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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate

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junk food
/dŋk 
ˌ
fud/
22, 75
junk mail
/dŋk 
ˌ
mel/
2
jury
/dυəri/
39
justice
/dsts/
73
keen on
/kin ɒn/
44
keep a cool head 49
keep your chin up 49
keep your head 9
key
/ki/
9, 66, 100
key in
/ki n/
34
keyboard
/kibɔd/
21
keyhole surgery
/kihəυl sdəri/
29
kidnap
/kdnp/
39
kidney
/kdni/
1
kids
/kdz/
95
kilo
/kiləυ/
78
kind of
/kand əv/
67
kindness
/kandns/
73
kingdom
/kŋdəm/
73
knee
/ni/
80
knickers
/nkəz/
84
knife
/naf/
80
knit
/nt/
80
knob
/nɒb/
80
knock out
/
ˌ
nɒkaυt/
18
knot
/nɒt/
80
know
/nəυ/
80
know-all
/nəυɔl/
9
knowledge
/nɒld/
83
lab
/lb/
96
labour force
/lebə 
ˌ
fɔs/
75
laces
/lesz/
27
lack
/lk/
24, 50, 55
ladies and gentlemen 77
laid-back
/
ˌ
ledbk/
8
lamb
/lm/
80
landing
/lndŋ/
11, 31
landlady
/lnd
ˌ
ledi/
57
landlord
/lndlɔd/
57
landscape
/lndskep/
19, 23
landslide
/lndslad/
13
laptop
/lptɒp/
34
large quantities 30
laser
/lezə/
78
laser surgery
/lezə sdəri/
29
last
/lɑst/
53, 80
lastly
/lɑstli/
68
last-minute
/
ˌ
lɑstmnt/
74
late
/let/
6, 80
Latin American
/ltn əmerkən/
5
laugh
/lɑf/
3
launch
/lɔntʃ/
17
law court
/lɔ 
ˌ
kɔt/
25
lay
/le/
26
lay-by
/leba/
76
laze
/lez/
82
laziness
/lezns/
73
lazy-bones
/lezi
ˌ
bəυnz/
9
lead (pipe)
/led/
82
lead guitar
/led tɑr/
21
lead singer
/lid sŋə/
21, 82
lead to
/lid tu/
63
leaf
/lif/
26
leak
/lik/
12
leaps and bounds 77
leather
/leðə/
83
leave
/liv/
57
leave cold 10
lecture
/lektʃə/
15
lecture hall 15
lecture theatre 15
lecturer
/lektʃərə/
15, 16
le-handed
/
ˌ
lefthndd/
74
le-wing
/
ˌ
leftwŋ/
42
legal
/liəl/
70
leggings
/leŋz/
84
legislature
/ledslətʃə/
38
length
/leŋkθ/
54, 73
lengthen
/leŋkθən/
54
lengthy
/leŋkθi/
54
let down
/let daυn/
27, 94
let go of 57
let out
/let aυt/
27
level
/levəl/
30
lever
/livə/
33
liable
/laəbəl/
55
library
/labrəri/
25
lick
/lk/
47
li
/lft/
101
light
/lat/
22, 33
light as a feather 59
light at the end of the tunnel 50
light bulb
/lat 
ˌ
blb/
75
like
/lak/
36, 44, 67, 97
like a bear with a sore head 49, 97
likewise
/lakwaz/
65
limit
/lmt/
40
limitation
/
ˌ
lmteʃən/
73
line
/lan/
101
link
lŋk/
2, 35, 36, 100
list
/lst/
30, 35
listen
/lsən/
67, 80
literary
/ltərəri/
19
litter
/ltə/
99
live
/lav/
82
lively
/lavli/
25
liver
