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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate

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enormous
/nɔməs/
51
enquiring
/nkwaərŋ/
8
ensue
/nsju/
63
enter
/entə/
35
entertainer
/
ˌ
entətenə/
20
enthralling
/nθrɔlŋ/
3
enthusiastic
/n
ˌ
θjuzistk/
43
entire
/ntaə/
41
entrance exam
/
14
entrancing
/ntrɑntsŋ/
3
entry
/entri/
99
entry requirement
/
15
envious
/enviəs/
8
environment
/nvarənmənt/
24
environmentally friendly
/n
ˌ
vaərən
ˌ
mentəli frendli/
24
epidemic
/
ˌ
epdemk/
13
episode
/epsəυd/
37
equally
/ikwəli/
65
equipment
/kwpmənt/
83
era
/ərə/
53
eraser
/rezə/
101
ergonomics
/
ˌ
ənɒmks/
33
erupt
/rpt/
13
establish
/stblʃ/
33, 95
estate
/stet/
57
estate agent
/stet edənt/
25
estuary
/estʃuəri/
23
etc
/etsetərə/
65
ethnic group
/eθnk rup/
5
Europe
/jυərəp/
5
European
/
ˌ
jυərəpiən/
5
evaluation
/
ˌ
vljueʃən/
66
even-tempered
/
ˌ
ivəntempəd/
8
evidence
/evdənts/
39
ex
/eks/
10
exaggeration
/
ˌ
zdəreʃən/
49
exam
/zm/
14
exceptional
/eksepʃənəl/
32
excessive
/eksesv/
51
excise
/eksaz/
40
excitement
/ksatmənt/
70
exclusive
/ksklusv/
32
excommunicate
/
ˌ
ekskəmjunket/
71
excursion
/kskʃən/
32
excuse n
/kskjus/
89
executive
/zekjətv/
16
exempt
/zempt/
55
exercise n, v
/eksəsaz/
30, 89
exhale
/ekshel/
71
exhausted
/zɔstd/
28
exhilarating
/zləretŋ/
32
existence
/zstənts/
93
exotic
/zɒtk/
32
expand
/kspnd/
17, 54
expect
/kspekt/
6
expectation
/
ˌ
ekspekteʃən/
73
expenses
/kspentsz/
40
experience
/kspəriənts/
83, 85
experiment 33
explosion
/kspləυən/
13
export n
/ekspɔt/
export v
/kspɔt/
72, 80
express
/kspres/
72
ex-smoker
/eks 
ˌ
sməυkə/
71
extend
/kstend/
54
extinct
/kstŋkt/
24
extract n 19
extract v
/kstrkt/
33, 71
extravagant
/kstrvəənt/
8
extreme
/kstrim/
42
extroverted
/ekstrəvtd/
8
ex-wife
/eks waf/
71
face n, v
/fes/
7, 48
facility
/fəsləti/
40
fact
/fkt/
66
fail
/fel/
14
fair
/feə
7, 82
faith
/feθ/
73
fake
/fek/
41
fall
/fɔl/
101
fall down
/fɔl daυn/
12
fall for
/fɔl fɔ/
44
fall in love
/fɔl n lv/
44
fall o
/fɔlɒf/
12
fall out with
/fɔl aυt wð/
10
fallout
/fɔlaυt/
76
falter
/fɔltə/
60
famine
/fmn/
13
fanatical
/fəntkəl/
42
fancy
/fntsi/
10, 44
FAQ
/
ˌ
efekju/
35, 78
far
/fɑ/
54
faraway
/
ˌ
fɑrəwe/
54
fare
/feə/
82
far-fetched
/
ˌ
fɑfetʃt/
74
farm
/fɑm/
80
fascinate
/fsnet/
44
fascinating
/fsnetŋ/
3, 32
fashion
/fʃən/
93
fast
/fɑst/
12
fasten
/fɑsən/
80
