/
71
discontented
/
ˌ
dskəntentd/
43
discourage
/dskrd/
71
discourteous
/dsktiəs/
8
discrepancy
/dskrepəntsi/
64
discus
/dskəs/
18
disease
/dziz/
29
disguise
/dsaz/
27
disgust
/dsst/
44
dish
/dʃ/
37
disk
/dsk/
33
disk drive
/dsk 
ˌ
drav/
34
dislike
/dslak/
71
dislocate
/dsləυket/
28
dismount
/dsmaυnt/
99
disorder
/dsɔdə/
86
disorganised
/dsɔənazd/
71
display
/dsple/
33, 99
dispose
/dspəυz/
24
disprove
/dspruv/
71
disqualify
/dskwɒlfa/
71
disrepair
/
ˌ
dsrpeə/
86
disrupt
/dsrpt/
50
disruption
/dsrpʃən/
50
dissect
/dsekt/
33
dissertation
/
ˌ
dsəteʃən/
15
dissimilar
/
ˌ
dssmlə/
71
distance
/dstənts/
54
distance learning
/dstənts
ˌ
lnŋ/
14
distant
/dstənt/
54
divert
/davt/
72
divide
/dvad/
64
division
/dvən/
52
dizzy
/dz/
28
DNA
/
ˌ
diene/
39, 78
do an exam
/
14
do business
/du bzns/
17, 89
do for a living 16
do housework 11
do the hoovering 11
do the ironing 11
do the washing-up 11
do well 14
do without
/du wðaυt/
55, 89
do your best
/du jɔ best/
89
documentary
/
ˌ
dɒkjəmentəri/
37
dominoes
/dɒmnəυz/
84
donate
/dəυnet/
57
donation
/dəυneʃən/
70
done in
/dn n/
49
donor
/dəυnə/
70
dosh
/dɒʃ/
96
doubt
/daυt/
42, 80
doubtful
/daυtfəl/
55
down
/daυn/
35
down in the dumps 49, 79
download
/
ˌ
daυnləυd/
2, 34
downpour
/daυnpɔ/
6
down-to-earth
/
ˌ
daυntuθ/
8
dozen
/dzən/
51
drag on
/dr ɒn/
53
drama
/drɑmə/
37, 100
drapes
/dreps/
101
draughts
/drɑfts/
84
drawback
/drɔbk/
76
dread
/dred/
44
dream
/drim/
60
dress up
/dres p/
27
dri
/drft/
58
drinkable
/drŋkəbəl/
70
drive
/drav/
11, 58, 100
drop
/drɒp/
51
dropout
/drɒpaυt/
76
drought
/draυt/
6, 13
drummer
/drmə/
21
drums
/drmz/
21
dub
/db/
37
due to
/du tu/
63
dull
/dl/
59
dumb
/dm/
8, 80
dungarees
/
ˌ
dŋəriz/
84
during
/dυərŋ/
61
dustpan and brush
/dstpn ən
brʃ/
11
Dutch
/dtʃ/
5
duty
/duti/
40
duty-free
/
ˌ
dutifri/
40, 74
eagerness
/iəns/
73
earache
/ərek/
28
earlier
/liə/
68
earlier on
/liə ɒn/
61
early morning
/li mɔnŋ/
31
early stage
/li sted/
29
earn
/n/
2
earphones
/əfəυnz/
84
earring
/ərŋ/
75
earthquake
/θkwek/
13
East Asia
/ist eə/
5
easy-going
/
ˌ
iziəυŋ/
8, 74
ook
/ibυk/
19
ard
/ikɑd/
35
eccentric
/ksentrk/
8, 42
ecological
/
ˌ
ikəlɒdkəl/
24
ecologically sound
/
ˌ
ikəlɒdkli
saυnd/
24
economical
/
ˌ
ikənɒmkəl/
8
economics
/
ˌ
ikənɒmks/
84
economist
/kɒnəmst/
16
economy
/kɒnəmi/
23
edible
/edbəl/
70
educate
/edυket/
72
eect
/fekt/
50
eort
/efət/
89
egg
/e/
26
elapse
/ilps/
53
elect
/ilekt/
38
electrician
/lektrʃən/
16
elegant
/elənt/
7, 25, 27
elevator
/elvetə/
101
email
/imel/
2
employee
/mplɔi/
70
employer
/mplɔə/
70
enable
/nebəl/
33
enchanting
/ntʃɑntŋ/
3
end
/end/
93
end-of-year exam
/
14
endangered
/ndendəd/
24
enemy
/enəmi/
3
engrossing
/nrəυsŋ/
3
enjoyment
/ndɔmənt/
70
264