/lvə/
1
LMS
/
ˌ
elemes/
14
loads
/ləυdz/
51
loaf
/ləυf/
86
loathe
/ləυð/
10, 44
location
/ləυkeʃən/
37
lock out
/
ˌ
lɒkaυt/
12
lodgings
/lɒdŋz/
84
lo
/lɒft/
11
log in
/lɒ n/
35
log o
/lɒ ɒf/
35
log on
/lɒ ɒn/
35
log out
/lɒ aυt/
35
long
/lɒŋ/
7, 54
long face 49
long for
/lɒŋ fɔ/
44
long jump
/lɒŋ 
ˌ
dmp/
18
long-distance
/
ˌ
lɒŋdstənts/
18,
54, 74
long-haired
/lɒŋ heəd/
74
long-legged
/lɒŋ led/
74
long-sleeved
/lɒŋ slivd/
27
long-standing
/
ˌ
lɒŋstndŋ/
74
long-term
/
ˌ
lɒŋtm/
30
long-winded
/
ˌ
lɒŋwndd/
69
loo
/lu/
96
look
/lυk/
46
look at
/lυk ət/
94
look down on
/lυk daυn ɒn/
10
look for
/lυk fɔ/
94
look forward to
/lυk fɔwəd
tu/
44, 94
look into
/lυk ntə/
94
look up to
/lυk p tu/
10, 94
looks
/lυks/
84
lose appetite 28
lose voice 28
loss
/lɒs/
53, 89
lots
/lɒt/
51
loud
/laυd/
46
love
/lv/
73, 80
loving
/lvŋ/
44
low
/ləυ/
54
lower
/ləυə/
30, 54
luck
/lk/
73
luggage
/ld/
83, 101
lump
/lmp/
28, 86
lung
/lŋ/
1
luxurious
/lυəriəs/
32
luxury goods
/lkʃəri υdz/
75
mag
/m/
96
magnificent
/mnfsənt/
25
mail
/mel/
82
mail order
/
ˌ
melɔdə/
75
main bedroom 11
maintain
/menten/
30, 42, 45
major
/medə/
13, 30
majority
/mədɒrəti/
38
make a living
/mek ə lvŋ/
16
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make a reservation
/mek ə
ˌ
rezəveʃən/
22
make friends
/mek frendz/
10
make head or tail of 69
make it
/mek t/
18
make love
/mek lv/
89
make music 21
make o
/mek ɒf/
89
make out
/mek aυt/
89
make up
/mek p/
10, 89
malaria
/məleəriə/
13
male
/mel/
82
manage
/mnd/
60
mandatory
/mndətəri/
55
mane
/men/
26
manhood
/mnhυd/
73
manufacture
/
ˌ
mnjəfktʃə/
17,
29
marathon
/mrəθən/
18
marginal
/mɑdnəl/
38
market
/mɑkt/
17
market research
/mɑkt
rstʃ/
17
martyrdom
/mɑtədəm/
73
Marxist
/mɑksst/
70
mash
/mʃ/
81
mask
/mɑsk/
27
mass media
/ms midiə/
37
master bedroom
/mɑstə
bedrυm/
11
master’s
/mɑstəz/
15
match
/mtʃ/
27
mate
/met/
10
material
/mətəriəl/
85
maternity leave
/mətnəti liv/
16
matter
/mtə/
66
mean
/min/
8
means
/minz/
37, 84, 85
meanwhile
/
ˌ
minhwal/
61
meat
/mit/
82
medical 29
meet
/mit/
82
melt
/melt/
6
membership
/membəʃp/
70, 73
memorable
/memərəbəl/
32
memory
/meməri/
34
memory stick
/meməri 
ˌ
stk/
34
mental
/mentəl/
30
meow
/miaυ/
81
messy-looking 7
meter
/mitə/
80
MI6
/
ˌ
emasks/
78
microbiology
/
ˌ
makrəυbaɒlədi/
71
microchip
/makrəυtʃp/
34, 71
microscopic
/