fat
/ft/
7, 30
faulty
/fɔlti/
41
faze
/fez/
82
fear
/fə/
13, 73
feather
/feðə/
26
feature
fitʃə/
7, 33
fed up
/
ˌ
fedp/
43
federation
/
ˌ
fedəreʃən/
38
feedback
/fidbk/
17, 76
feel
/fil/
28, 42, 46, 59
fencing
/fentsŋ/
18
field
/fild/
15
fiend
/find/
80
filthy
/flθi/
26
finally
/fanəli/
68
finance
/fannts/
40
find work 16
fine n, adj
/fan/
39, 59, 67
fine art(s)
/fan ɑt/
19
fingerprint
/fŋəprnt/
39
Finn
/fn/
5
fire
/faə/
16
firefighter
/faə
ˌ
fatə/
16
firm
/fm/
3, 17, 42
first
/fst/
68
first and foremost
/fst ən
fɔməυst/
77
first floor
/fst flɔ/
101
first impression
/fst mpreʃən/
7
first language
/fst lŋwd/
5
first of all
/fst ɒv ɔl/
68
first-born
/fstbɔn/
74
first-class
/fst 
ˌ
klɑs/
74
first-hand
/
ˌ
fsthnd/
74
firstly
/fstli/
68
first-rate
/
ˌ
fstret/
48
fish
/fʃ/
85
fishing line
/fʃŋ lan/
18
fit
/ft/
27, 30, 86
fit as a fiddle 49
fitness
/ftnəs/
30
(in a) fix 50
fizzy
/fzi/
30
flash
/flʃ/
33
flashlight
/flʃlat/
101
flat
/flt/
11, 12, 32
flaw
/flɔ/
33
fleeting
/flitŋ/
53
flexibility
/
ˌ
fleksəbləti/
70
flexible
/fleksbəl/
41, 70
flexi-time
/fleksitam/
16
flicker
/flkə/
56
flock
/flɒk/
87
flood
fld/
6, 12, 13
flour
/flaυə/
83
flow
/fləυ/
58
flower
/flaυə/
26
flowery
/flaυəri/
27
flu
/flu/
82
flutter
/fltə/
58
flux
/flks/
86
fly
/fla/
53
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focus on
/fəυkəs ɒn/
37
foe
/fəυ/
3
foggy
/fɒi/
6
fold
/fəυld/
60
folk
/fəυk/
2, 21
follow 36
following
/fɒləυŋ/
61, 68
fond of
/fɒnd ɒv/
44
food poisoning
/fud pɔzənŋ/
75
foolish
/fulʃ/
8
foot
/fυt/
23
football pitch
/fυtbɔl 
ˌ
ptʃ/
25
footballer
/fυtbɔlə/
18
for a time
/fɔr ə tam/
53
for example
/fɔr zɑmpəl/
68
for instance
/fɔr ntstənts/
68
for the time being
/fɔr ðə tam
biŋ/
53
force into
/fɔs ntə/
55
forgetful
/fəetfəl/
70
forgetfulness
/fəetfəlns/
70
forgivable
/fəvəbəl/
70
formerly
/fɔməli/
61
fortune
/fɔtʃun/
93
forward
/fɔwəd/
2
fossil fuel
/fɒsəl fjuəl/
24
foul-smelling
/faυl smelŋ/
46
foundations
/faυndeʃənz/
84
fox
/fɒks/
26
fragile
/frdal/
41
fragrant
/frerənt/
46
frank
/frŋk/
8
fraud
/frɔd/
39
freedom
/fridəm/
73
freeway
/friwe/
101
freeze
/friz/
6
French
/frentʃ/
5
French fries
/frentʃ fraz/
101
frequently
/frikwəntli/
95
fridge
/frd/
96
friend
/frend/
3, 10, 80
friend request 36
friendliness
/frendlns/
73
friendship
/frendʃp/
70
frighten the life out of sb 49
frog
/frɒ/
26
from time to time
/frɒm tam tə
tam/
53
frost