ˌ
makrəskɒpk/
71
microwave
/makrəυwev/
71
Middle Ages
/mdəl edz/
53
middle-of-the-road
/
ˌ
mdələvðərəυd/
9, 42
migrant
/marənt/
13
mild
/mald/
22, 46
mildly (irritating)
/maldli/
50
miles (better)
/malz/
48
mineral water
/mnrəl wɔtə/
75
minor
/manə/
99
minute
/manjut/
51
miserable
/mzrəbəl/
43
miserably
/mzrəbli/
45
miserly
/mazəli/
8
mislay
/msle/
3, 12
mislead
/mslid/
71
misplace
/msples/
3
mistake
/mstek/
89
mistranslate
/
ˌ
mstrnslet/
71
misty
/msti/
6
misunderstand
/
ˌ
msndəstnd/
71
moan
/məυn/
81
mobile
/məυbal/
78, 96
moderate
/mɒdərət/
42
modern ballet 20
modernise
/mɒdənaz/
70
module
/mɒdjul/
14, 15
molecular biology
/məυlekjələ
baɒlədi/
33
molecule
/mɒlkjul/
33
momentary
/məυməntəri/
53
monarchy
/mɒnəki/
38
money
/mni/
40, 83
monitor
/mɒntə/
14
monogamous
/mənɒəməs/
71
monolingual
/
ˌ
mɒnəυlŋwəl/
5,
71
monologue
/mɒnəlɒ/
71
moo
/mu/
81
moolah 96
moral
/mɒrəl/
42
moreish
/mɔrʃ/
22
moreover
/mɔrəυvə/
65
mortgage
/mɔd/
40
mother
/mðə/
80
mother tongue
/mðə tŋ/
5, 75
motherhood
/mðəhυd/
70, 73
motive
/məυtv/
63
motor racing
/məυtə resŋ/
18
motorway
/məυtəwe/
101
mountain
/maυntn/
23
mountaineer
/
ˌ
maυntnə/
18
moustache
/məstɑʃ/
7
mouth 23
move
/muv/
58
MP
/
ˌ
empi/
38
MP3
/
ˌ
empiθri/
21
muddle
/mdəl/
50
mug
/m/
88
muggy
/mi/
6
multilingual
/
ˌ
mltilŋwəl/
5
multimedia
/
ˌ
mltimidiə/
71
multinational
/
ˌ
mltinʃənəl/
71
multiplication
/
ˌ
mltplkeʃən/
52
multiplied by 52
multipurpose
/
ˌ
mltippəs/
71
mumble
/mmbəl/
45
murder
/mdə/
39
murmur
/mmə/
45
muscle
/msəl/
80
muscular
/mskjələ/
7
museum
/mjuziəm/
25
musician
/mjuzʃən/
21
Muslim
/mυzlm/
42
musty
/msti/
46
mutter
/mtə/
45
naïve
/naiv/
8
napkin
/npkn/
21
nappy
/npi/
101
narrow-minded
/
ˌ
nrəυmandd/
54
nasty piece of work 9
national costume
/nʃənəl
kɒstjum/
27
native language
/netv lŋwd/
5
NATO
/netəυ/
78
natural
/ntʃərəl/
13, 41
natural disaster
/ntʃərəl
dzɑstə/
13
navigate
/nvet/
35
necessity
/nəsesəti/
55
need (for)
/nid/
55
neighbourhood
/nebəhυd/
73
nerd
/nd/
96
nervous
/nvəs/
43
nervously
/nvəsli/
45
nest
/nest/
26
net
/net/
35, 80
network
/netwk/
34, 35
never-ending
/
ˌ
nevərendŋ/
74
nevertheless
/
ˌ
nevəðəles/
64
new leaf
/nju lif/
94
news
/njuz/
37, 83, 84
newspaper
/njuzpepə/
37, 96
next
/nekst/
68
nice figure 7
nick
/nk/
96
noise
/nɔz/
56, 89
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