/frɒst/
6
frown
/fraυn/
47
frustrated
/frstretd/
43
frustration
/frstreʃən/
73
fulfil
/fυlfl/
60
fulfilling
/fυlflŋ/
60
fulfilment
/fυlflmənt/
60
full of yourself 8
function
/fŋkʃən/
33
fundamental
/
ˌ
fndəmentəl/
95
funding
/fndŋ/
15
fur
/f/
26
furious
/fjυəriəs/
43, 70
furiously
/fjυəriəsli/
45
furry
/fri/
59
further
/fðə/
68, 95
further education
/fðər
ˌ
edυkeʃən/
14
further to
/fðə tu/
65
furthermore
/
ˌ
fðəmɔ/
65
fuss
/fs/
89
gain
/en/
2
gain admission 14
gale
/el/
6
game show
/em ʃəυ/
37
gang
/ŋ/
87
garbage
/ɑbd/
101
garden
/ɑdən/
101
garden centre
/ɑdən sentə/
25
gardening
/ɑdənŋ/
89
gas
/s/
24, 101
gash
/ʃ/
81
gaze
/ez/
46
geek
/ik/
96
gems
/demz/
100
general anaesthetic
/denərəl
ˌ
nəsθetk/
29
general election
/denərəl
ilekʃən/
38
generate
/denəret/
63
generation gap
/
ˌ
denəreʃən
p/
75
generosity
/
ˌ
denərɒsəti/
73
generous
/denərəs/
8
genetic engineering
/dənetk
ˌ
endnərŋ/
33
genetically modified
/dənetkli
mɒdfad/
33
gentle
/dentəl/
6
genuine
/denjun/
41
German
/dmən/
5
gesture
/destʃə/
89
get
/et/
91
get across
/et əkrɒs/
91
get at
/et t/
91
get away
/et əwe/
32
get behind with
/et bhand
wð/
91
get carried away
/et krid
əwe/
49
get down
/et daυn/
91
get o to a good start
/et ɒf tu
ə υd stɑt/
91
get on
/et ɒn/
91
get on sb’s nerves 9
get on well (with someone)
/et ɒn
wel/
10
get your act together 50
get out of
/et aυt ɒv/
91
get over
/et əυvə/
28, 91
get rid of
/et rd ɒv/
91
get round
/et raυnd/
91
get round to
/et raυnd tu/
91
get through
/et θru/
91
get
/et tu/
91
get to know
/et tə nəυ/
91
get to the bottom of things 50
get to the point 69
get up to
/et p tu/
91
get work 16
get-together n
/et tə
ˌ
eðə/
91
get together v
/
ˌ
et təeðə/
10
geyser
/izə/
23
gi of the gab 48
gied
/ftd/
8
gig
//
78
gigabyte
/əbat/
34
ginger-haired
/dndər heəd/
7
give and take
/
ˌ
vəntek/
77
give away
/vəwe/
57
give or take
/v ɔ tek/
77
give out
/v aυt/
57
give rise to
/v raz tu/
63
give sb a talking to 69
glacier
/lsiə/
23
gladly
/ldli/
45
glamorous
/lmərəs/
32
glance
/lɑnts/
46
glare
/leə/
59
glass
/lɑs/
85, 88
glasses
/lɑsz
84, 85
glimpse
/lmps/
46
glitter
/ltə/
56
global warming
/ləυbəl
wɔmŋ/
24
globalisation
/
ˌ
ləυbəlazeʃən/
24
gloomily
/lumli/
45
gloomy
/lumi/
56
glow
/ləυ/
56
GM
/
ˌ
diem/
33, 78
go amiss
/əυ əms/
95
go bankrupt
/əυ bŋkrpt/
93
go for
/əυ fɔ/
93
go o
/əυ ɒf/
22
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